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THE HOPE OF GLORY The purpose of this message is to reveal the true meaning of the “hope of glory” found in Christ, showing believers that they are created in the image of God, called into His glory, and given the inheritance of His presence. It aims to help the body of Christ understand their identity in Him, recognize the contrast with unbelief and sin, and embrace the hope that will be fulfilled when we see Him face to face. < Back THE HOPE OF GLORY Minister Lisa Kane June 25, 2023 Objective: The purpose of this message is to reveal the true meaning of the “hope of glory” found in Christ, showing believers that they are created in the image of God, called into His glory, and given the inheritance of His presence. It aims to help the body of Christ understand their identity in Him, recognize the contrast with unbelief and sin, and embrace the hope that will be fulfilled when we see Him face to face. Synopsis: In “The Hope of Glory”, Lisa teaches from Genesis 1:27 and Colossians 1:27, showing that mankind was created in the image of God and that Christ living in us is the true hope of glory. She explains that in the last days, God is dealing with three groups: Israel, the Bride of Christ, and unbelievers. While unbelievers embrace pride and sinful identities, the Church must hold fast to their identity in Christ, knowing they reflect the image of God. Drawing from the example of Moses’ encounter with God in Exodus 33, Lisa illustrates that although no man can see God’s face and live, His glory still passes before His children, surrounding them with His presence. She emphasizes that glory is not abstract but a real, substantial manifestation of God’s power and love. Believers are reminded that the “hope of glory” is the assurance of seeing Christ in eternity, but also the present reality of God’s glory resting upon those who walk in Him. Through repentance, humility, and relationship with God, we gain peace, access to His grace, and the inheritance of His promises. Lisa warns that unbelievers who reject Christ remain under sin, but stresses God’s unfailing love and His desire that all repent. Using scripture from Romans, Ephesians, Psalms, and Revelation, she demonstrates that glory is both God’s covering and His inheritance for His children. The message closes with a call to repentance, intimacy with God, and steadfast faith, so that when others look at us, they see the image and glory of God reflected in our lives. Inspired Teaching: Hello and welcome to the House of Faith Ministries. I'm Lisa Kane. I'm recording this on Sunday, June 25th, 2023. Welcome. This message is called the hope of glory. Let's open up in a word of prayer. Father God, we thank you for your word. We thank you for your blessings. We thank you for your glory. We thank you for your presence. We thank you for being with us. Lord, you are mighty. You are amazing. You are always with us and you love us. Thank you, Father God, for you truly are great. You are my God, my King, my Lord, and my Savior. I belong to you and you belong to me. Thank you, Father God, in the name of Jesus. Amen. Amen. Amen. Uh just a couple of updates. We are now in Missouri, so I apologize that it's taken me, I think, three weeks to get a message together. When we first got out here, the rental that I'm in right now, it wasn't ready when we got here. So, we've been in an Airbnb. Kind of treated it like a mini vacation that the Lord gave us. So, very, very nice to have that. And uh we got to relax a little bit. We are now here and this is temporary for 6 months. Uh they're building our home. So, once we have that built, I think we'll be moving in sometime around Christmas, give or take. So, we're looking forward to that. But in the meantime, here I am. So, it's a different background. We'll work with this and and maybe I'll modify it over as the days go by because I'm still unpacking and still looking for things. All right, let's go to our opening scripture here. The hope of glory. Amen. Genesis 1:27. So God created man in his own image. In the image of God he created him. Male and female he created them. Okay. So, what I have taught on in the past here is that there are three groups of people that the Lord is dealing with in the end times, which is our generation. This is where we're at right now. So, you have um the nation of Israel that he's dealing with. You have the the uh bride of Christ, which is who we are. Anyone who says Jesus is the son of God is the bride of Christ. And then last, but certainly not least, is the unbeliever. So, here we are in the month of June, and what is the unbeliever celebrating right now? They are celebrating Pride Month, which we all know scripturally pride goes before the fall. So, we are at the precipice. We're about to fall. Uh, in case you are not following the Lord, you're not following scripture. It may be a shock to you if you're hearing this for the first time, but yes, we're about to fall. Now, we can pray and we can intercede and do what we can, but remember God has an agenda and his agenda is to get to the end times here. So, we all know that revelation is coming and we know that all of the steps are there and have been laid down. The foundation is there. So, this can go pretty much at any time. And there's a series of events that we're watching, you know, like Russia right now and this uh coup um mutiny that tried to take place. So there's a lot of things going on. So be attentive, be watchful as Jesus tells us. So this opening scripture, God created created us in his image. So the hope of glory has to do with who we are with Christ. So looking at the unbeliever right now, what do we see? They're celebrating Pride Month, which is, you know, homosexuality, lesbian type of things. So, these are um sin that God has declared a sin simply because they're not fruitful. So, they're identifying as what the opposite of what God has created them to be. They're they're, you know, kind of saying, you know what, I yeah, I was born a man, but nope, I'm not a man. I'm a woman. And this is the type of thing that they are celebrating. So the identity is the doors are open right now. And you can go read Jonathan Khan's book, Return of the Gods, or go watch any of his videos that he speaks about in the um spiritual aspect of what we're dealing with right now. That I support that 100% because this is exactly what we're dealing with. This had to happen though for the return of the Lord. So keep that in mind. So you've got this uh generation now that is standing up for death because see man on man cannot produce children. Now if they think they can produce children in a test tube environment and they think okay well life will go on so we can live in the sin that we want. Well that's not the way it is. So let's talk about the image of God because see that is what the enemy is attacking each person in. They are attacking the individual's identity. They don't know who they are. So they're they're being influenced. Which by the way, spiritual gods and goddesses, these fallen angels, demonic activity are influencers. They influence people uh to be attractive towards sin. Make it very because see they they claim it's love, but it's lust. love. You see, people um in a heterosexual um marriage still get divorced. Okay? Well, people in um man-on-m marriage or woman onwoman marriage also are getting divorced. So, what is the issue? It isn't that it's love. It's the heart of the individual and the identity of this individual. So, let's talk about the identity. So when God made us in his image, there was something that was very interesting that we need to think about here for a moment. And as a believer in Christ, we need to open our eyes up a little bit more to this. And this is neat revelation. My dad was sharing a bit of this with me um when we were at the Airbnb that we had to stay at for almost a week uh while we waited for this rental to get ready. But uh he was sharing the image of God in Adam and some teaching on this and I guess he taught this in Spanish. I don't know where it is and what the title the message is. So I'm building on that using that and going to be teaching on it and of course I don't have it the full way that he does. But here's what I do know. When Adam was created, he wasn't born. and he was created and he was created in God's image. What did Adam see when he looked at God? It's a good question. Did he see himself? You have to wonder about this because if we're made in his image, and I'm not saying that I'm God. Not saying that at all. But I am saying that there is a part of me that resembles God because in his image we resemble God. So he's a being, a man that has two legs, two arms, two eyes, hair, and he's spirit. Uh so you know, you got to sit here and you got to think about this and look at this wondering, you know, what did Adam see? Especially, you know, if he looked at himself in the reflection of a spring or a pond in that garden of Eden, I know rivers ran through there. Did he see himself or did he see God? Because see, God and Adam had a special bonding relationship which this is all before sin had came into existence. Adam and God had this beautiful relationship. That is love. By the way, love is Jesus Christ going to the cross and dying for you. Here's the interesting part. There are some people in this world who would die for their partner. But it's 98% certain that that partner would not reciprocate. So this is why it's not love, it's lust. So now what I want to do is I want to take you to that image and I want to take you to the relationship of God so that you can see what Paul was talking about when he talked about the hope of glory. So now let's go to Moses and see what relationship he had with God because his relationship also was to the point of let me see you. Let's go Exodus 33:18-23. And he said please show me your glory. Now the conversation that God and Moses has just been h handling or that they just had you know here's Moses talking about with God. Okay. Well, you did all this. Who are you? And and he's asking because see, when you become a believer in Christ, you one of the things that we shared while we were waiting in this Airbnb as we were just chatting there one evening sitting out on the front porch getting eaten by mosquitoes. Uh one of the things that we were all talking about was how the Lord spoke to us. It was interesting. It we all had similar stories. We had a question in our mind and we all wondered whether we should go ask somebody or or go look it up and figure out but we couldn't figure it out on our own. And eventually we kind of asked God, what is this? What did you mean about this? And here Moses is asking God, who are you? Show me your glory. We're going to get into the scripture. And as we were all sharing our little testimonies here about what that was. Within the next day, we had either turned on the radio, a preacher was teaching what we just questioned or we opened up the Bible and there's the answer we just questioned. Going to show how God was listening and that he is real and he's answering our questions. So here this this affected all of us in this point where we had this relationship with God that just transformed us in such a way that now that we had that experience we can't go back. We keep going forward. We go to God now. Amen. So let's read what Moses did because he just asked show me please show me your glory. So God says, then he says, "I will make all my goodness pass before you." Isn't that awesome? God is answering Moses because this is what God wants to do. But there there's a cautionary thing going on here. Watch this. I will make all my goodness pass before you and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before you. I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. But he said, "You cannot see my face, for no man shall see me and live." And the Lord said, "Here is a place by me, and you shall stand on the rock. So it shall be while my glory passes by that I will put you in the cliff of the rock and will cover you with my hand while I pass by. Then I will make then I will take away my hand and you shall see my back but my face shall not be seen. We're in sin. So our flesh cannot be in the presence of God. We cannot um see the face of God. But we know him. It's like our testimonies. We were able to ask a question. We were able to receive the answer. And we were able to go forward with that answer knowing God is real. Now here Moses had this special beautiful moment with God in which God says I will show you. I will pass all my goodness in front of you and I will declare the name of the Lord to you. This is what God did for Moses. Now let's stop for a minute and let's go back to the image of God. Now, what is an image? Have you ever looked in a mirror and saw yourself and saw something as a mirror image of yourself, a reflection? I, you know, in we're in a a duplex right now. My family is, my parents are in one of the houses and we share a wall and I'm in this, but the two homes are mirror images, but they're opposite. Kitchen's on the opposite of the house, bedrooms are on the opposite house. So imagine when God created Adam in his image, we were mirror image of God. So God sees himself in us which is his glory because we are his offspring. So now go to the reverse of that. When you see God, remember, you can't see him with your eyes. You can't see his face, but you know, you know that he's there and he's answering your questions. What do you see? You know, you have a knowledge that cannot be stopped or defeated by anyone. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. This is a mystery. This is a mystery. Look what Paul says. Colossians 1:27, "To them God w to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory." What's hope? You see, even though I can't see his face and I now know he's there, I'm hoping and I know and I know and I know that when I get to heaven, I will see his face and the what I look like, I'm going to see that in him because the resemblance is there. He loved me so much that he made me a part of him and what he looks like. That my friend is the hope of glory. Oh hallelujah. Hallelujah Lord. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. And you know you will know this as you spend time with the Lord. I've been teaching on this for years now. Get into the secret place with the Lord. Get into the secret place with the Lord. Get into that relationship with the Lord. Start talking with him. You know, it it makes a huge difference when you have that talk with him. You know, because yeah, you get angry. There are things you don't understand. I get it. He gets it. So what you do is you just say, "Lord, I don't understand why is homosexuality a sin. Why when we need to love them?" Well, we do love them because Jesus said in John 3:16, "For God, him so loved the world." By the way, every person is made in his image. They're all a part of him, but they live in sin. Sin is what drove us away from him. But he's still there. But notice how he had to protect Moses by putting his hand over him so he wouldn't kill him. Well, then there you go. Now we are in a situation where God has to put a barrier over us. And there must have been some sort of barrier there to begin with because if Adam was flesh, even though he hadn't sinned, maybe the flesh was different during that time. I don't know. Well, I'm not an expert in that area, but I do know that God kept Adam safe. And when Adam sinned and he went, he still came and helped Adam and Eve as they established mankind. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Go on. Romans 5:1 and2. Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. I want to stop there for just a moment. The hope of glory. Hope is seeing something that you cannot see physically yet. It's a hope. You hope someone would do the dishes. You hope someone would do the laundry. You hope that someone would be righteous enough to come lead this world. You know, there's a hope. You can't see it, but you're hoping for it. Well, faith is acting on that hope. Okay. Now that I'm hoping because I know that I have faith that I will be in the presence of God and that I will see his face. Maybe not in this flesh, but I will see him in eternity. Look what I get to have. Says we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. So even though I know that God is punishing those in sin, God is righteous. So he's going to punish those that refuse him. You know, I know a lot of people can't understand that. Oh, he's a loving, righteous, mighty God. Well, he is righteous. He is loving. But if you reject him, what else do you expect him to do? You know, sometimes you have to come to the realization that you're like this and he's like that. He's the creator. We're the created. And when you come into that humility, now you get to have this peace. So, even though he's punishing the world, like we're about to hit, we've had this beautiful cool weather in Southern California, Lake Elsar, and uh I'm now in Missouri and uh oh boy, we are hitting the 90s and going to hit the hundreds here very shortly and with some high humidity. Well, you know what I'm going to start doing? Because if I had a breakthrough in Southern California, we're going to have a breakthrough here. I've already started praying and I'm getting in here because we can have a breakthrough in the weather just like he did in Southern California. If he can do it there, he can do it here. So, we're definitely going to be praying and I welcome me, you know, or join me in uh getting uh prayer for your area, for your weather, because if you notice, things are getting worse, hotter, and hotter. It's a punishment for the land. But now, even though I know that punishment's going on, he comforts me. He provides what I need to remain cool. So those that reject him, they don't get that comfort. They don't get that. There is there is a distinction. So, you know, I beg you, you know, get humble before the Lord and talk with him. Find out who he is and have a relationship with him. Talk with him. Read his word. You know what? Again, I can't teach that enough. I've been teaching him for like three years now. Let's continue on in the scripture. We have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Verse two, through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. You know what is glory? When we use the word glory like in our current language, especially English language, we look at glory as, oh, uh, that person's earned it. He's done something so good. I give him the glory or the praise. Look at him. He did really good. He earned it. He He did what he was supposed to do. Well, that is God. And God has glory around him. But it is a physical thing. Let's continue on in scripture because I want to show you the glory in the temple here in just a moment. Ephesians 1:17 through18 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ the the father of glory we or the father of glory may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him. You see in that relationship that peace that he gives you you have a knowledge. Earlier I said I know that I know that I know that he's real. Not because I've seen him with my eyes, but because I've seen him move to answer the questions I've asked and I've gone to him. And when you do that, he answers. He's just waiting for you to come to him. And you're thinking, well, why doesn't he come to me? Why don't you repent, humble yourself, and then go to him, then he will come to you. He doesn't mix with sin. He has glory that around that surrounds him. That glory does not mix with sin. So you have to repent to remove the sin so you can come into his presence. That's how this works. Hallelujah. Verse 18. The eyes of your understanding being enlightened that you may know that that you may know what is the hope of his calling. What are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints? You see, you have an inheritance in him because you're his image. You are a child of the son of God. And because you are a child, you have the right to everything that he has and he wants to give it to you. Go back to the temple when the first temple of Solomon was built. He I don't have the scriptures here. You again, this is some homework for you. I'm trying to teach you how to get in the word of God and look this up. Get into the temple and go look go to uh Solomon. You can see that he built the first temple and the glory was so powerful that nobody could enter. Not even the priest. That was the glory of God inhabiting that temple. Well, the temple was destroyed and Israel went into captivity and it was rebuilt 70 years later. So, the children that saw the initial glory who now are seeing the second temple built wept. They sobbed because it was nothing compared to that first temple because it was substantial. The glory was physical. It was substantial. So when you hope for the glory, it needs to be a f physical substantial thing that comes out of you and surrounds you because you put God first in your life because you know that you know that you know that he is real and that you live for him and you choose to live for him. That is God. You are a child of the most high and have the right to the inheritance that he provides. Psalm 33. But you, oh Lord, are a shield for me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head. You see, let me give you a dose of reality. People out here that don't believe in God, they're walking dead. They're the walking dead. They're dead. They have no life in them. They deal with things that they can't shouldn't if they just simply repent. But go to Revelation. Read Revelation. What do these people do during that seven-year tribulation period? They start getting angrier and angrier with God. They don't repent. It's It's as if they want God to bless them for hating him. Who would ever do that? Who would ever I mean, if somebody's abusing you, you don't ask, you don't bless them for abusing you. That that that's wrong. But see that spirit of delusion that that it's a spiritual matter and you can't see, you can't hear, and you're having to deal with this. All you have to do though is repent. Jesus, I'm sorry. I messed up and I'm asking you to forgive me. Look at the guy on the cross with Jesus. He defended Jesus first because the other thief on the cross was blaspheing Jesus, kicking the man while he was down, hanging. Both of them were hanging on the cross. All three of them were. And he's still kicking him while he's down. And the other thief says, "What are you doing? Stop it. This guy's innocent. We're guilty." And because he acknowledged that he's guilty. He said to Jesus, "Remember me when you enter your kingdom." And Jesus says, "I promise you tonight we will be in paradise together." And that's Jesus forgive. He will forgive you of anything. And if you're one of those people who, well, I heard in the Bible that there is an unforgivable sin and that has to be me. No. Listen, an unforgivable sin just means when you die, that's it. Too late. So, in today's life, you need to repent. You need to be talking to God and you need to be saying, "Okay, Lord, I'm sorry. I messed up." Do it now. Do it while you still can. Because you know what? Repentance has an expiration date. When we enter into the seven-year tribulation period, which is coming up very quickly here, by the way, the body of Christ will not be there for it. So, the body of Christ will be removed. You as a repentter are part of the body of Christ. Repent. Now, if you choose to not call Jesus the son of God, that is on you and you have an issue. Jesus Christ is the son of God. Let go of whatever is holding you from saying that. Say it. Say it out loud. Jesus, you are the son of God. Today, you know, I wasn't sure I was going to teach a message today. I've got a cold sore in my lip. I've got bug bites all over me. Uh I was running a fever last night. Been sick as you can kind of hear a little bit of it. And uh fever broke in the middle of the night. Thank you, Jesus. Uh, you know, see, I'm I'm a believer, but I still deal with sickness. I still deal with things that are going on in this world. Well, Jesus, hallelujah. I just said, "Lord Jesus, I'm blessed." And do you know that after I said that, because at first I was very achy and sore when I got up this morning, and I thought, man, I can't move. I have an art. My lower back was really killing me. And then as soon as I said that, wow, I got up, got moved. I put some headphones on. I put some Christian music on. I let it refresh my soul and my spirit. And look, here I am teaching the word of God. Cuz see, this doesn't matter. I don't care what I look like. I don't You know what? I'm a child of the Most High and I'm in his image. And we're going to have good days and we're going to have bad days. But I just simply say the Lord bless me and he does. That is the hope of glory. Seeing that I can go to him in spite of whatever's going on in this world and I can let it go. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Look at Psalm eight. See, this is what I'm talking about. This is how God thinks of us. Psalm 83-5. When I consider your heavens, this is the author of the writer of Psalm. The work of your fingers, the moon and the stars which you have ordained. He's talking to God. What is man that you are mindful of him and the son of man that you visit him. I mean, what are we? We are sinful creatures, but we're made in his image. We are his children and because of that we have the hope of glory and he thinks of us all the time mindful he's always he's so mindful he know he knows how much hair I have on my body and the son of man that you visit him verse five for you have made him a little lower than the angels and you have crowned him with glory Glory and honor. You see the hope of glory is the moment you say Lord Jesus you are the son of God and his glory surrounds you. And now when people see you they see God. They see the image of God in you because you're made in his image and you are a child of the most high and you have a hope that that glory can come out. All it takes is Lord Jesus I'm sorry you are the son of God. Look what John has to say about it. 1 John 3:1, "Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us." By the way, that's love. Because God knows because it's prophesied in Revelation that they're still going to reject him no matter what. And yet, he still made them in his image. He still loved them, knowing full well they would reject him. That's love, my friend. Not lust. Love uh has bestowed that we should be called Let's Let's read this verse again from the beginning. Behold, what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us that we should be called children of God. Therefore, the world does not know us, but it did not know him because it did not know him. Therefore, the world does not know us because it did not know him. You see, John is clearly identifying a distinguished uh line here between a believer and an unbeliever. For us who believe, we hope and we have that hope in the glory. But as an unbeliever, look at because it did not know him. They don't know him. As I shared earlier our testimony, if each individual, my family had an experience with God that we were able to question something and have that answer given to us. I mean, in a very relative short amount of time. Imagine now we know him and because we know him, we experience his love and his favor which places his glory around us. That is God. That is the hope of glory that I get to stand in, live in, and walk with in the name of Jesus. Oh, because he made me in his image so that when people look at me, they see his glory. Oh, hallelujah. Please put God first in your life. Please repent. Put him first. Speak with him and give him the glory. Amen. Let's close in a word of prayer. Father God, we thank you for your word. We thank you for the hope of your glory. We thank you for creating us in your image. We thank you for letting us be your children, that we have an inheritance. And Lord, I'm grateful that I chose you, not the world. And I pray that others choose you as well. And repent and give you the glory, honor, praise, and strength. Thank you, Father God. Jesus name. Amen. Well, I forgot my box of tissues, so I got to get off. I had to go get it. God bless you. I love you. Repent. Spend time with the Lord. Spend time in the word of God. And uh I should be getting more messages out to you uh in a relatively quicker time than before. I currently don't have a job, so I'll be doing this a lot more, giving God the glory. I love you. I'll see you in the next message. Bye. Previous Next Home

HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS The objective of this message is to teach believers the difference between human works of righteousness and God’s true righteousness that is imputed through faith in Jesus Christ. Lisa emphasizes that salvation and protection do not come from outward deeds or religious observance, but from acknowledging sin, accepting God’s gift of grace, and living in continual relationship with Him. The message aims to encourage believers to seek God’s presence, walk in His righteousness, and understand the blessings, protection, and eternal life that flow from that relationship. < Back HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS Minister Lisa Kane October 12, 2025 Objective: The objective of this message is to teach believers the difference between human works of righteousness and God’s true righteousness that is imputed through faith in Jesus Christ. Lisa emphasizes that salvation and protection do not come from outward deeds or religious observance, but from acknowledging sin, accepting God’s gift of grace, and living in continual relationship with Him. The message aims to encourage believers to seek God’s presence, walk in His righteousness, and understand the blessings, protection, and eternal life that flow from that relationship. Synopsis: In this teaching, Lisa explores the meaning of God’s righteousness as revealed in Isaiah 54:17, “No weapon formed against you shall prosper… their righteousness is from Me, says the Lord.” She explains that it is God who calls us righteous, not our works or religious practices. By walking in His righteousness, believers gain protection, peace, and security—even in the midst of affliction, oppression, and end-time calamities. Lisa unpacks Isaiah 54:11–17, showing how God transforms affliction into blessing by building His people on foundations of precious stones and promising peace for their children, both natural and spiritual. She stresses the generational impact of righteousness and warns that sin can also pass down consequences. Drawing from Ezekiel and Romans, she highlights that human righteousness cannot deliver us, but God’s righteousness—received through repentance and faith in Christ—brings life and transformation. Throughout the message, Lisa ties in spiritual warfare, end-time warnings, and the necessity of intimacy with God. She reminds listeners that salvation is a gift, not earned by works, and that only by pressing into God’s presence, seeking His kingdom first (Matthew 6:33), and acknowledging Christ as Savior can believers live free from fear and condemnation. The teaching concludes by urging listeners to examine whether they are relying on their own works or truly resting in His righteousness, which alone secures eternal life and victory over the enemy. Inspired Teaching: Hello and welcome to the House of Faith Ministries. I'm Lisa Kane. I'm recording this on Saturday, August 12th, 2023. Welcome. This message is called His Righteousness. Oh, you're going to love this message. This is a powerful word. Let's open up a word of prayer. Father God, we thank you for your word. We thank you for your blessing. We thank you for your anointing. We thank you for your presence. open our ears, open our eyes, open our hearts, and open our minds to see, hear, believe, and apply, live your word, Father God, because when we see and believe, or when we see and hear, we believe. So, thank you for your word, and thank you for showing us your righteousness, so we have something to walk by and stand by in the name of Jesus. Thank you, Lord. Amen. Ah, amen. Amen. Let's go to our opening scripture. Okay. his righteousness. Opening scripture, Isaiah 54:17. No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue which rises against you in judgment, you shall condemn. Look at the capital Y there. It's talking about God will condemn it. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is from me, says the Lord. He's going to call you righteous. He's the one who determines whether you're righteous or not. Oh, so this is such a good message. We're going to start though. I want to we're going to dig into the scripture here in a little bit more, but that's what we're going to get to. But I want to take this into context and I want to show you starting at verse 11. So, let's go there real quick. Says, "Oh, you afflicted one." So, we're still in Isaiah 54. We're in verse 11. Oh, you afflicted one. Pause. Have you been tormented? Have you been suffering? And even as a believer, so a non-believer or a believer, if you've been afflicted now, when you have the righteousness of God, because you become a believer, he's going to show you what he's going to do for you. If you are an unbeliever and you've been afflicted and for many times, you haven't been. But I'm going tell you right now, we're entering a time where now this is being allowed. We'll get into this more in as we get along this scripture here. But oh you afflicted one, if if you're suffering stuff in your mind, you you can't sleep. Look at what it says here. Uh tossed with tempest and not comforted. You know, for many many years, I would see the vision of a tempest, a whirlwind, always praise and worship at church, whatever. You know, I would see it and I would wonder, you know, but I never took the initiative to go look it up. And until I took my life to the next level and built my relationship with the Lord because I wanted to make sure he knew my name. I wanted him to know me and then I wanted to know him. Once I took that step and I I it's a like living for the Lord. I chose to finally live for the Lord, not just be saved and wander, you know, go to church on Sundays, live for Christ on Sunday, be all good about it, and then go home s uh Monday through Saturday going living for whatever life. You see, once I made that transition, a change took place and this is it. Oh, you afflicted one tossed with tempest and not comforted. I stopped seeing those visions of whirlwinds. And I'm telling you that it was from the Lord. He he he was showing me this this whole time and I wasn't paying attention. So I hope you pay attention. Learn from my mistakes, will you? Okay. So says toss with tempest and not comfort it. Not comforted just means you can't sleep. You can't get comfortable in your bed. Everything is just not right. You are afflicted. Look what he says. Behold, I will lay your stones with colorful gems and lay your foundations with sapphires. I will make your pinnacles of rubies, your gates of crystal, and all your walls of precious stones. Let's talk about stones. That's a foundation or that is your wall. When um in California they build with wood and drywall and uh insulation. Well, where we are in Missouri and further east you go, they build with brick. But the stone and and stone might see u like castles build with stones. Well, God is saying if you're afflicted, he's saying, "I'm going to take those stones and I'm going to make them special stones, colorful stones, and they're going to be sapphires, rubies, crystal." And these are stones that are precious. They are stones that are hard, and they are your foundation. And it protects you. It's your hedge of protection. Now look what he also says. So he's got now he's putting a in other words if you trust in him that your walls of crystal are in place. You can lay your head at night knowing nothing is going to come against you. You get that? This is powerful. Now he says in verse 13, all your children shall be taught by the Lord and great shall be the peace of your children. Oh now let's look at that in depth. And this is not just children biological. This is spiritual children. You've built a relationship. You've adopted kids. So when you are in his rightness, he put his righteousness in you because you chose to seek ye first the kingdom of God. We're going to get into that. When you choose to do that, your offspring is going to be taught by the Lord. Why? Because they're seeing you. They're asking you, and you're making an impact on their lives. And he says he's teaching them because it's now connecting in their brain and heart because don't let my words uh be confirmed with you. You need to be confirming the word of God in this message, which is what we're looking at. We're taking his scriptures and we're applying it here. But the children will see this and then look and great shall be the peace of your children. Even now as I'm teaching you this, your child here, you look at I got to read it again because this is powerful. And great shall be the peace of your children. You see, it goes from generation to generation. If you ask yourself, why do bad things happen? Especially to kids, it is because your sin affects the kids. Your righteous, his righteousness in you. Your action of going in the secret place with the Lord dwelling in there, pressing into him passes down to your children. Your sin passes down to your children. But he says they will be at peace. Great will be their peace. You guys, you guys got to grasp this. Do you see how important it is? If you don't want bad things to be happening in this world, you need to press in. I can't stress that enough. I know sometimes you I've been reading Isaiah. I know there are things in there I don't understand. I was talking to my dad about that last night. I don't understand. But that's okay because I still am talking with God. And you know what? He will reveal the scriptures when you let him. But you can't know them until you get into them. So this is why you have to put that time aside. You have to open it up. You have to look at things you don't even understand. Which means you need to read the book of Revelation. You need to book read the book of Genesis. The most two attack books in the Bible. You need to read them. You may not understand them. You may not even believe them. But go with God. He says, "Come, let us reason together." Isaiah 1:18. You get into his presence and he will be there. That is a blessing for your children. If you're not doing that, they got a curse of your sin on them. And then you wonder why they're getting cancer and what have you. What is cancer? Canc you know what the consequence of cancer the the main priority of cancer. There are different versions of it, different types, but most of it comes from bitterness, unforgiveness. But if you're in the presence of the Lord, you're letting it all go. Cast your cares upon the Lord. Amen. Let's continue on. Verse 14. in righteousness you shall be established. Now remember our opening scripture, it was his righteousness. So but our act of going and we're coming into unity with the Lord and then he places he calls us righteous. He says we're righteous even though you know I'm still flesh. I'm messed up. I'm guilty. I'm a sinner. You're by the way. Everybody has sinned. Everyone has fallen short of the glory of God except Jesus. Which means we have to go to him to get our part in so that we so someone like me who has sinned can actually teach the word of God. Guess what? Someone like you who has sinned can actually understand the word of God if you take that step and you get into there. Oh, this is powerful. Look it. You shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear, and from terror, for it shall not come near you. Okay, now we know that we are entering the end times here. I was about to try to teach on end times because there's a lot of going on with the peace treaty and the rapture and this is all flooding the internet right now. And uh I was going to do that and I was praying, I was studying. I couldn't get this, you know, I've taught on end times before. So, it's not that I didn't understand or anything. It's just I wasn't being released to teach that. Closed the computer. I went to put my headphones on, put some Christian music on, spent time with the Lord, praising him and glorifying him. Took it off, came back to the computer, and then this scripture popped in my head. No weapon formed against you shall prosper. And I said, "Okay, Lord, here we go." And as I started digging into it, but watch this. He says, "You shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear and from terror, for it shall not come near you." Why? Take a look at the terror that is going on in the world now. The volcanoes erupting, all the earthquakes, we still have all that going on. You see all the fires. I mean, Lahani is wiped out in Maui over there. There it's gone. An entire city gone. Town city is gone. So now in Greece, the same thing. You have to ask yourself, why did that happen to them? If you go read Abraham when he had his three visitors and they were going to go over to Sodom and Gomorrah, judge Sodom and Gomorrah and then rescue Lot. Abraham, he's like, "Wait, wait, wait." He says, "If there's 50 righteous, would you still do it?" They said, "No, 30, 20, and 10." They said, "No." But there was a level there. So righteousness drops from these areas and when it does you become oppressed and afflicted. But when you come into his presence there's a big difference. Let's continue on here. This is very powerful. Indeed they shall surely assemble but not because of me. Whoever assembles against you shall fall for your sake. Okay, now I really want you to see this. Okay, so here we are in this end times. So the demonic forces are out in force and they have permission by God to do certain things. So if you go to Isaiah 45:7, he says, "I formed the light. I create darkness. I cause all calamity." So God is saying this to King Cyrus 400 years in advance. Well, that is telling us that all the demons have to do what God says. But look at what this scripture says. Indeed, they shall surely assemble, but not because of me. In other words, they're not doing what God told them to do. How many of you get attacked knowing you are following the Lord, living in the secret place? I just got sick when we got out here. And I'm thinking, Lord, what happened? I see the answer right here in front of me. They assembled, but not because of him. They were going against his permission. Now look at what he says. Whoever assembles against you shall fall for your sake. I'm going tell you right now, that sickness was gone. I had to see the light at the end of the tunnel. I had to wait for it. But that weapon did not prosper. It fell for me. Because see, I'm the one in obedience with God. I'm the one in see uh dwelling in his secret place. And yet the demons who are supposed to follow God and do what he says stepped out of line. They fell because of it. Oh, now we're beginning to see what's going on because see this is also in addition to the spiritual warfare series I've taught a couple years ago that you can go look at in our website. I am telling you that God has a purpose. He has a plan. He blesses whom he wants to. He has mercy on whom he wants to. He hardens whom he wants to. And then he curses whom he needs to. And a lot of the times, see, we're not fighting the devil anymore. They were already defeated. What we're fighting sometimes, we're fighting God because he's trying to get your attention because you're not spending time with him. He is trying to get your attention. Listen, I need you to come to me because I'm going to make you safe. But you're going to be dealing with these issues until you get there. And then when you're dealing with other issues that aren't from me, they will not live. They'll fall. They'll fall apart. They'll be gone. That is what's so powerful here. Look at now continue on. He says, this is verse 16. Behold, I, this is God talking, have created the blacksmith who blows the coals in the fire, who brings forth an instrument or a weapon for his work. And I have created the spoiler or the waster to destroy. You see, God will destroy what he wants to destroy. He's the one who created this. This is why now we have to find out what his righteousness is about because, you know, everyone talks about, "Oh, he's loving, he's merciful, but he's a judger, too, and he is a destroyer. He can curse." This is why it's so important for us to come into his presence to find out who he is and then to make sure he knows who we are. Are you telling him you're a sinner? Are you telling him you're messed up? Are you telling him you ask him for forgiveness? Or are you telling him, "H, I think you're good. You just live your life. Leave me alone." Well, then he's sending you an instrument, a a weapon for his work. You know, this is uh any type of your righteousness that you do because that's a lowercase H there. So, behold, I've created the blacksmith who blows the coals in the fire. Look at how many fires we have going on right now. You know, when you looked at the Canadian one and they showed the satellite image and all those fires, it was hundreds of they all started at the same time, but they were all over the different places and then they converged into one. And and you look at that going, that had to be spiritual. I mean, unless you had a hundred something people together in agreement lighting a fire. Can that be done? Yes. But it is highly improbable. I mean, unless God did it that way, too. Who knows? But God was doing this. So, he's the one who says, "Who blows the coals in the fire, who brings forth a weapon for his work, and I created the waster to destroy." So, this is God's God is in control of everything. So, you have to acknowledge you're guilty of your sin. Remember the thief on the cross. He did that. Now having that background and and understanding what leads to this verse, now look at verse 17. No weapon formed against you shall prosper. Let's stop there. That word prosper is be fruitful and multiply. Meaning you're still going to get hit with that uh weapon. You're still going to be hit and afflicted, but it won't keep going. It won't perpetuate. When I got sick, it took a while. Took three, four weeks. But it's gone and it didn't prosper. Because I was out of alignment and because it was his righteous. He calls me righteous. Why? Because I have a relationship with him. He called Abraham righteous because he believed it. it. Go read Hebrews 11. That awesome chapter says, "And every tongue which rises against you in judgment, you shall condemn." You see, God knows everything. He's going to condemn all those people that are saying evil things about you. How many people don't like my teaching and they say something and curse me? I did this. I went through. I did it, too. But God condemned. You shall condemn. God shall condemn. He Jesus is condemning it because it it's his judgment, not mine, not yours. He has given the ability for us to judge. But then what do we do with it? You need to speak blessings. You know, it's like praying for your neighborhood. You know, God, these thieves are all around me. They're stealing. Get rid of them. I curse them. I You know what? No. But if you bless them, say, "Lord, I bless them financially." Guess what? If they have everything they need, they ain't going to be stealing anymore. Do you see the difference? Now, look at this. Every tongue which rises against you in judgment. You shall condemn him. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is for me, says the Lord. It was nothing I did other than I said, "I'm sorry because I messed up." and I built a relationship with him. That's all I did. That's it. And I'm not boasting on that because it had to be his choice to choose whether I'm righteous or not. I hope you guys get that because no matter how many church attendants you go to and you went Sunday by Sunday by Sunday, eventually you will fall and you won't make it. So, you can't boast in that. And church attendance isn't what's going to save you. It's the fact that you're a sinner that you said to Jesus, I am so sorry I messed up. And then he starts to work in him. You become his workmanship and you he begins to change you from the inside, transform you and get you ready. But in the meantime, he's called you righteous. And now he says, "I've got you shielded in stones of precious colors." Let's go to Ezekiel now. I want you to see this. Look at this. This is talking about a a wicked man and a righteous man and their actions and their consequences. Look at this 21. But if a wicked man turns from all his sins, which he has committed, by the way, that would be me. That would be you. We all acknowledge that we sinned, but we've turned our lives around. I don't want to sin anymore. I don't want to do those. I don't want to practice sexual immorality. I don't want to practice witchcraft. I don't want to gossip. I don't want to judge. I don't want to use the name the God's name in vain. I want my life to be different. Says, look at this. This is if you're that wicked man that turns from all his sins which he has committed. You keep all my statutes and does what is lawful and right. He shall surely live. He shall not die. You wonder why some kids die. Again, the consequence from of sin for the parents goes to the kids. So you to make your kids live longer, to make your lives live longer, you need to repent and turn around. And if you're thinking, well, what kind of God does that? He's the one who created this world. Who do you think you are to question his rules? He's trying to make you right. And all you're saying is, "I want my sin approved." Well, I'm telling you, it will not be approved. He will not bless you, nor will I. I'm in his righteousness now. I will not bless your sin. You want to live in sin, that's between you and God. But I'm praying for you. I pray for unbelievers every night in my prayers. Now look at verse 22. None of the transgressions which he has committed shall be remembered against him because of the righteousness which he has done. He shall live. Now see there's a difference in this righteousness and is something you do. Now this this is an action you take. You see, you have God's righteousness that's in you and then you have your righteousness. You have to purpose in your heart that I'm going to put the Lord first. Seek ye first the kingdom of God. We're going to get to that. You have to take the action of I want to repent. I want to change. Oh, how powerful that is. And when you do, you shall live. That is a blessing. You have a long life to live. And I'm going to tell you right now, even though we're in the end times and it's all about to come to end, you go in the rapture, your life still goes on. You're still living that eternity. You will live. How many people are going to go to hell, wake up in hell, living in hell for an eternity. That's horrible. You don't want to do that. You're a sinner. Just acknowledge it. You messed up. And the one, there's only one way. He is the way, the truth, and the life. And it's by him that you're going to get to the father. And let me make that clear so you understand it in the correct analogy because that peace treaty with the pope and the uh the Muslims or uh Islam for Allah, they come into agreement because they're saying all ways get to God. No, no, no. All the ways don't get to God. If I live in Los Angeles and you live in San Diego and I give you directions to my house, but you go and head toward Mexico, will you ever get to my house? No, you're on the wrong path. So, don't fall for that line about all ways get to God because they don't. Let's continue now in Ezekiel. Now, we're in chapter 33 verse 12 and 13. Now, look at this. It says verse 12, "Therefore you, oh son of man, say to the children of your people, the righteousness of the righteous man shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression." When you go to live for Christ, but you didn't get saved first because you didn't acknowledge your sin. You just simply go to church. You simply go feed the homeless. You you cast out demons in his name. Jesus says, "I never knew you. that good thing. It's a good thing, but it's not going to uh deliver you from your transgression. It's not going to do that. Let me read that again. I want you to see this. Therefore, you, oh son of man, say to the children of your people, the righteousness of the righteous man shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression. This is why I'm teaching this message, and I call it his righteousness. He has to call you righteous, which the first thing you have to do is acknowledge you've sinned and you've fallen short of the glory of God. You messed up. Then you can choose to press in and get to know him and what you do in secret is exposed. He says, "Seek ye first the kingdom of God." That's the clincher here. Then go do all those good things. But if you're doing those good things without doing this, read it again. The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of transgression. Look at this. As for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall because of it in the day that he turns from his wickedness. Nor shall the righteous be able to live because of his righteousness, lowercase, in the day that he sins. If you think going to church is making you good and you miss one service for whatever reason, no gas, uh, someone died in the household or you just couldn't make it that day because you were sick, you had spent a lot of time in the bathroom, whatever the case may be, you missed it. Guess what? You fell into sin again. You sinned because you established that as your right standing with God. He's going to show you you're going to fall every single time, which is what the law tells us. This is what the ten commandments tells us. Now look at verse 13. He says, "When I say to the righteous that he shall surely live, remember this is now Isaiah going back, you shall surely live." And that first part that the first part of Ezekiel that we read, he says, "But he trusts in his own righteousness and commits iniquity because now you're depending on your own righteousness, but you sin again." He's reiterating this. None of his righteous works shall be remembered. God isn't going to count and remember how many times you went to church. God isn't going to count how many times that uh you helped at the soup kitchen. He not going to tell you that. He's not going to remember any of that. Excuse me. Why? Because it's your righteousness, not his. And if you are depending on that to clear you of your sins, guess what? It ain't going to happen. The only way to God is through Jesus. And the only way to do that is to acknowledge him that he is innocent because he per he was perfect. He took on sin and he passed the test. We all failed. We're guilty. We've lost. We were born into sin and there was nothing we can do about it. There's nothing. You just got to confess him as Romans 10:9 says, and look at this. But because of the iniquity that he has committed, he shall die. Then you wonder why. Why do good people die? Hey, you don't know what's inside their heart, but God knows. And he knows not only what's inside their heart and what they're dealing with, but he knows whether they have believed in him or they're depending on their righteousness. I, you know, I had a coworker who saw what I was doing and all he says is I need to do good things. I'm thinking you need to confess Jesus is Lord. That you know Romans 10:9 that if you confess Jesus is Lord. You that if you confess with your mouth Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God is raised from the dead you will be saved. Look at what the thief on the cross did. He told the other thief, "Hey, he's innocent. We're guilty." He acknowledged his guilt. And then he looked to Jesus says, "Remember we me when you enter your kingdom." And Jesus said, "Today I promise you, you will be with me in paradise." That's in Luke 20, I think it is. I've been teaching on that now for several weeks. Get in there and read the scriptures. Romans 6:16 through8. Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one's slaves when you obey, whether of sin leading to death or of obedience leading to righteousness. So whichever life you live, you got to lay the foundation first with his salvation. Remember salvation is from the Lord too. Let his salvation, his righteousness come in you. The only way you're going to get it is when you press in and you come into him. But see, when you're not doing that, you are obeying to the slaves of the world and you're following the world's concept here. Now, look at this. But, uh, verse 17, but God be thank though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered. And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness. You see, you have to be set free from sin first and then you become a slave to rightness. You be you want to come into the presence of the Lord. You want that rightness. You actually took your whole body and you brought it under self-control under the gift of the Holy Spirit and you said, "No, Lord, I'm putting you first. I am not following this world." Let's continue on here. Now, we're in verse 20. We're going to skip 19. Verse 20. For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. Look at that. You were free. You, In other words, you weren't bound to righteousness when you were a sinner. In other words, if you were in a Gucci store, you saw a purse or something there and you decided to steal it because you didn't have any righteousness in you. Look at the state of California right now. You can steal up to $950 and nobody can do anything. And in fact, if they try to stop you, they're the ones that are going to get arrested and prosecuted. Talk about backwards, right? So, look at this. Verse 21. What fruit did you have then in the things of which you are now ashamed? You see, when you were living in the world and you weren't righteous, you did things. You sinned. And by the way, it doesn't matter your lifestyle how you live. You still lied. You still cheated. You still stole. you, me are were sinners that needed to repent. And now we can be a slave to righteousness. Now we can live for Christ. Now we can commit to him. And we come to realize that one day a week in church isn't it. We go there now to minister. We go there to pray. We pray for people. But the six days, we're spending time in the word and we're spending time in his presence, praising him and praying for that upcoming service and asking the anointing of the Holy Spirit, asking for the spirit of healing to be there because now we're living right with Christ because we're being obedient to his righteousness. He called us righteous because now the blood of Jesus covers us. says, "Now verse 22, but now having been set free from sin and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness and the end everlasting life." See, now you get to live eternally, not by the works because you would boast otherwise, but by God who calls you righteous because you put his son first. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. And then look at verse 23. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of life is eternal life in Christ Jesus. So every time you enter sin, you're dying. Aging. When Adam and Eve sinned, he died 930 years later. Death, a form of death is aging. And he aged to 930 years and he died. every one of us. This is a this is a way to see that we're all in death, that we've all sinned, and that we've all fallen short of short of the glory of God. It's because we're sinning, aging, and as long as we keep aging, we're dying. But look at the second part of that. But the gift of God. Gift. We can't boast about a gift other than, you know, I went and got my pardon from the remission of sins. Did you? Oh, good. There's no boasting there. You just went and got your gift. But the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Living for Christ and living in his goodness here in the flesh is our first steps toward eternal life. We're going to be living eternally with the Lord. And what happens is we die to the world. We're we're no longer in sin. We we've left that domain. This world has nothing to offer me. I don't want anything other than I want to see you saved. And I'm appointed with Christ in the heavenly places for his will, which is to save you, which is why I do this. I do this because he called me righteous. Otherwise, I'm a sinner. I was a sinner just like you. But thank God, he changed me and transformed me. And why? Why the whole thing matters comes down the whole of this matter eternal life everything comes to this scripture right here Matthew 6:33 but seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things shall be added to you those crystal gems the stones around you the authority to see and know that even though we're afflicted and oppressed that it doesn't prosper that there is no weapon formed against us, not even the ones from God. I mean, he can take us out if he wants to anytime he wants to. But he says you're righteous because you believe that Jesus is the son of God. You believe my son. This is what God is saying. So, I'm I'm trying to do a distinction here between the works that you can boast in and the foundation of salvation and then the works of his righteousness in you. And I promise you this, when you're in his righteousness, you teach on the spirit of love, not the spirit of fear. You know, we are not called to teach on a spirit of fear or to live in a spirit of fear, but of love and of a sound mind. A sound mind is when you realize the truth of the matter. You realize that Jesus is the son of God. You acknowledge that you messed up. And once the salvation is established, oh now you know in fact if you look at how Jesus did, he was water baptized. So your salvation doesn't require water baptism. But Jesus when he was water baptized went into the wilderness and dealt with the devil. He went through 40 days, 40 nights dealing with temptation and overcoming the devil. So that means if you look at what water baptism is, you are saying I choose his righteousness. I go down and I come up washed of my sins now. And when I come up, his seed is firmly rooted in me. And what happens now is you are eligible to go into ministry. So you can go into the wilderness. Paul, even though he knew the scriptures, he was Saul on the road to Damascus and Jesus touched him, changed his life and he got his sight back three days later, he went into the wilderness for three years to understand what was going on here because he needed that before he can teach us. So now, when you get into that right standing with God, there's a time of a root that needs to take place. you need to get rooted and then you get water baptized and you're ready. But you have to go after the enemy when you get rooted uh when you get water baptized and you deal with the enemy and once the enemy is dealt with now you walk in his ministry. Now you see the church doesn't teach a lot about that but that is scripture. That is how it happened with Jesus. That is how it happened with Paul. So now what happens though is because you are spending time getting rooted, getting into your new routine with the Lord. And again, this is where I'm coming from. I finally chose to press in, not be one foot in, one foot out, and be lukewarm, which God will spit you out if you are. I never knew. You remember this these scriptures, you will understand that you put both your feet in. Now you're in ministry and now you are in the rightness of God, his righteousness. Because now he can call you righteou Previous Next Home

ACQUITTED To demonstrate how the prophecy in Joel 3 concerning Israel’s acquittal from the guilt of bloodshed relates to present-day events in Jerusalem, revealing the spiritual dimension behind acts of violence against the Jewish people, and pointing to God’s promised intervention and the imminent restoration of Israel as a sign of the nearing end of the church age. ACQUITTED Pastor Marcos Marrero Objective: To demonstrate how the prophecy in Joel 3 concerning Israel’s acquittal from the guilt of bloodshed relates to present-day events in Jerusalem, revealing the spiritual dimension behind acts of violence against the Jewish people, and pointing to God’s promised intervention and the imminent restoration of Israel as a sign of the nearing end of the church age. Synopsis: Joel 3:21 points to God’s promise to acquit Israel of bloodshed, a prophecy that connects directly to modern violence against the Jewish people. Unlike past conflicts, today’s attacks bear the mark of demonic hatred rather than mere human leadership. Scripture shows that while Israel once bore the curse of rejecting Christ, God will soon remove their guilt, restore their nation, and bring global judgment on those who rise against them. These unfolding events signal the nearness of Christ’s return and call believers to be watchful and prepared. Inspired Teaching: Joel 3:21 “For I will acquit them of the guilt of bloodshed, whom I had not acquitted; for the Lord dwells in Zion.” If you’ve been watching the news and keeping track of what is going on in the holy city of Jerusalem, you have probably sensed that the Jewish nation is entering a new phase—maybe a new and final phase—in their struggles against their enemies who want to destroy them. What caught my attention on the attack against a Jewish synagogue in Jerusalem that killed five individuals and wounded many others was the amount of blood that was shed by those who were wounded and killed. Profuse bleeding was caused since some of the weapons that were used against them were hatches, which can be used for the dismembering of physical bodies. In their many campaigns against Israel, the Palestinians have used a variety of tactics, from kidnappings, to suicide bombers, to rockets and mortar launchers against their civilian population. What makes this phase different, I think, is that in all the other campaigns against them, there was organized human leadership behind them. I believe that what is taking place right now is its being fomented by spiritual forces of darkness, which are driven by pure and unadulterated hatred against the Jews in the nation of Israel. In case you have not watched the news, Jews are being run down in the streets by seemly random acts of violence, by cars, buses, and other modes of transportation driven by Palestinians that just seemed to lose their common sense and went on a killing rampage. This last attack was aimed directly at a place of worship and against those who were leading the worship, and I believe the phase of this present conflict to be completely driven by satanic inspiration. Joel 3:4 “Indeed, what have you to do with Me, O Tyre and Sidon, and all the coasts of Philistia? Will you retaliate against Me? But if you retaliated against Me, swiftly and speedily I will return your retaliation upon your own head.” I believe that the Lord is speaking against the spiritual rulers of the Palestinian territory in verse four. You have to remember that in spiritual warfare, people are like pieces on a board game that the rulers of darkness move at will and to accomplish their devious purpose. By careful observation we can detect when human leaders are acting in an alliance with demonic forces to accomplish their physical objectives. That does not seem to be the case in this new phase of terror that is being unleash against the nation of Israel, and it has Israel’s leaders very worried. The reason I said that this may be the final phase of this present conflict before the Lord intervenes is because of God’s response to these demonic entities in verse four, that He will swiftly and speedily turn their retaliation against their own heads. How do I know that what is taking place in the book of Joel chapter three has anything to do with Israel’s present situation? Joel 3:1 “For behold, in those days and at that time, when I bring back the captives of Judah and Jerusalem.” In those days and at that time, it cannot be any clearer than that! When did God bring back the captives to Judah and Jerusalem? Today, in our present day! For how long were they not a nation anymore? For almost two thousand years! The only time that this specific prophecy can be fixed to a date is in our present today. And from our opening text we can safely conclude that both, the church and the nation of Israel are present during the happenings of in those days and at that time. For I will acquit them of the guilt of bloodshed, whom I had not acquitted; for the Lord dwells in Zion. Even though the early church was comprised of a super majority of Jews, both in numbers and in leadership, the nation of Israel herself rejected Jesus as her Messiah, so that her sins were not atoned for with the blood of Jesus at that time, and that is why their temple was destroyed and their nation ceased to exist. Matthew 27:24-25 “When Pilate saw that he could not prevail at all, but rather that a tumult was rising, he took water and washed his hands before the multitude (the nation of Israel), saying, ‘I am innocent of the blood of this just Person. You see to it.’ And all the people answered and said, ‘His blood be on us and on our children.’” It is clear that the multitude which was represented by the rulers and the leaders of the nation of Israel, refused to acknowledge Jesus as their Messiah, and as one, they uttered those infamous words that cursed them with the curse of blood shedding—the shedding of their blood as well as their children's own blood. This is what I was reminded of when I saw the bloody mess all over their synagogue floor after that brutal attack. But the good news is that God Himself says that He will acquit them, the entire nation of Israel, from that awful guilt of bloodshed that their forefathers swore in an oath before Pilate. And that the acquittal will take place swiftly and speedily after these demonic entities take it upon themselves to brutally and sadistically murder Jews as an act of retaliation against God Himself. This could be one of the greatest signs that Jesus is coming soon, that we have had for a while. So keep an eye on these demonically driven acts of violence against the Jews to see whether they rise to a level of intensity to where God Himself will intervene on their behalf. What are the events that we should look for if God Himself were to intervene on Israel’s behalf at this time? Joel 3:2 “I will also gather all nations, and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; and I will enter into judgment with them there on account of My people, My heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations; they have also divided up My land.” Through all of this we cannot ignore the connection that such an event will have upon the closing of the church age, for as soon as the nation of Israel is acquitted from the guilt of bloodshed, their kingdom will be restored, which means the closing of the church age with the rapture. Acts 1:6 “Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, ‘Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom of Israel?’” The disciples clearly believed and were looking for the restoration of national Israel at that time and asked Jesus about it. Jesus did not deny nor rebuked their belief that national Israel would be restored in the future. He just told them that it was not for them to know the times and seasons which the Father has put in place, before He brings about the acquittal and restoration of the nation of Israel. Days later, after their meeting with Jesus, the disciples were gathered in Jerusalem together, waiting for the power to fall down from heaven upon them as Jesus told them it would. After the Holy Spirit fell on them, Peter stood up and quoted Joel’s prophecy that clearly ties the fate of the end of the church age with the restoration of national Israel. Joel 2:28-32 “And it shall come to pass afterward that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions. And also on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days. (The first part of this prophecy was fulfilled on the Day of Pentecost after the Holy Spirit fell on them.) And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth: Blood and fire and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord. And it shall come to pass that whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be deliverance (Acquittal), as the Lord has said, among the remnant (those who return from the dispersion) whom the Lord calls.” (The second part of this prophecy will be fulfilled on the Day of Atonement, during the Lord’s acquittal of the nation of Israel when their kingdom is restored to them.) You can see how intricately connected everything is to all that is taking place in and around the nation of Israel today. Wherever you look in the news today, you cannot escape how all the players are lining up and assuming their prophetic end-time positions. Joel 3:9 “Proclaim this among the nations: ‘Prepare for war! Wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near, let them come up.’” The other unnatural part of what is going on today in the Middle East has to do with the men of war from the nations of the world who are answering the spiritual call to present themselves into that area of the world to fight a war of which they have no concept of, or part of it. These Jihadists, or holy warriors, come from many nations of the world, including the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, as well as many other nations that are in different continents. Many of these recruits have no commonality that bond them, except one, they are answering a spiritual call to prepare for war and to draw near to a place the Lord calls the Valley of Jehoshaphat, where the Lord will enter into judgment with them there on account of His people. It always amazes me how the complex issues that befuddle so many who try to interpret the motives behind the irrational acts of so many can only be truly interpreted through the enlightenment of Scripture. As the acquittal of those whom the Lord had not previously acquitted draws near, so does our redemption. Are you ready? Previous Next Home

LOST and FOUND To reveal the priceless value of salvation through Jesus Christ by examining the parables of what is found for the first time and what is lost and diligently sought again, leading believers to a deeper understanding of repentance, transformation, and the fruit that confirms a genuine relationship with God. < Back LOST and FOUND Minister Lisa Kane January 9, 2026 Objective: To reveal the priceless value of salvation through Jesus Christ by examining the parables of what is found for the first time and what is lost and diligently sought again, leading believers to a deeper understanding of repentance, transformation, and the fruit that confirms a genuine relationship with God. Synopsis: In Lost and Found, we explore two powerful teachings of Jesus that unveil fresh revelation about salvation and its value. The parable of the hidden treasure and the pearl of great price reveals the joy and life-altering response of one who finds salvation—a gift so priceless that nothing compares. In contrast, the parable of the lost coin illustrates a believer who once possessed something of great value, recognized it was missing, and took intentional action to seek until it was restored. Together, these parables address the often-debated question of salvation—whether it can be lost or is eternally secure—by shifting the focus from theological arguments to the heart posture of the believer. Salvation is not proven by outward actions or religious performance, but by a transformed heart rooted in love, repentance, and the fruit of the Spirit. Through Scripture, we are reminded that true salvation results in change, produces fruit, and is safeguarded by Christ Himself, who promised He would not lose even one. This teaching encourages believers to understand the immeasurable worth of God’s free gift, to guard it with intentionality, and to seek Him wholeheartedly whenever distance is felt. Lost and Found calls us to pray, to walk in sanctification, and to live with gratitude for the treasure of salvation—once discovered, never taken lightly, and always worth pursuing with all our heart. Inspired Teaching: There are three parables in the Bible that I see a new fresh revelation in them. The first parable is regarding the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 13:44-46 NKJV 44 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. 45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, 46 who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it. The second parable is losing something and finding it later. This concept also applies to a shepherd losing one sheep and goes after that one sheep leaving the 99 behind. And it also applies to the prodigal son. All found in Luke 15. For this teaching, we will use the lost coin and finding it later after seeking it parable. Luke 15:8-10 NKJV 8 “Or what woman, having ten silver [c]coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? 9 And when she has found it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I lost!’ 10 Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.” In the first parable, where the kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field that is found, is ‘salvation. Someone found something they didn’t have before and it’s priceless. Salvation is priceless and it is a gift from God. When a person finds salvation, they find a true treasure and they never want to give up that treasure. In fact, they usually make changes, such as selling all he has and buying that field, as the parable put it so eloquently. In the second parable, the woman had ten silver coins, and they have value to them. Note, she already has them. It’s not something she found. She can represent a Christian who lost something of value that he or she had. Notice what she does, she lost it and noticed she lost it. She took the initiative to find and it took some effort. She needed light, and she moved everything in her house, swept the house, found this value. She sought the Lord. She, a Christian representation ‘sought’ the Lord, and she found Him again. There are big theological debates in today’s Christian world that say you can lose your salvation versus once saved, always saved. The above parables talk about this topic and present it very simply. You have someone who found salvation, and their life changed. You have someone who lost something of value, and changed their life to find it again. Both deal with salvation. One who didn’t know, and one who knew the worth but lost it somehow. Notice, we don’t know how the coin was lost. Isn’t that the way with anything? We don’t know how the other sock went missing but it happens. But here’s the thing, when we know it’s valuable, we take care of it and place in a position in our life so that we know where it is and that it is safe. This comes down to having knowledge of the value of salvation. Not all know the value of salvation. Romans 6:23 NKJV 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the [a]gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 5:6-9 NKJV 6 For when we were still without strength, [d]in due time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. 8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. Once we understand the knowledge of His free gift, we walk in sanctification, saved, and then in justification because it is His blood that saves us from His wrath that is still coming. So, then I ponder this, was a person, who ‘lost’ their salvation really saved in the first place? Let’s remember a very important point here, we’re not God. So, if we ‘look’ or ‘judge’ a person on their actions, going to church, preaching behind the pulpit, praying for people, laying hands on those who need it, are they saved by those actions? Remember 1 Corinthians 13:1 NKJV Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. They are not. They are only saved when they confess as Romans 10:9 tells us: 9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. And after making that confession of prophecy over their lives, they realize the value of what they have, and the love of God transforms their heart. And the first thing a person saved wants to do is ‘change’ their life around to put God first in their lives. How can we see if someone is saved or not? You will know them by their fruit. Galatians 5:22-23 NKJV 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 [a]gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. If we see a preacher, theologian, or anyone who seem to be in the Word but are not demonstrating love and forgiveness, this should be a red flag to you. But don’t condemn them. Pray for them as Jesus prayed for us in John 17. Be of good cheer, He will not lose one. John 17:9-19 NKJV 9 “I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours. 10 And all Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine, and I am glorified in them. 11 Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep[d] through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We are. 12 While I was with them [e]in the world, I kept them in [f]Your name. Those whom You gave Me I have kept; and none of them is [g]lost except the son of [h]perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled. 13 But now I come to You, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have My joy fulfilled in themselves. 14 I have given them Your word; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 15 I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one. 16 They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 17 Sanctify[i] them by Your truth. Your word is truth. 18 As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world. 19 And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified by the truth. We have the Word of Jesus Himself, prophecy over us that He will not lose any of us. Join Him in prayer. Pray this prayer over everyone, whether you think they are living for Christ or not. This is the prophecy prayer that will keep us. It will be the treasure we find, and take care not to misplace or lose. And it will be the motivation for us to realize that we have something of value, His salvation that we will always seek when we felt or believed it was lost. Previous Next Home

I HAVE CHOSEN The objective of this teaching is to reveal the power and responsibility of choice as given by God, showing that every believer has been granted the freedom to choose the way of truth or the way of deception. By examining Scripture, it emphasizes how our decisions open doors that affect our spiritual condition, eternal destiny, and daily walk with Christ. The lesson seeks to guide believers toward consistently choosing God’s truth, walking in His statutes, and clinging to the covering of Jesus Christ for strength, holiness, and victory. I HAVE CHOSEN Pastor Marcos Marrero Objective: The objective of this teaching is to reveal the power and responsibility of choice as given by God, showing that every believer has been granted the freedom to choose the way of truth or the way of deception. By examining Scripture, it emphasizes how our decisions open doors that affect our spiritual condition, eternal destiny, and daily walk with Christ. The lesson seeks to guide believers toward consistently choosing God’s truth, walking in His statutes, and clinging to the covering of Jesus Christ for strength, holiness, and victory. Synopsis: In I Have Chosen, Pastor Marcos Marrero teaches from Psalm 119:30, highlighting the radical gift of choice that God has given to humanity since the beginning of creation. While history and nations often seek to strip people of their freedom, God created man in His image with the ability to choose, first demonstrated in Adam’s choice in the Garden. Though Adam failed, God’s plan of redemption through Christ offers believers the covering of His righteousness and the continual opportunity to walk in truth. The message underscores that being born again does not remove the daily need to choose. As long as we live in mortal bodies, we face temptations and consequences from wrong decisions. Yet God, who has already chosen to love us and provide salvation through Christ’s blood, calls us to walk in the light and open the right doors of obedience and fellowship. Using Psalm 119:25–32, Pastor Marrero draws parallels between choices and doors, teaching that opening our hearts to Christ leads to life, strength, and freedom, while wrong choices open doors to destruction. The psalmist’s prayers—seeking revival, understanding, truth, and strength—become a model for believers to cling to God’s testimonies and run in the path of His commandments. The lesson concludes with a call to embrace God’s way of truth wholeheartedly, knowing that He enlarges our hearts to receive His wisdom and grace. Ultimately, the believer’s life is shaped not by the world’s restrictions, but by the eternal liberty of choosing Christ daily. Inspired Teaching: Psalm 119:30 “I have chosen the way of truth; Your judgments I have laid before me.” Choice is one of the most, if not the most radical concept that has ever been introduced to mankind. I know that many of us here in the west take this concept of choice for granted sometimes. But if we take a sober look at the history of mankind, we will come to the conclusion that the majority of humanity never had much of a choice as far as to how they wanted to conduct their lives. Even today, there are many that are born in nations that refuse to give them a choice, be it freedom of movement, freedom of religion, or even, economic freedom. If you are born today into a religion that proclaims that to depart from such religion is a crime that is punishable by death, you clearly do not have much of a religious choice, that is, if you want to go on living. You would be surprise to know how many nations today forbid the right of their citizens to choose which God they want to worship. And if you are a Christian in certain parts of Iraq today, you will be forced to renounce Christ and convert to Islam, and if not, you will die, even if your family had lived in those areas as Christians for hundreds of years. That is the history of humanity in a nut shell, seems like there is always somebody who thinks that he knows what is better for everybody else, and for some reason they are the ones that end up with the power to lord it over everybody else. From a biblical perspective let us take a look as to where does the right to choose originate from. Genesis 2:16-17 “And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, ‘Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.’” Even before Eve was created, the first man, who was created in the image of God, was given a choice; everything was made available to him except one, for he was forbidden to partake of the tree of dead. God is sovereign, that means that He does whatever He chooses to do. Adam was created in the image of God, so he was made a sovereign creature. The difference between Adam and God, is that God is Good, so that God can never choose to do wrong, however, even though Adam was made sovereign, he was also naked, that means that he had not yet been clothed with God’s eternal goodness and immortality, since he had not yet partaken of the tree of life, therefore he is forbidden to partake of that which can kill him. But if Adam partakes of the tree of life first, he makes the tree of death obsolete. For the tree of life offers to cover Adam with God’s goodness and immortality. Which by the way is what Jesus covers us with. Romans 13:12, 14 “The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on (clothe ourselves with) the armor of light...But put on (cover ourselves with) the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.” This is why when we are born again, that is Jesus becomes the covering for our nakedness, God considers us good and without sin. 1 John 3:9 “Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed (Jesus our covering) remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God.” That is because as far as God is concerned, when we came before His throne and confessed our sins before Him, He killed us, for the soul that sins shall surely die. But since we came before His throne in the name of Jesus, the death of Jesus on the cross is imputed to us, and our sins are forgiven, and Jesus covers us with His goodness and His eternal life. But even after we become born again, we still have to make choices, for as long as we remain in our mortal bodies that we inherited from Adam, we will always be plagued by our propensity to sin. 1 John 1:8 “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” So that from the spiritual perspective God only sees the atoning blood of Jesus when He looks at us, for His seed, God’s Son, remains in us, therefore we cannot sin. But from the physical perspective we still have to make choices, and wrong choices bring bad consequences. 1 John 1:7 “But if we walk in the light (here is our choice) as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.” So that as born-again believers, the choices that we make will determine what our condition will be in any given circumstance. God already made His choice; He chose to love us, for He is love. He provided for us the cleansing agent, which is the blood of Jesus. Now it is up to us to either walk in the light, which is the revelation of His salvation to us, or we can choose to follow after the desires of our flesh, and fall into the other choice that God has made for those who reject His free offer of grace and salvation. Jeremiah 34:17 “Therefore thus says the Lord: ‘You have not obeyed Me in proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother and everyone to his neighbor. Behold, I proclaim liberty to you,’ says the Lord— ‘to the sword, to pestilence, and to famine! And I will deliver you to trouble among all the kingdoms of the earth.’” Isn’t it amazing that while the world is seeking to enslave men, and to deprive them of choice, and to keep them captive, God is in the business of freedom of choice. Even when enlightened men, those who should know better, for they have tasted of the freedom that comes from knowing God—turn their backs on God’s grace and love—it is their choice that God gives them the freedom to fall into, no matter how bad their choices are for them. In our opening text, the eight verses of Psalm 119, verses 25–32, correspond with the Hebrew letter Daleth, which means door. A door is a place of entrance, no one can be born again unless he first opens the door of his heart to let the Lord in. Revelation 3:20 “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with me.” So that the choices that we make open doors through which we will have to transverse, whether we like it or not, so that it becomes very important that we understand where the doors lead that we open by the choices that we make. Psalm 119:25 “My soul clings to the dust; Revive me according to Your word.” We open the door to our Lord’s salvation when we come to the realization that we cannot save ourselves. My soul clings to the dust, so we seek the salvation that is prescribed in God’s Word. How does God Word say that we are to be saved? Psalm 119:26 “I have declare my ways (confessed my sins), and You answered me (You saved me); teach me Your statutes.” Why do we need to learn His statutes? Because our choices open doors, and now that we are saved we do not want to open doors that are not in our best interest. We want to make choices that align with the plans that He has for our lives. Revelation 3:7 “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write, ‘These things says He who is holy, He who is true, He who has the key of David, He who opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens.’” We want the doors that the Lord opens to remain open, and we want the doors that the Lord closes to remain close. In order for that to happen we need to learn His statutes and make the choices that they prescribe. Psalm 119:27 “Make me understand the way of Your precepts; so shall I meditate on Your wonderful works.” Understanding is what we are trying to gain from this lesson. If we can be made vividly aware of the ill consequences of unwise choices, we would think twice before we make them. Do we really want liberty to fall to the sword, to pestilence, and to famine? I say that is not a liberty that I want. O Lord, please close that door and keep me as far away from it as possible! We can only pray that prayer with real faith if we are made aware, that is, we understand the perils that those wrong choices can bring into our lives. Psalm 119:28 “My soul melts from heaviness; strengthen me according to You word.” Imagine that! It seems like the psalmist knew a thing or two about wrong choices, his words seem to cry out, not my will O Lord, not my will, but according to Your Word! Psalm 119:29 “Remove from me the way of lying, and grant me Your law graciously.” A lie is always the perversion of truth. Since we desire the truth of His Word, we need to stay focus on His law, or Word of grace. It is not by works that we have done, but by His grace that we are saved! Psalm 119:31 “I cling to Your testimonies; O Lord, do not put me to shame!” Once the right choice was made in verse 30: I have chosen the way of truth, now we cling to His promised salvation, and as we do, we will not be put to shame. Psalm 119:32 “I will run the course of Your commandments, for You shall enlarge my heart.” What a beautiful promise we conclude with, a heart that is big enough to receive tremendous enlightenment, and yet, a heart that is able to remain humble and accessible to God at all times. I want to be like that! Don’t you? Previous Next Home

LACKING Equip believers to walk in “the work of faith with power” (2 Thes 1:11) by inviting God’s light into hidden places of the heart, entering a true covenant with Him, and yielding to His cleansing so His glory can dwell within and flow outward for deliverance and awakening. LACKING Pastor Marcos Marrero June 17, 2024 Objective: Equip believers to walk in “the work of faith with power” (2 Thes 1:11) by inviting God’s light into hidden places of the heart, entering a true covenant with Him, and yielding to His cleansing so His glory can dwell within and flow outward for deliverance and awakening. Synopsis: The message opens with authoritative prayer over the city—declaring Jesus’ Lordship and the end of demonic rule—and sets the theme: faith that truly works in power. From 2 Thessalonians 1:11, believers are called to be found worthy through faith that moves mountains—not by hype, but by knowing God and refusing inner doubt. Daniel 2:22 shows why mountains don’t move: divided hearts hide “deep and secret things” where doubt lives. God, who is light, reveals these dark places when invited. Jeremiah 33:3 issues the invitation: “Call to Me”—God alone can retrieve what we cannot, including early wounds, rejections, and generational injuries that still sabotage trust. Entering covenant (pictured in Abraham’s sacrifices) means letting the Word cut between spirit and soul (Heb 4:12), guarding the promise from “birds of prey,” and staying through the “dreadful darkness” until God’s fire passes through and gifts faith. Ezekiel 44:4 portrays the result: once the inner gate is opened and cleansed, the glory of the Lord fills the temple—we are that temple. Job’s journey models deliverance by stripping and restoration; his daughters’ names picture the process: the Dove (Spirit) comes, the bark is stripped, then inner strength and beauty are bestowed (Job 42). This requires the cross: laying down Adam’s old coverings so we’re clothed with Christ’s glory, which intimidates darkness and empowers ministry. Practical applications include: ask God to reveal unsearchable things; forgive ancestral/offending voices; submit to the Spirit’s surgical work; persevere through fire; and live from the intimacy Jesus offers (Rev 3:20). The warning from John 6:66—turning back when the word feels “too hard”—is answered by a call to courageous surrender. The message closes by blessing the congregation and prophesying a fountain of living water rising in the house, flowing to the city with end-time deliverance and awakening. Inspired Teaching - Written and/or Transcribed from Video Above: Thank you Jesus. Hallelujah. Amen. Father in heaven in Jesus name we take authority right now. Father God, your word declares that we overcame Satan by the blood of the lamb and by the word of our testimony. And we testify, Father God, that we have authority in the name of Jesus. And Father, and that authority that Jesus has been given to us is to trample on the snakes and the scorpions, Father God, and that nothing shall by any mean harm us. So we declare that authority to the uh city of Wington tonight, Father God, and as we proclaim the word of the Lord tonight. We declare to the principalities and powers, to every creeping thing that creepeth on this city, every demonic spirit, every foul bird of the air, we declare that Jesus Christ is Lord over the city of Wington. We declare that Jesus Christ is Lord over every uh single member of this church of this body. And father in the name of Jesus we also declare that your time has come to an end. Uh spirits of darkness that rule over this city. Your time has come to an end. We prophesy tonight in the name of Jesus that the door for the uh victorious deliverance ministry of the end time. The awakening, the trumpet calling out for the people to awake is being ready to be released, Father God. And we serve notice to all of the u uh ruling spirits of this area that your time has come to an end. for the Lord will drive you up by the power of his glory and majesty in Jesus name. Amen. Praise God. Open your Bible to uh 2 Thessalonians 1:11. And I want my my wife to read it from that translation that she has is better than than the NIV. And tonight's message is real simple. If you look at it, the scriptures are going to be 111 2222 3333 444556667778899. 2 Thessalonians 1:11. If my translation, the NIV doesn't do what u what it comes out. 2 Thessalonians 1:11. Yeah. Therefore, we also pray always for you that our Gods would count you worthy of this calling and fulfill all the good pleasures of his goodness and the work of faith and power. Okay? That you may be found worthy of God's calling. And what is God's calling? That you would would have the work of faith with power. Remember what Jesus says? He says, "If you speak to the mountain," he says, "Mountain, in the name of Jesus, lift yourself up and throw yourself into the sea." Every single one of us here would understand that that would be a work of faith with power. Because there wouldn't be no shovel or no tow truck or anything doing it. It would have to be God actually raising up the mountain and throwing it onto the sea. But you see, Jesus says, "If you doubt not in your heart, that which you're saying will come to pass, then that which you're saying will be done for you." In one of the Old Testament scriptures, the prayer is, "Lord, give me an undivided heart." We know the heart is talking about the spirit and the soul. We know that the spirit is willing, but the flesh, which is connected to the soul, is weak. So Paul is saying, I'm praying for those people in Wington that are going to believe the gospel that I'm preaching to the Gentiles 1970 years from now. I'm praying for you guys that God will say when he looks at you and women to there are some people that are worthy or of my calling. And how do we make oursel worthy of God calling? We have the work of faith with power. Now, obviously, we do not have the work of of faith with power right now. So, we're lacking something, and that's what we're going to talk about. So, we went from 2 Thessalonians 1:11. Now, we're going to go to Daniel 2:22. Daniel 2:22. And Rod, if you want to go ahead and read that one. The Lord's going to have us all participate tonight, I guess. Daniel 2:22. Daniel is towards the uh the end of Jeremiah. Just just go to the big prophecies, the first small after Jeremiah, Isaiah, Jeremiah, and then Daniel. Lamentations and then Daniel. Ezekiel. I mean, after Ezekiel, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and then there. Don't they love when you put somebody on the spot like that? After Ezekiel, find Ezekiel. Jeremiah, I'm sorry. Yeah. Daniel 2:22. Okay. God reveals the deep and the secret things because he's light and the light is able to illuminate what's in the darkness. Now, if I say to the mountain, let's let's let's bring it down home. Let's say the mountain is not Paul's birdies or idol wild or or baker. Let's say the mountain is a difficulty that you have in your life. Let's say that the mountain is a problem that you have with relationships. Let's say that the mountain is your marriage, your spouse. Let's say that the mountain is your job. Let's say that the mountain is your Christian walk. You do have a desire to do what the word of God says, but you can't do it no matter how hard you try. So let's say that because of division within your heart, you have an undivided heart. Because of division within your heart, you can tell to the mountain in the name of Jesus, but it doesn't come to pass because there's doubt. You see, that's what darkness is. Darkness is doubt. You see, people believe that faith is somehow uh something that you conjure up or or something that you, you know, bring it up for some reason. That that is our our what we believe that faith is. But there's nothing mystic about faith. Faith is knowing something. You see, I know that when I put my keys in the car and I turn the keys, I know that it's going to start. You know how many parts are involved in actually getting the car to start? There's a whole bunch of parts. You have electrical, you have all kinds of things, but yet I don't worry about none of those things. I know that if I put the key on it, that that darn thing is going to start when I turn the key. So you see faith is knowing something and you're so sure. People people say let's use a biblical example this will be better. People think that Abraham somehow was such a superhuman that was able to believe. But the Bible says that God told Abraham, I want you to take your son and I want you to take him to a certain place. I'm going to take you and I want you to sacrifice him there for me. And when he brought him and he tied him up and he was about to sacrifice his son says that the angel of the Lord says Abraham Abraham and stopped him. And it says that at that time Abraham looked beyond the mountain where he was and he saw a ram that was God and the thickets. If you study that Abraham might have been drawn to the attention of a real ram because the ram was sacrificed in the place of Isaac. But he looked beyond the ram. If you if you read, it says he had a vision. And in that vision, he saw Jesus because that mountain where he was is the same mountain where the temple was later built. And it's the same mountain where later Jesus was crucified. So Abraham actually saw Jesus being crucified. You say, "Well, how do you know that?" Well, Jesus said to them, Abraham saw my day and rejoice on it. How did Abraham saw Jesus's day? He had a vision. He visualized in what he was doing with his son. He said, "God, you're not a god of human sacrifice. Those are those idols over there that require that. I don't understand. That's what faith is. I don't understand, but I'm going to follow what you say." And when he was willing to go all the way with God regardless of what it was, then a vision was given to him and he saw Jesus the lamb of God caught in the thicket in the cross. That was the faith that Abraham had. You said Moses, how do you know Moses had so much faith on everything he wrote? Hey, Moses stepped into the mountain with God and come out on the other side and he was in the mount of transfiguration with Jesus. Did you know that Moses was with Jesus on the mount of transfiguration? He said that the Jesus was so radiant in the mount of transfiguration that that he shone brighter than the noonday sun. And yet we see Moses 1500 years earlier come down the mountain with his face shining from being in the in the place of Jesus. So you see faith is not something that you huff and puff for. Faith is being taken by the spirit of God to the place of your victory. You see, faith is taking God taking you ahead of time. You may be going through the most difficult time right now. You may be tormented. You may be in darkness. But Daniel 2:22 says that God reveals. Let's read it again. It says uh he reveals deep and hidden things. He knows what lies in darkness and light dwells with him. You see, there are deep and hidden things in the darkness areas of our soul that keep us from speaking the word and having it come to pass because it have to do with doubt. Doubt comes in. But the Bible says if we understand that God 2 Thessalonians 1:11 that God wants to find me worthy of his calling and in order for me to be found worthy of God's calling, I need to have the work of faith with power. Paul's praying for us. Paul was praying for us. He says, "I'm praying that the work of faith with power will be in you." Well, I cannot have faith with power when there are things hidden within me that are in the darkness. That's what he's saying. You see, Moses had to be brought. Remember when when the cloud came to the mountains that appear, the people were so frightening and so trembling, the people said to Moses, "We cannot bear it. You go talk to God, Moses. will hide back over here away from the mountain. You come back and tell us what God's saying to you. So Moses had to step into the darkness. There was a dark, dreadful darkness that he had to step through before he was able to come into the top of the mountain. And who was in the top of the mountain? Jesus. 1500 years later, Jesus takes James, John, and and and the other disciple. He takes him up. I mean there Peter, James, and Joan. And he takes them up in there. And then all of a sudden, Elisha and uh Moses were there. And what does that tell you? That there's a place in God that transcend time and space. That is the place where faith dwells. You see in time and space right now, I may be sick. I may be under oppression. I may be bound. I may be having all of these problems in this present time and space. But in God, there is a place of time and space where I can go into. And everything that pertains to my life and my godlin is just already there. Jesus is there and Paul is there, I'm pretty sure, because he's the one that's praying for us in this in this thing. He's praying for it. They're there. And all I have to do, I have to allow the darkness that is within me to be dispelled by the light. He says he is light. When you invite God into the area of darkness, darkness please. Did you know that you can take go to the darkest darkest deepest cave take a little box with you while in this dark place you can't see nothing. open the uh the box and allow the darkness to get in there. Then seal the box completely and then bring it out. Then open it and the darkness is gone. But now you can go to the to the to the smallest place. You take a little light, a little candle. Okay? Take a little candle, put in a little box, hide it the tiniest, littlest light, and you can go to the darkest place on the deep of the earth and you open that little light and it will illuminate the whole thing. See, darkness could not comprehend or overcome the light. And we have to realize that there are darkness, areas of darkness in our soul that divide us, that separate us from faith that works. And so we see the problem. We see the problem and we cannot have faith to come into the solution. And God says, "But I want you to have faith that works. I want you to have power when you pray. I want to found you worthy. And without faith, it is impossible to please me, says God. So I need you to come into a place to where you allow me into the dark recesses of your soul. Did you know that Abraham uh was with God? God takes him out and said, "Look, Abraham, see that many stars? If you could count them, you can't, right?" Well, that's how many. See, Abraham didn't have children at that time. And God says, "That's how many descendants you're going to have." The Bible says that Abraham believed, and so God says, "You're righteous because you believe. And if you believe, you're saved. you're delivered. You're righteous. But then Abraham comes back in and says, "Okay, God, now how am I going to know that what you just promised me, what you just revealed to me, that I'm really going to get it?" You see, that's what faith does. Faith, God says, "I am the Lord that heals you and I'm sick. I need to say, "Oh, I'm healed." No, no, I don't say that because it's a lie. I'm not. I'm sick. I'm tormented. Whatever it is, what we say is, "Okay, Lord, you said that I am healed. Now I need to take the light of your word and I need to bring it to my time and space. How do I do that? How can I come into that? What does uh God said to Abraham? Take a three-year-old ram, a goat, and a lamb or or a a bull. Cut them in half. Take two birds. One one of the birds uh is a John fishing and the other one is a a dove. do that means term and deer. This is how God signs a covenant. And the young fleshing uh fleshling means that uh just just a little mustard seed of faith that we have. Those were not cut. Those were put on the end. But the the ram, the goat, uh uh the bull were cut in half and spread in between. And then he says that after Abraham did, you know what that symbolizes? spirit, soul and body being cut in half. You see the word meismos, the word uh Hebrews 4:12, the word of God is lifegiving energy, and it is able to divide a sunder between spirit and soul, between joints and marrows, and between your heart and the your thoughts and the attitudes of your heart. They had to be Abraham had to say, "God, I'm going to open myself up. I know that I've been hurt so many times in the past. I know that I've been disappointed so many times in the past. I know that I have so many promises that didn't come for me in the past. But God, I am willing to open myself up to your promise. I am willing to allow your light, Lord, to come into that area of darkness that is deep within me." You know what it says? that as soon as Abraham did that, the birds of prey came, the crawls and the buzzers came in to go and Abraham had to fight him away. You see, whenever you make a try to make a covenant with God, okay, God, you promise me, I believe, so you say I'm righteous, but I need to know how can I receive deliverance? How can I be set free, Lord? And God says, okay, open up your soul. As soon as you open up your soul, Satan is going to come in and he's going to try to get in there. He's going to try to steal. Jesus says, "My word is like the seed that falls by the road and by the different places and the enemy comes in and pecks at it, takes it away." So, you need to guard that word. Satan is going to say, "You're getting worse. You're getting worse. You're not a That's when you take that word and and you fight those buzzers off." And then all of a sudden a deep and dreadful darkness came. I think that's on Genesis 12 or 17. I think it's probably 12. But anyway, as you read on it, a deep and dreadful darkness comes over Abraham. And then in the midst of the deepest darkness to where he couldn't see anything, a fire pot appears out of the heaven and comes in and it goes right into the pieces. And you know what he was doing? It was consuming, putting everything back together. That's what the word meismos is. When it says the word of God is lifegiving energy that is able to divide, the same word appears on Hebrews 2:4 where it says and God by sign. So the Holy Spirit gave gift. The word metismos mean been cut apart so that God can gift you. Faith is a gift. Faith is a fruit of the spirit and faith is a gift. The faith that move mountain is a gift from God. And that gift can only be imparted into your heart when you're willing to allow the darkness of our heart. We're willing to allow to be cut open as if it were. God, I'm going to trust you with my heart. I know that every time I trusted in the past, I was hurt. I know that every time I open myself up, I was wounded. I know that every time that I done that, Lord, I've been kicked. But I'm going to trust you now because I I want to be found worthy. I want to have faith in my life. I want to have faith with power that works in me. So Lord, I am going to trust you. I'm going to enter into a covenant with you. I'm going to cut myself. I'm going to let your word cut me open. I'm going to let your word undress me. I'm going to let your word really expose everything that is within me. Lord, I'm going to open up myself to you because I want that light that Daniel 2:22 says. It says there that and light dwells with him. He knows what lies in darkness and light dwells with him. Okay. Our next scripture is 333. Maybe Fred, you can read this one. It's on uh uh let's see uh Jeremiah uh 33. Jeremiah 33:3. It's two books to the left of where we were. Yep. Praise God. Call me. Now you hear that. God says, "Call upon me." Now what we're were saying in Daniel 2:22, God knows what lies in the darkness. He knows what lies on the secret place. So now God is saying, "Call to me and I will answer you." And look what in my translation it says, "And I will tell you great and uncarchable things you do not know." That sounds like deliverance to me. That sounds like deliverance to me. I'm going to I call unto me. You know, in in the Bible, it tells us in the Old Testament and the New Testament, they that call upon the Lord shall be saved. And of course, the word saved means deliver, heal, restore. They that call upon the Lord shall be fixed. They that call upon the Lord shall be made new be will be made renewed. So what does Jeremiah say? Call upon me and I'm going to show you things about you that you have no idea. See, God is able to go into that place of darkness. God, did you know that God can go all the way to the womb? Did you know that when you were conceived, I think it's six weeks? Six weeks, we're already pumping our own blood and we're able to receive sense of things. Did you know that the first thing that you sense when you're in the womb, that's our world. The the womb is our world where we're conceived and we're actually developed. that when we come out, we come out with everything that we need put together. But the very first thing that we feel in the womb is whether we were rejected or accepted. The very first thing that we feel in the womb is whether there's love or whether there's rejection. The first thing that we feel in the womb is whether there are curses upon us because that's where the demons ride. If you were conceived out of wordlock, if you were conceived by lust, if you were conceived unwanted, you know, all of those things can go all the way to there. And did you know that it's amazing, especially now that I'm 59 years old, my recollections of when I was a kid get less and less and less. You know, when I was younger, I could remember a lot of my youth. I remember things, but it seems like it's like a computer just gets to the end and then you have to bump delete some things out so that you can still put new stuff on. And usually the stuff that you get rid of is stuff from when you went back there. But you know, those things that go way to the back affect my personality today. You see, if I've experienced disappointment in the past when God says to me, speak and you will have what you ask for. Ask me and whatever you ask for, I will give it to you. If I had disappointment in in my heart and it's hidden in the dark part of my heart when I speak, there's a part of me that say, no, it's not going to happen because you ask your dad when you were two years old, dad, can you pick me up? And that was too busy with something else. Says, "Not now, son." And he just puts you to the side. Dad put a a a cut, a little cut up in there to where dad is not always going to pick you up. And you see, and when you said, "Mom, can I have this?" And mom was too busy and ignored you and rejected you in some kind of way. You see, all of those things build up in there. And then when daddy God, you come to him and and you say, "I have a need." And and you're moved by the word. You hear Fred preaching and and you find one of the promises and you say, "Daddy God, I need this." Immediately, there's a part of you way in there that is in darkness that you don't know, that you don't remember that's going to say, "Oh, you're going to be rejected. Don't you remember when your dad said no? When your mom said no? When your teacher said you were stupid? Did you know that all those words stupid, moronum, uh uh all of the things that had to do with with what you were talking about uh arrested development, all of those words arrest or hinder your being developed. So that by the time we grow up, we may be mature on the outside, but our maturity, our spiritual maturity has been hindered so much that we're just like kids. We have no understanding. But yet God says, "Call me. Call on me and I will show you things that you cannot retrieve by your own natural power." You see, God is in the business of computers. I believe God is is great at computers. Our mind, you know, computers are our pattern after our minds. You know, they have retrieval system. If you want to be good at remembering things, you have to associate them with something. You associate things with different things. So you associate uh uh things just like a computer and you're able to click. Well, guess what? God has your secret code to your computer. And God is able to bring things up that you need to settle in your heart. And that can only happen when you're well willing to go into a covenant with God. See, a covenant with God is different than just believing God. It's different than serving God. Uh it it's just like having a boyfriend or a g girlfriend. It's different than being married to them. Okay? You can do everything that married people do, but you can walk out anytime. In marriage, you can't do that. Marriage is a covenant that is witness by witnesses and that is sention by God. You see, and so you need to understand in the spiritual realm that God is not going to go to bed with us as if it were going to the intimacy of the bedroom of our heart unless we mean business with him. And unfortunately, there's too much of that child of Christianity today. We want to date God and we want to do all the things, but we're not willing to go all the way with him. And to go all the way with God, you have to allow him to cut you deep inside. You have to say, "God, okay." And you know, one of my prayers is, "Oh Lord, I always asking for the fire of God." But I said, "Lord, please give me the strength to endure the fire because the fire is not fun, man. Fire is hard." But you know, it's amazing how God, see, God has different priorities that we have. He said, "My thoughts are not your thoughts and my ways are not your way." We might think that the worst thing in us is our tattoo or our earrings or our hairdo or stuff like that. God might say, "You know what? I want to start with this little thing that happened to you when you were three years old." And he'll bring that to my my wife had a dream just the other day just so real to her. Uh she has a a brother I'm an uncle, Uncle Bob. And then uh he's older than your mom, right? in this dream that she had her uncle Bob just had what his 70th or 50th wedding anniversary something a big 60th 60th wedding a big family reunion so he's getting close to go home uh to go with the Lord well the Lord showed her in a dream I mean she's never heard this or anything this just revelation from God that he said some words to her mom because her mom was a lot younger when her mom was either a teenager yeah when she was very young she was real young when she was teenager that's what I And she called her what? I don't know what he said, but there were words that hurt her real deeply. Hurt it real deep. Now, her mom is already dead and going with the Lord. But you see, those words had an effect not only on her mom, but it passed out to all of her generation forces and stuff like that. And then the cleansing that the Lord is doing, he says, "You need to deal with this thing that was never dealt with in your family." Can you imagine that? Forgive. Yeah. To forgive him. She has to speak the words to forgive her uncle Bob for what her uncle Bob did to her mother. Now see, we have no idea what all of that entails. But God says, "You girls are being affected by what Uncle Bob said to your mom 60, 40, 50 years ago, whatever it was." And yet God was able to say to my wife through a dream. He said, "You need to He took her there. God actually took her there and said, "You don't need to know the words. You don't need what's going on. You just know that what he did offended your mom and your mom probably never got over that. And that was a notch in her heart that was passed down to you guys. You didn't even know it's affecting you. But I'm working deliverance on you. So here, forgive Uncle Bob. Once Uncle Bob is forgiven, whatever demons was attached to that are gone. Not only that, Uncle Bob is released. He can go down to the grave whenever his time comes to go. He's he's released from that. See, that's how God works. God works like that. But God has to be asked. If we read again in in in Jeremiah 33:33, he says, "Call to me. Call to me. Call to me and I will answer you and I will tell you great and uncarchable things that you do not know." Unsearchable things. Unsearchable things to us. We cannot retrieve it. How can she retrieve something that she wasn't even there when this happened 50, 60 years ago? She wasn't even born yet. How can you? Well, God does. He knows your garbage. God knows your garbage. God reads your mail. God knows everything that's there. But God says, "Okay, call unto me." So, here we have 2 Thessalonians 1:11. God says, "I want you to have faith that works. I want I I I want you to be found worthy of my calling. I have a call upon your life." Remember, many are called, but few are chosen. Who are the ones that are chosen? The ones that have faith that works. It's that simple. Without faith, it's impossible to please God. So, your call, God wants you to be worthy of that calling. And in order for you to be worthy of that calling, you got to have faith that works. And in order for have to have faith that works, we need a heart that is not divided. We need an undivided heart. And in order to get an univarted undivided heart, you got to go to Daniel 2:22 and allow the God of light to come in into the place of darkness and to reveal those deep and secret things that are in there. And God is not going to come in there unless you call him to come in because Revelation 3:20 says, "Behold, I stand at the door and knock. And if anybody answers the door, opens the door, I will come in and I'm going to have fellowship. I'm going to sit and have dinner with you." See, back in those days, the more intimate thing that you could do with people was sitting at the table and having dinner with them. That's where the new covenant was made. That's where that's where the old covenant was made. People were supposed to gather and kill the lamb, put the blood. That's what the covenant was. So God is saying, "I want to be intimate with you. But you got to call me in. You have to invite me. And you have to be willing to allow me to cut you because you see faith is not going to work for you. You're not going to have no power in your faith unless I shine my light in your heart." Hebrews uh 20:27, the spirit of the man is the candle of the Lord searching all all the inward parts of the belly or the heart. This is where the different compartment that are in there. Listen, my friend, when you tell God, Lord, I want to expose whatever is in me that is not right, it's not going to be pretty. Okay? If you ever go into a closet that hasn't been open for a long time, going to be a lot of garbage there. Had a dream not that long ago going through this deliverance process that I've been going. It was um after I preach here two weeks ago about Leviathan and I was going through a bucket. I was cleaning and it was in my house back in Cuba, my my patio. And in this bucket there was all kinds of different cans of paint that were all and I was taking them and throwing them away. And then there was one that was still full that could be used and I saved that. And when I got to the bottom there was a can that had split open somehow and there was paint all over thick paint all the bottom. In other words, it was a mess and it was a mess to get into that. And then all of a sudden as I got into that I looked at the floor and right there was mud. the bottom of the thing became mud and all of a sudden in that mud there was the form of some kind of an animal. I said, "Man," because I was standing there and so I picked up a root that was in there and I poked the thing and it was this big giant alligator and I had been sitting there this whole time next to this alligator. You see, I was digging deep into my my pelite back into where Cuba was. That's what that symbolized. And you know what the thing I had in my hand? It was a root. It was a root partially like a bamboo root type of thing. And it had three stems on it. One was longer. That's what I poked the thing with. I got up and I read 11 uh Isaiah 11:1 where it says the root of Jesse, the root of Jesse, which is Jesus. The branch. He says the branch. The root of Jesse. That's what I poked this alligator with. This is a Leviathan that was hidden inside of me. This is part of my past that was in the mud that was there. And then I run to the house to get my wife and say, "Honey, you can't believe it. The place where we've been sitting, I'm ministering all this time. There's this big thing that was buried there. And by the time I get back with that root in my hand to get the thing, it was nothing but clear water. All the mud had clear out. And there was this alligator. You know, alligator is is another uh translation for Leviathan. Is the Lord showing me that if you go into a covenant, you begin to dig deep into the things that are there, the fountain. Zechariah says, "In that day, I will open up a fountain for for the cleansing from sin." That's what Jesus has done for us. He He is our fountain. In Isaiah said, "All of my fountains are in you, Lord." And he has given us the weapon. The weapon is the root of Jesse. And in that one, it talks about the the manifold wisdom of God, the seven spirit, the wisdom, the knowledge, the power. So you see, there's a step that I'm trying to put here. If we need it, we need the work of faith with power so that we can be found worthy, then we need to allow the God of light to come into our soul and reveal those deep hidden things. And it's not going to happen unless we ask God to give us those things that are unsearchable to us, but that God is able to expose. Now, let's go to 444. I don't know this. I I wrote this a week ago and I haven't done anything, but the Lord says chair and and don't even prepare. Just look him up. Ezekiel 44:4. Who wants to read that? Rich, can you do it over there? Ezekiel 44:4. This is so neat. The Lord gave me this revelation when I was laying down and I just went and look for scriptures and look for the numbers. 3:44. Do you get it? Do you get it? We are the temple. We're the temple of God. Where's the temple of the Holy Spirit? And what does 4:44 says? God brought me in through a gate. He brought me in through a door. And when I got there, the glory of the Lord came into the temple. You You got to see this. The glory of the Lord came after the light was brought into the darkness. After we ask the Lord to bring revelation, after we ask the Lord to expose what was in darkness, after we asked the Lord, Lord, I want you to cut me. I want to enter a co I want to enter into a covenant with you. I want you, Lord, to expose what to expose whatever is in me that will hinder the work of faith with power. I don't want to have a divided heart, Lord. I want your God to your word to cut me, to do the mismo, to expose, to heal, to strip me so that I can then have your glory. See, the Holy Spirit is not going to come when there's filth in there. You know, you you I I did a house for a doctor once. He was German, but he made his money in Venezuela. He developed a drug company or whatever and this guy made tons and tons of money and his wife this was many many years ago. She smoked like a like a shim. I mean continuous. She had this long long cigarette. She I don't know if they were called Virginia Slims or whatever. The cigarettes were like tw Home Previous Next

OBEYING GOD AND CONSEQUENCES To emphasize the importance of complete obedience to God’s Word and His commandments, showing that partial obedience is still disobedience, and that rejecting God’s instructions leads to severe and sometimes irreversible consequences. This lesson calls believers to humility, true repentance, and wholehearted submission to the Lord’s voice, reminding us that obedience is better than sacrifice. OBEYING GOD AND CONSEQUENCES Minister Lisa Kane March 18, 2021 Objective: To emphasize the importance of complete obedience to God’s Word and His commandments, showing that partial obedience is still disobedience, and that rejecting God’s instructions leads to severe and sometimes irreversible consequences. This lesson calls believers to humility, true repentance, and wholehearted submission to the Lord’s voice, reminding us that obedience is better than sacrifice. Synopsis: In 1 Samuel 15, King Saul is commanded by God through the prophet Samuel to utterly destroy the Amalekites as a judgment for their past rebellion against Israel. Instead of fully obeying, Saul spares King Agag and keeps the best of the livestock, justifying his disobedience as an act of sacrifice to God. When confronted, Saul shifts blame to the people and offers excuses rather than true repentance. Samuel rebukes him with the piercing truth: “To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed than the fat of rams.” Because of Saul’s rebellion and stubbornness, God rejects him as king, and the kingdom is torn away from him. The lesson illustrates how disobedience, even when disguised as religious intention, is rebellion against God and carries serious consequences. Saul’s insincere repentance—still laced with excuses—further exposes his unwillingness to take responsibility, contrasting with the sincere humility God desires from His people. The account warns us that rebellion is like witchcraft and stubbornness is like idolatry, showing how dangerous it is to reject God’s Word. Believers today must understand that God’s commandments are not optional. Even when His instructions are difficult or beyond our understanding, obedience is required. Partial obedience is still sin. Yet God’s mercy is available through sincere repentance and confession in Christ (Romans 10:9-10). The call is to turn away from rebellion, embrace God’s Word as the ultimate authority, and walk in obedience so that His blessings, protection, and presence may remain upon us (Psalm 91). Inspired Teaching: 1 Samuel 15:1-9 NKJV 15 Samuel also said to Saul, “The Lord sent me to anoint you king over His people, over Israel. Now therefore, heed the voice of the words of the Lord. 2 Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘I will punish Amalek for what he did to Israel, how he ambushed him on the way when he came up from Egypt. 3 Now go and attack[a] Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and do not spare them. But kill both man and woman, infant and nursing child, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.’ ” 4 So Saul gathered the people together and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand foot soldiers and ten thousand men of Judah. 5 And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and lay in wait in the valley. 6 Then Saul said to the Kenites, “Go, depart, get down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them. For you showed kindness to all the children of Israel when they came up out of Egypt.” So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites. 7 And Saul attacked the Amalekites, from Havilah all the way to Shur, which is east of Egypt. 8 He also took Agag king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword. 9 But Saul and the people spared Agag and the best of the sheep, the oxen, the fatlings, the lambs, and all that was good, and were unwilling to utterly destroy them. But everything despised and worthless, that they utterly destroyed. In the above scriptures, you can see that Saul and the people decided on their own to pick and choose what they would save vs destroying. God has a reason for destroying this race. They’re descendants from the giants and God cursed them before the flood. He was using Israel to fully destroy them completing His word against the giants. Another words, this was a race that had mixed blood between spirit realm and humanity. This is what the giants did when the watchers mated by taking humans wives for themselves. Genesis 6:1-2 NKJV 6 Now it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them, 2 that the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves of all whom they chose. Isaiah 1:18 NKJV 18 “Come now, and let us reason together,” Says the Lord, “Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be as wool. We may not always understand why God has certain commandments in place, but we need to obey them. We can go to Him and ask Him for understanding but the end act still results in obedience, otherwise there are consequences and having God reject you is an awful consequence you do not want to experience. 1 Samuel 15:10-23 NKJV 10 Now the word of the Lord came to Samuel, saying, 11 “I greatly regret that I have set up Saul as king, for he has turned back from following Me, and has not performed My commandments.” And it grieved Samuel, and he cried out to the Lord all night. 12 So when Samuel rose early in the morning to meet Saul, it was told Samuel, saying, “Saul went to Carmel, and indeed, he set up a monument for himself; and he has gone on around, passed by, and gone down to Gilgal.” 13 Then Samuel went to Saul, and Saul said to him, “Blessed are you of the Lord! I have performed the commandment of the Lord.” 14 But Samuel said, “What then is this bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?” 15 And Saul said, “They have brought them from the Amalekites; for the people spared the best of the sheep and the oxen, to sacrifice to the Lord your God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed.” 16 Then Samuel said to Saul, “Be quiet! And I will tell you what the Lord said to me last night.” And he said to him, “Speak on.” 17 So Samuel said, “When you were little in your own eyes, were you not head of the tribes of Israel? And did not the Lord anoint you king over Israel? 18 Now the Lord sent you on a mission, and said, ‘Go, and utterly destroy the sinners, the Amalekites, and fight against them until they are [b]consumed.’ 19 Why then did you not obey the voice of the Lord? Why did you swoop down on the [c]spoil, and do evil in the sight of the Lord?” 20 And Saul said to Samuel, “But I have obeyed the voice of the Lord, and gone on the mission on which the Lord sent me, and brought back Agag king of Amalek; I have utterly destroyed the Amalekites. 21 But the people took of the plunder, sheep and oxen, the best of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice to the Lord your God in Gilgal.” 22 So Samuel said: “Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, As in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to heed than the fat of rams. 23 For rebellion is as the sin of [d]witchcraft, And stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, He also has rejected you from being king.” Notice two things going on here. The king blamed the disobedience on the people in essence lying to God about obeying His commandments. Second, he kept twisting his response to say that yes, he did obey God’s commandments ‘for the most part’. (That part is implied but God knows the truth.) Question, do you think Saul was aware of what he was doing? I’m pretty certain he was and when dealing with other people in a situation like this, you usually can talk your way out of the disobedience, but Saul learned quickly he couldn’t talk his way out of this one with Samuel. Then Saul tried another approach. 1 Samuel 15:24-29 NKJV 24 Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned, for I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord and your words, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice. 25 Now therefore, please pardon my sin, and return with me, that I may worship the Lord.”26 But Samuel said to Saul, “I will not return with you, for you have rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord has rejected you from being kin g over Israel.”27 And as Samuel turned around to go away, Saul seized the edge of his robe, and it tore. 28 So Samuel said to him, “The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today, and has given it to a neighbor of yours, who is better than you. 29 And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor relent. For He is not a man, that He should relent.” Saul tried repenting with a lie. By still blaming the people in saying he obeyed their voice vs God’s voice, he said he was sorry but in reality, he still blamed the people and didn’t take responsibility for his sin. Samuel still didn’t fall for the false repentance. Look what happened. God removed Saul from being king over Israel and because Saul realized that it was too late and tried to physically man handled Samuel into accepting his repentance, and ending up tearing his robe, Samuel proclaimed the kingdom will be torn from him. 1 Samuel 15:23 NKJV 23 For rebellion is as the sin of [d]witchcraft, And stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, He also has rejected you from being king.” Because Saul rejected the word of God, God rejected him from being king. Every time you reject God, He rejects you. And some of the things you reject have permanent consequences, such as Saul no longer being king. There are consequences but it’s not too late. Humble yourself and repent. Return to God and heed His Word. Exodus 15:26 NKJV 26 and said, “If you diligently heed the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the Lord who heals you.” Romans 10:9-10 NKJV 9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. To repent, confess with your mouth and be sincere. Don’t be like Saul. Say this out loud: Dear Jesus, forgive me of my sins and come into my heart and be my Lord and savior. I’m sorry that I’ve disobeyed Your Word but I choose to no longer do that. In Jesus’ Name, Amen! Now seek God’s Word and find out what His commandments are so you can walk in obedience. Note, you’re still responsible in ignorance. And don’t depend on people or non-biblical sources to tell you what God’s commandments are. Find out direct from the source – The Bible. And once you find out, obey them. Once you place God’s commandments first in the center of your life, everything lines up. Blessings come your way and God says He knows you. Does God know who you are? If He knows you, you’re protected. Psalm 91:1-16 NKJV He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.” 3 Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the [a]fowler And from the perilous pestilence. 4 He shall cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and [b]buckler. 5 You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, Nor of the arrow that flies by day, 6 Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday. 7 A thousand may fall at your side, And ten thousand at your right hand; But it shall not come near you. 8 Only with your eyes shall you look, And see the reward of the wicked. 9 Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge, Even the Most High, your dwelling place, 10 No evil shall befall you, Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling; 11 For He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you in all your ways. 12 In their hands they shall [c]bear you up, Lest you [d]dash your foot against a stone. 13 You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra, The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot. 14 “Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will [e]set him on high, because he has known My name. 15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him. 16 With [f]long life I will satisfy him, And show him My salvation.” Previous Next Home

BLESS THOSE WHO DESIRE TO FEAR YOUR NAME The objective of this teaching is to help believers understand the depth and importance of reverence toward God, as illustrated through the example of Nehemiah. It seeks to show that the true fear of the Lord is not terror, but a mature and humble reverence that acknowledges His holiness, our unworthiness, and our dependence upon His mercy. Through Nehemiah’s prayer, repentance, and bold petition before both God and the earthly king, believers are encouraged to cultivate a heart that fears the Lord, embraces His promises, and seeks His mercy for restoration and blessing. BLESS THOSE WHO DESIRE TO FEAR YOUR NAME Pastor Marcos Marrero Objective: The objective of this teaching is to help believers understand the depth and importance of reverence toward God, as illustrated through the example of Nehemiah. It seeks to show that the true fear of the Lord is not terror, but a mature and humble reverence that acknowledges His holiness, our unworthiness, and our dependence upon His mercy. Through Nehemiah’s prayer, repentance, and bold petition before both God and the earthly king, believers are encouraged to cultivate a heart that fears the Lord, embraces His promises, and seeks His mercy for restoration and blessing. Synopsis: In Bless Those Who Desire to Fear Your Name, Pastor Marcos Marrero draws from Nehemiah 1:11 to highlight the spiritual posture of reverence and humility that pleases God. Nehemiah, the king’s cupbearer, understood reverence well because his daily life depended on proper conduct before a human king. This earthly experience shaped his understanding of approaching the divine King with holy fear and respect. The message underscores that many Christians approach God too casually, missing the blessings found in the reverence of His name. Nehemiah, however, acknowledged sin—his own and that of Israel—confessing corruption and disobedience before God. Yet, while recognizing God’s judgment, he reminded the Lord of His covenant of mercy and restoration, demonstrating both maturity and faith. Nehemiah’s prayers reveal a balance of humility and boldness: he did not ask for personal prosperity, but for mercy, favor, and restoration for God’s people. His reliance on prayer—whether in private or in the moment of crisis before the king—shows that the fear of the Lord leads to wisdom, courage, and divine favor. Pastor Marcos draws a parallel between governance and the church, warning that corruption in government reflects the paganism tolerated in the church. Just as Nehemiah cleansed Israel’s worship from corruption, believers today must return to holiness and reverence, ensuring that their worship is pure and their dependence rests fully on God. Ultimately, the teaching calls believers to live in the fear of the Lord—a reverent dependence upon His mercy—so that they may walk in wisdom, experience restoration, and carry His blessings into their personal lives and communities. Inspired Teaching: Nehemiah 1:11 “O Lord, I pray, please let your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant, and to the prayer of Your servants who desire to fear Your name; and let Your servant prosper this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king’s cupbearer.” If the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and it is, then a desire to fear His name it should bring to us the knowledge of how to walk in the blessings of God. First let us understand that the fear of the Lord is the reverence that it is due to His name. Unfortunately most Christians have a casual understanding of what true reverence is; now it is true that a father who is in a position of great authority wouldn’t get too upset if his child venture into his office while he is conducting important business, but he would make sure that such a distraction did not happen too often, for that would show him to be incompetent. So that the casual child like attitude that many Christians show towards God, though at times it may not be treated as irreverence by our heavenly Father due to our child like behavior, it is something that definitely keeps us from entering into His office where the business of blessings is taking place. For in His presence, while in fulfillment of His ministry, the protocol of His office demands maturity and self-control. For I was the king’s cupbearer. Nehemiah was a servant to the king. In those days the king had unquestionable authority over the lives of those whom he ruled; Nehemiah was a slave from a conquered nation who had gained the confidence of the king to be one of his many servants that attended to the king’s daily needs. Two things that you did not want to be in those days: one who delivered bad news to the king, or a personal servant to the king who failed to satisfy the king’s request, either one of those could get you killed. The point that I am trying to make is that Nehemiah understood what proper reverence was all about, after all his life depended on it in a daily basis, his actions and behavior towards God are recorded for the benefit of those of us who have a desire to learn how to come before God and into His holy presence in true reverence. Nehemiah 1:7 “We have acted very corruptly against You, and have not kept the commandments, the statutes, nor the ordinances which You commanded Your servant Moses.” A true sign of maturity is when a person understands the difference between the power of holiness and the weakness of sin. The reason why the basic meaning for the word reverence is the word fear, is because fear of not gaining or fear of losing our well being is what is at stake in our relationship with a holy God. After all He is holy and we are not, and without His grace, mercy, and compassion we are at a loss. A heart that deep within itself says, I am not worthy to be anywhere near the holy presence of God, will immediately acknowledge that fact if allowed into the presence of God. There cannot be any level of self righteousness within ourselves in the presence of a holy God. Nehemiah said, we violated the commandments, the statutes, the ordinances, we deserve everything bad that has happened to us, so that there is an inherited fear, respect, and reverence while in His presence that says, we are totally dependent upon Your mercy Lord. Nehemiah 1:8-9 “Remember, I pray, the word that You commanded Your servant Moses, saying, ‘If your are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations; but if you return to Me, and keep My commandments and do them, though some of you were cast out to the farthest part of the heavens, yet I will gather them from there, and bring them to the place which I have chosen as a dwelling place for My name’” Nehemiah acknowledges that everything bad that has happened to them is in accordance with what God had promised, so that he is in agreement with the Word of God; but then he pivots and reminds God that along with the judgment God also had promised restoration, that is why he starts his prayer on the basis of God’s promised mercy to those who would acknowledge their sins before God in repentance. Nehemiah 1:5-6 “And I said: ‘I pray, Lord God of heaven, O great and awesome God, You who keep Your covenant and mercy with those who love You and observe Your commandments, please let Your ear be attentive and Your eyes open, that You may hear the prayer of Your servant which I pray before You now, day and night, for the children of Israel Your servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel which we have sinned against You. Both my fathers house and I have sinned.’” What prompted Nehemiah to pray was the bad news that he received from some travelers that came from Judah and Jerusalem. He was told that God’s people were in great distress and reproach, and that the walls of Jerusalem were also broken and the gates were burned with fire. Look at the humble heart of this man of God as he confesses before God the sins of the children of Israel and adds, both my fathers house and I myself have sinned and are responsible for this catastrophe that has befallen God’s servants, the children of Israel. In our opening text Nehemiah asks for prosperity: And let Your servant prosper this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man, but he is not asking for personal prosperity but rather he desires to be prosperous in the commodity of mercy. What Nehemiah is referring to is that after hearing all this bad news he is going to have to go and do his duty of serving the king,;a bad attitude is not going to serve him well in front of a king that does not like bad news. So he asks the Lord of Mercy for mercy when he goes before the king, knowing that he is not going to be able to be the usual cheerful servant that the king is used to. Nehemiah 2:1-2 “...I took the wine and gave it to the king. Now I had never been sad in his presence before. Therefore the king said to me, ‘Why is your face sad, since you are not sick? This is nothing but sorrow of heart.’ So I became dreadfully afraid.” Obviously, the king kept a wide eye upon all his servants and immediately recognized that something was wrong with Nehemiah, not that he was so much concerned about his personal problems as much as he was probably suspicious of those around him when they were not behaving normally, that is probably why Nehemiah became dreadfully afraid. He could have been accused of plotting anything against the king and executed right on the spot, but he had prayed to the God of Mercy for mercy. Nehemiah 2:3 “And said to the king, ‘May the king live forever! Why should my face not be sad, when the city, the place of my father’s tombs, lies waste, and its gates are burned with fire?’” I am pretty sure that the king kept track of all that was going on under his palace and knew that Nehemiah had received foreign visitors, and knew of the bad news that they brought to Nehemiah, so that once he heard Nehemiah’s explanation his suspicion abated. Nehemiah 2:4-5 “Then the king said to me, ‘What do you request?’ So I prayed to the God of heaven. And I said to the king, ‘If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, I ask that you send me to Judah, to the city of my father’s tombs, that I may rebuild it.’” What an amazing story, Nehemiah goes from a situation of been in dreadful fear for his life, to asking for the deliverance of an entire nation in the course of one verse; one can only learn that, from being in the presence of the God of Mercy, for those who truly fear the Lord are also made aware of His great power to impart the blessings of mercy. Notice how Nehemiah says that before he answered the king he prayed to the God of heaven, he probably said to himself, What should I ask for Lord? The answer was what he truly desired in his heart and what he had been praying for: Restitution, for that is what mercy does! In those days when a king asked one of his subjects for a request it was a big deal, for a king could truly make somebody extremely prosperous, but Nehemiah had not being praying for personal prosperity, he had been praying for mercy and restoration for his people. Imagine the surprise that the king had when the request that Nehemiah made was not a request for personal gain, but made on behalf of a vanquished nation. We are told that the queen was sitting next to the king when the request was made, almost like the king looked at the queen and then asked Nehemiah, how long are you going to be gone? If there is one thing that a king understands is the level of devotion that the subjects to his kingdom demonstrate, now he understood what it was that made Nehemiah such a faithful servant to his kingdom. Nehemiah truly valued the security that a well run government offered its citizens. That is why we are commanded to pray for those in authority, for if we understand how the physical authorities function, and how they are suppose to function, and have a healthy respect for the process of governing even under an imperfect human government, then we can live and minister in the house of God, the church, in awed, holy fear and respect for a perfect Sovereign God who governs justly. Nehemiah 13:30-31 “Thus I cleansed them of everything pagan. I also assigned duties to the priests and the Levites, each to his service, and to bringing the wood of offering and the firstfruits at appointed times. Remember me, O my God, for good!” If a government is going to run properly it must rid itself of bias and corruption, a corrupt government will drown itself in its corruption. Nehemiah understood how the principle of corruption could bring down the human government, and he learned that in order for the house of God to be governed well, it also had to be rid of the bias and corruption that paganism brings into the house of God, for that is what eventually leads the contaminated worshipers into bondage. Paganism is to the church what corruption is to the government. And I venture to say that if a nation that was founded on Judeo Christian values, is now under a corrupt government, it is as a direct result of the paganism that contaminates the churches that exist within that nation that are supposed to promote biblical values instead of the human paganism that fosters and tolerates corruption. Think of that, the condition of the church is reflected by the condition of the government that rules over the nation where those churches minister. Makes you wonder, doesn’t? If we want to rid our governments of corruption, then we need to rid ourselves of paganism! 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STABILITY FOR OUR TIMES The objective of this teaching is to demonstrate that true stability in life is not found in external circumstances, comfort, or human achievements, but in the wisdom, knowledge, and fear of the Lord. By understanding God’s sovereignty, trusting His promises, and embracing the hope of resurrection, believers are equipped to endure trials, overcome despair, and remain steadfast in faith, even in the face of death and great personal loss. STABILITY FOR OUR TIMES Pastor Marcos Marrero Objective: The objective of this teaching is to demonstrate that true stability in life is not found in external circumstances, comfort, or human achievements, but in the wisdom, knowledge, and fear of the Lord. By understanding God’s sovereignty, trusting His promises, and embracing the hope of resurrection, believers are equipped to endure trials, overcome despair, and remain steadfast in faith, even in the face of death and great personal loss. Synopsis: In Stability for Our Times, Pastor Marcos Marrero expounds on Isaiah 33:6, emphasizing that wisdom and knowledge rooted in God’s Word are the foundation of stability during uncertain and difficult times. Humanity naturally longs for a utopia free of suffering, yet Jesus Himself declared that tribulations are inevitable in this world. Historically and personally, fear and instability have always stemmed from the uncertainty of life’s resources, dangers, and losses. Pastor Marcos explains that the wisdom of God sustains the human spirit and the knowledge of His sovereignty strengthens salvation. With Scriptures such as Romans 8:28, he reminds believers that all things work together for good when we trust God’s purpose. Trials and testing refine faith, revealing the treasures of God’s promises, while the fear (reverence) of the Lord becomes the true treasure of the believer. Through personal experiences as a minister officiating funerals, Pastor Marcos reflects on the profound hope found in the resurrection. The certainty of eternal life and reunion with loved ones in Christ offers peace in times of grief. Death, while painful, becomes a temporary separation rather than a final loss, for to God all live. Believers are promised glorified, eternal bodies that will showcase God’s perfect design. Ultimately, Pastor Marcos stresses that stability comes from knowing we are only sojourners on earth, destined for eternal peace and perfection. With this perspective, even in the midst of calamities, trials, or bereavement, Christians can stand firm, anchored in the faithfulness of God who promised eternal life and resurrection. Hebrews 10:23 captures the core message: “For He who promised is faithful.” Inspired Teaching: Isaiah 33:6 “Wisdom and knowledge will be the stability of your times, and the strength of salvation; the fear of the Lord is His treasure.” Why do we have to go through trials? Why is it that we all must suffer indignations? It was Jesus who told us that: In this world you will have tribulations. We humans by nature, are creatures of comfort for the most part; we do not like it if gets too hot, and we certainly do not like when our feet get too cold. We can safely assume that the most prevalent of all human fantasies, and the only one whose realization has eluded humanity throughout all of its history, is the utopian fantasy of a society that is void of trouble. For millennia those who lived near the ocean dreamed and longed for oceans that were void of hurricanes, tsunamis, and of invading war ships. Those who lived by rivers, lived in fear of its drying up or of its seasonal flooding, also in the fear of armies that used rivers as a highway to facilitate their conquests. Old cities were usually built around the natural resources that allowed them to grow and to prosper, and the fear that they might lose those resources or that those resources might attract enemies, were the very cause for their anxiety and insecurity, and in many cases the reason for their demise as well; that is just a historical fact of life. Our opening verse of Scripture seems to imply that our knowledge of the fact that, In this world we will have tribulations, will somehow bring stability into the times in which we are living, whether it be the good times or the bad times. Proverbs 18:14 “The spirit of a man will sustain him in sickness, but who can bear a broken spirit?” The wisdom of God will sustain the spirit of the man, and the knowledge that in all things and that at all times God is in total and complete control of whatever situation we are facing, is the hope of the soul and the strength of the salvation that God has for all of us. Romans 8:28 “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.” If we know that God is always working out the plan and destiny that He has for our lives, and the lives of those who love Him, then we have peace, and that peace is the strength of our salvation. Our spirit becomes sick or broken when we lose hope, and our lack of understanding is the reason why we lose our hope. We need to know deep within our souls that in order for our salvation to be strengthened, our faith must be tried, for without God’s testing in our lives we will never find the treasures that our Lord has for us all. The fear of the Lord, which is the reverence due to the promises given to us, the believers, by God in His Word, are His treasure! Abraham had to face the death of his son, the son of promise, before he could find the life of the Son of God that was promised to him in the covenant that followed his testing. A parent might ask from the depths of their bereavement, after the death of their innocent child: How does the death of my child that I loved be in any way constructive to me and to the plans that God has for my life? That is a question that only God is qualified to answer, since it was He who voluntarily gave us His most precious Son, not only to die, but to be vilified and tortured; not just physical torture, but He had to endure horrific demonic oppression to the depths that no other human had ever endured, and unlike us who are worthy of punishment because of all our sins, He endured all that He did for the sake of demonstrating His perfect love for us; that while we were still sinners Christ died for us. Matthew 19:14 “ But Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.’” I’ve officiated over a few funerals in my ministry life, they ranged from complete strangers that I had never met, to very close dear loved ones whose departure broke my heart. The resurrection Scriptures that I’ve quoted over the strangers that I buried would not have had as much meaning and intensity to me if it were not for the fact that they were the very same resurrection Scriptures that I’ve quoted over the loved ones that I’ve buried. Though about to be buried, I proclaimed those Scriptures over them in the hope that some day I would see them alive again in the flesh. In a gravesite service for a Christian elderly woman whom I had never met, and in the presence of a few people that included some of the workers that would be burying her after I finish the service, all of the sudden I had tears rundown my face when I spoke about the surety of her resurrection from the dead someday. The people that were present did not know that as I was speaking with conviction of faith about her future resurrection from the dead, that the Lord spoke to my heart and said to me, You might not have known who she was in this life, but one day soon you will meet her in person when I raise all my children who trust My Words from the dead. It was there that it became so real to me; for right there it hit me, the reality that we have not followed cunningly devised fables, for we were eye witnesses of Christ’s resurrection, one of the apostles said. Death may loom large above us now while on this earth, but the reality of His resurrected life dissipates all gloominess and fears, for we know that someday soon He will raise us up. Isaiah 33:10 “Now I will rise, says the Lord; now I will be exalted, now I will lift Myself up.” For us Christians, death is a non-issue, or at least it should be. I am not saying that it does not hurt when we lose a loved one, for it does; or that we should not mourn properly, for it is necessary for us to do so. Who among us has not experienced the death of a loved one or will one day experience the sting of death for ourselves? For it is appointed unto men once to die. The revelation of the knowledge that I am trying to teach here revolves around the fact that to God all live. And if we are believers of the Word of God, then according to God’s Word the loved ones that we’ve lost are not dead, and must certainly they are not lost; we have been separated from them temporarily, but they are definitely neither lost nor dead to God. 2 Samuel 12:22-23 “...While the child was alive, I fasted and wept; for I said, ‘Who can tell whether the Lord will be gracious to me, that the child may live? But now he is dead; why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.’” The foundation of Christianity itself stands on the fact of the reality of the physical resurrection from the dead. We do not believe in a sort of a wishy-washy existence after we’re dead that somehow coexists with the elements of nature. After we die we do not live as spirits among the trees or the mountains, not even in the clouds; as believers of Jesus Christ, after we die we go to a real place called heaven, in a new body that is given to us after we die, and we are taken before our living Savior, who is sitting in a real throne with a real physical body. And not only that but the loved ones that preceded us will be there to greet us as well, along with our Savior. And we need to know these facts if we want to enjoy rock solid stability in the face of calamities. 2 Corinthians 5:1 “For we know that if our earthly house, this tent (our physical body) is destroyed (dies), we have a building from God, a house (new body) not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.” Our new eternal bodies will display the spiritual qualities that our earthly bodies presently hinder, for while here in our present physical appearance we are not capable of displaying our true person. So that our person will be known in heaven to all who knew us here on the earth, even though the physical appearance of our new body in heaven might differ a lot from what we looked like here on earth. Children and infants will be grown ups for example. That is because many if not all of us, have bodies here on this earth that have been deformed by the consequences of the iniquity which our bodies have inherited, the iniquities that caused the development of our present bodies to deviate from God’s original blue print for us. But our redeemed personalities will be showcased through the perfectness of our new bodies in an incredibly amazing choreography of God’s individuality for each one of us, that will be made known to all: We will know as we are known! Isaiah 33:24 “And the inhabitant will not say, ‘I am sick’; the people who dwell in it (their new bodies) will be forgiven their iniquities.” The wisdom of knowing that we are but sojourners on this earth, and that our destiny is one of gain, peace, and perfection, brings into our souls the stability that keeps us strong through whatever adversities we must travel; for in the end, His great and precious promises are the treasure that will reward our faithfulness if we don’t give up! HEBREWS 10:23 “FOR HE THAT PROMISED IS FAITHFUL!” Previous Next Home

THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS To help believers understand the covenant name of Jesus—The Lord Our Righteousness—as the guarantee of God’s covenant with humanity. The lesson aims to show how Jesus, as the Faithful and True executor of the covenant sealed by His blood, alone provides righteousness for mankind. It also emphasizes the certainty of His soon return and urges believers to hold fast to the promises of the covenant without being swayed by doubt or false teachings. THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS Pastor Marcos Marrero Objective: To help believers understand the covenant name of Jesus—The Lord Our Righteousness—as the guarantee of God’s covenant with humanity. The lesson aims to show how Jesus, as the Faithful and True executor of the covenant sealed by His blood, alone provides righteousness for mankind. It also emphasizes the certainty of His soon return and urges believers to hold fast to the promises of the covenant without being swayed by doubt or false teachings. Synopsis: Jeremiah 23:6 reveals Jesus’ covenant name, The Lord Our Righteousness, which points to His role as the righteous executor of God’s covenant. Unlike humanity, which has continually broken the covenant, Jesus fulfilled every requirement perfectly through His blood sacrifice, ensuring the forgiveness of sins and right standing with God. Scripture portrays Him as Faithful and True, bound to the Word of God and faithful to bring every promise to completion—including His return to establish His Kingdom. The teaching stresses that many voices today deny the reality of Christ’s physical return, but the covenant leaves no room for spiritualized or metaphorical interpretations. Just as He ascended, He will return visibly in the clouds, and every eye will see Him. Believers are reminded not to be deceived but to cling to the covenant, for not one word of it will fail. In the last days, scoffers will question His coming, yet this itself is a sign of His nearness. Ultimately, The Lord Our Righteousness is our guarantee: He has taken away our sins, given us His righteousness, and will soon return to reign as King of kings and Lord of lords. This truth should inspire reverence for God’s covenant, faith in His promises, and hope in the certainty of Christ’s imminent return. Inspired Teaching: Jeremiah 23:6 “In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell safely; now this is His name by which He will be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.” Jeremiah inspired by the Holy Spirit gives us insight into the reign of the Lord during the Kingdom Age, and through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit he reveals to us the name by which Jesus will be called during His glorious reign. THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS is Jesus’ covenant name. A covenant is a legal document that guarantees the execution of those things which are stipulated within the covenant. What that means is that the executor of the covenant has to meet all of the requirements of the covenant in order to bring about their fulfillment. Revelation 19:11 “Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war.” God is God, and in His dealings with men He can do to men whatever He wants to do, and whenever He wants to do it, good or bad, for after all we are His creation and we are all subject to Him. But notice the name that precedes the righteousness of Jesus actions, we read that He is also called Faithful and True. Which means that God follows a carefully laid out plan in His dealings with men, a covenant if you will, to which God swears Himself to uphold. Where is that covenant found? Revelation 19:13 “He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God.” Keep in mind that a biblical covenant requires the shedding of blood as a seal of its surety. So we see that THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS is Faithful and True to The Word of God, the covenant, and as a guarantee of His ability to implement all the provisions of the covenant He is clothed with a robe dipped in blood. How beautiful and how perfect is The Word of God! Revelation 19:16 “And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.” He is KING ALMIGHTY GOD, and He is LORD OVER ALL THE CREATION, and still He follows the carefully crafted plan laid out in God’s Word, what He calls His covenant with men. Since God has such great respect towards the covenant that He instituted with Adam and his seed, should we not, the seed of Adam, have as much respect and a desire to understand the counsel that God Himself follows: the covenant that God made with man as written in His Word? Human history, in regards as to how good we humans are at keeping God’s covenant, is not a good one. Hosea 6:7 “Like Adam, they have broken the covenant—they were unfaithful to me there.” NIV Not only does the human race in general have a history of breaking the covenant—the Word of God—but also those through whom the words of the covenant were supposed to be lived out—Israel and Judah—have a history themselves of forsaking God’s covenant. Jeremiah 22:8-9 “And many nations will pass by this city; and everyone will say to his neighbor, ‘Why has the Lord done so to this great city?’ Then they will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God, and worshipped other gods and served them.’” If there is one thing that we humans lack is the ability to do the right thing. Romans 3:10 “As it is written: There is none righteous, no, not one.” So that the executor of the covenant had to be righteous and a descendant of Adam, a human, who Himself would be able to impute of His own righteousness to His human brethren who lacked it, and in accordance with God’s covenant as stipulated in His Word. Romans 11:27 “For this is My covenant with them, when I take away their sins.” This is why He is called THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS, for our righteousness, or right standing before God, comes from Him and Him alone, our kinsman redeemer. Hebrews 2:12-13 “Saying: ‘I will declare Your name to My brethren; in the midst of the assembly I will sing praise to You.’ And again: ‘I will put My trust in Him.’ And again: ‘Here am I and the children whom God has given Me.’” Hebrews 8:12 “For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.” Now why am I emphasizing that which should be very clear to all of us who believe? I want us to focus afresh on the covenant, especially as it relates to His soon return. For there are many voices out there that are trying to persuade true believers that the parts of the covenant that deal with His soon return and the setting up of His Kingdom Age, that they are not relevant anymore. Let me ask you, which part of the covenant did Jesus leave unfulfilled? Or is there any of you who believe that the covenant does not apply to the Kingdom Age as in regards to us His saints, ruling and reigning with him during the Kingdom Age? Revelation 1:6-7 “And has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen.” What part of He is coming with clouds don’t they understand? Some say that His return is a metaphor and that His church is already here on earth ruling and reigning over the affairs of men. Then tell me, if you know, where is the One who will be called THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS when His kingdom is set up? Is He here in the earth right now, if He is, then why are we still in our sins? John 14:2-3 “In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.” Acts 1:11 “...Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.” Revelation tells us that every eye will see Him when He returns in the clouds of glory, I have eyes, mine eyes have not seen Him return yet, and neither have yours. Jesus told us that when He physically returns, He will receive us unto Himself, we are not with Jesus yet, so that He has not returned as of this writing. Do not be cheated out of your portion of the covenant my friends. Not one jot or tittle of His covenant Word will be omitted or left unfulfilled. Matthew 5:18 “For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law (covenant) till all is fulfilled.” In one of the epistles it tells us about the inquiries of those who lacked faith, as they asked, where is this coming that we heard so much about? 2 Peter 3:3-4 “Knowing this first: that scoffers will come in the last days, walking according to their own lusts, and saying, ‘Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation.’” In the last days they will be scoffing at His promised return which is a sign, according to God’s Word, that we are living in the days of Jesus’ soon return to set up His kingdom. Jeremiah 23:20 “The anger of the Lord will not turn back until He has executed and performed the thoughts of His heart (the contents of His covenant). In the latter days you will understand it perfectly.” I laid out to you the basics of the covenant, and how important it is from God’s perspective, that we understand the rigidity of the covenant. And since we are living in the latter days where we have the ability to comprehend the entirety and surety of the covenant, by the things which God has already fulfilled, then we should not have any problem understanding perfectly about the soon return of Christ to complete those things that are yet to be resolved. How do you see God? Does He feel near to you or is He far from you? Jeremiah 23:23-24 “‘Am I a God near at hand,’ says the Lord, ‘and not a God afar off? Can anyone hide himself in secret places, so I shall not see him?’ Says the Lord; ‘Do I not fill heaven and earth?’ Says the Lord.” Previous Next Home

SENDING MIXED MESSAGES TO GOD To help believers recognize how doubt, impatience, and self-reliance can send mixed messages to God in prayer, and to guide them into a deeper life of faith, obedience, and trust. This teaching equips listeners to align their prayers with their actions, stand firm in God’s grace, and learn to truly believe, release, and wait on the Lord without taking matters back into their own hands. < Back SENDING MIXED MESSAGES TO GOD Minister Lisa Kane December 14, 2025 Objective: To help believers recognize how doubt, impatience, and self-reliance can send mixed messages to God in prayer, and to guide them into a deeper life of faith, obedience, and trust. This teaching equips listeners to align their prayers with their actions, stand firm in God’s grace, and learn to truly believe, release, and wait on the Lord without taking matters back into their own hands. Synopsis: In Sending Mixed Messages to God, Minister Lisa Kane addresses a common struggle in the life of faith: believing God in prayer while simultaneously relying on human solutions. Rooted in Philippians 4:6–7, this teaching reveals how anxiety, impatience, and unchecked thoughts can contradict our prayers. Through scriptures such as Mark 11:24, 2 Corinthians 10:4–6, Galatians 5:1, and Hebrews 11:6, believers are challenged to bring every thought into obedience to Christ, choose faith over fear, and grace over the law. Minister Lisa emphasizes the power of the secret place, the necessity of honest prayer, and the discipline of waiting on the Lord. The message calls believers to stop reclaiming what they have already surrendered to God, to trust Him fully, and to rest in the peace that comes from unwavering faith and obedience. Inspired Teaching: Philippians 4:6-7 NKJV 6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Throughout my years, I’ve come to realize something about my prayer requests. Sometimes, they are answered and sometimes they are not. And I ask myself, why? In some cases, I believe it’s because I’m sending God mixed messages with my requests. In reality, do I believe that God can take care of ALL my prayer requests? Yes, I do but my actions say otherwise. Mark 10:27 NKJV 27 But Jesus looked at them and said, “With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible.” Matthew 19:26 NKJV 26 But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” All things are possible with God, but then why do I struggle believing that? 2 Corinthians 10:4-6 NKJV For the weapons of our warfare are not [a]carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, 5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, 6 and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled. Against the knowledge of God…do you see that? I have the knowledge of God but for some reason, I don’t believe. I’d rather call a ‘professional’ to help me than to go to God with my issue. And here in 2 Cor 10:5, I can bring every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, and being ready to punish disobedience. Notice, this says ‘obedience’ and punish ‘disobedience’…instead, we’re justifying our thoughts and accepting them as truth. For example, I feel a cold coming on. My first thought is: do I have medicine to easy my symptoms? When my first thought should have been to say: Jesus You are Lord over this sickness and I do not accept this sickness into my life. And whatever I’ve done to allow this in, I forgive that and ask You to forgive it as well. Shut the door on this sickness in the Name of Jesus. Mark 11:24 NKJV 24 Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them. Once I ask God to forgive it, it is finished! I just need to leave it there but sometimes I become impatient and try to take it back because He’s taking “forever” to handle the matter. Isn’t this a mixed message? Sometimes, we also need to wait on the Lord after we give it to Him. Galatians 5:1-6 NKJV Stand[a] fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage. 2 Indeed I, Paul, say to you that if you become circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing. 3 And I testify again to every man who becomes circumcised that he is [b]a debtor to keep the whole law. 4 You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace. 5 For we through the Spirit eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. 6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love. You see, he said to ‘stand’. First word in Galatians 5:1. But, our minds like to go back to ‘taking care of the problem’ ourselves or believing in a way to handle it ourselves. Almost like, God, I got this. Never mind. Grace is clearly a gift from God and yet we do everything we can to go back to the law where we are told what not to do. Living by the law is not living in Christ liberty. But Grace gives us liberty. We have the liberty to say we’re forgiven and to ask our Lord for anything and He will give it. We need to remember this and leave it with Him. Hebrews 11:6 NKJV 6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. Ahhh – here is the crux of the matter. We need to have faith…another words, we need to believe that God is more than capable of taking care of the issue. And we need to have that patience with Him as He handles the problem. So, how do we show God that we have faith, which will PLEASE Him. Pleasing God should be a priority. I don’t know about you but I fear Him who has my eternity in His hands. That means, it’s a priority in my heart to please Him. Mark 9:23-24 NKJV 23 Jesus said to him, “If[d] you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.” 24 Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, “Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!” It starts by going to God and telling Him we have a problem with believing in Him. Jesus showed us how to pray and it starts with that. Matthew 6:6-15 NKJV 6 But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you [c]openly. 7 And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words. 8 “Therefore do not be like them. For your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him. 9 In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. 10 Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors. 13 And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. [d]For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. 14 “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. Notice the first thing Jesus says: go into your room and shut your door in the secret place. Start there. Remember, Psalm 91:1 NKJV He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. What you do in the secret place with the Lord, He will reward in the open. And you don’t have to use vain repetitions or many words. Get to your ‘ask’ because God already knows your petition. But in this moment of asking, humble yourself and acknowledge who God is through your prayer. Hallow Him. Put His kingdom first, His will first, ask that your needs are met, and forgive yourself and others. Even ask Him to build your faith and to help you believe that He is more than possible to take care of your issue. James 5:14-16 NKJV 14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. 16 [j]Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, [k]fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. If you are sick, then go to the elders of your church and let them pray over you. Here’s the point of this teaching: believe, ask God, and wait on the Lord. Read what this Psalmist said: Psalm 27:7-14 NKJV 7 Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice! Have mercy also upon me, and answer me. 8 When You said, “Seek My face,” My heart said to You, “Your face, Lord, I will seek.” 9 Do not hide Your face from me; Do not turn Your servant away in anger; You have been my help; Do not leave me nor forsake me, O God of my salvation. 10 When my father and my mother forsake me, Then the Lord will take care of me. 11 Teach me Your way, O Lord, And lead me in a smooth path, because of my enemies. 12 Do not deliver me to the will of my adversaries; For false witnesses have risen against me, And such as breathe out violence. 13 I would have lost heart, unless I had believed That I would see the goodness of the Lord In the land of the living. 14 Wait[e] on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord! In this Psalmist case, he had accusers and adversaries around him…don’t we all? He also said he would have lost heart unless he had ‘believed’ or another words had ‘faith’. He acknowledged that he had to go to the Lord first acknowledging the issue and giving it to Him. Then he reiterated ‘wait on the Lord’. Don’t take your situations that you have given to God out of His hands. Leave them there and wait. He will take care of the matter. When you take them out of His hands and try to take care of the situation yourself that’s telling God, “um, hey listen God, I don’t have patience and can’t wait for you to take care this…so I will take care of it myself.” That’s a mixed message to God! Stop sending mixed messages to the Lord with your actions. Give it to Him and wait on Him. Previous Next Home

THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY FAITH To emphasize the centrality of faith in the life of the believer, especially in the last days when truth is being suppressed and deception abounds. This teaching seeks to show that only by living by faith in Jesus Christ can we overcome the culture of lies, receive God’s righteousness, and stand firm in the face of coming judgment. THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY FAITH Pastor Marcos Marrero February 17, 2019 Objective: To emphasize the centrality of faith in the life of the believer, especially in the last days when truth is being suppressed and deception abounds. This teaching seeks to show that only by living by faith in Jesus Christ can we overcome the culture of lies, receive God’s righteousness, and stand firm in the face of coming judgment. Synopsis: In The Just Shall Live by Faith, Pastor Marcos Marrero draws from Romans 1:17, reinforced by Habakkuk 2:4, Galatians 3:11, and Hebrews 10:38, to reveal the eternal principle that God’s people must live by faith. He explains that Paul’s use of this verse underscores its relevance to the proclamation of the Gospel, the end times, and the return of the Lord. Pastor Marcos contrasts the truth of the Gospel with the prevailing culture of deception, where lies are not only tolerated but celebrated. He notes how politicians, media, and society at large often “love and practice a lie,” a direct opposition to the truth of Christ. This environment makes the Gospel uncomfortable for many because it demands accountability, confession of sin, and trust in Jesus’ shed blood for forgiveness. Through passages such as Habakkuk 2:2-4 and Romans 1:25, Marrero identifies secular humanism and pride as the forces driving humanity to reject truth. Yet, he also stresses that where sin abounds, grace abounds even more, giving the Church an opportunity to boldly proclaim salvation in Christ. He reminds believers that God’s wrath is against unrighteousness, but His mercy is extended to all who, by faith, repent and receive His pardon. Sharing his own testimony of salvation, Pastor Marcos urges readers to embrace the born-again experience by reasoning with God and sincerely asking for His way of salvation. He emphasizes that God delights not in judgment but in redemption, and that no sin is beyond His forgiveness. Ultimately, the message is clear: in an age where lies dominate and truth is ridiculed, the believer’s strength, stability, and hope is found only in faith. As Scripture declares, “The just shall live by faith.” Inspired Teaching: Romans 1:17 “For in it the righteousness from God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, ‘The just shall live by faith.’” The just shall live by faith: This phrase that Paul quotes is from Habakkuk 2:4 and Paul also quotes this same verse of Scripture two other times, in Galatians 3:11 and in Hebrews 10:38, I believe that Paul wrote the letter to the Hebrews. It is a very important Scripture for our present day, because the context always has to do with the proclaiming of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the end of time, and the return of the Lord. Romans 1:18 “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, (those) who suppress the truth in unrighteousness.” One of the signs that the end of days is near, is the total disregard for the truth that not only politicians and those who serve the public in government and news gathering are exhibiting right now, but the willingness of the population at large to believe the obvious lie. There was a time when those who were exposed for lying to the public while serving in public office, had their careers ended for the shame that such actions brought upon them and the mistrust that would follow. Now it is considered an art form to twist the words around that articulate a bold lie in such a way that to question their sincerity makes you look like the bad guy. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is the truth, that is why in the verse preceding our opening text Paul boldly proclaims that he is not ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ for it is the power of God to salvation. Here is the reason why in today’s environment the Gospel of Jesus makes so many people uncomfortable. Revelation 22:15 “But outside are dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie.” Wow, whoever loves and practices a lie will not enter into heaven. The art of subtle deception is a big industry and a lot of big bucks are made by its practitioners today. It is no wonder they try so hard to keep the Gospel from going forward, they cannot handle the truth, so they resort to ridicule the faithful and heap verbal and sometimes physical abuse upon those of us who walk by faith and not by sight. The number one rule in the liars handbook is this: Misdirection, when caught lying, accuse your opponents of doing it first, that way they avoid responsibility for their own actions, but Paul clearly states that the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against such people. What is it that puts at odds and brings to the forefront the preaching of the Gospel and the perpetration of the big lie during these last days? The foundation of the Gospel is that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and that without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sins. We must believe that we are sinners worthy of death, and that the Gospel, which means good news, offers us a way out by way of a pardon, but that pardon cannot be issued on our behalf unless we accept full responsibility for our sins by confessing them before Jesus. After admitting that we are sinners, we turn to fully trusting that God in His mercy, will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness with the precious blood that Jesus shed for our sins. That was the culture of most western nations under the Judeo Christian value system that past generations were brought up under; admit your mistakes, assume responsibility for your misdeeds, receive forgiveness and do not do it again whatever it was that you did wrong! But that is not the culture that our present generation has been brought up to believe, under secular humanism they are told not to get caught, so if they can get away with their wrong doing, no harm done. What happens if they get caught? Blame it on something or someone else, society, your parents, your neighbors, it's is their fault; and avoid responsibility by all means. In other words lie through your teeth if you have to, after all, what difference does it make at this time? But you have to say it with conviction, if you do, the press will love you for that. This is why there is so much disregard for the truth nowadays. But if judgment is coming, and that is what the Gospel teaches, then our faith and way of life to them becomes an inconvenient truth that they do not want to put up with. Habakkuk 2:2-4 “...Write the vision (of the gospel) and make it plain on tablets, that he may run who reads it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time; but at the end (of time) it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. Behold the proud (those under the influence of secular humanism), his soul is not upright in him; but the just shall live by his faith.” Pride goes before the fall, and secular humanism is based on the spirit of pride, so that we can clearly see that during the end of time, the Gospel will be preached to all the nations, meanwhile the spirit of secular knowledge will continue to corrupt mankind with the lie. Romans 1:25 “Who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.” In the verses that follow you can see a clear depiction of a culture that has been nurtured under the tutelage of the lie. It brings to mind the Scripture that says that the more that sin abounds the more that the grace of God abounds. So that there is an opportunity here for those of us who are not ashamed of the Gospel, to proclaim the truth in love to those who are perishing, to admonish them to make themselves right with God before the final judgment comes, remember that though it tarries, wait for it, for it will surely come. Romans 2:6-9 “(God) Who will render to each one according to his deeds: eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good seek for glory, honor and immortality; but to those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness—indignation and wrath, tribulation and anguish, on every soul of man who does evil…” The choice that we present to them is a clear choice, we are all sinners, but our God is a merciful God, if He forgave me, and He did, surely He will forgive you as well. We speak the truth in love and with the clear conviction that the time of His return is very near. Galatians 3:22 “But the Scripture has confined all under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to (all) those who believe.” The only requirement is faith in Jesus Christ. Hebrews 10:22-23 “Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.” The time is short and the days for salvation are drawing even shorter, I plead with those of you who are still able to follow the path of reason, that through common sense you might be able to understand that present human behavior defies natural logic. Clearly, humanity is rushing headlong into an incomprehensible abyss of unparalleled historical precedent, we have seen bits and pieces of the horrors that are coming under the banner of men’s inhumanity to men, but that is all kid stuff compared to that which is coming. Surely you do not want to be part of that, do you? I know that it is hard to understand the born again experience without the experience, but God also says that we should come and reason together with Him. If you are not sure of your future, why don’t you just ask Him, that’s how I got saved. I came to the conclusion, when I was twenty nine years of age, that I could not be righteous before God on my own merits so I just simply prayed: Lord, I lack the ability to be perfect before You, unless You show me how to be right with You, I will not make it to heaven, or something like that. Amazing how immediately He began to work things out in my life and eventually lead me to a church service, where I responded to an altar call and experienced that very night my new life in Jesus Christ. I just celebrated this June, thirty seven years since that glorious night, June 2, 1976 that changed my life and my family’s life forever. God is no respecter of persons, there is no sin too big that He will not forgive, and there is no desire whatsoever in His heart to inflict punishment on you or anyone else, as it is written: Ezekiel 33:11 “Say to them: ‘As I live, says the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn, turn from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?’” God views human life as very precious in His sight, if you with a true heart ask Him to reveal His path of salvation for you, there is no rock that He will not move out of your way so that you can find His salvation. And once you’ve experienced His love for you, you will never be the same, I can testify to that. Remember always that the just shall live by his/her faith. May God bless you with His salvation, and thank you for taking this lesson to heart. Previous Next Home