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In Matthew chapter 22 Jesus spoke:

37 Jesus said to him, “ ‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’

38 This is the first and great commandment.

39 And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’

40 On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”

In the above passage, Jesus clearly established the preeminence of Love in a believer’s walk.  Unless we embrace this highest Truth, we will be unable to totally fulfill our calling.  This same Love was the basis for Jesus going to the cross and defeating the works of the devil.  Heaven did not need to gain victory over the devil but we did thus Jesus died solely for us.  This act was to show how great FATHER’S Love is for us.  Love requires corresponding actions.

The beloved disciple wrote by THE SPIRIT in 1 John chapter 3:

14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love his brother abides in death.

Stop and think about what has just been expressed by THE SPIRIT for this is the key to life.  You can spend you life searching for remedies and answers to healing and health but if you do not Love your brother, neighbor, or mankind in general, you are abiding in death rather than life.

It is written by THE SPIRIT in Hebrews chapter 11:

6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

Faith requires corresponding action and by acting on faith, we please Our Heavenly Father.  Abraham is an excellent example of faith’s corresponding actions.  Paul wrote by THE SPIRIT in Romans chapter 4:

19 And not being weak in faith, he (Abraham) did not consider his own body, already dead (since he was about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah’s womb.

20 He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God,

21 and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform.

22 And therefore “it was accounted to him for righteousness.”

When FATHER gives us a promise, it is up to us to receive HIS promise in our lives.  HIS promises are not needed in Heaven but are needed by us on earth.  Abraham received The Word from FATHER and stood on that promise until it was manifested years later.  In the meantime, he gave glory to GOD and walked according to the promise.  His wife Sarah joined him in unity as well.  In Hebrews chapter 11 we read of her faith:

11 By faith Sarah herself also received strength to conceive seed, and she bore a child when she was past the age, because she judged Him faithful who had promised.

As we take corresponding actions by faith, we affirm our trust and reliance on FATHER’S Word to us.  We do not consider what we see just as Abraham and Sarah did not consider their aged bodies in producing an offspring.  Notice that Sarah’s body began strengthening as she walked in faith.  Ultimately, the physical will line up with the Spiritual if we continue steadfast in faith.  In the final analysis, our actions speak louder than words and will produce fruit based on our walk in Love and faith.

False Pretenses means: behavior intended to deceive others; a deliberate misrepresentation of facts, as to obtain title to money or property.  Deception is a huge issue with mankind and we are all subject to being deceived by others.  A deceiver attempts to lead us away from the Truth of the matter.  This is not uncommon since the devil is known as the great deceiver and motivates men and women to do the same.  As we become more sensitive to The Spirit, we will be able to discern when someone is attempting to deceive us.  We will get a check in the gut that just won’t go away.

Deception will cause us to be led away into error and sin and that is why it is important for us to protect ourselves from being deceived as well as deceiving others.  As we stand on the Truth rather than attempting to encourage some perception that does not reflect who we really are, we will become pure in our intent.  Our purity will contrast with the deceptions we face thus helping us in discerning Truth.  In Matthew chapter 24 Jesus spoke:

4 And Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you.

5 For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.

6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places.

8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.”

Jesus warned us about those who would attempt to deceive us.  This warning would suggest that the multitudes have become weak in their ability to discern the Truth and are easily misled.  The Internet and other types of media have begun to dull our minds in determining the Truth versus deception.  The people are once again becoming dull of hearing and seeing.  In Matthew chapter 13, the disciples questioned Jesus why He spoke in parables:

10 And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”

11 He answered and said to them, “Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.

12 For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

13 Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.

14 And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says:

​​‘​Hearing you will hear and shall not understand, ​​And seeing you will see and not perceive;

15 ​​For the hearts of this people have grown dull. ​​Their ears are hard of hearing, ​​And their eyes they have closed,

​​Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, ​​Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn, ​​So that I should heal them.’

​16 But blessed are your eyes for they see, and your ears for they hear;

When Truth arrived on the scene, many were unable to see and hear The Truth.  They had been deceived by those who were in power and had come to accept their false pretenses as being truth.  We must guard our hearts from those who would attempt to deceive us.  I know this to be a great challenge for I have been deceived by others at various and sundry times.  By the grace and mercy of FATHER, HE showed me their deception and kept me from being utterly destroyed by the error they promoted.  Jesus said “Take heed that no one deceives you.”  This is a warning we all should take serious in our daily walk.  Those who have subjected themselves to the love of money will attempt to extract whatever resources you have.  If possible, they will use you to promote their agenda and then will walk away once you are no longer needed.

We need not isolate ourselves from the world but rather we must equip ourselves to discern good versus evil as we go about doing good.  Jesus was among many deceivers but that did not keep Him from fulfilling His calling.  We must prepare ourselves to walk in a similar manner by daily seeking FATHER before exposing ourselves to the wolves in sheep’s clothing.

Paul wrote by THE SPIRIT in Titus chapter 1:

1 Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect and the acknowledgment of the truth which accords with godliness,

2 in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began,

3 but has in due time manifested His word through preaching, which was committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior

The basis of my life, my beliefs, and my actions rest on the Truth that FATHER cannot lie.  Why should HE?  HE is the Creator of Heaven and earth thus HE has no need to lie or deceive the very thing HE created.  Once I settled this Truth in my life, my faith was able to grow as I began to read and meditate on HIS promises in Scripture.  In Proverbs chapter 4, Wisdom spoke:

20 ​​My son, give attention to my words; ​​Incline your ear to my sayings.

21 ​​Do not let them depart from your eyes; ​​Keep them in the midst of your heart;

22 ​​For they are life to those who find them, ​​And health to all their flesh.

23 ​​Keep your heart with all diligence, ​​For out of it spring the issues of life.

Many of us have read the above passage many times but there are times we need to be reenergized by returning to the basics of Truth given to us by FATHER.  I must admit that after years of being a believer, I was deceived by teachings of those who presented themselves as having “advanced” revelation of Scripture.  Their “superior” logic along with their flattering words were able to deceive me into getting off the path of simplicity of The Word.  After spending much time in pursuit of their so-called revelations of certain mysteries, I found myself no better off than before.  I failed to ask the question: “Where is the fruit?”  This is why there are times when I must return to the fundamental Truths in Scripture that change lives and make a tangible difference in my own life.

Wisdom continues:

24 ​​Put away from you a deceitful mouth, ​​And put perverse lips far from you.

25 ​​Let your eyes look straight ahead, ​​And your eyelids look right before you.

26 ​​Ponder the path of your feet, ​​And let all your ways be established.

27 ​​Do not turn to the right or the left; ​​Remove your foot from evil.

Man’s logic is deceiving.  This logic can distort the Truth and will move you away from the purity of FATHER’S Word.  It will cause you to focus on topics which will not affect your life in a positive manner but instead will simply waste your time and focus which could have been better spent on changing the lives of people around you.  The Word cleanses you and me but man’s logic cannot and will not.

We must protect our hearts from being deceived.  Additionally, we must not allow our logic and reasoning to grow stronger than our faith.  Logic and reasoning will ultimately lead to being “flesh” oriented rather than Spirit oriented.  You will slowly respond to “seeing is believing” rather than “believing is seeing”.  Paul wrote by THE SPIRIT in Galatians chapter 5:

16 I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.

17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish.

18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

Each of us battles with the flesh and must be on constant guard against any teaching that compromises our walk in the Spirit and dilutes our faith.  We must not allow teaching that simply tickles our ears to become a dominant theme in our lives.  FATHER has given us sufficient revelation in HIS Word to aid us in discerning such teachings.  We must not allow ourselves to be deceived as we pursue a deeper relationship with FATHER.  Our faith needs to be pure so that when we petition FATHER, there is nothing to compromise our requests.

Jesus spoke in Mark chapter 11:

22 So Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God.

23 For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.

24 Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.”

Are we walking in faith or in doubt?  This question must be answered by each of us in pure honesty.  Adversity will come no matter what state our faith is in but our level of faith in FATHER will determine how much we suffer or endure.  In the above passage, Jesus first states the prerequisite of being able to deal with any mountain we face- have faith in GOD.  The more time I spend in HIS Word, the more faith I have in HIM.  As I recall past testimonies in my life and others, my faith is strengthened.  The more I understand FATHER’S Love for me, my faith in HIM is strengthened as well.  In Matthew chapter 7, Jesus spoke:

7 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

8 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.

9 Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?

10 Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent?

11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!”

It is clear to me that my faith is energized by the level of revelation of Love I have in my life.  As I comprehend FATHER’S Love for me, my faith in HIS willingness to answer my prayer becomes unwavering.  FATHER is not reluctant to answer prayer but HE has given us the means and the method to receive.  In the spiritual, believing is receiving whereas in the natural the opposite is the norm- receiving is believing.  Jesus provides us with many examples in the Gospels of exercising faith.  In Luke chapter 17 Jesus encountered ten lepers:

11 Now it happened as He went to Jerusalem that He passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.

12 Then as He entered a certain village, there met Him ten men who were lepers, who stood afar off.

13 And they lifted up their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”

14 So when He saw them, He said to them, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And so it was that as they went, they were cleansed.

15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and with a loud voice glorified God,

16 and fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks. And he was a Samaritan.

17 So Jesus answered and said, “Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine?

18 Were there not any found who returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?”

19 And He said to him, “Arise, go your way. Your faith has made you well.”

Jesus did not pray a lengthy prayer but instead He exercised His Love and faith toward the ten men and they believed when He said to them, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.”   Notice that only after they responded to His command did their healing physically manifest- And so it was that as they went, they were cleansed!   They first believed, then acted and their healing was manifested.  The one former leper exercised even greater faith when he returned and glorified FATHER with a loud voice.  His greater faith fully restored him.

There are times when each of us need to get back to the basics but there is one difference.  We have greater revelation and as we once again apply the basics of faith in our lives, we will see greater results.  When we study and ponder passages relating to faith, our perspective is improved and we can see where we have allowed ourselves to become somewhat lax in our walk in this area.  When was the last time we had a testimony of exercising our faith in and adverse situation where it was clear FATHER intervened?  Let us not grow slack in our faith walk but let our faith be active on a daily basis.

The world requires us to constantly meet certain requirements in order to be accepted and we are constantly being judged according to those standards.  FATHER’S Love is different.

In Mark chapter 1, Jesus began seeking out His disciples:

16 And as He walked by the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.

17 Then Jesus said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men.”

18 They immediately left their nets and followed Him.

19 When He had gone a little farther from there, He saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the boat mending their nets.

20 And immediately He called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went after Him.

In Acts chapter 9 Jesus again took the initiative:

3 As he journeyed he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven.

4 Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?”

5 And he said, “Who are You, Lord?”  Then the Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goads.”

6 So he, trembling and astonished, said, “Lord, what do You want me to do?”  Then the Lord said to him, “Arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”

Jesus pursued a relationship with those who were not yet in their calling.  He did not wait for them to pursue Him, neither did He wait for Paul to finally get a revelation of who Jesus is.  Love will find us where are at and will begin to minister to us in the appropriate manner.  The Holy Spirit is found wherever the lost and hurt are to be found so we should be confident when we minister to those in need.  Our Heavenly Father is not passive in HIS pursuit of HIS Sons and Daughters but is actively ministering to us all of the time but is giving us the choice to receive HIS ministry in whatever manner it comes to us.

Jesus revealed Love’s intent when He prayed in John chapter 17:

20 “I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word;

21 that they all may be one (in unity), as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me.

22 And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one:

23 I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me.”

Jesus expressed the full will of FATHER in this prayer.  Consider that you are never alone but know that FATHER is with you and wants to bring you closer to HIM and become in full unity with HIM.  HE wants you to be in the same unity as HE is with HIS Most Holy Son.  HE has accepted each of us where we are at individually and we should never assume that we have to achieve some state of holiness before HE will use us in our calling.  HE will nurture us each step of the way and HIS grace and mercy will prevail in our areas of weakness.  Let HIM be concerned about perfecting us as we simply walk the path HE has shown us.  Do not compare yourself to others for they have a different calling. 

FATHER found each of us where we were at in our lives at the time.  HE began our training plan which is unique to our individual lives.  No two plans are alike.  HIS grace and mercy deals with our individual weaknesses so we don’t have to worry about “conditions” as we walk out HIS plan.  HE Loves you and me for who we are, not our achievements or lack thereof.  Be at peace today and know Our Loving Heavenly Father is our biggest Fan!

Today, FATHER placed it on my heart that I should bring up a previous writing of taking Holy Communion.  My wife and I will be taking Communion later today and once again, I would urge my brethren to do the same.

By THE SPIRIT Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians chapter 11:

23 For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread;

24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”

25 In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”

26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes.

Many of us have participated in communion countless times over the course of our life.  Most know that taking the cup refers to His Blood as being the sacrifice for our sins to be put away in order that we be reconciled to FATHER.  There has been less emphasis on the meaning of taking the bread beforehand.  Jesus’ body did not remove our sins but instead it deals with the healing of our bodies.

We are to discern His body when we partake of the bread.  The sacrifice of stripes came before the sacrifice of the Blood.  In Matthew 27:

25 And all the people answered and said, “His blood be on us and on our children.”

26 Then he released Barabbas to them; and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered Him to be crucified.

This scourging was the prophetic fulfillment of Isaiah chapter 53:

4 ​​Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; ​​Yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted.

5 ​​But He was wounded for our transgressions, ​​He was bruised for our iniquities; ​​The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.

Peter also wrote by THE SPIRIT in 1 Peter chapter 2:

24 who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed.

In the communion, first came healing and restoration of the body, then came the sinless nature by His Blood.  This is opposite to Adam when he first gave up his glorified state and then his body began to die.  Jesus is reversing the curse when we properly discern His Body as well as His Blood.  Jesus had prepared the disciples for this revelation during His ministry of healing the sick and preaching salvation.  Matthew wrote by THE SPIRIT in chapter 8:

16 When evening had come, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick,

17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying:

​​​“He Himself took our infirmities and bore our sicknesses.”

Jesus suffered in two ways- first He bore the stripes on His body and then He shed His Blood on the cross.  Both acts are referred to in communion.  When we take the bread, we should discern exactly what it represents and remember the scourging and the stripes along with the promise “by whose stripes we were healed”.  This is a wonderful promise in itself.  Let us no longer take the bread without considering its underlying meaning.  Let its promise and reality be as clear to us as the importance of His Blood to our salvation.  After all, Jesus said “do this in remembrance of Me”.

The Beloved Disciple wrote by THE SPIRIT in 1 John chapter 3:

10 In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother.

11 For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another,

Let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous.  He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.  Jesus showed us the way to destroy the works of the devil by practicing righteousness and by Loving our brothers and sisters.  Those who fail to walk according to these mandates are not destroying the works of the devil.  When you walk in the revelation of Love, you will by your very nature practice righteousness.

Walking in Love destroys the works of the devil.  How simple!  The world does not want Love to prevail because it will cause man’s agendas to fail.

13 Do not marvel, my brethren, if the world hates you.

14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love his brother abides in death.

15 Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.

If you are not walking in Love, you are abiding in death and moreover, if you hate your brother then you are a murderer.  Those are rather hard words to swallow if you are not walking in Love so each of us should take inventory of our attitude toward others.  This is exactly why we continue to write on topics concerning Love.  This must be the foundation of our belief in order to grow close to FATHER and hear HIS Voice more clearly.  If you have issues with others and cannot view them through the eyes of Love, how can you expect to fully align yourself with FATHER Who does see the same people through HIS Eyes of Love?

16 By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

17 But whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him?

FATHER does not condone unrighteousness but continuously promotes repentance, cleansing, and restoration.  FATHER gave HIS Son for the ungodly and we should not expect our brothers and sisters to attain a certain level of righteousness before we help them.  When we see a brother in need, we should be sensitive to THE SPIRIT and help when we can.  We must not let an attitude of scarcity prevail in our own life but believe in the reality that FATHER will supply all our need according to HIS riches.  Love has a sufficiency beyond the world’s understanding.

Our actions will confirm our Love for our brothers and sisters.  If there are no acts of Love in your life, you might want to check your heart.  It is one thing to do acts of Love for your family members, but doing acts outside the family circle is the real indication of your Love for mankind.  Let us focus on walking in Love and practicing righteousness on a daily basis.  Don’t be deceived.

Paul wrote by THE SPIRIT in 1 Corinthians chapter 6:

9 Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites,

10 nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God.

11 And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.

Paul tells us by THE SPIRIT that the unrighteous will not inherit the Kingdom of GOD and goes further to provide a detailed list of those who specifically will not be inheritors.  As we know the current politically correct society accepts many of those on the list with at least a passive endorsement.  Paul provides us assurance that even if you were on the list, you can be washed, sanctified, and justified thus you will be removed from the list.  Nobody has to stay on the list of the unrighteous.

FATHER Loves everyone, even those who are currently on the list to be disqualified from being inheritors.  We too should Love those on this list even though we cannot fellowship with them.  However if we are given the opportunity, we should minister The Word and give them hope that they can change from their wicked ways.  There is no need to condemn them for they are already under condemnation and have no peace in their hearts.

FATHER does not tolerate unrighteous among the righteous.  In Deuteronomy chapter 17, FATHER spoke:

2 “If there is found among you, within any of your gates which the LORD your God gives you, a man or a woman who has been wicked in the sight of the LORD your God, in transgressing His covenant,

7 The hands of the witnesses shall be the first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So you shall put away the evil from among you.

FATHER was adamant about having no evil among the Israelites.  We too must not allow unrighteousness to fellowship among us.  Paul uses the metaphor of leaven in chapter 5: “Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump?  Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened.”  We are not called to be isolated but simply separated and become lights to the world.  We are to express FATHER’S Love without condoning the acts of unrighteousness.  As we minister The Word to the person walking in unrighteousness, It has the power to pierce through that person’s heart and expose the unrighteousness in his or her life.  FATHER’S Love is the medicine to heal the broken heart and correct what has been done to the person in the past.  Let us be a part of the solution rather than further promote the problem.  As we do, those on the list will grow smaller.

Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 24:

21 For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be.

22 And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened.

23 “Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There!’ do not believe it.

24 For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

25 See, I have told you beforehand.

FATHER sent me to this passage this morning for it is not my choosing to write concerning the great tribulation.  I also find it interesting that the “word” of focus for this year is courage.  Am I prophesying this year to be the great tribulation?  No,  HE has only directed me to bring this passage to your attention.  Clearly, there are many “black swans” that could occur politically, economically, and/or militarily.  The specific focus in this passage is Jesus’ concern about The Elect, FATHER’S Chosen Ones.  I believe The Elect have a revelation of Love and understand the reconciliation of all mankind and will respond accordingly when the great tribulation occurs.

What should I be doing to prepare for the great tribulation?  I spend quality time listening to FATHER and focus on being led by THE SPIRIT.  The only one I can truly prepare for such an event is myself.  I can implore others to be prepared but each of us has to decide what path we will take.  Some people may focus on being externally prepared at the cost of internal preparation.  I believe FATHER will direct each of us to prepare however and whenever HE deems it necessary.

There will be much deception to take place but The Elect will see through the deception of great signs and wonders.  The Elect will know FATHER’S Voice and only be moved by The Holy Spirit.  The great tribulation is in no way greater than FATHER and HIS power and authority.  As we fully align ourselves with HIM, we will be protected from external challenges which will be great during this time.  Why wait until the great tribulation is upon us to prepare?  Now is the time to grow closer to Our Heavenly Father.