A Joyful Attitude Adjustment

By Rev. Lonnie C. Crowe

God is calling for a radical change in the Church, a change that goes deeply into the roots of our being.  He is calling for that transformation that can come only from a renewing of our minds.  (Romans 12:2).  God is calling for an attitude adjustment.  In spite of what is happening around on the world stage, God is calling His church into joy and even greater joy.  Greater joy will be the sign that we have undergone the radical change, the transformation by the renewing of our minds that God is calling forth in our lives.  

What makes Christian joy different from the worldly joy?

Worldly joy is fleeting because it rests in satisfying earthly desires.  Christian joy rests in our relationship with God which must include a greater acceptance of His love.   Walking in the love of God brings radical change in our lives. We move out of pessimism and into hope We see the grandeur of our God in His creation.  Our hearts overflow with thanksgiving and worship. We are encouraged, empowered and emboldened in our testimony  .  

              During the troubled times of rebuilding Jerusalem after the Babylonian captivity, Nehemiah encouraged the workers:  "Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our LORD. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the LORD is your strength" (Nehemiah 8:10 NKJV).

  God is not desirous of a weak, sickly, fearful Bride.  We are strengthened by rejoicing but are weakened by fearful murmuring and complaining. Revelation 19:7 tells us the Bride must make herself ready for the coming of the Bridegroom.  That readiness means choosing to be joyful.

            Our joy is a testimony to the overcoming power of our God.  When asking for forgiveness for his grave sin, David sang unto the Lord: ^“Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And uphold me by Your generous Spirit. Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, And sinners shall be converted to You” (Psalm 51:12-13 NKJV).  Both David’s joy and his witness came from a renewed relationship with God.
 

            We cannot deny that we live in troubled times in a fallen world.  Many of God’s people are experiencing personal afflictions as well.  The apostle James wrote: “My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing” (James 1:2-4 NKJV).

            Personally, I am trusting in Romans 8:28 (NKJV). “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.” I am asking God for discernment to see and understand the goodness that  God is bringing forth from present difficult circumstances.

            As we walk through the valleys of life, we must remember the words of Solomon in Proverbs: 

▪ Proverbs 15:13 (NKJV)
¹³  A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance, But by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

▪ Proverbs 15:15 (NKJV)
¹⁵  All the days of the afflicted are evil, But he who is of a merry heart has a continual feast.

▪ Proverbs 17:22 (NKJV)
²²  A merry heart does good, like medicine, But a broken spirit dries the bones.

Thanksgiving in the Highest

By Rev. Lonnie C. Crowe

Revelation 5:13 (NKJV)

^“And every creature which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, I heard saying: ‘Blessing and honor and glory and power Be to Him who sits on the throne, And to the Lamb, forever and ever.’”

            It is in thanksgiving that we praise God for what He has done in our lives. In thanksgiving, we sing as David sang: Psalm 30:11-12 (NKJV)  “You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness, To the end that my glory may sing praise to You and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks to You forever.  

            However, it is in adoration that we praise God for Who He is.  In adoration we join with John as he observed those worshipping around the throne in heaven. Revelation 5:11-13 (NKJV) “Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands, saying with a loud voice: ‘Worthy is the Lamb who was slain To receive power and riches and wisdom, And strength and honor and glory and blessing!’

       “And every creature which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, I heard saying: ‘Blessing and honor and glory and power Be to Him who sits on the throne, And to the Lamb, forever and ever!’” 

            Let us begin this holiday season by praising God for all that He has done in our lives remembering always that the greatest gift He has given us is salvation through the atoning work of Jesus on the Cross.  Let us then move into adoration of Who He is. He is the Beginning and the End, Creator and Sustainer of the universe, Redeemer, King of Kings and Lord of Lords.  He is omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent.  He is the Ancient of Days,  the Lion of Judah, and He has chosen to call us His friends.

            Psalm 34:3 (NKJV)  “Oh, magnify the LORD with me, And let us exalt His name together.”

Time to Rebuild and Restore 

Rev. Lonnie C. Crowe

Isaiah 35:8-10

"A highway shall be there, and a road, and it shall be called the Highway of Holiness. The unclean shall not pass over it, but it shall be for others. Whoever walks the road, although a fool, shall not go astray. No lion shall be there, nor shall any ravenous beast go up on it; it shall not be found there. But the redeemed shall walk there.  And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with singing, with everlasting joy on their heads. They shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away."

Review:

It seems that the Church in America has been in a Babylonian captivity for many years.  Our captivity came because we succumbed to the customs of the world system rather than the commandments of our King.  We have given both tacit and tangible approval of practices that the Bible has warned us are not God’s best for us, i.e. sinful practices.  We have allowed the chains of political correctness to bind us.  We have diluted the Word of God.

The world system, like the Babylonian conquerors of Israel, is crying for the awakening of God’s people. We have become like the ancient Israelites, unable to bring joy into the world.

Consider Psalms 137:1-4: “By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down, yea, we wept When we remembered Zion. We hung our harps Upon the willows in the midst of it. For there those who carried us away captive required of us a song, And those who plundered us required of us mirth, Saying, ‘Sing us one of the songs of Zion!' How shall we sing the Lord's song In a foreign land?”

The Lord is calling us out of our captivity in the Babylon of worldliness that has surrounded us in the past years.  It is time for us to take our harps from the willow trees and return to Zion. 

When Cyrus allowed the Israelites to return to Jerusalem, they did not return to a resplendent nation.  Judea was broken physically and spiritually.  The walls were in ruins; the Temple destroyed.  The returning remnant met opposition at every turn.  The return was difficult.  Yet God blessed them and brought them through to victory. 

It is now our time to rebuild and restore.

The rebuilding and restoration must begin with the Church, the spiritual Israel.

Isaiah preached that charity and compassion are the foundation stones to rebuilding and restoring.

Isaiah 58:10-12: “If you extend your soul to the hungry and satisfy the afflicted soul, then your light shall dawn in the darkness, and your darkness shall be as the noonday. The Lord will guide you continually, and satisfy your soul in drought, and strengthen your bones; you shall be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail. Those from among you shall build the old waste places; you shall raise up the foundations of many generations; and you shall be called the Repairer of the Breach, the Restorer of Streets to Dwell In.”

The government in Babylon allowed and encouraged the rebuilding of Jerusalem.  However, it was God’s people who had to do the rebuilding.  And so, it is up to God’s people to rebuild this nation.

The books of Ezra and Nehemiah tell the story of the rebuilding and restoration.  The first edifice to be built was the Temple.

Ezra 1:5-7:  "Then the heads of the fathers' houses of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests and the Levites, with all those whose spirits God had moved, arose to go up and build the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem. And all those who were around them encouraged them with articles of silver and gold, with goods and livestock, and with precious things, besides all that was willingly offered.  King Cyrus also brought out the articles of the house of the Lord, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from Jerusalem and put in the temple of his gods.”

What had been taken from them was returned.  We must cry out to God for those freedoms which have been challenged and/or actually taken from us to be restored.

In chapters 9-10, Ezra called for confession of sin and repentance. The Jewish people confessed and repented for their sins.  We believers must confess and repent for our sins and then for the sins of our nation.

Before the Babylonian captivity, Israel had adopted many pagan practices including the worship of Baal. The fundamentals of Baal worship remain alive and well today. The principal pillars of Baalism were child sacrifice, sexual immorality (both heterosexual and homosexual) and pantheism (reverence of creation over the Creator).

As we seek to rebuild the spiritual temple of God, our personal temples must be cleansed.

Daniel spoke of an Abomination of Desolation (Dan. 11:31; 12:11) that desecrated the Temple of God.  It happened during the years between the Old and New Testaments.  It will happen again in the Third Temple as prophesied in the Book of Revelation.

Sadly, it is occurring today in the Church.    Some areas about which we should be concerned include:

•Denial of Creation

•Fascination with violence

•Horoscopes and other occult activities

•Substance abuse

•Unbiblical sexual activity

If we want to be repairers of the breach, we must first confess and repent of sinful beliefs and practices in our own lives. 

Remember: “A highway shall be there, and a road, and it shall be called the Highway of Holiness. The unclean shall not pass over it, but it shall be for others.

Each of us must examine our own heart and decide whether we want to walk on the Highway of Holiness or remain in Babylon.

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Holy Highway

Ginger Hendricks | Jim Hendricks

  

The Time of Love

By Rev. Lonnie C. Crowe

In these days, God is revealing in great depth “the Spirit of the Bride” to His Church. Indeed, now her time is “The Time of Love” (Ezekiel.16:8). God is calling the Bride of Christ to make herself ready as she awaits the return of her Bridegroom (Revelation 19:7). His desire is for her to come into the depth and full significance of His love and to reveal that love in our daily lives.  God wants to see His people healed and delivered, and able to walk in the fullness of who they were created by their Heavenly Father to be. He desires maturity in the Church.  The Father’s heart yearns to see us living our lives out of a place of purpose, divine fullness, abundance and faith.

 

Father God is raising up mature Sons of God in this hour who are willing to be carriers of His marvelous light, who exist to carry on the ministry of Jesus Christ and further advance His kingdom by undoing all works of darkness.

Christ Jesus is coming back for a glorious Bride, without spot or wrinkle, a people that hear His voice and walk in the unity of the faith and the knowledge of the Son of God.

Mature Christians are called to encourage, equip and activate the Body of Christ in our gifting, calling and destiny. God desires for us to know Him more intimately and to make Him known to a lost and dying world.

 Walking in the joy and peace of the Lord in spite of the circumstances in our lives is a powerful testimony to a confused and seeking world. Because joy and peace are fruit of the Spirit, they are part of our spiritual DNA.  They are developed in our lives when we understand our identity in the Lord and accept the truth that we are radically loved by our Creator.  Just as nothing can separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus, nothing can separate us from the joy and peace that spring forth from that love.  When we receive that into our lives, we can move into ministry that will change the lives of others.

 

Seeking Atonement for Our Nation

By Reverand Lonnie C. Crowe

 

Abba Father, we come before you today and rejoice in you as David did. We give thanks unto You; we call upon Your Holy name and make known Your deeds among our people. 

We sing unto You, sing psalms unto You and speak of all Your wondrous works. 

We give glory to your holy name:   We rejoice as we seek the Your face.

Jeremiah 29:11  For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.

Isa 54:17  No weapon that is formed against you shall be blessed; and every tongue that shall rise against you in judgment, you shall condemn. This is the inheritance of the servants of Jehovah, and their righteousness is from Me, says Jehovah.

As the wickedness of worldly philosophies, decisions and behaviors seemly surrounds us, we are caught in a whirlwind of fear of the judgment of God.

It is true that those who continue in their desire to destroy Christianity and righteousness will face the judgment of God.  Much of the judgment will be the natural consequences of choices they have made.  

When we exchange freedom for license, immorality, addictions, and confusion, desolation of the soul will arise.  When we destroy the preborn, we destroy much of our future.  We also destroy much of the present because we will no longer value human life.  All lives do matter.   

^{We gather today as defenders of the truth that sets us free. Mic 6:8  He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does Jehovah require of you but to do justice and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God?}

^{We are Pro Israel,  Pro Biblical values,  and Pro Life.}                  Wyoming may be small in population, but we have powerful voice in the spiritual realm and therefore, in the political realm.  The Word of the Lord will rain on Wyoming.  It will bring release.  It will bring breakthrough. 

Wyoming is also known as the "Equality State" because of the rights women have traditionally enjoyed here. Wyoming women were the first in the nation to vote, serve on juries and hold public office.

As we are gathered here, Lou Engels is leading a 1,000,00 women event in Washington, D. C.    We are part of that 1,000,000 praying for the salvation of our nation.  We are gathering in an Esther/Haddasah anointing.    

The story of Esther/Hadassah took place over 2,000 years ago when the Jewish people were primarily living in Babylon under the Persian Empire.  It was a difficult time.  The Temple in Jerusalem had been destroyed and lay in ruins.  For 70 years they struggled living in a foreign land.

^{The prophecies of Jeremiah said that the exile would end, and that the Temple would be rebuilt after 70 years of exile.}

When Xerxes needed a new queen, his men went house to house in all of Persia and took the young girls away to Shushan where they prepared themselves with beauty treatments until they were brought before the king.  

In Shushan, a Jewish orphan named Hadassah lived with her cousin Mordechai.  When the king's men came to her house to take her to  the palace, Mordechai said, "Don't be afraid. Go with them.  Do not tell them you are a Jewess.  

Tell them your Persian name -- Esther. God will watch over you!“ 

Esther is named for the goddess of sexuality and fertility. She is often referred to as the wife or consort to Baal. The Bible refers to her as Astarte. To the Greeks, she was Aphrodite. To the Romans, she was Venus. To the Egyptians, she was Isis.

^{Baal was the universal god of fertility, and in that capacity his title was Prince, Lord of the Earth. He was also called the Lord of Rain and Dew, the two forms of moisture that were indispensable for fertile soil in Canaan.}

The worship of both Baal and Astarte required sexual activity. Priests and Priestesses were, in reality temple prostitutes. Astarte was recognized as the patron goddess of prostitutes.

Hadassah means myrtle.  Myrtle is often used in healing infections and inflammation, such as colds, bronchitis and sinusitis.  It as antioxidant properties than can protect against environmental toxins like pesticides and heavy metals.  It is also used for skin conditions.

Just as Hadassah was used to bring healing to her people, the Body of Christ is to be the hands of God to promote God’s healing of our land.  We do not need to hesitate to come before our King.  

Women in the Old Testament many times represent the Church.  We are the bride of Christ.  We are the bride of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.  We have come into His Kingdom for such a time as this.  The Church, in the anointing of Hadassah, is to be a hedge of protection for Israel.  

Even today, the battle is manifested in the political world.  However, it is not a political battle.  It is a spiritual battle.

Jesus said, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.” (Matthew 18:8 NKJV). Jesus has given that authority to us.  (Mark 13:34; Luke 10:19)

We have authority in the heavenlies to stand against the power of Hell that seeks the destruction of Israel.  

    

Jesus said, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.” (Matthew 18:8 NKJV). Jesus has given that authority to us.  (Mark 13:34; Luke 10:19)

After Daniel the prophet had prayed, an angel had to war against the demonic Prince of Persia before he could deliver the answer to Daniel’s prayer.  Haman was the personification of that spirit in Hadassah’s day.  

^{Persia was under the dominion of the demonic spirit that the angel Gabriel called the Prince of Persia. That spirit is one of the principalities that Paul was alluding to in Ephesians 6:12 “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the world's rulers, of the darkness of this age, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”}  

Persia is known today as Iran. Iran was known as Persia until 1935. Satan raised up a prince of Persia in 550 B.C. to stop the move of God and burden the people of God just as he is doing today. At this moment, Iran is waging war against Israel.  

Ahura Mazda was the supreme god of the Persians.  The Persians believed that he was the creator. The Greeks identified him with Hades, the god of the underworld.  The Roman name for Hades is Pluto.  Not only is Pluto the god of the dead;  he is also the god of greedy wealth.  Even today, a person who thinks he should rule just because he is rich is called a Plutocrat.  Many churches give influential positions to the big tithers to keep the money flowing in.  

The name Iran means land of the Aryans. Aryan, in the Persian language, means noble, educated and sophisticated.  In other words, it is used to describe people who are deemed to be superior to others.  Hence, the Nazi use of the term.  Today anti-Jewish groups in the USA and other western countries often refer to themselves as members of the Aryan nation because they are bigoted against any people who are not of northern European ancestry and in agreement with them. 

Esther/Hadassah lived in the world of the ancient Aryans.  Her people were considered less than desirable.

The villain in the story is Haman, an arrogant official, who was angry because Mordecai refused to bow to him. He convinced the King to issue a decree to destroy all Jews.  Haman was an Agagite, a descendent of King Agag whom King Saul had refused to kill in spite of a command from God. Haman operated in the same spirit as his ancestor King Agag. This spirit seeks the destruction of God’s chosen people.  

According to Jewish sources, Mordecai and Hadassah were descended from King Saul.  God was using them to do what King Saul had failed to do..  

Mordecai urged Esther/Hadassah to use her position to help her people.  At first she was hesitant, but out of compassion for her people, she decided to humble herself and willingly risk her life by approaching the king uninvited. 

She asked the Jews to fast for her.  She resolved, “If I perish, I perish.”  In prayer and fasting, she sought the face of God.  In other words, she sought a relationship with her Lord.

Hadassah had been called. When she accepted the call, she received the anointing to accomplish her calling.

John 15:13  No one has greater love than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.  

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On the day originally decreed for their destruction, the Jews defended themselves and defeated their enemies throughout the kingdom.

Even when God seems silent, He is actively working behind the scenes for the good of His people.  

Another demonic stronghold over that area of the world is the Hittite spirit.  The Hittites were an ancient empire that spread over much of the Middle East.  Translated, “Hittite” means “terrorist.”  Both the Prince of Persia and the Hittite spirit seek the destruction of Israel.    

In the heart of God, the Church has not replaced Israel.  In Genesis 17:7 God established an everlasting covenant with Abraham.  Everlasting is everlasting.  The covenant with Abraham still stands.  Christians have been grafted into that covenant.  (Romans 11).  Because of the sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross, we are in blood covenant with Him and with Israel.    

Before enter into spiritual warfare for Israel, we must prepare our hearts.

Romans 12:1-2:  I beseech you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, pleasing to God, which is your reasonable service.  And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, in order to prove by you what is that good and pleasing and perfect will of God.

 

1John 1:7-9:  But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Eph 6:13-15:  Therefore take to yourselves the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Therefore stand, having your loins girded about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness and your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace.

Eph 6:16-18:  Above all, take the shield of faith, with which you shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God, praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching to this very thing with all perseverance and supplication for all saints.

Take a few moments to silently go before the Lord.  Ask Him to search your heart and bring to your attention if and when you have even unknowingly bowed to Baal and Astarte with any immoral sexual activity even in your thoughts and daydreams. Have you submitted to the Prince of Persia by placing yourself above others? Have you desire to threaten or take revenge on another?  Confess and repent that you may come before the throne and receive forgiveness and cleansing.

so that you may come before the throne and receive forgiveness and cleansing.

 

 

Thank You, Lord

By Bessie and Seth Sykes

 

Thank You Lord for saving my soul

Thank You Lord for making me whole

Thank You Lord for giving to me

Thy great salvation so rich and free

 

Job 22:26-28:  For then you shall have your delight in the Almighty, and shall lift up your face to God. You shall make your prayer to Him, and He shall hear you, and you shall pay your vows. You shall also order a thing, and it shall be fulfilled to you; and the light shall shine on your way.

Jesus has given to the Church the authority to bind and to loose.

Mat 16:19  And I will give the keys of the kingdom of Heaven to you. And whatever you may bind on earth shall occur, having been bound in Heaven, and whatever you may loose on earth shall occur, having been loosed in Heaven.

Through standing on the promises of God and equipped in His armor, we, like Daniel and Hadassah, can stand for Israel in prayer. 

Psalm 122:6-9 encourages us to pray for the peace of Jerusalem.

“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem; those who love you shall be blessed.

Peace be within your walls, blessings within your palaces.

For my brothers and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within you.

Because of the house of Jehovah our God I will seek your good.”

Remember, when we pray and declare the word over Israel, we are praying and declaring over ourselves as well. In Jesus Christ, we are grafted into Israel.

 

We declare Psalm 81:9 over Israel: There shall be no strange god in you; nor shall you worship any strange god.

Isaiah 43:1-2:But now so says Jehovah who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel; Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned; nor shall the flame kindle on you.

 

DECARE: Holy Spirit, we welcome Your ministry in this place.  You are our helper, teacher and comforter.  (John 14:26)  You are the spirit of truth that comes from the Father. We pray for the spirit of truth that will set us free.  (John 15:25, John 8:32)

When Peter refused to believe the truth that Jesus must suffer, Jesus, knowing the source of that refusal, rebuked Satan.  (Matthew 16:23) As we enter into spiritual warfare, we must do the same.

DECLARE:  Satan, you were a murderer from the beginning, and you do not abide in truth because there is no truth in you.  You are a liar and the father of lies.  (John 8:44).  Satan, leave this place and the hearts of the people.  You have no authority here..

 

 

 

Reformation:  the Celebration Continues

By Rev. Lonnie C. Crowe

            On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther posted 95 theses on the door of  a church in Wittenberg, Germany.  The reaction sparked the Protestant Reformation and the counter-reformation within the Roman Catholic Church itself.  In short, God intervened and cleaned His house. 

            Unfortunately, we have allowed the practice of Halloween to obscure the significance of the Reformation.   While some congregations recognize its history on Reformation Sunday, most Christians are unaware of the impact that the Reformation made, not only within the family of God, but within Western Civilization as a whole.  

            Reformation should not be considered as just a historical event.  Reformation should be a continuing experience in our Christian lives.  Scripture tells us that we are to grow from faith to faith and glory to glory:

▪ For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live by faith.” ( Rom 1:17 NKJV)

▪ But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord. (2 Cor 3:18 NKJV)

            Paul wrote to the Roman Church declaring that the reformation experience results from the transformation of our thinking: 

▪ And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. (Romans 12:2 NKJV)

            Many believers struggle with a flawed concept of good vs. evil.  This is an area where we can be transformed by the renewing of our mind. Part of the problem is that we have determined that good is the opposite of evil and have, thereby, equated the power of good with the power of evil.  The next step in that erroneous thinking process is equating the power of God with the power of satan.  Transformation of our minds about this perception can lead us into deeper reformation and further growth in grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. 

 Evil is not the opposite of good.  Evil is the absence of good. In like manner, darkness is not the opposite of light.  Darkness is the absence of light.  Hatred is not the opposite of love. Hatred is the absence of love.  Just as light dispels darkness, love dispels hate and good dispels evil. 

     Remember the words of the beloved apostle John, “You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.” (1 John 4:4 NKJV)  

We need not fear the enemy of our souls.  We need not ascribe power to the one who was made powerless by the blood of Jesus.  “Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:37-39 NKJV)

May we continue our reformation through the transformation of our minds until we live and move and have our being in Him.