"What Do You Do with the Word of God?"

“What Do You Do with the Word of God?”

 

How can a young person stay on the path of purity?  By living according to Your Word.  I seek You with all my heart; do not let me stray from Your commands.  I have hidden Your Word in my heart that I might not sin against You.  I delight in Your decrees; I will not neglect Your Word.        Psalm 119:9-11,16

 

We live in a very WICKED and PERVERTED world at least that is for the TRUE BELIEVERS of the Lord Jesus Christ.  And we have a few things that we can rely on to HELP us cope in such a sinful place.  One such thing is the WORD of the Living God.  It offers the path to SALVATION, GUIDANCE for the BELIEVER, PEACE for the troubled soul, and so much more.  God’s Word is SUFFICIENT for EVERY situation.  So the question is:  “What Do YOU Do with the Word of God?”

 

Our Psalmist, tells us that YOUNG PEOPLE can stay on the PATH of PURITY by: LIVING according to God’s Word.   That is a good example of the GUIDANCE that comes from the Word of God.  By READING, STUDYING, and APPLYING it to one’s life, they can GROW and have a RIGHTEOUS RELATIONSHIP with HOLY, RIGHTEOUS GOD. 

 

The next thing that we can DO with the Word of God is to SEEK GOD in His Holy Word and gain KNOWLEDGE of Him and His NATURE, LOVE and FORGIVENESS.  It tells us how to live, in order to PLEASE GOD, and what we should do when we are DISOBEDIENT to Him and His Word. 

 

We are told that the Psalmist also has HIDDEN God’s Word in his HEART, so that he might NOT SIN against God.  Meaning that he has KEPT or TREASURED God’s Word in his HEART, and when TEMPTED to SIN against God, he can remember what God’s Word says and act appropriately. 

 

The Psalmist also tells us that he DELIGHTS in God’s DECREES.  A DECREE is a special order, and the Psalmist knew that in order to PLEASE God, he MUST be willing to LIVE according to God’s DECREES.  So he was willing to DELIGHT or have GREAT PLEASURE, himself in God’s DECREES.  And so doing, he would NOT NEGLECT God’s Word, but would KNOW exactly what PLEASES God, because of his LOVE and DESIRE to be OBEDIENT to God’s Word. 

 

Are you OBEDIENT to God’s Word?  His Word tells us that in order for us to spend ALL ETERNITY in Heaven, YOU MUST TURN AWAY FROM your sinful lifestyle, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  Then BELIEVE with ALL your HEART that, Jesus Christ, God’s Only Son, died for YOU, and is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God.  Then you MUST CONFESS your sins to Him and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  Then ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION, and SEEK His Word, HIDE His Word, and DELIGHT in His Word.  So that you might be PLEASING to Him.   Do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!

"False Claims"

“False Claims”

 

If we claim to have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth.  But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son, purifies us from all sin.  If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.  If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.  If we claim we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar and His word is not in us.        1 John 1:6-10

 

The Apostle John, is speaking to believers, those who have given their HEARTS and LIVES to God. But they are WALKING or LIVING in DARKNESS still, and yet they CLAIM to have FELLOWSHIP with the ALMIGHTY GOD.  This is LIVING a LIE, and does NOT have a trace of TRUTH, in the CLAIM, thus it is a FALSE CLAIM.

 

 If we WALK or LIVE in the LIGHT as God is in the LIGHT, because there is NO DARKNESS in Him, we then can have FELLOWSHIP with Him and Him with us.  And we can be PURIFIED by the BLOOD of His Son, Jesus Christ, and be FORGIVEN of ALL our sins.  Now, we NEED to be very CAREFUL, and NOT CLAIM to be WITHOUT sin, if we CLAIM to be without sin, we DECEIVE ourselves and the TRUTH is NOT in us, and we have just made another FALSE CLAIM. 

 

Because we are in the FLESH, we fail God, and NEED to CONFESS our sins to Him, and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS DAILY!!  When one WALKS or LIVES according to the flesh, their minds are set on what the FLESH desires, and the mind that is governed by the flesh is DEATH, (Spiritual), but if it is governed by the Spirit it is LIFE and PEACE, EVERLASTING.  If you are WALKING or LIVING in the realm of the FLESH (Darkness) you cannot PLEASE God, and you cannot have FELLOWSHIP with Him.   As a Child of God, if you are walking in the DARKNESS, you will face God’s JUST DISCIPLINE, and are at risk of losing your REWARDS.   Those who are TRUE BELIEVERS, have CRUCIFIED the FLESH with its PASSIONS and DESIRES.  Since the Spirit of the LIVING GOD indwells EVERY TRUE BELIEVER, they SHOULD STRIVE to LIVE by the SPIRIT and STRIVE to KEEP in step with the HOLY SPIRIT of God.  When they do this, they can ENJOY the TRUE FELLOWSHIP with God, and NOT be making FALSE CLAIMS, which holds NO TRUTH.

 

If you have NOT given your HEART and LIFE to God, through the shed blood of Jesus Christ, then you definitely CANNOT have any kind of FELLOWSHIP with Him.  And you are headed for an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY OF ESCAPE.  This is NOT what God wants for YOU, and He is WILLING to FORGIVE you of ALL your sins, if you will TURN AWAY FROM your sinful lifestyle (the DARKNESS) and TURN TO GOD, (the LIGHT), with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  You MUST BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART, that JESUS died for YOU, and is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God.  Then CONFESS your sins to Him and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS, because He is FAITHFUL and JUST to FORGIVE you.  Then ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION and an ETERNITY in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS.  And DON’T be GUILTY of making any FALSE CLAIMS.  Do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!

 

 

 

"If God Kept a Record of Sins"

“If God Kept a Record of Sins”

 

If You, Lord, kept a record of sins, Lord who could stand?  But with You there is forgiveness, so that we can, with reverence, serve You.       Psalm 130:3-4

 

Mankind is born with a sinful nature, and ALL of mankind, those in the PAST, PRESENT, and FUTURE, WILL SIN.  There is NO if’s and’s nor but’s about that.  WE ALL stand GUILTY of our sins before the RIGHTEOUS, HOLY JUDGE, God Almighty.  But the Psalmist asks the question:  “If You, Lord, kept a record of sins, Lord who could stand?”

 

If the RIGHTEOUS, HOLY JUDGE, God, kept a record of ALL of mankind’s SINS, NOBODY could STAND, if He dealt out the JUDGEMENT that they DESERVE.  Now, you may be thinking that you are a GOOD PERSON, and you are morally upright, you don’t cheat, lie or steal.  So why would you NOT be able to STAND before God, and NOT be JUDGED?   Ephesians 2:8-9, tells us that: “It is by GRACE you have been SAVED, through FAITH---and this is NOT from yourselves, it is the gift of God---NOT by WORKS, so that NO ONE can boast.”  Romans 3:23, says:  “For ALL have SINNED and fall short of the glory of God.”   So we ALL STAND GUILTY before God. 

 

But with God there is FORGIVENESS and NO RECORDS KEPT on those who come to Him for the SALVATION of their souls.  Romans 3:24-26, tells us that; “we ALL are justified freely by His GRACE through the REDEMPTION that came by Christ Jesus.  God presented Christ as a SACRIFICE of ATONEMENT, through the SHEDDING of His BLOOD---to be RECEIVED by FAITH.  He did it to demonstrate His RIGHTEOUSNESS at the present time, so as to be JUST and the One who JUSTIFIES those who have FAITH in Jesus.    Jesus said:  “I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life.  NO ONE comes to the Father except through Me.”   (John 14:6).  So NO matter how GOOD you think you are, it is NOT ENOUGH.  You MUST COME to God through JESUS CHRIST His SON, in order to RECEIVE God’s FORGIVENESS, and to be able to spend ALL of ETERNITY in HEAVEN.

 

To do that you MUST TURN AWAY FROM your sinful lifestyle, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  Then you MUST BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART, that Jesus died for YOU, and is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God.  Then you MUST CONFESS your sins to Him and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  And ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION, and be FORGIVEN and HEAVENBOUND for ALL of ETERNITY.   Do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!

"A Sweet Perfume"

“A Sweet Perfume”

 

 

I am grateful that God always makes it possible for Christ to lead us to victory.  God also helps us spread the knowledge about Christ everywhere, and this knowledge is like the smell of perfume.  In fact, God thinks of us as a perfume that brings Christ to everyone.  For people who are being saved, this perfume has a sweet smell and leads them to a better life.  But for people who are lost, it has a bad smell and leads them to a horrible death.--------2 Corinthians 2:14-16

 

As a Child of the Living God, we are the instruments that He will use to spread the knowledge about Christ and the GOOD NEWS, that Jesus SAVES.  This GOOD NEWS is like the fragrance of perfume. The Apostle Paul says that God thinks of us, His Children, as a perfume that brings Christ to EVERYONE. 

For those who are being SAVED, this perfume of GOOD NEWS has a SWEET smell and leads them to a better life---the HOPE of Heaven.  But for those who are LOST, this perfume has a BAD smell and leads them to a horrible death----an eternity in Hell. 

For the most part, the lost doesn’t want to hear the GOOD NEWS, because they would come under conviction and would be forced to make a crucial decision concerning their eternal destination.  So when they are subjected to the KNOWLEDGE of CHRIST, the smell of the perfume, becomes a BAD smell and they tend to flee from it, and they end up experiencing a horrible death, because of their REJECTION of the KNOWLEDGE of CHRIST.

We who are the PERFUME, need to constantly let the FRAGRANCE of the KNOWLEDGE of CHRIST, permeate every place we go.  We never know who may be around us that would be drawn by the fragrance, to a better life, by ACCEPTING God’s free gift of the fragrant perfume, the knowledge of Jesus Christ, the GOOD NEWS, and the SALVATION of their SOUL.

If you have not given your HEART and LIFE to God, then you are one who will experience the BAD smell and be led to a horrible death----Hell.  You can change your situation 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, then ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION and become the sweet smell of perfume to someone searching for the GOOD NEWS.  Do it NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!

 

"A Living Sacrifice"

“A Living Sacrifice”

 

You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.  My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise.      Psalm 51:16-17

 

On this SPECIAL DAY, our minds are centered on those who GAVE their lives, in battle, to PROTECT and SUSTAIN the FREEDOMS of EVERY AMERICAN CITIZEN.  Our hearts SHOULD be filled with GRATITUDE to their HONOR, for their heroic deeds, and their desire to DEFEND and PROTECT our GREAT NATION.

 

Our HEARTS SHOULD be filled with LOVE and GRATITUDE to the One who became the ULTIMATE SACRIFICE for ALL of MANKIND, the Lord Jesus Christ.  He not ONLY DIED, but He was/is the VICTOR over DEATH and the GRAVE, because He was RESURRECTED from DEATH and the GRAVE, and is ALIVE, and sitting at the RIGH-HAND of God, forever making intercession for us.  He GAVE His LIFE for YOU, personally.  In order for you to have ETERNAL LIFE in Heaven, with ALL its BLESSINGS.  

 

So as the Psalmist David says:  WE should offer our WHOLE SELVES to God, our SACRIFICE should be a BROKEN SPIRIT; a BROKEN and CONTRITE HEART.  He doesn’t desire a MATERIAL SACRIFICE, such as, our wealth or our earthly belongings.  He desires a BROKEN SPIRIT, a spirit that is HUMBLE and TRULY REPENTANT of its sins.  A Heart that is CRUSHED and SEEKING FORGIVENESS of the sins. 

 

The Apostle Paul tells us that; we SHOULD OFFER our bodies as a LIVING SACRIFICE, HOLY and PLEASING to God---this is your TRUE and PROPER worship.  (Romans 12:1)  Have you come to Jesus Christ with a BROKEN SPIRIT, and a BROKEN and CONTRITE HEART?  Are you WILLING to become a LIVING SACRIFICE, HOLY and PLEASING to God? 

 

You can be a LIVING SACRIFICE to God if you will TURN AWAY FROM your sinful lifestyle, and TURN TO God, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  BELIEVING that Jesus DIED for YOU and is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God.  Then you MUST CONFESS your sins to Him, and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  You MUST ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION and then be a LIVING SACRIFICE to GOD, one that is HOLY and PLEASING to Him, and will receive an ETERNITY in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS.  Do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!

"ALWAYS, Be Prepared!"

“ALWAYS, Be Prepared!”

 

But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord.  Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.  But do this with gentleness and respect, keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed in their slander.          1 Peter 3:15-16

 

As a TRUE BELIEVER or a TRUE CHILD of the LIVING GOD, which ever term you prefer, we should ALWAYS, REVERE Jesus Christ as LORD.  Which means that we hold Him in DEEP RESPECT, LOVE, AWE and HONOR.  When we are in FEAR and DISTRESS, we can say:  “The Lord is my STRENGTH, whom shall I FEAR.” 

 

And we SHOULD ALWAYS be PREPARED to give an answer to EVERYONE who asks us for the REASON of the HOPE that is in us.  When we come to Christ for the SALVATION of our souls, we NEED to SANCTIFY or “set apart” ourselves from this WRETCHED, SIN-LADEN, EVIL, CORRUPT, and DEPRAVED world, and COMMIT ourselves to being OBEDIENT to the LIFE lived in the SPIRIT, and NOT continue to live a LIFE that is lived in the FLESH.  A TRUE BELIEVER’S WALK should match their TALK.   Their ORAL TESTIMONY should be CONSISTENT with their “set apart” lifestyle.

 

Their TESTIMONY should be given with GENTLENESS and RESPECT.  And NOT given with an ARROGANT attitude.  Those who have NO FEAR in the face of PERSECUTION, are able to TESTIFY RESPECTFULLY and with DIGINITY of their HOPE in their FAITH in Jesus Christ.  Then they will be able to have a CLEAR CONSCIENCE, and those who speak with MALICE against, the TRUE BELIEVER’S TESTIMONY and GOOD BEHAVIOR in Christ, will be ASHAMED of their SLANDER.  

 

The Apostle Peter is ENCOURAGING his readers, with the mind-set that GOOD BEHAVIOR is the BEST DEFENSE against UNJUST PUNISHMENT and PERSECUTION.  Is your HOPE in the LORD JESUS CHRIST?  If NOT you are headed for an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS and NO WAY of ESCAPE.  This is NOT a SCARE TACTIC, but it is the TRUTH of the matter.  Without HOPE in Christ Jesus you will end up spending your ETERNITY in HELL.  Unless, you TURN AWAY FROM your sinful lifestyle, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  And BELIEVING, with ALL your HEART, that Jesus died for YOU, and is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God.  Then CONFESS your sins to Him, and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  Then ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION, and ALWAYS BE PREPARED to SHARE of your HOPE in CHRIST, and of your ETERNITY in Heaven, with ALL its BLESSINGS.  Do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!

 

 

"Children of the Living God"

“Children of the Living God”

 

“In the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,” there they will be called ‘Children of the Living God.’”        Romans 9:26

See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called ‘Children of God!’  And that is what we are!        1 John 3:1

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful Light.          Once you were NOT a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had NOT received mercy, but now you have received mercy.        1 Peter 2:9-10

 

God’s plan is to draw out of the GENTILE NATIONS those who will respond POSITIVELY to His invitation to become CHILDREN of the LIVING GOD.  And there will also be a REMNANT of the JEWS, who will respond POSTIVELY to this same invitation, they too will be KNOWN as the CHILDREN of the LIVING GOD, because of their relationship with Jesus Christ, as their SAVIOR and LORD.  

 

This is POSSIBLE because of God’s GREAT LOVE that He has LAVISHED on us.  We, who are Gentile believers, and the REMNANT of Jews, (Messianic Jews), who have ACCEPTED Christ as their SAVIOR and LORD, are known as “the Church”.  And we are called the “CHILDREN of God!”

 

The Gentile Believers and the Messianic Jews, are a CHOSEN PEOPLE, A ROYAL PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, GOD’S SPECIAL POSSESSION.  Therefore, we SHOULD DECLARE the praises of the ONE who has called us out of the DARKNESS and into His WONDERFUL LIGHT.   In our LOST condition we were without MERCY, but NOW we have God’s ABUNDANT MERCY, and it’s offered to EVERY HUMAN BEING.  Have YOU received His MERCY?

 

ONLY those who have ACCEPTED JESUS CHRIST as their SAVIOR and LORD, will be able to spend ALL of ETERNITY in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS.  If you have NOT given your HEART and LIFE to God by:  TURNING AWAY FROM your sinful lifestyle, and TURNING TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  Then you are headed to an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY of ESCAPE.  You MUST BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART that Jesus died for YOU and that He is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God.  Then CONFESS your sins to Him, and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  Then ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION and become a TRUE CHILD of the LIVING GOD.  Do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!

 

"Believe and Be Justified"

“Believe and Be Justified”

 

If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.  For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are save.        Romans 10:9-10

For, “EVERYONE who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”        Romans 10:13

 

You cannot gain God’s gift of SALVATION, just because you KNOW what Jesus did on the cross, to bring SALVATION to a LOST and DYING world.  But you MUST BELIEVE with ALL your HEART that “JESUS IS LORD,” and that God has RAISED Him from the dead.  It is NOT a MIND thing, but it definitely is a HEART thing.   It takes MIND, HEART and MOUTH to receive JUSTIFICATION. 

 

First you MUST have a SAVING KNOWLEDGE of Jesus Christ.  You NEED to KNOW what Jesus did for YOU.  And WHY He did it.   He SUFFERED through RIDICULE, DISRESPECT, CURSING, and VERBAL ABUSE, belittling Him and His claim to be the MESSIAH, the Son of God, King of the Jews.  He SUFFERED through PHYSICAL ABUSE as well.  He was SHOVED, BEATEN beyond recognition, SPAT upon, His beard was PLUCKED from His BRUISED FACE.  Then His hands and feet were nailed to a WOODEN CROSS, where He HUNG for hours, as His life’s blood fell to the ground.  Then the WORST part of ALL; He who KNEW NO SIN, BECAME SIN, and was separated from His Father, God.   Then He died, taking with Him the SINS of ALL MANKIND, PAST, PRESENT, and FUTURE.  And He did it for ALL of MANKIND.  He was BURIED in a BORROWED TOMB, and on the THIRD DAY, neither DEATH nor the GRAVE could hold Him.   He, by the POWER of the ALMIGHTY GOD was RAISED from the tomb, a VICTOR over SIN and the GRAVE.   

 

You MUST BELIEVE this and ACCEPT it with ALL YOUR HEART, then ask God for His FORGIVENESS, and TELL EVERYONE you meet what Jesus has done for YOU.  The fact that He was OBEDIENT to God and gave His LIFE so that YOU might have ETERNAL LIFE in HEAVEN.  And be able to ESCAPE an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY of ESCAPE.  Is this your DESTINY?  You can change your DESTINY from an ETERNITY in HELL to an ETERNITY in HEAVEN by:  Turning away from your sinful lifestyle and TURNING TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART. Then BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART, that Jesus died for YOU and Is ALIVE in HEAVEN, making intercession for you, before God.  Then CONFESS your sins to Him, and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  You MUST ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION, and BELIEVE and be JUSTIFIED. ALL because of God’s UNFAILING LOVE for the Crown of His Creation; MANKIND.

 Do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!

"Can't Have One without the Other"

“Can’t Have One without the Other”

 

No one who denies the Son has the Father; whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father also.   1 John 2:23

“Believe Me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me;” (Jesus speaking to Philip, one of His disciples)       John 14:11

 

For a person to have the mindset that, one can be a BELIEVER in God, and have ETERNAL LIFE in Heaven, WITHOUT having a RELATIONSHIP with Jesus, God’s ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, is just FOOLING themselves, and the TRUTH is NOT in them.

 

Jesus Christ is the ONLY WAY to be able to have a RELATIONSHIP with God.  Jesus told Thomas:  “I am the WAY and the TRUTH and the LIFE.  NO ONE comes to the Father (GOD), except through Me.  (John 14:6)  God the Father and Jesus His Son are a “Packaged Deal.”  And you CAN’T HAVE ONE WITHOUT THE OTHER.  You cannot be SAVED and RECEIVE HEAVEN as your ETERNAL HOME, UNLESS you come to Jesus for the FORGIVENESS of your sins. 

 

Because you are a SINFUL WRETCH, and in NEED of the CLEANSING POWER of the BLOOD of Jesus Christ, you are a STENCH in the nostrils of the RIGHTEOUS, HOLY GOD and He will NOT respond to you until you’re SINS have been WASHED AWAY by the blood of Jesus.  The ONLY ONE, who can PROVIDE ACCESS to God, and to give you FORGIVENESS and an ETERNITY in HEAVEN.

 

Without Jesus, you have NO HOPE for a RELATIONSHIP with God, nor for Heaven as your ETERNAL HOME.  But you are headed for an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY of ESCAPE.  If you will TURN AWAY FROM your sinful lifestyle, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, and BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART that Jesus died for YOU, and that He is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you before God.  Then CONFESS your sins to Him and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS, and ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION, He will FORGIVE YOU and MAKE you a part of His FAMILY, and will give you an ETERNAL HOME in HEAVEN.   So do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!

 

"Breaking the Law"

“Breaking the Law”

 

Whoever sins is guilty of breaking God’s Law, because sin is a breaking of the Law.   You know that Christ appeared in order to take away sins, and that there is no sin in Him.  So everyone who lives in union with Christ does not continue to sin; but whoever continues to sin has never seen Him or known Him.        1 John 3:4-6

 

“BREAKING the LAW” is not what anyone should do.  We have man-made LAWS that we should uphold and LIVE BY, in order to have SECURITY, and to be able to LIVE together as CIVIL HUMAN BEINGS.  Most if not ALL man-made laws are built on God’s Laws.  And those were given in order for man to LIVE together in PEACE and HARMONY. 

 

However, SIN came upon the earth, and mankind was born with a SINFUL NATURE, which brought about the BREAKING of the LAWS.  And has made life a ‘LIVING HELL” for those who have become victims of this LAWLESS BEHAVIOR.  And it is only becoming MORE and MORE VICIOUS, WICKED and DEPRAVED.  Many countries are SUFFERING because of those in POWER, who have brought WICKEDNESS and DEPRAVITY into the lives of their citizens.   So they might PROSPER, while their citizen SUFFER.  This is what SIN does for mankind:  It takes you where you don’t want to go and causes you to do what you may NOT want to do.  You become a SLAVE to SIN. 

 

But John, gives us some insight on the BREAKING of God’s LAW.  FALLEN mankind is GUILTY of BREAKING GOD’S LAW, because they LIVE in SIN, HABITUALLY.   However, the ALMIGHTY GOD, has provided FORGIVENESS through Christ Jesus, by sending Him to earth in order to TAKE AWAY the SINS, in HIM there is NO SIN.  So when you come to Him for the FORGIVENESS of your sins, you MUST COME to Him with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART. And be one who is TRULY SORRY for their sins and is WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM their sinful lifestyle, and TURN TO GOD.  They MUST BELIEVE and ACCEPT the fact that JESUS died for their SINS and that HE is NOW ALIVE in HEAVEN, making intercession for them, before GOD. 

 

Those who have done this MUST LIVE in UNION with the SINLESS CHRIST, in whom there is NO SIN.  If you have done this you MUST NOT CONTINUE to SIN.  But you MUST STRIVE NOT to LIVE in SIN, with the HELP of the HOLY SPIRIT, who indwells you.  It is IMPOSSIBLE to LIVE a SINLESS life, but you must HATE SIN and LOVE JESUS to the point of TURNING AWAY FROM the SIN and no longer be a SLAVE TO IT. 

If you have NOT done these things, you are GUILTY of BREAKING the LAW, God’s LAW, which has ETERNAL RESULTS:  You are headed for an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS and NO WAY of ESCAPE.  You MUST TURN AWAY FROM your sinful lifestyle and TURN TO God with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.   You MUST BELIEVE that JESUS died for YOU, with ALL your HEART, and that He is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before GOD.  CONFESS your sins to Him and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  Then ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION, and be FREE from the GUILT of BREAKING the LAW of God, and receive HEAVEN as your ETERNAL HOME.  Do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!

"Atoning Love"

“Atoning Love”

 

This is how God showed His love among us:  He sent His One and Only Son into the world that we might live through Him.  This is love:  not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.        1 John 4:9-10

 

ATONING LOVE, is a PURE, UNADULTERATED, GODLY LOVE, which was demonstrated to ALL of mankind by the ATONING SACRIFICE given by the ALMIGHTY GOD, who sent His ONE and ONLY Son into a SINFUL, CORRUPT, WICKED, and DEPRAVED world to SUFFER, BLEED and DIE, in order to SAVE mankind from an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY of ESCAPE.

 

It is a LOVE that cannot be duplicated by mankind, WITHOUT the presence of the HOLY SPIRIT indwelling them.  And the HOLY SPIRIT will not indwell mankind, unless they have TRULY given their HEARTS and LIVES to God.  This is the initial step to being able to experience the ATONING LOVE of God.  This LOVE is TRUE LOVE, and it is NOT possible because we LOVED God, but that HE LOVED us and sent His Son to die in OUR place.  Mankind in its SINFUL UNSAVED state, is ENMITY against God.  They MUST first TURN AWAY FROM their sinful lifestyle, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  Then they MUST BELIEVE, with ALL their HEART, that Jesus died for them and is now ALIVE in HEAVEN, making intercession for them before God.  Then they MUST CONFESS their sins to Him, and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  They MUST ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION and then EXPERIENCE God’s ATONING LOVE, through His ATONING SACRIFICE, Jesus Christ.  Have you done this?

 

If you have NOT done this you NEED to do it NOW, and share GOD’S ATONING LOVE with others.  Do it NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!

"Be Confident!"

“Be Confident!”

 

I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.   This is the confidence we have in approaching God:  that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.        1 John 5:13-14

 

CONFIDENT:  Having ASSURANCE

 

John wrote to the BELIEVING READERS, those who BELIEVE in the Name of the Son of God, the Lord Jesus Christ.  He wanted them to be CONFIDENT in the fact that they would KNOW that they HAVE ETERNAL LIFE. 

 

And it is with this CONFIDENCE that we as TRUE BELIEVERS of the Lord Jesus Christ, can approach God in prayer asking ANYTHING, that is ANYTHING that is ACCORDING to HIS WILL, and NOT necessarily to YOUR WANTS.  Now, it could be that YOUR WANTS is ACCORDING to HIS WILL.   Nevertheless, we can be CONFIDENT that He HEARS and He will ANSWER.

 

Living as Christians, in this EVIL, CORRUPT, SINFUL, world is difficult at its best, but BEING CONFIDENT in God’s ABILITY to SUSTAIN and CARE for His CHILDREN, gives us the CONFIDENCE we NEED to LIVE for Him.  Remember, our requests to Him, must be ACCORDING to HIS WILL.  BE CONFIDENT that HE KNOWS what is BEST for us.

 

John, also wants his readers to CONTINUE to FOLLOW the Lord DAILY, so that when He returns to this earth, we can BE CONFIDENT and UNASHAMED before Him at His coming.  And we can have that “KNOW THAT WE KNOW” CONFIDENCE that we will spend our ETERNITY in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS.  Are you CONFIDENT of an ETERNITY in HEAVEN?    (1 John 2:28)

 

If you have NOT given your HEART and LIFE to God, then you do not possess that CONFIDENCE, because you are HEADED for an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY of ESCAPE.  But you can BE CONFIDENT of an ETERNITY in HEAVEN, if you will TURN AWAY FROM your sinful lifestyle, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  You MUST BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART, that Jesus died for YOU, and that He is ALIVE in HEAVEN, making intercession for you, before God.  Then CONFESS your sins to Him and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  And ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION, and BE CONFIDENT and UNASHAMED at His RETURN.  Do this NOW, while you still can.   He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!

"What Pleases God?"

“What Pleases God?”

 

This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.  For there is one God and one Mediator between God and mankind, the Man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom for all people.  1Timothy 2:3-6

 

Some of the things that PLEASES God are that:  His Children live PEACEFUL and QUIET lives in all GODLINESS and HOLINESS.  Also that ALL PEOPLE would be SAVED and come to a KNOWLEDGE of the TRUTH.  That they might KNOW that there is ONLY ONE GOD, and ONE MEDIATOR between God and mankind, that ONE MEDIATOR is the Lord Jesus Christ, who GAVE His life as a RANSOM (payment) for ALL PEOPLE. 

 

We, who are the TRUE CHILDREN of the LIVING GOD, should be willing to LIVE our lives to PLEASE God.  For God did NOT call us to be IMPURE, but to LIVE a HOLY LIFE.  Therefore, anyone who rejects this instruction does NOT reject a human being but God, the VERY GOD who gives you His Holy Spirit.  The One who helps us LIVE a HOLY LIFE.  (1 Thessalonians 4:7-8)

 

You MUST KNOW that God is NOT PLEASED with WICKED behavior, and EVIL people are NOT welcome in His presence, unless of course, they are coming to Him for the SALVATION of their WRETCHED SOULS.  Otherwise they are NOT WELCOME in His presence.  And their destiny is an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY of ESCAPE.  (Psalm 5:4-6)

 

As His Children, we SHOULD be VERY CAREFUL, how we live---NOT as UNWISE but as WISE, making the MOST of EVERY opportunity, because the days are EVIL.  And do NOT be FOOLISH, but UNDERSTAND what the Lord’s will is.  Through PRAYER and OBEDIENCE to His Word you can KNOW what the WILL of God is for you.  You MUST LIVE to PLEASE HIM and NOT to PLEASE your FLESH.   (Ephesians 5:15-17)

 

If you have NOT given your HEART and LIFE to God, then you are HEADED for that ETERNITY in HELL.  But you can change your DESTINY to an ETERNITY in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS, by PLEASING GOD, and LIVING for HIM.  You do that by:  TURNING AWAY FROM your sinful lifestyle, and TURNING TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  You MUST BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART, that JESUS died for YOU, and is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God.  Then CONFESS your sins to Him, and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  Then ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION, and LIVE QUIET, PEACEFUL LIVES in ALL GODLINESS and HOLINESS through His HOLY SPIRIT.  And receive an ETERNAL HOME in HEAVEN.  Do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!

 

 

"Shipwrecked Faith"

“Shipwrecked Faith”

 

Holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck with regard to the faith.       1Timothy 1:19

 

This passage of Scripture is part of Paul’s charge to Timothy, it was advice for Timothy’s ministry in Ephesus.  We live in a DARK, DEPRAVED world, full of WICKEDNESS and DESPAIR, for the TRUE BELIEVER to be able to SURVIVE and MINISTER to this LOST and DYING world, there are some things that they NEED, and two of those things are a STRONG and STEADFAST FAITH In the LIVING GOD, and to have a GOOD, CLEAR CONSCIENCE. 

 

A person with a WEAK FAITH is struggling with a SHIPWRECKED FAITH.  Because we are struggling NOT against flesh and blood, but against the devil’s schemes, and against the powers of this DARK world, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. MANY have fallen in the battle because they have NOT HELD onto their FAITH, but in some cases they have allowed the devil to WEAKEN their FAITH, and unable to EXERCISE their FAITH, they have SHIPWRECKED their FAITH, leaving them vulnerable to the Devil’s schemes and devices. 

 

In order to HOLD ON to your FAITH, you MUST be prepared for battle.  To do this, you MUST be FULLY EQUIPPED by putting on the FULL ARMOR of God, so that you may be able to STAND YOUR GROUND!  You MUST STAND FIRM with the BELT of TRUTH buckled around your waist, and the BREASTPLATE of RIGHTEOUSNESS in place, and with your feet fitted with READINESS that comes from the GOSPEL of PEACE. And take up the SHIELD of FAITH with which you can extinguish ALL the flaming arrows of the evil one.  Then put on the HELMET of SALVATION and the SWORD OF THE SPIRIT, which is the WORD of GOD.  And PRAY!  PRAY!  PRAY!  Now you are READY to do battle and SURVIVE with a STRONG FAITH, and NOT a SHIPWRECKED FAITH.  (Ephesians 6)

 

If you have NOT given your HEART and LIFE to God, then you’re on your way to an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY of ESCAPE.  And if you have any FAITH it is more than likely in OTHER PEOPLE or YOURSELF, or in MATERIAL THINGS and even SELFISH AMBITIONS, ALL of which are NOTHING more than SHIPWRECKED FAITH, which will ONLY bring you HEARTACHE, MISERY, and DESPAIR.  In order for you to ESCAPE an ETERNITY in HELL, you MUST TURN AWAY FROM your sinful lifestyle, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART. Then you MUST BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART, that Jesus died for YOU, and is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God.  Then CONFESS your sins to Him, and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  And ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION, and have a STRONG, STEADFAST FAITH in the LIVING GOD.  Do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!

"Woe to the Sinful Nation"

“Woe to the Sinful Nation”

 

Woe to the sinful nation, a people whose guilt is great, a brood of evildoers, children given to corruption!  They have forsaken the LORD; they have spurned the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him.        Isaiah 1:4

For the nation or kingdom that will not serve You will perish; it will be utterly ruined.           Isaiah 60:12

 

A nation is made up of people, and it is the people who make the nation what it is.  It will be a nation that will EITHER follow the laws and statutes of the Almighty God or one that will follow the wants and desires of SINFUL mankind.  It is up to those who are able to VOTE for people who they believe will provide SOUND, PRODUCTIVE, GUIDANCE, and will NOT push their UNGODLY agendas down the throats of the people.  These agendas may sound beneficial to the people, but MOST are HARMFUL and ONLY brings MISERY and DESPAIR.  They are NOT of God, and will bring WOE to the NATION who allows these SINFUL people to hold office and to bring their UNGODLY, SINFUL, agendas upon the nation.

 

Generally, when this happens, it is because the people have FORSAKEN the Lord God and have REJECTED His LEADERSHIP and GUIDANCE.  The nation then becomes a cesspool of CORRUPTION, WICKEDNESS, DEPRAVITY and SELFISH AMBITION, which is carried out by the brood of EVILDOERS.   They have COMPLETELY REJECTED the Lord Jesus Christ and have put themselves or other EVILDOERS on the throne and giving them the POWER to RULE and RUIN the nation that has turned their back on the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY.  What will happen to a nation that has FALLEN into this situation?

 

The Word of God, in Isaiah tells us:  “For the nation or kingdom that will NOT serve You (God), will PERISH; it will be UTTERLY RUINED.”  Is this the FUTURE you want for YOUR nation?  Or do you want to have the LEADERSHIP that will have YOUR BEST INTEREST at HEART, and will FOLLOW God’s GUIDANCE, securing a SOUND, STEADFAST, PRODUCTIVE, and BLESSED NATION?  It is up to YOU.  PRAY, PRAY, PRAY and VOTE your CONVICTIONS.  

 

REMEMBER, a nation is made up of PEOPLE, and it is the PEOPLE who determine the type of nation you will have.  Psalm 33:12 says: “Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people He chose for His inheritance.”  If your HEART is like those who are CORRUPT, WICKED, DEPRAVED, SELFISH and EVIL, you NEED a SAVIOR, One who is ABLE to DELIVER you from that CESSPOOL and set your feet on a SOLID PATH towards an ETERNITY in HEAVEN, and to be able to ESCAPE an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS.  You NEED to TURN AWAY FROM your sinful lifestyle, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  Then you MUST BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART, that Jesus died for YOU, and that He is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God.  Then you MUST CONFESS your sins to Him and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  Then ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION, and be a part of your nation receiving a BLESSING instead of a CURSE.  Do this NOW while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!

 

"HOPE"

“HOPE”

 

That is why we labor and strive, because we have put our hope in the Living God, who is the Savior of all people, and especially of those who believe.         1 Timothy 4:10

 

The Apostle Paul, in his letter to Timothy, informed him that while physical training had some value to it, GODLINESS has value for all things.  And it holds PROMISE for BOTH, the PRESENT LIFE and for the LIFE to come.  

 

Therefore that is WHY we, as TRUE BELIEVERS, should LABOR and STRIVE in our DAILY lives, to see as many as we can, LED to the Lord Jesus Christ for the SALVATION of their souls.  Remember, HE is the ONLY WAY to RECEIVE ETERNAL LIFE in HEAVEN.  And we can accomplish this task, because we have put our HOPE in the LIVING GOD.

 

As King David penned in Psalm 25:5:  “Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are God my Savior, and my HOPE is in YOU all day long.”  This SHOULD be the PRAYER of EVERY TRUE BELIEVER.  Our HOPE should ALWAYS be in the LIVING GOD, who is not ONLY the SAVOIR of ALL people, but HE is their ONLY HOPE for ESCAPING an ETERNITY in HELL, and gaining an ETERNITY in HEAVEN.   Where have you put your HOPE?

 

If you have NOT given your HEART and LIFE to the LIVING GOD, then your destiny is spending an ETERNITY in HELL with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY of ESCAPE.  But the LIVING GOD, in His INFINITE MERCY and AMAZING GRACE, is offering you the opportunity NOW, to ESCAPE HELL, by TURNING AWAY FROM your sinful lifestyle and TURNING TO God, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  You MUST BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART, that Jesus died for YOU, and that He is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God.  Then you should CONFESS your sins to Him and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  Then ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION, and put your HOPE in the LIVING GOD, the SAVIOR of ALL mankind, and RECEIVE HEAVEN as your ETERNAL HOME.  Do this NOW, while you still can!  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!

"Deliverance"

“Deliverance”

 

“Turn to Me and be saved, all you ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other. “       Isaiah 45:22

“They will say of Me, “In the LORD alone are deliverance and strength.”       Isaiah 45:24

 

The Lord God Almighty, is the ONLY source of our SALVATION.  He is our RIGHTEOUS GOD and SAVIOR; there is NO OTHER ONE, but He, who is able to DELIVER mankind from the CONDEMNATION of an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY of ESCAPE.

 

No king is saved by the size of his army; no warrior escapes by his great strength.  A horse is a vain hope for DELIVERANCE; despite all its great strength it cannot save.  BUT the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose HOPE is in His UNFAILING LOVE.   (Psalm 33:16-18)  

 

From God ALONE comes DELIVERANCE and STRENGTH, both of which, we desperately NEED, during these WICKED and PERVERTED times in which we NOW live.  We, who are the TRUE BELIEVERS of JESUS CHRIST and His PLAN of SALVATION, must get His MESSAGE out that ONLY JESUS CHRIST can SAVE this LOST and DYING world. 

 

You MUST be DELIVERED from your sinful lifestyle, in order to RECEIVE God’s gift of SALVATION.  Jesus is the ONLY One who can DELIVER mankind, and the ONLY SOURCE of SALVATION.  Have you been to God for your DELIVERANCE?  If not, then you are headed for an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY of ESCAPE.  In order to be DELIVERED from your present destiny, you MUST TURN AWAY FROM your sinful lifestyle, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  You MUST BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART, that Jesus died for YOU, and that He is ALIVE in HEAVEN, making intercession for you, before God.  Then CONFESS your sins to Him, and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  You MUST ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION and let Him DELIVER you from your destiny of an ETERNAL HOME in HELL.  Do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!