Your Word is Truth

We should be abler teachers of others, and less liable to be
carried about by every wind of doctrine, if we sought to have a
more intelligent understanding of the Word of God. As the Holy
Ghost, the Author of the Scriptures is He who alone can
enlighten us rightly to understand them, we should constantly
ask His teaching, and His guidance into all truth.

When the prophet Daniel would interpret Nebuchadnezzar’s dream, what did
he do? He set himself to earnest prayer that God would open up
the vision. The apostle John, in his vision at Patmos, saw a
book sealed with seven seals which none was found worthy to
open, or so much as to look upon. The book was afterwards opened
by the Lion of the tribe of Judah, who had prevailed to open it;
but it is written first–“I wept much.” The tears of John, which
were his liquid prayers, were, so far as he was concerned, the
sacred keys by which the folded book was opened.

Therefore, if, for your own and others’ profiting, you desire to be “filled
with the knowledge of God’s will in all wisdom and spiritual
understanding,” remember that prayer is your best means of
study: like Daniel, you shall understand the dream, and the
interpretation thereof, when you have sought unto God; and like
John you shall see the seven seals of precious truth unloosed,
after you have wept much.

Stones are not broken, except by anearnest use of the hammer;
and the stone-breaker must go down on his knees. Use
the hammer of diligence, and let the knee of
prayer be exercised, and there is not a stony doctrine in
revelation which is useful for you to understand, which will not
fly into shivers under the exercise of prayer and faith. You may
force your way through anything with the leverage of prayer.

Thoughts and reasonings are like the steel wedges which give a
hold upon truth; but prayer is the lever, the prise which forces
open the iron chest of sacred mystery, that we may get the
treasure hidden within.
From Morning and Evening for February 21 pm – Charles Spurgeon

May we be willing to do the hard work of the kingdom…on our knees…and do it despite the violence continually waged against
it – forcefully and energetically proclaiming His greatness – knowing we will engage the enemy! (Matt.11:12)

As God works and as we pray and are faithful to obey His commands and faithfully proclaim the genuine Gospel there will be hope for the next generation! Below is a glimpse of hope realized in part…Enjoy and God bless!
Rod

The Words to this song…

I once was lost in darkest night
Yet thought I knew the way
The sin that promised joy and life
Had led me to the grave
I had no hope that You would own
A rebel to Your will
And if You had not loved me first
I would refuse You still

But as I ran my hell-bound race
Indifferent to the cost
You looked upon my helpless state
And led me to the cross
And I beheld God’s love displayed
You suffered in my place
You bore the wrath reserved for me
Now all I know is grace

Hallelujah! All I have is Christ
Hallelujah! Jesus is my life

by Jordan Kauflin

We have been hearing some really inspiring messages on the greatness of God as seen in the creation account of Genesis 1.  Of course we are, I am finding out becoming part of a very small minority who have the audacity to preach that God literally created the heavens and the earth in six literal days.  No “long” gaps to fall into, no extraneous fluff of scientific accommodation to choke on – just the Word of God that in such grandeur and magnificent simplicity and purity telling how God made everything from nothing.

I was saddened to hear today that another huge group of believers – the General Presbytery of the Assemblies of God took a leap back from this doctrine by adopting this language on August 10, 2010…”given the limited information available in Scripture, it does not seem wise to be overly dogmatic about any particular creation theory.”  (you can download the file by clicking here)

After saying in the previous paragraph, “Nor do these accounts provide us with complete chronologies that enable us to date with precision the time of the various stages of creation,”  they get right to the point that they were driving to through the whole statement of what they believe about this issue…”the Bible is not enough” they puke out of their mouths!  NOT ENOUGH CHRONOLOGY??? What do you call SIX DAYS! WHAT STAGES!  God is not a man that He need more than six days!  There was no creative process here! God spoke and it was done!

It seems that the professing church is stumbling over themselves to not only appease the world but is desperate for their respect.   The Word of God and the fellowship of the Lord is not enough for these educated, sophisticated heretics…they want more, they want to be accepted and loved and accredited and revered…they want more.

Just like Rehoboam who wanted to please “the young men” instead of the elders who had advised Solomon his Father, the modern day leader in the “christian” world is selling out his flock to gain the approval of his peers.

God’s Word is sufficient in all things – wonderful and complete – sufficient to warn and teach – to chide and comfort in fact you could say …

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness (II Timothy 3:16)

If you want to hear some great messages on creation from the Bible….click here!

When will we learn oh Lord?

And all of you
Is more than enough for all of me
For every thirst and every need
You satisfy me with your love
And all I have in you is more than enough

It is the contention of the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) that unity for Christians is all about people, especially leaders who they call Apostles. Because an “Apostle” in the flesh resides here in Redding it is no real surprise that so many young people trek here from every corner of the globe to hang out with him.

It is not the size of the “ministry” that is the problem, it is their teaching. Although there is a type of believing that is filed under demon faith (see James,) real faith is founded on the truth of God’s Word and is accompanied by a changed life – a life that seeks to glorify Jesus.

The teaching of the NAR gang is spurious. They demand of God instant healing and prosperity and fall into the worship of faith healers regularly. They don’t believe in original sin. They are not preaching about a real hell anymore. They discount the hope of heaven by demanding it “on earth.” They are looking to take dominion over the earth and enforce their versions of “kingdom” principles on this culture. They encourage young people to believe they are an elite Joel’s Army who can raise the dead and rule over all. Their real danger is their teaching.

I read with sorrow the story that ran in today’s paper here in Redding not only because of the suffering that the paraplegic now suffers, as it seems he should have been helped and not prayed for…but for those in my town who read the story and “dis” the name of Jesus. Young people believe what leaders tell them…Bethel should be exposed for bad belief that leads to horrible, culpable behavior.

Rod

...Cindy "The General" Jacobs aka the "Prophet of the Nation"... (as appointed by C. Peter Wagner)

I became aware of a really amazing prophecy made by the lady in the spiffy pink suit you see here. Among other things, she made some grandiose claims about Bethel Church right here in Redding, and if they turn out to be accurate, the prognosis for business in Redding is very bright!

Take a look at this…

And the Lord says that you will question whether you should spend this kind of money in this economy. But God says, “I am going to whistle and bring money from the ends of the earth. The queen of Sheba is coming, there are camels coming. From bringing the wealth from the Far East, the Asians, the Africans are going to bring their wealth, the Europeans the Middle East.” The Lord says, “I have wealth deposited across the face of the earth to release My glory as a place of glory. It is going to be beyond imagination and I am going to reveal in your midst what it will look like.” And God says, “Eye has not seen neither ear has heard, neither entered into the heart of man, the things I have restored for those who love me.” God says, “do not limit me to the current economy for I am not constrained by what is happening for this will be a wonder to many says the Lord.” (please don’t hold this gal to good grammer – when “under” you may not get the diction perfectly)

Bethel is in a building program – they say they have a mandate to build an apostolic resource center and they recently added a media/studio building to their holdings.  They also want to build a museum to house artifacts of past revivals. Since they are packed out every weekend and hold many conferences throughout the year they want to build a new sanctuary and other buildings at their main campus as well.

If you make it to the bottom of Cindy’s speech you will read this…

Because the Lord says, “I am getting ready to build this apostolic network and many people are going to come and say, “I need to join.”

The bottom line is that Bethel will be one of many networks that are really just “downline” organizations to bring about the real goal of this movement…”dominionism.” What is “that” you ask?  It is the plan of those in the River/Renewal/Apostolic/Latter Rain/Manifest Sons of God movement (that involves a majority of the charismatic world at this time) who want to dominate the culture by concentrating on seven spheres or mountains that comprise all of the culture of mankind.  They include – Arts & Entertainment, Business, Education, Family, Government, Religion and Media.

What Cindy told Bethel is that God is (through the Apostolic Network) going to regain control of society, and that He will take over – through Bethel Church – the two spheres of Media and Arts & Entertainment.   What is interesting is that through these two venues public perspective, ideas and even business itself are distributed to the masses.

But, Cindy Jacobs and Bethel Church are not following the written Word of God that gives the basis for all true doctrine.  They are following a false gospel and a dangerous one at that.  So, if they are not being inspired by the Holy Spirit of the Bible, then their plan to take over the planet, one sphere at a time is not “of” God either.  That means their real goal is just to “take over.”

Don’t believe me?  Here is another excerpt from the recent “prophecy.” Speaking for her “god”…

I desire to take over from this place and this area the arts and entertainment mountain.

Claiming to speak for God, this false prophetess is using the gullibility of millions of people who have been taken captive by a lie to foment an ever larger and larger movement that is devoid of the gospel of grace.  It is devoid of solid Biblical teaching.  It is devoid of the revealed truth about who God is and what His real plans for this earth and its people are. It is devoid of real power because it is not based on the Cross of Christ.  It is devoid of sanity because it is based on the utter nonsense of people who are out to scam people out of their money and ultimately out of their chance to even hear the precious good news of Jesus death, burial and resurrection as the only antidote for sin.  It is devoid of reality because it hardly mentions the sad state of all of mankind outside of Christ.  It is devoid of hope because it desperately avoids the truth of the coming judgment of a Holy God, so people are never even warned.

Imagine if no one on the Titanic was warned.  Imagine if everyone in the “Twin Towers” had died because the doors at the bottom were locked.  Like the false teachers of Jesus day who did not enter and were hindering those who wanted to, these so-called prophets are being used by Satan to block the gospel door to many.  Thankfully there are those who still preach the gospel and God will have His people by His own hand and because of His great grace.

Also by God’s sovereign plan the scammers may actually increase as they hope.  But it is a temporary state.  Their great cathedrals will one day give way to the mighty blast of the breath of the Son of God as He comes in power and glory to deliver His bride and destroy His enemies.

It is obvious that tragically, some true believers will get caught up in this madness.  I was, for a time.  But, God willing, I will never go back to empty and sinister schemes that will only end in disappointment and destruction.  From the Lord’s description of a similar looking contraption in Revelation 18 we read these frightening words…

“Come out of her, my people,
lest you take part in her sins,
lest you share in her plagues;

These days are very difficult as we feel the nearing approach of a Savior who will bring about a time of unparalleled trouble and tribulation before He comes in great glory and power to silence Satan and his followers for good.  It is even more difficult when those with such access to truth should turn so far from it and then lead millions more into the abyss with them.

The truth is… maybe these are not such prosperous times for Redding after all.

God help us endure to the end.

rod