the watcher

Psalm 8:2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. One of the biggest challenges of man is pride. The very thing the bible teaches us brought Satan down. We are called of God to humble ourselves to Him, in that we defeat all our enemies and enjoy His glory. Many who claimed to be called of God allow themselves to become so self conscious that they attempt to take God's place. "beware" Psalm 8:4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? When we say we must grow as believers, our maturity is not the growth of pride but in faith and in the knowledge of God. However in wrath we must remain babes. Not man of God, but children of God! Selah Matthew 18:3-4 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as...

Matthew 26:41 Keep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak!” Why do we pray? One major reason the Messiah gave was that we do not fall into temptation! Mark 14:38 Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly [is] ready, but the flesh [is] weak. Prayer goes beyond just staying at a place mumbling words. Where is your heart? I talked to a brother from a certain denomination some time ago, the word of the Lord came to him "how long will you keep fighting battles I have already won for you, a child cries when they need something, for they still do not know how to speak. However when an adult cries when they need something you rebuke them. We must outgrow certain things if we are believers, else we get to meet our Heavenly Father at the end to find that our files are empty, for we spent the whole time fighting unnecessary battles. When do we fulfill our assignment?" We must understand that if...

Psalms 5:12 For you bless the godly, O Lord; you surround them with your shield of love. Psalms 5:5 Therefore, the proud may not stand in your presence, for you hate all who do evil. When we read through the book of Psalms we see a clear cut between those who work in righteousness (the godly) and those who choose to walk in iniquity (the ungodly). There has always been this demarcation, for Christ when teaching Nicodemus compared it to the contrast between light and darkness: John 3:19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. Furthermore He explained: John 3:20&21 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. John still declared: 1John 1:5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you...

Psalm 4:3 But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call unto him. One thing is certain, when God created man He looked at what He created and saw that it was good. People do ask, "where does evil come from?". Firstly we must understand that there are some things we have no answer to, we may only get to understand fully after this life. 1 Corinthians 13:9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. However two sources of evil can be identified: * from the evil one (Satan and other evil forces/spirits) * from the wavering thoughts of fallen man Darkness is the absence of light Therefore, when God is not there, evil most likely reigns Does this mean that man is hopeless? No The power to choose, which is the nature we were created with, gives man the power to decide. When we understand this truth, we would not cower from the intimidation and deceit of the enemy or the world but understand that we have the power to choose our...

Psalm 3:8 Salvation [belongeth] unto the LORD: thy blessing [is] upon thy people. Selah. Who have you put your trust in? Who do you depend on? For the believer we depend on the Lord God and the truth is: HE NEVER FAILS! We could feel we have so many enemies, that many fight against us, however we shouldn't be overwhelmed for the Lord is able to deliver us, if we put our trust in Him. He has taken care of our highest enemies - Satan and Death. Luke 10:19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. 1 Corinthians 15:26 The last enemy [that] shall be destroyed [is] death. Yes these are the most dangerous enemies and the Heavenly Father has taken care of them for us, how much more fellow humans, phantom spirits and other enemies, will He not deal with them for us? It is not that they would not gather against us, but the Lord says they would fall because of us. Isaiah  54:15 Behold, they s...

Psalms 2:12 Submit to God’s royal son, or he will become angry, and you will be destroyed in the midst of all your activities— for his anger flares up in an instant. But what joy for all who take refuge in him! When the bible says in John chapter one that in the beginning was the word. It is clear for those whose eyes are open to understand that Christ has been from the beginning. Every instruction, every proclamation from the Heavenly Father was the revelation of His Son. So when the people battled against the one God had called, they actually battled Christ. Genesis 15:1 After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I [am] thy shield, [and] thy exceeding great reward. When Christ said "Abraham saw my day" some assumed it was just his encounter with the priest of Salem, it was actually more than that: John 8:56-58 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw [it], and was glad. Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art no...