JEREMIAH 50:17-IS ISRAEL A SCATTERED SHEEP; THE LIONS HAVE DRIVEN HIM AWAY: FIRST THE king OF ASSYRIA HATH DEVOURED HIM; AND LAST THIS NEBUCHADREZZAR king OF BABYLON HATH BROKEN HIS BONES.
I HAVE FOUND THIS EPISODE SPIRITUALLY ENLIGHTENING--THE CHILDREN OF GOD HAVE FACED MANY FORCES- THAT WOULD CAUSE THEM TO BE DRIVEN AWAY FROM THE LORD-I HAVE EXPERIENCED-ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL DRIVING FORCES-THAT WOULD COME BETWEEN THE LORD JESUS CHRIST- AND-I-IT-WOULD BE "SIN"-WE ALL KNOW THE LORD IS "THRICE HOLY"-SIN IN MY LIFE IS LIKE "KRYPTONITE"-HINDERING THE POWER OF GOD FROM FULLY MANIFESTING ITS PRESENCE IN MY SITUATIONS-I HAVE ALSO LEARNED OF ANOTHER INFLUENTUAL FORCE--KNOWN TO DRIVE A WEDGE BETWEEN MAN AND GOD. THEY ARE "PEOPLE" - NEGATIVE-NON SPIRITUAL-PEOPLE-ONE OF MANKIND GREATEST ERRORS- IS THAT WE TEND TO SEE MORE OF "PEOPLE" IN THEIR LIVES- THAN WE SEE "JESUS CHRIST" IN OUR OWN LIVES-I LEARNED FROM THIS STUDY-THAT ONE OF THE MOST CRITICAL ERRORS OF GOD'S PEOPLE-IS WHEN EPHRAIM JOINS THE CONFEDERACY- WITH THE SYRIANS-IT MAY BE ALL WELL UNTIL WE INVITE IN-JOIN IN WITH-AND-AGREE TO THE HARMFUL NEGATIVE SINS-AND- INFLUENCES-THAT TRY TO MENTALLY DISCOURAGE OUR SPIRITUAL CONFIDENCE-AND- WALK WITH GOD-(GOD FORBID)-
NOW- COULD YOU IMAGE-THE WHOLE WORLD BEING BROUGHT UNDER THE YOKE OF BONDAGE-BONDAGE IN ALL WAYS-OR-ANOTHER -AND- COULD YOU IMAGE-THE WHOLE WORLD BEING ENSLAVED-ENSLAVED- IN ALL WAYS-OR-ANOTHER-ENSLAVED TO EVIL principalities-(LIKE PHAROAH AND HIS MULTITUDE)-BY THE NAME OF BABYLON -BABYLON-WOULD BUILD UPON THE STONES OF EGYPT- A SYSTEM GOD WOULD USE TO BRING ABOUT SALVATION--BUT satan-THE god OF THIS WORLD-satan REFUSES TO SET HIS CAPTIVES FREE--AS DESCRIBED IN THE SCRIPTURES-THE LORD GOD WOULD GIVE BABYLON CONTROL-OF ALL THAT THE LORD GOD HAVE CREATED ON EARTH-INCLUDING (MAN-&-BEAST)-BABYLON WOULD BE LIKE "THE god OF THIS WORLD"-COULD YOU IMAGINE-THE SYSTEMS- THAT THE LORD GOD WOULD USE TO INITIATE THE PLAN OF SALVATION-WOULD BE THE SAME SYSTEMS- THE LORD GOD WOULD USE TO ENSURE SALVATION LONGEVITY-AND-SUSTAINABILITY-THE SAME SYSTEMS THAT THE LORD GOD WOULD USE-TO BRING ABOUT SALVATION AND REDEMPTION FOR ALL-" THE SYSTEM OF BONDAGE"-AND-"ENSLAVEMENT"-ALL OF MANKIND OF ANYKIND-AND MANKIND OF EVERY KIND- WOULD BE BROUGHT UNDER THE YOKE OF BABYLON-"HELL IS HELL" WHETHER YOU "HOLD THE WHIP-OR-DIE BY THE WHIP"-"WHETHER YOU LIE OR NOT" " WHETHER YOU GO TO CHRCH OR NOT"
'WHETHER YOU PROCLAIM JESUS CHRIST OR NOT" WHETHER MY NECK IS HANGING-IN THE NOOSE-OR- YOU ARE HOLDING THE HANGING CEREMONY"-HELL IS HELL"--"WHETHER YOU DO GOOD WORKS OR NOT"---ANYTHING SHORT OF A TRUE SPIRITUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD IN CHRIST JESUS- COULD RISK GREAT DANGERS-THE WORLD ANSWERS FROM BONDAGE AND ENSLAVEMENT FROM MAN'S-VICES AND-DEVICES-DEVICES-SEEN AND UNSEEN-MANKIND ANSWER IS "JESUS CHRIST"-"THAT IS BY "DIVINE DESIGN"--MANY HAVE SUFFERED DEATH UNJUSTLY-WHETHER BY THE SWORD-BY PESTILENCE-OR- BY FAMINE-MANY- OF US ARE DEAD MEN WALKING- BECAUSE WE LACK THE BREAD OF LIFE OF JESUS CHRIST--WE ARE LACKING THE LIVING WATER OF GOD IN CHRIST JESUS-WELL, IF WE ARE WEIGHT-ING- FOR THIS WORLD TO GET BETTER -BEFORE WE GIVE OUR LIFE TO CHRIST-BUCKLE UP-THE WEIGHT -MIGHT- GET HEAVIER-JESUS CHRIST IS A BURDEN BEARER-ENJOY THE PODCAST-
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