Friday, September 30, 2016

"The Hiding Place"


“The Hiding Place”

 

 

You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.       Psalm 32:7

 

We are living in PERILOUS and TROUBLED times, and from the way things are going, it may intensify even more. Therefore, we MUST run to a place of refuge, and protection, a HIDING PLACE of sorts.

 

The Psalmist, David, offers us HOPE in this Psalm.  In verse six, he speaks of the FAITHFUL praying to God, while He may still be found, then, saying:  “surely the rising of the mighty waters will not reach them.”  The MIGHTY WATERS being the PERILS and TROUBLES that are approaching the TRUE BELIEVER.  Then in verse seven, he gives HOPE for the protection of the TRUE BELIEVER, the PROTECTION or REFUGE, is our HIDING PLACE, which is the Almighty God.

 

When we are bombarded with the PERILS and TROUBLES of the day, we have the ASSURANCE of a HIDING PLACE, where we can go to escape from those MIGHTY WATERS, that are about to swallow us up and drowned us in DESPAIR and HOPELESSNESS.   We can run to that MIGHTY TOWER, our HIDING PLACE, and receive refuge and safety from ALL our PERILS and TROUBLES, which so easily besets us. 

 

Then we can SING PRAISES to our GOD for providing the HIDING PLACE, and restoring our HOPE and FAITH to continue in our walk with Him.  It brings GREAT JOY to the HEART of a TRUE BELIEVER to be able to OVERCOME the PERILS and TROUBLES that this life brings.  And therefore, we have SOMETHING to SING about.

 

If you have NOT given your HEART and LIFE to God, then you are treading in DEEP, MIGHTY WATERS that are threatening to drown you in DESPAIR and HOPELESSNESS.  However, you NOW have the opportunity to be RESCUED and given the ASSURANCE of a HIDING PLACE, where you can find HOPE and FAITH in the ALMIGHTY GOD.  You can be RESCUED by:  Coming to God with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, CONFESSING your sins to Him and asking Him for His FORGIVENESS, BELIEVING, with ALL your HEART, that Jesus died for YOU, and is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God, then ACCEPT God’s gift of SALVATION, and become a TRUE BELIEVER, who has a HIDING PLACE to run to, in order to escape the rising of the MIGHTY WATERS.  Do it NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!

 

 

 

Thursday, September 29, 2016

"This is NOT the Father's Gravy Train!"


“This is NOT the Father’s Gravy Train!”

 

 

Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God, and receive from Him anything we ask, because we keep His commands and do what pleases Him.  And this is His command:  to believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as He commanded us.        1John 3:21-23

 

When a person comes to God for the SALVATION of their soul, they NEED to come with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, in order to receive the SALVATION.  When they do this, they come with a HEART that does NOT condemn them, but instead gives them CONFIDENCE before God, not disrespect or haughtiness, but CONFIDENCE to enter His presence, KNOWING He will ACCEPT them and HEAR their requests.

 

Some people treat God as though He has a BIG GRAVY TRAIN, and will dish out anything and everything they desire, and ALL they have to do is ASK.  But according to our Scripture, this is NOT TRUE.  There are a few stipulations to His goodness and generosity, and their requests must be in accordance to His will.  All of His commands are wrapped up in a single COMMAND, which includes FAITH and LOVE. 

 

FAITH, is to BELIEVE in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and LOVE, is that we genuinely LOVE one another.  A person who has NOT come to God for the SALVATION of their soul, can NOT come into God’s presence, asking for ANYTHING, until they have come to Him with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, CONFESSING their sins to Him and asking Him for His FORGIVENESS, BELIEVING, with ALL their HEART, that Jesus died for them, and is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for them, before God, then they NEED to ACCEPT God’s gift of SALVATION, and develop a CONFIDENT prayer-life, which will be BENEFICIAL to them in their Christian walk, and practice LOVING one another with a godly-type love, this will be their OBEDIENCE to God’s commands.  Do it NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

"A Believing Heart and a Confessing Mouth"


“A Believing Heart and a Confessing Mouth”

 

 

For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.          Romans 10:10

 

 

SALVATION is a HEART thing.  It is NOT attainable because you have a HEAD knowledge of it.  But the Holy Word of the Living God says:  “For with the HEART one BELIEVES unto RIGHTEOUSNESS.”  We are JUSTIFIED when we BELIEVE in our HEART, and CONFESS with our MOUTH that the Lord Jesus died for our sins, and was raised by God from the dead, then we are able to obtain SALVATION.

 

It is a sad thing, but many will THINK they are saved, because they ACCEPT the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, in their MINDS, but it never becomes a HEART thing.   They will miss Heaven by about fourteen inches, the distance between the MIND and the HEART.  They have not come to God with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, CONFESSING their sins, and ACCEPTING His gift of SALVATION, then PROFESSING that He is their Lord and Savior. 

 

Some believe that going to church and maybe even having a position in the church, makes them a TRUE BELIEVER, but that is NOT TRUE.  They may have grown-up in church, but have never come to God with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, CONFESSING with their MOUTH their sins and PROFESSING Jesus as their Lord and Savior.  They may think that because they have ALWAYS been to church that that makes them a TRUE BELIEVER, this too is NOT TRUE.  If you go and stand in a garage for a couple of hours, that doesn’t make you car.  The point is there is ONLY ONE way of obtaining SALVATION.  It must be a HEART-BELIEVING, LIFE-CHANGING, experience.

 

You can obtain SALVATION, when the Holy Spirit offers you the invitation to COME to God, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, willingly turning away from your sins and turning to Christ.  CONFESSING your sins to Him and asking Him for His FORGIVENESS, BELIEVING, with ALL your HEART that Jesus died for YOU, and is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before GOD, then ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION, and become a TRUE BELIEVER, with ALL your HEART, CONFESSING that JESUS CHRIST is your LORD and SAVIOR.  Do it NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

"The Everlasting Light"


“The Everlasting Light”

 

 

The sun will no more be your light by day, nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you, for the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.  Your sun will never set again, and your moon will wane no more; the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your days of sorrow will end.         Isaiah 60:19-20

 

This is a message for Israel, from the Prophet Isaiah, concerning ZION, the dwelling place of God’s people during the Millennial Reign of the Lord Jesus Christ.    What a GLORIOUS place it will be.  The walls of the city will be called SALVATION and the gates PRAISE. 

 

There will be no more violence, nor ruin or destruction within its borders.  The Holy God will make PEACE the GOVERNOR, and WELL-BEING the RULER. He will make His people the EVERLASTING PRIDE, and the JOY of ALL generations.  And they will KNOW that He is their LORD, and SAVIOR, REDEEMER, and the MIGHTY ONE of Jacob.

 

The sun will no longer be their light by day, nor will the brightness of the moon shine on them, because the Lord will be their EVERLASTING LIGHT, and their God will be their glory.  Their sun will NEVER set again, and the light of the moon will not grow dim anymore; because the Lord will be their EVERLASTING LIGHT, and they will no longer suffer days of sorrow. 

 

What a GLORIOUS time that will be!!  Are you READY?  Have you given your HEART and LIFE to God?  If NOT, then you aren’t READY. And will face an ETERNITY in Hell.  But you can get READY by:  Coming to God with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, CONFESSING your sins to Him and asking Him for His FORGIVENESS, BELIEVING, with ALL your HEART, that Jesus died for YOU, and is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God, then ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION, and let GOD be your EVERLASTING LIGHT.  Do it NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!

 

 

Monday, September 26, 2016

"The High and Lofty One"

“The High and Lofty One”
 
 
For thus says the High and Lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy:  “I dwell in the high holy place, with him who has a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.          Isaiah 57:15
 
Our God, the Protector of our soul, has provided a dwelling place for His Children, those who have come to Him with a contrite and humble spirit, and a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  They will run to Him on the road that He has prepared for them.  And at last, they will reach their eternal home with Him. 
 
He will revive the spirit of the humble, and revive the heart of the contrite ones.  They will rejoice in the high and holy place. They will live in EVERLASTING PEACE, for ALL eternity, because of the MERCY and GRACE of the High and Lofty One, whose name is Holy.  He forgives them and brings healing to their humble spirit and contrite heart, He gives them comfort and guidance, and they enjoy the PEACE of the High and Lofty One in the Holy place. 
 
However, the wicked will not receive PEACE or COMFORT, but will face judgment and punishment from the High and Lofty One, who is the JUDGE of ALL this world and its inhabitants.  They will face an ETERNITY in Hell, the place of perpetual torment, torture, heartache, pain and despair.  This is their destiny, because they refused to TURN AWAY from their wicked, sinfulness and TURN TO Him, the High and Lofty One.  They continue to refuse His MERCY and GRACE, and therefore, will be sentenced to a horrendous eternity.  Where do you stand in this scenario?  Are you with the FAITHFUL, REPENTANT, Children of the Living God, or are you with the WICKED, SINFUL, DISOBEDIENT creation of God? 
 
You can CHANGE your destiny NOW, if you have NOT given your HEART and LIFE to God.   You do that by:  Coming to Him with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, CONFESSING your sins to Him and asking Him for His FORGIVENESS, BELIEVING, with ALL your HEART, that Jesus died for YOU, and is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God, then ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION, and let, the PROTECTOR of your soul, the High and Lofty One, revive your humble heart and soul, and LIVE with Him for ALL ETERNITY.  Do it NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!
 

Saturday, September 24, 2016

"A New Heaven and a New Earth"


“A New Heaven and a New Earth”

 

 

But in keeping with His promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.   So then dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless blameless and at peace with Him.          2Peter 3:13-14

 

The Apostle Peter wrote this letter to the Christians to whom he had written to before.  He was passionately pleading with them to GROW in Christian MATURITY.  He encouraged them to make every effort to GROW in GRACE and KNOWLEDGE.  Peter encouraged them with the certainty of the return of Jesus Christ.

 

He reminded his readers of the promise of God concerning a NEW HEAVEN and a NEW EARTH, a RIGHTEOUS dwelling place for God’s TRUE CHILDREN.  For the Old heavens will disappear and the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare. 

 

Then God will recreate a NEW HEAVEN and a NEW EARTH a place of RIGHTEOUSNESS and HOLINESS.  It will be the home of RIGHTEOUSNESS because the Righteous One will be there.  This is what ALL TRUE BELIEVERS are looking forward to with GREAT ANTICIPATION. 

 

The Apostle Peter then encourages his readers, the TRUE BELIEVERS, to be HOLY and RIGHTEOUS.  To be found SPOTLESS and BLAMELESS, like a sacrificial lamb without blemish or spot, and to be at PEACE with God.  These are all attributes of the divine nature of God’s TRUE CHILDREN.   The TRUE CHILDREN of God need to make it their business to be MORALLY CLEAN, and to strive to be CHRISTLIKE in ALL their ways.  Then they can achieve TRUE PEACE with GOD.

 

If you have NOT given your HEART and LIFE to God then you are NOT a part of His family and will NOT experience the NEW HEAVENS and the NEW EARTH, but you will experience that place called HELL, the place of ETERNAL torment, torture, pain, heartache, agony and despair.  However, God is giving you the opportunity to come to Him NOW, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART for the SALVATION of your soul by: CONFESSING your sins to Him and asking Him for His FORGIVENESS, BELIEVING, with ALL your HEART, that Jesus died for YOU, and is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God, then ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION, so you too may enter the dwelling place of RIGHTEOUSNESS, the NEW EARTH.  Do it NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!

 

 

 

Friday, September 23, 2016

"What Awaits the True Believer"


“What Awaits the True Believer”

 

 

But our citizenship is in Heaven.  And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables Him to bring everything under His control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like His glorious body.         Philippians 3:20-21

 

TRUE BELIEVERS, all over this world, are ANXIOUSLY awaiting their departure, from this temporary home to their ETERNAL HOMELAND, HEAVEN, where their TRUE CITIZENSHIP lies.

 

Why are they ANXIOUSLY awaiting to go to a place that they have NEVER been to?  And how can they call it their HOMELAND?  It’s because they belong to God, they are HIS Family, HIS Children, and therefore, they have a deep seeded desire to be where their Father and family are.

 

I guess you could say that this is a SUPER-NATURAL feeling, which every TRUE BELIEVER possesses in their heart.  When we come to God for the SALVATION of our soul, we are ADOPTED into His Family and we become His Children.  And our CITIZENSHIP in Heaven is part of our inheritance. 

 

We, who are TRUE BELIEVERS, wait for the return of Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, from Heaven, to take us away from this TEMPORARY abode, to our ETERNAL abode.  In order for our earthly bodies to be able to stand ALL the GLORIES of Heaven, they MUST be changed, and the Lord Jesus Christ will perform that miracle by the power that enables Him to bring EVERYTHING under His control.

 

In the twinkling of an eye, ALL the bodies of the TRUE BELIEVERS will be changed from these corrupt, sinful, bodies to incorrupt, sinless, bodies.  Bodies, which will NEVER DIE, bodies that will have NO limitations, NO pain, NO sickness, NO brokenness, and NO SIN.  But will be made PERFECT in EVERYWAY.   This too is part of our inheritance.

 

If you have not given your HEART and LIFE to God, then you are NOT a TRUE BELIEVER, and your citizenship is NOT in Heaven, but in this wretched, sin-laden, world, and your body will NOT be changed to a GLORIFIED body, but will experience all the horrors of HELL, torment, torture, pain, heartache, agony and despair.  However, God is giving you the opportunity to come to Him and be adopted into His Family, and receive a CITIZENSHIP in Heaven, and a GLORIFIED BODY, for ALL ETERNITY.  You MUST come to Him with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, CONFESSING your sins to Him and asking Him for His FORGIVENESS, BELIEVING, with ALL your HEART, that Jesus died for YOU, and is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God, then ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION, and wait ANXIOUSLY for the RETURN of the LORD JESUS CHRIST.   Do it NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!

 

 

Thursday, September 22, 2016

"God, the Great Warrior!"


“God, the Great Warrior!”

 

 

He put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation on His head; He put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and wrapped Himself in zeal as a cloak.  According to their deeds, so will He repay, wrath to His adversaries, repayment to His enemies; to the coastlands He will render repayment.          Isaiah 59:17-18

 

It’s an odd thing, I don’t remember, hearing God described as a WARRIOR dressed for battle, until He led me to this portion of Scripture.  This portion of Scripture are words that God gave His Prophet Isaiah for the nation of Israel, and is very much applicable to ALL BELIEVERS, today.

 

Isaiah is giving the nation of Israel and us a picture of God as a GREAT WARRIOR, who is ready to go forth and fight for His people.  The description of His garments for battle starts with a breastplate of RIGHTEOUSNESS, and a helmet of SALVATION.  These are also some of the items that were mentioned by the Apostle Paul in the book of Ephesians 6:14, 17, which we know to be the whole ARMOR of God. 

 

God also puts on the garments of VENGEANCE and ZEAL.  And thus is READY for battle.  He zealously fights with vengeance on His enemies, which will end at the end of time as we know it.  He will fight with such VENGEANCE and ZEAL that people everywhere will know of His glory and strength.

 

The Almighty God who is RIGHTEOUSNESS and SALVATION exemplifies these godly attributes as His Holy ARMOR.  He brings RIGHTEOUSNESS and SALVATION to those who have repented of their sins, Jews and Gentiles, alike, and we too are encouraged to fight the battle of REDEMPTION of mankind’s soul, by putting on the FULL ARMOR of GOD (Eph. 6:14-17). 

 

If you have NOT given your HEART and LIFE to God, then you are fighting a battle of your own, a LOSING battle with NO armor.  And you are vulnerable to being killed on the battlefield of sin, with an eternity in Hell, a place of torment, torture, pain, agony, and despair.  But God, the GREAT WARRIOR, is giving you the opportunity NOW, to join His VICTORIOUS ARMY of TRUE BELIEVERS.  You can join by: Coming to Him with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, CONFESSING your sins to Him and asking Him for His FORGIVENESS, BELIEVING, with ALL your HEART, that Jesus died for YOU, and is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God, then ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION and RIGHTEOUSNESS, and become one of His VICTORIOUS WARRIORS.  Do it NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

"My Sacrifice"


“My Sacrifice”

 

 

My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, you, God, will not despise.        Psalm 51:17

 

When a person comes to Christ for the FORGIVENESS of their sins.  They must come to Him with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, which means that they come with an attitude of HEART-FELT conviction and are BROKEN in their spirit, over their sins and short-comings.  They have a deep desire to TURN-AWAY or REPENT of their sins, and to ACCEPT God’s FORGIVENESS. 

 

They must come with a CONTRITE HEART, which means that they have a DEEP SORROW in their HEART for their transgressions or sins.  They are TRULY SORRY for their sins, and they KNOW they are in desperate NEED of being CLEANSED from their sins. 

 

Then they NEED to CONFESS their sins to God, and ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION.  Some people have a KNOWLEDGE of God’s plan of SALVATION, but they don’t possess it in their HEART, and that makes them just as lost as when they first heard of that plan.  It all comes to the fact that it MUST be a HEART change, which will turn into a LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE.  Otherwise, they have nothing to count on---NO HOPE. 

 

Jesus Christ became our ONCE and for ALL SACRIFICE.  He suffered and went to an old, rugged cross, and shed His blood for the remission of our sins.  Our SACRIFICE to God is a BROKEN SPIRIT and a CONTRITE HEART.  Are you willing to offer your SACRIFICE to God? 

 

You can do that NOW, by coming to Him, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART and a BROKEN SPIRIT, CONFESSING your sins to Him and, asking Him for His FORGIVENESS, BELIEVING, with ALL your HEART, that Jesus died for YOU, and is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God, then ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION, and offer yourself to Him, as a LIVING SACRIFICE that is WHOLLY ACCEPTABLE to Him.  Do it NOW, while you still can He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

"The ONLY Way to the Father!"


“The ONLY Way to the Father!”

 

 

 

If I go away and prepare a place for you, I will come back and receive you to Myself, so that where I am you may be also.  You know the way to where I am going.”  “Lord,” Thomas said, “we don’t know where You are going.  How can we know the way?”  Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.  No one comes to the Father except through Me.        John 14:3-6

 

Jesus was preparing His disciples for His departure from this earth.  He was preparing them for something very monumental.  He would be leaving them soon, and going away to prepare a place for them, but He PROMISED to come back and take them away with Him.  Notice that He didn’t say, “I might come back,” but He said, “I WILL come back.”  He was assuring them of His return.  And He wasn’t referring to His resurrection, but to the RAPTURE, which is yet to take place, but we, who are TRUE BELIEVERS, are looking for this climatic event to take place ANY TIME, now.  Are you ready?

 

Thomas, one of Jesus’ disciples, asked Him, “Lord, we don’t know where You are going.  How can we know the way?”  Jesus answered Thomas with a statement that gives us the PURE, UNDILUTED, TRUTH of the ONLY POSSIBLE MEANS of getting to the Father, He said:  “I am the WAY, the TRUTH, and the LIFE.  NO ONE comes to the Father except through ME.” 

 

In other words, there is NO OTHER WAY to come to the Almighty God, except through the SHED BLOOD of the LORD JESUS CHRIST.  You MUST come to the cross of Jesus, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, CONFESSING your sins to God and asking Him for His FORGIVENESS, BELIEVING, with ALL your HEART, that Jesus died for YOU!  And is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God, then ACCEPT God’s gift of SALVATION, and BE READY for His RETURN, so that you might have an eternity with GOD the FATHER and His SON, the Lord Jesus Christ.  Do it NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!

Monday, September 19, 2016

"God is God!"


“God is God!”

 

“I, even I, am the Lord, and apart from Me there is no Savior.  I have revealed and saved and proclaimed---I, and not some foreign god among you.  You are My witnesses,” declares the Lord, “that I am God.  Yes, and from ancient days I am He.  No one can deliver out of My hand.  When I act, who can reverse it?”         Isaiah 43:11-13

 

This message was given to the Prophet Isaiah, for the Nation of Israel, concerning her deliverance, and proves that God and God alone is the TRUE GOD!  There is NO OTHER SAVIOR.  There is NO ONE who can change God’s plans.

 

His plans for His people cannot be duplicated by ANY MEANS, to include foreign gods.  Israel’s existence proves the sovereignty of the nation, and NO ONE can change or alter God’s plans.

 

I believe this message is applicable to ALL TRUE BELIEVERS.  Just as Israel was to be witnesses of the ONE TRUE GOD, so are we, whether we are JEW or GENTILE, we are a part of God’s family, and NEED to let others, those who are NOT a part of His family, know that the HOLY, RIGHTEOUS, ALMIGHTY GOD of Heaven, CREATOR of ALL things, is GOD! 

 

The Holy, Righteous, Almighty God came to earth, as a tiny newborn babe, for the sole purpose of SEEKING and SAVING mankind from their sins and from the guilt of their iniquity, and the eternal destination of Hell.   There is NO OTHER WAY to be SAVED, except through the shed blood of Jesus Christ, who came for that reason alone.  Jesus the Son of God, who takes away the sins of the world cannot be duplicated by any other foreign God.  Only, through the shed blood of Jesus Christ, is their LIFE eternal.  He is GOD in the flesh!! 

 

In the Gospel of John, chapter fourteen, verses nine and ten, Jesus said:  “Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father.  Don’t you believe that I am in the Father and that the Father is in Me?”    Jesus came to do the work of the Father, which was to carry out the plan of SALVATION for ALL mankind, Jew, Gentile, male and female.  There is NO other way, in which mankind can be saved.  And NO ONE can REVERSE the plans of the ALMIGHTY GOD.

 

If you have not opened the door of your HEART to God, then you are wandering around in the darkness, with NO HOPE.  And Jesus is beckoning you to come to Him NOW.  You MUST come to Him with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, CONFESSING your sins to Him and asking Him for His FORGIVENESS, BELIEVING, with ALL your HEART, that Jesus died for YOU, and is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you before God, then ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION, and live for ALL eternity with the ONE TRUE GOD!  Do it NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!

Saturday, September 17, 2016

"The Righteous, Faithful Judge"


“The Righteous, Faithful Judge”

 

 

Let all creation rejoice before the Lord, for He comes, He comes to judge the earth.  He will judge the world in righteousness, and the peoples in His faithfulness.       Psalms 96:13

 

When mankind sinned and rebelled against the Creator God, He placed a curse on His physical creation, as a part of His condemnation on mankind for their disobedience against Him.  And with that curse came death, not just the physical and spiritual death of mankind, but also the death and decay of nature, the living creation of God’s created world, which includes, the plant and animal life also. 

 

When the culmination of God’s plan of SALVATION for mankind is completed, then they, who have given their HEARTS and LIVES to Him will, at last, be set FREE from sin, Satan, and the physical decay of their bodies.  They will receive a NEW body, a GLORIFIED body, a PERFECT body.  And God will provide a NEW Heaven and Earth. 

 

At last, Creation will be set FREE from death and decay.  It will once again FLOURISH and LIVE. The psalmist encourages ALL creation to rejoice at the COMING of the RIGHTEOUS JUDGE, who will judge with FAITHFULNESS and TRUTH.  He will replace the curse with a blessing.

 

All of creation will be FREE from the curse and SHOULD REJOICE at the completion of God’s SALVATION PLAN.  Sin has been the basis of heartache, hopelessness and despair.  God’s Crown of Creation, mankind, has been held captive and tortured by its influences since the fall of mankind, in the Garden of Eden, where the existence of mankind began, and where mankind’s sin, physical death and decay, and spiritual death, upon ALL of God’s creation came about.

 

The FAITHFUL, RIGHTEOUS Judge is coming to once again bring judgment on ALL of His creation, but this time, HOPE will spring ETERNAL for those who are TRUE BELIEVERS and for the physical earth and its habitat.  They will NO MORE have to deal with SIN, SATAN, DEATH and DECAY.  So, REJOICE before the Lord!!! 

 

Are you ready to face the FAITHFUL, RIGHTEOUS Judge?  Have you given your HEART and LIFE to Him?  If NOT, you probably aren’t looking forward to His SOON return, because you are without HOPE, and will be judged and sentenced to an eternity in Hell, the place of perpetual, torture, torment, heartache, pain, agony and despair, with NO escape.  But you are NOW being given the opportunity to change your course, by coming to God with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, CONFESSING your sins to Him and asking Him for His FORGIVENESS, BELIEVING, with ALL your HEART, that Jesus died for YOU, and is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God, then ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION, and REJOICE, before the Lord, with JOYFUL anticipation of His SOON return.  Do it NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!

Friday, September 16, 2016

"HELP!"


“HELP!”

 

 

Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.   Psalm 124:8

 

 
We are living in such treacherous and perilous times, and I sometimes wonder if it can get much worse.  The depravity of mankind’s mind, and the sins that it evokes is sometimes inconceivable.  We see so much evil and wickedness that brings about heartache and despair.  Yet some people seem to cling to the wickedness and use it as a means to get what their evil hearts want, at any cost. 

 

The Prophet Isaiah gives us a warning:  “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil.”  (Isa. 5:20)

 

The Bible tells us that ‘lawlessness’ is at work in our world today (2Thess. 2:7).  We live in lawless societies, where our law enforcement is reluctant to carry out their duties to protect our communities because of the attacks and condemnation they face day to day.

 

We are threatened by terror attacks from those who seek to destroy our way of life, by stripping us of our God-given freedoms.  I understand, from news reports, that we now have terrorist in EVERY state. 

 

Our election date is closing in, and we are all wondering and pondering who we should vote for.  Who can we TRUST to protect us, and our way of life?  Who can provide a safe and secure future for our children and grandchildren?  Who can restore our dignity among the other nations?  Who can bring prosperity and good health to our economy?  Who has our best interest at heart?  WHO?  Our SCRIPTURE has the answer to ALL these questions:  “Our HELP is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.”  When we, TRUE BELIEVERS, EARNESTLY call upon the Creator of this Universe, to HELP us make the BEST, WISEST, choice, He will HEAR and RESPOND, because of His GREAT LOVE and AMAZING GRACE.  We can make a BIG change, come November, by SEEKING the counsel of the ALMIGHTY GOD.   The question is will you FOLLOW His leadership?

 

If you are NOT a TRUE BELIEVER, then you are rebelling against God and His laws, and you are gambling with your destiny.  However God is giving you the opportunity to escape the HORRORS of an eternity in Hell, with NO ESCAPE, by coming to Him with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, CONFESSING your sins to Him and asking Him for His FORGIVENESS, BELIEVING with ALL your HEART that Jesus died for YOU, and is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you before God, then ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION, and HELP us SEEK God’s MERCY and GRACE for our ONCE GREAT NATION.  Do it NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday, September 15, 2016

"The Last Days"


“The Last Days”

 

 

But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come:  For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power.  And from such people turn away!          2Timothy 3:1-5

 

The Apostle Paul in his letter to Timothy, warns him of the societal climate of this old, wretched, sin-laden, world during the LAST DAYS, just before the RAPTURE OR CATCHING AWAY of God’s TRUE BELIEVERS.

 

Paul, evidently had in mind that these characteristics of the LAST DAYS were already evidenced in Ephesus, and he believed that he was living in the LAST DAYS, and the societal degeneration would ONLY get worse as time goes on.  

 

Reading through these UNGODLY attributes of mankind, we can see that the Apostle Paul, being led by God’s Holy Spirit was ENTIRELY correct.   From the beginning of the first century to the RETURN of JESUS CHRIST, we can definitely see the escalation of the degeneration of society, throughout the entire world.  WE TRULY ARE LIVING in the LAST DAYS, which means that the RETURN of JESUS can occur at ANY TIME.  

 

Paul in his letter to the Thessalonians, (2:7-12), speaks of the lawlessness that was already at work in the world.  This lawlessness will set the stage for the coming of the lawless one, the Anti-Christ, who will take over the world, after the RAPTURE of God’s TRUE CHILDREN. 

 

I believe that this old, wretched, world is in for some pretty tough times.  We who are TRUE BELIEVERS are waiting, with bated breath, the return of Jesus Christ to take us away to be with Him FOREVER.  “EVEN SO, COME QUICKLY LORD JESUS!”  Where are you in this scenario?  Will you be left-behind? That is, IF you survive the devastating effects of the RAPTURE?  

 

If you have NOT given your HEART and LIFE to God, then you WILL be LEFT-BEHIND.  And will face ALL the HORRORS of the Tribulation and an eternity in Hell.  However, you NOW have the opportunity to come to God with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, CONFESSING your sins to Him and asking Him for His FORGIVENESS, BELIEVING, with ALL your HEART, that Jesus died for YOU, and is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God, then ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION, and become a TRUE CHILD of the Living God, who will take flight into Heaven for an ETERNITY with God, the Father, and His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.  Do it NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!! COULD BE TODAY!!!

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

"God, the Judge!"


“God, the Judge!”

 

 

It is God who judges; He brings one down, He exalts another.  In the hand of the Lord is a cup full of foaming wine mixed with spices; He pours it out, and all the wicked of the earth drink it down to its very dregs.      Psalm 75:7-8

 

In verses four through six of this Psalm, God is warning the wicked about the attitude of their heart.  He tells them to:  “Boast no more.”  He is cautioning them to not use their strength or power to defy Him.  There would be no help in exalting them, when they stand before the RIGHTEOUS JUDGE, God, Himself.

 

It is the Almighty God who judges:  He is the one who brings CONDEMNATION, bringing one down, and EXALTATION, bringing one up.

 

He will JUDGE in this manner; “In the hand of the Lord is a cup full of foaming wine mixed with spices;” this cup full of foaming wine mixed with spices, is pertaining to God’s wrath.  He pours it out, and ALL the wicked of the earth drink it down to its very dregs.  ALL the wicked will be brought before the Almighty God, and will receive a staggering CONDEMNATION from the RIGHTEOUS JUDGE.  They will receive the FULL amount of God’s ANGER and WRATH, which will be poured out to the very last dregs.  It will NOT be a pleasant, nor exalting moment. 

 

However, the ones that the RIGHTEOUS JUDGE exalts will be those who are His TRUE BELIEVERS.  Those who have come to Him for the SALVATION of their souls, and who walks in their FAITH. 

 

There is soon coming a day, when God, the Judge, will take His place to JUDGE the wicked for their sins, and to place upon them the CONDEMNATION, which they so rightly deserve. And He will pronounce a sentence to Hell and all of its horrors, for ALL of eternity, with NO way of escape.  There will be NO reprieve or stay. The JUDGMENT will be swift and FINAL. 

 

If you have NOT come to God for the SALVATION of your soul, you are one who will face the WRATH or ANGER of the ALMIGHTY GOD, the JUDGE, who will bring you the cup of His wrath and you will drink the full amount.  Unless, you come to Him with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, CONFESSING your sins to Him and asking Him for His FORGIVENESS, BELIEVING, with ALL your HEART, that Jesus died for YOU, and is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God, then ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION, and receive His EXALTATION and NOT His CONDEMNATION.  Do it NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

"God's Choice!"


“God’s Choice!”

 

 

 …God has chosen what is foolish in the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen what is weak in the world to shame the strong.  God has chosen what is insignificant and despised in the world---what is viewed as nothing---to bring to nothing what is viewed as something, so that no one can boast in His presence.          1Corinthians 1:27-29

 

God is NO respecter of persons, Acts 10:34&35 says; “Now I really understand that God doesn’t show favoritism, but in every nation the person who fears Him and does righteousness is acceptable to Him.”  God is the God of ALL people, regardless of their standing in this wretched old world. 

 

The Scripture says that: “God has chosen what is foolish in the world to shame the wise, and what is weak in the world to shame the strong.  The FOOLISHNESS of God is WISER than the wisdom of mankind, and the WEAKNESS of God is stronger than any human strength. 

 

So it is, that the God of the Universe, DOES NOT choose the very elite of this world, based on their standing in society.  He doesn’t look for the wisest of mankind, because of THEIR wisdom, nor does He look for the STRONGEST person, because of their physical prowess. 

 

He does NOT choose people who are thought to be SIGNIFICANT and LOVED by the world, just on THEIR merits, which brought them that significance and adoration, but He seeks out the INSIGNIFICANT and DESPISED by the world, those who have been REJECTED and SHUNNED by their peers.  Those whose lives have been accounted as NOTHING, yet through Him they are SOMETHING.

 

SALVATION is NOT given out on the basis of one’s merits or standing in society.  You are NOT given that gift, because of how WISE or how STRONG, or WEALTHY, or SIGNIFICANT you are in the eyes of this SINFUL, WRETCHED, DEPRAVED WORLD.  But the gift of SALVATION is given ONLY because of God’s ABUNDANT MERCY and His AMAZING GRACE.  You cannot REASON, FIGHT, BUY or IMPRESS your way into Heaven.  You must come HUMBLY before the CROSS of CHRIST, without boasting about your OWN self.

Whatever your status in this life is, the fact remains, there is ONLY ONE WAY to an ETERNITY in Heaven, with God, the Father, and His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.  You must come to Him with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, CONFESS your sins to Him and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS, BELIEVING, with ALL your HEART, that Jesus died for YOU, and is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God, then ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION and be counted as one of His CHOSEN ones.  Do it NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!