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The Two Fold Message

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The Gospel is a two fold message of promises from God, through Christ Jesus, to all men.  On one hand, and first, is the message of sure death.  This is to be delivered to the world with all wisdom and courage.  It is the message of God to those who are already judged because they have not believed in the One and Only True God through Jesus’ sacrifice.  They will hate this message.  And they will desire to destroy anyone who brings it to their ears.

The other side of the message of God is that of mercy and tenderness.  And this is to be delivered to everyone who humbles themselves under the Mighty hand of God.  In this message are rebukes, for the heart of man is desperately wicked and must be caused to submit to the Holy Will of God.  But even in the rebukes we find the Mercy that flows from the Throne of He who is forever.

Do not listen to those who say God is love and He will accept every man.  Only that which is God will enter eternal life.  And to the measure that you have accepted God’s rule in your life, that measure of you will be allowed to enter His presence.  Nothing unholy will ever stand before the Lord of Life.  Only what God has built will last.  Submit yourselves to God and learn from Him.  The more you delay the less time you have left. 

Jesus Christ is the exact representation of the Holy Father.  And He is the same yesterday, today, and forever.  What was expected of the servants of God from the beginning still remains as an expectation of His servants today.  Man has watered down this message.  But God remains the same. 

By His Grace.

My God! And My Lord!

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My King cannot be deterred; the end remains before His face. 

I will stand with the strength of my God. 

And I will stand as 10,000 men! 

He is God. 

And by His Grace, I am His. 

 The strength of His Holy hand is not pushed back by the will of man. 

He is. 

He will forever be. 

And all that is His will last forever. 

This is God. 

And, through His promise, I am His. 

Thus I will praise Him forever.

Faith? What Faith?

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“They will have a form of godliness but deny the power of it”.  Why? 

Have you ever asked yourself why you shrink back from becoming a power house?  What is it about us that we are willing to accept the thought of eternal life and peace in this life.  But we shudder at the thought of becoming a serious witness for the Lord in any place He chooses.  Why are we so very timid about our faith?

Is it because we really don’t have any faith?  Is it possible that all we’ve done with the Lord God of Life is receive the idea that He can do certain things?  Maybe we don’t really believe that God is able, willing, and yearning to display His power through His people.  “Oh, that stuff is fine on the mission field.  But it’s got no use where I live.”

While you’re busy thinking today.  And you will certainly think.  Take a good look at your witness for the Lord.  How come it’s so very tiny?  I’m not asking you to raise the dead by the power of your Lord.  I’m just asking that you be honest about the faith you think you have.

 

By His Grace.

The Gathering

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Bob was at a social gathering.  While he talked with three of his friends, the subject of religion came up.  They had been talking about how some people just never seem to get it together.  How there are some who will forever be outcasts from society.  And, of course, the idea that God might be responsible for this was mentioned.  Bob said something about how it’s not proper to blame God for the failings of a few. 

Just as he said “. . . not proper to blame God for the failings of a few”, someone walked by and heard that.  Without knowing what the conversation was about before, the passer-by stopped and lit into Bob.  It seems the interloper was very angry at God and just couldn’t stand to allow anyone to speak such a thing.  Before you knew it Bob was the very center of the entire gathering.  Everyone was watching and listening as the conversation got hot. 

Then, without any real explanation, the interloper stopped and said with a calm voice, “Tell us Bob.  Tell us all what you believe about God.  You seem to have something we don’t.  May be you got a hotline to the Big One.”  The hatred just seemed to rise up like a cloud of steam.

What would you do if you had been Bob?  Was he ready for this?  Did he even have a clue about God’s stuff?  Regardless, here was his time to speak.  Every eye was waiting now.  And he has quite a few choices.   He’s on the spot now.  And the pressure is directly on him to do something.  Will he be afraid of losing his friends or speak the truth about how God is true and every man is a liar. 

What is God to you?  What is your faith worth to you?  Besides the knowledge you might have right now, would you have stopped long enough to pray publicly before you start to answer?  Would you display the God of Glory with the words you’re about to speak?  Or would you just try to get out of the entire thing?

By His Grace.

Jesus; all the proof I need.

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Many chide the Christian because they say, “There is no God”.  I don’t really care what you think of me and the Lord who has proven Himself to me.  Proven?  Absolutely.  Proven!  Here’s your quandary:

If you want proof that the Lord Jesus exists and is the God who made all that is, believe.  As you believe you will receive the proof that the Lord Jesus exists and is the God who made all that is.

During the night there was a loud noise.  I went downstairs to check it out.  Looked around.  Went out to sit on the porch a while and listen.  There was no sign of anything.  I went back in to see if anything had been moved.  Nothing could be found to support the noise I had heard.

People without the “proof” of God would have been on edge.  I wasn’t.  There was a great peace about me.  This is not the man I used to be.  The slightest noise would wake me and every nerve I own would have been on alert.  But there was great peace.  My looking around was more a curiosity than a search for danger.  Why?  Because the Lord Jesus has proven to me that He is the creator of all that is.  And that I belong to Him!  He is enough, within me, to cause me to live at rest no matter the circumstances.

You want proof of what I say?  Then believe.  As you believe and live according to His word, you will begin to recognize the proof I speak of.  If you continue to only chide those who say they have what they call proof, you will remain locked outside the proof you want.

By His Grace.

Matthew 6: 24 (The God and Money Passage)

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“You cannot serve two masters”, the Lord said.  In this passage He spoke of the comparison between God and money.  But isn’t it true that it’s not money who sat and listened as He poured out this truth?  Wasn’t it people who had the ears to hear?

So the people, being the ones to whom He spoke were to consider their allegiance to God.  When you strive to have something of this world you are striving in the wrong direction.  That’s the point.  Money just happens to be the primary tool men use to grasp at what they want in this world.

We will become a slave to that which has mastered us.  Much like this pad lock bears the name of its maker.  How appropriate.  I could say that the point is, don’t be locked down by a desire for anything in this world.

Frankly, money is not the object of the passage.  God is the focus of Jesus’ words.  As it was with all His ministry, God the Father was the singular reason He appeared before us.  And God will be the focus of Jesus for eternity.  In that focus He was showing us to abandon all ties to this world and seek after His Father’s will.  If money is something the Father decides you need to have to accomplish His will, you will receive it.  But above all seek His will first!

By His Grace.