If at the end of the day, all you have is the God of your praise, you are among the richest the world has ever known. The world will envy the peace you have, and even hate you for it, rather than seeking to secure such peace for themselves and experience the enduring love of God that prevails through prayer, despite hateful injustice.
Psalms 109:1 KJV Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise;
Psalms 109:2 KJV For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue.
Psalms 109:3 KJV They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.
Psalms 109:4 KJV For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer.
Psalms 109:5 KJV And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
Our Lord Jesus experienced the same fate through the betrayal and actions of Judas. Such betrayal ultimately has its own dire, yet just, consequences.
Psalms 109:6 KJV Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand.
Psalms 109:7 KJV When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin.
Psalms 109:8 KJV Let his days be few; and let another take his office.
Blessing an enemy with love and kindness is one thing. However, as a Christian, you have no authority to bless an enemy with heirship by calling them children of God when, in reality, they are children of the devil.
Psalms 109:17 KJV As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.
Psalms 109:28 KJV Let them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice.
Christ is King!
Psalms 109:30 KJV I will greatly praise the LORD with my mouth; yea, I will praise him among the multitude.
Jews know how to create an uproar and how to lie in wait for their enemies, all while deceiving them into believing they are great allies.
Acts 20:1 KJV And after the uproar was ceased, Paul called unto him the disciples, and embraced them, and departed for to go into Macedonia.
Acts 20:2 KJV And when he had gone over those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece,
Acts 20:3 KJV And there abode three months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria, he purposed to return through Macedonia.
The disciples met for church on Sunday, and the preaching continued until midnight. Most American churches couldn't stomach a New Testament church meeting, nor would they recognize one if they saw it.
Acts 20:7 KJV And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.
A young man was thought to have died in church, but was resuscitated and brought back to life. Afterwards, they continued with the service. I'd love to know where this kind of church is, and I'd like to visit it before I die.
Acts 20:9 KJV And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.
Acts 20:10 KJV And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him.
Acts 20:11 KJV When he therefore was come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and talked a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.
Acts 20:12 KJV And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted.
Paul did more than just notice the Jews; he called them out for their evil behavior. Yet, he simultaneously loved them with the truth of the Gospel. Speaking of love, the Christian Zionist misinterpretation of Genesis 12:3 is not only inaccurate but also unloving towards the Jews, as it perpetuates a lie.
Acts 20:19 KJV Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:
Acts 20:20 KJV And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house,
Acts 20:21 KJV Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
The least of Paul's worries was being called an antisemite by the Jews.
Acts 20:23 KJV Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.
Acts 20:24 KJV But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
Dear Christian, if you fail to share the Gospel with others, blood is on your hands. Preacher, if you fail to preach the whole counsel of God out of fear of being called an antisemite, blood is on your hands.
Acts 20:26 KJV Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men.
Acts 20:27 KJV For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.
If your Christian church has become Judaized with the doctrines of devils, it's because men of God have failed to care for the flock and feed them with the uncomfortable truth. We've been warned repeatedly, even with tears, about what we're witnessing in Christian churches today that are no longer recognizable as places of worship.
Acts 20:28 KJV Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
Acts 20:29 KJV For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
Acts 20:30 KJV Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.
Acts 20:31 KJV Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.
Peace in Christ be with you all.
Acts 20:32 KJV And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.
Paul must not have received the health and wealth gospel, nor did he judge the importance of his work by the support he received. He didn't compromise the truth to gain financial support. Moreover, he understood that the weak took priority when it came to giving. I understand these principles too, and I'd rather shovel dog !@#% or serve ten careers in the military than compromise this truth for financial gain.
Acts 20:33 KJV I have coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel.
Acts 20:34 KJV Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me.
Acts 20:35 KJV I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
If I speak with you personally, there's a good chance I'll pray with you before we depart. I've become increasingly committed to doing so.
Acts 20:36 KJV And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all.
The holiness of God in our lives is impossible without Jesus Christ. The Old Testament saints experienced His presence, walking in His shadow, seeing His fire, and hearing His voice.
Leviticus 19:2 KJV Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy.
I understand the importance of proper immigration laws; however, nowhere in Scripture are we instructed to treat an immigrant, illegal or not, with such disdain, like an animal.
Leviticus 19:10 KJV And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus 19:33 KJV And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him.
Leviticus 19:34 KJV But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
This includes the blasphemous favorite among Jews, 'Jesus F-ing Christ', while 'Christ is King' is deemed offensive and antisemitic.
Leviticus 19:12 KJV And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.
I have tattoos and couldn't care less about arguing about them or getting more. The tattoos I got before coming to Christ were for my old, dead self. The tattoos I got after being born again were for Christ. In ancient cultures, tattooing and branding went beyond selfish reasons, often used in pagan rituals to honor dead ancestors and worship false gods.
Leviticus 19:28 KJV Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.
This includes OnlyFans and PornHub.
Leviticus 19:29 KJV Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.
The Church, the Body of Christ, is the Israel of God, consisting of Remnant Jews and Gentile strangers who have been grafted into the Vine and Branch of Christ. The land, along with all lands, belongs to Jesus Christ and His chosen people, whom the Father has given to Him.
Isaiah 14:1 KJV For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.
Only if the sheeples knew how Golden Ages end.
Isaiah 14:4 KJV That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!
Isaiah 14:5 KJV The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers.
A political throne on earth often equates to a throne in hell. You can bow before such thrones if you wish. I, however, will stick with bowing before the throne of Christ.
Isaiah 14:9 KJV Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.
Isaiah 14:10 KJV All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us?
Now you know why many politicians and celebrities have literally sold their souls to the devil.
Isaiah 14:12 KJV How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
Isaiah 14:13 KJV For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
Isaiah 14:14 KJV I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
Isaiah 14:15 KJV Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.
Isaiah knew the difference between the abominable branch and its seed of evildoers, and the Branch of God, the seed of Christ. All the branches of Babylon will be destroyed. You either side with the Babylonian antichrists or with Christ.
Seed of Evildoers:
Isaiah 14:19 KJV But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcase trodden under feet.
Isaiah 14:20 KJV Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, and slain thy people: the seed of evildoers shall never be renowned.
Seed of Christ:
Isaiah 11:1 KJV And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
Galatians 3:16 KJV Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.
Isaiah 14:22 KJV For I will rise up against them, saith the LORD of hosts, and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the LORD.
God's wrath unleashes hell; His grace reigns it back in.
Isaiah 14:24 KJV The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:
Isaiah 14:25 KJV That I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulders.
Isaiah 14:26 KJV This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations.
Isaiah 14:27 KJV For the LORD of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?
Palestine thought the change in power would bring a reprieve and improve their conditions. However, Isaiah warned them not to rejoice, as things were about to get worse. I feel similarly about America at this point.
Isaiah 14:28 KJV In the year that king Ahaz died was this burden.
Isaiah 14:29 KJV Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent's root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.
Isaiah 14:30 KJV And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety: and I will kill thy root with famine, and he shall slay thy remnant.
Isaiah 14:31 KJV Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou, whole Palestina, art dissolved: for there shall come from the north a smoke, and none shall be alone in his appointed times.
Safety was found in the shelter of Zion, which the LORD founded. Although God punished the Israelites severely throughout the Old Testament, He would never destroy the Remnant among them, for among the Remnant was Christ. If Christ is not part of Zion, it is not the Zion of God.
Isaiah 14:32 KJV What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it.
Father, we bow before Your throne alone. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
