• CHRISTIANITY TODAY
    Daily Devotional Companion

    Title: SPIRITUAL WISDOM FOR UNCOMMON OUTCOMES

    (Compiled By) Televangelist HB Morgan Digital Library Publications

    OPENING SCRIPTURE

    “He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan.” — 2 Kings 2:13 (KJV)

    CONTEXT & BACKDROP

    In the journey of faith, two spiritual realities often determine our destiny: the ability to avert negative prophecies and the wisdom to pursue the right inheritance. Many believers pray, fast, and cry out to God, yet they remain stagnant because they neglect two powerful keys—sacrificial giving and prioritizing the anointing over the vessel.

    Today, we draw from two distinct accounts in the Old Testament. First, the strange war between Israel and Moab, where a pagan king used a terrible sacrifice to turn the tide of a God-ordained victory. Second, the transfer of prophetic power from Elijah to Elisha, and later, the miraculous power of Elisha’s bones.

    The Holy Spirit is asking you today: Are you praying correctly, but ignoring the power of sacrifice? Are you looking at the body of the messenger, while the mantle (anointing) lies on the floor?

    PART ONE: HOW TO AVERT PROPHECIES

    Foundation Scripture: 2 Kings 3:15-18, 26-27 (KJV)

    “But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him. And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Make this valley full of ditches. For thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts. And this is but a light thing in the sight of the LORD: he will deliver the Moabites also into your hand... Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was great indignation against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.”

    Amplified Devotional Insight:

    Yesterday, we established that to "avert" means to prevent something unpleasant from occurring—to turn away a decree or redirect someone’s attention. In our theme scripture, the prophet Elisha had given a sure word: God would supernaturally fill the valley with water (without wind or rain) and hand the Moabites over to Israel. Victory was guaranteed. It was a done deal in the spiritual realm.

    But the King of Moab understood a secret that many believers today have forgotten: prophecies can be averted through sacrifice. When the battle turned against him, he did not just cry louder or fight harder. He took his eldest son—his heir, his future, his most precious possession—and offered him as a burnt offering on the wall.

    The result? “There was great indignation against Israel.” The Hebrew suggests a divine wrath or a supernatural shift that turned the atmosphere. Israel, who was winning, suddenly withdrew in defeat. A prophecy of victory was averted by a pagan king’s desperate sacrifice.

    Key Lesson for You:
    Child of God, don’t just pray, cry, or fast aimlessly. Try sacrificial giving. The King of Moab used evil sacrifice to avert God’s plan; how much more can you, a child of the Kingdom, use holy, costly sacrifice to avert the enemy’s plans over your life? When the doctor gives a negative report (a prophecy of death), or when the enemy declares failure over your business, do not panic. Give a sacrifice that costs you something. Sow a seed that makes the enemy uncomfortable. Sacrifice shifts spiritual atmospheres.

    PART TWO: FIND THE MANTLE, NOT THE BODY

    Foundation Scripture: 2 Kings 2:13 & 2 Kings 13:20-21 (KJV)

    “He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan... And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the Moabites invaded the land... And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet.”

    Amplified Devotional Insight:

    It is a mark of spiritual maturity to know what to pursue and when to pursue it. There is a tragic error in this generation: we are fascinated with the body (the vessel—the pastor’s eloquence, the prophet’s charisma, the singer’s voice), but we lose the mantle (the anointing, the spiritual deposit, the power for the next generation).

    I recall an experience many years ago in Oshodi. A friend introduced me to a woman famous for her incredible cooking. Before we arrived, my friend warned me: “Obi, I know you are selective. Please, do not consider her looks or her dirty environment. Focus only on the food.”

    How prophetic that statement is for the Church today! We reject the mantle because we dislike the body. We walk away from an anointing because the vessel has flaws. We ignore a word from God because the messenger doesn’t dress like us or speak like us.

    Consider Elisha: When Elijah was taken to heaven, the other prophets looked for Elijah’s body (2 Kings 2:16-18). They wasted time searching for what was gone. But Elisha picked up the mantle—the fallen cloth of power. He didn’t need the body; he needed the transferable anointing.

    Consider the dead man: Years after Elisha died, a corpse was thrown onto Elisha’s bones. The moment that dead body touched the bones (the remnant of the mantle), the man sprang to life. Elisha’s body was dead, but the anointing on his bones was still alive!

    Key Lesson for You:
    Stop looking for perfect vessels. Stop criticizing the preacher’s style, the church’s building, or the worship leader’s mistakes. Find the mantle. Is there anointing there? Is there power to set you free? If yes, humble yourself and touch that mantle. It might be rough, old, or unattractive, but it will raise you from the dead.

    TODAY’S PRAYER

    Declare with boldness:

    Father, I thank You for the revelation of Your Word. I refuse to be ignorant of the enemy’s devices. I receive the wisdom to avert every negative prophecy spoken against my life, my family, and my destiny. Today, I activate the power of holy, sacrificial giving. I sow seeds that will silence the voice of the enemy and provoke divine indignation against my foes.

    Lord, forgive me for the times I have chased after bodies and ignored mantles. Give me spiritual discernment to recognize Your anointing, even when it comes in an unattractive vessel. I receive the mantle of fire for this generation. By the power of the bones of Elisha—the resurrected power of Your Holy Spirit—I revive every dead area of my life. In Jesus’ mighty name. Amen.

    BIBLE READING PLAN FOR TODAY

    · Morning: Psalm 126:1-6; 50:7-10 (The joy of harvest and the nature of true sacrifice)
    · Afternoon: Matthew 28:1-10 (Seeking the living, not the dead)
    · Evening: 2 Kings 13:20-24 (The bones that brought life)

    WISDOM CAPSULES

    Proverbs 24:11 (MSG) – “Rescue the perishing; don’t hesitate to step in and help.”

    Proverbs 24:12 (MSG) – “If you say, ‘Hey, that’s none of my business,’ will that get you off the hook? Someone is watching you closely, you know—Someone not impressed with weak excuses.”

    Final Reflection: Do not stand idle. Your sacrifice today can avert tomorrow’s tragedy. Your discernment today can pick up the mantle that will define your lineage. Be wise.

    CLOSING DECLARATION

    I am not a victim of prophecy; I am a master of spiritual laws. I avert evil by sacrifice, and I inherit power by pursuing the mantle. I will not be distracted by the body. I touch the anointing, and I live!

    Courtesy of: Bible Brethren Commission Devotional Companion Publications
    CHRISTIANITY ✝️ TODAY Daily Devotional Companion Title: SPIRITUAL WISDOM FOR UNCOMMON OUTCOMES (Compiled By) Televangelist HB Morgan Digital Library Publications OPENING SCRIPTURE “He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan.” — 2 Kings 2:13 (KJV) CONTEXT & BACKDROP In the journey of faith, two spiritual realities often determine our destiny: the ability to avert negative prophecies and the wisdom to pursue the right inheritance. Many believers pray, fast, and cry out to God, yet they remain stagnant because they neglect two powerful keys—sacrificial giving and prioritizing the anointing over the vessel. Today, we draw from two distinct accounts in the Old Testament. First, the strange war between Israel and Moab, where a pagan king used a terrible sacrifice to turn the tide of a God-ordained victory. Second, the transfer of prophetic power from Elijah to Elisha, and later, the miraculous power of Elisha’s bones. The Holy Spirit is asking you today: Are you praying correctly, but ignoring the power of sacrifice? Are you looking at the body of the messenger, while the mantle (anointing) lies on the floor? PART ONE: HOW TO AVERT PROPHECIES Foundation Scripture: 2 Kings 3:15-18, 26-27 (KJV) “But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him. And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Make this valley full of ditches. For thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts. And this is but a light thing in the sight of the LORD: he will deliver the Moabites also into your hand... Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was great indignation against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.” Amplified Devotional Insight: Yesterday, we established that to "avert" means to prevent something unpleasant from occurring—to turn away a decree or redirect someone’s attention. In our theme scripture, the prophet Elisha had given a sure word: God would supernaturally fill the valley with water (without wind or rain) and hand the Moabites over to Israel. Victory was guaranteed. It was a done deal in the spiritual realm. But the King of Moab understood a secret that many believers today have forgotten: prophecies can be averted through sacrifice. When the battle turned against him, he did not just cry louder or fight harder. He took his eldest son—his heir, his future, his most precious possession—and offered him as a burnt offering on the wall. The result? “There was great indignation against Israel.” The Hebrew suggests a divine wrath or a supernatural shift that turned the atmosphere. Israel, who was winning, suddenly withdrew in defeat. A prophecy of victory was averted by a pagan king’s desperate sacrifice. Key Lesson for You: Child of God, don’t just pray, cry, or fast aimlessly. Try sacrificial giving. The King of Moab used evil sacrifice to avert God’s plan; how much more can you, a child of the Kingdom, use holy, costly sacrifice to avert the enemy’s plans over your life? When the doctor gives a negative report (a prophecy of death), or when the enemy declares failure over your business, do not panic. Give a sacrifice that costs you something. Sow a seed that makes the enemy uncomfortable. Sacrifice shifts spiritual atmospheres. PART TWO: FIND THE MANTLE, NOT THE BODY Foundation Scripture: 2 Kings 2:13 & 2 Kings 13:20-21 (KJV) “He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan... And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the Moabites invaded the land... And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet.” Amplified Devotional Insight: It is a mark of spiritual maturity to know what to pursue and when to pursue it. There is a tragic error in this generation: we are fascinated with the body (the vessel—the pastor’s eloquence, the prophet’s charisma, the singer’s voice), but we lose the mantle (the anointing, the spiritual deposit, the power for the next generation). I recall an experience many years ago in Oshodi. A friend introduced me to a woman famous for her incredible cooking. Before we arrived, my friend warned me: “Obi, I know you are selective. Please, do not consider her looks or her dirty environment. Focus only on the food.” How prophetic that statement is for the Church today! We reject the mantle because we dislike the body. We walk away from an anointing because the vessel has flaws. We ignore a word from God because the messenger doesn’t dress like us or speak like us. Consider Elisha: When Elijah was taken to heaven, the other prophets looked for Elijah’s body (2 Kings 2:16-18). They wasted time searching for what was gone. But Elisha picked up the mantle—the fallen cloth of power. He didn’t need the body; he needed the transferable anointing. Consider the dead man: Years after Elisha died, a corpse was thrown onto Elisha’s bones. The moment that dead body touched the bones (the remnant of the mantle), the man sprang to life. Elisha’s body was dead, but the anointing on his bones was still alive! Key Lesson for You: Stop looking for perfect vessels. Stop criticizing the preacher’s style, the church’s building, or the worship leader’s mistakes. Find the mantle. Is there anointing there? Is there power to set you free? If yes, humble yourself and touch that mantle. It might be rough, old, or unattractive, but it will raise you from the dead. TODAY’S PRAYER Declare with boldness: Father, I thank You for the revelation of Your Word. I refuse to be ignorant of the enemy’s devices. I receive the wisdom to avert every negative prophecy spoken against my life, my family, and my destiny. Today, I activate the power of holy, sacrificial giving. I sow seeds that will silence the voice of the enemy and provoke divine indignation against my foes. Lord, forgive me for the times I have chased after bodies and ignored mantles. Give me spiritual discernment to recognize Your anointing, even when it comes in an unattractive vessel. I receive the mantle of fire for this generation. By the power of the bones of Elisha—the resurrected power of Your Holy Spirit—I revive every dead area of my life. In Jesus’ mighty name. Amen. BIBLE READING PLAN FOR TODAY · Morning: Psalm 126:1-6; 50:7-10 (The joy of harvest and the nature of true sacrifice) · Afternoon: Matthew 28:1-10 (Seeking the living, not the dead) · Evening: 2 Kings 13:20-24 (The bones that brought life) WISDOM CAPSULES Proverbs 24:11 (MSG) – “Rescue the perishing; don’t hesitate to step in and help.” Proverbs 24:12 (MSG) – “If you say, ‘Hey, that’s none of my business,’ will that get you off the hook? Someone is watching you closely, you know—Someone not impressed with weak excuses.” Final Reflection: Do not stand idle. Your sacrifice today can avert tomorrow’s tragedy. Your discernment today can pick up the mantle that will define your lineage. Be wise. CLOSING DECLARATION I am not a victim of prophecy; I am a master of spiritual laws. I avert evil by sacrifice, and I inherit power by pursuing the mantle. I will not be distracted by the body. I touch the anointing, and I live! Courtesy of: Bible Brethren Commission Devotional Companion Publications
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  • This morning I was editing a chapter in an upcoming book in my series. God laid it on my heart to share it. So… from years of experience, I can truthfully say… somebody needs it today. Please know that I’m already praying for you, whoever you are. In a world gone mad, its easy to shrink back. Especially when we face the wickedest of the wicked. That’s what Jake, my main character, has been doing.
    I love writing his sermons, as he stands for God, even at great cost to himself. This is only the first part, but it gets even better, as a sanctuary filled with 30,000 people respond.
    May God richly bless and keep you, as you join with him, when—like Elijah—he challenges them to prove their gods… and invites them to know his… (that’s in the next chapter)
    Everyone today.... tell at least one person the gospel. If we all do, that's knowledge of HIS calling, doubled. Do it again tomorrow. And the next day. Pray for Divine appointments. Keep telling. Our world is growing darker, and the lost are too. They're everywhere. When you stand before HIM, know you did your best, with HIS word. Amen.

    "I’m not letting anyone take her, Kase. Trust me.”
    “I do.”
    He hugged Maggie, and went to find Aaron. He filled him and Michael in. “You and the others, sit right behind that group of women, with Kasey. If she takes Avery out, Aaron, you go with her.”
    “I already was. Just preach, uncle Jake. We’re all here. We’re all watching. And we’re all trained. I’m going tonight, and don’t even argue. We all are.”
    Jake nodded, “I need to go. I love you all; and I’ll see you later.”
    He hurried backstage, found the chair he’d been shown, and sat. He lowered his head, resting his elbows on his knees, and prayed for them all, then let it all go. He asked Jesus to fill his mouth with His words to his people, and was deep into his thoughts, when he heard someone softly cough. He looked up, and saw Charles.
    “It’s time. Jake… we’re so glad to have you. Many of us are men of God, who’d prayed a long time, for God to send someone that could reach those we couldn’t. Like the church last night, I strongly suspect we have a coven down here, and if that spirit’s power is gone, maybe we can reach them too.”
    “I’m sure of it. Charles… what you and the men who’ve been praying with you, are about to witness, will change you forever. Are you ready?”
    “I’m ready for whatever God brings, Jake. I’ll be sitting behind you, across from your brothers. I’m armed, and capable. I’ll be watching, and I have several in mind I think need watching. I’m especially curious to see if God reaches the leader down here too.
    I have no idea who it is, but I’d like to. Don’t worry about behind you, or any direction, really. With the security you brought, and all of us, this building is in good hands.”
    Jake nodded and stood. He was wearing pressed Khaki’s, a tucked in, blue plaid shirt that matched his eyes, his usual polished boots, and his holster.
    He carried his phone to lay on the podium for a stopwatch, so he could keep up with the time. He was used to classes an hour and a half long, and was still working on keeping it in check.
    His glasses gave him a scholarly look, that along with his time-dusted moustache, goatee, and blow dried, too long hair, was exactly like he’d looked online, except he’d skipped the jacket, due to the temperature outside. His poison oak rash wasn’t as prominent tonight, and he looked more his usual self. He carried one page of notes, but really didn’t need them. This message was etched on his heart, by the Lord Himself.
    He felt that peace he was used to, fill him, and when his name was called, he followed Charles to his seat. He glanced down at Maggie and the women surrounding her, and another piece of confidence, as a man, settled down beside his confidence as a teacher, as they all smiled at him. It was right.
    He was right where he was supposed to be, and knew exactly where Jesus was standing, and that the room was filled with heavenly warriors. He glanced briefly at the areas where the shots would come from, and then dismissed it.
    He knew, they’d miss, just like the ones last night. He looked at all the starved children, and thanked God for sending them straight to them, as the music swelled.
    When it was over, Frankie took the stage, and after a brief introduction about the freeze-dried food, he preached a short, to the point message, for those his age and younger. Then Meri, the pastor’s wife, came out. She introduced Maggie, who Russell and Levi, brought up. Again, she was radiant, lovely in her flowing dress and flaming hair. As he filled his eyes with her beauty, he glanced at the women he’d gotten to know in college. She was the sum of them all, and held their attention, while they were intently listening as she spoke.
    His gaze moved over the audience, as he prayed, please don’t let Cherise hurt any of them. Lord, reveal her, and her dark plans. Save whoever she’s currently married to and keep Seymour, Lawrence, and all the others, in your hands.
    He caught a glimpse of a heavy-set woman watching the stage as she was entering, and taking a seat at the back, but dismissed her. Cherise was taller, and much slimmer. He decided to leave it in Liam’s hands, and turned his attention back to Maggie, listening as she gave her testimony.
    As before, it hurt, especially the pictures; but as he saw how artfully she discussed a very rough topic, he saw how it was helping her, to help others. He very well understood that.
    Every woman, and most men, stood to their feet clapping, as she finished. The numbers to call were on the screen, with boxes beside them, showing the number of people who were currently calling; and he was amazed at how fast they were growing. He walked over and hugged her, then took her to his brothers, waiting until they were all seated.
    He allowed the clapping to die down, as he looked out over the thousands of people, who’d come to hear him speak; almost mesmerized by the constant movement, with the mingled colors of their clothes and hair resembling a flower garden. He wondered if that’s what Moses, Paul, or Jesus, saw, as they spoke before the multitudes. Or David, his forefather, as he stood before them as their king.
    The weight of responsibility settled upon him, as he glanced once more at Maggie, beautiful among a bevy of beautiful women, then said, “God can heal anything. He can bring you through the worst things, man can throw at you. He can also save you from being that one who does the worst.
    How many here read the word?” he waited while people raised their hands, noting how many there were. “How many talk about it during your daily lives, and teach it to others?” Fewer hands went up.
    “What are you waiting on? Me? I’m no superman.”
    He looked down, “Oops, I forgot to start my stopwatch. I better do that, so you won’t throw rotten tomatoes at me.”
    Tittering filled the huge room as he did that. He was saying again, “I’m no superman, as he looked back up, and stopped short at what he saw.
    He worked hard to suppress his laughter, finally losing that battle, as he looked down at his family, then across the auditorium. Each man who’d come with him had unbuttoned their shirts and pulled them open.
    They were all wearing a t-shirt underneath, with a superman shield, and the words, ‘We’re with Super J’ written above it. Even Maggie, all the women, and the women who’d come to support him, had pulled them over their clothes.
    Just as he had it back under control, all the kids across the room, not just those they’d brought, started waving flags that said, ‘Glory to God… and Super J… who tells us about him.’ He grinned, “My brothers told me a while back, that it was my job to preach, and theirs to keep me humble. I can testify tonight, that they’re all doing a spectacular job.”
    Every last man who was on security detail, all Charles’s men, and the men of the church, pulled their shirts open at the same time, having already unbuttoned them, and been ready, and they were wearing them too.
    His grin widened, but before he could respond, the sound of helicopter rotors filled the room, and on all the overhead screens, one flew into view, escorted by several others, with ‘A Super God, needs a Super J, to proclaim His Truth to a Super Wicked Nation,’ on the bottom, as they tilted sideways.
    It too, had the Super J shield on it, and a cartoon Jake rappelled down with one hand, holding an armful of bibles, and began to throw them all over the city as he descended. The entire room, including him, lost it, laughing hysterically.
    When he could speak again, he managed, “See what I mean. I can tell you, as a college professor, who’s graded thousands of students, they’re all acing keeping me humble. Liam, Tucker, and Kai—that’s my media man—you’ll all need to see me after class.”
    They all laughed again, then he saw Apex and his ever-present entourage, enter and make their way down to sit by Lorenzo. It was comforting having his so close, reminding him exactly who he was.
    “I can’t take them anywhere. Seriously, they’re trying to help my anxiety, tonight. You all know what last night was like for me, and today we reburied our parents. Someone we trusted, desecrated their graves, and others.
    We buried children. We buried friends. They know, I’m struggling with it all, and that’s my family. We’ve long gotten through tough days and times, together. With laughter and love, it’s possible. Thank you for helping them prank me like that. Laughter is truly good for the soul.
    God loves to laugh. I know that. He loves people who care about other people. As I was trying to get to, God loves it when we tell people about Him. He even tells us He ‘entrusts’ us with His word. It’s sacred. It’s important. It’s the words of life. How many come, week after week, and listen, hearing your pastor, as he teaches, then leave this building and never remember? How many see friends, family, co-workers, and others, and never pass it on?
    Why? This is your sacred duty. He’s entrusted you with His very words, that bring life to others. Here, let me read it, so you can see. Turn to 1 Thessalonians 2:7, and I’ll start at verse four:
    But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts. For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a Cloke of covetousness; God is witness: Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.
    But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children: So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.
    For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God. Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe.
    Tell me. I want to know. If you’ve shared the truth of God with someone this week, raise your hand?”
    He nodded, as some did. “Tonight, God’s going to challenge you. How many watched the sermon last night?”
    Hands raised all over the room. “Last night I spoke about pagan worship. About how it’s hurting people everywhere. I want to show you what that looks like, so you’ll understand what it means to me, and others. Kai, stop the visual recording part, for a minute. Boys, bring the kids up here, please.”
    He waited while they lined them up across the front. As before, Louie went straight to him. “See their condition? That’s what men and women who don’t follow God’s laws are capable of. See those beautiful dresses, the girls are wearing, and the nice clothes, the boys are?
    That’s what God’s people do. The ladies from the church last night, bought clothes that will last for years. We only needed a few, right now, but they were so generous, it was stunning. They even thought about suspenders for the boys, since nothing fits, no matter what size we use. Today, someone else showed us the same type of generosity, providing therapy animals and entertainment.
    Your pastor, set up a room for them to be taken care of, while we’re here. That’s God’s people. People have hurt them all their lives. You see the starvation. You don’t see the rest. But, like verse seven says… let me read it again….
    But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children: So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.
    Folks… that’s what we’re doing now… helping them. Nurturing them… and cherishing them. Being affectionate… like you are to us. Hear me… the WORD says, it’s not just the gospel He’s asking us to impart to others, but our own souls. Because they’re dear to us.
    My family’s dear to me; and as you saw, I seem to be their favorite. My nickname, is Klutz, they love me so much.” He grinned, while they all laughed. “They gave me that brief moment of fun. They spent money to make me laugh. They spent time to draw you all in. They don’t want me hurt.
    God doesn’t want any of us hurt. He doesn’t want children starved—or anyone starved of His words. Those of us called by His name… we’re entrusted with it… we’re entrusted to tell them, and care for their souls, like we care for our church and our bodies. It’s life. It’s salvation.
    It’s changes, taking place, because… like us rescuing those kids, giving them a home, love, laughter, food, and acceptance… it’s what He longs to do for us.
    It's easier to turn away. Let me quote verses 4-6 again.
    But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts. For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a Cloke of covetousness; God is witness: Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.
    Did you get it? It pleases men for us to keep it to ourselves, but He allows us to speak for Him, about him. For those who don’t know Him, its offensive. We so often bow to that, don’t we?
    1 Corinthains 18, says: For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. Verse 23, says: But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumbling block, and unto the Greeks foolishness.
    No one wants to be seen as divisive, foolish, or offensive. So, we keep our mouths shut… as day-after-day, week-after-week, and year-after-year, people leave this world for an eternal destiny away from god, with spirits so wicked they lead people to do that to kids.”
    He noticed they were still standing there, and asked them to return them to their seats, again keeping Louie. “I spoke to a man from your congregation earlier, and he expressed to me his shock and outrage, that what happened to those kids, could even happen in America, and in the state of Texas. You know why it did, and does every day?
    Because the church has dropped the ball! We’ve become politically correct. We’re more worried about people not seeing us as foolish, than we are that God Himself, entrusted us with His words. Their anger, laughter, derisiveness, and hate, has shut our mouths.
    While they’re hanging out in cave systems—and I know, because I’ve been there—while they’re breeding monstrosities meant to kill thousands, while they’re doing rituals to the demons of old, and fallen angels at war with God, while they’re raping, starving, and murdering children and adults, we’re not speaking about Jesus and his sacrifice for all of us, so that men and women can be free!”
    Jake was pacing now, striding across the front, not seeing any of them. He was filled with the spirit and walking in his calling, as comfortable, as he could be. Louie was clapping, and he never even noticed; he just shifted him, and pulled him back up, when he all but turned upside-down, as he responded to Jake’s energy, and tried to look behind him when Jake’s volume increased, to see what he was yelling about.
    “Let’s go on in Corinthians:
    But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ, the power of God, and the wisdom of God. Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
    You see, I’m nothing special. I just have a calling. A mandate, like all of you. I’m entrusted to speak His word, and tell people there’s a choice. A better way. A way that leads to Him and everlasting life. That leads to love and laughter, and plenty. Why me…?
    Well… according to my brothers, I’m a klutz. You all know, after last night, I’m as capable of foolish choices, as anyone. But verse 27 says: But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
    Let’s go on. Verse 28 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:
    Why? Verse 29—That no flesh should glory in his presence.
    30 But of Him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: 31 That, according as it is written, he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

    I don’t glory in who I am. I don’t glory in my position as a professor, or someone who’s asked to speak. I don’t glory in having the ability to cast out demons, and send evil spirits out of this world to await their punishment in the abyss. That’s not my power. It’s not my might. It belongs to God!
    I’m merely His messenger. I’m Super J, remember, not God. He sends me. He wants to send you. Are you willing? Will you take the gospel, that’s His message to the world, into the people surrounding you, like He entrusts us all to do?
    You can go, just like me. I promise you, if I sat down, any of my brothers could come up here and finish this sermon. My sisters could. My wife could wipe the floor with me, in a head-to-head preaching contest.
    It’s not about me! It’s about Him! I’ve been told, there’s a coven of pagans in this area, too. I’m, not surprised, and neither should you be. God’s people have always been intermingled with those who refuse to serve Him. And those who hide in His house—using His name—to hide their wicked endeavors. I know, you’re here.
    If you were there last night, or watched online, you saw the pagan leader in that area, surrender to the Lord. You saw his daughter and him be freed from the spirits bound to them. I know you have them, too.
    I’m familiar with how they hurt you, lie to you, use you, and twist you into someone who does every form of evil known to man. It’s the same spirits from the Levant!
    The same ones that caused Sodom, Gomorrah, and three other cities, to be destroyed! The same spirits the caused all the firstborn boys to be destroyed in Egypt! The same spirits that caused God to send one angel to wipe out an Assyrian army of 185,000 hardened soldiers, in one night!
    He’s powerful! He’s mighty! And he’s angry! He hates it when children are hurt! He said, in Luke 17:2, It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he be cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.
    Did you see the offense to them? Did you participate? Or maybe not them—but other little ones? Have you done rituals to those who war against God?
    I know some of you feel trapped. I also know some of you revel in it. I know some, like him, were born into it, and never had a chance to know anything else. But guess what?! You know enough to pretend to be Christian! You know to hide it! That tells me, that like the word states, God’s law is known to you! You can’t war against someone you don’t believe exists!
    You scream that he’s a fairy tale, but I don’t see you doing rituals against the tooth fairy, or those that tell, about it. He’s real, and you know it! You’re afraid of Him, and you know it!
    I’m aware that rituals have been done in anticipation of me speaking tonight. I’ve had death threats for six months, openly… and many before that. I’ve been raped, shot, stabbed, cut, poisoned, and my very reputation so slandered it’s ridiculous. My horses have been shot. My wife taken. I’ve watched my nieces and nephews attacked, and held dying babies in my arms, and picked up bodies of those murdered.
    You’d rather serve demons—who twist your bodies and souls into parodies of what God made us to be—than surrender to Him. Can you ask yourselves now, tonight, here in this room, or by the internet…. What really holds you?
    It is fear? Pride? Position? Money? Family, and friends? Is hell really that appealing to you? It’s eternal, folks. Its everlasting. Eternity with God is too. But you have to choose.
    And for those of you feeling righteous, because although you know you’re not what you’re supposed to be, you haven’t served demons, and may not have even known people did… don’t sit there and feel good.
    If you haven’t surrendered your entirety to him, your about in the same boat. He said, we’re hot or cold. And if you try to stay in between, He’ll spew you out. When that happens, you get the same eternity of those who did the worst. It’s Him, or them. It’s right or wrong. It’s all or nothing.
    Hell is real! The lake of fire is real! Fallen supernatural beings, you’d call angels, are real! Demons are real! Those who worship them, rather than the creator, are real. God is real! As real, as me, standing here before you. Many were healed last night. Many were set free of demons. Many, experienced salvation for the first time; and many were renewed, as they surrendered anew, or deeper.
    He’s here. He’s issuing the same message he’s issued since Adam walked the earth. The same message, John the Baptist issued, and Jesus Himself. Repent, and be baptized. Surrender your all. We’re so close to the book of Revelation being fulfilled. Watch the news.
    Watch what’s happened to me. Why would anyone go after a simple college professor, teaching how a book written so long ago, has truth and validity? Ask yourself, why, that using the same criteria used to evaluate other ancient texts, to find that the New Testament, meets all the criteria—and indeed meets them better than any other known text—Is worth killing me, students, a home health nurse, and children!
    For a God, that supposedly is just a pie-in-the-sky dream! Why, have men fought since the dawn of time, over religion? Why is Christianity, so hated across the world, and its adherents, killed. And not just killed—killed in heinous ways. In ritualistic fashion. In sacrifice to demons.
    If you’re here tonight, and you’ve participated in any of this, I challenge the demons inside you, to manifest, and show their power and presence, and stamp me out. You saw the results last night. You game?
    I’m holding my son. He’s an innocent child, that was sodomized. He had a tracker that was poisoning him put in his bladder. Every child, God brought to us that night, had them. I’m just a man. Demons, do your best. Watch.”
    He shifted Louie to his right side. “Now, even my draw is hampered. Hear me, denizens of hell… put a bullet in me, if you’re capable! You think your god will prevail?! Either tonight, or in the end?! Show me, and everyone else, that you believe it enough to reveal your true colors!
    I call, bullcrap! My God is real, He’s the only God, and he’s about to send you to where you belong. Let’s dual! You come forth, and I’ll send you to the abyss,” he taunted. “It won’t take long. You’ll be, before Lucifer, before I get out of this building. Now’s your chance.

    This morning I was editing a chapter in an upcoming book in my series. God laid it on my heart to share it. So… from years of experience, I can truthfully say… somebody needs it today. Please know that I’m already praying for you, whoever you are. In a world gone mad, its easy to shrink back. Especially when we face the wickedest of the wicked. That’s what Jake, my main character, has been doing. I love writing his sermons, as he stands for God, even at great cost to himself. This is only the first part, but it gets even better, as a sanctuary filled with 30,000 people respond. May God richly bless and keep you, as you join with him, when—like Elijah—he challenges them to prove their gods… and invites them to know his… (that’s in the next chapter) Everyone today.... tell at least one person the gospel. If we all do, that's knowledge of HIS calling, doubled. Do it again tomorrow. And the next day. Pray for Divine appointments. Keep telling. Our world is growing darker, and the lost are too. They're everywhere. When you stand before HIM, know you did your best, with HIS word. Amen. "I’m not letting anyone take her, Kase. Trust me.” “I do.” He hugged Maggie, and went to find Aaron. He filled him and Michael in. “You and the others, sit right behind that group of women, with Kasey. If she takes Avery out, Aaron, you go with her.” “I already was. Just preach, uncle Jake. We’re all here. We’re all watching. And we’re all trained. I’m going tonight, and don’t even argue. We all are.” Jake nodded, “I need to go. I love you all; and I’ll see you later.” He hurried backstage, found the chair he’d been shown, and sat. He lowered his head, resting his elbows on his knees, and prayed for them all, then let it all go. He asked Jesus to fill his mouth with His words to his people, and was deep into his thoughts, when he heard someone softly cough. He looked up, and saw Charles. “It’s time. Jake… we’re so glad to have you. Many of us are men of God, who’d prayed a long time, for God to send someone that could reach those we couldn’t. Like the church last night, I strongly suspect we have a coven down here, and if that spirit’s power is gone, maybe we can reach them too.” “I’m sure of it. Charles… what you and the men who’ve been praying with you, are about to witness, will change you forever. Are you ready?” “I’m ready for whatever God brings, Jake. I’ll be sitting behind you, across from your brothers. I’m armed, and capable. I’ll be watching, and I have several in mind I think need watching. I’m especially curious to see if God reaches the leader down here too. I have no idea who it is, but I’d like to. Don’t worry about behind you, or any direction, really. With the security you brought, and all of us, this building is in good hands.” Jake nodded and stood. He was wearing pressed Khaki’s, a tucked in, blue plaid shirt that matched his eyes, his usual polished boots, and his holster. He carried his phone to lay on the podium for a stopwatch, so he could keep up with the time. He was used to classes an hour and a half long, and was still working on keeping it in check. His glasses gave him a scholarly look, that along with his time-dusted moustache, goatee, and blow dried, too long hair, was exactly like he’d looked online, except he’d skipped the jacket, due to the temperature outside. His poison oak rash wasn’t as prominent tonight, and he looked more his usual self. He carried one page of notes, but really didn’t need them. This message was etched on his heart, by the Lord Himself. He felt that peace he was used to, fill him, and when his name was called, he followed Charles to his seat. He glanced down at Maggie and the women surrounding her, and another piece of confidence, as a man, settled down beside his confidence as a teacher, as they all smiled at him. It was right. He was right where he was supposed to be, and knew exactly where Jesus was standing, and that the room was filled with heavenly warriors. He glanced briefly at the areas where the shots would come from, and then dismissed it. He knew, they’d miss, just like the ones last night. He looked at all the starved children, and thanked God for sending them straight to them, as the music swelled. When it was over, Frankie took the stage, and after a brief introduction about the freeze-dried food, he preached a short, to the point message, for those his age and younger. Then Meri, the pastor’s wife, came out. She introduced Maggie, who Russell and Levi, brought up. Again, she was radiant, lovely in her flowing dress and flaming hair. As he filled his eyes with her beauty, he glanced at the women he’d gotten to know in college. She was the sum of them all, and held their attention, while they were intently listening as she spoke. His gaze moved over the audience, as he prayed, please don’t let Cherise hurt any of them. Lord, reveal her, and her dark plans. Save whoever she’s currently married to and keep Seymour, Lawrence, and all the others, in your hands. He caught a glimpse of a heavy-set woman watching the stage as she was entering, and taking a seat at the back, but dismissed her. Cherise was taller, and much slimmer. He decided to leave it in Liam’s hands, and turned his attention back to Maggie, listening as she gave her testimony. As before, it hurt, especially the pictures; but as he saw how artfully she discussed a very rough topic, he saw how it was helping her, to help others. He very well understood that. Every woman, and most men, stood to their feet clapping, as she finished. The numbers to call were on the screen, with boxes beside them, showing the number of people who were currently calling; and he was amazed at how fast they were growing. He walked over and hugged her, then took her to his brothers, waiting until they were all seated. He allowed the clapping to die down, as he looked out over the thousands of people, who’d come to hear him speak; almost mesmerized by the constant movement, with the mingled colors of their clothes and hair resembling a flower garden. He wondered if that’s what Moses, Paul, or Jesus, saw, as they spoke before the multitudes. Or David, his forefather, as he stood before them as their king. The weight of responsibility settled upon him, as he glanced once more at Maggie, beautiful among a bevy of beautiful women, then said, “God can heal anything. He can bring you through the worst things, man can throw at you. He can also save you from being that one who does the worst. How many here read the word?” he waited while people raised their hands, noting how many there were. “How many talk about it during your daily lives, and teach it to others?” Fewer hands went up. “What are you waiting on? Me? I’m no superman.” He looked down, “Oops, I forgot to start my stopwatch. I better do that, so you won’t throw rotten tomatoes at me.” Tittering filled the huge room as he did that. He was saying again, “I’m no superman, as he looked back up, and stopped short at what he saw. He worked hard to suppress his laughter, finally losing that battle, as he looked down at his family, then across the auditorium. Each man who’d come with him had unbuttoned their shirts and pulled them open. They were all wearing a t-shirt underneath, with a superman shield, and the words, ‘We’re with Super J’ written above it. Even Maggie, all the women, and the women who’d come to support him, had pulled them over their clothes. Just as he had it back under control, all the kids across the room, not just those they’d brought, started waving flags that said, ‘Glory to God… and Super J… who tells us about him.’ He grinned, “My brothers told me a while back, that it was my job to preach, and theirs to keep me humble. I can testify tonight, that they’re all doing a spectacular job.” Every last man who was on security detail, all Charles’s men, and the men of the church, pulled their shirts open at the same time, having already unbuttoned them, and been ready, and they were wearing them too. His grin widened, but before he could respond, the sound of helicopter rotors filled the room, and on all the overhead screens, one flew into view, escorted by several others, with ‘A Super God, needs a Super J, to proclaim His Truth to a Super Wicked Nation,’ on the bottom, as they tilted sideways. It too, had the Super J shield on it, and a cartoon Jake rappelled down with one hand, holding an armful of bibles, and began to throw them all over the city as he descended. The entire room, including him, lost it, laughing hysterically. When he could speak again, he managed, “See what I mean. I can tell you, as a college professor, who’s graded thousands of students, they’re all acing keeping me humble. Liam, Tucker, and Kai—that’s my media man—you’ll all need to see me after class.” They all laughed again, then he saw Apex and his ever-present entourage, enter and make their way down to sit by Lorenzo. It was comforting having his so close, reminding him exactly who he was. “I can’t take them anywhere. Seriously, they’re trying to help my anxiety, tonight. You all know what last night was like for me, and today we reburied our parents. Someone we trusted, desecrated their graves, and others. We buried children. We buried friends. They know, I’m struggling with it all, and that’s my family. We’ve long gotten through tough days and times, together. With laughter and love, it’s possible. Thank you for helping them prank me like that. Laughter is truly good for the soul. God loves to laugh. I know that. He loves people who care about other people. As I was trying to get to, God loves it when we tell people about Him. He even tells us He ‘entrusts’ us with His word. It’s sacred. It’s important. It’s the words of life. How many come, week after week, and listen, hearing your pastor, as he teaches, then leave this building and never remember? How many see friends, family, co-workers, and others, and never pass it on? Why? This is your sacred duty. He’s entrusted you with His very words, that bring life to others. Here, let me read it, so you can see. Turn to 1 Thessalonians 2:7, and I’ll start at verse four: But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts. For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a Cloke of covetousness; God is witness: Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ. But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children: So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us. For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God. Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe. Tell me. I want to know. If you’ve shared the truth of God with someone this week, raise your hand?” He nodded, as some did. “Tonight, God’s going to challenge you. How many watched the sermon last night?” Hands raised all over the room. “Last night I spoke about pagan worship. About how it’s hurting people everywhere. I want to show you what that looks like, so you’ll understand what it means to me, and others. Kai, stop the visual recording part, for a minute. Boys, bring the kids up here, please.” He waited while they lined them up across the front. As before, Louie went straight to him. “See their condition? That’s what men and women who don’t follow God’s laws are capable of. See those beautiful dresses, the girls are wearing, and the nice clothes, the boys are? That’s what God’s people do. The ladies from the church last night, bought clothes that will last for years. We only needed a few, right now, but they were so generous, it was stunning. They even thought about suspenders for the boys, since nothing fits, no matter what size we use. Today, someone else showed us the same type of generosity, providing therapy animals and entertainment. Your pastor, set up a room for them to be taken care of, while we’re here. That’s God’s people. People have hurt them all their lives. You see the starvation. You don’t see the rest. But, like verse seven says… let me read it again…. But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children: So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us. Folks… that’s what we’re doing now… helping them. Nurturing them… and cherishing them. Being affectionate… like you are to us. Hear me… the WORD says, it’s not just the gospel He’s asking us to impart to others, but our own souls. Because they’re dear to us. My family’s dear to me; and as you saw, I seem to be their favorite. My nickname, is Klutz, they love me so much.” He grinned, while they all laughed. “They gave me that brief moment of fun. They spent money to make me laugh. They spent time to draw you all in. They don’t want me hurt. God doesn’t want any of us hurt. He doesn’t want children starved—or anyone starved of His words. Those of us called by His name… we’re entrusted with it… we’re entrusted to tell them, and care for their souls, like we care for our church and our bodies. It’s life. It’s salvation. It’s changes, taking place, because… like us rescuing those kids, giving them a home, love, laughter, food, and acceptance… it’s what He longs to do for us. It's easier to turn away. Let me quote verses 4-6 again. But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts. For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a Cloke of covetousness; God is witness: Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ. Did you get it? It pleases men for us to keep it to ourselves, but He allows us to speak for Him, about him. For those who don’t know Him, its offensive. We so often bow to that, don’t we? 1 Corinthains 18, says: For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. Verse 23, says: But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumbling block, and unto the Greeks foolishness. No one wants to be seen as divisive, foolish, or offensive. So, we keep our mouths shut… as day-after-day, week-after-week, and year-after-year, people leave this world for an eternal destiny away from god, with spirits so wicked they lead people to do that to kids.” He noticed they were still standing there, and asked them to return them to their seats, again keeping Louie. “I spoke to a man from your congregation earlier, and he expressed to me his shock and outrage, that what happened to those kids, could even happen in America, and in the state of Texas. You know why it did, and does every day? Because the church has dropped the ball! We’ve become politically correct. We’re more worried about people not seeing us as foolish, than we are that God Himself, entrusted us with His words. Their anger, laughter, derisiveness, and hate, has shut our mouths. While they’re hanging out in cave systems—and I know, because I’ve been there—while they’re breeding monstrosities meant to kill thousands, while they’re doing rituals to the demons of old, and fallen angels at war with God, while they’re raping, starving, and murdering children and adults, we’re not speaking about Jesus and his sacrifice for all of us, so that men and women can be free!” Jake was pacing now, striding across the front, not seeing any of them. He was filled with the spirit and walking in his calling, as comfortable, as he could be. Louie was clapping, and he never even noticed; he just shifted him, and pulled him back up, when he all but turned upside-down, as he responded to Jake’s energy, and tried to look behind him when Jake’s volume increased, to see what he was yelling about. “Let’s go on in Corinthians: But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ, the power of God, and the wisdom of God. Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: You see, I’m nothing special. I just have a calling. A mandate, like all of you. I’m entrusted to speak His word, and tell people there’s a choice. A better way. A way that leads to Him and everlasting life. That leads to love and laughter, and plenty. Why me…? Well… according to my brothers, I’m a klutz. You all know, after last night, I’m as capable of foolish choices, as anyone. But verse 27 says: But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; Let’s go on. Verse 28 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: Why? Verse 29—That no flesh should glory in his presence. 30 But of Him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: 31 That, according as it is written, he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. I don’t glory in who I am. I don’t glory in my position as a professor, or someone who’s asked to speak. I don’t glory in having the ability to cast out demons, and send evil spirits out of this world to await their punishment in the abyss. That’s not my power. It’s not my might. It belongs to God! I’m merely His messenger. I’m Super J, remember, not God. He sends me. He wants to send you. Are you willing? Will you take the gospel, that’s His message to the world, into the people surrounding you, like He entrusts us all to do? You can go, just like me. I promise you, if I sat down, any of my brothers could come up here and finish this sermon. My sisters could. My wife could wipe the floor with me, in a head-to-head preaching contest. It’s not about me! It’s about Him! I’ve been told, there’s a coven of pagans in this area, too. I’m, not surprised, and neither should you be. God’s people have always been intermingled with those who refuse to serve Him. And those who hide in His house—using His name—to hide their wicked endeavors. I know, you’re here. If you were there last night, or watched online, you saw the pagan leader in that area, surrender to the Lord. You saw his daughter and him be freed from the spirits bound to them. I know you have them, too. I’m familiar with how they hurt you, lie to you, use you, and twist you into someone who does every form of evil known to man. It’s the same spirits from the Levant! The same ones that caused Sodom, Gomorrah, and three other cities, to be destroyed! The same spirits the caused all the firstborn boys to be destroyed in Egypt! The same spirits that caused God to send one angel to wipe out an Assyrian army of 185,000 hardened soldiers, in one night! He’s powerful! He’s mighty! And he’s angry! He hates it when children are hurt! He said, in Luke 17:2, It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he be cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones. Did you see the offense to them? Did you participate? Or maybe not them—but other little ones? Have you done rituals to those who war against God? I know some of you feel trapped. I also know some of you revel in it. I know some, like him, were born into it, and never had a chance to know anything else. But guess what?! You know enough to pretend to be Christian! You know to hide it! That tells me, that like the word states, God’s law is known to you! You can’t war against someone you don’t believe exists! You scream that he’s a fairy tale, but I don’t see you doing rituals against the tooth fairy, or those that tell, about it. He’s real, and you know it! You’re afraid of Him, and you know it! I’m aware that rituals have been done in anticipation of me speaking tonight. I’ve had death threats for six months, openly… and many before that. I’ve been raped, shot, stabbed, cut, poisoned, and my very reputation so slandered it’s ridiculous. My horses have been shot. My wife taken. I’ve watched my nieces and nephews attacked, and held dying babies in my arms, and picked up bodies of those murdered. You’d rather serve demons—who twist your bodies and souls into parodies of what God made us to be—than surrender to Him. Can you ask yourselves now, tonight, here in this room, or by the internet…. What really holds you? It is fear? Pride? Position? Money? Family, and friends? Is hell really that appealing to you? It’s eternal, folks. Its everlasting. Eternity with God is too. But you have to choose. And for those of you feeling righteous, because although you know you’re not what you’re supposed to be, you haven’t served demons, and may not have even known people did… don’t sit there and feel good. If you haven’t surrendered your entirety to him, your about in the same boat. He said, we’re hot or cold. And if you try to stay in between, He’ll spew you out. When that happens, you get the same eternity of those who did the worst. It’s Him, or them. It’s right or wrong. It’s all or nothing. Hell is real! The lake of fire is real! Fallen supernatural beings, you’d call angels, are real! Demons are real! Those who worship them, rather than the creator, are real. God is real! As real, as me, standing here before you. Many were healed last night. Many were set free of demons. Many, experienced salvation for the first time; and many were renewed, as they surrendered anew, or deeper. He’s here. He’s issuing the same message he’s issued since Adam walked the earth. The same message, John the Baptist issued, and Jesus Himself. Repent, and be baptized. Surrender your all. We’re so close to the book of Revelation being fulfilled. Watch the news. Watch what’s happened to me. Why would anyone go after a simple college professor, teaching how a book written so long ago, has truth and validity? Ask yourself, why, that using the same criteria used to evaluate other ancient texts, to find that the New Testament, meets all the criteria—and indeed meets them better than any other known text—Is worth killing me, students, a home health nurse, and children! For a God, that supposedly is just a pie-in-the-sky dream! Why, have men fought since the dawn of time, over religion? Why is Christianity, so hated across the world, and its adherents, killed. And not just killed—killed in heinous ways. In ritualistic fashion. In sacrifice to demons. If you’re here tonight, and you’ve participated in any of this, I challenge the demons inside you, to manifest, and show their power and presence, and stamp me out. You saw the results last night. You game? I’m holding my son. He’s an innocent child, that was sodomized. He had a tracker that was poisoning him put in his bladder. Every child, God brought to us that night, had them. I’m just a man. Demons, do your best. Watch.” He shifted Louie to his right side. “Now, even my draw is hampered. Hear me, denizens of hell… put a bullet in me, if you’re capable! You think your god will prevail?! Either tonight, or in the end?! Show me, and everyone else, that you believe it enough to reveal your true colors! I call, bullcrap! My God is real, He’s the only God, and he’s about to send you to where you belong. Let’s dual! You come forth, and I’ll send you to the abyss,” he taunted. “It won’t take long. You’ll be, before Lucifer, before I get out of this building. Now’s your chance.
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  • G’day
    DAY 2 – SPEAK LORD
    Are you listening for the voice of God?
    In a world of noise, do you know the sound of His whisper?
    #WorshipAndTheWord – A Listening Servant
    #HereIAmSendMe #DarleneZschech
    God often speaks to those who make room to hear Him.
    Through Jesus Christ, we are no longer separated from God. We are His sheep, and He still speaks to His people by His Spirit, through His Word, and with loving clarity.
    Because we belong to Him, we do not have to live confused or directionless. A listening heart becomes a fruitful life.

    The Gentle Whisper of God
    The Lord often speaks beyond the noise and spectacle.
    1 Kings 19:11–12 (BSB)
    “Then the LORD said, ‘Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD.’ And behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and powerful wind tore through the mountains and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake came a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper.”
    God is not limited to dramatic moments—He often meets us in quiet intimacy.

    The Voice of God
    God still speaks today.
    John 10:27
    “My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.”
    Sons and daughters of God can know His voice.

    Samuel’s Response
    The right posture unlocks direction.
    1 Samuel 3:10
    “Then the LORD came and stood there, calling as at other times, ‘Samuel! Samuel!’ And Samuel answered, ‘Speak, for Your servant is listening.’”
    Availability invites revelation.

    This Is the Way
    God gives direction to listening hearts.
    Isaiah 30:21
    “And whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: ‘This is the way. Walk in it.’”
    Isaiah 6:8: Then I heard the voice of the Lord... “Here am I. Send me!”
    God faithfully guides those who stay attentive to Him, and make themselves available

    Beloved:
    Reject noise, distraction, and spiritual dullness. Cast down the lie that God is silent. He is speaking—through Scripture, conviction, wisdom, and peace. Stay close to the Good Shepherd, and know his voice above the noise.
    Position yourself today. Slow down. Listen again. The Lord still leads willing hearts.
    Prayer:
    Father, in the name of Jesus, thank You that You are not distant or silent. I reject confusion, distraction, and unbelief. I receive clarity, discernment, and a listening spirit.
    Holy Spirit, sharpen my ears to hear the voice of Jesus and strengthen me to obey quickly.
    I am led by God and taught by His Spirit.
    In Jesus’ mighty name, Amen.


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    🙋‍♂️ G’day 🆔 DAY 2 – SPEAK LORD Are you listening for the voice of God? In a world of noise, do you know the sound of His whisper? 🌅 #WorshipAndTheWord – A Listening Servant 🎶 #HereIAmSendMe #DarleneZschech God often speaks to those who make room to hear Him. ✨ ✝️ Through Jesus Christ, we are no longer separated from God. We are His sheep, and He still speaks to His people by His Spirit, through His Word, and with loving clarity. ✝️ Because we belong to Him, we do not have to live confused or directionless. A listening heart becomes a fruitful life. 📝 The Gentle Whisper of God ✏️ The Lord often speaks beyond the noise and spectacle. 📖 1 Kings 19:11–12 (BSB) “Then the LORD said, ‘Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD.’ And behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and powerful wind tore through the mountains and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake came a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper.” ➡️ God is not limited to dramatic moments—He often meets us in quiet intimacy. 📝 The Voice of God ✏️ God still speaks today. 📖 John 10:27 “My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.” ➡️ Sons and daughters of God can know His voice. 📝 Samuel’s Response ✏️ The right posture unlocks direction. 📖 1 Samuel 3:10 “Then the LORD came and stood there, calling as at other times, ‘Samuel! Samuel!’ And Samuel answered, ‘Speak, for Your servant is listening.’” ➡️ Availability invites revelation. 📝 This Is the Way ✏️ God gives direction to listening hearts. 📖 Isaiah 30:21 “And whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: ‘This is the way. Walk in it.’” 📖 Isaiah 6:8: Then I heard the voice of the Lord... “Here am I. Send me!” ➡️ God faithfully guides those who stay attentive to Him, and make themselves available 🎺 Beloved: Reject noise, distraction, and spiritual dullness. Cast down the lie that God is silent. He is speaking—through Scripture, conviction, wisdom, and peace. Stay close to the Good Shepherd, and know his voice above the noise. Position yourself today. Slow down. Listen again. The Lord still leads willing hearts. 🙏 Prayer: Father, in the name of Jesus, thank You that You are not distant or silent. I reject confusion, distraction, and unbelief. I receive clarity, discernment, and a listening spirit. Holy Spirit, sharpen my ears to hear the voice of Jesus and strengthen me to obey quickly. I am led by God and taught by His Spirit. In Jesus’ mighty name, Amen. 🎶📖🔥🙏 🎹 #AltarFrontWorship 🙌🏾 with #PsChrisB-270426🎶 © “Here I Am Send Me” – Darlene Zschech – 2006 Used under Fair Use/Dealing for the purpose of Worship and Teaching All rights reserved. 📺 Watch 🔴 YT: https://youtube.com/live/l7-h-LXZxYM ✅ Subscribe | 👣 Follow | ❤️ Like | 🔄 Share ▶️ YouTube/FB: @christopherboothministries ⚫ TT: PsChrisB 🟧 IG: PsChrisB; stchristopheroz; christopherboothoz ✝️ Church: clg.org.au #HearingGod #Samuel #John10 #ChristopherBooth #ChurchOfTheLivingGod #CLGPastor #4Square #Saviour #Healer #HolySpiritBaptiser #SoonComingKing #ChristianAustralia #AussieChristians #SydneyChurch #WorshipAndScripture #DailyDevotional #WordOfGod #ChristianInspiration #BibleVerseOfTheDay #ChristianMusic #PraiseAndWorship #WorshipLeader #ChristianLiving #PrayerForTheDay #DailyBread #GodsWordsForToday @followers @christopherboothoz @stchristopheroz @christopheroz @PsChristopherBoothOz @PsChrisB @Tentmakeroz
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  • MUST READ
    Revelation 14:6–12 contains heaven’s final message to a dying world—the Three Angels’ Messages. This isn’t just symbolism… it’s a complete end-time blueprint of truth.

    The First Angel calls the world back to the everlasting gospel—salvation by grace through faith in Jesus—but it doesn’t stop there. It commands us to “fear God and give glory to Him” (v.7), pointing to a life of obedience and victory over sin. It also declares that “the hour of His judgment is come,” revealing the reality of the Investigative Judgment. And then it anchors everything in worship: “worship Him that made heaven, earth, the sea…”—a direct call back to the Sabbath, the memorial of Creation (Exodus 20:8–11).

    The Second Angel exposes a fallen religious system: “Babylon is fallen.” This represents churches that have rejected truth and embraced error—false doctrines like Sunday sacredness, the immortality of the soul, and confusion in worship. It’s a call to recognize apostasy and prepare to come out of it (Revelation 18:4).

    The Third Angel is the most solemn warning in Scripture: do not worship the beast or receive his mark (v.9–11). This identifies a coming global crisis over worship—God’s law vs. man’s tradition. The mark of the beast is enforced false worship (centered on Sunday), while the seal of God is found in those who keep His commandments—including the fourth commandment, the Seventh-Day Sabbath.

    And how does God describe His last-day people?

    “Here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.” (v.12)

    That’s the balance:
    Faith in Jesus (the gospel)
    Obedience to God (the law)

    The Three Angels’ Messages are not random warnings—they are a call to restoration:
    • Restore true worship
    • Restore obedience
    • Restore the full gospel
    • Prepare for Jesus’ return.

    Accept Jesus Christ as you Savior.

    Confess, and Repent (turn away from your sins), of sin. And be baptized.

    Keep all ten commandments, including the fourth one, to show your love for Jesus, " if you love Me, keep my commandments. John 14:15

    This is present truth. This is Heaven’s final warning. And this is God’s last appeal to humanity.
    MUST READ Revelation 14:6–12 contains heaven’s final message to a dying world—the Three Angels’ Messages. This isn’t just symbolism… it’s a complete end-time blueprint of truth. The First Angel calls the world back to the everlasting gospel—salvation by grace through faith in Jesus—but it doesn’t stop there. It commands us to “fear God and give glory to Him” (v.7), pointing to a life of obedience and victory over sin. It also declares that “the hour of His judgment is come,” revealing the reality of the Investigative Judgment. And then it anchors everything in worship: “worship Him that made heaven, earth, the sea…”—a direct call back to the Sabbath, the memorial of Creation (Exodus 20:8–11). The Second Angel exposes a fallen religious system: “Babylon is fallen.” This represents churches that have rejected truth and embraced error—false doctrines like Sunday sacredness, the immortality of the soul, and confusion in worship. It’s a call to recognize apostasy and prepare to come out of it (Revelation 18:4). The Third Angel is the most solemn warning in Scripture: do not worship the beast or receive his mark (v.9–11). This identifies a coming global crisis over worship—God’s law vs. man’s tradition. The mark of the beast is enforced false worship (centered on Sunday), while the seal of God is found in those who keep His commandments—including the fourth commandment, the Seventh-Day Sabbath. And how does God describe His last-day people? “Here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.” (v.12) That’s the balance: ➡️ Faith in Jesus (the gospel) ➡️ Obedience to God (the law) The Three Angels’ Messages are not random warnings—they are a call to restoration: • Restore true worship • Restore obedience • Restore the full gospel • Prepare for Jesus’ return. Accept Jesus Christ as you Savior. Confess, and Repent (turn away from your sins), of sin. And be baptized. Keep all ten commandments, including the fourth one, to show your love for Jesus, " if you love Me, keep my commandments. John 14:15 This is present truth. This is Heaven’s final warning. And this is God’s last appeal to humanity.
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  • NEED TO KNOW.
    THE OMINOUS NUMBER - 666 THE NUMBER OF A MAN.

    Revelation tells of an ominous and deceptive beast whose number is 666.
    [ REVELATION 13:18].

    6 – Represents the worship of man, and is the number of man, signifying his rebellion, imperfection, works, and disobedience. Man was created on the sixth day (Genesis 1:26, 31). See also Exodus 31:15 and Daniel 3:1.

    The number is especially significant in the book Revelation, as “666” identifies the beast- the PAPACY.
    666 – As mentioned, six represents the number of man; 666 represents the kingdom of man in opposition to God. Thus, 666 also symbolizes a COUNTERFEIT TRINITY. “Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred and sixty-six” (Revelation 13:18).
    Here is a Catholic quote: “The title of the pope of Rome is Vicarius Filii Dei” (English: “Vicar of the Son of God”)
    “The numeral letters of his name shall make up this number.” In latin, Roman language, letters are also used for numbers, so a person name can often have a number adding up what the letters/ numbers mean. Pope's miter are these" VICARIOUS FILII DEI" which is the latin for VICAR OF THE SON OF GOD.

    A "VICAR" is someone who take another's place vicar of God, means he takes God's place. In Greek the word ANTE or ANTI means to take place of; So ANTICHRIST is not someone who is against christ or a non christian power, it really means someone who claims to take place of Christ; or stand in His place. That is exactly what the Roman power claims to do!

    NO ONE can take the place of our Blessed Saviour, no one! But the man of sin 'tries' to take His place!

    So many people are looking in the wrong place for antichrist. We need to look in the professed Christian church. We need to be looking at a religious system that has put itself IN PLACE OF Christ on earth. This is antichrist.

    Now what else does Paul say about this man of sin? He calls him the "son of perdition( 2 Thess 2:3)". Did you know there is only one other person in the Bible with that name? JUDAS! (John 17:12). Yes, that DECEIVER FROM WITHIN THE CHURCH! God is letting us know that the man of sin would be just like Judas. Someone who is counted as "one of us", but works for Satan.

    Now are we saying that Pope Francis is the man of sin? Yes, but it is not JUST him. It involves all previous and future Popes who have exalted themselves into this same position and also the leaders of the Roman Catholic Church. The man of sin involves the whole SYSTEM of the Papacy. Just take a look at some of these quotes from the Papal Church ...

    "The Pope is not simply the representative of Jesus Christ. On the contrary, he is Jesus Christ Himself, under the veil of the flesh." (Evangelical Christendom, January 1, 1895, pg. 15, published in London by J. S. Phillips)

    "The Pope is of so great dignity, and so exalted that he is not a mere man, but as it were God and the vicar of God." (Ferraris Ecclesiastical dictionary)

    "The Pope and God are the same, so he has all power in Heaven and earth." (Pope Pius V, quoted in Barclay, Chapter XXVII, p. 218, Cities Petrus Bertanous)

    "The Saviour Himself is the door of the sheepfold: 'I am the door of the sheep.' Into this fold of Jesus Christ, no man may enter unless he be led by the Sovereign Pontiff; and only if they be united to him can men be saved, for the Roman Pontiff is the Vicar of Christ and His personal representative on earth." (Pope John XXIII in his homily to the Bishops and faithful assisting at his coronation on November 4, 1958)

    Jesus Christ told us to call no man on earth our "Father" (Spiritual Father) for we have only ONE Father who is in heaven (Matthew 23:9). The Papacy says, call the Pope HOLY FATHER!

    Jesus Christ says that salvation is ONLY found through Himself (Acts 4:12). The Papacy says that salvation is ONLY found through the Roman Catholic Church!

    Jesus Christ told us through Jeremiah not to make offerings to or worship the "Queen of Heaven". The Papacy ENCOURAGES it's followers to make prayers, offerings and worship to the Queen of Heaven (The Roman Catholic Mary).

    The Roman Catholic Church is so clearly an apostate church.

    Friends, the Bible reveals the clear truth about who the antichrist is. All of the Protestant reformers knew the truth about the man of sin and the Bible antichrist. Yes, this is an unpopular teaching, but it's the TRUTH. And if we decide to turn away from truth just because it will make us unpopular, then we are in effect turning away from Christ Jesus.

    Satan is setting up a major deception for the last days, and he is using the Vatican and the Roman Catholic Church to implement it. Please seek the truth and live by it. We are living in perilous times.
    NEED TO KNOW. THE OMINOUS NUMBER - 666 THE NUMBER OF A MAN. Revelation tells of an ominous and deceptive beast whose number is 666. [ REVELATION 13:18]. 6 – Represents the worship of man, and is the number of man, signifying his rebellion, imperfection, works, and disobedience. Man was created on the sixth day (Genesis 1:26, 31). See also Exodus 31:15 and Daniel 3:1. The number is especially significant in the book Revelation, as “666” identifies the beast- the PAPACY. 666 – As mentioned, six represents the number of man; 666 represents the kingdom of man in opposition to God. Thus, 666 also symbolizes a COUNTERFEIT TRINITY. “Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred and sixty-six” (Revelation 13:18). Here is a Catholic quote: “The title of the pope of Rome is Vicarius Filii Dei” (English: “Vicar of the Son of God”) “The numeral letters of his name shall make up this number.” In latin, Roman language, letters are also used for numbers, so a person name can often have a number adding up what the letters/ numbers mean. Pope's miter are these" VICARIOUS FILII DEI" which is the latin for VICAR OF THE SON OF GOD. A "VICAR" is someone who take another's place vicar of God, means he takes God's place. In Greek the word ANTE or ANTI means to take place of; So ANTICHRIST is not someone who is against christ or a non christian power, it really means someone who claims to take place of Christ; or stand in His place. That is exactly what the Roman power claims to do! NO ONE can take the place of our Blessed Saviour, no one! But the man of sin 'tries' to take His place! So many people are looking in the wrong place for antichrist. We need to look in the professed Christian church. We need to be looking at a religious system that has put itself IN PLACE OF Christ on earth. This is antichrist. Now what else does Paul say about this man of sin? He calls him the "son of perdition( 2 Thess 2:3)". Did you know there is only one other person in the Bible with that name? JUDAS! (John 17:12). Yes, that DECEIVER FROM WITHIN THE CHURCH! God is letting us know that the man of sin would be just like Judas. Someone who is counted as "one of us", but works for Satan. Now are we saying that Pope Francis is the man of sin? Yes, but it is not JUST him. It involves all previous and future Popes who have exalted themselves into this same position and also the leaders of the Roman Catholic Church. The man of sin involves the whole SYSTEM of the Papacy. Just take a look at some of these quotes from the Papal Church ... "The Pope is not simply the representative of Jesus Christ. On the contrary, he is Jesus Christ Himself, under the veil of the flesh." (Evangelical Christendom, January 1, 1895, pg. 15, published in London by J. S. Phillips) "The Pope is of so great dignity, and so exalted that he is not a mere man, but as it were God and the vicar of God." (Ferraris Ecclesiastical dictionary) "The Pope and God are the same, so he has all power in Heaven and earth." (Pope Pius V, quoted in Barclay, Chapter XXVII, p. 218, Cities Petrus Bertanous) "The Saviour Himself is the door of the sheepfold: 'I am the door of the sheep.' Into this fold of Jesus Christ, no man may enter unless he be led by the Sovereign Pontiff; and only if they be united to him can men be saved, for the Roman Pontiff is the Vicar of Christ and His personal representative on earth." (Pope John XXIII in his homily to the Bishops and faithful assisting at his coronation on November 4, 1958) Jesus Christ told us to call no man on earth our "Father" (Spiritual Father) for we have only ONE Father who is in heaven (Matthew 23:9). The Papacy says, call the Pope HOLY FATHER! Jesus Christ says that salvation is ONLY found through Himself (Acts 4:12). The Papacy says that salvation is ONLY found through the Roman Catholic Church! Jesus Christ told us through Jeremiah not to make offerings to or worship the "Queen of Heaven". The Papacy ENCOURAGES it's followers to make prayers, offerings and worship to the Queen of Heaven (The Roman Catholic Mary). The Roman Catholic Church is so clearly an apostate church. Friends, the Bible reveals the clear truth about who the antichrist is. All of the Protestant reformers knew the truth about the man of sin and the Bible antichrist. Yes, this is an unpopular teaching, but it's the TRUTH. And if we decide to turn away from truth just because it will make us unpopular, then we are in effect turning away from Christ Jesus. Satan is setting up a major deception for the last days, and he is using the Vatican and the Roman Catholic Church to implement it. Please seek the truth and live by it. We are living in perilous times.
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  • A NUGGET OF TRUTH.
    THE VANITY BEHIND THIS PUBLIC BIBLE READING.

    On its surface, “America Reads the Bible” appears to be a noble call for national spiritual renewal. Politicians, celebrities, and religious leaders gathered in Washington, D.C., to publicly recite Scripture, declaring the Word of God as America’s foundation. Yet when examined through the lens of pure biblical Christianity, this event reveals something profoundly troubling. It is not a revival of faith but a spectacle of religious performance, where the very people lifting the Bible live in open contradiction to its plainest commands. The apostle James warned that if anyone seems to be religious but does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his own heart, and his religion is vain (James 1:26). That warning echoes like a trumpet over this gathering.

    Consider the central figure of the event and the political movement behind it. President Donald Trump stood reading from the book of Chronicles, yet his entire public life has been a study in the unbridled tongue. He has mocked the disabled, attacked political opponents with crude nicknames, bragged about immoral behavior and spewed endless streams of venomous language on social media. James asks, “If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.” By that measure, what possible religious value can a Bible reading have when the reader himself refuses to control his speech? The Bible event becomes not an act of worship but an act of self-deception, a public relations maneuver to wrap a political brand in the cloak of piety.

    On April 21, 2026, during the “America Reads the Bible” event, Donald Trump read 2 Chronicles 7:11-22 from the Old Testament. The reading, which includes the well-known verse 2 Chronicles 7:14, focuses on humbling oneself, praying and turning from wicked ways to receive healing for the land. The passage declares, “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” Yet the very man delivering these words has never shown a hint of public humility. He has never turned from his wicked ways by apologizing for adultery, falsehoods, or cruelty.

    But the problem goes deeper than an unbridled tongue. On July 18, 2015, at the Family Leadership Summit in Ames, Iowa, Donald Trump was asked by moderator Frank Luntz whether he had ever asked God for forgiveness for his actions. His answer was stunning. “I am not sure I have. I just go on and try to do a better job from there. I don’t think so,” he said. When pressed further, he added, “I think if I do something wrong, I think, I just try and make it right. I don’t bring God into that picture. I don’t.” This is not the response of a humble man seeking divine mercy. It is the response of a self‑sufficient man who believes his own efforts are enough. The implications are devastating for any claim to genuine Christianity.

    The Bible declares that “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” and that “if we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins.” Without confession and repentance, there is no forgiveness, and without forgiveness, there is no salvation. Trump’s refusal to seek forgiveness does not merely contradict the faith he claims; it places him outside the very gospel he pretends to honor. And yet, eleven years later, he stood on the national stage reading a passage that demands exactly what he has always refused: humbling oneself, seeking God’s face, and turning from wicked ways. The contradiction is absolutely shocking.

    Moreover, America as a nation has not humbled itself; it has grown more arrogant, more divided, and more violent. The passage demands national repentance. Instead, this event offered a staged reading without any of the substance. The land cannot be healed by a ceremony that mocks the very conditions of healing. Trump read the prescription for revival while holding the disease himself.

    James goes on to define pure and undefiled religion before God the Father: to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world. Look closely at the list of those involved. Franklin Graham, who although heads a charity, has spent years defending every excess of political power, enriching his own influence while the poor and marginalized are pushed aside.

    Also, many of the megachurch pastors who lent their names to this event have built lavish lifestyles on the offering of the working poor, flying private jets and wearing designer clothes while telling struggling families to have more faith. Where is the care for the afflicted among them? Where is the evidence that these politicians and pastors have kept themselves unspotted from a world system defined by greed, nationalism, and cruelty? Instead, they have grown rich at the expense of the vulnerable, all while holding Bible readings on the national mall.

    Then there is the question of immigrants, the strangers among us. Jesus himself gave a terrifying picture of the final judgment: “I was a stranger and ye took me not in: naked and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.” The same political figures who stood on stage reading Scripture have championed policies that separate migrant children from their parents, that build walls and cages, that vilify the asylum seeker and the refugee. They treat the immigrant as an invader, not as a neighbor. They have not taken in the stranger; they have cast him out. And yet they read the Bible aloud, as if the act of reading somehow atones for the sin of refusing to obey what they read. This is the very hypocrisy that Jesus condemned in the Pharisees, who tithed mint and cumin but neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness.

    There is also the matter of the Sabbath commandment, recorded plainly in the very Scriptures these leaders publicly claim to revere. The fourth commandment of God’s moral law states, “Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: but the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God.” Yet every politician, pastor and celebrity on that stage not only disregards the seventh-day Sabbath but actively participates in Sunday worship traditions that have no biblical basis. They read the words, “The seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD,” and then turn away to honor instead the first day of the week. Their own Bibles testify against them.

    By breaking one of the Ten Commandments while claiming to uphold God’s Word, they demonstrate that their public display of Christianity is a pretense. The apostle John wrote, “He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.” These leaders read the commandment, ignore it, and lead the nation to follow their example of selective obedience. This disobedience stands as silent witness that their religion is not built on surrender to God but on human tradition.

    Jesus also spoke directly to those who obsess over the text while missing its entire purpose. “Search the scriptures,” he said, “for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.” The participants in this event believe that by holding a Bible, by reciting its verses on national television, they are securing God’s favor. But they reject the very heart of the Scriptures. They ignore the commandments to love God and neighbor, to care for the poor, to welcome the foreigner, to speak truth and practice humility, and to remember the Sabbath day as a sign of creation and redemption. They have made the Bible an idol, a talisman of political power, while rejecting the law that is clearly written within it. They search the Scriptures but they refuse to come to the Christ who is the life.

    The psalmist wrote, “Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.” Notice the progression: the word hidden in the heart leads to obedience, to turning from sin. But this event reversed that order. It placed the Bible in the hand and on the lips while leaving the heart untouched. Reading the Bible is nothing, less than nothing, actually, a form of self-condemnation, if you do not apply it to the heart. These leaders read about mercy while showing none. They read about humility while strutting with pride. They read about the Sabbath while trampling on God’s holy day. They read about pure religion while making alliances with the corrupt. They have deceived their own hearts, and now they invite a nation to join them in that deception.

    From a prophetic perspective, this event is not a sign of revival but a sign of apostasy. It is the very condition warned about in the last days: people holding a form of godliness but denying its power. They love the Bible as an object, a symbol, a political prop, but they hate the Bible’s commands when those commands interfere with their agenda.

    They want the prestige of Scripture without the transformation that Scripture demands. And so their religion is VAIN, their reading is EMPTY, and their witness is a STUMBLING BLOCK. True biblical Christianity is not measured by how often one reads the Bible in public, but by how faithfully one lives it in private, bridling the tongue, caring for the afflicted, welcoming the stranger, keeping God’s commandments including the Sabbath, and hiding His word in the heart until it reshapes every thought and action. By that standard, “America Reads the Bible” is not a revival. It is a funeral for a faith that has been traded for power.

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    A NUGGET OF TRUTH. THE VANITY BEHIND THIS PUBLIC BIBLE READING. On its surface, “America Reads the Bible” appears to be a noble call for national spiritual renewal. Politicians, celebrities, and religious leaders gathered in Washington, D.C., to publicly recite Scripture, declaring the Word of God as America’s foundation. Yet when examined through the lens of pure biblical Christianity, this event reveals something profoundly troubling. It is not a revival of faith but a spectacle of religious performance, where the very people lifting the Bible live in open contradiction to its plainest commands. The apostle James warned that if anyone seems to be religious but does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his own heart, and his religion is vain (James 1:26). That warning echoes like a trumpet over this gathering. Consider the central figure of the event and the political movement behind it. President Donald Trump stood reading from the book of Chronicles, yet his entire public life has been a study in the unbridled tongue. He has mocked the disabled, attacked political opponents with crude nicknames, bragged about immoral behavior and spewed endless streams of venomous language on social media. James asks, “If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.” By that measure, what possible religious value can a Bible reading have when the reader himself refuses to control his speech? The Bible event becomes not an act of worship but an act of self-deception, a public relations maneuver to wrap a political brand in the cloak of piety. On April 21, 2026, during the “America Reads the Bible” event, Donald Trump read 2 Chronicles 7:11-22 from the Old Testament. The reading, which includes the well-known verse 2 Chronicles 7:14, focuses on humbling oneself, praying and turning from wicked ways to receive healing for the land. The passage declares, “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” Yet the very man delivering these words has never shown a hint of public humility. He has never turned from his wicked ways by apologizing for adultery, falsehoods, or cruelty. But the problem goes deeper than an unbridled tongue. On July 18, 2015, at the Family Leadership Summit in Ames, Iowa, Donald Trump was asked by moderator Frank Luntz whether he had ever asked God for forgiveness for his actions. His answer was stunning. “I am not sure I have. I just go on and try to do a better job from there. I don’t think so,” he said. When pressed further, he added, “I think if I do something wrong, I think, I just try and make it right. I don’t bring God into that picture. I don’t.” This is not the response of a humble man seeking divine mercy. It is the response of a self‑sufficient man who believes his own efforts are enough. The implications are devastating for any claim to genuine Christianity. The Bible declares that “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” and that “if we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins.” Without confession and repentance, there is no forgiveness, and without forgiveness, there is no salvation. Trump’s refusal to seek forgiveness does not merely contradict the faith he claims; it places him outside the very gospel he pretends to honor. And yet, eleven years later, he stood on the national stage reading a passage that demands exactly what he has always refused: humbling oneself, seeking God’s face, and turning from wicked ways. The contradiction is absolutely shocking. Moreover, America as a nation has not humbled itself; it has grown more arrogant, more divided, and more violent. The passage demands national repentance. Instead, this event offered a staged reading without any of the substance. The land cannot be healed by a ceremony that mocks the very conditions of healing. Trump read the prescription for revival while holding the disease himself. James goes on to define pure and undefiled religion before God the Father: to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world. Look closely at the list of those involved. Franklin Graham, who although heads a charity, has spent years defending every excess of political power, enriching his own influence while the poor and marginalized are pushed aside. Also, many of the megachurch pastors who lent their names to this event have built lavish lifestyles on the offering of the working poor, flying private jets and wearing designer clothes while telling struggling families to have more faith. Where is the care for the afflicted among them? Where is the evidence that these politicians and pastors have kept themselves unspotted from a world system defined by greed, nationalism, and cruelty? Instead, they have grown rich at the expense of the vulnerable, all while holding Bible readings on the national mall. Then there is the question of immigrants, the strangers among us. Jesus himself gave a terrifying picture of the final judgment: “I was a stranger and ye took me not in: naked and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.” The same political figures who stood on stage reading Scripture have championed policies that separate migrant children from their parents, that build walls and cages, that vilify the asylum seeker and the refugee. They treat the immigrant as an invader, not as a neighbor. They have not taken in the stranger; they have cast him out. And yet they read the Bible aloud, as if the act of reading somehow atones for the sin of refusing to obey what they read. This is the very hypocrisy that Jesus condemned in the Pharisees, who tithed mint and cumin but neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. There is also the matter of the Sabbath commandment, recorded plainly in the very Scriptures these leaders publicly claim to revere. The fourth commandment of God’s moral law states, “Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: but the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God.” Yet every politician, pastor and celebrity on that stage not only disregards the seventh-day Sabbath but actively participates in Sunday worship traditions that have no biblical basis. They read the words, “The seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD,” and then turn away to honor instead the first day of the week. Their own Bibles testify against them. By breaking one of the Ten Commandments while claiming to uphold God’s Word, they demonstrate that their public display of Christianity is a pretense. The apostle John wrote, “He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.” These leaders read the commandment, ignore it, and lead the nation to follow their example of selective obedience. This disobedience stands as silent witness that their religion is not built on surrender to God but on human tradition. Jesus also spoke directly to those who obsess over the text while missing its entire purpose. “Search the scriptures,” he said, “for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.” The participants in this event believe that by holding a Bible, by reciting its verses on national television, they are securing God’s favor. But they reject the very heart of the Scriptures. They ignore the commandments to love God and neighbor, to care for the poor, to welcome the foreigner, to speak truth and practice humility, and to remember the Sabbath day as a sign of creation and redemption. They have made the Bible an idol, a talisman of political power, while rejecting the law that is clearly written within it. They search the Scriptures but they refuse to come to the Christ who is the life. The psalmist wrote, “Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.” Notice the progression: the word hidden in the heart leads to obedience, to turning from sin. But this event reversed that order. It placed the Bible in the hand and on the lips while leaving the heart untouched. Reading the Bible is nothing, less than nothing, actually, a form of self-condemnation, if you do not apply it to the heart. These leaders read about mercy while showing none. They read about humility while strutting with pride. They read about the Sabbath while trampling on God’s holy day. They read about pure religion while making alliances with the corrupt. They have deceived their own hearts, and now they invite a nation to join them in that deception. From a prophetic perspective, this event is not a sign of revival but a sign of apostasy. It is the very condition warned about in the last days: people holding a form of godliness but denying its power. They love the Bible as an object, a symbol, a political prop, but they hate the Bible’s commands when those commands interfere with their agenda. They want the prestige of Scripture without the transformation that Scripture demands. And so their religion is VAIN, their reading is EMPTY, and their witness is a STUMBLING BLOCK. True biblical Christianity is not measured by how often one reads the Bible in public, but by how faithfully one lives it in private, bridling the tongue, caring for the afflicted, welcoming the stranger, keeping God’s commandments including the Sabbath, and hiding His word in the heart until it reshapes every thought and action. By that standard, “America Reads the Bible” is not a revival. It is a funeral for a faith that has been traded for power. Gospel Angels Broadcasting
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  • DAILY BIBLE LESSON.
    GREAT CHANGES ARE SOON TO TAKE PLACE IN OUR WORLD.

    A Universal Sunday legislation.
    History will be repeated. False religion will be exalted.
    The First day of the week, (Sunday) is a common working day, possessing no Sanctity whatsoever, and will be set up just as was the GOLDEN IMAGE OF BABYLON.

    Please, share this study with your family, friends co-workers, and all who you can, for the expansion of the Kingdom of GOD.

    All nations and tongues and peoples will be commanded to worship this SPURIOUS SABBATH.
    The decree enforcing the worship of this day is to go forth to all the world [ Rev 13:15-16].
    ( The S.D.A Bible commentary 7:976 1897).

    As America the land of religious liberty, shall unite with the PAPACY in forcing the conscience and compelling men to honor the false SABBATH, the people of every country on the globe will be led to follow her example [ Rev 13:11-12].
    ( Testimonies for the church 6:18 1900).

    Foreign nations will follow the example of the United States.
    Though she leads out, yet the same crisis will come upon our people in all parts of the world.
    ( Testimonies for the church 6:395 1900).

    The substitution of the laws of men for the law of God, the exaltation, by merely human Authority of Sunday in place of the Bible SABBATH, is the last act in the drama, when this substitution becomes UNIVERSAL God will reveal Himself. He will arise in His majesty to shake terribly the Earth.
    ( Testimonies for the church 7:141 1902).

    To learn more about our Lord Jesus Christ, the Word of God, and the Sabbath, please visit your local Seventh-day Adventist Church.

    Or please visit us at Rossville Seventh-day Adventist Church, located at 1737 Mission Ridge Road, Rossville Georgia 30741

    Pastor; Greg Hudson

    Services start at 11am on Saturday (Sabbath) morning.
    DAILY BIBLE LESSON. GREAT CHANGES ARE SOON TO TAKE PLACE IN OUR WORLD. A Universal Sunday legislation. History will be repeated. False religion will be exalted. The First day of the week, (Sunday) is a common working day, possessing no Sanctity whatsoever, and will be set up just as was the GOLDEN IMAGE OF BABYLON. Please, share this study with your family, friends co-workers, and all who you can, for the expansion of the Kingdom of GOD. All nations and tongues and peoples will be commanded to worship this SPURIOUS SABBATH. The decree enforcing the worship of this day is to go forth to all the world [ Rev 13:15-16]. ( The S.D.A Bible commentary 7:976 1897). As America the land of religious liberty, shall unite with the PAPACY in forcing the conscience and compelling men to honor the false SABBATH, the people of every country on the globe will be led to follow her example [ Rev 13:11-12]. ( Testimonies for the church 6:18 1900). Foreign nations will follow the example of the United States. Though she leads out, yet the same crisis will come upon our people in all parts of the world. ( Testimonies for the church 6:395 1900). The substitution of the laws of men for the law of God, the exaltation, by merely human Authority of Sunday in place of the Bible SABBATH, is the last act in the drama, when this substitution becomes UNIVERSAL God will reveal Himself. He will arise in His majesty to shake terribly the Earth. ( Testimonies for the church 7:141 1902). To learn more about our Lord Jesus Christ, the Word of God, and the Sabbath, please visit your local Seventh-day Adventist Church. Or please visit us at Rossville Seventh-day Adventist Church, located at 1737 Mission Ridge Road, Rossville Georgia 30741 Pastor; Greg Hudson Services start at 11am on Saturday (Sabbath) morning.
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  • *The Test of Solomon: Wisdom, Wealth, and the Heart*
    1 Kings 3–11

    Solomon’s story is basically a case study in how success itself becomes the test. God gave him 3 things people chase most: wisdom, wealth, and power. What happened next shows what those gifts do to the heart.

    1. The Test of Wisdom

    The setup: God appears to Solomon in a dream and says, _“Ask for whatever you want me to give you.”_ 1 Kings 3:5

    Solomon could’ve asked for long life, victory over enemies, or riches. Instead he asks: _“Give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong.”_ 1 Kings 3:9

    He passed: God was pleased. He gave Solomon wisdom beyond anyone before or after him, _plus_ the things he didn’t ask for — wealth and honor. 1 Kings 3:12-13

    Famous example: The two women fighting over one living baby. Solomon’s solution — “Cut the baby in half” — exposed the real mother’s heart. 1 Kings 3:16-28

    The lesson: Wisdom isn’t about IQ. It’s about a heart that wants to judge rightly and serve others. Solomon started strong because his heart was humble: _“I am only a little child and do not know how to carry out my duties.”_ 1 Kings 3:7

    2. The Test of Wealth

    The blessing: Solomon became ridiculously wealthy. Gold, silver, trade, tribute from nations. 1 Kings 10:14-29. He built the Temple, his palace, fleets of ships. Israel had peace and prosperity like never before.

    He started failing: Deuteronomy 17:16-17 warned Israel’s kings: don’t multiply horses, wives, or silver/gold for yourself. Solomon did all three.

    700 wives, 300 concubines — many from foreign nations
    Horses from Egypt — symbol of military self-reliance
    Gold hoarding — 666 talents per year

    The lesson: Wealth isn’t evil, but it tests your trust. Will you depend on God or on what you’ve stored up? Solomon’s wealth slowly shifted his security from God to his own kingdom.

    3. The Test of the Heart

    *Where he finally failed*: _“As Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and his heart was not fully devoted to the Lord his God.”_ 1 Kings 11:4

    He built high places for Chemosh, Molek, and Ashtoreth so his wives could worship. The wisest man on earth did the most foolish thing — split his heart.

    *God’s response*: _“Since this is your attitude... I will most certainly tear the kingdom away from you.”_ 1 Kings 11:11. The kingdom split under his son Rehoboam.

    *The lesson*: You can have wisdom and wealth, but if your heart drifts, you lose it all. Solomon wrote Proverbs 4:23 — _“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.”_ He knew the truth, but didn’t guard it in himself.

    3 Takeaways for Today

    1. Wisdom is tested by humility - When you’re given influence, do you use it to serve or to be served?
    2. Wealth is tested by worship - Do your resources make you depend on God more, or less?
    3. The heart is tested by devotion- What you love most will direct your wisdom and your wealth.

    Solomon started by asking for a listening heart. He ended with a divided heart. The test wasn’t whether he could get wisdom and wealth. It was whether they’d keep him close to God.

    #Solomon #Wisdom #Wealth #heart
    *The Test of Solomon: Wisdom, Wealth, and the Heart* 1 Kings 3–11 Solomon’s story is basically a case study in how success itself becomes the test. God gave him 3 things people chase most: wisdom, wealth, and power. What happened next shows what those gifts do to the heart. ✅1. The Test of Wisdom The setup: God appears to Solomon in a dream and says, _“Ask for whatever you want me to give you.”_ 1 Kings 3:5 Solomon could’ve asked for long life, victory over enemies, or riches. Instead he asks: _“Give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong.”_ 1 Kings 3:9 He passed: God was pleased. He gave Solomon wisdom beyond anyone before or after him, _plus_ the things he didn’t ask for — wealth and honor. 1 Kings 3:12-13 Famous example: The two women fighting over one living baby. Solomon’s solution — “Cut the baby in half” — exposed the real mother’s heart. 1 Kings 3:16-28 The lesson: Wisdom isn’t about IQ. It’s about a heart that wants to judge rightly and serve others. Solomon started strong because his heart was humble: _“I am only a little child and do not know how to carry out my duties.”_ 1 Kings 3:7 ✅2. The Test of Wealth The blessing: Solomon became ridiculously wealthy. Gold, silver, trade, tribute from nations. 1 Kings 10:14-29. He built the Temple, his palace, fleets of ships. Israel had peace and prosperity like never before. He started failing: Deuteronomy 17:16-17 warned Israel’s kings: don’t multiply horses, wives, or silver/gold for yourself. Solomon did all three. 700 wives, 300 concubines — many from foreign nations Horses from Egypt — symbol of military self-reliance Gold hoarding — 666 talents per year The lesson: Wealth isn’t evil, but it tests your trust. Will you depend on God or on what you’ve stored up? Solomon’s wealth slowly shifted his security from God to his own kingdom. ✅3. The Test of the Heart *Where he finally failed*: _“As Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and his heart was not fully devoted to the Lord his God.”_ 1 Kings 11:4 He built high places for Chemosh, Molek, and Ashtoreth so his wives could worship. The wisest man on earth did the most foolish thing — split his heart. *God’s response*: _“Since this is your attitude... I will most certainly tear the kingdom away from you.”_ 1 Kings 11:11. The kingdom split under his son Rehoboam. *The lesson*: You can have wisdom and wealth, but if your heart drifts, you lose it all. Solomon wrote Proverbs 4:23 — _“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.”_ He knew the truth, but didn’t guard it in himself. 📌3 Takeaways for Today 1. Wisdom is tested by humility - When you’re given influence, do you use it to serve or to be served? 2. Wealth is tested by worship - Do your resources make you depend on God more, or less? 3. The heart is tested by devotion- What you love most will direct your wisdom and your wealth. Solomon started by asking for a listening heart. He ended with a divided heart. The test wasn’t whether he could get wisdom and wealth. It was whether they’d keep him close to God. #Solomon #Wisdom #Wealth #heart
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  • What is True Worship to GOD?
    True worship is worship that comes from the depths of the heart. AccordingtoJohn we must worship "in truth and in spirit".

    "in truth" refers to worshipping God according to the truths and teachings of the word of God, sinerely as opposed to worship an image of another diety, person or object, which in of itself is idolatry. Some worship God while distracted, Some may even appear to be worshipping God with all their hearts but in their hearts they are thinking about their next appointments or the delicious meal tgat they will eat immediately after the worship. They are worshipping God with a deceptive heart, while others think they are worshipping God their minds are somewhere else. This is contrary to the scriptures and is not true worship.

    "in Spirit" refers to the depths or levels of our worship. True worship must come from the heart.

    We must approach God and offer ourselves completely to him no Idols or strings attached. John 4:24 God is a spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in truth and in spirit.
    What is True Worship to GOD? True worship is worship that comes from the depths of the heart. AccordingtoJohn we must worship "in truth and in spirit". "in truth" refers to worshipping God according to the truths and teachings of the word of God, sinerely as opposed to worship an image of another diety, person or object, which in of itself is idolatry. Some worship God while distracted, Some may even appear to be worshipping God with all their hearts but in their hearts they are thinking about their next appointments or the delicious meal tgat they will eat immediately after the worship. They are worshipping God with a deceptive heart, while others think they are worshipping God their minds are somewhere else. This is contrary to the scriptures and is not true worship. "in Spirit" refers to the depths or levels of our worship. True worship must come from the heart. We must approach God and offer ourselves completely to him no Idols or strings attached. John 4:24 God is a spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in truth and in spirit.
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  • THEME FOR THE WEEK: STRESS

    ASHER’S QUIET DAWN

    A true-to-life composite story (names changed) that shows how Christ-centered community, wise habits, and professional care can weave healing out of crushing emotional stress.

    STORM CLOUDS

    Asher was a 32-year-old project manager in Austin. Lay-offs slashed his team in January. His mother’s cancer recurred in February by March, headaches and chest-tightness chased him from morning to night. He woke at 3 a.m. replaying worst- case scenarios“What if I can’t pay rent?” “What if Mom dies before I see her again?”then dragged himself through each day numb and irritable. Sunday worship felt hollow; prayer was a blur of half-sentenced groans.“My soul is in turmoil within me” (Psalm 42:5)

    FIRST RAY OF LIGHT:

    After another panic-laced commute, Asher finally texted Seth, his small-group leader:
    “Not OK. Can we talk tonight?”
    That evening they walked the neighborhood trail. Seth listened far more than he spoke, then said, “This is heavy but you don’t have to muscle through alone. Let’s widen the circle.'' He suggested three concrete steps:
    1. Make an appointment with Dr. Rahman, a Christian counselor on their church referral list.
    2. See a primary-care doctor to rule out underlying medical issues.
    3. Join Seth’s family for Wednesday dinners “zero expectations, just presence.”

    The Healing Tapestry : BODY

    Dr. Patel (PCP) discovered borderline hypertension; moderate medication + daily 30-minute walks began.
    Sleep hygiene: phone in the kitchen, blackout curtains, a fixed bedtime routine with a Psalm read aloud.

    MIND
    Counselor Rahman used CBT and guided Asher to spot thought -traps:
    Catastrophizing replaced with truth-statements Today has trials yes but God promises sufficient grace for today.
    All-or-nothing thinking called problems into bite-sized next actions. They scheduled a 15-minute “worry window” at 7 p.m. so rumination stopped hijacking the whole day.
    HEART
    Lament journaling: Asher wrote one raw prayer daily (see Psalm 13 as template). Memorized Isaiah 41:10; recited it during morning walks. Wednesday nights became sacred: laughter over chili, board games with Seth’s kids, and impromptu hymns around an out-of-tune piano.

    HANDS
    At church Asher volunteered to run slides once a month light responsibility that re-anchored him in corporate worship. A friend helped create a realistic budget; the numbers looked tight but doable.

    Setback & Perseverance

    Two months in, Mom’s chemo side-effects worsened. The old chest-tightness surged.
    Instead of isolating, Asher texted the group’s Signal chat: “Back in the fog prayers welcome.”
    Within minutes prayer-texts poured in. Seth drove over with take-out; they simply read Romans 8 aloud and cried.
    The episode lasted days, not weeks evidence that new supports were holding.

    QUIET DAWN
    By early autumn Asher noticed:
    • Blood pressure normalized.
    • Sleep averaged 7 hours.
    • He could sit quietly with a book again for the first time in a year.
    One Thursday sunrise he penned:
    “Six months ago I dreaded waking up. Today I heard the morning birds and thanked God I’m still here.”
    Emotional stress hadn’t vanished; layoffs were still real, chemo still hard. Yet resilience had grown: body calmed faster, thoughts bent toward truth sooner, heart leaned on promises steadier.
    What Made the Difference?
    Honest confession breaking silence.
    Layered care: medical, psychological, spiritual, relational.
    Steady liturgies of rest, Scripture, and fellowship.
    Persistent prayer his own and that of others’.

    Asher often quotes Psalm 55:22:
    “Cast your burden on the Lord, and He will sustain you.”
    He knows now by experience that sustaining grace is usually woven thread by thread through ordinary means God loves to use.

    If You See Your Story in His

    Tell a trusted person today.

    Open a Psalm tonight voice your distress honestly to the One who already knows.

    The dawn may come slowly, but it will come;
    “His mercies are new every morning” (Lamentations 3:22-23).
    I
    THEME FOR THE WEEK: STRESS ASHER’S QUIET DAWN A true-to-life composite story (names changed) that shows how Christ-centered community, wise habits, and professional care can weave healing out of crushing emotional stress. STORM CLOUDS Asher was a 32-year-old project manager in Austin. Lay-offs slashed his team in January. His mother’s cancer recurred in February by March, headaches and chest-tightness chased him from morning to night. He woke at 3 a.m. replaying worst- case scenarios“What if I can’t pay rent?” “What if Mom dies before I see her again?”then dragged himself through each day numb and irritable. Sunday worship felt hollow; prayer was a blur of half-sentenced groans.“My soul is in turmoil within me” (Psalm 42:5) FIRST RAY OF LIGHT: After another panic-laced commute, Asher finally texted Seth, his small-group leader: “Not OK. Can we talk tonight?” That evening they walked the neighborhood trail. Seth listened far more than he spoke, then said, “This is heavy but you don’t have to muscle through alone. Let’s widen the circle.'' He suggested three concrete steps: 1. Make an appointment with Dr. Rahman, a Christian counselor on their church referral list. 2. See a primary-care doctor to rule out underlying medical issues. 3. Join Seth’s family for Wednesday dinners “zero expectations, just presence.” The Healing Tapestry : BODY Dr. Patel (PCP) discovered borderline hypertension; moderate medication + daily 30-minute walks began. Sleep hygiene: phone in the kitchen, blackout curtains, a fixed bedtime routine with a Psalm read aloud. MIND Counselor Rahman used CBT and guided Asher to spot thought -traps: Catastrophizing replaced with truth-statements Today has trials yes but God promises sufficient grace for today. All-or-nothing thinking called problems into bite-sized next actions. They scheduled a 15-minute “worry window” at 7 p.m. so rumination stopped hijacking the whole day. HEART Lament journaling: Asher wrote one raw prayer daily (see Psalm 13 as template). Memorized Isaiah 41:10; recited it during morning walks. Wednesday nights became sacred: laughter over chili, board games with Seth’s kids, and impromptu hymns around an out-of-tune piano. HANDS At church Asher volunteered to run slides once a month light responsibility that re-anchored him in corporate worship. A friend helped create a realistic budget; the numbers looked tight but doable. Setback & Perseverance Two months in, Mom’s chemo side-effects worsened. The old chest-tightness surged. Instead of isolating, Asher texted the group’s Signal chat: “Back in the fog prayers welcome.” Within minutes prayer-texts poured in. Seth drove over with take-out; they simply read Romans 8 aloud and cried. The episode lasted days, not weeks evidence that new supports were holding. QUIET DAWN By early autumn Asher noticed: • Blood pressure normalized. • Sleep averaged 7 hours. • He could sit quietly with a book again for the first time in a year. One Thursday sunrise he penned: “Six months ago I dreaded waking up. Today I heard the morning birds and thanked God I’m still here.” Emotional stress hadn’t vanished; layoffs were still real, chemo still hard. Yet resilience had grown: body calmed faster, thoughts bent toward truth sooner, heart leaned on promises steadier. What Made the Difference? Honest confession breaking silence. Layered care: medical, psychological, spiritual, relational. Steady liturgies of rest, Scripture, and fellowship. Persistent prayer his own and that of others’. Asher often quotes Psalm 55:22: “Cast your burden on the Lord, and He will sustain you.” He knows now by experience that sustaining grace is usually woven thread by thread through ordinary means God loves to use. If You See Your Story in His Tell a trusted person today. Open a Psalm tonight voice your distress honestly to the One who already knows. The dawn may come slowly, but it will come; “His mercies are new every morning” (Lamentations 3:22-23). I
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