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 29:13

Jesus referenced this scripture when he was rebuking the religious leaders. The religious leaders went through their daily religious rituals , however their hearts were far from God. Their hearts were so far from God that they didn’t even recognize God in the flesh standing before them, and crucified him

Today we are seeing this on a large scale at most “Christian” churches. They got through their religious rituals of service, but the Churches heart is far from God. The doctrine most Churches are teaching today is total blasphemy.

People have this false sense of security , they believe  if they practice religious traditions, that they are going to be saved. Traditions and practices don’t save you, only the blood of Jesus Christ can save you!

Therefore behold, I will once again deal marvelously with this people, wondrously marvelous; And the wisdom of their wise men will perish, And the discernment of their discerning men will be concealed.” Isaiah 29:14

God deals with the blasphemous Church, the Holy Spirit is removed and their doctrine and practices become that of human tradition and nothing more. If you wonder why some of the Churches today, their doctrine is so far from the Bible, its because God has left the building. All these nice little fund raisers and social gatherings are meaningless unless you are worshiping God in Spirit and Truth!

Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death? Romans 6:3

Usually when we look at the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ, we often view it as a distant even in history. However if Jesus is truly your Lord, then your old self was crucified with Christ on the cross. This should make it very personal, it was Jesus who took your place on the cross, but it was your sins that put him there!

Often “Christians” don’t want to view themselves this way. We want the Grace from God but we don’t want the Repentance part. You need to Repent before you can be saved. Your old self needs to be crucified on that cross until your new self can be resurrected

This is the symbolism of baptism, your old self being dead and buried, while your new self resurrects and becomes baptized by the Holy Spirit. Baptism is not a means of salvation, it’s a confession of faith. It’s a confession that you have truly repented and declared Jesus is your Lord and Savior!

She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said, “I do not condemn you, either. Go. From now on sin no more.” John 8:11

When Jesus forgave the woman caught in adultery, he didn’t say “God made you this way” He didn’t say “ Your perfect the way you are” No he said  “Sin No More”!, meaning Repent (Change your ways, turn away from Sin)

If you are a “Christian” still living the same lifestyle before you got saved, You are not saved…We need to truly Repent and follow Christ in Jesus Name Amen!

Your dead will live; Their corpses will rise. You who lie in the dust, awake and shout for joy, For your dew is as the dew of the dawn, And the earth will give birth to the departed spirits. Isaiah 26:19

Often when it comes to talking about the soul or even the resurrection, people will state “The Old Testament never talked about souls or afterlife” Well that’s not true…as the Prophet Isaiah revealed here by the Holy Spirit, we will have eternal life and the resurrection of the departed spirits will happen! So how will this happen? Jesus Christ

Because of Jesus defeating sin and death at the cross, everyone who passed away and was saved, will awake again and shout for joy with The Lord. This is not just New Testament prophecy, this was also foretold by the prophets of Israel

Blessed and holy is the one who has a part in the first resurrection; over these the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years Revelation 20:6

Death has no power over us anymore, thanks to Jesus Christ. We will reign with Christ, we shall inherit the New Heavens and Earth. Gods Kingdom will finally be restored in Jesus Name Amen!

He who was delivered over because of our transgressions, and was raised because of our justification. Romans 4:25

Justification is a legal term, the definition is the act or instance of justifying something, vindication, arguments offered in a justification of their choice

One of the strongest evidences of Gods existence is the Moral Law. Whether you acknowledge God exists or not, there is a right and a wrong, a good and an evil . For example , we all know that it’s wrong or evil to murder someone. This doesn’t have to be taught to anyone, it’s a Moral Law of God

So when our life is over we will need to give an account for our actions and deeds. Your going to be either innocent or guilty of breaking the Moral Law. Your sentence is either going to be Heaven or Hell (Eternal Life or Separation from God) If most of us are being honest and truly examine our life, we are all going to be guilty of breaking the Moral Law or Torah at sometime in our life

But God has a plan for humanity, he sent his only Son to take the penalty and punishment of our sins, which is death. He paid that debt for us on the cross so we can be justified before God

God accepted this atonement for our sins and raised Jesus from the dead to live forevermore. The resurrection is proof of Gods justification for us. We are justified because of the blood of Jesus Christ!

Heavenly Father, we pray that everyone comes to repentance, and accepts Gods grace through Jesus Christ Amen!

And it will be said in that day, “Behold, this is our God for whom we have waited that He might save us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited; Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.” Isaiah 25:9

Just like the days when Adam and Eve walked with God in the garden, this will happen again with us when The New Heavens and Earth are restored, and Heaven comes down in the New Jerusalem.

Today the world is suffering, we are all suffering from sin, death, disease, and illness. However all of this will be removed when God cleanses the Earth and restores it back to paradise. Jesus Christ gives us all hope when their seems to be no hope. Because of him we can all face tomorrow and live forever!

And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is among men, and He will dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be among them,  Revelation 21:3

God is coming down to Earth to dwell with us forever. Right now God may seem far away, you may feel like God doesn’t hear you or abandoned you. However God The Holy Spirit is with you right now, and eventually paradise will be restored and we will dwell with God forever.

Heavenly Father, we pray for your patience while we wait for your Kingdom to come in Jesus Name Amen!