"Certainly!"

 "Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee." (Hebrews 6:14 KJV)

  ""Now I am coming to you. I told them many things while I was with them in this world so they would be filled with my joy. I have given them your word. And the world hates them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world. I'm not asking you to take them out of the world, but to keep them safe from the evil one. They do not belong to this world and more than I do. Make them holy by your truth; teach them your word, which is truth. Just as you sent me into the world, I am sending them into the world. And I give myself as a holy sacrifice for them so they can be made holy by your truth."" (John 17:13-19 NLT)

 Forgive me if I might get out of line, but I feel as though there needs to be some clarity into the things we see going on in this world. First of all, Jesus is praying for His disciples in the message above; yet even though it might appear He might be asking the Father to protect them, He isn't suggesting that they don't get harmed or killed. Basically, He is asking that they do not get harmed by the "evil one," which means the devil and the lies, deceptions, and worldly passions he might harm them with. 

 Don't think for a moment that this is not a real thing, because I have seen many strong and experienced men of God harmed by the devil's handywork, taking even the greatest, largest church leaders, and making them fall into his traps. Jesus knew full well that His disciples were not going to be safe in this world! But He also knew that they were mere men, that needed protection from the devil's bag of tricks. 

 I was listing to a message yesterday about the Apostle Paul, as he was expressing all of the things that he had to go through, expecting even more to come. There are certain things we see going on in this world, some of which are just pure evil. However, this is the work of the devil, pure and simple! Those who are saying things which are certainly wrong to speak about, really don't know what they are doing!

 That is that! Now let's get serious about following our Lord and Savior, Christ Jesus...

"A large crowd trailed behind, including many grief-stricken women. But Jesus turned and said to them, "Daughters of Jerusalem, don't weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. For the days are coming when they will say, 'Fortunate indeed are the women who are childless, the wombs that have not borne a child and the breasts that have never nursed.' People will beg the mountains, 'Fall on us,' and plead with the hills, 'Bury us.' For if these things are done when the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?"" (Luke 23:27-31 NLT)