The Tragedy of “Almost”
“For the king knows of these things, to whom also I speak freely. For I am persuaded that none of these things is hidden from him, for this has not been done in a corner. King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you believe.” Agrippa said to Paul, “With a little persuasion are you trying to make me a Christian?” Paul said, “I pray to God, that whether with little or with much, not only you, but also all that hear me today, might become such as I am, except for these bonds.” The king rose up with the governor, and Bernice, and those who sat with them.” (Acts 26:26-30 WEB)
The passage above records a very tragic moment. King Agrippa was on the verge of believing in Jesus as Lord, but he hardened his heart and stood up, rejecting the free gift of eternal life.
His actions are essentially saying this, “Stop it. I don’t want to hear anymore. I refuse to accept Jesus Christ as Lord.”
Other translations render Agrippa’s words like this:
“Then Agrippa said to Paul, “In a short time [and with so little effort] you [almost] persuade me to become a Christian.”” (Acts 26:28 AMP)
The word “almost” is the great tragedy.
It is like coming so close to the finish line in a race but fainting and being disqualified when you are just a hair’s breadth away.
Hell contains many souls who are “almosts”.
“I should have responded when that preacher asked for us to place our faith in Jesus. Why did I harden my heart? I almost got saved, but now it is too late...”
“Therefore, even as the Holy Spirit says, “Today if you will hear his voice, don’t harden your hearts, as in the rebellion, like as in the day of the trial in the wilderness, where your fathers tested me by proving me, and saw my deeds for forty years. Therefore I was displeased with that generation, and said, ‘They always err in their heart, but they didn’t know my ways;’ as I swore in my wrath, ‘They will not enter into my rest.’”” (Hebrews 3:7-11 WEB)
It is possible to know with the mind that Jesus is the Son of God and everything that He claims to be, and yet not be saved.
A person has to believe and confess Him as Lord. If you just believe that He is the Son of God but don’t receive Him as Lord, you are not saved.
Even the demons believe that God is real, but they don’t submit to Him as Lord.
The Holy Spirit convicts the hearts of unbelievers about their sinfulness and woos them to receive Jesus Christ as Lord. But they can choose to reject it. Every individual must choose to accept or reject the gift of eternal life.
Yet, it is God’s will for all to hear the Gospel and to be saved. No matter how dark someone’s past is, he can freely receive forgiveness of sins when he places his faith in Jesus as Lord!
If you are already a born-again believer, through faith in Jesus, you have entered God’s rest—the rest of your conscience and also rest from works-based justification.
You are a saint who is already sanctified, justified, saved, holy, righteous, pure, and blameless. The next time you read these words in the Bible, don’t feel condemned or shrink away. These words describe who you already are in Christ.
“Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ. For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power.” (Colossians 2:8-10 NKJV)
Dear brethren, you are not an “almost”. You are complete in Christ.
Let someone know the Gospel so that they are not almost, but fully saved through faith in Jesus Christ!
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Diverse Gifts for the Body of Christ
“Yet I wish that all men were like me. However each man has his own gift from God, one of this kind, and another of that kind.” (1 Corinthians 7:7 WEB)
You are not just another person.
You have your own gift from God, and He has also given you a calling. He designed each of us individually and in a personal way.
“For the body is not one member, but many. If the foot would say, “Because I’m not the hand, I’m not part of the body,” it is not therefore not part of the body. If the ear would say, “Because I’m not the eye, I’m not part of the body,” it’s not therefore not part of the body. If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the smelling be? But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body, just as he desired. If they were all one member, where would the body be? But now they are many members, but one body. The eye can’t tell the hand, “I have no need for you,” or again the head to the feet, “I have no need for you.”” (1 Corinthians 12:14-21 WEB)
The apostle Paul used members of the body to represent believers with different types of gifts.
The foot can represent evangelists who bring the Gospel to the nations.
The hand can represent miracle workers and people who minister in gifts of healings.
The eye and ears could represent prophets and pastors who frequently see visions and hear from God.
It is definitely not limited to these body parts—God’s gifts are very diverse.
Each person has a different function in the body of Christ, and all of us are important in our own way.
Through your gift, you can do things that I cannot, and I serve a different purpose that builds up the body of Christ.
Declare: “I have a gift from God and a calling on my life. The Holy Spirit who distributed these gifts to me will also show me how to operate in them. I have an important role in the body of Christ. In Jesus’ name, Amen!”
In “Sandcastles Don’t Last Forever” you will discover what is your calling, your gift, how to walk in them, and how to maximize your eternal rewards:
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When I pray in tongues, I receive revelations, prophetic words, and visions. Sometimes also words of knowledge for fellow believers who need healing or are struggling with an area in their life.
Praying with the understanding can become difficult and tiring as the mind struggles to find words to pray.
However, with praying in tongues, the utterances supplied by the Holy Spirit just roll off the tongue.
I can even pray in tongues while reading a book or doing my other types of work, proving that it’s not gibberish fabricated by the mind, but rather it’s from the Spirit in your spirit, so the mind does not have to be activated for it.
In my opinion, praying in tongues is the prayer of perfect faith because you have to trust that you are praying for the right things according to God’s will since you cannot understand what you’re saying.
You must have full trust in God, that whatever you are saying will work for your good, and not produce an outcome that you dislike or dread.
This inability to understand what you’re saying in tongues works for your good. Your mind cannot doubt what it does not understand.
If we knew what we were saying in tongues, many of us would be scared and not leave home. If the words were intelligible, the devil would be able to form some kind of counterattack to stop God’s plans.
I am glad that through tongues we can pray without understanding what we are saying. This way, we can cooperate with God to speak His will to pass.
Keep this life-giving river flowing by muttering in tongues under your breath throughout the day. This is how you can pray and give thanks to God at all times in a restful and easy way.
No devil, man, nor our own unbelief can hinder the good things that are coming as a result of praying the pure words of God!
Learn more about praying in tongues, how to receive this spiritual gift, as well as the other mighty spiritual weapons we have in Christ in my ebook about spiritual warfare, called “Silencing The Serpent”: https://bit.ly/silence-the-serpent-now
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• Reign over destructive habits and lifestyles for good when you walk in the overcoming life of the Spirit.
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• Walk in good success, safety, and total well-being when you are established in God’s gift of righteousness.
Let God’s gift of righteousness take root in your spirit and transform you from the inside-out!
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"All I gotta have is Faith, all I gotta believe is me."
Faith, a force beyond the physical. Believing in the intangibles of hope, believing in the unlocked powers within. Having the acceptance, the patience, the grit to be aware, honest, to overcome, and to learn to truly trust the core energy of our truest selves, by letting everything else go.
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“我要拥有的就是信仰,我要相信的就是我⾃己。”
信仰是⼀种超越物质的⼒量。相信希望的无形,相信内在还未发掘的能量。 去除⼼心中杂念,变得包容、耐⼼心、真诚,拥有自我意识觉醒的勇气,去克 服,去学会真正信任来⾃自内在真我的核⼼能量。
2020年我们的生活被疫情所占据,但同时也给了我们更多时间去思考,去成为更好的自己。由Yung DZA制作伴奏,Al Rocco在他2021年最新单曲 “Faith” 中讲述了了他近期精神世界的转变,以⽀持和鼓励那些迷失方向或是正处于自我挣扎的人们—帮助他们以一种新的角度去思考,去相信目前发生的一切正是我们所需要的,去相信是我们内在的力量使得我们作出改变。让信仰带领你⻜跃。
Faith
信仰
Faith
信仰
Faith
信仰
Faith
信仰
All I gotta have is faith
我要拥有的就是信仰
All I gotta believe is me
我要相信的就是我⾃己
Faith
信仰
Faith
信仰
Faith
信仰
Faith
信仰
All I gotta have is faith
我要拥有的就是信仰
Now watch me push this weight
现在看我突破极限
Give it everything
付出⼀一切
Feel it everything
感受一切
Feel it in the pain
感受痛苦
When the pain gains
当痛苦加剧
Let the motherfucker ache
就让它痛吧
Let the motherfucker break
让它破碎吧
Give it up
放弃⼀切
Fuck it up
去它们的吧
Got no love
不需要爱
Push it till you motherfuckin' great
不断努⼒直到做⼤
Till there’s no more pain
直到再也没有痛
No more hate no more fake
没有恨 没有虚假
Till there’s no more lies
直到再也没有谎言
No more cries no more ache
没有眼泪 没有痛苦
Man I'm tired of the devil
我早已厌倦了那些恶魔
And I'm tired being a rebel
也厌倦了做一个反叛者
Man I'm tired and I've cried
我厌倦了 我哭泣过
And I've died to a level
我已死过一次 现在重生了
Super Saiyan God flexing yah
像超级赛亚人⼀样
I got my God blessings yah
我有上帝的庇佑
Thankful for the hard lessons yah
感谢曾经的磨难
Giving me what I've been asking for
让我得到现在的所有
What’s the main game mane aim for the change
重头戏是什么? 兄弟 是为了改变
What’s the main game ain’t the money or the fame
重头戏是什么? 不是金钱也不是名誉
But the growth from the pain and the chill from the rain
疼痛让人成长 ⻛雨让人冷静
From the dirt of the grain to the skies of the great-ness
始于尘埃 终⾄天际
If you wanna be the best you gotta beat the best at fighting yourself
战胜自己 你才可以成为最好的那个
Look yourself in the mirror
看镜子里的人
You your own competition ain't nobody else
最大的对手不是别人 正是⾃己
And I know I will win when all my sins and my ego are no longer felt
当感受不到罪恶和自负的时候 我就知道我赢了
I pray to God every night to give me strength
每晚我向上帝祈祷 给我⼒量
I couldn’t have done it without his help Faith
如果没有信仰 我做不到这⼀切
Faith
信仰
Faith
信仰
Faith
信仰
Faith
信仰
All I gotta have is faith
我要拥有的就是信仰
All I gotta believe is me
我要相信的就是我⾃己
Faith
信仰
Faith
信仰
Faith
信仰
Faith
信仰
All I gotta have is faith
我要拥有的就是信仰
Now watch me push this weight
现在看我突破极限
I ain't gonna be that motherfucker found floating on the lake
我不会成为那些随波逐流的人
Gotta keep on moving gotta keep on moving weight
不断向前 永不停止 突破⾃己
Time is money gotta stay alive stay awake
时间就是⾦钱 保持活⼒保持清醒
Look out for snakes they come in different races different faces
当⼼小人 他们有着各种嘴脸
Different places all around the world they come for you and your girl and your fam and your pearls
他们存在于世上的各个地⽅ 企图接近你、你的爱人、你的家人
以及你的财富
Nothing penetrates whenever I generate
但没有什么能影响到我
Meditate to a higher level while I medicate
通过冥想达到另一个境界
Gotta do my best with my time while the heaven waits
在我所拥有的时间里 尽力做到最好 即便终有⼀天我将去天堂
Only God can judge me waiting at the heaven gates like
只有上帝可以站在天堂门前审判我
Huh huh huh huh
Gotta do my best before the day I gotta rest like
在那一天到来前 必须做到最好的⾃己
Huh huh huh huh
Gotta put the past in the past and the rest don’t matter
让过去留在过去 其他的都不重要
Those who mind don’t matter
不在乎其他⼈的看法
Those who matter don’t mind
只在乎身边支持我的人
Everybody got the same time same day same night same air same light same life
每个人都曾经历过某个同样的时刻,同样的一天,同样的晚上,
呼吸同样的空气,看同样的光,过着同样的生活
And I'm just talking the truth
我只是在陈述事实罢了
Nobody be wanting to hear all that truth
即使没有人想要听到这些实话
Hidden in the pain
他们逃避痛苦
Confusion in the game
迷失在游戏
Fear for the future
对未来充满恐惧
They loot
他们掠夺着
Motherfucker think
好好想清楚
Before you gonna shoot
在你开枪之前
Faith
信仰
Faith
信仰
Faith
信仰
Faith
信仰
All I gotta have is faith
我要拥有的就是信仰
All I gotta believe is me
我要相信的就是我⾃己
Faith
信仰
Faith
信仰
Faith
信仰
Faith
信仰
All I gotta have is faith
我要拥有的就是信仰
Now watch me push this weight
现在看我突破极限
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