"The Reconciler"

 

“The Reconciler”

 

For God in All His fullness was pleased to live in Christ, and through Him God reconciled everything to Himself.  He made peace with everything in Heaven and on earth by means of Christ’s Blood on the Cross.    Colossians 1:19-20

 

The word FULLNESS is a KEY word in the book of Colossians, and it means COMPLETENESS.  This FULLNESS includes God’s being and His GRACE in His One and Only Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.  And it is the FULL and COMPLETE Deity, which INDWELLS PERMANENTLY in CHRIST JESUS.

 

God was PLEASED to LIVE in Christ, and THROUGH Him to RECONCILE everything to Himself.  In the fourteenth chapter of the Gospel of John, Jesus tells us that He is in the Father, and the Father is in Him.  (vv 10-11).  Through Christ Jesus, God has RECONCILED EVERYTHING to Himself.  That is, EVERYTHING that is in HEAVEN and on EARTH, which is limited to the Angels and REDEEMED PEOPLE.  It is an IMPORTANT fact to KNOW, this RECONCILIATION is that PEOPLE are RECONCILED to God, and NOT God RECONCILED to people.  For it was/is mankind who SEPARATED themselves from God, and it is MANKIND who needs to be RECONCILED to God. 

 

This act of RECONCILIATION was made possible ONLY through the SHED BLOOD of Jesus Christ, on the OLD, RUGGED CROSS, and through His Blood, Jesus was ABLE to make PEACE between FALLEN MANKIND and the RIGHTEOUS, HOLY GOD of the Universe.  Thus, a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP was established and mankind was/is able to ESCAPE an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and GAIN an ETERNITY in HEAVEN with ALL its BLESSINGS.  ALL because of the OBEDIENCE unto DEATH, carried out by the LORD JESUS CHRIST for the REDEMPTION and RECONCILIATION of MANKIND. 

 

Jesus Christ, the RECONCILER, is ALSO the VICTOR over DEATH and the GRAVE.  He is ALIVE in HEAVEN making intercession for those who BELIEVE and are NOW a part of GOD’S FAMILY.  Are you a part of God’s Family?  Have you given your HEART and LIFE to Him?  Are you RECONCILED to God?  If you have NOT done these things, then you are NOT part of GOD’S FAMILY and You have NOT been RECONCILED to God.  But you can be, if you will ADMIT that you are a SINNER in NEED of a SAVIOR, and BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART, that JESUS died for YOU, and that He is ALIVE in HEAVEN, making intercession for you, before God.  And CONFESS your sins to Him, and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  Be WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your sinful life-style, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  You MUST ACCEPT His Gift of SALVATION and be RECONCILED to God, through the LORD JESUS CHRIST, the RECONCILER.  Do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!

"Examine Your Heart"

 

“Examine Your Heart”

 

Be careful then, dear brothers and sisters.  Make sure that your own hearts are not evil and unbelieving, turning you away from the Living God.     Hebrews 3:12

 

This examination of YOUR OWN HEART should be done in an acutely, aggressive manner.  It should be a probe of EVERY nook and cranny of the heart.  It should be THOROUGHLY carried out, leaving NO PART unexamined.  The CONTENT and CONDITION of the HEART, determines the outcome of one’s ETERNAL DESTINY.  Because mankind’s HEART begins with a SINFUL condition, and it goes UNCHECKED, it could result in an UNBELIEVING, UNREPENTANT, and REBELLIOUS HEART, which can lead to an ETERNAL CATASTROPHE for the one who does NOT have a RIGHTEOUS RELATIONSHIP with the ALMIGHTY GOD.

 

That is why the Holy Spirit says; “Today when you hear His Voice, DON’T harden your HEARTS.”  Because if you do, you stand in DANGER of facing the WRATH or ANGER of God, who took an oath that people who are UNBELIEVERS, would NOT ENTER His ETERNAL REST, because of their UNBELIEF and DISOBEDIENCE.   

 

This EXAMINATION of your HEART should be done by the BELIEVER also.  Make SURE that your OWN HEART is NOT housing any form of sin, and if there is sin lurking around, GO to God, and CONFESS it to Him with TRUE REPENTANCE, asking for His FORGIVENESS and CLEANSING of that sin.  And RENEW your RELATIONSHIP with Him.  WARN each other, EVERY DAY, while it is TODAY, so that NONE of you should be DECEIVED by SIN, which can be counteracted by LOVING each other and having a TRUE CONCERN for our BROTHERS and SISTERS and their Spiritual well- being. 

 

If you are NOT a BELIEVER, a TRUE CHILD of God, then you are at RISK of NOT being able to ENTER His ETERNAL REST.  Instead, you will ENTER an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS and NO WAY to ESCAPE, after you are there.  Your ONLY HOPE is to ADMIT that you are a SINNER, in NEED of a SAVIOR, and BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART that JESUS, God’s ONLY Son, DIED for YOU. And that He is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God.  CONFESS your sins to Him, and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  And be WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your sinful life-style, and TURN TO GOD.  You MUST ACCEPT His Gift of SALVATION, and EXAMINE your HEART, DAILY, and Be able to ENTER His ETERNAL REST, which is an ETERNITY in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS.  So, do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!

"The Testing of Faith"

 

“The Testing of Faith”

 

So be truly glad.  There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you have to endure many trials for a little while.   1 Peter 1:6

 

LIFE itself, brings many trials and sufferings, and these trials may be a testing of our FAITH.  To show whether our FAITH is GENUINE or SUPERFICIAL.   Our FAITH is tested as FIRE tests and purifies gold, but our FAITH is FAR MORE precious than mere gold.  Even though gold is PURIFIED by FIRE it still perishes.  But GENUINE FAITH will endure throughout ETERNITY. 

 

When we face these trials and sufferings with a STRONG, GENUINE FAITH, we can, through our FAITH, be ASSURED that God is PROTECTING His TRUE CHILDREN, by His POWER until our SALVATION is COMPLETE, which will be REVEALED on the Last Day for ALL to see.  And we can be TRULY GLAD, with the anticipation of the WONDERFUL JOY that is waiting for us. 

 

If you have NOT TRULY given your HEART and LIFE to God then you will NOT have a STRONG and GENUINE FAITH, and you have to FACE these trials and sufferings without God to GUIDE and SEE you through to the end.  In order to face what lies ahead, with the ASSURANCE that God is in CONTROL, and will be with you ALL the way, you must become His TRUE Child, and to do that you MUST COME to His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, who died on the Cross, for your SALVATION.  And you MUST ADMIT that you are a SINNER in NEED of a SAVIOR.  BELIEVING, with ALL your HEART, that JESUS died for YOU, and that He is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God. CONFESS your sins to Him and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  You MUST BE WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your sinful life-style, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  You MUST ACCEPT His Gift of Salvation, and be able to EXPERIENCE the WONDERFUL JOY in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS, for ALL of ETERNITY, and to ESCAPE an ETERNITY in HELL with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE, after you are there.  So, do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!

 

 

"Don't Count on Your Warhorse for Victory"

 

“Don’t Count on Your Warhorse for Victory”

 

Don’t count on your warhorse to give you victory---for all its strength, it cannot SAVE you.    Psalm 33:17

 

Just what is YOUR WARHORSE?  What are you putting your FAITH and TRUST in to HELP you gain VICTORY in your life?  Is it MONEY, SUCCESS, JOBS, CAREERS, or INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE?  If any of these things are your WARHORSE, you cannot COUNT ON them for your VICTORY, and ESPECIALLY in your SPIRITUAL LIFE.  With ALL their POWER, STRENGTH and INFLUENCE, they CANNOT SAVE YOU from an ETERNAL DESTINY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE after you are there.  This life is TEMPORAL, and UNCERTAIN, ALL that you possess can be taken away from you, to include your own life.  And then should that be the case, you will face ETERNITY with a WORTHLESS WARHORSE whose STRENGTH CANNOT SAVE you from a DOOMED DESTINY.  Are you READY to FACE ETERNITY?

 

Our Psalmist tells us that:  The LORD watches over those who FEAR or RESPECT Him, those who RELY on His UNFAILING LOVE.  We can put our HOPE in Him, because He is our HELP and our SHIELD.  Our HEARTS can REJOICE, with ASSURANCE, for we TRUST in His Holy Name.  And our FAITH, HOPE and TRUST is solely in the LORD GOD ALONE.  He is the ONLY ONE who can SAVE us from an ETERNITY in HELL with ALL its HORRORS.  

 

He has prepared the WAY for us to receive SALVATION, through the SACRIFICE of His Only Son, the LORD JESUS CHRIST, who SUFFERED, BLED, and DIED in OUR place, in order to bring REDEMPTION and a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with God, to ALL of mankind.  And He is ALIVE, TODAY, in HEAVEN, making intercession for the TRUE BELIEVER, who has VICTORY over SPIRITUAL DEATH, and is ASSURED an ETERNITY in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS.  Don’t put your FAITH and TRUST in a WARHORSE, it WILL NOT bring you SALVATION.  You MUST come to the CROSS of CALVARY, and ACCEPT JESUS CHRIST as your SAVIOR and LORD. 

 

You can do that by:  ADMITTING that you are a SINNER, in NEED of a SAVIOR.  BELIEVING, with ALL your HEART, that JESUS died for YOU, and that He is ALIVE in HEAVEN, making intercession for you, before God.  CONFESS your sins to Him, and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  Be WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your sinful life-style, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  You MUST ACCEPT His Gift of SALVATION, and put your FAITH, HOPE, and TRUST in God’s UNFAILING LOVE, and NOT in your WARHORSE.  So, do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!  BE READY!!!

 

"How GREAT is the Grace of God!"

 

“How GREAT is the Grace of God!”

 

For by the Blood of Christ we are set free, that is, our sins are forgiven.  How GREAT is the Grace of God, which He gave to us in such LARGE measure!    Ephesians 1:7

 

Unmerited GRACE, is receiving what we DON’T deserve.  Because of God’s UNMERITED GRACE and His GREAT LOVE for mankind, it was His PLEASURE and PURPOSE, that mankind would be given the opportunity to become His Children, through the REDEMPTIVE WORK of His ONLY SON, JESUS CHRIST.  This REDEMPTIVE WORK would SET mankind FREE from their SINS, through the REGENERATION of their SOULS, which was done by the SHED BLOOD of Jesus Christ on the CROSS of CALVARY. 

 

This GRACE is what brings the FORGIVENESS of OUR sins.  It brings DELIVERANCE from SLAVERY to sin and it brings RELEASE from sin’s hold on the BELIEVER.  God could NOT and does NOT treat sin lightly because it REQUIRED the sacrifice of the PRECIOUS BLOOD of His SON, the LORD JESUS CHRIST.  The means of this SACRIFICAL DEATH of Christ, and through the SHEDDING of His Blood, shows us just how LARGE the MEASURE of God’s UNMERITED GRACE is to EVERY BELIEVER.  And for those who will COME to JESUS CHRIST, for their SALVATION, He bestows His UNMERITED GRACE on them, and they are UNITED with CHRIST, and will SHARE in His INHERITANCE.  He provides RIGHTEOUSNESS and presents us to God, as HOLY and WITHOUT fault.  So, let us PRAISE GOD for His GLORIOUS GRACE, made POSSIBLE ONLY through His Son, the LORD JESUS CHRIST.  Have you received His UNMERITED GRACE? 

 

If you have NOT received His UNMERITED GRACE, then you are a slave to your sins and on your way to an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS and NO WAY to ESCAPE once you are there.  However, God is OFFERING you His GIFT of GRACE, NOW, if you will ADMIT that you ARE a SINNER, in NEED of a SAVIOR, and BELIEVE with ALL your HEART, that JESUS died for YOU, and that He is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you before God.  And with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, CONFESS your sins to God, and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  You MUST ACCEPT His Gift of SALVATION and be WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your sinful life-style, and TURN TO GOD.  Then you will RECEIVE ETERNAL LIFE in HEAVEN with ALL its BLESSINGS, and ESCAPE an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS.  So, do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!

 

 

 

 

"God's Plan"

 

“God’s Plan”

 

And this is God’s Plan:  Both Gentiles and Jews who believe the Good News share equally in the riches inherited by God’s Children.  Both are part of the same body, and both enjoy the promise of blessings because they belong to Christ Jesus.    Ephesians 3:6

 

It was the responsibility of the Apostle Paul to SHARE and SPREAD the GOOD NEWS of JESUS CHRIST, NOT only to the Jews, but also to the GENTILES.  God gave Paul this SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITY of extending His GRACE to the GENTILES so that the GENTILE BELIEVERS and the JEWISH BELIEVERS could be HEIRS together, of the RICHES of God.  And they would be of the SAME BODY, and SHARERS of the PROMISE in Christ Jesus.

 

This SACRED, SECRET, which was hidden in the past Ages is now REVEALED.  And it is made possible through the Gospel.  The mystery is that BELIEVING JEWS and GENTILES would be in the SAME body and SHARING the SAME PROMISE in CHRIST JESUS.  And this is POSSIBLE ONLY through the BELIEF that JESUS CHRIST IS the SON of GOD, and that He IS the MESSIAH, sent by God to REDEEM ALL mankind from their sins, whether JEW or GENTILE, as long as they BELIEVE in and ACCEPT JESUS CHRIST, as their SAVIOR and LORD they are of the SAME BODY and FAMILY, and will SHARE in the INHERITANCE God has provided for them.  Are you in that SAME BODY and the FAMILY of GOD?  Will you SHARE in the INHERITANCE?

 

You will, if you have TRULY given your HEART and LIFE to God.  However, if you have NOT given your HEART and LIFE to Him, then you have NO PLACE in the SAME BODY or the SAME FAMILY, and you will NOT SHARE in God’s INHERITANCE.  But your INHERITANCE will be spending ALL of ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS and NO WAY to ESCAPE, once you are there.  In order to REVERSE that scenario, you MUST ADMIT that you are a SINNER, and you MUST come to GOD THROUGH His Son, the LORD JESUS CHRIST.  With a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, CONFESS your sins to Him and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  BELIEVING, with ALL your HEART, that JESUS died for YOU, and that He is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God.  You MUST ACCEPT God’s Gift of SALVATION, and be WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your old, sinful life-style, and TURN TO GOD, and become a part of HIS BODY and FAMILY, and SHARE in His INHERITANCE of an ETERNITY in HEAVEN with ALL its BLESSINGS.  Do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!

"He Is Able!"

 

“He Is Able!”

 

But because Jesus lives forever, His Priesthood lasts forever.  Therefore, He is able, once and forever, to save those who come to God through Him.  He lives forever to intercede with God on their behalf.      Hebrews 7:24-25

 

Jesus Christ, the GREAT HIGH PRIEST, is ABLE to SAVE ALL mankind of ALL the AGES, ONCE and FOREVER.  Those who come to God through the SUPREME SACRIFICE of JESUS CHRIST, are brought into a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with the ALMIGHTY, HOLY GOD, and Jesus lives FOREVER to intercede on their behalf, before God.

 

Jesus is the HIGH PRIEST that we NEED.  And He is ABLE to provide SALVATION for us, because He is HOLY; He is SINLESS, and He has been SET APART from sinners, and RAISED above the HEAVENS.  He is definitely DIFFERENT from the other high priests, in that He does NOT NEED to offer sacrifices EVERY DAY for His own sins first and then for the sins of mankind, because He OFFERED HIMSELF as the ONCE and FOR ALL SACRIFICE.  He, who knew NO SIN, became SIN, when He took on Himself ALL the sins of ALL mankind, while hanging on that OLD, RUGGED, CROSS, BLEEDING, and DYING, in order for ALL PEOPLE of ALL the AGES, to have a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with the ALMIGHTY GOD.

 

He not ONLY is the ETERNAL, GREAT HIGH PRIEST, but He is the SUPREME SACRIFICE, that is CAPABLE of bringing SALVATION to a DOOMED, LOST, and DYING WORLD.  You cannot have a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with GOD, apart from JESUS CHRIST and His Act of SALVATION.  If you have NOT TRULY GIVEN your HEART and LIFE to God, through His SON, the LORD JESUS CHRIST, then you are a part of this DOOMED, LOST and DYING WORLD.  And you are headed for an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE once you are there.  In order to CHANGE that destiny, you MUST BE WILLING to ADMIT that you are a SINNER and BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART, that JESUS died for YOU and that He is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God.  And CONFESS your sins to Him, and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS. You MUST BE WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your sinful life-style and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  And you MUST ACCEPT His Gift of SALVATION and have a TRUE, RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with God and receive an ETERNITY in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS, because ONLY JESUS CHRIST is ABLE to provide it for you.  So, do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!

 

 

"Real Love!"

 

“Real Love!”

 

This is real love—not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as a Sacrifice to take away our sins.     1 John 4:10

 

Just how much does God LOVE His CREATION? He CREATED mankind and ALL that they needed to survive. Yet mankind DISOBEYED God, and SINNED against Him.  This ACT of DISOBEDIENCE brought with it the SIN NATURE, which is NOW the NATURE of ALL MANKIND.  They are BORN with it and it RULES the HEARTS and MINDS of ALL mankind.

 

God sent His One and Only Son, JESUS into this SINFUL, WRETCHED, WICKED WORLD, to SAVE mankind from their SINFULNESS, and to bring them ETERNAL LIFE, because He LOVED them with an UNENDING, UNFAILING LOVE---REAL LOVE.  But the WORLD REJECTED Him.  And those who DID BELIEVE and ACCEPTED Him, He gave the RIGHT to become CHILDREN of GOD.

 

God showed us HOW MUCH He LOVED us by SENDING His One and Only Son into the world so that we might have ETERNAL LIFE through Him. He became an ATONING SACRIFICE for OUR sins.  This LOVE was not because mankind LOVED HIM, but that HE LOVED US, and sent His Son as a SACRIFICE to TAKE AWAY our sins.  Jesus SUFFERED, BLED and DIED in EACH person’s place.  But DEATH could NOT hold Him, and the MIGHTY POWER of the LIVING GOD, brought Him BACK to LIFE, He was RESURRECTED from DEATH and the GRAVE, in order to GIVE us ETERNAL LIFE.  And all we have to do is to BELIEVE and ACCEPT His Gift of SALVATION. That is REAL LOVE!

 

In order for you to EXPERIENCE God’s REAL LOVE, through His ONE and ONLY SON, Jesus Christ, you MUST ADMIT that YOU are a SINNER, in NEED of a SAVIOR.  And BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART that JESUS died for YOU, and that He is in HEAVEN, making intercession for you, before God.  You NEED to CONFESS your sins to Him, and ASK Him for His FORGIVENESS with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART. Then TURN AWAY FROM your SINFUL LIFE-STYLE, and TURN TO GOD, and ACCEPT His Gift of SALVATION and EXPERIENCE God’s REAL LOVE, and be able to ESCAPE an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS and RECEIVE HEAVEN with ALL its BLESSINGS as your ETERNAL HOME.  Do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!

 

"The Basis of Judgment"

 

“The Basis of Judgment”

 

“There is no judgment against anyone who believes in Him.  But anyone who does not believe in Him has already been judged for not believing in God’s One and Only Son.”    John 3:18

 

The TRUE BELIEVER, the one who BELIEVES in JESUS CHRIST, and ACCEPTS His SACRIFICAL GIFT of SALVATION, will not face JUDGMENT of their sins, because their sins are FORGIVEN, and NEVER again REMEMBERED.  Jesus died on the cross ONCE and FOR ALL, so that ALL those who will BELIEVE that He IS the Son of the LIVING GOD, and will ACCEPT Him as their SAVIOR and LORD, might have FORGIVENESS, and an ETERNAL LIFE in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS. 

 

However, those who CONTINUALLY REJECT Him and His Gift of SALVATION, are ALREADY JUDGED for NOT BELIEVING in Jesus.  And they stand CONDEMNED to spend an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE once they are there.  So, the ONLY WAY out of the JUDGMENT is to ACCEPT JESUS as your SAVIOR and LORD. 

 

The BASIS of this JUDGMENT is the fact that, God’s LIGHT, JESUS CHRIST, came into this world, but the people REJECTED IT, because they were EVIL and they LIVED in the DARKNESS, and they LOVED the DARKNESS more than they loved the LIGHT.  They HATED the LIGHT and REFUSED to go near it, because they feared their SINS would be EXPOSED.  And they DESIRED to CONTINUE in their WICKED deeds. 

 

But the TRUE BELIEVER, who has ACCEPTED the LIGHT, and LIVES by the Spirit of God that indwells them, will come to the LIGHT so others might see their GOOD DEEDS and GLORIFY GOD.  They are still SINNERS, but they are REDEEMED SINNERS, and because of their ACCEPTANCE of JESUS CHRIST, and the DESIRE to LIVE by the SPIRIT of GOD, they will NOT be JUDGED nor CONDEMNED to an ETERNITY of DOOM.  Are you LIVING in the DARKNESS or have you COME to the LIGHT?  Will you face JUDGMENT and CONDEMNATION, or will you RECEIVE the CROWN of LIFE and an ETERNITY in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS?

 

In order to ESCAPE JUDGMENT, and CONDEMNATION, you MUST ADMIT that you are a SINNER, and that you NEED a SAVIOR.  You MUST BELIEVE that JESUS DIED for YOU, and that He is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God.  You MUST CONFESS your sins to Him and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  You MUST be WILLING to TURN AWAY from LIVING in the DARKNESS and COME to the LIGHT, by TURNING TO GOD with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  Then ACCEPT His Gift of SALVATION, and become a TRUE BELIEVER who STANDS REDEEMED and NOT JUDGED nor CONDEMNED.  So, do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!

 

"God's Tender Mercy"

 

“God’s Tender Mercy”

 

“You will tell His People how to find salvation through the forgiveness of their sins. Because of God’s Tender Mercy, the morning light from Heaven is about to beak upon us, to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, and to guide us to the path of peace.”   Luke 1:77-79

 

These verses of Scripture are part of Zechariah’s Prophecy, just days after John was born.  Yet the are VERY applicable to the TRUE CHILDREN of the LIVING GOD.  God gives His Children, the mandate to TELL PEOPLE how to find SALVATION.  And the ONLY WAY is through the FORGIVENESS of their sins, which is made possible, ONLY, through the SHED BLOOD of the Lord Jesus Christ, who GAVE His Life, as a SACRIFICE for the REDEMPTION of ALL MANKIND.  In Acts 1:8, we are told: “…You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you.  And you will be My Witnesses, telling people about Me EVERYWHERE---in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”   Theses were the Words of our LORD. The Great Commissioning of, NOT only His Apostles, but for ALL of the TRUE BELIEVERS, throughout the known world.  We are to be His WITNESSES, and to SHARE the GOOD NEWS that mankind might be SAVED from their sins and from an ETERNITY in Hell, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE, once you’re there. 

 

ALL of this is due to the TENDER MERCY of our LOVING LORD.  In order for people EVERYWHERE, to experience the One who is the TRUE LIGHT, who gives LIGHT to EVERYONE.  It is an ETERNAL LIGHT, it shines in the darkness, and the darkness can NEVER extinguish it.  (John 1:5).  This LIGHT, which is Jesus Christ, who is the Prince of Peace, will guide us to the PATH of PEACE.  Jesus said: “I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart.  And the PEACE I give is a gift the world CANNOT GIVE.  So don’t be troubled or afraid.” (John 14:27) Are you experiencing this PEACE? 

 

You can experience it, IF you will ACCEPT GOD’S TENDER MERCIES, and ADMIT that you are a SINNER, in NEED of a SAVIOR.  Then BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART that JESUS died for YOU, and that He is ALIVE in HEAVEN, making intercession for you, before God.  CONFESS your sins, to Him and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  And WILLINGLY TURN AWAY FROM your sinful life-style, and TURN TO GOD with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  And ACCEPT His Gift of SALVATION, and His TENDER MERCIES, and bring the TRUE LIGHT into a DARK world.  And receive HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS as your ETERNAL HOME.  Do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!

"The Right Path"

 

“The Right Path”

 

Show me the right path, O Lord; point out the road for me to follow.  Lead me by Your Truth and teach me, for You are the God who saves me.  All day long I put my hope in You.            Psalm 25:4-5

 

This is a prayer that EVERY TRUE CHILD of the Living God, SHOULD have in their HEART and on their mind.  We, as God’s TRUE Children, need to be shown the RIGHT PATH to take, because God has a SPECIFIC plan for EACH of His Children.  And in order to be in the PERFECT WILL of the HOLY RIGHTEOUS GOD, we MUST know which ROAD to take. 

 

We NEED to be LED by His TRUTH, and NOT be distracted by FALSE DOCTRINES and led by FALSE TEACHERS.  We NEED to be TAUGHT by God’s Holy Spirit, who INDWELLS EVERY TRUE BELIEVER.  He is our COUNSELOR, and our GUIDE.  He will NOT FAIL us when we put our TRUST in His COUNSEL and His GUIDANCE.  When we are SENSITIVE and SUBMISSIVE to Him, He will LEAD us to the RIGHT PATH, and we can, with CONFIDENCE in Him, TRUST Him, because He is the THIRD PERSON in the HOLY TRINITY.  He will TEACH us what GOD wants us to KNOW.

 

And we can put our HOPE and TRUST in God, because He is the ONE who brings us SALVATION, through the LORD JESUS CHRIST, and the SHEDDING of HIS precious blood, for the FORGIVENESS of our sins.  And to put us on the RIGHT PATH to an ETERNITY in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS, and to be able to ESCAPE HELL, with ALL its HORRORS.  Are you on the RIGHT PATH? 

 

If you have NOT given your HEART and LIFE to God, then you are on the DANGEROUSLY WRONG PATH, and you are headed for an ETERNAL DESTINY in HELL, with NO WAY to ESCAPE, once you are there.  In order to get on the RIGHT PATH, you MUST ADMIT that you are a sinner, and then come to the foot of the CROSS of CHRIST, and BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART, that JESUS died for YOU, and CONFESS your sins to Him and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  Then be WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your sinful life-style, and TURN to GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  And KNOW that JESUS CHRIST is ALIVE, in HEAVEN, making intercession for you, before God.  You MUST ACCEPT His Gift of SALVATION, and let Him put you on the RIGHT PATH to your ETERNAL HOME.  Do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!

"Who is JESUS CHRIST?"

 

“Who is JESUS CHRIST?”

Colossians 1:15-20

 

Christ is exactly like God, who cannot be seen.

He is the first-born Son, superior to ALL creation. 

Everything was created by Him, EVERYTHIG in Heaven and on Earth,

EVERYTHING seen and unseen, including ALL forces and powers,

and All rulers and authorities.  ALL things were CREATED by God’s Son,

and EVERYTHING was made for Him.

God’s Son was before ALL else, and by Him EVERYTHING is held together.

He is the Head of His Body, which is the Church. 

He is the very BEGINNING, the FIRST to be RAISED from DEATH, so that He would

be above ALL others. 

God, Himself was pleased to live FULLY in His Son.  And God was PLEASED for Him to make PEACE by SACRIFICING His Blood on the Cross, so that ALL beings on earth might be

brought back to God.

This is who Christ is, and the WORK that He accomplished through His OBEDIENCE to His

Heavenly Father.  You used to be far from God, and some may still be far from Him.  Your thoughts and actions made you His enemies, because they were evil thoughts and actions, by God’s standards.  But, JESUS, God’s Son became a human being and DIED, for your sins and to give you a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with God, and to make PEACE between YOU and GOD.  And when you ACCEPT His SALVATION, with a DEEPLY ROOTED and FIRM FAITH, you will be able to stand HOLY, FAULTLESS and INNOCENT in the PRESENCE of the HOLY, RIGHTEOUS GOD, and His BELOVED SON. 

 

This process is made possible through these steps:  You MUST ADMIT that you are a SINNER, and that you have REBELLED AGAINST God and His Son. You MUST BELIEVE that JESUS CHRIST suffered, bled and died for your sins, and that God RAISED Him from DEATH and the GRAVE, and He is NOW, ALIVE, and at the RIGHT HAND of GOD, making intercession for you, before God.  You MUST CONFESS your sins to Him and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  You MUST be willing to TURN AWAY FROM your OLD, SINFUL LIFE-STYLE, and TURN TO GOD.  You MUST ACCEPT His Gift of SALVATION and the HOPE of HEAVEN as your ETERNAL HOME, and be able to ESCAPE an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE, once you are there.  So, PLEASE do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!

 

"Run with Endurance!"

 

“Run with Endurance!”

 

Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of Faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.     Hebrews 12:1-2

 

This great cloud of witnesses that surround us are the Old Testament Saints, who have already Run the RACE of FAITH, and PERSEVERED, thus giving WITNESS to the VALUE and BLESSING of LIVING by FAITH. They are NOT SPECTATORS, but EXAMPLES of LIVING by FAITH.  And this SHOULD MOTIVATE US and INSPIRE US to “RUN the RACE” with ENDURANCE, because of their Godly examples, which they set for us.

 

 And to RUN the RACE with ENDURANCE, we MUST LAY ASIDE EVERY encumbrance and the SIN that so easily entangles us. These encumbrances are ANYTHING that would HINDER LIVING by FAITH, the SIN is the SIN of UNBELIEF, refusing to TURN AWAY FROM our OLD SINFUL LIFESTYLE, and TOTALLY TURNING to GOD, and giving up the sins that we CLING TO.  And RUNNING with ENDURANCE or PERSEVERANCE. 

 

And KEEPING OUR EYES on JESUS CHRIST, who is the AUTHOR and PERFECTER of FAITH.  The One who for the JOY set before Him ENDURED the AGONY of the CRUEL CROSS, despising the SHAME, yet KNOWING the JOY of ACCOMPLISHING the TASK of PROVIDING REDEMPTION for ALL of MANKIND.  And because of His PERSEVERANCE He assumed the GLORIOUS, TRIUMPHANT position at the RIGHT HAND of the Throne of God. 

 

This is the UTMOST EXAMPLE of RUNNING the RACE with ENDURANCE.  The TRUE BELIEVER, should KEEP their EYES on the PRIZE that is before them.  And FOLLOW the EXAMPLE of JESUS CHRIST, that they may SHARE with HIM, the JOY of their FINAL VICTORY.  Are you RUNNING THE RACE with ENDURANCE?

 

This RACE begins with SALVATION, you MUST be SAVED from your SINS, and begin LIVING by FAITH. There are MANY GOOD examples of RUNNING the RACE with ENDURANCE, but the VERY BEST example is the LORD JESUS CHRIST, who ACCOMPLISHED His RACE a VICTOR, because of His PERSEVERANCE.  You too can be a VICTOR by; TURNING AWAY FROM your sinful lifestyle, and TURNING TO GOD, 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 that He is ALIVE, in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God.  You MUST ACCEPT His Gift of SALVATION, and RUN the RACE with ENDURANCE.  Then you can RECEIVE the inheritance of an ETERNAL HOME in HEAVEN with ALL its BLESSINGS, and be able to ESCAPE an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS.  So, do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!

 

 

 

 

"The Law of the Spirit of Life"

 

“The Law of the Spirit of Life”

 

Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.  For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death.     Romans 8:1-2

 

The Law of the Spirit of Life is the Law of FAITH, the message of the GOSPEL.  And because of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus, the Son of God, who came, in the likeness of sinful flesh, but Himself was SINLESS, and He CONDEMNED SIN in the FLESH, and became a ONCE for ALL OFFERING for sin.  And because of His Act of REDEMPTION, to FREE mankind from their SINS, He has set them FREE from the law of SIN and DEATH.

 

For those, who are in Christ Jesus, who have given their HEART and LIFE to Christ for their SALVATION, they will NOT face CONDEMNATION, or GUILTY SENTENCE, for their SINS, PAST, PRESENT, or FUTURE.  They are FREE from the LAW of SIN and SPIRITUAL DEATH.  In other words, they will have ETERNAL LIFE in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS and be able to ESCAPE an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS and NO RELIEF.  The Spirit of Life replaces the law that produced SIN and DEATH with the Law that produces LIFE.  He FREES them from sin and a SPIRITUAL DEATH and confirms their ADOPTION as God’s Children.  Have you received the SPIRIT of LIFE?

 

You can receive Him and LIVE by the SPIRIT and NOT by the FLESH, if you are WILLING TO TURN AWAY FROM your sinful lifestyle, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  And CONFESS your sins to Him and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  BELIEVING, with ALL your HEART, that JESUS died for YOU, and that He is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God.  You MUST ACCEPT His Gift of SALVATION, and be SET FREE from the law of SIN and SPIRITUAL DEATH, and POSSESS the SPIRIT of LIFE.  Do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!