At the conclusion of his life before his execution St.
Paul makes this abundantly clear:
2 Tim. 4:6-8 6" For I am now ready to be offered,
and the time of my departure is at hand. 7 I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
8 Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and
not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing."
The Lord Jesus promised us LIFE FOREVER. He keeps His
Word. He IS the word. It is TRUTH, LIFE, and He is THE WAY. These original songs and spoken words in MP 3 format I
am blessed to share make up a message He has given me to give freely to you.
As we await our Lord's return for the church, I draw attention to who we are and
what we do now as His church, that one day we will look upon with what I pray will be an informed amazement, how God brought
us all together here to give Him the Glory and do our ministries in the life He provided.
THE CHURCH IN HEAVEN
1
Cor.15
"53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality."
Beloved,
THE CHURCH GOES INTO THE PRESENCE OF GOD, NOT ISRAEL, NOR ANY OTHER HUMAN BEING IN THEIR OWN BODY! ONLY WE IN OUR GLORIFIED
BODIES CAN BE IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD! FOR GOOD REASON!!! FOR REVELATION CHAP 4 IS CLEAR AS A BELL! WE WILL BE IN HIS PRESENCE
WITH CROWNS (Rewards TO THE CHURCH SAINTS for faithful service) THAT WE THROW AT HIS FEET IN PRAISE AND ADORATION.
But
first, the great teaching of The Apostle Paul, that we can count on because our Lord KEEPS HIS WORD:
1 Corinthians
15
"54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then
shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
55 O death, where is thy sting?
O grave, where is thy victory?
56 The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
57 But thanks
be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."
15 "For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell
in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and
to revive the heart of the contrite ones."
Eternal Life.
John 3:16 16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should
not perish, but have everlasting life."
13 "These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye
may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God."
THE CALL OF GOD
TO COME UNTO HIM
Revelation 22
"17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come.
And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely." This has nothing to do with
the chronology of the Church nor our presence in the Tribulation. It is a invitation by the Church for Christ to come and
by The Spirit for sinners to come to Christ which is our work through the Gospel of the Grace of God.
This IS the invitation
today! If a person unsaved is tired of drinking of the cesspools of the world, WE, in the power of The Spirit, invite them
TO COME TO HIM!...NOW, before it's too late. We do it through The Gospel of Grace in The Spirit of love. Isaiah 55
1
"Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine
and milk without money and without price."
John 7
"37 In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood
and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink." THE NEW JERUSALEM AND THE UNIVERSE:EVERBRIGHT BY
THE PRESENCE OF GOD AND THE LORD JESUS CHRIST
22 "And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of
it.
23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten
it, and the Lamb is the light thereof."
Revelation 22:3-5
3 "And there shall be no more curse: but the throne
of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:
4 And they shall see his face; and his name
shall be in their foreheads.
5 And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun;
for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever."
"11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life
for the sheep."
The "He" and "me" psalm. "The Lord is my shepherd." David speaks of a personal relationship.
Not "The Lord is a shepherd"...Each of us who loves Him can say He is MY SHEPHERD. By the authority of His redemptive work,
His death and resurrection, we can trust Him and call Him our Shepherd.
"I shall not want." What do we need? I am
like a sheep! Defenceless. I need safety. Here is ASSURENCE. Our security rests in Him. Heb.6:11 "11 And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence
to the full assurance of hope unto the end:"
"He maketh me to lie down in green pastures." We need sufficiency and
satisfaction. If sheep are hungry they do not lie down! He is our sufficiency and satisfaction. He is the bread of life,
and in Him we will never hunger nor thirst. John 6:35 "35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh
to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst."
"He leads me beside the still waters." We
need soul rest. Christ gives it: "Come unto me, all you that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest" Mt.11:28
"He restores my soul:" In Him our sins are forgiven. Death
is defeated. Hos.13:14 "14 I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem
them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine
eyes."
He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His names sake He leads and we follow Him because we are of
His fold. John 10:25-27. "25 Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the
works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.
26 But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep,
as I said unto you.
27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:"
"And though I
walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil." Here is courage and comfort . We live as humans always
in the shadow of death. As we walk down that valley we are encouraged, comforted in our sure hope. If a loved one dies
in Him we look to the regathering at His call. If we die we know it is but a restful sleep until He awakens us at the "Rapture". "Never
will I leave you; never will I forsake you" (Hebrews 13:5). Hence we can confidently say, "The Lord is my helper; I will not
be afraid. What can man do to me?" (Hebrews 13:6).
" for He is with me." Our Lord and Shepherd is with us at all
times and in death as well.
"His rod and His staff they comfort me." The rod is for defense and staff for direction.
He gives us gentle reproof and severe rebuke. He has a rod for our defense, but He also has a staff for our direction.
We stray! He straightens us out. That is comforting. We all need the rod once in a while! 2Timothy 3:16 "16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable
for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:"
1 Corinthians 11:32 "32 But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we
should not be condemned with the world.
"He prepares a table before me in the presence of my enemies: He annoints my
head with oil; my cup runs over." Our table is full of spiritual blessings. We are to partake of them and be fruitful in
His fullness of The Spirit. We seek the anointing daily. Our lives overflow with joy.
"And my God will meet all
your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus" (Philippians 4:19). "I am come that they (we) might have life, and that they might have
it more abundantly." John 10:10 We need to be running over in joy,peace, and love!
" Surely
goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever."
John
14:1-3: "Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
2In my Father's house are many
mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
3And if I go and prepare a place
for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also."
If Jesus Christ is
our Shepherd we can claim ALL these wonderful promises. He is our Savior, Lord, Shepherd and all that we need in this life.
God The Son stands beside us, The Father surrounds us and The Holy Spirit inside us.
One of many sermons Jesus gave soon after He chose the 12 disciples
and began His ministry. As He did then He does now with us: "You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you" John 15:16. This is a great comfort. He not only called us but He is responsible
for us. Jesus prayed the entire night to His Father before making His choices. We can learn from this alone.
During
this Sermon on The Plain, in many respects repeated in other sermons He gave such as Sermon on The Mountain, multitudes were
healed without asking nor yet believing on Him. He displayed the power of God, NOT for money or status, He was homeless and
poor, but as God had given Him power and authority, He demonstrated it to those curious people who came out to see this man.
They did nothing to be healed. They gave nothing in return. He was not a faith healer they saw, but He healed by His faith
in Almighty GOD.
In summary we will find that true servants of God are NOT rich in this world, nor respected, and suffer
many troubles and rejections. He tells us how the lost world loves the rich, covets wealth, respects showy "religious" leaders,
is overjoyed in it's false sense of material security, and patronizes those "ministers" who present a flowery sermon where
the lost of mankind is never the Topic Of The Day.
In the church itself we find the true gospel sugar coated and hidden
in all the self serving sermons that keep the congregation asleep and comfortable. When the bowl is passed they always pay
their dues for such falsity. James makes that point well:
James 5 "1 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your
miseries that shall come upon you.
2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth eaten.
3 Your gold
and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye
have heaped treasure together for the last days."
We are to build our earthly house on THE ROCK. We are not of this
world that has built it's security on things that have no lasting value, indeed, are the very sources of lies and all that
God hates. We are sinners before God. And on this ROCK who is Christ and His truth God builds His church and provides what
we all need in this brief life in Christ Jesus The Lord.
1 Corinthians. "11 For other foundation can no man lay
than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ."
"Don't let your heart be troubled. You believe in God, believe in me. In my Father's
house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare
a place for you, I'll come again, and receive you unto myself, so that where I am, so shall you be." JOHN 14:1-3
Our
eternal security and blessed hope lies in Christ and Our Father, not ourselves nor the world system. "Behold, I come quickly"
(Rev.22:7). "Looking unto Jesus, the author and FINISHER of our faith..."(Heb.12:2: Emphasis mine) "Now unto him that
is able to keep you from falling, and to present you FAULTLESS before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,..." (Jude
24: My emphasis). "Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Savior, Jesus Christ,who
gave himself for us that he might redeem us from ALL INIQUITY, and purify unto himself a people of his own, zealous of good
works. THESE THINGS SPEAK...with all authority..." (Titus 2:14-15: Emphasis mine). "But thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ"
1 Cor 15:57 AND HE WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU NOR FORSAKE YOU "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they
are the sons of God"(Rom.8:14).
KNOWN BY YOU, BORN FOR YOU, CALLED BY YOU, CONVICTED, FORGIVEN, BORN AGAIN, WE LIVE THROUGH
YOU, SINNERS WASHED BY YOU DAILY, AND WE GIVE YOU, LORD, THE PRAISE AND THE GLORY Related Scripture. Do not be troubled
Jn.14:1-3 Believe Heb.10:39; 11:6 My fathers house 1 Ki.8:30 A place for us Ps.23:6 With Christ 1Thess.4:13-18
(Matthew 11:27) "All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one
knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him." (Matthew 5:16) "... let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven." (Matthew
5:44-45) "... Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, {45} that you may be sons of your Father
in heaven." (Matthew 5:48) "Be perfect, ... as your heavenly Father is perfect." (Matthew 6:6) " ... when you pray, go into
your room, close the door and pray to your Father,... Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you..." (Matthew
6:31-32) "... do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'
{32} ... your heavenly Father knows what you need." (Matthew 6:26) "Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly
Father feeds them. Are you not ..much more valuable than they?" (Matthew 10:29-31) "Are not two sparrows sold for a small sum ? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from
the will of your Father. {30} And even the very hairs of your head are numbered. {31} So don't be afraid; you are worth more
than many sparrows." (John 6:27) " Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man
will give you. On him God the Father has placed his seal of approval." (John 6:57) "Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will
live because of me." (Matthew 7:11) "If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will
your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!" (Matthew 7:21) "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the
will of my Father who is in heaven..." (Luke 9:26) "If anyone is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his
glory and in the glory of the Father and the holy angels." (Matthew 10:32-33) "Whoever acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge him before my Father in heaven. {33}
But whoever denies me before men, I will deny him before my Father in heaven." (Matthew 12:50) "For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother." (John 6:37) "All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away." (John
5:26) " For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son to have life in himself." (John
6:44) "No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last
day. " (John 10:14-15) "I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me-- {15} just as the Father knows me
and I know the Father--and I lay down my life for the sheep." (John 10:29-30) "My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all ; no one can snatch them out of my Father's
hand. {30} I and the Father are one." (Luke 10:21-22) "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise
and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was your good pleasure." {22} "All things have
been committed to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except
the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him." (John 8:28) "When (they) have lifted up the Son of Man, then (they) will know that I am the one I claim to be and
that I do nothing on my own but speak just what the Father has taught me." John 8:42 "If God were (Their) Father, (they) would love me, for I came from God and now am here. I have not come
on my own; but he sent me." (John 10:17-18) "The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life--only to take it up again. {18} No one
takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again...
" (John 15:9) "As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love." (Matthew 28:19) "... go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and
of the Holy Spirit,..." (John 17:1) "Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you." (Matthew
26:39) "My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will." (Luke
23:34) "Father, forgive them, for they knoweth not what they are doing." (Luke 23:46) "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit."
Jesus Promises The Holy Spirit John 14:15-18 15"If you love Me, keep My commandments. 16 And I will pray the Father, and He will give you The
Comforter, that He may abide with you forever— 17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does
not see Him or know Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. 18 I will not leave you comfortless;
I will come to you."
GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT
HE'S THE Eternal SPIRIT Heb.9:14 Omnipresent Ps.139:7-13 All Knowing 1 Cor.2:10 All Powerful Lk.1:35 He's the The Spirit of Glory 1 Pet.4:14 He's The Gift of The Father Lk.11:13 SENT by The Son John 20:22 The permanent One 1 Pet.4:14 He's A pledge and seal of Salvation, 2 Cor.1:22; 5:5; Seals - Eph. 1:1314; 4:30 He's FREE! to You & Me Gal.3:14
HE brings us Godly "FRUIT" Gal.5:22-25 love, joy, peace, long suffering, gentleness, meekness, goodness, forgiveness, faith, righteousness,
humility, compassion, patience, kindness, self-control, respect, hospitality, thankfulness, charity, and purity of heart.
Prophet, Pastors, Evangelist's, teachers, overseer, exhort, be wise, not conceited,
That's the Holy Spirit gifts giver, healer, helper, miracle maker, governor of some,
He serves all believers...do you
know Him? WE ARE RICH IN HIM!
He Is the SURE evidence of our salvation 1 Jn.3:24 Baptizes - John 1:23-34; 1 Cor. 12:13-14 the convicts of our sins John 16:8-11 convinces of judgment " " " reveals our unrighteousness
" " " advocate of our needs Rom.8:26; Eph.6:18 He unifies in Christ John 17:23
ARE WE UNIFIED IN HIM? ARE WE ONE?
He's the Author of new birth John 3:5-6 HE inspires
the scriptures 2 Tim.3:16 He empowers obedience John 14:21 He is Heaven sent wisdom John 16:13
DO WE KNOW HIM NOW? He speaks for the weak Mt.12:28 prays for the prayer less Rom.8:26 sends ministers to the needy Acts 13:2,4 directs where the Gospel is preached Acts 16:6-7;10 He
abides in us John 14:17 He is faithful TO US Heb.13:5 He comforts us Acts 9:31 HE sanctifies and transforms Rom.15:16 He is THE TRUE Witness Heb.10:15 Testifies of Jesus - John 15:26 He creates and gives life Job 33:4 appoints and commissions Acts 13:2 He prohibits Acts 16:6-7 HE
instructs AND WE MUST LISTEN 1 Cor.2:13 HE speaks through us Acts 1:16 IS HE SPEAKING? He strives with sinners Gen.6:3 BUT NOT FOR EVER We can disturb Him Isa.63:10 WE
CAN BIND HIM IN SIN not confessed 1 John 1:8,10
8 "If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth
is not in us." 10 "If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us."
If the convicting
power of the Holy Spirit is not working in us, something is wrong!
Without this there is no growth nor revival in anyone's
life. There are no perfect Christians this side of Heaven.
WE CAN QUENCH HIM 1 Thessalonians 5:19 Blaspheme Him Matthew 12:31 TEST HIM Acts 5:9 WE can resist Him Acts 7:51 HE DELIVERS OUR PRAYERS FOR FORGIVENESS! HE WILL NEVER LEAVE US!
WHAT A GOD WE HAVE: HALLELUJAH!
HE
teaches truths John 14:26 HE testifies of Christ John 15:26 Reproves John 16:8 Guides John 16:13 He Glorifies THE SAVIOR John 16:14 He will search all things in you and ME Rom.11:33-34 NOTHING IS HIDDEN FROM HIS EYES! He's an all knowing God He perfects Rom.15:16 HE RESTORES He works His WILL through us 1 Cor.12:11 He Reveals the wonders of God 1 Cor 2:10,13 AMAZING!!!
HE is the Great Director Acts 15:28 He Is wisdom IF wisdom is 1 Cor.12:8 NO MAN CAN KNOW HIM BUT BY CHRIST 1 Cor. 2:14 He's the great instructor Rev.2:7,11,29 Raises the dead - Rom. 8:11 CAN YOU HEAR HIM?
EMBLEMS
He's unending waters, rich FERTILZER, He's REFRESHING to a
weary soul , He's a FREE Gift GIVEN, He CLEANS you up
He's unquenchable fire, ILLUMINATING, PURIFYING, SEARCHING. He's
the wind in our sails, All POWERFUL, REVIVING, INDEPENDENT
He's the anointing oil, He CONSECRATES, HE COMFORTS, He
HEALS
He's the former and the latter Rains and the FRESH morning dew,
He's IMPERCEPTIBLE, More then ABUNDANT,
HE IS THE POTENT ONE!
He's A Dove, GENTLE... A voice, He GUIDES , He SPEAKS, He WARNS
He's A final
seal AUTHENTICATING, He SECURES US for ETERNITY ...THAT'S WHO HE IS...I GOT TO KNOW HIM BETTER?
HES GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT
...IN US!!! PRAISE THE LORD...TO HIM BE THE GLORY!!! John 3:5; Rev.4:5; Acts 2:2; Rev.3:18; Ps.45:7; Ps.72:6; Mt.3:16; Jn.16:13; Rev.7:2.
Our eternal security and blessed hope lies
in Christ and Our Father, not ourselves nor the world system.
HE IS COMING! "Behold, I come quickly" (Rev.22:7). "Looking
unto Jesus, the author and FINISHER of our faith..."(Heb.12:2 )
1 Thessalonians 2:19-20: 19 "For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our
Lord Jesus Christ at his coming? 20 For ye are our glory and joy."
1Peter 5:4 "4 And when the chief Shepherd
shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that will not fade away."
2 Timothy 4:8 " 8 Henceforth there is
laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only,
but unto all them also that love his appearing."
"But thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus
Christ" 1 Cor 15:57
"For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God"(Rom.8:14).
KNOWN BY YOU, BORN FOR YOU, CALLED BY YOU, CONVICTED, FORGIVEN, BORN AGAIN, WE LIVE THROUGH
YOU, SINNERS WASHED BY YOU DAILY, AND WE GIVE YOU, LORD, THE PRAISE AND THE GLORY
JOHN 17:1-26 The Great Prayer Of
Jesus To His Father.
Predestined From The Father To The Son
In His plan for the ages God the Father made an
infallible blueprint. This is the one for the church.
1. "According as he has chosen us in him before the foundation
of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him, in love" (Eph. 1:4).
2."Having predestined us to
the adoption of sons and daughter's by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will (Eph.1:5)
3."To
the praise of the glory of his grace, through which he has made us accepted in the Beloved" (Eph.1:6).
4. "In whom
also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things after the counsel
of his own will, that we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ; in whom you also trusted, after
you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in who after you believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit
of promise, Who IS the earnest of our inheritance UNTIL the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his
glory."(Eph.1:11-14 )
CHOSEN US IN HIM "But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren beloved
in the Lord, because God has from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of
the truth: Whereby he called you to our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ" (2 Thess. 2 :13-14).
1
Pet. 1:2, "Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and
sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ..."
No one knows who the elect are, only God knows. We are to preach His Gospel
of Grace to all.
There is no such thing as limited atonement. Christ died for all humanity.
The elect are those
who heed God's call. Those who don't, have by their free will chosen sin over salvation and are not elect (Romans. Chapter
9 ).
Predestination means that when God saves you He will see you through to the end. This is all about our sanctification,
our spiritual development. It is the work of God in the heart and life of the believer. Our salvation and development as a
son and daughter of God is guaranteed by His perfection and His responsibility towards us. Jesus is the author and finisher
of the faith He gave us in Him. No one will be lost who is found in Christ according to God's predetermination. See Luke15
and the parable of the one lost sheep. There were 99 left but that one who strayed was as important as the 99. All of us are
of equal importance with God. This is election! God will NOT lose one of us! (Rom.8:28-39).
Paul says in Romans 8:1: "There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ
Jesus..." .
NOT OF THIS WORLD "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against
powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places" (Eph.6:12).
"You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because greater is He that is in you,
then he that is in the world."(1John 4:4).
"Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you; not as the world gives,
give I to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."(John 14:27)
Who are His church? Is conversion and repentance an emotional
high? Are what we believe are Holy Spirit experiences really of the soul and backslid, or just plain lost disguised as saved.
What of Christ's love? Are we forgiving? Do we really love Him for who He is and what He did? What is all the talk of "Left
Behind"? We must examine ourselves? Are we enjoying THE WORLD???ENTERTAINED? FEELINGS? TAKING TIME FOR HIS LOVE, HIS WORD...GETTING
IT?
Are we carnal Christians or just lost but deceived into thinking we are found? ARE WE REALLY FOLLOWING CHRIST?
What have we given up for His glory, and how important is OUR life and career over His life and His church. ARE WE REALLY
TAKING TIME TO LOVE WITH A JESUS LOVE?
Or are we looking up to the "BIG SHOTS", the money raisers, the easy living
bow takers and the "MEGA CHURCH" high climbers? Christ was penniless! He did not have a place to lay His head! He was "homeless"
in a strange land, a lost world, and He never made the headlines in the local paper. Come on now! Who are we following? The
"THIS IS MY COPYRIGHT PRAISE SONGS", the royalty grabbers, the PROUD! The PVT PLANE fliers? THE FEEL GOOD GOSPEL PREACHERS?
THE DIVORCE LAWYERS! THE BUY GOLD CAPITALISTS? THE TAKE A PILL POISONERS? THE AMERICAN DREAM? THE "YES WE CAN"!
How
about the "Perfect" ones who don't sin? Or the ones who keep you under law and trash His grace, His death, His love, HIS WORD!
The
disguised JEW HATERS? CULT CHURCHES? POPES? CADDIE DRIVERS? CREDIT CARD MOGULS?
PROFESSORS OF RATIONAL EXPLANATIONS
FOR GOD'S EXISTENCE?
The greatest damage being done to the people of the United States of America is the famine of
God's word and ways in the general environment and in particular the secular educational institutions starting with PRE-SCHOOL.
Replacing
God with humanistic developmental self designs encourages a false sense of self importance leading to psychological disorders
that pave the way for the establishment in the body politic of like minded self serving types and narcissistic personalities
in the extreme.
Perhaps one can relate to these times when analyzing the characteristics we are told in the Bible
of Satan.
The lost souls experience in this life suffers the fatal pain of loss. Too many comings and goings. A
multitude of incompletes Love found, love lost. Sadness grips all and departure stings. Children die young, young
die old. There is no getting out alive. Life without Christ is a failure. Only His life that becomes our life can
satisfy. All the rest is vanity and self indulgence But for a moment sweet, bitter at the end Without His sure hope
there is no consolation Age takes it's toll, sins linger heavily in the broken heart. There is no hope when Jesus is
not inside. Only "I'll Miss you" echos down the corridors of endless time. Love was made to last forever. Our souls
but a storehouse of disappointments. Man and women were made for God's blessings. By ourselves there is no eternal dream,
just longings never satisfied. Life with our loved one He promises to those who believe. On the other side of death
is Forever in Him. In this life He is the one sure hope When parting now can be a joy that awaits The sorrows will
depart and the memories linger That there is love never lost, nor longings that fail But in the sweetness of the moment God
eternal awaits our togetherness once more.
the soul that sins shall die Ezek.18:4 God delivers our soul from death
Ps.116:8 sorrow not as others sorrow without hope 1 Th.4:13 what is not of faith is sin Rom.14:23 the wages of sin is death Rom.6:23 blessed is he whose sin is covered Ps.32;1 Christ the offering
for sin Isaiah 53;10 Love is of God 1 John 4:7 Husbands love your wives Col.3:19 Death, where is thy sting 1 Cor.15:55 Christ in you, the hope of glory Col.1:27 Rejoice in the Lord Phil.3:1 Called to eternal glory by Christ
1 Pet.5:10 surely, i come quickly Rev.22:20
There are two God given blessings that were seared in
my heart and mind as a child growing up in Brooklyn, NY. The first was the love of my parents and the second the devotion
of my father to God. He was a man of few words. In his prayers and deep reverence, I witnessed his faithfulness, and was amazed
at his intensity. He prayed in Hebrew, and though I did not know the meaning of the words he spoke, the Spirit indelibly impressed
it in my child's being which touched me deeply.
Thus I labor in the fields as you, never doubting that
I am a child of our Father, who gave me great treasures of the Spirit while other's around me, for reasons I do not question,
received great material gifts in a nation that today has reached the chocking point of spiritual confusion.
Why do we labor? To draw back because we walk in the spiritual
graveyard of no returns? God forbid! We bow to God's reality that cries out the name of Jesus Christ amidst the roar of the
ravenous lion(Satan) who walks around seeking whom he may devour.
We see by other sight, hear His melodies that caress our
deepest being where His Spirit rests. We taste the sweetness of His words and feast on His loving kindness, propelled by His
calling, and are filled with the tears of God, in which so many verses were written in the blood of Jesus, that inspire and
quench our thirst and seal our sacrifice for the Glory of His only begotten.
Our Father and His Son, the givers of this world and the
breath of life we breath, despised by most, abused by multitudes, loved by few, call out to us to forget what is, and has
been of man and fallen spirits, and fully come over into the reality of what will be, through faith alone, and apply it to
the here and now, as though it is, in His truth and love, It Is!
We are His Son's "pearl of great price". Shining stars
in the darkness of this present world. Caretakers in His magnificent garden where the flower's stand and sigh giving Him the
glory. We are the 24/7 church. Children of tomorrow. We look for a better place He has prepared, and occupy this land, where
fields are ripe for harvest, and by His grace, His laborers, who sow His seed IN LOVE (without love, a harsh sounding noise
in the ear of the lost and the found) and await His harvest. See John 14:1-3
Here is a message of hope and truth for the Church of
the faithful in difficult times we face.
2 Timothy 4:
1 "I charge thee therefore before God,
and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;
2 Preach the word;
be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.
3 For the time will
come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching
ears;
4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
5 But watch thou
in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry."
2 Timothy 3:
12
"Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
13 But evil men and seducers shall wax
worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived."
