Spirit of Truth/The Bible on Trial

When Are We~ "Are we there yet?" Those of us that have children have heard this phrase time and again when we have been on road trips, or even short trips to the market. I find it interesting that this phrase, in this form, in these exact words, in every language, come from children that have not had any exposure to those words in any other context. Most children, especially small children, have a low 'patience' threshold, and don't understand delay. They want what they want, and they want it 'right now', not sometime in the future. This is also the same for people that 'study' biblical end-time prophecy, especially those that have a favorite expositor that says what they want to hear.  They listen to the words of this person, and because the have a 'child-like' faith they trust that this person is in fact sent from God, so that they can feel good about where they see themselve in the grand scheme of things. They don't want to be left out, or left behind, or have to do any hard work in learning and understanding the truth about the plans God has for them. They want to believe by a simple, uncomplicated method/faith that someone else has figured out for them, not realizing that God does not work that way when dealing with TRUTH. Even when they are shown the Truth about "When" they are in time, it still takes dilligent work and research to aquire the knowledge and wisdom that is needed to get a true picture. And then, when they have achieved a consistent and logical understanding of how prophecy works, someone comes along and tells them that the picture they now see is not what they believe it ot be. That is what has now happened, and why what Rick and the Spirit of Truth Ministry team is revealing on our programs a here-to-fore unseen time-line is so important in knowing WHEN we are prophecy, and what the future holds.

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All In~ The last 8 words in the Declaration of Indiependence of the United States of America delineate the enormous risk the 56 signers took in stating their resolve and commitment to a cause that changed the world. With the words  these founders put not only their own lives, but the lives of their wives, children, property and money on the line for Freedom from tyranny. Some had little in the way of physical comforts, others had much. Yet all were equal in their commitment to a cause that was much bigger than them. They were 'All In' for their righteous cause. "And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor." Nine signers lost their lives as a result of battle wounds. 17 more lost everything they owned.  Some of their wives and children were mistreated, and one man lost all 13 of his children. They faced capture, torture ahd execution. They were willing to give EVERYTHING for the cause of Freedom. They went 'All In'. Today there is a Spiritual Battle going on for the hearts, minds and souls of the people of the world. This is not a battle of guns, tanks, and bullets. This war is being fought for the very existence of the Kingdom of God on this earth, and from all outward appearance it seems that Satan is winning. There are millions of people that don't recognize that this war is taking place, and millions more that believe that they are already saved from the ravages of this war because they believe that God has saved them by grace through their faith. The ammunition that will win this war are the words of TRUTH that Jesus brought to earth from His Father, to which we must pledge our own "lives, fortunes, and sacred honor" in order to win victory.  Pledge to be ALL IN for Truth!

Just Breathe~ Current events in the world, and in our USA, have now begun to really worry many people. Tight money, where you can't get a loan with a credit score of 800 because the money is just not there for the loan. Rocket attacks by Ukraine in to Poland, and threats of tactical nuclear ground attacks that might start WW3. Policies by invasive governments that are limiting freedoms for people such that they can't tell truth without being banned from social media. Robbery and murder rates skyrocketing in big cities. With all this happening, it almost sounds like we are in a Great Tribulation, doesn't it? If you have been listening to our programs on our Blogtalkradio.com/sot station you will know that the prophecies that have these things happening before the 'Coming of the King' are no longer in play. You KNOW that a Great Tribulation is not, will not, and indeed cannot happen, because the time and timing of these events has already come, and gone. You know that there is another prophetic time-line in play that will lead to Peace and Prosperity on a scale unimagined, given the current but outdated understanding of Biblical End Time prophecy that is currently espoused by the 'experts'. When you understand the TRUTH about how salvation and prophecy really work, something will happen insde of you that will change your life forever; you will be able to JUST BREATHE, because you know the outcome of these things, and will now longer be worried or concerned as to what is going on in the world, and how it will affect you. It is your choice to know the truth about these things, or not. Truth casts out all fear. Choose Truth. So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, "If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine, and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free." John 8: 31-32.

Your Will? ~ One of my wife's favorite sayings/prayers is, "Dear Lord, please give me patience; and give it to me RIGHT NOW!" As humorous as this is, there is truth in the idea that we often ask for something from God that we think will be to our benefit, and benefit the Kingdom of God, and then put conditions on the timing of God's response. We pray as if our prayer is something that God must do, because our need is great, and disaster is imminent should God fail to give us what we need at the moment of the asking. The classic 1947 Christmas movie "The Bishops Wife" starring David Niven (Henry, the Bishop), Cary Grant (Dudley, the Angel), and Lorretta Young (Julia, the Bishops Wife), relates a story of a pastor that asks God for guidance in the building of a new Cathedral, and is visited immediately by Dudley, who claims to be an angel sent from God at Henry's (the Bishop) request. Dudley ingratiates himself into the household as Henry's assistant, and Julia, and the whole household is drawn to this kind hearted assistant, all except for Henry, who believes this 'angel' is from hell not heaven. Later Henry prays for God to call back his angel when it become clear that the Cathedral is not the top priority in Henry's life, Julia is. Dudley reminds Henry that he didn't pray for a Cahtedral, he prayed for guidance, and recieved it. (This is a 'must watch'.) When we pray for what we think want we often don't see the future ramifications for what we are asking. I call this the 'my will' syndrome. God knows everything that we need to be joyful, productive and effective in life, before we ask for it. Patience is given when we ask for our hearts desires, knowing that God knows what is best for us and our situation, and then end our request with "Your will be Done"! This puts the responsibility for the outcome on God, not on us, giving us peace!

Courage~ “Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear.” ― Mark Twain “Courage is found in unlikely places.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien Courage is a word that defies logic and reason. The ability to be Brave comes from a place in the soul that says that 'This is a point of no return, where I cannot go past this place without taking a stand for my principles, even though it kills me'! What is tha basis for this kind of courage? If you ask a soldier why they did what they did to sustain a grievous wound that changed their life forever, they will never tell you they did it for the medal pinned to their hospital gown, or for any fame that might have come along in the aftermath. They will tell you that is was for the love of their fellow soldiers that would have died if he had not intervened with his body, mind and spiirt, even to death. Is it courage for a father to jump in front of a speeding car in order o through his child from it's path, and be killed? Is it courage for a mother to stand before the school Principle, and demand that those students that are bullying her daughter be stopped, even when the bullies are children of the wealthy or famous? Courage, bravery, are only ever exhibited at times of deep stress and pain, when the choices for recourse are "Do, or don't Do, there is no try!" When a situation is at it crux, and there is no other way but forward, or death.  No one is brave without a reason beyond their own lives. And THIS is why jesus did what He did in providing a way for the people of His Righteous Kingdom of God to gain a pathway to eternal life, Jesus did not die a horrible death to provide grace for someone that simply 'believed' that He exists to save them. jesus died to prove their worth, because they are righteous in fact as is He, by keeping His Words.

Honest Mistake~ . . . and he *said to him, 'Friend, how did you come in here without wedding clothes?' And the man was speechless. "Don't worry, it was an honest mistake" is an expression in common use in our society today. We will screw up somehow, and we will use this expression as a way of making ourselves feel a little better, or easing the pain of someone who is with us a the time. And for the most part it works. No one likes to feel guilty when they have hurt a friend or loved one. Telling them that what they did "was an honest mistake" gives them some wiggle room to lay aside the pain of the guilt by deflecting the 'mistake' outside of themselves. We all do this from time to time. The term 'honest mistake' would seem on the surface to be an oxymoron. Recognizing that you have made a mistake and owning up to it is a process that is integral to the process of Sanctification. You recognize the error, own it, release it by asking for specific forgiveness, and (here is the kicker) never make that same mistake again. This is the prime definition of 'honest mistake', where the operative word is 'honest'.  The issue with the man in the parable of the Wedding Feast recorded in Matthew 22: 1-14 is that he had NOT made an honest mistake in coming to the Wedding Feast without having put on the proper garment. He was expecting the King to say to him, "Friend, what you have done is an honest mistake, so come into the wedding feast by my grace". When the King called him on the fact of his perfidy (lying) the man was speechless. "When a person who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, they will either quit being mistaken or cease being honest". ~Richard Humpal, J.D. Making the same mistake over and over, and expecting forgivenss and salvation in self-delusion, believing a lie as if it is true.

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We are taking the day off after the Thanksgiving Holiday, and will join you LIVE for the program tomorrow, on November 26. 2022. Our program today is a 'Best Of' program from 9/22/2022.