"After This Manner"

 "But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence." (John 14:31 KJV)

  "You must have the same attitude that Christ had. Thou he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. Instead, he gave up his divine privileges; he took the humble position as a slave and was born a human being. When he appeared in human form, he humbled himself in obedience to God and died a criminal's death on a cross." (Philippians 2:5-8 NLT)

  Maybe this has several parts, two for sure; but they are somewhat related. As mentioned yesterday, the devil had nothing on Jesus! He had tried to entice Him with worldly fame and power, as he tempted him in the wilderness; but it did not work. Now, he must try to destroy Him, in any way that he can! 

 I listened to a conversation the other day, actually, I heard it twice. It involved a man from, 'Voice of the Marter's,' as he shared about the work being done in North Korea. Apparently, South Korea is facing some stagnation in the growth of the church, after having been a thriving church for several decades; while North Korea has the church multiplying, by leaps and bounds, as they face harsh prosecutions. 

 The more real and obvious the enemy becomes, the more the truth of God is revealed! Isn't that very interesting? Here is another thing that I picked up on yesterday: the beast spoken of in Revelation, who most likely will be someone spiritual; although he gets stronger and stronger, when his power is made real and obvious to the people of Israel, they will see his true colors and will change their hearts and minds! 

 The devil had nothing on Jesus, because Jesus was perfect and had no sin within Him. Everything that is going to be placed upon Him, will either be lies or taking His words out of context. Nothing that Jesus was crucified for was true, expected one thing, and one thing only: He was doing what the Father had commanded Him to do...

"While Jesus was here on earth, he offered prayers and pleadings, with a loud cry and tears, to the one who could rescue him from death. And God heard his prayers because of his deep reverence for God. Even though Jesus was God's Son, he learned obedience from the things he suffered. In this way, God qualified him as a perfect High Priest, and he became the source of eternal salvation for all those who obey him. And God designated him to be a High Priest in the order of Melchizedek." (Hebrews 5:7-10 NLT)