Happy New Year

SF, Stagecoach, NV

 Dear Brothers & Sisters,

    

     Hope you’ve cleaned your house and body for this New Year.  I haven’t heard the prophecies yet – but I expect it to be a hard year for the non-christians, while we have a hedge of protection around us, until Jesus comes.  We’ll need to wear the armor of God daily to get through – that’s what He gave it to us for – protection.

     This year you can celebrate your NEW COVENANT, that’s almost three thousand years old, without an expiration date.  A covenant that blesses, a covenant, you don’t have to work for.  A covenant, that brings fellowship with our Lord Jesus and His inheritance, the anointing of the Holy Spirit, plus an eternal life with Christ in the New Jerusalem.  Lord Jesus come quickly I pray!

1 John 2:17-18, 27  NASB

(17) “The world is passing away, and also its lusts; but the one who does
the will of God lives forever.

(18) Children, it is the last hour; and just as you heard that antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have appeared; from this we know that
it is the last hour.”

 (27) “As for you, the anointing which you received from Him abides in you,

and you have no need for anyone to teach you; but as His anointing teaches you about all things, and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you abide in Him.”

     These versus speak much to Christians.  First, it’s true that our world is passing away.  Many are dying of venereal diseases, drugs, abortion, terrorists, famine, and so much more.  All of these, the Bible speaks of in Galatians 5:19-21.  “Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.”  The Word tells us in the Old and New Testaments, so no matter when you read it, you’ll know the truth.  To me, the works of the flesh are all of the enemy’s works to keep our eyes away from Jesus.

     Yet we can exchange all those with Galatians 5:22-23.  “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.”  Have you realized that these are the characteristics of God?  We know that the lust of the body is always in a battle against our spirit and soul.   Because we are a Spirit, that has a Soul and lives in a Body.

     Do you wonder why we fight the flesh so much, it’s 17 flesh against 9 fruit, AND WE STILL WIN!!  How can it be otherwise with John 14:26 saying, “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you.”  Question, have you ever lost something and asked the Holy Spirit to find it for you?  He does, and lets you know where it is.

     The Holy Spirit also has the job of convicting the world of sin in John 16:8 “And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment.”  We need to be careful not to convict anyone of sin – that’s the Holy Spirit’s job.  Remember, judge not, least you be judged – ouch!

     The anti-christ is on the run – he knows how little time he has left.  Yet, we Christians were given an anointing, so we could overcome the Fathers enemy.  The Holy Spirit, not only convicts the world of sin, but teaches us what the Word means.  He guides our path to victory in Jesus.

     My brothers and sisters, hang in there.  He truly is coming soon!

May this New Year be a blessing in abundance to all, look up for our Redemption draws neigh.

Sandy F.

The Lord’s Servant