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Today is Saturday August 07, 2010 and we are reading through the Bible in a year. Today's message comes from the reading of the Book of Isaiah, chapters 32-37. If you would like to read the chapters along with us here online you can Click Here to read them or copy & paste this link onto your browser: http://www.imfollowingjesus.com/bible-august-7

Today's Message: What is The Truth?

It is incredible and ridiculous to see all the different religions, churches, and books created to look like a Bible out there. All you have to do is get a group of disgruntled people together and a new religion, church, and book is created, claiming that what they are telling you is the truth. It is no wonder people avoid the truth because they do not know what the truth is. Jesus Said, “And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him not: For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect. But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things. But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.” - Mark 13:21-25. We are only at the beginning of the great tribulation. The false prophets are here, they know just a little bit of the truth to get people thinking they are telling the whole truth. Don't believe me? There are several, Jehovah's Witness, Mormons, and Church of Christ to name a few, I am not picking on any religion, just stating the truth.

So, how do you know the truth? God's Word. “Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.” - I John 4:1-3. The only way to know the truth is to learn it from God's Word, the Holy Bible, not some book or version written by a man trying to tell you what the Bible says. Any religion, church, or book that denies that Jesus and God are one, meaning Jesus is God in the flesh then your book, religion, and or church is deceiving you.

Jesus will return and when that happens every person left here on earth will have to figure our for themselves which Christ is the True Christ as they will not have the Holy Spirit to show them the truth. This was prophesied by Isaiah, “Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment. And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken. The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly. The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful. For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.” - Isaiah 32:1-6. A covert is a place to hide from the storms. Whereas "the rivers of waters in a dry place" are the waters that come from the throne of God, which is the truth of His Word. When you drink from that water you will never thirst again. That water is what is taught from the Word of God by a true teacher, and not a mixture from the traditions and doctrines of men. It will be filling like a fresh drink of water to a starving man. Jesus Christ is that great Rock that stands in this weary land with all of its many problems, and when we stand upon that Rock we have a covert from worldly problems and learn that no matter what we see through this great tribulation we are covered. Praise God!

God is mad and He is warning everyone that they better get on His good side before it is too late. “Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it. For the indignation of the LORD is upon all nations, and his fury upon all their armies: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter. Their slain also shall be cast out, and their stink shall come up out of their carcases, and the mountains shall be melted with their blood. And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree. For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment.... For it is the day of the LORD's vengeance, and the year of recompences for the controversy of Zion....Seek ye out of the book of the LORD, and read: no one of these shall fail, none shall want her mate: for my mouth it hath commanded, and his spirit it hath gathered them.” - Isaiah 34:1-5,8,16. God's judgment is coming and one day all nations will be face His wrath. This is a prophecy of the wars of the Lord, all which are both righteous and successful. The description of bloodshed suggests tremendous ideas of God's judgment upon the false prophets. Idumea here illustrates nations at enmity with the church, known as the kingdom of antichrist. There is a time fixed in the Divine counsels for the deliverance of the church, and the destruction of her enemies.

God's Word is the only defense we have against the false prophets and scholars claiming they know the truth. Jesus often talked in parables (short stores containing truth) He explains how people see and handle the Word of God. “Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved. They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away. And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection. But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.” - Luke 8:11-15. Only those who believe in and accept Jesus Christ, will be saved and those who are saved will not allow any adversity to change their mind about Him.

Those who stand by God's Word will see joy through all tribulation, through Isaiah, God confirms this, “The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the LORD, and the excellency of our God. Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you. Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.” - Isaiah 35:1-6. Assurance is given of the approach of Messiah, to take vengeance on the powers of darkness, to recompense with abundant comforts those that mourn in Zion; He will come and save. He will come again at the end of time, to punish those who have troubled his people; and to give those who were troubled such rest as will be a full reward for all their troubles. Praise God!

Now, I know some will try to say that the Holy Bible was written by men, but the word written actually means to put language down on paper, meaning to record something on paper with a writing instrument. God choose forty men to record His Words on paper for all to understand and learn His language. Just yesterday I was looking up something on the internet and saw this debate going on about the Bible not being suited for our world today. I know this debate has been going on for years and that is their excuse as to why all we have all these different versions, but did you know that every time a new version is produced at least 20% of God's Word is removed or changed to comply with copy write laws? Now, these versions are written by men, in fact, they are by Satan. You think he does not know the Bible? He too, knows just enough Scripture to deceive people. And these people wonder why the world is in such chaos? Satan knows and so do these false prophets. You do not have to believe me, it is all in the Bible. “Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.” - Proverbs 30:5. Praise God!

Enjoy the rest of your day/night and weekend.
God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina

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