"Pleasing People or Pleasing God?"

“Pleasing People or Pleasing God?”

 

 

I am not trying to please people.  I want to please God. Do you think I am trying to please people?  If I were doing that, I would not be a servant of Christ.--------Galatians 1:10

 

 

 

In this day and age, we have been saddled with the  burdensome task of being “politically correct,”  in other words we are to  compromise our ideals, our moral upbringing, and our faith, so that we do not offend anyone.  However in a lot of cases we, who are Christians, are offended, but it seems as if that is accepted by society. 

 

In this verse of Scripture we are encouraged by the Apostle Paul to NOT be ‘people pleasers.’ We as God’s Children, need to concentrate on PLEASING God and follow His laws and statutes.  After all, He is the ‘RIGHTEOUS JUDGE’ and in the end we will stand before Him, and NOT any other PEOPLE. 

 

We CANNOT and SHOULD NOT risk our righteousness by being ‘politically correct.’  Oh, I believe we need to be KIND, CONSIDERATE, LOVING, TRUTHFUL, TRUSTWORTHY and HONEST, but not willing to compromise our beliefs just to make those who might be living a sinful lifestyle or participating in a false religion, or may want to break the laws of this NATION and expect to be free from the laws, feel not OFFENDED.

 

We, as a nation, are playing around with a powder keg of destruction and heartache.  We are allowing the bad things to become good things, the norm, while the good things become the bad things.  It saddens my heart to know that what USED to be a GREAT and POWERFUL nation is becoming a HODGE PODGE of lawlessness and blatant sin, causing us to reap what we have been sowing, a nation of CORRUPTNESS, SINFULNESS, IMMORALITY, and HATRED. 

 

We as a nation and a people NEED to turn back to the ALMIGHTY GOD, seek His face and beg for His forgiveness, and be determined to PLEASE HIM and not be men-pleasers.  We NEED to be determined to FOLLOW His laws and statutes.  He is the ALMIGHTY, EVERLASTING, HOLY and RIGHTEOUS God, and we are HIS creation.

If you have not given your HEART and LIFE to Him, and are trying to PLEASE everyone, but HIM, you are in DANGER of spending an ETERNITY in TORMENT, TORTURE, HEARTACHE, DESPAIR and AGONY forever, with NO way out.  You can, however change your destination 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 PLEASE Him.  Do it NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s waiting, and coming SOON!!!

"A New Covenant"

“A New Covenant”

 

 

But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord:  I will put My laws into their minds and write them on their hearts.  I will be their God, and they will be My people.  For I will be merciful to their wrongdoing, and I will never again remember their sins.--------Hebrews 8:10,12

 

 

These verses of Scripture is specifically focused on Israel, but it is pretty clear that ALL the benefits of this NEW COVENANT belong to the TRUE believer as well. (1Corinthians 11:25)  And Christians of this present time come under its blessings also.

 

The New Covenant, the shed blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, has become the vehicle of SALVATION for the believer as well.  And some of the benefits are:  (1) Obedience--- and inner sense to obey God’s laws.  (2) Relationship----A steadfast relationship with God, He will be our God and we will be His people.  (3) Knowledge----the knowledge of God, we will ALL know Him.  (4) Forgiveness---the forgiveness of our sins.  These are benefits that are afforded to each TRUE believer, because of the PLAN OF SALVATION, the NEW COVENANT, that is for ALL PEOPLE.

 

The best benefit of the NEW COVENANT is the REDEMPTION of mankind, through the SACRIFICE of our Lord Jesus Christ, the shedding of His precious blood seals the deal.  We then become the REDEEMED, the BLOOD-BOUGHT, TRUE CHILD of the Living God. 

 

Verse 12, thrills my HEART, I think this verse really EXEMPLIFIES God’s WONDEROUS MERCY and GRACE, both of which is UNDESERVED on our part.  Nevertheless, because of God’s GREAT LOVE for the Crown of His Creation, mankind, we are the recipients of His NEW COVENANT which brings us FOREVER FORGIVENESS.  “For I will be MERCIFUL to their wrongdoing, and I will NEVER again remember their sins.”  

 

However, you MUST be SINCERE in your HEART about your SALVATION.  It cannot be a ticket for you to continue in your sinful lifestyle.  When you truly come to Christ for the redemption of your soul, it HAS GOT TO BE from your HEART, and NOT just a MIND thing.  When it is REAL, you will not WANT to sin but will TURN AWAY from the sin.  We all sin against God at some point and time, but when we do the Holy Spirit that indwells us brings us under conviction and we, as a TRUE CHILD of the Living God, CONFESSES those sins to Him, and His PROMISE to us is that He will NEVER again REMEMBER those sins.

 

If you have not asked God to FORGIVE you of your sins and to allow His Holy Spirit to come into your HEART, then you are on the road to HELL, a place that is a finality of your life.  You will be there FOREVER in torment and misery, the likes of which, have NEVER been known.  But you have the opportunity NOW to ACCEPT His NEW COVENANT and be a recipient of its benefits, 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 TRUE CHILD of the Living God.  Do it NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s waiting and coming a SOON!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"The Beginning of the End!"

“The Beginning of the End!”

 

 

With a loud command and with the shout of the chief angel and a blast of God’s trumpet, the Lord will return from heaven.  Then those who had faith in Christ before they died will be raised to life.  Next, all of us who are still alive will be taken up into the clouds together with them to meet the Lord in the sky.  From that time on we will all be with the Lord forever.  Encourage each other with these words.--------1Thessalonians 4:16-18

 

 

To the TRUE believer, these are ENCOURAGING words, especially this day and time.  It seems to me as though some of mankind has become so DEPRAVED and UNGODLY, that they have become a terror to the innocent ones of this world. 

  Many have become COMPLETELY LAWLESS, without regard for any laws and are riotous in their nature, which brings nothing but DISASTER and DISTRUCTION to LIFE and PROPERTY.   

We have become a Nation of DEPRAVITY, a nation with VERY little morals or scruples. When women are allowed to walk around topless on a very busy street and hardly anyone seems to care.  It seems like whatever is RIGHT is now WRONG, and whatever is WRONG is now RIGHT. 

This is all coming about pretty quick and is setting the stage for the RAPTURE and the END OF THIS AGE.  It’s coming and coming SOON.  It will catch many off guard.  It will be a time of CALAMITY and DISPAIR, a time of HEARTACHE.  Graves will burst wide open, families will be broken up, and some in the families will be taken up in the RAPTURE because of their FAITH in Christ Jesus, while others will be LEFT BEHIND.   Newborn babies and babies that have not been born yet will disappear.  Little children, who have not reached the age of accountability will disappear. ALL the TRUE believers will be gone, cars will crash, planes and helicopters will fall from the skies, trains will derail, and fires will break out all over and MASS CHAOS will ensue.

The RAPTURE of God’s TRUE Children will take place VERY QUICKLY, the Bible tells us in; 1 Corinthians 15:52, that it will happen in “the twinkling of an eye.”  Are you ready?  I believe that we are so close to this CLIMATIC EVENT that many will be LEFT BEHIND, because of their hesitance to BELIEVE in what  is about to take place. 

Don’t be one of those, who will be LEFT BEHIND.  When all the Christians are gone, what do you think will be left?  There will be an increase in DEPRAVITY, LAWLESSNESS, CORRUPTNESS and an UNGODLY, lifestyle that will bring what is left of mankind down to the pits of Hell for ALL of ETERNITY.  You can’t even imagine the carnage and destruction that will prevail. 

If you have NOT given your HEART and LIFE to God, you are risking your destiny.  You NEED to get RIGHT with God NOW.  You do that 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 BE LEFT BEHIND!  Do it NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s waiting and COMING SOON!!!

"One with Him!"

“One with Him!”

 

 

You know Christ came to take away our sins.  He isn’t sinful, and people who stay one in their hearts with Him won’t keep on sinning.  If they do keep on sinning, they don’t know Christ, and they have never seen Him.--------1John 3:5-6

 

 

As TRUE Christians, we know that it was/is the mission of Christ Jesus to take away our sins.  And only Christ Jesus could accomplish this task, because He was the PERFECT SACRIFICE, one WITHOUT SIN.  So when people come to Him for the FORGIVENESS and CLEANSING of their souls they become one in their HEART with Him.

 

Being one in their HEART with Him, and STAYING one in their HEART, gives them the HOLY SPIRIT, which indwells them.  And through the work of the Holy Spirit they WON’T keep sinning.  In other words they WON’T return to a life of HABITUALLY SINNING. 

 

Everyone sins, as long as we are in the flesh, and dwell on the earth we will, at some time fall to temptation.  But the difference in the TRUE Christian and the FALSE Christian is that the TRUE Christian has the Holy Spirit in him, and will be convicted of the sin, the True Christian will confess his transgression and will seek FORGIVENESS.  In his HEART, he will be one with Christ, and will NOT make SINNING his lifestyle.

 

Those who have PRETENDED to take Christ as their Savior and Lord, and NOT TRULY come to Him for the SALVATION of their souls, but they just went through the motions thinking it would secure them a place in Heaven, they have NOT really become one with Christ in their HEART, and NEVER TRULY KNOWN Him, most likely, they will return to their old sinful lifestyle, with NO change in them at all, mainly because they DO NOT POSSESS the Holy Spirit, they may PROFESS it, but in all actuality they DO NOT possess it.  They are the ones who will be LEFT BEHIND at the RAPTURE of the TRUE Christians.  And should any leave this world, without Him, before the RAPTURE, they will end up in a miserable, unbearable, tormenting, torturous place called HELL.

 

If you have not TRULY given your HEART and LIFE to God, then you are headed to HELL too.  However you NOW have the opportunity to come to Him and SEEK His FORGIVENESS and CLEANSING power 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 become ONE with Christ in your HEART and receive His Holy Spirit and STOP HABITUALLY SINNING.  Do it NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!

 

 

 

"What Was Once Valuable is Now Worthless!"

“What Was Once Valuable Is Now Worthless!”

 

 

But Christ has shown me that what I once thought was valuable is worthless.  Nothing is as wonderful as knowing Christ Jesus my Lord.  I have given up everything else and count it all as garbage.  All I want is Christ and to know that I belong to Him.  I could not make myself acceptable to God by obeying the Law of Moses.  God accepted me simply because of my faith in Christ.--------Philippians 3:7-10

 

 

We all possess things that we consider to be VALUABLE, some things we might consider to be more VALUABLE than others.  Some people go to extreme measures to PROTECT and KEEP those items that will someday erode, rust, rot, and fall apart or decay, and will definitely lose its VALUE.  And you certainly can’t take it with you when you leave this earth, which means that you will leave it with someone else who might not see the VALUE in that item that you did, and more than likely they will sell it or give it away. 

 

When we come to Christ for our salvation, He, through the power and work of His Holy Spirit, opens our eyes to see that what we once thought was VALUABLE is really WORTHLESS. There is NOTHING as wonderful as KNOWING Christ Jesus.  What I mean by KNOWING Christ Jesus is having a close intimate relationship with Him.  Allowing His Holy Spirit FREE REIGN in our HEART and Life.  When we do that then we put Him FIRST on our list of priorities, where He belongs, and ALL other things seem insignificant in comparison to our relationship with Him.

 

There is NO way we can make ourselves ACCEPTABLE to God, except THROUGH Jesus Christ, He is the DOOR, the TRUTH, the WAY and the LIFE, and we can’t come into God’s presence EXCEPT through Him.  God ACCEPTS us because of our FAITH in Christ Jesus.  And through our FAITH we gain SALVATION, which enables us to have the HOPE of Heaven, which will not erode rust, rot, fall apart or decay.  SALVATION is so much more VALUABLE than ANYTHING you have, or will have in this lifetime.

 

If you are hanging onto earthly things and putting all your devotion, time, money and efforts into the upkeep and well-being of that which you deem VALUABLE, you might be neglecting the MOST VALUABLE thing of ALL, the SALVATION of your soul. 

If you have NOT given your HEART and LIFE to God, then you are going to miss out on the MOST VALUABLE thing you will EVER possess, your SALVATION and the HOPE of Heaven.  However you can change that 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 have that MOST VALUABLE possession you will EVER have, a close INTIMATE relationship with Christ Jesus.  Do it NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!

 

"The Message of Faith"

“The Message of Faith”

 

 

…This is the message of faith that we proclaim:  If you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him form the dead, you will be saved.  One believes with the heart, resulting in righteousness, and one confesses with the mouth, resulting in salvation.  Now the Scripture says, Everyone who believes on Him will not be put to shame, for there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, since the same Lord of all is rich to all who call on Him.  For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.--------Romans 10:8b-13

 

 

SALVATION is not something that you just acquire from birth.  It is not something that you can buy or earn, but there are somethings YOU MUST do to obtain it. 

First, the Scripture says we must CONFESS with our mouth, that, “Jesus is Lord,” not just repeat it, but CONFESS, which means, to admit, to acknowledge and to tell that “Jesus is Lord.  This CONFESSION must come from the HEART, and NOT just from the mind.  Many people miss Heaven by the distance between the MIND and the HEART. 

Second, you must BELIEVE in your HEART that God raised Him from the dead.  You must ACKNOWLEDGE that Jesus DIED on the cross, and God raised Him from the dead, and that He is TRULY ALIVE today, in Heaven sitting at the right hand of God, the Father. That He has the VICTORY over death and the grave. 

It is BELIEVING with the HEART that brings us RIGHTEOUSNESS and CONFESSION with the MOUTH, that brings us our SALVATION. 

This act of SALVATION comes with NO distinction between the Jew and the Gentile, since it is the SAME Lord of ALL, regardless of race.  It is AVAILABLE to ALL people who call on Him. 

“For EVERYONE who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved!!”

If you have not followed these steps, then it is very likely that you have not come to a SAVING KNOWLEDGE of the Lord Jesus Christ, and are headed for a terrible, wretched, miserable future that will only lead you to a disastrous end.  But you have the opportunity NOW to come to Jesus Christ and be SAVED from an eternity in a place called Hell.  All you have to do is:  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 ESCAPE Hell and GAIN Heaven.  Do it NOW while you STILL can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!  Are you READY?

 

 

 

"Either You Do or You Don't!"

“Either You Do or You Don’t!”

 

 

And this is the testimony:  God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.  The one who has the Son has life.  The one who doesn’t have the Son of God does not have life.  I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.--------1 John 5:11-13

 

 

Jesus, once told his apostle Thomas, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.  No one comes to the Father except through Me.” (John 14:6), and I believe that this is exactly what John is telling us in these verses of Scripture.  The fact is we have been given ETERNAL LIFE, by God, but it comes ONLY through His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.

 

There’s a children’s song that says, ‘you can’t get to Heaven on a roller-skate,’ NO you can’t ‘SKATE’ your way into Heaven, and you can’t BUY your way into Heaven, nor can you WORK your way into Heaven.  I have, many times, seen people, who you know, by the fruit they bear, are NOT a part of God’s family, give large sums of money to the church or other religious organizations, with the mindset that the money would secure them a place in Heaven.  And I have heard people comment about others as being such a ‘GOOD’ person that if anyone was in Heaven that person was, because of ALL the GOOD WORKS they had done.  Well God’s Word says:  “The one who has the Son has life.  The one who doesn’t have the Son of God does not have life.”  So that tells us that NO amount of money nor ALL the GOOD works can provide for mankind ETERNAL LIFE.  Eternal life comes to us ONLY ONE WAY, and that WAY is through God’s Son the Lord Jesus Christ.

 

John goes on to say that he has written these things to those who BELIEVE in the name of the SON of GOD, those who have TRUSTED in Him for their ETERNAL LIFE that they might KNOW, they have ETERNAL LIFE.  In other words, we can have the ASSURANCE of ETERNAL LIFE, because we have come to Him by FAITH in His BLESSED SON.

 

Have you come to God through His Son, Jesus Christ?  Or are you one who thinks you can buy or work your way to Him?  If you have not given your HEART and LIFE to Him, then you do not possess LIFE. You will have eternal life, but NOT in Heaven, your eternal life will be spent in Hell, in torment, torture, heartache, misery, void from ANYTHING that is GOOD, for ALL eternity. However, you have the opportunity NOW to change your destiny 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 possess LIFE ETERNAL in Heaven, through His Son Jesus Christ.  Do it NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s waiting, and coming soon!!!

 

 

 

"Made to be Completely One!"

“Made to be Completely One!”

 

 

May they all be one, as You, Father, are in Me and I am in You.  May they also be one in Us, so the world may believe You sent Me.  I am in them and You are in Me.  May they be made completely one, so the world may know You have sent Me and have loved them as You have loved Me.-------John 17 :21,23

 

 

There is a concept in the world today for UNITY, but it is not a godly UNITY, but a worldly UNITY.  And because it is worldly in nature there are complications and flaws in the concept.  Because mankind is the author of this concept and it is one that is not profitable for the betterment of the world in which we presently reside.  Because of man’s sinful, worldly, fleshly desires to be the LEADER, we end up with too many who want to be LEADERS and not enough FOLLOWERS, and so the FIGHT to be the SUPREME LEADER ends the possibility of having UNITY in this present world.

 

Our Scripture today, is part of Jesus’ prayer for ALL BELIVERS, and it is concerning the UNITY of ALL BELIEVERS.  It is His heartfelt desire that ALL BELIEVERS, regardless of denomination be UNIFIED and NOT just UNIFIED together in our own little groups, but as His BODY, we are to come together to be a STRONG WITNESS to a LOST and DYING world, we sometimes are so caught up in doctrines that we forget or lose sight of the MAIN THING, and that is: BRINGING the LOST to JESUS CHRIST for the SALVATION of MANKIND.

 

There is a two-fold goal of the UNITY of the BELIEVERS, with each other, and with God; (1) that the world would BELIEVE in Christ’s divine mission and (2) that the world would be able to sense that God’s love for the BELIEVERS is DEEP, INTIMATE and LASTING, just as it is for His own beloved Son.

 

When we come together as ONE in the BODY OF CHRIST, we accomplish SO much more working together than we do working against each other.  In the end, the differences in doctrines will not be as important as the MAIN THING, THE SALVATION OF THE LOST! 

 

So I believe that Christ Jesus wants us to be UNIFIED, to come together, especially to reach a LOST and DYING world with ONE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT MESSAGE:  JESUS SAVES!  Let us LABOR in the FIELDS TOGETHER, because the night is coming when mankind’s work will CEASE.

 

If you have not given your HEART and LIFE to God, then you are a part of this LOST and DYING world, which one day will receive JUDGMENT for its SINS, from the Supreme God of this UNIVERSE.  You can ESCAPE this JUDGMENT 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 His GLORIOUS Body! Do it NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s waiting and coming soon!!!

 

"The Overcomer!"

“The Overcomer!”

 

 

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace.  In this world you will have trouble.  But take heart!  I have overcome the world.” --------John 16:33

 

 

These are encouraging words from Jesus to His disciples, because He was about to leave them and go back to His Father.  He wanted to prepare them for what they would experience, once He was gone.  He wanted them to KNOW that they would NOT be left ALONE, because Father God would send them a Helper, Counselor, Guide, and Constant Companion, the Holy Spirit.

 

They would experience persecution and even death, because of their FAITH in Him and the fact that they were a part of Him, each one of them, His follower.  But if they remembered all that He had told them, they could experience PEACE through their relationship with Him even though they were yet in this world, which would only bring them trouble, they could still experience His PEACE.

 

Jesus told them to, “take heart!” or to, “be courageous!”  Because He has OVERCOME the world.  He has the VICTORY over SIN and DEATH.  And they too can be OVERCOMERS, through their relationship with Him and His Father.

 

This message is a GOOD one for ALL of God’s Children, the TRUE believers, those who have a relationship with Jesus Christ.  We, today, as Christians, are finding that this old, wretched, sin-laden world is against God’s Children and persecution even to the point of death is happening, because of our relationship with Jesus Christ and His Father. 

But we too can “take heart!” and become OVERCOMERS by being COURAGEOUS and STRONG in our FAITH, realizing that this old, wretched, troubled, sin-laden world is NOT all there is.  There is a DAY OF RECKONING coming, and as God’s Children we can stand as OVERCOMERS of this world, VICTORIOUS over SIN and DEATH.

 

Are you ready for the DAY OF RECKONING?  Or are you going to be able to stand as an OVERCOMER, courageous and strong in your faith?  If you are NOT ready for the DAY OF RECKONING or you aren’t sure, then you can, like the disciples, experience the PEACE of Jesus in your heart, and KNOW that you are an OVERCOMER because you have given your HEART and LIFE to God, and you do that 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 KNOW that you too have OVERCOME the world.  Do it NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s waiting!!!

"The Glorious Grace of God!"

“The Glorious Grace of God!”

 

 

For the grace of God has appeared with salvation for all people, instructing us to deny godlessness and worldly lusts and to live in a sensible, righteous, and godly way in the present age, while we wait for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.--------Titus 2:11-13

 

 

Most believers feel the anticipation of the “last days.” In this portion of the Apostle Paul’s letter to Titus.  He instructs him how the believers are supposed to conduct themselves during these “last days.”

 

He begins with the fact that through the act of God’s glorious GRACE, we have SALVATION for ALL people.  And for those who have accepted God’s gift of SALVATION, Paul tells them how they should conduct themselves during these “last days.”  He says we, the believers should “deny godlessness and worldly lusts and to live in a sensible, righteous, and godly way…” 

 

In other words, we are to keep in our minds and hearts that Jesus IS coming SOON!!  And that He could appear at ANY time.  The question is HOW, WHERE and WHAT do you want Him to find YOU?  Do you want Him to find you participating in the ways of this godless, sinful world?  Being in a place where you, as a believer, don’t belong, and doing what you should NOT be doing and saying things that you should NOT be saying? 

 

We, as believers, should be living a sensible, righteous, and godly life, because we KNOW that He is coming back and it will be SOON.  Therefore we need to make ourselves ready by ‘CLEANING-UP’ our hearts and souls, getting READY for the arrival of our Blessed Hope, our GREAT GOD and SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST.  There’s only ONE way to do this, it is by ceasing your UNGODLY, SINFUL, WORDLY, actions and CONFESSING your sins to Him, asking Him for His forgiveness and striving to live a RIGHTEOUS, HOLY, SENSIBLE life.  You became a ‘NEW Creation’ when you first came to Christ, and  you SHOULD SHUN your old ways and EMBRACE the new ways, which the Holy Spirit of the Living God, CAN and WILL help  you do. 

 

Believers, GET READY, make SURE your ‘house is in order,’ because HE IS COMING SOON!!

 

If you have NOT, at any time, given your HEART and LIFE to God, then you are not READY and will be LEFT BEHIND.  You have the opportunity to GET READY, 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 BE READY to put OFF the old sinful ways, and put ON the new righteous, sensible ways.  Do it NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s waiting!!!

"The Long-Awaited King"

“The Long-Awaited King”

 

 

On that day it will be said, “Look, this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us.  This is the Lord; we have waited for Him.  Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”--------Isaiah 25:9

 

 

The Prophet Isaiah is prophesying of a future time, a time known as the Millennium, the Thousand Year Reign of our Lord Jesus Christ, which will take place after the Rapture of the TRUE believers of Jesus Christ, and the seven years of Tribulation.  He gives us insight as to some of events that will take place.

 

During the beginning of the reign of the Lord Jesus Christ on earth, Isaiah tells us that the BELIEVING remnant (those that are saved) of Israel will respond to His presence, and affirm their TRUST in Him, with: “Look this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us.   This is the Lord; we have waited for Him.  Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”

 

What a GREAT CELEBRATORY time that will be, for the REDEEMED, and not only for the BELIEVING remnant, but for ALL TRUE BELIEVERS; the LONG-AWAITED reign of Christ on the Earth.  When the government of the WHOLE WORLD will change and the Lord Jesus Christ will REIGN SUPEREME.  What a day that will be!!

 

If you have not given your HEART and LIFE to God you will not be celebrating at all, but will be experiencing the after-effects of the wrath of God.  You can, however, change your destination, and experience the CELEBRATION instead of the after-effects of God’s wrath, 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 CELEBRATE with the rest of the REDEEMED.  Do it NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s waiting and coming back soon!!

 

 

 

"The Rescuer"

“The Rescuer”

 

 

For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.--------Colossians 1:13-14

 

 

I believe that ALL of Heaven gathered together to watch the RESCUE of mankind’s soul from the domain of darkness, and from the clutches of that dastardly, old, slew-foot, devil.  And to be transferred into God’s glorious Kingdom, the Kingdom of His beloved Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.

 

What a bittersweet moment that must have been to see the One, they worshipped and adored, beaten to a bloody pulp and then nailed to an old wooden cross and hung-up for all the world to see. Yet, to have the knowledge that all of this was carried out for the REDEMPTION of mankind’s soul. 

 

In order, that mankind’s soul could be transferred into the Kingdom of God’s beloved Son, the RESCUER of the souls of ALL mankind, the REDEEMER, who brought SALVATION to the LOST of this corrupt world, and  to redeem even those who, actually put Him to death.  What AWESOME, UNFAILING, REDEMPTIVE LOVE, which is the ONLY thing that would RESCUE mankind’s soul from the depths of the dark domain and usher it into the glorious heights of Heaven.  “OH WHAT A SAVIOR!!!”

 

If you have not given your HEART and Life to God, then you are living in the clutches of a WICKED, RUTHLESS, devil, who wants nothing more than to have you spend ALL eternity in the depths of the dark domain and to suffer agony, heartache, torment, and despair.  Let the Rescuer come and break the chains of sin that have you bound, and RESCUE you from the devil’s grasp, and be set FREE, by Christ’s REDEMPTIVE POWER.  You do this 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 transferred into the GLORIOUS KINGDOM of His beloved Son.  Do it NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s waiting!!!

 

 

 

"The Vengeance of the Almighty God!"

“The Vengeance of the Almighty God!”

 

 

 I will take vengeance in anger and wrath against the nations that have not obeyed Me.--------Micah 5:15

 

 

Well, I guess we know what lies ahead for the United States.  Sad to say, this is a nation that has rejected and DISOBEYED the statutes of the Almighty God.  As a nation, it has turned its back to the very One who has the power to bring it down to its knees.  And He will do just that.

 

Whether you believe it or not, this nation has tried and tested God time and again, and He is ready to bring vengeance on Her.  She has made ungodly laws and carried them out.  She has made what is BAD to be GOOD, and what is GOOD to be BAD. God is NOT happy with our nation.

 

As a nation, she has DISOBEYED God in every form imaginable.  She has taken blatant sin and flaunted it in the very face of God, embraced it, and arrogantly proclaimed it to be a normal part of life.  She has allowed the cannibalizing of full term, unborn babies, or we could say the murder and carnage of another human being.  God is NOT happy!

 

There is DISOBEDIENCE running rampant in the streets of our cities.  Many people breaking the laws and threatening our law officers.  And our government upholds, for the most part, the behavior of these unlawful actions.  God is NOT happy!

 

 While the freedoms of law-abiding Christian people are being scrutinized and threatened every day.   We are being ridiculed, and persecuted for our beliefs.  We and our children are commanded to leave God out of our RELIGIOUS holidays, and in some instances our everyday lives.  God is NOT happy!

 

Our Nation is destined and WILL experience the WRATH, ANGER, and VENGEANCE of Almighty God.  I believe that God’s Children will escape this HORRENDOUS, CALAMITY, through the RAPTURE, but those who have been DISOBEDIENT to the ALMIGHTY God will be left behind and will experience the VENGEANCE and ANGER of the ALMIGHTY.  A FEARFUL time indeed.

 

If you have NOT given your Heart and Life to God, then you are going to be one that will definitely experience God’s VENGEANCE and ANGER, which is NOT something that you will be able to escape from.  However, you have the opportunity to become a Child of the Almighty God and to escape the HORRENDOUS, CALAMITY that is coming.  You do that 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 God’s VENGEANCE and ANGER.  Do it NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s waiting and coming back soon!!!

"Confident and Unashamed!"

“Confident and Unashamed!”

 

 

 

And Now, dear Children, continue in Him, so that when He appears we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming.--------1John 2:28

 

 

I believe that we, humanity, are living in the LAST DAYS, maybe even the LAST HOURS of this present age, as we know it.  I believe that the RAPTURE of the TRUE BELIEVERS of Jesus Christ could happen at ANY time and with that knowledge it is imperative that, we as God’s Children be READY at ALL times to leave this earth with CONFIDENCE and UNASHAMED.

 

While we are in the WAITING stage, we NEED to be about our Heavenly Father’s business.  And that is, to be OBEDIENT to His will.  We must be the witnesses that He would EXPECT us to be, and to SERVE Him daily, doing the things we KNOW He would want us to do, and NOT participate in those things that we KNOW are NOT pleasing to Him.

 

We should be conducting ourselves in a CHRIST-LIKE manner and not be conducting ourselves in the ways of this sinful, wretched world.  We should be able to show the LOVE of Christ to ALL people, because we represent God, who is LOVE, and we definitely NEED to show LOVE to each other. 

 

We NEED to live a life that is free from the burden of sin, and we NEED to be repentant of any sins that we have participated in.  So that when the Lord Jesus Christ comes we will not be ASHAMED of our thoughts, words, or actions.  But that we will have a CLEAN mind, mouth and heart and can be CONFIDENT and UNASHAMED of our life.

 

If you are a Child of God and have NOT been allowing the Holy Spirit to work in your life, you will find yourself to be UNCONFIDENT and ASHAMED at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

 

If you have NOT given your HEART and LIFE to God, and are living in sin, You will stand before the Lord Jesus Christ at the Judgement Seat with NO confidence and very ashamed, condemned to an eternity in Hell, the place of torture, torment, misery, agony, and despair. A place that is VOID of the LOVE and MERCY of Almighty God.  However, you have the opportunity NOW to change your doomed destiny 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 CONFIDENT and UNASHAMED at His coming.  Do it NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s waiting, and COMING SOON!!!

"Know and Obey"

“Know and Obey”

 

 

When we obey God, we are sure we know Him.  But if we claim to know Him and don’t obey Him, we are lying and the truth isn’t in our hearts.  We truly love God only when we obey Him as we should, and then we know we belong to Him.  If we say we are His, we must follow the example of Christ.--------1John 2:3-6

 

 

I believe this is the TRUE litmus test for KNOWING that you are a TRUE child of the Living God.  When we are OBEDIENT to His will and ways, then we have the assurance that we belong to Him.

 

We TRULY love Him when we obey Him the way we are supposed to do.  But if we say we KNOW Him and don’t OBEY Him then we lie and the TRUTH is not in us. We have then made our self to be a liar.  But when we are OBEDIENT to Him we KNOW that we truly belong to Him.

 

If we claim to be His, we must strive to follow the example that Christ has set for us.  We must ask ourselves, “What Would Jesus Do?”  and then do those things we KNOW He would do and NOT do the things we KNOW He wouldn’t do.  That is called, OBEDIENCE, and that is what is expected of each of God’s Children.

 

So if you claim to KNOW God, and to belong to Him, but are failing to DO what you KNOW He wants and expects you to do, then you are lying to yourself and the TRUTH is NOT in your HEART.  And if you have not TRULY given your HEART and LIFE to God, then you do NOT belong to Him.  However, you have the opportunity NOW to KNOW and OBEY Him 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 KNOW for sure that you belong to Him and be obedient to His will.  Do it NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s waiting!!!

"God is Great!"

“God is Great!”

 

 

Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; let those who love Your salvation continually say, “God is Great!”-------Psalm 70:4

 

 

I think an interesting point in this Psalm is this verse of Scripture, and its location. This Psalm is a prayer of King David.  It is a prayer or plea for deliverance and protection.  But it also contains this verse of PRAISE and ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

 

In reading the whole Psalm, we see David’s desperation and urgency as he cries out to the Almighty God for DELIVERANCE and HELP.  David stops in the middle of his desperate and urgent plea, to PRAISE God and ACKNOWLEGE His magnitude.

 

In verse four, David says, “Let ALL who SEEK You REJOICE and be GLAD in You;” I believe that David may have used the word “SEEK” here in an ongoing scenario, meaning a CONTINUAL SEEKING of God and His will, not just a one-time thing, but a CONTINUAL thing. 

 

Everyone NEEDS to “SEEK” God for the SALVATION of their souls, but those who are already saved need to “SEEK” Him daily for His guidance, strength, and stability of their faith.  When we think about our SALVATION and ALL that is involved in the SALVATION process of mankind’s soul, it SHOULD evoke a time of REJOICING and ELATION in our very being.  And put a JOY in our HEART that will never cease. 

 

He ends this verse with an ACCLAMATION of PRAISE and ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:  “God is great!” His GREATNESS is greatly to be praised, because of ALL the elements of His REDEMPTIVE plan for mankind.  ONLY God can SAVE mankind through the WONDERFUL, PRECIOUS, sacrifice of His BELOVED Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.  There is NO other way in which mankind can obtain SALVATION. 

 

If you have NOT given your HEART and LIFE to God, then you cannot, with the Psalmist, truly acclaim, “God is great!”  because you can’t possibly understand the GREATNESS of the Almighty God.  He has the POWER to send your poor, wretched soul to Hell, if your keep rejecting His GREAT gift of SALVATION.  But you can change your 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 experience the TRUE GREATNESS of ALMIGHTY GOD.  Do it NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s waiting!!!