May 17, 2015

MY FRIENDS, THOUGH WE WALK THROUGH THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH, WE WILL FEAR NO EVIL!!

Today let’s take a walk with Christ our Good shepherd; and as long as He is in our life we shall never want. In addition, anything we receive from our God each day beyond the sunshine is a bonus, That is why we should thank Him with passion for that sunshine in spite of, because at times the sun is hidden behind the clouds, but we know it still abides because our God still and will forever abide.

My friends, as we look back over the rough terrain of our journey, let’s make it personal because like the sun, at times we are also unable to see over that veil into the throne room and hear God’s voice and feel his warmth that generates from above, but its OK, we want give up now because “we’ve come too far on this journey to give up, because we  know God didn’t bring us this far to leave us.”

So it is at that moment my friends we must feel His presence as “He finds us in a desert land, and in the howling waste of the wilderness; as He encircles us, and cares for us, because we have always been the apple of his eye” Deu 32:10 (NKJV) So as He pulls us out of the wilderness He places us in green pastures and tells us to lie down and rest awhile after climbing so many mountains, only to find that there are many more to climb.

He is so loving and kind because He knows we are tired and weary, but He also knows our glory will only come out of our tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope. Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.” Rom 5:3-4 (NKJV)

So we must toil on “and after we have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called His children to eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish us, till the Lord says it if finished. So God only gives us a moment to rest beside the still waters because He knows soon He will say to His Son let’s go get my children.

The veil is now lifted, We hear His voice once again and we understand, He was only preparing us for something we cannot handle right now, purging us of everything that is and abomination to Him that will make us weak and vulnerable to the god of this world, so now, He leads us in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake as He equips us with His personal armor the cross, as He  prepare us to walk through the valley of the shadow of death, never fearing any evil.

We now know without any reservation in our mind, that the King of Kings and Lord of Lord’s is leading us; He also has given us his rod to walk with on one side and His staff on the other just for comfort in case we get weary again and need something to lean on “Oh how sweet to walk in the pilgrim way Leaning on His everlasting arms, oh how bright the path grows from day to day Leaning on His everlasting arms.”

He is now  preparing a table before us in the presence of our enemies; He anoints our head with oil; our cup runs over. Surely goodness and mercy shall now follow us All the days of our life; And soon and very soon we will dwell in the house of the Lord Forever.

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

April 23, 2015

MY FRIENDS, HE OR SHE WHO ENDURES TILL THE END AND BECOMES A PURE SUBSTANCE, WILL SEE GOD!!

My friends, I now realize more than ever the significance of the text “For God so loved the world,” That He gave, to mankind, His only begotten Son that whoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life.”

And along with such a precious gift, Paul tells us “And He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all, how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? Rom 8:32 (NIV) What a awesome promise for everyone who believes in the promises of God. So my friends, do you believe with all your heart that you can be a part of this dynasty that will forever reign throughout the ceaseless ages of eternity.

It all sounds so wonderful, but there is still that cross we must bear because “with this great power that God has given us through His Son, their comes a greater responsibility on our part. “But the one who does not know and does things deserving punishment will be beaten with few blows.

From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.” Luke 12:48 (NIV) That tells me there is a refining process that most of us have not encountered up to this point in our lives. Let’s take gold ore for example, it must go through a tried and trial process, a process of refining and purifying in order to make the substance a pure product.

The first step is to heat the gold or in our Christian Journey, all of our trials of faith and endurance through it all as we carry the Cross of our Savior, which then purifies us for God’s Pure and holy kingdom.

“So that the proof of our faith, being more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ; and though you have not seen Him, you love Him, and though you do not see Him now, but believe in Him, you greatly rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, obtaining as the outcome of your faith the salvation of your soul” 1 Peter 1:7-9 (KJV)

My friends as we look at the world today we can see we are at the threshold of our Saviors return, the refining process has started throughout our world. But the question we must ask ourselves, are we prepared to endure this process until the end?

And do we take every precious moment that we have left, in searching the scriptures, praying and seeking The early and later rain from the Spirit of God as we prepare our mind and body “For great tribulations, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be.…?” Matt. 24:21-22 (NKJV)

Our Savior tells us “Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.” Matt 5:8 (KJV) My friends It does not say in the tried and trial or refining process, but he who endures to the end and becomes a pure substance.

As God’s grace still remains among us think hard but not long, are we prepared to be tried, tested and refined on our Journey to the promise land for only “The pure and heart shall see God” Matthew 5:8 (NIV) “If a man or woman therefore purge them self [from every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and run with patience the race that is set before us, we] shall be a vessel unto honor, sanctified, meet for the master’s use, prepared unto every good work.” 2 Timothy 2:21 (NIV) Heb. 12:1 (KJV)

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

April 2, 2015

MY FRIENDS, CAN YOU IMAGINE BEING RENEWED IN THE VERY PRESENCE OF GOD?

As we look back over our lives there was situation, circumstances, that are unique to our Salvation and what lead us to Christ as we allowed the arm of the Good Shepherd to reach, some farther than others, and rescued us when we were “sinking deep in sin far from the peaceful shore, very deeply stained within, sinking to rise no more”

But we have been rescue and today God still guides our footsteps as He Put’s His hand out and steady’s us along this journey He has placed us on as we continue to keep our eyes on things above. And what also should amaze us is when He  Invigorate’s our mind and body through His Spirit, day after day as we praise His name for all He has done for us.

But today because we are closer then we have ever been before in Christ appearing, we must begin to imagine standing in the very presence of our Savior as he tells us ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’ Matt. 25:33 (NIV)

We must also imagine being surrounded by His glory and what will our heart feel will we dance for our Jesus Or In awe of Him just stay still Will we stand in His presence to our knees will we fall Will we sing hallelujah or  will we be able to speak at all.” My friends it is time that we begin to imagine, standing face to face before our Savior as we are being renewed throughout the ceaseless ages of eternity.

That vision must become real and alive within us if we truly seek God’s kingdom. Webster tells us renewed is “to restore or replenish” So throughout eternity “ we will renew our strength, we will soar on wings like eagles; we will run and not grow weary, we will walk and not be faint.” That my friends is what we call eternal bliss.

But we must remember the god of this worlds goal is to keep our focus on His agenda and once that happens we will loose sight of standing in the very presence of our Savior. So we must dissociate ourselves from the things of this world that do not center our attention on Jesus Christ and Him crucified.

If we are serious about our Salvation there must be a deep passion from within, a passion for righteousness by faith, and a passion for God”s word and a passion to stand in the very presence of our Savior as we become renewed each day in the atmosphere of a pure and holy kingdom. In addition, as children of  the king, we are only aliens in a foreign country but we are still ambassadors representing heaven our real home and as ambassadors we are to tell of the good news of the Kings soon coming.

The psalmist tells us in Ps. 119:19 (KJV) “I am a stranger on earth” but though we travel as temporary residents, our mandate never changes and that is to tell the world “Human language is inadequate to describe the reward of the righteous. It will be known only to those who behold it. No finite mind can comprehend the glory of the Paradise of God.

In the Bible the inheritance of the saved is called “a country.” Christ assured His disciples that He went to prepare mansions for them in the Father’s house. Those who accept the teachings of God’s Word will not be wholly ignorant concerning the heavenly abode. And yet “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.” (E. G. White A beautiful Country) So my friends let’s imaging being in the very His presence of our Savior and being renewed throughout the ceaseless ages of eternity

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

Feb. 13, 2015

MY FRIENDS, IS THE FAITH OF A MUSTARD SEED SUFFICIENT?

”God tells Abraham to “Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah; and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I will tell you.”

Abraham never ask God, why Lord? What is this all about? You do know this is my only son? He only obeyed and as he was about to sacrifice his son a voice called out from heaven “Abraham, Abraham!”…..“Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.” Gen. 22:1-12 (NKJV)

My friends, how far will your faith be stretched before you say: God, hold up, enough is enough, my son needs glasses, the brakes went out on my car, and my nephew’s graduation out of town is this month that I surely want miss. So this month I want be paying tithe.

The scenario I just presented is what Christ meant when he tells us in Matt. 13:31-32 (NKJV) The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field, which indeed is the least of all the seeds; but when it is grown it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”

My friends, where I need you to focus today is on the smallest of all seeds, the mustard seed. When it comes to our faith, God will test us in small areas of our life and if we believe, it then grows like the smallest of seeds “to where nothing is impossible for us to accomplished.” because nothing is impossible for God and what He is willing to do for His children.

Abraham’s faith started out small. Gen. 12:1 (NKJV) states the “Lord ask Abram to “Get out of your country, from your family and from your father’s house, to a land that I will show you.” So Abraham Set’s out on a journey not knowing where He was going, only having the faith of a mustard seed, so he went.

This my friends tells us Abraham had spent time with God and was willing through His faith to give it all to the Master. Inconvenience, trials and tribulation was secondary to what God wanted, because God sees the bigger picture, life eternal.

“Faith is trusting God and believing that He loves us and knows best what is for our good, it leads us to choose His way. In place of our ignorance, it accepts His wisdom; in place of our weakness, His strength; in place of our sinfulness, His righteousness. Our lives, ourselves, are already His; faith acknowledges His ownership and accepts its blessing.” (E. G. White Education, page 253)

My friends as God’s faithful who looks forward to crossing over into the promise land, have you prepared, do you spend time with God each day, establishing even the mustard seed size faith which Christ plants in our life for eventual growth?

As we begin to obtain a personal relationship with God, His spirit then begins to transform Gods nature and love into our life. For it is not possible for the heart where the one who gave his only son so that all humanity may have eternal life abides, not to give Him our all.

So to really understand the true meaning of love, grace, mercy and endurance, there must be a passion that tells His chosen, if we have faith and believe that God has made our life to be as a “man or woman after His own heart;” then we also must believe that “if we have faith as a mustard seed, we will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for us. Matt. 17:20 (NKJV)

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

Feb. 4, 2014

MY FRIENDS, IMAGINE THE ENDING AND THE JOURNEY IS OVER!!!

Let’s first start at the beginning, starting in the upper room where He laid aside His royal crown and robe, girded Himself, and performed a servant’s duty. Then to the garden of Gethsemane, where He is “Now numbered with the transgressors, the guilt of fallen humanity He must bear.

Upon Him who knew no sin must be laid the iniquity of us all. So dreadful does sin appear to Him, so great is the weight of guilt which He must bear, that He is tempted to fear it will shut Him out forever from His Father’s love.” (E. G. White Desire of Ages)

And then the betrayal by one of His own for a mere 30 pieces of silver. The scrutiny before Annas the officiating priestly family, and then through the Court of Caiaphas the High Priest as he was asked ” “I put You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God!”

Jesus said to him, “It is as you said. Nevertheless, I say to you, hereafter you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.” Matt. 26: 63-64 (NKJV) with that statement, charges of claiming to be God were brought before him.

He is now humiliated and “brought as a lamb to the slaughter,” as He is lead through the roman halls of justice as the Jewish rabble rang out Crucify Him, Crucify him, He is then scourged, clothed in a purple robe, and a crown of thorns, placed on His Head as the rabble continues too taunt and salute Him, Hail, King of the Jews.

Oh what sorrow He felt, as Creator of the universe being escorted down The Via Dolorosa, carrying His cross to Calvary to die for the sins of all humanity.

As He hung on the cross “Suddenly the gloom lifted from the cross and in clear, trumpet like tones that seemed to resound throughout creation, Jesus cried, “It is finished.” “Father, into Thy hands I commend My spirit.” A light encircled the cross, and the face of the Savior shone with a glory like the sun. He then bowed His head upon His breast, and died. (E. G. White)

My friends, how far did those out stretched arms reach to rescue each of us today? How deep in sin had we gone when He pulled us to the shores of safety into His loving arms? And how long had he pleaded with us before we heard His voice say.

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest? Matt.11:28 (KJV) My friends, we are all familiar with the path Jesus walked to save us. Now it is our responsibility to go out and tell the world the good news of a risen Savior that will return soon for His faithful children who have endured.

Yes my friends, with salvation comes the endurance of the many mountains we had to climb, the trials, tribulations and heartaches while attending funeral, after funeral of those we loved. In addition, wars, death, destruction, pestilence in a world where iniquity of man has abounded to astronomical levels, where their love for one another continued to wax colder and colder.

Now my friends, imagine the ending, the Journey is over and by the grace of God we now stand with all the elect who were “safe to save” heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; who carried our cross and suffered with him, we will now be glorified together with him.”

Look my friends “the dead in Christ have just risen.” “We who are alive will now be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air.” And in unison we all shout “Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: as we will forever be glad and rejoice in his salvation.” Isaiah 25:9 (KJV) throughout the ceaseless ages of eternity.

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

Nov. 23, 2014

MY FRIENDS, NO ONE SHOULD BE A VICTIM ON OUR WATCH.

“O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law; but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” 1 Cor. 15:55-57 (NASB)

Death, the toll it takes on a love one, the pain, heartache, misery, and a understanding of the vulnerability of life and death and the level of victims and non-victims unprecedented in our life time.

And it all goes back to the being who “said in his heart, “I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God, And I will sit on the mount of assembly In the recesses of the north. ‘I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.” Is. 14:13-15 (NASB)

Every day family members, love one’s, friends, co-workers, and neighbors have fallen victim to the one who says in his heart I will make myself like the Most High. I can say victim because Webster defines victim as; “a person who is deceived or cheated, as by his or her own emotions or ignorance, by the dishonesty of others, or by some impersonal agency.

But oh my friends, to all of our family members, love one’s, friends, co-workers, and neighbors who falls asleep in the Lord, one day “if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus.

For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God.

And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.” 1 Thess. 4:14-17 (NKJV)

Not victims my friends, but all who die in Christ “are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For [every child of God must be] persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord” Romans 8:37-39 (NKJV)

Consistent with this, our Savior made sure we would never be victims on Calvary when He said it is finished. Today the god of this world is constantly devising ways in which to keep our minds occupied, so that we never fully understand, what our responsibility is in this great controversy, and to the one who gave His life so that we never have to become victims.

If you truly love your Lord and Savior, there can be no victims in our life, we must assist God’s Spirit in leading them to Christ and one day “All that has perplexed us in the Providences of God will in the world to come be made plain. The things hard to be understood will then find explanation.

The mysteries of grace will unfold before us. Where our finite minds discovered only confusion and broken promises, we shall see the most perfect and beautiful harmony. We shall know that infinite love ordered the experiences that seemed most trying.

As we realize the tender care of Him who makes all things work together for our good, we shall rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory.”( E. G.White 9T 286) My friends “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few,” so God need’s workers.

There are many souls without hope that will become victims if we don’t take the good news too them of our Saviors righteousness. God has chosen us to be his ambassadors in making that happen. As much as we long for a place “Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man” God still has unfinished work. So “set your priorities for the high calling of Christ” as we tell the world that our risen Savior lives.

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

Nov. 21, 2014

MY FRIENDS, MOVING AWAY FROM THE CLUTCHES OF SIN.

When an evil spirit comes out of a man, it goes through dry places seeking rest and finding none. Then it says, “I will return to my house from which I came. When it arrives, it finds the house swept clean and put in order. Then it goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter and dwell there.

And the final condition of that man is worse than the first. (Luke 11:24-26) Luke 11:21-22, Says, even a strong man cannot protect his house if someone stronger comes along. So we must never fool ourselves into thinking we can out think Satan.

“For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places”. (Eph. 6:12)

So Gods word tells us that we cannot protect ourselves from Satan, but God can protect us, if we only have faith and believe. John wrote, “You are of God, little Children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world” (1 John 4:4).

But first, Christ must be in each of us intimately. So just to get rid of our sins without allowing Christ to take full control, will only allow Satan to re-enter our lives with those same sins we thought we had gotten rid of, only now, “it is worst than the first”.

In addition, our victory today will not be sufficient for a victory tomorrow if Christ is not the Master of our mind and body. For our heartfelt words each day must be “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me” (Gal. 2:20)!’

Our sins is like a vine that grows up along a trunk of a tree. The vine starts small, nothing to worry about. But over the years the vine will get taller and taller, until it covers  the lower half of the tree, the process is called vine creepers.

And once the tree is taken over by these vines, the tree will become in danger of being completely  consumed, as life is then squeezed out of it. But in order to save the tree someone must severed the trunk of the vine one neat cut across the middle.

The tangled mass of the vine’s branches still clung to the oak, but the vine is now dead. That would gradually become plain as weeks passed and the creepers began to die and fall away from the tree, but my friends  that does not guarantee that these creepers will not return.

Consistent with this, How easy it is for sin, which begins so small and seemingly insignificant, grow until it has a strangling grip on our lives, although Christ’s death has cut the power of sin. the “creepers” of sin still cling and have some effect. But sin’s power is severed by Christ, and gradually, sin’s grip dries up and falls away.

But that does not guarantee it will not return in some other form, with just the same amount of destruction only greater. My friends we must continually fill our lives with the pureness of Christ righteousness. There can be no time out, or I need a day just for my self.

“Fallen man is Satan’s lawful captive. The mission of Christ was to rescue him from the power of his great adversary. Man is naturally inclined to follow Satan’s suggestions, and he cannot successfully resist so terrible a foe unless Christ, the mighty Conqueror, dwells in him, guiding his desires, and giving him strength [daily].

God alone can limit the power of Satan. He is going to and fro in the earth, and walking up and down in it. He is not off his watch for a single moment, through fear of losing an opportunity to destroy souls. It is important that God’s people understand this, that they may escape his snares.(E. G. White)

My friend the roaring lion, Satan, never sleeps, neither does the Spirit of God, But as it reaches out to save us we must grab onto his hand for dear life, never letting go until we can see our Savior face to face coming through the clouds above, to take His faithful children home.

ATTENTION LEADERS; GO LEAD IN “THE NAME OF THE FATHER, SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT!!

“Perhaps you have heard the geese honking as they fly northward in a “V” formation. They head toward the grain fields of Canada and Alaska to spend the summer. Two engineers calibrated in a wind tunnel why geese fly in formation. Each goose, flapping its wings, creates an uplift for the goose that follows.

The whole flock gains 71% greater flying range than if they journeyed alone. That’s why the leader of the “V” formation falls back periodically to let another leader take the point, and why the rest stay in line. It is rough to be a leader. Even in a flock of geese, leadership is a shared responsibility.” Every child of God, at one time or another, is called to “take the point.” Or lead in some capacity for the Master.

As God’s children we must develop a PASSION for being a leader for Christ that tells the world that no matter what, we will serve Christ, as we seek His Presence daily, while inspiring others to share our vision while pulling everyone who sees Christ in us up the rough side of the mountain with us.

In addition, “While on our way up that mountain, we must first have our feet solidly on the ground in order to move ahead, Else we will just slip off and take others with us. There are always times when we will need to crawl, slow down, take breaks, but the most essential thing is [as God’s chosen] we must stay FOCUSED. And keep stepping up despite the numbness of pain. [In addition] During the troubled times, you will always get a helping hand” from the Master (Krishna Khanna)

for our God “will [always] lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth. These are the things I will do; I will not forsake them.” Is. 42:16 (NIV)

There is an expectation that Christ has for His Leaders because He has given us a path to the promise land that others must follow also. So my friends weather it is your desire to lead or not, God has placed that responsibility within you too Inspire, influence, and encourage others to place their values away from the god of this world, And place it on the integrity of what they see in things above.

We must each become ambassadors for Christ as we pave the way to the promise land for others in the final days of this life’s history. We must be so focused on our goal, that all we present the good news of the gospel too will not hesitate to TRANSCEND BEYOND TOMORROW as they put their hands in the hands of the  master as “He leads us all in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.”

Yes our God has entrusted us with His Name’s Sake. And others must feel that same trust within us as we encourage them, to love as Christ loved with that Agape Love which is selfless, sacrificial, and unconditional. Remember it is not about us any more, because as leaders for Christ, self has died.

That is why I am suffering as I am [as I travel on this Journey our God has placed us on]. Yet this is no cause for shame, because I know whom I have believed…2 Tim 1:12 (NIV) and now I must lead others to have a passion to see this vision to do extraordinary things for the Master.

He must become alive in their lives also as they witness the transforming power of His Spirit in each of us. But first we must be clear, and decisive about where we are going on this journey and how we are going to get there, and what are the benefits once we have arrived.

Gods Promises must become real, our PASSION must transcend, my friends let them see and feel the vision as they walk through those streets of gold with you in God’s Kingdom. As God’s chosen make Salvation a “Unity of Purpose” as you INSPIRE a world who has lost their “Spiritual Compass” to carry their cross as we “Model the way” to God’s pure and Holy Kingdom.

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