The Donkey

As the young colt happily returned home, he told his mother:

- I went to a city and when I got there I was received with applause, as the crowd shouted with excitement. They spread their clothes on the road... Everyone seemed so happy to see me.

His mother wondered if he had been alone, and so the donkey explained:
- No, I was carrying a man by the name of Jesus.

His mother then said:
- Son, go back to that city, but this time go alone.

The donkey answered:
- Whenever I have a chance, I’ll go back there.

He went back to the city alone, but this time, everyone blurted out awful things at him as they passed by and they even hit him.

When he returned home, he told his mother:
- I'm sad, nothing happened. There was no applause, no clothes, no honor... I only got hit! I was cursed at and mistreated. They didn’t recognize me, Mom.

Annoyed, the donkey asked his mother:
- Why did this happen to me?

His mother said:
- My dear son, without Jesus you are just a donkey...

Soul Predators

This is a cruel world. There's no escaping it without getting hurt. It demonstrates limitless cruelty towards the children of Light. Therefore, those who love the world become an enemy of God.

However, worse than the evils of this world is hypocrisy.

Hypocrisy can be characterized by the expression of false virtues. It’s a false faith, insincere feelings, deceitful compassion, etc.

It's the diabolical skill of insincerity that condemns the just and rewards the unjust.

"The prince of darkness is a gentleman." (William Shakespeare)

Jesus was arrested, tried and convicted by the insincere faith of this world, a world of hypocrisy.

However, before that, He prophesied their final destination. All of its inhabitants are enclosed in this prophecy. Matthew 23.

He warned His disciples: "Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy." Luke 12:1

The purpose of putting yeast into bread or cake is for it to appear more healthy and tasty.

Appearance. Hypocrisy works with appearance.

Jesus would not have made such a comment, if the Pharisees’ false faith didn’t harm the sincere faith of the new Christians.

I believe that now in days, spiritual leaven has sent more souls to hell than this wicked world.

Skillful in handling the words that are written in the Bible, the hypocrite is easy to identify, approach, convince and ultimately, devour beginners of the pure Christian faith.

They are real soul predators.

They have no mercy on their prey, because one day, they were also a victim.

If you have been careful to preserve your faith from the contamination of this world, then don’t put your guard down, don’t disarm and always be very careful, especially when you’re around brothers of the faith.

Don’t think that because they carry around a Bible and speak like someone that’s of the faith, they are of the faith. Watch out!

It doesn’t matter if they’re from the same church or the same denomination; regardless of whether they are a member, an assistant, an assistant pastor, a pastor or a bishop. You must constantly keep watch.

Pay no mind to their appearance, to the way they speak, their kindness or anything of the sort.

Remember: the soul predator is cautious, clever and likes to flatter. They never say what’s really on their mind. They are extremely dangerous.
The Lord Jesus ordered us to: beware! ...

The apostle John advised: "test the spirits ..." 1 John 4.1

Your faith is your greatest treasure. It is personal and non-transferable. It is your direct line of communication with God. The salvation of your soul depends on it. If you lose your faith, no one will lend you theirs and you'll be hopelessly lost.

May the Spirit of my God, in His infinite mercy, instruct you, like He has done with me; so that you don’t run the risk of losing your faith.

Spilled Milk

A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law and four-year-old grandson.

The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred and his step faltered.

The family ate together at the table, but the elderly grandfather's shaky hands and failing eyesight made eating difficult.

Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. When he grabbed his cup, milk spilled on the tablecloth and his son and daughter-in-law became irritated by the mess.

- We must do something about Grandfather - said the son.

- I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating and food all over the floor.

So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. There, Grandfather ate alone, while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner.

Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a wooden bowl.

When the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear in his eye as he sat alone.

Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when he dropped a fork or spilled food.

The four-year-old watched it all in silence. One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scraps on the floor.

Noticing that his son was playing by himself on the floor, the father asked the child:
- What are you doing?

And the boy answered:
- Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food when I grow up.

Very strong, isn’t it?

Collaborated by Fernanda Bezerra

Remember the duck?

During the holidays, two siblings went to visit their grandparents, who lived in the countryside.

The boy made a slingshot to play in the woods. He was always practicing, but never hit the target.

One afternoon, he saw Grandma's pet duck.

Without thinking, he grabbed his slingshot, aimed at the duck and shot him in the head, killing him instantaneously. He was shocked and very sad! He began panicking and decided to hide the dead duck in the woods.

His sister, Beatrice, saw everything but didn’t say anything to their grandparents.

The next day, after lunch, the grandmother said:
- Beatrice, let’s wash the dishes.
But, she said:
- Grandma, Philip told me he wanted help in the kitchen.
She looked over at him and whispered:
- Remember the duck? – So, Philip washed the dishes.

Later that day, Grandpa asked if the children would like to go fishing, but Grandma said:
- I’m sorry, but I need Beatrice to help me make dinner.

Beatrice smiled and said:
- Okay, but Philip said he wanted to help today too.

She looked over at him and whispered:
- Remember the duck?

So, Beatrice went fishing and Philip stayed to help.
After several days, Philip was still doing all of Beatrice’s chores, until he finally could not bear it anymore. He confessed that he killed the duck to his grandmother.

His Grandma hugged him and said:
- Sweetheart, I know ... I was at the window and saw everything, but because I love you, I have forgiven you. I was just waiting to see how long you were going to let Beatrice boss you around!

Whatever happened in your past, whether it had to do with lies, deceit, bad habits, defilements, whatever it may be, you need to know that God was at the window and saw it all happen.

He knows your life and He wants you to know that He loves you and that you're forgiven.

He's just wondering how much longer you’re going to let the devil boss you around.

God is just waiting for you to ask Him for forgiveness because not only does He forgive, but He also forgets.

The price you must pay is to have faith that God will forgive you.

Go ahead, start making a difference and remember: God is at the window and He knows everything!

God's will won’t be revealed to you unless you act by faith.

Tip to prosperity

Once upon a time in a faraway land, there lived a Chinese wise man and his disciple. One day in their travels, they saw a hut in the distance. As they approached they realized that it was occupied in spite of its extremely poor appearance.

In that desolate place where there were no crops and no trees, a man lived with his wife, three young children and a thin, tired cow. Since they were hungry and thirsty, the wise man and his disciple stopped for a few hours and were well received. At one point, the wise man asked:

“This is a very poor place, far away from anything. How do you survive?”

“You see that cow? That’s what keeps us going,” said the head of the family. “She gives us milk, some of it we drink and some were make into cheese. When there is extra, we go into the city and exchange the milk and cheese for other types of food. That’s how we survive.”

The wise man thanked them for their hospitality and left. When he reached the first bend in the road, he said to his disciple:
“Go back, get the cow, take her to the cliff in front of us, and push her off.”

The disciple could not believe what he was hearing.

“I cannot do that, master! How can you be so ungrateful? The cow is all they have. If I throw it on the cliff, they’ll have no way to survive. Without the cow, they’ll all die!”

The wise man, an elderly Chinese man, took a deep breath and repeated the order: “Go ahead. Push the cow off the cliff.”

Though outraged at what he was being asked to do, the student was resigned to obey his master. He returned to the hut and quietly led the animal to the edge of the cliff and pushed. The cow fell down the cliff and died.

As the years passed by, remorse for what he had done never left the disciple. One spring day, the guilt became too much to bear and he left the wise man and returned to that little shack. He wanted to find out what had happened to that family, to help them out, apologize, or somehow make amends.

Upon rounding a turn in the road, he could not believe what his eyes were showing him. In place of the poor shack there was a beautiful house with trees all around, a swimming pool, several cars in the garage, a satellite dish, and on and on. Three good-looking teenagers and their parents were celebrating their first million dollars.

The heart of the disciple froze. What could have happened to the family? Without a doubt, they must have been starving to death and forced to sell their land and leave. At that moment, the student thought they must all be begging on the street corners of some city. He approached the house and asked a man that was passing by about the whereabouts of the family that had lived there several years before.

“You’re looking at it,” said the man, pointing to the people gathered around the barbecue. Unable to believe what he was hearing, the disciple walked through the gate and took a few steps closer to the pool where he recognized the man from several years before, only now he was strong and confident, the woman was happy, and the children were now nice-looking teenagers. He was dumbfounded, and went over to the man and asked:
“What happened? I was here with my teacher a few years ago and this was a miserable place. There was nothing. What did you do to improve your lives in such a short time?”

The man looked at the disciple, and replied with a smile:
“We had a cow that kept us alive. She was all we had. But one day she fell down the cliff and died. To survive, we had to start doing other things, develop skills we didn’t even know we had. And so, because we were forced to come up with new ways of doing things, we are now much better off than before.”

Moral of the story: Sometimes our dependency on something small and limited is the biggest obstacle to our growth. Perhaps the best thing that could happen to you is to push your “cow” down the cliff. Once you free yourself of the thought “it’s little but it’s certain,” or of that idea “I am not doing great but there are people who are much worse than me” — then your life will really change.

Is there a cow in your life that is keeping you miserable?

Pr Julio Da Silva

Tip to prosperity

Once upon a time in a faraway land, there lived a Chinese wise man and his disciple. One day in their travels, they saw a hut in the distance. As they approached they realized that it was occupied in spite of its extremely poor appearance.

In that desolate place where there were no crops and no trees, a man lived with his wife, three young children and a thin, tired cow. Since they were hungry and thirsty, the wise man and his disciple stopped for a few hours and were well received. At one point, the wise man asked:

“This is a very poor place, far away from anything. How do you survive?”

“You see that cow? That’s what keeps us going,” said the head of the family. “She gives us milk, some of it we drink and some were make into cheese. When there is extra, we go into the city and exchange the milk and cheese for other types of food. That’s how we survive.”

The wise man thanked them for their hospitality and left. When he reached the first bend in the road, he said to his disciple:
“Go back, get the cow, take her to the cliff in front of us, and push her off.”

The disciple could not believe what he was hearing.

“I cannot do that, master! How can you be so ungrateful? The cow is all they have. If I throw it on the cliff, they’ll have no way to survive. Without the cow, they’ll all die!”

The wise man, an elderly Chinese man, took a deep breath and repeated the order: “Go ahead. Push the cow off the cliff.”

Though outraged at what he was being asked to do, the student was resigned to obey his master. He returned to the hut and quietly led the animal to the edge of the cliff and pushed. The cow fell down the cliff and died.

As the years passed by, remorse for what he had done never left the disciple. One spring day, the guilt became too much to bear and he left the wise man and returned to that little shack. He wanted to find out what had happened to that family, to help them out, apologize, or somehow make amends.

Upon rounding a turn in the road, he could not believe what his eyes were showing him. In place of the poor shack there was a beautiful house with trees all around, a swimming pool, several cars in the garage, a satellite dish, and on and on. Three good-looking teenagers and their parents were celebrating their first million dollars.

The heart of the disciple froze. What could have happened to the family? Without a doubt, they must have been starving to death and forced to sell their land and leave. At that moment, the student thought they must all be begging on the street corners of some city. He approached the house and asked a man that was passing by about the whereabouts of the family that had lived there several years before.

“You’re looking at it,” said the man, pointing to the people gathered around the barbecue. Unable to believe what he was hearing, the disciple walked through the gate and took a few steps closer to the pool where he recognized the man from several years before, only now he was strong and confident, the woman was happy, and the children were now nice-looking teenagers. He was dumbfounded, and went over to the man and asked:
“What happened? I was here with my teacher a few years ago and this was a miserable place. There was nothing. What did you do to improve your lives in such a short time?”

The man looked at the disciple, and replied with a smile:
“We had a cow that kept us alive. She was all we had. But one day she fell down the cliff and died. To survive, we had to start doing other things, develop skills we didn’t even know we had. And so, because we were forced to come up with new ways of doing things, we are now much better off than before.”

Moral of the story: Sometimes our dependency on something small and limited is the biggest obstacle to our growth. Perhaps the best thing that could happen to you is to push your “cow” down the cliff. Once you free yourself of the thought “it’s little but it’s certain,” or of that idea “I am not doing great but there are people who are much worse than me” — then your life will really change.

Is there a cow in your life that is keeping you miserable?

Pr Julio Da Silva

Sep 14th

The Anti-holy spirits

We have heard so much about the Antichrist. We know that the Antichrist will come after the Rapture of the Church. Christians have been very aware of this, yet they’ve forgotten other things.

However, there has been a hellish danger unobtrusively lurking about, reaping millions of unsuspecting believers. It is the ministry of the anti-holy spirits.

The anti-holy spirits have disguised themselves by using the Name of God's Spirit to operate freely within the churches and they have been very well accepted among evangelical leaders throughout the world.

The devil has been rolling around laughing because of these deceitful spirits. The spinning around and falling to the ground moves that they roused in witchcraft, are commonly being reproduced among many evangelical believers. For those who would like proof, just take a look at this video: What's the difference?

Just like the Antichrist wears a mask of deceit, the anti-holy spirits do the same and with greater success.

The difference between the way the spirit of the antichrist acts and the way the anti-holy spirits act is that they do it openly, without any concern of being exposed because their victims have become so disturbed and spiritually blind.

Their victims feel cornered and are afraid of resisting, because they think they’ll be sinning against the Holy Spirit.

But I am here to confirm that all of the slain in the spirit, spinning out of control, etc… come from the same place as the Antichrist. And to prove what I’m saying, just take a look at the life of those who subject themselves to the spinning and falling.

If you are of God run in the other direction while there is time.