"If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloak (covering) for their sin. He that hateth Me hateth My Father also. If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both Me and My Father."  ~John 15: 22-24

Have you ever been in a situation, where you were having a conversation with someone, and someone else happened to be nearby and overheard what you were talking about? The conversation happened to be about Jesus, the bible, scriptures, etc… And because the person who overheard the conversation was a none-believer or atheist, even though you were not talking to them or about them, their whole demeanor changed and they became offended?

You ever wonder how people can use profanity and very abusive language in a public place or even in a group setting and no one seem to get offended- at least no one had the nerve to say anything? ...Maybe because of freedom of speech? However, take that same scenario, along with freedom of speech, and strike up a conversation about God or the bible and watch how quickly people will become uneasy and agitated? But no one seemed to get offended and refrained to mumble one word when a profane conversation was going on? As a matter of fact, most had a lot to add. But when the word of God came forth, red flags flew up EVERYWHERE? All of a sudden political correctness was being violated, biblical beliefs were being forced down throats, and it was not the proper time or place to talk about Jesus or the bible? ...But these same individuals have no problem listening to or using profanity while not caring or being cognizant of their surroundings and who is sharing it? In some cases, if you happen to be there holding a bible and they recognize that you are a Christian, the behavior could have the potential to become even more intensified. And yeah, I get that it depends upon the type of setting or situation. People within that particular setting may share the same culture and background and that is why the use of language is acceptable. You may be the one out of place and so you can choose to stay or remove yourself from the situation. But what if it is a public place where a diverse group of people are sharing the same space? For example a movie theater, a bus or train, a restaurant or even work?

I worked at a place where this happened to me once. This particular day, very early in the morning. Only three of us was at work at the time; my co-worker, our supervisor, and me. The supervisor was in his office with the door open; which happened to be nearby. My co-worker and me, (the co-worker happened to be Jewish) had gotten into a conversation about the return of Jesus Christ and what would happen on the day of the rapture with the trumpets sounding and who would be caught up in the air first, etc… We had gotten so engrossed in the conversation that we had forgotten we were at work. But again, no one was around but the two of us and the supervisor who was in his office. We weren’t speaking loudly. It was just that the room was empty and so our voices carried easily. Well, after about twenty to twenty-five minutes into the conversation, surprisingly, our supervisor came rushing out of his office, face all flushed red, and trembling with anger. Speaking sternly, he immediately ordered us to discontinue our conversation, saying it was not appropriate for the work place. He also added that he was offended and he’d had and heard enough! Wow... and we weren't even talking to him? And even though it was at the work place, it was a mutually shared conversation. No one was preaching, or having bible study, or coming up with ways on how to get people at work saved? This was a conversation held between two people about a subject they agreed upon- just like any other type of conversation between people.

My co-worker and I exchanged bewildered glances; but respectfully adhered. However, now…we were offended. But what could we do? I was even more heated, because just the day before in the same office, FILLED with employees, another co-worker sat at a table with a few other employees sharing an incident that happened to her and spoke loudly enough for everyone to hear- including employees not sitting at the table. She carried on the conversation as if her vocabulary mainly consisted of three and four letter words. I don't recall the topic of the conversation, but with no respect or consideration for the work place, the co-workers, or management -three to be exact stood by- including the one who reprimanded me and the Jewish co-worker, this employee boldly and fearlessly used profanity- all while offering no apologies. No one, not one manager, not one supervisor said anything? This employee received no threats or warnings to be written up or sent home for inappropriate behavior in the work place? I was a-stounded?! It was as if her conversation was the accepted norm? After something like that, a conversation about Jesus should have been OKAY??

When the Jewish co-worker and I got into a conversation about Jesus, we were practically written up. We were given a warning that if the conversation continued, we would be written up and sent home without pay for the day! …For talking about Jesus!? And we weren’t even talking to him! At that moment, I was overcome by the spirit of Peter. You know Peter- radical Peter, one of Jesus’ disciples; the one who was the first to stand up for Jesus in any question or conflict, always the first to speak out... The one...when they came to arrest Jesus, he cut a man’s ear off in protest? Jesus had to put the man’s ear back on, because retaliation was not a part of the plan nor the will of God, at the time. …Well, that's how I felt. I felt like a Peter… I felt radical! I wanted to jump up and blurt out, “Well, write me up then! You don’t have a right to tell me to be quiet when I am speaking about my Jesus! …When I’m talking about my God… When I'm not even talking to you, you heathen! Write me up!” Compared to the day before, I was livid? However, that was truly the flesh aching to take the lead, but thank God for the Holy Spirit in me who restrained me and kept the spirit in charge. Through the grace of God and being spirit led, I kept my mouth shut, held my anger and kept my body under subjection. By behaving like the supervisor, God would not have gotten the glory. Satan would have taken that opportunity and ran with it. The devil covets the opportunity to cause mayhem for the people of God and then rushes up to heaven to become an accuser of the brethren before Christ (Revelation 12:10). The Holy Spirit immediately told me, before I spoke my thoughts to, “BE SILENT. Peace... be still.” When we are in Christ Jesus, submitted unto the Holy Spirit, He will keep us in His order and His peace. After about a moment, I was able to let it go, move on, and get paid for the day. Amen? God knew I needed that days’ pay AND my job.

So what actually happened? What was it that had taken place?

I believe it was not so much of what we talked about that was inappropriate for the work place as it was more from where it came. …The Bible, the word of God... the Spirit of God. It did not matter from where in the bible… what parable or scripture. It was simply the word of God. The Supervisor became offended by the mere fact that it was the word; even though the conversation had nothing to do with him. The living word of God pierced his insides and stirred his unsaved spirit- causing him a great dis-ease and discomfort. The word of God spiritually pulled the cloak from him and exposed his sins. How? Because his spirit was out of alignment with the Spirit of God. The supervisor not born-again and in rebellion against the things of God. He was an unbeliever and sinner under bondage belonging to darkness. In Romans 6:16 it says, “Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?” With the supervisor not being saved, not accepting Christ into his life, he was a servant yielding unto sin and death. ...Not necessarily a physical death (at least not at the time, but certain consequences of sin can lead to a physical death), but a spiritual death, separated from Christ. Simply put... he was a child of the devil.

John 8:42-44 says, “Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye wold love Me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of Myself, but He sent Me. Why do ye not understand My speech? Even because ye cannot hear (understand) My word. Ye are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and stands not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.” The word continues to tell us in 1 John 3:7-10, “Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as He is righteous. He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil. Whosoever is born of God do not commit (practice) sin; for His seed remaineth in him; and he (the renewed/born-again spirit man) cannot sin, because he is born of God. In this the children of God are known, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.”

When a person is not saved unto righteousness, then they are a sinner (having a sin-nature), a servant and child of the devil- children of darkness. They can be a good person living a law abiding life... but unsaved and not born-again, they are still a sinner- no matter how good of a person they are. As long as a person is not born-again nothing they do will ever make them righteous. They can be the nicest, sweetest, kindest person in the world, but still a sinner having a sin nature without being born-again. Just as nothing a born-again Christian, having received righteousness, cannot take on the cloak of being a sinner again. Once saved by grace through faith, receiving the free gift of righteousness through Christ (having a renewed spirit and taking on God's divine nature 2 Corinthians 5:17), nothing a born-again believer will do, as the righteousness of God, will ever make them unrighteous again. However, as the righteousness of God, the righteous can choose to sin, although they are no longer bondage to sin. "For sin shall not have dominion (control) over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. ~Romans 6:14

The bible also tells us in Romans 5:12, “Wherefore, as by one man (Adam) sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned...” ~Romans 5:17-21 continues to tell us, “For if by one man's offense death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by One, Jesus Christ. Therefore as by the offense of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of One the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of One shall many be made righteous. Moreover the law entered, that the offense might abound, but where sin abounded, grace did much more abound. That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.”

Whenever there is a situation where there is darkness and the true light of Christ enters that space, it automatically forces the darkness out. The darkness must move and submit to the light. Light and darkness cannot occupy the same space at the same time. The light takes precedence. The darkness; however, is rebellious of the Light- the Light being Jesus our Lord and Savior. The AMP Bible says, “The [basis of the] judgment (indictment, the test by which men are judged, the ground for the sentence) lies in this: the Light has come into the world, and people have loved the darkness rather than and more than the Light, (the Light being Jesus) for their works (deeds) were evil. For every wrongdoer hates (loathes, detests) the Light, and will not come out into the Light but shrinks from it, lest his works (his deeds, his activities, his conduct) be exposed and reproved. But he who practices truth [who does what is right] comes out into the Light; so that his works may be plainly shown to be what they are- wrought with God [divinely prompted, done with God’s help, in independence upon Him].” ~ John 3:19-22

People who are not saved, rebellious against God, who are permissively disobedient walking in the flesh, become offended by the word of God, because of the darkness that dwells in them. “For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally (worldly) minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity (hostile) against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. So then they that are in the flesh (controlled by the world) cannot please God." ~Romans 8:6-8

…To live a life in unrighteousness, separated from God, automatically enables a sinful nature. Having a sin nature opens the door for the ability to become rebellious against God. It is easy and natural to sin having a sin nature. Why? Because sin, is the nature. Sin appeases and pampers wrong doing and wrong living. It agrees with disobedience. ...It’s bad, but it feels good, because there is no conviction unto righteousness. There is the absence of the Holy Spirit inside of them to guide them to do what is right. They are led by their flesh and the spirit of rebellion and disobedience says, “I like what I’m doing and see nothing wrong with my living. So don’t come in here talking about all that God stuff, and all that Jesus stuff. I don’t want to hear it. As long as I am not lectured about what a sinful lifestyle (Which it don't matter anyway, because I'm grown), I can’t be judged for not knowing what is right! Furthermore, I don’t appreciate you talking anything about the bible around me, anyway! There is a time and a place for that. The bible, is private. Prayer, is private. Talking about Jesus is a personal thing and should not be shared in public! You offend people who don’t believe in that stuff and who may have some different kinds of beliefs. You need to keep that stuff at church or in the privacy of your own home! Besides, who are you to judge others, anyway?!... Or better yet, how about this... how about I just don't believe Jesus existed all together. There is no God! That stuff ain't real. The bible... just fables and fairy tales?! Who ever heard of a man going in the belly of a fish... for THREE DAYS?! ...And lived to tell about it? And what about the ARK! Ain't no one man built no big boat big enough to hold EVERY animal species in the world ALL by himself?! ...Annnd he was old!!? ...Like eight-hundred, nine-hundred something years old!? That's just FOOLERY and Nonsense!”

What a deception from the enemy! The first thing I would like to point out is, just because an unbeliever profess to not know Christ or the things of the Lord or don't want to know as to not be held accountable for their sins, doesn't matter. The unbeliever will be held accountable unto God for how they lived this life here on earth, regardless. We will all have to stand before God and give an account for our time here on this earth. Luke 12:47,48 tells us, “And the servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes...” The word also tells us in Hebrews 9:27, “And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment.” Regardless of what a non-believer know, refuse to know, or refuse to accept, does not matter. All will stand before Jesus and give an account.

The unbeliever, in rebellion will quite often throw the judgment scripture saying,“You ought not to judge, lest ye be judged…” Now, they feel they are being judged; which spiritually they are… by the word of God and that is why they have a problem with the word being spoken in their presence. The judgment scripture seems to be the most accepted scripture in the bible used by unbelievers where it is okay to challenge the righteous. It is a tactic used by the enemy to possibly shut down the believer. It only works when a believer is not well informed and well equipped with the word of God and lacks identity of who they are in Christ. The enemy operates to plant doubt.

In most cases, when an unbeliever uses the judgment scripture against a believer, whenever they are bringing forth the word of God, it is an attempt to plant condemnation and doubt in the believer. They are in rebellion and condemnation themselves and need to be set free with the spiritual cleansing by the blood of Jesus. To look further into their life -pass the mask- you will probably find something out of order in their living, some skeletons in the closet: A woman having a man that is not her husband, a man with a married woman that is not his wife; Some kind of sexual immorality; maybe some unscrupulous dealings with money, because of lust; every time they open their mouth it's more normal to tell a lie- even when they don't have to. There is usually something that does not line up with holiness and the word of God. So they attempt to reverse the role and bring condemnation on the righteous, by using the word of God against them.

But the devil is a liar. You’ve got to put the word right back on them, know who you are in Christ and say, “There is no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.” ~Romans 8:1 …And know that you have been delivered from that when you became the righteousness of God and keep on keeping on with the Lord in His word, in holiness and love without fear.

The bible which is the final authority for the life of a believer says to, “Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.” ~Ephesians 4:29. The AMP bible reads, “Let no foul or polluting language, nor evil word nor unwholesome or worthless talk [ever] come out of your mouth, but only such [speech] as is good and beneficial to the spiritual progress of others, as is fitting to the need and the occasion, that it may be a blessing and give grace (God’s favor) to those who hear it.” It is being led by the Spirit of God, through His word this is achieved.

I was on a blog site one day, soon after it was reported on the news that a man had committed suicide by flying an aircraft into a building. He had been dealing with various life disappointments; including issues with the I.R.S. Not being able to deal with what was going on in his life, he just gave up and decided that he would leave a suicide note and commit suicide by retaliating against the government and fly an aircraft into a government building that held the office of the I.R.S.

Someone decided to post the suicide note on the blog site. Instantly, bloggers fed into the sadness and the anger. Comments in agreement in with what the man had done poured in one after another about how they could understand and relate to the man’s anger and frustration; how they agreed with what he'd done. They expressed disagreement with the government; writing flammable posts fueled with anger saying how more people should do something like this to teach them a lesson, etc. This anger raged on and on one after another. The board was rampant. As I read on, the negativity really stirred my spirit. I felt I had a choice to make. Of course, I could leave the blog site and forget about it. After all, it was only a blog. I didn't know anybody personally? Or, I could log in and post something encouraging amidst all the anger to hopefully calm the madness being fed. …Riding in on courage, I chose to log in. I don't recall exactly word from word what I posted, but it was something very heartfelt and in opposition to death and suicide. My post, however, did bring a sudden halt to all the madness. It was as if EF Hutton had logged onto the board. Many minutes passed, it seemed, and no one had anything else negative to post about the incident. After several more minutes passed, I checked the blog and several people had posted a reply to my comment thanking me for such a heartfelt post and reminder of the good. ...Okay, that was good. Thank you Jesus. Several more minutes passed and I checked the blog again and, eventually, one blogger decided to challenge my post along with accusing me of being judgmental and a know it all. It went something to the sort, “You don’t understand or don’t know what people are experiencing in their lives and how it affects them… You don't know everything... You have no idea... yada, yada, yada.” And then they went on to add, “Judge not, lest ye be judged.” Staring unbelievably at the post, frozen in action for what seemed like forever. The good in me was urging me to ignore and move on. "You don't want to make vain what you just said. You want to give God the glory." The flesh had me thinking, “Oh, no they DIDN'T?!” The spirit of Peter was trying to rise up again... but God. I did respond, but only after blinking, coming to myself, and holding on to my peace. I replied something of a sort, “There is no judgment here, it is what it is. You seem to feed on and enjoy promoting negativity. Negativity that is not love nor life and helps no one. There should be encouragement for something like this. And since you want to quote scripture, then you should also know that Jesus came that we might have life and have it more abundantly -John 10:10. Not death." ...Then I waited.

That blogger was the only blogger that responded to my post negatively in an attempt to challenge my stand on the word and reverse the role by using the word of God against me. But I, through the grace of God, took the word, stood firmly on it, and put it back on the blogger. And that spirit, not only did it back down, it went away.

When Jesus spoke to to His disciples in John 6:63 concerning the word, He said, “It is the Spirit that quickeneth (give life); the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.” No matter how boisterous the enemy may seem, it is all an act to get you, the believer afraid, to plant doubt and unbelief, to destroy and steal away confidence… immobilize faith, get you to question your identity and force you to throw down your weapon; which is the word of God! In doing this, you will be left vulnerable and powerless against him and defenseless to his tactics. For God’s word is quick. It is living, it is powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner (judge), of thoughts and intents of the heart! God’s word- the bible, is not only for instruction, direction, and order in the lives of the believer, but it is also a believer's weapon! The bible is, also, a powerful mind regulator for the believer. “For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal (worldly), but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds…” The weapons of our warfare is the word of God. The word word also tells us to keep our minds stayed on Him and He will keep us in a perfect peace. For a believer, this is only accomplished by keeping your mind on God's word.

Many unbelievers in rebellion against God and His word, feel that 'it doesn't take all that!' are quick to attempt to shame believers for operating in the word of God. They usually refer to believers as, 'bible thumpers' while referring to the bible as a fairytale or an out-of-date myth saying things like, “You can never just talk to them without them quoting scriptures, without them being so spiritual.” “Here come those holier than thou know it all with their bibles.” “Why can’t they just talk straight, like everybody else?”

How many know that is just the spirit of the enemy, AGAIN, in operation, retaliating against the word of God? The word of God, the Spirit of God, is as straight as it gets! And if you, as believers, are not prepared to apply the word of God to an everyday situation that you may encounter, the enemy will walk all over you. Do a dance, even. The word of God, because it is the Spirit of God, is the only thing that will bind the enemy and send Him running! Now, he may come back and may bring several more other spirits with him? But that should'nt matter. Greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the WORLD! With every encounter with the devil, a believer (knowing their identity and authority in Christ Jesus) being steadfast and unmovable will let the devil know who he's dealing with. The next time he comes your way, he will have full knowledge that you are not the one to fool with! Praise God! You are well equipped with the sword of the Spirit and will beat him all over the top of his head with it! He'll come your way and immediately pass you right on by; deciding to shoot those fiery darts at somebody else- not as locked and loaded with the word of God! The bible says, “In the beginning was the Word (Jesus), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” ~John 1: 1. So let the naysayers talk, because the sword of the Spirit will finish the conversation! Amen?!

As believes in Christ Jesus, the word of God is our lifeline for survival on this earth and in this life. Until Jesus' return, we will always encounter some kind of fight with the enemy. God's word tells us to be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour -1 Peter 5:8. The enemy doesn’t care how tough we seem by rolling our necks or sticking that one finger up in the air and putting our hands on our hips when dealing with him. He doesn't care how much rebuking we do, if there is no word behind it- by faith! He doesn't even care how nice we are or how holy we dress, or how much we cry and hope he goes away, if there is no word rooted down on the inside. The devil don't care how much dancing, praising, shouting, and throwing up of our hands, and running around the church we do, if there is no word rooted down on the inside? Without God’s word, he’s just going to wait patiently until all the shouting and emotionalism is over and then he’ll move to have his way. If the word is not rooted and you're not prepared to fight the good fight of faith, he will successfully steal your joy.

Without God’s knowledge, His WORD, God says His people are destroyed. Hosea 3: 6 says, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge…” Whenever Jesus had an encounter with Satan, He put the word of God on him and told him, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceed out of the mouth of God.” Amen?

That is why the unrighteous, the ungodly, the unsaved, the sinner get lividly upset and offended when the word of God is spoken in their presence; because the word judges on its own. The word of God judges the rebellious spirit and all a believer is doing is speaking it. So, SPEAK THE WORD! Don't be ashamed of the gospel in the presence of the unbeliever- especially a rebellious unbeliever. The word of God will even sift out the pretenders in the Lord- the tares. Pretenders are those professing to be Christians lacking a renewed mind in the word of God. Having never ceased from pleasing the world and lust after what the world has while knowing how to look holy, while knowing how to do and say all the right "churchy" things to get over: "Praaaise, the Lord." 1 Peter 4:17&18 says, “For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God? And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?” Pretenders may become shifty or turn stone face when the word is brought forth; as to appear as if they are not being affected by the living word. Remember the word of God is a discerner of the spirit. It does the work and exposes the truth! So the word will cause the pretenders to get stone faced and the the rebellious to go on the attack. Either way, it will bring what is in darkness to the light. As ambassadors for Christ Jesus, keep standing! Being steadfast, unmovable, and always abounding in God's word! Before a word of God is spoken, they may be unsaved, rebellious and condemned unto death; however, after a spoken word of God, they can be instantly saved. God knows! Jesus, says my sheep hear my voice and they come to me. So whoever belongs to Him, no matter where they are in life or what type of life they are living, they will eventually come to know Christ through the speaking of His word.

When people go on the offense and attack Christians for speaking the word of God, it is not them attacking, but the unrenewed spirit within them. They are not attacking the people of God, they are retaliating against the word of God- God’s Spirit. The word is the Spirit of God chastening and convicting the disobedient/rebellious spirit in the flesh. …That is just how powerful the spirit realm is. When the word of God is spoken by a believer in the presence of an unbeliever rebellious against God, the spirits within the vessels face off. Good vs. evil. …The light pricks the darkness. The disobedient spirit becomes offended at the mention of anything to do with Jesus and His word. Through the speaking of God's word, the atmosphere quickly SHIFTS from the natural realm to the spirit realm. The spirits take over and it is now a spiritual battle through natural existence! Have you ever encountered a situation where you came across someone you did not know, never met them before a day in your life, but for some reason, unbeknownst to you, they have an extreme dislike for you? And you are like, “I've never met that person before in my life? What's wrong with them??” Well, this is that! A spirit recognizing another spirit unlike them- the darkness encountering a run-in with the light. Don't feel bad or ashamed, if this happens. It's just an indication that the Glory is on you! Praise God!

Whenever a believer speaks or shares the word of God, even if not directly speaking to a rebellious unbeliever, the unbeliever gets offended and goes on the defense about the word of God being spoken in their presence. When people are offended because of the word of God, it is not them that becomes offended but rather, the spirit of disobedience and rebellion that dwells in them. That rebellious spirit is being chastened by God through His word! God is speaking His word through the believer to the unrenewed spirit.

That is why it is so important that believers have a daily intimate relationship with God, that believers get into His presence every opportunity possible. That we wake up in the morning saying, “Good morning, Jesus,” and invite the Holy Spirit to walk with us throughout the day. That we pray, we meditate on Him and His word, praise and worship in song and hymns, in our hearts. Through His word, we come into agreement with Him having our thoughts line up with His thoughts. By Worshiping Him in spirit and truth, God's light shines through the believer. Through a Holy Spirit filled believer rooted and grounded in the word of God, God's Spirit will speak to and minister to the unbelieving rebellious spirit. In 1 Peter 4:11 says, “If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.”

As a Christian, having a sound foundation of God's word in you, the Holy Spirit moves and brings to remembrance that which is necessary for the time at hand; so that when you speak, it is not you who speaks, but the Holy Spirit leads you. And that is why people who are living in ungodliness or are not born-again having a sin nature, attack or get offended- even when you are not directly speaking to them. It is God’s word speaking to their spirit! As believers, when speaking the word of God and sharing amongst each other and a none-believer is nearby gets offended, even when we are not speaking to them, and most times we are not even aware of their spiritual disposition, here is the kicker!… God knows! He knows the needs! He knows what is necessary. He. Knows! So no matter what… Don't be moved and don't be shakened by negativity against the word of God! Walk in love and STAND! You never know whose soul God is speaking to! SO SPEAK THE WORD in love and with the leading of the Spirit! Amen?!

In His Service

Yvonne M. Bennett