There’s an army rising up
by Brenden Biggs
We were created to worship. Whether through proclaiming His word over
our lives and others, laying prostrate on the ground in silent
meditation, dancing, or lifting up holy hands and making a joyful
noise in song to Him, we were created to worship the living God, He is
very real. I have heard it said and I do agree that praise and worship
is simply part of who we are, because of this we cannot get away from
the desire to worship. It is as if it were genetically programmed into
our very DNA. Down to the cellular level, we must worship. As a former
worship leader in heaven Satan knows this and uses this pre-programmed
need we have to his tactical advantage, as he works to present a
variety of things before us in an attempt to get mankind to worship
something other than that which we were created to. Things like money,
sex, drugs, certain types of music, sports, cars, women, men, our
children, gold and silver adorned trees, colored eggs and cute little
bunnies, this list of idols can go on and on. Anything he can present
to you to capture your attention enough to seduce you away from
serving and worshiping the God of all creation.
We know from the scriptural account found in Matthew chapter four,
that when Christ Jesus was weak and hungry as a result of spending
forty days fasting in the wilderness, Satan came to tempt even Him and
took Him to an exceedingly high mountain top and showed Him all of the
kingdoms of the world and their glory. He told Jesus, “all these
things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.” You
see, all the power and glory of the kingdoms of the world were given
to the devil and he can give them to whom ever he wills. But Jesus
rebuked him and said, “ Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou
shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.”It is
written”, three powerful words. I often teach of the importance of
this simple sentence. Every follower of Christ should be able to
rebuke the enemy by the power of the word of God because for every
circumstance, for every attack, you will find in His word an “It is
written”, to not only counter the attack but rise above it with a
powerful sustained victory. It works for Christ Jesus and John tells
us that if we say we abide in Him then we ought to walk as He walked.
Thank God we have the instruction manual we need to help us navigate
through this broken world and the obstacles put in place by Satan, as
we seek the face of the Father on our path to a life everlasting with
Him.Thank God for that perfect love letter we call the holy bible, His
son our Lord and savior Christ Jesus and for his Holy Spirit.
“Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the
firmament of his power. Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him
according to his excellent greatness. Praise him with the sound of the
trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp. Praise him with the
timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.
Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding
cymbals. Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye
the Lord.” (Psalm 150)
Sincere praise and worship is a most powerful medium by which we as
humans can form an unabridged connection with God. In its purest form
worship can certainly assist us in partnering with powerful heavenly
action. I personally have witnessed the receipt of revelations and
many miracles, signs and wonders as a result of crying out to God
alone and with others in an atmosphere of praise and worship. We know
by biblical accounts praise and worship can lead to earth shaking
events, Liberating cities and Nations from the grasp of the enemy, the
loosening of chains, opening of prison doors and the setting of
captives free bringing salvation literally and spiritually as in the
case of Paul, Silas and their jailer in Acts 16. Often times when God
needs to defeat an army He does not send another army to confront
them, but a small band of faithful praising worshipers. “And when
they began to sing and to praise, the Lord set ambushments against the
children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against
Judah; and they were smitten.” 2 chronicles 20: 22.
Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous: for praise is fitting for the
upright. Psalm 33:1
Praise is fitting for the upright! I cannot stress enough the
importance of sincerity and purity of heart while seeking to witness
God moving in your life as you pray, worship and praise the Him.
Praise and worship can be serious business and should not be taken
lightly, especially if you are a worship leader, it is very important
to be in such a relationship with the Lord that only by the spirit
would you bring a revelation in an atmosphere of worship lest an
unclean spirit, a false word or teaching be released upon those you
are leading.
Today there is a belief being propagated which teaches that Jesus is a
friend of sinners. In essence, it’s ok to be a sinner because Jesus
will be your friend. This is a dangerously false message in that it
promotes complacency and a resolve to remain in sin. Sin is acting in
a manner that is contrary to and in direct defiance to God’s laws. How
can we believe Jesus would befriend that? In Matthew Chapter eleven we
find Jesus reproving the Pharisees and people for calling Him a friend
of sinners and further, condemning entire cities to hell because they
refused to repent.
“For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a
devil. The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a
man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners.
But wisdom is justified of her children. Then began he to upbraid the
cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they
repented not: Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for
if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and
Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I
say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day
of judgment, than for you. And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto
heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which
have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained
until this day. But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable
for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.”
Yes he dined with the sinners and publicans but as he said, “They
that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick:
I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” From
sick to healed implies a positive change. Repentance, turning from sin
was of primary importance in the teachings of Christ Jesus and the
healings that accompanied Him, because the wages of sin are death.
“Verily verily, I say unto you. ‘If a man keep my saying he shall
never see death.” Jesus, John 8: 51. Commonly we find Jesus
instructing people He had healed or set free from some persecution to,
“go and sin no more”. Jesus said in John 15:14,”Ye are my friends if
you do whatsoever I command you”.
To teach believers that they are sinners is a sure way of
breeding faithlessness, disappointment and destruction in their
relationship with God and sadly, an ineffective prayer life. In psalm
66:18 we find, “If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not
hear me:” To be truly effective, a sincere desire to shed sin and
pursue righteousness is paramount. James tells us in chapter five
verse sixteen, “Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for
another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a
righteous man availeth much.” In John 9:31 we are taught, “Now we
know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of
God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.” God does not hear sinners so
to be heard we must become something different than a sinner, we must
become a repenter. There is a vast difference between one who rests in
the fleshly pleasure and comfort of sin with no desire to change and
one who is striveing to be set free from the death wadges of sin, one
who is willing to honestly self reflect, recognize and shed the flesh
and faults, repent and be healed. One who is willing to knowingly
accept the salvation God has for us through His son our lord and
savior Christ Jesus. “But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true
worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the
Father seeketh 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.
This to me fully evidences the importance of shedding ones self while
entering into praise and worship to give God all the honor and glory
we can muster and press in to His presance by our very spirit, in all
sincerity.
Does this mean that we have to achieve some level of perfection before
we can seek to enter into a relationship with God, do His will and
seek His presence? Absolutely not, I fermly believe He told me some
time ago reguarding this, “You do not have to be perfect, just
perfectly willing to submit to me and all the changes I want to make
in you and your life.” Again, to teach believers that they are sinners
is a sure way of breeding faithlessness, disappointment and
destruction in their relationship with God and sadly, an ineffective
prayer life. Believers must learn repentance. This world needs less
ineffective victims and more effective victors. This world needs more
righteous believers who know, understand and believe in the word of
God, who know and understand the power of the spoken word and the
power of unity.
There is great power in the spoken word and right or wrong, for the
good or for wicked, faith works. In Genesis Chapter one, the
scriptures very clearly describe how our creator spoke into existence
all that there is. In Genesis 1:26 it is written, “And God said, Let
us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have
dominion over the fish of the sea and over the fowl of the air, and
over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing
that creepeth upon the earth”. The implication here is that with being
made in the image and likeness of God, along with being given dominion
over all the earth, man has been given certain abilities, some of
which, though obviously not bearing the same infinite and omnipotent
power, are in the likeness of our creator. One such ability is the
power to speak an outcome into situations, to actually speak
proclaiming a desire, in faith, believing, and it will be given to
you. Jesus revealed and certified this truth by his actions and
teachings, as evidenced in the following scriptures.
And Jesus said unto them, “Because of your unbelief: for verily I say
unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say
unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove;
and nothing shall be impossible unto you”. Matthew 17:20
Jesus answered and said unto them, “Verily I say unto you, If ye have
faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the
fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou
removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. And all
things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall
receive”. Matthew 21: 21-22
And Jesus answering saith unto them, “Have faith in God. For verily I
say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou
removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his
heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come
to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. Therefore I say unto you,
What things so ever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive
them, and ye shall have them”. Mark 11:22-26 (KJV)
Throughout history there have been many examples where situations have
changed and lives have been affected simply by the words spoken into
the atmosphere. We know all too well the devastating power behind a
gossip or a slander, and conversely we know the power behind a great
referral, a compliment or words of adoration. We know how words of
anger or joy can shape the atmosphere in a room. Some are even
perceptive to and affected by others thoughts, attitudes and hidden
emotions. These concepts and how they affect us are commonly and
naturally understood. I want to show you some examples of how
thoughts and words can shape the world around us in a more
supernatural way.
In my own life I have personal experiences which lend to confirm to
me the great power of the spoken word and how it can affect our
surroundings and lives, for instance, I have had the pleasure in my
life of being a father, a business owner and also to spend more than
twenty years as a head coach for many different sports. As a coach I
instructed at age levels spanning from young children to adults. From
the aspect of each of these rolls I believe one of the most important
observations I have made is that there is a vast difference in the
ability to inspire peak performance and unity of people that comes as
a result of instructing from a direction of encouragement and praise
as opposed to criticism and ridicule.
What we allow to influence and affect us is ultimately our own choice.
Once a prophet of God spoke to me directly about the choices of
friends I had made in my life. He said, speaking for God, “The only
thing He is asking of you is to pick your company you keep a little
more carefully, get around those who are far more life giving, if they
are dragging you down get away don’t stay there it’s that simple”. I
needed that word of knowledge at that time in my life, it opened my
eyes and I took heed of it. I began to monitor the negativity spoken
into my life by a select few and began to realize the affect it had,
so I got around those who were far more life giving and my life began
to drastically improve in many ways. We need to understand that
adoration breeds adoration. Kindness goes a long way to create an
atmosphere of harmony that is desirous to be in and helps to foster a
spirit of unity and loyalty that will transcend division and better
allow for proper correction and constructive criticisms. On the other
hand a consistent atmosphere of correction through criticism and
ridicule is destructive to the best performance desires and aptitude
of people and will inevitably open the door for division to creep in.
Division most always opens the door for deception, rebellion,
sedition, betrayal and chaos, all of these are extremely unpleasant
and simply intolerable.
When I was young, in grade school, I remember writing poetry. Once, I
even had a teacher in school take an interest in some of the things I
had written. She was very encouraging to me. She took such a liking to
some of my writings that she began to collect them and later bound
them in a book covering she had made just for me. I remember how it
made me feel, special and inspired. I know now that much of what I was
writing was helping me to cope with events that were happening at that
time in my life. My parents had divorced, and with primary custody, my
father remarried and suddenly, it seemed, I found myself second to the
youngest of eight children in a blended family. Looking back I guess I
may have found myself somewhat lost in the mix. Tragically, this
beloved teacher of mine was killed in an accident while on holiday
that school year. I remember that it had an effect on me that caused
me to stop writing for a time. You see, she was an encourager and
through her encouragement I was inspired.
My stepmother was and is an encourager as well. When she joined with
our family she brought much more than just a new set of grandparents,
aunts, uncles, her two daughters, cats and a cool Buick Skylark, she
brought love, diplomacy, sacrifice, song, and order to our chaos and
at some level, a love for the Lord. She and her siblings were talented
musicians and vocalists. I look back very fondly at all of the times
when we would get together and have our own personal jam sessions. I
truly remember as a child looking forward to the holidays mostly
because of this. In time she taught us how to sing and soon we had our
own un-official little choir. We sang at family events and holidays
and from time to time in the homes of people, mostly elderly, when my
mom and dad felt it a good idea, in an attempt to share some joy and
lift their spirits. Needless to say along with the influence of that
environment and my already established desire to be poetic, it wasn’t
long before I was trying to put music to the poetry. I began to learn
how to play the guitar and write lyrics. As a new-teen, my mother gave
me my first real guitar. I secretly began to dream and at that time I
really believed that someday I was going to be a musician. I thought
that I was going to carve my niche in life and the music industry by
bringing joy to people, serenading them with songs of Love. Then
things began to change. As my confidence grew I became less secretive
and more public in displaying my musical aspirations. There were some
in my surroundings that I loved and respected that began to criticize,
mock and poke fun at me regarding this. Soon doubt creped in, I lost
confidence and eventually, stopped playing and with the exception of
some rare occasions, I put away the guitar and aspirations of singing
for more than thirty years.
It seems like only yesterday that because of events in my life, I
began to truly seek our Fathers face and come to the Lord in earnest.
You see at this time in my life it had been nearly two years since,
for the second time in my life, I had weathered through a divorce. The
loss of the relationships with those I loved took a great emotional
toll on me and I turned to the church and the people there for solace
and it is there that I came face to face with the Lord. As I began to
seek after Him, He began to put people into my life who, unbeknownst
to them, were helping to rekindle a long lost dream and ultimately
what I believe to be a plan that God has had for my life from the
beginning. These people I speak of spoke life, hope and encouragement
into my life. I was encouraged through the awesome power of the gift
of the prophetic word through men of God. One day in March of 2008 it
was prophesied over me that “This is a new day in your life and all
the opportunities you think you missed and wished you could get back,
scrap that because God is going to give you major open doors that you
could not even imagine. God is restoring repairing your family your
life it’s all been broken, destroyed. He is fixing it all without your
help you must just let God have his way”. So I did, I let Him have his
way. Then a young worship Pastor prophesied over me that I would be
married again and soon and that my wife and I would be doing the Lords
work. Not long after that my life took a drastic turn for the better.
Soon I found myself traveling to Africa and beginning a ministry
there. Less than a year later, God presented to me a wonderful woman
in Christ who is not only remarkably kind and beautiful but anointed
to sing and lead worship. Less than six months later we were married
by that same young worship Pastor who I mentioned earlier. My new wife
was a single mother of four children that had been led by the Lord to
follow her Pastor at that time, as he moved from a neighboring city,
to accept a position as worship Pastor at the Church I was attending.
It seems as though God is not without a sense of intriguing
humor, little did that young Pastor who prophesied that I would be
married soon know that the very woman God selected for me was one from
his own worship team. Tomika, my wife, was part of the very worship
team that came with him when he moved. Soon after we were married we
were asked to consider leading worship for a new program called
Celebrate Recovery that was beginning at the same church. It wasn’t
long before I was part of and surrounded by a Godly group of people
that were encouraging me to brush the dust of my guitar and vocals. It
wasn’t very long before we were traveling and performing at different
worship events. I began to write again and my abilities to play and
sing began to grow again.
Today, a few short years later, we have begun to record our music, God
has given us a house of prayer and worship where we have two to three
worship services every week and I also lead worship services in
another sister church in a neighboring city. What you don’t yet know
is that the same prophet that spoke to me about picking the company I
keep a bit more carefully also, said this, “You’re a good man with a
very kind heart. You struggled so hard in your life to make successes
in your life and the devil has messed with your mind to tell you
you’re a loser because you keep looking and measuring yourself with
the measuring stick that your family uses to measure success what,
they say is a success. You’ve had so many disappointments but in the
heart and mind and eyes of the Lord you’re a great success because he
loves your heart. You get very excited and sometimes almost explosive
and you calm right down again very fast you’ve got a very gentle
loving heart you just lose control of your emotions some times and
that’s only because you feel that you’re not succeeding. So today by
the power of his word I release you from that fear, that your life is
in the palm of his hands and that you’re not a loser you never have
been and that God is going to bless you. God is going to restore to
you the very same business the devil stole from you, the exact same
one and you’re going to be blessed and God is going to restore it to
you but you will not line yourself up with the wrong brethren because
you trusted everyone and the wrong people and you’re not. You’re going
to be careful to trust the Lord and hear him you’re going to do what
God says.
My life is in the palm of his hands? He is going to restore the very
same business the devil stole and God is going to bless it? What could
this mean? In my life I have had a few businesses all successful all
seemingly taken in some fashion or another. Over the course of the
last few years since this was spoken over me, I have been looking for
God to replace the business that his Prophet spoke of. In the mean
time, we have just been doing what seems to come naturally,
ministering His word and singing His praises. It has been an exciting
walk of faith as we seek to touch lives for His glory we are growing
in His spirit. As I stated earlier we now have been given a house of
prayer and worship that is growing, along with leading praise and
worship in other local churches, we have received invitations from
people around the country and in different nations to minister. We
have begun to record our songs and it is very rewarding to hear how
the worship is bringing healing and touching lives. It was as I was
writing this chapter that I came to a glorious revelation. My life is
in the palm of His hands and He has been restoring that business that
the devil stole and it is being blessed increasingly. It just wasn’t
what I ever anticipated it to be. You see it’s the Lords work, the
music, it is the bringing joy to people, serenading them with songs of
Love, only these songs of love are about the love of the Lord and His
love for us.
Triskaidekaphobia, pronounced (trisk-aid- deka-phobia) It’s kind of a
fun word to say don’t you think? Triskaidekaphobia is the term used to
describe an undeniable psychological phenomenon that affects many
people in our society, in truth, it has a powerful affect over people,
objects and atmospheres worldwide. Triskaidekaphobia is the fear of
the number thirteen. The number thirteen has been, for the most part,
considered unlucky or bewitched since ancient times.
No one really knows the origin of the darkness associated
with the number but some claim the ancient Hebrews thought thirteen
was unlucky because the thirteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet is
the letter M, which is the first letter in the word “mavet,” meaning
death. Some believe that thirteen is unlucky because it follows
twelve, which in ancient Babylonia, China, and Rome was considered to
be a lucky number. Other say the root of this belief was established
through witches covens because they traditionally had thirteen
members. Ancient pagan beliefs held that thirteen was a magic number.
Some like to trace the origins of fear of the number thirteen to the
Biblical account of the last supper.
“And it was in the evening that he came with the twelve. As they were
at the table eating, Jesus said ‘Truly, I say to you, one of you will
betray me, one who is eating with me.’ They began to be sorrowful, and
to say to him one after another ‘Is it I?’ He said to them, “It is one
of the twelve, one who is dipping in the same dish with me. For the
Son of man goes as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom
the Son of man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if
he had not been born.’ “(Mark 14: 17-21)
This belief clearly infers that one of the men is evil and cursed for
his betrayal of Jesus. “woe to that man by whom the Son of man is
betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been
born”, he was the odd man out, the thirteenth man.
In many cultures the day of Friday the thirteenth has been held as an
unlucky day and many people have even developed stories and personal
testimonies describing how events in their life of an “unlucky” nature
occurred on that day! Could it be superstition and coincidence? I
don’t believe so. Consider the following statistic. Otis Elevators,
one of the largest elevator companies in the world, estimates that
more than eighty-five percent (85%) of the buildings across the globe
having thirteen floors or more, refuse to recognize a thirteenth floor
in any literature or labeling regarding their building. This includes
doorways, building or hotel directories and the floor selector push
buttons in elevators. Have you ever noticed that most elevator button
panels go from 12 to 12A then to 14? Some just skip right over and go
from 12 to 14. Why is this? Well according to historical accounts, as
soon as technology, material quality and building techniques increased
allowing man to build buildings over thirteen floors, people began to
speak of the unluckiness associated with the number thirteen referring
to the thirteenth floor.
As warnings, subtle murmurings, fearful whispers, gossips, rumors
of calamities and catastrophes grew, so in reality, did the
occurrences of catastrophic events on that specific floor. Oddly
enough, over time, statistics started to evidence a dramatic disparity
between that of the thirteenth floor and any other floor by
comparison. Suddenly these calamitous events began to rise
exponentially. Events like fires, murders, suicides and robberies, to
the point where building and hotel officials, in a desperate attempt
to bring an end to the escalation of these events, simply began to
deny the existence of a thirteenth floor, they then relabeled their
buildings and literature accordingly. This simple act of refusing to
recognize the number began to bring an end to the incidents and when
word got out, it swept across the entire world as others followed
suit. It is difficult to grasp but this phenomenon affected people
worldwide. It crossed cultural and language barriers, political and
governmental structures could not prevent it. This phenomenon
proceeded with impunity, with no respect for persons or worldly
authorities and it was propelled by the power of the spoken word, en
masse. Now, as I have stated earlier, to this day, eighty-five
percent (85%), or more, of the buildings in the entire world refuse to
recognize a thirteenth floor.
In Japan, Dr. Masaro Emoto has been conducting experiments on the
effects of thoughts, emotions and words, on water. According to Dr.
Emoto, his experiments prove conclusively that thoughts, feelings and
emotions have great power over our environment. He claims to have
discovered and proven that prayer, blessing and strong feelings can
physically change the crystalline structure of water molecules while
they are forming ice crystals. As part of his research Dr. Emoto
prayed, meditated and spoke positive words of exaltation over water
and the results were beautiful, well formed, ice crystals when frozen.
Conversely he experimented speaking negatively and directing negative
thoughts towards water and the result was ice crystals were grossly
mal-formed. After repeating his experiments multiple times, the
results were remarkably consistent. His work is very compelling.
Another experiment Dr. Emoto performed a multitude of times was with
cooked rice. Essentially, he placed rice in three different sealed
containers. On one container he placed labels with words of exaltation
and love written on them. The second container he labeled with
negative and demeaning words. On the third he placed no labels, this
was the control. Each time the experiment yielded that the rice in the
container with the negative words decayed more rapidly than the others
and the control more rapidly than the rice in the container marked
with words of exaltation and love. I have somewhat studied Dr. Emoto’s
work and I am convinced that there is truth to it. I believe words
thoughts and emotions can have an effect on our surroundings, and
objects like our food and water just like we find in Matthew 21:19
when the fig tree was made to wither away by the words spoken to it by
Christ Jesus. Imagine the implications when considering that the
human body is made up of approximately seventy-five percent (75%)
water. To me, this brings a different level of awareness as to how our
words, thoughts and emotions can have a direct effect on our overall
health and on that of others around us.
There is great power in the spoken word. We know this simply because
scripture tells us so. For some of us who follow and believe the
teachings of Christ Jesus we have the honor and thrill to witness this
power manifest as we pray for and call out a resolution to certain
matters such as healing, provision, and guidance. Unfortunately there
are those that know of the power of spoken words and use it as a
destructive controlling force to direct thoughts and emotions in order
to govern the atmosphere. They use this power over individuals and the
masses alike. This is essentially divination, or witchcraft. Let me
give you an example. How many times have you heard the terms terror,
terrorist, weapons of mass destruction and war spoken by the elected
officials of this Nation? This propaganda campaign was intended to
cause fear in the hearts of Americans to direct their thoughts and
emotions, to change the atmosphere in order to gain support for and
justify hostile takeovers around the world. Now look at the result.
While we were focused on and persuaded by this propaganda, quite
arguably the most freedom damaging piece of legislation in the history
of our Nation was passed under the guise of a protective measure for
our security.
The people of this nation have been divided into multiple differing
casts based upon a certain level of awareness and inherent internal
righteousness. There are a very few who are in a high state of
intellectual consciousness and spiritual awareness, of these few, some
are working diligently to use their persuasive powers for wicked
intentions these people’s campaign focuses on appealing to the flesh,
the sinful carnal nature of man. There are others who are diligently
trying to use the power of persuasion for righteous Godly intensions;
these are trying to teach others to override the fleshly carnal nature
by developing the spiritual man that is Christ Jesus, which resides in
each of us. Of these groups one is trying to suppress and control
people and the latter trying to liberate them. Then there are the
people, the masses. To me this group can be divided into three
relatively distinct categories.
To differing extents, two of these groups suffer under the weight of a
psychosis brought on by the spirits of control, fear and seduction by
convenience. They have been seduced by the convenience of going along
with the others in the safety of the mass. They do as they are
instructed by traditions and doctrines of men. They are taught at an
early age to conform to certain standards and not make waves in the
pool of the status quo. They are taught that it is important to please
people, to accept indiscretions, to strive to be popular. From any
early age people are taught that if they are different t
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