The Truth

Author: John Mark

  • WINE, WOMEN, WEALTH & THE WORLD

    “Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour” (1 Peter 5:8).

    Wine, Women, Wealth, and the World: four dangerous Ws that will destroy a person and his ministry and reputation, separating him from God.

    “Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit” (Ephesians 5:18).

    “Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler; whoever is led astray by them is not wise”  (Proverbs 20:1).

    “Woe to those who rise early in the morning to run after their drinks, who stay up late at night until they are inflamed by wine” (Isaiah 5:11).

    The righteous Job made a covenant with his eyes that he would not look at a woman. Flee youthful lust abstain from sexual immorality and keep yourself holy.

     “But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart”  ( Matthew 5:28).

    The  love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. One cannot serve both God and money. 

    “For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?” (Matthew 16:26)

    “Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world.” 

  • DO NOT BE YOKED WITH ANYTHING THAT IS UNGODLY

    “Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?” (2 Corinthians 6:14)

    The LORD will judge the one who does this; He is no respecter of persons.

    Do not allow your daughters to marry their sons, and do not take their daughters for your sons or for yourselves.

    Do not eat anything offered to idols, or meat that has been sacrificed.

    If we live, we have to live for the Lord; and if we die, we have to die for the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.

    Nothing should separate us from the Love of Christ.

    For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

  • TRUST GOD

    King Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the LORD, and God did not forsake him. He reigned for forty-one years. For thirty-five years, his heart was fully committed to the Lord. Because there was peace, the land had rest for many years.

    “For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is perfect toward him. You have done foolishly in this; therefore, from now on you shall have wars” (2 Chronicle 16:9).

    However, when King Asa trusted in the King of Syria instead of relying on God, he lost the peace he once enjoyed. In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa became severely diseased in his feet. Yet in his illness, he sought not the LORD, but physicians. Asa slept with his fathers and died in the forty-first year of his reign.

    Trust God. Whenever the kings trusted Him, there was peace; when they yoked themselves with unbelievers, there was no peace.

    Let’s trust God, walk with Him, and follow peace with everyone.

  • I KNOW YOU

    “Lord Jesus Christ knew all men, He knew what was in man” (John 2:24,25).

    “For mine eyes are upon all their ways: they are not hid from my face, neither is their iniquity hid from mine eyes” (Jeremiah 16:17).

    “Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.” Psalm (139:7,8).

    The Lord Jesus Christ knew all people. He knew what was in every heart.

    He knows you. He knows your thoughts, your words, and your deeds. He knows your past, your present, and your future.

    Nothing is hidden from Him. Everything is open before His eyes.

    Yet He still calls you to come to Him in faith, for He is full of grace, mercy, and truth. 

  • THE LORD IS THERE

    Wherever the LORD is present, there is holiness, perfection, fullness, and blessings.

    Where two or three are gathered, the LORD is there.

    The LORD is present when you seek Him wholeheartedly. He is in the prison, in the wilderness, in the dungeon, and in the furnace of fire. He is in the ICU.

    He is everywhere; He is omnipresent.

    Is He in your home and in your heart?

    In every season of trouble, pain, and anxiety—and even in joy and sorrow—seek the place where the LORD resides.

  • FEAR GOD & KEEP HIS COMMANDMENTS

    “The eyes of the LORD are in every place, watching the evil and the good” (Proverbs 15:3).

    “Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him” (Psalms 33:8).

    Those who fear God will hate evil and lead a holy life.

    The righteous Judge will judge us righteously.

    The throne room of the King of kings extends to an infinite height. This magnificent and mighty God deserves all glory and honour. He wants us to praise Him, honour Him, adore Him, and worship Him.

    “The LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his steadfast love” (Psalms 147:11).

  • SAVE SOULS AND SAVE YOUR SOUL

    The souls tending towards hell are much greater in number than those tending towards heaven.

    God wants to transform raw, useless waste into a chosen vessel—filled and equipped with His Spirit and gifts.

    Will you stand in the gap between God and man?

    Will you be the Moses of these last days?

    “I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me. And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not” Isaiah (6:8,9).

    “He said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15).

    Save souls and save your soul.

  • THE LORD IS WITH YOU

    This world will hate you. The more you isolate yourself, the more the world will start hating you.

    This world loves sin.

    Our Lord’s brothers hated Him, mocked Him, and did not believe in Him.

    As you grow closer to God, your family members may neglect you. Never mind if the world hates you. You may not have anyone to share your feelings with, but remember, the LORD is with you.

    “If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you” (John 15:19).

    The Lord Jesus promises, “And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age” ( Matthew 28:20).

  • DARKNESS, GUILT & SHEPHERD’S SACRIFICE.

    When you commit a grave sin—whether in secret or in public—you feel the resulting guilt, which the devil then uses to torment you.

    When Judas Iscariot betrayed our Lord Jesus Christ, he succumbed to this diabolical torment. By submitting wholly to the voices he heard, he was denied repentance and led to take his own life.

    When you yield to the whisper, you become possessed and indulge in that sin.

    Satan, within you, can you ask anyone to follow you?

    Our Lord Jesus Christ died for all our sins. He hung on that cruel cross for six hours, and He was put to shame to save us.

    He is the Great Shepherd, and yet He created Hell.

  • YOU ARE CALLED, YOU ARE CHOSEN.

    Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

    You are called, you are chosen.

    He who has chosen you and called you is holy; therefore, be not conformed to this evil, sinful world.

    You have to see your God; you have to see your Father.