The Liar is Always Defeated by the Truth. Always.

Because the Truth will never back down to a lie. Not Ever.

The Truth will prefer to Starve,   Take a Beating,   or even Die,  before a Man of Truth will give way to a Lie.

See for yourself: 3 examples below:

Remember we are living in a War Zone, and our battle is not against Flesh and Blood.

Ephesians 6:12-13 (HCSB)
12 For our battle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world powers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavens. 13 This is why you must take up the full armor of God, so that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having prepared everything, to take your stand.

 

Example One: Yeshua vs. Satan.

Matthew 4:1-11 (KJV)
1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. 2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred [hungry]. 3 And when the tempter [Satan] came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. 4 But he answered and said, It is written,

Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, 6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. 7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again,

Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; 9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. 10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written,

Thou shalt worship the Lord [YHWH–Behold the Hand/Nail] thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve.

11 Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.

 

 

Example Two: Apostles vs. Sanhedrin

Acts 5:29-42 (KJV)
29 Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men. 30 The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree. 31 Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins. 32 And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.

33 When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them [Can you see these men’s cups were already full of themselves? They didn’t have any room for the True God]. 34 Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space; 35 And said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do as touching these men. 36 For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nought. 37 After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing, and drew away much people after him: he also perished; and all, even as many as obeyed him, were dispersed. 38 And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought: 39 But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God. 40 And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and [had them] beaten, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. 41 And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name. 42 And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.

[This kind of faith and fearlessness is abosolutely unstoppable.]

 

Example Three: Stephen (The First Martyr) vs. Sanhedrin

Acts 6:7 – 7:60 (KJV)
7 And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith. 8 And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.
9 Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen. 10 And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake. 11 Then they suborned men [the bribed men to commit perjury], which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God. 12 And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council, 13 And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law: 14 For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us. 15 And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.

1 Then said the high priest, Are these things so? 2 And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran, 3 And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall shew thee. 4 Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead [what to see who Abraham’s Ancestors were?], he removed him into this land [Israel / Jerusalem], wherein ye now dwell. 5 And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child. 6 And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years. 7 And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place. 8 And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs. 9 And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him, 10 And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house. 11 Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance. 12 But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first. 13 And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph’s kindred was made known unto Pharaoh. 14 Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls. 15 So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers, 16 And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem. 17 But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt, 18 Till another king arose, which knew not Joseph. 19 The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live. 20 In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father’s house three months: 21 And when he was cast out, Pharaoh’s daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son. 22 And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds. 23 And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel. 24 And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian: 25 For he supposed his brethren would have understood how that God by his hand would deliver them: but they understood not. 26 And the next day he shewed himself unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another? 27 But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us? 28 Wilt thou kill me, as thou diddest the Egyptian yesterday? 29 Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons. 30 And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush. 31 When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold it, the voice of the Lord came unto him, 32 Saying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold. 33 Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground. 34 I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt. 35 This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush. 36 He brought them out, after that he had shewed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years.
37 This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear. 38 This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us: 39 To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt, 40 Saying unto Aaron, Make us gods to go before us: for as for this Moses, which brought us out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him. 41 And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands. 42 Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness? 43 Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon. 44 Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen. 45 Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David; 46 Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob. 47 But Solomon built him an house. 48 Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet, 49 Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest? 50 Hath not my hand made all these things?
51 Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye. 52 Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers: 53 Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it.
54 When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth. 55 But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God, 56 And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God. 57 Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord, 58 And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man’s feet, whose name was Saul. 59 And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. 60 And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, [Forgive them] lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

PS–I recommend you read, and reread all of Acts 5, 6, 7, and 8, several times over. Let the Words and the Community Picture Enliven your Soul. Let them into the Dark recesses of your heart and bring Healing and Wholeness. Let the Goodness of the LORD in the Land of His Inheritance Rise up Inside of you and make the chords of your hearts chime with His Heavenly Rhythm. Let the beat of God’s Presence, Knock on the Door of your Heart, and may you into Invite the Holy One of Israel into the Place Only He can Fill–the temple of your Body (“Know ye not that ye are the Temple of God?”). Allow His Word to have its perfect work, may you say with Stephen & King David: “Create in you a Clean Heart, Oh, God. And Renew a Right Spirit within Me. Cast Me Not from thy Presences Oh, LORD. Take Not Thy Holy Spirit from Me. Restore Unto Me, the Joy of Thy Salvation. And Renew a Right Spirit within ME!” (from Psalms 51–Good Song and Video, and message Here) Song Here.

 

A New Adventure is Coming Soon

Now … maybe you can take a short adventure, right now. A little journey into the past and into the future at the same time. Since your were created in the Image of God, (and have the gifting of a Holy Imagination)  and you have been crowned with Wisdom from on High, and your have been obedient to the Call of Heaven, and have an active in the Role of Your Salvation, this Journey ahead will parallel your own, if you can believe it.

As we can clearly see from Stephen’s Testimony, he was on another plane with the God the Father, and Yeshua his Savior, with the Spirit of Heaven, can you agree?

He performed his duties with humility, diligence, honor, obedience and great gratitude for the fellowship with Holy Spirit who filled Stephen with faith and power to do signs, wonders, and miracles among the people, while proclaiming the message of salvation with fearless courage, precision, humility, and grace.

Stephen did not compromise the Truth. He became the first witness/martyr and his ministry to Jesus. In greek the Word for witness is “martyr.” Those who died in Christ giving their witness for God became known as martyrs for the faith. Each one sealed his testimony  with his own blood. Stephen was not frightened, nor cowering, nor reluctant in the least. He was  eager to proclaim, eager to serve, eager to correct false teachers. He was eager to forgive false believers and rulers, in order that the Glorious Word of God would go forth.

I need to edit this part some more. …

May Stephen’s example speak to us loud and clear. May his voice reach us, from even beyond the Grave, even from above the clouds and into the Heavens, may we hear his voice ringing in our ears, that’s just one of the great many, and the great cloud of witnesses watching over us from above. (Hebrews 12: 1 – 3)

“Don’t be Afraid! Don’t be Worried! Don’t be Silent! LIFT UP YOUR VOICE and Speak the Word of God  fearlessly, and you will never be ashamed!”

Stephen said: “I see that MY LORD, Yeshua, My Salvation. He is Rising up from His place beside His Father on the Throne of God!!! I see His Face Beaming!!!  It is shining like the Sun!!!!! I heard His Words, Echoing in my heart:

The Master Speaks:

“Well done, Good and Faithful Servant!!!!!
Come. Enter into the Joy of your Master! 
Come through My Gate, My Door,
Come into My House, My Kingdom, My Family!
I have been waiting so Long for You!

I have Your place prepared for You. It is marvelous!
I have a grand celebration waiting for you.
Your Entrance into My Kingdom, Will be commemorated.

Take Here and Eat from the Tree of Life, to Heal Your Pain!
Drink Here, and bath in the healing waters of the River of LIFE!
Refresh, and soak your Spirit and Your Mind, in my royal waters.

Let Me rub you down with the Leaves of the Tree
My Royal White Robes on You will emanate {need a better word here but I’m too tired to look one up} with the Aroma of Healing LIFE.
Now Take Your Crown of Majestic Beauty.

I Crown you with My Glory, Your Head is so Glorious,
It is so precious to me, that You have filled it with My Word.
You have excelled in My Wisdom, My Knowledge, My Hope!

You ARE DAZZLINGLY BRIGHT AND FULL OF LIGHT!
You take My breath away! Turn Your Eyes Away, My Heart Overflows!

Thank You for Being a Wise Virgin,
For Being a Beautiful Lamb,
For Being a Humble Child,
A Servant that My Holy Spirit could Empower!

 

to Crown your beautful Head with, I am so elated with You. You have touched my heart, and broken open the Heart of my Father as well. You will never know how much your love means to Us. Come. Come. Come. You are my eternal Brother, and Friend. Nothing will ever separated us ever AGAIN!!!! We are One!!!

 

Mary Told the Truth even when she was afraid, and overcame the Evil One in many ways and many places.

The Torchlighters | Episode 20 | The Mary Slessor Story | Alison Pettit | Cosmos Kaguah – YouTube

[Hey Jax, this story/testimony totally reminds me of you!!!]