"What an AWESOMEGod!"

“What an AWESOME God!”

 

By the Word of the LORD the heavens were made, their starry host by the breath of His mouth.  He gathers the waters of the sea into jars; He puts the deep into storehouses.  For He spoke and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm. 

The LORD foils the plans of the nations; He thwarts the purposes of the peoples.  But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever, the purposes of His heart through all generations.                        Psalms 33:6, 7, 9-11   

 

Have you ever just stopped and contemplated on the AWESOMENESS of the ALMIGHTY GOD?  Have you ever looked around at NATURE, or been outside on a STAR-STUDDED NIGHT, and wondered how those many stars and the moon and the sun, in the daytime can stay suspended in the heavens?  Isn’t it AMAZING how the EARTH is just the RIGHT DISTANCE from the sun, so that the earth and the things on earth won’t disintegrate?   Yet it provides the right amount of WARMTH and LIGHT to sustain mankind and the other parts of God’s creation. 

 

The Bible tells us that God SPOKE the world into EXISTENCE, by the POWER of His WORD.  (Gen. 1)  What God orders, HAPPENS.  The Psalmist tells us, that ALL PEOPLE of the WORLD should WORSHIP Him.    For He SPOKE and it came to be; he COMMANDED, and it STOOD FIRM.  The earth was not BLOWN off course nor did SUN, MOON or STARS fall from the heavens, yet they have STOOD FIRM, right where the CREATOR of the UNIVERSE put them. 

 

Then the Psalmist speaks of God’s POWER in the HISTORY of mankind.   The plans of the Almighty God FOILS the plans of the EVIL NATIONS.  His PURPOSES are STEADFAST and SUSTAINED, no matter what mankind purposes to do.   His PLANS and PURPOSES stand FIRM FOREVER, through ALL generations.  Surely, God’s POWERFUL WORDS and WORKS SHOULD evoke our VERY BEST WORSHIP and PRAISE, for He ALONE is WORTHY!!

 

Are you AWARE of who holds the DESTINY of this WORLD and UNIVERSE?  And who also holds YOUR destiny in His MIGHTY, POWERFUL HANDS? If you have NOT given your HEART and LIFE to GOD, then your DESTINY is an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY OF ESCAPE.  In order to change your ETERNAL DESTINATION, you MUST TURN AWAY FROM your sinful lifestyle, and TURN TO God, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  Then you MUST CONFESS your sins to Him, and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  You MUST THEN BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART that, God’s ONLY SON, Jesus Christ died for YOU, and that He is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God.  You MUST ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION, and realize just how AWESOME He is, and WORSHIP and PRAISE Him, because HE ALONE IS WORTHY.   Do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!                                                                                              

 

"Living By Faith"

“Living By Faith”

 

“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.  The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.”         Galatians 2:20

 

Paul, in his letter to the Galatians, tells them that being JUSTIFIED by FAITH in Christ is not done by the works of the law, because by the works of the law NO ONE will be JUSTIFIED (V16).  He stated that; “Through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God.”  He went on to say that he had been crucified with Christ and it is NO LONGER he who lives, but CHRIST, who lives in him.  This is done through the indwelling power of the Holy Spirit. 

 

The life that he lived in the body, he lived by FAITH in the Son of God, the One who loved him to the point of giving Himself for Paul.  Paul reasoned, if Christ loved him to the point of dying in his place, then he could DIE to self, and LIVE for Jesus Christ. This would bring him something that the law could NOT, which is JUSTIFICATION by FAITH in CHRIST. 

 

You see, LIVING BY FAITH, is not being OBEDIENT to a set of rules and regulations, but it is being OBEDIENT to the ALMIGHTY GOD, and living in accordance to His will.  If the Law could bring SALVATION, then Jesus Christ’s death on the cross, was in vain.  And the Law would nullify God’s GRACE. 

 

SALVATION by the Law would be SALVATION by WORKS.  And it is NOT BY WORKS that we are saved, but by God’s GRACE and MERCY, through the DEATH and RESURRECTION of His Son, Jesus Christ.  Therefore, in order to LIVE BY FAITH, we MUST be like Paul, and be CRUCIFIED with Christ, so we MIGHT LIVE for Him, and gain an ETERNITY in HEAVEN, with ALL its blessings.

 

In order for YOU to LIVE BY FAITH, and have an ETERNITY in HEAVEN, you MUST DO this FIRST:  TURN AWAY FROM your sinful lifestyle (be crucified with Christ), and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  Then CONFESS your sins to Him and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  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 ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION, and begin LIVING BY FAITH for CHRIST JESUS, the ONE, who DIED for YOU.  Do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!

 

"Who Are the Enemies of God?"

“Who Are the Enemies of God?”

 

For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to Him through the death of His Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through His life!        Romans 5:10

 

Who are the ENEMIES of God?  The ENEMIES of God are those who REBEL against and REJECT God and His Son, Jesus Christ.  They are the COLD, BLACK HEARTED SINNERS, who FIGHT AGAINST God’s Laws.  WE were, and some of you still ARE the ENEMIES of God.   Those who have NOT COME to Him for the FORGIVENESS of their sins, but instead are living in ENMITY against Him. 

 

God’s plan to RECONCILE His ENEMIES, is carried out by the SACRIFICIAL DEATH of His ONLY SON, Jesus Christ.  To RECONCILE is to make FRIENDLY again.  It is God’s desire to bring RECONCILIATION to His ENEMIES.  To change them from; His ENEMIES to His CHILDREN, from SINNERS to SAINTS.  RECONCILIATION is the BASIS of a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP between God and mankind.  RECONCILIATION is the REMOVAL of the ENMITY, which separates God from mankind.  Therefore, before mankind can be RECONCILED to God, they MUST COME to the CROSS for the SALVATION of their SOULS, and to ESCAPE an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS.  This is the FATE of God’s ENEMIES.

 

Jesus Christ died for His ENEMIES, verse eight, tells us that:  “While we were still SINNERS, Christ died for us.”  And now, since we are RECONCILED to God, through the DEATH of His Son, how much more shall we be SAVED through His life!  We are not speaking of His earthly life, but His life in Heaven, where He is EVER INTERCEDING for US.  What kind of LOVE is it that a HOLY, RIGHTEOUS GOD, would RECONCILE and bring SALVATION to His ENEMIES, and accomplish it through the AGONIZING, TORTUROUS DEATH of His ONE and ONLY SON?  Are you STILL living in ENMITY against God and His Son?

 

If you are, you are headed for an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY of ESCAPE once you are there.   God is offering you His RECONCILIATION, IF you will TURN AWAY FROM your sinful lifestyle, and TURN TO HIM, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  Then you MUST CONFESS your sins to Him, and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  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 ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION, and STOP being the ENEMY of God and BECOME the CHILD of GOD.  Do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!

"Who Are the Children of God?"

“Who Are the Children of God?”

 

No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God’s seed abides in him, and he cannot keep on sinning because he has been born of God.  By this it is evident who are the Children of God, and who are the children of the devil:  whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother.      1 John 3:9-10

Jesus answered him, (Nicodemus), “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the Kingdom of God.”       John 3:3

Jesus said to him (Thomas), “I am the Way, and the Truth and the Life.  No one comes to the Father except through Me.”         John 14:6

 

Some people are under the FALSE assumption that EVERYONE on the face of the earth, is a child of God.  This is NOT FACTUAL, and I believe that a lot of God’s Word, the scriptures, explicitly tells us that.  EVERYONE is a CREATION of GOD, but EVERYONE is NOT a Child of God.

 

First of all, in 1 John 3:9-10, we are told that:  No one who is BORN of GOD makes a practice of sinning, this means that they DO NOT CONTINUE to LIVE in a sinful lifestyle.  And the reason being is because God’s seed or the very NATURE of God abides in them.  They CANNOT keep on sinning because they have been BORN of GOD.  However, because we are in the flesh, we sin against God, but it is NOT a continual SINFUL LIFESTYLE.  A TRUE Child of God will come under CONVICTION and REPENT of that act of DISOBEDIENCE, and then they will CONTINUE to STRIVE to LIVE in OBEDIENCE to the Almighty God.  And because of this, they are KNOWN as the CHILDREN of GOD. 

 

One evening a man, named Nicodemus, a member of the Pharisees, came to Jesus, and Jesus told Nicodemus, that “NO ONE can see the Kingdom of God unless they are born again.”   Jesus was NOT talking about being physically born again, but He was telling Nicodemus that in order to see the Kingdom of God, to become a TRUE CHILD of GOD, there MUST BE a SPIRITUAL BIRTH.  Which meant that whoever BELIEVES in Jesus Christ, and will come to Him with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, would NOT PERISH in Hell, but would have ETERNAL LIFE in HEAVEN, and thus they will be called the CHILD of GOD. 

 

Jesus, talking to His Disciple, Thomas, told him; “I am the WAY and the TRUTH, and the LIFE.  No one comes to the Father EXCEPT through Me.”  If you are feeling uneasy and convicted about living a SINFUL LIFESTYLE, COME to JESUS, and be BORN AGAIN into the FAMILY of God. To do this you MUST TURN AWAY FROM your sinful lifestyle, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  Then you MUST CONFESS your sins to Him, and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  You MUST BELIEVE that; Jesus died for YOU, and is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God.  Then you MUST ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION, and be BORN AGAIN and KNOWN as a CHILD of the LIVING GOD, and RECEIVE an ETERNITY in Heaven.  Do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!

 

 

 

 

 

"The Abundant Provision of Grace"

“The Abundant Provision of Grace”

 

For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God’s abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!        Romans 5:17

 

I know I’ve said this many times before, but it bears repeating.  We live in a WICKED, PERVERTED, DEPRAVED, UNGODLY world.  The reason for the DEPRAVITY of mankind was by the trespass or sin of ONE man, Adam.  Because of his DISOBEDIENCE to God, mankind is born with a sinful nature.  And because of UNREPENTED SIN, mankind is SPIRITUALLY DEAD.  And if they CONTINUE in their sins, they will spend ALL of ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY of ESCAPE.

 

However, those who will RECEIVE God’s ABUNDANT PROVISION of GRACE, they will receive His GIFT of RIGHTEOUSNESS, and they will REIGN in LIFE, because of the ONE Man, Jesus Christ, who offered Himself, a LIVING SACRIFICE, WHOLLY ACCEPTABLE to God for the REDEMPTION of MANKIND.  They will spend ALL of ETERNITY in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS.   This is POSSIBLE, ONLY through God’s ABUNDANT PROVISION of GRACE.  Have you ACCEPTED His PROVISION of GRACE? 

 

If you have NOT given your HEART and LIFE to God, then you are facing SPIRITUAL DEATH, with an ETERNITY in HELL.  It is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT that YOU TURN AWAY FROM your sinful lifestyle, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART. You MUST CONFESS your sins to Him, and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS, because He is FAITHFUL and JUST, and He will FORGIVE you of your sins.  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 ACCEPT is gift of SALVATION, and receive His ABUNDANT PROVISION of GRACE, in order to REIGN in LIFE, through the ONE Man, JESUS CHRIST.  Do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!

"God's Friend"

“God’s Friend”

 

You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did.  And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness, and he was called God’s friend.         James 2:22-23

 

God promised Abraham a son, and He gave Abraham and Sarah a son, Isaac.  God had promised Abraham that he would have many descendants, MORE numerous than the sands of the sea and the stars in the sky, and they would come through Isaac.   Abraham BELIEVED GOD, so when God asked Abraham to SACRIFICE Isaac, Abraham did NOT FALTER in His FAITH.  He KNEW that God would somehow KEEP His PROMISE, if he acted in OBEDIENCE to Him.  When Abraham acted in OBEDIENCE, God spared Isaac, and provided another blood sacrifice.  And Abraham had a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with Almighty God, and was considered RIGHTEOUS.  And Abraham was known as God’s Friend.

 

This shows us that a person is considered RIGHTEOUS by what they DO and NOT by FAITH ALONE.   James tells us that:  “As the body without the spirit is dead, so FAITH without DEEDS is DEAD.  When we are OBEDIENT to God by our WORDS and DEEDS, we have a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with Him and are, like Abraham, considered RIGHTEOUS.  Our DEEDS EXEMPLIFIES our FAITH, and our FAITH will EXEMPLIFY our DEEDS.  When we ACT in OBEDIENCE to God’s Word, we are EXERCISING our FAITH.  And like Abraham, we have a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with Him, and can be known as God’s Friend.    Do YOU have a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with God?  Are YOU acting in OBEDIENCE to Him?

 

If you have NOT given your HEART and LIFE to God, then you do NOT possess a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with Him, and you certainly cannot be known as GOD’S FRIEND.  Instead, you are acting in DISOBEDIENCE to Him and His Word.  And you will be spending ALL of ETERNITY in Hell, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY of ESCAPE.  The only way to change your destiny, is to TURN AWAY FROM your sinful lifestyle and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  Then you MUST CONFESS your sins to Him, and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  You MUST BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART, that Jesus died for YOU, and is ALIVE in HEAVEN, making intercession for you, before God.  Then ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION, and in OBEDIENCE to HIM, SERVE Him, with a STRONG, ABIDING FAITH, and be known as God’s Friend.  Do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!

"Having a Right Relationship with God"

“Having a Right Relationship with God”

 

But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions----it is by grace you have been saved.

For 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.                                                                                                   Ephesians 2:4, 8, 9

 

There are certain things we MUST DO in order to have a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with God.  The FIRST and MOST IMPORTANT thing does NOT require your “GOOD WORKS” but it REQUIRES a REPENTANT and CONTRITE HEART.  In Ephesians 2:1 Paul says that we ARE DEAD in our TRANSGRESSIONS and SINS.   The Lord Jesus also says:  “I am the Way and the Truth, and the Life.  No one comes to the Father except through Me.” Which indicates that you MUST have a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with Jesus, in order to have a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with God.

 

You might be the MOST kind, loving, considerate, individual around, but unless you have come to Jesus Christ with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, for the SALVATION of your SOUL, you are LOST and DO NOT POSSESS a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with GOD.   You might be one who PRAYS, READS their BIBLE daily, and attends church regularly, even teaches a Sunday School Class or sings in the CHOIR, you may even serve as a DEACON, ELDER, or even be the PASTOR, if you HAVE NOT SINCERELY REPENTED of your sins, and ACCEPTED in your HEART, Jesus Christ as your SAVIOR and LORD, ALL these things you are doing, doesn’t make a difference in the RELATIONSHIP you have with the Almighty God.  2^nd Tim. 3:5 says to AVOID those having the APPEARANCE of GODLINESS, but DENYING its POWER.  

 

The ONLY WAY for you to have a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with God is through His SON, Jesus.   You cannot have a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with God, the Father or His Son, Jesus on the merits of YOUR WORKS.  It is by the GRACE of God that you are SAVED.  If you are depending on YOUR GOOD WORKS or SOMETHING ELSE other than FOLLOWING GOD’S PLAN of SALVATION, you are HEADED for an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS.  

 

God does NOT hear the PRAYERS of an UNREPENTANT SINNER, UNTIL they have PRAYED the PRAYER of REPENTANCE.  “If I regard wickedness in my HEART, the Lord will not HEAR.”  (Ps. 66:18)  You MUST COME to Jesus in order to have a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with God, and to have an ETERNITY in Heaven, with ALL its BLESSINGS.  To do that you MUST TURN AWAY FROM your sinful lifestyle, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.   You MUST CONFESS your sins to Him, and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  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 ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION, and HAVE A RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with GOD.  Do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!