Heart of the Wise

  "For whoever wishes to save his life [in this world] will [eventually] lose it [through death], but whoever loses his life [in this world] for My sake will find it [that is, life with Me for all eternity]." (Matthew 16:25 AMP) Physical death or demise is not the worse thing that can happen to a Christian.  In fact, it is not even a bad thing for a Child of God. Not at all.  Truth is, it is the beginning of limitless life in the realm of timelessness where Reality resides.  Where the spirit is set free from the limitations and degradation of the natural, earthly and perishable body and awaits the resurrection unto everlasting life and reception of the glorified, heavenly and eternal body. Death means "without life or cut off from life" but ultimately means "separation from God".  Death is a result of sin , which is falling short of God's glory, holiness, mark or standard. "The wages of sin is death." But there are essentially three kinds o...

Satan hates God. Satan hates the Gospel because the Gospel brings eternal salvation to mankind.  Satan hates anyone who preaches the True Gospel because they are turning and taking men from death to life, from darkness to light, and from the dominion of Satan into the Kingdom God.  Satan hates this with all he is and all he has.  He completely condones false gospels and encourages busyness and preoccupation with spiritually empty religious activities. He sponsors the exaltation of self-centeredness and the hero-worshipping of man, which are subtle and deceitful forms of idolatry and hypocrisy .   Infact, he creates false gospels and false religion to divert ignorant and gullible seekers from Christ to seeking after and worshipping self, that is to follow the self-will, which by extension is following Satan himself, but done in the name of God. This is a most dangerous deception in much of mainstream or popular Christianity . Little or no dying to self....

Satan, the Old Serpent, is the true albeit invisible head of the false churches.  They operate with his principles, ideologies and modus operandi.  Namely: The satanic and demonic laws of power (fear, control, domination, subjugation, dependence-craft, slavery, blackmail, intimidation, manipulation, witchcraft, sorcery, deception, lies, falsehood, luring, baits, flattery, partiality, secrets, confusion, mystery, enigma, false impressions, false packaging, hijack, reputation-craft, perception-craft, spying, attention-craft, dark psychology, bewitching, isolation, ostracising, traps, threats, fraud, theft, murder, destruction, lawlessness, wickedness, ruthlessness, heartlessness, godlessness).  Namely: The spirit of mammon (god of money, materialism, wealth, riches, idolatry of prosperity, vanity, flamboyance, affluence, showmanship, obsession with material success).  Namely: The worship of self (idolizing of man, hero worship, glorifying of men, self-glory, ego, se...

Don't get too close to people who don't like, trust or respect you. Also, with people who are dishonest or who take you for granted. Why? You'll be exposing yourself to the unnecessary and avoidable risk of emotional, physical, social, financial or religious abuse. And you'll be wasting your time and theirs. Be bold and tell yourself this truth: you're really not friends.  Authentic friendship is symbiotic, mutual, reciprocal. Be nice and good to them from a distance but don't bring them into your close circle of friends. Don't assume anything, especially not friendship. Be sure. You see, people use social media for different reasons. It could either be for ethical or unethical business and social networking.  So, some people are looking to get clients, to promote a product or service, to get popular, to share personal or general information with their social circles, to get their message to the world, to connect with old and new friends, etc. Def...

A person who helps haughtily or haphazardly, or who gives grudgingly, or in a way as to expose or dishonor the one he is giving to is not really giving to help but to ridicule and reproach the one he is helping, to massage his own ego, to hype himself in the eyes of the public as one who is helping the other fellow and to earn the praises of men, thus chasing clout. Such a person serves self not God in such giving.  This is vainglory and vanity. This giving is not acceptable to God. It is not a sweet-smelling savor to God. True giving is an act of worship to God.  Like Cain’s offering, it is not regarded by God but rather rejected by Him.  Not all giving or offering is acceptable to the LORD.  Be careful and mindful how you give.  Be conscious of the God who are giving to. Recognize this verity: you are nothing and you have nothing that He has not given to you.  Honor God in your giving.  Give cheerfully and render help to others in all humility and go...

As long as you are genuinely worshipping and walking with God in spirit and in truth, no one has the right to use your sin against you to undermine your faith and to mortgage your conscience when you have genuinely confessed and repented of them, for then the LORD God Almighty, Maker of Heaven and Earth, the Everlasting Father who is Faithful and Just has "forgiven you of all your sins and cleansed you of all unrighteousness".  It is Satan who is "the accuser of the brethren (the believers)" . It is godless and satan-serving people who accuse believers of past sins. Anyone who uses sins that have been forgiven by God and cleansed by the Blood of Jesus Christ against a child of God is belittling and insulting God. They don't know what they are doing. They are spiritually blind and ignorant.  The devil and his cohorts many times instigate to incriminate, they stir up offenses or set traps of different types of temptations so that they will have a seemingly legitim...

  "And you yourselves also know, Philippians, that at the first preaching of the gospel, after I left Macedonia, no church fellowshipped with me in the matter of giving and receiving but you alone.  For even in Thessalonica you sent a gift more than once for my needs.  Not that I seek the gift itself, but I seek the fruit which increases to your account.  But I have received everything in full and have an abundance; I have been filled, having received from Epaphroditus  what you have sent, a fragrant aroma, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God.  And my God will fulfill all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.  Now to our God and Father be the glory forever and ever. Amen.  (Philippians 4:15-20) We don’t give to God as an act of gambling to multipy our money. We give whether any expectation or promise of greater returns works or not. We give authentically when we give in love for God and people, with  revelatio...

"Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors and gain an overwhelming victory through Him who loved us [so much that He died for us]." (Romans 8:37 AMP) More than conquerors.  Beyond conquering. More than champions. Winning  before warfare is ever conceived.  Before the conquest, victory is assured. Proclaimed winner even before the enemy has even thought about fighting you much less devised any strategy to fight you.  Overcomer from the foundation of the Earth.  In life and in death, in sickness and in health, in time and in eternity, God has elected the One New Man in Christ to be conqueror and overcomer in all things.  From lifeless corpse to resurrected body, a victor after the order of the Resurrected Christ. By the Eternal Decree of His Majesty on High! Angels and  demons cannot tamper with His Will. “Forever,  His Word is settled in Heaven.” Bodily death is swallowed up in the Resurrection. Selah! The gift of life everlasting is t...