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The Ostrich Tactic - By Daymond Duck - https://www.raptureready.com/2024/03/02/the-ostrich-tactic-by-daymond-duck/ Israel’s ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan, has voiced a series of opinions lately that have caught my attention. On Feb. 14, 2024, on live TV, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, said, “Hamas is not a terrorist group for us. It’s a political movement.” Erdan responded:
(Note: Griffiths tried to excuse his obvious bias by saying, “Just to clarify: Hamas is not on the list of groups designated as terrorist organizations by the United Nations Security Council.”) On Feb. 20, 2024, Erdan was talking about Lebanon firing rockets and missiles at Israel when he told the UN Security Council:
On Feb. 21, 2024, Erdan was being interviewed when he said:
What was Erdan talking about when he accused the UN of taking the ostrich tactic? He was saying Israel has asked the UN to do something about Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon again and again for years, but the UN officials and the UN Security Council have buried their heads in the sand and done nothing. The UN has ignored Israel’s complaints and acted like a problem doesn’t exist. The fact that the truth does not matter to these people has led to war in Gaza, is leading to a greater war in Lebanon and Syria, and will lead to the greatest war ever during the Tribulation Period. The ostrich tactic is why I sometimes say, “UN stands for United Nothing.” (Update: On Feb. 26, 2024, Erdan called on UN Sec. Gen. Guterres to resign for allowing the UNRWA to become a de facto terrorist organization with extensive ties to Hamas and doing nothing to correct the situation.) Below are some current events that seem to relate to Bible prophecy. One, concerning world government, a borderless world, and the decline of America: according to U.S. Customs and Border protection, 7,298,486 illegal immigrants (some sources say more than 10 million) have entered the U.S. since Biden became president. 36 states have a population of less than 7,298,486. Two, concerning “signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory” (Luke 21:25-27): on Feb. 19, 2024, Michael Snyder (author, frequent guest on radio and TV) wrote, “I am not anticipating that any particular event will happen on April 8th. Rather, I believe that what we will witness on April 8th is a sign and a warning for the entire nation.” Snyder was writing about the fact that the paths of two solar eclipses (one on Aug. 21, 2017, and the other on Apr. 8, 2024) form an “X” over the U.S. Among other things, Snyder points out that:
Here are some thoughts that have crossed my mind about Snyder’s excellent article:
I honestly don’t know what to think about the eclipses, but it could be unwise to overlook the fact that they might be a warning. Here is a link to Snyder’s article. https://endoftheamericandream.com/on-april-8th-the-great-american-eclipse-of-2024-will-cross-over-7-u-s-locations-named-ninevah/ Three, concerning the World Economic Forum (WEF) and world government: on Feb. 21, 2024, it was reported that 11 members of the U.S. House of Representatives have introduced a bill to stop the U.S. and U.S. agencies from giving money to the WEF. Four, concerning the Battle of Gog and Magog (Ezek. 38-39): on Feb. 21, 2024, it was reported that there are growing ties between Russia and Iran, 400 highly accurate Iranian missiles have been delivered to Russia since Jan. 2024, and more missiles will be sent in the future. Five, concerning the accuracy of the New Testament: an 11-year-old boy recently found a coin while walking near the Dead Sea. Some scholars say it is about 2,000 years old and is of the type mentioned in the story of the widow’s mite mentioned in the Bible (Mark 12:41-44; Luke 21:1-4). Six, concerning deceit and corruption in the mainstream media: there has been widespread speculation that some news agencies had advance knowledge of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel (and not warning Israel) because journalists were on the scene, taking pictures, etc. The media has denied this, but it is now known that Al Jazeera employed some journalists who were also Hamas terrorists that had ties with the AP, Reuters, CNN, The New York Times, etc. On Feb. 23, 2023, it was reported that Oct. 7 survivors and victims’ families have filed suit against the AP for supporting terrorism by publishing the work of Hamas terrorists. Seven, former Pres. Trump made two statements on Feb. 23, 2023, that should encourage Christians: “We still need the hand of our LORD and the grace of almighty God!” “No one will be touching the Cross of Christ under the Trump Administration; I swear to you, that will never happen!” Eight, concerning wars and rumors of wars: on Feb. 27, 2024, it was reported that Hamas is planning to escalate its war with Israel during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Hamas intends to claim that the desire of some Jews to sacrifice a Red Heifer means Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount are in danger, so Hamas intends to stir up riots during the month of Ramadan, supposedly to protect Jerusalem and the mosque. According to the report, Hamas has the support of Hezbollah and Iran, and they are hoping that Muslims from many countries will join them. Israel is thinking about limiting access to the Temple Mount during the month of Ramadan, but doing so will likely be met with rioting. (Update: On Feb. 28, 2024, it was reported that high-level sources in Iran and Lebanon are saying that Iran has given Hezbollah in Lebanon permission to launch a large-scale attack on Israel if it becomes obvious that Israel intends to attack Rafah. It was reported that the head of Hezbollah stated on Feb. 26 that an attack on Israel is likely during the month of Ramadan, and it would happen sooner if Israel attacks Hamas in Rafah.) Nine, concerning deceit at the end of the age: during a forum on Capitol Hill that heard from 22 scientists, medical doctors, former government officials, and journalists, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson alleged that our government is covering up the danger of taking a Covid-19 vaccination. Here is my daily update on the Israel-Hamas war. Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024 (Day 138): The eighty-third day of the resumed war.
Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024 (Day 139): The eighty-fourth day of the resumed war.
Friday, Feb. 23, 2024 (Day 140): The eighty-fifth day of the resumed war.
Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024 (Day 141): The eighty-sixth day of the resumed war.
Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024 (Day 142): The eighty-seventh day of the resumed war.
Monday, Feb. 26, 2024 (Day 143): The eighty-eighth day of the resumed war.
Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024 (Day 144): The eighty-ninth day of the resumed war.
Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024 (Day 145): The ninetieth day of the resumed war.
FYI: God does not send anyone to Hell (all of us are born with a sin nature and destined to go to Hell because we sin), but God has provided a way (Jesus) for everyone to go to Heaven (and He is the only way to get there; John 14:6). Finally, are you Rapture Ready? If you want to be rapture ready and go to heaven, you must be born again (John 3:3). God loves you, and if you have not done so, sincerely admit that you are a sinner; believe that Jesus is the virgin-born, sinless Son of God who died for the sins of the world, was buried, and raised from the dead; ask Him to forgive your sins, cleanse you, come into your heart and be your Saviour; then tell someone that you have done this. [email protected] Satan’s Incarceration: One Of The Great Flaws In ‘Kingdom Now’ Theology – By Skip Heitzig - https://harbingersdaily.com/satans-incarceration-one-of-the-great-flaws-in-kingdom-now-theology/ If you were to study all the texts of Scripture about the coming millennial kingdom, you would be at it for months and months. In fact, you could even argue that this kingdom is the overarching grand theme of the Bible. But if there is going to be a thousand years of peace on earth, Satan must first be dealt with. Throughout history, the Devil has been wreaking havoc. And one of the biggest lies that many people—even Christians—believe is that Satan is the opposite of God. They believe there’s a cosmic battle of good and evil, and sometimes the Devil wins. Are you kidding me? Satan couldn’t go one round with God. He is a created being. He is not omnipresent, omniscient, or omnipotent. The opposite of Satan is more like Michael the archangel, certainly not God. Well, we read in Revelation 20:1-3 that the Devil is finally taken care of: “I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years; and he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal on him, so that he should deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were finished.” My guess is that this angel is Michael, who has a history of contending with Satan (see Jude 1:9 and Revelation 12:7). At the end of the tribulation, when Jesus comes back to set up His kingdom, this is the perfect time for Michael to step in: “At that time Michael shall stand up, the great prince who stands watch over the sons of your people” (Daniel 12:1). It’s a great moment, the day of Satan’s humbling, when the angel comes down from heaven to seize him and incarcerate him in the bottomless pit. Now, amillennialists have said, “The kingdom is right now. There is no literal kingdom; it’s a spiritual kingdom. God is ruling and reigning right now in the church and over the hearts of His people.” But if this is the kingdom, that means Satan should be bound. Have you looked around at the world? Does it seem like Satan is bound? Because if he is, it’s not a very good binding. They might say, “What we mean is Satan was bound at the cross.” No, he wasn’t. He was sentenced at the cross, but he doesn’t serve his time until the millennial kingdom. If Satan is bound, why are we told that he has blinded the minds of those who do not believe (see 2 Corinthians 4:4)? If Satan is bound, why did Peter say that the Devil “walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour” (1 Peter 5:8)? And if Satan is bound, why did John say, “The whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one” (1 John 5:19)? Satan is not bound yet, but he will be when Revelation 20 becomes a reality. Now, I want to leave you with this thought. Jesus told His disciples, “Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you” (Matthew 6:33). The coming kingdom of Christ isn’t just a reality—it should be a motivation. Instead of seeking our own comfort or disengaging from the world, we must declare, “I’m going to plant God’s truth while I can. I’m not going to seek my kingdom, but His kingdom.” DOWNLOAD THE PROPHECY UPDATE APP Prophecy Update Videos Must Watch Videos! Videos You Can Trust
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DONATE HERE Your can also mail your support to: Prophecy Update PO Box 40516 Bakersfield, CA 93384 Gog-Magog Confab? – Terry James - https://terryjamesprophecyline.com/2024/03/03/gog-magog-confab/ A question that is more and more asked of me these days is: “Will the Gog-Magog war take place before the Rapture?” It is, I think, a well-put question considering current developments surrounding Israel, the number one signal of where this generation stands on God’s Prophetic Timeline. We have gone over a number of times that Jerusalem and Israel are becoming something akin to the burdensome stone and cup of trembling to the world, as the Prophet Zechariah put it. That nation and people, the Jews, are becoming further alienated from many of Earth’s other nations day by day – this despite that it was the vilest anti-Semite people on the planet who attacked Israel in the worst assault on Jews since the holocaust of Hitler’s time. Supposedly, the brightest among us, intellectually –the greatest thinkers—that is, the brilliant scholars and academicians at the top universities— are inculcating their students with hatred for the Jewish Race. They do this under the guise of claiming that Israel is the occupier of Palestinian land. Thus they further fuel the lies that Hamas and other terrorist organizations of the Arabic-Muslim sort are righteous in their murdering, raping Jewish women, even young girls, and burning Jewish babies alive. And many of the top nations and their leaderships in the West are either agreeing with the notion of illegitimate Jewish occupation or outright agreeing with the anti-Semites of Earth that Israel, not the terrorists, should be marginalized. These are saying Israel must be punished for declaring the intention to eradicate Hamas and other murderous such organizations no matter what it takes. This American presidential administration, thus our nation’s governmental entities, demonstrate daily that America wants Israel to stop its war on Hamas and other terrorists. Our State Department issues dictates, notes of protest, and even warnings that Israel must negotiate for a cessation of fighting. They seem almost to want to spare particularly the terrorist leaders from punishment. All the while, these same governmental sorts want the killing to continue in Ukraine while they incessantly hit up Congress to provide Ukraine with many billions of dollars for munitions. This they do even though there is absolutely no way Ukraine could ever defeat Russia’s massive military. A negotiated peace settlement is just not on the minds of the American military-industrial complex –as President Dwight D. Eisenhower named it based upon the evil he saw within that cabal. And with all this surrounding the number one signal that indicates that we are at the end of this age of Grace, another profound signal, in my view, arises to consider. It looks as if the current leader of the chief nation that will be involved in the Ezekiel 38-39 Gog Magog attack against Israel is up to some interesting interaction with the Jewish state’s Middle Eastern antagonists. The following news item further explains. i24 News – Russia has extended invitations to various Palestinian factions, including Hamas and Fatah, for discussions on the Israel-Hamas conflict and broader issues in the Middle East. Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov announced the initiative on Friday, highlighting Moscow’s desire to engage with all major players in the region amid heightened tensions. The invitation included a dozen Palestinian groups and is slated for “inter-Palestinian” talks scheduled to commence on February 29. Bogdanov, serving as President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy for the Middle East, emphasized the inclusivity of the invitation, stating, “We invited all Palestinian representatives — all political forces that have their positions in different countries, including Syria, Lebanon, and other countries in the region.” Among the invitees are Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, alongside representatives of Fatah and the broader Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). The invitation comes at a critical juncture as the Israel-Hamas conflict continues to escalate, drawing international attention and concern. Russia’s proactive stance in convening discussions reflects its growing criticism of Israel and its Western allies, underscoring Moscow’s efforts to assert its influence in the region. [Source: Russia Extends Invitation to Pales0074inian Factions for Talks in Moscow – Algemeiner.com ] According to Ezekiel’s prophecy of chapters 38 and 39, many of these peoples involved in Vladimir Putin’s invitation to this confab will be part of the Gog-Magog assault on Israel. It isn’t out of the realm of rational thought to wonder whether this or other such meetings might be convened, which might bring to Gog’s mind the evil thought that God will allow him to think. “Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought: And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates, To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land” (Ezekiel 38:10-12). My own much-studied view is that the Gog-Magog attack will take place sometime after the Rapture of the Church (all born-again believers in Christ for salvation). The attack will bring the Lord’s instant Vengeance upon those attacking His Chosen people and nation. Only one-sixth of these attackers will be left when God is through with them. And I believe that Judgment will include all such anti-Semites, perhaps around the world. Such an action by God will, I’m convinced, be catastrophic on a global scale. This means, following that catastrophic action, it will not be business as usual, as Jesus foretells about the moment He will next Intervene, as He described as recorded in Luke 17:26-30. So, the Gog-Magog attack against Israel must take place sometime following Christ’s calling the Church to Himself, I believe. Make sure you go to be with the Lord when He calls believers in the Rapture. You will be Forever Safe in His Loving Arms while God’s Righteous Judgment and Wrath fall upon the rebels of Earth. Here again is the Way –the Only Way to go to Jesus, either through the portal of death or in the Rapture. (My phraseology of the scripture.) “That if you will confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and will believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart man believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation” (Romans 10:9-10). Alarm Bells for The U.S. Food Supply - by Michael Snyder - https://endoftheamericandream.com/alarm-bells-for-the-u-s-food-supply/ How much more are you spending on food each month compared to two or three years ago? In recent years, our leaders have been flooding the system with money at the same time that global supplies of food have been getting tighter and tighter. On the other side of the world, hundreds of millions of people do not have enough food to eat on a regular basis and children are literally dropping dead from starvation. Here in the United States, nobody is dropping dead from starvation, but demand at food banks is absolutely exploding as U.S. households struggle to deal with how oppressively expensive groceries have become. Unfortunately, things are about to get even worse. Right now, the largest fire in the entire history of Texas continues to rage out of control… The biggest inferno in Texas history is being fueled by winds and high temperatures as it rages Sunday, threatening to incinerate more buildings, cattle and livelihoods across the Texas Panhandle while residents sift through ashes of what used to be homes. Critical fire weather conditions were expected to continue Sunday in the area, with strengthening winds gusting to 50 mph and dry conditions combining to set the stage for rapid wildfire spread, the National Weather Service warned. The Smokehouse Creek Fire has been burning for nearly a week and has torched more than 1 million acres in Texas alone, making it the largest fire on record in the state – and it is only 15% contained. With each passing hour, even more cattle are being engulfed by the fires. Nobody knows for sure how many have been killed so far. Most news reports that I have seen say that it is “thousands”… The largest wildfire in Texas history has devastated the state’s agriculture, blazing through more than 1 million acres of land in the Panhandle, killing thousands of livestock, destroying crops and gutting infrastructure. The agriculture industry, a big driver of the state’s economy, was already facing pressures from prolonged and widespread drought that forced ranchers to manage smaller herds, contributing to a decrease in beef production nationally. The series of wildfires in the Panhandle this week is another blow as many ranchers tried to rebuild their herds and operations during the cooler months of the year. What will the final death toll be? According to Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, there are more than 10 million head of livestock in the region… State Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller told The New York Times that the Panhandle is home to roughly 85% of Texas’s cattle herds. The region supports over 10 million head of livestock. Most of the cattle are kept in feedlots and dairy farms as farmers and ranchers attempt to shield their herds from the wildfires, Miller said. “There are millions of cattle out there, with some towns comprising more cattle than people,” Miller told The Wall Street Journal. Even before this disaster erupted, supplies of beef were really tight. At this point, the size of the U.S. cattle herd is the smallest since 1951, and the size of the Canadian cattle herd is the smallest in 30 years… Canada is the next nation to report a multi-decade low cattle herd. At the beginning of the year, the USDA reported the lowest total U.S. head since 1951 at a little more than 87 million. Now, Statistics Canada is reporting the Canadian cattle herd is at its lowest level in more than 30 years, totaling just 11 million cattle and calves on farms. And even without the tragedy in Texas, we were already being warned that the U.S. cattle herd would get even smaller this year because we are looking at the “smallest beef calf crop since 1948”… But that supply of feeder cattle will likely tighten during the rest of this year. The smallest beef calf crop since 1948, brought on by drought and high feed prices and the contraction of the beef cow herd, along with a significant decrease in replacement beef heifers, means that there won’t be as many cattle to put in feedlots to replace those going out. Beef is now considered to be a “luxury meat”, and prices are only going to go higher throughout the remainder of 2024. So if you enjoy beef, I would stock up now. Of course it isn’t just beef that is going to become more expensive. All over the western world, “green policies” are making things extremely challenging for farmers and ranchers. During a recent appearance on Fox News, one industry insider warned that more U.S. farmers are going out of business “every day”… While nationwide organizations like the FFA are going strong and statewide affairs like the annual Pennsylvania Farm Show and Iowa State Fair continue to draw exhibitors and guests alike, beneath the surface are troubling signs, two guests on “The Ingraham Angle” warned this week. Globalist “green” policies as well as inflation and rising costs have led to thinner herds, and in some instances, foreclosure or shuttering of farms altogether, bringing with them a potential domestic food crisis, they said. “Farmers are going out of business every day,” said John Boyd Jr., founder of the Black Farmers of America. We have already seen farmers engage in wild protests all over Europe, and it is probably just a matter of time before we see similar protests here in the United States. But even if government control freaks left our farmers alone, they would still have to deal with weather patterns that have gone completely nuts. For example, this weekend an absolutely massive blizzard dumped up to 12 feet of snow on some parts of California, and wind gusts in some areas actually reached 190 miles per hour… Hundreds of miles of California highways remained shut down Sunday as a powerful blizzard pounded parts of the Golden State and Mountain West with snow totals that could reach 12 feet amid howling winds with gusts that hit 190 mph − well above the 157 mph threshold for a Category 5 hurricane. National Weather Service meteorologist William Churchill warned of “life-threatening concern” for residents near Lake Tahoe, calling the storm, now in its third day, an “extreme blizzard.” Areas of Nevada, Utah and Colorado were also affected. “Moderate to heavy snow has persisted overnight across the northern Sierra Nevada,” the National Weather Service in Sacramento said in a social media post Sunday. “Wind gusts … are continuing to result in blizzard conditions.” As I sit here, I am having a hard time even imagining what a blizzard with 190 mph winds would look like. I cannot remember anything like this ever happening before. But the truth is that weird storms like this will be the new normal. Weather patterns all over the globe are breaking records, and that is making it really difficult for farmers and ranchers to do their jobs. We have entered a time when a confluence of factors is creating a “perfect storm” for global food production, and global hunger has been steadily on the rise since 2015. Sadly, the outlook for the years ahead is exceedingly bleak. The amount of food that will be produced won’t even be close to what is needed to feed everyone on the planet, and so there will be a mad scramble for whatever is available. Daily Jot: Your designer clothing - Bill Wilson – www.dailyjot.com Outward appearance is important to the world. People clamor for designer-brand clothing. I remember touring a jeans factory back in the 1980s and was surprised at how designer jeans were made. This factory made several popular “exclusive” brands that people were paying premium prices to wear. Funny how they were made by the same factory and the designs on the pockets and logos were swapped out during the runs of fabric. Remember the old saying, “we’re cut from the same cloth”? Some brands are better quality (and, most certainly price). As Christians, have you ever considered your designer clothing and how much it cost? The Bible lends some special insight into both the clothing and the cost. Let’s start with something seemingly unrelated—the Kiyyer Ha-Nechashat—the bronze or copper basin used for the cleansing and purification of the priests to wash their hands and feet before ascending the altar to make sacrifices. Their bodies already were considered clean because their priestly garments—designed by God—were required to be worn only by a priest who was bathed in the Mikveh. Recall in John 13 when Christ Jesus washed His disciples’ feet. In verse 9, Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head.” Jesus replied that Peter’s body was already clean. This is a reference to the Tabernacle, where the priests were required to only wash their hands and feet, because their bodies were covered by the righteousness conferred by their robes. Peter was “robed” in Christ’s righteousness. When you accepted Christ as your savior, you put on His righteousness, holiness, and nature because God credited the righteousness of Christ Jesus to your account. In grace, the righteousness of Christ is ascribed to us, as found in Galatians 3:27, “For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. God sees you as righteous in His Son.” Scripture is full of references to the garments of righteousness and salvation. For example, Isaiah 61:10 says, “I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God for He has clothed me with the garments of salvation, He has covered me with the robe of righteousness.” This is a beautiful picture of the priestly robes fulfilled in the imputed righteousness of Jesus, our Great High Priest. As a disciple of Christ, you are clothed with the ultimate brand designed by God and given as the gift of salvation paid in full by the blood of Christ. As we are reminded in 1 Peter 2:9, “But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that you should show forth the praises of him who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.” Worldly people are so very concerned with how they are seen by others. While the world doesn’t see your designer brand clothing because it is spiritual, the world can experience God’s design by the way you wear the righteousness of Christ. Through you, many may trade their earthly designer brand for God’s design of eternal salvation. Daily Devotion: A Witness to a Divided World - by Greg Laurie – www.harvest.org Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace. —Ephesians 4:3 https://harvest.org/resources/devotion/a-witness-to-a-divided-world/ - Listen One of the wonderful things about a healthy church is the diversity in it. That, in itself, is a witness to a divided world. It’s a powerful testimony when someone can come into an assembly of believers and see that we have set aside our differences and there is unity. That doesn’t mean there is uniformity. It doesn’t mean that we all dress a certain way or wear the same hairstyle. That is not what the church is about. It is about unity, but it is also about a blessed diversity as each one of us discovers the gifts that God has put into our lives. Christians are not supposed to be like assembly line products where each unit looks exactly like the others. God can take the same gift and place it into the lives of two people, yet it might manifest itself a little differently in each individual. They’ll have certain things in common, but they also will have unique traits as the Holy Spirit works through human personalities. In chapter 4 of Ephesians, the apostle Paul wrote, among other things, about the various gifts God has placed in the church. This chapter shows us how important our individual place in the church is and the incredible gifts of the Holy Spirit that God has made available to us as believers today. The gift that God gives to each believer is always the right one. We never should feel that we have to return it. It’s a perfect gift, and it’s always appropriate. Sometimes, we may see the gift that another believer has received and feel envious. As a result, we’re not thankful for the gift that God has given to us. But we must realize that the gifts God has placed in our lives are always the best for us. Sadly, many of us are not using these gifts. We don’t understand what our role in the church is, and we don’t even realize what we’re supposed to do when we come to church. So, why does the church exist? The purpose of the church is threefold: the exaltation of God, the edification of the saints, and the evangelization of the world. We’re here to worship God, to build up one another, and to reach out to a lost world. We could sum it up in three words: upward, inward, and outward. However, a lot of Christians drag their feet when it comes to going to church every week. The same excuses they make for skipping church don’t keep them from going to a movie or to the mall. Their excuses simply show their lack of desire to go. The problem is that we think of church as something we attend merely as spectators. Yet Ephesians 4 shows us that God wants us to participate. 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