The Strait Gate Versus Broadway. Part [16] 03/12/2024 (Evening thought)

Matthew 4:8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and shewed him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; 9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.

This leads us to the second observation made by the servant of the Lord, and implied in the words of the Bible: Satan was tempting him with flattering prospects of the future. When tempting Jesus in the wilderness, the devil offered Jesus the kingdoms of this world and the glory of them in exchange for bowing down. Thus, we must again pose this question to the you and me in the here and now: Is it true, that the only way to reach the pinnacle of success in this life is to “Bow down and worship the devil?” Let the word of God answer this question, because great darkness on these issues have now enveloped the earth.

Daniel 6:1 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom; 2 And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel was first: that the princes might give accounts unto them, and the king should have no damage. 3 Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.

Psalms 105:17 He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant. 18 Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron. 19 Until the time that his word came: the word of the Lord tried him. 20 The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free. 21 He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance. 22 To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom.

Psalms 149: 5 Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds. 6 Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand; 7 To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people; 8 To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; 9 To execute upon them the judgment written: this honor have all his saints. Praise ye the Lord.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!

The Strait Gate Versus Broadway. Part [115] 03/11/2024 (Morning thought)

Genesis 3:4 And the serpent said unto the woman, You shall not surely die: 5 For God doth know that in the day you eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and you shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

This is one of the greatest falsehoods and delusions let loose by the devil across Christendom, and it has negatively impacted the perspectives, and decisions of some who choose to walk the strait gate. Nothing can be further than the truth, for according to the Bible, the one who has his, or her priorities in the right order is enabled, and encouraged to shoot for the stars, since with Jesus sitting on the throne of the heart, the sky is the limit.

Psalms 1:1 Blessed is the man that walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful. 2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law does he meditate day and night. 3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

Deuteronomy 28:12 The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow. 13 And the Lord shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the Lord thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them.

Deuteronomy 28:1 And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: 2 And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!