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“The Love of Many Shall Wax Cold”

— In this final hour before the LORD Jesus’ soon return, some are bailing on Him. Isn’t this exactly what He foretold would happen?

“And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. 11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. 12 And because iniquity (sin) shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. 13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.” Matthew 24:10-13

The bailing of “many” is actually another proof of Christ’s soon return. This is clearly speaking of those who once knew Jesus otherwise their love could not “wax cold.” The fact that they had love for Christ to “wax cold” must mean that that love was once hot.

——THERE’S a whole lot of persecution against God’s true remnant transpiring at this time as Jesus promised there would be (Matthew 24:10-13). “Be not surprised” we are told (1 Peter 4:12-14). Remember that the persecution is clear proof that you are a child of God! So truly, it’s an occasion to “rejoice”! (Matthew 5:10-12) In fact, if you are not being persecuted, you may wish to make sure you are truly obeying God – on His terms, not your own (2 Corinthians 13:5).

“Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. 12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.” Matthew 5:10-12

If you are “blessed” by Jesus, whose hand is upon His own, then the proof of sonship should be reason to “rejoice.” Is it time for you to throw those hands up high and “rejoice”?! \ o /

To His beloved people for whom He sent His only begotten Son to die, the LORD assures:

“Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away. 10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.” Isaiah 41:9-10

There are 10 elements to behold in this passage from Isaiah:

“Thou art my servant”
“I have chosen thee”
I will “not cast thee away”
“Fear thou not”
“I am with thee”
“be not dismayed”
“for I am thy God”
“I will strengthen thee”
“I will help thee”
“I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness”

The soul that prospers is that one which clings to, trusts in, and relies upon Christ alone, day by day, walking ever nearer to the soon coming Savior. He is with us and promises to “never leave thee, nor forsake thee” – that is, those who abide with Christ (Hebrews 13:5)

To a beloved brother who contacted me this week who is being call a “fake Christian.” To him I shared the following:

We simply cannot and must not stop obeying our merciful LORD due to persecution or for our past sins – nor for any reason under the sun! Don’t worry saint, we shall be home soon with our King in the New Jerusalem! Go check out the details of your permanent vacation by reading Revelation 21 a few times this week! Paul was a man who was severely and ruthlessly persecuted by many of Satan’s children but he never backed down and we must not! – “For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!” (1 Corinthians 9:16) Paul never cowered to deceitful liars who serve the father of all lies (John 8:44). And, the apostle Paul was harassed, persecuted, and assaulted by more sons of Belial than you and I will ever be attacked by. How can we possibly turn against and disobey God for what mere sinful man says, accuses or does?

God forbid.

March forward beloved! (Philippians 3:13-14; Hebrews 12:1-3)

Beloved, the Gospel is about the Good News and Jesus is that Good News – He is “eternal life”! (1 John 5:20-21) We have “ALL sinned” and ALL have need of God’s mercy without which we are alienated from Him who is holy (Romans 3; Ephesians 2:1-3; Isaiah 59:2, etc.).

He knows all that you’ve done, he saw all your sins…. He loves you and just wants you to come Home, to Him …. where you belong.

You are not a fake Christian at all. You are a needy disciple just like myself and every true believer – “poor in spirit” – and as long as we remain “poor in spirit,” God says we are “blessed”! (Matthew 5:3) The LORD is the only Source for mercy! We are totally in need of Christ’s mercy which He freely gives us and that’s the only way we get it! Rejoice beloved! You are being persecuted for “RIGHTEOUSNESS” sake not unrighteousness! If I were you, I would openly announce that YES you are totally dependent upon the grace and mercy of Jesus who loved the whole world that He came and died in our place. It’s all about Jesus, not us! We are in utter and perpetual need of His saving mercy and grace which He delights to grant to those who fear and depend upon Him. Noting could be more clear in Holy Scripture!

We owe a debt we cannot pay
He paid a debt He did not owe

Prosperity of spirit is contingent upon having divine truth imbue and flood our hearts with the revelation of the mercy of Jesus Christ. Read Romans 3:21-26 prayerfully and several times this week. Delight Jesus who bled to redeem you by receiving it from your Father in Heaven! Please share this to edify other saints!

—- THE THINGS that happen to us in this life, as Christ’s disciples, can be very hurtful and ugly. Think about how Joseph was unjustly jailed and Jeremiah and Paul, etc. Job lost all his children before God restored double to him (Job 1, 42). These sufferings, of which we must partake, is what we can witness in those who served Him in generations before us. But the spreading and blessing of the LORD’s Gospel will be the result! “The FURTHERANCE of the gospel” will always be the fruit, whether we realize it or not on this side of Heaven. –“But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me (the sufferings) have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel.” (Philippians 1:12)

What did Paul say we are to do when we see a brother faltering?

“Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. 2 Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.” Galatians 6:1-2

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“Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.” Proverbs 20:18

“The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way.” Psalms 37:23

“So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.” Psalms 90:12

“Safety” in wise counsel from God’s wisdom, Word, and including at times with the help of His beloved saints.

“Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.” Proverbs 11:14

“The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD.” Proverbs 21:31

“For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.” Proverbs 24:6

Caprice means a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior.

“Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. 14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. 15 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. 16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. 17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. 18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.” James 3:13-18

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“Let Brotherly Love Continue” [podcast]

“Let Brotherly Love Continue.” Hebrews 13:1

“And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.” Ephesians 5:2

1 John 4

God Is Love

“7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.
12 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
13 Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.
14 And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
15 Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.
18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
19 We love him, because he first loved us.
20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
21 And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.”

1 Corinthians 13

“Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. 3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. 4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; 6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; 7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. 8 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.”

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5 Aspects of the Mind of Christ [podcast]

5 Components of the Mind of Christ from Philippians 2

Jesus Christ made Himself of no reputation.
He took upon Him the form of a servant.
He was made in the likeness of men.
He humbled Himself.
He became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

Philippians 2:2-10

“Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.
3 Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
4 Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.
5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”

At Gethsemane the death before the cross, before His death on the cross occurred.

“Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.” Luke 22:42

“He became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.” Philippians 2:8

Living in the mind, the disposition of Christ means you are truly following Him.

As Christ’s disciple, your devotion, your love is first to Him, then to your neighbor, not self (Matthew 22:37-39). You are commanded by the Savior to set self aside and to lift others above yourself—to prefer, to put God and others first. Those who do so, experience true freedom, liberty.

Being one with Christ, who gave all to save you, means your life is over—you now live to serve the LORD and others, not self (Galatians 2:20; Colossians 3:3).

Have you poured prayerfully over Philippians 2:3-5 today? If you will begin every day this week pouring prayerfully over this passage, asking the LORD to internalize it in your heart, God will begin to deeply instill the very “mind of Christ” into your innermost disposition.

Part of the dying…. IS GOD calling us to Himself, to forsake this world, including the attempt to save an unrepentant nation long in rebellion against Him – America?

Prayer: LORD, I want to walk in the disposition You walked in on earth. I will esteem You and others above myself. In Jesus’ name, amen.

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