“The Light of All Mankind”

 “The Light of All Mankind”

 

In Him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.  The light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it.     John 1:4-5

 

LIFE, the MOST IMPORTANT thing a person possesses.  Physically speaking, to lose LIFE is a TRAGIC thing.  Spiritually speaking, your SPIRITUAL LIFE is MUCH MORE IMPORTANT than your PHYSICAL LIFE, because your PHYSICAL LIFE is temporary, but your SPIRITUAL LIFE will LAST throughout ETERNITY.  And you WILL spend it SOMEWHERE, either in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY of ESCAPING, once you are there, this will be the demise of those who REBEL against GOD, and will NOT ACCEPT His Gift of SALVATION.  This would be beyond DISASTROUS!  Or, for those who have ACCEPTED God’s Gift of SALVATION, they will spend ALL of their ETERNITY in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS.  Which will it be, for YOU?

 

ALL LIFE comes from CHRIST, in verse three, we see that:  “Through Him (Jesus Christ), ALL things were made; without Him NOTHING was made that has been made.”   And that LIFE was the LIGHT of ALL MANKIND.  LIGHT in the Bible, usually signifies GOD or His Son, who is not ONLY the SOURCE of LIFE, but He is the LIGHT of ALL MANKIND.  And the DARKNESS denotes SIN, DEATH, and SEPARATION from the ALMIGHTY GOD.  God looked down on this wretched world, and saw that it was SHROUDED in DARKNESS, and in DESPERATE NEED of a SAVIOR, someone WORTHY to be the LIGHT of ALL MANKIND.  So He sent His ONLY SON, Jesus to be that LIGHT.  HE came as a NEWBORN BABE, lying in a MANGER, and grew up as a MAN with the mission of SAVING the WORLD, by DISPELLING the DARKNESS, with His GLORIOUS LIGHT.  That LIGHT, has NOT nor will it ever become OVERPOWERED by the DARKNESS.  The LIGHT of ALL MANKIND is the VICTOR.  And Satan and his subjects, will defy the LIGHT, but they CANNOT and WILL NOT, be able to PREVENT Its POWER.  The LIGHT of ALL MANKIND will be VICTORIOUS in spite of the DARKNESS.  

 

So, if you have NOT given your HEART and LIFE to God, and you are LIVING in DARKNESS, your destiny is a SPIRITUAL DEATH, with an ETERNITY in HELL, and NO WAY to ESCAPE, once you are there.  You don’t have to LIVE in the DARKNESS, you have the OPPORTUNITY to come OUT of the DARKNESS and into the GLORIOUS LIGHT of ALL MANKIND. And to have SPIRITUAL LIFE in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS.  To do that, you MUST 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 your sins to Him, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  You MUST ACCEPT His Gift of SALVATION, and COME OUT of the DARKNESS and INTO the GLORIOUS LIGHT of ALL MANKIND.  Do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!

 

“Learning the REAL TRUTH”

“Learning the REAL TRUTH”

 

Gently instruct those who oppose the truth.  Perhaps God will change those people’s hearts, and they will learn the truth.  Then they will come to their senses and escape from the devil’s trap.  For they have been held captive by him to do whatever he wants.    2 Timothy 2:25-26

 

Nobody likes to be LIED to, but this world, in which we live, seems to THRIVE on LIES and DECEPTIONS.  If a person can get away with something, they shouldn’t do, by telling LIES and DECEIVING others, they more than likely will LIE about it, in an attempt to DECEIVE or INFLUENCE others. This technique is what Satan uses to entice people to do his DIRTY work. And being the master of deception, sadly, MANY fall to his cunning, DECEPTIVE WAYS.  

 

However, a person can LEARN the REAL TRUTH by the GENTLE instruction of one of God’s servants, who is willing to TEACH those who OPPOSE the TRUTH, yet may be HUNGRY to hear what the TRUTH REALLY is.  The Servant of God, must be willing to endure ungodly treatment without resentment.  Teaching those willing to LEARN, with PATIENCE and SELF-CONTROL, in the face of differences.  They MUST TREAT the opponent, with a GENTLE, MEEK AND LOVING spirit, so that LEARNING the REAL TRUTH might lead to a FULL KNOWLEDGE of the TRUTH.  

 

And perhaps God, ALMIGHTY, might CHANGE the HEART those opponents of the REAL TRUTH, and they might LEARN and ACCEPT IT .  And come to their senses, and be able to ESCAPE the devil’s clutches, because they have been held CAPTIVE by him and his DECEPTIVE, LYING WAYS, in order to carry out his desires.  The purpose of LEARNING the REAL TRUTH, is to EDIFY the Body of Christ, and NOT to DESTROY IT.  Who are you LISTENING TO, who are you WORKING FOR, there is ONLY TWO choices, the devil and his lies, or Almighty God and the REAL TRUTH?

 

The REAL TRUTH will lead you to an ETERNITY in HEAVEN, with All its BLESSINGS, but the devil’s LIES, will lead you to an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE, once you’re there.  Here is the REAL TRUTH, and it is up to YOU to decide to ACCEPT IT or REJECT IT.  You MUST ADMIT that you are a SINNER in NEED of the SAVIOR, the LORD JESUS CHRIST, God’s ONLY SON, who gave His LIFE for YOUR SALVATION.  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 with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, ask Him for His FORGIVENESS. Then you MUST TURN AWAY FROM your sinful ways and TURN TO GOD, and ACCEPT His Gift of SALVATION and the REAL TRUTH that will bring you ETERNAL LIFE in HEAVEN.  Do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!

 

  

“Trust in the LORD With a Thankful Heart”

“Trust in the LORD With a Thankful Heart”

 

Oh, the joys of those who trust the LORD, who have no confidence in the proud or in those who worship idols.  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 40:4-5

 

As one of those who TRUSTS in the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY, I can TRULY say a HEARTY AMEN, to these verses, which were penned by King David.  There definitely is a JOY in TRUSTING in the ONLY ONE who has the POWER to SAVE mankind from an ETERNAL DESTINY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE, once you are there.  And to be able to TRUST in His PLAN of SALVATION for those who will TRUST in Him.

 

Those who DO TRUST in the LORD, do it with a THANKFUL HEART, and they have NO CONFIDENCE in those who are PROUD of their SINFUL LIFESTYLE, and choose to worship idols, rather than offer their worship to God, Who is the ONLY ONE WORTHY of WORSHIP.  We, who TRUST in the LORD, with THANKFUL HEARTS, know of the MIGHTY WORKS and WONDERS He has performed on our behalf.  

 

They are TOO NUMEROUS to list. There is NO OTHER BEING that can EQUAL the LORD GOD, ALMIGHTY.  King David tells us that ALL the WONDERFUL DEEDS of the LORD GOD are so many you could NOT even recite them, because you would NEVER come to the END of them.  This is REASON to TRUST in the LORD with a THANKFUL HEART.  

 

Are you TRUSTING Him with a THANKFUL HEART for His Gift of SALVATION, that is made possible through His ONLY SON, the LORD JESUS CHRIST, who CAME, DIED on a CROSS, and was RESURRECTED (brought back to life) from the grave, in order to PAY for the SIN-DEBT of ALL MANKIND??  If NOT, you can be, by:  ADMITTING that you are a SINNER in NEED of the SAVIOR, the LORD JESUS CHRIST. 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, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, for His FORGIVENESS.  You MUST ACCEPT His Gift of SALVATION, and TRUST IN THE LORD, with a THANKFUL HEART, for SAVING you from an ETERNITY in HELL, and GIVING you an ETERNITY in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS.  Do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!! 

“Commit and Trust”

 “Commit and Trust”

 

Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will act, making your RIGHTEOUSNESS shine like the dawn, your justice as the noonday.   Psalm 37:5-6

 

In a person’s Christian walk or life, there are two very important things that they SHOULD do.  First, is to COMMIT EVERYTHING they do to the LORD.  That means they should ENGAGE or PROMISE  EVERYTHING they do to the Lord God ALMIGHTY.  And the second thing is to TRUST HIM, because He WILL ACT on their behalf.  This means to have the ASSURANCE and CERTAINTY in Him for His HELP and His DELIVERANCE from their burdens and their enemies.

 

ThIs is what God will do for the ones who will COMMIT and TRUST Him.  First He will ACT, by BRINGING FORTH their RIGHTEOUSNESS, their RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with Him, as the LIGHT of dawn, and the JUSTICE of their cause as the SHINING LIGHT of noonday.  

 

For those who COMMIT and TRUST their ENTIRE LIFE to God, through His BLESSED SON, the LORD JESUS CHRIST, Who gave His Life that they might have ETERNAL LIFE, they would receive RIGHTEOUSNESS and JUSTIFICATION.  And that they would be able to ESCAPE an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE, once they are there. And be able to spend their ETERNITY in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS.   Is this your DESTINY?

 

Your DESTINY can be HEAVEN as your ETERNAL HOME, if you will ADMIT that you are a SINNER, in NEED of the SAVIOR, the LORD JESUS CHRIST.  And if you will BELIEVE that JESUS died for YOU, and that He is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God.  And if you will CONFESS your sins to Him, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS, If you will ACCEPT His Gift of SALVATION and COMMIT EVERYTHING  to Him and TRUST Him, He will ACT, and Your ETERNAL DESTINY will be HEAVEN.  So, do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!

“A New Master”

“A New Master”

 

But thanks be to God!  For though at one time you were slaves to sin, you have obeyed with all your heart the truths found in the teaching you received.  You were set free from sin and became the slaves of righteousness.     Romans 6:17-18

 

Mankind likes to believe that they are TOTALLY SELF-SUFFICIENT, and that they do not NEED anybody to tell them what is RIGHT and what is WRONG, nor to instruct them on what they SHOULD or SHOULD NOT do.  There are some people who are strictly AGAINST doing what is RIGHT in the Eyes of the Almighty God.  And they, according to the Apostle Paul, are SLAVES to SIN. SIN is their MASTER.  Sin RULES their HEARTS, and they are FOLLOWING its path to the DESTRUCTION of their WRETCHED SOULS.  Sin has BLINDED their eyes to the point that they BELIEVE that doing what is RIGHTEOUS and GOOD is BAD, and doing what is WICKED and BAD is really GOOD.  They are CONFUSED, and they do NOT know the TRUTH, nor do they ACCEPT the TRUTHS found in the WORD of the LIVING GOD.  

 

But, THANKS BE TO GOD!! When a person comes to GOD for the SALVATION of their SOUL, they, who are SLAVES to SIN, and will come to Him, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, will RECEIVE, NOT only their FREEDOM from the grasp of SIN, but also they will be DELIVERED from an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY TO ESCAPE, once they are there, and they will be GIVEN an ETERNITY in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS.  And they will have a NEW MASTER, the LORD JESUS CHRIST, the ONE who made it POSSIBLE for them to RECEIVE this MARVELOUS INHERITANCE, through His VICTORY over SIN, DEATH, and the GRAVE. The ONLY PERFECT SACRIFICE for the ATONEMENT of the SINS of ALL mankind.   

 

They MUST BE WILLING to OBEY, with ALL their HEART, the TRUTHS of the  TEACHINGS in the HOLY WORD of GOD.   And to be WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM their SINFUL life-style, and to TURN TO GOD, and become SLAVES of RIGHTEOUSNESS, with a NEW MASTER, the Lord Jesus Christ.  You can do this by:  ADMITTING that you are a SINNER, in NEED of a SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST, the ONE who PAID in FULL for your SIN DEBT.  And you MUST BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART, that He DIED for YOU, and is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God.  You MUST CONFESS your sins to Him, and with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  You MUST ACCEPT His Gift of SALVATION, and become a SLAVE of RIGHTEOUSNESS, and let JESUS be your NEW MASTER.  Do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!  

“Thanks Be to God!”

 “Thanks Be to God!”

 

But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place.    2 Corinthians 2:14

 

As God’s Children, we have SO MUCH to be thankful for.  The MOST GRATEFUL thing would be our SALVATION. The day He RESCUED us from the SLAVERY to our SINS, and SET us FREE to an ETERNITY 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 HELL, once you are there.  He has given us VICTORY over ETERNAL, SPIRITUAL DEATH and He leads us in TRIUMPH through CHRIST JESUS, to ETERNAL SPIRITUAL LIFE.

 

We are NO LONGER CONDEMNED, but we have been REDEEMED through the BLOOD SACRIFICE of JESUS, who GAVE His own LIFE, so we MIGHT have EVERLASTING LIFE in HEAVEN with Him and our Heavenly Father.  And this KNOWLEDGE OF CHRIST is like a SWEET PERFUME that has been DIFFUSED everywhere, by our PREACHING, TEACHING and WITNESSING to this LOST and DYING WORLD. 

 

There is still HOPE for YOU if you have NOT GIVEN your HEART and LIFE to God.  You can have that HOPE, and be TRIUMPHANT over SIN and its CONDEMNATION, by first, ADMITTING that you are a SINNER, in NEED of the SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST.  And  BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART, that HE died for YOU and is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God.  And CONFESS your SINS to Him, and with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  You MUST ACCEPT His Gift of SALVATION  and be one, who helps DIFFUSE the SWEET PERFUME of the KNOWLEDGE of JESUS CHRIST, through YOUR WITNESS of what CHRIST has done for YOU, and to proclaim; “THANKS BE TO GOD!”  Do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!

“Who Really Understands the Human Heart?”

“Who Really Understands the Human Heart?”

 

The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked.  Who really knows how bad it is?  “But I, the LORD search ALL HEARTS and examine secret motives.  I give ALL people their due rewards, according to what their actions deserve.”   Jeremiah 17:9-10

 

 

In verses five through eight, the Prophet Jeremiah, has laid out the contrast of the way of the wicked with the way of the righteous.  The WICKED person is CURSED, and the RIGHTEOUS person is BLESSED.  The WICKED person TRUSTS in their self or in other human beings, and NOT in God, but the RIGHTEOUS person places their CONFIDENCE or TRUST TOTALLY in God.

 

So, if the ways  of BLESSING and CURSING are so CLEAR, why would people want to CONTINUE in their transgressions?  The answer for that is, the HEART.  The Prophet Jeremiah, tells us that the HEART is the MOST DECEITFUL of ALL things, and DESPERATELY WICKED. This means that the wickedness of a person comes from the desire of the HEART.  When a person comes to the Lord Jesus Christ, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, they are FORGIVEN of their sins, because their HEART has been cleansed by the BLOOD of JESUS.  Now, keep in mind that this CLEANSING is a continual process, in which ALL our sins are FORGIVEN. 

 

God says: “I, the LORD, search ALL HEARTS and examine SECRET MOTIVES.  I give ALL people their due or just rewards, according to what their actions deserve.”  God is ALL KNOWING, He knows our INNERMOST THOUGHTS and MOTIVES, which some people might  try to HIDE from others, BUT you cannot HIDE anything from the ALMIGHTY GOD.  He SEES and KNOWS EVERYTHING we THINK, or DO.  And so, He gives EACH person what He deems their ACTIONS DESERVE.  For the WICKED, those who have NOT GIVEN their HEARTS  and LIVES to GOD their plight will be an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS and NO WAY to ESCAPE, once they are there. For the RIGHTEOUS, those who HAVE GIVEN their HEARTS AND LIVES to GOD, and are His TRUE CHILDREN, they will receive an ETERNITY in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS.

 

In order to have an ETERNITY in Heaven, you MUST ADMIT that you are a SINNER in NEED of the SAVIOR, the Lord Jesus Christ, and His CLEANSING PROCESS of your HEART.   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, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  You MUST ACCEPT His Gift of SALVATION, and receive your JUST REWARDS, an ETERNITY in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS.   Do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s WAITING AND COMING SOON!!!