Be Encouraged, Be Empowered

My Brethren, Be Strong in The Lord and in The Power of His Might.  Put on The Whole Armor of God, that YOU may be able to Stand, against the wiles of the devil.  For We do NOT Wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in The Heavenly Places.  Therefore, Take Up The Whole Armor of God, that YOU may be able to Withstand in the evil day, and having done All, to Stand.  Stand therefore, having Girded Your Waist with Truth, having Put on The Breastplate of Righteousness, and having Shod Your Feet with The Preparation of The Gospel of Peace; Above all, Taking The Shield of Faith with which YOU will be Able to Quench, All the fiery darts of the wicked one.  And Take The Helmet of Salvation, and The Sword of The Spirit, which is The Word of God; praying Always with All Prayer and Supplication in The Spirit, being Watchful to this End, with All Perseverance and Supplication for All The Saints, and for All Believers, that utterance may be given to Us, that We may open Our Mouths Boldly to make known The Mystery of The Gospel, that We may Speak Boldly, as We ought to speak.

Now, YOU may be wondering what the above Scriptures (from The Holy Bible) mean, and that’s good.  If YOU have acknowledged God’s Amazing Saving Grace and accepted God’s Free Gift of Salvation, YOU are a Child of God Almighty, that’s right, One of The Children of God Almighty.  Child of God, Believer in Christ, Brother or Sister, in Christ, Disciple of Jesus Christ, Follower of Jesus Christ, One of His Saints, whatever title(s) YOU choose to acknowledge.  YOU are Jesus Christ’s Light, upon a World full of darkness.  YOU are truly Jesus Christ’s Representative, on Earth, have YOU ever thought of that?  What YOU do and what YOU say, makes a difference to how other people look at YOU, and Jesus Christ, have YOU ever thought about that?  I’m NOT saying YOU have to be Perfect, that YOU must be sin-free, because that’s humanly impossible.  It’s human nature to be sinful, and there’s no way around it.  On the other hand, it does NOT mean, We cannot strive to be, as sin-free as possible.  As Believers, We strive to share, to Preach The Gospel of Jesus Christ, to lead people to Jesus Christ.  We know, We do NOT “Save” anyone, without a single doubt!  What We do, is share The Gospel of Jesus Christ with an individual, and if God Almighty has given him/her, Ears to hear and Eyes to see, he/she will listen to Us.  God Almighty, Jesus Christ, and that individual, do the rest.  Preaching The Gospel of Jesus Christ, is what All Believers strive to do, with everyone, who has Ears to hear and Eyes to see.

Now, about The Whole Armor of God Almighty, it’s imperative that We, Believers, wear All of it, at All times.  Why, because Satan will do everything he can to discourage Us.  First, he will try to take Us away from praying to (communing with) God Almighty.  He will deter Us from reading God’s Word, The Holy Bible.  He will prevent Us, from Fellowship with each other (Church, Bible Studies, etc.).  He will scare Us away from sharing The Gospel of Jesus Christ.  We, as human beings are so easily discouraged.  If Our prayers are NOT answered, with the answer We desire, We stop praying.  If We just can’t understand a Bible Book, Chapter, or Verse, or don’t realize, its relevance to Us or Our Lives, We stop reading.  If We can find a reason, NOT to Fellowship with others, then We will avoid Fellowship with others.  If We attempt to share The Gospel of Jesus Christ, and the first few people We encounter, either don’t wish to be bothered, therefore won’t listen, or one may listen, but fail to make the commitment of his/her Life to Jesus Christ, then We give up trying.  Do YOU see how each time, Satan wins, because he has deterred YOU, from your relationship with God Almighty and Jesus Christ, through The Holy Spirit!  Please, do NOT let this happen, do NOT be discouraged.  Stand Strong, with God Almighty, Jesus Christ, and The Holy Spirit, Always!

Are We currently living in The End Times, spoken of in The Book of Revelation, I do NOT know.  But if We are, it’s imperative We share, We Preach The Gospel of Jesus Christ, to All, Who have Ears to hear and Eyes to see.  Remember, We each have, until Our last mortal breath, to acknowledge God’s Amazing Saving Grace and accept God’s Free Gift of Salvation.  After that, We do NOT have another chance, if We have NOT accepted God’s Free Gift of Salvation, We shall spend Eternity separated from God Almighty, away from God’s Immediate Presence, Forever!  YOU have heard the expression, “Misery Loves company”, well, Satan wants to have company, in a place that was created for Satan and his followers, NOT Man!  Believers, never doubt that your work is important, be encouraged and be empowered, YOU have God Almighty’s Weapons and Protection, so get out there and share, Preach The Gospel of Jesus Christ, to All, Who have Ears to hear and Eyes to see!

This is literally a battle so Save Souls/Spirits, to lead people to Jesus Christ, so they may accept Jesus Christ, as their Lord and Savior (God’s Free Gift of Salvation), thereby saving their Soul/Spirit, from an Eternity separated from God Almighty.  Because, We want every single person, We encounter, to accept God’s Free Gift of Salvation.  We want every single person, We encounter, to be in God’s Immediate Presence, for Eternity.  And they will be, in God’s Immediate Presence, along with Jesus Christ, The Holy Spirit, and All the rest of The Children of God Almighty, for Eternity!  Now is the time, speak to your family, your friends, your Church family, your neighbors, even strangers!  YOU will truly be amazed and awed, at what God Almighty can and will do, through YOU!