Not everyone is in a position to flee from the surrounding evil. There are many reasons for this. The fact is, some individuals are called to face the lion's den, and the greater the fire they endure, the greater the reward for those whose faith persists. The psalmist was confident wherever God called him to stand. Only cowards flee such callings, which is the antithesis of trust.
Psalms 11:1 KJV In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?
Psalms 11:2 KJV For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.
Never allow the enemy to destroy your foundation in Jesus Christ and His Word. If your trust is in the Lord, they never will.
Psalms 11:3 KJV If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?
He who loves violence will receive violence. He who loves God will receive peace. Why would God unleash such a horrible tempest on the wicked, many ask. Well, I ask, why do the wicked give God the middle finger?
Psalms 11:5 KJV The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
Psalms 11:6 KJV Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.
I believe we are witnessing a Babel 2.0, and it will not be long before the LORD unleashes a significant emotional event to disrupt what mankind has built. At the moment, it seems that English is the language, and AI is the tower.
Genesis 11:1 KJV And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.
Genesis 11:2 KJV And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.
Genesis 11:3 KJV And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.
Genesis 11:4 KJV And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
Genesis 11:5 KJV And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.
Genesis 11:6 KJV And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.
JeanMarieAllisonE @JeanMarieAE on Gab replied,
I really don't understand this. If this is true why was Jesus crucified and all of His disciples murdered but John? They did not love violence but received violence, and many Christians meet this same end. And then also, there are many wicked people on earth, nothing bad happens to them, they are never even brought to account here on earth, they very often live their entire lives harming others and they die with massive funerals and everyone loves them.
We are in a spiritual war. Not all of the righteous are martyred, and not all of the enemy is destroyed, yet.
Matthew 11:12 KJV And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.
John the Baptist, one of Jesus's closest friends, cousins, and disciples, also had questions about his faith while in prison. So, if you find yourself in a spiritual void or in prison, it's okay to question, as long as you are asking the right Person.
Matthew 11:2 KJV Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,
Matthew 11:3 KJV And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?
Despite the teachings of Islam, Jesus is more than a prophet. If John the Baptist is more than a prophet, surely Jesus is, too, as He is greater than John the Baptist.
Matthew 11:9 KJV But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.
“I thought you said that Jesus was greater than John the Baptist?” I did, because He is much greater than any man; He is the God-Man.
Matthew 11:11 KJV Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
We preach the Word of God, yet few listen. At the end of the day, all we can do is say, 'I told you so' and 'Praise the Lord,' knowing that the devils will call us devils regardless.
Matthew 11:16 KJV But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,
Matthew 11:17 KJV And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.
Matthew 11:18 KJV For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.
Matthew 11:19 KJV The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.
Take notes, America.
Matthew 11:23 KJV And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.
Matthew 11:24 KJV But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.
Unless you become a newborn babe in Christ, you know nothing.
Matthew 11:25 KJV At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
The only way to the Father is through the Son of God, Jesus Christ.
Matthew 11:27 KJV All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.
I found this peace and rest over 30 years ago, or perhaps I should say it found me. Have you been found?
Matthew 11:28 KJV Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Matthew 11:29 KJV Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
Matthew 11:30 KJV For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
1948 Antichrist Israel is not a product of Nehemiah's prayer, repentance, or obedience to God's commandments. It is the product of nefarious actors from the Synagogue of Satan. Therefore, the name of God does not reside there.
Nehemiah 1:9 KJV But if ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them; though there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part of the heaven, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to set my name there.
The Prayer:
Nehemiah 1:4 KJV And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,
Nehemiah 1:5 KJV And said, I beseech thee, O LORD God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments:
Nehemiah 1:6 KJV Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father's house have sinned.
Nehemiah 1:7 KJV We have dealt very corruptly against thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments, which thou commandedst thy servant Moses.
Nehemiah 1:8 KJV Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy servant Moses, saying, If ye transgress, I will scatter you abroad among the nations:
Nehemiah 1:9 KJV But if ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them; though there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part of the heaven, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to set my name there.
Nehemiah 1:10 KJV Now these are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power, and by thy strong hand.
Nehemiah 1:11 KJV O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer.