Monthly Archives: January 2018

Set Apart

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“I ask on their behalf; I do not ask on behalf of the world, but of those whom You have given Me; for they are Yours; John 17:9
Notice Jesus didn’t say he was asking on behalf of the entire world, but on their behalf, meaning Christians. When you accept Christ as your Lord and Savior, you are set apart from the world. The question is , which one are you? Are you a Christian or an Anti-Christ? There is no in-between, you have either accepted Jesus as your Lord or Master or you denied him
The other day I heard someone saying “Why doesn’t God answer my prayers?” Often people like to use God as their personal genie. They deny his righteousness and embrace there sin, yet the want all of God’s blessings and protection. Sin is separation from God, when you refuse to repent your sins and continue to practice them, God can’t be near you
Then the Lord said, “Because this people draw near with their words And honor Me with their lip service, But they remove their hearts far from Me, And their reverence for Me consists of tradition learned by rote, Isaiah 29:3
People pretend to honor God with their words but their hearts are not clean. Religion can’t save your soul, only the blood of Jesus Christ can. You must repent of your sins, follow Jesus as your Lord and Savior, allow the Holy Spirit to work through you to become a new creature. Otherwise your religion is worthless!

Faith, Hope, and Love

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And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13

Our Lord Jesus gives us many things, three of these things are faith, hope, and love. These three gifts can be anchors when we are caught in the storm. There are many things that people can take away from you, but they cant take your faith, hope and love when your rooted into the word of God

Faith- complete trust or confidence in someone or something

Do you have faith? Can you truly trust someone with your heart? God demonstrated to us that we can have complete faith and trust in him, through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ (Romans 5:8) Even though we were still sinners God not only forgave us but sent his only begotten Son to give us eternal life (John 3:16)

Hope- a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain something to happen

Do you have any hope? When we put our hope in God, it’s not an empty hope but an expected hope because God never breaks his promises (Numbers 23:19) When God makes a covenant its forever, because God does not change (Malachi 3:6)

(Agape) Love- selfless, sacrificial, and unconditional love

When we think of love, we don’t normally think as deeply as sacrificial. But this is the love God demonstrated us from the cross. God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son (John 3:16) How could our Creator show us deeper love than this?

So be strong in The Lord knowing that you have the faith, hope, and love of your Heavenly Father that no one can take away from you in Jesus Name Amen

The Convicter

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“And He, when He comes, will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment; John 16:8

Did you ever feel guilty when you sinned? Everyone knows right from wrong even if they never read the Bible, this is because The Holy Spirit is convicting us of our sins and wants us all to repent and come back to God.

If you look at societies around the world, despite there religion or beliefs , most people know right from wrong. For example most societies know murder is wrong, or theft is wrong. These are beliefs that typically don’t have to be taught for someone to already know. God has sent us The Holy Spirit, to convict us of our sins, so we will know when to repent and to lead us on the right path

For when Gentiles who do not have the Law do instinctively the things of the Law, these, not having the Law, are a law to themselves, in that they show the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness and their thoughts alternately accusing or else defending them Romans 2:14-15

Paul teaches us , even though Gentiles didn’t know The Law (Bible) they still instinctively did the right or wrong thing. Even though they didn’t know the Law, there conscience would convict or defend them. God has giving us a conscience to try and lead us to the path of righteousness

When you repent and accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior, your body becomes a Temple of God. Allow the Holy Spirit to dwell in you, and guide you in Jesus Name Amen!

Made Pure

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‘Can mankind be just before God? Can a man be pure before his Maker? Job 4:17

As we continue to work through the book of Job, we see Job is in a very bad state of mind right now. He is under attack by Satan losing his family, possessions, and even his health. Job gets to a point where he says “Why didn’t I just die at birth (Job 3:11) Job is really as low as you can get, I’m sure there are many of us who can relate. There probably has been times when we struggled to find the meaning of life.

But then God answered Job “”Then a spirit passed by my face; The hair of my flesh bristled up. (Job 4:15) Job felt the presence of God with him face to face. Job probably feeling like God had abandoned him, soon realized that God is with him. Then God asked Job “Can mankind be just before God?”

Many people were telling Job his was being punished for his sins, but Job insisted that he was still righteous with God. Although Job was correct, he wasn’t being punished for sins, God wanted him to understand that “We  are all sinners and could never be justified by ourselves before our Heavenly Father.

for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God Romans 3:23

However by the blood of Jesus Christ, we can be made pure to stand before God. Because of what Christ did for us on the cross, our sins can be washed white as snow. Without the love and sacrifice of Jesus Christ, we would never be able to stand before our Maker. Even though we were still sinners Christ died for us in Jesus Name Amen!