Deliver Me From The Mouth of Jezebel

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 i encourage you to accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior because He is coming, right around the corner.  Let me be your Barnabas.  Do you feel like you're fading into the background?  Just want to settle down in your hometown?  Or do you want to move on?  Do you want to embed yourself in your current status quo, engulfed in your intellectualism, professors professing nothing? Maybe i can come and get you along with me into the ministry.  i know i couldn't go it alone anymore.  i need the Holy Spirit to be with me from here on out.  i don't have any ambition for being a big shot.

i see Jezebel.  Catering to creepy culprits.  And that's a reflection on her who keeps breeding contempt and corruption catering to creepy culprits.  Barnabas gave up his place in history to save Mark for the kingdom of God.  Lord, open a door for me to say something about Christ.  Let me let everyone know that the Word of God is not chained, cannot be restrained.  Help me to communicate the gospel clearly in my last days. Help me earn the right to be listened to.

Jezebel, you can say the name "Jesus" all you want.  That won't get you any closer to heaven.  If you don't have the integrity to walk the walk and get into the Living Word, then don't expect me or anybody to listen to one word that comes out of your mouth!  Stop breeding contempt and corruption.

Help me, Lord, to believe in others as You have believed in me.  Help me in being able to give the reason for the hope i have.   i'm not trying to fool anybody or take up a collection.  Help me to walk upright so that i can be protected by Your shield when i go to bed each night, help me to keep my hands where they should be.  Help me to sleep in peace and quiet and serenity.  Guide me so that i can be one of Your worthy saints.  Deliver me from the seductress who flatters me with the mouth of Jezebel.

In Jesus's name.  Amen

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