Encouragement

The “simplicity which is in Christ,” from 2 Corinthians 11:3, refers to a straightforward and sincere devotion to Christ, free from corruption and deceit. In the verse, the Apostle Paul expresses fear that the Corinthians’ minds would be led astray from this pure focus, just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning.

Paul, in dealing with the confusion of the Corinthian believers, gives us the Holy Ghost as insight into Jesus. He is simple!

The saying “Keep it simple, stupid,” as part of the KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid) principle, is widely attributed to Kelly Johnson, a renowned American aircraft engineer who headed Lockheed’s Skunk Works division during World War II. Johnson used the phrase to emphasize that complex aircraft designs should still be repairable by an average mechanic with basic tools, a principle vital for military aviation.

As Paul notes, deception is the seed of confusion, as Eve was deceived by the Serpent’s cunning, and Adam complicated it with disobedience.

Man’s thoughts are not God’s thoughts, and man’s ways are not God’s ways. “For God is not a God of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints.” The word of God clearly attributes the origin of confusion to the adversary, Satan, who is described as a deceiver and a liar.

Simply:

…and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. – Matthew‬ ‭28‬:‭20‬ ‭NIV‬‬

• Undivided loyalty: The Greek word for “simplicity” (ἁπλότης, haplotēs) suggests a singleness of mind and exclusiveness, meaning Christ is the sole focus of a believer’s faith. Paul uses a marriage metaphor, casting himself as the one who has betrothed the church as a pure virgin to Christ, their single husband.
• Uncomplicated Gospel: The simplicity of Christ also refers to the essential message of the Gospel itself, which stands in contrast to complex religious rituals and intellectual pride. This simple truth is that Christ died for our sins and rose again, making salvation available through faith alone.
• Childlike trust: The concept emphasizes a childlike trust and reliance on God, rejecting the corrupting influences of human wisdom, worldly traditions, and deceptive false teachings. False teachers preyed on the Corinthians by adding extra requirements to salvation, which Paul saw as complicating a pure and simple faith.
• Pure and genuine motive: Simplicity is the opposite of duplicity or hidden motives. It calls for sincerity of heart in all things, free from hypocrisy. This genuine devotion to Christ is expressed through daily obedience and a rejection of worldly distractions.

In the Old Testament, the (KISS) could also symbolize worship and adoration, such as in the Song of Solomon, where the bride expresses her desire for her beloved to kiss her. The act of “kissing” the Son is a gesture of reverence and peaceful submission, symbolizing a shift from rebellion against God’s appointed King to accepting His sovereign rule. 

Simplicity is the way, the truth and the life.

Help me Holy Ghost to stay in close kissing range to my beloved, keeping Him in beautiful simplicity.

Hallelujah!

-KC

Specific Examples of Speaking to God:

• Adoration: Praising and acknowledging God’s attributes.
• Confession: Acknowledging and repenting of sins.
• Thanksgiving: Expressing gratitude for blessings.
• Supplication: Asking for needs and desires.
• Journaling: Writing down thoughts and prayers, which can help with focus and clarity.
• Meditation: Reflecting on God’s word and presence.
• Speaking God’s Word: Speaking out scripture or promises from the Bible into situations.

Most of our prayers are with our understanding. But when we pray in tongues, the Holy Ghost helps us to pray. This is why so many resist the Baptism in the Holy Ghost, with evidence of speaking in tongues. They were all filled with Him on the Day of Pentecost, the Day of Promise. Jesus told them to wait until they were endued with power.

And suddenly a noise like a violent rushing wind came from heaven, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. And tongues that looked like fire appeared to them, distributing themselves, and a tongue rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with different tongues, as the Spirit was giving them the ability to speak out. -Acts‬ ‭2‬:‭2‬-‭4‬ ‭NASB2020

This was not some cerebral or man’s thoughts. A mighty wind and a noise, a violent rushing wind filled the room and filled everyone within it. The evidence of their filling was that each one received their tongue of fire.

James writes that the tongue is the real issue: “the tongue is a fire.” It either brings glory to God or promotes unrighteousness in the world.

This is so evident in the promise of the Holy Ghost! He lit their tongues, each one of them with fire from the altar of heaven. Just as in Isaiah, lips were touched by a coal from heaven’s altar.

So, “I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also; I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.” It is worth noting that he exhorts us to pray in the Spirit first. He helps us pray! Receive ye the Holy Ghost, TODAY!

-KC

When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures. – James‬ ‭4‬:‭3‬ ‭NIV‬‬

The phrase “you have not because you ask not” is from James 4:3, a verse in the Bible. It emphasizes that one of the reasons people don’t receive what they desire is that they don’t ask for it through prayer. The verse also notes that even when people do ask, they may not receive if their motives are impure or selfish. 

Here’s a more detailed breakdown:

• The core message:
The verse highlights the importance of prayer and suggests that a lack of prayer is a barrier to receiving blessings. 
• The context:
James is addressing a community struggling with conflict, jealousy, and unfulfilled desires. He points out that their struggles stem from their own desires and actions, including a failure to ask God for help. 
• Motives matter:
The verse also warns that even when people do pray, their requests may not be granted if they are motivated by selfish desires, such as lust or a desire to spend blessings on personal gratification.
• Seeking God’s will:
Several Christian resources suggest that this verse encourages believers to seek God’s will in their prayers and align their requests with His purposes.
• God’s sovereignty:
It’s also important to acknowledge that even with pure motives, God may not always grant requests as we expect, as He has His own timing and plans. However, the verse still encourages us to ask, trusting that He hears us and will work for our good.
• Jesus said,ask and it shall be given, seek and ye shall find, knock and the door will be open. So much more to prayer, our conversation with our Lord and His will for us. Pray without ceasing. Hallelujah!

-KC

We are blessed to offer this post from our brother Bruce Wagner. Be encouraged!

In Scripture, the terms kings, queens, and priests are used both literally (referring to rulers and spiritual leaders in history) and prophetically (referring to the redeemed people of God in their future roles).

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📖 Biblical Roles

👑 Kings & Queens
• Earthly Role:
• Kings and queens rule over nations, enforce justice, lead armies, and govern people (e.g., David, Solomon, Esther as queen).
• They hold political and judicial authority.
• Spiritual/Prophetic Role:
• Believers are called to reign with Christ in His Kingdom:
• “You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to our God; and they will reign upon the earth.” (Revelation 5:10)
• Jesus is called the King of kings and Lord of lords (Revelation 19:16), implying believers will share in His rule as co-heirs (Romans 8:17).

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🙏 Priests
• Old Testament Role:
• Priests mediated between God and the people—offering sacrifices, teaching the Law, and interceding (Leviticus 9; Numbers 6:22-27).
• They served as the bridge for worship and atonement.
• New Covenant Role:
• Through Christ, all believers become a royal priesthood (1 Peter 2:9).
• As priests, Christians:
• Offer spiritual sacrifices (Romans 12:1; Hebrews 13:15)
• Intercede for others in prayer (1 Timothy 2:1)
• Declare the gospel (2 Corinthians 5:18-20)

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🔑 Combined Role – Kings & Priests
• Revelation 1:6 and 5:10 declare that Christ “has made us kings and priests to our God.”
• This means believers will:
• Rule (exercise authority in God’s Kingdom under Christ)
• Serve (minister to God and others in worship and intercession)

If our nation is going to be great again, it must return to its foundations and to the confession, “ONE NATION UNDER GOD.” May our eyes see the coming of the glory of the Lord! Please listen and read the lyrics. His truth is marching on; the battle is the Lord’s!

Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord:
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored;
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword:
His truth is marching on.

Chorus:
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
His truth is marching on.

I have seen Him in the watch-fires of a hundred circling camps,
They have builded Him an altar in the evening dews and damps;
I can read His righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps:
His day is marching on.

Chorus

I have read a fiery gospel writ in burnished rows of steel:
“As ye deal with my contemners, so with you my grace shall deal;
Let the Hero, born of woman, crush the serpent with his heel,
Since God is marching on.”

Chorus

He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat;
He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgment-seat:
Oh, be swift, my soul, to answer Him! be jubilant, my feet!
Our God is marching on.

Chorus

In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea,
With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me:
As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free,
While God is marching on.

Chorus

He is coming like the glory of the morning on the wave,
He is Wisdom to the mighty, He is Succour to the brave,
So the world shall be His footstool, and the soul of Time His slave,
Our God is marching on.

We wanted to share this moving testimony from an 8th-grade student that Ziad Kazan from TMM is teaching in Lebanon. He wrote about salvation and the power of the Lord! (A local school invited Ziad to teach a Bible class. This was sent to him via email)

Hello Mr Ziad,

i hope ur doing well and that god is pouring his grace and peace over u and ur family i’ve been praying and thinking a lot lately especially after our lessons and i wanted to write u something from deep inside my heart it’s about salvation and how ur class helped me understand it in a way that changed me forever;

salvation is everything without it we are nothing we were born with original sin and separated from god but god is so merciful so full of love that he couldn’t leave us like that he sent his only begotten son Jesus to save us to suffer and die on the holy cross for our sins to rise again on the third day and open the gates of heaven for us that’s not just a story it’s the most real truth and the most beautiful gift we could ever receive

we didn’t deserve it but he gave it anyway out of pure love and mercy not because we were good but because he is good we are saved by grace a gift that we could never earn on our own it’s only through god’s mercy through Jesus christ that we have the hope of eternal life

but salvation doesn’t end with baptism it’s a journey we have to live every day saying yes to god every morning picking up our cross like Jesus said and following him no matter how hard it gets that’s why we need the sacraments they are our lifeline they give us strength and grace to keep going

in confession we receive God’s forgiveness like the prodigal son being welcomed back with love no matter how many times we fall and in the eucharist we receive the real body and blood of jesus it’s not just a symbol it’s him it’s heaven touching earth and when i receive it i feel like i’m being held by god himself.

salvation is not just about going to church or saying prayers it’s about living in god’s presence all the time being pure of heart forgiving others staying away from sin loving god above all things and always remembering that heaven is our true home

Mr Ziad i just want to tell u thank u with all my heart ur class helped me fall more in love with god u didn’t just teach Bible u showed us how to live it we’re still young and god has a purpose for each of us i really feel like God used u to talk to me and wake me up spiritually i’ll never forget that

thank u for planting the seed of God’s truth in my heart please pray for me that i keep growing in faith and stay close to Jesus forever

god bless u always and may he reward u in heaven for every soul u helped lead to him

with prayers and love,

Matthew 9

The biblical Greek word for “welcome” is most often translated as δεχομαι (dechomai), which means “to receive,” “to accept,” or “to welcome”. It can also be translated as “to receive favorably,” “give ear to,” “embrace,” or “approve”. Another relevant word is aspazomai (ἀσπάζομαι), which can mean “to greet,” “bid welcome,” or “receive joyfully”. Additionally, proslambano (προσλαμβάνω) can be used to mean “to welcome” or “to take in addition”. 

In Scripture, it is also used to describe Jesus taking a child into his arms, an embrace, or the act of listening carefully to what someone is saying.

“Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.” -Matthew 18:4-5 NIV

On this Father’s Day, these words of Jesus have touched my heart. We know that mothers are nurturing and caring, but our perception of fathers in our nation is lacking in so many ways.

The word “welcome” leaped off the page, and Jesus says not to welcome or receive a child is not to receive me.

Our nation has become one of the most unwelcome places for a child. Over 60 million babies aborted, families divided by divorce, fathers abandoning their children, child pornography, physical abuse, sexual abuse, and child sex trafficking. We see everyday children’s lives cut short in drive-by shootings. Not to mention the godless indoctrination of Woke.

Here, Jesus speaks concerning children’s value and how they should feel in our lives—WELCOMED! Jesus told His disciples that He came to show us the Father. The welcome mat of the Godhead, lead by the Father, is: whosoever will may come, freely come.

Jesus also says with great promise, “He that cometh to me I will in no way cast out.”

I believe we have missed this truth concerning children and how the kingdom of God is increased. Suffer the little children to come unto Me. You are Welcome, welcome, welcome!

This morning, as a father, is the spirit of welcoming seen in me? There is so much truth here, such as the Father waiting for the prodigal to return. The Father waits on us, ready to welcome His children no matter what condition they find themselves in.

My prayer this morning is that the children of our nation will be welcomed by their fathers, accepted and valued once again. Men of this nation, fathers, repent. That once again the welcome mat of the kingdom will be rolled out and, receiving these little ones in His name, we will welcome Him. Jesus.

-KC

This morning’s song is a wonderful victory song of Moses. I am so blessed that the Holy Ghost awakens me with song. So many choruses, hymns, and spiritual songs mark our journey along our path. David says several times in Psalms, “I will sing to the Lord.” One verse says it clearly,

Psalms 104:33 – I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

Song should be a daily part of our relationship with the Lord. He does not say listen to a song, but sing to the Lord as long as you live or hath breath. I believe when David said He encouraged himself, he did it with song.

This morning I sang this chorus, rejoicing in the wonderful victory and victories we have in Jesus. The devil hates us, as believers, reminding him of Jesus’s victory over Him. He has no authority, power, or place in our lives, He has been defeated. We know this according to the word of God,

Thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of Him everywhere. -2 Corinthians 2:14  

For me, do I smell of His victory in my life? This aroma accompanies us as believers everywhere. It is the fragrance that removes the stench and stink of the world and the devil.  The aroma of the victory of Jesus is VICTORY!

Recently, the Triple Crown Horse racing finished. It is interesting the victory circle celebration drapes, blankets, and flowers over the horse while the Jockey remains mounted. Kentucky Derby red rose, Preakness Stakes black-eyed susan, and Belmont Stakes white carnation. I am sure the aroma and fragrance fills the air for all those celebrating.

The Song of Moses is one great and glorious victory song. I Will Sing Unto the Lord, as David exhorts us to do so.

Hallelujah to our VICTORIOUS KING!!!

-KC

I am celebrating with joy being home for a week now. His strength continues to work in me—He is our joy. My celebratory anthem with and in the Holy Ghost is a declaration I have sung since I was seven: Victory in Jesus.

Hallelujah, He has won the victory!!!

Sing it out today, declare His victory over death, hell, and the grave, and Satan and his kingdom of darkness!

-KC

Celebrating our courageous fallen heroes who have laid down their lives for freedom and liberty.

The Captain of the hosts commanded Joshua to be of good courage. The best way for us as citizens is to demonstrate in our daily lives our own good courage.

Jesus said fear not and be of good courage.

Honoring courage and our fallen who showed us the way.

Be thou courageous says the Lord.

Hallelujahs!!!!

-KC

Today, could people say of you and me, “They are followers of Jesus.”? Yes, believers, but carried out in following Jesus?

When my mother was being promoted to heaven, she would sing and confess, “He leadeth me.” Over and over, “He Leadeth Me.”

These last 8 weeks, I know that I know, “He Leadeth Me,” and I have been following Jesus, by the power of the Holy Ghost.

When we follow we cannot take any credit or glory in what is done in us and for Him. So He is glorified; all glory is His.

As I come through this leading, there is no doubt that without the Holy Ghost’s power, strength, and help to follow Him all would have been loss.

Thank you Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. To You be all honor and glory forever and ever. After all, it says that Jesus is the Way—we must follow Jesus!

-KC

Qatar and the rest of the Arabs can use their riches to try to make all things right. With Iran, Qatar supported Hamas from the beginning, having played a major part in the hostage negotiations. The blessed one of God using the blessing of God and His promise to Hagar, the bondwoman, for her son Ishmael. 

Islam cannot deny their Father Abraham, yet cannot accept Issac as the promised one. This is at the heart of Islam’s ideology to wipe Israel off the face of the earth. This is the only way to legitimize their doctrine. The illegitimacy of Sarah and Abraham’s failure to believe God has continued this age-old conflict. The spirit of rejection is rooted in Islam and its road map is the Quran and Sharia law. 

As Trump goes into the Middle East, he alone has been prepared by God because riches do not tempt him. I am not saying he is totally exempt, but things, wealth he has. 

Hagar’s blessing was that her descendants would wander in the desert but become the richest nations in the world — black gold. 

I have been going into the Middle East since 1994. During this time the leaders of Islam saw they could no longer have an isolationist mentality. They saw they had to unify their religious and political platform. The Imams foresaw that Christianity would be spread among them. Thus they vilified the West, USA, with Israel and named us the great Satan. They intensified Jihad which will never make peace. 

Their abundance of oil and new inclusion in the world, especially with sports, has brought a renaissance of modernization. 

Make no mistake, the spirit that is the Prince of Persia is named by God Himself. In Genesis 16:12, God foretells that Ishmael, son of Abraham and Hagar, will be like a “wild donkey of a man.” The phrase “wild donkey” (Hebrew: pere adam) is a metaphor used in the Bible to depict someone who is untamed, independent, and potentially disruptive. Donkeys are often associated with freedom and a rejection of constraints. 

This prophecy signifies that Ishmael will be free and wild, unable to be subdued by any authority. His descendants would be known for a life of conflict and struggle, often in opposition to others. This prophecy is also linked to the idea of freedom and resisting subjugation. Their only hope, as well as all of us born into sin, is Jesus the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. 

The call out to everyone is, “Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. (Matthew 11:28-29)

JESUS!!!!

-KC

Omnipotent means having unlimited power, while omniscient means having unlimited knowledge. Here, we see our God as awesome, with all power. Nothing is out of His control, yet He knows me intimately, and He knows me in every way. Such power and yet such intimate knowledge of our every move, our every thought, and every way. David says simply that He knows it all. He knows us all.

He has made Himself available and calls us to know Him. His great power is manifested in His creation; we can see His wisdom in countless aspects of His great work. The heavens declaring His glory, the oceans displaying His power, the mountains His strength: all wisdom and might come together in Him. All of these demonstrate His greatness.

The one thing they cannot do is make Him available to us. His word governs nature, but He has given us His Word and His name—He is available to us. He knows us and desires to be known by us. All omnipotent and all omniscient. His beckoning us to, “Come unto Me and I will in no way cast you out.”

Keep on coming, keep on seeking, keep on being hungry and thirsting for His righteousness and Him alone. To know God and make Him known to others to glorify Him.

Thank You, Jesus, for Your name and Your word. Hallelujah to the Lamb!

This morning all over the media much is being touted concerning the incredible women in the world. So many women I myself have encountered through my travels over the years, to five continents. So many believing women of faith have enriched my life and encouraged me. God, when He created woman saved the best for last. She is the coupe de gras of creation. God had seen it was not good to be alone, so He created the woman and brought His goodness to man. 

Years ago, I was convicted about giving only messages concerning women on Mother’s Day and Mary on Christmas. There are so many woman of faith in the Bible that are testimonies to our God—Godly women. In fact, this week will be Purim, in which Esther saved the Jews from genocide. Women full of faith, courage, and great love for God. Such as the woman who broke the vile of perfume and poured it on Jesus. 

“Truly I say to you, wherever the gospel is preached in the entire world, what this woman has done will also be told in memory of her.” – Mark‬ ‭14‬:‭9‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

This woman will be unforgettable. This one-time act of worship and love for Jesus has been preached in my hearing many times in many places as Jesus said it would be.

As I listened, many media outlets declared the greatness of woman from motherhood to every aspect of life. Not one mentioned the value of wives; mothers, yes, but wives, no. The world’s view, since feminism has been championed, has devalued the woman as a wife in the world. 

Of course, for various reasons in her struggles. Yet the word of God holds her in high esteem.

“He who finds a wife finds a good thing And obtains favor from the Lord.” – Proverbs‬ ‭18‬:‭22‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

So when God saw creation was incomplete, and created Eve, for man, Solomon writes, concerning woman’s  first introduction, she is good and brings favor into our lives. 

Today I honor and appreciate all woman everywhere, especially those of the Father’s house, and cannot go without acknowledging my wife Betsy and three daughters Olivia, Hannah, and Norah. I love you sooooo much. Thank you Jesus!

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But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive, were grafted in among them and became partaker with them of the rich root of the olive tree, do not be arrogant toward the branches; but if you are arrogant, remember that it is not you who supports the root, but the root supports you. You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in.” Quite right, they were broken off for their unbelief, but you stand by your faith. Do not be conceited, but fear; for if God did not spare the natural branches, He will not spare you, either. See then the kindness and severity of God: to those who fell, severity, but to you, God’s kindness, if you continue in His kindness; for otherwise you too will be cut off.” – Romans‬ ‭11‬:‭17‬-‭22‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

The phrase “grafted into Israel” is an analogy from the Bible that refers to the inclusion of Gentiles into the spiritual blessings of Israel. It’s based on the agricultural practice of grafting, where a branch from one tree is inserted into another. As Paul writes, the grafted-in branch has become a rich partaker of the root. 

For me, as part of the grafted-in wild olive branch, the revelation of this truth became so real to my spirit beginning October 7,  2023, when I was ministering in Lebanon. The Holy Ghost spoke to my heart: 

“No longer just stand with Israel, but identify with the inclusion, as a believer.” 

I am now part of the same spiritual family as Jews and share in the promises of God. Yes, it is absolutely based on my faith in Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, who happens to be a Jew who sits on the throne of God.

Since the ceasefire and hostage exchange, I have been getting up around 4 am to watch i24 news while watching and praying. During this time, I have been meditating on the verses above. Recently, as I prayed in the spirit—because I have run out of words in my own understanding—the Holy Ghost impressed upon me this word: 

“It is not enough for me to stand with Israel, but to know I was grafted in, to identify as a wild olive, and partake of the rich root.” 

I have never felt so grafted in.

It’s been over 500 days since Hamas began this horrific war. So many people have been lost due to the terrorists’ barbaric slaughter of Jewish civilians. Oded Lifshitz, Shiri Bibas, Ariel Bibas, and Kfir Bibas are four of those innocent lives now murdered and gone. The arrogant and celebratory transference ceremony that their family, their nation, and the world had to witness, just to receive back their remains, shows you everything you need to know about who these people are. They are controlled by a demonic spirit, a culture of hate, torment, and death. They revel and glorify in the death of Jews and anyone who supports them. They indoctrinate (train) their children, also. They brought whole families to watch the transfer of the Biba’s children’s bodies, Ariel and Kfir. They celebrate all death and long for their own. Especially if it means they’re able to take other people with them. It is a total disregard for life, satanic to the core. 

In Proverbs 30:15 and Habakkuk 2:5, Sheol is described as being insatiable, always hungry, and never satisfied. This is because Sheol is the state of death and death is humanity’s final enemy. It cannot be satisfied.

In the book of Revelation, the angel of the bottomless pit is Abandon, whose name means “destruction” in Hebrew. In Greek, his name is Apollyon, which means “destroyer.” The pit is cracking open in the Middle East. 

Maranatha!

-Keith Curlee

Peace, Peace becoming an idol. Man is incapable of bringing peace without the Prince of peace.

This is such a critical time in the last days. The illusion, the utopian peace, man’s idea, world peace, will never be. The danger that is before us is the wariness and weariness of war and conflict in the world— it is taking its toll. The war in Ukraine and the Iranian assault by its proxies on Israel and Lebanon is dragging on. The nations of the world have not the will to take on wickedness and evil. Instead, they are fulfilling scripture:

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Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! – Isaiah‬ ‭5‬:‭20‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

This cry for peace comes from those who talk peace but have war in their hearts and it is prophetic in its end. The spirit of prophecy is the spirit of Jesus.

This is what Jesus, Paul, James, Peter, and John all warned concerning the last days. “Let no man deceive you.” It is interesting that in Matthew 24 Jesus did not speak of the deceiver, the devil, “but let no man deceive you.”

The continual conflict between Israel and Muslims advocating Sharia Law and world domination cannot be resolved. The sword of Allah has no sheath. First priority, the destruction of Israel and taking its land, then believers in Jesus Christ, God’s only begotten Son. There is no peace with such evil and violence. The spirit of antisemitism is rolling out the red carpet and will usher in “The Anti-Christ.”

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But evil people and impostors will proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. – 2 Timothy‬ ‭3‬:‭13‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

Paul is warning Timothy, the younger generation, that it will go from bad to worse. After ministering and laboring in the Middle East since 1994, this is absolutely true.

Unless this spirit is met head on with resolve and strength, it is like leaven. Just a little spoils the whole loaf. There has not been one agreement, ceasefire, or boundary set that is not violated. Biden told them “Don’t,” and Iran did, firing an unprecedented barrage of 200 missiles directly into Israel on October 1, 2024. Hamas has launched 8500 missiles from the Gaza Strip and Hezbollah 10,000 from Southern Lebanon into the North. What country or nation of the world could endure such an onslaught? The UN would have called an emergency security council meeting and condemned it and would have put together a coalition to deal with it. Instead, we have the World Court accusing Israel of genocide and Netanyahu of war crimes. While Hamas and Hezbollah armed themselves, by Iran, for years, building a network of weaponized tunnels.

Israel, as well as Lebanon, have given way to both the Palestinian Authority and Hezbollah and their people. Yet these negotiations continue for kidnapped, raped, tortured, and murdered civilians, in which two innocent children were strangled, not condemned by the nations of the world, and not giving them an ultimatum, backing it up with action. Why is there not a Coalition of forces joining Israel and routing out this infestation of evil terrorists? It would be done quickly, they would surrender in no time and not be emboldened. Iran would stand down in a month and the network of weapons and tunnels would be irradiated.

The diplomats, no matter how good their intentions, could prepare for a real peace agreement, although it would only be for a time. Israel could have security and a season of peace. The gospel could go forth and a great end-time harvest would be gathered.

Since 1994: Gaza under the Palestinian Authority

In May 1994, following the Palestinian-Israeli agreements known as the Oslo Accords, a phased transfer of governmental authority to the Palestinians took place. Much of the Strip came under Palestinian control, except for the settlement blocs and military areas. How have they been relayed? Another failed cry for peace, only for sudden destruction to follow.

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And those who repay evil for good, They become my enemies, because I follow what is good. – Psalm‬ ‭38‬:‭20‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

And those who repay evil for good, They become my enemies, because I follow what is good. – Psalm 38:20 NASB2020

Goodness is under attack and of course, the obvious conflict is, “God is Good!” Evil will always repays good with total disregard. No matter how hard you try or appeal, it cannot overcome the love of evil it is consuming, full of deceit and lies. It is the spirit of anti-Christ, lawlessness.

The love of many is growing colder and colder, as Jesus prophesied.

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You love evil more than good, Lies more than speaking what is right. Selah You love all words that devour, You deceitful tongue. – ‭‭Psalm‬ ‭52‬:‭3‬-‭4‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

There is a time for peace and a time for war.

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Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! – Isaiah‬ ‭5‬:‭20‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

Woe is a judgment that is coming if what is being done is evil. It is inescapable. “Woe unto you” means “great misfortune or misery is coming to you,” essentially serving as a strong warning or condemnation, often used in a biblical context to express a severe judgment upon someone or a group of people for their actions.

This is the spirit of the antichrist that is gaining momentum in the world. The spirit of antichrist is in every generation and is manifested in many people, places, and things. It will finally be revealed in one man of lawlessness and one world system.

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Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour – 1 John 2:18

The message of the anti-Christ is false peace. Paul describes his coming on the scene in his letter to Thessalonians as follows:

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No one is to deceive you in any way! For it will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God. – 2 Thessalonians‬ ‭2‬:‭3‬-‭4‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

As the spirit of antichrist, which has been moving in the world since Jesus ascended to the throne of His Father and sat down at His right hand until He makes His enemies His footstool, have been manifesting themselves in every generation, as the gospel has been going around the world, and now has come full circle. This I believe I can say—the more we are deceived, or are not sobered, or on alert, or sleeping, and dull of hearing, we are vulnerable to already have taken the spirit of the mark of the beast, long before the actual manifestation. It will seem very natural and beneficial to do so.

It may seem farfetched, but who would have believed we would be confused by gender identification? Because of the proliferation of prophets and prophesies, we are in danger of discounting prophetically what is happening in the world. Paul tells us, “Do not quench the Spirit, do not utterly reject prophecies, but examine everything, and hold firmly to that which is good.” To discount prophecy is to quench the Holy Ghost. He that has an ear to hear, let him hear what the Holy Ghost is saying to the people of God, Jesus’ Bride. Blessings.

-Keith Curlee

Foundations, the beginning, the First Thing.

The uproar in our nation over the long overdue call for accountability of our government spending is indefensible. How many election promises by all candidates and all platforms have called for the end of wasteful spending and corruption? No one in Washington can cast the first stone. It is being shouted from the housetops. The light has come and the exposing of all representative parts of government and its bureaucracy must be transparent. As of February 7, 2025, the national debt of the United States is $36.22 trillion. This is the total amount of money the federal government owes, including debt held by the public and debt held by federal trust funds.

$36.22 trillion….and mounting interest.

This defies all financial reason or budget principles that anyone lives by. What economist or anyone who lives by their earnings can continue to exist without going bankrupt? The US government has violated, in a sense, counterfeiting laws. Printing money based on the tax-paying citizens and the working class tax revenues. Counterfeiting is against the law. How can our government make good on any loans? They have robbed one budget fund for another. The latest example is the FEMA funds for illegal immigrants. The American taxpayer has been reduced to a voter and a cash cow. We have become their honeyhole.

Let’s take the tax rate from 2013 – 2017. The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 increased the highest income tax rate to 39.6 percent. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act added 3.8 percent to this making the maximum federal income tax rate 43.4 percent.

From 2018-2024 the highest income tax rate was lowered to 37 percent for tax years beginning in 2018. The additional 3.8 percent is still applicable, making the maximum federal income tax rate 40.8 percent. To think that anyone, or body, or entity could think that overseeing such a trillion dollars is the height of arrogance. To think that the USA is not on the verge of financial collapse is total denial.

In 2023 there were 418,724 bankruptcy filings in the United States, a 16.2% increase from 2022. It is time the cash cow, the golden calf, of Washington DC, is melted down. The god of mammon will never be satisfied and if we, as a people, do not repent from our neglect of holding all of our elected officials to their vow to the constitution and to God, we will fall. You cannot take an oath, a vow to God, and not uphold it.

“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God.”

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Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few. As a dream comes when there are many cares, so the speech of a fool when there are many words. When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it. – Ecclesiastes 5:2

The continued delay of our government to keep its promise to God and the people they represent warrants the solemn warning of this truth. If we, as a people, do not see the enemy of our national debt and do not put this nation first, the final consequences are inevitable. Perry’s words after a naval battle:

“We have met the enemy, and they are ours.”

The updated version was first used in the comic strip “Pogo,” by Walt Kelly in the 1960s and referred to the turmoil caused by the Vietnam War. Which will it be: the defeat of our enemy or the defeat of us?

My Lord and my God save us from this corrupt and wicked generation.

Respectfully submitted. This came to me after I heard an interview with Senator Tubberville this morning!

As was spoken years ago, the Authorship of God. In the beginning God!

Hallelujah!

-Keith Curlee

Jesus releases us to the Holy Ghost. He has more to say:

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“I have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear them at the present time. But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come. He will glorify Me, for He will take from Mine and will disclose it to you. All things that the Father has are Mine; this is why I said that He takes from Mine and will disclose it to you.” – John 16:12-15 NASB2020

As Jesus walked on the earth, He realized how vulnerable and helpless man is in his daily life. Often, He is taken aback by the disciples’ inability to see and hear the words of life from day to day.

“Have I not been with you this long, and you do not know what I am saying.”

So vulnerable to doubt and unbelief and, no matter how many times He told them about His death and that He had to leave, they were not able to comprehend. Just as the men of old, when the Holy Ghost came on them they ascended and did great exploits, but when the Holy Ghost lifted, they returned to their own ways.

In the book of Judges, Sampson is an example of the ups and downs of Israel. So often such victory was short-lived, and then came defeat.

Circumstances changed but not their ways.

Jesus, in His last days with them, spends time introducing them to the Holy Ghost, the third person of the Godhead. When He, the Holy Ghost, comes, the spirit of truth, He will lead you into all truth. Our lives are the laboratory where the Holy Ghost’s primary purpose is to lead us into, not about the truth, but a continual revelation of all truth: Jesus.

There was so much that Jesus had to say, but they were maxed out and could not bear any more. Without the Holy Ghost, everything was going to end with them. Oh, they would have lots to remember, and while He was with them their hearts burned within them, but they would be lost. To go back into the old system would not be possible. In their minds, it was over. It did not matter that He was so clear that He would send to them another Helper. They would not be without leading, they would not be without truth, and they would not be without knowing what is to come. It was to their advantage that Jesus should go. God the Holy Ghost would take up from where Jesus left off, and now they would know who Jesus was, is, and is to come.

Our lives are to be lived by the Holy Ghost leading us into the truth of knowing Him. We so often look for our circumstances changing rather than being led into the truth that is hidden in them. Jesus said He will take from Me and give to you. Not theology, not doctrine, but all things that pertain to life and godliness. He, the Holy Ghost, leads us INTO truth, which one could say is deeper into Jesus, who is the truth.

Paul writes,

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…that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner self, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and height and depth… – Ephesians 3:16-18 NASB2020

May our comprehension take hold of and contain, to enlarge our capacity. This is what going wider, longer, higher, and deeper in Him means. He, the Holy Ghost comes, and will lead you into all truth! John prophesied, He, Jesus, will baptize you in the Holy Ghost and with fire, His truth is fire. Hallelujah to the Lamb!

-Keith Curlee

Good morning, Holy Ghost spoke a word in me. The nation has been in winter these last four years. The hard freeze these past couple of weeks is a sign that the hearts of this nation have grown cold. Hardened like frozen, and a thawing has begun. I will thaw out hearts and there will be a return to me. This will not be a warming, but my fire shall melt the hearts of many. The melting away will wash the hearts and those that are mine who have been cold and indifferent will return to me as their Lord again. Bring your fire that I have put in you near them, I will bring those to you and in your path. Now is the time, the cold heart I will thaw. Hallelujah!

-Keith Curlee

52 years ago we declared, before God, our love for one another, and believed it was His Will. Today I am even more certain she was and is the only one for me. I love you Elizabeth Jane Heard Curlee. You are God’s confirmation of His love for me. I love you now and forever. Thank you my Lord for your covenant promise to us, the two shall become one. Hallelujah!

-Keith Curlee