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JACOB MEETS RACHEL : HOW TO PREPARE TO BECOME A GODLY HUSBAND OR WIFE


Hello everyone,

I hope that you’re all doing well. I’m deeply grateful to God to share with you a new piece of work called “Jacob Meets Rachel.” Jacob is one of the most pivotal characters of the Old Testament. His grandfather was Abraham, and his father was Isaac. Both are well known to have walked with God profoundly.

Jacob’s life was full of struggle, false hope, and pain. However, through all of it, he became victorious and stayed victorious. His character was so strong that God Himself physically fought with him for one complete night. After that fight, God called him Israel. “And He said, ‘Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men, and have prevailed.’” — Genesis 32:28 (NKJV). The nation of Israel carries the name of that pivotal man.

There is a lot to say about Jacob. Before becoming this amazing man of God, he started life as a cheater and a liar. He tricked his older brother into giving him his heritage due to his firstborn position. Then he tricked his father as well. While Jacob was still young, he ran from home, as his brother wanted to kill him. In his escape, he experienced two things:

1 – God. He asked God to reveal Himself to him.
2 – Romance. He then met his future wife.

Those two points are my message to all of you. You might search for foundation and direction in life. Also, you might want to find a husband or a wife. Believer, or not, I hope these few words can be helpful to you.

Jacob experienced God while he was lost and full of fears, and God became his absolute foundation in life — not a woman, nor wealth, nor anything else. I encourage you to do the same: to have a heart-to-heart encounter with the Living God and to let Him become your absolute foundation in life — for everything (spiritually, morally, physically, intellectually, etc.).

Why is this pivotal? If you don’t have God as your absolute foundation, you will have other foundations, which will be weak, temporary, uncertain, and ready to break at any moment. Once it all falls apart, your life will fall apart as well. If you have God, even if everything goes against you in life, you won’t break, you won’t be shaken, because your joy doesn’t depend on those things. God is your everything. As Jacob before you, you will be victorious — even if it takes a lot of time, pain, struggle, and tears. If you want to give your hear to God, I hope this article can be helpful to you : Are You Saved?

Regarding romance: ask God to write your love story.
If you desire to have a husband or a wife, it is a beautiful thing. I encourage you to follow God’s way for it, not the world. While you ask for a lifelong love story, I encourage you to become a true man or woman of God. Observe Jacob’s personality. God started a profound work in Jacob’s character and heart. He will do the same with you.

It is amazing to find a godly partner, but if we aren’t ready in our character and personality, we might not be able to handle it properly. God wants you to enter romance smoothly. He wants to spare you pain, useless drama, and confusion. He wants us to understand our respective roles. God has a design for it. A man isn’t a woman, and a woman isn’t a man. Men should develop their healthy masculinity, and women their healthy femininity. While we’re equal in value in God’s eyes, we have different gifts and roles. We will overview some of them below.

ROLE OF THE MAN

Picture by Tim Marshall

First, seek a woman of God. Not a worldly woman. God loves both the believer and the unbeliever, but He wants you to find someone who already loves Him. This is the number one factor. God wants to be in the center of your marriage. If one of the lovers doesn’t care about God and His Word, you will suffer in one way or another. Why? Because the most important factor in your life cannot be understood nor shared in depth with your lover, and it will create major differences in the long run (the moral direction of the house, the wrong recognition of patterns of the masculine/feminine roles, the education of the kids if you have them, politics, etc.). See 2 Corinthians 6:14-15 and 1 Corinthians 7:39. So what should you be looking for?

Does she love Christ? Is her faith genuine? Do her actions reflect The Scriptures? What does her lifestyle look like? How does she treat her family? What does she do in her free time? What is her speech like? Does she use curse words? Who are her friends? How does she react under pressure? You must not be impressed by a Biblical quote on her Instagram. It means nothing. Her entire lifestyle must tell you who she is. Never invest all your efforts into the wrong woman because you find her cute or smart. Way before you find her by God’s grace, focus on developing those different sections:

• 1) — Sacrificial love. Love your wife as Christ loved the Church. The Church isn’t a building. The Church means all the believers in Christ around the globe. As you already know, Jesus Christ died for us so that we can be saved and have eternal life. You also should develop sacrificial love for your wife. You should do everything you can to protect her, provide for her, and give her peace, security, and comfort. See Ephesians 5:25 and Ephesians 5:28

• 2) — Leader. God called you to be the leader and the head of your family. It doesn’t mean that you are superior, but it is the order that God created to develop a successful marriage. In the relationship, the man symbolizes Christ and the woman the Church. Your role must be to imitate Christ. Christ was not a tyrant nor a dictator, but a perfect servant to all of us, teaching us the way we should go, in tenderness and kind firmness. Lead and serve your wife with gentleness in the same Spirit — always more and more in God’s Heart. Have multiple prayer times with her, study the Scriptures. Jesus and the Scriptures must be your most talked-about subjects. Don’t be passive in the relationship. Always initiate. Give the moral, spiritual direction of your house, always in complete tenderness. Take good decisions, talk about them with your wife, listen to her advice, ask her opinion; she isn’t inferior to you. We men go last in the family. See Ephesians 5:23 and 1 Corinthians 11:3

• 3) — Provide. Your goal is to create a safe environment where she can develop her God-given quality of being a woman of God, a wife, and a mother if you both want kids. She should not bother having to work for someone else, or spend a penny from her own pocket. It doesn’t mean that she cannot have a career or be an entrepreneur if she wants to. But the main idea is for her to not be stressed financially to support the family. Being a wife and a mother is already a big, big work. She should be able to get anything she wants. I’m saying this in a wise way. I’m not talking here of a purely materialistic and out-of-control way to spend money. See 1 Timothy 5:8 and Proverbs 13:22 Remember, even if, as a man, you don’t have your finances checked yet, this should not stop you from entering a Godly relationship. If she is from the Lord, she will love you at your very lowest and will grow with you. God knows that finances aren’t easy for everyone. Many Biblical heroes were broke when they met their wives (Moses, Jacob, David) See Ecclesiastes 4:9-10. But you must strive to provide for her. God will bless such a posture of heart.

• 4) — Honor. Show her honor and respect in private and in public. Show her that she is valued and respected by your actions and words. Notice everything she does. Thank her and praise her for everything she does for God, you, and your family. See Proverbs 31:28. Understand her feminine needs. While women aren’t inferior to men, they are usually more delicate and fragile. Constantly look after her. Never raise your voice against her, nor ever be violent, even in the midst of a disagreement. Never treat her badly, even if you feel bad or frustrated. Do you know that our prayers can be blocked if we are harsh to our wives? We don’t want to provoque our Lord to Anger. See 1 Peter 3:7 and Colossians 3:19

• 5) — Faithful. Commit to her fully. Cultivate transparency and avoid any elements that would contribute to fragilizing your marriage. She should be able to take your phone anytime. If you get married, there is no place to see/text another woman alone, even if she is your friend. Rather, always include your wife in your meetings with friends, and vice-versa. Marriage isn’t a game. It’s very serious. Put everything on the table from day one. You should aim for zero drama, from day one. See Hebrews 13:4

• 6) — High quality sex life. And this is no joke! Sex is beautiful. God created it to be lived in fullness in the context of marriage, and yes — if you wonder — it can be spicy, in mutual respect and tenderness. Every time she has sexual needs, you must give it to her, and vice-versa. Never deprive her of intimacy. You don’t want to fragilize, frustrate, or create tension within your marriage. Marriage is also prescribed in The Bible because of sex, for its seriousness and importance, see here 1 Corinthiens 7:2-5. This is one of many important factors in the relationship. It should be practiced, cherished, and cultivated constantly. See 1 Corinthians 7:3-5, Proverbs 5:18-19, Song of Solomon 4:16.

• 7) — Never stop dating her. Take care of yourself. Always pick time with her, and cultivate your romance. Show her how much you love and desire her. See Song of Songs 1:2

Note to my brothers: While preparing for marriage, don’t do casual sex, and avoid porn by the kindness and grace of our Lord. Remember, sex is beautiful, and we need to elevate it to the sphere of excellence. We, as celibates, need to practice our celibacy with God. I know it’s not easy, but don’t lose patience by having sex with a woman that will not be your wife. We need to value ourselves. If we don’t do it, It can only send bad signals and become an instant turn-off for serious women of God. You don’t want that to happen! If you smoke or drink, I encourage you to ask God to help you — with His love to quit both. Do you think that God is judging you? No, God is good and tender, He knows what you are going through and wants to help you, develop you in all spheres of your life. Know that God allows a man to drink occasionally but without getting drunk. We are all in the same boat, no one is greater than another. Remember that you are sacred, unique, and carefully made. Your goal is to aim for excellence in all spheres of life. Train yourself to become a man of God. Develop both the inside and the outside with God. We all struggle. The process isn’t always easy, but worth it. If you fall on the process, don’t run away from God. But run towards God even more. God loves you all the time. If you live with your parents, or one of them, help them, be there for them. Act like you are already a husband, even if you’re a very young man or already an adult. Train yourself with what you have at hand. Constantly work on your heart and character so that, by the Grace of God, you can enter marriage smoothly. Clean your entourage, make sure they are your true friends that wants your good. Avoid cursing, clubbing, don’t gossip, exercise whenever you can, have an impeccable hygiene, smell good, dress well, you don’t need to spend a ton of money also on those things. Your singleness season is a blessing not a curse. It is there to prepare you in all things.

ROLE OF THE WOMAN

Picture by Kate Smr

God created man and woman equal in value in His eyes, and both bear His image. They were also created with different gifts and roles. When He created them, the initial goal — before their fall in the Garden — was for both, to rule the earth. So, I don’t want you to believe that, as a woman, you are secondary in God’s Heart. While we will develop the role of the woman, I want you to always keep in mind the role of the husband to grasp the proper perspective. I’m saying this to prevent any misunderstanding.

As said for the man’s section. Search for a biblical Christian man of God. Does it imply that all unbelievers aren’t good and moral? Of course not. But God wants to be in the center of your life and couple. God wants you to find a man that already lives for Him, so that the most important thing in your life — Christ Jesus — can be shared, understood, celebrated, and cherished in depth. As you know, not every man professing Christianity is a true believer. Pray to God for wisdom and intelligence to discern things. What does his lifestyle look like? Does he smoke or drink? How does he treat his family? Does he party? Does he go to bars and clubs? Does he curse? Is he prompt to anger? Is he impatient? What is his vision in life? Does he care about not having sex before getting married? How does he live celibacy? No judging here. We are sinners progressing by God’s Grace to holiness. But you both should aim for stability and seriousness. Don’t invest into someone that is not God-sent, because of your lack of affection. Don’t ever ruin your future because of impatience.

If he is a true man of God, and hasn’t his finances checked yet, it is just a matter of time. Don’t bypass him, but rather grow with him if you like him. God will bless you for that. If you see that God and the Bible is a true priority for him, that his lifestyle is sincere towards Christ, then it is someone worth praying for and considering. Again, I’m calling you to wisdom. Know the Scriptures. There are true Christians in all denominations, but not all of them care about the sovereignty of The Bible. For example, Catholic theology is way different from Biblical Christianity. They add other teachings that aren’t in the Bible and contradict the Scriptures. Same thing for Orthodoxy. If you want to live a true biblical lifestyle, beware of those differences. It might create tension in your marriage as well. For exemple, If the man is a Catholic and wants to pray to Mary and the saints, knowing that The Bible forbids praying to anyone other than God/Christ, it will create fractions. See 1 Timothy 2:5, Matthew 6:9

1-) Helper. The woman was created with many special gifts, built within herself. The first one is that of being a helper to man. In His plan, God saw that it wasn’t good for the man to be alone, so when God made women, He made them with this inner gift for their husbands. You have the gift to multiply and optimize your husband’s potential to the very maximum, in all spheres of life. God describes you, and your gift, as indispensable to men. The word for helper is “ezer,” which is also used to describe God when He helps us. It’s a unique and pivotal gift. Understand your husband’s vision and contribute to it, discern where he is at in life, and think about how you can uplift him—spiritually, morally, physically, intellectually, etc. Think of making his life easier the best you can. By doing this, you will fulfill your duty and gain happiness out of it. See Genesis 2:18, Proverbs 31:11–12

2-) Submissive. That word has a negative impression, mainly because of its modern misunderstanding. Secular media or modern feminism love to use it to discredit women. I don’t want you to be afraid of words. In fact, let’s use them as they are. To submit to your husband means trusting in him and following his lead. God calls the wife to put herself under his authority and leadership. Again, is the man superior to you? No. Are you secondary? No. It’s all about order, roles, and design given by God for a successful marriage. Remember, the man’s role isn’t being abusive, or being a dictator to you, nor oppressing you — but sacrificing himself and providing for you and bringing you closer to Christ. He should be Christ-like; He symbolizes Him, and you know how tender Jesus is. You, as a woman, symbolize the church, which is also called the “Body” of Jesus. While your husband gives it all for you and your well-being, God calls you to trust in your husband and follow his lead. All of this in mutual love and respect. You are a team. See Ephesians 5:22–24, Colossians 3:18, 1 Peter 3:1, Titus 2:5. Scriptures say that while you submit to him, your husband submits to Christ. See 1 Corinthians 11:3. Furthermore, we’re called to submit all to one another. See : Ephesians 5:21

3-) Home builder. God says that you also have the gift to build and organize your house and make it an amazing place. Also, you are more than capable both to work outside or inside. In the book of Proverbs, chapter 31, you have the full description of a virtuous woman. That woman can run a business and take care of her family at the same time. See Proverbs 31:16. She is extremely talented in multiple fields. I’m emphasizing this once again, for you to not think that you are “limited” in your duty as a wife. You can work outside if you want to — but it’s not an obligation. In fact, your house and family should be prior to working outside if the situation permits it. Your husband should do his best for you to not be worried about it. Taking care of God, your husband, and kids, if you have them, is already a massive amount of work. It’s good to know how to cook, clean, manage finances, and make sure everyone is feeling good in the house. See Proverbs 14:1, Proverbs 31:27, Proverbs 31:15, Titus 2:4–5, 1 Timothy 5:14. Does it mean that your husband will sit down and look at you cleaning and cooking without helping you, or doing it with you? No. See here Galatians 5:13. Remember that your husband should be like Christ. Christ served us all. Your husband should be there for you as well.

4-) Crown to your husband. Represent your husband well. Bring him honor and respect, both in private and public. Never disrespect him, shame him, mock him, gossip about him, or criticize him, both in private or in public. See Proverbs 31:12, Proverbs 12:4, The wife of Abraham respected her husband so much that she called him “My Lord.” And while it can be strange today, I encourage you to do the same. See 1 Peter 3:5–6

5-) Faithful. Same point for men. Commit to your man fully. Cultivate transparency. There is no point in seeing or texting another man alone, even if he is your friend. You should aim for zero drama from day one. You are all to him, and he is all to you. Marriage is no game at all, you want it to be a true success of God! Think of everything you can do very early to avoid anything that would contribute to fragilizing your marriage, or create tensions. See Proverbs 31:11 and Matthew 5:28.

6-) High quality sex life. Same here! Sex is beautiful, and God encourages the couple to have sex as often as possible. God says that both the husband and the wife do not have authority over their own bodies. Instead, it says that the wife has authority over her husband’s body, and the man has authority over his wife’s body. What does it mean? That you should never deprive each other of sexual intimacy. Your man desires sexual intimacy with you? It is your moral duty to give it to him. Do you need sexual intimacy with him? It is his moral duty to give it to you. All of this within mutual respect, love, and understanding. Sex is very serious; it should not be overlooked. As said above, God says that sexuality is also a reason for marriage. A constant and happy sex life will cultivate your bond strongly. See 1 Corinthians 7:3–5, Genesis 2:24, Proverbs 5:18–19, 1 Corinthians 7:9, Song of Solomon 2:3, Song of Solomon 4:16,

7-) Demonstrate. It’s true, don’t be afraid to show him how much you love him both in words and action. If your husband feel respected, loved and cherished, you can be certain that it will develop him even more, towards God and you. Proverbs 18:22

Note to my Christian sisters: If you are a virgin, cherish it. Don’t give it to no one except the man God has for you. Understand how being a virgin is pure excellence and elegance. Cherish it jealously for God! If you aren’t a virgin, God loves you the very same. Become a virgin again. Don’t do casual sex, practice sincere and true celibacy before God, and prepare to meet your future husband. If we don’t do it, it will send some very bad signals, and can become a massive turn-off for men of God, searching for serious wives. I encourage you to not go clubbing, nor going to the bars. Also, respectfully clean your entourage. Not everyone is your true friend. Some people can be jealous of you and want to drag you into their lifestyles. Act like you are already married. I’m not saying here that you cannot have a social life anymore, but aim for excellence, purity, and high standards, in humility. It’s better to go to some good restaurants, or museums, or cafés, rather than the places mentioned above. Practice the points even in your celibacy. Do you have little brothers or sisters? Act like they are your own kids. Take care of your own home. Help your parents the best you can. It’s good to know how to cook, clean, and manage your own house as early as you can. Try to optimize all the time you have at hand to pray, to know God and the Bible. Watch good sermons online. Follow good christian content online. Optimize yourself the best you can and relax in God. I’m saying this to not delay your romantic life, to make it the smoothest possible, so that you can enjoy it and take deep pleasure early in it. Avoid porn and erotic literature, switch instead to the good and only erotical standard that you can find in the Bible in the book Song of Songs, and meditate its depth. Take care of yourself, physically, morally, spiritually move in faith. God loves you!

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« Rendez-Vous À Golgotha » : où passerez vous l’Éternité ? (2 minutes pour le découvrir)

Bonjour à tous!

Je suis profondément reconnaissant à Dieu de partager avec vous une nouvelle musique intitulée « Rendez-Vous À Golgotha ». La première ébauche est née en 2021, mais en raison d’autres travaux, je n’ai pas pu la continuer. Si vous découvrez le site pour la première fois, soyez le ou la bienvenu(e). Je m’appelle Efisio Cross, je suis un compositeur français de musique néoclassique âgé de 34 ans. Je compose principalement des musiques qui ont pour objet des contemplations bibliques.

« Rendez-Vous À Golgotha » est étroitement lié à une autre œuvre, sortie en 2023, intitulée « Are You Saved ? » (Êtes-vous sauvé ?) que vous pouvez écouter ici. Ces deux compositions ont été écrites dans le but de soulever des questions sur notre propre sort terrestre puis de notre destination dans l’Éternité. Elles s’articulent de la manière suivante : Si vous mourez, où irez-vous ? Au Paradis ou en Enfer ? Connaissez-vous personnellement l’amour de Dieu pour vous ? Êtes-vous sauvé ?

Mais avant tout, qu’est-ce que Golgotha ?

C’est le lieu sinistre où Jésus-Christ de Nazareth fut torturé et crucifié il y a 2 000 ans. En raison de son aspect, on l’appelle aussi le « lieu du crâne ».

Pourquoi Jésus a-t-il dû mourir sur La Croix ?

Jésus a dit que Dieu est Saint et Juste. Cela signifie que Dieu ne peut tolérer le mal et l’injustice. En d’autres termes, Dieu devra le sanctionner. Le problème, c’est que vous et moi avons déjà accumulé un grand nombre de fautes depuis que nous sommes en âge de conscience, et qu’un jour, nous serons obligés de comparaître devant la Jurisprudence de Dieu. Devant un Dieu parfaitement Saint, qui connaît toutes choses et voit toutes choses, quelle sera notre issue ? Le tribunal de Dieu n’est pas comme les tribunaux terrestres. Aussi imparfaits soient-ils, au sein même denotre système pénal, lorsqu’un individu enfreint la loi, il possède de fortes chances d’être condamné. Si cette personne a tué, volé, menti ou triché, et qu’elle est reconnue coupable, que se passera-t-il ? Cette personne dira-t-elle au juge : « Je suis coupable, mais sachez que j’ai aussi fait du bien dans ma vie ! » Le juge en restera parfaitement insensible. Le mal commis doit être sanctionné selon la loi. Il en est de même pour Dieu. Sa Justice est tellement haute qu’aucun homme ni aucune femme ne peut la satisfaire. Pour se donner un peu de perspective : un seul mensonge est suffisant pour être perdu, même une seule mauvaise pensée. Il est vrai qu’en considérant la rigueur de la Loi divine, notre sentence serait inévitablement la mort et l’enfer — quand bien même nous aurions fait tout le bien possible sur terre.

Rendez-vous à Golgotha, où se décide le sort de l’humanité

Si nous sommes tous condamnés, à quoi cela sert-il ?

Jésus a dit que Dieu est aussi Amour. Il est l’Amour Lui-Même. Il nous aime tellement, que Dieu a pensé à un moyen de nous faire échapper à Son propre Jugement imminent. Comment a-t-Il fait ? Au lieu de nous punir pour notre mal, Dieu s’est puni Lui-Même par l’intermédiaire de Jésus-Christ. Dieu Lui-Même a payé le prix de nos péchés. Alors qu’Il était attaché à la Croix, nos péchés ont été absorbés en Son Corps. Lorsque Jésus est mort, nos péchés, nos fautes, sont également morts. Les conséquences de nos fautes, sont retombées sur Lui.

Pourquoi Jésus est-il né d’une vierge ?

Dieu s’est fait homme en la personne de Jésus-Christ. C’est pour cette raison que Jésus est né d’une vierge. Les chromosomes X et Y ont tous deux été créés par Dieu dans le ventre de Marie, dans le but de ne pas hériter de la nature et de l’ADN corrompus du genre humain. Jésus-Christ était parfait. Il n’a jamais commis de mal, ni n’a commis aucun péché, pas même une seule fois. Il a vécu une vie moralement parfaite — la vie que nous aurions tous dû vivre. Il a ensuite offert Sa Vie vers l’âge de 33 ans pour sauver le genre humain.

Que se passe-t-il si je crois en Jésus ?

Si vous croyez que Dieu vous aime tant, si vous croyez sincèrement que Jésus-Christ a payé pour votre mal, toutes vos fautes, qu’Il est mort et ressuscité pour vous, félicitations, vous êtes maintenant une personne sauvée. Si vous mourez maintenant, vous n’aurez jamais à faire face au jugement de Dieu ni à répondre de chaque péché commis sur terre. Vous recevez en plus de tout cela, la Vie Éternelle, le Paradis et l’Unité avec l’Être le plus parfait — Dieu lui-même. C’est pourquoi on l’appelle ce que Jésus à accomplit “La Bonne Nouvelle”.

Prière pour accepter Jésus

Si vous voulez accepter Jésus dans votre vie et que vous ne savez pas quoi prier, j’espère que cette petite prière pourra vous être utile :

Seigneur Jésus,

Je crois que tu es venu sur terre pour me sauver de mes fautes et de mes péchés, de ma propre perdition.

Je crois que tu es mort et ressuscité pour moi, afin que je sois toujours avec toi.

S'il te plaît, viens dans mon cœur, montre-moi que tu es réel et donne-moi ton Saint-Esprit.

Je te le demande au nom de Jésus,
Amen.

L’idée principale de la musique représente le chemin de chacun vers Golgotha. Il n’y a personne d’autre que vous et Dieu. Les motifs de piano que vous entendez dès le début représentent vos pas vers le Golgotha. Le refrain représente le moment où vous voyez Jésus crucifié – souffrant et mourant pour votre vie.

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MY SAVIOR HAS BEEN PIERCED

Hello everyone

I hope you are all doing very well! I am grateful to God to share with you new music entitled “My Saviour Has Been Pierced”. This is one of the most important contemplations I’ve been getting to work on. Alike the music “Are You Saved”, this one is directly composed with the desire to solicit a decision from your heart, after introducing Christ to you.

Jesus, a young Hebrew man, deeply influential among the social classes of His country (Israel), was arrested, tortured and then put to death by the religio-political elite of His day. The motive for His execution was simple: He claimed to be God made man, The Savior of mankind, The Messiah, The Ruler of the whole world — so promised within the ancient Hebrew Scriptures (known today as the Old Testament). See here and here

A peculiar young man considering the unprecedented miracles that accompanied Him, miracles even historically recognized even among his fiercest enemies. (See in the talmuds). To name a few: healings of the sick, (heavy cases as light), resurrection of the dead, deliverance of multitudes possesed by evil-spirits. Relief of crowds by multiplication of food.

Morally irreproachable, gentleness so vast that the most remote castes of society dared to approach Him, rekindling the divine feeling their hearts had long since buried. Some came to weep at His feet, others simply to share a meal with Him.

Terrifying young man even for the Roman centurions, yet trained in the harshness and rigid violence of Roman laws. One dared not receive him into his own home because of his own feeling of unworthiness. Others, having taken part in the killing, recognized Him as the Son of God only hours later, in a terrible fright. See here and here

Terrifying because of His Holiness, even for His closest disciples, one of them, Peter pray to Him to depart from him! See here and here :

A portrait so brilliant, encapsulating all the possible and unimaginable perfections of the Divine, that it’s so difficult for a mere human being to paint. One glance at Him, then another, and the whole being is swallowed up in His Glory.

Jesus expires, and the bodies must be removed from the crosses, as this is an important day for the Jewish people (celebration of Moses’ deliverance from Egyptian bondage on Passover).

A man of faith, Joseph of Arimathea, a high ranking member of his country’s religious strata, secretly believes in Jesus, and asks Pilate, the Roman governor, to untie His Body and place it in his own grave. The purpose of the music is this: Replace that man who unties Jesus and brings His mortified body down by yourself.

Remove the nails from His Hands and feet, and carry Him to the ground. The goal is to really place the body of Jesus in your hands and to let your heart reacts while you handle Him. It’s just Him and you. No one else on earth but Him and you. You can if you want, close your eyes and picture yourself with Him while listening the music. Remember. Jesus was a young man. He died for you and we will see why in the next section of the article below.

If your heart is moved by Christ and start to love Him, I hope the next part of the message will have an echo in your heart.

My Savior Has Been Pierced

Now comes the question :

Why did Jesus Himself affirm that His arrest and condemnation was not the result of a simple human impulse, but of a Divine prescience, written well in advance? In fact, God in His attributes knew that the people would reject Him, and He uses this precise moment in History to accomplish His Sacrifice for us all. Why did Jesus have to die for us?

Jesus tells us that God in His Essence is constituted of two primordial properties. One is His Holiness, the other His Mercy. God is so Pure and Holy that He cannot tolerate evil and leave it unpunished.

In His Justice, He must act and punish it, otherwise He would not be Just. If a judge let a rapist or murderer go free, wouldn’t we be crying out for injustice? That the judge is not exercising his function properly? Even if the judge were to develop some empathy for the murderer or rapist, would he let himself be won over by his empathy to let the guilty man go free without paying for his wrongdoing?

He would not be a good Judge. The same is true of God. If He does not punish evil, then He is not Just. Without understanding this attribute of His Person, His Justice, it is impossible for us to understand the second. His Mercy.

His justice, it must be said, is terrifying. A person analyzing himself by reading this, might think : “I’m not a bad person, I haven’t killed, stolen or raped, I’m trying to be good to my neighbor after all.” It goes far beyond that. Indeed, a simple lie is enough to lose us altogether. A simple wrong thought of the heart is enough to doom us in the face of a Holy God.

Jesus Himself explained this to His Disciples. Evil begins in the heart, in the mind, and that is enough to condemn us, to private us to enter into the Life to come. I’m not saying this to terrify, but to create in us, a vast contrast between God’s Holy dimension and our own — to cancel out within ourselves — any sense of self-righteousness we may be so quick to develop naturally.

"But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man. For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander. These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.”

Jesus - Book of Matthew, chapter 15 verse 16

Many people, claiming to be of God, think themselves righteous, and better than others in judging them. God sets the bar so high that we can all realize our sinful state, knowing we are all equal in our faults before a Holy God.

If we feel condemned by our past or our present, by the weight of our mistakes, that’s a good thing! If we feel ashamed of our past as we introspect before a Holy God, that’s a very good thing! Because — without that feeling — it would be impossible for us to access the next part of the message and thus receive its full effectiveness. Before we know we’re saved — we must already know we’re lost! If not, what’s there to be saved from?

It’s now that God’s second attribute takes full effect. His mercy.

Instead of one day having to pay the price for our faults in front of a Holy God — God Himself does the unthinkable, and condemns Himself for us. When Jesus died on the cross, it was at this precise moment in history that He fully paid the price for our sins and errors.

Think of your past and present mistakes. They are transferred into His Body to be locked up and destroyed. Jesus sets out a legal path of forgiveness for the human race. When Jesus expires, our faults also expire, and are no more. Let’s think again about everything we’ve done wrong, from the moment we arrived on earth until today. Jesus completely clears our history of sins and wrongdoings.

Jesus says that if we believe in His substitutionary Sacrifice for us, from the heart, we won’t have to stand trial before a Holy God. He payed the price of our faults to make us perfectly free. See here.

After reading this, if you believe, personally that Jesus died for your trespasses on the cross, and if you believe that God raised Him from the dead, attesting to His declaration to be God, you are saved. You will not pass into judgment. If you die, you will enter the promised, Eternal Life.

If you want to be saved, but have never prayed, I encourage you to repeat this simple prayer:

Jesus, I don't know you personally. I've heard about you, but I don't know you. Please save me.
I ask your forgiveness for all my faults and errors done consciously or unconsciously in my past and present. I believe that you died on the cross for me, and that you rose from the dead, proving that you are God. I ask this, in the Name of Jesus Christ Himself, amen.

Now that you’re saved, stay saved. In other words, live for Christ, get to know Him sincerely every day. Turn your back on your old life and your own sins. You’re a new person. Change your habits. Put an alaram on your phone to pray every day and start little by little (a few minutes a day). When you pray to Jesus, be transparent. Don’t lie to Him, don’t hide anything from Him, but tell Him everything. Even the ugliest. Try to read the Bible every day. Start with one of the four biographies of Jesus, Matthew, Mark, Luke or John! Ask Jesus for the Holy Spirit. It’s Jesus, in Spirit form, who will live in you to help you in your daily life with Him!

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RODEO

Rodeo - Efisio Cross

Hello everyone, I hope you’re all well! I am deeply grateful to God to share with you a new music and video entitled “Rodeo”. If you have recently discovered my music, it may be through the orchestral style. However, when I have time, I like to compose in another genre – it helps me to decompress and explore music in a different way. Before I learned orchestral music, I started out singing, so don’t worry if it feels totally different!

I composed the instrumental for “Rodeo” a few years ago, but never got the time to finish it. A couple of months ago, I had in heart to give it a try and write some lyrics. The contemplation of music is that of living life fully but Holy. You may have heard the slogan “You live only once” or others that get along with it. The issue with this — even if it sounds relevant — is that it can drive people into sin, and make them fall into many dangerous traps, mistakes and decisions that will create a heart full of regret and shame, making life a living hell. I’ll try to deconstruct the lyrics so you can perhaps better grasp my contemplation!

The word “Rodeo” in the lyrics means the human desire to live life to the full. To make it a a beautiful adventure. The world will present you with its own “Rodeo” life, you already see it around. Jesus has His own, and that’s what I’ll try to share with you. If you’re young reading this, be wise and choose a good and holy life now — even if it’s hard sometimes, or counter-cultural. You will be extremely happy and grateful that you chose the right path of life early. If you already have entered life without Jesus, it’s not too late to live right with God and see your life fall into place. He loves you, whoever you are, whatever your past. You will never be the same after knowing Him personnally, even though sometimes the path is hard and painful.

"Rodeo, heard you wanna rodeo, go you gotta let it go, call upon the Holy Ghost, Holy Ghost".

The phrase “let it go” here illustrates the need to let go of old mentalities, old reflexes, old thought patterns that promote a sinful lifestyle (consciously or unconsciously), and to call upon the Holy Spirit (who is Jesus in Spirit form) to come and replace them. As Christ’s disciple, Paul says: “Do not be conformed to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve God’s will – his good, pleasing and perfect will. Letter to the Romans chapter 12:2

"Long ago, should have come a long ago, all I need is Holy Love, Let it come, Holy Lord, Holy Lord".

This line seeks to highlight the wide contrast between worldly life and that of Jesus. The regret it produces when we meet God personally. The intensity, beauty and love you receive make you wonder why you didn’t come to Jesus earlier — even in the pain you go through in the process of following Him.

“Tv Radio, Tv Radio, Scrolling on that phone ain't nowhere to go! In a teepee with my Lord”.

This line seeks to symbolize the end of procrastination. To stop wasting time on social media and spend time with Jesus instead. The “Teepee” is used here to represent distancing yourself from all distractions and embracing intimacy with Jesus. It could be your own room, or a place where you can be alone with Him. As Jesus Himself said: “You, when you pray, go into your closet, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will repay you openly.” Book of Matthew chapter 6 verse 6

"Reading through the Scroll, like an eagle in the storm, roaring far above the crows".

This passage tries to illustrate the life-changing experience of reading God’s Scroll, The Bible. It changes you so much that you feel as if you’re flying above the storms of life, just as eagles do in their in the natural way. “Roaring high above the crows” here means living above all kinds of evils and demons that inhabit the earth.

ABOUT THE VIDEO

It represents the journey of the Biblical Faith. The Lion represent Jesus. The white palace at the start of the video symbolizes His Kingdom. When you give your life to Him, you become One with Him. You live with Him, You share His life, His Mind, His Kingdom, everything. The red jacket, present all along represents the Blood of Jesus Christ — when He sacrificed Himself at the Cross of Calvary 2000 years ago. His Blood saved us and washed us. Symbolically we need to “wear” The Blood of Christ, to be justified before God. The huge red army represents His Saints, the ones that decided to follow him, who have been redeemed by Him. All of them are sinners like you and I, broken people that were saved as they accepted the Gift of Life, Salvation and calling from Jesus.

The second part of the video, is the preparation to war, and in the mean time, a preparation for adventure in unknown places. By war, I don’t mean war against other humans, involving weapons, bloodshed — but a spiritual war. When you give you life to Christ, you realize quickly that there is a solid spiritual world going on, with both good and evil entities. Paul disciples of Christ states: “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. (Letter to The Ephesians, chapter 6 verse 12)

Furthermore, he says this: “Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.” Ephesians 6 – 13

After the war, we see an ancient and royal tribe deep in the desert. These tribes represent the diversity of peoples that The Lion calls and comes to visit. He is Lord of all races and colors. He calls them into His Kingdom. He makes them kings and queens for His Glory.

The last part of the video, in which we see the huge golden cube, attempt sto represent the New Jerusalem that will come one day on planet earth. Jesus says that the world you and I see today will vanish. Not that it will be the end of the world, but the end of earthly rulers. The end of the ages of man. It will be replaced by the total and complete reign of God. Remember the prayer “Thy Kingdom Comes?”. It will be at this moment that earth we will reestablished. Jesus will rule the entire universe with peace and safety. And if you trust in Him, He said that you and I will also rule with Him. As states John His disciple:

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. 

There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." He who was seated on the throne said, "I am making everything new!" Then he said, "Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true." He said to me: "It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life. 

He who overcomes will inherit all this, and I will be his God and he will be my son. But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars--their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death." 

— Book of Revelation, chapter 21

If you want to be saved by Jesus and have part to His Kingdom, I have written an article and a song for that matter! You can check it out here : “Are You Saved?

Love you all so much!

Efisio

Lyrics

Rodeo
Heard you wanna
Rodeo
Go you gotta let it go
Call upon the
Holy Ghost
Holy Ghost
Long ago
Should have come
A long ago
All I need is
Holy Love
Let it come
Holy Lord
Holy Lord
You’re walking by my side
Watching over me
And healing all the
Ashes of my heart
Watching over me
O Rodeo
Rodeo
Rodeo
Heard you wanna
Rodeo
Go you gotta let it go
Call upon the
Holy Ghost
Holy Ghost
Long ago
Should have come
A long ago
All I need is
Holy Love
Let it come
Holy Lord
Holy Lord
Rodeo
Heard you wanna
Rodeo
Go you gotta let it go
Call upon the
Holy Ghost
Holy Ghost
Long ago
Should have come
A long ago
All I need is
Holy Love
Let it come
Holy Lord
Holy Lord
You’re walking by my side
Watching over me
And healing all the
Ashes of my heart
Watching over me
My Rodeo
Rodeo
Tv radio
Tv radio
Scrolling on that phone
Ain’t nowhere to go
In a teepee with my Lord
Reading through the Scroll
Like an eagle in the storm
Roaring far above the crows
Roaring far above the crows
Rodeo
Heard you wanna
Rodeo
Go you gotta let it go
Call upon the
Holy Ghost
Holy Ghost
Long ago
Should have come
A long ago
All I need is
Holy Love
Let it come
Holy Lord
Holy Lord
Holy Ghost
Fill my heart
O Holy Ghost
Heal my scar
O Holy Ghost
Should have come
A long ago
Long ago
Rodeo
Heard you wanna
Rodeo
Go you gotta let it go
Call upon the
Holy Ghost
Holy Ghost
You’re walking by my side
Watching over me
And healing all the
Ashes of my heart
Watching over me
My Rodeo
Rodeo
Oh hey
I’m gonna give it
Gonna give my life to
Jesus
Gonna give it
Gonna give my heart to
Jesus
I’m gonna give it
Gonna give my life to
Jesus
Gonna give it
Gonna give my heart to
Rodeo
Heard you wanna
Rodeo
Go you gotta let it go
Call upon the
Holy Ghost
Holy Ghost
Long ago
Should have come
A long ago
All I need is
Holy Love
Let it come
Holy Lord
Holy Lord
Rodeo
Heard you wanna
Rodeo
Go you gotta let it go
Call upon the
Holy Ghost
Holy Ghost
Long ago
Should have come
A long ago
All I need is
Holy Love
Let it come
Holy Lord
Holy Lord
You’re walking by my side
Watching over me
And healing all the
Ashes of my heart
Watching over me
My Rodeo
Rodeo
Oh hey
I’m gonna give it
Gonna give my life to
Jesus
Gonna give it
Gonna give my heart to
Jesus
I’m gonna give it
Gonna give my life to
Jesus
Gonna give it
Gonna give my heart to
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FROM SATAN TO JESUS

Hello friends! first of all, I hope that you’re all doing good! I’m deeply grateful to God to share with you a new piece of music called « From Satan To Jesus ».

The contemplation is split into two layers. Regarding the first one and how the idea of the piece came: I was scrolling, searching for an artwork to buy for some pieces of music I’m working on. I suddenly came across that somber image, representing a sad, tormented woman in anime style. It wasn’t at all what I was searching for, but I could not get my eyes off that pic! It grabbed my attention in a particular manner, and right on, my heart wanted to start a new musical project — based on that art.

There was a rush in my heart to get my hands on the keyboard and play. As said many times, I truly belive that Music is a Gift from God, so, I asked God to compose through me, and by His Grace and Kindness, the first chords and notes came. I stopped the other musical projects to lean particularly on this one. The vision became sharper in me, I saw a woman deeply involved in the occult, completely immersed in Satanism, who was extremely tormented, who needed deliverance but was hopeless — without knowing where to go.

I genuinely believe that it comes from Christ and that this piece may have been created for that person. If you’re involved into the occult and are in torment, this music was certainly made for you, and your delivrance is none other than Christ. I hope this is your sign!

From Satan To Jesus

For the second layer of the contemplation, I wanted to take the occasion to share with you the story of Satan and his kingdom — from his origins, to his personality to his influence and activity upon the world and finally to share what God says about him — how to overcome the devil fully, and how to be saved. If you want to know more about being saved now, I have written an article on this specific subjet here : Are You Saved?

I believe that it is very important for the world, both believers and unbelievers to know what Jesus-Christ of Nazareth has to say about Satan. The Devil is not a little red creature with two little horns, a tail and a pitchfork. It’s not even an angel, but a cherub. Surely a complex creature with many detailed and intricate features (see as an example in the book of Ezekiel, chapter 10, verse 14). Perhaps the highest in the hierarchy of heavenly beings, seemingly even the closest to God.

He is not ugly but extremely beautiful ,isn’t an atheist but a devout and hateful religious being. His influence is more effective and increases the best, when no one knows who he is, when no one knows his involvement in Heaven, on earth, and on humans. The Bible says it clearly. You and I have an invisible enemy to identify and to defeat.

If you’re new here — before to go further in the description — I’m a simple Bible believing Christian. It means that I only believe the Bible. I don’t belong to any kind of denomination, but only the Scriptures. There is a great deal of differences between the Bible and all the denominations out there — some more than others — so I encourage you to go and stay to the source, (The Bible) and be grounded in it. Fact-check everything with it, and you won’t have any confusions in your faith regarding false and stranger teachings, for they will be easy to spot and to avoid.

Satan’s Origin and activity before he rebelled: Jesus says that Satan was created in the very beginning of time, perhaps even before planet earth came into existence. Perhaps, he was even rejoicing among the complete corpus of celestial beings, when our planet came into being, as states the book of Job :

«Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?
Tell Me, if you know understanding, Who set its measurements? Since you know. Or who stretched the line on it? On what were its bases sunk? Or who laid its cornerstone, When the morning stars sang together And all the sons of God shouted for joy? »

God — Book of Job, chapter 38 verse 4 to 7).

To clarify the context, God is replying to Job’s issues he had in his reasoning against God. To answer Job, God went back to the Creation Week, stating that the « Sons of God shouted for joy » when they saw the earth forming. The « Sons of God » are another recurrent expression to identify The celestial beings (see here and here). Based on that verse it is more likely that Satan was among them praising God. At that time, he did not fell and everything was made good, as God said.

His creation seems to be very special, as music was prepared for his service on the very day he came into existence. (It’s worth remembering that Satan is deeply connected to music, and seems to know it very well, furthermore, based on the King James Version, many think that music was even crafted in his very body). Moreover, The Scriptures tell us that he was covered with precious stones. We don’t know whether these stones were encrusted in his body or around him, but it says a lot about his stature. He was full of beauty, wisdom and authority. He was created free and good — full of integrity — until he rebelled against God. The Bible reveals two of his main geographical locations before he revolted. He was assigned to the very Mountain of God in Heaven, and was also assigned to the Garden of Eden on earth, to watch over it. He probably watched Adam and Eve from birth, and perhaps even “guarded” them, maybe even the flora and fauna. I’ve put the whole verse if you’d like to read it for yourself.

From Darkness To The Light
Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.

Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.

Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.

Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.

By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.

Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.

Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee.

All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee: thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt thou be any more.

— God, Book of Ezekiel, chapter 28

As said, he spend his early life as a good and faithful, but got seduced by its own beauty, stature, wisdom and power. He wanted more, it wasn’t enough. He then became violent. Not only he decided to rebel against God, but he wanted to become like the God of the Universe himself — placing his throne above God’s. (Book of Isaiah chapter 14, and here). In His rebellion against Him, he also seduced a large nombers of other angels (Which were also created good and free, but decided to follow the fallen cherub.)

After his fall he went to Eve to seduce her. Note that he did not come to Eve as a cherub in its true physical shape, but certainly put his spirit through an animal « the serpent » — (that had at the time many amazing intellectual features, even capable of language and reasoning (see here and here) — had a completely different physical shape from the one we see today (see here) and agreed with the devil. The very animal got punished right after. He then approached her. Adam and Eve rebelled against God, humanity was doomed, death entered the world, our relationship with God was broken.

How did Satan dommed mankind? by evil wisdom, by a sweet, and ear candy lie. No weapon, no force, only well crafted lie. He said to Eve to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil to become… like God! (see here). (Note that it is still the same wicked desire Satan has, obsessed with the idea to become God. It worked for him enough to be doomed, so it must work for Adam and Eve!)

Satan’s Personality and Activiy :

1) Jesus says that Satan is the father of lies. Because he was the very first that lied in the creation, making him by default the father of liers. Each time we lie, we’re similar to Satan. He excels at lying, to the world, to you and me. He can make you believe that you are special on Monday, someone important — then make you believe that God cannot forgive you for you’re the worst sinner that ever walked planet earth, the very next day. Not all the voices you hear from within are from you, nor true or morals. Take into consideration the influence of Satan so that you won’t be fooled. Jesus explains how to defeat him, I’ll try to explain below. (God loves you very much, even in your lowest)

2) Jesus says that Satan is also a murderer since the beginning. It’s true that because of him and Adam, humanity, started to die, making him the worst murderer in history. Not only he killed in this way, but also through sickness, pain, diseases, and all sort of violence.

"He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it."

— Jesus, book of John, chapter 8 verse 44

3) Jesus says that Satan is also a Stealer. When God created the earth, it was for Himself and for humans to rule over. Adam was meant to control the earth in a good and holy way. When we fell and got doomed, we lost our control upon it, and was given for a certain time to The Devil — making him the greatest thief of the history of the world. He stole earth from us, humans. Not only that, but he wants to steal your joy, your hope, your life, your career, everything you have.

4) Jesus says that Satan also destroys. Everything you’re trying to build, he will do his best to destroy it. If you walk with God and follow Jesus, He won’t be able to but he will try. Remember that without Jesus you cannot defeat Satan! (See here and here).

"The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy"

— Jesus, book of John, chapter 10 verse 10

5) Jesus says that Satan is hatred. He hates you and me to the core. (See here). You might have noticed that secular entertainments, perhaps even philosophies likes to represent him as the victim or the “good guy”. It is his dream that anyone could believe this. His dream of dreams is to see you doomed with him, especially to see you suffer, in torment. He wants to see you loose all the things or people you love, including the smallest pet you cherish. As the proverbs states : «Misery likes company ».

"Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary the devil walketh about as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour."

— Apostle Peter, first letter, chapter 5 verse 8

6) Satan is intensely religious. He knows the Bible better than any Bible scholar (see here). He tempted Jesus with the Bible. He seduced Eve with a distorted Bible (The very Spoken Word of God). They killed Jesus with the Bible. He is actively involved in religious affairs. He’s the creator of every religion on earth, he’s behind every idol you can imagine (see here and here and here), and he’s working hard in the Christian faith itself, to imitate, corrupt, confuse, disgust and destroy people from within. (See here, here and here). He does everything he can to keep mankind away from the Truth, Jesus-Christ, God in the flesh who came to die for us, to save us from our sins, to repear Adam’s fall, and who Rose Again. (See here).

Then the devil took Him (Jesus) up into the holy city, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He shall give His angels charge over you,’and, ‘In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone.’ ”

Satan — Book of Matthew, chapter 4, verse 1.

Right above is an exemple of Satan, tempting Jesus with the very Bible, saying “For it is written”. Well known expression in Scriptures, meaning “Written in The Scriptures”. Have you noticed that the world is not anti-God, but anti-Jesus? Have you realized that the world takes the name “Jesus” as its curse word, but no other name from any other faith? Have you noticed that so-called Christians used the very name of Jesus to kill people? This is Satan, and he must be exposed. Jesus Himself said so.

Before to continue, it’s important to emphasize that — according to Jesus Christ of Nazareth Himself, there is no other way to Salvation, to God than through Himself. We can only enter Eternity through Christ. His Divinity, His Death and Resurrection for us. Even if a religion presents Jesus differently, saying even good things about Him, but not as the Scriptures said, you know who’s behind it. Satan. As long as you deviate a bit, and don’t trust the real Jesus — Satan rejoices, because he knows that without Christ’s Sacrifice, you and I will remain in sin, and that one day we’ll have to answer for it!

Jesus saith unto him, 

I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. 

— Jesus, book of John, chapter 10 verse 10

7) The Bible teaches that Satan still has access to heaven. (See here, here, there and there). For some reasons we don’t understand fully, Satan has still access to God. As surprising as it may sound, Satan is more in heaven than on earth. So what does he do there? He accuses us. Day and night, he accuses us before God. He makes sure to remember God our sins, wrong doing, to solicit God’s Wrath and Justice upon us — so that we can get legally hit. (that is why it’s very important to always repent, so that the devil can’t have anything to bring to God). The following passage, talks about Satan’s future when he will be fully thrown on earth, then in hell:

And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: 

For the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.

And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. 
Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time."

— God - Book of Revelation, chapter 12 verse 10

8) Jesus says that world dominion has been temporary given to Satan

As we saw above, Satan has dominion over the earth for a certain period of time. (See Matthew chapter 4 verse 8 to 11). Clearly, the world we see today is in chaos. Some countries are worse than others. Satan can’t be everywhere at once. He has a well-articulated and coordinated kingdom, in which he reigns at the highest level.

The Bible breaks down the layers of Satan’s kingdom. As we said earlier, Satan seems to be more in heaven than on earth. Just below Satan, are the Principalities. What are they? Importants fallen angels who resides in heaven and influences regions, even countries or kingdoms, to evil, wickedness, through politics, and all possible spheres (see here).

« For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.»

— Apostle Paul, book of Ephesians, chapter 6 verse 12

Then, on earth, Satan has his demons, who are also fallen angels but who’ve lost their bodies. That’s why a demon absolutely wants to live in a human, for he has no rest otherwise. We can’t estimate the number of demons roaming the earth, but we can be sure — given the high number of people tortured — that it’s in the millions, if not billions (I’m not affirming anything, it’s a purely subjective statement).

These demons all specialize in something. They cause mental illness, skyzophrenia and many other physical diseases. A person can be also possessed by several demons simultaneously (see here). When Jesus healed and delivered people from demons, He often called them by their specialty. See an example here: 

He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “You deaf and mute spirit, I command you, come out of him and do not enter him again.”

Jesus — Book of Mark chapter 9 verse 25
From Satan To Jesus

How to overcome Satan?

Jesus is God become human. Since the human race was condemned, Jesus came to save it and thus became man. When we rebelled against God, it is written that “sin” entered humanity. Sin is a law, living within us, which makes us live a life opposed to God, which makes us God’s enemy, which makes it impossible for us to please God. Furthermore, sins and all evil will have to be punished at some point, otherwise God wouldn’t be Just.

However, God loved us so much that instead of punishing you and me for our evil deeds, He punished Himself. When Jesus died on the Cross, He was punished in our place, so that you and I could be cleansed and saved from our sins and eternal punishment.

Your sins and mine were transferred to His Body. When Jesus died, our sins died too. When He rose from the dead, He proved that He was who He claimed to be — God.

If you believe that Jesus loves you, that He came and Died to save you from your sins, if you believe that God raised Jesus from the dead, you are now saved. And that’s how you defeated Satan. (See here).

Jesus gives us authority and power over demons and all Satan’s forces of evil. Demons can be cast out of people. Some may resist, but they will still be cast out through prayer and fasting (see here and here and here).

A demon enters when you open a door for it. It could be magic, tarot cards, new-age stuff, ouja boards, consulting mediums, invoking spirits, witchcraft, depravity, alcohol, drugs, sin in general, etc. Not everyone is possessed, though.

I was tormented by a demon for 7 months straight, day and night, until I gave my life to Jesus and was saved. I was delivered shortly after I started following Christ.

There are so many things and details to say about Satan. This is already a long article. Forgive me, it’s far from perfect! I hope you’ll catch the main points. I encourage you to give your heart to Jesus, and to follow Him through the Scriptures. He Loves You. I would like to conclude by a quote from Jesus, that gave the music its title (He is talking to Paul the Aposlte) : 

 I'am sending you to them, to open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.

— Jesus, book of Acts chapter 26, verse 18
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HE PRAYS FOR HER

He Prays For Her - Efisio Cross

Hello everyone,

I hope that you are all fine! I’m deeply grateful to God to share with you a new piece of music called “He Prays For Her”. It’s a masculine response to the previous orchestration named “She Prays For Him” which focused on the role of the woman in research for her husband.

The present music has two main contemplations: :

1 -) The first is to encourage every man to be saved and to become a sincere man of God.

2 -) The second one is to focus on how to prepare yourself to meet your future wife.

As my music is for everyone both believers and un-believers, I will try to stay as simple and basic as possible. If you’re a man and if you have never heard about The Love Jesus has for you, I encourage you to read this article I wrote here : Are You Saved?. You may have heard of Jesus but don’t know Him, or maybe you have been disappointed with people proclaiming to be Christians and ended up being hurt, I encourage you to go way above this.

The real Jesus, the One from Biblical Scriptures Loves you and I wish you with all my heart to meet Him in your personal life. It’s not about churches, clergy, denominations, it’s about Jesus’s Heart and Yours. You will never be the same after encountering Him.

Simply put, God created the world. God created mankind. Mankind decided to rebel against God and death entered the world. Our mistakes, sins and wickedness severed our relationship with Him. We can’t save ourselves, so God decided to become a man (since it’s the human race that must be saved) and came down on Earth. He then lived a morally and spiritually perfect life (the one we all should have lived) — without sinning once, and finally offered His Life in our place on The Cross. The third day, He Resurrected, proving who He claimed to be : God.

In order for us to be purified and brought back to our Creator, Jesus had to die, so that our sins would be transferred to His body to die as well. He paid the legal price of our sins, being a substitute. Jesus says that if you believe He died and rose for you, and accept His gift of Salvation, you are now a saved person. You won’t have to answer for your own sins on Judgment Day, because you’ve believed that God paid the penalty for them to bring you back to Him. You will also be offered Eternal Life. As we said earlier, we were not created to die.

Living now for Christ will be decisive, you’re a brand new person, the past is gone, so are your mistakes, just like your old identity that made you do bad things (big or small).

What does it mean to become a man? What is a man?

If we don’t have an ultimate foundation on what constitute masculinity, all is left to us is complete subjectivism, more or less shaped by culture. It won’t ever be stable, for culture and philosophies change all the time. If we believe Jesus, then our reference regarding masculinity won’t change at all. It might not be popular — often regarded as counter cultural — but at least, you can be sure that it won’t be shaken.

If you want to become a man, and embrace Biblical masculinity, simply observe Jesus-Christ of Nazareth and imitate Him. I will try to split the contemplation into different layers and stay focused on the big lines.

1 ) — The Spirital
2 ) — Your Character
3 ) — Holiness

4 ) — Work
5) — The Physical
6) — Sexuality

The Spiritual is pivotal. You have a spirit, and your spirit needs to receive Jesus’s Spirit, which is called « The Holy Spirit ». When you receive it, It will guide you to all truth and change you from the inside to the outside. It will comforts you and help you in all possible way to become like Christ.

Your Character : God shapes you through patience and waiting. Sometimes this comes at the price of a certain number of trials and difficulties. He lovingly erases the bad traits and wrong inclinations of heart that you and I have. He purifies you, removes evil and puts virtue inside. He makes you strong and prepares you for your future, to make it easier and smoother. The sooner we take care of our character and personality, the better for the future, and the fewer problems we’ll have. If we soften our hearts and accept God to change us according to His will, it will even come faster. Most of the problems society has today are problems caused by unprocessed character, simply because that we did not take it seriously. (divorce, violence, addictions, you name them etc.).

You can be 18 or 50, there’s no age limit to become a man of God and see your character transformed. Use what you have at hand to train yourself. If you live with your mother, father or both parents, train yourself now, look after them, love them, help them, show them you’ve changed. Become a true gentleman, even in the little things. Clean the house, cut the grass if you have any, do the groceries, never be ashamed to say you’re sorry if you’ve done something wrong. Destroy your ego, don’t let it ruin your life. You need to become Christ-like and shine in your ecosystem. Truly fall in love with the process. You may be the only light they’ll ever have, seize this opportunity to change their lives too. Your opponent is yourself in the ring. Don’t lie. Destroy anger at all costs. Embrace patience and humility. Jesus died for you and me, so we must adopt the virtue of sacrifice in our lives too. Remember that if God gives you a wife and family, their shield will be Him, of course — but so will you. You will be their protection and their roof. God has called you and me to protect and watch over them. Women and children are vulnerable; if you’re not there for them, imagine the ruins! Don’t be discouraged if you fall along the way; it happens to all of us. Get up and keep pushing, always ask God to forgive you, and push through.

Remember that God loves you and is touched to see you walk in His way. Never be discouraged or pay attention to what the devil may say to your heart to destroy you. We are all sinners. Don't go back to your old life, even if you think it was easier. It's really depressing not to make progress —  and our lives, before knowing God was like this. Keep pushing, and you'll rejoice to see yourself so different by God's Grace and Spirit.

Holiness : Jesus says that God is Holy, which means pure, so we too must become Holy. Identify and neutralize all the bad influences in your life that promote a sinful lifestyle — stealing, lying, drugs, alcohol, violence, sex outside marriage (God isn’t against sex but has His own directions for it), pornography, swearing, gossiping, jealousy, hatred, idolatry, any kind of esoterism —and turn your back on these things. From friends to the media you consume, bad movies, bad series or bad music, whatever the field, kindly avoid them. Do your research and choose only the good things that push you forward. Good movies, good music, good books, good videos to watch. Clean up your instagram or social networks, follow only good content. The Spirit of Christ in you will make the process so much easier. Again, I encourage you to fall in love with the process. And, as I said above, if you fall in course, don’t get discouraged, ask for forgiveness and get back up, we all fall short.

Pray all the time, talk to God all the time, in your mind or out loud. Read the Scriptures as much as you can, as often as you can. If you don’t understand a passage, google some commentaries. (I use the Bible Hub app). Be patient with yourself too. The Bible is sufficient, put nothing beside it or above it, for it will be your absolute foundation in life.

Work: Ask God for a job you love. If you’d rather become an entrepreneur and run a business, ask God for wisdom and direction to create one that’s fully suited to God and your life. A business that gives you plenty of time to work for God and your family. Be clean in your money, don’t scam anyone, nor the person nor the goverment. Select the main passions you have, and think about how you can turn one of them into work. If you prefer salaried work, it’s the same thing, ask God to find the best solution for you, that can leave you plenty of time to work for Christ and care for your loved ones. Make yourself a good heart, be generous, to the poor and whoever one in need, God will reward you being like this. Be patient in the process too, all good things take time!

The physical : God created us a body, demonstrating that both spirit and body are important. Jesus says it is God’s Temple, telling us how we should treat it. Optimize your waiting period to work on it! It’s good to eat well, exercise and have good hygiene. Become the best version of yourself for God and your future wife (although God will always love you, even at your lowest). Aim for elegance; The Temple of God was the pinnacle of Elegance! You don’t need fancy things to be well dressed. You can find beautiful clothes without spending a lot of money. Find good references on Pinterest, whatever suits you best, from hair to shoe take your time and ask God what whould fit you well. Did you know that Jesus Himself wore perfume?

Sexuality : This is a very important area to consider, as we live in an over-sexualized world. Note that sexuality is extremely beautiful and is a gift from God. God is for sexuality, not against it (He created it). He structures and protects it through Marriage and commitment. In the Bible, there’s an entire book about love and sexuality written in an erotic setting called “The Song of Songs”, which encourages us to develop a fulfilling and consistent sexuality throughout our lives. God steers us away from counterfeit sexuality, such as fornication or pornography. The very act of making love is about being one with the person you truly love — it’s highly sacred. We can’t be one person with many people.

It’s not perfect, but I’ve tried to be as transparent as possible in sharing the Biblical Worldview with you! I’ll try to add more content below, both in the form of books and videos if you’re interested in deepening your faith! I love you all very much! Thank you so much for being here! God bless you!

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NO WEAPON FORMED AGAINST ME SHALL PROSPER

No Weapons Forged Against Me Shall Proposer - Efisio Cross

Hello everyone,

I hope that you’re all doing great! I’m deeply grateful to God to share with you a new neoclassical piece called «No Weapon Formed Against Me Shall Prosper.» The title of the music comes directly from the book of the Hebrew prophet called Isaiah, wrote circa 700 years before the birth of Jesus-Christ. (chapter 54, verse 17). The music has multiple contemplations and many messages I want to share with you. As you all comes from different backgrounds, I will try to stay as simple as possible.

Here is a resume of the different layers of contemplations:

1) — The Fear of God

2) — God’s Protection

3)— The Story of Hezekiah and Sennacherib

4)— The application in our everyday life

Let’s start by the Story of Hezekiah and Sennacherib, as it will open and present all the other layers of meaning.

Around 2700 years ago, the biggest empire of that time was the Assyrian one. Their main capitals cities are known under the names of : Nineveh and Assur — Based in modern Iraq. Their Empire was huge. They ruled from south modern Turkey, to Egypt, from Israel to Babylon.

In red: the heart of Assyria with the main Assyrian cities. Orange: the Assyrian empire
Assyrian empire at its territorial peak during the reign of Assurbanipal (668-627
BC. J.-C.). Source

They were famous for their cruelty and  brutality. Known to be merciless, country after country, region after region, town after town, they all fell into the Assyrian’s Dominion. Expect one little city called Jerusalem. They had mighty kings that you might already know. To cite some of the names: Ashurnasirpal II, Shalmaneser, Sargon II, Sennacherib. Let’s zoom in and focus on Sennacherib as he is one of the main character of the message of the music.

Sennacherib was fighting rebels within the empire. The Egyptians, the Babylonians, Phenicians and Israelies to name a few. He did well except In Israel — in Judea —, particualry in the city of Jerusalem. Here was a mighty king named Hezekiah. He refused to pay the yearly and heavy tribute to Sennacherib. It was a common practise back then, to pay heavy taxes to the most powerful ruler their time. But Hezekiah refused and rebelled. He is the second main character of the music.

Cast of a rock relief of Sennacherib from the foot of Cudi Dağı, near Cizre. The cast is exhibited in Landshut, Germany. Source

When Sennacherib heard that Hezekiah rebelled, he went furious and decided to attack Jerusalem. Lakish, one of the most important city of Judea fell into his hands. Next step was Jerusalem. It’s important to underline that our Biblical passage is confirmed by archeology and sources from outside the Bible.

Wall relief found in Sennacherib’s palace describing the siege of Lakish. Source

Before to attack Jerusalem, he sent his messengers and spoke through them with extreme arrogance. Here is some of the words he said, preserved in The Bible:

"Do you not know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of other lands? Were the gods of the nations of those lands at all able to deliver their lands out of my hand? Who among all the gods of those nations that my fathers devoted to destruction was able to deliver his people from my hand, that your God should be able to deliver you from my hand? Now, therefore, do not let Hezekiah deceive you or mislead you in this fashion, and do not believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to deliver his people from my hand or from the hand of my fathers. How much less will your God deliver you out of my hand!" 

— Second Book of Chronicles, chapter 32, verse 13 to 15.

Sennacherib in his pride, thought that all of his achievements was coming from him. It reached a point of no return when he even blasphemed the God of Hezekiah, as related in the Bible passage above. Shortly after the assyrian ruler sent insulting letters to the king, in the same fashion.

Hezekiah was terrified. His kingdom was already extremely weakened by previous wars, and half of it was already deported to divergent Assyrian cities. In his fear, he even wanted to pay the tribute again to Sennacherib, in which Sennacherib accepted but nevertheless decided to attack Jerusalem.

Isaiah, the prophet we mentioned in the debut of the article, was a contemporary of Hezekiah. He was respected by the king for he knew that God was with him. He knew that Isaiah’s prophecies were true, for Hezekiah himself saw many of them fullfiled during his life time. In his despair, he did two pivotal things :

1) – He asked Isaiah to pray, Isaiah did, and God responded.

2)- He went himself in Solomon’s Temple and show one of the letter from Sennacherib to God and started to pray as well. God heard and responded a second time.

Allow me to share with you few passages of the Bible that describe Hezechiah’s reaction, and how amazing they were.

And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers and read it; and Hezekiah went up unto the house of the Lord and spread it before the Lord. And Hezekiah prayed unto the Lord, saying, “O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, who dwellest between the cherubims, Thou art the God, even Thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; Thou hast made heaven and earth.

Incline Thine ear, O Lord, and hear; open Thine eyes, O Lord, and see; and hear all the words of Sennacherib, who hath sent to reproach the living God. In truth, Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations and their countries, and have cast their gods into the fire; for they were no gods, but the work of men’s hands, wood and stone. Therefore they have destroyed them.

Now therefore, O Lord our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that Thou art the Lord, even Thou only.”

— Book of Isaiah, chapter 37 verse 14

Some of God’s response, the third and key character of the music :

"But I know your sitting down, your going out and coming in, and your raging against Me. Because your rage and arrogance against Me have reached My ears, I will put My hook in your nose and My bit in your mouth; I will send you back the way you came.’... 

— Book of Isaiah, chapter 37 verse 28.

Sennacherib triggered God’s Wrath. In the night, God sent an angel against his army. The angel arrived and destroyed 185.000 Assyrian soldiers. Sennacherib, learning his defeat, went directly back to Ninevah and died here killed by his chlidren.

"And that night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians. And when people arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies." 

— Second Book of Kings, chapter 19 verse 35.

What does this historical event teaches us? So many things that are well embodied in our two characters figures., opening the second layer and message of the music : The Fear of God.

Hezekiah had the fear of God in himself. Sennacherib did not. What does it mean? It means reverence, respect and submission to God through Love and respect — Knowing that He has all authority and power upon everything. It does not mean, to be « scared » of him in the way that you want to hide from him. No, but the opposite, you want to give it all to Him. You want to trust Him. You want Him in your life. You want to surrender to Him because He created you and loves you so so much.

Observe that Hezekiah develloped The fear of God very soon in His life. He trusted God and God rescued Him. He could have called help from the Egyptians, or others military forces but He didn’t. He chose God and waited on Him, and God honored the Hebrew King.

If you want to know God, to be saved by Him, to have a relationship with Him based on Love, I have written an article and a music called « Are You Saved », that explains how to get to know God and to live for Him. So, The Fear of God is well embodied in our historical King Hezekiah.

Now, when we observe Sennacherib, rebellion, arrogance, self-sufficiency, pride is completely embodied in him. The more we contemplate Sennacherib, the more we can realize our own arrogance as well. It acts like a moral mirror and it’s good. It really helps to introspect ourselves, to identify our flaws and sins faster — The sooner the better, so that we can end it with God’s Love.

We can be arrogant thinking that we can handle everything, or that we are our own gods. We can be prideful thinking that our past victories or achievements in life are the proof that we don’t need God to achieve anything. Sennacherib was full of victories, and he got all of it wrong. He didn’t know that God allowed him to have them for God’s own purpose. Look what God says to the Assyrian king :

« Have you not heard? Long ago I ordained it; in days of old I planned it. Now I have brought it to pass, that you should crush fortified cities into piles of rubble… » 

— Book of Isaiah, chapter 37 verse 26.

Sennacherib’s end teaches us that pride, arrogance and self-sufficiency leads to a path of shame and destruction, while Hezechiah opens the door for a good life in front of God’s Eyes. A small city, with few habitants, smote the biggest empire of their time without any military actions only through prayer.

Now, the last later and message: God’s Protection.

I used to live without asking God’s Protection in my life, because I simply did not know who He really was. I was exactly like Sennacherib without realizing it. It added so much pain and sorrow to my life. So much suffering that could have been avoided. In my 19’s God sent me a trial that humbled me completely, and since, I gave Him my life. I ask Him to always live under His Protection, and encourage you to do the same, only God loves you and I perfectly. He is worthy of everything.

As you know, we are extremely fragile. We can die at any moment. What path do we want to follow in life? That of Sennacherib, or that of Hezekiah?

Hezekiah, by His devotion to God, not only save himself, but thousand and thousand of lives and family and his kingdom. He was blessed by God’s Protection. You can as well, without maybe realizing now save your family, friends and thousand if not millions of lives by simply following and trusting God. Sennacherib, by his arrogance, got 185.000 of his army killed. When we follow a wrong path, it affects not only us, but everyone around.

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COME GIFT OF HEALING

Come Gift Of Healing - Efisio Cross
Story of the music

Hello everyone,

How are you? I hope that all of your are fine. I missed you all so much. I deeply apologize for uploading this late. I would have love to share with you many things — but — as many of you, one’s schedule can become really charged.

I’m profoundly grateful to Christ Jesus, to share with you a new piece of work named «Come Gift Of Healing».

The main contemplation of the orchestration is the « Gift Of Healing » described in The Bible. As many of you come from different background, (atheist, polytheist, agnostic, jew, muslim etc) I will try to present to you the message in the most simple way. Even though it will get deeper at a certain point — I invite you to stay, because, the music and messages I’m trying to share is for everyone! 

In the following description, I will try to put verses from The Bible that illustrates what I’m trying to say. You can verify them on your own and study them if you want to.

The Scriptures tells us that God came in a human form, 2000 years ago in the Person of Jesus Christ.

The world you and I see today, is a broken world. According to Jesus, our world was not meant to be filled with death, sicknesses, pains, wars, violences, corruption.

The first humans, Adam and Eve, lived in a perfect world before they decided to get away from God. When they decided to become independent from Him, death entered — not only in them — but in the world. In another term, « Sin » entered the world.

Biblical Passage : « Then the LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it. And the LORD God commanded him, “You may eat freely from every tree of the garden, but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.” — (Book of Genesis, chapter II verse 16).

This tree was different as it was able to give one knowledge of good and evil. Humans at their original first state weren’t meant to be aware of any sort of evil. They only knew good inside of them.

You might have heard of Satan. Modern culture likes to represent him like a little red creature with horns and a tail. It could not be any farther from the truth.

Satan, according to Jesus, is a beautiful cherub. He was so full of glory and beauty, that he seduced himself and decided to rebel against God. He actually wants to become God.

At this point of the story of Adam and Eve — Satan already fell and was tempting Eve through the Serpent.

Biblical Passage : « Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field that the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden?’ ” »

« The woman answered the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden, but about the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You must not eat of it or touch it, or you will die.’ ” »

« You will not surely die,” the serpent told her. “For God knows that in the day you eat of it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil. » 

« When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it. » 

« And the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; so they sewed together fig leaves and made coverings for themselves. »

This is how the human race got corrupted. We’re born under a curse, that is why humanity dies. Going back to Jesus Christ. As said in the debut of the description, God came as a human being 2000 years ago. Why? To destroy that very curse. To destroy sickness, poverty, diseases, death, and overall our own sins.

God is so Holy and Pure that He cannot tolerate any possible evil, small or big. His Holiness and Justice is obligated to act upon it. According to Jesus Christ, one day, all humanity will have to respond to their actions done on earth good or bad.

The question we should ask ourselves is: How can we stand before a Holy God in Divine Court? Standing before a human judge, one can easily lie. But standing before a Holy God that can read the deepest and secret sin of our heart, what will we do? To push the conviction further in our heart, we should judge ourselves — not within our own moral compass — but with God’s Moral compass.

Have we stolen? Have we lied? Have we killed? (even in our thoughts)? Are we idolaters? Have we hated? Imagine yours and mine life displayed on a massive screen on Judgement day. We know that, we won’t bypass God’s Standard regarding Morality. We will be naturally guilty. We will be obligated to pay the price of our own evil.

Isn’t it terrible? It totally is! Has God done something for us to escape this? Isn’t God merciful?

As said above, God is Holy and Just, this is the first pillar of His Being. But there is another one, God is Love. Not that God « has » Love, but God « is » Love itself.

This is the Good New. God has done the unimaginable for us.

Instead of punishing you for your sins, He punished Himself — so that you can escape His Judgement. Have you ever seen a Cross in your life?

Jesus — God incarnated, died on a Cross, through torture, to pay forever the price of yours and mine sins. Before to die on that Cross, He was flagged almost to death, and Romans commanded Him to carry His Cross until the place of Crucifixion. When He died, your and my sins died within His Body. When He resurrected, He proved the world who He claimed to be : God.

See how God Loved you and me. Who would do that for us? Nobody! God Loves you, He Loves you to death, He wants you with Him for ever. You have infinite value to His heart. Don’t doubt His Love.

Jesus said that — If you believe in your heart, that He died for your sins, to save you from Eternal Punishment, and that He resurrected, you will be saved.

You won’t have to stand in front of God, in His Holy Court to respond for what you have done in your life. You are now graced, forgiven, and Eternal life is granted to you as a free Gift.

God does not see your sins anymore because He destroyed them in Jesus’s Body. You will be automatically with Him for ever.

If you want to get saved, say this simple prayer with me. Go into your room, make sure that you’re alone and that it’s calm then says with all your heart:

Lord Jesus.

I don’t know you. I have heard about you, but I never knew you personally.

I’ve heard that you suffered and died for me. I’ve heard that you love me without end.

I’ve heard that you died On The Cross in the most horrible death for me.

I’ve heard that, if I trust in you and your Sacrifice, you will save me.

Lord Jesus, I trust in you. Please, forgive my sins. Change my heart and me. I want to turn away from my evil way.

Show me that all of this is true, reveal yourself to me so that I can be fully convicted in my heart and being and never go back in my past.

In Jesus name I ask you this,

Amen.

If you have said this prayer, congratulations you are now saved. I encourage you to get focus on Jesus, to read His Words (The Scriptures), to ask Him to receive The Holy Spirit (Which is Jesus in Spirit) in you, and to turn your back to any possible evil.

Come Gift Of Healing - Efisio Cross

GIFT OF HEALING :

According to Jesus Christ of Nazareth, The Holy Sprit will give you gift(s), within your being, that are connected to Him. There are, 9 gifts. Their purpose is to help humanity. To serve others and not being served by them. We are not meant to take any profit from any of those gifts. Nor money, nor fame, nor authority. We aren’t «special », we aren’t «different » from anyone but simply servant of God and others. We are only Sinners that have been Saved by the Death and Resurrection of the Person of Jesus Christ.

Biblical Passage : 

And these signs shall follow them that believe: In My name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them. They shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.” 

Book of Mark, chapter 16, verse 17.
Biblical Passage : 

Verily, verily I say unto you, he that believeth in Me, the works that I do he shall do also; and greater works than these shall he do, because I go unto My Father.

Book of John, chapter 14, verse 12.
Biblical Passage : 

And heal the sick that are therein and say unto them, ‘The Kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.’

Book of Luke, chapter 10 verse 9
Biblical Passage : 

But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit thereby:
For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; to another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
to another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues. But all of these that one and the selfsame Spirit worketh, apportioning to every man individually as He will.

First Letter To The Corinthians, chapter 12 verse 7-11

Paul, disciple of Christ presses us to ask for the Gifts of The Holy Spirit. However — again — in a very precise way — under Love towards God and others. He actually said that, having gifts without Love is useless. While you desire gifts, you should ask to receive them within the Love of Christ. Not for you, but for others. It will change everything, and it will profoundly please Christ Jesus.

Biblical Passage : 

..."Now about spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed..."  (1 Corinthians 12:1)

..."Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret? But eagerly desire the greater gifts. And now I will show you the most excellent way. " (1 Corinthians 12:30-31)

..."Earnestly pursue love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy. 
(1 Corinthians 14:1)

...Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.

Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part. But when that which is perfect has come, then that which is in part will be done away.

1 Corinthians 13

The Bible says that sickness is an enemy to be destroyed. Sicknesses are mostly caused by demons. Sickness can come in multiple ways. It can be caused by our own sins as a direct consequence. Or it can be a frontal attack from Satan, temporarily permitted by God — without sins to be involved. In order to understand the origins of sickness, let’s look at two teachings from The Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth.

One day, Jesus was walking with his disciples, and they passed near to a blind man. The disciples already knew that sickness can eventually be a result of sin, so they asked Jesus this :

Biblical Passage : 

And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?

Now observe Jesus’s response :

Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.

The Works of God refer to His Miracles upon sick people. He confirmed that sickness aren’t always caused by sins, but are rather the opportunity for God to glorify Himself in impossible situations.

One day, Jesus came to a paralytic man who was immobile for 38 years. He completely healed the person and went away. After that event, Jesus met again the healed man. Observe what Jesus says : 

Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Sin no more, lest a worse thing come upon you.”

Now, He confirmed that sin was involved in his sickness. He prevents him that if he starts sinning again, something worse would come.

I’m writing down those differences for you, so that you can be vast in your analysis of sick people. Sometimes their sickness or difficult condition aren’t caused by their wrong doings. Sometimes it can be, — and guess what ! — in both case, we need to love them, and never judge them. Aren’t we all sinners? We are all sinners, and God was kind to you and me, so should we be with everyone else. When you encounter a sick person, your thoughts must be full of Grace and Kindness. The sick person, in front of you, must completely feel that you love them.How to heal a person?

Jesus speaks to everything. When a demon possessed and oppressed a person, He spoke to the demons. He commanded the evil spirits to leave, and the demons were obligated to obey and leave. Once, while on a boat, the winds became extremely aggressive and so the waves. And He spoke to both the winds and the sea, and they stopped. Once, He even killed a tree by speaking to it. If you’re a disciple of Christ Jesus, you will be like your master, day after day. When a person is sick, you will speak directly to her/his sickness.

For example, a person is blind.
You will say : Blindness, I command you — In The Name Of Jesus Christ of Nazareth — to leave this person and never come back. When you do that, don’t waver. Don’t doubt. But actually believe that what you have just said is coming to pass. You don’t know when, how, but it will come to pass. Sometimes, the healing can take place instantly. Sometimes it can take days, or weeks, or even years. Never ever be discouraged. When you’re home waiting, pray. Continue to pray for the ones you prayed for. Be constant. When it’s a sickness, or a demon, be politely aggressive. Demons, and sickness, aren’t God’s Will for mankind. God is against it, so should you and me be!

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Céline, The Son Is With Us

Hello everyone,

First of all, I hope that you, your families and friends are all fine! I’m deeply grateful to God, to share with you a new piece of work called « Céline, The Son Is With Us ».

This orchestration is probably one of the most important and personal I have ever worked on. It is about my sister, « Céline » and her handicap. It is an expression of my personal and everyday life with her and my mother. I never expressed this side of my life, but I felt it was time for multiple reasons. Personal and metaphysical.

About the personal ones : when I don’t make music, my mother and I’s lives, gravitates around her, because of the assistance she needs everyday and every night. Even thought I’m nothing — Céline is responsible for the person I am, and I’m trying to become. Even though it isn’t always easy, it turned out to be one of the greatest blessing I have ever received. I don’t think I would have come to a personal and living Faith in Christ Jesus without her and my mother. I owe her my life!

About the metaphysical ones : The music is first an offering to the Living God — thanking Him for her. The expression « The Son Is With Us » serves to represent Jesus and His constant presence in the middle of that situation. Secondly, the music itself is a request: that God would heal her totally — as He did many times— with many severe diseases throughout history. If you ever feel inclined to pray for her, know that It would mean a lot to me, and I pray that God rewards you.

This music is connected to the story of other composition, such as « Laying Hands On Baldwin IV ». And « By His Stripes We Are Healed ».

About the construction of the piece: the first leitmotiv you hear in the piano in the very start represents Céline and her handicap. The rain you hear all along the piece represents the tears. The entire orchestration, drums, strings, choirs, winds, represents the Aggressiveness, Majesty and Force of The Lord Jesus-Christ of Nazareth — slaying enemies rising in the middle of the path, slaying even her sickness.

At 2:52, it focuses more on the Aggressiveness of the Messiah, destroying ennemies after ennemies which symbolically represents obstacles in ones’s life. The artwork is a representation of Céline when she was a kid. It was done by the beloved Eugénie Frézier Gavand, such a heartfelt artist I deeply love. Feel free friends to support her on her instagram, if you like her talent! https://www.instagram.com/zeuhlianbag… Love you all! God bless you!!

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We Love Him Because He First Loved Us

Hello everyone, I hope that you are all doing great!

I’m deeply grateful to God to share with you a new piece of work called « We Love Him Because He First Loved Us ».

It’s a contemplation of two passages from the first Letter of John — one of the twelve disciples of Christ. The first passage is the fifth chapter, verse 7. If I have time, I will try to describe the whole story behind that particular verse.

It goes : « For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. ».

The second verse is the very title of the piece, in the fourth chapter, verse 19.

John, composing this letter, is now an older person. And when writing those beautiful words, he might have wrote them, remembering all the beautiful moments He had with the Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth Himself.

Those words from John are heavy and honest, and you can feel the profound history of them. John eyewitnessed everything, even The Crucifixion. He was with Jesus, when Jesus started. He thus has a unique position in sharing those words.

I personally gave my life to Christ-Jesus, twelve years ago, because He first Loved me as John wrote. Not in a church, nor a denomination, but alone in my room, after having read the Gospels and prayed. I hadn’t ever searched Him nor loved Him before He did. And if you personally believe in your heart, God loves you too.

God bless you all!

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