All too frequently, when believers hear "Antichrist", they think of an evil man coming in end times.  But I am writing today to tell you that the Antichrist spirit is here today, wreaking havoc in the world and God's people are coming into agreement with it!

What does antichrist mean?  Anti means  opposed to; against.  Christ is the Messiah or the Anointed one.  So, it follows that the antichrist is opposed to or against the Messiah or Anointed one.  Why would any believer be in agreement with that?  Because they have compartmentalized their life into neat little boxes that are labeled "church"  "God" "work" "social life" "political beliefs" "sex life" "fun", etc..... You will not see Jesus and only present him with the boxes of your choosing, He sees them all.

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.  By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God,  and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world.

You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. They are of the world. Therefore they speak as of the world, and the world hears them. We are of God. He who knows God hears us; he who is not of God does not hear us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.
~~1 John 4:1-6

We must stop coming into agreement with the things that go against God's Word! A house divided cannot stand.  I believe this is the reason Christians are so weak and have so little respect and power in this world.  We are divided. We have unholy alliances; people who proclaim His name but do not follow His Word.  Here are just a few examples: God says that we should not kill (Exodus 20)  and they support abortion--killing innocent babies.  God says that homosexuality and sex outside of marriage is a sin (Romans 1:18-32) (Leviticus 18:22-23) and believers support laws that endorse homosexuality and themselves commit sexual sin--sex outside of marriage--fornication and adultery.  The antichrist spirit is predominant in our nation today.  God is mocked and His standards are laughed at and discarded.

His people must join in unity, lay all our differences aside, and raise His unchanging, unwavering standards for all the world to see!  That is the only way we will have His Power working through us.  It is not about you, what you feel, what the world tells you to believe, or what you think you want.  We have become our own worst enemy because we don't recognize who the true enemy is!  Far too many who proclaim Jesus as their Lord and Savior have joined hands with the antichrist spirit by being in agreement with the things of the world that are against God's Word.  God's Word must be so rooted within you that you will never come into agreement with anything or anyone who speaks anything that is against His Word.  

My words are not written to the world, but to believers in Christ...His church.  If you, as a believer, just got angry here and feel the urge to argue with me about 'rights', you need to read the Bible--God's Constitution--and examine your heart. That is why I write this.  Check yourself, as I do myself on a regular basis.  My purpose is not to hype God's people or make them feel good.  It is to prepare the Bride of Christ--His church--for His return.  Sometimes the most bitter tasting medicine does us the most good.  Rebuke that antichrist spirit that is taking control of our world.  Repent of anything you have said or done to be in agreement with it and raise God's Standard so all will know where you stand.  Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.  Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world. 
~~I Peter 5:8-9

You are more than a conqueror in Christ Jesus.  Be strong and do what is right in His eyes!

Create in me a new, clean heart, O God, filled with clean thoughts and right desires. Don’t toss me aside, banished forever from your presence. Don’t take your Holy Spirit from me.  Restore to me again the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you.  Then I will teach your ways to other sinners, and they—guilty like me—will repent and return to you. ~~Psalm 51:10-13 TLB

Be blessed,
Arlene
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They will eventually be crushed under the weight of your worship!  Only God can receive and hold your worship.

“You shall have no other gods before Me."
~~Exodus 20:3

Of course, you don't have statues of your favorite actor, singer, minister or author; but have you put them before God?  How do you put them before God? Do you spend more time thinking about them, listening to them, reading their books than you spend in prayer or reading His Word?  If you do, you have put them before God!  Who do you quote more...God's Word, or your favorite speaker/author?  Think about it...only you can evaluate your heart and thoughts.  Enjoy the music, the movies, the books and the sermons.  Learn from them, use them in your worship, but never place them above the Creator who made all that talent and gifts possible.  

Then he took the calf which they had made, burned it in the fire, and ground it to powder; and he scattered it on the water and made the children of Israel drink it. And Moses said to Aaron, “What did this people do to you that you have brought so great a sin upon them?”...So the Lord plagued the people because of what they did with the calf which Aaron made.~~Exodus 32:20-21, 35

But you shall destroy their altars, break their sacred pillars, and cut down their wooden images for you shall worship no other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God...~~Exodus 34:13-14

The Old Testament shows the character and heart of God.  If you love and serve God, you should desire to know His character and heart for us.

We can all list many famous secular and Christian artists and ministers we have elevated to "idol" status, who have succumbed to sin and/or died far too soon. We may not want to admit this, but many people worshiped them.  We do them no favor by putting a burden upon them that they cannot ultimately bear.

First and foremost get God's Word in your mind so that everything else that comes into your mind is measured against it for Truth.  Become sensitive to the leading and discernment of the Holy Spirit.  And ONLY worship God.  

Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.~~Philippians 2:12-13

It all comes from God. Of course, we must never put anyone or ANYTHING before God, but when the object of our worship is another human, we put a weight on them they were not created to bear.  We have made them an idol and God hates and destroys idols.  Something to think about.  Of that, I want no part!

If our ministry had a million followers, I would say the same thing with far more passion and insistence!  We never want that weight put upon us.  We only want to allow the Holy Spirit to work through us, teaching and spreading the Gospel of the Kingdom of God that Jesus taught.  

Create in me a new, clean heart, O God, filled with clean thoughts and right desires. Don’t toss me aside, banished forever from your presence. Don’t take your Holy Spirit from me.  Restore to me again the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you.  Then I will teach your ways to other sinners, and they—guilty like me—will repent and return to you. ~~Psalm 51:10-13 TLB

Be blessed,
Arlene

The New Year brings a feeling of newness and a fresh start.  We start diets, create budgets and make plans to do things better this year. 

This year, I believe the most important resolutions are not connected to the physical or financial.  This year it is vital for God's people to become focused and clear.  It is time to get serious about renewing our minds and our emotions.  As our world becomes more and more chaotic and angry, we must build hedges of protection around our mind and emotions.  There seems to be a growing collective insanity in the world!

If you joined the army or were preparing for a physical confrontation, you would train for many months to get your body in top shape.  In the same manner, it is the Kingdom citizen's responsibility to prepare their mind and emotions for the coming year.  Remember that Satan is the god of chaos.  Even when we are in the midst of chaos, Kingdom citizens remain at peace.  When others are offended and spreading chaos and anger, Kingdom citizens remain at peace.  When you are full of God's Word you will bring the fruits of the Spirit with you, no matter what environment you enter!

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.~~Galatians 5:22-23

If that scripture doesn't describe your presence, there's still some work to do.  It all starts and ends in God's Word.  None of us have "arrived" yet.  

2017, the year of the mind.  Get focused, get clarity and don't be offended!

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 things that I said to you. Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. ~~John 14:26-27

Be Blessed,
Arlene