Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus,

 The LORD GOD created man in His image with dominion as well as with free-will (Genesis 1:26-28). LOVE is GOD who loves all, and it gives Him great happiness to give each the kingdom (1 John 4:8,16; Luke 12:32).  Man (i.e., male, female) is an eternal spirit with a soul ( i.e., intellect, will, emotions) that lives in a physical body. When our physical body ceases to exist the spirit lives on (1 John 5:11; John 3:16). Therefore, the use of free-will determines where eternity is spent. More specifically, whether one’s spirit will live eternally with God in Heaven or eternally with satan whose modus operandi/MO is fear. When the WORD speaks about “the fear of the LORD” it’s speaking about “reverence of God”. The LORD GOD withholds no information; His WORD gives light to e-v-e-r-y circumstance (Psalm 119:105). God said and continues to say that before us is “life and prosperity, death and destruction . . . walk in His ways to live and increase; before you is life and death, blessings and curses . . . choose life; listen to His voice and hold fast to Him; for the LORD is your life” Deuteronomy 30:15,16,19,20  (NIV). The LORD GOD says, please choose life (emphasis mine). The Lord Jesus said,  “And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free” John 8:32 (KJV).

Of course, an individual may choose not to read, study, meditate, mutter, and speak the Word of God by their own free-will. However, satan works without ceasing to prevent accessibility to God’s Word and the light thereof by any means necessary; he is the thief that comes to steal and kill and destroy (John 10:10) even from before the beginning (that satan was thrown down like lighting [Luke 10:18] might be why the earth was “null and void” or “formless and empty”[Genesis 1:2] but I digress). Forever in hate of mankind, the devil and his cohorts never cease in attempts to prevent people from knowing the One who is Omnipresent and Omniscient and Omnipotent because we might recognize ourselves “in Him”. More specifically, satan tried to prevent the first coming of YESHUA/JESUS – the Living Word by contamination of the seed (Genesis 6:1-7), the murder of babies (Exodus 1:-15-22; Matthew 2:16-18), and the killing of Christ. Though had God’s plan for the redemption of mankind been known, satan would’ve never manipulated the Pharisees [legalists] and Sadducees [rationalists] and the Sanhedrin, complicit that Jesus the Anointed One and His Anointing must be killed (1 Corinthians 2:8; Acts 2:22-24). Attempts to prevent access to the Bible, and persecution of the Saints/Believers/Christians continues in countries even now. Yet, it’s utter foolishness to think that any move of the Sovereign Lord God Almighty can be stopped; for every pronouncement of His must accomplish that for which it is sent (Isaiah 55:8-11). Nevertheless, biblical studies amazes in regard to the history of civilizations such as the Waldenses (https://youtu.be/C7XuYUR9vui)  who, even in the face of persecution, exemplified persistence and ingenuity in its mission to spread the Good News or Gospel; that the lost might desire to draw closer to GOD through Christ Jesus (John 6:44 & 14:6; 1Co 1:9; Col 1:12-14).

 Speak the promise . . . Harriet