Have you ever felt yourself on the losing side? Have you watched as the best of your hopes and dreams become dashed in pieces. Have you become so dissolute, so overwhelmed that the very light of hope that had preceded you all your life seems all but gone out. Faced with no hope, no future, a righteous reality where even the God of Heaven may turn His back from you, where do you go? "We believe You are the One who comes from God..." said Simon Peter.
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Perhaps the most surprising thing about coming to work in a Christian community is just how disparate, separate and disagreeable that same Christian community can be. Having been left off a roster that was supposed to introduce new staff members to the community, then lied to about that same thing, an opportunity arose to step in when the normal weekly rotation declared itself finished a week before the end of the year. Having sought permission to make an address, I was roasted for the same, by the same person who lied about the rotation of speakers in the first place. Yet we are called to be overcomers, and I stepped in all the same, to be later criticised for making the call that I had already sought and received permission to make. Yes. The same person. Please join me in prayer for my brother, that his eyes be opened to the simple truth that defence of division in the church is no defence at all, in Jesus's name. Servant Michael Robert Jackson, June 2023 When exploring the nuance's of God's scripture, there are times when we may question the Creator's intent and action. As we grow in Spirit and faith, we begin to see an unchanging, even and completely and truly fair hand at work with the most unruly of people. I cannot say with certainty why it has taken a week to post this, except, "Here it is." A working Sabbath and the need for prayer, discernment and new-wine-skin elasticity when needs of circumstance cause us to question the right path to take. All glory to God! Amongst, if not 'the', most vile of Satan's servants, perhaps even like the Devil himself masquerading as a woman, the Spirit of Jezebel is an End Times deceiver of biblical proportions. Causing many to fall away through deceit and seduction, there are many that preach about her character, some that preach about her removal but only a few who will talk of redeeming those poor souls given over to her whoredom. For it is not the prophet that prevails but the King... The victory was declared at the Cross of Calvary. Though the Church of Carpe Crucis remains at odds with the whole world, it will continue to march on. Another continent shift to the People's Republic of China and a word about the state of the Church's continued stand against the ways of the world. Still looking for support, still looking for fellowship, still experiencing communion, what next and where to for this hard pressed society? A common mistake in Christian theology is to look for the fatness of God's provision rather than desiring the leanness of a life lived dedicated to Christ. This does not diminish our Lord's ability to provide, rather flips the idea of what that provision is, from the pearls and rubies and treasures of Heaven to the gaudy baubles of worldly, material wealth. In his influential treatise on warfare strategy from the 5th Century B.C. the Chinese General Sun Tzu states, "If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles." We have an enemy, a defeated foe set aside for destruction. Yet he is an enemy who is alive and active in this present time. May you be equipped towards the undoing of his negative influence in your life, in Jesus's mighty name. |
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AuthorMichael Robert Jackson was baptised in the name of Jesus in 2012, after a forty year walk in the wilderness, ten years after he first came to Christ. He is the least of God's children. Archives
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