“WHY NOT COP A PLEA, INSTEAD OF PLEADING NOT GUILTY?” Matthew 3:1; In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, (Preaching, the making of a public statement.) v2; And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. (It’s for you to do.) v3; For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. This is Cop a Plea: 1 Peter 1:16; Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. v17; And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man’s work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear. Luke 7:19; And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another? v23; And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me. (Here John exhibits that flesh did not want to be denied or to die.) Pleading Not Guilty: Acts 7:51; Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye. “WHY NOT COP A PLEA, INSTEAD OF PLEADING NOT GUILTY?” Cop A Plea: 2 Corinthians 12:9; And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Pleading Not Guilty: 2 Peter 3:16; As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction. “WHY NOT COP A PLEA, INSTEAD OF PLEADING NOT GUILTY? Teaching! Overseer/Apostle

“Church Should Be, MAKE IT WORTH YOUR WHILE, NOT JUST SOMETHING TO DO!” John 1:38; Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou? v39; He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour. Not Just Something To Do: 2 Timothy 3:7; Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. John 1:47; Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! Make It Worth Your While: 2 Timothy 2:19; Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity. John 1:48; Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee. v49; Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel. Make It Worth Your While: John 8:31; Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; v32; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. John 1:50; Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these. v51; And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man. Make It Worth Your While: Philippians 3:8; Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, v9; And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: v10; That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; v11; If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead. “Church Should Be, MAKE IT WORTH YOUR WHILE, NOT JUST SOMETHING TO DO!” John 5:6; When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole? Not Just Something To Do: Romans 14:5; One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. John 5:7; The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me. Not Just Something To Do: Galatians 5:13; For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. John 5:8; Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. Make It Worth Your While: Isaiah 40:31; But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. John 5:9; And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath. Make It Worth Your While: Hebrews 4:10; For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his. “Church Should Be, MAKE IT WORTH YOUR WHILE, NOT JUST SOMETHING TO DO!” Teaching! Overseer/Apostle

“YOU DON’T KNOW, HOW DIFFICULT YOU ARE, UNTIL YOU MEET THE LORD!” John 21:18; Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not. Genesis 19:16; And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the Lord being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city. v17; And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed. John 21:19; This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me. “YOU DON’T KNOW, HOW DIFFICULT YOU ARE, UNTIL YOU MEET THE LORD!” Romans 7:18; For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. Genesis 19:18; And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord. Romans 7:19; For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do. “YOU DON’T KNOW, HOW DIFFICULT YOU ARE, UNTIL YOU MEET THE LORD!” Proverbs 23:7; For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee: but his heart is not with thee. 1 Samuel 13:8; And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him. Romans 7:23; But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. 1 Samuel 13:10; And it came to pass, that as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might salute him. v11; And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered themselves together at Michmash; v12; Therefore said I, The Philistines will come down now upon me to Gilgal, and I have not made supplication unto the Lord: I forced myself therefore, and offered a burnt offering. James 1:14; But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. 1 Samuel 13:13; And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the Lord thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the Lord have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever. Psalm 37:4; Delight thyself (also) in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. “YOU DON’T KNOW, HOW DIFFICULT YOU ARE, UNTIL YOU MEET THE LORD!” Jeremiah 18:4; And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it. James 4:8; Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. “YOU DON’T KNOW, HOW DIFFICULT YOU ARE, UNTIL YOU MEET THE LORD!” Teaching! Overseer/Apostle

“The State Of The Church Today, HOW CAN THESE THINGS BE?” John 3:7; Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. Even though these names were give them. Daniel 1:7; Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abed-nego. This didn’t make any difference, cause they had another take of themselves. Genesis 50:19; And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God? Daniel 1:8; But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. Another take of themselves: 1 John 2:27; But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him. “The State Of The Church Today, HOW CAN THESE THINGS BE?” John 3:8; The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. See it’s become a will of yours. Romans 8:28; And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. Will of yours: Galatians 2:20; I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. “The State Of The Church Today, HOW CAN THESE THINGS BE?” John 3:9; Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be? v11; Verily, verily, I say unto you thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness. The problem here, is that we want the Lord, but not the be. Let me bring to your attention, there is no but’s in this. Jonah 1:3; But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. This kind of but, can’t be. Galatians 5:7; Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth? Jonah 3:1; And the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the second time, saying, v2; Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee. Jonah 4:1; But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry. v2; And he prayed unto the Lord, and said, I pray thee, O Lord, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil. Jonah was saying, I knew you would get over it Lord. Yes, God is gracious and merciful. Jonah 4:5; So Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him a booth, and sat under it in the shadow, till he might see what would become of the city. Yes, he’s gracious and merciful, but you still have to obey him. v6; And the Lord God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his grief. v7; But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered. But you still have to be obedient. 1 Samuel 15:22; And Samuel said, Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. “The State Of The Church Today, HOW CAN THESE THINGS BE?” 2 Timothy 2:15; Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. “The State Of The Church Today, HOW CAN THESE THINGS BE?” Teaching! Overseer/Apostle

“DON’T, GIVE UP!” John 8:23; And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world. “DON’T, GIVE UP!”  1 Corinthians 15:47; The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven. Explained: Genesis 4:2; And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. Keeper of sheep, Abel kept himself in a humble way. John 10:14; I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. Tiller of the ground, Cain was full of pride. 1 John 2:16; For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. “DON’T, GIVE UP!”  (In the process of time.) Psalm 105:19; Until the time that his word came: the word of the Lord tried him. Genesis 4:3; And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord. Ground offering, you giving the up, up: Romans 8:8; So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. His giving was not according to the word. Genesis 4:4; And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering: Fat thereof, he gave according to the growth of the word in him. John 8:31; Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed. Genesis 4:5; But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. Prime example of when you gave up, what it looks like. James 4:1; From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? v3; Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. 1 Corinthians 15:48; As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. “DON’T, GIVE UP!” Genesis 4:6; And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? v7; If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. Keep up: 1 Corinthians 6:12; All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. “DON’T, GIVE UP!” 1 Corinthians 15:49; And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. “DON’T, GIVE UP!” v58; Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord. “DON’T, GIVE UP!” Teaching! Overseer/Apostle

“SHOCK TREATMENT, A Deterrent To The Flesh!” John 3:6; That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. v7; Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. v9; Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be? Shock Treatment; Galatians 6:15; For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature. “SHOCK TREATMENT, A Deterrent To The Flesh!” Genesis 19:16; And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the Lord being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city. v17; And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed. v18; And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord. Shock Treatment: Hebrews 12:25-27; v25; See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven. v27; And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain. “SHOCK TREATMENT, A Deterrent To The Flesh!” Luke 8:43; And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any, v44; Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched. v46; And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me. v48; And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace. Shock Treatment: Hebrews 10:38; Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. Hebrews 11:1; Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. “SHOCK TREATMENT, A Deterrent To The Flesh!” Acts 28:3; And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand. v4; And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live. Shock Treatment: Galatians 5:17; For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. Acts 28:5; And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm. v6; Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god. Shock Treatment: Hebrews 4:12; For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. “SHOCK TREATMENT, A Deterrent To The Flesh!” Teaching! Overseer/Apostle

“WHAT HAS HAPPENED, TO SERVING THE LORD, ON HIGH ALERT?” Acts 26:19; Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision: A High Alert, the vision; Deuteronomy 30:20; That thou mayest love the Lord thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them. High Alert, it brings a separation of how you see things. 2 Corinthians 7:11; For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter. “WHAT HAS HAPPENED, TO SERVING THE LORD, ON HIGH ALERT?” Acts 26:20; But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance. High Alert, where one’s life shows consumption is not allowed. And being relieved is what you see. Proverbs 16:6; By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil. “WHAT HAS HAPPENED, TO SERVING THE LORD, ON HIGH ALERT?” Acts 26:21; For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to kill me. v22; Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come: v23; That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew light unto the people, and to the Gentiles. High Alert, makes you elite in today’s church. You are of a small number that witness to small and great occasions in your life. 2 Corinthians 4:10; Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body. Explained; Galatians 5:13; For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. “WHAT HAS HAPPENED, TO SERVING THE LORD, ON HIGH ALERT?” Acts 26:24; And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad. High Alert, shows the usual. Though church folks quote it regularly, but when it’s exhibited can’t receive it. I’m talking about High Alert an away from. 1 Peter 2:9; But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light. Acts 26:25; But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness. “WHAT HAS HAPPENED, TO SERVING THE LORD, ON HIGH ALERT?” Acts 26:26; For the king knoweth of these things, before whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner. High Alert is not subject to limits, where with the church today, basically only where it’s shown. But, instead, out in the open, a public appearance. Philippians 1:21; For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. “WHAT HAS HAPPENED, TO SERVING THE LORD, ON HIGH ALERT?” It’s a being, to us, that’s a process. Philippians 3:14; I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. Acts 26:28; Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. “WHAT HAS HAPPENED, TO SERVING THE LORD, ON HIGH ALERT?” Teaching! Overseer/Apostle

“Church, It’s Unskillful, To Have A Presentation Without The Work!” This scenario occurs, when following Jesus, but there is no proceeding to obtain in Christ. Lack of growth. Matthew 11:7; And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitude concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind. Galatians 3:3; Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh? Matthew 11:8; But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses. v9; But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet. James 2:17; Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. Matthew 11:10; For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. John 8:31; If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed. Matthew 11:12; And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force. 2 Corinthians 10:5; Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ. John 8:32; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. “Church, It’s Unskillful, To Have A Presentation Without The Work!” John 3:2; The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. v7; Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. v9; Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be? v10; Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things? Hebrews 5:12; For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. John 3:20; For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. Hebrews 5:13; For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. John 3:21; But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Hebrews 5:14; But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. “Church, It’s Unskillful, To Have A Presentation Without The Work!” Teaching! Overseer/Apostle

“Consent, What You Signed On To!” 1 Samuel 13:11; And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered themselves together at Michmash; v12; I forced myself therefore, and offered a burnt offering. v13; And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the Lord thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the Lord have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever. When you are coming to the Lord, you have to know and keep, what you consenting to. 2 Peter 1:5-10; v10; Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall. “Consent, What You Signed On To!” Genesis 28:20; And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, v21; So that I come again to my father’s house in peace; then shall the Lord be my God. Flesh will have your consent, a wide variety. Jacob was consenting, to a Joseph ending. Genesis 50:19; And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God? v20; But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive. Know and keep what you consenting to. Matthew 6:33; But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. “Consent, What You Signed On To!” Daniel 1:5; And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king’s meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king. v6; Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: v7; Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abed-nego. V8; But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. We as brothers and sisters in the Lord, has to realize we don’t have to consent to worldliness, even though we be in the world. 2 Timothy 2:19; Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity. “Consent, What You Signed On To!” Matthew 4:2; And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. v3; And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. Consent, agree to do something, a sign on to. 2 Thessalonians 2:7; For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. Matthew 4:4; But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the the mouth of God. Can you see the signed on to? “Consent, What You Signed On To!” Hebrews 12:1; Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily (beset) us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, v2; Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith. “Consent, What You Signed On To!” Teaching! Overseer/Apostle