John; 15:13
(Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends.)
When someone says that "God can't be a loving God" because He allows different tragedies to happen, then they must not know God as well as they think. When God saw how hopeless we were as sinners, He sent His only Son Jesus into the world to die for our sins. Now that sounds like a very loving God to me. God does allow things to happen that we just don't understand but that doesn't mean that He doesn't love us.
The Bible is very clear that God does love us and He has shown it all through the Bible. When Adam and Eve sinned in the garden, God could have just destroyed them and started all over with two new people. He didn't because He loved them. If He had destroyed them, then He would have had to destroy the next two because of sin and the next two would have sinned and He would have had to destroyed them, then the next two until there would have been no one to populate the earth. You might say that you would not have sinned but that isn't what the Bible says about man.
Romans; 3:23
(for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,)
That ends that argument before it even starts.
God loved us so much that He was willing to sacrifice his only Son on the cross. There had to be the shedding of blood for us to have forgiveness of sins. Jesus is the one who willingly went to the cross and shed His blood so that we could have forgiveness of our sins. I know that He loves me because He died in my place and took my sins upon Himself so I wouldn't have to die for them.
John; 3:16
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.)
I have everlasting life, not because of anything that I have done, but because of what Jesus did for me. He suffered and died for my sins and He died for yours also. But you must come to Him and ask for forgiveness.
Acts; 4:12
(Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.)
1John; 4:10
(In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.)
God Bless You!
Friday, September 05, 2008
Saturday, August 30, 2008
There Will Be A Change In Your Life
2Corinthians; 2:17
(Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold all things have become new.)
You can be a great person and willing to help others and share what you have, but you still are heading to eternal separation from God for eternity if you are not saved. The Bible tells us that we are spiritually dead without Jesus Christ in our life. If you haven't accepted Jesus as your Savior, then you don't have the power of the Holy Spirit who indwells all true believers. All the works you will ever do will not get you into Heaven. It is only through the blood of Jesus that you are reconciled to God. Once you accept Jesus as Lord and Savior, He sends the Holy Spirit into your life and you have been reborn spiritually. Now you are a new creation in Christ.
Sin no longer has control over you as it did before you put your faith in Jesus. You will still have to live in a sinful world but the Holy Spirit gives you the power to say no to sin. You did not have this power before because you were a slave to sin. Sometime you might sin, but your sin has been forgiven because of Jesus sacrificial death on the cross. He gave his life to pay for our sins and the sins of the world. Jesus paid the price for sinners who would come to Him for forgiveness. If a person does not ask Jesus for forgiveness, then there is no forgiveness and he or she will die in their sins and pay the price themselves. What is the price of sin? [DEATH]
Romans; 6:23
(For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.)
This change that comes into our life when we put our faith in Jesus cannot be done without the Holy Spirit. This change is going to happen, and if it doesn't, then we need to do a check in our life to see if we are truly a child of God. God tells us that we will be a new man in Christ Jesus and that we are to put off the old man.
Philippians; 1:6
(being confident of this very thing, that He who begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ;)
When God begins a work of salvation in a person, He finishes and perfects that work. If we start to move off the path, He will nudge us back in line. So, if you have accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior, you have been given a new life spiritually and change is inevitable.
God Bless You!
(Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold all things have become new.)
You can be a great person and willing to help others and share what you have, but you still are heading to eternal separation from God for eternity if you are not saved. The Bible tells us that we are spiritually dead without Jesus Christ in our life. If you haven't accepted Jesus as your Savior, then you don't have the power of the Holy Spirit who indwells all true believers. All the works you will ever do will not get you into Heaven. It is only through the blood of Jesus that you are reconciled to God. Once you accept Jesus as Lord and Savior, He sends the Holy Spirit into your life and you have been reborn spiritually. Now you are a new creation in Christ.
Sin no longer has control over you as it did before you put your faith in Jesus. You will still have to live in a sinful world but the Holy Spirit gives you the power to say no to sin. You did not have this power before because you were a slave to sin. Sometime you might sin, but your sin has been forgiven because of Jesus sacrificial death on the cross. He gave his life to pay for our sins and the sins of the world. Jesus paid the price for sinners who would come to Him for forgiveness. If a person does not ask Jesus for forgiveness, then there is no forgiveness and he or she will die in their sins and pay the price themselves. What is the price of sin? [DEATH]
Romans; 6:23
(For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.)
This change that comes into our life when we put our faith in Jesus cannot be done without the Holy Spirit. This change is going to happen, and if it doesn't, then we need to do a check in our life to see if we are truly a child of God. God tells us that we will be a new man in Christ Jesus and that we are to put off the old man.
Philippians; 1:6
(being confident of this very thing, that He who begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ;)
When God begins a work of salvation in a person, He finishes and perfects that work. If we start to move off the path, He will nudge us back in line. So, if you have accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior, you have been given a new life spiritually and change is inevitable.
God Bless You!
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
That's Your Belief!
This past month I was sharing with a family member and friend what God tells us in His Word about sin. I told him that if he didn't come to Jesus for forgiveness of sins then he would die in his sins. I told him that there is no second chances after death and he would die in his sins. The response I received from him was "That's your belief". I responded with "You're right, that is my belief because that is what God tells us in His Word".
Believing in Jesus is a must if you are to have eternal life. All through the Bible we are instructed to believe on the name of the only begotten Son of God. Without believing that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, we cannot be saved.
John; 8:24
(Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.")
As believers in Jesus, it is sometimes hard to understand how others can say that they don't believe. Especially when God has revealed to all mankind the evidence of His existence through creation. No one will have an excuse for not believing in God.
Romans; 1:18-20
(For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse,)
So what do we do when someone says that they just don't believe? We can show them what God says in His word and that might help, but the best weapon we have against unbelief is prayer. We need to be praying for the lost in the world that God will lift the veil of unbelief and they will come to saving knowledge of God. We might feel that they will never turn to Jesus, but Jesus tells us that with man it is impossible, but with God nothing is impossible. Our Job! Keep praying!
God Bless You!
Believing in Jesus is a must if you are to have eternal life. All through the Bible we are instructed to believe on the name of the only begotten Son of God. Without believing that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, we cannot be saved.
John; 8:24
(Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.")
As believers in Jesus, it is sometimes hard to understand how others can say that they don't believe. Especially when God has revealed to all mankind the evidence of His existence through creation. No one will have an excuse for not believing in God.
Romans; 1:18-20
(For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse,)
So what do we do when someone says that they just don't believe? We can show them what God says in His word and that might help, but the best weapon we have against unbelief is prayer. We need to be praying for the lost in the world that God will lift the veil of unbelief and they will come to saving knowledge of God. We might feel that they will never turn to Jesus, but Jesus tells us that with man it is impossible, but with God nothing is impossible. Our Job! Keep praying!
God Bless You!
Friday, August 22, 2008
Train Our Children In The Way They Should Go!
Our children are a gift from God. It doesn't just happen that we have children, because if God hadn't wanted us to have them we certainly would not have them. Now that we do have them we are to love them and take good of their physical needs as well as their spiritual needs. Most of us will do a great job taking care of their physical needs giving them food to eat as well as a roof over their head. But how about their spiritual needs? How do we rate ourselves on the job we are doing?
As parents, we are responsible to teach our children about God. We can do this by having nightly Bible studies and spend time in prayer. There are many children's books that have Bible stories that we can read to our children. Then we can talk about them and explain them to our children. It's never to early to start because our children grow up so fast and we will have let the time slip away. God tells us that we are to train our children in the way they should go.
Proverbs; 22:6
(Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.)
We all talk about how much we love our children, but do we take them to church, do read the Bible to them? Do we set a godly example in our daily walk for them to follow? Children learn so much from what they see their parents doing and how live. We all want our children to be in heaven one day, but are we giving them the tools to learn or are we going to let the world teach them what ever feels good do it?
God has given us the children, but He has also told to teach them.
Ephesians; 6:4
(And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in training and admonition of the Lord.)
We all want what is best for our family and it is our responsibility to lead by example. Let's give our children a godly example to follow.
God Bless You!
As parents, we are responsible to teach our children about God. We can do this by having nightly Bible studies and spend time in prayer. There are many children's books that have Bible stories that we can read to our children. Then we can talk about them and explain them to our children. It's never to early to start because our children grow up so fast and we will have let the time slip away. God tells us that we are to train our children in the way they should go.
Proverbs; 22:6
(Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.)
We all talk about how much we love our children, but do we take them to church, do read the Bible to them? Do we set a godly example in our daily walk for them to follow? Children learn so much from what they see their parents doing and how live. We all want our children to be in heaven one day, but are we giving them the tools to learn or are we going to let the world teach them what ever feels good do it?
God has given us the children, but He has also told to teach them.
Ephesians; 6:4
(And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in training and admonition of the Lord.)
We all want what is best for our family and it is our responsibility to lead by example. Let's give our children a godly example to follow.
God Bless You!
Friday, July 25, 2008
Don't Be Deceived By The Lie!
The Bible clearly says that in the end times there will be false teacher's. We have seen an increase in this and it will even get worse as the time of Christ's return approaches. How do we recognize a false teacher? He will teach a different Jesus than the Jesus of the Bible. All false religions have this in common, they deny what the Bible clearly tells us about Jesus. They will say that He was a good man, or a good teacher, or one of the prophets. But they will deny that He Is God the Son, who came in the flesh to give His life for all who would believe on His name. Jesus warned us not to be deceived by these false teacher's.
Matthew; 24:4
(And Jesus answered and said to them: "Take heed that no one deceives you.)
1John; 2:22
(Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist who denies the Father and the Son.)
The only way not to be deceived is to get yourself informed on what God has to say. There are many ways to do this but the best way is to study the Word of God. Ask God to reveal Himself to you as you study His Word. Then get Yourself involved with a Bible teaching church. You will be taught the truth from the Word of God and also you will be around other fellow believers. When you attend church, bring your Bible with you or ask if they have one you can use. Follow along with the teaching and see if their teaching is in alignment with God's Word. In other words, filter what is said through the Word of God and see if they are telling the truth.
If you haven't already done so, ask Jesus into your heart. Confess that you are a sinner and that you need a Savior. Repent and tell Jesus that you are sorry for your sins and ask Him to forgive you and be your Savior. Tell Him that you want Him to be Lord of your life and you want to follow Him. Thank Him for giving you eternal life. No matter what others may say, Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life.
1John; 5:11-12
(And this is the testimony; that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.)
1John; 4:9
(In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.)
God Bless You!
Matthew; 24:4
(And Jesus answered and said to them: "Take heed that no one deceives you.)
1John; 2:22
(Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist who denies the Father and the Son.)
The only way not to be deceived is to get yourself informed on what God has to say. There are many ways to do this but the best way is to study the Word of God. Ask God to reveal Himself to you as you study His Word. Then get Yourself involved with a Bible teaching church. You will be taught the truth from the Word of God and also you will be around other fellow believers. When you attend church, bring your Bible with you or ask if they have one you can use. Follow along with the teaching and see if their teaching is in alignment with God's Word. In other words, filter what is said through the Word of God and see if they are telling the truth.
If you haven't already done so, ask Jesus into your heart. Confess that you are a sinner and that you need a Savior. Repent and tell Jesus that you are sorry for your sins and ask Him to forgive you and be your Savior. Tell Him that you want Him to be Lord of your life and you want to follow Him. Thank Him for giving you eternal life. No matter what others may say, Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life.
1John; 5:11-12
(And this is the testimony; that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.)
1John; 4:9
(In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.)
God Bless You!
Monday, July 21, 2008
Solomon's Wisdom
Ecclesiastes; 12:13-14
(Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter; Fear God and keep His commandments, For this is man's all. For God will bring every work into judgment, Including every secret thing, Whether good or evil.)
Solomon through the book of Ecclesiastes was warning the people to look to God for wisdom and not to rely on their own. You can spend your whole life doing your thing only to find out at the end of your life it doesn't count. God has a plan for all of us and if we don't look to Jesus, we very well could miss out on the blessing that God has in store for us.
Solomon said for us to fear God and keep His commandments. Great wisdom if we would only do just that. Why don't we obey God and keep His commandments? Probably because we want to have it our way. This attitude will lead us on the road to destruction. God tells us that if we truly love Him we will keep His commandments.
John; 14:21
(He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father , and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.")
How can we say that we love Jesus and not do His will? When you ask Jesus into your life, He makes you a totally new person. The Holy Spirit comes into your life and enables you to say no to sin and say yes to Jesus. Our life here on earth is short, let's spend it fearing God and being obedient to Him. Remember, God has given us life, health, our family, and the greatest gift of all, eternal life in Jesus. Only through Him can we have this life.
1John; 5:11-12
(And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.)
No matter what the world say, Jesus is the way the truth and the life, if you want to live in Heaven, you must come to Him. It's easy!!!!
John; 3:16-17
(For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.)
God Bless You!
(Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter; Fear God and keep His commandments, For this is man's all. For God will bring every work into judgment, Including every secret thing, Whether good or evil.)
Solomon through the book of Ecclesiastes was warning the people to look to God for wisdom and not to rely on their own. You can spend your whole life doing your thing only to find out at the end of your life it doesn't count. God has a plan for all of us and if we don't look to Jesus, we very well could miss out on the blessing that God has in store for us.
Solomon said for us to fear God and keep His commandments. Great wisdom if we would only do just that. Why don't we obey God and keep His commandments? Probably because we want to have it our way. This attitude will lead us on the road to destruction. God tells us that if we truly love Him we will keep His commandments.
John; 14:21
(He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father , and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.")
How can we say that we love Jesus and not do His will? When you ask Jesus into your life, He makes you a totally new person. The Holy Spirit comes into your life and enables you to say no to sin and say yes to Jesus. Our life here on earth is short, let's spend it fearing God and being obedient to Him. Remember, God has given us life, health, our family, and the greatest gift of all, eternal life in Jesus. Only through Him can we have this life.
1John; 5:11-12
(And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.)
No matter what the world say, Jesus is the way the truth and the life, if you want to live in Heaven, you must come to Him. It's easy!!!!
John; 3:16-17
(For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.)
God Bless You!
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Last Chance!
None of us knows how many more chances we will have to repent and ask for forgiveness. Jesus has been standing at the door and knocking and maybe you have refused to open the door because you love this life more than giving your life to Jesus. Who knows, maybe this is the last day for you to repent and accept eternal life from Jesus.
Jesus taught that we must repent and turn to Him if we want to inherit eternal life. I was reading in the paper today that many Americans believe that there are many ways to eternal life. But Jesus was perfectly clear on this subject, and He said that He was the only way.
John; 14:6
(Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.)
I don't read anything in this verse that says there are any other ways to eternal life. It doesn't say that you can be good enough, or that if you belong to this church or that church you will make it. Your money will not buy you entrance into Heaven. If your parents saved, that doesn't mean you are saved. No one is saved without repenting of their sins and asking Jesus for forgiveness.Then ask Him into your life as Lord and Savior.
The Bible tells us that our life is but a vapor, here today and gone tomorrow. If you are a young person, this may sound like you have a lot of time to repent. But a vapor doesn't last very long. God tells us that it is appointed unto man once to die and after that comes the judgement. If you enter into eternity without Jesus having forgiven you of your sins, you will spend eternity separated from God in the Lake of Fire. No second chances, no reincarnation, no one praying you out.
Luke; 13:25-28
(Once the head of the house gets up and shuts the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock on the door, saying, 'Lord, open up to us!' then He will answer and say to you. 'I do not know where you are from.' "Then you will begin to say, 'We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets'; and He will say, 'I tell you, I do not know where you are from; DEPART FROM ME, ALL YOU EVILDOERS.' In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham and Issac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but yourselves being thrown out.)
No one ever wants to be in that position. You don't have to ever experience this rejection. Jesus is knocking at your door. Let Him in and be saved. This may be your last chance.
2Corinthians; 6:2
(for He says, "AT THE ACCEPTABLE TIME I LISTENED TO YOU, AND ON THE DAY OF SALVATION I HELPED YOU." Behold, now is "THE ACCEPTABLE TIME," behold, now is "THE DAY OF SALVATION")
God Bless You!
Jesus taught that we must repent and turn to Him if we want to inherit eternal life. I was reading in the paper today that many Americans believe that there are many ways to eternal life. But Jesus was perfectly clear on this subject, and He said that He was the only way.
John; 14:6
(Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.)
I don't read anything in this verse that says there are any other ways to eternal life. It doesn't say that you can be good enough, or that if you belong to this church or that church you will make it. Your money will not buy you entrance into Heaven. If your parents saved, that doesn't mean you are saved. No one is saved without repenting of their sins and asking Jesus for forgiveness.Then ask Him into your life as Lord and Savior.
The Bible tells us that our life is but a vapor, here today and gone tomorrow. If you are a young person, this may sound like you have a lot of time to repent. But a vapor doesn't last very long. God tells us that it is appointed unto man once to die and after that comes the judgement. If you enter into eternity without Jesus having forgiven you of your sins, you will spend eternity separated from God in the Lake of Fire. No second chances, no reincarnation, no one praying you out.
Luke; 13:25-28
(Once the head of the house gets up and shuts the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock on the door, saying, 'Lord, open up to us!' then He will answer and say to you. 'I do not know where you are from.' "Then you will begin to say, 'We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets'; and He will say, 'I tell you, I do not know where you are from; DEPART FROM ME, ALL YOU EVILDOERS.' In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham and Issac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but yourselves being thrown out.)
No one ever wants to be in that position. You don't have to ever experience this rejection. Jesus is knocking at your door. Let Him in and be saved. This may be your last chance.
2Corinthians; 6:2
(for He says, "AT THE ACCEPTABLE TIME I LISTENED TO YOU, AND ON THE DAY OF SALVATION I HELPED YOU." Behold, now is "THE ACCEPTABLE TIME," behold, now is "THE DAY OF SALVATION")
God Bless You!
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Give Your Life To Jesus Today!
Matthew; 22:14
("For many are called, but few are chosen.")
When Jesus came and died on the cross, He died for all who would come to Him for forgiveness. The invitation is to the whole world. Your sins will be forgiven, but you must come to Jesus to have your sins forgiven. God doesn't want anyone to perish but for all to come to repentance and ask for forgiveness. When the verse tells us that many are called, all who hear the message of salvation have a decision to make. Do they want to be saved from their sins (and give their life to Jesus), or do they love their sins more than eternal life. You cannot have it both ways. You will either give your life to Jesus and be saved, or you will try to save your life (doing it my way and continuing to sin) and then die in your sins. If you die in your sins, you will not be in Heaven but you will spend eternity in the lake of fire.
Revelation; 20:15
(And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.)
Matthew; 7:14
(Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.)
Jesus is the only way to eternal life. He requires you to repent and submit to Him as Lord of your life. If you think that you can get there any other way, you are mistaken. The Bible is perfectly clear telling us that salvation is in Christ and Christ alone. If you want to have eternal life in Heaven, you must come to faith in Jesus.
1John; 5:11-12
(And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.)
Give your life to Jesus today and receive forgiveness of sins. He is the only way.
God Bless You!
("For many are called, but few are chosen.")
When Jesus came and died on the cross, He died for all who would come to Him for forgiveness. The invitation is to the whole world. Your sins will be forgiven, but you must come to Jesus to have your sins forgiven. God doesn't want anyone to perish but for all to come to repentance and ask for forgiveness. When the verse tells us that many are called, all who hear the message of salvation have a decision to make. Do they want to be saved from their sins (and give their life to Jesus), or do they love their sins more than eternal life. You cannot have it both ways. You will either give your life to Jesus and be saved, or you will try to save your life (doing it my way and continuing to sin) and then die in your sins. If you die in your sins, you will not be in Heaven but you will spend eternity in the lake of fire.
Revelation; 20:15
(And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.)
Matthew; 7:14
(Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.)
Jesus is the only way to eternal life. He requires you to repent and submit to Him as Lord of your life. If you think that you can get there any other way, you are mistaken. The Bible is perfectly clear telling us that salvation is in Christ and Christ alone. If you want to have eternal life in Heaven, you must come to faith in Jesus.
1John; 5:11-12
(And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.)
Give your life to Jesus today and receive forgiveness of sins. He is the only way.
God Bless You!
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Israel's Enemies!
Psalms; 83:1-4
(Do not keep silent. O God! Do not hold Your Peace, And do not be still, O God! For behold, Your enemies make a tumult; And those who hate You have lifted up their head. They have taken crafty counsel against your people, And consulted against Your sheltered ones. They have said, "Come, let us cut them off from being a nation, That the name of Israel may be remembered no more.")
Does this sound familiar? If you have been watching the news over the last couple years, this should bring the name of Iran to mind. Their leader has been saying over and over that as soon as he has the means, his plan is to annihilate the land and people of Israel. We don't know when he will try to accomplish his mission, but we do know that he will fail. God is their protector of His people and He will not allow them to be destroyed.
Over the history of Israel and it's people, there have been numerous nations that have tried and failed to destroy the people of God. We can go back to the beginning and God told Abraham that He would protect His people and bless those who bless them and curse those who curse them. We can find this in Genesis 12:1-3.
Right now we stand at a critical time in history. Israel is surrounded by enemies. You have Hamas, Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad, Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, Fatah, and Al Qaeda, and their worst enemy Satan. All of these factions hate the Jewish Nation and are bent on their destruction. Israel has tried over and over to be at peace with it's neighbors only to be attacked again. God has promised not to forsake the people of Israel.
Psalms; 94:14
(For the LORD will not cast off His people, Nor will He forsake His inheritance.)
America must always stand beside the Nation of Israel. There is going to be hard times ahead for the people of Israel and we need to be at their side. If we in any way turn against the Nation of Israel we will lose the blessings of God. Pray for our leaders and ask God to reveal the truth to them. We must never divide up the land that God gave to them. The land belongs to God and He is in control of everything. There is hope for Israel though, and that hope is in the Lord God.
Psalm; 130:7-8
(O Israel, hope in the LORD; For with the LORD there is mercy, And with Him is abundant redemption. And He shall redeem Israel From all his Iniquities.)
God Bless You!
(Do not keep silent. O God! Do not hold Your Peace, And do not be still, O God! For behold, Your enemies make a tumult; And those who hate You have lifted up their head. They have taken crafty counsel against your people, And consulted against Your sheltered ones. They have said, "Come, let us cut them off from being a nation, That the name of Israel may be remembered no more.")
Does this sound familiar? If you have been watching the news over the last couple years, this should bring the name of Iran to mind. Their leader has been saying over and over that as soon as he has the means, his plan is to annihilate the land and people of Israel. We don't know when he will try to accomplish his mission, but we do know that he will fail. God is their protector of His people and He will not allow them to be destroyed.
Over the history of Israel and it's people, there have been numerous nations that have tried and failed to destroy the people of God. We can go back to the beginning and God told Abraham that He would protect His people and bless those who bless them and curse those who curse them. We can find this in Genesis 12:1-3.
Right now we stand at a critical time in history. Israel is surrounded by enemies. You have Hamas, Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad, Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, Fatah, and Al Qaeda, and their worst enemy Satan. All of these factions hate the Jewish Nation and are bent on their destruction. Israel has tried over and over to be at peace with it's neighbors only to be attacked again. God has promised not to forsake the people of Israel.
Psalms; 94:14
(For the LORD will not cast off His people, Nor will He forsake His inheritance.)
America must always stand beside the Nation of Israel. There is going to be hard times ahead for the people of Israel and we need to be at their side. If we in any way turn against the Nation of Israel we will lose the blessings of God. Pray for our leaders and ask God to reveal the truth to them. We must never divide up the land that God gave to them. The land belongs to God and He is in control of everything. There is hope for Israel though, and that hope is in the Lord God.
Psalm; 130:7-8
(O Israel, hope in the LORD; For with the LORD there is mercy, And with Him is abundant redemption. And He shall redeem Israel From all his Iniquities.)
God Bless You!
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Genuine Or Fake?
1John; 2:3-5
(Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep his commandments. He who says, "I know Him," and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him.)
Have you ever watched the antique show on public broadcasting? People will bring in things that they think are genuine antiques and have them appraised. To the trained and informed eyes of the appraiser, he will recognize the true antique from a reproduction or fake. It's the same with God, He is not fooled by what we say or do. If we are truly born again, we will want to do His will and be obedient to His commandments. There should be some change in our life after Salvation takes place. When we accept Jesus as Lord and Savior, we become a new creation in Him. Your old man is done away with and you are new. You have a new desire to be obedient to Jesus and to do his will.
God tells us that there will be many who will say that they knew Him, but God will send them away because He never knew them. God wants to have fellowship with His children and be loved by them. If we are deliberate disobedient to him, then do we truly have the love of God in us? God is not deceived.
Matthew; 7:23
(And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!')
We all need to check where are heart truly is. Are we just pretending to be a Christian, or are we truly Born Again into God's family being one of His children? You can know for sure by confessing your sins and repenting of them and asking Jesus to forgive you of all your sins. Ask Him into your heart and then be obedient to his commands. It will be much easier to obey when you truly are a Christian. You will have the Holy Spirit in you to help and to assure you that you do belong to God.
2Corinthians; 1:21-22
(Now He who has established us with you in Christ and has anointed us is God, who also sealed us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.)
Ephesians;1:13-14
(In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.)
If you have any doubts, come to Jesus today and ask Him to assure you that you do belong to Him. Jesus came to save all sinners and all we need to do is believe and put our faith in Him. God doesn't want any to perish but for all to come to saving knowledge of Him. Eternal life is in Jesus and Him alone.
Romans; 10;9-10
(that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.)
Romans; 10:13
(For "whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.")
God Bless You!
(Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep his commandments. He who says, "I know Him," and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him.)
Have you ever watched the antique show on public broadcasting? People will bring in things that they think are genuine antiques and have them appraised. To the trained and informed eyes of the appraiser, he will recognize the true antique from a reproduction or fake. It's the same with God, He is not fooled by what we say or do. If we are truly born again, we will want to do His will and be obedient to His commandments. There should be some change in our life after Salvation takes place. When we accept Jesus as Lord and Savior, we become a new creation in Him. Your old man is done away with and you are new. You have a new desire to be obedient to Jesus and to do his will.
God tells us that there will be many who will say that they knew Him, but God will send them away because He never knew them. God wants to have fellowship with His children and be loved by them. If we are deliberate disobedient to him, then do we truly have the love of God in us? God is not deceived.
Matthew; 7:23
(And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!')
We all need to check where are heart truly is. Are we just pretending to be a Christian, or are we truly Born Again into God's family being one of His children? You can know for sure by confessing your sins and repenting of them and asking Jesus to forgive you of all your sins. Ask Him into your heart and then be obedient to his commands. It will be much easier to obey when you truly are a Christian. You will have the Holy Spirit in you to help and to assure you that you do belong to God.
2Corinthians; 1:21-22
(Now He who has established us with you in Christ and has anointed us is God, who also sealed us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.)
Ephesians;1:13-14
(In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.)
If you have any doubts, come to Jesus today and ask Him to assure you that you do belong to Him. Jesus came to save all sinners and all we need to do is believe and put our faith in Him. God doesn't want any to perish but for all to come to saving knowledge of Him. Eternal life is in Jesus and Him alone.
Romans; 10;9-10
(that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.)
Romans; 10:13
(For "whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.")
God Bless You!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)