“JESUS, Who is He?”

 JESUS, Who is He?

“For God loved the world in this way:  He gave His One and Only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have ETERNAL LIFE.  For God did not send His Son into the world that He might condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.  Anyone who believes in Him is NOT condemned, but anyone who does NOT BELIEVE is already CONDEMNED, because he has NOT believed in the NAME of the One and Only Son of God.”  John 3:16-18

Now, the question is:” Who is JESUS? Who is this man, Who canTURN WATER into WINE, HEAL the SICK, MULTIPLY FIVE barley loaves and TWO FISH into ENOUGH to feed 5,000 HUNGRY people, whoCALMED ANGRY SEAS, and brought people BACK from DEATH and the GRAVE to LIVE AGAIN?

Here are seven “I AM” statements that JESUS uses to describe exactly WHO He is:

1.        “I am the Bread of Life.”  John 6:35, as bread sustains physical life, so Christ offers and SUSTAINS SPIRITUAL LIFE

2.        “I am the Light of the World.” John 8:12 To a world lost in darkness, Christ offers Himself as a GUIDE

3.        “I am the Door of the Sheep.” John 10:7,9, Jesus PROTECTS His followers like shepherds protect their flocks from predators.

4.        “I am the Resurrection and the Life.” John 11:25, Death is NOT the FINAL word for those in Christ.

5.        “I am the Good Shepherd.” John 10:11,14, Jesus is committed to CARING and WATCHING OVER those who are His.

6.        “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life,” John 14:6, Jesus is the SOURCE of all TRUTH and KNOWLEDGE about God.

7.        “I am the True Vine,” John 15:1,5, when attached to Christ, we enable His LIFE to FLOW in and THROUGH us.  Then we will bear FRUIT that will HONOR the Father.

Now, that we see a little about WHO Jesus is. HE is the SOURCE of our SALVATION. We cannot have ETERNAL LIFE in HEAVEN, unless we BELIEVE He is WHO He CLAIMS to BE.  He is OUR REDEEMER, CONQUEROR, KING of KINGS, and LORD of LORDS, and He is COMING SOON to RAPTURE GOD’S CHILDREN from a DOOMED WORLD. 

If you have NOT GIVEN your HEART and LIFE to GOD through, His One and Only Son, the LORD JESUS CHRIST. The ONE who GAVE UP His LIFE to give us ETERNAL LIFE in HEAVEN, and ESCAPE HELL, with ALL its HORRORS and NO WAY to ESCAPE, once you are there. You are putting your ETERNITY at a GREAT PERILOUS RISK!!

 So, this is what you MUST DO to GET TO HEAVEN.  ADMIT that you are a SINNER in NEED of the SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST.  You MUST 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 CONFESS your SINS to Him and ASK Him for His FORGIVENESS. You MUST BE WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your SINFUL lifestyle, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  You MUST ACCEPT God’s Gift of SALVATION and KNOW WHO JESUS IS. Do this NOW while you STILL can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!

Don’t Be LEFT BEHIND!!!

(Seven “I Am” statements are from: Thomasnelsonbibles.com)

 

“No Excuses”

 “No Excuse!”

Ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see His Invisible qualities-His Eternal Power and Divine Nature. So, they have NO EXCUSE for NOT knowing God. Romans 1:20

Have you EVER wondered about God’s Creation. Have you EVER wondered how NATURE knows how to do what it was meant to do.  How is it that you can plant a seed and in a small amount of time it has SHOT UP out of the DIRT and there is a skinny, little GREEN SPROUT, how did that happen.  And who told it or designed it to do such a thing.  GOD did!

Who DESIGNED the DIFFERENT ANIMALS and instilled in EACH of them the INSTINCTS to SURVIVE. GOD did! WHO. How about the FISH who DESIGNED and CREATED them to be able to SWIM in WATER and NOT DROWN or how about the SUN, WHO put the SUN at just the RIGHT PLACE, so the EARTH would NOT FREEZE, or SIZZLE. GOD did!!

I could go on and on about GOD’S CREATION. But you understand that EVERYTHING that we HAVE, SEE, HEAR, and TOUCH was CREATED by the ALMIGHTY, ETERNAL GOD. The ONLY ONE who COULD and DID carry out such a MONUMENTAL TASK.

NO ONE has EVER SEEN GOD, but EVERY MOMENT we spend on this earth we SEE the EFFECTS of GOD’S INVISIBLE ATTRIBUTES, which is HIS ETERNAL POWER and DIVINE NATURE. We may not be able to SEE God, Himself, but we CERTAINLY SEE His POWER and His NATURE AT WORK, in US, in our SURROUNDINGS and even in the AIR we BREATHE. We cannot SEE the WIND, but we sure enough feel it.

The Apostle Paul, in the Book of Romans, believes that people SUPPRESS the KNOWLEDGE of GOD. And he tells us of ONE reason for God condemning humankind. People have SOME truth about God, but they REJECT IT. 

Through EVERYTHING God made, humankind can CLEARLY SEE His INVISIBLE QUALITIES—His ETERNAL POWER and DIVINE NATURE.  So, they have NO EXCUSE for NOT KNOWING GOD.  Is this your situation, maybe you DON’T BELIEVE in GOD at ALL, well He LOVES YOU, and He REALLY wants YOU to become a part of His FAMILY NOW.  TIME is SHORT, and your opportunity to BELIEVE, CONFESS, and REPENT, to secure your ETERNAL DESTINY, depends on whether YOU HAVE A RELATIONSHIP with GOD through His SON, JESUS CHRIST, who SUFFERED, BLED, DIED, AND was RESURRECTED from DEATH and the GRAVE in order for us to have a RELATIONSHIP with God. 

So, YOU have that OPPORTUNITY NOW, to BELIEVE that GOD is ALIVE and WELL and to COME to JESUS with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, CONFESSING your SINS to Him and asking Him for His FORGIVENESS. If you haven’t done this, you are WITHOUT EXCUSE and will be JUDGED by GOD to spend your ETERNITY in HELL with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE, once you are there.  So, PLEASE, do this NOW while you STILL CAN. He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!  Don’t Be LEFT BEHIND!!!

“Victory In History”

 “Victory In History”

Even when we were God’s enemies, He made peace with us, because His Son died for us.  Yet something even greater than friendship is ours. Now that we are at peace with God, we will be SAVED by the life of His Son, the LORD Jesus Christ. Romans 5:10

If the DEATH of God’s Son makes us RECONCILED to GOD, and our SALVATION, made POSSIBLE through the RESURRECTION, then how much MORE will we be SAVED by His LIFE?

Jesus did NOT STAY DEAD. He is VERY MUCH ALIVE right NOW. And He is interceding for us, to give us VICTORY over the POWER of SIN and its CONSEQUENCES. “Therefore, He is ABLE, ONCE and FOREVER to intercede with GOD on OUR BEHALF.” (Heb. 7:25) Think about it, if JESUS could take you from HELL to HEAVEN by DYING, what can He do for us by LIVING, which is even MORE exciting.

Yet there are many believers who have ACCEPTED the SAVING DEATH of Jesus Christ and do NOT yet UNDERSTAND nor do they ACCESS His SAVING LIFE, which allows us to have VICTORY in HISTORY. Do you have that VICTORY? Or are you wondering what will happen next, within the CONCEPT of LIVING for JESUS and having a TRUE RELATIONSHIP with GOD. And being able to have VICTORY in HISTORY?

You can KNOW for SURE what will happen NEXT.  However, you MUST BELONG to GOD’S FAMILY and here is what you do to secure a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with Him. Come to JESUS and ADMIT that you are a SINNER in NEED of the SAVIOR, the LORD JESUS CHRIST, God’s ONLY SON, who SUFFERED, BLED, DIED, and was RESURRECTED from DEATH and the GRAVE. You MUST BELIEVE that JESUS DIED for YOU and that He is ALIVE in HEAVEN, making intercession for you, before God. You MUST CONFESS your SINS to Him and ASK Him for His FORGIVENESS. You MUST BE WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your SINFUL LIFESTYLE, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART. You MUST ACCEPT God’s Gift of SALVATION and have VICTORY in HISTORY. Do this NOW, while you STILL can. He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!  Don’t Be LEFT BEHIND!!!

“The Tongue: SMALL but POWERFUL”

 “The Tongue: SMALL but POWERFUL”

 

Consider what a GREAT forest is set on fire by a SMALL spark. The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It CORRUPTS the WHOLE person, sets the WHOLE course of their life on fire, and is itself set on FIRE by HELL.  James 3:5-6

 

The human tongue, a SMALL thing, but like the SMALL SPARK that has the ability to SET a WHOLE FOREST on FIRE, so, in like manner is the tongue it can BOASTS of GREAT BENEFICIAL THINGS, things that can ENCOURAGE others. However, the NEGATIVE part, is it has the POWER to bring ALL KINDS of EVILNESS to others, and RUIN RELATIONSHIPS, in MARRIAGES, between FAMILY MEMBERS, BUSINESS ASSOCIATES, and LONGTIME FRIENDS.

Yet, the TONGUE can bring GOOD NEWS, PLEASANT GREETINGS, SOOTHING WORDS. It can tell the TRUTH; it can bring PRAYING, SINGING and PRAISING the LORD for ALL His GOODNESS. And since MOST SINS are originated by SPEECH, the TONGUE is the VERY WORLD of INIQUITY. 

It sets on FIRE the WHOLE COURSE of one’s life and is itself set on fire by HELL. It can KILL a ministry, by RUMORS, SLANDER, and INNUENDOES. It indeed is a FORCE within ITSELF.

So, we know that ANIMALS of every species can be TAMED.  There are MANY AMAZING things that ANIMAL TRAINERS have done. But NO ONE CAN TAME the TONGUE. THE only SUCCESSFUL TONGUE-TAMER is GOD. REMEMBER:  Whatever is INSIDE will COME OUT. What WE can do is, to BE FILLED with SCRIPTURE and the HOLY SPIRIT.  And KEEP that WILD and RESTLESS thing called the TONGUE under CONTROL. 

In order to be FILLED with the SCRIPTURE, AND GOD’S HOLY SPIRIT.  You MUST GIVE your HEART and LIFE to GOD through His Son, JESUS CHRIST, the one who GAVE His LIFE to SAVE your SOUL, through His DEATH on the CROSS and His RESURRECTION. You MUST ADMIT that YOU are a SINNER in NEED of the SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST.  You MUST BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART that JESUS DIED for YOU and that He is ALIVE, making intercession for YOU before GOD. You MUST CONFESS your SINS to HIM and ASK Him for His FORGIVENESS.  You MUST be WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your SINFUL LIFESTYLE and TURN TO GOD with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART. You MUST ACCEPT God’s Gift of SALVATION and FILL yourself with SCRIPTURE (Bible) and CONTROL YOUR TONGUE!!!

Do The Above, while YOU STILL CAN. He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!                         Don’t Be LEFT BEHIND!!!

 

“The Worth of Your Soul”

 “The Worth of Your Soul”

 

“What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet loses his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul? Matthew 16:26

Is it worth it, for a man to use his SOUL as a BARGAINING tool. Something he might GIVE-UP to GAIN GREAT WEALTH, and CLOUT in a world, in which a man’s SOUL is NOT EVEN worth the WORLD’S WEALTH. It means NOTHING TO the WORLD for a person to SACRIFICE their SOUL to GAIN WEAlTH, something that will NOT LAST, and LOSE SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS that are ETERNAL, and brings PEACE that MAKES LIFE WORTH LIVING.

Jesus told His Disciples: “If anyone wants to FOLLOW after Me, let him DENY HIMSELF, take up his cross and FOLLOW Me.” (V24) In other words, You MUST BE WILLING to SAY NO to SELF, in order to EXPERIENCE the LORDSHIP and PROVISIONS of CHRIST on earth. And to PROTECT your SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS.

The SON OF MAN is going to COME in His Father’s Glory, with His Angels, and then He will REWARD each person, who has DENIED SELF for the CAUSE of CHRIST, according to what they have done for the CAUSE of CHRIST here on earth. Are YOU READY?

This is what you MUST DO to get READY, for we know NOT when our LORD and SAVIOR will return. 1.  ADMIT that YOU are a SINNER in NEED of the SAVIOR, the ONE who SUFFERED, BLED, DIED and RESURRECTED from DEATH and the GRAVE, so WE might be able to have SALVATION. 2.  You MUST BELIEVE that JESUS DIED for YOU and that He is ALIVE in Heaven making intercession for US before GOD. 3. You MUST CONFESS your SINS to Him and ASK HIM for His FORGIVENESS. 4. You MUST be WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your SINFUL LIFESTYLE and TURN TO GOD with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART. 5. You MUST ACCEPT God’s Gift of SALVATION and DENY YOURSELF, take-up your CROSS and FOLLOW CHRIST.

Are you WILLING to RISK LOSING your SOUL, and SPENDING your ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS and NO WAY to ESCAPE, once you are there? Or are you going to TURN AWAY from the WORLDLY DESIRES and TURN TO GOD with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART and SPEND your ETERNITY in HEAVEN with ALL its BLESSINGS?

You MUST DO numbers 1-5 above to RECEIVE an ETERNITY in HEAVEN. DO this NOW while you STILL can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!  Don’t Be LEFT BEHIND!!!

 

“Obedience Motivated by Love”

 “Obedience Motivated by Love”

 

But by FAITH we EAGERLY await through the Spirit the RIGHTEOUSNESS for which we HOPE.    Galatians 5:5

 

The Galatians were being deceptively taught to obtain their OWN righteousness by OBEDIENCE to the LAW, which is the WORK of the FLESH. However, the Apostle Paul insisted that JUSTIFICATION ONLY comes by FAITH in JESUS CHRIST, God’s Only Son.

It was by FAITH that the APOSTLE PAUL, himself, along with other fellow believers EAGERLY AWAITED the BLESSED HOPE of RIGHTEOUSNESS.  Our SALVATION is NOT GIVEN to US because of what we do or have done, but it solely rests upon our OBEDIENCE by FAITH and NOT of OURSELVES.  And brought to us through the HOLY SPIRIT of the LIVING GOD, the One who sent His BELOVED SON to SUFFER, BLEED, and DIE, then RESURRECTED from DEATH and the GRAVE.

So, what really matters is FAITH —a CONTINUAL TRUST in JESUS CHRIST that is expressed through LOVE and OBEDIENCE. That is the ONLY WAY we can EAGERLY WAIT for OUR HOPE of RIGHTEOUSNESS.  Which will come about throughout the earth during the MILLENNIAL REIGN of the LORD JESUS CHRIST.   Are YOU EAGERLY AWAITING the RETURN of the LORD JESUS CHRIST?

When you feel a tugging on your HEART-STRINGS, and you are feeling REALLY BAD about your LIFE-STYLE, FEELING GUILTY.  It could very well be the HOLY SPIRIT of God bringing CONVICTION on your HEART and letting YOU KNOW that it is TIME to GIVE your HEART and LIFE to GOD, through His Son, JESUS, BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE!  This is what YOU MUST DO to be RAPTURE READY. First, ADMIT that YOU are a SINNER in NEED of the SAVIOR.  You MUST 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 CONFESS YOUR SINS to Him and ASK Him for His FORGIVENESS.  You MUST be WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your SINFUL LIFESTYLE and TURN to GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  Then ACCEPT God’s Gift of SALVATION, because; It is by GRACE you are SAVED, through FAITH—and this is NOT from yourself, it is the GIFT of GOD, NOT by WORKS, so that no one can BOAST.  (Ephesians 2:8-9) We know NOT when Christ will RETURN to get His PEOPLE, the TRUE BELIEVERS, so, do the above NOW while you STILL can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!! Don’t Be LEFT BEHIND!!!

“Keep On Walking”

 “Keep On Walking”

 

“I say then, walk by the Spirit and you will NOT carry out the desire of the flesh.”  Gal. 5:16

The Apostle Paul, is encouraging the readers to LIVE in FREEDOM, serving one another in LOVE, and LOVING each other as yourself. The ESSENTIAL PRINCIPLE for SPIRITUAL VICTORY, GETTING the MOST OUT of your SPIRITUAL LIFE in CHRIST, and bringing the MOST BENEFIT to other believers, REQUIRES the TRUE BELIEVER to WALK BY THE SPIRIT.  In other words, PLEASING GOD over PLEASING SELF.  Then you will NOT CARRY OUT the DESIRE of the FLESH. 

The FLESH and the SPIRIT are two different orbs. There is NO WAY to USE the FLESH to LIVE SPIRITUALLY.   When the Scripture talks about WALKING by the SPIRIT, it’s really talking about the way we LIVE our lives. And when they say “CARRYING OUT the DESIRE of the FLESH” means to LIVE LIFE according to a SINFUL HUMAN POINT of VIEW.

To “WALK by the SPIRIT” is to FIND God’s View on a matter, and DECIDE to ACT on the DIVINE PERSPECTIVE, then DEPEND on the HOLY SPIRIT to enable your OBEDIENCE. It does NOT mean that you REST while the SPIRIT does ALL the WORK.  We are called to WALK while TRUSTING in the SPIRIT’S EMPOWERMENT.  REMEMBER:  “WALKING,” in the SCRIPTURE MEANS; The way we LIVE our LIVES.

What are we showing others when we profess to be a CHRISTIAN, but our WALK or the WAY we LIVE is different from what we profess? You CANNOT USE the FLESH to LIVE SPIRITUALLY.  If you are living this way, PLEASE KNOW: You cannot FOOL GOD, He KNOWS EVERYTHING!!  ESPECIALLY the CONDITION of your HEART. 

I BELIEVE that we are LIVING in the LAST DAYS, and you MUST GIVE your HEART and LIFE to GOD by COMING to Him, through His ONLY SON, JESUS, who GAVE His LIFE to SAVE your SINFUL SOUL. And was TORTURED, BLED, DIED and RESURRECTED from DEATH and the GRAVE. So that ALL might be SAVED from their SINS.  And that they would NOT be CONDEMNED to an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE, once they are there. 

To be ABLE to ESCAPE HELL, You MUST be CONVICTED of your SINS, and ADMIT that you are a SINNER in NEED of the SAVIOR, the LORD JESUS, you MUST BELIEVE that JESUS DIED for YOU and that He is ALIVE in HEAVEN, making INTERCESSION for YOU, before God, you MUST CONFESS your SINS to HIM and ASK Him for His FORGIVENESS.  You MUST BE WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your SINFUL LIFESTYLE and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  You MUST ACCEPT God’s Gift of SALVATION and WALK in the SPIRIT and NOT the FLESH and KEEP ON WALKING by the SPIRIT, because the LORD JESUS is COMING SOON to get ALL of those who BELONG to GOD.  So, do the ABOVE with a SINCERE and CONTRITE HEART. Secure your PLACE in HEAVEN with ALL its BLESSINGS.  Do this NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!  Don’t Be LEFT BEHIND!!! IT COULD BE TODAY!!!