"The Declaration of the Lord God Almighty"

“The Declaration of the Lord God Almighty”

 

 

“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, and your ways are not My ways. “  This is the Lord’s declaration.  “For as heaven is higher than earth, so My ways are higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.”          Isaiah 55:8-9

 

 

I believe that when man was first created, he was created in the image of God, with the capacity to know ALL that his Creator wanted him to know and ALL that he NEEDED to know.  And was taught to FOLLOW his Creator’s ways, because he did belong to his Creator. 

 

Man was created to SERVE and FELLOWSHIP with his Creator, the Lord God Almighty.  Even though man’s knowledge and ways were INFERIOR to the Lord God’s THOUGHTS and WAYS, he was still able to have a CLOSE relationship with his Creator, UNTIL mankind fell to the cunning, deceptive, conniving and DEADLY temptation of Satan, when Eve, the first woman to be created, was convinced by Satan to partake of the fruit of the tree of the KNOWLEDGE of GOOD and EVIL, and she convinced her husband, Adam, to partake of the fruit, and he too fell to the TEMPTATION to DISOBEY his Creator’s law, of NOT eating  the fruit of the tree of the KNOWLEDGE of GOOD and EVIL.  And as far as we know, it was the, FIRST, and ONLY command that was placed on them.  

 

Since the curse that fell on the land and on mankind, mankind’s relationship with their Creator is one that depends on mankind’s OBEDIENCE to God’s laws.  And that begins with mankind SEEKING God’s face, HUNGERING after His Word, and having a THIRST for His presence. 

 

Even though we will NEVER have the KNOWLEDGE or WAYS of the ALMIGHTY GOD, here on this earth, we can have a CLOSE and INTIMATE relationship with Him, IF we are a TRUE Child of His. And we will be able to have the HOPE of HEAVEN for ALL eternity. 

 

If you have not given your HEART and LIFE to Him, then you are NOT a TRUE Child of God, and you do not have a CLOSE, INTIMATE relationship with Him NOR do you possess the HOPE of HEAVEN, but you CAN have both of these, if you will CONFESS your sins to Him and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS, BELIEVING, with ALL your HEART, that Jesus died for YOU, and is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God, then ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION, and be ASSURED of the HOPE of HEAVEN.  Do it NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!

 

 

"The Only One Worthy to Boast About!"

“The Only One Worthy to Boast About!”

 

 

It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is our righteousness, holiness and redemption.   Therefore, as it is written:  “Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.”          1Corinthians 1:30-31

 

 

We are a part of God’s creation, we live and exist in His created world.  It is because of His GREAT and AMAZING LOVE that we are in Christ Jesus, the One who has become our WISDOM from God.  He has become our RIGHTEOUSNESS, HOLINESS and REDEMPTION.  And HE IS EVERYTHING to ME.  He is the LIVING WATER that I thirst for. He is the BREAD OF LIFE that I hunger for.   He is the HEART of my soul.  He is my HOPE of HEAVEN.  He is CONSTANTLY in my HEART and MIND.   He is my KING of KINGS, and my LORD of LORDS.  He is my BEST FRIEND, He is my LIGHT in the darkness.  He is my PEACE during the storms of life.  He is my REDEEMER.  He is my SALVATION.

 

If we must boast about someone or something, we NEED to boast about the ONLY ONE WORTHY of the boasts, The Lord Jesus Christ.  If He had not come to lay down His life for us, we would ALL be FOREVER LOST, and on our way to that place called HELL, the place of torment, torture, agony, pain and despair throughout ALL of eternity.  But because of God’s AMAZING GRACE and ABUNDANT MERCY, and Jesus’ willingness to be our ULTIMATE SACRIFICE, we can escape HELL and have the HOPE of HEAVEN.  THAT IS SOMETHING TO BOAST ABOUT!!

 

If you have NOT given your HEART and LIFE to God, then you really don’t have ANYTHING worthy to boast about.  Many will boast about their families or jobs, but in the end neither of those things will get you into Heaven.  Only the ONE who is WORTHY of our PRAISE, is TRULY WORTHY of our BOASTING.   You, NOW have the opportunity to escape Hell and can BOAST about the ONE who is WORTHY.  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 start BOASTING about what God has done for YOU.  Do it NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!

"Faith without Works and Works without Faith!"

“Faith without Works and Works without Faith!”

 

 

You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone.  For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.          James 2:24, 26

 

 

Abraham was justified by works when he offered his son, Isaac on the altar.  You see his FAITH was ACTIVE together with his works and by his works, his FAITH was perfected.  And Abraham BELIEVED or had FAITH in God and it was credited to him for righteousness.   Therefore, a man is JUSTIFIED by works and not by FAITH alone.

 

You must have FAITH in order to BELIEVE.  FAITH is the cornerstone for our relationship with God, the Father and Jesus Christ, His Son.  When we come to God for the SALVATION of our soul, we are exemplifying our FAITH, in essence we are exercising our FAITH, saying we BELIEVE that God is ABLE to provide our SALVATION.   So you see, that by COMING to God to obtain our SALVATION, we have given LIFE to our FAITH by the work of COMING to HIM.

 

You can proclaim you have FAITH, but unless you exemplify it, by the WORKS of your FAITH, your FAITH is dead.  And you are NOT justified by FAITH alone.  It must be accompanied by WORKS. 

 

However, WORKS without FAITH is null and void.  In other words, you can do ALL the GOOD works you can and still be lost and on your way to HELL.  Ephesians 2:8-9 says, “For you are saved by grace through FAITH, and not from yourselves; it is God’s gift---NOT from WORKS, so that no one can boast.”    So FAITH without WORKS, and WORKS without FAITH is DEAD, like a body without a spirit.   You can’t possess one without the other, if you want to be JUSTIFIED by God, and like Abraham, have it credited to you as RIGHTEOUSNESS.

 

If you have NOT given your HEART and LIFE to God then you have not obtained FAITH nor SALVATION of your soul.  And you are destined for HELL, the place of torment, torture, misery, agony and pain for ALL eternity.  However, you are NOW given the opportunity to be JUSTIFIED by God, and to obtain FAITH that is ALIVE by coming to Him and 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 be JUSTIFIED and made RIGHTEOUS before God, because of your FAITH with WORKS.  DO it NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!

 

 

 

 

"People Pleasers?"

“People Pleasers?”

 

 

Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God?  Or am I trying to please people?  If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.          Galatians 1:10

 

I am seeing and hearing a lot of ‘PEOPLE PLEASING’ rhetoric NOW since we are in the national election period.   ALL of the politicians that are running for any office in the United States are making ALL KIND of promises that they cannot keep.   They are trying to PLEASE and WIN the APPROVAL of the American people.  But this is IMPOSSIBLE for ANYONE to accomplish. 

 

They cannot provide ALL that they PROMISE, and they know that, from the get-go, but they are trying to WIN the APPROVAL of the majority of people so they can WIN the election.  When they don’t do what they promised then the people grumble and complain, yet to NO avail, the people have to live with their choices, and the politicians risk not being re-elected. 

 

This is much the way a lot of Christians do, they try to WIN the APPROVAL of people, and forget their PROMISE to God.  They try to COMPROMISE their beliefs in order to ‘FIT’ into society.  But wait a minute, the BIBLE tells us that we are to be SEPARATED from the world.  (1John 2:15-17)  Can we TRULY acknowledge that we are not ‘LOVERS’ of this sinful, corrupt world and its ways?

 

God has provided SO MUCH for His TRUE Children, that we should not have the mind-set to ignore Him and push Him aside to try and be ‘PEOPLE PLEASERS’, but we should STRIVE to PLEASE the ONE who has given His ONLY BEGOTTEN SON as a sacrifice for our sins and to provide the WAY and means for us to spend ALL of eternity with Him.   If you are trying to PLEASE PEOPLE and NOT GOD, STOP IT!!!!!  You cannot do both, and you cannot PLEASE mankind here, without inviting trouble.     If you chose to be a PEOPLE PLEASER, you cannot be a TRUE SERVANT of CHRIST. That’s the Word of God!!

 

If you have not given your HEART and LIFE to God, then you are struggling in this “dog-eat-dog” world, trying to PLEASE PEOPLE, who can help you succeed.  And there always seems to be a price to be paid for their help.  You are NOW given an opportunity to leave the STRESS of trying to be a “PEOPLE PLEASER” by becoming a “GOD PLEASER.”    You do that by:  Coming to God, with a TRULY REPENTANT HEART, CONFESSING your sins to Him and asking Him for His FORGIVENESS, BELIEVING, with ALL your HEART that Jesus died for YOU, and is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you before God, then ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION and STOP trying to be a ‘PEOPLE PLEASER’ and become a TRUE GOD PLEASER!!  Do it NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!

 

"How Do We Know God Lives In Us?"

“How Do We Know God Lives In Us?”

 

 

This is how we know that we live in Him and He in us:  He has given us of His Spirit.   And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent His Son to be the Savior of the world.  If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God.          1John 4:13-15

 

 

A person can go and stand in a garage full of cars, but that does not make that person a Ford, Chevy or Toyota.  This works the same way with people who claim to be a Christian, they can attend church for YEARS and YEARS, but church attendance or church membership neither one makes them a Christian.   There is ONLY ONE WAY and that is to be able to ACKNOWLEDGE that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and that God sent Him into this world to be the SAVIOR of the world, but that is NOT the MAIN THING that has to be done. 

 

You MUST come to God with a HUMBLE and CONTRITE spirit and a REPENTANT HEART.  SEEKING FORGIVINESS and the Only One who can give it to you.  Then you must ACCEPT Jesus and His DEATH, BURIAL, and RESURRECTION and SINCERELY with ALL your HEART, receive His gift of SALVATION.  

 

Many people will miss Heaven by about fourteen inches, give or take an inch or two.  Because they have ACKNOWLEDGED in their MIND, that God sent His Only Son to die for a lost and dying world, but they have NEVER received it in their HEART.  SALVATION is a HEART THING!   You can know all about Jesus, but unless you KNOW Him PERSONALLY, your destination is HELL.  THERE IS NO OTHER WAY!!  You can’t pay your way, talk your way, or even be related to the Pastor or deacon of a church, it doesn’t matter if your mom sang in the choir and your dad taught a Sunday school class.  The ONLY WAY is through JESUS, and it has to be a personal relationship with HIM. 

 

If you THINK, but really don’t KNOW if God lives in you, you can find out NOW, by coming 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 be ASSURED that God lives in YOU, and you live in HIM.  Do it NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!

"Will the TRUE Child of God, Please Stand Up?"

“Will the TRUE Child of God, Please Stand Up?”

 

 

God’s children cannot keep on being sinful.  His life-giving power lives in them and makes them His Children, so they cannot keep on sinning.  You can tell God’s children from the devil’s children because those who belong to the devil refuse to do right or to love each other.        1John 3:9-10

 

I find it disturbing that many in our day and time, who profess to be a Child of God, cannot separate themselves from their sinful nature.  They try to live for the best of both worlds, and this only brings about, insecurity, failure, hopelessness and despair. 

 

When we come to God for our SALVATION, we MUST be willing to leave our OLD, SINFUL, CORRUPT nature behind and to press on toward the goal that God has placed before us.  We must be willing to be a witness of our spiritual transformation.  We must separate ourselves from those people and things that weigh us down, and become “stumbling blocks “in our path to that ULTIMATE goal that is ahead of us.  We must open our HEARTS and LIVES up to the leadership and the work of God’s Holy Spirit, which indwells us.  ONLY the Holy Spirit of God can give us the VICTORY over our old, sinful nature.  Then we can, without any reservations, proclaim to be a TRUE CHILD of the Living God.

 

Those who belong to the devil, will follow, and embrace the ways of the world.  They will NOT be separated from their sinful nature, but will CONTINUALLY LIVE in sin.  They will refuse God’s invitation for the SALVATION of their souls, and will cling to their unclean, ungodly, ways.  They will be contributing to the CORRUPTNESS of a GODLESS society, which will be instrumental in leading a LOST and DYING world down the path of destruction, hopelessness and despair.

 

My question to you is:  Which of these families do you want to be a part of?  Or maybe, it should be:  Which of these families ARE you a part of?  If you belong to the devil’s family, then you are being led down the path to HELL, that place of ETERNAL separation from EVERYTHING that is GOOD, and into an ETERNITY of heartache, misery, torment, torture, hopelessness and despair.

 

However, God is offering you the opportunity to come to Him NOW, with a CONTRITE spirit and a REPENTANT heart, willing to leave your old, sinful nature behind and POSSESS a NEW, BORN-AGAIN nature that is willing to allow His Spirit to guide and lead you down the path to ETERNAL LIFE in HEAVEN.  You do that 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 be WELCOMED into His family, and head for the goal that He has set before you.  Do it NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!

"The Discernment of a Once Godly Nation"

“The Discernment of a Once Godly Nation”

 

 

So justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us.  We look for light, but all is darkness; for brightness, but we walk in deep shadows.  Like the blind we grope along the wall, feeling our way like people without eyes.  At midday we stumble as if it were twilight; among the strong, we are like the dead.  We all growl like bears; we moan mournfully like doves.  We look for justice, but find none; for deliverance, but it is far away.          Isaiah 59:9-11

 

The Prophet Isaiah, was talking to the nation of Israel, which had become corrupt spiritually, and was without JUSTICE and RIGHTEOUSNESS.  They had become like the blind and the dead.  The nation’s sins were MANY and they sought JUSTICE and HELP, but was unable to obtain it.  They became angry and frustrated so they were growling like bears and moaning like doves.  But JUSTICE and DELIVERANCE eluded them.

 

When I read these verses, I couldn’t help but think of our own beloved, once godly, nation.  A nation that once wrapped itself in the cleanliness and purity of godly living, and refrained from worldly, lustful, sinful deeds.  It was a nation that had honored God and His laws.  But we, like the nation of Israel was, have crept away from God and His JUSTICE and RIGHTEOUSNESS, and we have allowed our moral standings to be corrupted by; ungodly, lustful, sinful, ways.  We are compelled by our government to accept and embrace the very things that goes against the laws of a JUST and RIGHTEOUS God. And we too, look for light, yet all around us is darkness, and we walk in the deep shadows of a nation that is pulling farther, and farther away from JUSTICE and RIGHTEOUSNESS, and is drawing closer to the UNJUST and UNRIGHTEOUS behavior of a LOST and DYING world.  A world that will one day face the judgement of a JUST and RIGHTEOUS Judge, the Lord God Almighty. 

 

All the growling and moaning will NOT bring us the JUSTICE and RIGHTEOUSNESS that we desperately NEED.  We MUST come before God and ACKNOWLEDGE or CONFESS our sins to Him and TURN BACK to Him, as a nation, and SEEK His FORGIVENESS.  Turning away from the ungodly, lustful, sinful ways that are destroying our beloved nation.   We NEED a SPIRITUAL AWAKENING across this land.  Please join with me in PRAYING for this SPIRITUAL AWAKENING.

 

2 Chronicles 7:14 says:  “If My people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”  This is a PROMISE from God, and I believe that if we ALL would make this our goal, then we would see God’s JUSTICE and RIGHTEOUSNESS fall upon our nation.  He is our SALVATION!!

 

If you have not given your HEART and LIFE to Him then you’re part of the cause of the moral decline of our nation.  You are destined for an eternity in a place called Hell, a place of torment, torture, agony and despair.  But the JUST and RIGHTEOUS God is now offering you the opportunity to TURN AWAY from your lustful, sinful ways and TURN TO 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 become a part of His family, helping to restore our nation back to a godly nation once again.  Do it NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!

 

 

 

"The Source of My Strength, The Song in My Heart, The Salvation of My Soul!"

“The Source of My Strength, The Song in My Heart, The Salvation of My Soul!”

 

 

The Lord is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation.          Psalm 118:14

 

 

In verse eight of this Psalm, the Psalmist says:  “It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man.”  The reason behind this acclamation is that the Psalmist KNEW that the STRENGTH of the Lord far surpasses the STRENGTH of the strongest man alive.  The Lord’s STRENGTH is beyond comprehension.  It goes far beyond anything we could ever imagine.  It NEVER weakens or fails, but is from everlasting to everlasting. 

 

We, who are the TRUE Children of the Living God, can tap on that STRENGTH at any time we are in NEED, and we will receive His STRENGHT to see us through the worst of the worse.  HE IS MY STRENGTH!!  Praise God!!

 

The Lord is my SONG! He puts JOY UNSPEAKABLE into the HEART of His REDEEMED CHILD.  Whenever, they are down spiritually or facing difficulties, all they have to do is start singing and praising Him and before long their spirit is lifted and they can say, “HE IS MY SONG!”  Even when they don’t feel like singing. 

 

The Lord is my SALVATION.  He has come to deliver me from my plight of sinfulness and helplessness.  He has provided a WAY for me to come to Him and to escape the ravages of Hell, that place of eternal torment, torture, agony, misery and pain.  He is my DELIVERANCE, He is my HOPE, He is my REDEEMER, HE IS MY SALVATION!! 

 

If you have not come to Him for the SALVATION of your soul, you are destined for the ravages of Hell, that place of eternal torment, torture, agony, misery and pain.  But He has provided a WAY for you too, to come to Him and escape Hell.  You do that by coming through the shed blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, 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 DELIVERED from your plight of sinfulness and helplessness, and let Him be your STRENGTH, SONG, and SALVATION.  Do it NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!

 

 

"Rooted, Built-up, Strengthened, and Overflowing!"

“Rooted, Built-up, Strengthened, and Overflowing!”

 

 

So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in Him, rooted and built up in Him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.          Colossians 2:6

 

 

There are some people who make a profession of faith, or walk the aisle of a church and shake the pastor’s hand, and believe that when they repeat a few chosen words, that makes them a Christian and they can CONTINUE to live their lives the same way as before they made any kind of movements indicating that they are now a TRUE BELIEVER. 

 

Well, that is NOT how SALVATION works.  There are a lot of people who have gone through the actions, and in their MINDS, they are headed to Heaven when they leave this world.  However, SALVATION MUST be a HEART thing, not just HEAD KNOWLEDGE, but a true REPENTANT HEART KNOWLEDGE.  KNOWING what to do and doing it is DIFFERENT than KNOWING and BELIEVING in your HEART and then following your HEART’S direction. 

 

When a person comes to the Lord for the SALVATION of their soul, they MUST come with a TRULY REPENTANT HEART.  And when they come ACKNOWLEDGING that they are a SINNER in need of a SAVIOR and seeking FORGIVENESS for their sins, then they will be able to obtain TRUE SALVATION. 

 

When there is a TRUE act of SALVATION, then that person should have a desire to GROW in their FAITH and to be ROOTED and BUILT-UP in Christ.  They accomplish this by getting involved in a STRONG, BIBLE-BELIEVING, BIBLE PREACHING and TEACHING church, and as they LEARN and GROW, they become STRENGTHENED in their FAITH and are POSSESSING a TRUE SALVATION experience, and NOT like some who may PROFESS it, but don’t really POSSESS it.

 

When a TRUE BELIEVER LIVES their life in Christ Jesus and is able to TRULY PROFESS what they TRULY POSSESS, it should fill their HEART to OVERFLOWING THANKFULNESS to God for His GRACIOUS and MERCIFUL gift of SALVATION. 

If you have NOT TRULY come to God with a TRULY REPENTANT HEART for the FORGIVENESS of your sins, then you do NOT POSSESS what you may PROFESS, that being,  the HOPE of Heaven, and God’s gift of SALVATION, instead you are headed for an eternity in Hell.  You can change your present destination by coming to God and CONFESSING your sins to Him, 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 ROOTED, BUILT-UP, STRENGTHENED and OVERFLOWING with THANKFULNESS. Do it NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!

"The Fulfillment of the Good Promise"

“The Fulfillment of the Good Promise”

 

‘The days are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when I will fulfill the good promise I made to the people of Israel and Judah.   ‘In those days and at that time I will make a righteous Branch sprout from David’s line; He will do what is just and right in the land.   In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety.  This is the name by which it will be called:  The Lord Our Righteous Savior.’          Jeremiah 33:14-16

 

 

God spoke to His prophet, Jeremiah, concerning the FUTURE of Israel and Judah, and the fulfillment of His GOOD PROMISE that He made to the people there.  

 

God was telling Jeremiah about a time when the nation of Israel would be restored, and the righteous Branch of David will rule over a united monarchy, the nation will experience PEACE and PROSPERITY.  The New Covenant will bring about CLEANSING from sin, and the city of Jerusalem will be rebuilt as a HOLY CITY that will NEVER be destroyed again. 

 

These promises goes beyond anything that Israel has experienced throughout her history.  Their fulfillment will occur ONLY in the MILLENNIAL AGE, when the Messiah’s kingdom has been established. 

 

Then the city of Jerusalem will take on the characteristics of the Righteous Branch of David, the Messiah, our Lord Jesus Christ, who will dwell there. 

 

God will FULFILL His GOOD PROMISE to Israel and Judah, and He WILL FULFILL HIS promise of SALVATION for ALL mankind.  He has already provided the way for mankind to come and receive His GOOD PROMISE of SALVATION, through the shed blood of His Only Begotten Son, the Righteous Branch of David, the Messiah, our Lord Jesus Christ, He is the ONLY way to gain access to Father God.   Without Him you are FOREVER lost. 

 

Have you ever come to God for the SALVATION of your soul?  You must come to Him with a REPENTANT HEART, CONFESSING your sins to Him and asking Him for His FORGIVENESS, BELIEVING with ALL your HEART that Jesus died for YOU, and is ALIVE in Heaven making intercession for you, before God, then ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION, and receive His GOOD PROMISE of Heaven for ALL eternity.  The ONLY alternative is HELL, a place of torment and agony.  So come to Him NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!

"Wake-up! The Day is Almost Here!!"

“Wake-up!  The Day is Almost Here!!”

 

 

And do this, understanding the present time:  The hour has already come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.  The night is nearly over; the day is almost here.  So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.          Romans 13:11-12

 

The Lord Jesus Christ is coming back to Earth in two stages, the first stage is the being ‘caught-up’ of all the TRUE believers, which is also known as the “Rapture.”  That is the time when ALL TRUE BELIEVERS will be SUDDENLY, SWIFTLY, IN THE TWINKLING OF AN EYE, caught up from the earth, and carried into Heaven.

 

The Second Coming of Christ is when He returns with ALL the TRUE BELIEVERS, those of the past, who died in Christ, and those who were RAPTURED from the earth. He will return to claim His RIGHTFUL position as KING OF KINGS and LORD OF LORDS, and will set up His kingdom on earth for His thousand year reign.

 

The Apostle Paul, in his letter to the Roman believers, gives them a WAKE-UP call, because Paul believed that Christ’s return was imminent even in his day.  He told them that their SALVATION was nearer than when they first believed.  Basically, what Paul was saying was that, the work of their SALVATION was soon to be completed, and that the DAY of reckoning was almost upon them.  So their lives needed to be CLEANED-UP, to do away with ANY deeds of darkness, (sins) and to prepare themselves by putting on the armor of light or by TURNING AWAY from ANY sins they were participating in, and confessing them to God and asking for His forgiveness, because the Bridegroom cometh and they needed to be READY.

 

My question for you is:  Are you READY?   The DAY that Paul was referring to will be the beginning of the culmination of time as we know it.  The END of the Age, the FINAL call is being given throughout the earth for the REDEMPTION of ALL MANKIND.  Many will ignore it, or reject His invitation to become a part of His family, and will ultimately end up in the place of torment, torture, agony and pain, that place known as HELL. 

 

If you have not given your HEART and LIFE to God, then you are NOT READY for this CLIMATIC part of God’s Plan for His creation.   However, He is giving you the opportunity NOW to come to Him and escape the inevitable destination of HELL.  You come with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, CONFESSING your sins to Him and asking Him for His FORGIVENESS, BELIEVING, with ALL your HEART that Jesus died for YOU, and is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God, then ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION, and BE READY for His coming.  Do it NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!

 

 

 

 

The Prescription for Sin-sickness!

The Prescription for Sin-sickness!

 

 

Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity.  I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord.”  And you forgave the guilt of my sin.          Psalm 32:5

 

 

The first part of the PRESCRIPTION for SIN-SICKNESS is ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.  You MUST acknowledge that you NEED help with your spiritual illness.  When you ACKNOWLEDGE you are SIN-SICK, then you are on your way to being SPIRITUALLY HEALED.  And you must NOT try to HIDE your sins, you can’t HIDE them from God, because He is ALL KNOWING and so you are just trying to deny your illness, which will only get worse as you ignore your NEED.

 

The second part of the PRESCRIPTION is to CONFESS to the Lord God your transgressions or sins.  And with a TRULY REPENTANT HEART, ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  His FORGIVENESS is the MIRACLE MEDICINE that will cure you of the guilt of your sin and will be the antidote to the sin itself. 

 

The Great Physician, Himself has provided the necessary medicine for your cure.  His precious, LIFE-SAVING BLOOD, is the cure-all for any SIN-SICKNESS.  And when we partake of this PRECIOUS medicine, we will be HEALED from our SIN-SICKNESS.  Whenever it tries to come back on you, you just take the NECESSARY steps of the PRESCRIBED MEDICINE, which are:  ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, OPENESS, CONFESSION and FORGIVENESS, and you can thwart it off.  

 

If you are living with SIN-SICKNESS, you are only going to get worse and will end up with a SPIRITUAL DEATH that will put you in HELL, the place of perpetual torment and agony.  But God is giving you the opportunity NOW to get HEALED and receive His gift of ETERNAL LIFE in Heaven, where there is NO torment or agony ever.  All you need to do is come to Him, with a TRULY REPENTANT HEART, CONFESSING your sins to Him and asking Him for His FORGIVENESS, BELIEVING, with ALL your HEART, that Jesus died for YOU, and is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you before God, then ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION and be HEALED from your SIN-SICKNESS.  Do it NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!

"As the Day Approaches"

“As the Day Approaches”

 

Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another---and all the more as you see the Day approaching.          Hebrews 10:24-25

 

It was the Author’s, (whom I believe to be the Apostle Paul), desire that those of TRUE, ABIDING FAITH, encourage and spur on each other in their actions of LOVE and GOOD DEEDS.  And NOT to give up in being FAITHFUL to meeting together, and NOT lose heart, and abandon their FAITH as some were already doing.

 

It was and STILL is today, the ministry of a TRUE BELIEVER, to be FAITHFUL to the coming together as the body of Christ, in order to gain a STRONG ABIDING FAITH, and to LOVE and ENCOURGAGE each other.  So that we might be a tribute to our FAITH, and all the more as we acknowledge and see that the DAY approaches. 

 

Then the Lord will find us FAITHFUL to Him, and will bless us for our STRONG, ABIDING FAITH. We will be a reward to Him and worthy of His blessings, because of our OBEDIENCE and tenacity in STAYING STEADFAST, and HOLDING on to our FAITH. 

 

We can only accomplish this by our coming together in LOVE, ENCOURAGING each other, and NOT giving up, but PRESSING ON towards the goal that has been set before us until the DAY approaches when our Lord comes to take us home to be with Him for ALL of eternity.

 

If you have NOT come to God with a REPENTATIVE HEART, for the FORGIVENESS of your sins, then you are headed for an eternity of heartache, torment, torture and unending despair.  Come NOW, and TURN FROM your sins, and receive SALVATION with the HOPE of Heaven.  You do that by:  CONFESSING your sins to God and asking Him for 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 meet together with other TRUE BELIEVERS, encouraging each other in LOVE and GOOD DEEDS, acquiring a STRONG, ABIDING FAITH, as the Day approaches.  Do it NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!

 

 

 

"The Supremacy of Jesus Christ"

“The Supremacy of Jesus Christ”

 

The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.  For in Him all things were created:  things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through Him and for Him.  He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.  And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything He might have the supremacy.          Colossians 1:15-18

 

In these passages of Scripture, the Apostle Paul lists five characteristics of Jesus Christ, which qualifies His SUPREMACY.  They are:  (1) He is the “image of the invisible God.”  He is the manifestation of the invisible God, or God in the flesh.  Jesus said; “If you have seen Me, you have seen the Father (God).  So Christ’s SUPREMACY is first shown in His relationship with Father God, and because of His PERFECT manifestation of God, Jesus Christ is SUPREME.    

(2) His SUPREMACY is proven by “His relationship to Creation.”  He was the FIRSTBORN, in other words He PRECEDED all of Creation, and He was SUPERIOR to ALL of Creation, thus the term “FIRSTBORN” gives Jesus Christ His SUPREMACY, because of His PRIORITY IN and SUPERIORITY OVER Creation. 

(3) Jesus Christ is the CREATOR, for in Him ALL things in Heaven and on earth were created.  And because He is the CREATOR He is BEFORE ALL things and He SUSTAINS ALL things.  He was the MASTER CRAFTSMAN of the Creation, thus because of His POSITION in Creation He has the SUPREMACY.  

(4)  He is the “HEAD of the body, the CHURCH;” He is Lord over the CHURCH, which is the invisible body that is made up of ALL BELIEVERS, regardless of nationality or gender, when a person comes to Jesus Christ for their SALVATION, they are then brought into the body of Christ, the Church by the work of the Holy Spirit.  And because of Jesus Christ being the HEAD of that SPECIAL body, He has the SUPREMACY. 

(5)  Jesus Christ is the “BEGINNING and the FIRSTBORN from among the dead.”    1Corinthians 1:20; “But Now Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep (died).”  Jesus Christ was to be the FIRST FRUIT or the FIRST of those who died, as believers, to enter Heaven and He was able to do this because of His VICTORY over death and the grave.  He has the SUPREMACY.

 

Just the thought that SOMEONE of that SUPREMACY would come to earth as a babe to a poor family and live a short meager life with NO earthly accolades or rewards for ALL that He did. Yet what He did receive was REJECTION and DEATH on an old, rugged, wooden cross, a PERFECT sacrifice for the SALVATION OF MANKIND.  If you have NOT given your HEART and LIFE to God then you are living a life that is contrary to His will and are destined to spend ALL eternity in a place called Hell, a place of FOREVER, torment, torture, pain, agony and despair.  You will not be able to experience the LOVE of such a SUPREME BEING, unless you turn from your sinful life and come to JESUS with a REPENTANT HEART, CONFESSING your sins to God and asking Him for His FORGIVENESS, BELIEVING, with ALL your HEART that Jesus died for YOU, and is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you before God, then ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION, and become a part of the Body of Christ, the Church, His Bride.  Do it NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!