Beulah Foundation for Christ

       God desires to train His sons and daughters for battle: "Blessed be the Lord, my Rock and my great strength, Who trains my hands for war And my fingers for battle" (Psalms 144:1, AMP). Why? "So that we are no longer children [spiritually immature], tossed back and forth [like ships on a stormy sea] and carried about by every wind of [shifting] doctrine, by the cunning and trickery of [unscrupulous] men, by the deceitful scheming of people ready to do anything [for personal profit]" (Ephesians 4:14, AMP). To be able to do this effectively, one must be diligent and rooted in the things of God, discerning, and always ready to take advantage of opportunities the LORD brings our way.         We must not lose sight that the LORD Himself is our Commander and Captain! Meaning, that we are willing to ask, seek, know Him personally, and take instructions from Him. Don't be deceived, it is an individual race, not a corporate one!  ...

       The way things are going in the world, it calls for caution and vigilance on our part as children of God! What would have been unthinkable in the Body of Christ a couple of decades ago, is becoming tolerable and acceptable among sons of God. The truth is being discarded, and in some instances twisted to fit the lifestyles and narratives of those propagating them.         One major weapon they are using now to distort the truth is to change the vocabulary. Knowing fully well that a vocabulary change weakens the meaning and gravity of the word or statement! The untruth is now calling the Truth untruth! In our quest to fit into the system and be accepted by those around us, many have bought into these lies and started living them.         As children of God, we must constantly remind ourselves, we are not of the world and its systems. And the Grace for this is assured when Jesus prayed for us: "They are not of the...