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🤔 Artful Musing ~ Secret to a BLESSED Life: LIVE the way God PRESCRIBES; GIVE the way God PROVIDES!! (Time, Talent, Treasure)
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“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” — John 8:32 We are living in the end times spoken of in Scripture. Many believe there is no remaining prophecy that must be fulfilled before the catching away of the Church, commonly referred to as the Rapture. In Matthew 24, JESUS gave repeated warnings to Believers in these end times to beware of two things: (1) DECEPTION (2) OFFENSE These two often work hand in glove. Jesus repeatedly warned, “Take heed that you be not deceived…” Deception is directly mentioned multiple times in Matthew 24 and strongly inferred and implied throughout the chapter. And then Jesus said: “Then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.” — Matthew 24:10 When people become offended, they often become vulnerable to deception. Knowing this, satan will do everything he can to cause you to be offended, because OFFENSE opens the door to INIQUITY. Look at the word iniquity — how many “I’s” are in it? At its core, iniquity speaks of self-will. But beneath offense, deception, and iniquity lies a hidden ROOT: PRIDE. Jesus taught that temptation comes in three forms: (1) Lust of the Eyes (2) Lust of the Flesh (3) Pride of Life Of those three, only one is not self-diagnosable: PRIDE. PRIDE is the root of iniquity. PRIDE is the root of offense. PRIDE is the root of deception. And deception itself is rarely self-diagnosable. In fact, pride was at the center of the original rebellion — through the master deceiver himself. God gave us the antidote: “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray…” — 2 Chronicles 7:14 Notice the order: BEFORE we pray… BEFORE we seek His face… BEFORE we turn from wicked ways… God said to HUMBLE ourselves. THEN He said: “I will hear from heaven…” “I will forgive their sin…” “I will heal their land.” So how do you know when you have humbled yourself? When you SUBMIT yourself to God. How do you know when you are submitted to God? By submitting to: • The SPIRIT of God • The WORD of God • The MAN of God (spiritual authority He places over your life, principally your Pastor ~ Jeremiah 3:15) Here is the true test of submission: As long as we AGREE, we may not know for certain whether we are truly submitted. But when we DISAGREE — with God’s Spirit, God’s Word, or God’s Human Spiritual Authority — submission is revealed through our: OBEDIENCE ATTITUDE LOVE In these end times, guard your heart against both DECEPTION and OFFENSE. Truth does not merely inform us — TRUTH sets us FREE. And whom the Son of Man makes free, is free indeed… Speaking the Truth in Love, ~ Bishop Art Hodges III
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We ❤️ Grand-Flag🇺🇸Day Sundays❣️
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This article was written by a 26 yr old college student by the name of Alyssa Ahlgren, who's in grad school for her MBA. What a GREAT perspecitve..👍🏽 My Generation Is Blind to the Prosperity Around Us! I'm sitting in a small coffee shop near Nokomis (Florida) trying to think of what to write about. I scroll through my newsfeed on my phone looking at the latest headlines of presidential candidates calling for policies to "fix" the so-called injustices of capitalism. I put my phone down and continue to look around. I see people talking freely, working on their MacBook's, ordering food they get in an instant, seeing cars go by outside, and it dawned on me. We live in the most privileged time in the most prosperous nation and we've become completely blind to it. Vehicles, food, technology, freedom to associate with whom we choose.These things are so ingrained in our American way of life we don't give them a second thought. We are so well off here in the United States that our poverty line begins 31 times above the global average. Thirty One Times!!! Virtually no one in the United States is considered poor by global standards. Yet, in a time where we can order a product off Amazon with one click and have it at our doorstep the next day, we are unappreciative, unsatisfied, and ungrateful. ?? Our unappreciation is evident as the popularity of socialist policies among my generation continues to grow. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently said to Newsweek talking about the millennial generation, "An entire generation, which is now becoming one of the largest electorates in America, came of age and never saw American prosperity." Never saw American prosperity! Let that sink in. When I first read that statement, I thought to myself, that was quite literally the most entitled and factually illiterate thing I've ever heard in my 26 years on this earth. Many young people agree with her, which is entirely misguided. My generation is being indoctrinated by a mainstream narrative to actually believe we have never seen prosperity. I know this first hand, I went to college, let's just say I didn't have the popular opinion, but I digress. Why then, with all of the overwhelming evidence around us, evidence that I can even see sitting at a coffee shop, do we not view this as prosperity? We have people who are dying to get into our country. People around the world destitute and truly impoverished. Yet, we have a young generation convinced they've never seen prosperity, and as a result, we elect some politicians who are dead set on taking steps towards abolishing capitalism. Why? The answer is this,?? my generation has only seen prosperity. We have no contrast. We didn't live in the great depression, or live through two world wars, the Korean War, The Vietnam War or we didn't see the rise and fall of socialism and communism. We don't know what it's like to live without the internet, without cars, without smartphones. We don't have a lack of prosperity problem. We have an entitlement problem, an ungratefulness problem, and it's spreading like a plague."
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Blessed to be with Pastor Aaron & Shayla Sanders today in Oceanside and minister at Grace Christian Center. This is their first Sunday back since baby Ashrielle’s journey to Heaven. After an arduous four-month journey since birth, every day a miracle, God blessed them to be able to hold Ashrielle in their arms for her final hours here on earth, before lovingly placing her in the arms of Jesus. Another “Why” that will only be answered when we are promoted ourselves and no longer see as thru a glass darkly. But we do know, “He does all things well…” We had a beautiful Sunday Church gathering today, with a number of new guests. Please uphold the Sanders family and church in your prayers. Farewell service planned for June 18. “Ashrielle” = God is my help!
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We 💙 Grand-First-Birthday Sundays❣️ Happy🎂Birthday, Lincoln 6/7/25
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My #1 Grandson Avery turned 18yrs old May 20, just in time to Vote for his first time 🗳️ He was excited to get to Vote for his “Pop-Pop” 🇺🇸💫 He’s actually the one gave me that nickname ~ it was supposed to be Grand-Pop, but he couldn’t say that when first learning to talk, it came out “Pop-Pop” so that stuck❣️ Now my newest Grand, Lincoln, 11months old is just starting to say “Pop-Pop”❣️ Follow our race to November here ~ ArtHodgesForSenate.com
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John Adams on October 11, 1798, wrote “Because We have no Government armed with Power capable of contending with human Passions unbridled by morality and Religion. Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” The following is classic example today of Government leaders “unbridled by morality and Religion”… New York Democrats have passed a legislative package in both chambers to replace the legal terms “mother” and “father” in state child custody, domestic relations, and family court statutes with gender-neutral phrases. “Mother” becomes “gestating parent” “Father” becomes “alleged parent” or “non-gestating parent” depending on context “Paternity” becomes “parentage” References to establishing the paternity of a child are changed to establishing parentage. The bill, sponsored by State Senator Luis R. Sepúlveda and Assemblywoman Amy Paulin, is intended to make family court language more inclusive and legally secure for LGBTQ families and various surrogacy arrangements. The changes strictly apply to official government legal documents and state law, rather than banning everyday private usage of “Mom” and “Dad”. The measure currently sits on the desk of Governor Kathy Hochul, who stated she is reviewing the proposal. Republicans strongly criticize the bill, arguing that the language erases traditional family terms and that lawmakers should focus on state issues like high taxes and affordability. The text and status of the legislation can be tracked via the New York State Senate platform.
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America 250 Series posted every Thursday 🇺🇸💫
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Art Hodges III retweeted
Florida processes more than 10 million votes in a matter of hours. California takes days — or sometimes even weeks — to count the votes. It’s pathetic — and it’s corrosive to our civic culture.
Replying to @RonDeSantis
Sad to see you post this. Who exactly is ‘dumping votes?’
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This is an example of what John Adams warned of on October 11, 1798 ~ “We have no Government armed with Power capable of contending with human Passions unbridled by morality and Religion. Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2062…

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Art Hodges III retweeted
Tel Aviv is an absolute gem. What a city. Nothing makes the Israel and Jew haters go nuts more than seeing this, what we have built in less than 80 years in our land. Israel shall prevail, now and always.
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Art Hodges III retweeted
This is telling
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Quick Poll: In favor?👍🏼 or, not in favor?👎🏼
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VOTE for CHANGE to clean up & protect our beautiful natural resources to make California Golden again 💫 ArtHodgesForSenate.com
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Flagged down by driver on street, “I just Voted for you!!” 🙏🏼🇺🇸💫
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