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People Will Know That We Follow Jesus If We Love One Another!

” By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.” – John 13:35

Jesus said this to His apostles: “if ye have love one to another”, others will know that you Follow Me 🙂

And do they? There are so many acts of kindness we can do. Listening, smiling, carry grocery bags, sharing our food and water, allowing others in the parking lot to pull out in front of us, sharing our blankets and clothes… The list is endless!

We can hug each other, help each other, walk with each other, share God’s Truth with one another… Just as Jesus does with us 🙂

Prepare, Pray & Be Ready 🙂

“Peter’s Letter to Christians In 1 Peter 4 Is About How To Live In The World While Suffering For Faith In Christ. “

Notice, this does not say we should be reluctant to share the Good News of Jesus Christ in case we suffer for it. As more and more people suffer for their faith in Jesus, as more Christians are persecuted, it will become even more important to share the Good News.

Why? In part, because there will not be any Good News to be had. But most importantly, because every person that we reach with the Good News of Jesus Christ will have the ability to go to Heaven if they choose to accept Jesus as their Savior.

Can you imagine is such a time of darkness, how it will help another to be able to look forward to Heaven :). How it will help another to be loved and give love 🙂

Prepare, Pray & Be Ready!

Suffering Matters

A good friend sent this 🙂

“God’s Word shares with you “That having been justified by faith, you have Peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also you have access by faith into His Grace in which you stand, and rejoice in Hope of the Glory of God. Not only that, but you also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, Hope. Now Hope does not disappoint, because the Love of God has been poured out into your heart by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.”(Romans 5:1-5). So what does that all mean? IS it possible that suffering matters? Does suffering have a purpose? YES! Whether it’s suffering in relationships, in health, in your profession, or in your spiritual walk, it ALL has a purpose! It’s shaping who you are and who you become!

Your Heavenly Father continually offers His Courage and Strength to you, not just some of the time, ALL the time! Also, He shares with you to give Him your pain and doubt, that He knows what it is like to have these burdens. Do you remember that His Only Son, Jesus Christ suffered, died and was Resurrected, just for you personally? If you thought some of these moments on earth involve suffering, imagine the eternal suffering He saved you from by your choice to accept Him. BELIEVE that this suffering forever has NO comparison! What an Awesome God you have, that paid for your sins in Full, offering to you His Salvation from this eternal pain! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!!

No doubt these “shaping” moments hurt, but you may also know His Joy, Peace, Rest and Healing Touch offered by your Heavenly Father’s Love for you!! May you hold your head high and look around when you’re feeling weighed down, because what comes next IS SO worth it! God has carefully chosen you personally for His Will and Purpose. Accept His Task for you, do not hesitate! Truly, His Extended Hands through you, shall impact many for His Good, Forever and Ever! In Jesus’ Name. Thy Will be done. Amen. Peace.”

Prepare, Pray & Be Ready!

We Need Not Be Separated From God!

“Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:”-Isaiah 59:1

How comforting this verse is! No matter how difficult the times we live in become, God will Save us 🙂

Isaiah 59:2 goes on to say:

“But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.”

While our sins may indeed separate us from God, Jesus has made a way for us to be forgiven and repent.

We need not be separated from God. It’s our choice, given to us by God Himself 🙂

Prepare, Pray & Be Ready 🙂

God Is Always Fair!

“Yet the children of your people say, ‘The way of the Lord is not fair.’ But it is their way which is not fair! ¹⁸When the righteous turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, he shall die because of it. ¹⁹But when the wicked turns from his wickedness and does what is lawful and right, he shall live because of it. ²⁰Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not fair.’ O house of Israel, I will judge every one of you according to his own ways.”- Ezekiel 33:17-20

God is always Fair. There are many who will cry out against God’s Justice, but we each had a chance to make our own choices, and we made them. Some made Godly choices and some did not. But we have each been free to make our own choices. And the consequences for those choices will be Fair, for God is always Fair!

The Bible clearly tells us what our “Roadmap” should be for this life. And the Bible clearly defines which behaviors are righteous and which are not. And as if that were not enough, the Holy Spirit is with us and tells us as well!

And not only does the Holy Spirit tell us; the Holy Spirit Helps us! 🙂

So please, ask Jesus to be your Savior today! Let the Holy Spirit Help you. And start your walk on the Bridge Jesus Built Home 🙂

Prepare, Pray & Be Ready!

Accept Jesus As Savior & Repent While There Is Still Time!

“But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the Lord, and did worse than all that were before him. For he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin, to provoke the Lord God of Israel to anger with their vanities.” – 1 Kings 16: 25-26

There is no doubt there there are some who are “provoking” God’s people to sin. While Jesus made a bridge for us to be reunited with God, a path if you will, that doesn’t mean that we can sin with impunity!

“For our transgressions are multiplied before thee, and our sins testify against us: for our transgressions are with us; and as for our iniquities, we know them;”-Isaiah 59:12

It is true that with accepting Jesus as our Savior and true repentance, we are forgiven for our sins. In fact, they are as far as the “east is from the west”. However, notice that forgiveness requires that we accept Jesus as our Savior and that true forgiveness also requires true repentance.

So please, accept Jesus as your Savior today and truly repent while there is still time!

For we know not ” the day or the hour” of Jesus’ Return!

Prepare, Pray & Be Ready!

Although Sin May Appear To Be Rewarded, This Is Only Temporary!

“If your hand or foot causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life lame or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet, to be cast into the everlasting fire.” –Matthew 18:8

A time is coming when sin will appear to be greatly rewarded and service to God will be greatly persecuted. In some ways, this is already here. But the persecution of those who truly follow Jesus will get much, much worse!

“Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.” – John 15:20

The time that is coming is not like anything we have ever seen in our lifetime. Even in World War II, as much suffering as there was, Faith was praised and doing right was rewarded.

However, the time that is coming will not be like that. Christians will be greatly persecuted and sinners will appear temporarily rewarded.

However, the sinner’s reward IS temporary!

For when our Lord rewards His people, His reward will last for for all eternity.

During these difficult days, we will need to keep our eyes focused on the Lord, and only the Lord, for God will still answer the prayers of His people 🙂

And no matter what happens. No matter how we feel! We need to Keep Praying!

Jesus IS coming 🙂

Prepare, Pray & Be Ready!

Don’t Limit God In What He Can Do For His Will And Purpose For You :)

A great friend of mine sent this, just had to share 🙂

“In the piece of our Creator’s infinite universe we can see at this time, there are something like 2 trillion galaxies. Each galaxy is around the size of the Milky Way, some larger or smaller, which has 400 billion stars. It takes light over 100,000 years to cross a galaxy.”

“Don’t limit God in what He can do for His Will and Purpose for you. Amen. “

Prepare, Pray & Be Ready!

Warning: Sin Does Separate Us From God

“Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.”Isaiah 59:1-2

Our Father can always save us! There is nothing on this earth that is as powerful as God and He loves us. We can trust in that 🙂

But sin does separate us from God and that is why repentance is so important. When we ask our Father to forgive us in Jesus’ Name and change our behavior, than God is no longer separated from us 🙂

More difficult days are coming. During them, the last thing we will want is to be separated from God in any way! Fortunately, we can repent every single day:).

God loves us and no matter what occurs in our world, God will hear the prayers of His people 🙂

Prepare, Pray & Be Ready!

Warning: The Story of Baasha

“Forasmuch as I exalted thee out of the dust, and made thee prince over my people Israel; and thou hast walked in the way of Jeroboam, and hast made my people Israel to sin, to provoke me to anger with their sins;Behold, I will take away the posterity of Baasha, and the posterity of his house; and will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.”-1 Kings 16:3

So who was Baasha? It has been written that Baasha was a king in the late 800s BC. He came to power by murdering the previous king. He was an evil man and was at war most of the time and lost much territory. Jehu the Prophet prophesied the downfall of his “dynasty” and it has been written that Baasha’s son Elah was assassinated and his “dynasty” did fall.

Baasha sinned in many ways, but perhaps the sin that angered God the most was that he “made my people of Israel to sin”.

Many in America have also committed many grievous sins without repenting! One has only to look at the recent headlines to see that! And in our country, we all know what is happening with the current presidential election. Will we even have a free and fair election?

While no man (or women) can make us sin, they can sure encourage it and make it very difficult for all those who choose not to. And how many times have we seen Christians persecuted in this country for following God’s Will? But God is stronger than all of those who want us to join them in committing these grievous sins! We have only to turn to Jesus and ask for His Help, and He Will Help Us!

Last note. Those who would destroy American had best read the story of Bassha and remember that God is NOT limited. Just because a story is in the Old Testament, does not mean that it can not happen today!

We don’t have to fall into sin and stop following God, it’s our choice, given to us by God Himself.

Prepare, Pray & Be Ready!