Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet
Instruction from God:
Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart
of unbelief, in departing from the living God. 13But exhort one another
daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through
the deceitfulness of sin. 14For we are made partakers of Christ, if we
hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end; Heb. 3
Let
us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our
hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with
pure water. 23Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without
wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;) 24And let us consider one
another to provoke unto love and to good works: 25Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but
exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day
approaching. 26For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the
knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, Heb.
10
Do we see the "Day of the Lord" drawing closer? Is it "approaching"?
How do we know if it is drawing closer?
Jesus said: Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: 33So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. Mt. 24
Is the evil worse now than it was 10 years ago? To answer this, all you have to do is to compare the TV shows made 10 years ago with the TV shows made today. Are things worse in the world or better?
If you say, "Worse", you are simply agreeing with what the apostle Paul said would happen.
evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. II Tim. 3
And Jesus said things will get so bad unless the time is shortened, even the elect would not be saved.
And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened. Mt. 24:22
So as we "see the day" (the day of the Lord) approaching, we are instructed to exhort one another more and more ...
That is what we do with these writings.
I sometimes read these writings 3 or even 4 times a day. Even though I know the examples, I have been "patiently" reading them again and again.
As a result I have seen a remarkable change in me! I am more "patient" (one of the fruits of the Spirit) I didn't try to develop patience. God just showed me one day it was happening. (see blog 5-27-12) And then I realized that what I was doing in reading and re-reading these messages was causing patience to develop in me ... and with patience a new "contentment".
Certainly each time we do something instructed by God as in Heb. 3 & Heb. 10, exhorting one another this way, we are rewarded by God!
No one can steal this treasure from us. It is greater than rubies or gold.
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