Give loud Spiritual words of praise to the God who has redeemed us from hell!
Go out from the world with glee, abandoning all in this fiery trial.
Lovely is His face when through prayer we are moved to His Throne.
And praise to the Lord who calls us as His own.
“Why, I remember you when you were just a boy. You couldn’t even tie your shoes. And you’re gonna give me a ticket for speeding? You ought to learn some respect for your elders son”!
I don’t know where, but I’m sure that has been said thousands of times to thousands of men. And why not? Men do it to God all the time. Why not do it to men?
A man is given authority to accomplish the will of leaders in society, and evil hearts have utter contempt for him. Others, on the other hand, respect the uniform, position and instilled authority. It is rare to find that respect among those who knew the man before he was given such power.
“Only in his hometown, among his own relatives and in his own house is a prophet without honor”, said Jesus.
“Jesus”, people say. “Isn’t that the name of the one the Christians worship”? Or the people say among themselves, “Jesus, isn’t that the babe in the manger in the Christmas story”?
Familiarity breeds contempt. But only among those who are only willing to accept others according to their own perception.
If you limit Jesus to His earthly persona, you will hate Him. But if you give thought to His rightful claim as the Son of God, you open the door to eternal life. Quite the vast difference in outcome, isn’t it.
“He could not do any miracles there, except lay His hands on a few sick people and heal them. And He was amazed at their lack of faith”. Doesn’t that sound like familiar territory? Isn’t that the America most have come to know, trust and love? So, “America” has become their replacement for God. We could then conclude the nationalism is god to most Americans.
Yep, familiarity does breed contempt. What will be the likely outcome? Answer that yourself.
Just as an aside: I was raised in America. I have run around in its streets. I have been part of celebrations. And I have been taught her standards. You could say that I am familiar with America. But, after learning about the Lord Jesus, I have developed a certain contempt for America. Perhaps it shows………..
By His Grace.
People try to get around the gospel by saying that God is love. What they obviously mean by that is that they can do as they please because, in their belief, God will not punish them.
I know they don’t know the nature of God because what they say does not align with what Jesus taught. But there is no need for ridicule. Instead there is need to understand.
God is love, yes. But do you remember the scripture also saying that love does no wrong? In other words there is absolutely no shadow of sin or turning away from righteousness within God.
What will happen to those who proclaim the love of God to cover their sin? May their faith save them. May they truly believe that God is love.
But God will not let sin enter into eternity. And the best case I can see that they can expect, is that God will strip away from them everything that is Sin. Only righteousness will remain.
With even that weak understanding in hand, why would someone choose to play games with the Gospel? But man will make up their own truth for the sake of their pride and ignorance.
Perhaps I have taken license with my understanding of eternity for the sake of sinners. But let each man consider what is true instead of what is false. Let us chase after righteousness and not myths or opinions. But I am not so stupid so that I don’t realize what will come of these words.
They will be ignored by the proud. They will be laughed at by those who hate God. I am in hope that someone will read them and take them to heart.
Yes God is love. But God is also the master teacher. What he offers is transformation here and now. Who will take it?
By His Grace.
God urges us from heaven. He delivered His Holy words to us through His chosen messengers. Then He delivered His chosen “WORD” wrapped in flesh. These words urge us to accept the terms of peace from Him.
Men in hell desire to urge their loved ones to accept those terms from God. Men in heaven desire the same of all men. And we who serve Him among you here urge you to consider God’s terms for peace with Him.
Forget world peace. There never will be any among the godless men who rule this world. Greed inhabits even the fingers of the poor. Where is the possibility of peace in a world filled with greedy souls?
But there is a peace offered between heaven and any man who will accept the terms. What are the terms? God has written them down for every man to read. And every term has to do with His Holy Son Jesus.
Read them for yourself in the Bible. Perhaps you can’t read. Then use the friend who is reading this to you now.
You are being urged to avoid a certain and eternal punishment. It’s real. And so are the terms of peace.
I know how unpopular this message is today. And so do you. That should set off alarms within you. Do you really think God allowed us to murder His Son only to let us have our own filthy way forever? The price to pay for rebellion against God comes closer with every passing second. Haven’t we wasted enough of them already?
By His Grace.
We stumble into sin. All of us do. For some, the sins are far less frequent than they are for others. Let’s be real, some sins seem bit a speck of dust compared with the sins of other people. But the bond is broken between the sinner and God. The fear, pain and humiliation is just as real no matter the sin.
Many times the temptation comes to just quit trying. It’s a real and vivid part of being a Christian. But many don’t give up. Why?
Because they consider that it is better to be caught trying to obey. Because they consider that it is preferable to be least in the Kingdom of God than to fall into judgment. And because they realize that they have walked some distance before this day, and are determined to walk a few steps farther. Yeah, the call of Jesus is that compelling and sweet.
But the singular reason why they get up and try again is that they have become convinced about one truth. GOD CANNOT LIE!
Heaven stretches left to right a billion trillion years of Flight
Yet God’s forgiveness reaches me the moment his ears hear my plea.
The strength of God is not in his ability to annihilate his enemy. His strength is found in causing his enemy to love him.
Lord God, I love you.
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