The "Ladder of Divine Ascent" Monastery of St. Catherine Sinia 12th Century
Look at this picture men. Let me suppose what it could mean for us today! Do you see the church over there in the distance. That is where we go on Sunday. We go to give not to take. We go to worship not to whine, We go to serve not to soak. Anyway after church is over and we go home to our families. We are men that are still trying to get close to God, close to our King. This would represent Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. You are climbing this ladder you are making the divine ascent. Look you are doing exactly what a real man of God is suppose to be doing!
But.....
This is called a "Half Armor" suit for the Knight in what was used in the foot tournament. Men I ask you this one very obvious question......Are we putting on the FULL ARMOR of God? Do you really think that our enemy won't hit "below the belt?" Take control of yourself men, put on the full armor and fight....You look pathetic in this "half armor." Your family knows that you are only pretending....now get it right. Stand for RIGHTEOUSNESS! Not half warm and half cold....Why are you allowing those little demons to direct the keystrokes under you fingers? Men if you hit the correct set of keys on your key board you take these pesty little demons and send them off into Cypercess Pool never to return but if you keep hitting the same keystrokes over and over again....you commit treason against our King!
Look at this picture men. Let me suppose what it could mean for us today! Do you see the church over there in the distance. That is where we go on Sunday. We go to give not to take. We go to worship not to whine, We go to serve not to soak. Anyway after church is over and we go home to our families. We are men that are still trying to get close to God, close to our King. This would represent Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. You are climbing this ladder you are making the divine ascent. Look you are doing exactly what a real man of God is suppose to be doing!
But.....
What are those pesty little demons doing? See them swarming all around you and trying to take you out. Do you see them.....men....they are real, they are prying your fingers off of the ladder. First, it is just a pounding on your fist, then slowly they pry back one finger...then two fingers..then at last they have one hand completely off the ladder. See the church over there....see it....that "building" has not one chance of saving you.....you need to get your "eyes" back on the King....fight those pesty little "perverts"....fight those little "peeping toms"...they are sick and you know it. Have you not remembered that the King is watching your every move....He is waiting for you to simply put your "eyes back on Him". Is our King of no use to you in this fight? Does our King not have the power to destroy the enemy? You my friend are going to fall off of that ladder....it is just a matter of time before the enemy pulls that tenth finger off of the ladder. Now men you need to tell the demon attacking you that the only way that he is getting your hand of that ladder is to "pry your cold, dead, fingers off one at a time!" Our King told us that it would be better to dash our eyes then to have our hopes dashed!
This is called a "Half Armor" suit for the Knight in what was used in the foot tournament. Men I ask you this one very obvious question......Are we putting on the FULL ARMOR of God? Do you really think that our enemy won't hit "below the belt?" Take control of yourself men, put on the full armor and fight....You look pathetic in this "half armor." Your family knows that you are only pretending....now get it right. Stand for RIGHTEOUSNESS! Not half warm and half cold....Why are you allowing those little demons to direct the keystrokes under you fingers? Men if you hit the correct set of keys on your key board you take these pesty little demons and send them off into Cypercess Pool never to return but if you keep hitting the same keystrokes over and over again....you commit treason against our King! Have you been taken captive? Get up and fight the fight...you are not "dead" you have hope! Put your "eyes" back on the King....keep climbing that ladder 24-7 non stop without any mercy for your enemy. He must be defeated. You must take up your "Sword" daily men! You must lay down this life in order to reach the Kingdom of Righteousness.
- The Department of Justice states that: "Never before in the history of telecommunications media in the United States has so much indecent (and obscene) material been so easily accessible by so many minors in so many American homes with so few restrictions."
- FBI statistics say your children have a 100% chance of meeting a predator in a chat room
- More then 90 percent of boys and more then 70 percent of girls have viewed hard - core pornography
- United States phone companies estimate that 70% of the 500,000 DAILY phone calls to "dial-a-porn" are made by minors
We are in the battle and we are loosing.....I know ...I know our King died for us and we have LEGAL entry into the kingdom of Righteousness.....that is YOUR theology not that of the one that is MY KING! He said and I quote: "And now about these enemies of mine who didn't want me to be their King-bring them in an execute them right here in my presence." One of his finest Knights said and I quote: "if you keep following your sinful nature you will perish!"
Men we are loosing........our families, our children, our country...Fight get up and FIGHT! Don't let any ones bad theology destroy you and your family..! Our King is for the family he is for the HOME!
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