And the LORD said to me, “Throw it to the potter”–the handsome price at which they valued me! So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the potter at the house of the LORD. Zechariah 11:13
What is Jesus worth to you? As prophesied more than 5 centuries before Jesus was born, God was valued at only 30 pieces of silver! 30 pieces of silver today is only worth about $600, so imagine selling your soul for less than a thousand dollars. It might buy you some pleasure today but give you eternal damnation!
This prophecy was obviously fulfilled by Judas, who sold out the Son of God for only 30 pieces of silver. What makes this so shocking was Judas was in the inner circle of Christ. He was one of the original 12 disciples, he witnessed the miracles performed, he was taught directly by The Lord himself, all the mysteries of Gods Kingdom revealed. Yet he still was overcome by his own greed and temptation to sell his own soul.
Many of us today are living like Judas. We know the story of Jesus, we know what he did for us on the hill at Calvary. But we still decide to fulfill our own lusts and addictions, even though we know it will cost us our soul. Don’t condemn yourself like Judas. Resist the devil and he will flee from you! Be strong in The Lord and gain eternal life in Jesus Name Amen!

Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 1 Peter 5:8

When is the world going to wake up from their slumber? We see the evil acts going on everyday around the world, but everyone is still in denial. Denial about the real cause or root of all evil. We need to remember Satan controls the world (1 John 5:19) And him and his demons are looking to devour, meaning destroy , everyone in his path!

This is why we must remain Alert and Sober minded; unfortunately the world is drunk on Sin. Satan seduces everyone with his traps such as alcohol, drugs, pornography, gambling, ect. He keeps everyone in chains to their sin and eventually your mind is no longer sober.

This is why we need to fix our eyes on Jesus and not this world (Hebrews 12:2) We are in a Spiritual Warfare and your only hope for survival is Christ. Don’t fall for the traps of Satan, his agenda is clear to rob , steal, and kill (John 10:10)

Be strong in The Lord, stay alert and sober minded in the Holy Spirit. Don’t allow Satan to devour you and use you as another casualty, trust in The Lord, because he is our strength and shield in Jesus Name Amen

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Ephesians 6:12

Turning on the news this morning I was in shock and horror as probably most of you. But what made it worse was my 7 year old happened to see the news also, and broke down crying in fear of his life also. Even though we live far away from the tragedy, the reality is real we are all against an evil force that is not human but demonic

Many people want to deny Gods existence, they deny the existence of angels or demons, they even deny the existence of your own soul. But they can’t explain what drives humans to do unthinkable acts of evil which only purpose is to kill and destroy life

Everyone needs to come to the realization we are in a Spiritual Warfare. The struggle is real, God wants to save your soul and Satan wants to destroy it. The question is which side will you chose? Many people get caught in the crossfire or become casualties of this war.

But as Jesus said “Don’t fear the one who can kill the body, fear the one who can destroy the body and soul (Matthew 10:28 ) Meaning Satan can torture us , sometimes he might even take our life. But our soul belongs to Jesus Christ and if your covered by his blood, nobody can destroy your soul.

There is only one hope to this Spiritual Warfare and its Jesus Christ, choose Christ and choose eternal life in Jesus Name  Amen

Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1

Throughout The Bible God talks a lot about having faith, but what does that truly mean? Jesus said if you had faith the size of a mustard seed we can move mountains (Matthew 17:20) So is this literal or symbolic? Throughout The Bible and through our own lives we have seen how our faith has moved mountains.

For example when Moses came to the Red Sea, did it just part because he believed in God or did he display his faith first? He displayed his faith first by raising his staff to God, this activated Gods miracle. You see we can tell people we have faith, but if we never display that faith, is it true?

Its like that old saying “If a tree falls in a forest and nobody hears it does it make a sound”, if you never display your faith in God, how does anyone know or even yourself know you truly have faith. Faith is when we are tested and thrown into the fire (so to speak)

Just as the Hebrew men were thrown into the fiery furnace because they refused to bow down to a false god, they displayed their faith and God delivered them. Did these men know for sure what would happen? No but its faith that is the confidence in what we hope for!

When we truly have faith, we have the confidence in Gods will, we put it in his hands and say “Let your will be done in Jesus Name Amen

As for you, because of the blood of my covenant with you, I will free your prisoners from the waterless pit. Zechariah 9:11

Just as God promised and redeemed the Jewish people from slavery of Egypt, God has delivered us from our slavery to sin and death, through the new covenant of the blood of Jesus Christ

Its simple without the covenant of God, we are prisoners or slaves to sin and death. Its only by the blood of Jesus Christ than we can be set free. Many people believe they are free, they believe they are “free-thinkers” and don’t need God. But what they fail to realize is the wages of our sins is death, only Christ can set us free

So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. John 8:36

Many will say “I don’t believe in God therefor I’m not under the Law”, just because you don’t believe in something doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. You may not agree with all the laws we have in our society today, but if you break one you will pay the consequences.

God has made it clear that the evidence of his existence is clearly seen all around us and we are without excuse! (Romans 1:20) So do you want to be set free or do you want to remain a prisoner? Come to Christ, repent of your sins, and he can set you free in Jesus Name Amen!

If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, Hebrews 10:26

Does Grace give us a license to sin? One topic that is always debated in Christianity is about Grace and Sin. As we know by Grace from God through Jesus Christ we are saved from our sins. When you accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior, not only has your debt been paid but your are no longer under The Law , which equals death.

However many misunderstand this concept as promoting the justification of sin. This is absolutely not true. If you truly accept Jesus and repented of your sins, you become a New Creature. Your old self has died on the cross also, and your New Self has been resurrected with Christ. If you continue to keep sinning after this, you truly have not accepted Jesus as your Lord or Master.

If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. Galatians 5:25

You can’t be living by the Holy Spirit and holding hands with Satan. You either are saved or you’re not. Sin is repulsive to God and if your truly saved it should be repulsive to you also. Do we still follow The Law? Yes absolutely, because its Gods blueprint of morality. If we didn’t have The Law, we wouldn’t know what sin was. However we are not Under The Law because we have been freed through Jesus Christ.

Once you have received the knowledge of truth , through Jesus Christ, there is no turning back. If we deliberately sin after Grace, there is no more hope for us. Because just like the Fallen Angels , you have accept the pleasure of sin over the gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ. Live by The Holy Spirit and you will be able to walk righteous by the Holy Spirit in Jesus Name Amen