No One Can Stop What Has Already Come!

Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered. ~ Luke 11:52

“When you understand God’s pattern…when you understand God’s wisdom, you stand firm on truth, and you never budge.” ~ Jarrin Jackson, Woe unto ye lawyers (DoJ divorces American Bar Association)

I had a good brother caution me yesterday, “Many believe the controllers are orchestrating the black hat/white hat dichotomy to foster a civil war and martial law.” He could be right/he could be wrong. Who are we to say? That, my friends, is the real question. Are we who they tell us we are, or are we who God made us to be?

Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to slay thee; yea, in the night will they come to slay thee. And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being as I am, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in. And, lo, I perceived that God had not sent him; but that he pronounced this prophecy against me: for Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him. Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me. My God, think thou upon Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their works, and on the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets, that would have put me in fear. ~ Nehemiah 6:10-14

God, grant us a sliver of Nehemiah’s discernment!

The ancients had the technical ability to manipulate crowds for the express purpose of harvesting their energy. Look it up!

This is a portion of Andrew Torba’s The Biggest Plot Twist In History: If you’ve spent anytime online lately, you’ve probably noticed everyone is buzzing about the latest season of Black Mirror on Netflix. Our culture’s appetite for dystopian stories seems insatiable. Every few years it feels like a new wave of bleak features floods our screens and bookshelves. Like many in my generation, I grew up on these cautionary tales, plug into grim cyberworlds in the matrix, watch masked rebels stand up to tyranny in V for Vendetta, and read Orwell’s 1984 in school. Dystopia is everywhere, and it’s become so familiar, so meme-able, that pointing it out almost feels cliché. But here’s the irony: While we eagerly binge-watch the latest Black Mirror episode and assure ourselves that these twisted realities would never really happen to us, we turn a blind eye to the creeping dystopia that is shaping our daily lives. (to hear the rest, tune into The Dystopia We Are Shaping at the 31:35min mark) Andrew Torba is the Christian CEO of GAB, the social media alternative to FB.

Now, one of my many mentors on spiritual warfare, Derek Prince’s warning from the grave takes on new meaning and shines a heavenly light on the shaper behind the dystopian curtain: “If he can control your thoughts, he can control your life.” ~Morning Prayer Against Negative Thinking NOTE: Don’t be fooled by the comments suggesting this was not DP but AI-generated “because he passed before the term social media was born.” FACT: The term social media was coined in 1997. Derek Prince passed in 2003.

The very first words I read when I woke yesterday morning in the intro to Nehemiah Chapter 10: The people renew their covenant with God

Did you know that fear of success is a real thing. It seems crazy but it has stifled and ruined more lives than we can possibly imagine. Why? Because, as Torba and Prince point out, we invite the enemy into our heads, to author our narratives, to control our mind and steal our hope and joy. I first thought the Ephesians 6:17 sword of the Spirit was the most important part of our full armor…and then the shield of faith, and now…in this day…is it not the helmet of our salvation…or are they all perfectly equal? Yes!

This goes back to last week’s SMTU, Our Deliverance, and the subject of energy. Just ask Nikola Tesla! Positive energy attracts positive results as well as good mental and physical health. Paul lays it out perfectly in Galatians 5:19-26 framing the works of the flesh vs the fruits of the Spirit. He put on my heart to reconnect with old friends last year. One, who I had lost all connection with since 1980, had his life shaped by a big-time gangster father, told me that in the previous year within a six-month period his only daughter was murdered by her boyfriend, his only sister was murdered by her ex, and his only brother died of an overdose. I told him I loved him yesterday. We can only point the way…but first, we have to know, think, and ACT the way. Brother Larry Mayo’s mantra:

PRAY ~ STUDY ~ ACT

He is calling in His sheep my friends. The Shepherd we shall not want is leading us to the green pastures and still waters, but WE need to come out of this world and into His. We have to make the choice between the equanimity found in our detachment from the idols of this world, or to remain glued to the mosh pit of our bifurcation. That choice is 100% ours and no one else’s! Lastly, if the shepherd of your church continues to refer to this HOLIEST of days as Easter, stand firm, look him square in the eye, and have him explain why. Come out of her and get right with the LORD! Happy Resurrection Day!