What Does It Take To Stand?...🙏🌼🌿🕊

Samson’s Fight

So what does it take to Stand? First of all, you need to be filled with the Spirit. We have a story that vividly illustrates this in the book of Judges. In chapter 15:14, it says, “And when [Samson] came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him: and the spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him, and the cords that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from off his hands.” The Philistines went to Israel with a price on Samson’s head. So the fearful Israelites took Samson captive, tied him up, and abandoned him in a valley called Lehi. (Yet another case of family betrayal.) When the Philistines saw Samson bound and apparently defenseless, they surrounded him and shouted victory. But the Spirit of the Lord came upon Samson, and he snapped the ropes like thread.

He reached down and picked up a donkey jawbone.  There were 1,000 soldiers—a ratio of 1,000 to one! And the one won! He was the only one left standing.

“A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked” (Psalm 91:7, 8).

How did Samson remain standing? Notice it was after he was filled with the Spirit and his bonds were burst, which is a symbol for us. If we remain bound with sin, the enemy can easily torment and overcome us (Jeremiah 30:8). However, if we are liberated by Jesus and filled with His power, we are invincible!

Will you be left Standing?

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Failing Foundations...🙏🌿🌼🕊

Failing Foundations

One would think that we could certainly trust the earth, right? It’s pretty big; the solid ground we’re standing on must be dependable. But the Bible says, “The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage” (Isaiah 24:20). Have you been in an earthquake?   The ground trembles and rolls under your feet as if you were standing on a waterbed. It’s very disconcerting, but it helps you realize there’s very little in the world you can count on, including the very earth on which you stand. Matthew 24:35 warns, “Heaven and earth shall pass away.” And 1 John 2:17 adds, “And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever"

Will you be left Standing?

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The Water Of Life Is Thicker Than Blood...🙏🌿🌼🕊

Water of Life Is Thicker than Blood

Can we always count on our friends and family standing by us to the end? Sadly, we can’t. Job 19:14 says, “My kinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends have forgotten me.” And Jesus adds, “A man’s foes shall be they of his own household” (Mathew 10:36). Have you ever considered how many stories in the Bible are of a man’s adversaries being his own relatives? Cain killed his brother. Who betrayed Joseph? His brothers. And Jesus? His own disciple, and His own people handed Him over to the Romans. And in the last days, we’ll probably see a repeat performance of that familial betrayal.

I sometimes get exasperated because some Christians still believe that in the last days, we need to fear pagan religions, the New Age movement, and such. But I’m not nearly as concerned about the obvious enemies on the outside as the ones on the inside. Prophecy tells us whom we need to watch; it’s going to be those who share a common faith with us: the neighbors, our friends, our families. In the end, our neighbors will be our enemies. I’ve always wondered why Christ said to love your neighbors and then again love your enemies; could it be because they are often one and the same?  - AF

Will you be left Standing?

Happy and Joyful Sabbath as We are filled with this Hope that Burns within Our Heart!

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Who Will Be Left Standing...🙏🌿🌼🕊

Who is going to be left standing? 

Fame and Fortune Will Fall

We often call it “Custer’s Last Stand,” but we should really say “Custer’s Last Fall,” because he didn’t stand. It was the Indians’ last stand, for standing means you’re victorious—that you survived and are still around.

So maybe we should apply the process of elimination and learn what isn’t going to stand or endure to the end. I think most of us already realize that some things people build on make pretty shabby foundations. Money is one of them—it’s not going to last. Proverbs 11:4 says, “Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.” You will not be able to bribe the Judge when Jesus comes.

Money is not going to last.

How about fame? The Bible is very clear. “The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot” (Proverbs 10:7). “The face of the >Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth” (Psalm 34:16). And Daniel 12 tells us that the names of the wicked are covered with everlasting contempt.

Instead of fame, they’ll have infamy or obscurity- AF

Happy and Joyful Sabbath as We are filled with this Hope that Burns within Our Heart!

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Who Will Be Left Standing...🙏🌿🌼🕊

Who is going to be left standing? What is going to truly last?

The Bible clearly says that, in the last days, only a few will be left standing. Revelation 6:17 poses this important question: “For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?” And Malachi 3:2 affirms this: “But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He is like a refiner’s fire [and] like fuller’s soap” 

The Bible tells us that a great judgment day is coming.  “Thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days” (Daniel 12:13).

The screens of our minds are burned with that picture of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego threatened with a fiery furnace. Yet they stood tall as the rest of the world bowed down to Nebuchadnezzar’s image. They stood for Jehovah when everyone else fell.

Revelation 13 warns us of a coming storm similar to the one they faced—a day of reckoning. Most will bow down, but some will be left Standing! - Amazing Facts

Happy and Joyful Sabbath as We are filled with this Hope that Burns within Our Heart!

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Who Will Be Left Standing...🙏🌿🌼🕊

Already the Judgments of God are abroad in the land, as seen in storms, in floods, in tempests, in earthquakes, in peril by land and by sea.  The  GREAT I AM is speaking to those who make void His Law.    When God’s wrath is poured out upon the earth, who will then be able to stand?  Now wrath is poured out upon the earth, who will then be able to stand?  Now is the time for God’s people to show themselves True to principle.  When the Religion of Christ is most held in contempt, When His Law is most despised, Then should our zeal be the warmest and our courage and firmness the most unflinching. To stand in defence of truth and righteousness when the majority forsake us, to fight the battles of the Lord when champions are few - This will be our test!  

At this time we must gather Warmth from the Coldness of others, Courage from their Cowardice, and Loyalty from their Treason.   

The Nation will be on the side of the great rebel leader!  

-Testimonies For The Church Volume 5 page 136.2 

Will you be able to STAND?

Happy and Joyful Sabbath as We are filled with this Hope that Burns within Our Heart!

We are United in Christ!  

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Truth and Error...🙏🌿🌼

Wherever the cause exists, the same results will follow. He who deliberately stifles his convictions of duty because it interferes with his inclinations will finally lose the power to distinguish between truth and error. The understanding becomes darkened, the conscience callous, the heart hardened, and the soul is separated from God. Where the message of divine truth is spurned or slighted, there the church will be enshrouded in darkness; faith and love grow cold,and estrangement and dissension enter. Church members center their interests and energies in worldly pursuits, and sinners become hardened in their impenitence.  Page 379 GC EGWhite.  Friend, keep your heart and mind focused on Christ and Christ alone!

Happy and Joyful Sabbath as We are filled with this Hope that Burns within Our Heart!

We are United in Christ!  

Jesus is Coming Very Soon!  

PRAISE THE LORD!💖