If you're a believer, understand that God has made us His watchmen in our world today. And as believers we have a message from Him that people everywhere need to hear and if we won't tell it, who will? Now your message as a watchman is not just, "Come to my church, we have lots of nice people there". True as that may be, your message should be, "Come to Jesus; He'll meet your needs for forgiveness and eternal life & He'll give you a chance to carry His truth to those you love as well".
If you're hesitant, remember you're just a messenger so when people object to hearing God's truth, take comfort that you've done your job by simply reiterating what the Bible teaches. You have no control over the other person's response to the truth!
And to make sure that you don't come across as "Holier than Thou" (arrogant), admit to them that we've all sinned and fallen short of God's expectations but the good news is that because Jesus loves us, He died to pay the penalty for all of our sins so that we who believe in Him and walk in His ways will be saved from eternal hell! And please don't forget to remind them that Romans 14:12 says, "...Each of us will give an account of himself to God" and that only by receiving Christ as our Savior for the forgiveness of sin can we be saved from the wrath that is to come. Then leave them meditating on this statement, "God never sends anyone to Hell; people go because they fail to accept the TRUTH"!
So, all of you watchmen out there, tell other others of the Love of Jesus Christ; tell them about His saving grace and that our sins have been washed away by His shed blood. What are you waiting for?.........
Go And Tell SOMEBODY!
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Saturday, March 24, 2012
"God Will Give You Your Heart's Desire"
Do you believe that the Lord will give you the desires of your heart? Well, it's in the Bible, but just like so many other scriptures, many people only read and apply partial scriptures, ignoring the rest of it. But the sobering truth is this, if God isn't ruler over your heart and you don't delight in His ways, you won't receive the desires of your heart!
Several scriptures attest to this fact: Psalm 37:4 says, "Delight yourself in the LORD and He WILL give you the desire of your heart"; Proverbs 3:6 says, "In ALL your ways acknowledge Him and He WILL direct your paths!"; and Psalm 119:105 says, "Your Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path". These scriptures help us to realize that if we're living a life pleasing to the Lord, if we are following His Word, and if we are walking in the Spirit, then we ARE WALKING IN HIS WILL! And if we allow God to become the ruler of our lives, then our life is His domain and there's no room for the devil on God's property!
Yet because of the things we've done and allowed to happen in the past, the devil has taken our joy, our peace, our happiness, and our strength. And he's hoping that we'll just give up, have a pity party, wither up and die! But as long as I have breath in my body I'm going to stand on God's Word, continue to call on the name of Jesus, reminding him whose I am. If you're in agreement with me and haven't already begun to do so, it's time for you to ask God to give you back your peace, happiness, joy & your strength.
Lord for all of us who believe...please take back all that ole devil stole from us! We know it's our fault but we need you to help us get it back! And I'm giving you all the
PRAISE, IN ADVANCE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Several scriptures attest to this fact: Psalm 37:4 says, "Delight yourself in the LORD and He WILL give you the desire of your heart"; Proverbs 3:6 says, "In ALL your ways acknowledge Him and He WILL direct your paths!"; and Psalm 119:105 says, "Your Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path". These scriptures help us to realize that if we're living a life pleasing to the Lord, if we are following His Word, and if we are walking in the Spirit, then we ARE WALKING IN HIS WILL! And if we allow God to become the ruler of our lives, then our life is His domain and there's no room for the devil on God's property!
Yet because of the things we've done and allowed to happen in the past, the devil has taken our joy, our peace, our happiness, and our strength. And he's hoping that we'll just give up, have a pity party, wither up and die! But as long as I have breath in my body I'm going to stand on God's Word, continue to call on the name of Jesus, reminding him whose I am. If you're in agreement with me and haven't already begun to do so, it's time for you to ask God to give you back your peace, happiness, joy & your strength.
Lord for all of us who believe...please take back all that ole devil stole from us! We know it's our fault but we need you to help us get it back! And I'm giving you all the
PRAISE, IN ADVANCE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Monday, January 30, 2012
Are You an On-Again/Off-Again Christian?
Well Lord, this month I'm going to do all I can to show others the Christ that dwells in me. I'm going to give of my time, talent and money to my church. But then the next month, I only show up to Sunday service once, I give no money nor do I devote any time helping others or doing things for my church.
If the above statements describe you, then you're an "on-again/off-again" Christian; your devotion to Jesus is moderate at best. Your mindset is of such that you're going to serve & honor Jesus but you're not going to be crazy and overdo it (spending too much of your time & giving too much of your money). Wait a minute...whose time...whose money?
The church has far too many Christians who respond to Jesus with moderate devotion, and when they see true devotion being displayed by other Bros & Sis. in Christ, they don't understand it. Therefore, they'll say things like, "Hey, I love Jesus, too, but come on now let's not get crazy and fanatical about it. I can't let the church take up too much of my life; I'll go to Sunday morning worship service but I'm not getting up early to attend Sunday School, after all that's my day off from work! And I'm definitely not going to mid-week Bible study or any other church meeting for that matter...I gotta get up early during the week so that I can be on my J-O-B on time! Anyway, it don't take all that! And I'm certainly not going to give 10% of my hard-earned money to the church! They ought to be glad I put money in the offering because I've got bills to pay!"
To those Christians I say, who continues to give you life each day? And who gave you that job from which you earn money in order to pay bills and buy the things you desire? GOD...that's who, and all He requires of us is that we give Him 10% of what He's blessed us with, yet most of us won't even do that, however, we never hesitate to ask Him to bless us!
I admonish you to read in the book of Revelation 3:15-16. Jesus is speaking to the church at Laodicea and this is what He says: "I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm - neither hot nor cold - I am about to spit you out of my mouth!" He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to you...His Church! Amen.
If the above statements describe you, then you're an "on-again/off-again" Christian; your devotion to Jesus is moderate at best. Your mindset is of such that you're going to serve & honor Jesus but you're not going to be crazy and overdo it (spending too much of your time & giving too much of your money). Wait a minute...whose time...whose money?
The church has far too many Christians who respond to Jesus with moderate devotion, and when they see true devotion being displayed by other Bros & Sis. in Christ, they don't understand it. Therefore, they'll say things like, "Hey, I love Jesus, too, but come on now let's not get crazy and fanatical about it. I can't let the church take up too much of my life; I'll go to Sunday morning worship service but I'm not getting up early to attend Sunday School, after all that's my day off from work! And I'm definitely not going to mid-week Bible study or any other church meeting for that matter...I gotta get up early during the week so that I can be on my J-O-B on time! Anyway, it don't take all that! And I'm certainly not going to give 10% of my hard-earned money to the church! They ought to be glad I put money in the offering because I've got bills to pay!"
To those Christians I say, who continues to give you life each day? And who gave you that job from which you earn money in order to pay bills and buy the things you desire? GOD...that's who, and all He requires of us is that we give Him 10% of what He's blessed us with, yet most of us won't even do that, however, we never hesitate to ask Him to bless us!
I admonish you to read in the book of Revelation 3:15-16. Jesus is speaking to the church at Laodicea and this is what He says: "I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm - neither hot nor cold - I am about to spit you out of my mouth!" He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to you...His Church! Amen.
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