DO YOU KNOW ME?

Christianity is a lifestyle
and a belief that honors Christ
as our eternal King,
and the first step to honoring Him
is to express an interest
in personally getting to know Him.

Since our spirit is such
an important part of our self,
shouldn’t we take some time
to figure out
and understand
who we put our faith in?

We spend years learning
about temporary things,
such as the human body,
and the world we live in.
But seldom do we consider
what will happen
when we die -
with the ignorant assumption
that we all will go to Heaven.

It seems foolish to believe
that focusing on the temporary,
is more important than
paying attention to eternity.

I guess it’s because I’ve experienced
so much death and difficulties,
through many trials and tribulations,
that my interest in the human spirit
has been heightened and gone up.
It seems the more I'm in the Word,
the more wisdom I gain
about Jesus Christ
and the Kingdom of Heaven.

Not to mention
all the visions
all the dreams;
the hearing
and the writing
that God has given to me.

It's hard to dismiss
what Holy Spirit permits
to enter my mind,
and my heart.  
No one can take away
the Words that God has given me,
to put into this blog,
Breaking Strongholds.

This is why I love
the study of Apologetics,
because it’s the study of God,
and the difference between the truth,
and false doctrine.

Anyway,
let me get back to drawing in,
closer to God,
so that I can share with you 
how to develop 
a personal relationship with Him.

Yes, it is true.
You can go to a person
who claims to have
a personal a relationship with Him,
but my recommendation is to pray
and get into His Word -
that’s right,
you can go right to Him!
That's what I did.

Think about it,
If you want to really know someone
you should spend time with them,
instead of listening to someone else’s
opinion of them!

There is so much false teaching. 
There is so much false prophecy,
In fact, Jesus says,
“many will come in my name,
but do not believe them” -
so be on guard,
be sober-minded,
don’t blindly accept
another person’s interpretation, 
or follow a group’s decision.
My God,
this is how cults begin.
Don't even accept what I give,
search the Word for yourself
to confirm everything I've said.

Jesus assures us in Matthew 7:7,
that if we ask, seek and knock,
the door to Heaven will be opened.
So when you are ready
to gain intimacy with God,
walk right up and knock -
His Word says that He will let you in.

Jesus teaches us the prayer
that opens the door,
it’s found in Luke 11:2-4.

It starts with,
“Our Father, who art in Heaven,
Hallowed be Your Name” -
this means that God is Holy
and we should have a healthy fear of Him.

Which brings me to the next step,
we need to digest the the daily bread,
which IS the living Word of God.

This is why 2 Timothy 3:16 says,
“All Scripture is God-breathed
and is useful for
teaching,
rebuking,
correcting
and training
in righteousness.”

If we don’t breath Him in,
then we will only have
our limited oxygen to exhale out.

Jesus is the Word -
and it is the Spirit of Christ
who influenced
the Old Testament prophets
to speak and to write
what His Spirit said.

If you don’t believe me,
then read what His disciple Peter said
in 1 Peter 1:11.

The New Testament
is the completion of Jesus -
God coming down from Heaven;
He is the suffering servant
that Isaiah spoke of
700 years
before being born in the flesh!

God came down
to live with us,
to teach us
and make fishers of men;
to take on all of our sin,
and to die
and to resurrect;
and then,
to speak about the Kingdom, 
for forty days
before ascending back into Heaven.

So I encourage you -
take a chance;
walk right up to His door and knock -
which really just means
opening up His book, 
and digesting the Word for yourself.

But remember this,
if you truly want an honest,
intimate relationship
with Christ himself,
then you have to be ready
to accept all of Him for who He is.

It will do you no good
to accept partial truth!
You must eat
all of the meat of the lamb
for the blood on your doorpost
to allow the spirit of death
to pass over you.

Everyone is invited in,
but most turn and run,
when Jesus says something
that does not line up
to what they thought.

They turn around,
slam the door
and run back out, 
when they learn that Jesus is all about
separation and division.
 
Instead of believing
that Jesus is King,
they make excuses
and refuse to hear Him.

They come up with reasons
to justify themselves,
and in the process
they blasphemy the Holy Spirit.
They entered in, 
but did not like what Jesus said,
so they ran back out.
They could have been saved,
but they lost their salvation.

It is true.
Jesus died for inclusion.

Everyone has a chance
to learn about Christ,
especially in America
where the Bible is available,
but many walk away
when they begin to hear
disciples of Jesus speaking the truth.

This is what the Pharisees did,
when Jesus began
to share the truth with them.

They preferred not to listen,
because they were stuck in pride and tradition.

Instead of honoring God,
many men will go on pretending
that they know best.

We see this so much among Christians,
people claiming Christianity
but not believing totally
in the Word that God left us with.

I've heard every excuse there is.
In fact, I used to make them!
Some believe the Bible is man-made,
so they only believe the verses they want.
Some believe there is no Adam and Eve,
they say that it's a story that has been made up.
Others believe that since God is love,
that we should tolerate the Jezebel spirit.
Many say that when we are good,
that is all that God looks at.
Most discount the Old Testament
and say that is
not meant for today;
and many report
that they can think the way they want,
and do what they want,
and there won't be any repercussions.
 And most believe
that all good people go to Heaven,
so my question is
"Why did Jesus have to die for you?" 

Why does Jesus say that He is the ONLY way,
if that were not true?
Why does Jesus say in Luke 12:49 
that He did not come to bring peace to the earth,
but He came to suffer a terrible baptism,
and He wished the earth were already burning?
Why is Jesus referred as the Highway to Heaven?
And why does He say that He may say to you,
"Depart from me for I never knew you?"

I beg you,
do not be like the Pharisees,
and try to stand upon sand,
by claiming part of the Word of God.

This is why
there is so much
false testimony,
in fact the largest religion today
comes from the Emperor Constantine
who blended Roman paganism
with Christianity.

The masses prefer to follow a man,
who wears a robe decorated with
false doctrine.
Instead of learning about scripture,
they put it down
because they do not think
they can interpret it.

This is because the living message
has not been taught,
the way that Jesus intended for it.

The Word says that EVERYONE
can come to the foot of the cross,
and confess their sin for themselves.

Jesus says He is the ONLY ONE
who sits at the right hand of God
who makes intercession for us.

People,
Do not be misled!
There is no man righteous enough
to act as if
He is Jesus himself!
In fact,
this is an abomination to God!
Even the first King, Saul,
paid for it!

It’s mocking who Jesus is,
it's a slap in Jesus's face!
Only His blood was pure enough
to be the final sacrifice!

He left His Kingdom
to become a servant
so that man could be made
spiritually pure again.

Anything other than Jesus,
is pure deception!

I pray that hearts would be softened,
from the false doctrine,
and the foolish traditions,
that tightly binds them to Satan.

I pray for wandering believers,
who hear the call of the Shepherd,
but don't know where to find Him.

I pray that the Spirit of Truth will find them,
and bring them into right
relationship with Him.

When we experience mortal death,
scripture says that if we have not had
true fellowship with God,
then we will not enter
the Kingdom of Heaven.

We must pray against stubbornness -
an unwillingness to accept
that Jesus knows best!

This is truly an act of rebellion
in the eyes of God,
and He will hold it against us.

We must turn away from being like
the church of the Laodiceans,
who were wealthy and lukewarm,
and who tolerated the Jezebel spirit -
because the Revelation of John says
God will spit us out of His mouth.

Anyone who has pursued Jesus,
through fellowship with the Word,
can not be shaken
and can not be deterred!

They gird you their loins
and they brace themselves like a man;
they hold onto Christ,
who is their firm foundation
and they do not lose hope.

Intimacy with God is found
through the humble
and the broken-hearted;
the ones who have stumbled
over the precious Cornerstone,
understand the fear of the Lord.

Psalm 34:18 says,
“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted
and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”
For they have wisdom
and understand
that Christ himself,
is the the anointed Word of God.