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The Kingdom Light – Episode 1114

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Up next on The Kingdom Light, I’m gonna differentiate between conviction and condemnation. These two often get conflated and confused, so we’ll look at the difference between them. I’ll also deal with what causes each to occur. Along the way, we’ll learn that all of us are convicted – but not everyone will be condemned. Stick around.

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Conviction versus Condemnation. What’s the difference? Which is worse? And what’s the point of it all? Let me start by stating the obvious – sin separates us from God. It prevents us from enjoying the close relationship with our Creator that we all need. That’s a relationship our spirits crave, and we are never truly fulfilled in life without it.

Here’s where conviction comes in. Conviction of sin is a merciful act of the Holy Spirit. It’s how He calls it to our attention and says, “This is in the way of you experiencing a closer and better relationship with me.” We experience a feeling of guilt and an inner understanding that we’ve done something that hurts the Lord’s heart.

Remember when you were a kid and did something wrong? That pain in your spirit was conviction. You knew you’d messed up. Worse yet, Mom or Dad may have given you a look of disapproval because of it. You saw their disappointment and felt even more awful. Often times, that feeling of conviction was even worse than any punishment you might receive because you knew you’d let them down by doing wrong.

It’s like that with our Heavenly Father. He loves us more than we know, and it definitely disappoints Him when we sin. The thing is, wrongdoing must be rectified. There has to be a penalty for it. As the guilty party, we are required to pay a price. Sadly, the cost of sin is steep. This is where condemnation enters the picture.

Condemnation for your sin is what comes at the time of judgement. When you break the law, you get arrested and taken before a judge. Conviction means you are found guilty, and then the judge sentences you to pay a price. But being found guilty of sin before God – the Great Judge of Heaven – means being condemned to far worse than a monetary fine or prison time.

Your sin is like a stain on your soul. Sin cannot stand in the presence of a Holy God. And since it then separates you from Him, the ultimate price of sin is eternal separation from God – that’s called hell. While that sounds harsh, the Bible warns us that “the wage of sin is death.”

But there’s Good News! It’s summed up nicely in this passage…

Romans 8:1

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

He paid the penalty for your sin, so if you’ve accepted Him as Savior, His blood and forgiveness have you covered. In the courtroom of heaven, satan accuses you of all the bad stuff you ever did.

Then your defense attorney, Jesus, who has never lost a case, stands up and says…

“That’s not the whole truth. My client is covered by the statute which states, ‘Any and all wrongdoing shall be forgotten, cast as far as the east from the west, never to be remembered again.’ This is also known as the Clean Slate Clause. I personally paid the price for all the above on Calvary’s hill. To whit, I request that all charges against my client be summarily dismissed.”

Before the devil can utter another word, the gavel slams down and God says, “So ordered. Case dismissed! You are free to go. Enter now into your heavenly reward, my child.” Why?! Because God LOVES YOU SO MUCH that He made it possible for you to be ransomed from the grips of sin forever.

Thats the good news of the Gospel of Christ! And it’s why we all need Jesus. Without Him, we’d be condemned to eternity far away from God in a place where torment never ends, because the price of our sin can never be paid off without the blood of Jesus. If you think conviction is uncomfortable, trust me, it’s nothing compared with eternal condemnation.

Here’s something I want you to understand. When I align myself with what the Word of God calls sin, I’m not pointing a finger at you or anyone else. If I quote scripture that says this is sin or that is sin, I’m not hating on you for your sin. I have my own sin I struggle with, too. You have to realize that sin is a big deal, but your sin isn’t a bigger deal than mine (and vice versa).

And if you do feel convicted, remember, that’s the Holy Spirit doing that – not me or anyone else. And it’s a merciful thing to be corrected by the Holy Spirit. It gives you an opportunity to make things right, to repent, and ask for Jesus to take an active role in your life. Conviction leads to repentance, and repentance is followed by forgiveness.

Sin is a heart problem. Pray for God to purify your heart. It’s a process that takes time. But if you trust in Him and cultivate a relationship with Him, your life will be changed for the better.

When conviction comes, thank God for it. He lovingly corrects His children because He wants what’s best for them. Don’t let the guilt turn your heart cold. Satan will use that to falsely condemn you. But Jesus wants to deliver you from your sin, forgive you, and present you to the Father as blameless. Let go of pride and let the blood of Jesus wash you clean.

Let me say another thing here. If at some point in the past you were hurt by the church, that wasn’t God that hurt you. I’ve been in some pretty hurtful situations in church before, too. But God never hurt me. He’s the only One who could heal me.

People are imperfect beings. That includes anyone who attends a church. Often times, people will let you down. Yes, even people at church. Sometimes well-meaning people goof up. Other times a bad spirit can creep in and cause strife within the church and cause you to be let down. But don’t let church-hurt steer you away from God.

Satan loves that. He loves seeing people turn away from God because of church-hurt. He’ll tell you, “See how hypocritical these people are?! You don’t need that kind of stress and frustration in your life. Go your own way, and you’ll be fine.” But it’s a lie!

When church-hurt happens, that’s a great time to draw closer to God. Talk to Him about your pain. He cares. Seek His guidance. He wants to help you grow through those hurt feelings. We need Him in our lives all the time, but even moreso in times of strife. So hold fast to Him.

God will never let you down. He will never fail you. And even in times when you fail Him, His Holy Spirit will remind you through conviction of sin that He’s still there for you. He’s always for you, always ready to forgive and restore. And there’s nothing greater than living in the loving presence of God the Father, with your path illuminated by the Kingdom Light.

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The Kingdom Light – Episode 1113

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On today’s program, I’d like to draw a distinction between two opposing kingdoms. One currently operates here on earth and is ruled by satan. The other is established in the heavens and is ruled by God. These two kingdoms continually clash, but this epic battle between good and evil is approaching a dramatic conclusion.

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Some of what I’m about to say can be difficult for our finite minds to comprehend. We are currently bound to the reality of this existence within the confines of time itself. So it’s hard for us to imagine a place where time doesn’t exist. And yet, that place is where our story began.

In the realm of the infinite NOW, God always existed. He always was, always is, and always will be. He established His own Kingdom in that realm. He created angelic beings to light and inhabit that Kingdom. He gave them names, titles, and duties to perform. Being established in this infinite realm, their places and roles were to be permanent and everlasting.

One of, if not the first of, the creatures God created was the mighty angel, Lucifer. His name means light, and he was known as “the morning star.” He was given authority over a vast portion of heaven, and other angels were subject to him. Indeed, he was powerful, and he was second only to God Himself.

Meanwhile, God began creating a new realm below the heavens. He created time itself as the canvas to which all within this new existence would adhere. In it, He created all manner of animals and creatures and finished it all off by forming mankind in His own image, giving him dominion over this entire earthly kingdom.

Lucifer wasn’t too thrilled about that, so he soon became discontented with his status. He was used to being the Big Man on Campus, so-to-speak. Even though his was a lofty position with great authority, God never gave him dominion over an entire kingdom. Now here was this man Adam, made from dust, and he was given dominion over the whole earth? What?!

This was the beginning of Lucifer’s fall. He did not want to be subject to mankind, even if it was in the Creator’s own image. He soon got it in his mind that he should be elevated – not only above the other created beings – but also above the Most High. Lucifer desired to BE god.

And so, he led a revolt. He got a third of the angels to side with him, no doubt enticing them with the idea of being gods themselves. They made their choice freely in this forever realm, and because of that, their betrayal of the Creator would be everlasting. There would be no repentance or forgiveness for their rejection of God’s rule.

War broke out in the Kingdom of Heaven. God would not be defeated, but He knew Lucifer and his armies would never stop, so He stripped them of their titles of authority and cast them out of the heavens and down to earth. Lucifer then became known as satan, but his desire to rule remained.

We know the story of how mankind fell. In the Garden of Eden, satan tempted Adam and Eve in the form of a serpent – many now believe this was less likely a snake and instead something more like a dragon. In any case, mankind sinned, giving satan a much desired victory over the image of God.

This however happened within the created confines of time, meaning it would not last for eternity. Satan managed to gain rulership over this earthly kingdom, but nothing he attained within this realm would be everlasting. So his thirst for power and his anger toward God increased.

Because of this, satan would focus his attention on building his own kingdom here on earth while perverting and defiling everything he could of God’s creation. The Bible tells us that these fallen angels – referred to as sons of God – took human females and defiled them. These acts resulted in the birth of giants.

The book of Enoch goes further, saying some of these giants also defiled animals in the same way, resulting in creatures that appeared as part man and part beast. This would explain ancient writings depicting such things as centaurs, mermaids, etc. Regardless, satan had ample reason to want to pollute the bloodlines of man, as well as the rest of creation.

Even today, we see evil attacks against the image of God – against mankind. Each attack is measured, carefully designed to pervert and distort humanity away from what God intended. It’s satan’s way of thumbing his nose at God and saying, “This is MY kingdom! I’m in charge here!”

The push to become neither male nor female – a blatant defiance of God’s creation. Satan is trying to remake humanity in his own image, stripping it from any resemblance to God. Abortion – an obvious attack against the image of God, as well as a wicked sacrifice to one of the false gods of satan’s kingdom. These are only two examples.

With each blow, satan reaffirms his defiance of God and his desire to dethrone Him. Throughout history, this has been an ongoing struggle – satan’s forces doing their worst, while God’s allegiant angels continue to protect God’s people. We still reside within a kingdom controlled by evil, but this earthly kingdom is coming to an end.

Whenever God’s people get together and raise up their voices in worship to the Creator, a clash of kingdoms occurs. Scripture says the Lord inhabits the praises of His people. So in those moments, Heaven comes down and invades the earth in the spirit. God communes with His people here, and His Holy Spirit gives them power.

Satan hates this because it disrupts his kingdom. It threatens his power here. Since Jesus came, everything changed. When He died, He took authority away from the devil. Jesus stole the keys to death, hell, and the grave. He rose again, and left this realm, paving a path for the rest of us to do the same. Ever since, satan has been even more determined to build an army to defeat God.

Today, those evil forces are hard at work. On one front, they continue distracting people with deceptions that lead them further away from God. On another front, they go about destroying mankind through abortion, the trans-agenda, and other means. All this, while keeping secret their covert control of worldly governments, through which they quench their thirst for power.

We are rapidly nearing the end of time, and with it, the end of satan’s reign. The ultimate clash of kingdoms is about to occur. When it does, satan will use his influence through the anti-christ to gather his earthly armies to fight against the armies of God. This world will see great destruction, like never seen before.

When every vestige of satan’s kingdom is defeated, and time is no more, Christ Jesus will establish His Kingdom here on earth. It will be a NEW Heaven and a NEW earth, because making all things new is what He does. And the Word of God says of this Kingdom, “there will be no end.”

So then, how should we respond to this? Should we place all our hopes on that which is fleeting or that which is eternal? Should our focus be on the temporary and the material, or rather on that which will never end? We live here, for now, in this realm. But we are given life through the spirit, the breath of God, so we are made for more.

It’s easy get caught up in all the things of this world, distracted from the reasons God created us. In His own godly image, we are meant to be rulers in His vast Kingdom. Not as those who rule wickedly in hunger for more power, but as loving and just rulers who pattern ourselves after the One and only God, our Supreme Ruler.

Jesus taught us to lead by serving. In contrast, satan wants to be ruler of all by rejecting God’s ways entirely. If we choose to adhere to the ways of this world, we are rejecting God in the same way as satan. But the Bible tells us clearly…

Romans 12:2

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

That renewal of our minds involves a spiritual reminding of who we are as God’s people and the purpose He gives us. The trappings of this world, still currently ruled by satan, can cloud our vision and keep us from being who we’re meant to be.

So reject worldly ways. Rebuke satan and his evil forces. Acknowledge Jesus as Savior. And pledge undying allegiance to the Kingdom of God, rather than the kingdom of this world which is about to meet its end. Pray as Jesus taught us…

Matthew 6:10

Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

Let His will be manifest in your life. Remember who you are in Christ, who you were made to be, and take your rightful place. No longer a slave to the kingdom of darkness, but a commissioned saint of God, committed to shining the Kingdom Light.

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The Kingdom Light – Episode 1112

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A while back, I did a Bible Study post dealing with sheep and goats. It was about how God separates His followers from those who don’t follow Him on the day of judgment. He refers to us, His followers, as sheep.

But we’ve seen the term sheep receive a bad reputation. Today, people are called sheep when they seem to blindly follow the wrong person or mindset, prone to believing lies rather than the truth. Why do you suppose this has happened? Could it be the world sees us as foolish for believing the Bible? Of course it does! But there’s more to it. We’ll get into that in a minute.

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Satan is sneaky. He’s very good at infiltrating our societal lexicon of words and expressions and turning them to promote his own agenda. We are living in the prophesied times when people are falsely calling evil good and good evil. The same has happened with the figurative sheep and goats.

Just as sheep have metaphorically gotten a bad rap, goats have gotten a good one. In the biblical metaphor, it is the wicked who reject Christ that are referred to as goats. But today, we call someone who excels in a position to the point of being the best ever at it – the GOAT, or the Greatest Of All Time.

Everything is backwards. No one wants to be called a sheep but instead glorifies and adores those they call a GOAT. Yeah, I think it’s part of a subtle plan to alter our perceptions of good and bad. Call me crazy if you want, but I’m about to explain, and you haven’t seen crazy yet.

This past week as I was driving to work one morning, I felt the Holy Spirit come over me as I was praising God. What happened next was indescribable. I began preaching. Alone in the car, but not really alone, I felt the Spirit of the Lord compelling me to preach. To whom? I don’t know. Perhaps just to the angelic beings in the spirit realm around me. Regardless, the words had to come out.

Understand something, I’m not prone to doing things like this. It was a surprise to me. But God had put a word on my heart, and it had to be preached…powerfully. Anyone passing by the car, if they saw me, probably thought I was nuts. But here is the gist of what came to me…

Being a sheep isn’t what the world says it is. Jesus called us sheep for a reason – a very good reason. It wasn’t an insult. It’s not because we blindly follow just anyone. You ready for this? It’s because we know His voice. Hear that again. It’s not because we’re idiots who fall for anything, to the contrary – it’s because WE KNOW…HIS…VOICE.

Look at what the Word of God says…

John 10:26-28 (Jesus speaking)

“But you do not believe because you are not among my sheep. My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.”

Look closely at this passage. I believe there’s a strong message here for us today. It applies to the world we’re living in, why some people believe lies, and why others hear and know and trust and believe what the voice of truth says.

You see, sheep do NOT blindly follow anyone. That’s not who they are. That’s not in their character as sheep. Instead, it is those who are NOT sheep who refuse to listen, hear, and believe the Master. Jesus says here, you do not believe because you are not among my sheep.

Meanwhile, it is His sheep that hear Him, and KNOW HIS VOICE. We, as sheep in His fold, follow Him because we recognize His voice as the voice of truth. So we follow Him. We believe. We’ve learned to differentiate the Master’s voice of truth from the enemy’s voice of lies. Otherwise, we’d be suseptible to following just any voice – any deception.

I want you to hear and truly receive what I’m saying here. And because I know someone out there is gonna make this political, let me say this in addition. Donald Trump is not our master. His is not the voice we follow. Not Elon Musk, not JD Vance, not anyone else except the One and Only Person of Jesus Christ. He is our Master, and it’s His voice we recognize and follow.

I know there are some of you who believe a lot of the propaganda. You ask things like, how can you support the awful policies of this administration? First, you’ve been lied to about those policies. If I believed what you believe is so, I would be just as outraged as you are. I don’t, so I’m not.

Second, I don’t automatically trust what I hear. It has to line up with what I KNOW to be true for me to believe it. And that which I KNOW to be true was given to me by the Holy Spirit. That same Spirit has taught me to recognize truth. Therefore, I also recognize what is not truth.

This isn’t some superpower. I’m not necessarily more intelligent than you. I’ve simply plugged into the Ultimate Source of Truth through my relationship with Jesus. It is that connection that gives me a spiritual understanding and discernment.

I know the voice of truth, and I follow it. Now you may get defensive here and ask, are you saying you’re a better Christian than I am? The answer is no because I don’t view it as a competition.

I’m not trying to belittle you or your walk with God, if indeed you claim to have one. I’m trying to encourage you to go deeper and be as intentional as you possibly can about your relationship with God. Why? Because I know just a few of the benefits I’ve received by doing just that.

What you should ask yourself is, do you know how to recognize the voice of truth? Do you know the Master’s voice? Are you spending time with Him every day? Is He being welcomed to be an active part of your life? You have to want Him there. You have to realize your need for Him. Then let Him speak to you and guide you.

Folks, I can’t get by without talking to my Lord each day. I need Him. I thank God I’ve cultivated a relationship with Him to the extent I have, and I know I need still more of Him in my life. I’m grateful to have learned to hear His voice. He teaches, guides, corrects, and protects me with that voice. That’s a blessing I wouldn’t have without His welcomed presence in my life.

What’s more, I remember quite well what is was like trying to live day to day without His constant presence. I was conflicted. I was frustrated. I heard one convincing narrative over here, but a contradictory narrative over there, and I didn’t know for sure what to believe. Even as a professing Christian, I was still suseptible to the constant programming the enemy was engaged in to trick me.

As I sought to get closer to Jesus, I started to notice a few things clearing up in my mind. But I still struggled to believe all of it. Finally, I got so frustrated with the diametrically opposing narratives that I decided to pray a very specific prayer. It was probably the most adamant I’ve ever been with the Lord.

My prayer was simple, but God knew I was serious about it. I voiced my aggravation regarding the conflicting worldviews, and I boldly insisted, “Lord, I want to know the truth. I don’t want to fall for lies and be lead away from You. Please, help me see things more as You see them.” He heard me.

Now let me warn you, don’t pray a prayer like that unless you really mean it. I meant it, but I had no idea what it was I was really praying for. The answer to gaining that kind of spiritual insight had to come through a closer, more intentional relationship with Him. That part is great, and I highly recommend it. But certain knowledge comes with responsibility and it will radically alter how you see the world.

I’ve been calling myself a Christian all my life, but there are depths of spiritual understanding that I never came to realize until after the age of 50. In fact, most of what I’ve learned which has so radically changed my worldview has only happened within the last 2 or 3 years.

I’m only now beginning to realize how that was all ordained by God. Prior to 3 years ago, I was leading worship at Grace Pointe Community Church in Dacula, GA. I was overseeing the audio visual department there. I was very busy doing the Lord’s work, but God knew it was time for me to take a deeper dive spiritually.

I always felt like it was mainly for family reasons that I picked up and relocated back to Tennessee. Now I see God’s hand in it for other reasons. He knew better than I did what I really needed. At some point, we all have to move out of our comfort zone in order to grow. I’m so thankful to have a Heavenly Father that cares enough to put me where I need to be, just so I can grow in Him.

Wherever you are right now with your walk in Christ, you can never be too close to Him. He’s not done working on you until He calls you home. This life, right now, is so precious. All I’m asking is that you don’t squander it by becoming content and complacent with where you are.

There’s always more you can learn from the Master if you’re willing to spend enough time with Him to know His voice. If not, you’ll be suseptible to any and every voice out there. You will be deceived. That’s just a fact, y’all. It’s how things work.

This is where Christianity differs from every religion – it’s not about a struggle to reach the divine, but rather about realizing the Divine One has already made a way for you to reach Him, and He desires a relationship with you to seal the deal.

Pursuing the relationship with God is what changes you. That’s where you learn to hear His voice. So know this: it’s okay to be a sheep, as long as you’re in the fold of the Good Shepherd – Jesus Christ. That’s where lies become easy to spot, and truth is illuminated by the Kingdom Light.

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The Kingdom Light – Episode 1111

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On today’s program, I’m gonna cite several examples of counterfeit wisdom – or what I like to call “profound puffery.” You know, stuff that sounds really wise or profound, but isn’t. The enemy uses it all the time to convince people to do certain things, act a certain way, or to simply get you to believe in some false sense of virtue. The goal is to deceive you entirely about what is good and moral and just. Kinda like how the serpent deceived Adam and Eve in the Garden. It’s the same old lies dressed up and presented in new ways.

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I know we’ve all had times when we convinced ourselves to go ahead and do things we deep down knew we shouldn’t, right? We somehow managed to rationalize our way into thinking it would be okay, but we got there in stages. That little voice told us it’s not really all that bad – it’s no big deal. Then it said, even if it’s a mistake, you’ll learn from it. Eventually, you kept listening until it had you thinking it was actually a GOOD idea to do it. So, you did it. And how’d that work out for ya?

[clip from “Justified” – Raylan says, “There are other things than smart.” Art replies, “Yeah, those are NOT smart.”]

Folks, we’ve all made mistakes. I’ve made some doosies. My point is that we were all born with the predilection to do the wrong thing, even when we know we shouldn’t. Satan knows this, as well. He knows that if he presents us with an opportunity to fail, it often takes a very small push to put us on the wrong path. That’s pretty much what happened in the Garden of Eden.

But he also knows that we like to feel like our actions are justified. So he has developed many ways to trick us into taking a bad road while appealing to our sense of right and wrong and making us feel morally okay with the decision. He uses high-sounding terminology, self-gratifying rationalizations, and yes – he especially likes to use wise old sayings and Bible scriptures taken out of context.

We like to believe we are good people. The enemy uses that. The world’s version of moral teaching for young people is to tell them things like you’re a good person – when the truth is we’re all born with a tendency to do bad things. It takes discipline and training to do right. The world argues, but we’re all born with a sense of morality – we know right from wrong. And that’s true, but what they don’t tell you is that conscience is a gift from God. Every day is a struggle between our spirit who knows what’s right and our flesh who desires to sin.

The half-truth is often a very effective tool. Similarly, worldly arguments that contain these half-truths can sound very convincing. And, as I said, satan loves to use the Word of God out of context to mislead people – it’s one of his specialties. This is especially convincing to those who only have the tiniest rudimentary understanding of scripture – if that.

Some of the deadliest tragedies that have ever taken place were the direct result of the Bible being taken out of context. Cult leaders and other false teachers have used people’s own lack of understanding of God’s Word time and time again to lead them astray. And satan still does it to this day – WHY? Because it still works. There are millions of people out there who don’t have a true Holy Spirit informed comprehension of scripture. And these people are like low-hanging fruit just waiting to be plucked…and deceived.

Too often, we are guilty of simply giving mental ascent to something without exercising the discipline of seeing if that something lines up with God’s Word. Or our understanding of the Bible is so lacking that we can’t verify anything. That’s called following blindly or just going with the flow. This is not wisdom. To the contrary, it’s dangerous.

I often see dear friends and loved ones posting things on social media, in which they use a Bible verse to justify their stance on a controversial topic. That within itself isn’t the issue, but it can be a problem when you lack the proper understanding. Now, this is the point where some of you may hear a little voice rise up and say, who are YOU to tell ME what I DO or do NOT understand?! Are YOU claiming to be WISER than ME?!

First of all, I am what GOD says I am. I would never claim to be anything more or less than that. Second, wisdom comes from hearing, learning, and applying the truth of God’s Word. It takes time and effort. It’s not a matter of pulling a verse-of-the-day card out like it’s a fortune cookie. We all have to put aside our pride and realize how little we really do know and then seek after the knowledge of truth – which is ONLY found in God.

You see, I’ve learned enough to know that I still have a lot to learn. But I have, thankfully, gained a bit of wisdom over the years. And I know without a doubt that none of that would have happened if I hadn’t first sought after a relationship with my Creator. You can read the entire Bible through, cover to cover, and not gain any insight until you’ve encountered the One who inspired those scriptures.

Before you use God’s Word to justify your worldview, you’d better establish a relationship with Him and know for sure that you understand His Words. Even satan knows God’s Word, but he has no desire to serve Him. Do you? See, that’s another big part of it that people don’t get. If serving God and His purpose isn’t part of our daily routine, we probably have no business invoking His words to serve OUR purposes.

So here are some more examples of the world’s profound puffery – or satan’s counterfeit wisdom. Notice how each one sounds nice but lacks depth. Also note the appeal to SELF rather than servanthood to God. When you know what to look for, it becomes easier and easier to see the deception buried within each and every one of these:

• You can be anything you want to be.
• You deserve to be happy.
• You are enough.
• Believe in yourself.

These all sound amazing, don’t they? Surely there can’t be anything wrong with thinking these types of things, right? Look again. Closely. These are all self-deluding half-truths that can lead a person to failure, depression, and worse. They sound great on the surface, but they lack substance. They can’t stand alone. Without any supporting statements, they’re easy to pick apart. Here, I’ll show you…

You can be anything you want to be, really? How? If you want it bad enough? If you work hard enough? Lots of people try very hard to be things they were never meant to be. Most fail. Those who get there and realize it doesn’t fulfill them – what good is it? If what you’re striving to be doesn’t line up with the gifts and abilities you were given, your desire and this petty expression have put you on a dead-end road that could waste your whole lifetime. SO, at best, it’s a conditional statement that never tells you the conditions. And at worst, it’s a lie.

You deserve to be happy, right? By who’s measure? This leads to the question, why aren’t you happy? If you deserve it, how come it hasn’t happened? How do you make it happen? This statement gives you NOTHING to work with. It never addresses what happiness actually is, and it asserts your worthiness of it without quantifying what that even means.

You are enough – so that means, what? You don’t need anything or anyone? Does it assert that you alone are sufficient? That you should be able to handle anything that comes your way? What happens when you find out you’re NOT enough? This statement is a lie from the pit of hell that tells you don’t need GOD. That’s what it really says.

Believe in yourself – uhm, okay. That’s it? Nice pep talk. It’s just more of the same empty platitudes. Try telling this to someone who is battling loneliness and depression. They’ll tell you to pound sand. It does nothing at all to address any long-standing mental illness that could be going on. In other words, it’s highly ineffective against that person’s demons.

My experience has taught me that I can’t simply BE whatever I want. But I’ve learned I have a purpose in Christ. As for what I deserve, thank God I haven’t gotten what I really deserve. Instead, He has given me a happiness I could never be worthy of within myself. I know I’m not enough on my own. But with Him, I can do all things. Dude, I don’t have all the answers, so I have to believe in something far greater than myself. I believe in a God who loves me. And THAT gets me through every single day.

How about this one? A friend of mine shared a post recently that talked about Jesus being all about love – which is true. The post went on to say that, if we claim to follow Jesus, we ought to love people who are different from us – which is STILL TRUE. But it took it further, implying that our opposition to certain lifestyles somehow equates to hating them. I submit that the author of this post frankly has no clue.

First, Jesus is indeed all about love, but He’s also all about righteousness. In His love for us, He warned us about sin. He acknowledged the existence of sin and its deadly results, encouraging us all to refrain from it. Ultimately, He died on a cross and shed His own blood in order that we could be free from the power of sin. When we acknowledge sinful behavior, as He did, we do it out of love for those who are sinning. When you embrace a sinful lifestyle, you are rejecting Christ, so Christians should love you enough to tell you the truth about that and encourage you to repent and accept the forgiveness Jesus offers.

Second, these types of posts often speak of concepts like love without any notion of what love even is. They equate it with sexual desire, which is another thing entirely. God established sexual desire as part of creation, but like so many other things, it has been perverted. His Word plainly states that sex is designed to be shared between a husband and wife. It explicitly forbids any and all other sexual behavior, calling it deviant and an abomination. That’s not me hating on anybody, it’s just me relaying what the Word of God says.

For those out there who would say, I don’t believe you, that’s not in the Bible – I encourage to read for yourself such passages as Romans chapter 1, 1st Corinthians chapters 5 and 6, 1st Timothy chapter 1, Hebrews chapter 13. And trust me when I tell you, there are plenty of other places – though once should be enough. Let me get back to my original point…

The world is full of bad advice that sounds like wonderfully insightful stuff until you dig just beneath the surface to find it’s all a bunch of meaningless fluff. Call it profound puffery, counterfeit wisdom, or whatever you like. It’s meant to fool you, control you, and lead you far away from truth.

The only way to find real truth and gain Godly wisdom is to SEEK AFTER IT! How? Through a personal relationship – One on one – with your Creator, the One who loves you more than you can possibly know. Getting to know Him, and the deep love He has for you, will forever change your life. That’s a promise you can count on.

God will reveal to you the purpose He has for you, and you will finally understand what you were created for. If you haven’t yet started that journey, call out to Him now, right where you are. He’ll meet you there. When He does, He’ll give you something all those empty fluffy platitudes never could…meaning.

And that’s what happens when you step out of the darkness of this world, and into the Kingdom Light!

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The Kingdom Light – Episode 1110

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On today’s program, I wanna shine a light on the legacy media’s tendency to lace their stories with a thick layer of negativity. We’ll talk about why they do this, and I’ll show you how you can easily spot a left-leaning headline. The more you realize about how they hook you, reel you in, and tug at your emotions, the more you’ll come to know why you shouldn’t trust them.

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Okay folks, I’ve been telling you for the longest time now that the old legacy media is nothing but a propaganda arm of the establishment elites and crooked politicians. It’s been that way for decades, and that’s a conservative estimate. But I’m not gonna leave this alone because too many people are still under their spell, and I am deeply motivated to promote the truth about this. Today, I even brought a few receipts, so hang on for that.

Let’s start by going back to the late 1980s and early 1990s – why then? Because that’s roughly when I first started really paying attention to politics and media coverage bias. I remember then those on the left, which was practically the entirety of the news media, were saying how the republicans were going to basically starve the elderly, force them to eat dog food, and put everyone in the poor house. No, I’m serious. The news had an obvious slant to the left.

Back then, one of my broadcasting heroes – the late, great Rush Limbaugh – coined the phrase, “the dumbing down of America.” He was speaking of the ongoing effort to create a nation whose citizens were uninformed, ill-informed, or just plain misinformed. It involved the schools and universities indoctrinating students with liberal ideologies, and then the reinforcement of those ideas in a controlled media environment. Rush spoke of biased newscasters as “the willing accomplices in the media.” Sadly, he was right.

Today, we have a whole lot more news sources available to us than we did back then. With a growing number of independent journalists out there, what you believe is based more and more on who you listen to. Censorship efforts came out strongly against any and all sources who didn’t line up with the narratives being pushed by the “mainstream” – which is where the term mainstream media came from. That mainstream, of course, was and is still controlled by rich elites who have corrupted the system and bent the narrative to suit their purposes.

Fortunately for us, there was backlash against the censorship. We still have multiple sources – and that number continues to grow – who simply will not bow down to those elites who want to control everything. So we can see for ourselves how stories in the media are covered differently, depending on whether the reporting source is allegiant to the truth and the people…or to the false narratives of the establishment.

Want proof? Here ya go. Inflation going down is a good thing, right? It makes the current administration look good. Who do you suppose might not want Trump’s presidency to look good? Here’s how the recent drop in inflation was covered by different sources in the media.

See the distinct difference? On one side, we have stories about inflation going down during the first full month of Trump’s current term in office. On the other side, we have stories about how that good news doesn’t really matter because there’s always some dreadful looming threat, and things are still really bad because Trump is bad, and you should hate him as much as we do. They simply can’t grant him the win. They have great difficulty allowing any positive message to get out in regard to Trump because of their blatant bias against him.

Let me say this, too. There’s always some kind of trade war going on. The fact that Trump is using tariffs as a bargaining tool to get other countries to ease off of their tariffs on the US isn’t something the negative nancies on the left want people to understand. As for egg prices, we’re still trying to recover from the slaughter of millions of chickens last year due to the avian flu. But no, I’m sure the fact that our largest egg producer was ordered – by the Biden admin, by the way – to destroy more than 1.6 million laying hens just a few months ago…no, I’m sure that has nothing at all to do with the egg shortage and the subsequent high price of eggs.

There’s always more to the story than what the biased legacy media tells you. They strategically leave out anything that doesn’t fit their standard “everything Trump does is wrong” narrative. Or they just make stuff up and outright lie to you. Don’t believe me? Here’s an example of that, which speaker Mike Johnson highlighted just recently. Listen.

[clip1: Speaker Johnson calls out fake story about spending bill]

These lies are being called out, and I’m grateful for that. Believe me, I am. But unfortunately, most people who are under the spell of the legacy media aren’t getting it. They aren’t hearing it, they aren’t seeing it, and contrary to what Speaker Johnson said at the end there, too many people ARE buying the lies.

Here’s another falsehood being live fact-checked by Karoline Leavitt in the White House press room the other day. It is encouraging to see this, but more people need to see the reality that the media is in the bag for the left. Here, check this out.

[clip2: Karoline Leavitt corrects AP reporter who tries to misrepresent the tariffs as tax hikes]

The nerve of this guy, trying to give a lecture on tariffs like he’s some expert, when he’s lying about it the whole time. He’s never paid a tariff in his life. That’s bull. But she does an excellent job of putting him back in his place.

Back to my point, though. These things have to be exposed and seen by more people. Let me show you another example of how different media sources will show you where their allegiance is just by how they report a story.

Again, gas prices going down is a GOOD THING, right? Not so fast. Left-leaning CBS claims an “expert” thinks low gas prices might signal BAD THINGS AHEAD! They can’t let you think, even for a second, that anything good is happening under President Trump. And this is right there, in your face. Don’t see the bias? You’re not looking.

These media hacks are all running around like Chicken Little, saying, “The sky is falling! The sky is falling!” Except they’re also saying, “Oh, and just so you know, it’s all Trump’s fault that the sky is falling!”

I said before that I feel highly motivated to help expose the lies of the legacy media. I do, because I have – as I’ve said before – close friends and family members who are caught up in this web of deception. They look at me and misjudge me based on the lies they believe from their news sources. If your sources are feeding you fear, they are feeding you lies. They are giving you a false view of the world, of people who threaten their power over you, and they make you believe the worst possible things about your own family members – things that are just not true.

Their basic tenet, around which every lie they tell is based, is this: Trump is evil, and so is anyone who supports him. Why? They tell you, without really telling you. You hear them all the time saying, “Trump is an existential threat to democracy.” He’s not, but he IS a threat to THEM. He represents the desire of the rest of us to rid our government of fraud and corruption. So yeah, he does indeed represent a threat to the power of those corrupt who grow richer off of our tax dollars – which they fraudulently misuse and funnel into their own schemes.

Ever wonder how so many career politicians who make around $200K or less per year somehow have net worths over $40M? I’ll tell you how. They’re crooked. A lot of it is insider trading, but still more is from misappropriation of our tax dollars.

We elected Trump to drain the swamp – to clean up all the waste, fraud, and abuse of power. As he does just that, he threatens the livelihood of every corrupt politician and deep state crony there is. So they have to make it seem like he’s doing something that threatens innocent people. They make up stories of how his policies are somehow destroying people’s lives, taking benefits away the elderly and veterans, and anything else they can think of to deflect from the fact that the only ones threatened by him…are THEM, the corrupt.

These purveyors of gloom and doom are recycling all their old lies and dreaming up new ones. It’s all variations on a theme. It’s the old “starving old people and forcing them to eat dog food” thing all over again. Put a negative slant on every story, especially if it’s really good news. Make everything seem dreary and hopeless, and make sure people believe it’s all Trump’s fault. Him and his crazy MAGA cult. They tell stories that are designed to trigger people’s emotions – that’s the hook. Then they repeat it again and again. And they keep on convincing people their lies are true.

You’ve heard it said, if a lie is repeated enough, people think it’s truth. Do you know why that works? Do you understand the dark power behind deception of this kind? How does someone who practices witchcraft cast a spell? Do you know? Part of it involves chanting a mantra over and over. You know, kinda like how the propagandist media keeps repeating their lies over and over. This is why I said earlier that people are under their spell. It’s an actual truth.

As people of God, what are we prepared to do about this? I keep telling you. We have to make war in the spirit. The spreaders of darkness and lies have been doing this for a very, very long time. They are serious about it, dedicated to a cause. So WE must also be serious about combatting this evil, dedicated to the righteous cause of spreading light and truth. If the purveyors of gloom and doom are gonna be stopped, we have to pray hard, dig into the Word of God, know our power in Christ, and fight this fight every day, until the day comes when the whole world finally sees…the Kingdom Light.

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The Kingdom Light – Episode 1109

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Last weekend, I talked about the cost of pursuing and proclaiming truth. On today’s program, I wanna look at the other side and speak on the rewards of following this calling God gives us. As much as I am familiar with the mockery – and often times, the seething hatred – you run into while simply stating truth, I also know quite well that the rewards are indeed greater when you remain in God’s will. In fact, there is NO place I’d rather be.

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I’m gonna let you in on a little uh, inside scoop, I guess you’d say. Though I don’t want to get too bogged down on personal stuff, I feel like when it’s a testimony that might encourage others, why not share it? So, the truth is that uh, last week’s podcast almost didn’t happen. I know there are occasional things that happen that prevent me from doing a show every single week, but this was something else.

So, for several days leading up to last weekend, I was stuck at home and missing work due to another bout with my lower back. Those of you who’ve followed me for a while may know this, but I have dealt for many years with chronic pain stemming from Degenerative Disc Disease. Everyone has this to some extent, as we get older, yes, our bones, joints, vertebrae, discs, etc., will degenerate – or wear out – over time. Unfortunately, the level of degeneration in the discs of my lower back is considered severe for a person my age.

Now, I said all that to say this. Whenever something aggravates this aliment, the usual consistent but manageable level of pain can increase to the point where I’m pretty much physically useless. Can’t work, can hardly even move – that’s what it was like for days, and it can often last for weeks. This is just part of life for me, okay, and I’m not trying to garner any pity or anything. Again, I’m sharing this for a reason.

There are plenty of people who face similar and much worse difficulties, and perhaps some of you do as well. My point is that, how you deal with those obstacles in life is key to living a rewarding life. What do I mean? Look, God has a plan and purpose for each of us. When stuff gets in the way of following His will – say, excruciating back pain – yeah, we typically put life on hold, and our calling gets put on hold, too.

That by itself may not seem like a big deal. It even makes sense. If an athlete gets injured, he or she may have to sit out a few plays. Right? Fine. But when anything gets in the way of continuing God’s work, it’s wise to take a closer look at the situation. I had to ask myself, Am I unable to sit in a chair and do my podcast, or would I just rather lay around and do nothing because of this pain?

Naturally, my flesh wanted to do something I call medicate and hibernate. Truth be told, that’s not the best thing to do in that situation – even physically, let alone spiritually. While it’s understandable that my back needed rest and time to heal, I still needed to move around and get some exercise. And if I’m being completely honest, even in pain, I could still sit in this chair and do the show.

I’m not saying it would have necessarily been wrong for me to skip that weekend and just focus on getting better, but I definitely felt compelled to talk to God about it. And that’s ALWAYS a good idea. We often have to get outside of ourselves and our circumstances to see the broader picture of what’s really going on.

In my case, I had a word God wanted me to put out there. I don’t know who it was for, and that doesn’t matter. This was one of those times when obedience was more important than any sacrifice.

1 Samuel 15:22

…Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen to the voice of the Lord.

I needed God’s input in that moment. And so often, we go about our lives trying to do everything, be everything, and say everything we think we’re supposed to without taking a moment to ask God for HIS opinion. We have access to His guidance, but we so seldom take advantage of it. But when you stop to think about it, what better way to know you’re following in God’s will than to, well gee, maybe communicate with Him on a regular basis? I mean, that sure seems like good advice to me.

On most days, we don’t see the big picture. And on days when we’re going through a painful situation, we don’t see ANYTHING outside our own tiny little bubble.

But even in those toughest times, we have an Ace in the hole: access to the all-knowing, all-seeing, Almighty God. He sees everything that we don’t, everything that’s going on and causing or contributing to our troubles, and He has keen insight on how we should proceed. Like the old song says, just a little talk with Jesus makes it right.

Isaiah 55:8-9

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.

The guidance that our Lord provides is invaluable, and it’s only ONE of the many rewards of remaining in His will. Even when we are coming up against persecution for speaking truth, the rewards still far outweigh all of it. Last week, I mentioned another one of those rewards. Remember? James 1:3 told us that the testing of our faith produces steadfastness. The more we engage people with the truth, the more we develop these skills. And our continued steadfastness and perseverance leads us to deeper rewards in Christ.

1 Samuel 26:23

The Lord rewards every man for his righteousness and his faithfulness…

That’s just the natural order of things as God established it. Remaining in His will and doing what He called us to do, regardless of what stands in our way, will automatically result in the rewards of our faithful Creator. And of course, when our work here is done, the greatest rewards program of all time is waiting for us. Another one of last week’s scriptures…

Matthew 5:12

Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven…

How about this one?

James 1:12

Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.

And let me tell you, this is only the beginning. The types of rewards and gifts of love that Our Heavenly Father wants to pour out on us, we cannot even fathom! An old preacher used to say, “There is no other place quite so lovely as within the will of God.” It’s truly the greatest place you can be. It may cost you a few friends, it may even cost you pain and suffering, but the rewards of serving Christ are so much greater than any of that.

Romans 8:18

For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.

That’s a familiar verse, but let’s look further in that chapter…

Romans 8:31-32

What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?

If we just trust God and commit to His will, He will give us everything we need to accomplish the work. Despite circumstances, in the face of mockery and ridicule, His strength is perfectly sufficient to see us through. And though we don’t do God’s will so we can reap the rewards – we do His will out of love, respect, and obedience – you have to admit that those rewards make it a really sweet deal.

Folks, drop us a line anytime. If this ministry is at all a blessing to you, I would love to hear that from you. Send an email to kingdomlight@usa.com, that’s kingdomlight@usa.com. If you have a prayer request, or just a comment about the show, that email address again is kingdomlight@usa.com.

I hope and pray that this word today ministers to you and encourages you to seek God’s advice daily, press forward into the fray, follow His will, and as always, keep shining…the Kingdom Light!

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The Kingdom Light – Episode 1108

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Lately, I’ve been trying to encourage you to be proclaimers of the truth. Today I want to recognize the reasons why so many people are afraid to be the ones who speak out for justice in an injust world. There is a definite cost associated with speaking truth where lies have held dominion for so long. We’ll get into all that in a moment…

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What is it about truth that offends people so much? Why does it make people angry? Why is it so often met with exposed teeth dripping with vitriol, like the xenomorph in the Alien movies.

First of all, let’s go ahead and recognize the fact that a large number of people have very simply been taken completely in by the propaganda machine. This lie factory efficiently distributes a fairly convincing narrative, repeating it ad nauseum through the old legacy media. Those under the influence of this 24/7 programming mechanism naturally tend to disbelieve anything that goes against that programming. It’s hard to blame them.

But, of course, this is precisely why actual truth proclaimers are so important. We have to increase our numbers to effectively counter the established false narratives. However, before we can do that, we need to understand where those lies are coming from and why. Exposing falsehoods isn’t enough. We must also expose the sinister sources of those lies and the real plot behind it all. Then we have to realize that all of these things will be hard for people to swallow. Communicating it all can be tricky. It is always easier to deceive someone than it is to convince someone they’ve been deceived.

And let me just throw this in here, too. During the almost 14 years of this online ministry, I have often met with mockery and wrongful assumptions because of my faith. Very recently, one of my social media posts even got me laughed at by a member of my own family. I’m not gonna lie. That kinda hurt. I’m not saying it hurt my feelings, I’m saying it hurt to see someone I love so dearly so convinced that the truth I’d shared was somehow silly or laughable.

There is still another reason why people will reject truth. We’ve talked about it many times. Many folks have become comfortable with the lies. Shining light on things upsets their whole world because it pushes against their belief system. Exposing the evil truth behind abortion bothers those who want to remain comfortable with the idea. Showing people there is an ugly agenda behind anything they currently believe in makes them uncomfortable. Such people may react emotionally, feeling their preconceived notions are being challenged. Again, they refuse to accept those notions are based on lies.

As the ones who are charged with proclaiming truth, we have to realize all of this going in. Know that you will undoubtedly be met with anger, disdain, and mockery. They will lash out at you for telling the truth. They will assume the worst of you. They will make fun of you and label you with all sorts of nasty titles – ignorant, backward, racist, cultist, homophobe, transphobe, bible-thumper – ooh, Christian Nationalist, that’s a popular one nowadays.

But we can’t let any of these things discourage us from our duty of proclaiming truth loudly and boldly. Resistance will happen. Name-calling will happen. Just remember the old saying I’ve mentioned before… When you’re catching the most flak is when you know you’re right over the target. So keep pressing forward. Keep at it, and don’t let up one bit.

Matthew 5

10 “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. 12 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Yeah, there’s a cost for doing the right thing. But, in the end, there’s a far greater cost for failing to do right. If we press in, facing whatever backlash may result from exposing truth, greater still will be our reward.

Luke 9

²³ And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. ²⁴ For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.

In this mission, we must deny all those tendencies to give in or give up. People are making fun of me. I’m being called names. They hate me for what I’m saying. We must pray harder and accept the calling God has given us. Why?

Mark 13

¹³ And you will be hated by all for my name’s sake. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.

If we are hated for doing what Christ called us to do, then we are hated because of Him. They reject us, they reject the truth we proclaim, all because they are rejecting Him. This isn’t merely a mission to expose lies, it’s a mission to save the lost by bringing them out of darkness into the light. Besides, there is also good that comes from running into roadblocks on this journey.

James 1

2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

It’s all part of the plan. The more you engage in this mission, the better you get at it. Every challenge you face along the way teaches you another lesson. But check out what Peter says about this topic of facing trials and persecution for being a Christian…

1 Peter 4

¹² Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. ¹³ But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed. ¹⁴ If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you.

As I said earlier, these trials are to be expected. Insults are to be expected. But we are never alone when we proclaim the truth. God is with us. His Holy Spirit is standing right there along with us in the battle. He fights for us, and then He waters the seeds of truth we’ve sown. Let’s read further…

15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as a meddler. 16 Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name.

What’s Peter saying here? He’s speaking of the difference between someone who suffers because of actual wrongdoing and someone who suffers for doing what’s right and just. A murderer, thief, or other evildoer, when faced with the light of truth, should be ashamed of their actions. But we who face persecution for being a Christian do not have to be ashamed one bit. Further, he says…

17 For it is time for judgment to begin at the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God? 18 And “If the righteous is scarcely saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”

Folks, let me say this as kindly as I possibly can here, okay? It is far better to be wrongfully accused and misjudged by those who reject truth for a lie than to be those who wrongfully accuse and misjudge us. This wrongful passing of judgment against God’s people results in all the more wrathful judgment upon the wicked who reject His Truth. I wouldn’t want to be in their shoes. Finally, Peter says…

19 Therefore let those who suffer according to God’s will entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing good.

Just trust in God, y’all. He is faithful and righteous, and we are safe in His hands. Doing His will may rile up some people. That’s okay. Those people need to be shaken and made uncomfortable with the lies they’ve accepted. They need to have truth planted in their lives so that they can be brought fully into the light. Those who continue to reject truth will face a much higher cost than we who proclaim it.

It’s important to note that, after Jesus was crucified and resurrected, and many people were witness to His being alive again, there came a time when several of His followers were put to the ultimate test. Either renounce Jesus and His resurrection or be put to a painful death. For these, the cost of truth was their very lives. Are you willing to proclaim truth and be ridiculed for it? Even to be laughed at by friends and family? To take up your cross daily and follow Jesus no matter what? Believe me when I tell you, that’s our calling as we continue to shine the Kingdom Light.

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The Kingdom Light – Episode 1107

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Today’s show is a message. And it’s an important one. It’s a message to the old legacy media whose time is up, and also a message to everyone called to proclaim truth to this generation – our time is now.

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For the longest time, people got their news from newspapers, radio and TV stations. We trusted the likes of ABC, NBC, and CBS to bring us the facts without bias. Then cable news came along, offering more outlets like CNN, MSNBC, FOX News, and others.

But somewhere along the way, and earlier than most want to admit, these news organizations were taken over. Even more were propagandized from their inception. These traditional media outlets are voice-pieces of a corrupt elite who make money off of controlling what we think.

The old legacy media has not only failed us, but they’ve betrayed our trust. Fortunately, we live in an age where media itself has expanded exponentially and alternative sources are available at our fingertips. Sure, there are plenty of left field nuts out there. But we the people can choose who we listen to and think for ourselves.

Of course, there are those within the industrial media complex who don’t seem to believe we are capable of this. Or, they realize that it is our own independent thought which is a threat to their power over us. They strive daily to shape our thinking and even our opinions.

However, gone are the days of relying on a handful of informational gatekeepers who slant the news on behalf of their elite overlords. Now we have many sources whose trustworthiness has been earned over time by providing facts in context rather than soundbites and misrepresentations. The new media is here, and folks, we are it.

Now I myself am but a small fish in this sea of podcasters and others who are part of this new media. My little ol’ show pales next to those of people like Tucker Carlson, Joe Rogan, Dan Bongino, Megyn Kelly, Steven Crowder, Charlie Kirk, or Ben Shapiro. But God called me to do this, so I believe it’s important.

The mainstream media, which is literally a propaganda arm of the establishment and crooked politicians, is on the down slope. New media is on the rise. Top trusted podcasters like Rogan, Bongino, and Crowder regularly beat out the top CNN and other cable news shows in ratings – by a lot!

People have a natural hunger for truth. Unfortunately, many folks are still listening to the wrong sources. Our society has become polarized and divided into one group who believes the lying legacy media and the other group who gets info from reputable new media sources. Each side thinks it’s right, and common ground is scarce or practically non-existent.

The only way to win this culture war is to make sure you have truth on your side, and then be part of the solution by proclaiming that truth to those around you. I’ve talked before about discernment of truth being a by-product of a close relationship with Jesus. Time spent in prayer can clarify things and help you see through the lies.

Too many people think they are Christian, or they say they believe in God, but they don’t have that close personal connection with Jesus that truly changes a person’s outlook. It is this relationship and regular communion with the Holy Spirit that should set us apart from those who just have some crude familiarity with vague “scriptural” truths.

John 1:17

For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

In other words, it’s one thing to be able to quote a verse here and there – it’s an entirely different thing to actually understand what’s taught in those verses. Even more important than the law therein is the grace and truth personified in Jesus, Who fulfilled the law. You and I are called to train ourselves through Christ so we can be a light to others.

Psalm 25:5

Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.

Psalm 43:3

Send out your light and your truth; let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling!

If we aren’t lead by truth, we’re liable to be lead by the lies of the enemy. It is a lazy intellect that believes whatever it hears or wants to hear. Remember, lies come easy. We must pursue the truth.

In addition, true freedom will never be experienced by anyone who is being controlled by a propaganda machine. Real liberty results when people know the truth.

John 8:32

You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.

It’s as simple as this: Lies will keep you in bondage, but truth always sets you free. This is why discernment is one of the greatest gifts we can attain. But you have to work toward it. Again, pursue it.

It is our voices, the voices of the new media, that will reach out to save those lost in the current web of deception. Working together with the Holy Spirit, Who alone can change hearts and minds, we can prevent our nation from becoming like that spoken of here…

Jeremiah 7:28

And you shall say to them, This is the nation that did not obey the voice of the Lord their God, and did not accept discipline; truth has perished; it is cut off from them.

It is the spirit of wickedness that threatens to keep people in the dark. They are under its spell, blinded, and they cannot see the truth. We have to break through with the light of God, and crush the power of the enemy with righteousness and spiritual warfare.

And finally, don’t be intimidated by those who mock you for sharing truth. Their mockery comes from either a lack of understanding or a desperate attempt to to discredit the very facts that will bring about the exposure of their lies.

John 8:45

But because I tell the truth, you do not believe me.

Jesus said this Himself. He understood then that the mind given to believe comfortable lies will not easily be convinced of uncomfortable truths. The Bible also has this to say of such people…

Romans 1:25

They exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever!

Romans 2:8

For those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury.

This is why speaking truth is an act of love. In doing so, we are trying to bring people out of the bondage of deception. We don’t want them to be subject to wrath and fury, but rather to God’s grace and mercy.

There will always be those who don’t accept the truth we share. But never let that discourage you. The day is soon coming when all the lies will fade, and only truth will remain.

Proverbs 12:19

Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

Hear that, legacy media. You had your run. You sold out. You violated our trust. Your time is done. It’s over. We are the media now. Step aside. We’ll take it from here. And the truth will endure forever as we keep shining that Kingdom Light!

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The Kingdom Light – Episode 1106

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Got a really big show for ya today, so I wanna get right into it. Last week, I encouraged you to engage in spiritual warfare. I asked you to pray that God would plant confusion in the enemy’s camp. Well, keep it up, saints. It’s working.

Today, we’re gonna look at what’s been happening in the news. We’ll discuss the surprise bombshell Trump shocked everyone with this past week, and how the rapid pace of everything the president is doing is indeed confusing the enemy.

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Alright, folks. It’s been a wild week. Let me just preface all I’m about to say with this:

The old legacy media outlets keep painting MAGA, or any of us who support President Trump, as a bunch of crazy right wing racist nazi numbskulls who worship Donald Trump like he’s the Messiah. That is absolutely and categorically false and even preposterous.

However, while I most certainly do not worship the man, I do believe in giving credit where it’s due. And it does appear to me that, for all his rough edges and shortcomings, Trump is indeed a bonafide genius. I’m serious. He’s incredibly smart. This is the guy who who the book, The Art of the Deal.

Since retaking the office of president just weeks ago, this man has done more things to improve the lives and the morale of American citizens than anyone else has done since Ronald Reagan. Here’s just a few of them…

Securing the borders, deporting known felons who were here illegally, getting us out from under the WHO, freeing and pardoning the J6 political prisoners, getting biologically male trans-genders O.U.T. out of female sports, defunding ridiculous pet projects of the left which taxpayers don’t agree with, and more!

And the pace of all these accomplishments has been mind-blowingly fast. Trump’s opponents are having a difficult time keeping up with all he’s been doing. Boom, boom, boom – one thing after another. Before they can respond to one thing, he’s already done three more things.

Now, this is in great part due to the staggering mandate we gave Trump as voters. He has the House and Senate mostly on his side. He’s doing all the stuff we elected him to do, and the wins just keep piling up.

But make no mistake, this president’s ability to get so much done so quickly is also largely due to his keen intellect and work ethic. While his opponents are still playing checkers, Trump is playing 3D chess, and he’s always thinking at least 5 or 6 steps ahead.

Then, this week, he comes out while visiting Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and just casually slips it into his speech to the press that – well, if you saw it, and if you’re anything at all like me, you probably heard the words and thought, “We’re gonna do what now!?” Here it is…

[clip1: Pres. Trump presser]

Now folks, I’m just going to be honest with you here. When I first heard him saying this, my first response was, “Huh? Did you just say you want the US to take over the Gaza Strip?”

[clip2: J. Jonah Jameson laughing and saying “You’re serious?”]

[clip3: Owen Wilson saying “Wow.”]

I’m like, “Okay, what’s he really up to?” But I eventually realized that this is part of the genius of Trump. Hear me out on this. Look at the response afterwards, and look at it through the lens of him knowing full well how they would react.

The media immediately had yet another meltdown trying to figure out exactly what the president was saying. And because he said it so casually and matter-of-factly, with Bibi Netanyahu right there seemingly completely on board with the idea, everyone was just stunned. They were dumbfounded.

Here’s the thing. Trump’s opponents don’t know, let alone understand, his reasons for this very outside-the-box idea. I’m not saying that I do either. Not fully anyway. But he must have shared some of his thought process with Bibi because obviously Bibi is on board.

So let’s address the freak-out. Clueless media hacks immediately started saying things like, “We’re gonna have troops dying over there in this conflict, US taxpayers will have to fund this mess,” blah blah blah. But this idea of cleaning up Gaza does NOT mean a military takeover, as Karoline Leavitt clarified…

[clip4: WH spokeswoman explains plan for the Gaza Strip]

The talking heads in the media just call Trump crazy because they have no idea what he’s doing. Again, they’re playing checkers. He is playing 3D chess. Here’s his National Security Advisor defending the plan and explaining it further…

[clip5: NSA defends Trump’s Gaza plan]

Meanwhile – while the deep state crooks are so confused – DOGE is uncovering and totally exposing how incredibly corrupt this USAID thing is. The left loves to refer to it as US Aid, as though it’s some type of aid or assistance program – it’s NOT.

USAID is an acronym which stands for United States Agency for International Development. But it’s actually a deep state slush fund wherein your tax dollars go to pay for every evil pet project they have. Why do you think the left is so hard against DOGE?

This newly established Department of Government Efficiency is not only discovering all kinds of inefficiency in government spending, not just areas of wasteful spending, but also tons of completely fraudulent government spending.

Whatever else you may think about Elon and Vivec – and believe me, I have my own reservations about both of them – they are currently exposing the deep state’s fraud. Here’s just some of what we’ve learned about where your tax money is going…

[clip6: Karoline Leavitt naming some of the awful projects USAID is funding]

Oh, but it doesn’t stop there. According to what Michael Schellenberger told Jesse Waters this week, USAID is also heavily connected to the impeachment hoax against Trump during his first term in office. Check this out…

[clip7: Waters interviews Schellenberger]

Let me unravel this for you. This means this deep state slush fund, USAID, was instrumental in funding propaganda against a sitting president for the purpose of ousting him from office. All the fake stories used to create the charge to impeach Trump – they’ve got USAID’s fingerprints all over them!

Now the democrats are absolutely livid that this has come out. They are angry that you are finding out about all the shenanigans they’ve been up to with your money. Here’s Elizabeth Warren crying about it to Joy Reid…

[clip8: Pocahontas freaks out over DOGE]

You better believe it! The wrecking ball analogy is spot on, and I love it.

[clip9: Trump Wrecking Ball song excerpt]

This is why people like Schiff and others who led the charge to impeach President Trump are freaking out over DOGE. Remember when Schiff told us, “We have proof of wrongdoing, undeniable proof,” he said. Remember that? His lies are being completely exposed, AND their ability to finance more of this nonsense is being squashed.

Of course, the left is trying to fight all this exposure. They got a federal judge to order “limited access to sensitive Treasury Department payment systems records” – for what? For DOGE! They’re attempting to limit DOGE’s access to these financial records so that you don’t keep learning how they’re using your money!

This is nothing short of a cover-your-behind effort by the guilty to prevent more of their guilt from being exposed. So we have to continue praying and engaging in spiritual warfare to keep the enemy back on their heels. It’s working. Thank God.

And thank God that we’re now seeing so much winning on so many fronts. We talked about the border before. Here’s an update on how far improved our border situation is now that Trump is back in office. Listen as Michael Banks, US Border Patrol Chief, breaks it down for us…

[clip10: Chief Banks talks about being able to actually do the job since Trump]

Folks, this strategy of confounding and confusing the enemy while simultaneously exposing their corruption to everyone is a stroke of pure genius. I am both impressed and encouraged by what I’m seeing. We’re winning. And there is no doubt in my mind that our prayers are playing a big part in this.

In Exodus 23, we see where God assured conquest of the promised land. We can apply this to our situation today. He said…

20 “Behold, I send an angel before you to guard you on the way and to bring you to the place that I have prepared. 22 …If you carefully obey his voice and do all that I say, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries. 27 I will send my terror before you and will throw into confusion all the people against whom you shall come, and I will make all your enemies turn their backs to you.”

When we obey God and wage spiritual warfare against the enemy, He is faithful to war against them on our behalf. He terrifies them, throws them into confusion and chaos, and we see great victories! Praise God!

So keep praying, y’all. Keep taking the fight to the enemy’s doorstep. Keep trusting God. And don’t be fooled by the voices who scream out in complaint that corruption and fraud is being exposed. If they’re whining about it, then they are likely complicit.

Those who hate the light are the ones who hide their misdeeds in the dark. Those who hate the exposure of truth are the same people who traffic in lies. God is making good on His promise to dismay our enemies. We just need to keep shining that Kingdom Light!

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The Kingdom Light – Episode 1105

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Today, I want to challenge you to participate in what God is about to do in our nation and our world. I honestly believe He is in the process of doing something that will blow people’s minds. You and I can be part of this historic transformation, and I’ll explain what I mean on this episode.

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These are exciting times. We are already a month into 2025, and we’ve been seeing some amazing things. Yes, tragedies still take place. And there’s plenty of work still to be done. But God is orchestrating the greatest comeback in history within the United States of America.

As I said before, God is using Donald Trump to bring about renewal and restoration to this country. But the really great thing is this: the eyes of the world are upon us. As the USA goes, so goes the world. God is causing us to once again be the bright and shining city on a hill, setting the example to institute – I believe – a world wide revival.

Now, you can call me crazy and think I’m naive or whatever, but just look at how the overall mood and morale has vastly improved just in the last couple of weeks! But I’m gonna remind you here and now that this doesn’t mean, okay, let’s just sit back and watch what God does next. No! We get to be part of what He does next!

The obvious question is how? Folks, this is our big opportunity. I’m about to tell you exactly what we as Christian saints need to do, but you have to take this seriously. Please take heed to what I’m about to say.

The team is assembled. People are getting in position for what’s next. The work is being done, but the enemy will not sit still or simply roll over. There are evil schemes in play. Their goal is to stop the progress and destroy everything God is doing. So our mission is crystal clear…

Calling all prayer warriors, our time is here. Those we’ve elected, those who’ve been selected to fill positions, all those who are now working to fix all that’s broken in Washington DC – they need our prayers now! This is not a small task. It’s monumental.

As I said, the enemy isn’t going to just stand back while God restores America. We cannot wait for hell to make the next move. Trust me, satan’s forces never stopped. Though it seems they’ve been beaten back, they don’t quit. It’s time now for us to take the fight to hell’s doorstep.

While the elected and selected ones do the work in the natural, WE have to do the work in the spirit. If you don’t know how to make spiritual warfare, I suggest you read Ephesians 6:10-20 right now.

I’ll give you the Cliff Notes…or rather, I guess this will be the Stace Notes. No offense to Cliff. But this is my own paraphrase or synopsis of this passage. Okay?

Our most effective warfare is done in the spirit. We battle against evil spiritual forces because it is they who are influencing world leaders to destroy all that is Godly. Every evil that has been pushed upon us – from the lies used to deceive, to abortion, to the trans-sexual agenda, to the very greed of the elites who thirst for power – all of it is from the pits of hell.

The war we wage in the spirit directly affects all that transpires in the natural. We’ve given up too much ground. No more. It’s time to take it all back. Everything we lost and more. We do that by praying harder than we’ve ever prayed and warring against those evil spirits and principalities. Clothed in the full armor of God, we have the power to pull down every stronghold of the enemy.

People underestimate the power of prayer. But our enemy knows how powerful it can be. When a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic tries to have people arrested for simply praying outside, that’s the enemy recognizing the power of prayer.

They even said “prayer is violence.” As opposed to the violence of ripping an unborn child apart in the womb. But you know what? In the spirit, yeah, prayer is violent. And it needs to be. We can topple the gates of hell itself with prayer!

So we need to pray for the president and vice president, and the whole staff. Pray for the White House press secretary, the secretary of Defense, the new leadership of the FBI, all the appointees taking their new positions, etc.

We also need to pray for the J6 hostages who’ve been released. They have important stories to tell, and everyone needs to know the truth about what happened to them and how they were unjustly thrown in prison. Pray that people’s eyes are opened to see through the lies of the enemy.

Every day, we need to spend time praying for heaven to invade earth and restore truth and sanity to our local communities, our schools, and even our neighborhoods. Pray for the restoration of families, that love would abound in our homes. And pray that the Holy Spirit would guard all our hearts and minds from the enemy’s plans.

Perhaps most importantly, we should pray and ask God to plant confusion and disarray within the enemy’s camp. Ask Him to strike fear into their ranks and cause all their plans to crumble and their schemes to fail.

If we do this, sincerely and consistently, I believe we will see a mighty storm of revival sweep through our nation – even within the area of DC. This is a place that has been under the influence of demonic forces for too long. But it can be, and is being, taken back.

We have power through Christ to cast out demons – do you realize that? Look at Mark 16:17. Check this out…

And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons…

That is the first sign Jesus mentioned in this passage. We who believe, in the name of Jesus Christ, will cast out demons! We have authority through the blood of Christ and by the word of our testimony. Don’t sell yourself short! Just one of us can put a thousand demons to flight, and two or more of us can make the legions flee!

It is time for us to exercise that authority, and to exorcize the demonic forces infesting our nation’s capital. Let’s call them out in Jesus’ name and banish them to the outer darkness. They have no business plaguing our government and influencing our elected officials. Time to serve hell an eviction notice, y’all. I’m serious.

The president talks about “draining the swamp.” But more than that, I believe God is preparing to take DC by storm. He will tear down everything unholy and fruitless, and rebuild things for His righteous purposes.

God, let it be so! Heavenly Father, remind us daily to seek Your face. May we come before You boldly to intercede for our nation and its leaders. Continue to work through these people to bring about Your will for America. And clothe us in Your awesome power as we make war in the heavenlies against the spiritual forces of wickedness. In all things, we give You thanks. Be glorified forever, O God! In Jesus’ powerful name, Amen!

Folks, I hope you take to heart everything I’ve said today. I feel strongly compelled to issue you this challenge: Set a reminder – on your phone, tablet, whatever – and make sure to take time each day to pray as I’ve suggested. And be open and sensitive to the prodding of the Holy Spirit. Any time He puts a particular person or situation on your mind, make the time to intercede on their behalf.

Obey God, and whatever else you do, keep on shining that Kingdom Light!

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