The presence of God is the greatest deterrence to evil. There is what is called the restraining power of the Holy Ghost. Why has the devil not taken over the whole earth? He is not in control, he is not in charge. God is still in charge of the universe. The enemy is just a rascal, an obstinate one at that. He is a thief, a killer, the deceiver, the destroyer, but God is still in control. God is in control of your destiny. He is in control of what you are going to be and what you are going to have. God is in control of what you are…

The greatest thing that will make people miss the rapture is unpreparedness. Study the parable of the ten virgins. A lot of people will be too busy doing their own thing just as it was in the days of Noah. Those things are not really wrong in themselves – what to eat, what to wear, appointments – chasing these things and forgetting the real thing. Suddenly, as people are busy chasing those things, the trumpet will sound and only those who are prepared shall be raptured. You are not going to fly on anyone else’s oil. The oil represents your connection to the Holy Spirit; your relationship with the Holy…

PRAYER TO BE CONTINUED…….

Everywhere you go, you find people who are seeking only the hand of God and not his face; they don’t know the heart of God. They are not even ready for it. God is looking for those who will worship him in spirit and in truth. The beginning of it all is worship. Anybody who misses it in the place of worship has missed it all. How does it connect to pride, you may ask? Pride is nothing but the worship of self. Pride is idolatry of self. Pride is perversion of worship. God hates perversion because he is thrice holy. That is the reason why he resists the proud…