The Joy Set Before Jesus

Therefore, since we are surrounded

By such a great cloud of witnesses,

Let us throw off everything that hinders and the SIN that so easily entangles,

And let us run with PERSEVERANCE the RACE marked out for us.

Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our Faith,

Who for the Joy Set before Him endured the Cross,

Scorning its shame,

And sat down at the right hand of the Throne of God.

Consider Him who endured such opposition from sinful men,

So that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

In your struggle against SIN,

You have no yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.

And you have forgotten that word of encouragement

That addressees you as sons [daughters]:

'My son [daughter], do not make light of the Lord's discipline,

And do not lose heart when He rebukes you,

Because the Lord disciplines those He loves,

And He punishes everyone He accepts as a son [daughter].'

Endure HARDSHIP as discipline; God is treating you as sons [daughters].

For what son [daughter] is not disciplined by his father?

If you are not disciplined (and EVERYONE undergoes discipline),

Then you are illegitimate children and not true sons [daughters].

Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us

And we respected them for it.

How much more should we submit to the Father of our spirits

And LIVE!

Our fathers disciplined us for a little while as they thought best;

But God disciplines us for our good, that we may share in His Holiness.

No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful.

Later on, however, it produces a harvest of Righteousness and PEACE

For those who have been trained by it.

Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees.

'Make level paths for your feet,'

So that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.

Make every effort to live in PEACE with all men and to be holy;

Without holiness no one will see the Lord. (Hebrews 12:1-14)

What enabled Christ Jesus to endure the Cross and scorn its shame?

It was you and me, and all those who would believe;

Who would enter into Covenant with Him;

Who would consider EVERYTHING a loss

Compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus our Lord,

For Whose sake we give up ALL things

And consider them rubbish,

That we may gain Christ and be found IN Him,

Not having a righteousness of our own that comes from the Law,

But that which is through Faith in Christ--

The Righteousness that comes from God and is by Faith.

We want to know Christ and the Power of His Resurrection

And the Fellowship of sharing in His sufferings,

Becoming like Him in His death,

And so, somehow, to attain to the Resurrection from the DEAD.

(Philippians 3:8-11)

Christ Jesus is the JOY set before us;

We FIX our eyes on Jesus the Author and Perfecter of our Faith;

His magnificent PROMISES are ever before us.

We understand that we have our own CROSS to bear in order to follow Him

As has been true of the saints in every generation.

We live in America, a sinful and debauched Society, ruled by Satan.

A Society that hates Christ Jesus and ALL who follow Him

Because our mere existence tells them that what they do is EVIL,

Just as Christ Jesus and His Word tells them that what they do is EVIL.

Make no mistake, The Secular Humanists want to stamp out Christianity.

They understand that there is no possible RECONCILIATION

Between themselves and those who follow Christ.

The spirit of Satan that rules them make this clear to them.

Just as the Spirit of Christ in us tells us

That there is no RECONCILIATION with them and their wickedness.

This is the Last Hour of “Time.”

Satan is manipulating the entire world to the point

Where he can present to them his son, the Beast, the Antichrist.

And they will receive his “mark” and worship him, as Scripture has foretold.

And they will proceed to kill all who will not receive the “mark” of the Beast.

I pray that for those who read this message,

Christ Jesus is the JOY set before you.

If he is, He will empower you to stand in whatever may come your way.

We can do and endure all things through Christ who strengthens us.

(Philippians 4:13)

Today, the world is raging against God, rushing toward oblivion. (Psalm 2)

America is being ground to powder because of her SIN against God.

Save yourself from this Corrupt Generation! (Acts 2:40)

As God has written, so shall it be! Hallelujah! Maranatha!

Father, Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as in Heaven!