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Hope Lives

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Look how hungry the heart is for love.  See how the arms ache for peace.  Notice how the yearning to be noticed consumes you.

You would not own these if The Holy Spirit of God were not offering them.  But who will reach beyond the flesh to take hold of those things God offers?  Who will become a student of holiness?   Who will reject the teachings and enticements of the world?  Who will forsake all to gain all?

The bounty is near.  Come, eat and have your full.  If this statement reaches your heart, why not respond.  Hope Lives.

By His Grace

Worried?

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Are you worried that you will not subdue the lusts of the flesh?  Are you stuck in an open dark field of hopelessness?  I can testify that every man has stood where you are.  What allowed them to win?  Is there ANYTHING that can be done?

They found encouragement in The Lord you are trying to grasp hold of.  They read His Holy promises and came to believe Him.

Here, I will give you a promise to ponder.  I can’t make you believe.  But I can give you reason to hope.

Mark 1:27 tells us something priceless.  Listen to the testimony of the people who witnessed Jesus.  “He even gives orders to evil spirits and they obey Him”.

What’s that got to do with your doubt and worry?  If He is able to arrest evil in demons, how much more is He able to cleanse those who pine after holiness?  He is willing and able to receive those whose heart is frozen with fear because of the sin they perceive within them.

Trust what I’ve told you.  Read it for yourself.  GOD CANNOT LIE!  Take heart!  He, the Living God, sees you and knows your name.

By His Grace.

License to Sin.

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When God is a shameful belief, and joyful obedience is considered a sin against humanity,  what shall we expect to see?

When it is a badge of honor to be wicked, and the more ingenious the wickedness the more accolades are cast, what shall we expect to see?

Shall we look for proper men and women to appear?  Will the well of trustworthy adults and children be a source of joy, health, godly encouragement,  and strength?

Such a people who honor wickedness will find no honor from God.  They will weep great sobs when His beauty is revealed.  They will not enter His presence, though even now their folly will disagree with those words.  No, my fellow travelers in this place of testing, you will not enter His Eternal Kingdom dressed in your insatiable lust.

God does not lie.  There are promises for those who obey by faith.  And there are promises for those who rebell by putrid flesh.  It doesn’t matter whether you agree or not.

By His Grace.

Who waits?

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When the time comes to be born and God says now is your moment, what baby consciously says to itself, “No, I will wait.  I will refuse to do God’s will”.

When it comes our turn to die do we consciously disobey the rule of God and stay? Do we really have that kind of power?

After Jesus was baptized in the Jordan, the Holy Spirit descended on him like a dove and immediately it forced him to go out into the desert to be tempted by Satan.  Compelled, is more likely the idea.  Jesus had come to do the will of his father in heaven how could he be forced to do what he wanted to do?  Those who love God desire to do His will.

But us.  Look at us, how we resist the Holy Spirit.  How can that be good or true?  If our attention, desire and eyes are set on the things of this world we will resist God. And God will resist us.

Therefore we are urged day and night to turn our attention to God’s will, to learn to love Him, and to depart from the things of this world.  To love Him is to become able to respond without delay or questioning.   Have we arrived at that measure of love for God?

By His Grace

What it is man…………….

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Chevy Chase said “Become the ball”.  Then he would say, “Nana Nana Nana Nana Nana Nana Nana”. It’s just a movie, isn’t it?  But does anything happen in this world that doesn’t have some deeper meaning? We laughed at that, but few would laugh at the deeper meaning I have in mind.

I asked the man once if he were a Christian, he answered yes.  The reason I asked is because I sensed that he was not. Now that’s just not fair of me is it?  But the man was lacking some tell-tale signs that he might be a Christian.

Where was the praise and glory for Jesus in his conversation? And where were the distinctly different behavior patterns? Where was the focus on heaven and heavenly things instead of the things of this world?

Far too many think that Christianity is a belonging. That is to say belonging to a group or being called by a certain word.

But Christianity is not a belonging it is a becoming. By the power of Christ in us, we become more and more holy.  Set apart for the kingdom of God. By degrees we choose less and less to mimic the actions of this world and more and more to mimic the actions of the Savior Jesus, the Christ of God.

Our testimony is that God transforms us from sinful wicked men to more and more holy and godly men. If anyone tells you differently, or does not include the teaching of holiness, beware.

Really?

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You say, “All this God stuff is too complicated”.  Nice try, but the Gospel is actually very very simple:  repent or die.  Jesus paid the price for your sins.  Accept His sacrifice and honor Him by living the godly life His power offers,  or perish as a sinner.

You say, “How can I believe in what can’t be seen, heard or felt?  You expect far too much”.  Really?  Is that your excuse?  Don’t you realize how foolish those words are?

So, you’ve never felt the heat of the sun?  You’ve never laughed, cried, or sat silently pondering?  You have never seen someone live a godly life (even if just in passing)?   You’ve never seen selfless sacrifice?  You’ve never “just knew” that morning or night would appear?   You’ve never heard the words, “I love you” spoken?  You don’t know about death?  You’ve never seen how hard creatures struggle to stay alive?  And you don’t know the difference between a lie and a truth?  How shallow are we suppose to believe you are?

We could fill up every place on earth, heaven and the universe with the “proof” you say you’ve never seen.  The sad thing is, you’d still find reason to disagree.  Yeah, I’ve seen that already.