God's Rescue Plan

God’s Rescue Plan

 

 

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.  Jesus gave Himself for our sins to free us from this evil world we live in, as God the Father planned.  The glory belongs to God forever and ever.  Amen.--------Galatians 1:3-5

 

 

It seems like each day that passes, brings something new into our lives, that isn’t always of a good, wholesome, beneficial nature.  Our lives are being affected by things or situations that we sometimes have NO control over, and we must deal with them the best way we can.  That would be dealing with them GOD’S WAY.

 

“GRACE and PEACE,” the Apostle Paul, started almost ALL his letters to ALL of the Churches that he wrote to with this greeting.  GRACE---The LOVE and FAVOR God shows to mankind without them having deserved it.  PEACE---free from conflict, harmony, serenity and calm.  This is the blessing that Paul wanted for ALL of God’s Children and was an expression from God’s heart, that Paul wanted the believers to experience.

 

In this particular letter to the Galatian believers, Paul is reminding them that Jesus gave HIMSELF for THEIR sins to FREE or RESCUE them from this EVIL world in which they lived.  Trying to live a Christian life in this present age isn’t a ‘cakewalk,’ we are ridiculed for our beliefs, and to the extreme some have given their ALL, their life, for the sake of the cross.  Yet Christianity has persevered throughout the ages and will still ring throughout the history of mankind and to the end of this age. 

 

PERILOUS time are upon us, and we as God’s children may face very intensely HARD times ahead, but God has a plan.  If you have read the back of the book then you KNOW that WE are the VICTORS in this battle of GOOD vs EVIL.  Take heart, my dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, He is COMING Back to RESCUE His Children from this OLD SINFUL, CORRUPT, EVIL, world and I pray YOU are ready for His return.  It will be QUICK and SWIFT.  BE PREPARED NOW, for NOBODY knows WHEN, we just KNOW He is COMING SOON!  Are YOU ready? You don’t want to be LEFT BEHIND!!

 

In order to be ready to be RESCUED you must:  CONFESS your sins to God 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 be RESCUED from an eternity of heartaches, torments, torture, and misery.  Do it NOW, while you STILL can.  Time is running out and He’s waiting!!!

 

 

 

 

 

The Worst Sinner of All!

The Worst Sinner of All!

 

 

“Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.”  This saying is true, and it can be trusted.   I was the worst sinner of all!  But since I was worse than anyone else, God had mercy on me and let me be an example of the endless patience of Christ Jesus.  He did this so that others would put their faith in Christ and have eternal life.--------1Timothy 1:15-16

 

 

The Apostle Paul in his letter to Timothy, his ‘son in the ministry,’ makes this statement:  “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.”  This statement is TRUE and can be TRUSTED.  Christ’s mission was and STILL is to SEEK and to SAVE sinners, of which we all are.  But Paul considers himself to be the WORST sinner of all!

 

Before Paul’s conversion, he was a big threat to all believers in Christ Jesus.  The persecutor of the Church.  The believer cringed at the mere thought of Paul coming anywhere near their town.  From my speculations, he was somewhat of a ruthless individual with no mercy for the believer of Jesus Christ.  It was his pleasure to be able to go and round them up like cattle to the slaughter.  Which was exactly what it was:  ‘Believers to the slaughter.’  So I guess he was, if not the WORST sinner, one of the WORST sinners of his day.

 

But God had a different plan and had MERCY on Paul and brought him literally to his knees and into SALVATION.  The Apostle says that God used him as an example of the ENDLESS PATIENCE of Christ Jesus.  What an act of CONVERSION, the very one that the believers feared, actually became one of them. And what a testimony to a lost and dying world.  God CAN and WILL save the WORST sinner.  NO matter what they have done, they can come to Him and He will have MERCY on them and SAVE their souls.

 

I would imagine that there were some who came to Christ, through Paul’s act of CONVERSION.  We do know that MANY came to a SAVING KNOWLEDGE of Jesus Christ through his ministry and preaching of the Word of God.  God used Paul as an example that He is able to save the WORST of the WORST. 

 

If you have not given your HEART and LIFE to God and think that you have done things that are UNFORGIVEABLE.  You are SO WRONG!  He is MORE than ABLE to save your soul from spending an ETERNITY in Hell, where your soul will be in torment forever, with NO escape.  COME to Him NOW, 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 and let God use YOU to be an example of Christ’s ENDLESS patience and love.  Do it NOW, while you STILL can. He’s waiting!!!

 

 

 

WARNING: The Danger of the Continual Rejection of God's Salvation!!!

WARNING:  The Danger of the Continual Rejection of God’s Salvation!!!

 

 

The coming of the lawless one is based on Satan’s working, with all kinds of false miracles, signs and wonders, and with every unrighteous deception among those who are perishing.  They perish because they did not accept the love of the truth in order to be saved.  For this reason God sends them a strong delusion so that they will believe what is false, so that all will be condemned---those who did not believe the truth but enjoyed unrighteousness.--------2Thessalonians 2:9-12

 

 

There are a couple of things that I need to explain.  The ‘lawless one’ is the antichrist and the Apostle Paul is talking about the time during the Tribulation when the ‘lawless one’ will be revealed. This takes place during the first part of the Tribulation period.

 

It is a time when Satan is at his apex with his working of all kinds of FALSE miracles, signs, and wonders, and every unrighteous deception among those who are perishing.  Paul is talking about those who have crossed God’s deadline for SALVATION, those who have CONTINUED living in their sins, and have time and time again REJECTED God’s invitation to be saved. 

 

Those who have survived the effects of the RAPTURE of God’s Children from this earth, and have entered into the TRIBULATION period still clinging to their sinful nature, with NO desire whatsoever to be saved.  They are the ones that the Spirit of God has dealt with time after time and they have hardened their hearts to Him, so He has REMOVED His Spirit from them and they have crossed His deadline.  Their opportunity to be saved, even during the Tribulation time, has been taken away. 

 

There will be an opportunity for the unbeliever to come to SALVATION during the Tribulation period, but it will NOT be an easy thing to do. (Rev. 20:4).  They will be beheaded because of their FAITH.  However those who have rejected FAITH in Christ and have crossed God’s deadline will PERISH. 

 

Paul says that:  “For this reason God sends them a strong delusion so they will believe what is false,” in other words, He will let them continue to believe in the FALSE doctrine of the antichrist and they WILL be condemned to an ETERNITY in the place of torment, pain, misery, heartache, and despair---Hell, with no way of escape. 

 

Is this going to be your demise?  Have you had opportunity after opportunity to ACCEPT God’s gift of SALVATION, but have REJECTED it time and again.   You have another opportunity to ACCEPT His SALVATION, NOW by:  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 His gift of SALVATION and don’t risk crossing  His deadline.  Do it NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s waiting!!!

 

 

The Penality of the Unbeliever

The Penalty of the Unbeliever

 

 

God is just:  He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you and give relief to you who are troubled, and to us as well.  This will happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven in blazing fire with His powerful angels.  He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.  They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His might on the day He comes to be glorified in His holy people and to be marveled at among all those who have believed…--------2Thessalonians 1: 6-10

 

 

Many Christians are persecuted in one form or another, by the hands of unbelievers.  Here in these verses, the Apostle Paul gives us insight into the retribution for the unbelievers’ persecution on the believers. 

 

He begins with the statement that ‘God is just:’ and that He will pay back trouble to those who trouble the believer and give relief to the believer who is troubled.  This will take place at the SECOND coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, not the RAPTURE.  It will be when Christ returns to set up His kingdom on earth.  What a sight that will be when He returns in ‘blazing fire with His POWERFUL ANGELS. 

 

Then punishment will be meted out to those who have rejected God’s MERCY and GRACE, and have been DISOBEDIENT to the gospel of our Lord Jesus.  Paul says that they WILL be punished with ‘EVERLASTING DESTRUCTION and SHUT OUT from the presence of the Lord.’  They will NOT be given another opportunity at this time.  They will be ‘SHUT OUT’ from God’s presence.   There is a scripture that says that ‘God will not ALWAYS strive with mankind.’  Which means there is a deadline when an unbeliever crosses that deadline they will NOT have another opportunity for SALVATION, because God will remove His Spirit and they will receive their just punishment.  This punishment will not be temporary nor will it be annihilation, but it will last throughout ETERNITY. 

 

This time will be a day of judgment for the unbeliever and a day of glory for the believer, who will glorify their Lord, through their transformed lives.  ALL believers, those who will return with Him, those who will be on earth and those who have been resurrected will marvel at His majesty and His power that transformed their lives from sinner to saint.

 

If you have not given your HEART and LIFE to God, and have been rejecting His gift of MERCY and GRACE, you fall into the class of UNBELIEVERS and if you continue to reject Him, you may cross that deadline, then you will be facing His judgment of ETERNAL DESTRUCTION throughout ETERNITY.  But you have at least one more opportunity to change your course, NOW!  By:  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 His gift of SALVATION, and escape the judgement of ETERNAL DESTRUCTION.  Do it NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s waiting!!!

 

 

 

Philosophy versus Wisdom Based on Christ!

Philosophy versus Wisdom Based on Christ!

 

 

Be careful that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit based on human tradition, based on the elemental forces of the world, and not based on Christ.--------Colossians 2:8

 

 

It’s amazing to me how gullible some people can be.  They LISTEN to and FOLLOW vain and false teachings because it either tickles their ears or they are so captivated by the false teachings that they can’t discern the TRUTH from the LIES. 

 

The Apostle Paul, in his letter to the Colossian Christians, warns them to not let themselves be taken captive by the philosophy and empty deceit or foolish arguments, which may SOUND wise, but in all actuality they are only human teachings of worldly origins.

 

Satan has always had very cunning and deceitful ways of trying to lead God’s Children astray.  Probably the most common thing he uses is to get into the mind of the believer that is immature and weak in their faith.  And he carries out his plan using FALSE teachings that might sound wise, but those teachings will lead one down the path to destruction, heartache, and despair.

 

When a believer is not grounded in the word of God they become easily swayed by EVERY wind of doctrine and are inclined to take it as the gospel truth.  They will become confused and will more than likely, fall into the trap that Satan has set for them.  They will not be beneficial to the Kingdom of God, but will become a danger to the new converts, especially if they are allowed to teach or preach in our churches. 

 

It is VERY important that those who are MATURE in their FAITH become mentors to those who are NEW or IMMATURE in their faith.  The MATURE believer should impress upon the NEW and IMMATURE believers the importance of READING and STUDYING the Word of God.  Knowing what it says and means is VERY conducive to the Spiritual growth of the believer.  There is NOTHING more disturbing and destructive to the work of Satan than a believer that is GROUNDED in the Word of God.

 

If you are NOT a believer, then Satan has held you captive to the ways of the world and its teachings, and you are in danger of continuing down the path to destruction, heartache, despair, misery, pain and unending torture.  However, Jesus can set you free from your captivity if you will:  CONFESS your sins to God 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 set free from Satan’s mind games.  Do it NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s waiting!!!

The Surpassing Value of Knowing Christ

The Surpassing Value of Knowing Christ

 

 

But everything that was a gain to me, I have considered to be a loss because of Christ. More than that, I also consider everything to be a loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord.  Because of Him I have suffered the loss of all things and consider them filth, so that I may gain Christ and be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own from the law, but one that is through faith in Christ---the righteousness from God based on faith.--------Philippians 3:7-9

 

 

 

These verses are a part of the Apostle Paul’s message to the believers in Philippi.  He wanted them to know that to him, he considered ALL the ceremonial, law-keeping actions, his titles, his nationality, his position in life was to him a loss, since his LIFE-CHANGING encounter with Christ.

 

But he continues to say that to him, he considers EVERYTHING a loss in view of gaining the surpassing value of KNOWING Christ Jesus as his Lord, NOT just knowing ABOUT Christ, but really KNOWING Christ personally, intimately.  To Paul EVERYTHING else was like filth or rubbish, it had NO value to him, only his relationship with Christ mattered. 

 

Those who ‘gain Christ’ are those who are ‘found in Him.’ Christ is in the believer and the believer is in Christ.  And KNOWING Christ was far beyond ANYTHING else Paul had obtained in his life.  He didn’t want a “self-righteousness that was from keeping the law.  He wanted a GODLY-righteousness that came through FAITH in Christ.  RIGHTEOUSNESS based on FAITH.

 

Do you feel as the Apostle Paul does?  Is EVERYTHING that you are in life a loss in view of gaining the surpassing value of really KNOWING Christ and allowing Him to be Lord of your life?  Or do you put MORE value in who you are, your accomplishments, your nationality, your position in life, your wealth, and your self-righteousness?  Gaining Christ and being found in Him far surpasses ANYTHING this present life has to offer.  Maybe you need to step back and take inventory of your priorities and see what really matters to you, prayerfully, it is your RELATIONSHIP with Christ.  If not, it SHOULD be.

If you have not given your HEART and LIFE to God, then you can’t possibly have the same mind-set as the Apostle Paul.  And EVERYTHING you have struggled to obtain on this earth will, one day be gone because this life is TEMPORARY, but your RELATIONSHIP with Christ is ETERNAL. You NOW have the opportunity to give your HEART and LIFE to Christ and have a RELATIONSHIP with Him by:  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 His gift of SALVATION and receive His RIGHTEOUSNESS through your FAITH in Him.  Do it NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s waiting!!!

Don't be Afraid!

Don’t be Afraid!

 

 

Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God.  I will strengthen you; I will help you; I will hold on to you with My righteous right hand.--------Isaiah 41:10

 

 

What a promise from Father God to His Children.  God is LOVE and He is PERFECT in EVERY way. The Bible tells us that PERFECT LOVE casts out FEAR.  (1John 4:18) 

 

When we become a part of God’s AMAZING Family by our conversion, we are perfected in His LOVE and since we are perfected in His LOVE and PERFECT LOVE casts out fear, we have NO reason to FEAR.  He promises that He is with us and we have NO reason to be afraid because He is our God.

 

We live in a very dangerous, evil world full of dangerous, evil people and sometimes fear grips our hearts because of the unknown times that lie ahead of us.  We even fear what our government might do, yes, the very same government that is supposed to protect our rights and freedoms, the government that is supposed to work FOR us and not against us.  Yet the Word of the Almighty God says that we should NOT be afraid, for He is with us in EVERY situation.

 

Father God tells His Children that He will STRENGTHEN and HELP us overcome our FEARS and will be with us through ALL of our dangerous and uncertain times.  We can depend on His STRENGTH and HELP to get us through.  So we need NOT be AFRAID.  But we NEED to TRUST Him.

 

Father God promises that He will ‘hold on to us with His righteous right hand.’ What a WONDERFUL promise this is, because WHO or WHAT is stronger than God’s RIGHTEOUS RIGHT HAND?  To have such an AWESOME assurance should dispel ANY fears we might have about the dangerous and uncertain times we face in our lives.  We need to TRUST and BELIEVE in HIS STRENGTH and HELP, for He is ABLE to do ALL that He promises to do. 

 

If you have not given your HEART and LIFE to God, and are living in FEAR of the uncertain times, you are facing.  I am here to tell you that you can be relieved from that FEAR by: 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 His gift of SALVATION and be set FREE from the FEARS that beset you and TRUST and BELIEVE that HE is ABLE to HELP you.  Do it NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s waiting!!!

 

 

Truth

Truth

 

 

“You are a king then?” Pilate asked.  “You say that I’m a king,” Jesus replied.  “I was born for this, and I have come into the world for this: to testify to the truth.  Everyone who is of the truth listens to My voice.”--------John 18:37

 

 

In John 14:6, Jesus made this statement, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.  No one comes to the Father except through Me.”  Which is the sixth of seven “I am” statements of Jesus that is recorded in the Gospel of John. 

 

One meaning of the word: TRUTH is; ‘reality, actual existence.’  When Pilate questioned Jesus about his TRUE identity as a king.  Jesus replied, “You say that I’m a king, I was born for this, and I have come into the world for this: to testify to the TRUTH.  Everyone who is of the TRUTH listens to My voice.”

 

Jesus is the Way, because He is the “TRUTH” and the “LIFE.” As the Almighty God is TRUTH and LIFE, so Jesus is the embodiment of God and therefore has provided access to God, the Father. They are REALITY or TRUTH.

 

He came into the world to provide a way for people to come to the Father and to testify on His behalf of the LOVE that God has for the crown of His creation, mankind, and to affirm the fact that He is not just a king, but the King of kings.  He is the TRUTH and the LIFE and will lead those whose hearts are seeking the TRUTH to the One TRUE, LIVING God.

 

Are you seeking the TRUTH?  Or wondering about in a perpetual cycle of FAKE relationships with people who promise you things that they have NO way of providing for you?  Jesus IS the WAY, the TRUTH and the LIFE and He can provide for you the TRUE way to Father God, who is waiting for you to come out of this world of lies and falsehoods and into the realm of TRUTH and LIFE. 

 

All you have to do to be able to KNOW the TRUTH is to: CONFESS your sins to God, 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 stop living in that perpetual state of falsehoods and come into the realm of TRUTH.  Do it NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wake Up! Our Salvation is Nearer than You Think

Wake Up! Our Salvation is Nearer than You Think

 

 

Besides this, knowing the time, it is already the hour for you to wake up from sleep, for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed.  The night is nearly over, and the daylight is near, so let us discard the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.  Let us walk with decency, as in the daylight: not in carousing and drunkenness; not in sexual impurity and promiscuity; not in quarreling and jealousy.  But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no plans to satisfy the fleshly desires.---------Romans 13:11-14

 

 

I truly believe that our SALVATION is nearer than when we FIRST believed.  The time when Christ will return to gather up God’s Children, known to the Christians as the RAPTURE. From the day we were SAVED from our sins to today, we are getting closer to His return and to the climax of our SALVATION.

The ‘daylight,’ the Apostle Paul was talking about represents a ‘New day’, which is the time from Christ’s return to the climax of our SALVATION.

 

The ‘night’ represents the present time while Christ is not here and Satan is running rampant.  Since the ‘daylight’ is almost here, Paul urges his readers to put off the deeds of darkness and to put on the armor of light.  We, God’s Children, are in a battle and we NEED to be ALERT and EQUIPPED for the conflict.  We need to ‘walk’ or live a life of decency, because we don’t know the EXACT time of Christ’s return. 

 

It is important that the Child of God does NOT participate in the ‘deeds of darkness,’ those acts of indecency that Paul listed and is associated with darkness.  And the holy and righteous life of a Child of God is what is known as ‘living in the light.’ So the Child of God is urged to NOT participate in the ‘deeds of darkness,’ but to LIVE a life that is conducive to the ‘light.’ 

 

A Child of God is to strive to live a holy and righteous life in view of Christ’s return.  And we can do this by clothing ourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, allowing His Holy Spirit to be in control of our every being.  That is to NOT even think about ways or plans to satisfy the fleshly desires.  He is COMING SOON! How will He find you?  Practicing the ‘deeds of darkness’?

Or living in the ‘light’?  If you have not given your HEART and LIFE to God then you are practicing the ‘deeds of darkness’, and you are not a Child of God, therefore you cannot live in the ‘light’ until you come to God, 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 come into the ‘LIGHT’ and be found living a holy and righteous life at Christ’s return.  Do it NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s waiting!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Wicked and the Righteous

The Wicked and the Righteous

 

 

Though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish, they will be eternally destroyed.  For indeed, Lord, Your enemies---indeed, Your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered. 

The righteous thrive like a palm tree and grow like a cedar tree in Lebanon.  Planted in the house of the Lord, they thrive in the courts of our God.  They will still bear fruit in old age, healthy and green, to declare:  “The Lord is just; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.”--------Psalms 92:7, 9, 12-15

 

 

Some wonder why the wicked prosper and the righteous, seem to struggle in this present life.  These verses have insight to the future of both the wicked and the righteous.  The first couple of verses tell us that the wicked sprout like grass and ALL evildoers flourish, but then immediately it states that they will be ETERNALLY destroyed.  ALL of God’s enemies will perish.

 

However, the righteous will THRIVE like a palm tree and GROW like a cedar tree in Lebanon.  They will be PLANTED in the house of the Lord, they will THRIVE in the courts of our God.  The future of the righteous is a considerable difference to that of the wicked.  The righteous will be PLANTED in the house of the Lord, this will be their ETERNAL destination, and their condition will be that they will THRIVE in His courts.  They will still bear fruit in old age, healthy and green,  in other words, they will be made NEW in EVERY WAY,  they will be HEALTHY and STRONG and will declare:  “The Lord is just; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.”

 

The time for God’s justice to be pronounced on this old, sin-ridden world is coming SOON and for the wicked the future is looking mighty bleak.  They may flourish now, but ETERNITY for them will be ANYTHING but prosperous.  It will be worse than the mind can conceive.

 

However, the future for the righteous of God is VERY PROSPEROUS and the righteous is EAGERLY awaiting the time when the Creator of this world will bring justice upon His creation.  A time when they can finally go home to their rewards, a time when they will be with the Father and Son for ALL of ETERNITY and receive their eternal inheritance.

Which group are you a part of?  If you have not given your HEART and LIFE to God, then you are NOT a part of the RIGHTEOUS.  But you are a part of the WICKED, whether you are prosperous in this life or not.  The criteria for being righteous is whether or not you have given your HEART and LIFE to God, if not then you are His enemy and are a part of the wicked.  But you have the opportunity to change your status NOW  by: 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 His gift of SALVATION and become a part of the righteous.  Do it NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s waiting!!!

 

 

 

 

 

One Body with Many Parts

One Body with Many Parts

 

 

The body of Christ has many different parts, just as any other body does.

…God put our bodies together in such a way that even the parts that seem the least important are valuable.  He did this to make all parts of the body work together smoothly, with each part caring about the others.  If one part of our body hurts, we hurt all over.  If one part of our body is honored, the whole body will be happy.

Together you are the body of Christ.  Each one of you is part of His body.--------1Corinthians 12:12,24, 25, 26, 27

 

 

The human body has always amazed me with different parts and each one having a separate, distinct function.  Each part working TOGETHER, yet separate, to function as ONE body.

 

So it is with the body of Christ.  Even before a person is conceived in the womb, God has predestined in which part of the body they will function.  When the LORD spoke to the Prophet Jeremiah, He said:  “Jeremiah, I am your Creator, and before you were born, I chose you to speak for me to the nations.” (Jeremiah 1:4&5). 

 

So it is with ALL of God’s Children, we are His workmanship and He places us where we will best fit into the body of Christ.  The problem being is some want to be a  foot when God has predestined them to be the elbow they want to be the foot because they think they would receive more attention or have more value to the body, but our Scripture says that: “even the parts that SEEM the least important are VALUABLE.

 

It is His plan, He did this to make ALL parts of the body able to work TOGETHER in UNITY.  Can you just imagine if everyone wanted to be or tried to be the same part?  What kind of body would that be, and how useful would it be?

 

We, as God’s Children need to ALLOW God to place us within the body of Christ, wherever He has chosen for us to be, and then we need to function as the part that we have been chosen to be.  And then we should function caring about the other parts.  If one part of the body hurts ALL parts of the body hurts.  If one part of the body is honored, ALL the parts are happy.  We then are the body of Christ.  Each one a separate, but distinct part of His body working TOGETHER in UNITY.  This is the will of God.

 

If you have not given your HEART and LIFE to God, then you cannot be a part of the body of Christ.  You must come to Him by:  CONFESSING your sins to God, 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 be what God has predestined you to be, in the body of Christ.  Do it NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s waiting!!!

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Faith through Hearing

Faith through Hearing

 

 

So faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the message about Christ.--------Romans 10:17

 

 

I had the AWESOME privilege of leading two precious, little souls into God’s Family, during our Vacation Bible School.  And I believe that their FAITH began to blossom at that exact time that God blessed them with His AWESOME gift of SALVATION.

 

They would NOT have been able to have FAITH in Almighty God without HEARING about Him and His love for them.  FAITH comes through HEARING about the love of God, through the SACRIFICE of His ONLY SON, Jesus Christ. 

 

If I would have talked about dinosaurs or princesses, they wouldn’t have had the opportunity to UNDERSTAND and ACCEPT God’s love for them.  Since I talked about God’s LOVE and their opportunity to ACCEPT His LOVE and become a part of His family and to be able to spend eternity in Heaven with Him, they were HEARING, BELIEVING, and ACCEPTING by FAITH the message of the GOOD NEWS:  JESUS and ONLY JESUS SAVES. They ACCEPTED what they HEARD by FAITH.

 

This is why it is SO important that we who are God’s Children TELL about His LOVE, MERCY and GRACE for ALL mankind.  We are to be His feet, hands and His mouth.  We are to be a WITNESS of what God has done for us and can do for others.  We NEED to TELL it, so others who need it, can HEAR it and ACCEPT it by FAITH. 

 

God’s love for the crown of His creation is so WONDERFUL and AWESOME that we should be SHOUTING it from the rooftops.  So this lost and dying world can HEAR about a SAVIOR who has come to free them from their bondage of sin and bring them to SALVATION and into God’s AWESOME family by FAITH.

 

If you have not had the opportunity to HEAR and ACCEPT the love that God has for you.  You have that opportunity NOW.  He loves YOU and wants you to be a part of His Family.  LISTEN, this is how you ACCEPT His love, by:  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 His gift of SALVATION by FAITH and become a part of His AWESOME Family.  Do it NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s waiting!!!

Unity through the Cross

Unity through the Cross

 

 

Christ has made peace between Jews and Gentiles, and He has united us by breaking down the wall of hatred that separated us.  Christ gave His own body.  On the cross Christ did away with our hatred for each other.  He also made peace between us and God by uniting Jews and Gentiles in one body.  And because of Christ, all of us can come to the Father by the same Spirit.--------Ephesians 2:14,16,18

 

 

The work of Christ on the cross was more than for the SALVATION of mankind, it also provided UNITY among the Jews and those who were not Jews, the Gentiles and who were a part of God’s family.  He broke down the walls of hostility and hatred with the SUPREME SACRIFICE of His broken body on an old rugged cross and provided PEACE and UNITY.

 

He also provided the PEACE that we need to be able to come to Father God, by bringing us ALL together in one body.  This makes us ALL a part of the SAME family, the FAMILY of GOD.  But you can ONLY come and be a part of that AWESOME family of God by way of the CROSS.

 

When we come to Christ for SALVATION we are brought into His Spiritual body and we are to work, serve and live in UNITY in His body.  We are to FOLLOW the leadership of His Spirit and ALLOW His Spirit to work in and through us, in order to be ALL that Father God wants us to be.

 

We are to LEAVE our OLD, SINFUL, FLESHLY ways and attitudes in the past and live a NEW, SPIRIT-FILLED, GODLY life, a life that has been set FREE from the past and the things of the past.  And to work TOGETHER in UNITY for the GLORY of God and His Kingdom.

 

The devil would love nothing more than to be able to DIVIDE the Spiritual body of Christ through HATRED and HOSTILITIES among God’s Children.  It is EXTREMELY important that we DO NOT let that happen.  We must DEPEND on the Holy Spirit to work in us to KEEP it from happening by YIELDING ourselves to Him.

 

If you have NOT given your HEART and Life to God, you are NOT a part of His AWESOME family. And you are more than likely, living with HATRED and HOSTILITIES in your heart and that can cause a lot of problems, but you can be set FREE from the HATRED and HOSTILITIES that are in your heart by coming to the CROSS and:  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 His gift of SALVATION and become a part of His AWESOME family.  Do it NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s waiting!!!

 

 

 

The Ultimate Worship Service

The Ultimate Worship Service

 

 

Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels around the throne, and the four living creatures, and the elders.  There were thousands and thousands of angels, saying in a loud voice:  “The Lamb who was killed is worthy to receive power, wealth, wisdom, and strength, honor, glory, and praise!”

Then I heard all creatures in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea saying: 

“To the One who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power forever and ever.” 

The four living creatures said, “Amen,” and the elders bowed down and worshiped.--------Revelation 5:11-14

 

 

I have to say that we have some pretty awesome worship services at our church, but reading this passage of Scripture, gives me a clear indication that none of the worship services ANYWHERE can come close to comparing with THIS worship service.

 

I can’t imagine hearing the voices of THOUSANDS and THOUSANDS of angels nor can I imagine, even to the very best of my imagination, the scene of this GREAT and AWESOME worship service.  Being in the very throne room of the Great I Am is beyond imagination.

 

And then the words spoken by the THOUSANDS upon THOUSANDS of God’s majestic, regal, angels saying in a LOUD voice: 

“The Lamb who was killed is worthy to receive power, wealth, wisdom, and strength, honor, glory, and praise!”

This would get ANY old, dried-up Christian to shouting, “HALLELUJAH!” to the top of their lungs.  And then when you add ALL the creatures in heaven and earth and under the earth and in the sea saying:

“To the One who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power forever and ever.” 

Well I’m sure that throne room erupts in SHOUTS, HAND-WAVING, JUMPING AND DANCING AROUND in PRAISE and HONOR to the KING of kings and the LORD of lords, and to FATHER GOD ALMIGHTY!!!  And then it settles down with the four living creatures saying, “Amen!” and the elders bowing down and worshiping.  What a time that will be.  And to think that this is, more than likely, what the Child of God will be experiencing most of their time in Heaven.

 

Sadly to say, if you have not given your HEART and LIFE to God, you will NOT be celebrating and worshiping the RISEN LAMB, who is WORTHY of ALL our worship and praise.  Instead you will be in anguish, torment and hopelessness in that place called Hell for ALL of eternity, but you can change that destination by:  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 His gift of SALVATION and be a part of that AWESOME, EXCITING, VIBRANT, worship and praise time for ALL eternity.  Do it NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s waiting!!!