Eternal Adventure With Jesus

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As a follower of the Lord, I order you to stop living like stupid, godless people.  Their minds are in the dark, and they are stubborn and ignorant and have missed out on the life that comes from God. They no longer have any feelings about what is right, and they are so greedy that they do all kinds of indecent things.  But that isn't what you were taught about Jesus Christ. He is the truth, and you heard about him and learned about him.

Ephesians 4:17-20

Have you missed out on the life that comes from God?  The truth is that if you are alive and living on planet earth, your life now does come from God Himself!  God created you, made you alive and able to exist as He formed your body in your mother’s womb.

But there is life beyond the life God gave to all of us when we first entered this world.  The Bible even says that when we receive this "New Life" we are Born Again!  Everyone get’s their life from God, but only those who are Christ Followers get life from God that is an Eternal, Glorious and Blessed existence!

This New Life enables you to disengage from the world around you and set your heart on "things above."  It will enable you to be perfectly at peace even when you take your last breath here and leave this world!

And while you still live here with the "New Life" that comes from God you will be able to keep on walking, even when troubles come and sorrows surround your heart!  The "New Life" takes the sting out of death and gives certainty to the unknown of forever!  Getting old with the prospect of leaving this world growing ever so near becomes simply the next step in an Eternal Adventure with Jesus!

Don’t miss out on the "New Life" that comes from God because of the Blood of Jesus Christ.

"Lord Jesus, may I know more and more about You every day as I prepare for and look forward to an "Eternal Adventure" with You!  Praise Your Holy Name, now and forever!  Amen."

 

Everyone Will Rise

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I tell you for certain that the time will come, and it is already here, when all of the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God. And those who listen to it will live!  The Father has the power to give life, and he has given that same power to the Son.  And he has given his Son the right to judge everyone, because he is the Son of Man.  Don't be surprised! The time will come when all of the dead will hear the voice of the Son of Man, and they will come out of their graves. Everyone who has done good things will rise to life, but everyone who has done evil things will rise and be condemned.

John 5:25-29

Many people who don’t believe in Jesus have convinced themselves that life on this earth is all there is.  They think that after you take your last breathe here, there is nothing else and you no longer exist!  That is not what the Bible says about the future.  When God created you, He designed you to live forever!  Atheism is a temporary belief system that will completely disappear the second you leave this earth!  Death on this earth is simply the transition moment into eternity.
  

The “resurrection of the dead” is not just for those who chose to follow Jesus!  Even the most evil people who have ever lived will be raised from the dead and come out of their graves.  Frankly, that is a very frightening thought if you are not a Christ follower. If you have rebelled against God while you lived here on earth, just imagine being brought before Him on the Day of Judgement!

The problem is that you cannot simply choose not to come before God after you die!  You will be judged whether you like it or not!

If you don’t hear the voice of Jesus now, you most certainly will hear it later.  Don’t live your life trying to disprove the existence of God.  There will be a time which will come soon, when you will hear the Voice of the Son of Man!  Be ready for that Day!

“Lord Jesus, I want to hear Your Voice today, even while I still live on this earth!  Make me ready for the Day of Your Return!  Praise Your Holy Name now and forever.  Amen."

Mob Rule is Not Always Bad

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Then Satan entered the heart of Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve apostles.  Judas went to talk with the chief priests and the officers of the temple police about how he could help them arrest Jesus.  They were very pleased and offered to pay Judas some money.  He agreed and started looking for a good chance to betray Jesus when the crowds were not around .

Luke 22:3-6

The crowds that Judas was avoiding were those who listened to Jesus teaching and believed He was very special.  

Judas was afraid of them.  When Judas betrayed Jesus he looked to avoid a time and place where the crowds of people might forcefully stop him from delivering Jesus to the soldiers!

"Mob rule" is not always a bad thing!  When most people in a nation confess that Jesus is their Lord and desire to be Christ Followers, the very fact that so many people believe in God and His Son Jesus Christ is a powerful force.  Like Judas, those who want to oppose God will try to avoid being seen by the crowds of believers.

There is a "Special blessing" that comes from living in a Christian nation.  When many people around you believe in Jesus it helps to keep evil in check in your land!

"Lord Jesus, give your followers the courage to let Your light be seen by the world around them, and protect them from Evil when they do.  May Your Holy and Righteous Name be praised now and forever.  Amen."

Nations Become My People

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The LORD said: I gave this land to my people Israel, but enemies around it have attacked and robbed it. So I will uproot them from their own countries just as I will uproot Judah from its land.  But later, I will have pity on these nations and bring them back to their own lands.  They once taught my people to worship Baal. But if they admit I am the only true God, and if they let my people teach them how to worship me, these nations will also become my people.  However, if they don't listen to me, I will uproot them from their lands and completely destroy them. I, the LORD, have spoken.

Jeremiah 12:14-17

Men and women can become Christ Followers even while living among a godless crowd or in a nation that denies God altogether.  But nations can turn to God as well, and God will call them "My People."

Of course, the first priority is to call men and women to come to Jesus and give their hearts to Him.  But, an entire nation can publicly admit that God Almighty is the only true God, and honor Him in seeking to praise Him in everything they do, and the outcome will be amazing!

But when a nation, any nation separates God from the life of their country, the decline will come and it will be dramatic.  

Is God calling His children to jump into the arena of political controversy?  I think not.  But He definitely wants those who follow Him to be salt and light for the nation in which they live.  A nation that admits that the Creator God is the only true God and honors Him will see precious fruit come from those seeds.  

"Lord Jesus, may my land turn away from other gods and confess that You are the only true God.  And Lord may Your Name be praised now and forever.  Amen."

My Story Will Never End

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My friends, I want you to know that I have often planned to come for a visit. But something has always kept me from doing it. I want to win followers to Christ in Rome, as I have done in many other places.  It doesn’t matter if people are civilized and educated, or if they are uncivilized and uneducated. I must tell the good news to everyone. That’s why I am eager to visit all of you in Rome. I am proud of the good news! It is God’s powerful way of saving all people who have faith, whether they are Jews or Gentiles.  The good news tells how God accepts everyone who has faith, but only those who have faith. It is just as the Scriptures say, “The people God accepts because of their faith will live.”

^{Romans 1:13-17}


The Apostle Paul was not concerned about how cultured and educated his audience was!  He preached to the rich and he preached to the poor.  A man can be ignorant of the things that would make him "educated" in this world and still be a man of great faith!  

Also, a man or woman can have the most impressive education possible, with many Degrees and still have no faith at all!

In proclaiming the message of Jesus, we are tempted to focus on men and women who are educated, intelligent and cultured, thinking that bringing a person like that to faith in Christ is of greater value than someone who has none of those things!

Truthfully, none of your human attributes and achievements are impressive to God.  When God knit you together inside of your mother, He gave you the seed for every human ability you have.   And when you are physically and even mentally strong you may find it harder to have faith in God!  But when you are weak, trusting God can be easier!

Use what God has given you to bring Glory to God, but never seek the things of this world instead of Jesus!  If you had all the gold in the world in your safe you could not accomplish as much as one simple believer in Christ with the Holy Spirit in his heart!  

"Lord Jesus, it is who You are and what You have done that makes all the difference in my life!  You are the beginning of my story and the reason my story will never end!  Praise Your Holy Name now and forever.  Amen."





 

When God Won't Listen

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Here is what I've decided to do. I will bring suffering on the people of Judah and Jerusalem, and no one will escape. They will beg me to help, but I won't listen to their prayers.  Then they will offer sacrifices to their other gods and ask them for help. After all, the people of Judah have more gods than towns, and more altars for Baal than there are streets in Jerusalem. But those gods won't be able to rescue the people of Judah from disaster.  Jeremiah, don't pray for these people or beg me to rescue them. If you do, I won't listen, and I certainly won't listen if they pray!

Jeremiah 11:11-14

When the doctor arrives in your hospital room and delivers the diagnosis of your condition, he might say: "There are several possible solutions to your problem and we must pick one to try first!"  

When "turning to God" is one of a number of "possible solutions" to the problems in your life, the Bible gives no promise of a positive response by the Creator!  Even when you "try God" first and hold in your heart the possibility of doing something else if "God" doesn't work don't expect to see God respond!

There are times when God has promised not to listen to prayers!  The "Sinners Prayer" will not impress God unless the "Sinner's Heart" is lying prostrate before Him in a full state of repentance!

The prayer you pray means nothing without a contrite heart!  Certainly, it is important to work on your "prayer life," but it is more important to work on your "heart life." 

When you hold "other options" in your heart, Jesus will wait till your heart is completely focused on Him and has given up all others for Him alone!

"Lord Jesus, You are not just the best hope in the world.  You Jesus are the only hope for everyone on earth.  Praise Your Holy Name, now and forever.  Amen!"

God Wants You to Come Home

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Jeremiah, shout toward the North:  Israel, I am your LORD -- come back to me! You were unfaithful and made me furious, but I am merciful, and so I will forgive you.  Just admit that you rebelled and worshiped foreign gods under large trees everywhere.  You are unfaithful children, but you belong to me. Come home! 

Jeremiah 3:12-14a

When the Devil tempted Jesus, he tried to get Jesus to fall down and worship him!  As a follower of Jesus Christ, you will be presented with the same temptation!  The Enemy of all that is good and right wants you to worship him and let your heart turn away from God!

When you do that it makes God furious.  But God is merciful and He will forgive you.  Even though you have been an unfaithful child, all God wants from you is that you admit it if you have rebelled and worshipped other gods.  Because of what Jesus did on the Cross, God will forgive you!

Then God wants you to COME HOME!  When you come home to God, you will once again be at peace!  And that peace goes beyond anyone's ability to understand how sweet it is!

Ask God to reveal your sin so you can confess it and Come Home!  When you Come Home and rest in the arms of Jesus, that rest will be amazing and His grace will touch every part of your being forever!

"Lord Jesus, I confess to You that I have worshipped other gods and I have been unfaithful to you!  Thank You Jesus that I still belong to You and I can Come Home to You and live with You forever.  Amen."