Monthly Archives: October 2019

I don’t know if you ever heard of this expression, “without prejudice” but it is (from what I heard in action movies) used to indicate “completion of assignment”, or “irregardless”. And those are words that I would use to give the one person, his description, namely, Beelzebub.

“The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy:” (John 10:10a). This is a reference to the evil one. The antagonist of all mankind, the enemy, Satan himself. And as the LORD JESUS HIMSELF said, “Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.” (John 8:44).

Why am I telling you these things? It’s because I am so burdened with those people I see; those people I encounter almost daily when passing out gospel tracts, or when on my way to my spot to hand out good news literature.

Let me site an example. That one day I was at my usual location giving out gospel tracts, when this guy came up to me and started telling me about his “religion”. And we got to talk about his “Bible”, and about his thoughts on the LORD JESUS according to the teachings of his “Bible” (the New World Translation). Suffice it to say that we didn’t get into an agreement.

But that incident led me to try and learn about his “religion”, and as a result, I learned a few things; a few disturbing things. But what came to my mind was that the enemy is very ruthless, and merciless in his dealings with us. You see, the SAVIOUR, JESUS CHRIST, said, when asked by the disciples about the his return the second time, and about the end of the world:

“And as HE sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto HIM privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of THY coming, and of the end of the world? And JESUS answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am CHRIST; and shall DECEIVE many.” (Matthew 24:3-5).

Maybe you need to ask yourself, how will you feel if it was you who were in their place – thinking that with all of your “good works” for this “religion” or this “belief” – and that you’ll wind up in hell (which by the way, they don’t believe in)! I feel for them, because I see them on almost every corner in my area, standing there with their literatures trying to get “religiously naive” victims to their camp. And the do it vigorously! They put me to shame!

I do have good news. The LORD JESUS is my good news. HE is the answer to everything.

“In the beginning was the WORD, and the WORD was with GOD, and the WORD was GOD. The same was in the beginning with GOD. ALL THINGS were MADE by HIM; and WITHOUT HIM WAS NOT ANY THING MADE. In HIM was LIFE; and the life was the light of men.” (John 1:1-4).

And as the apostle to the Gentiles, Paul of Tarsus, said, by the inspiration of the HOLY GHOST:

“Giving thanks unto the FATHER, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of HIS dear SON: in WHOM we have redemption through HIS blood, even the forgiveness of sins: WHO is the image of he invisible GOD, the firstborn of every creature: FOR BY HIM WERE ALL THINGS CREATED, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: ALL THINGS WERE CREATED BY HIM, AND FOR HIM: AND HE IS BEFORE ALL THINGS, AND BY HIM ALL THINGS CONSIST (Gk. sunistao/sunistano/sunistemi soon-is-tah-o/soon-is-tah-an-o/soon-is-tah-ay-mee = to set together, to introduce, to exhibit, to constitute).” (Colossians 1:12-17).

As Hal Lindsey puts it, “When anyone, anywhere, responds to this knowledge, by having a desire to know this GOD; GOD will move heaven and earth to get this message (gospel) across !??” (Hal Lindsey Report). The evil one is not above GOD’s control. The LORD GOD is sovereign over all, even the wicked one!

NOTE: Image above is borrowed from Ligonier Ministries.

“Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible. This image’s head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, his legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces. Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.” (Daniel 2:31-35).

I guess I will start with giving credit where credit is due; and definitely all glory belong to the God and GOD alone (to the FATHER in CHRIST JESUS the SON).

The scene is a familiar one – the LORD JESUS was taken by the soldiers (a band of men and officers from the religious leaders – chief priests and pharisees [John 18:3]) and sent to Pilate in the judgment hall [John 18:28], see John 18-19. After having the blessed SAVIOUR scourged, and after being plaited with a crown of thorns (the humility of our servant SAVIOUR/LORD, the CHRIST), Pilate said/asked the LORD JESUS, “Whence art thou?”. But our SAVIOUR kept quiet. Then Pilate said “Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee?” Then the LORD JESUS said, “Thou couldest have no power at all against ME, except it were given thee from above:” (John 19:11a).

All that to say that nothing can come to be or nothing can happen if it were not allowed or caused by the CREATOR/SOVEREIGN GOD. The video above is a testimonial of what GOD did for and through Billy Graham. It succeeded because GOD made it succeed. The same thing with Dr. R. C. Sproul’s now famous Ligonier Ministries. GOD ALMIGHTY used Dr. Sproul greatly to help millions of lives all over the world to bring us to that place of humble reverence to our HOLY, BENEVOLENT FATHER in heaven (see picture below title above – commemoration; and the video below).

Just as what was revealed to Nebuchadnezzar, from the scripture reference above, (just below the heading), by the prophet Daniel – that GOD is sovereign over all. HE is the only one CREATOR/ALMIGHTY of all. HE is the only one who can make things happen. “And the STONE (the LORD JESUS) that smote the image (the kingdoms of this world) became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.” (Daniel 2:35b). GOD the FATHER, through GOD the SON, JESUS CHRIST, has brought to naught the dominions of this world, and has made HIS kingdom to flourish and last.

And lastly, that is what I see from hind sight, of the ministry that my friend and I started – our street preaching; that the LORD GOD made it happen, and continues to make it happen. We started just last month, September 7, 2019. And we have been carrying out to the present time (see picture below). My friend and I were assaulted with the enemy’s wiles by way of discouraging comments from other “believers”, as well as our own sense of weaknesses. But the good LORD GOD gives us grace (in CHRIST JESUS) to “get ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and start all over again.”

And that, my beloved readers, causes me to give in utter humility all the glory, honour, and praise to GOD the FATHER, by CHRIST JESUS, who is LORD of lords.