June 3 Stand Strong & Bold 1 Peter 5:8
REMEMBER Vacation Bible School: Volunteer Meeting, June 12th at BTC, 3:00pm – 4:00pm ~ Kick-off July 10th, 3:00 -4:30pm ~ VBS: July 15th, 6:00pm – 8:30pm~ July 16th, 9:00am – 2:00pm
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Good morning from Pastor Glen Brock, Baptist Tabernacle Church, Wendell, North Carolina… “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.” (1 Peter 5:8)
Wow! Have you ever been asked, “How do you eat an elephant?” The answer is, “One bite at a time!” That is exactly how Satan and his minions have been operating throughout the history of mankind! Slowly and methodically, introducing more and more twisted evil and thoughts that are contrary to the divine order of things. I thought it so revealing, that when President Biden (the candidate that received the most votes of anyone running for president, in the history of our republic) was on his Asian tour, he spoke about the issue of rising gasoline prices, and revealed the reality of the influence of the radical environmentalists, when he said, “When it comes to gas prices, we’re going through an incredible transition that is taking place that, God willing, when it’s over, we’ll be stronger and less reliant on fossil fuels when this is over.” Wow! As I was listening to this, I immediately asked myself, “Is this a plan? Are we in the middle of a societal adjustment where we are to accept higher prices, shortages on every hand, and a lower standard of living?” Are we being forced to “eat an elephant?” What are we to do? It is simple, for the “born-again believer!” We are to be, “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.” Satan is in the business of deception, lying, cheating and any other method to thwart the message and the cause of Christ! PLEASE, DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THIS EVIL! This kind of tragic stuff is going to continue! We MUST be Read Up, Prayed Up, Armored Up and Ready to Stand Against the Wiles of the Devil and READY TO BOLDLY proclaim with divine assurance that God is in control and that Satan, and his followers ARE going to be defeated and they WILL be cast into the Burning Lake of Fire! Take comfort in the FACT that, as Believers, we are OVERCOMERS! Stay Strong, Stay Focused…THE BEST IS YET TO BE!