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As I was rereading James last post, Word 15/10/08 (10/15/08 USA time) "Live for the Lord" , meditating on what God was saying about these last days, how things are and will change. The Lord brought to mind a word/question (Matthew 4:4....Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.) He gave me some time ago. The Lord said, many people will die for Me (during tribulation), will you live for Me? That was in the context of Luke 18: 8....when the Son of man comes, shall he find faith on the earth? Everyone who believes in Jesus, in truth, believes in eternal life. God wants those of this generation, the generation that will be alive at the start of "tribulation" to live through to the end of "Great Tribulation". So, in that, as Paul wrote, our "living" glorifies God, here on the earth, as faithful witnesses to His power; 1 Thessalonians 4:17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

In searching the ways of God, without understanding men are blind to truth. Some of those blind men lead others, both of which will fall into pits. The pre-tribulation rapture heresy is certainly one of those blind spots that will leave many questioning their "faith". They won't realize that their "faith" was shipwrecked early in their "faith" by some blind person. Now they will find themselves apart from truth, scrambling, struggling to hold on to something. Men think that they have this automatic covering that includes them in Gods protection without doing His will. Come out and be separate means come out from under them, the blind, RIGHT NOW! Because even though they say Jesus is Lord, and even though they will quote all kinds of scriptures, they are blind and cannot do the will of God. They cannot tell what the will of God is, they cannot hear the Holy Spirit. Who, would have lead them into all truth, if they would have followed, if they would have come out themselves.

Their "faith", "beliefs" or "doctrines" preclude them from "all Truth". "Ears to hear" is the requirement of being lead by the Holy Spirit. With out ears to hear, men are deaf to hear, blind to see the Spirit of Truth, the Holy Spirit. Paul warned the church in his time; 2 Timothy 3:5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. 6For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, 7Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. Those who can hear the Spirit of Truth are repeating the same "warning" today.

Some men say the Holy Spirit was given to men for the apostle’s era only. Some men say that they receive the Holy Spirit with salvation. Some men say that those who speak in tongues are of the devil. Some men say that they can prophesy without the Day of Pentecost stammering lips experience. Some men say that they are full of the Holy Spirit without any gifts of the Spirit. Some men who say that they have the Holy Spirit roll around on the floor like children who do not know how to handle emotions. Some men tempt God by drinking poisons or letting snakes bite them. Some speak in tongues and have no faith to go any further. Some say that they can do Gods will apart from His word of Truth, disregarding much of Gods word. Some men say do whatever you want to do and God will bless it. Many men refuse to recognize that called and elected of God to propagate their own doctrines. What do these all have in common?

Acts 17:30And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commands all men every where to repent.
BECAUSE:

1 Peter 4:17 For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?

Matthew 7:26And every one that hears these sayings of mine, and does them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

Matthew 25:3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:

Mark 7:21…..out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, 22Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: 23All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.

Will you live, or rather, will you prove My word during the tribulation and be left alive to join Jesus in the air, is Jesus' question and desire. Because many of this generation will not hold to their faith and lose their eternal life, their names being blotted out of the Book of Life. Many will be killed for their faith not having ears to hear. Some, for lack of hearing, will be killed with the ungodly just because of their proximity to the ones receiving judgment/wrath (See; Word, Scripture & Wisdom 10/12/08).

What is the difference in having "ears to hear" and not?

Matthew 7:7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

Luke 11:13 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

James 1:6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavers is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.

John 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will show you things to come.

Luke 8:10 And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.

Matthew 13:11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

SPIRIT of TRUTH = EARS to HEAR
May God help those with their unbelief.

Revelation 2:7 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
Revelation 2:11 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.
Revelation 2:17 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.
Revelation 2:29 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
Revelation 3:6 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
Revelation 3:1 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
Revelation 3:2 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
Revelation 13:9 If any man have an ear, let him hear.

Can you hear? Will you live?

Will you live? 2 Chronicles 16:9 For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him.

Will you live? Psalm 91:1 He that dwells in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 4He shall cover you with his feathers, and under his wings shalt you trust: his truth shall be your shield and buckler. 7A thousand shall fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it shall not come nigh (near) you. 8Only with your eyes shall you behold and see the reward of the wicked. 9Because you have made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, your habitation (temple of the Holy Spirit); 14Because he has set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he has known my name. 15He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honor him.

2 Corinthians 1:22 Who has also sealed us, and given the earnest (deposit) of the Spirit in our hearts

2 Timothy 2:13......He cannot deny himself.

Will you live? Isaiah 28:12 To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith you may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.

You got to ask yourself, can you hear as James, Ryan, Austin, Tara, Molly, Chad and Alex can hear? If they are fulfilling Gods word and will, are they the measure of Gods deliverence? Can you except Gods word in the simplicity in which it was written, what they have accepted? Can you, by faith, supress your flesh so that your born again spirit will rule over your soul, your mind, to actually allow yourself to hear what the Spirit is saying? It’s in reality, faith in truth, what is so difficult? Why is it so hard to believe anyway? Dying to ones self, dying to the lies of the fathers, dying to the lies that keep you from truth is painful. But, without faith in truth you cannot please God, without faith in truth you cannot hear the Holy Spirit, you only blindly hopeing.

John 4:24God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

The SPIRIT of TRUTH is NOT an option, He is the TRUTH!

L,J,P&HG
Dave