Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words.

A PICTURE OF ME AND MY DAD! 

"... See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed" Revelation 5:5

 

"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will— to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves" Ephesians 1:3-6 

Doing what is Good

Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do whatever is good, to slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate, and to show true humility toward all men.

At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. ~ Titus 3:1-4 ~

The Apostle Paul said, "It is no longer I that lives, but Christ in me"

The Word descibes Christ as the Kindness and Love of God! So as believers, when people look us, when they talk with us, & when they interact with us, they should see, hear, and experience the Kindness and Love of God. Love God, Love People. 

The Day of the Lord

Woe to you who long for the day of the Lord! Why do you long for the day of the Lord? That day will be darkness, not light. it will be as though a man fled from a lion only to meet a bear, as though he entered his house and rested his hand on the wall only to have a snake bite him. 

... “I hate, I despise your religious feasts; I cannot stand your assemblies. Even though you bring me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Though you bring choice fellowship offerings, I will have no regard for them. Away with the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps...You have lifted up the shrine of your king, the pedestal of your idols, the star of your god—which you made for yourselves. Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Damascus,” says the Lord, whose name is God Almighty. ~Amos 5:18-26 ~

The Average Person: Wake up, have breakfast, go to work, talk about their dreams, plans, weekends, what they will buy, how they will spend their money, maybe go to the Gym after work where they pridefully look in the mirror, go home, eat dinner, talk more about themselves, plans, dreams, etc, watch T.V., go to bed. Throughout the day their is much complaining, slander, gossip, and boasting, always trying to get ahead and make more money so they can buy more stuff and go more places, the focus is mostly on self and family. There is very little to no talk of God.

The Average person that calls themselves Christian: Wake up, have breakfast, go to work, talk about their dreams, plans, weekends, what they will buy, how they will spend their money, maybe go to the Gym after work where they pridefully look in the mirror, go home, eat dinner, talk more about themselves, plans, dreams, etc, watch T.V., go to bed. Throughout the day their is much complaining, slander, gossip, and boasting, always trying to get ahead and make more money so they can buy more stuff and go more places, the focus is mostly on self and family. There is very little to no talk of God. They will probably never share Christ with a stranger or lead anyone to Salvation.They spend little to no time reading the Bible or being in prayer. Their stomach is their real God (their desires) The Bible says "although they profess to know God, they deny Him by their deeds.

Here is the interesting part...if you talk about the rapture, the coming of Christ, most would be excited and say they look forward to it! God says "Woe to you who long for the day of the Lord! Why do you long for the day of the Lord? That day will be darkness, not light. it will be as though a man fled from a lion only to meet a bear, as though he entered his house and rested his hand on the wall only to have a snake bite him.

Therefore, my brothers, be all the more eager to make your calling and election sure... ~ 2 Peter 1:10 ~

What do You, Me, and Jonah all have in common?

God said to Jonah, "Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh. Announce my judgment against it because I have seen how wicked its people are" ~ John 1:2 ~

In many ways the United States has become like Nineveh, a wicked, ungodly nation, but there is still hope as God has not yet removed his hand of protection from us. Jonah was called to go to Nineveh and announce God's judgement. We today are not called to announce judgement, but we are called to announce the good news of the Gospel. Jonah, you, and me, have all been called to deliver a message. Jonah's message was judgement, our message is Christ, love, and hope. There was to be two great judgements. One upon Nineveh, the other upon Jonah if he did not obey God's command. The same holds true today with the United States and Christ followers. So let's get up and go to the city, share the Gospel, let nothing hinder us..."We would rather put up with anything than be an obstacle to the Good News about Christ" 1 Corinthians 9:12. Amen. 

Letting Go & Letting God

...be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic... For the Lord your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you.

   ~ Deuteronomy 31:6 ~



Feeling anxious or nervous about something? Try letting go. Letting go seems to be the exact opposite of what your natural response would be. Most people hang on tighter when anxious but God says's "Trust Me, give me a chance, I will not fail you" It's not easy to let go that is why God says "Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid and do not panic" So for today, one day, put your trust in God. Say to yourself "Self, I am letting go, and letting God" He promises He will NOT fail you, everything will turn out for the very best, God will not abandon you. Trust Him today and leave tomorrow to tomorrow.

But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. Philippians 3:7



Paul, the author of this verse had everything. He was a man of great authority, power, and respect. He was a religious leader and a military leader. He had everything he could want. Then, the resurrected and ascended Jesus spoke to Him and He was never the same. He completely surrendered His way of life for God's way of life. But in order to do so he had to give up everything!, even his friends and family. His whole life was turned upside down. He realized that everything he had meant nothing in comparison to truly knowing and following Jesus the Christ. Nothing in this world is valuable enough to compare to a saving knowledge of, and relationship with, Jesus. God's way always leads to life and godliness, our way always leads to death and eternal suffering. Deuteronomy 30:19 put's it like this, "This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live"

Two Must Have Phrases.

#1. Hep Me Jesus.

#2. Thank You Jesus.