“What God Requires of His Children”

 “What God Requires of His Children”

 

“And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you?’  Deut. 10:12a

Moses was addressing the Nation of Israel, and the next few verses gives us a pretty clear and precise indication of what the HOLY GOD requires of His Children.  Remember that those who have come to JESUS CHRIST for the SALVATION of their SOULS and have been FORGIVEN, are the TRUE CHILDREN of the LIVING GOD.  Those who have NOT done this are His CREATION, but NOT His CHILDREN.  You MUST be BORN AGAIN, in order to become a CHILD of the LIVING GOD.

Being “Born Again”is the process of BELIEVING AND RECEIVING JESUS CHRIST as your SAVIOR and LORD.  You MUST come to the LORD JESUS, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, which means that you are DEEPLY and SINCERELY SORRY for ALL of your SINS.  And that YOU REALLY BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART that JESUS DIED for YOU, and that the ALMIGHTY GOD RAISED Him from DEATH and the GRAVE.  And that He is ALIVE and COMING BACK to RAPTURE ALL of GOD’S CHILDREN.  Then you MUST BE WILLING to COMPLETELY TURN AWAY FROM your SINFUL LIFESTYLE and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART. 

You MUST ACCEPT God’s Gift of SALVATION and DO what is REQUIRED of you as His Child, which is to FEAR, (RESPECT) the LORD your GOD, and to LIVE in a WAY that PLEASES Him. And to LOVE HIM AND serve Him with ALL your HEART and SOUL. And you MUST ALWAYS OBEY the LORDS COMMANDS and DECREES, this is for your OWN GOOD!!  So, DO these things NOW, in order to SECURE an ETERNITY in HEAVEN with ALL its BLESSINGS and to ESCAPE HELL, with ALL its HORRORS and NO WAY to ESCAPE ONCE you are there. 

When you feel a TUGGING on your HEARTSTRINGS, SURRENDER, it’s the HOLY SPIRIT of the LIVING GOD, telling you, NOW is the TIME to ACCEPT GOD’S LOVE.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!  Don’t Be LEFT BEHIND!!!

“The Source of Spiritual Life”

 “The Source of Spiritual Life”

 

As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for You, O God.  I thirst for God, the LIVING God.  When can I go and stand before Him?   Psalm 42:1-2

 

For most TRUE BELIEVERS, this feeling of LONGING to be with the ALMIGHTY GOD is NORMAL.  It’s normal because they are a PART of GOD’S FAMILY.  Whenever a family member has to be separated from their family, they LONG to be with their FAMILY once again.  And they have a LONGING to be REUNITED AGAIN, just like the deer does for water. This LONGING is prompted by a DEEP LOVE that they have for EACH OTHER.

So, it is with the PSALMIST, who penned this, Psalm.  Their LOVE for God, their Heavenly Father, is a DEEP, ABIDING LOVE, and they are SO LONGING to be with their CREATOR.  The One who gives them PEACE in the midst of the RAGING STORMS of LIFE.  Alone in His Presence, they can have PEACE and TRANQUILLITY, along with feeling His DEEP ABIDING LOVE, and being able to TRUST the TRUTH of His Holy Word.  Listening to that SMALL, STILL VOICE that gives them HOPE and FORTIFIES their FAITH. 

This kind of a RELATIONSHIP with God is AVAILABLE for the TRUE BELIEVER, who is LONGING to be in the PRESENCE of the ALMIGHTY GOD.  To be able to WORSHIP Him, and to spend time with Him, seeking UNDERSTANDING and WISDOM of His WORD, in order to APPLY it to their SPIRITUAL LIFE, because GOD is the SOURCE of SPIRITUAL LIFE. 

The BEST WAY to FILL that LONGING is to SPEND TIME with Him EVERY DAY, in a QUIET PLACE, with NO distractions.  And you will find that it will be the BEST PART of your DAY.  Because we are a GODLY PEOPLE living in an UNGODLY WORLD, we NEED the GUIDANCE of the SOURCE of SPIRITUAL LIFE. 

If you aren’t LONGING to be with GOD, you might NEED to check your RELATIONSHIP STATUS, it may be LACKING SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE.  You could also check your SPIRITUAL STRENGTH and make SURE it is NOT getting WEAK. If you have NO RELATIONSHIP with the ALMIGHTY GOD, you NEED to DEFINITELY seek one with ALL your HEART.  When you do, it will also CHANGE your ETERNAL DESTINY, from an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO way to ESCAPE, once you are there, to an ETERNITY in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS.

This is what you MUST DO:  You MUST ADMIT that YOU are a SINNER, in NEED of the SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST, God’s ONLY SON, who GAVE His LIFE to SAVE your SOUL from HELL. And 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 your SINFUL LIFESTYLE and TURN TO GOD with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART. You MUST ACCEPT God’s Gift of SALVATION and ALLOW HIM to be YOUR SOURCE of a SPIRITUAL LIFE.  Do this NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!  Don’t Be LEFT BEHIND!!!

 

“The Prayer Ministry of the Holy Spirit”

 “The Prayer Ministry of the Holy Spirit”

 

And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness.  For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for.  But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words.  And the Father who knows All hearts knows what the Spirit is saying, for the Spirit pleads for us believers in harmony with God’s own will.  Romans 8:26,27

 

PRAYER is CONSERVATION with our HEAVENLY FATHER, and His BELOVED SON, the LORD JESUS CHRIST.  The TRUE BELIEVERS are the CHILDREN of the LIVING GOD.  And it is the DESIRE of the HEAVENLY FATHER to be able to CONVERSE with His Children. This is part of the FELLOWSHIP that He desires to have with them.  And when there is a CLOSE RELATIONSHIP between them, it enhances the RELATIONSHIP. 

As a TRUE BELIEVER, I can truthfully say that when you have such a RELATIONSHIP with God, you will encounter SUFFERING which is generally the work of the devil.  He is NOT going to leave you alone; he will bring ANYTHING and EVERYTHING that he is allowed to AGAINST every TRUE BELIEVER that seeks a CLOSE RELATIONSHIP with their Heavenly Father.

There is a time coming for the TRUE BELIEVER, when ALL SIN, EVIL and SUFFERING will be set aside.  This time will take place at the REDEMPTION of the BODY. (Resurrection) And it is with CONFIDENT EXPECTATION that the TRUE BELIEVER, awaits the COMPLETION of their ADOPTION, when they are FULLY and TRULLY CHILDREN of the LIVING GOD.  And since we are God’s Children, we are HEIRS of God’s Glory, along with the LORD JESUS CHRIST.   But if we share His Glory we MUST also share His SUFFERING. 

When we become the Children of God, we receive the HOLY SPIRIT of God. And one of the ministries of the HOLY SPIRIT is to HELP us in our WEAKNESS.  For example, when we don’t know what God wants us to PRAY for.  Then the Holy Spirit PRAYS for US with GROANGINGS that cannot be expressed in WORDS.  He is OUR PRAYER WARRIOR and our INTERCESSOR.  And His intercessory prayer is His PRAYER MINISTRY and is in HARMONY with GOD’S WILL.

Do you have that ASSURANCE of having the HOLY SPIRIT of the LIVING GOD as your INTERCESSOR?  If you have NOT given your HEART and LIFE to GOD, through His Son, the LORD JESUS CHRIST, then you do NOT have the HOLY SPIRIT living in YOU, and you are NOT a CHILD OF GOD, you ARE a CREATION of God, but you are NOT a PART of His Family.  But God wants you to be HIS CHILD.  In order to become His Child, and be able to ESCAPE HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and to RECEIVE HEAVEN as your ETERNAL HOME, YOU MUST ADMIT that YOU are a SINNER, in NEED of the SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST, who GAVE His LIFE to SAVE your SOUL, and to receive the HOLY SPIRIT as your INTERCESSOR (prayer warrior).  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 LIFE-STYLE, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART. You MUST ACCEPT God’s Gift of SALVATION and His HOLY SPIRIT to INDWELL YOU and PRAY for YOU.  Do this NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!  Don’t Be LEFT BEHIND!!!

“Salvation and a Purpose”

 “Salvation and a Purpose”

 

“Who are you, lord?’ I asked.  And the Lord replied, “I am Jesus, the one you are persecuting.  Now get to your feet!  For I have appeared to you to appoint you as My servant and witness.  Tell people that you have seen Me and tell them what I will show you in the future.  And I will rescue you from both your own people and the Gentiles.  Acts 26: 15-17

 

  The Apostle Paul was on his way to ROUND-UP some Jesus-believers to PERSECUTE them and possibly EXCUTE them. When he met the LORD JESUS on the ROAD to DAMASCUS.  And a LIGHT brighter than the SUN shone down on Paul and those who were accompanying him.  And he heard a voice saying: “SAUL, SAUL, why are YOU PERSECUTING ME?  It is useless for you to fight against My Will.”

Now, Paul and those with him were on the ground, and Paul asked: “Who are you, lord?  And the Lord replied, “I am JESUS, the one you are PERSECUTING.  Now, get to your feet! For I have appeared to you to appoint you as My servant and witness.” Then Jesus said, “Tell the people that you have SEEN ME, and TELL them what I will show you in the FUTURE.  And I will rescue YOU from both YOUR people and the Gentiles.  Yes, I am sending you to the Gentiles to open their eyes, so they may TURN AWAY FROM DARKNESS and to the LIGHT, and from the POWER of SATAN to the POWER of the ALMIGHTY GOD!  Then they will receive FORGIVENESS for their SINS and be given a place among GOD’S PEOPLE, who are set apart by FAITH in ME.” 

So, Jesus not only brought SALVATION but with that He also brought PURPOSE.  When a person is SAVED through the CLEANSING of the PRECIOUS BLOOD of the LORD JESUS CHRIST.  They are ADOPTED into the FAMILY of GOD.  And their PURPOSE is like the PURPOSE of the APOSTLE Paul.  We too have been COMMISSIONED to be a SERVANT and WITNESS for the LORD JESUS CHRIST, the one who was CRUCIFIED and ROSE from DEATH and the GRAVE.  In order for MANKIND to be able to RECEIVE SALVATION and its PURPOSE. 

If, you have NOT given your HEART and LIFE to God, through Christ Jesus, then you are destined to spend ALL of ETERNITY in HELL with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE, once you are there.  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 God’s Gift of SALVATION and WORK out you PURPOSE of being a SERVANT and a WITNESS.  Do this NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!  Don’t Be LEFT BEHIND!!!

“A Supernatural Birth “

 “A Supernatural Birth”

 

But to all who believed Him and accepted Him, He gave the right to become Children of God.  They are REBORN—- not with a physical birth resulting from human passion or plan, but a birth that comes from God.   John 1:12-13

 

Most people look at the different stages of a natural, human birth as a MIRACLE of GOD.  And I agree whole heartedly.  When I think of the human body and how different organs within that body all work together, to make the body work like it was meant to be, I’m in AWE of what ONLY GOD can do.  Yes, the human body is a DIVINE, MIRACULOUS, LIVING BEING, from CONCEPTION to the MIRACLE of BIRTH. 

When a person comes to JESUS CHRIST for the FORGIVENESS of their SINS, and have BELIEVED and ACCEPTED what JESUS ALONE, could do for them and their ETERNAL DESTINY, there is a SPECIAL PROCESS that takes place. And that is when they come BELIEVING in JESUS’ NAME, who He is, and His Work, what He has done. They are ADOPTED into GOD’S FAMILY. 

When this happens, they then have had a SUPERNATURAL BIRTH.  They are BORN of GOD.  And the HOLY SPIRIT of GOD INDWELLS them, and they become NEW, because the OLD has GONE AWAY, and BEHOLD ALL THINGS BECOME NEW. They are, what the Lord Jesus called, BORN AGAIN.  And this is what is KNOWN as a SUPERNATURAL BIRTH. 

It is NOT like a PHYSICAL BIRTH, which results from HUMAN PASSION or PLAN, but it is a BIRTH that comes from God.  And it will determine where a person will spend their ETERNITY.  If you REJECT, the LORD JESUS and do NOT BELIEVE in Him, then your DESTINY will be an ETERNAL LIFE in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS and NO WAY to ESCAPE, once you are there. 

But if you RECEIVE JESUS an BELIEVE that He IS who He claims to be, then you will have a SUPERNATURAL BIRTH, and an ETERNAL LIFE in HEAVEN with ALL its BLESSINGS. 

This is what you MUST DO:  You MUST ADMIT that you are a SINNER in NEED of the SAVIOR, the LORD JESUS CHRIST.  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 your SINFUL LIFESTYLE and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  You MUST ACCEPT God’s Gift of SALVATION, and be BORN of GOD, a SUPERNATURAL BIRTH.  Do this NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!  Don’t Be LEFT BEHIND!!!