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21/02/2025

21/02/2025

How to differentiate the work of the Holy spirit and the work of satan??

⭐⭐The work of the Holy Spirit is a form of proactive guidance and positive enlightenment. It does not allow people to be passive. It brings them solace, gives them faith and resolve, and enables them to pursue being made perfect by God. When the Holy Spirit works, people are glad and willing, willing to obey and happy to humble themselves. Even though they are pained and fragile inside, they have the resolve to cooperate; they suffer gladly, they are able to obey, and they are untainted by human will, untainted by the thinking of man, and certainly they are untainted by human desires and motivations. When people experience the work of the Holy Spirit, they are especially holy inside. Those who are possessed of the work of the Holy Spirit live out the love of God and the love of their brothers and sisters; they delight in the things that delight God and loathe the things that God loathes.

⭐⭐In their everyday lives, people are in a positive state and have a normal spiritual life, then they are possessed of the work of the Holy Spirit. In such a state, when they eat and drink the words of God, they have faith; when they pray, they are inspired; when they come up against something, they are not passive; and as things happen, they are able to see the lessons within those things that God requires them to learn. They are not passive or weak, and although they have real difficulties, they are willing to obey all the arrangements of God.

📌📌When people’s state is not normal, they are forsaken by the Holy Spirit; in their minds they are prone to complaining, their motivations are wrong, they are lazy, they indulge in the flesh, and their hearts rebel against the truth. All of this comes from Satan. as soon as the work of Satan is within people, their hearts cannot be at peace before God. Such people do not know what to do with themselves—when they see people gathering together, they want to run away, and they are unable to close their eyes when others pray.

The work of Satan makes them become negative and retreat, rebel against God and resist Him, lose faith in Him, and become weak in performing their duty.

📌📌When Satan interferes, you lose the love and loyalty toward God within you, you are stripped of a normal relationship with God, you do not pursue the truth or the improvement of yourself; you regress and become passive, you indulge yourself, you give free rein to the spread of sin and are not hateful of sin; furthermore, the interference of Satan makes you dissolute; it causes God’s touch to disappear within you and makes you complain about God and oppose Him, leading you to question God; there is even the risk that you will abandon God. All of this comes from Satan.

19/02/2025

Time is running out
The Russia-Ukraine situation worsens!
The 2025 ultimate virus is coming!
How can we be kept safe during disaster?

As the Russia-Ukraine war intensifies, the threat of nuclear weapons hangs over us like a sword. At the same time, Brandon’s prophecy warns us: in 2025, a deadly pandemic could sweep across the globe, claiming the lives of 350 million people. With the dual pressures of war and disease, how should we face these challenges?

The Bible has already prophesied such scenes: “All these are the beginning of sorrows.” (Matthew 24:8) War, pestilence, and earthquakes frequently happening are signs of the last days. In such uncertain times, we must reflect on one question: How can we be preserved and sheltered during disaster?

The Bible says: “These are they which follow the Lamb wherever He goes.” (Revelation 14:4) Only those who follow the Lamb's footsteps and obey God’s word are eligible to be preserved by God and survive the great tribulation. If we do not follow God’s footsteps, we will not be protected, no matter where we are! This is certain. How do we follow God’s footsteps?

The Lord Jesus said, “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.” (John 10:27)“And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom comes; go you out to meet him.” (Matthew 25:6)“Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hears My voice, and opens the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with Me.” (Revelation 3:20)“He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” (Revelation 2:29)

From this, we see that the Lord will speak in the last. To follow God’s footsteps, Christians must listen carefully to His voice. As long as we are certain it is God’s voice, we must unwaveringly accept and obey Him. Only then will we be kept by God.

31/01/2025

Now Is as in the Days of Noah: Signs of the Lord’s Return Have Appeared

The whole of mankind now lives under the domain of Satan and is becoming more deeply corrupted with each passing day. Positive things are condemned, negative things are held in increasingly high esteem by the people of the world, and mankind is now a great proponent of evil. In particular, all across any big city one can see karaoke bars, restaurants, and dance clubs, each and every one brimming with wickedness and promiscuity. People revel in eating, drinking, merrymaking, indulging in physical lusts, and they have lost their dignity and integrity. There is no love between people, and everyone is incredibly selfish and despicable. For money or for profit, people vie with each other, scheme against and cheat one another, and even come to blows. Even brothers and sisters, parents and children, friends and relatives are like this, falling out with each other far too much for the sake of profit. And it is not only the unbelievers who act like this. There are many brothers and sisters who believe in the Lord who cannot keep the Lord’s teachings, who follow the trends of the world, and who pursue fashion, covet wealth, and jockey for position. Some believers simply do not attend church gatherings, and when they do, many come just to be a part of the fun, to hawk their wares, to find a romantic partner, to make contacts, and so on—the church is slowly being assimilated by the world. Now in this world which advocates evil and which turns the truth on its head, no one loves the truth or takes the initiative to seek God’s work and appearance, and no one thinks about how to be honest and to walk the right path in life in accordance with God’s words. Instead, everyone covets wickedness, they abandon themselves to vice, and they act without restraint.
As we watch this unfold, we are put in mind of the time of Noah. The people of that time cared little about whether God existed or not, nor did they revere God or follow His teachings. On the contrary, they committed all manner of God-defying evil deeds, such as murder, arson, theft and robbery. They were promiscuous by nature, they married over and over, their thoughts and actions reeked of evil and they were intolerably corrupt. They were therefore punished by God and destroyed by flood. Nowadays, the people of the world are just as corrupt and wicked as the people were in the time of Noah, more so even. Two thousand years ago, the Lord Jesus prophesied: “And as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. … Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed” (Luke 17:26–30). The Lord’s words tell us something very important: When people in the last days have become as corrupt and wicked as the people in the time of Noah, that shall be the day of the coming of the Son of man, the day the Lord returns. So how can we board the ark of the last days before the great tribulation arrives?

19/01/2025

What Are the Requirements for Entering the Kingdom of God?

,The Lord Jesus says, “Truly I say to you, Except you be converted, and become as little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 18:3). I came to realize, God loves the honest. He hopes that we do not have pretensions but become an honest person as the innocent and vibrant children. Because only the honest can enter the kingdom of heaven. Then what should we do to be an honest person?
First, be honest when praying. It’s recorded in the Book of John 4:23-24, the Lord Jesus said, “But the hour comes, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeks such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth” (John 4:23-24).
Second, to be an honest person, we should practice speaking the truth and abandoning lies. The Lord Jesus said, “But let your communication be, Yes, yes; No, no: for whatever is more than these comes of evil” (Mat 5:37). His word demands that we should be straight to the point and speak in a practical and realistic manner, speaking accurately and not doing or saying anything underhand. If we don’t speak honestly, then we will be all evil-doers.
Third, we should not deceive God with our indolence in fulfilling our duties. The Lord demands us, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first and great commandment” (Mat 22:37-38). His word tells us that we should love our God with all our heart, soul and mind. When performing our duties, we shouldn’t conduct transactions with God or deceive God with our indolence, but do our best and fully expend ourselves for Him without the adulteration of motivations, aims, or trades.
Fourth, to be an honest person, we should give our heart to God. This is the most crucial method of practice. The Lord said, “This people draws near to me with their mouth, and honors me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. But in vain they do worship me” (Mat 15:8-9). What God hopes is giving our heart completely to Him instead of paying lip service to belief and worship. No matter if we receive blessings or suffer misfortune, our faith never changes. Finally, we can expend ourselves for God, submitting to His sovereignty and arrangements without any reasons, conditions or arguing our own gains and losses. Just as Job’s trials, he lost his property and his children, suffering the torment of illness. However, he still retained his integrity without anyone understanding, neither complaining and misunderstanding God, nor losing confidence in Him. In addition, he believed in the sovereignty of God and truly submitted to Him. Another example, when Abraham was demanded to give his only son Isaac as a burnt offering, he didn’t talk reason or complain about God, but return his favorite son, who was born when he was a hundred years old, back to God unconditionally. And Peter, he was crucified upside down for God, and so on. They are the honest in God’s eyes because they have given their heart to Him.
To be an honest person, we should carry out these four aspects to practice: speak the words within our heart to God; tell the truth when faced with something; take responsibility for our duty, being serious and careful; seek God’s will and submit to His sovereignty and arrangements, not complaining about Him in any trial. Only in this way, can we finally be an honest person who is beloved by God.