Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.Beloved, I am going to share some things I have learned, and am still learning, as I try to follow Jesus. I love you and hope you can learn from my mistakes. I am nobody special, just a disciple of Jesus.
Do not quench the Spirit. Do not treat prophecies with contempt but test them all; hold on to what is good, reject every kind of evil. (1 Thessalonians 5:16-22 NIV)
The Bible was, and is, and always will be, my primary source of literary spiritual information. What we get from the Holy Spirit will always be consistent with what is in the Bible, and we should always test what we hear from others against what we read in Scripture. Saying that, we must also be aware that Jesus ascended to the Father and sent us the Holy Spirit, not the Bible. We must be discerning about how we got the Bible, and remember that the god of this world is Satan. We must always go to Jesus, and be humble before him. We all sin, and are easily deceived. If we think we do not sin, we are deceiving ourselves.
A prophecy is a message from God, and false prophecy is error disguised as something from God. God sends his messages through the Holy Spirit, and other spirits send messages that are not from God. The Bible includes a letter written to believers many years ago discussing spiritual discernment...
Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world. (1 John 4:1-3 NIV)When this was written, religious opponents argued the Messiah had not yet come, but believers knew he had. That was the test. Lies and error versus truth. The technique still applies today. What follows is a summary of how I evaluate several prophecies to discern whether or not they are from God.
Years ago, when I was a spiritual newbie, I went into a Christian bookstore and my eyes fell upon three books. I still remember thinking God told me to buy them, although at this point I have my doubts about that. I took the books home and consumed them. The church we were attending at the time had been encouraging us to identify our spiritual gifts, and that was what I was trying to do.
Knowing Your Enemy
The first book I read explained angels, demons, Satan and the "Armor of God." It was written by someone who had graduated from a seminary and was a pastor. I still have it, and it contains a lot of truth, but it is missing some very important things. Error by omission is very subtle.The most glaring omission is driving out demons. The book says absolutely nothing, but Jesus commands us all to do it.
He [Jesus] said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.” (Mark 16:15-18 NIV)I shared that book with people I loved, and I exhorted them to read it. Did that make me a false prophet? Unfortunately, yes. Both the author and I were deceived and in error, but I have repented and renewed my mind.
Test Results: Rejected.
Fasting
The second book I read helped me overcome my fear of going without food for more than a day. It included a diary of one person's twenty-one-day fast, which was quite interesting.With knowledge from that book, I fasted when the leaders of the church we were attending encouraged us to fast. At one time, my dad was sick with cancer, the leaders of our church proclaimed a fast for some reason, and a Christian Radio personality proclaimed a fast for a different reason. I decided to fast about all three things for as long as I could, in order to convince God to move. Around lunchtime of the third day, the Holy Spirit said to me, "I don't need your help." I repented and ended my fast.
Is fasting a necessary part of the New Covenant? That is what I am going to evaluate. The "fasting" book made a case that it is something we should be doing regularly today, but most of the Scripture it referenced was from the Old Covenant, and much of that was one-liners taken out of context. When I recently reread it, I realized the author had used Scripture to justify his own opinions, something we are all easily tempted to do. I am not going to spend a lot of time critiquing the book, but mainly want to look at what applies to us today.
Right after He was baptized in the Holy Spirit, Jesus was led by the same Spirit into the wilderness to fast for forty days. At the end of that fast, he was tested by the Devil, and then he began his ministry (Matthew 3:13-4:17). The Bible doesn't specifically tell us why those things happened, but the pattern and example are certainly relevant to us as disciples of Jesus. It is interesting, however, that Jesus did not have any of his followers do the same thing, which indicates to me it is not a general requirement. We should only follow that pattern if the Holy Spirit leads us to do so. We should also note that this took place during the Old Covenant, since Jesus had not yet been crucified and resurrected, and the Holy Spirit had not yet been sent.
The apostle Paul fasted for three days after he was blinded on the road to Damascus, but he began eating again after he was baptized (Acts 9:9 and 9:19). I can understand that. He had been seriously rebuked, as I have been, and I am sure he was processing what had happened to him. Eating and drinking can be very low priority in situations like that. During the time Paul was blind he was still living his life under the Old Covenant, but once he was baptized he was under the New Covenant and he ended his fast.
The word "fast," as in "going without food," only shows up a couple of times in the Book of Acts (Acts 13:2-3; Acts 14:23 NIV), and in both cases it is about Paul's behavior soon after his conversion. There is no mention of fasting in the rest of the Book of Acts, nor does the word appear (in that usage) anywhere in the rest of the New Testament, from Romans through Revelation. Here is a word-search for "fast" in the NIV, for your convenience.
NOTE: The King James Version, and a few others, have "fasting and prayer" in 1 Corinthians 7:5, but most just have "prayer." Asceticism had been rampant in the Church by the time that translation was made, and the inclusion of the word "fasting" may have had more to do with tradition than truth.It is easy to understand that Paul, the super-pharisee-religious-guy before his conversion, might be inclined to continue some of his prior behaviors like fasting, but I think it is quite significant than even he is not carrying on with fasting later in the Book of Acts. He never even mentions it in any of his letters. That implies that the early disciples did not fast. Why? They had the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit tells me that I don't need to fast because He is with me. If I am listening to Him, and hearing Him, fasting is not necessary.
Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. Some people came and asked Jesus, “How is it that John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees are fasting, but yours are not?” Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while he is with them? They cannot, so long as they have him with them. But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and on that day they will fast.” (Mark 2:18-20 NIV)Jesus is my bridegroom, and He is with me through the Holy Spirit. As long as my bridegroom is with me, I don't need to fast. If I find myself without Him, or separated from him, fasting can help me get him back, provided I am doing it to deny myself in order to repent and confess my sins. Fasting can help me get my priorities right.
Jesus tells us that when we fast, we should do it in secret. He gave this instruction while he was teaching about the New Covenant, so it applies to us.
“When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.” (Matthew 6:16-18 NIV)The Holy Spirit had me leave my job at the peak of my career, and I did not work for a regular wage for 75 months. I considered it a fast. While we did that, we continued to live our lives as we always had, although we had to learn to be frugal. We went out to eat on most Sundays, and we did our best to generally keep what we were doing a private matter, because we were doing it out of obedience, and not to be seen by others. Our Father rewarded us greatly.
I think fasting can easily turn into religious behavior, and when it does it has no value with God. The only critique I'm going to make of the "fasting" book is to examine the Scripture it cites as its title and thesis statement, Isaiah 58:6.
"'Is not this the fast that I choose?' says the Lord." -- Isaiah 58:6In a specific place in the book, the author claims the nature of the fast God has chosen is to loose men from bondage and be an instrument of liberation. However, that is not how I read the text at all. You can read all of Isaiah 58 here, and I have quoted the key part, below...
“Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen:The way I see it, God's "chosen fast" is about loving and helping our neighbor, not going without food. Sharing food with the hungry, providing shelter for the poor and clothing the naked are not acts of fasting. They are actions of mercy requiring energy that a person obtains from eating food. We cannot do those things if we are spending our time fasting, and I think the prophet was being facetious.
to loose the chains of injustice
and untie the cords of the yoke,
to set the oppressed free
and break every yoke?
Is it not to share your food with the hungry
and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter—
when you see the naked, to clothe them,
and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?
Then your light will break forth like the dawn,
and your healing will quickly appear;
then your righteousness will go before you,
and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard.
Then you will call, and the Lord will answer;
you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I.” (Isaiah 58:6-9 NIV)
It is interesting to note that the NIV translation gives Isaiah 58 a section title of "True Fasting," the NKJV gives it "Fasting that Pleases God," and the ESV says "True and False Fasting." It appears those Bible translators may have allowed some ascetic biases to influence their work. As I have said before, we must remember where the Bible and its translations have come from, and who exactly runs the world we live in.
Prophecies promoting religious behavior take us away from what Jesus wants us to be doing -- setting people free and making disciples. Jesus wants us to have mercy, not spend our time being religious...
I desire mercy, not sacrifice. (Hosea 6:6, Matthew 9:13, Matthew 12:7 NIV)In summary, I believe fasting is appropriate when we are specifically called to do so by the Holy Spirit, or we have lost contact with Him, but most of the behaviors promoted by this particular book are not relevant under the New Covenant.
Test Results: Rejected.
Spiritual Warfare
The last of the three books was about intercessional prayer. It talked about "strongholds," "prayers of agreement," "dominions," and other things picked out of the Bible, but mostly it was about human beings fighting the darkness through prayer. It talked about "generals of intersession," spiritual territories and conferences organized to coordinate strategy against Satan. It was exciting stuff, and it fed my pride. Too bad the Bible doesn't say anything about any of it.
Jesus did not command us to defeat Satan because He has already done it.
And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross. (Colossians 2:15 NIV)After I was set free in Jacksonville, I was re-exposed to "spiritual warfare" language the next day, and I found it easy to pray for all sorts of things. Eventually, I realized it is not my responsibility to do battle with Satan, like I had been taught by this book and by others. You can read more about it in my previous post, Rage of Neptune. When I repented, God set me free again by renewing my mind.
The apostle Paul certainly talked about the "full armor of God," and we should use it because God gave it to us to use, but it is for personal protection only.
Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. (Ephesians 6:13 NIV)The only offensive weapon in the package is the sword of the spirit, which is the word of God. Swords only work against things that are at arm's length.
We are not called to use the armor as an offensive weapon to engage in major offensive spiritual combat. Armor is for personal defensive purposes only, to protect us from shrapnel when bombs go off nearby. It is not sufficient, or even effective, for assaulting enemy fortifications and tank formations. Jesus and his angels are the artillery, air force and navy, and they have the "nuclear weapons." We are foot soldiers who can call in an occasional "air strike" if we are being overrun, but our job is to simply obey orders.
True spiritual warfare is doing what our Commander in Chief, Jesus, tells us to do. Heal the sick, cast out demons, preach the Gospel and make disciples (Matthew 10, Matthew 28:16-20, Mark 6:7-13, Mark 16:15-20, Luke 9:1-9, Luke 10:1-24, Acts 2). Every healing, deliverance, repentance, baptism in water and baptism in the Holy Spirit is an act of war. The Devil fights against those things because they are effective against him, and they advance the Kingdom of Light against his kingdom of darkness. Those battles are usually met by opposition, so if we are not experiencing opposition then we are probably not doing our job.
“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospel will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present age: homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and fields—along with persecutions—and in the age to come eternal life. But many who are first will be last, and the last first.” (Mark 10:29-31 NIV)If God leads us to pray for something, we should immediately comply, and if a brother or sister asks for prayer, we should do it.
And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people. Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should. (Ephesians 6:18-20 NIV)What we pray for must be God's will. The name of Jesus is not a talisman to be used for whatever we want.
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’” (Matthew 7:21-23 NIV)
Some Jews who went around driving out evil spirits tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who were demon-possessed. They would say, “In the name of the Jesus whom Paul preaches, I command you to come out.” Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this. One day the evil spirit answered them, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know about, but who are you?” Then the man who had the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. He gave them such a beating that they ran out of the house naked and bleeding. (Acts 19:13-16 NIV)We should be concerned that our prayers are answered, especially our public ones, because if they are not, what does that say about us? And what about the people we follow? Does God answer their prayers and bring about what they prophesy and proclaim? If not, what does that say about them?
1...when a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD if the word does not come to pass or come true, that is a word that the LORD has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it presumptuously. You need not be afraid of him. (Deuteronomy 18:22 NIV)
The prophet who prophesies peace will be recognized as one truly sent by the Lord only if his prediction comes true. (Jeremiah 28:9 NIV)
The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. (James 5:16, in part, NIV)Most importantly, our prayers should be about exalting Jesus, not ourselves. People talk about the "power of prayer," but we should be demonstrating the power of God. Many of us put lots of prayers, "amens" and Scripture quotations in public places like Facebook, but what are our true motivations for doing so? Do we realize that when we use the name of Jesus to publicly ask for things that don't end up happening, we discredit that name in front of nonbelievers and ultimately reinforce their unbelief. Is that what we really want to do? Of course it isn't! We need to stop making holy things common. We need to think again about what we are doing. We need to repent.
“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites [i.e. actors], for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.” (Matthew 6:5-8 NIV)Learning we might have access to spiritual power can tempt us to do things that make us proud, but if we start playing on the Devil's turf, he will own us and we will become his tool. We need to stick with Jesus.
For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted. (Matthew 23:12 NIV)Test Results: Rejected.
Prophecy Interpretation
In addition to the three books, I also read things early in my walk about "end times" prophecies. The Left Behind series of books was very popular, and I read a bunch of them. I also listened to similar discussions at church, and was very interested in what the pastors had to say. It was all very exciting, but after a while I began to realize that none of them really knew any more about it than I did. I could read the Bible just as easily as they could. I also realized that nobody knows the day Jesus is going to return, except the Father -- not even Jesus!“But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.” (Matthew 24:36; Mark 13:32 NIV)The Bible certainly contains a lot of prophecy. Some of it was intended for each author's immediate audience, and some is intended for us today. The question is, what should we do with it? As the Scripture says at the top of this post, we should hold on to what is good. God gives us prophecy to reassure believers that He has everything under control, and to prove the things He does are from Him.
Surely the Sovereign Lord does nothingI used to think I could use prophecies to convince nonbelievers to believe, but prophecies are only for believers. Jesus spoke in parables to the crowds, and he spoke plainly to his disciples. His prophecy about "the day and the hour," mentioned above, was given to his disciples in private. Nonbelievers cannot understand these things, because they are spiritually discerned. That means they must have help from the Holy Spirit to understand them, and if they don't, they won't. That's just the way it is, and any attempts to preach these things to them will only harden them and drive them further away from Jesus.
without revealing his plan
to his servants the prophets. (Amos 3:7 NIV)
“Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.” (Matthew 7:6 NIV)I also used to worry about what had been prophesied in the Bible, and I think there is temptation to try to do something to counteract, or fight against, things God has ordained to happen. But, if we have faith in Jesus Christ, and are in touch with the Holy Spirit, we have nothing to worry about...
Tongues, then, are a sign, not for believers but for unbelievers; prophecy, however, is not for unbelievers but for believers. (1 Corinthians 14:22 NIV)
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?
“And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” (Matthew 6:25-34 NIV)
What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written:Sharing prophecies with fellow believers to reassure and encourage them is a good thing, but it should not be our primary focus because it doesn't produce any fruit. It may reassure the disciples, but it doesn't make any.
“For your sake we face death all day long;
we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:31-39 NIV)
Test Results: Mixed, at best.
Pray in the Spirit
I had heard about "praying in tongues," and always thought it was kinda weird. Something told me it wasn't important and not worth bothering with, although I knew the apostle Paul did it.I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you. (1 Corinthians 14:18 NIV)My primary motivation for going to Jacksonville was to get my mother baptized in water and spirit and my wife baptized in spirit, but while I was there I was led to ask someone to help me speak in tongues, and God delivered me from demons. Those demons had been preventing me from accessing the best way to communicate with our Almighty God. Since then, I have learned how to speak and pray in tongues, and the rewards are amazing. (If you are experiencing doubts about this right now, they are from Satan. They are lies.)
Many of my religious friends are skeptical and afraid of "tongues," probably for the same reasons I was, but tongues are a sign of the Holy Spirit.
All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. (Acts 2:4 NIV)
For they heard them speaking in tongues and praising God. (Acts 10:46 NIV)
When Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied. (Acts 19:6 NIV)Jesus predicted all believers would speak in tongues.
And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; (Mark 16:17 NIV)Can tongues be faked? Sure, but we can look at other fruit in a person's life to discern if they are really from God and have been converted. Praying in tongues is actually a God-ordained tool for believers to commune with Him, and that is why the darkness doesn't like it and tries to discredit the practice.
For anyone who speaks in a tongue does not speak to people but to God. Indeed, no one understands them; they utter mysteries by the Spirit. (1 Corinthians 14:2 NIV)
Anyone who speaks in a tongue edifies themselves, but the one who prophesies edifies the church. (1 Corinthians 14:4 NIV)Paul said that if tongues are spoken in the presence of others, they must be interpreted so what is said will be of value to those who hear.
If anyone speaks in a tongue, two—or at the most three—should speak, one at a time, and someone must interpret. (1 Corinthians 14:27 NIV)Praying in tongues is praying under the influence of the Holy Spirit. In his first letter to the believers in Corinth, Paul addressed concerns about when it is appropriate to pray in tongues, and he was doing it in a way that implies the people he was talking to were already well aware of the practice of praying in tongues -- how to do it, and its purpose. It is truly unfortunate that 1 Corinthians 14 is really the only place in the Bible that talks much about this vital tool God has given us.
For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful. So what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my understanding; I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my understanding. Otherwise when you are praising God in the Spirit, how can someone else, who is now put in the position of an inquirer, say “Amen” to your thanksgiving, since they do not know what you are saying? You are giving thanks well enough, but no one else is edified. (1 Corinthians 14:14-17 NIV)The Scripture says we should not forbid speaking in tongues.
Therefore, my brothers and sisters, be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues. (1 Corinthians 14:39 NIV)I pray in tongues by faith. When I do it, God rewards me with understanding, revelation and instruction. My mind is not engaged with my mouth, and I do not understand the "words," but it is enjoyable. I was told that the Holy Spirit is a gentleman, and He does not take a person over like a demon might. We just need to simply start speaking and then let come out whatever comes. I do it all the time: quietly to myself, when I am resting in my chair, mowing the grass, driving the car, walking down the street. It is a conscious decision to pray this way, and it pleases God.
And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people. (Ephesians 6:18 NIV)
But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. (Matthew 6:6 NIV)Something I need to learn to do is speak in tongues while praying for people. Many times we do not know what to pray, or we find ourselves "in over our head" and struggling with unbelief. If tongues are from the Holy Spirit, then speaking in tongues should be an effective tactic when we need help. For as Paul says in Romans 8...
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.God has been having me watch other disciples do these things on the Internet, and it has been teaching me a lot. Here is a clip from The Last Reformation's Pioneer School that includes a testimony of how a person began speaking in tongues when they didn't know what to do. It is an amazing story...
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:26-28 NIV)
Yes, tongues are from God, and we should embrace them as the gift that they are. They are simple to do, put us directly in touch with the Holy Spirit, and help us access the power and life God intends for us to have...
But, dear friends, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ foretold. They said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires.” These are the people who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit. But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life. Be merciful to those who doubt; save others by snatching them from the fire; to others show mercy, mixed with fear—hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh. To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy—to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen. (Jude 17-25 NIV)
Test Results: Good.
All glory to God!!!
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UPDATE, July 6, 2022...
1Added this quoted verse.