MY FRIENDS, CAN YOU REMEMBER WHAT YOUR LIFE WAS WITHOUT HIM?

June 26, 2015

MY FRIENDS, CAN YOU REMEMBER WHAT YOUR LIFE WAS WITHOUT HIM?

hqdefault-300x225“I  know what my life was without him, and the joy that was mine when he rescued my heart.” My friends “There’s a place in heaven prepared for us When the toils of this life is over where the saints are clothed in white before the throne singing praises forever, forever more.”

But before that can occur, we still have work to do while there is still daylight and God’s presence is still manifested in a world where the light of His Spirit grows dimmer each day as we move closer to his second coming.

As God’s chosen we must become ambassadors of God’s Word, as we carry out Christ Commission to go and tell those with no hope of Gods promises. in Isaiah 25:8-9 (KJV) it states that “God will swallow up death one day in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it.

And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the Lord; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.” in a Second-Coming-of-Jesus_iconplace that “Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. 1 Cor. 2:9 (KJV)

My friends, we must continually offer up our sacrifice of praise to God by proclaiming the grace, and mercy of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. So as we continue our journey to the promise land. Let’s all do as the demoniac who became a living testimony for Christ, as those around him witnessed the transformation from the touch of the Master’s hand.

Mark 5:19-20 (KJV) tells us The man from whom the demons had gone out begged to go with him, but Jesus sent him away, saying, “Go home to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He has had compassion on you.” And he departed and began to proclaim in Decapolis all that Jesus had done for him; and all marveled.”

My friends, we all have a designated assignment that God gives us in this great controversy between good and evil. But we all must have a passion to serve, as we ask Christ “not my will, but thy will be done.”

istock_000004378490smallIn addition,  as you contemplate what God may ask of you, remind yourself of the high cost that was paid for your Salvation, and the only thing that God ask in return is a sincere and contrite heart that has been transformed into his Character that serves Him with all of our heart and soul.

“He laid aside all the heavenly glory to be God’s word in the image of man all to show [us] that grace, faith and mercy was the mystery and wonder of eternity’s plan? And then He carried [our] sin onto Calvary and clearly having no guilt of His own He was nailed to a cross of [our] making But He used it to bridge over the void to God’s throne.

No wonder they call him Savior, Jesus the Lamb of God. I wasn’t there, when the earth was created so, I’ve no proof that he hung every star, but I know what my life was without him and the joy that was mine when he rescued my heart.” (Larnelle Harris)

 

So friends stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY

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MY FRIENDS, THE CROSS AND SALVATION MUST BECOME REAL TO US

June 25, 2015

MY FRIENDS, THE CROSS AND SALVATION MUST BECOME REAL TO US

images36“Holy, holy, holy, as we look up and that day has finally arrived!! Hope my friends, this is the picture we want imprinted into our mind and on our heart every waken moment. As God’s chosen our mandate is to “proclaim to those who live on the earth to every nation, tribe, language and people” this same hope, and the good news of the gospel.

But it must become real to us a “Breaking News” event as we tell the world “For yet a little while, And He who is coming will come and will not tarry.” Heb. 10:37 (NKJV) Remember we are sinners who have a story to tell about what God has done and is doing in our lives to others.

In addition, as our Character becomes more and more like Christ, “our light will shine before men and women, that they will see our good works as we glorify our Father in heaven.” Matt. 5:16 (KJV) Christ knew before the events of that day when He was crucified, what would be required of us, that is why He said “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.” Luke 9:23 (NIV)

And as disciple of Christ that text is telling us, we must feel our Saviors pain as He was being slapped and spit upon, as the Rabble shouted Crucify Him! Crucify Him! We must feel His 60sec17pain as He was being scourged and beaten by the Roman Guards, as He was mocked by the rabble as they placed a crown of thorns on His head and a purple robe on his back, as a Cross was laid across His shoulders.

My friends, are you ready to carry your own cross and feel the spikes driven into our Saviors feet and hands as He is placed between two thieves as the Rabble shouts and “blasphemes Him, wagging their heads and saying, “Aha! You who destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself, and come down from the cross!”

If you are a child of God you must also feel the passion of Christ and the sadness in his voice when he says “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do” This all must become personal and a real event, that happen for our Salvation.

Remember success as a Christian for Christ is not Him asking us to devote ourselves to His cause: but for us to yield ourselves to His will, as this 7_heaven-300x225journey become real and the challenges and the responsibilities of carrying our own cross become real.

But thank God there is also a real place, our new home that will be our reward if we have faith and endure and one day soon “Jesus [will] bring us our own crowns, and with His own right hand placed them on our heads.

He [then will give] us harps of gold and palms of victory. Here on the sea of glass His faithful Children [will] stand in a perfect square… And we [will all be] clothed with a glorious white mantle …. Angels are all about us as we marched over the sea of glass to the gate of the city…..

Then Jesus [raises] His mighty, glorious arm, lays hold of the pearly gate, swings it back on its glittering hinges and says to us, “you have washed your robes in my blood, stood stiffly for My truth, enter in.” We all march in and fill that we have a perfect right in the city.” (E.G. White)

 

So friends stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY

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MY FRIENDS, IS GOD’S GRACE REALLY SUFFICIENT FOR OUR PAIN?

June 23, 2015

MY FRIENDS, IS GOD’S GRACE REALLY SUFFICIENT FOR OUR PAIN?

captive-from-sternCan you imagine a large piece of wood or a splinter driven into your flesh that you are never able to remove, the daily pain, constantly pleading with God to remove it? Forever wondering how does God expect you to serve him with this constant discomfort?

You know nothing is too hard for God, for he is Omnipotence, an all-powerful being and since He is also Omniscience, all knowing, He knows our pain, but for some reason, this is a prayer He will not answer in spite of our diligent service and commitment.

Let’s see how Paul handles such a dilemma. In 2 Cor. 12:7-10 (NKJV) Paul tells us, “Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.

Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.  But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect inMy-grace-is-sufficient-for-you weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.

That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” My friends, maybe the thorn in our flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment us is not always physical.

Maybe it is a child on drugs or pregnant, or a sick husband or wife needing our constant care, or maybe like Paul it is personal ailment that we have had for years that we constantly pray about, but to no avail.

But also like Paul, God’s tells us, His grace is sufficient. In addition, He will never allow situations and circumstances to come into our life that He knows we cannot handle. But what He does give us, is His grace and power which is sufficient and through our weakness we will be made strong through Christ, if we will only believe and endure.

And as God’s presence is constantly being renewed in our lives each day, His will is than made known to us as we continue on this journey until we have crossed over into the promise land. For “everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven” Ecc. 3:1 (NKJV) So we must allow our faith to lead us.

36618_all_039_03“Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; Nor His ear heavy, that it cannot hear.” Isaiah 59:1 (NKJV) But we must take God at His word when He tells us “My grace is sufficient. Webster tells us the word sufficient means “adequate for the purpose”

Christ was asked by His disciples when they came upon a man who had been blind from birth, who sinned they asked, was it the blind man’s Parents or him? Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him.

I must work the works of Him who sent me… As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” John 9:5 (NKJV) My friends God knows and understands, but our life must be centered around Him and His will for us. As a Child of God, as long as we are living in the presence of God we must “boast all the more gladly about [our] weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on [us].

That is why, for Christ’s sake, [we] delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when [we are] weak, then [we are] strong,” as God prepares us for His pure and Holy kingdom and the faith and  endurance it will take to get there.

 

So friends stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY

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MY FRIENDS, HOW LONG BEFORE WE BELIEVE?

June 22, 2015

MY FRIENDS, HOW LONG BEFORE WE BELIEVE?

praise-300x199“Why do we sing when no one is listen? Why do we sing when nobody cares? Why do we sing when we could be doing something else; Or pursing the things of this world?” And than we answer our own question, “We must sing ‘cause we cannot keep silent! We must sing ‘cause He gave us a song! We must sing ‘cause He has redeemed us, We must sing praises to Our God.”

My friends, our faith must hold firm, we must never loose sight of Christ second coming or stop praising God for what He is doing and continues to do in our life. We must fix our eyes on the prize, eternal life. And that takes faith.

Now Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in the next few years except at my word.” 1 Kings 17:1 (NIV) After 3 years of no rain, Elijah goes back to Ahab.

“Now therefore, send and gather all Israel to me on Mount Carmel, the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal, and the four hundred prophets of Asherah, who eat at Jezebel’s table.” Atelijah-prays this point, Elijah’s only concern was to bring Israel back to the reality that there was only one true God, and you must serve Him. “How long will you falter between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him.”

Now the question is presented to God’s chosen in the 21st century, “How Long?” Prophecies are being fulfilled “How long?” It will not be easy to lay aside “every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us” If we will not allow Christ to be the “Author and finisher of our Faith.”

So my friends, it must become  personal, ask yourself “How Long” I suggest you go back and read all of 1 Kings 17, and 18 but where I need you to focus on today is after the Mount Carmel experience when Elijah faith must now bring back the rain, that three years earlier He had predicted would stop.

He tells Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.” Then Elijah tells his servant to “Go up now, look toward the sea.” So he went up and looked, and said, “There is nothing.” And seven times he said, “Go again.” Then on the seventh time His servant said “There is a cloud, as small as a man’s hand, rising out of the sea!”

images41“This was enough. Elijah did not wait for the heavens to gather blackness. In that small cloud he beheld by faith an abundance of rain; and he acted in harmony with his faith, sending his servant quickly to Ahab with the message, “Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not.” 1 King 18:44 (NKJV)

My friends, Faith such as this is needed in the world today faith that will lay hold on the promises of God’s word and refuse to let go until Heaven hears” “Through faith God’s children have “subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.” Heb. 11:33-34. (NKJV) (E.G. White Prophets and Kings pp 157)

God has told us in Mark 9:23 (KJV) all things are possible to him that believeth.” So “How long?” Now, you can answer your own question again, It want be long, soon, the Father will say to His Son, Let’s go get my Children. My friends, are we ready?

 

So friends stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY

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MY FRIENDS, AS FATHERS, AT TIMES WE JUST SIMPLY FAIL!

Jun 21, 2015

MY FRIENDS, AS FATHERS, AT TIMES WE JUST SIMPLY FAIL!

A good father should be the one that gives his family the strength and stability in all situation and circumstances. We don’t have time to take a class in fatherhood, so the decision that we Happy-Fathers-Day-2015make are not always the wisest one’s.

So as fathers, sometimes we just fail. A child should not have to worry about the Bogey man or those nightmares of life in growing up. But sometimes we just fail because of the inexperience of fatherhood, or simply, we just have not allowed God total control of our life.

But our father which art in Heaven never fails. Our Savior knew this, He knew He would not leave or forsake him. When the Spirit led Jesus into the Wilderness He had just receive His father’s assurance as He told the world after His Son’s Baptism.

When “Jesus came up from the water; “immediately the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” John 3:16 (NKJV)

“When strength fails, and the will power weakenes, and faith ceases humans simple fail at times. “Moses was wearied with the forty years’ wandering of Israel, when for the moment his32017b faith let go its hold upon infinite power and he failed just upon the borders of the Promised Land.

Elijah, who had stood undaunted before King Ahab, had brought down fire from heaven, had slain 400 prophets of Baal, fled for his life before the threats of the idolatrous Jezebel. Thus Satan has [always] taken advantage of the weakness of humanity. (E.G. White Desire of Ages pp 120)

But my friends, our Father does not fail. Our Savior before He carried that cross to Calvary looked back, He remembered the wilderness experience and His encounter with Satan after fasting for 40 days.

He remembered His journey on this earth for 33 years and the guidance and strength His Father had given Him, never leaving or forsaken Him, no matter what situation or circumstances he was in. So He stayed focused. And the word says, God gave Him Strength to finish the course, and He will do the same for us today.

Luke tells us in Luke 22:44-46 (KJV) “and being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground. When he rose from prayer and went back to the disciples, he found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow He asked.

Jesus-Christ-Praying-Wallpapers-16-300x225“Why are you sleeping?” Get up and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.” But remember this is the same Jesus that faced a raging storm on the Sea of Galilee, totally composed, and undisturbed. He had faced demonic hostility, temptation’s from Satan, at every step, and the cross examination, of Jerusalem’s religious Elect, with total restraint.

But here in the Garden, Humanity took its toil at just the thought of failure, But He stayed Focus, because He knew His father, so Satan was never able to gain entry. My friends as a father myself we will fail throughout our life, But just as Christ agonized and prayed for strength, we must do the same.

In addition, as time moves toward Christ soon return when there will be trials and tribulations that seem unbearable, as we begin to ask, where is God, at that moment, we must look back on His promises and where He has brought us on this Journey He has placed us on.

Yes we have failed at times, and yes, the hardest season we will ever experience in life may have not come yet, but it only remains a failure if we don’t stay focused, endure and do all we can through the Spirit of God to make sure our families cross over into the promise land with us.

 

So friends stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY

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MY FRIENDS, WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER CHRIST GREATEST MIRACLE?

June 20, 2015

MY FRIENDS, WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER CHRIST GREATEST MIRACLE?

Great!!! Wonderful! Marvelous! Awesome!!! are all adjectives describing miracles preformed by God in fact John states in John 21:25 (KJV) And there are also many other things that Jesus walkingonwaterdid, which if they were written one by one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen.”

My friends, today we are going to make it personal as we close our eyes and go back 2000 years too when our Savior walked among us. Now let’s  go to Cana in Galilee, to a wedding reception. and observe as Christ performs His first Miracle, turning water into wine.

Now let’s go over to Capernaum and watch him cast out demons. Let’s remain in Capernaum and witness Him healing a man that is paralyzed. We now walk over to the town of Nain as we approached the town gate, “the dead child of a widow was being carried out. After Jesus saw the widow, he miraculously brought the dead child back to life and gave him back to his mother.”

Now that is impressive. After that He calms a raging storm, heals someone else that is demon possessed, then a woman touches the helm of his garment and is healed of a blood disease. He gives a blind man his sight, feeds 5000 people, with 2 fish and five loaves of bread, walks on water, heals a leaper.

In addition, after being in the tomb for three days, brings His friend Lazarus back to life. Then after His on death, raises Himself from the grave, after three days. He Then walks around town a few more days, then He ascends into heaven. impressive, impressive, impressive!!!

So today my friends which of these miracle would you consider the greatest or the one that is most impressive of them all. Well I cannot give an answer for you. but I can give you my own opinion, and it is fact, a miracle that I did not mention because it is probably only impressive and awesome to myself.

The greatest miracle of all time, is when He took a wretched sinner like me, and if He has done the same for you, then you can also make it personal. And that is, He transformed our life from being the sinners we were, to the one who recognizes and believes through our faith in the cross and His word that the transforming power on Calvary absolutely and without any doubt in our minds saved us from the penalty of sin which is death.

images8Oh the grace of God! And what Calvary meant for our salvation. Romans 5:7-8 (KJV) tells us “Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die.  But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

which also allows us to become heirs to His kingdom. “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:” John 1:12 (KJV) And now because of what he has done for us we can’t hold it in, his message is like a fire burning inside [us]! It feels like it is burning deep in our bones! And we cant hold his message inside.

we have to tell everyone. Jer. 20:9 (ERV) what God has done for us and that he will do the same for anyone who believes and endures until the end. And then soon after, the greatest miracle of our life will be complete when we receive our reward from Christ Himself, life eternal in His  pure and holy kingdom.

 

So friends stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY

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MY FRIENDS, HE PRAYED WITH THE PARISHIONERS AN HOUR BEFORE HE OPEN FIRE!!!

June 19, 2015

MY FRIENDS, HE PRAYED WITH THE PARISHIONERS AN HOUR BEFORE HE OPEN FIRE!!!

“The senselessly slain parishioners were in a church for Wednesday night bible study. There is no greater coward than a criminal who enters a house of God and slaughters innocent 150618-charleston-suspect-mn-0745_fe6b77d1928871a0714e0db31ff46bbf.nbcnews-ux-600-480people engaged in the study of scripture.”

It was reported that Dylann Roff prayed with the parishioners an hour before He open fire. What an awful and despicable thing this 21 year old supposedly, white supremacists has done. My friends, He was able to look at every one in that room and here them talk of the love grace and and mercy of a God who gave up everything so that even the one who is about to shed innocent blood could be saved.

But that transformation did not take place like the thief on the cross once he came into the presence of Christ, because somewhere in his 21 years of life He had crossed the line and as the god of this world being His Master, now only calls “evil good, and good evil.” [who only] puts darkness for light, and light for darkness! Is. 5:21-21 (NKJV)

Consistent with this, I am sure inquiring minds wants to know, where is God in all of the violence and mayhem that goes on throughout our world each day. Well as a Child of God I can say with no reservation our God is still in control.

And one day He is going to say He who is unjust, let him be unjust still; he who is filthy, let him be filthy still; he who is righteous, let him be righteous still; he who is holy, let him be holyimages33 still.” “And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work. Rev. 22:11-12 (NKJV)

But today let’s make it personal and focus on Proverbs 6:16-19 (NKJV) which states “These six things the Lord hates, Yes, seven are an abomination to Him: A proud look, lying tongue, Hands that shed innocent blood, A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that are swift in running to evil, A false witness who speaks lies, And one who sows discord among brethren.”

My friends, as terrible as the crime that was committed at the Charleston Church Massacre, the word of God tells us “Hands that shed innocent blood” are an abomination to God. But God also in the same verse tells us a “lying tongue is also an abomination to Him, along with six other offences.

Remember, God does not place one sin above another and we cannot either if we seek God ‘s kingdom. So today let’s ask ourselves have we become deemphasize by what we see and hear images10each day in our “Breaking news” well what about the sins in our own lives, “God’s chosen generation.”

Have we become deemphasize about the small “Socially Acceptable Sins” in our lives that we have not set at the cross of Jesus. My friends it is now personal. Please Dear God, I give you my all and so today, I fall before you in heartfelt prayer and supplication and ask that You “Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from all my sins!

For I know, [you look at my transgressions no differently than the one whose Hands shed’s innocent blood, because all sins are an abomination in your sight and we have all sinned and fallen short of your glory and I know, if I do not die to self and live in you daily, I will never be able to enter your pure and holy kingdom.

So please, cleanse me today and forgive me of all my sins and transgressions, your child who] was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.” for Jesus name and for His sake, your friend Michael, Aman. Ps. 51:2-5 (KJV) Paraphrased

 

So friends stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY

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MY FRIENDS, WHAT KEEPS US FROM SEEING THE HAND OF GOD MOVE?

June, 18, 2015

MY FRIENDS, WHAT KEEPS US FROM SEEING THE HAND OF GOD MOVE?

Wait_on_God“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts. Isaiah 55:8-9 (NKJV)

My friends, that text tells each of us, God always has our back and we cannot out think God. So why do we put added stress to situations and circumstances of our life when Christ has already solved our problems for us.

In addition, This is where waiting and faith and faith and waiting comes in and oh the pain of waiting and it is that “pain which is the gift nobody Longs for still it comes Somehow, [but it leaves us] Stronger when it’s gone away.

Pray we try, and pray For your will to be done. But we confess it’s never Fast enough for us, It seems the hardest part Is waiting on you When what we want Is just to see your handlightstock-115919-jesus-extending-his-hand-as-an-invitation-to-follow-him-7453687a-a58b-48b7-a320-75149fa186a0 move” (Vicki Yohe, In The Waiting)

If He would just remove that veil that seems to come between us being in His presence so we can somehow see His hand move and get the answer we have been looking for. My friends, those are the words that seem to keep that veil in place.

The words that says, “we are seeking to get an answer that we are looking for,” or one the pleases us and where we are trying to go on this journey instead of where God is trying to take us. Remember this is God’s journey He has placed us on, a journey that he has already worked out an ending because he is the author and finisher of our faith.

imagesSo it is time to let it go and just believe as we trust the one who died for our sins and has brought us this far, and knows where He is trying to take us and that is to the promise land. In addition, if we have given it all the Master the hardest part is over.

Now it’s all about waiting as we keep serving and finding ways through God’s Spirit to serve, for we are all ministers of the gospel weather at home, school, work, play, in the neighborhood, there is no place we cannot serve God If we have a passion from within to serve.

“We must pray more and in faith. We must not pray and then run away as though afraid we should receive an answer. God will not mock us. He willimages10 answer if we watch unto prayer, if we believe we receive the things we ask for, and keep believing and never lose patience in believing.

This is watching unto prayer. We guard the prayer of faith with expectancy and hope. We must wall it in with assurance and be not faithless, but believing. The fervent prayer of the righteous is never lost. The answer may not come according as we expected, but it will come, because God’s word is pledged.” (E. G. White, Our High Calling, page 134)

As Christians we must have a passion engrossed with love, and A Heartfelt and concentrated zeal for saving souls as we follow Christ mandate To take the “Gospel of the kingdom throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.” So the secret to every Christian’s success in his or her mandate from God, is to serve, while we wait to see the hand of God move.

 

So friends stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY

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MY FRIENDS, CAN WE JUST LET GO AND LET GOD TAKE CONTROL?

June 17, 2015

MY FRIENDS, CAN WE JUST LET GO AND LET GOD TAKE CONTROL?

My friends, we must let go of everything that has us bound to this world “For the wages of sin is [still] death, [and] the gift of God is [still] eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Most of us imageshave no problem staying in the middle of Chaos with never a thought of how far we have drifted from the loving arms of our Savior.

In addition, we cannot keep telling ourselves that God understands. Yes He does understand, and He also died for our sins, but He also tells us in 1 Cor. 10:13 (NKJV) “No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.”

That text tells us That God will give us the power over all sin or a way of escape, if we give it all to Him, but we must also understand that complacency is not power over our sins, but an excuse to settle for what we really don’t want to change in our life that is not in accordance with what is not pleasing in God’s sight.

When my son was about six or seven, my wife and I placed him in a swimming program, after a few weeks of training the instructor told us, the only way he’s going to make any real beautiful womanprogress, is to throw him in the deep end of the pool, and just let it happen.

Well I had no problem, I knew I would never let my son drown, neither would the instructor, but my wife in her mind she had to figure out how to let go, that was her baby being thrown into eleven feet of water. She eventually did, but she had to decide, I must let go in this situation, because I have confidence in the one who says it will be all right.

So my friends, we must also have confidence in the one who says, He will never leave nor forsake us. Where fear once was, faith has to reside. A radical change must take effect. No more lies, no more gossip, no more wasting of God’s time and money.

Each day we must pray for the spiritual gift of discernment, or the “ability to tell the difference between truth and error, right and wrong, good and evil, in every situation, and circumstances in our life. But we must also have a passion to seek God’s presence daily as we give His Spirit access to every area of our Character that is not justified or in line with the Character of Christ.

images33And now “ye are washed, and ye are sanctified, and ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.” 1 Cor. 6:11 (KJV) In addition, each of our character flaws are then replaced with the fruits of the Spirit which is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness, self-control; against such there is no law.” Gal. 5:22-23 (NKJV)

And my friends, each are a free gift from our Savior to transforms us into His Image and prepare us for His Kingdom 2 Cor. 3:18 (AMP) tells us “And all of us, as with unveiled face, [because we] continued to behold [in the Word of God] as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are constantly being transfigured into His very own image in ever increasing splendor and from one degree of glory to another; [for this comes] from the Lord [Who is] the Spirit”

 

So friends stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY

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MY FRIENDS, WHO DO YOU SAY THAT I AM?

June 15, 2015

MY FRIENDS, WHO DO YOU SAY THAT I AM?

The BibleLet’s go into the villages of Caesarea Philippi, and make ourselves part of the conversation, as  Christ ask the question of some in the crowd, who have heard the rumors about Christ being the Son of God. Who do you say I AM? A proud gentleman steps forward and says, I am Hindu we acknowledge multitudes of gods and goddesses, but they never mention a Savior of the world so you could be anybody.

Then a woman steps forward and says I am a Buddhists there is no deity so that excludes you, so you are just a man. A New Age follower says I am god, and I have no son. So you are irrelevant in my world. A Muslims responds, we believe in a powerful all-knowing god but his name is Muhammad and he has never told us about a son.

And then a rich mam comes forward and hands Jesus some money and says this is my god, and his son is called more of where that came imagesfrom. Now it becomes personal, Christ now ask you and I “who do you say that I am?” But my friends before we can answer that question, let’s first focus on where Christ found us, and where he has brought us on this Journey He has placed us on.

It was such a simple question when we heard others responding. And now let’s sit beside the Good Shepherd, and recognize his presence, and talk to him as our friend and our savior as we realize, at this moment he is looking into our hearts, and oh that look, that penetrates deep within our soul that causes us to cry out Lord!! Lord!! I am a wretched, miserable sinner.

I am lukewarm, neither cold nor hot, I am rich, and increased with goods, and think I need of nothing and in spite of all you do for me, I have become so busy with the cares of this world, I really don’t know how to answer that question, because I have lost sight of who you really are.

But today my friends lay in his bosom, and feel the warmth of his touch, listen to every heartbeat that pumps for your salvation as we make this experience real, and once we do, we will know in our heart, the Master will never have to ask us again “who do you say I am?” Because we now have been in the presence of Christ and when that happens my friends, we will cry out in heartfelt repentance.

jesus-2539“Lord you are the Lamb of God who cleanseth me of all my sins if I believe and I will never let you go until a transformation takes place and we now know, His grace is sufficient. Our Saviors blood now flows through our veins, and we can now tell the world of God’s wonderful love, grace and mercy.

In addition, since we will never let Him leave our presence, our mouth and what we say, and put in it, is now sealed with the blood of Jesus, our eyes and what we see, our ears, and what we hear, are now sealed with the blood of Jesus. Our feet and where we go are now sealed with His blood, yes my friends every fiber of our being now flows with the blood of our Savior.

This question  “who do you say I am” was asked, because our Savior needs to know today how important is our Eternal Destiny, because sooner then we think my friends, we will look up and say the Lamb of God is here to take us to our new home.

 

So friends stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY

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