April 18, 2019 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John

A Life of Victory contains…

Filling your life with praise each morning;

Expecting God to answer your prayers by noon;

Give forgiveness to others at the end of each day.

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April 17, 2019 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John

4 words to say each day

“Come Lord Jesus, Come.”

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April 16, 2019 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John

A Wise Man’s Prayer from Steve

“Jesus, deliver me from my past so I may have a future in You.”

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April 15, 2019 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John

A Quote from Steve

A good man is not measured by how often he forgives,

But how well he treats the person he has forgiven.

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April 14, 2019 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John

A Quote by Steve

A person is born with personality not with character;

True character must be earned,

And great character is tried by fire.

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April 12, 2019 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John

Why Darkness?

Why does darkness have to come upon the earth? It’s simple, the fulfillment of Christ ministry…who Christ is and “the placing of all things under the feet of Christ”. Darkness must come because Christ must be honored, and His words must be fulfilled. Jesus said, “All things will pass away but my words will never pass away.” I look forward to darkness for I know it means Christ is about to reign over all creation in His return.

I am not stupid thinking that man can destroy God’s creation—the earth. Only a fool does not believe in God and only a fool thinks that he/she has power to destroy God’s creation. When the darkness comes, we know that Christ is not far behind—for it is God’s intent that darkness has a purpose in the fulfillment of God’s perfect will.

How dark is the darkness? You cannot begin to imagine what amount of evil and destruction that will be over all mankind when God unfolds His judgment on the earth. God has created evil so His will reigns supreme in all the earth. God’s goodness will triumph over evil; Satan will be destroyed but not before ‘the judgment’ of the earth.

I am not thankful for darkness and evil causing destruction in the earth, but I am thankful that God is in total control, and it is His purposes and for the glory of Christ that judgment comes upon us all. It is only the meek that will inherit the earth (Matthew 5:5), the Bible says. Also, it is only the meek that will bring about the purposes of God’s judgment on the earth (Zephaniah 2:3). God uses evil to accomplish His purposes (Ecclesiastes). God is planning to exercise His Judgment through His angles (Revelation) and those who are meek (Zephaniah).

Why the meek? God knows that those who are meek do not seek their judgment or their retribution upon others but will honestly and righteously honor God’s judgment for they know God’s judgement is good and righteous. It is the meek in the earth that Fear the Lord; not anything else. Therefore, they can bring about God’s judgment without prejudice.

The battle is coming! A direct and purposeful battle between good and evil. The battle has indeed begun—Jesus warned us of ‘the battle’ in the Gospels. He said, “Men’s hearts will fail because of their fear and men will want to die but death will not come.”

There will be no hope and only Satan (and the beast) will offer any protection to mankind. Satan will do so many spectacular miracles that people will gladly take on “the mark of the beast’ so they can be part of Satan’s miracles and stay alive.

Remember what Revelation states, “Judgment begins with God’s churches (His people)” and then proceeds to the whole earth. Judgment so severe that almost half of all mankind will die, water becomes undrinkable, no wind blowing over the earth, and the light of the sun will no longer be prevalent.

This is why God has sent and is presently sending the “early and latter rain” (Book of Acts). The Holy Spirit is important! All the ‘Fruits and Gifts of the Spirit’ are for mankind to survive what is to come (Galatians). It is only in the statements of New Testament and examples of the Holy Spirit working in the Book of Acts are you and I able to become overcomes of evil and the darkness of God’s judgment.

So, let’s fill up our lives with the oil and the anointing of the Holy Spirit. When times become so dark and we can no longer do great deeds of God’s power; it is the Holy Spirit and His anointing in our lives that our life will have light and we can find our way in the darkness. (Remember the story of the 10 virgins and only half of them could meet Christ when He returns). It is through patience and the fear of the Lord that will allow us to be untouched and ready for His return.

Even so, come, Lord Jesus (Revelation 22:20).

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April 9, 2019 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John

Who You Are vs. the Darkness Within

Every good Christian I know has overcome the darkness inside them. Jesus made a way for that to happen, and Christians often used specific behavioral qualities that are mentioned in Scripture to become that overcomer. Isaiah chapter 61 is an excellent example of Spiritual qualities that are embedded into everyday practical character traits that will empower you to win over darkness.

This by far is the most informative article I have written to parents, teachers, students, and those in leadership. Without the following behavioral traits, you will never be that winner you always wanted to be. You can never be at peace with yourself or succeed in relationships. It is just that critical to have these 7 qualities manifested in your life.

One, learn to make good promises and commitments and keep them at any cost to your wellbeing. Often, we make poor choices and those choices lead to promises we cannot keep. But once you make a good choice learn to keep your commitment. Keeping one’s promise is the first step in being a happy person and one others can count on. It is the first quality in having the ability to learn and of course, being successful in all areas of your life.

Two, your self-esteem offers you the ability to live with yourself. Too often we never become satisfied with what we have or what we are doing. It is because our self-worth is fragile and limited. What we do, what we own, how we look in other people’s eyes are false and misleading when it comes to our personal worth. We must love ourselves as we are, as Christ sees us. Christ does not consider our personal worth based on our worst sin but sees us as created by God and the potential we can have in Him. A healthy self-esteem is the beginning to a productive and satisfying life worth living.

Three, who likes to be around a negative person? Being a positive person is being a productive individual. We must look at life as an avenue to do good things. What is bad and evil ‘out there’ does not have to define me or bring me down. We must overcome evil with good, and that means, we must overcome negativism with positivism. What we say is critical and how encouraging we are changes people for the better. Let’s be positive!

Four, do good deeds without a reward to yourself. There are too many people that live only for themselves. Oh, you can find them doing nice things to others but there is some reward in their actions that profit themselves. We must live for others and not always be caught thinking about and working for ourselves alone. Always be looking to do kind deeds, help the less fortunate, measure your commitment, self-esteem, and positive outlook by seek to help someone in need each day. Help a family member, a stranger and a friend each day (the triple effect). Make it a persona mission in life to do the ‘triple effect’ each day of your life.

Five, believe in things that are bigger than yourself. I believe in miracles and so should you. Young children believe in the unbelievable and so many adults give up on their dreams and the miracles that God has place in this world all around us. When we do not have miracles, healings, and those events that only God can create we become a weak and hopeless person—a person without the ‘spark of life’ or ‘ray of hope’. Let’s look for the impossible each day of our lives and give thanks when those impossibility impact our life.

Six, do not put off to tomorrow what you can do today. This truth was true 2000 years ago and is still true today. We procrastinate too much! Timing is everything to God (Book of Ecclesiastes) and often once the moment is past so are the benefits of making good things happen. I have often misjudged a situation or hesitated in doing a simple deed and lost the reward of changing my life or someone else’s life. We cannot allow what we deem important or our schedule get in the way of what is right, kind, or worthwhile. We must become ‘people of timing’. People who seize the moment for those that we love and are responsible for.

Seven, nothing in life is without consequences. We must understand and consider that no matter what we do and what choices we make, there are consequences not only for us but for those around us. With every action there is always an equal and just powerful reaction (Newton). This principle is true because God made this to happen in this world. We do live in a vacuum nor are we so important that it is only “me” that is important. Whatever you are about to do, think first, and decide what are the possible outcomes to my decision and action. If you live by this principle, you will save yourself from so much harm and disappointment.

These seven principles should be taught to every child and lived by every adult. These concepts come from Isaiah 61:1-2 and Jesus came to fulfill in our lives. So, start today living out the 7 Principles of truly great character and being a person of everyday happiness!

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April 7, 2019 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John

Getting Prepared for Darkness

I am talking about the darkness! About the evil that will reign over all the earth before Christ’s return. Are you prepared? Jesus talked about the event of His return and what to expect prior to His coming back. It will not be a happy-time nor will it be easy (Jesus said), but one can be prepared and ready for Christ’s return. Here are some character traits we must all have in order for you to stay connect to what God is planning. These traits come from the Sermon on the Mount and can be applied to everyone no matter where you are in your walk with Christ. They come from Matthew chapter 5:

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Each of the Eight Beatitudes get harder as one works down the list. Jesus did not make things easy, but He made a way for all of us to serve God acceptable and with love. These character traits must be part of each Christian before one can become ‘an overcomer’ in the last days. Let me explain what these traits are:

One, to be poor in spirit is to be in a constant state of repentance and looking for forgiveness for oneself. The Holy Spirit will always find things in your life that need to be cleaned and forgiven. This is realized only through repentance and the working of forgiveness in your life.

Two, to mourn is standing in the gap for others; finding forgiveness for them. Just as you found forgiveness for yourself, now you are interceding for others and finding forgiveness for them.

Three, to be meek is to have a healthy self-esteem. You are not trying to make yourself a “somebody”, but you are content in being a nobody (by worldly standards). You give others praise and honor and refuse to accept praise that you are important or that by your own efforts you made something good happened. You are not selfish, hateful, nor is your self-worth based on how good I look, how smart I am, or how much money I make. You remember what Jesus said that “Only God is good.” As Jesus was meek so are you by not accepting praise from man, but only from your Father in heaven.

Four, one needs to be always hungry for more of God. We are never satisfied with “yesterday’s mana”. We cannot get enough of God. God will and wants always to give us more of Him and be more like Him daily, weekly and yearly.

Five, this one is easy. Show mercy all the time! May your words and actions give mercy to others just as God has given you mercy. Be like God!

Six, “make a pure heart in me oh God”. If you allow God to search your heart, then your heart will become perfect before Him. You will never see God without a perfect heart—a perfect heart is a pure heart. Your motives and reasons for doing things should be based in God’s righteousness. I find this the most difficult thing to do by American Christians.

Seven, being a peacemaker is not a person that makes peace but a person that desires and works toward unity in the Spirit. Jesus never planned to bring peace on the earth, but He always talked about His people being in unity. It is the unity of the Spirit that brings peace.

Eight, want to make it to heaven, then allow yourself to be persecuted for Christ’s sake. In America that is usually “character assassination and financial ruin”. Some day we may experience persecution as Jesus and the early Disciples experienced but persecution comes in many forms and degrees—so get comfortable with it—this is your ticket to heaven.

Having these qualities will prepare you for darkness. There will be light in your life when all the earth is standing in darkness—Jesus will be your light within you.

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March 30, 2019 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John

You Might Not Like What I Am About to Say

I stated in the March 20th article, that “my writings are going to change; my purpose in the Body of Christ is going to change. Everything God has given and is doing in my life will be to prepare the Body of Christ for darkness, the manifestation of evil, and the destructive events that will come upon the earth. I am to get the Body of Christ ready for Christ’s return.”

Christ might not come back in my lifetime, but He is coming during the generation of my grandkids. Yes, it could be anytime during the next 100 years. I do not know, nor could I guess when Christ will return—not the season, time or day! But I can prepare you for the darkness that will come. God is bringing darkness upon the earth. This is part of His judgment by “placing all things under the feet of Christ." It will become so dark before His return that no one in the Body of Christ will be able to do the works of Christ. Satan will reign over all things, and only with the patience of the Holy Spirit will we become overcomers having oil in our lamps to be able to meet Christ in the air when He comes.

Every article/message that I write will be within this context—Jesus is Coming! I am called to help you get ready and so that nothing catches you by surprise. I want you to make it to heaven; I want you to come with me where there are no tears or broken hears; no sickness or pain. So here is my first message to all who read my blogs/emails.

People are good at hiding their sin. Jesus said, "Blessed are those who are poor in spirit." This means blessed are those who are in a constant state of repentance, allowing the Holy Spirit to bring us into repentance and good works continually. David said it like this, "See if there be any wicked way in me." God wants us to search ourselves daily and have all transgressions, evil motives, hidden sins, or any other behavior that is contrary to God’s righteousness to be removed from our lives.

We hide our sins and evil behavior. We do this through having friends that give their acceptance to our poor behavior or attend churches that do call us to repent of corrupt lifestyles that do not honor Christ, or we do not change who we are but instead finds reason to justify our unrighteous behavior—we say ‘it does not hurt us or cause problems for me’.

We ‘justify ourselves’ to keep our behavior—we love our sin and therefore do not change. This is one of the deceptions of Satan. He fools us into believing that our sin really does not hurt ourselves nor harms others. Satan said this to Adam and Eve as well as Jesus. Satan wants us to sin and/or keep on sinning. God is trying to redeem us, but He needs us to choose. Our choice in finding forgiveness as a daily process—God wants us to repentant daily and allow the Holy Spirit always to have access to our lives—what we do and what we do not do.

This is why “the revival” that so many individuals and churches want does not come—there is no desire to repent and confess one’s sin. Want a fresh, meaningful and productive life with the Holy Spirit working in your lives with love, joy, and faith—repent and change.

Let’s allow repentance to be grafted into our lives, 24/7. Let’s enable forgiveness to become our second nature. Let’s choose Jesus over our hidden sins. It’s time to experience daily cleansing and wholeness. Let’s become Matthew 5:3 people!

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March 20, 2019 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John

Interpretation of “A Spiritual Alert”

As I stated in the March 13th article, “Yesterday, for no apparent reason, my spirit became uneasy, as if something without warning was going to happen. I had not been thinking about anything or reading Scriptures that would cause me to feel this urgency. Nevertheless, my spirit is uneasy—it has been now for 2 days. I do not know what is about to happen but it is not good. I of course, since I live in CA, I could think about a possible horrific earthquake or a nuclear blast from Korea or an unexpected epidemic. There are many reasons one could feel as I do, but I cannot tell you at this time what will be coming upon us.”

Then on March 16th, I looked outside one of our kitchen windows and again my spirit became uneasy and God immediately spoke to me saying, “Darkness is coming.” Immediately I knew and understood what my spirit was feeling.

Once I wrote the March 13th article, the uneasy feeling left me. It was not until I asked the Lord why I was feeling uneasy, almost afraid. God wanted me to ask and once I asked the very next day He spoke to me.

Horrible times are coming, times of great destruction and the triumph of evil before Christ’s return. Once the Holy Spirit spoke to me the interpretation of what I was feeling, multiple and specific verses in the Bible began to flood my mind and soul. God was pushing my spirit to not just warn The Body of Christ but He is opening the verses in the Bible as to understanding their meaning, timing, and importance.

As I stated in the March 13th article, “I do not want to scare or worry anyone! But I believe in always being prepared for any emergency. So if you have not taken precautions, now is the time to do so. Also, it is time to claim Scriptures that speak of protection, life, and God’s keeping power. May God protect us in all our “going out and coming in”. My God gives us warnings and “give us peace”. May Christ be with us and “order our steps” on what to do personally and within the Body of Christ. Let’s be proactive and give honor to His Word.”

My writings are going to change; my purpose in The Body of Christ is going to change. Everything God has given and is doing in my life will be to prepare the Body of Christ for darkness, the manifestation of evil, and the destructive events that will come upon the earth. “This is the Lord’s doing and it is marvelous in our eyes.” Dark days will usher in the Second Coming of Christ and God’s judgment on the earth. You have been warned!

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