Building and Fighting

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In the morning, Pastor Stan Josephsen exhorted us concerning our need to be at peace with one another. Within Christian circles there is a considerable amount of malice, spite, unforgiveness. The Lord desires that we confess our sins one to another and pray one for another that we may be delivered from these bondages.

In the evening, Pastor Thompson followed up with the importance of lifting up the Lord at all times, taken from Psalms 34. Putting the two concepts together we find that while we are building the wall with one hand, we must always be ready to fight against the enemy who is endeavouring to keep us from building the House of God, which is Christ in us.

(2/25/2007) Satan is persistent in his work of accusing the brothers. Satan knows of the Scripture that assigns him to eternal torment in the Lake that burns with fire and sulphur. He is hoping to prevent this from taking place, and this is why he seeks to set Christians against one another. He wants to be able to show the Father that the Christians are doing the some works concerning which Satan is found guilty.

Satan will do anything in his power to prevent a Christian believer from walking victoriously in Christ. We join Satan in his work when we become angry with one another. Only the strongest of the believers are able to overcome the temptation to become angry and unforgiving toward another Christian.

Part of the path to victory is to recognize when we are becoming angry at another Christian and to take steps toward total reconciliation. Another part is to keep our attention fixed on Christ, always giving praise to Him and lifting Him up in our own sight and in the sight of others.

We always are to have the Lord's praise on our lips. Then the brothers and sisters who are being afflicted will hear us and rejoice in the Lord.

We are to be seeking the Lord. If you will notice, contemporary Christians are seeking formulas by which they hope to use God to solve their problems. This, that, or the other practice will help your marriage; result in wealth; heal your sickness; and solve every other problem. We are not to try to use Christ or Christian principles to solve our problems. We are to seek the Lord. If we do this, He will answer us, even though we may not understand how He or why He solved the problem.

The demonic oppression is so great in our nation that we may find ourselves surrounded with gloom and anxiety. Numerous Christians are afflicted with depression. But if we will seek the Lord Jesus, He shall deliver us from all our fears—all our fears!

When we look to Christ we are radiant. Our face reflects the eternal Divine life that is growing in us. The darker spiritually the world becomes, the brighter will shine those who are walking with Jesus.

"This poor man cried," the Psalm declares. Sometimes we Christians are accused of being arrogant. This accusation may be true. We will receive nothing if we come before God with a self-satisfied attitude. God sends the rich away empty!

When David called, the Lord heard him and saved him out of all his troubles. When you and I call on Christ, the Lord will hear us and save us out of all our troubles. "The blessing of the Lord makes rich, and He adds no sorrow with it."

"The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him." There are three Psalms that I believe will be of special help to us when the Divine judgment falls on America: the thirty-fourth, the thirty-seventh, and the ninety-first. These have been a blessing to me personally, a source of wisdom and strength.

The Lord's angel encamps around those who fear Him. Those who fear Him! I wonder how much fear of God there is in America today. The newer translations advise us to reverence God, but say little about fearing God. Why is this? It is because we Americans are so proud we do not mind reverencing God, but we certainly are not going to fear Him! This may be one of the reason we are not delivered from our sins and troubles.

There is our subjective god, the god we think God is, and then there is the objective God. Our subjective god is a cheerful, loving old fellow who certainly would not permit us to suffer serious pain. This is the god of the puppy dog. But the objective God is the God not only of the puppy and the little child but also the Creator of the Siberian tiger and the Tasmanian devil.

Our subjective god is fine until we lose a member of our family; or we have a dreadful disease; or until we are wiped out financially; or are sued; or some other drastic event takes place in our life. Then we wonder, where is God? Our subjective god has disappeared, and in its place is the God of Heaven, the God of light and darkness, of thunder and calm.

Divine judgment is coming upon America, as we see many enemies rising up from various countries of the world. Why is this? It is because of abortion and other wicked practices. There is no solution to the troubles we are entering, except for the moral practices of America to change radically. Since this may not occur, we must place ourselves and our loved ones in the ark of safety.

"The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him, AND DELIVERS THEM"! Satan cannot get past the angel of the Lord no matter how hard he tries. So he seeks to lure us outside the camp of the angel of the Lord. Then we are fair game.

God is a God of love, also of wrath. Let us both love God and fear God. Then we will be poised spiritually and prepared to stand in the hour of judgment that is quickly approaching America.

You can hear the morning sermon at morning. http://www.wor.org/audio/audio.htm

You can hear the evening sermon at evening. http://www.wor.org/audio/audio.htm

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