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With so many lies online, it's hard to know what is actually true these days. And that is why the believer must know their Bible and trust the Holy Spirit as their lie detector. "However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come" (John 16:13).

"Those people who will not be governed by God will be ruled by tyrants" (William Penn). "When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; but when a wicked man rules, the people groan" (Proverbs 29:2).

Remember, in these times of spiritual war, casual “Christians” will become casualties. And that is why we are called to fight under the banner of courage, which is in short supply these days. We need Holy Spirit courage to stand up (not bow down) and courage to speak out (not shut up). "Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might" (Ephesians 6:10).

Faith that is heaven sent often doesn’t make any earthly sense. In other words, what God asks of the believer likely will not make any sense to the unbeliever. You see, the spiritual mind and natural mind have nothing in common. "But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned" (1 Corinthians 2:14).

There is a huge difference between tolerance and patience. God isn't tolerant of sinners, He is patient with sinners. In other words, God is not tolerant of tolerance when it comes to sinfulness. In fact, when it comes to us and God, tolerance and repentance are often at odds. "The Lord is not slack...

To obey the Lord, we do not need to understand His ways as much as we need to stand under His word. In other words, because God's ways and thoughts are above ours, it is likely that we won't fully understand His plan. Nonetheless, it doesn't take sight to take God at His Word, only faith. "For we walk by faith, not by sight" (2 Corinthians 5:7).