God's Love

 God's love

The apostle Paul wrote,

“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,  neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord” Romans 8:38,39.

God’s love for mankind is incredible. While God has given each person the right to choose whether they believe in God or not. He still reaches out in love to not only those who believe in Him but those who don’t.

Jesus speaking of Himself showed how far God would go to reach everyone on the world He created, when He 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.” John 3:16,17.

 So my question is; do you believe in God.

Please think about it.

Life is eternal

 Life is eternal

In Ecclesiastes we read

"He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.” Ecclesiastes 3:11.

C. S. Lewis stated,

"If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world."  C.S. Lewis.

Lewis was right. Life is eternal. This life is just the beginning of a journey that continues on through eternity. 

This life however determines where we will spend eternity. 

As a Christian I believe following Christ leads us to an eternity in heaven. That being said it is up to each individual to decide for themselves if my beliefs are right or wrong.

So what do you believe?

Please think about it.

You are the light

  You are the Light 

Jesus said,

“You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.  

Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.  

In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.” Matthew 5:14-16.

This is as clear as it can be. If you claim to be a Christian a true follower of Christ Jesus “you are the light of the world”.

The apostle Paul wrote,

"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!  

All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.  

We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God." 2 Corinthians 5:17-20.

We are Christ’s ambassadors. Christ’s representative on this earth. We are the ones who have a duty to spread the salvation message throughout the world.

So my question to you is; Are you telling the world around you in word and deed, about the Salvation that comes from God through Christ Jesus?

Please think about it.

Theirs and your fruit

  Theirs and your fruit

The apostle Paul writes,

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,  

gentleness and self-control....” Galatians 5:22,23a

Above are listed what the apostle Paul stated were true Christian fruits. If we look at a person who claims to be a Christian we should see these fruits.

This should be doubly so for our religious and political leaders.

As believers in Christ Jesus we should be looking to see if those we follow are exhibiting 

 love, joy, peace, 

patience, kindness, 

goodness, 

faithfulness,  

gentleness and self-control

Question; Do you and the people you support exhibit these qualities?

Please think about it.

The resurrection and the life

 The resurrection and the life

In the gospel of John we read,

"Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies;  and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?"

"Yes Lord" she told Him, "I believe you are the Christ the Son of God, who was to come into the world," John 11:25,26,27.

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.” John 3:16.

Believing that Jesus is the Christ the Son of God, is the cornerstone of Christian belief. We Christians believe that by believing in Christ Jesus we will have eternal life with Him in heaven.

The way I see it I have nothing to lose by truly believing this.

Blaise Pascal wrote,

"Belief is a wise wager. Granted that faith cannot be proved, what harm will come to you if you gamble on its truth and it proves false? If you gain, you gain all; if you lose, you lose nothing. Wager, then, without hesitation, that He exists." Blaise Pascal.

So where will you place your wager?

Please think about it. 

Will you be with Jesus?

 Will you be with Jesus?

The Psalmist writes,

"Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, 

whose hope is in the LORD his God,

 the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them—

the LORD, who remains faithful forever.” 

                                                                Psalm 146:5,6.

Are you blessed by God? Is your hope in God.

The apostle Paul writes,

"Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory. 

"Here is a trustworthy saying: If we died with him, we will also live with him; if we endure, we will also reign with him. If we disown him, he will also disown us; if we are faithless, he will remain faithful, for he cannot disown himself. 2 Timothy 2:10-13.

So do you truly love God? 

Are you willing to suffer and die for Jesus?

Will you live with Jesus?

Will you reign with Jesus?

Please think about it.

You'll be treated the same way

 You'll be treated the same way

Luke’s Gospel records this incident between Jesus and a rich man,

“A certain ruler asked him, "Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" 

"Why do you call me good?" Jesus answered. "No one is good—except God alone.  

You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.''" 

"All these I have kept since I was a boy," he said. 

When Jesus heard this, he said to him, "You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me." 

When he heard this, he became very sad, because he was a man of great wealth.” Luke 18:23. 

The message here is simple. Anyone wishing to become a Christian must be willing to give everything up for Christ.

Jesus never promised us riches or an easy life. He simply offered us eternal life with Him in heaven after this life is over.

In fact Jesus said,

"Remember the words I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also." John 15:20.

      When becoming a Christian one must remember that they will be treated in the same way the world treated Jesus

Please think about it. 

Are you ready to meet God?

 Are you ready to meet God?

The Psalmist writes,

"Be still, and know that I am God; 

I will be exalted among the nations, 

I will be exalted in the earth." 

                                                Psalm 46:10

There are many out there who say there is no God. Of these people someone once told me that by a person saying there is no God. There has to be a God. The logic is this,

“In order to say there is no God then one would have to have been everywhere and know all things. Attributes of God. Therefore the person saying there is no God is god.”

That being said I believe there is a God. A God that will be exalted among the nations, throughout the earth. A God that Christians are proclaiming throughout the earth as you read this.

I believe that every person that has ever lived, is living, or will live in the future will one day meet God, at the very least when they pass from this earth.

Thus the question becomes are you ready to meet God?

Please think about it.

God our refuge and strength

  God our refuge and strength

The Psalmist writes,

“God is our refuge and strength, 

an ever-present help in trouble. 

Therefore we will not fear, 

though the earth give way 

and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,

 though its waters roar and foam 

and the mountains quake with their surging.”

                                                                      Psalm 46:1-3.

If you consider yourself a true Christian is God truly your refuge and strength?

I know it’s in man’s nature to worry about things. That being said as believers in Christ Jesus, as believers in God, we should be putting our trust in God each day. Both in the good times and in the bad.

So do you truly trust in God, in both the bad times and good?

Is God your refuge and strength?

Please think about it.

Respect for others

  Respect for others

The apostle Peter writes,

“But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander.” 1 Peter 3:15,16.

Love and respect are two of the cornerstones of the Christian faith. If we do not show love and respect to those around us, they will not listen to us.

We must at all times love and respect even our worst enemy. 

At the same time we must be willing and ready to present the Gospel of Christ that gives us our hope, even in the darkest times of our life.

If you consider yourself a Christian. A true follower of Christ Jesus, are you showing respect to those around you irrespective of whether you agree with them or not?

Please think about it.

It will fall into the Abyss

  It will fall into the abyss

“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.” Proverbs 1:7.

I forget where I got this definition of wisdom but I like it, it states,

"Wisdom is the acquired skill of applying knowledge rightly".

I like what Abba Hillel Silver wrote,

"Faith in God is the strongest bulwark of a free society.  Human freedom began when men became conscious that over and above society and nature there is a God who created them...who fashioned them in His likeness, and that they are, therefore, possessed of intrinsic and independent significance and are endowed, as individuals, with original and irrevocable rights and authority." Abba Hillel Silver.

Having faith in God and following His commandments, His absolute values. Leads to a free and productive society.

Failure to do this leads society down the road to destruction.

We only have to look at Nazi Germany in the 1930's and early 1940's to see what happens if we fail to follow God’s commands and moral values. Tens of millions dead at the hands of Satanic men and women in the most destructive war in human history.

While I know, no government of earth today is Christian or God centred we still need a society that follows at the very least the basic moral principles God has laid down in the Bible.

For if society fails to do so it will fall into the abyss from which there is no return.

Please think about it.

Will you accept Christ Jesus today?

  Will you accept Christ Jesus today?

Matthews gospel records,

“While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and “sinners” came and ate with him and his disciples.  

When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and ‘sinners’?” 

On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.  

But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” Matthew 9:10-13.

Jesus here makes it clear why He came to earth. To reach the sinner for God. To point the sinner to heaven. To show God’s mercy to all who would believe in Him.

The apostle Paul points out,

"for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.  Romans 3:23,24.

We are all sinners. We all fall short of the glory of God. But all who believe in Christ Jesus are redeemed through Christ’s death on the cross.

The apostle Paul pointing out,

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

 The apostle John tells us,

"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness." 1John 1:9.

Will you confess your sin to God today and accept Christ Jesus into your life today?

Please think about it.