THANKS FOR ALL THE INFO PETER.MAY OUR gOD BLESS YOU GREATLY.

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a very good friend of mine has been poisoned and is in hospital waiting for an antidote they havent got.please pray the antidote arrives quickly.and Lord please watch over and heal gracie.amen

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chrissies much loved uncle of 85 is dying and she and her family are very upset.could you please all hold her in prayer and lord grant her your peace.amen

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In fact, James takes us back to the essentials of prayer and confession of sin, the staples of a committed, Christian life. But it is important to note that James does not guarantee that all prayer will be effective; he qualifies it as "prayer offered in faith" and as coming from "a righteous man". In other words, the requirements for the End Times Christian is really no different than for any day or age. The call is not for us to be extra special as much as it is to be extra faithful to what defines every true Believer. The example of Elijah is characterized as "a man with a nature like ours". Elijah was not supernaturally gifted where patience and endurance were concerned but had to learn and submit the same as us. He had to battle all the same issues of sin, temptation, trials, and overwhelming circumstances just like us, but successfully endured through obedience as an example for us.



My brethren, if any among you strays from the truth and one turns him back, let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins. (James 5:19-20, NASB)



And what is the final quality James associates with an End Times faith? Soul-winning.



Brethren, even if anyone is caught in any trespass, you who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; each one looking to yourself, so that you too will not be tempted. (Galatians 6:1)

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The Endurance of Job". I think this is James' most powerful example to us. Job was someone who was not merely enduring hard times, he was not merely ignored in terms of what he had to say, but he was completely isolated and alone. He had to endure the falling away of his family and even his closest friends. Every teacher failed him. Yes, Job is the classic example of a Believer who suffered at the hands of sinners, but at the same time had to endure the "apostasy" - the falling away, if you will - of everyone who was supposed to stick with him.. Job found it very difficult to understand what God was doing in the midst of his trials, but by enduring to the end reaped all the benefits of true, biblical faith.



But above all, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath; but your yes is to be yes, and your no, no, so that you may not fall under judgment. (James 5:12, NASB)



In such dire times we are tempted to make some kind of "extra" commitment to God. We might desire to show our serious desire to change the circumstances to such a degree that we want to prop up our promises with oaths and some kind of visible, extra effort. James reminds us it is enough to simply maintain our daily faithfulness in all things, that all that is required is to meet the minimum requirements of a life dedicated to daily carrying its cross.. Our speech needs to exhibit the spiritual constraint of our heart.

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Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious produce of the soil, being patient about it, until it gets the early and late rains. You too be patient; strengthen your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is near. Do not complain, brethren, against one another, so that you yourselves may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing right at the door. As an example, brethren, of suffering and patience, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. We count those blessed who endured. You have heard of the endurance of Job and have seen the outcome of the Lord's dealings, that the Lord is full of compassion and is merciful. (James 5:7-11, NASB)



Yes, "patience" and its behavioral partner "endurance" are the obvious and repeated admonition to Believers. James gives four illustrations of what it means to bear the burdens and fight the spiritual battles in the shadow of Christ's return.

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There are four basic, sinful behaviors which James tells us will be present in the days leading up to Christ's return. In verses 1-3 we are presented with spiritual blindness to the signs of the times such that many will hoard for themselves all the earthly resources possible. Their sole concern is for personal comfort and pleasure.



In verse 4 this personal greed spins further out of control so that it results in stealing wages, a way of showing the utter disregard people will have for the commandment of the New Covenant to "love one another, even as I have loved you". (Jn. 13:34) Mistreatment of others will be rooted in the pursuit of personal gain.



In verse 5 they are characterized as not being content with having their basic needs met but pursuing extravagant living. Using their hoarded resources and those garnered from fraud and theft, they become self-absorbed to the exclusion of everyone and everything else.



Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy. (1 Timothy 6:17, NASB)

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And, to be frank, part of it is probably my pride. I have clung to the notion that by holding to God's Word and ways alone that it would have a greater influence on others that it has. Part of my increasingly dismal outlook is sustained by the falling away of those I had some hope of reaching. While I have had a minimum of success, I thought more battles would have been won than has been the case, so part of my despair is rooted in the search to determine to what degree I am personally responsible for the results. After all, the Bible is prolific in examples of the success of a faithful remnant or even a single, faithful individual in spite of the times in which they lived and operated.



Because of the fact that in my heart of hearts I am the er hopeful optimist who does not think time has completely run out, I have turned again to God's Word to determine what should be done. In doing so I have come to believe that while End Times prophecy is important, that even if I were to chart and graph and document the exact timeline of the Last Days with Holy Spirit perfection, I would still fall short of the purpose for which God provided prophecy in the first place. Like everything else in God's Word the question is whether or not we believe God's Word to the degree that we are willing to put it into practice and allow it to change our behavior. Scripture is not merely information. And in regards to the Last Days and what to do about them scripturally, I have found great comfort in the last chapter of James and his discourse on what God's people are supposed to do during the Last Days.



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looks really intersting good posts , praise God for you

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