BEWARE OF FAL$OS PROPHETS AND DESTRUCTIVE HERESIES!!!

Abandon idolatrous practices!

Don't be conniving with these idolatrous works!

Do not feed false prophets!

Look for a biblical congregation. Only then will you grow in the Grace and Knowledge of Jesus Christ!

2 Peter 2

1 And there were also false prophets among the people, as there will also be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies, and will deny the Lord who bought them, bringing sudden destruction upon themselves.

2 And many will follow their dissolutions, by which the way of truth will be blasphemed.

3 And out of covetousness they will make merchandise of you with feigned words; on whom for a long time the sentence will not be late, and their perdition does not slumber.

4 For if God did not forgive the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, he delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved for judgment;

5 And he did not forgive the ancient world, but kept Noah, the eighth person, the herald of righteousness, in bringing the flood upon the world of the wicked;

6 And he condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes, and setting them up as an example to those who live impiously;

7 And he delivered righteous Lot, weary of the dissolute life of abominable men

8 (For this righteous man, dwelling among them, afflicted his righteous soul daily, therefore I saw and heard of his unrighteous works);

9 So the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to reserve the unrighteous for the day of judgment, to be punished;

10 But especially those who after the flesh walk in filthy lusts, and despise authorities; bold, obstinate, not afraid to blaspheme dignities;

11 While the angels, being greater in strength and power, do not pronounce against them blasphemous judgment before the Lord.

12 But these, like wild animals that follow nature, made to be captured and killed, blaspheming what they do not understand, will perish in their corruption,

13 Receiving the reward of unrighteousness; for such men take pleasure in everyday delights; Spots are they and blemishes, delighting in their deceit, when they feast with you;

14 Having eyes full of adultery, and ceasing not to sin, enticing unstable souls, having their hearts trained in covetousness, children of curse;

15 Who, having forsaken the right way, went astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;

16 But he had the rebuke of his transgression; the dumb ass, speaking with a human voice, prevented the prophet's madness.

17 These are fountains without water, clouds driven by the force of the wind, for whom the darkness of darkness is reserved forever.

18 For, speaking very arrogant things of vanity, they entice with the lusts of the flesh, and with licentiousness, those who were withdrawing from those who walk in error,

19 Promising them liberty, being themselves servants of corruption. Because of whom someone is conquered, he also becomes a servant.

20 For if, after they have escaped the corruptions of the world, through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again involved in them and overcome, the latter state is worse for them than the former.

21 For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, knowing it, to turn away from the holy commandment which was given them;

22 Thus happened to them what is said in a true proverb: A dog returns to its own vomit, and the sow washed to the mire.

Peter warned. Stop to think: which denominations today trade in the Kingdom of God? What do the sheep exploit? Who distribute destructive heresies? Which deceive with feigned words?

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BEWARE OF GREAT DOGS!!!

 Who are the dogs of Revelation 22:15?

In Revelation 22:15 it is written: “Outside are the dogs, and the sorcerers, and those who commit sexual immorality, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie.”

In fact, the Bible speaks of dogs more than once in this sense. Watch:

“Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of circumcision;” Philippians 3:2

"And these dogs are greedy, never satisfied. They are shepherds who understand nothing; they all go their own way, each one for his greed, all without exception." Isaiah 56:11

The meaning of "dogs", quoted in these 3 passages, refers to people who are among those who are God's people. Note that, in one of the two passages I quoted, dogs are listed followed by "evil workers" and "circumcision", and in the other, the Bible calls these dogs "shepherds". But after all, what do dogs mean??

Analyze this fact: In a flock of sheep (in the Bible, the righteous are called the sheep of God), there is always a shepherd and some "helper" animals that help the shepherd to take his flock to the fold. However, in the fold, only the sheep enter. But who are these "helper" animals? I answer: the dogs. Dogs are those who, for one reason or another, help the shepherd to bring the sheep to the fold. But they (the dogs) do not enter the sheepfold.

So the Bible speaks in symbolism: the sheep are us; the Shepherd is our Lord Jesus Christ; and dogs are those church leaders (pastors, bishops, and others) who teach the Word of God but, in their hearts, they do it only for their own benefit: to earn money with the work of God.

Dogs are those who somehow help the Shepherd, but will not enter the heavenly fold.

Dogs refer to shepherds and false teachers who want to earn money from God's work. False workers and teachers, shepherds who are greedy for $$$$$ and the meek life, just want to eat the fat of the sheep! Pastors who manipulate and exploit, without any embarrassment or fear, people's faith and sincerity, with the sole aim of making money.

Dogs refer to shepherds who take what little the poor have and in the name of God ask for offerings and tithes.

They are opportunists who, without shame and limits, exploit people's faith, with the pure and simple objective of getting rich without having to work, unlike many of their followers who often work under the hot sun or in extreme weather. Fraudsters of faith, parasites, exploiters who use the good faith of belief in the Sacred. They use the name of God as a means of exploring, they use the Bible and their holy books to benefit people in need of a breath and a caress in their souls.

"And these dogs are greedy, never satisfied. They are shepherds who understand nothing; they all go their own way, each one for his greed, all without exception." Isaiah 56:11

“And out of avarice (love of $$$$$), they will make business of you (own gain), with feigned words (heresy, lies); on whom for a long time the sentence will not be late, and their destruction does not slumber.” 2nd Peter 2:3

SOURCE: YESHUA HAMASHIA

BE A PRUDENT VIRGIN!!!

 "Behold, I come as a thief! Happy is he who remains vigilant and keeps his garments with him, lest he walk naked and his shame be seen." Revelation 16:15

DEMONS EXIST AND ONLY JESUS CAN FREE US FROM THEM!!!

 

DEMONS EXIST AND ONLY JESUS CAN FREE US FROM THEM!!!

  MARKS 5: 1-20

The Gadarene demoniac

1 And they came to the other side of the sea, to the province of the Gadarenes. 2 And when he got out of the boat, there came out to meet him from the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, 3 who had his dwelling in the tombs, and not even with chains could anyone bind him. 4 For having been bound many times with fetters and chains, the chains were broken by him in pieces, and the fetters in crumbs, and no one was able to tame him. 5 And he was always going about, day and night, crying out to the mountains and to the tombs, and smiting himself with stones. 6 And when he saw Jesus in the distance, he ran and worshiped him. 7 And, crying out with a loud voice, he said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God not to torment me. 8 (For he said to him, Come out of this man, you unclean spirit.) 9 And he asked him, What is your name? And he answered him, saying, Legion is my name, because we are many. 10 And he besought him much that he would not send them out of that province. 11 And there was a large herd of pigs grazing there on the mountain. 12 And all those demons begged him, saying, Send us into those pigs, that we may go into them. 13 And Jesus soon allowed him. And those unclean spirits went out and entered the pigs; and the herd rushed down a cliff into the sea (there were about two thousand of them) and was drowned in the sea. 14 And those who tended the pigs fled and told it in the city and in the fields; and many went out to see what had happened.

15 And they came to Jesus, and saw the demon-possessed man, the one who had the legion, sitting, clothed, and in his right mind, and they were afraid. 16 And those who had seen it told them what had happened to the demon-possessed man and about the pigs. 17 And they began begging him to get out of his territory. 18 And when he got into the boat, he begged him who was possessed to let him be with him. 19 Jesus, however, did not allow it, but said to him: Go to your house, to yours, and announce to them what great things the Lord has done for you and how he had mercy on you. 20 And he went and began to tell in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him; and everyone marveled.

NOTHING IS TAKEN FROM THE EARTH!!!

 

"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.

  But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 6:19-21

The perverse strife of men corrupt in their minds, and out of the truth, thinking that godliness is a cause of gain; separate yourself from such.

But godliness with contentment is great gain.

Because we brought nothing into this world, and it is clear that we can take nothing out of it.

But having food and covering, let us be content with this.

But those who would be rich fall into temptation, and into a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which plunge men into destruction and ruin.

Because the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil; and in their longings some have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many pains.

But thou, O man of God, flee these things, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

Fight the good fight of faith, take hold of eternal life, to which you were also called, having already confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 1 Timothy 6:5-12

What your hands have to do, do it with all your strength, for in the grave, where you go, there is neither activity nor planning, there is neither knowledge nor wisdom. Ecclesiastes 9:10

Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant, nor to put their hope in the uncertainty of riches, but in God, who richly provides us with everything for our satisfaction.

1 Timothy 6:17

The envious is greedy for riches

and does not realize that poverty awaits him. Proverbs 28:22

who loves money

you will never have enough;

whoever loves riches will never stay

satisfied with their income.

That doesn't make sense either. Ecclesiastes 5:10

Don't exhaust your strength

trying to get rich;

have common sense! riches disappear

as soon as you behold them;

they grow wings

and soar like eagles across the sky. Proverbs 23:4-5

So do not say in your heart, 'My ability and the strength of my hands have gathered all this wealth for me'. But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, confirming the covenant he swore to your ancestors, as you see today.

Deuteronomy 8:17-18

Thus says the Lord:

"Do not the wise man glory in his wisdom

nor the strong in his strength

nor the rich in his wealth, but whoever boasts, let him boast in this:

to understand and know me,

for I am the Lord

and act with loyalty,

with justice and righteousness on earth,

because it is these things that I like",

declares the Lord.

Jeremiah 9:23-24

The Lord is the giver

poverty and wealth;

he humbles and exalts.

1 Samuel 2:7

Do not trust extortion

nor put your hope in stolen goods;

if your riches increase,

do not put your heart into them. Psalm 62:10

Who trusts his riches

will surely fall

but the righteous will flourish

like green foliage. Proverbs 11:28

The Man Who Gets Riches

by unfair means

it's like the partridge

that hatches eggs it has not laid.

When half of your life

have passed,

they will abandon you,

and in the end he will prove a fool.

Jeremiah 17:11

You say, 'I am rich, I have acquired riches and I don't need anything'. He does not recognize, however, that he is miserable, pitiful, poor, blind, and that he is naked. "I give this advice: Buy from me gold refined in the fire, and you will become rich; buy white clothes and clothe yourself to cover your shameful nakedness; and buy salve to anoint your eyes so that you can see. Revelation 3:17- 18

  My God will supply all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19

“He who is faithful with little is also faithful with much, and he who is dishonest with little is also dishonest with much. you. Luke 16:10-11

There are those who give generously,

and sees his riches increase;

others withhold what they should give,

and fall into poverty. Proverbs 11:24

A good reputation is worth more

what great riches;

enjoy good esteem

worth more than silver and gold. Proverbs 22:1

Better is the little of the just

than the wealth of many wicked; for the strong arm of the wicked will be broken,

but the Lord upholds the righteous. Psalms 37:16-17

The Reward of Humility

and the fear of the Lord

are wealth, honor and life.

Proverbs 22:4

True riches are not a lot of money or a lot of possessions. True wealth is a life filled with the love and knowledge of God! Salvation is our greatest wealth. Spiritual riches are much more important than material riches.

You have to be very careful with material riches. The love of riches brings many problems and in the end leads to poverty! When we have riches, we must recognize that everything comes from God. We must not put our confidence in riches, because they may soon disappear.

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HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY!!!

 A woman who fears God is a blessing to her friends and family. God created women to be loved and respected and not to be treated as if they were inferior.

Men and women are different but both have very important functions in society, church and family. A woman after God's own heart will certainly make a difference in the world around her.

Be God-fearing, be feminine, be strong, be a counselor and friend, be submissive, be a woman according to the Word of God!

women in the bible

the exemplary woman

is her husband's crown,

but the one of shameful behavior

it's like cancer in your bones.

Proverbs 12:4

A kind woman earns respect,

but cruel men

they only gain riches.

Proverbs 11:16

Women likewise be dignified, not slanderous, but sober and trustworthy in everything.

1 Timothy 3:11

Houses and riches are inherited from parents,

but a prudent wife is from the Lord.

Proverbs 19:14

A wise woman builds her house,

but with your own hands

the foolish one drops hers.

Proverbs 14:1

Similarly, teach the older women to be reverent in their way of life, not to be slanderous or enslaved to too much wine, but to be able to teach what is good. Thus, they will be able to guide the younger women to love their husbands and their children, to be prudent and pure, to be busy at home, and to be kind and subject to their husbands, so that the word of God may not be slandered.

Titus 2:3-5

Now, my daughter, do not be afraid; I will do for you whatever you ask of me. All my fellow citizens know that you are a virtuous woman.

Ruth 3:11

It's better to live in the desert

than with a quarrelsome woman

and bitter.

Proverbs 21:19

Beauty is deceiving,

and beauty is fleeting;

but the woman who fears the Lord

will be praised.

Proverbs 31:30

So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep, and while he was sleeping, he took one of his ribs and closed up the place with flesh. With the rib that he had taken from the man, the Lord God made a woman and brought her to him. Then the man said:

"This one is bone of my bones

and flesh of my flesh!

She will be called woman,

because out of man it was taken."

Genesis 2:21-23

In the same way, wives, be subject to your husbands, so that if he does not obey the word, he may be won without a word by his wife's behavior,

1 Peter 3:1

The husband must fulfill his marital duties towards his wife, and likewise the wife towards her husband.

1 Corinthians 7:3

Remember Lot's wife!

Luke 17:32

In the Lord, however, the woman is not independent of the man nor the man independent of the woman.

1 Corinthians 11:11

An exemplary wife; happy who finds it! She is much more valuable than rubies.

Proverbs 31:10

ANALYZE IF YOU ARE NOT LIKE THIS?

 ARE YOU HURT WITH GOD?

DON'T BE SCANDALIZED!

  MANY INSIDE THE CHURCHES HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH THIS!

THIS IS MORE COMMON THAN WE IMAGINE AND IT HAS HAPPENED WITH FREQUENCY, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE MANY OF US DON'T KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH GOD'S NO FOR OUR PRAYERS OR AFFLICTIONS...AND FOR MANY, MEN AND WOMEN OF GOD THINK THEY ARE UNTOUCHABLE, ANGELS , GODS ON EARTH, WHEN IN THE TRUTH, THEY ARE HUMAN BEINGS, SUSCEPTIBLE TO ANY SUFFERING AND PROVATION!

YES! THIS CAN HAPPEN! WE ARE HUMAN, WE ARE FRUSTRATED, WE ARE SAD, DISAPPOINTED, HURT WITH PEOPLE BUT ALSO WITH GOD. OUR VISION IS LIMITED AND SOMETIMES, WHEN WE FIND OURSELVES IN SITUATIONS OF ADVERSITY, SADNESS, IN THE MIDST OF LIFE'S STORMS AND WE FEEL HELPED, ABANDONED, NOT HEARD, NOT ATTENDED, YES WE CAN! WE HURT WITH GOD! THE ISSUE IS THAT GOD ALWAYS HAS THE BEST FOR US AND KNOWS WHAT HE DOES AND WHAT HE ALLOWS FOR OUR GOOD, FOR OUR GROWTH. NOT OURSELVES, WE BLAME GOD AND NOT OUR OWN SINS. IT IS CLEAR THAT SATAN IN ADDITION TO SUGGESTING IN THE MIND, TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THE SITUATION BECAUSE HE WANTS US TO GET AWAY SURROUNDING AGAINST GOD, HE WANTS US TO ABANDON OUR FAITH IN GOD, HE WANTS US TO BLASPHEMATE. THIS HAPPENED TO DAVI, GIDEON AND IT CAN HAPPEN TO US!!! THIS NORMALLY HAPPENS WHEN DUE TO A PROBLEM WE ARE FACING, WE ASK FOR HELP FROM GOD AND WE THINK WE HAVE NOT BEEN ANSWERED BECAUSE THE ANSWER WAS NOT WHAT WE EXPECTED. WHEN WE SUFFER LOSS. ANY LOSS: FINANCIAL LOSS, BANKRUPTCY. WHEN WE LOSE A MARRIAGE, A SITUATION OF DIVORCE OR BETRAYAL. WHEN WE LOSE OUR HEALTH AND ARE AFFECTED BY A TERMINAL ILLNESS. WHEN THE DIAGNOSIS IS DEATH. WHEN WE LOST A LOVED ONE THAT WE LOVE TO DEATH. WHEN YOU LOST A MURDERED CHILD, WHEN YOU HAVE AN ABORTION OF AN EXPECTED CHILD. WHEN A CHILD IS LOST TO DRUGS, TO CRIME. WHEN A TRAGEDY, ACCIDENT, FATALITY HAPPENS TO THOSE WE LOVE. WHEN WE LOST EVERYTHING WE HAVE GAINED IN A NATURAL DISASTER, IN A FLOODING, IN AN EARTHQUAKE. WHEN WE SUFFER A PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA. WHEN DEPRESSION HITS US. WHEN PANIC ASSOCIATES US. WHEN FEAR ATTACKS OUR HEARTS. WE NORMALLY ASK WHERE IS GOD? WHERE WAS GOD WHEN THIS HAPPENED? WHY DIDN'T GOD ANSWER ME? WHY DIDN'T GOD SAVE MY LOVED ONE? WHY DIDN'T GOD PREVENT THIS TRAGEDY? WHY DIDN'T GOD INTERVENE IN THIS SITUATION? BECAUSE DESPITE PRAYING AND BEING FAITHFUL TO GOD.

Psalms 73:1-28

1 Truly good is God to Israel, to the pure in heart.

2 As for me, my feet have almost strayed; there was little left for my steps to slip.

3 For I was envious of the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

4 For in his death there are no hardships, but firm is his strength.

5 They are not in trouble like other men, nor are they afflicted like other men.

6 That is why pride surrounds them like a necklace; they clothe themselves with violence as with adornment.

7 Their eyes are swollen with fat; they have more than the heart could desire.

8 They are corrupted and maliciously deal with oppression; speak arrogantly.

9 They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongues walk the earth.

10 That is why his people come back here, and water from a full glass is squeezed out to them.

11 And they say: How does God know? Is there knowledge in the Most High?

12 Behold, these are the wicked, and prosper in the world; increase in riches.

13 Indeed, in vain have I purified my heart; and washed my hands in innocence.

14 For all day I have been afflicted, and every morning I have been punished.

15 If I said: I will speak like this; behold, I would offend the generation of thy children.

16 When I thought about understanding this, it was very painful for me;

17 Until I entered the sanctuary of God; so I understood their end.

18 Surely you put them in slippery places; you hurl them into destruction.

19 How they fall into desolation, almost in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors.

20 As a dream, when you wake up, so, O Lord, when you wake up, you will despise their appearance.

21 So my heart turned sour, and my kidneys sting.

22 So I was brutalized, and I knew nothing; I was like an animal before you.

23 However, I am continually with you; you held me by my right hand.

24 Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.

25 Who do I have in heaven if not you? and there is none on earth that I desire besides you.

26 My flesh and my heart fail; but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion forever.

27 For, behold, those who are far from you shall perish; you have destroyed all those who stray from you.

28 But it is good for me to draw near to God; I put my trust in the Lord GOD, to declare all your works.

2 SAMUEL 6:1-23

1 And David gathered again all the chosen of Israel, to the number of thirty thousand.

2 And David arose, and departed, and all the people that were with him, to Baalim of Judah, to carry up from there the ark of God, upon which the name is invoked, the name of the LORD of hosts, which is sits between the cherubim.

3 And they put the ark of God on a new cart, and brought it from the house of Abinadab, which is in Gibeah; and Uzá and Ahio, sons of Abinadab, drove the new chariot.

4 And taking him from the house of Abinadab, which is in Gibeah, with the ark of God, Ahio went before the ark.

5 And David, and all the house of Israel, feasted before the LORD, with all sorts of instruments of beech wood, and also with harps, and with psalteries, and with tambourines, and with tambourines, and with cymbals.

6 And when he came to the threshing floor of Nacom, Uzzah stretched out his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; because the oxen let it hang.

7 Then the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzzah, and God smote him there for this recklessness; and he died there by the ark of God.

8And David was grieved, because the Lord had broken through Uzzah; and he called that place Perez-Uzah, to this day.

9 And David feared the Lord that day; and he said, How shall the ark of the Lord come to me?

10 And David would not take the ark of the Lord to him from the city of David; but David had her brought to the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.

11 And the ark of the Lord stayed in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months; and the LORD blessed Obed-edom and all his house.

12 Then they told David, saying, The LORD blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that he had, because of the ark of God; So David went and brought the ark of God up from the house of Obed-edom to the city of David with joy.

13 And it came to pass, when those who carried the ark of the Lord had taken six steps, he sacrificed oxen and fat rams.

14 And David leaped before the Lord with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.

15 So going up, David and all Israel brought the ark of the Lord with shouting and the sound of trumpets.

16 And it came to pass, as the ark of the Lord entered the city of David, that Michal, Saul's daughter, was looking through the window; and when she saw King David dancing and leaping before the Lord, she despised him in her heart.

17 And bringing in the ark of the Lord, they set it in its place, in the tent that David had pitched for it; and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord.

18 And when David had made an end of offering the burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of hosts.

19 And he apportioned to all the people, and to the whole multitude of Israel, both men and women, to each one a loaf of bread, and a good piece of meat, and a flask of wine; then all the people departed, each to his own house,

20 And when David returned to bless his house, Michal, Saul's daughter, went out to meet David, and said, How honorable was the king of Israel, discovering himself today in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as without embarrassment one discovers any of the strays.

21 But David said to Michal, "Before the Lord, who chose me above your father and all his house, commanding me to be ruler over the people of the Lord, over Israel, before the Lord I have glad.

22 And even more than this I will belittle myself, and humble myself in my own eyes; but of the handmaids, of whom you spoke, by them I will be honored.

23 And Michal, Saul's daughter, had no children until the day of her death.

JUDGES 6:1-40

1 But the children of Israel did what was evil in the eyes of the LORD; and the LORD gave them into the hand of Midian for seven years.

2 And when the hand of the Midianites prevailed over Israel, the children of Israel made for themselves, because of the Midianites, the caves that are in the mountains, the caves and the fortifications.

3 For it came to pass, when Israel sowed, that the Midianites and the Amalekites, and also those from the east, came up against him.

4 And they set themselves against him in the field, and destroyed the fruits of the land, until they came to Gaza; and they left no food in Israel, neither sheep nor oxen nor donkeys.

5 For they went up with their cattle and tents; they came like locusts, in such a great multitude that they could not be counted, neither them nor their camels; and entered the land to destroy it.

6 So Israel was greatly impoverished by the presence of the Midianites; so the children of Israel cried out to the Lord.

7 And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord because of the Midianites,

8 The LORD sent a prophet to the children of Israel, who said to them, Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: I brought you up out of Egypt, and brought you out of the house of bondage;

9 And I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all who oppressed you; and I drove them out before you, and gave you their land.

10 And I said unto you, I am the Lord your God; fear not the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell; but you did not listen to my voice.

11 Then the angel of the Lord came and sat under the oak that is in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite; and Gideon his son was threshing wheat in the winepress, to save it from the Midianites.

12 Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, and said to him, The Lord is with you, mighty man of valor.

13 But Gideon answered him, Oh, my Lord, if the Lord is with us, why has all this happened to us? And what of all his wonders which our fathers told us, saying, Did not the Lord bring us up out of Egypt? But now the Lord has forsaken us, and given us into the hand of the Midianites.

14 Then the LORD looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel out of the hand of Midian; did I not send you?

15 And he said unto him, Alas, my Lord, with what shall I deliver Israel? Behold, my family is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.

16 And the Lord said unto him, Because I will be with thee, thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.

17 And he said: If now I have found grace in your eyes, give me a sign that you are the one who is talking to me.

18 I beg you, do not depart from here until I return and bring my gift and set it before you. And he said: I will wait until you come back.

19 And Gideon went in and prepared a kid and unleavened bread from an ephah of flour; the meat he put in a basket and the broth he put in a pot; and he brought it to him under the oak, and offered it to him.

20 But the angel of God said to him, Take the meat and the unleavened bread, and place them on this rock, and pour out the broth. And so he did.

21 And the angel of the Lord put out the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the meat and the unleavened bread; then he ascended fire from the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened bread; and the angel of the Lord disappeared from his eyes.

22 Then Gideon saw that it was the angel of the LORD, and he said, Ah, Lord GOD, for I have seen the angel of the LORD face to face.

23 But the Lord said to him, Peace be with you; fear not; thou shalt not die.

24 So Gideon built an altar there to the LORD, and called it, THE LORD IS PEACE; and even to this day it is in Ofra of the Abiezrites.

25 And it came to pass that same night, that the Lord said to him, Take the ox that belongs to your father, that is, the second ox of seven years old, and tear down the altar of Baal, which is your father's; and cut down the wood that was beside him.

26 And build an altar to the Lord your God on the top of this stronghold, in a convenient place; and take the second ox, and offer it up as a burnt offering with the wood that you cut down from the forest.

27 So Gideon took ten men from among his servants, and did as the Lord had told him; and it came to pass, fearing his father's house, and the men of that city, that he did not do it by day, but did it by night.

28 When the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was thrown down, and the forest was cut down beside it; and the second bull offered on the altar that had been built.

29 And they said to one another, Who did this thing? And when they searched and inquired, they said, Gideon the son of Joash did this thing.

30 Then the men of that city said to Joash, Bring your son out; so that he dies; for he broke down the altar of Baal, and cut down the grove that was beside it.

31 But Joash said to all who stood against him, Will you contend for Baal? Will you deliver him? Whoever contends for him this morning will be killed; if he is god, by himself contend; for they tore down his altar.

32 Therefore on that day they called his name Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal contend against him, for he has torn down his altar.

33 And all the Midianites and Amalekites, and the children of the east, gathered together, and passed over, and encamped in the valley of Jezreel.

34 Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew the horn, and the Abiezrites gathered after him.

35 And he sent messengers through all the tribe of Manasseh, who also gathered after him; he also sent messengers to Asher, and to Zebulun, and to Naphtali, who went out to meet him.

36 And Gideon said to God, If thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast said,

37 Behold, I will lay a fleece of wool on the threshing floor; if the dew is only on the fleece, and all the land is dry, then I will know that you will save Israel by my hand, as you said.

38 And so it was; because the next day he got up early in the morning, and squeezed the fleece; and from the dew which he wrung from the fleece he filled a cup of water.

39 And Gideon said to God, Do not let your anger burn against me, if I still speak just this once; I beg you, just this once do the test with the fleece; I pray that only the fleece remains dry, and on all the earth there is dew.

40 And God did so that night; for only the fleece was dry, and there was dew on all the land.

BREAK THIS CYCLE OF SORROW WITH GOD THAT POISONS YOUR EYES, YOUR SOUL AND IMPRESSES YOU IN SUFFERING, IN PAIN AND IN A FEELING OF ABANDONMENT. AFTER ALL AS PEDRO SAID:

John 6:68

68 Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.

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