“ALL”

 “ALL”

 

When He sees ALL that is accomplished by His anguish, He will be satisfied.  And because of His experience, My Righteous Servant will make it possible for many to be counted righteous, for He will bear ALL their SINS.   Isaiah 53:11

 

The little word “ALL”, just three letters with a MEANING of GREAT MAGNITUDE.  It means the WHOLE of quantity.  The ENTIRE amount or extent of something.  In our Scripture, today, the fourth word in the beginning of the Scripture is the word “ALL” that has been accomplished by the ANGUISH and PAIN that was inflicted upon the HOLY SON of the LIVING GOD.   The PERFECT SACRIFICE and the ONLY SACRIFICE that WOULD be SUFFICIENT to cover “ALL” the SINS of “ALL” those who come to CHRIST with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, for His FORGIVENESS and to make them RIGHTEOUS before the LIVING GOD.

 

This verse tells us that when CHRIST sees “ALL” that is ACCOMPLISHED (DONE) because of His ANGUISH, (suffering),  He will be SATISFIED.  The BEST display of God’s AMAZING LOVE is in the CROSS of our LORD JESUS CHRIST.  He LOVED US so MUCH that HE SUFFERED and DIED for “ALL” the SINS of “ALL” the UNWORTHY sinners of “ALL” times.  He carried out this ACT of REDEMPTION so that MANY could be COUNTED RIGHTEOUS, through HIS BLOOD.  

 

How MANY SINS are FORGIVEN?  “ALL” SINS, remember:  The word “ALL” means the WHOLE of quantity.  The ENTIRE amount of SINS that you ever HAD COMMITTED,  (past).  The ones that you are NOW COMMITTING  (present) and those you WILL COMMIT in the FUTURE.  SO, this does NOT give US the RIGHT to KEEP ON SINNING, so that GOD can show us MORE and MORE of His WONDERFUL GRACE.  When we COME to CHRIST, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, it means that we have DIED to SIN, so how can we CONTINUE to LIVE in it.  

 

When we are BAPTIZED, it is a picture of being joined with CHRIST in His DEATH.  Baptism is a display of being RAISED from the DEAD by the GLORIOUS POWER of FATHER GOD so that we may LIVE NEW LIVES.  Does this mean we will never SIN, NO, we will continue to be TEMPTED, and at some point in time, we may FALL to the TEMPTATION, the IMPORTANT thing is WHAT will YOU DO with the TEMPTATION?  The point is you are LIVING a NEW LIFE, one that DOES NOT have a DESIRE to sin.  But because we are in this flesh,(body) we are still vulnerable to committing sins, but NOT CONTINUE in them. When you COMITT a SIN, as a TRUE BELIEVER, you NEED to CONFESS that SIN to GOD, and ask for HIS FORGIVENESS.  And, if you are NOW a TRUE BELIEVER, one who has TURNED AWAY FROM the SINFUL LIFESTYLE that you USED to LIVE, and have TURNED TO GOD with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, then you SHOULD NO LONGER DESIRE to CONTINUE TO SIN, and WHEN you do SIN, CONFESS it to the FATHER, and He is FAITHFUL to FORGIVE US of “ALL” our SINS.  

 

NOW, if you have NOT given your HEART and LIFE to GOD, then you are STILL living in SIN, and destined for an ETERNITY in HELL, with “ALL” it’s HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE, once you are there.  In order to CHANGE that DESTINY, YOU MUST ADMIT that YOU are a SINNER, in NEED of the SAVIOR, the LORD JESUS CHRIST, who SUFFERED, DIED, and ROSE from the GRAVE, to SAVE your SOUL from an ETERNITY in HELL.  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.  You MUST be WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your SINFUL LIFESTYLE, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART. Then ACCEPT God’s Gift of SALVATION, and have “ALL” your SINS FORGIVEN.  And receive an ETERNITY in HEAVEN, with “ALL” its BLESSINGS.  Do this NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!  Don’t Be LEFT BEHIND!!!

 

 

“To Numerous to List”

 “Too Numerous to List”

 

O LORD my God, You have performed many wonders for us.  Your Plans for us are too numerous to list.  You have NO equal.  If I tried to recite ALL your wonderful deeds, I would never come to the end of them.     Psalm 40:5

 

We live in a FAST-PACED world.  One in which we are SO PRESSED for TIME that we can’t take a few minutes to STOP and REFLECT on ALL that the ALMIGHTY GOD, CREATOR, of HEAVEN and EARTH, has PROVIDED for us and has PLANNED for US, His Children.  

 

David, the author of this Psalm, and MANY MORE, reminds us that when we put our CONFIDENCE and TRUST in God, He becomes our ROCK of REFUGE, our STRENGTH when we are WEAK and cannot GO ON.  He is our ENCOURAGER and will LIFT us OUT of the PIT of DESPAIR, OUT of the MUD and MIRE and He sets our feet on SOLID GROUND and STEADIES us along the way. And MANY will SEE what He has done and will be AMAZED. They too will put their TRUST in the LORD.  

 

Then in his contemplating of ALL the things that GOD has done for His CHILDREN, David came to the conclusion that, God had performed MANY WONDERS for us, that they were TOO NUMEROUS to LIST.  And he says to the ALMIGHTY, EVERLASTING GOD, that He, (GOD) has NO EQUAL.  NO ONE can do ALL the things that God has done and will CONTINUE TO DO for His TRUE CHILDREN.  

 

One of the WONDERS that God is DOING TODAY and will CONTINUE TO DO, is carrying out His PLAN of REDEMPTION.  NO ONE can REDEEM themselves from DEATH.  They cannot pay ANY KIND OF RANSOM to GOD.  NO amount of MONEY is ENOUGH.  Psalm 49:6-9, tells us that REDEMPTION does NOT COME so EASILY, because NO ONE can EVER pay ENOUGH to LIVE FOREVER and NEVER SEE the GRAVE.  

 

The ACT of REDEMPTION is not on the list of TOO MANY to LIST.  God in His ABUNDANT MERCY and AMAZING GRACE, makes this WONDER very OPEN, and AVAILABLE to ALL of MANKIND.  This ACT has many factors about it.  The FIRST ONE is that ONLY those, who have COME to JESUS CHRIST, the SON of GOD, for the CLEANSING of their souls, are ABLE to be REDEEMED. The SECOND is they MUST ADMIT that they are a SINNER in NEED of the SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST, who GAVE His LIFE to SAVE the SOUL of ALL mankind.  The THIRD is they MUST BELIEVE that JESUS died for THEM, and that He is ALIVE in HEAVEN, making intercession for them, before God.  The FOURTH is they MUST CONFESS their SINS to Him and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  The FIFTH is they MUST be WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM their SINFUL LIFESTYLE, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  And they MUST ACCEPT God’s Gift of SALVATION and just try making a LIST of ALL the WONDERS that GOD has given to YOU or has done FOR YOU.  I believe you will see that they are TOO NUMEROUS to LIST.   If you are NOT a TRUE CHILD of GOD, then you NEED to DO ALL of the ABOVE and receive those things that are TOO NUMEROUS to LIST. And be ABLE to SPEND ALL of ETERNITY in HEAVEN, and ESCAPE an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE ONCE YOU ARE THERE.  SO, do ALL the ABOVE NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!  Don’t be LEFT BEHIND!!! 

 

 

“Losing Forgiveness and Fellowship with God”

 “Losing Forgiveness and Fellowship with God”

 

If you forgive those who sin against you, your Heavenly Father will forgive you.  But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will NOT forgive your sins.   Matthew 6:14

 

This section of Scripture is part of the Sermon on the Mount.  Jesus was telling the people what they NEEDED to KNOW concerning what God wants of them, as His Children.  And the verse that we are going to look into is probably one of the HARDEST things we MUST DO in order to be FORGIVEN of our SINS.  

 

Right away, I want you to KNOW that Jesus was not referring to SALVATION, but one of the CHARACTERISTICS of SALVATION, and that is to HAVE a FORGIVING HEART.  Even though we are TRUE CHILDREN of the LIVING GOD, we STILL commit sins every day.  And Jesus is saying that the FORGIVENESS that we have from God has a CONDITION to it.  And that CONDITION is that we who are TRUE BELIEVERS, SHOULD FORGIVE those who have SINNED against us, because if we do NOT FORGIVE others, then our HEAVENLY FATHER will NOT FORGIVE US.  This important to us because an UNFORGIVING HEART has an ADVERSE REACTION to our FELLOWSHIP with the HOLY God. This happens AFTER we are SAVED. 

 

This UNFORGIVING HEART is DETRIMENTAL to our SPIRITUAL DISCIPLESHIP. To NOT hold a GRUDGE and NOT SEEK RETRIBUTION, is what a FORGIVING HEART is ABOUT. And when we give our FORGIVENESS to the one who has SINNED against us, then GOD will FORGIVE US of our SINS AGAINST HIM, then our FELLOWSHIP will be RESTORED.  And our life will be MORE FULFILLING, and we will receive GOD’S FORGIVENESS concerning OUR SINS.  

 

So, if you are SAVED and someone has SINNED AGAINST YOU, remember, you MUST NOT hold a GRUDGE AGAINST them, but you MUST HAVE a FORGIVING HEART TOWARDS them, IF you want GOD’S FORGIVENESS and His FELLOWSHIP.  If YOU are living a SINFUL LIFESTYLE, and you are NOT a TRUE CHILD of the LIVING GOD, then you are in DESPERATE NEED of GOD’S FORGIVENESS.  YOU MUST ADMIT that you are a SINNER in NEED of the SAVIOR, the LORD JESUS CHRIST, God’s ONE and ONLY SON, who GAVE His LIFE to SAVE your SOUL from an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE, once you are there. 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.  You MUST CONFESS your SINS to God and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  And you MUST be WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your SINFUL LIFESTYLE, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  Then you MUST ACCEPT God’s Gift of SALVATION, and RECEIVE His FORGIVENESS and FELLOWSHIP, and an ETERNITY in HEAVEN with ALL its BLESSINGS.  Do this NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!  Don’t be LEFT BEHIND!!!

“The Beginning of Wisdom”

 “The Beginning of Wisdom”

 

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His Precepts have good understanding.  To Him belongs Eternal Praise.    Psalm 111:10

 

To FEAR the LORD, here means to RESPECT, HONOR or to take Him SERIOUSLY, and should be the INCLINATION of ALL TRUE BELIEVERS in their ATTITUDE of WORSHIP.  This FEAR of the LORD is taking God SERIOUSLY and is the FOUNDATION of TRUE WISDOM.

 

We, those who are TRUE BELIEVERS, should WORSHIP the LORD GOD with RESPECT, because He is the ALMIGHTY GOD, the CREATOR of ALL things. He is able to MOVE MOUNTAINS, to SPLIT the RED SEA.  He is JESUS INCARNATE, He is both FATHER and SON.  And He SO LOVED the WORLD that He GAVE of HIMSELF in order to SAVE all MANKIND from an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY TO ESCAPE, ONCE THEY ARE THERE.  

 

Having this TRUE WISDOM, gives us a CLEAR UNDERSTANDING of God’s COMMANDS, and one of those commands is that NO ONE can COME TO HIM apart from COMING THROUGH the BLOOD of His SON, JESUS CHRIST.  HE IS the ONLY WAY to have a TRUE, RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with God.  You MUST be CLEANSED by HIS BLOOD, and a part of His FAMILY.  This is the BEGINNING OF WISDOM!!

 

This TRUE WISDOM will lead us to a DEEPER RELATIONSHIP with God the FATHER and is made POSSIBLE through GOD the SON.   And taking this FIRST STEP to the BEGINNING of WISDOM, and by being OBEDIENT to HIS COMMANDS, we will be ABLE to GROW in WISDOM and TRUTH.  

This ACTION SHOULD LEAD US to a DEEPER, INTIMATE WORSHIP and PRAISE to the HOLY GOD and HIS SON, the KING of KINGS, and the LORD of LORDS.  

 

Have YOU taken that FIRST STEP?  If NOT then you are HEADED to an ETERNITY in HELL, and NO WAY to ESCAPE, once you are there.  However, you have the OPPORTUNITY NOW, to CHANGE that HORRIBLE DESTINY.  This is what YOU MUST DO:  You MUST ADMIT that YOU are a SINNER in NEED of the SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST.  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.  You MUST CONFESS your SINS to Him and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS. You MUST be WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your SINFUL LIFESTYLE and TURN TO GOD with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  Then YOU MUST ACCEPT His Gift of SALVATION and start the BEGINNING of a TRUE RELATIONSHIP with God and His SON.  And receive this TRUE WISDOM.  Do this NOW while you STILL can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!  Don’t be LEFT BEHIND!!!

 

 

“No Other Way!”

 “No Other Way!”

 

“There is salvation in no one else!  God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved.”    Acts 4:12

 

There are some people in this wretched world, that BELIEVE they can receive SALVATION from their OWN doing.  They BELIEVE that they can do a lot of GOOD WORKS, such as, mowing lawns and NOT asking for a fee.  Or that they can cook meals for the SICK and ELDERLY, and not ask for a dime.  They can spend a lot of their time doing GOOD WORKS, and when they die, they will be able to GO into HEAVEN, because of ALL the GOOD WORKS they have DONE.  In Ephesians 2, verse nine, the Apostle Paul tells us that: “SALVATION is NOT a REWARD for the GOOD THINGS we have done, so none of us can BOAST about it.”

 

Another thing, some people BELIEVE is that they can CONTROL their OWN ETERNAL DESTINY.  But the Word of God says: “And just as it is APPOINTED for people to DIE ONCE—-and after this, JUDGMENT.”  Hebrews 9:27. You cannot plan to WAIT until you are on your DEATH-BED to ask for FORGIVENESS and expect to receive God’s SALVATION, because, you don’t KNOW the PLACE, TIME nor CIRCUMSTANCES concerning your death.  It could happen INSTANTLY, without warning.  And you wouldn’t have a chance to do a DEATH-BED CONFESSION.  

 

Another thing some people BELIEVE is that they can get to HEAVEN on somebody else’s coat-tails, so to speak. Some seem to BELIEVE if their parents or grandparents or a sibling, is a TRUE BELIEVER, then they can get into HEAVEN because of what SOMEONE ELSE has done.

 

You can’t put your SALVATION at such a risk.  It is of the UTMOST IMPORTANCE to do it NOW.  GOD says, “In an ACCEPTABLE TIME I have heard you.  And in the Day of Salvation, I have HELPED you.”  “Behold, NOW is the ACCEPTED TIME; behold, NOW is the DAY of SALVATION.”

 

REMEMBER, there is SALVATION in NO ONE else! God has given NO OTHER NAME under HEAVEN, by which WE MUST be SAVED. If you have NOT CALLED on the NAME of JESUS CHRIST for your SALVATION then you are facing JUDGMENT and will be CONDEMNED to SPEND ALL of your ETERNITY in HELL with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE, once you are there.  One thing to keep in MIND is that there is NO ONE OR NOTHING ELSE that can PROVIDE your SALVATION.  ONLY by GOD’S AMAZING GRACE and THROUGH the LORD JESUS CHRIST, are you ABLE to receive His SALVATION and an ETERNITY in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS.  

 

This is what you MUST DO:  First, ADMIT that you are a SINNER in NEED of the SAVIOR, the LORD JESUS, the SON of the LIVING GOD.  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.  And you MUST CONFESS your SINS to Him and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  You MUST be WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your SINFUL lifestyle, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  YOU MUST ACCEPT God’s Gift of SALVATION, and REMEMBER, there is NO OTHER WAY.  So, do this NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!  Don’t be LEFT BEHIND!!!

 

 

 

“Is Jesus Praying For YOU?”

 “Is Jesus Praying For YOU?”

 

I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in Me through their message.  I pray that they will all be one, just as You and I are one—as you are in Me, Father, and I am in You.  And may they be in Us so that the world will believe You sent Me.   John 17:20-21

 

Yes, even JESUS prays to His Heavenly Father, God, Who is the SUPREME BEING, and the ONE and ONLY ONE that is IN CHARGE. In the previous verses, JESUS was PRAYING for His Disciples, those twelve men, who was with JESUS, throughout His Ministry on earth.  He Prayed and called on His Heavenly Father to PROTECT them from SIN and the HOSTILITY that they would endure.

 

The reason that JESUS PRAYED for their SAFEKEEPING was to promote the UNITY of BELIEVERS, which was to be patterned after the UNITY of the HOLY FATHER and His SON.  This kind of UNITY was of WILL and PURPOSE.  The protection they would receive would keep them SAFE from the world.  And would UNIFY them in their DESIRES to SERVE and GLORIFY JESUS, the SON.

 

And now, we see His CONCERN is TURNED toward ALL BELIEVERS, those who have COME TO HIM, through the MESSAGE of the Apostles.  In this CHURCH AGE, ALL CHRISTIANS have COME to JESUS CHRIST through the MESSAGE and the WITNESS of the APOSTLES, which is the NEW TESTAMENT in our BIBLES, the HOLY WORD of the LIVING GOD. 

 

So, JESUS PRAYS for the UNITY of the FUTURE BELIEVERS. He was NOT PRAYING for a SINGLE, WORLDWIDE ECUMENICAL CHURCH.  JESUS was PRAYING that ALL BELIEVERS, each one would have a UNITY of LOVE and OBEDIENCE to GOD and His WORD.  And He PRAYED for a UNITED COMMITMENT to His WILL.  The BODY of CHRIST is made up of ALL TRUE BELIEVERS, and their SPIRITUAL UNITY is to be EVIDENCED in their LIFESTYLE.  The DESIRE of the LORD JESUS CHRIST is that His BODY, the CHURCH, would possess the SAME KIND of UNITY that the SON has with the FATHER.  Which is:  GOD, the FATHER, is in JESUS, the SON of GOD, and JESUS, the SON of GOD, is in GOD, the FATHER.  

 

GOD, the FATHER, worked through JESUS, His SON, and JESUS ALWAYS did what GOD, the FATHER was PLEASED with.  This SPIRITUAL UNITY SHOULD be PRACTICED in the CHURCH.  Without GOD the FATHER, and JESUS, His SON, the TRUE BELIEVERS could do NOTHING!  Their goal SHOULD be to DO the WILL of GOD, the FATHER.

 

This UNIFICATION of the TRUE BELIEVERS is what motivated JESUS CHRIST to REQUEST that ALL future believers would have a SOLID, SPIRITUAL UNIFICATION of LOVE, and OBEDIENCE to the ALMIGHTY GOD.  If we are a PART of the BODY of JESUS CHRIST, we are SUPPOSED to make a DIFFERENCE in this LOST and DYING WORLD.  Are YOU making a DIFFERENCE in this WRETCHED, SIN-DRENCHED WORLD?  OR are you CONFORMING to the WAYS of the WORLD?  If you have NOT GIVEN your HEART and LIFE to GOD, then you are NOT a FUTURE TRUE BELIEVER, instead you are allowing SATAN to USE you, and RIGHT NOW, you are DESTINED for an ETERNITY in HELL with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE, once you are there.  However, God has a PLAN of SALVATION, and because of His UNITY with His ONLY SON, JESUS CHRIST, who did what PLEASED GOD and that was to GIVE His LIFE for ALL the SINNERS, past, present, and FUTURE to be able to COME TO HIM for this GIFT of SALVATION, and to be ABLE to HAVE an ETERNITY in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS.  To RECEIVE this SPECIAL GIFT, you MUST FIRST, ADMIT that YOU are a SINNER in NEED of the SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST, Who GAVE His Life to SAVE your SOUL from an ETERNITY in HELL.  You MUST BELIEVE with ALL of your HEART, 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 your SINFUL LIFESTYLE and TURN TO GOD with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  Then, you MUST ACCEPT God’s Gift of SALVATION and become a part of the BODY of JESUS CHRIST, God’s SON, the CHURCH, and be a part of the UNIFICATION of the BODY and be able to spend your ETERNITY in HEAVEN.  Do this NOW, while you STILL CAN.   He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!  Don’t be LEFT BEHIND!!!

“Eternal Life”

 “Eternal Life”

 

“And this is the way to have Eternal Life—to know You, the only True God, and Jesus Christ, the One You sent to earth.”   John 17:3

 

This is part of Jesus’ Prayer for His Disciples.  Many people have different ideas about ETERNAL LIFE and what it means.  Jesus, in His Prayer, to His Heavenly Father, explains what ETERNAL LIFE is.  This is IMPORTANT because, ETERNAL LIFE is not JUST the continuation of LIVING FOREVER, which EVERYONE will do.  Some will LIVE ETERNALLY in HEAVEN, they are the ONES who have come to JESUS CHRIST for the FORGIVENESS of their sins, and to be able to have a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with God, the FATHER, and also with JESUS CHRIST, His SON.  This can ONLY come about through the ACCEPTANCE of JESUS as your SAVIOR and LORD.  And, sadly to say, there will be those who have REJECTED JESUS and have NO DESIRE to enter into a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with the ALMIGHTY GOD, they will spend ALL of ETERNITY in HELL with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE once they are there.  

 

However, ETERNAL LIFE is MORE than a CONTINUATION of LIFE.  For the BELIEVER, it is experiencing the REALITY of the PRESENCE of God.   ETERNAL LIFE is about RELATIONSHIPS.  To have ETERNAL LIFE in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS, you MUST HAVE a RELATIONSHIP with JESUS and GOD, our HEAVENLY FATHER.  This RELATIONSHIP should develop into an INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP, a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP made possible through JESUS CHRIST, and will CONTINUE to GROW DEEPER throughout ETERNITY.  It is an UNENDING, DEEPENING KNOWLEDGE and EXPERIENCE of the HEAVENLY FATHER.  You CAN NOT have an ETERNAL LIFE in HEAVEN without a TRUE RELATIONSHIP with JESUS CHRIST. 

 

If you do NOT have a RELATIONSHIP with JESUS, then you DO NOT have a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with the ALMIGHTY GOD.  But you have a RELATIONSHIP with the devil, who CONTINUES to BLIND you to the TRUTH.  And you are on your way to an ETERNITY in HELL, because you have no TRUE RELATIONSHIPS with GOD, the FATHER or His SON, JESUS CHRIST.  You can have those VERY IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIPS if you will come to JESUS and ADMIT that you are a SINNER in NEED of the SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST, who GAVE His LIFE to SAVE your SOUL.  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.  You MUST CONFESS your SINS to Him and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  Then you MUST be WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your SINFUL LIFESTYLE, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  You MUST ACCEPT God’s Gift of SALVATION, and ENJOY YOUR RELATIONSHIPS with the FATHER and the SON.  And be ASSURED of and ETERNITY in HEAVEN with ALL its BLESSINGS.  This is ETERNAL LIFE!!!  So, you NEED to do the above information NOW while you STILL CAN, because He is WAITING and COMING SOON!!! Don’t be LEFT BEHIND!!!

 

 

“God’s Mysterious Plan”

 “God’s Mysterious 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

 

 As we come into the time of the CELEBRATION of the RESURRECTION of the LORD JESUS CHRIST, God’s ONLY SON, and REALIZE what it means to the GENTILES or the NON-JEWS. We may encounter some people who wonder why God would put His ONLY SON in such a HORRIBLE, INSUFFERABLE, situation.  Well, we are going to look at God’s MYSTERIOUS PLAN for ALL of MANKIND, not JUST the JEWS, but for the GENTILES as well.

 

The Apostle Paul, was writing to the People of EPHESUS, and he wanted them to KNOW about GOD’S PLAN for ALL mankind.  Paul was overwhelmed with the concept of the FAMILY of GOD, which is made up of EVERY BELIEVER, from EVERY BACKGROUND and EVERY RACE.  So, the Apostle Paul, thought it was IMPORTANT that the BELIEVERS KNOW who they are.  In verse two, Paul was given the SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITY of EXTENDING God’s GRACE to the GENTILE RACE.  This GRACE is known as the MYSTERY of CHRIST, which God had REVEALED to Paul.

 

So, the Apostle explains the MYSTERIOUS PLAN of GOD, which is: The GENTILE BELIEVERS and the JEWISH BELIEVERS are the CO-HEIRS, and MEMBERS of the SAME BODY which ENJOY the PROMISE of BLESSINGS because of the SUFFERING, DEATH, BURIAL, and RESURRECTION  of the LORD JESUS CHRIST. HE is the ONLY WAY for the TRUE BELIEVER of ANY BACKGROUND or RACE to be ABLE to come BOLDLY and CONFIDENTLY into GOD’S PRESENCE.    

 

God’s Purpose was to use the CHURCH to DISPLAY His WISDOM in its RICH VARIETY to ALL the UNSEEN RULERS and AUTHORITIES in the heavenly places. And this ETERNAL PLAN, was carried out through the LORD JESUS CHRIST.  God is offering, to MANKIND from EVERY BACKGROUND and EVERY RACE, the OPPORTUNITY to become a part of His CHURCH, the BODY of CHRIST.  Will YOU ACCEPT His invitation to JOIN and become a part of the FAMILY of God??

 

If you are NOT a part of the CHURCH, the BODY of CHRIST, then you are NOT a CHILD of GOD, and you cannot receive the PROMISE of BLESSINGS.  But you will spend your ETERNITY in HELL with ALL its HORRORS and NO WAY to ESCAPE, once you are there.  However, you can CHANGE that scenario by: ADMITTING that YOU are a SINNER in NEED of the SAVIOR, the LORD JESUS CHRIST, who SUFFERED, BLED, DIED and was RESURRECTED from the GRAVE, and is NOW in HEAVEN sitting at the RIGHT-HAND of the HEAVENLY FATHER.  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.  You MUST CONFESS your SINS to Him, and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  And you MUST BE WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your SINFUL LIFESTYLE, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  You MUST ACCEPT God’s Gift of SALVATION, and His EXTENDED GRACE.    Now you KNOW the MYSTERIOUS PLAN of GOD, so, do the ABOVE NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!   Don’t be LEFT BEHIND!!!