THE AMAZING ROAD CHRIST HAS PLACED US ON!!!

Dec. 6,2013

THE AMAZING ROAD CHRIST HAS PLACED US ON!!!

My friends looking over our lives there has been a radical change that has taken place from where we came from to where God has brought us too today, as Heirs to the king. And it is by God’s grace that we remained on this journey with eyes wide open.

And it is probably safe to say most of us have no physical signs that we had been in a war zone, but thank God He went on a “Search and rescue mission,” reached as far into that zone as we had sunk, and saved us from the clutches of the enemy.

And as we look back over our life, so many circumstances, situations, lives lost of those we have loved or been acquainted with. And the question we probably keep asking ourselves is, why was more grace and more time extended to us.

But like Paul God allowed us that Damascus Road experience where “suddenly a light shone around us from heaven.” because our God saw something in us. And I hope like Paul we ask “lord what do You want me to do.” And each day I hope we thank God for that Road we have traveled every since He came into our lives.

Paul had been a Pharisee. He considered himself the most zealous, rigorous and careful of all Pharisees. But God choose and used Paul. because He knew Paul was capable of remaining a faithful servant that would ENDURE no matter what situation he might find himself in, even if that meant his life ending at the guillotine.

Paul tells us in Phil. 1:21 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.“ Acts 9:15 tells us The Lord said to Ananias, “Go! This man is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel.

When you read Paul’s letters, you realize God knew that Paul would be a living instrument to the world, rich, poor, Jew, Gentile and Christian. We also being representatives of Christ are also vessels to all we come in contact with each day.

Let’s look throughout God’s word as we ask ourselves why did God choose these individuals and what was there contribution to the great controversy?  Moses and David were both murderers. Thomas was A doubter, Peter denied Christ, Abraham and Jacob were big time liar’s, Judah was a Whoremonger, James and John were hell raisers, Mark was a scary cat rejected by Paul at one time, who also was a murderer, Noah was a drunk and committed incest with His own. Daughters.

Remember, God doesn’t require a job interview or a resume from us when He chooses us because He already knows everything about us. Psalm 139:1-24 -41 says “O Lord, you have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar.

And He want hire and fire us when we mess up, because He is our father and Shepherd not an overbearing boss. And He doesn’t look at our prophet and loss, only our Gain and how we will give Him the glory and honor once our life has been transformed into the character of Christ.

Paul tells us in Ephesians 2:4-9 “But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ by grace you have been saved, and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God.”

Remember my friends the forces of evil looks back over our life and accuses each of God’s chosen of all of our mistakes and tells us we have gone to far to be saved. But my Savior starts at Calvary, and takes us through the trials and tribulation of this life, and places us in His loving arms, and guides and protects each of us daily all the way to his soon appearing when He will say to His Children “Well done, good and faithful servants! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness, in my pure and holy kingdom where I have prepared A banquet table for the redeemed.

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