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The Dark Deception by Oscar Roca |oscarrocawriter.com

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The Dark Deception by Oscar Roca

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August 15, 2018March 19, 2019

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Offend Them to Life |Salvation

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Matthew 10:22

FOR THE CHRISTIAN WHO IS AFRAID OF SHARING THE GOSPEL BECAUSE IT WILL OFFEND OTHERS:

— As Christians, we don’t offend anyone on purpose. At least we try not to. As Christians, we are to be the salt and light of the world. Jesus tells us to be the good flavor and the light to those that have sour mouths and are blind  & lost due to the world’s depravities.

— Yet somehow, some of us have become a bunch of whiny and afraid Christians who don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings. Even if it means not offending them into hell.  (See Luke chapter 16:19-31)

Gent Club inoffensive.pngEternity is a long time for those offended lost souls to think of forgiving us for not trying hard enough to reach them. It is not our job to be inoffensive. It is our job to present the unbelievers with the word of God. It is our job to preach the gospel to the ends of the earth and make disciples of all nations. It is not our job to count on a list those offended or not offended by what the Gospel says.

— Jesus told us the world would hate us because they hated Him. Or did we think that the-lollypop-don’t-offend-anyone-today culture is going to save anyone?

— I wish we could talk to those people who are in hell right now. I wish they could give us a ringy-ding-ding and tell us how much they appreciate us not offending them by not telling them about Christ.

Drug Expo Inoffensive.png— So instead of everyone getting angry at those who are blinded by the god of this age, why don’t we, including me, start praying and fasting for those that got offended by a billboard of a pastor who was holding a Bible?

— Why don’t we just not pay attention to those poor lost souls acting like 2-year-olds trying to get their way? And start preaching even more….
— Don’t wait for those people who are offended to be forever away from our Lord and Savior’s presence because we went into a corner pouting about the fact that some non-Christians got offended by the Bible and the message of sin.

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Romans Chapter 1

— Instead of Christians getting mad or retreating into our communities, this is a critical and important time in our country, for Christians to boldly proclaim that it is only through Jesus the Savior of the world, that people could be saved. He is the only Way, the Only Truth and the only Life for those that are lost.
— It is up to us to tell those offended by the Billboards here in Southern California and throughout the world, that we are not ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Because it has the power for salvation to everyone that puts their faith in Jesus our Lord and Savior…

FOR THOSE WHO DON’T KNOW JESUS IN A PERSONAL WAY:



— I will never stop sharing the gospel. This is what I am called to do and this is who I am. If you don’t know God, and if the Bible offends you, please take the time to really know what is offending you about it.

— You will find that most people don’t really understand the Jesus of the Bible. They have only heard about crazy Christians offending other by pushing their faith on them. I don’t push my faith on anyone.

— But I do share what God has done in my life and why I am thankful to Him for giving me the life changing peace I now have. That peace won’t change my life circumstances. But this peace of knowing what will ultimately be my home does.

— I want you to have the peace and knowledge that there is something far better in this life and the next for you. I would challenge you to research and see if this Christian Faith is truly offensive or just a fallacy made up from those who don’t want to change their bad habits…

Take the next steps to truly knowing God:

Steps to Peace With God

How Can I know God

Know God

 

 

August 10, 2018August 10, 2018

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There is Life After Life! |Being Born Again

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1 Corinthians 15:53

I recently heard of someone‘s passing away. One of my wife’s dear friends and sister in the Lord, lost her husband who had been battling health issues. 

We feel genuinely for her and her family’s loss of their patriarch.
But I would be remiss if I didn’t say this, this dear and caring man has entered into Christ’s presence. All of his painful ailments are gone.
As soon as his spirit left his earthly body, he was present front and center with God, His Savior Jesus.
One of our encouragements to give his incredibly, patient and kinds wife and kids, is that one day, very soon, because this life passes so quickly, they will see him again!
Why do I say this? Because I know they also have called Jesus, their Savior. Romans 10 verses 9-11 & 13 says:

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This is the blessed hope that Paul explains in 1 Thessalonians chapter 4 verses 13-18, that Christians who have placed their faith in Christ have the hope and assurance of seeing their loved ones again. Because Jesus has taken care of this through His death in the cross and resurrection from the grave.

We, like Jesus, will go through this miraculous transformation. Just like a caterpillar buries itself into its own cocoon when it knows it’s time, we who have put our trust in Jesus will one day do the same thing.
You see our bodies are not the principal part of our essence. Our spirits are and have been clamoring and agonizing to get out of their constraints! The constraining freshly bodies that we are born into will one day, like the caterpillar, need to give way to our true nature. The nature of being born-again into a heavenly body that will never see corruption or feel any pain. All my broken bones and I have many, will never wake me up in the middle of the night telling me they hurt!
Cancer or heart issue or any other ailment you may have now will all be gone. The sadness or terrible hurts will also be gone forever and just like the caterpillar’s transformation when our bodies finally give into our spirit’s desire to reconnect with our Creator. That fighting will our spirits have, will allow us to transform ourselves into the creatures we should have always been. Heavenly infinite bodies who crave to be with Christ.
I wish I could tell my wife’s dear friend how much her husband is alive. More alive then when he was here on earth.  He is exuberantly more in tune, more loving, more vibrant than what we can imagine.

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No tears or pain in Heaven

As I write this, my earthly body mourns for his loss, but my divinely bound spirit which has been screaming for true freedom is delighting itself because one more prisoner has been set free from this life!
You see, I would be remiss if I didn’t tell you that there is another ending to this beautiful heaven bound story. If that any time a Caterpillar doesn’t close up, or is not allowed to be in its cocoon for the right amount of time, the Caterpillar will never look like a butterfly. Its wings may be deformed or its body not fully transformed into what it was supposed to be.
The Caterpillar/butterfly will always be in that state. A state of not wholly being a Caterpillar or butterfly. And so it will die, not ever taking flight.
In the same way or spirits have been waging war against our earthly bodies.
If the earthly body wins, the effects produce profound eternal consequences. The consequence of not allowing your spirit to come out and call on the name of Jesus as its Savior. Many in this world leave earth still fighting against their perceptions of who the True God of the universe is.
Many people move on into this next life, which is eternal, and leave their earthly bodies still unwilling to allow God to be in a relationship with them. Their pride or hurt or anger keeps them from recognizing that their spirits need to become one with their God. They reject Jesus for whatever personal reasons they may have.
All those times of decisions to finally give into what their spirits have been trying to tell them are not heeded.
All the warnings their true nature has been clamoring to get attention, go ignored.
Had those people listened to what their spirits were calling out do for their eternal good, they would not be punishing themselves forever.
This eternal punishment is being away from your spirit’s true nature. The authentic restoration and reconnecting into the most amazing and powerful kinship we can have; that of a personal relationship with Jesus. This relationship will be forever.
The connection of total peace, love and a state of being complete, is only given here on earth, for those that shed all their anger, frustration, hurt and pride.
Jesus says to ask and keep asking, seek Him and keep seeking Him, knock and knock until He opens the door in Matthew 7:7-8.

 

We have to allow ourselves to go after Jesus humbly. And ask Him to take everything we have, our hurts, our anger and all the things that we did wrong because of past damage, rage, and pride.

He will be faithful to take all our wrongs and toss them into nothingness, where those things will never come back to haunt our spirit again.
So today, I ask you, which caterpillar do you want to be? The one transforms itself into a beautiful creature who flies into eternal peace? Or the one whose wings have not been allowed to grow spiritually and therefore never escapes the eternal punishment intended for rebellious angels? Take the step of faith and be the Caterpillar whose life is changed because of the mysterious metamorphosis of faith. Go let your spirit fly into the arms of our Creator and Savior Jesus. Your spirit will be eternally grateful and will stop warring against your body and mind.


Know God

Steps to Peace With God

How can I know God?

July 12, 2018

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Trials Come & Go~ Eternity is Forever |Monday Prayer

 

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…Lord, my prayer is for me to be entirely healed from the lungs, heart and stomach area. I believe this because you say it to be true.
Not because I am anything but because you are everything. Not because I am worthy or sinless but because You are righteous and merciful. Not because of anything I have done for you but because of your everlasting love and compassion for me. You are worthy oh Lord, You are all-powerful, all-knowing and eternal. Lord, I lift my prayers up to You because You are the only one that can answer them. Jesus, Your Son is the Great Healer, and Your Spirit comforts me. What else do I need but to praise and thank you for everything that You have done in my life.
Healer and Redeemer, thank you for allowing me to commune with You. To walk and listen to You. Help me to hear what You say and truly listen to You. To be guided by You and to be filled by You so that I too can be on the same page as Your Spirit when He is hearkening to me to do something…

The above prayer was from my journal a few years ago. I wrote it so that I would be reminded of God’s unending love for us. I also wrote it as a prayer of hope and encouragement. Time and time again, God tells us to trust Him unconditionally. Because He protects us unconditionally. He is above every problem we face and is the ultimate solutions for everything natural and supernatural.

Today, if you feel that your health is failing, or that the circumstances in life are overwhelming your total being, trust in the Lord with all your hearts and do not lean on your own understanding.

He will take care of your health, finances or emotional problems happening in your life. It may not happen instantly or all at once, but in His perfect timing.
All He asks is for you to commit yourself to His Son Jesus and to ask Him to forgive you of your sins. It doesn’t matter what you have done unto until this very moment. What matters is that you put your trust in Jesus who has paid the ultimate price for you by dying on the cross almost 2,000 years ago.
What matters is right now, not the past, and what you do from this point on. Don’t wait, Jesus is there for you. Ask Him to forgive you for all the wrong things that you have done, no matter how horrible you think they are.
Ask Jesus to heal you of all the things that people have to you, no matter how vile they may be. You will see that His love for you is impossible to understand because Jesus will give you peace beyond what you could fathom.

Just do it, he will take care of the rest. He may not heal you instantly, He may not fix your circumstances right away, but He will give you peace through the storms of life. He will, in the long run, heal your whole being. Eternity is what matters. Eternity is your ultimate goal.


Resources:

How can I know God?

Know God

Steps to Peace with God

 


 

 

May 8, 2018May 7, 2018

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Changing the Signs of The Times |The Power of Powerful Prayer

“2 In those days, I, Daniel, had been mourning for three entire weeks.3 I did not eat any tasty food, nor did meat or wine enter my mouth, nor did I use any ointment at all until the entire three weeks were completed.…

….12 Then he said to me, “Do not be afraid, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart on understanding this and on humbling yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to your words. 13 “But the prince of the kingdom of Persia was withstanding me for twenty-one days;…”

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An excerpt from my Bible Study on  the Signs of the Times & what we must do in Prayer. Most people including Christians are worried about Syria, the economy and the start of WWII. I find my peace through the power of Powerful Prayer. God is in total control of everything. We must look to prayer that changes the world. One of the Godly saints who changed his world through prayer is Daniel:

Daniel is one of the best prayer warriors in the Bible. Most people see the Prophet and wonder why God chose to reveal His Story to him, well, here’s a few reasons why.

We see a glimpse of his powerful prayer life in chapter 9 as the humble man of God intercedes for his people before the Lord. Then we see in chapter 10 God sending His heavenly messengers to encourage Daniel who had been praying for the deliverance of his nation during the Babylonian exile.

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In these chapters, we see a few things Daniel does as he is fasting and praying. Prayer is not just rattling off words to see what will stick on the walls of God’s throne room.

~Prayer has to be intentional and regular. Daniel was both  and much more:

  1. We have to be students of the Word in order to know what God has for us. We learn through Scripture (Daniel 9:1-2, &13). Daniel was a student of the Word and read Jeremiah (Deuteronomy chap. 27, Jeremiah chap. 7, 25 & 26), he knew the 70 years of exile for Israel was coming to an end.
  2. We have to humble ourselves & get right with God first. How? We see Daniel goes before the Lord fasting, with sackcloth and ashes (Daniel 9:3).
  3. We have to ask forgiveness, knowing that we have sinned against God. He is the only One that can forgive us. (Daniel 9:4-12).
  4. We have to intercede for those around us and our nation (Daniel 9:21).
  5. We have to be patient and know that we must keep asking, seeking and knocking (Daniel 10:2-5, Matthew 7:7-12). Daniel did this and it over 3 weeks for an answer. Why? Because we don’t see the spiritual war that is going on the minute we start praying. Daniel’s prayer was intentional, intense and in line with God’s will.
  6. We have to be committed. Daniel fasted and prayed over 3 weeks straight. We can’t give up.What if the times we did not get answered prayer were when we gave up on praying? We must do the same as Daniel. I am guilty if being impatient at times. I must learn to wait on the Lord. Because it is in the fervency of waiting and asking that He will renew our strength, drive and commitment( Isaiah 40:31).

I ask you to join me in praying for our families. Specifically those that have not made a commitment to the Lord and Savior Jesus the Messiah or Christ of the world. Also for our country and your countries. Specially for the Middle-East where the prophecy of Ezekiel 38 is beginning to take shape, but this is for another post…


Side Note- With the uncertainty of the world’s chaos today, make sure that you commit yourself to God. Through His Son Jesus there is power of forgiveness. No other spiritual leader can make this claim. Jesus tells us not to be troubled with things happening. He says He is the only Way, Truth and Life. You can’t get to heaven without Jesus. Take your first steps in committing to Jesus. He will bring peace between you and God.

I pray that you are ready to take your first steps in knowing God and His peace to your life:

How can I know God?

Steps to Peace With God

Answers to common questions about God


 

April 21, 2018April 19, 2018

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