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Eyes on the Prize

Matthew 24:9 “Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake.
10And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another.
11Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many.
12And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold.
13But he who endures to the end shall be saved.
14And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.”

Isn’t it interesting how we want to claim Christ as our savior, but don’t want to know what He says? If we were to sit down with our Bible and just read His words, and weigh His deeds, I believe that most of us would come away with a completely different understanding of who Christ actually is, rather than what we have been taught.

He warns, “Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake.” (Vs 9)

So we know what is coming, and can actually see it developing at this time. And what is taking place in Israel is part of it. And when war comes it will be between those who claim to be of Christ, the Messiah of Israel, and those who have some other ideology, even godlessness.

“And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another.” (Vs 10)

When one religion comes against another, to kill, maim, burn homes, and places of worship, just because of a profession of belief in Christ, we will begin to see the truth in this prophesy.

“Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many.
12And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold.” (Vs 11, 12)

False prophets abound, everyone who stands in a pulpit and preaches things that are not of God, is exactly that, a false prophet.
So Christmas, Easter, Lent, and Sunday Sabbath all being false ought to be our tell-tale sign of lawlessness.
Following these people will get you killed and then destroyed at the time of Judgment. But still under attack, and assailed by the enemies of Yeshua, because we call Him Lord, Lord.
And those who claim Christ, will deny Him, and even join the attack on Christians and Jews. The Love of many will grow cold indeed, and self-preservation will rule.
But first will be the war, and then these things will come upon us.

“But he who endures to the end shall be saved.” (Vs 13)

If we manage to finish our lives by walking according to the way, the truth, and the life, we will overcome.
For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.
4For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.
5Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Yeshua / Jesus is the Son of God? (1st John 5:3-5)

We must keep our eyes on the prize, Eternal life! And we must live in a way that is going to secure our place in the Kingdom of Heaven. Even loving our enemies as they persecute us.
I know this is hard to do, even as I write these things, I am wrestling with my own sense of self-preservation. But I know that Christ is Spirit and must prevail in me. Do not allow these enemies of God to steal our peace, or destroy our faith!

“And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.” (Vs 14)

We must turn from false teaching, seek after the truth, walk out your salvation, so that our very lives become a testimony to Christ. And understand that a phoney Christian is not going to be acceptable to Christ, we’re not going to be able to fool our God who knows our very thoughts.

John 14:23 “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
24He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father’s who sent Me.”

Now is the time to get serious about our relationship with Yeshua, He is coming!

“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.” (Matthew 7:21)

And when He is here, the first order of things is the judgment, and He will Judge according to the Ten Commandments that reflect the will of the Father.

(Suggested reading Exodus 20:1-17)

Sunday Sabbath, Christmas, and Easter, are not ordained of God. Therefore, they are traditions of men, and false teachings!

This is why Christ said, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘This people honors Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me.
7 And in vain they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’

Return to Christ Today!

Shalom my friends,Chuck Greever

Chuck Greever

Spirit Abuse and Freedom in Forgiveness

Asking and accepting forgiveness from Yahweh, God/Jesus (Yeshua) …. Whew! This can be the easiest and hardest thing, but at the same time, will be the most important thing you will ever do in your life! Jesus gave his life on the cross so you could live forever in heaven not hell; but also live free today from the burdens in your life, beyond circumstances, free in your heart and mind, a clean body and clear conscience….

I remember being so filled with rage, hatred for my birth family, rejection from so-called church family. I asked Jesus into my heart at age 7, was baptized, and life became really confusing with all the hypocrisy. I was beaten with a belt, yelled at and cussed, watched my parents fight constantly and was still expected to act like everything was perfect when showing up at church (every single service, I was never allowed to skip church). Yes, I suffered spiritual abuse and trauma at the hands of others from birth, so I do understand how difficult the concept of forgiveness is when you’ve been hurt, abused, traumatized and have to come to grips with knowing that same forgiveness is offered to your abusers…. Yeah, Yeshua (Jesus) died for all…. So it’s scary, accepting forgiveness for yourself also means understanding that free gift of forgiveness is for everyone, including ‘them’. 😒 Pray for forgiveness and for them anyways, resentment can destroy YOU! You’re not hurting them by hanging on to the hate, they don’t even care or think about it anymore!

Not knowing what to expect when releasing fear can then create more fear and keep you frozen from action. This is a tool of the enemy. Procrastination is one of the biggest maladaptive coping skills a traumatized person has. Most of our coping skills are maladaptive and sinful, it was our nature and we developed survival mechanisms. As children, the abused learn to manipulate and deceive from early on only as an attempt to forge a safer environment and get their needs met. Still yet, this creates a myriad of challenges as adults in our relationships and daily decision making. Asking for and acceptance of forgiveness begins the journey out of fear and into love. Jesus can change your mind, heal your heart, and change your life if you let him.

Hind sight being 20/20 they say… I can now see that for so long, it was my choice to hold on to the pain, fear, and suffering. At some point, I agreed with my abusers that I wasn’t worthy of love or God’s mercy and forgiveness and I began abusing my own spirit with sin. I found alcohol and drugs in my early teens, I was date raped so why stay chaste? I realize now that it was always my choice to take that pain with tears to Jesus or internalize it and numb that pain away with sinful, prideful, promiscuous behavior. I hated the person I had become; I was a fat, lazy, drug addict that wouldn’t take care of her kid. I was someone totally unrecognizable in my sins. Abusing my own spirit with the sins in my life was a choice, yuck! 🤮. So the road back had to begin with forgiveness for myself. There’s no pill you can take that can change your past but Jesus Christ can make living with yourself peaceful. Seriously, I was praying just for tolerable, but I have found peace with myself and my family through our Savior and Lord Jesus Christ, Yeshua. Truly the peace that surpasses all understanding!

🕊️ HaleuYAH 🙌🏼

The pivot point for me was realizing that I needed to start showing up for myself, that as a child of the King, I am worthy of making the hard choices for myself and my daughter. I do deserve the life YHWH (God) has for me. I don’t have to allow Satan to steal my joy, I am an adult and capable of making my own right choices despite what was done to me as a child and the consequences of my poor choices since then. Don’t settle for a deception, don’t deceive yourself. There is freedom in forgiveness and remember, it’s not for ‘them’, in fact ‘they’ may never know unless you tell them. Forgiveness is for YOU, for your peace of mind! Ask for it, receive it, ask to be shown a different, better way, be shown how to choose love over fear. Love yourself. Don’t choose spirit abuse by walking in sin. Instead, choose spirit nurturing by following in the footsteps of Yeshua (Jesus).

“Blessed are they whose sins are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.” -Romans 4:8 🕊️🙏🏼

“Don’t be like the world: be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God” -Romans12:2 🙌🏼

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