"The Will of God, Good, Acceptable and Perfect."

 

“The Will of God, Good, Acceptable and Perfect.”

 

I appeal to you brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.  Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the Will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.     Romans 12:1-2

 

This is part of the Apostle Paul’s message to the Believers in Rome.  Notice that Paul’s demeanor, is one of exhortation or URGENCY.  He is URGING his fellow believers to present their BODIES, which is their WHOLE LIFE, by God’s MERCIES, as a LIVING SACRIFICE and it should be HOLY and ACCEPTABLE to God, this is their SPIRITUAL WORSHIP, which is ANY ministry, that is carried out for God. 

 

Then Paul URGES them to NOT be CONFORMED or to YIELD to this WORLD, but to be TRANSFORMED, or CHANGED by the RENEWING of their MINDS. They are NOT to LIVE by their FLESHLY DESIRES or to LIVE according to the WAYS of this EVIL WORLD.  But they are to TURN AWAY FROM their SINFUL LIFE-STYLE, and ACCEPT and LIVE by the WAYS of the HOLY, RIGHTEOUS GOD. 

 

This TRANSFORMATION is a TOTAL CHANGE from the INSIDE OUT.  And the MAIN part of this CHANGE is the MIND, which CONTROLS one’s ATTITUDES, THOUGHTS, FEELINGS and ACTIONS.  This is an ONGOING TRANSFORMATION, which takes place as a BELIEVER, immerses themselves with the WORD of GOD, PRAYER, and FELLOWSHIP with other BELIEVERS, through this process, they are CONTINUALLY being TRANSFORMED.

 

This TRANSFORMATION will give them the ability to TEST and APPROVE that GOD’S WILL is GOOD, WELL-PLEASING, and PERFECT. And as the TRUE BELIEVER, MATURES, and their MINDS are continually being TRANSFORMED to the MIND of CHRIST JESUS, and they become MORE CHRISTLIKE. And they will DESIRE more and more the WILL of GOD, the GOOD, ACCEPTABLE and PERFECT WILL of GOD, which is PLEASING to GOD. 

 

However, if you have NOT given your HEART and LIFE to God, you are NOT PLEASING to Him, because you are LIVING by a WORLDLY MINDSET, and your HEART is contaminated by the WORLDLY WAYS, which is a HUGE RISK to your DESTINY.  IF you CONTINUE to REJECT God’s Gift of SALVATION, your DESTINY is an ETERNAL LIFE in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS and NO WAY TO ESCAPE, once you are there.  You MUST be WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM YOUR sinful life-style, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  And CONFESS your sins to Him and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  And BELIEVE with ALL your HEART, that JESUS died for YOU, and that He is ALIVE, in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God.  You MUST ACCEPT His Gift of SALVATION, and be TRANSFORMED to His GOOD, ACCEPTABLE, and PERFECT WILL, and it will give you an ETERNITY in HEAVEN with ALL its BLESSINGS.  So, do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!

 

"The Key to Your Life"

 

“The Key to Your Life”

 

“Now listen! Today I am giving you a choice between life and death, between prosperity and disaster.  For I command you this day to love the LORD your God and to keep His commands, decrees, and regulations by walking in His Ways.  If you do this, you will live and multiply, and the LORD your God will bless you.    Deuteronomy 30:15-16

 

Deuteronomy was penned by Moses, and this section was dealing with how the Israelite Believers should live.  He gave them the CHOICE of LIFE or DEATH.  He never taught them that they were JUSTIFIED by OBEYING the Law.  His point was how to LIVE an ABUNDANT LIFE, by being OBEDIENT to GOD’S WORD.   If they TRULY wanted to PLEASE the LORD, then they SHOULD LOVE HIM enough to WALK in His Ways.   This is a TRUTH that is APPLICABLE for ALL MANKIND to follow.  That is, for ALL who are TRUE BELIEVERS.  And have ACCEPTED God’s Gift of SALVATION, which is made POSSIBLE through the LORD JESUS CHRIST, God’s ONLY Son, the One who PAID the PRICE with the SHEDDING of His OWN BLOOD for the REDEMPTION or SALVATION of the SOULS of MANKIND.  By following Moses’ instructions, he says that “If you do this, you will LIVE and MULTIPLY, and the LORD your GOD will bless you.

 

This is what we call; Living the ABUNDANT LIFE, they could be PROSPEROUS and have a JOYOUS FELLOWSHIP with the LORD GOD, ALMIGHTY.  But if they were to TURN AWAY from LIVING in OBEDIENCE to GOD’S WORD and WAYS. Then they could FALL into the TEMPTATION of DISOBEDIENCE against GOD, and experience a DISASTEROUS, CATASTROPHIC JUDGMENT.  So, you see why MOSES was EXPLICIT about his INSTRUCTIONS on LIVING a VICTORIOUS and PROSPEROUS LIFESTYLE, through their OBEDIENCE to God’s WORD and WAYS.  It was NOT by their WORKS that they were ABLE to have a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with God, but it was by their FAITH, or BELIEVING that GOD was REAL, and if they wanted to PLEASE Him they would be OBEDIENT to Him.

 

This is TRUTH that applies to ALL TRUE BELIEVERS, they have the CHOICE to make between LIFE or DEATH, PROSPERITY or DISASTER.  YOU can make this choice by LOVING the LORD your God, OBEYING HIM, and COMMITTING yourself FIRMLY to HIM. When you do this, you can possess the KEY to YOUR LIFE, and a RIGHT RELATIONSHIIP with the ALMIGHTY GOD.

 

But if you have NOT given your HEART and LIFE to God, and you are CONTINUALLY REJECTING His SON, the LORD JESUS CHRIST, as your SAVIOR and LORD, then you are facing a SPIRITUAL, DISASTEROUS and CATASTROPHIC JUDGMENT.  In order to ESCAPE such a JUDGMENT, you MUST be WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your sinful life-style, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART. And CONFESS your sins to Him, and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  BELIEVING, with ALL your HEART, that JESUS died for YOU, and that He is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God.  You MUST ACCEPT His Gift of SALVATION, and LIVE an OBEDIENT LIFE, FOLLOWING GOD’S WORD and WAYS.  And receive HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS as your ETERNAL HOME, and ESCAPE an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE, after you are there.  So, do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!

 

"A Way Out"

 

“A Way Out”

 

The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience.  And God is faithful.  He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand.  When you are tempted, He will show you a way out so that you can endure.    1 Corinthians 10:13

 

The Apostle Paul wrote this word of ENCOURAGEMENT to the TRUE BELIEVERS in Corinth.  He wanted them to UNDERSTAND, just how much POWER they possessed through Jesus Christ, in order to OVERCOME the TEMPTATIONS that they faced EVERYDAY. 

 

Here are some things, I feel God wants us to KNOW and APPLY to our LIVES and our RELATIONSHIP with Him, as His CHILDREN.  First, we should make sure that we have a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with Him, which is, that you have come to the CROSS of JESUS CHRIST, and have CONFESSED your sins to Him, asking Him for His FORGIVENESS, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  Next, You SHOULD BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART, that JESUS died for YOU, and that He is ALIVE in HEAVEN, making intercession for you, before God.  You SHOULD be WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your sinful lifestyle, meaning, that you GIVE UP your OLD WAYS, and EMBRACE the WAYS of God.  In other words, START LIVING by FAITH and NOT by the FLESH.  This will bring STEADFASTNESS and STRENGTH to your FAITH.

 

And because of this RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with the ALMIGHTY GOD, made possible ONLY through a RELATIONSHIP with His SON, JESUS CHRIST, you can have the POWER to OVERCOME ANY TEMPTATION.  Because of God’s FAITHFULNESS and the fact that He will NOT ALLOW the TEMPTATION to be MORE than you can stand, you can be a VICTOR over these TEMPTATIONS that can bring GREAT HARM to your RELATIONSHP with God, if YOU allow YOURSELF to FALL to the TEMPTATION.  The BIGGEST PROBLEM TODAY, is people are NOT looking for A WAY OUT, through ENDURANCE but for a WAY IN for INDULGENCE.  How is YOUR RELATIONSHIP with GOD?  Are you LOOKING for A WAY OUT of your TEMPTATIONS?  Or are you LOOKING for a WAY IN FOR the INDULGENCE? 

 

If you have NOT given your HEART and LIFE to GOD, through His Son, JESUS CHRIST, then you really DON’T have a RELATIONSHIP with Him, and chances are EXTREMELY GOOD, that you are NOT LOOKING for a WAY OUT of the TEMPTATIONS you face each day.  Sadly, to say, but your DESTINY is NOT a very POSTIVE DESTINY. If you continue to REJECT JESUS CHRIST as your SAVIOR and LORD, then you have NO RELATIONSHIP with GOD, but are HEADED for an ETERNITY in HELL with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE, once you are there.  You MUST have a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with GOD, by TURNING AWAY from your TEMPTATIONS, and TURNING to GOD with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  And CONFESSING your SINS to Him, and asking Him for His FORGIVENESS.  And BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART, that JESUS died for YOU, and that He is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God.  You MUST ACCEPT His Gift of SALVATION, and start LOOKING for WAYS OUT of your TEMPTATIONS, remembering, that GOD is FAITHFUL and will NOT ALLOW the TEMPTATION to be MORE than you can stand, but He will show you a WAY OUT, so that you can ENDURE, and have a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with HIM, and spend your ETERNITY in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS.  Do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!

"Good News!"

 

“Good News!”

 

The Good News is about God’s Son.  In His earthly life He was born into King David’s family line, and He was shown to be the Son of God when He was raised from the dead by the power of the Holy Spirit.  He is Jesus Christ our Lord.   Romans 1:3-4

 

This letter is from the Apostle Paul, who was sent to PREACH the GOOD NEWS.  His ministry was mainly to the Gentiles (non-Jews).  Paul states that God had PROMISED this GOOD NEWS long ago through His Prophets of the HOLY SCRIPTURES.   And it was the mandate of the APOSTLES to PREACH the GOOD NEWS to ALL people, everywhere. 

 

JESUS CHRIST is the GOOD NEWS, being the Son of God, and taking on flesh and blood, and a human nature, yet SINLESS in EVERY ASPECT, He became not only HUMAN, but an ISRAELITE, and was born into King David’s family line, this was a qualification He needed to become the MESSIAH, and so, it is that He will fulfill the DAVIDIC COVENANT, by taking the throne throughout ETERNITY.  

 

It was by the REDEEMING ACT of the SACRIFICIAL LAMB, the Lord Jesus Christ, who SHED His precious BLOOD, so that whoever CALLS on the NAME of the LORD, shall be SAVED.  And through His MIRACULOUS RESURRECTION, He not only WON the VICTORY over SIN, DEATH and the GRAVE, but it PROVED that He TRULY is the SON OF GOD, He is JESUS CHRIST our LORD. And He is the ONLY WAY to a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with the ALMIGHTY GOD. 

 

And just as it was with the Apostles, so it SHOULD BE with all TRUE BELIEVERS, to TELL everyone we meet the GOOD NEWS, that JESUS CHRIST, is ALIVE and WELL, and is their ONLY HOPE for an ETERNITY in HEAVEN.  We SHOULD be WILLING to SHARE what GOD has done for THEM, in order to SECURE for them an ETERNAL HOME in HEAVEN.  To do that, they MUST BE WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM their sinful life-style, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  And CONFESS their sins to Him, and to ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  BELIEVING, with ALL their HEART, that JESUS died for THEM, and that He is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for them, before God.  They MUST ACCEPT His Gift of SALVATION, and GO SHARE the GOOD NEWS, that JESUS SAVES, so they will BELIEVE and OBEY Him, and bring GLORY to His NAME!!

 

 So, if YOU haven’t ACCEPTED this GOOD NEWS, but have been REJECTING IT, you need to do the above, and be able to RECEIVE HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS as your ETERNAL HOME, and to be able to ESCAPE an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS.  DO this NOW, while you still can.  He’s WAITING, and COMING SOON!!!

"Hidden Faults and Deliberate Sins"

 

“Hidden Faults and Deliberate Sins”

 

How can I know all the sins lurking in my heart?  Cleanse me from these hidden faults.  Keep Your servant from deliberate sins!  Don’t let them control me.  Then I will be free of guilt and innocent of great sin.     Psalm 19:12-13

 

The Prophet Jeremiah says: “The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked.  Who really knows how bad it is?”  King David, basically says the same in his Psalm, concerning his HIDDEN FAULTS and DELIBERATE SINS.  He says; “How can I know ALL the sins LURKING in my HEART?” The Holy Word of God is like a mirror, exposing us to our own sins, whether they are HIDDEN FAULTS, those sins committed by us, which we are ignorant of, those that we don’t realize or KNOW we’ve committed, they are called “sins of ignorance”, or DELIBERATE SINS, those we have done out of our own FREE WILL, sins that are committed with the intention of COMMITTING them.  It is the work of the Holy Spirit to bring our HEARTS under CONVICTION, and when we are CONFESSING our KNOWN SINS, we SHOULD CONFESS those HIDDEN FAULTS, so we, like King David, SHOULD ask for God’s CLEASING from the HIDDEN FAULTS also. 

 

David had a REAL FEAR of being CONTROLLED by his sins, his request to the Almighty God, was to KEEP him AWAY from the DELIBERATE SINS, and to NOT let them have CONTROL over him.  David knew that then and ONLY then could he be FREE from GUILT and INNOCENT of GREAT SIN.  God told Jeremiah, “But I, the LORD, search ALL HEARTS and EXAMINE SECRET MOTIVES.  I give ALL people their due rewards, ACCORDING to what their actions deserve.”  So, it’s ALWAYS GOOD to include ALL HIDDEN FAULTS, in your time of CONFESSION.  So, you too, might be able to say as David did: “Don’t let the SINS CONTROL me.  Then I will be FREE of GUILT and INNOCENT of GREAT SIN.”

 

If you have NOT given your HEART and LIFE to God, then you are in REBELLION against Him, and your DESTINY is at RISK of spending an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE, after you are there.  In order to be FREE from GUILT and INNOCENT of GREAT SINS, which will bring CONDEMNATION upon you, unless you are WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your sinful life-style, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  And CONFESS, both HIDDEN FAULTS and DELIBERATE SINS to God, and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART, that JESUS died for YOU, and that He is ALIVE in HEAVEN, making intercession for you, before God.  You MUST ACCEPT His Gift of SALVATION, and be FREE from GUILT and INNOCENT of GREAT SIN.  And spend your ETERNITY in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS.  So, do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s WAITING, and COMING SOON!!!

 

"The Sacrifice That Keeps on Giving"

 

“The Sacrifice That Keeps on Giving”

 

We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ.  And this is true for everyone who BELIEVES, no matter who we are.    Romans 3:22

 

Today is GOOD FRIDAY, when I was a child, growing-up, I could not understand why people called this GOOD FRIDAY, when it was the time that Jesus was SEVERLY BEATEN, and CRUCIFIED, or KILLED on an OLD RUGGED CROSS, so what was so GOOD about that?  Once I was SAVED, I learned that it was GOOD because Jesus SACRIFICED His LIFE to be able to SAVE mankind from their sins and an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE, once they are there. 

 

Because EVERYONE SINS; we ALL FALL short of the MARK of GOD’S GLORIOUS standard.   And yet because of GOD’S UNDESERVED KINDNESS, He declares that those who are TRUE BELIEVERS are RIGHTEOUS, through Jesus Christ, who became the ONE and ONLY ULTIMATE SACRIFICE, who was able to FREE US from the PENALTY of our sins.  He presented JESUS as the SACRIFICE for SIN. And people are made RIGHT with God when they BELIEVE that JESUS SACRIFICED His LIFE, by SHEDDING His PRECIOUS BLOOD and through His DEATH and RESURRECTION, He has done what NO OTHER PERSON can do, that is to SAVE MANKIND from their SINS and to DECLARE them RIGHTEOUS in GOD’s Sight.  And to GIVE to them ETERNAL LIFE in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS.  JESUS CHRIST, the SACRIFICE that KEEPS ON GIVING, from ETERNITY PAST to ETERNITY FUTURE His act of REDEMPTION is the ONLY WAY for MANKIND to BE SAVED. 

 

Have you ACCEPTED GOD’S ONE and ONLY SACRIFICE, the ONLY SACRIFICE that KEEPS ON GIVING?  If not, you are destined to spend your ETERNITY in HELL, and MISS spending it in HEAVEN. You have the OPPORTUNITY NOW to change that DESTINY.  You MUST be WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your sinful life-style, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART. And CONFESS your sins to HIM and ASK Him for His FORGIVENESS.  BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART, that JESUS died for YOU, and that He is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God.  You MUST ACCEPT His Gift of SALVATION by ACCEPTING the ONLY SACRIFICE that KEEPS on GIVING.  Do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON.  Make this a REAL GOOD FRIDAY!!! 

 

 

"Is Your Feet Clean?"

 

“Is Your Feet Clean?”

 

When Jesus came to Simon Peter, Peter said to Him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?”  Jesus replied, “You don’t understand now what I am doing, but someday you will.”  “NO,” Peter protested, “You will never ever wash my feet!”  Jesus replied, “Unless I wash you, you won’t belong to Me.”    John 13:6-8

 

Before the Passover Meal, Jesus got up from the table, laying aside His Robe, He wrapped a towel around His waist, and poured water into a basin.  Then He began to wash the disciples’ feet drying them with the towel.  In Israel, this was a custom provided by a host, and carried out by their servant, never by the Head of the Household.  It was done as a courtesy, because most people WALKED everywhere, and their feet would get really dusty and dirty.  So, the LORD JESUS took on the role of a SERVANT, by administering this act of courtesy for His Disciples. 

 

Most of the Disciples submitted to this act of courtesy, but Simon Peter, questioned this lowly act that Jesus was performing.  Jesus KNEW Peter’s limited understanding of what He was doing, and Jesus’ reply to Peter was: “You don’t UNDERSTAND now what I am doing, but someday you will.”  Then Peter replied with a REFUSAL to allow Jesus to wash his feet: “NO,” Peter protested, “You will NEVER EVER wash my feet!”  And Jesus replied to Peter’s REFUSAL with: “Unless, I wash you, you won’t belong to Me.”  In order to have a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP or FELLOWSHIP with JESUS, there must be a FREQUENT CLEANSING of the TRUE BELIEVER, as they CONFESS their sins.

 

This lowly act that was carried out by the LORD JESUS, was an example of SERVANTUDE and of the CONSTANT NEED for this CLEANSING of the sins that DIRTIES up the souls of mankind.  And this CLEANSING is a CONTINUAL PROCESS, which keeps us in a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP, with NOT ONLY the SON of GOD, but GOD, Himself.  The INITIAL CLEANSING, brings REDEMPTION, and SALVATION to a LOST and DYING SOUL.  So, my question is: “IS YOUR FEET CLEAN?”

 

Have you been to the foot of the CROSS of CALVARY and have you SURRENDERED your HEART and LIFE to JESUS CHRIST for that CLEANSING POWER, and to have a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with Him and His HEAVENLY FATHER?  If not, you can by:  WILLINGLY TURNING AWAY FROM your sinful life-style, and TURNING TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  And CONFESS your sins to Him, and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  BELIEVING, with ALL your HEART, that JESUS died for YOU and that He is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God.  You

MUST LET JESUS WASH YOU and CLEANSE YOU, from ALL your sins, and ACCEPT God’s Gift of SALVATION.  And receive HEAVEN as your ETERNAL HOME, with ALL its BLESSINGS, and ESCAPE an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS.  Do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON