They're Not Like US!

 

1st John 2:18-19

"Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour. They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us; but they went out that they might be made manifest, that none of them were of us."

Truly there are millions who claim to be Christians and Disciples of Jesus, but are they really? If you claim to be a child of God, but have not been born from above, by being baptized in water and the Holy Spirit, (the initial evidence of Spirit baptism is speaking in other tongues), then you are NOT a child of God!!!

Just like Morpheus said to Neo in the Matrix, “This is another training program designed to teach you one thing: if you are not one of us, you are one of them”

But the day is coming when the Lord God Himself will shine His great Light in the darkness and expose all the false ministers, and religious leaders that are leading multitudes of people astray with man-made doctrines, traditions of men, and doctrines of devils, so that those who have been deceived by them can wake up and be delivered from the bondage of sin, deception and their oppressors!!

 
In the first century church there were false brethren who had joined themselves to the true believers but the apostles who had the spiritual gift of discerning of spirits knew it!

Galatians 2:1-5

"Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and also took Titus with me.  And I went up by revelation, and communicated to them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to those who were of reputation, lest by any means I might run, or had run, in vain. Yet not even Titus who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised. And this occurred because of false brethren secretly brought in (who came in by stealth to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage), to whom we did not yield submission even for an hour, that the truth of the gospel might continue with you."

2nd Corinthians 11:12-15

"But what I do, I will also continue to do, that I may cut off the opportunity from those who desire an opportunity to be regarded just as we are in the things of which they boast. For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also transform themselves into ministers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works."

We must be able to discern the true believers from the false ones in these last days!

Jude also talked about false brethren and how we need to be aware that they will be among us, but we need to keep pressing on in the truth of the gospel and praying in the Spirit to keep us connected to the Vine.

Jude 1:12-13, 16-19

"These are spots in your love feasts, while they feast with you without fear, serving only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried about by the winds; late autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, pulled up by the roots; raging waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars for whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever.

These are grumblers, complainers, walking according to their own lusts; and they mouth great swelling words, flattering people to gain advantage. But you, beloved, remember the words which were spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ: how they told you that there would be mockers in the last time who would walk according to their own ungodly lusts. These are sensual persons, who cause divisions, not having the Spirit."

So we see clearly who the apostles and men of God exposed and talked about false brethren and false apostles, so that we would not be deceived or led astray by them! 

True ministers of God have the utmost desire to care for and love the brethren, by telling them the whole counsel of God and protecting them from wolves in sheep's clothing, and from those who only desire to keep people in bondage and blind to the truth of Jesus Christ and the Kingdom of God!

This is why Jesus gave the great commandment to His disciples. Love one another!

John 13:31-35

"So, when he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in Him. If God is glorified in Him, God will also glorify Him in Himself, and glorify Him immediately. Little children, I shall be with you a little while longer. You will seek Me; and as I said to the Jews, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come,’ so now I say to you. A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”

In Jesus,

Tyrone

Walking The Narrow Road

 

It's very difficult to walk away from the world, and leave behind family members, friends, old acquaintances, traditions, spouses, lifestyles, etc.... and be completely opposite of what you were in the past. 

But that's exactly what true disciples are called to do, and Jesus gave us the perfect example of how you can live in this world, still love people, still have fun, still laugh and enjoy life on this earth, but not be OF this world!

While Jesus was teaching a multitude of people in Capernaum, likely inside a house at this time, His  His mother and brothers came to speak with Him, but Jesus shocked the people by proclaiming that His mother and brothers, were those who do the will of the Father in Heaven!

Matthew 12:46-50

"While He was still talking to the multitudes, behold, His mother and brothers stood outside, seeking to speak with Him. Then one said to Him, “Look, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, seeking to speak with You.”

But He answered and said to the one who told Him, “Who is My mother and who are My brothers?”  And He stretched out His hand toward His disciples and said, “Here are My mother and My brothers! For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”

These scriptures tell us that doing the will of The Father in Heaven is above even our immediate family! Not that we shouldn't love, honor, and respect our parents or family members, but that we shouldn't love them more than God or put their opinions and advices above doing the will of God!

Matthew 10:34-38

“Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword. For I have come to ‘set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law’; and ‘a man’s enemies will be those of his own household.’ He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it.

Being a true disciple of Jesus is walking down a very narrow road!

Matthew 7:13-14

“Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it."

I can't explain to you how difficult it is to walk this narrow road that I'm on! Family and friends not understanding why I don't wanna frequent restaurant's, theme parks and beaches, why I don't go into church buildings every Sunday and Wednesday. 

I don't watch ungodly sitcoms, movies, Facebook and Youtube Reels for hours everyday like many do! I don't talk about, politics, entertainers, sports, or even religion. My mind is fixed and focused on things above, not below! I am Kingdom minded!

But I know my sacrifice will lead to many souls entering into God's Kingdom at the appointed time! Unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed, but IF IT DIES, it produces MANY SEEDS!!!

Paul said it best!

2nd Corinthians 4:7-12

"But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed—always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body. For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus’ sake, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So then death is working in us, but life in you."

Don't take the broad road with millions of people on it walking to their destruction, oblivious to the biblical prophecies being fulfilled daily, take the road less traveled! The Narrow Road! It may be very difficult, but it will lead your soul into God's Kingdom and eternal life with your Creator!

In Jesus,

Tyrone

John The Baptist - Mighty Man Of God (Part 1)

 

Matthew 11:7-14

"As they departed, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Indeed, those who wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses. But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet. For this is he of whom it is written:

‘Behold, I send My messenger before Your face,
Who will prepare Your way before You.’

“Assuredly, I say to you, among those born of women there has not risen one greater than John the Baptist; but he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force. For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. And if you are willing to receive it, he is Elijah who is to come. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!"

John the baptist was a mighty man of God! He was given the unique role of being a forerunner to the King of Glory, Jesus the Messiah, the Lamb of God.

John's ministry was not that long, him and Jesus had that in common, a very short ministry. But in that short time he was used by God to start the transition from the Old Covenant to the New Covenant.

He was the only man mentioned in the bible that had God's Holy Spirit from birth!

Luke 1:13-17

"So it was, that while he was serving as priest before God in the order of his division, according to the custom of the priesthood, his lot fell to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord. And the whole multitude of the people was praying outside at the hour of incense. Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense. And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.

But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your prayer is heard; and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth. For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink. He will also be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb. And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God. He will also go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, ‘to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,’ and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”

John had a very important call and mission on his life and God even sent His angel to proclaim the message. John was used mightily by God to speak to the religious leaders of the day and to prophesy about the coming Messiah.

Matthew 3:1-12

"In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!” For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying: “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; Make His paths straight.’ ”

Now John himself was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey. Then Jerusalem, all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him and were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, “Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance, and do not think to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones. And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

How were all the people coming from Jerusalem, all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan to be baptized by John in the Jordan River and confessing their sins as well? And how did the animals line up two by two to enter Noah's ark? A supernatural work of God that's how!

What a powerful word and prophecy! John had a gift of discerning of spirits from the Holy Spirit who was in him since birth! He knew who the Pharisees and Sadducees were from just looking at them! They may have looked good on the outside but he knew what was going on in their hearts and minds!

He prophesied that Jesus would come and usher in a New Covenant that would far surpass the Old and allow human beings to be forgiven of their sins through His atoning blood sacrifice, and Jesus Himself would baptize those who believe in Him with the Holy Spirit and Fire!

A truly spiritual prophecy that was spoken over two thousand years ago and millions of professing Christians don't understand it to this day!!

John was also used by God as His prophet to baptize and anoint Jesus in the Jordan River!

Mathew 3:13-17

"Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. And John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?” But Jesus answered and said to him, “Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed Him.

When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

And many say today that you don't need to be baptized in water in order to be converted to Christ! What did Jesus Himself do? And what did He say about water and Spirit baptism? And what did He tell His apostle's to do? Ask yourself these questions and when you find the answer, obey the truth!

John the baptist was truly a mighty man of God who fulfilled the work that God gave him to do in his very short ministry. But it took years of preparation in the wilderness to be ready for this great work. It was the same for Jesus, and it's the same for us today! 

Blessed is the man or woman who waits on the Lord! Humble yourself in the sight of the Lord and He WILL lift you up!!

In Jesus,

Tyrone