Crosslines

The fear of the Lord is the starting point for life. It teaches us right from wrong and sets our foundation. The absence of the fear of the Lord will allow evil to continue unchecked, but the fruit of fearing God is that you are unafraid of man. 

Our perspective is the angle from which you see the world. How well you do in life or during difficult times is determined by your perspective.  Reality can actually be changed if you change how you see. 

Some people can’t see and others don’t want to see. If you can see it, it is easy to be shocked by what you do see — and that other people are not seeing it. Evil shocks you into being inactive, but the power of God shocks you into taking ground for His kingdom. 

Shock numbs you to accept the insanity going on in the world. It is the video that plays over and over in your mind without permission. It tries to cripple you into doing nothing when you have a short window of time to react and stop evil. 

Haman’s history with the Jews started long before Esther, but did “his son’s” future continue long after Hamon met the gallows? The Bible has a way of speaking throughout all of history. 

The woman that everyone loves to hate; the woman no one stands up to. Elijah ran, the church at Thyatira tolerated her, and the church today ignore the problem. What responsibility do we have to handle the spirit of Jezebel? 

Joshua had 31 victories when fighting to claim the Promise Land. Does the Lord tell him, “good job" or does God confront with what is left undone? It is the battles that we refuse to take on, the assignments that are left halfway done, that get us and future generations in trouble.

What does Jesus say about war? Is He anti-war or is the New Testament against war? What does the Bible say? Can we as believers handle what is going on in the world with spiritual warfare?

What on earth is happening that so many people are under a spell? And how can having good intentions and soulish compassion be wrong? So many people are being lead astray that the world no longer seems to know right from wrong or love from hate. And how do you keep from becoming charmed into bewitchment?

Storing up food, having a place for your family to shelter, and being able to defend yourself can help you prepare, but it is not enough. It is like having really great equipment but never being trained to face the reality of war.  We have to learn to face our spiritual battles now and learn how the enemy manipulates our emotions if we hope to overcome as things speed up.