“The Whirlwind”

“The Whirlwind”

 

When the whirlwind passes by, the wicked is no more, but the righteous has an everlasting foundation.   Proverbs 10:25

 

This verse of Scripture might be confusing to some, but I believe that it is telling us that God’s JUDGMENT, is like a WHIRLWIND and when God brings His JUDGMENT upon the WICKED, it will be STRONG and SWIFT, and when God is through with His RIGHTEOUS JUDGMENT upon the WICKED PEOPLE of this world, they will be NO MORE.  Their presence will NOT be on this earth, but they will begin their ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE, once they are there, this will be their DESTINY, because of their REBELLION towards GOD and His SON, the LORD JESUS CHRIST.  They have been given many opportunities to TURN AWAY FROM their WICKED, SINFUL life-style, and to TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  

 

However, for those who have TRULY given their HEART and LIFE to GOD, through, the SACRIFICIAL act of REDEMPTION, by His Son, JESUS CHRIST.  The ONE, who took ALL the SINS   of ALL mankind, and nailed them to an OLD RUGGED CROSS, and SUFFERED, BLED and DIED, in our place. But was RESURRECTED from the GRAVE in VICTORY over ETERNAL DEATH. They will have an EVERLASTING FOUNDATION, the ETERNAL GOD, and JESUS will be the CHIEF CORNERSTONE of that FOUNDATION.  And they will RECEIVE ETERNAL LIFE in HEAVEN with ALL its BLESSINGS.   

 

What does your DESTINY hold?  Will YOU be CAUGHT UP in the WHIRLWIND of GOD’S RIGHTEOUS JUDGMENT, and sentenced to an ETERNITY in HELL, with NO WAY to ESCAPE?  If you want to spend your ETERNITY in HEAVEN, you MUST FIRST ADMIT that you are a SINNER in NEED of the SAVIOR, Jesus Christ.  And 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 ALL 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 BE SAVED from the WHIRLWIND of GOD’S JUDGMENT.  DO this NOW, while you still can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!      

“The God of Peace, Himself Will Sanctify You”

“The God of Peace, Himself Will Sanctify You”

 

Now may the God of Peace Himself sanctify you completely.  And may your spirit, soul, and body be kept sound and blameless for the Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.  He who call you is faithful, who also will do it.   1 Thessalonians 5:23

 

What an AWESOME thought, that the God of Peace, HIMSELF, will SANCTIFY, or PURIFY His TRUE CHILDREN COMPLETELY, through and through, SEPARATING us from WICKEDNESS, and making us PURE and WHOLLY DEDICATED to HIS SERVICE.  And He will KEEP our SPIRIT, SOUL, and BODY SOUND and BLAMELESS for the COMING of our LORD JESUS CHRIST.  

 

This is a very important part of GOD’S SALVATION PLAN.  HE is the ONLY ONE capable to SAVE, SANCTIFY and KEEP BLAMELESS those who BELONG to HIM.  And He will DO IT, because HE is FAITHFUL to those who BELONG to HIM, and are CALLED by HIM, to their SALVATION.  If you are His Child, you can REST ASSURED, that He is ABLE to SAVE, SANCTIFY, and KEEP You BLAMELESS, for the COMING of the LORD JESUS CHRIST (the RAPTURE), which COULD happen at ANY TIME.  ARE YOU READY?

 

In order to be READY, you MUST FIRST, ADMIT that you are a SINNER in NEED of the SAVIOR, JESUS, God’s Only Son, the ONLY ONE who COULD and DID DIE for YOUR SALVATION.  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. You MUST CONFESS your SINS to Him and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  And 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 be SAVED, SANCTIFIED, and KEPT BLAMELESS at the COMING of the LORD JESUS CHRIST, by the GOD of PEACE.  DO this NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!! 

“Incorruptible Love “

 “Incorruptible Love”

 

Grace be with all those who LOVE our Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptible LOVE.             Ephesians 6:24

 

 Monday, February 14, VALENTINES DAY, is a day in which MANY will be expressing their LOVE to their SWEETHEARTS, or maybe just an expression of a DEVOTED FRIENDSHIP.  Nevertheless, this verse of Scripture, is the Apostle Paul’s parting words to the BELIEVERS in Ephesus. And it is also a message for ALL BELIEVERS of ALL TIMES.   Paul asked for God’s AMAZING GRACE to be with ALL who LOVE the LORD JESUS CHRIST.  GRACE is God giving His TRUE CHILDREN, what they do NOT DESERVE.  BLESSINGS, NOT JUST BLESSINGS, but the BEST of the BEST, ETERNAL LIFE in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS, and to be able to ESCAPE an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE, once you are there.  

 

We all have a SINFUL NATURE, but for those who TRULY LOVE the LORD JESUS CHRIST, and have GIVEN our HEARTS to Him, and asked for His FORGIVENESS, we are the TRUE CHILDREN of GOD, and He has and will CONTINUE to LAVISH us with His AMAZING GRACE, even though we DON’T DESERVE IT.  

 

Paul is saying that he wishes GOD’S AMAZING GRACE be on ALL those who LOVE the LORD JESUS CHRIST, with INCORRUPTIBLE LOVE.  What does he mean by INCORRUPTIBLE LOVE? He is talking about a LOVE that CANNOT be PERVERTED, BRIBED or TAINTED in ANY WAY. A LOVE that will NOT DISSOLVE, DISINTEGRATE or DECAY.  It is IMPERISHABLE and EVERLASTING, it is an UNFAILING LOVE, It is an AGAPE type LOVE, and can ONLY be POSSIBLE through the HOLY SPIRIT of GOD.   And to be able to LOVE the LORD JESUS CHRIST, with this kind of LOVE, you MUST POSSESS the INDWELLING of the HOLY SPIRIT.  To do that, you MUST BECOME a TRUE CHILD of the LIVING GOD.  

 

Here is what you MUST DO:  1.  ADMIT that you are a SINNER, in NEED of the SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST, who shed His BLOOD to take away our SINS, and bring us SALVATION by GOD’S AMAZING GRACE.  2.  BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART, that JESUS died on an OLD RUGGED CROSS, for YOU, and that He is ALIVE in HEAVEN, making intercession for you, before God.  3.  CONFESS your sins to Him, and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  4.  YOU MUST BE WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your sinful life-style, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  5. ACCEPT God’s Gift of SALVATION and LOVE the LORD JESUS CHRIST, with an INCORRUPTIBLE LOVE!  Do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!

“Go, Tell!”

 “Go, Tell!”

 

But how can they call on Him to save them unless they believe in Him?  And how can they believe in Him if they have never heard about Him?  And how can they hear about Him unless someone tells them?     Romans 10:14

 

For the TRUE BELIEVER, being able to SHARE what God has done in your life, is a thing of EPIC  PROPORTIONS. It is a mandate of the LORD JESUS CHRIST. In Matthew 28:19-20, Jesus gave His disciples this GREAT COMMISSION:  “GO therefore and make disciples of ALL the nations, baptizing them in the name of the FATHER, SON and the HOLY SPIRIT, teaching them to OBSERVE ALL that I have COMMANDED you, and lo, I am with you ALWAYS, even to the END of the AGE.”  

 

There is NO OTHER WAY to REACH the LOST.  We who have HEARD and BELIEVED the GOOD NEWS of JESUS CHRIST, need to get out and SHARE what He has done for US, and what He WILL do for them as well.  In verse thirteen; the Apostle Paul says:  “for WHOEVER will CALL on the NAME of the LORD will be SAVED.”  So, we need to realize that in order for them to CALL on the NAME of the LORD they NEED to BELIEVE, but HOW can they BELIEVE in the LORD for their SALVATION if they have never HEARD about Him?  And how can they HEAR about Him if SOMEONE doesn’t tell them. Which means WE, the TRUE BELIEVERS, MUST GO and TELL them of this GOOD NEWS.  

 

Are you a TRUE BELIEVER, who is not SHARING the GOOD NEWS?  We are commanded to do this by the LORD JESUS CHRIST.  We must be BOLD, but GENTLE and LOVING, KIND and UNDERSTANDING in our mannerisms when we GO and TELL.  We must let them SEE JESUS in US and they will be MORE willing to HEAR what we have to say.

 

If you are one who NEEDS to HEAR and BELIEVE in the LORD JESUS CHRIST, and FOLLOW in His Ways, LISTEN, HEAR and BELIEVE THIS:  To become a TRUE BELIEVER, you MUST FIRST ADMIT that you are a SINNER in NEED of the SAVIOR, the LORD JESUS CHRIST, who DIED for YOU, so you might be able to ESCAPE an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE, once you are there.  And RECEIVE an ETERNITY in HEAVEN with ALL its BLESSINGS. 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 FROM your SINFUL LIFE-STYLE, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  You MUST ACCEPT God’s Gift of SALVATION, and GO TELL SOMEONE what GOD has DONE.  DO this NOW, while you still can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!

“Don’t Worry: PRAY!”

“Don’t Worry: PRAY!”

 

Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything.  Tell God what you need, and thank Him for all He has done.  Then you will experience God’s Peace, which exceeds anything we can understand.  His Peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.    Philippians 4:6-7

 

Sometimes we are faced with UNCERTAINTIES that can SHAKE our world, we seem to be thrown off guard, and WORRY and FRET seems to permeate our lives.  The Apostle Paul is a good example of someone who has INNER JOY in spite of his outer circumstances, in his case it was PERSECUTION, IMPRISONMENT, and the THREAT of DEATH.  Yet, he TRUSTED God, with whatever his circumstances were.  And with JOY and GENTLENESS he was able to NOT WORRY.  WORRY and  CONCERN are very different. WORRY shows a LACK of TRUST in God and His POWER.  CONCERN is CARING, and showing that concern for another’s troubles, and it means that you GENUINELY CARE.  

 

Paul ENCOURAGES the BELIEVER, to PRAY instead of WORRYING, or being ANXIOUS over ANY TROUBLESOME MATTER. There are certain areas of PRAYER that we should ACKNOWLEDGE.  First, is PETITION; this is requesting an answer to a SPECIFIC NEED.  Next, is the ATTITUDE of the HEART, which SHOULD be one of THANKSGIVING.  One SHOULD be THANKFUL for ALL that GOD has DONE, is DOING, and WILL DO. And then REQUESTS, which are DEFINITE and SPECIFIC APPEALS for something that is desired or NEEDED.   When we PRAY with a THANKFUL and TRUSTING HEART then will we be able to EXPERIENCE the PEACE of GOD.  Ephesians 2:14 tells us that; “Christ Himself has brought PEACE to US.” Therefore, we can say that JESUS is our PEACE.

 

But keep in mind that; this PEACE of GOD is ONLY for the TRUE BELIEVER, that person, who has TRULY GIVEN their HEART and LIFE to GOD, through the SHED BLOOD of the LORD JESUS CHRIST, God’s ONLY SON, who SUFFERED and DIED, and was RISEN from DEATH and the GRAVE, for ALL MANKIND. This PEACE TRANSCENDS ALL UNDERSTANDING.  It is BEYOND mankind’s COMPREHENSION.  And it GUARDS the HEARTS and MINDS of GOD’S CHILDREN.

 

In order for you to become a TRUE BELIEVER, and to EXPERIENCE GOD’S PEACE, you MUST FIRST 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 GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  You MUST be WILLING to TURN AWAY from your SINFUL life-style, and TURN TO GOD. And ACCEPT His Gift of SALVATION and DON’T WORRY, PRAY with a THANKFUL, and TRUSTING HEART, and REJOICE that you will be able to ESCAPE an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE, once you are there. And that you will RECEIVE an ETERNITY in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS. Thanks to JESUS!! So, DO this NOW, while you still can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!! 

 

  

“Do Not Bring Sorrow to God’s Holy Spirit”

 “Do Not Bring Sorrow to God’s Holy Spirit”

 

“Do not bring sorrow to God’s Holy Spirit by the way you live.  Remember, He has identified you as His own, guaranteeing that you will be saved on the Day of Redemption.   Ephesians 4:30

 

When a Believer clings to some of their OLD WAYS, and refuses to CHANGE from those OLD, SINFUL WAYS to the RIGHTEOUS WAYS of a NEW LIFE in CHRIST JESUS, through the WORK of the HOLY SPIRIT of the LIVING GOD, they bring SORROW to the HEART of God.  This response by the Holy Spirit, shows us the PERSONHOOD of the Spirit, who is the Third Person of the Holy Trinity.  

 

Jesus tells us that the Holy Spirit, leads us into ALL TRUTH.  And the WORLD cannot receive Him, because it isn’t looking for Him, and doesn’t RECOGNIZE Him.  BUT the TRUE BELIEVER KNOWS Him, because He LIVES with them NOW and is INDWELLING them.  (John 14:17)  This was the WORDS of Jesus, spoken to His Disciples, promising them the INDWELLING of God’s HOLY SPIRIT, to LEAD them to ALL TRUTH.

 

The Work of the HOLY SPIRIT is providing CARE for the BELIEVERS, imparting KNOWLEDGE to them, interceding on their behalf. Romans 8:26-27 says: “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 the BELIEVERS in HARMONY with God’s OWN WILL.” The Holy Spirit brings CONVICTION of our sins, John 16:8 tells us:  “And when He comes, He will CONVICT the WORLD of its SIN, and of God’s COMING JUDGMENT.”  The WORLD’S sin is the REJECTION of GOD’S Son, Jesus Christ.  The Holy Spirit GUIDES us in RIGHTEOUSNESS, and He GLORIFIES the LORD JESUS CHRIST, He is the GUARANTOR of our ETERNAL SALVATION through the REDEMPTIVE ACT of the LORD JESUS CHRIST, which was carried out for EVERY BELIEVER.  Are you a TRUE BELIEVER?  Are you bringing SORROW to God’s Holy Spirit, by HOLDING ON to things from your OLD SINFUL LIFE-STYLE?  WELL STOP IT!  And TURN AWAY FROM EVERY THING of your OLD SINFUL LIFE-STYLE, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, and EMBRACE ALL the things of your NEW LIFE in CHRIST JESUS!!

 

Or are you NOT A BELIEVER at all?  If this is the case, then YOU don’t have the HOLY SPIRIT of GOD in YOU, and you don’t have a GUARANTEE of an ETERNITY in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS.  But your DESTINY is an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE, once you are there.  But because of GOD’S ABUNDANT MERCY and His AMAZING GRACE, you NOW have the opportunity to COME to Him, through the ACCEPTANCE of His Gift of SALVATION and the INDWELLING of His HOLY SPIRIT.  To do that you MUST ADMIT that you are a SINNER in NEED of the SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST, who died for YOUR sins.  You MUST BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART, that JESUS DID die 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 WILLINGLY GIVE UP ALL the things of your PAST SINFUL LIFE, and ACCEPT ALL that GOD has for YOU, to include the INDWELLING of His HOLY SPIRIT.  Do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!

“The Greatest is LOVE!”

 “The Greatest Is LOVE!”

 

These things will last forever—faith, hope and love—and the greatest is love.                                  1 Corinthians 13:13

 

In the minds and hearts of many people, the month of February, is the month of LOVE!  When we express are feelings for those to whom we LOVE and care for.  The Apostle Paul tells us that LOVE is ESSENTIAL in the life of a TRUE BELIEVER of God, the LOVE, Paul is talking about is a GODLY LOVE, called AGAPE LOVE, and it is made possible ONLY  through the INDWELLING of God’s Holy Spirit. And it is a LOVE that SACRIFICES for the good of others.  It is LOVE in ACTION.

 

Here are some examples of the attributes of the AGAPE LOVE:  It is PATIENT and KIND (v. 4), it NEVER expresses JEALOUSY or ENVY, (v. 4), it is NOT BOASTFUL or PROUD, expressing self-importance.  (V. 4)  It is NOT RUDE or SELF-SEEKING, it is a TRUE LOVE, which puts the GOOD of others first, it is UNSELFISH (v. 5).  This LOVE is NOT PROVOKED, nor does it keep account of the evil things that others do, (v. 5).  AGAPE LOVE gives VICTORY, within the LOVE of CHRIST JESUS, a TRUE BELIEVER, can hold up under anything, and have FAITH and continue in HOPE.  It gives POWER to be able to ENDURE.  And it ALWAYS LEADS to VICTORY!  This AGAPE LOVE, is ETERNAL, it will NEVER FAIL, NEVER FADE, NEVER WEAKEN,  and NEVER DIE.   

 

In Paul’s letter to the BELIEVERS in EPHESUS, he wrote this to ENCOURAGE the TRUE BELIEVERS IN CHRIST:  “We will speak the TRUTH in LOVE, growing in every way more and more like CHRIST, who is the Head of His Body, the Church.  He makes the whole Body fit together perfectly.  As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and FULL of LOVE.” (Eph. 4:15-16)  This is why FAITH, HOPE and LOVE are ETERNAL.   You can’t have one without the others.  And they are dependent on each other. But  the GREATEST is LOVE!

 

If you have NOT given your HEART and LIFE to God, then you are NOT experiencing God’s AMAZING, UNFAILING, ETERNAL LOVE. But you can, if you will TURN AWAY FROM your SINFUL life-style, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART. And ADMIT that you are a SINNER, in NEED of the SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST, God’s ONLY SON, who with AGAPE LOVE, died for YOU to be able to have ETERNAL LIFE in HEAVEN, and to ESCAPE HELL, with ALL its HORRORS and NO WAY TO ESCAPE, once you are there.  You MUST BELIEVE with ALL your HEART that JESUS  did this 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 LIVE in FAITH, HOPE and LOVE.  The GREATEST is LOVE!!  Do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!