The Message of the CROSS

Why Did Lucifer Fall? (God asked me) Today’s Church is Making the Same Mistake Lucifer Did! As I was standing in our kitchen early one Sunday morning getting ready to minister, out of the blue the Spirit of God spoke to me asking a very specific question. The Lord said to me, why did Lucifer fall? The voice of the Lord was so loud it seemed almost audible! It took me a while to respond because I was shocked to hear his voice at that moment. When I did respond I said to the Lord, Lucifer wanted to be God. But the Lord was not satisfied with my answer, and He asked me again. Why did Luci-fer fall? I responded with the same answer once again. A third time the Lord asked me again. Why did Lucifer fall? I finally realized that my answer was not correct, and I said, Lord, I do not know why! Lord, Please tell me why? His answer shocked me because I had never thought about it. This is what he said to me. Creation and the angelic realm of heaven had never seen my wrath, my anger, and my ind

Passing on a Living Faith Passing on a fervent faith in Christ to the next generation is difficult, but it’s not impossible. Ultimately God gives the gift of the new birth, but he does invite parents in to play an essential part. Like the wealthy parents that effectively pass on a healthy appreciation and stewardship of money to their kids, there are a couple of things, among others, that Christian parents can do in an effort to make their child’s upbringing a launching pad for their own passionate relationship with Jesus. First , allow them to face a degree of spiritual adversity. It’s obviously reckless for a parent to simply throw their helpless children into the midst of a morally hostile world. But it can be equally irresponsible and reckless to raise them in an environment that doesn’t really need God’s power and presence for protection. Although their children get to bask in the blessing of a godly and righteous home, wise parents know that there’s a huge differ