Only you

  Only you

The apostle Peter writes,

"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade kept in heaven for you" 1Peter 1:3-4.

Can you in all honesty say what the apostle Peter is saying here? Do you have the living hope Christ Jesus offers? Do you have an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade?

If you are not sure of your relationship with God, with Jesus here is what the apostle Paul states.

The apostle Paul writes,

"That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.  

For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.

As the Scripture says, "Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame."  

For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him,  for, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” Romans 10:9-13.

Knowing if you are saved and going to heaven is as simple as believing in your heart that Jesus is Lord. 

Your relationship with God is a sacred thing. Only you know for sure if you have accepted the salvation God offers through His one and Only Son Jesus Christ.

So my question to you is; do you truly believe Jesus is Lord?

Please think about it.

There is One

  There is One

The apostle Paul wrote,

“For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, 

the man Christ Jesus,

 who gave himself as a ransom for all men...”

                                                        1Timothy 2:5,6a.

What the apostle Paul says here is a core belief of all Christians. There is only one mediator between God and man Christ Jesus. Jesus himself said this when he spoke to his apostles saying,

"I am the way and the truth and the life. 

No one comes to the Father except through me.”

                                                                        John 14:6.

If you consider yourself a true believer in Christ Jesus you cannot shy away from the fact that Jesus claimed to be the way to heaven. The only way to heaven.

If Christians are wrong with this then no one has any reason to worry. If however we who believe in Christ Jesus are right those who do not believe as we do have at the least a lot to think about.

Please think about it.

Two Simple Statements

  Two simple statements 

The Psalmist writes,

“May my cry come before you, O LORD; 

give me understanding according to your word.” 

                                                                  Psalm 119:169.

Quoted above is a prayer that we all should consider praying.

May we all cry out to The Lord to give us a full understanding of His word. 

May all who call themselves followers of the Lord Jesus Christ seek to follow the advice of the apostle Paul who wrote,

"Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.” 2Timothy 2:15.

Thus my question to you; Are you following the advice of the apostle Paul?

Please think about it.

Kindness and Love of God

  Kindness and Love of God

The apostle Paul wrote,

“But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit” Titus 3:4,5.

Here the apostle Paul points out the love of God. He notes we are saved not because of the righteous things we did. Not because of the good we did but because of Gods mercy toward us.

Paul writing to the Corinthians states,

"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—  not by works, so that no one can boast." Ephesians 2:8,9.

Our getting into heaven is entirely due to Gods mercy. Gods Grace. We enter heaven because of our faith in God and in Christ Jesus who died for our sins.

The apostle Paul telling us,

"You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. 

    Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die.  

But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:6-8 

Do you believe this?

Please think about it.

Your Choice

  Your Choice

The apostle John speaking of Jesus writes,

"Anyone who believes in the Son of God has this testimony in his heart. Anyone who does not believe God has made him out to be a liar, because he has not believed the testimony God has given about his Son.  

And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.  

He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life." 1 John 5:10-12.

In John’s gospel he records Jesus speaking of himself saying,

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.  

For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.  

Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son”. John 3:16-18.

The choice is yours. Do you believe Jesus is the one and Only Son of God, The Saviour of mankind or not?

I believe upon your answer lies your eternal resting place.

Thus the choice is yours.

Please think about it.

Only you can answer

  Only you can answer

Jesus said,

"Many will say to me  on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?'  

Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!'" Matthew 7:22,23.

Question; will you hear these words of Jesus quoted above?

The people Jesus is talking about here are church people. People claiming to be Christians. They follow the ritual. They know what to say and when to say it. They claim to be doing things in the name of The Lord. Yet they do not have a personal relationship with God.

So what is your relationship with God. Do you without reservation truly believe in God and His One and Only Son Jesus Christ?

It is a question only you can answer.

Please think about it.

Which are you?

  Which are you?

In the gospel of John we read Jesus as saying,  

“Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.  

God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth.” John 4:23-24.

Over the years I’ve seen two kinds of people who go to church. Two kinds of people who call themselves Christians. 

One is the person quite often someone who has been coming to church all their lives. They know what to say and when to say it. Intellectually they acknowledge Gods existence but they really haven’t committed their lives to Christ.

The other is a person who worships God with their whole being. A person who wants to live their life for God in the best way they can. Such a person can echo the words of the Psalmist who wrote,

"I wait for the LORD, 

my soul waits, 

and in his word I put my hope. 

My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, 

more than watchmen wait for the morning.”

                                                          Psalm 130:5,6.

Question; Which person are you?

Please think about it.

Whom do you trust?

  Whom do you trust?

The Psalmist writes,

"Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul." Psalm 143:8.

Is this your prayer to God? Do you thank God each morning for His unfailing Love? Have you put your trust in God completely? 

These I believe are questions all Christians need to consider. Where does our trust lie?

In the gospel of Matthew we read of this encounter between a young man and Jesus. Matthew records,

"Now a man came up to Jesus and asked, "Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?" "Why do you ask me about what is good?" Jesus replied. "There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, obey the commandments." 

"Which ones?" the man inquired. Jesus replied, " ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony,  honour your father and mother,' and ‘love your neighbour as yourself.''" 

"All these I have kept," the young man said. "What do I still lack?" 

Jesus answered, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me." 

When the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he had great wealth." Matthew 19:16-22.

So where is your trust? Does the morning truly bring you word of Gods unfailing love? Have you truly put your trust in God? Or are you like the man who came to Jesus and trust in your wealth more than in God? Whom do you trust?

Please think about it.

Lips to tell

 Lips to tell

The Psalmist writes,

"How many are your works, O LORD! 

In wisdom you made them all; 

the earth is full of your creatures." 

                                                         Psalm 104:24.

When I was a child growing up in England we use to sing a song called All things Bright and Beautiful, it states,

All things bright and beautiful,

All creatures great and small,

All things wise and wonderful:

The Lord God made them all.

Each little flow'r that opens,

Each little bird that sings,

He made their glowing colors,

He made their tiny wings.

The purple-headed mountains,

The river running by,

The sunset and the morning

That brightens up the sky.

The cold wind in the winter,

The pleasant summer sun,

The ripe fruits in the garden,

He made them every one.

The tall trees in the greenwood,

The meadows where we play,

The rushes by the water,

To gather every day.

He gave us eyes to see them,

And lips that we might tell

How great is God Almighty,

Who has made all things well.

                          By Cecil F. Alexander, 

In the book of Genesis we read,

"In the beginning 

"God created the heavens and the earth." 

                                                         Genesis 1:1.

I truly believe God made the heavens and the earth. I believe the perfection of nature and the universe as a whole prove that there is a creator behind it all. I believe also that I am to tell anyone who will listen about God and the eternal life God offers through His One and Only Son Jesus Christ.

The question is do you believe in God and the saving grace offered by God to you through His one and Only Son Jesus Christ?

Please think about it.

Your Choice

 Your Choice.

Jesus speaking of himself said,

"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.  

For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.  

Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son". John 3:16-18

Here is a choice we all must make. What is your choice?

Please think about it.

Is He?

 Is He?

The Psalmist wrote,

“God is our refuge and strength, 

an ever-present help in trouble” 

                                                     Psalm 46:1.

Is God the first person you go to in times of trouble? Think carefully about it. When you come up against adversity what is your first instinct? 

In first Chronicles we read,

“Look to the Lord and his strength; 

seek his face always.”

                                      1 Chronicles 16:11.

As believers in God. As believers in Christ Jesus we should be looking to God not only when we are in trouble, but at all times.

In proverbs we read,

"Trust in the LORD with all your heart 

and lean not on your own understanding; 

in all your ways acknowledge him, 

and he will make your paths straight."

                                                            Proverbs 3:5,6.

So I ask you; is God your refuge and strength?

Please think about it.

Enter

  Enter

      The Psalmist wrote,

Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise;

 give thanks to him and praise his name. 

For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; 

his faithfulness continues through all generations." 

                                                                                      Psalm 100:4,5.

Why not take sometime right now to enter into the gates of God with thanksgiving. Why not say or sing praises to The Lord God Almighty. Why not as the Psalmist states,

Praise the LORD. 

Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens. 

Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness. 

Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre, 

praise him with tambourine and dancing, praise him with the strings and flute, 

praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals. 

Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. 

Praise the LORD. 

                       Psalm 150 

Please think about it.