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The Moment of Truth That We All Will Face

“For whoever shall save his life shall lose it: and whoever will lose his life for My sake shall find it. For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his soul? (Matthew 16:25-27).

In our introductory verse, the Lord is addressing the most important decision we will ever make in our lifetime. He equated losing one’s life to coming by faith to Him and His sacrificial death at Calvary. We are a fallen race unable to save ourselves or live a life pleasing to the Lord. He offers “newness of life” in exchange for a life that will end in an eternity away from the presence of the Lord. We can save our life going our own way which will result in the loss of our soul, or we can lose our life to a life the Lord has prepared for us by His great sacrifice on the Cross. The Lord has given us the choice to go our own way or to follow Him.

The day will come when we depart this world. And that is when the rubber hits the road, so to speak. It could happen at any time. The moment of truth! We are not promised tomorrow. We will stand before the Lord as His child, or will we be judged on our own merit which will not end well for us.

Many today have no interest in the things of the Lord. They live their lives as they like with no concern for what will happen on “that day.” But that day will come and we will all face it alone. No family, no friends; we will face the Lord alone and have to answer for our lives here on Earth.

The question for us all today is: Do we know if once our life is finished down here that we will go to Heaven and share in all the blessings the Lord has prepared for His own? If our answer is yes to that question: Why do we think that our final destination will be Heaven? Some would point to their good lives. How they have tried to live lives that would earn them a place in Heaven. Others might say that if there is a Heaven they think they will go and live their lives with little thought toward “that day.” Whatever our thoughts, or beliefs, are on eternity, the Bible shows us what the Lord, who is the final judge, says about it.

The Lord gave us His Word, the Bible so that all would know what He requires of us. We have a choice to receive His Word and go His way or to reject it and go our own way. He paid a great price that we might lose our old life of sin and come to Him in repentance and faith. We are saved only by faith in Jesus and His sacrificial death on the Cross. He draws us in a love that brought him from His home in Glory to die at Calvary so that we might be saved.

When the rubber hits the road, our moment of truth will be upon us. We will pass from this world saved by the love that reached down in mercy, or we will have rejected His great love and lost our souls. The choice is before us today. What will our moment of truth bring us? Will we lose our life of sin and be rewarded with life everlasting in the presence of the Lord, or will we save our life, by going our own way with the end result being to suffer eternal loss? The road lies before us. The question before us looms large; When might our time come when we are required to give an account? One thing is sure. One day, the moment of truth will come for us all.

“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” (Deuteronomy 30:19).

Always Remember,

God Loves You!

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Greater Love Has No Man Than This……

“…..His appearance was so disfigured beyond that of any human being and His form marred beyond human likeness” (Isaiah 52:14).

The Lord Jesus suffered greatly to bring about our Salvation. He was beaten so badly that He didn’t even look human. John gives the account of the Lord before Pilate in the following verses:

“Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged Him. And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns and put it on His head, and they put on Him a purple robe, and said, Hail, King of the Jews! And they smote Him with their hands” (John 19:1-3).

He was scourged by soldiers. This was a brutal beating consisting of 39 lashes with a leather whip containing sharp bones and small metal balls. The beating would cut into the flesh exposing His bones and internal organs. Many did not survive such a beating.

“Pilate therefore went forth again, and said unto them, Behold, I bring Him forth to you, that you may know that I find no fault in Him. Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate said unto them, Behold the Man!” (John 19:4,5)

What a horrible and shocking site this must have been. He was beaten close to death and His appearance was so marred that He did not look human. He was then paraded before everyone present beaten beyond recognition, and wearing a purple robe with a crown of thorns on his head. The reaction from those present showed no mercy at all as the following verse tells us:

“When the Chief Priests therefore and the officers saw Him, they cried out, saying, Crucify Him, crucify Him” (John 19:6).

Of course, as we all know, the Lord was crucified that day. What He suffered for us in all that He went through, up to, and including, the crucifixion shows His great love for us. He came into this world to die. That was His purpose for coming. While He lived among us He taught the people and did many miracles of healing, but the Cross was always His purpose for coming.

The Father, in His great love for us, sent His Son to suffer all He did and to die to pay the sin debt that we might be saved and have Eternal Life with Him. Love was the driving force that had the Father send His only Begotten Son into this sinful world. The following verse makes this clear:

“For God so love the world that He gave His only Begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have Everlasting Life” John 3:16)

The Son came to do the Father’s will and showed His great love for us by all He suffered, even death on the Cross. He gave His life for His friends. We are his friends if do what He commands us to do which is to come to Him in repentance and faith in his great sacrifice at Calvary. He laid down His life on the Cross for us.

“Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13).

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Could They Be the Two Witnesses of Revelation?

“And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment” (Hebrews 9:27).

Our introductory verse clearly tells us that the Lord has said that all men will die, yet we have two men in Scripture, the only two, who did not die but were translated alive into Heaven. They are in Heaven today having not gone the way of all men, which is natural death. The Bible does not tell us why these two men did not die, but some Bible scholars believe that they will play a role in the coming Great Tribulation.

Enoch lived a total of 365 years. When he had lived 65 years the Bible says he “begat Methuselah.” This was of prophetic significance because the name Methuselah means “the Deluge (flood) will be sent when he is dead.” Methuselah lived 969 years, which is the longest anyone has ever lived and he apparently died right before the flood of Noah’s time. The Bible tells us that Enoch “walked with God.” The Word says “Enoch walked with God, and he was not; for God took him.” The writer of Hebrews said of Enoch that he was translated “that he should not see death.” There is little else said of Enoch in the Bible. However, he did write the “Book of Enoch” (not a Biblical book and not accepted as inspired by the church) which many have read.

Elijah was the prophet who called on the Lord to send fire on the sacrifice at Mount Carmel to call the people back to the Lord from Baal worship. At the end of his ministry, he was translated to Heaven alive. The Bible tells us the following regarding his translation to Heaven: “Behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them (Elijah and Elisha) both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind (storm) into Heaven.” Both Enoch and Elijah were translated to Heaven alive. The only two men to ever live and not die. Are they awaiting a final appearance in the Great Tribulation that will culminate in the Second Coming of the Lord?

Regarding this possible future appearance of Enoch and Elijah: Revelation Chater 11 speaks of two witnesses that the Lord will send to prophesy before the Second Coming of the Lord. They will be dressed in sackcloth indicating that the preaching of repentance will be part of their ministry. Many scholars believe that these two witnesses will be Enoch and Elijah. However, some believe they will be Moses and Elijah because they both appeared at the Transfiguration with the Lord. However, I think that Enoch and Elijah will be the witnesses as when their ministry on earth is complete, the Antichrist has them killed. This would fulfill the scripture that says “It is appointed unto (all) men to die.” The Word says the following regarding these two witnesses after their death:

“And after three days and a half the Spirit of Life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet, and great fear fell upon them which saw them. And they heard a great voice from Heaven saying unto them, come up hither. And they ascended up to Heaven in a cloud, and their enemies beheld them” (Revelation 11:11,12).

Whether Enoch and Elijah are the “two witnesses” of Revelation, or not. It’s a fascinating fact to realize that there are two men in Heaven right now who never died. We, as believers, will not be here to witness their ministry if they are, in fact, the two witnesses of Revelation. Our view will be from Heaven as the church will be raptured before the Great Tribulation. The certainty of the end-time events prophesied happening is confirmed in the following Words of Jesus regarding the Great Tribulation and His Second Coming:

“For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. And then shall appear the sign of the Son of Man in Heaven (the Second Coming): and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of Man coming in the clouds of Heaven with power and great glory” (Matthew 24:21,30).

There are 66 books in the Word of God. We’ll close with the last two verses in the last chapter of the last book of the Bible which closes out the Word of God:

“He which testifies these things says, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. The Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen” (Revelation 22:20,21).

Always Remember,

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A Love That Reached Through the Darkness

A Fictional Narrative

“And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him” (Luke 15:20).

Mark had grown up in church. He went forward in answer to an altar call at the age of seven. He attended Sunday Bible classes and memorized many scriptures. By the time he was in high school, Mark had seriously considered going into the ministry. All seemed to be going well for Mark. He was successful in all he attempted and received good grades in school. He assisted the pastor of his local church looking ahead to his going into the pastorate himself. The Lord was blessing Mark and all those around him saw him as an example of what the Christian life should be.

Mark attended a Christian college after high school and maintained excellent grades. His focus was on pastoral study. He felt the Lord was calling him to pastor a church. In his senior year, Mark had a crisis of faith. During his years at college, some of his professors had been liberal and had shared their beliefs in their classes. Their influence had taken its toll on Mark. He was also exposed to many classes on Psychology. The college believed that psychology could be used in the church to help people overcome their “problems.” By the time he graduated, Mark’s faith had been shaken, and he was unsure of what he wanted to do with his future.

Mark took a secular job while he assessed his future and how he should move forward. He was no longer sure of the Lord’s calling on his life and questioned whether the Bible was the guide he had believed it was in his younger years. The teachings he had received from the liberal professors in college made him question his very faith and question the inerrancy of the Bible. He continued employment in his secular job and before he realized it, ten years had passed. He had married during that time and started a family.

One day after work, as was his custom, he stopped at a local pub with friends. As he entered the bar a song was playing over the sound system. It was a secular drinking song. When he heard the title line from the song he just started repeating the words over and over. The title line was “Show me the way to go home.” Tears welled up in his eyes as he considered how far he had drifted from the Lord. How had this happened? How had he walked away from the Lord who loved him and had called him to work in the Kingdom as a pastor. He realized that he had bought into the lie. The enemies of the Cross had successfully sowed their liberal seed and it had taken root and produced a harvest in his life.

Mark went home that night and prayed with his wife. He repented of all the false doctrine and all the doubts he had been believing regarding the faith. He realized that Christ was the way to all the truth. He realized that allowing doubt to enter his heart resulted in a darkness of soul and a falling away from the truth.

Mark rededicated his life to the Lord and answered the call the Lord had on His life. Today he pastors a small but thriving church. He is a stalwart for the faith and preaches the Bible in its fullness. He realized that he lost his way when he took his eyes off of our Savior and listened to those who do not believe the Word of God. He now knows that victory comes from making Christ and Him Crucified the object of our faith which allows the Holy Spirit to work mightily in our lives. He came to understand why the Psychology he was exposed to in college has no place in the church. Our victory over the world, the flesh, and the Devil is found only in Christ and His great work at Calvary. He has found his way home and he thanks the Lord each day for leading him out of the darkness and back to faith in the One that loves him and proved that love on a Cross at Calvary.

Our opening verse shows the father’s love for the prodigal son who had returned to a father who loved him, and who eagerly watched for him to return, and ran, to embrace him. Our Heavenly Father does the same for all those who have lost their way and seek to return to His loving care. What a wonderful Lord we have!

“Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness, I have drawn thee” ( Jeremiah 31:3).

Always Remember,

God Loves You!

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They Do Not Function As the Lord Originally Intended

The dictionary gives us the following definition for “Broken:”

BROKEN- having been fractured or damaged and no longer in one piece or in working order.

So, who are the broken people? Well, the answer to that question is that we are the broken people – all of us. We are broken in that we do not function as the Lord intended us to function. Due to sin, we have a fallen nature and we cannot fix ourselves. The Bible is all about fixing that which is broken in us.

The following is the definition the dictionary gives us for “Salvation:”

SALVATION -preservation or deliverance from harm, ruin, or loss.

The Bible offers salvation to all those who admit to being broken. It shows us clearly that we need a Savior to rescue us from our hopeless state. It took the Lord becoming man and dying on a cruel cross to save us from harm, ruin, and loss. We are lost and undone before a Holy God. In His love, He calls out to us through His Word. We are to come to Him in repentance and believe in Him and His great sacrifice as payment for the sin that our broken state produces in our lives. In a word, in coming to the Lord, we are blessed.

BLESSING – God’s favor and protection.

The Lord wishes to bless us. He comes to us individually and offers us His blessings through His Word as we come to Him by faith. His Word is replete with blessings He has provided for those who love Him. We can know and have a personal relationship with the Lord Almighty. We become “children of God” and joint heirs with Jesus. The Bible has incredible promises for all those who admit to their brokenness and come to the One that loves us.

ETERNITY- infinite or unending time.

The Bible says that we will all live forever, and we have a choice as to where we will spend eternity. The Lord does not send anyone to Hell. Our own choices determine where we will spend eternity. The Lord paid a great price so that we could be with Him always! That’s the total message of the Bible. What more could the Lord have done?

“For God so loved the world that he gave His only Begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life” (John 3:16)

We were broken beyond our ability to repair the damage. The Lord in His mercy reached down to a broken and lost world and offered not only to rescue us from our broken state, but He offered us a place with Him in eternity. The choice seems simple. We can choose to reach up and take the hand of the one Who loves us, or we can remain broken and suffer the consequences. The Lord is gracious and longsuffering, but we are not assured of anything passed today. We must realize our brokenness and come to Him. Today is the day of salvation!

“As for me, I shall call upon God, and the Lord will save me” (Psalm 55:16).

Always Remember,

God Loves You!

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Learning to Lean on the Everlasting Arms

“The Eternal God is your Refuge, and underneath are the Everlasting Arms” (Deut. 33:27).

As we leave this year behind and venture into a new year full of uncertainties; we can count on the Promises of God we find in His Word. With the world around us is changing at an incredibly fast rate; with our nation moving in a direction we would not have believed possible; with the new challenges we may face in our personal lives: we can know that the Lord never changes and we can know that we can count on the Promises of God. The Bible is God’s love letter to us and it is said that there are some 8810 promises He made to us within the pages of this Book. We can see in this a love for us that provides for all our needs through all the promises made within. We can trust in His Word as David testifies to in the following verse:

“You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in Your Word” (Psalm 119:114).

The Lord loves us and has provided a way to rescue us from our fallen state so that we might be saved from eternal destruction and have Eternal Life. He sent His Beloved Son as the only possible answer to our hopeless condition. He left His home in Glory to die at Calvary to pay the sin debt and open the way to Heaven for all those who will come to Him by faith. It is the greatest promise we could ever hope for. He has promised this to us in the following verse:

“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16).

This great promise God has made to us cost Him greatly to provide. If we do not know the Lord; if we have not come by faith in Christ and His Sacrifice for our sins on the Cross, then coming into a new year with an uncertain future before us could certainly cause us some anxiety. The Lord’s promise to those that go His way is peace. Peace with God, and the Peace of God in the midst of all that is going on around us. The following verse promises the peace of God to His children:

“And the Peace of God, which passes all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:7).

As we walk out our lives by faith in Christ and what He accomplished at Calvary; we are kept by the peace of God. The Lord has also promised to provide for us.

“But my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in Glory” (Phil. 4:19).

The Lord watches over us in His loving care. The Lord’s care for us is seen in the many promises He has given us to comfort us and show us that He is our refuge and strength. The following is one of those promises:

“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand” (Isaiah 41:10).

And lastly, Jesus has promised to return for all those who love Him prior to the judgment of God on this world known as the Great Tribulation. He makes this very clear in the following verse:

“In My Father’s House are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto Myself; that where I am, there you may be also (the resurrection or Rapture of the church)” John 14:2,3).

So as we enter this new year, let us go forth in faith in the God that loves us and watches over us. We can walk out our lives knowing that the Creator of all things, the Lord of Glory, is watching over us. We are much blessed in knowing Him. He has saved us and made us sons and daughters of God. We have peace with God and the Peace of God. He provides for us in all our needs. And we are safe and secure in His loving care. And best of all: He is coming back to take us to Heaven and we will be with our Lord for eternity.

“It Is the Lord Who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed” (Deut. 3:18).

Always Remember,

God Loves You!

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A Christmas Poem

T’was the night before Christmas and all through the earth: people were greatly celebrating all because of a birth. A Savior had been born into the world in the past, and the Salvation He offers is hoped all would grasp. He offered His Life for those who would believe: all those who come by faith are those who receive. So, let us celebrate the true meaning and pray; because He left His home in Glory that all might be saved this day. (tq2021)

We celebrate the birth of our Lord at this time each year. He came into this world to save us from eternal separation from God. His love for us brought Him here to live as a Man – the God/Man. Our Creator became one of us to rescue His creation. We will never fully comprehend what it took for Him to leave His home in Glory. The Bible says the following regarding His First Advent:

“And being found in fashion as a man, He humbled Himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death on the cross” (Philippians 2:8)

All things were created by Him, but He humbled Himself and submitted Himself to the Will of His Father which was death on the Cross for the salvation of all those who will believe. Because of His love for us and His obedience to the Father, the Bible says the following:

“Wherefore God (the Father) has highly exalted Him and given Him a Name which is above every name: that at the Name of Jesus, every knee should bow….and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the Glory of God the Father” (Philippians 2:9-11).

Our Creator became our Savior with His great sacrifice at the Cross. And because of this God the Father has highly exalted Him and has given Him a Name above every name. He is Lord and every knee will bow before Him. The Glory of Christ is the Glory of the Father as well. Again, this is all due to Christ humbling Himself and becoming obedient to the will of the Father which was to sacrifice Himself on the Cross.

It was the Father’s will that mankind be redeemed from our fallen nature. The only way possible was by way of our God becoming Man, living among us and dying on a cruel Cross so that we might be forgiven and become a new creation; becoming sons and daughters of God, and co-heirs with Christ.

So this Christmas as we honor and celebrate the Gift of God’s only Begotten Son into this world, we mustn’t forget the reason He came; He came for us. That was His only reason for His coming into the world. That Baby in the manger was Emmanuel, God with us. The day of His birth was proclaimed by Heaven itself in a Heavenly host praising God and announcing the birth of our Savior and Lord, the King.

“And the Angel said unto them (the shepherds abiding in the field), fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord…..And suddenly there was with the Angel a multitude of the Heavenly host praising God, and saying ‘Glory to God in the highest, and on Earth peace, good will toward men'” (Luke 2:10,11,13,14).

We rejoice each Christmas because God our Savior was born into this world. He is Christ the Lord, and we, like the Heavenly host, say “Glory to God in the highest” for the love He has shown to us in humbling Himself and becoming obedient unto death on the Cross. We surely have been much blessed with the gift of God’s Son. Each Christmas, we remember and honor the great love the Father has for us in sending His Son into this world for us.

As Tiny Tim from the Dickens classic story, A Christmas Carol, exclaimed at the end: “God bless us, every one!” It is my prayer that the words of Tiny Tim might come true in the lives of all those who celebrate the coming of our Great King and Lord- Jesus Christ. That this Christmas the true meaning of His Coming will make this Christmas one we all will cherish forever. “God bless us, every one! Wishing you and your family a Merry and blessed Christmas!

“For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon His Shoulder: and His Name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6).

Always Remember,

God Loves You!

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A Prayer For Christmas

“Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation (sacrifice) for our sins” (1 John 4:10).

The Lord has blessed us with the gift of His Son, and we celebrate that gift on Christmas each year. The Lord left His home in Glory to live among us and teach us the things of God. But the reason He came was the Cross. He came to die for us on that Cross to pay the sin debt. Christmas is a reminder of the Lord’s great love for us in coming and sacrificing His life – all for us.

For those of us that know the Lord and truly understand the meaning of Christmas; it is our heart’s desire for all those that have not given their heart to the Lord to do so this Christmas. The best gift anyone could receive at Christmas is to come to understand the full meaning of His Coming. A verse of scripture familiar to most sums it up perfectly:

“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have Everlasting Life” (John 3:16).

The Lord’s gift to us of His Son cost Him greatly. His love for us sent His Son to the Cross at Calvary so that we might be forgiven and receive Eternal Life. He has done it all. He comes to each of our hearts by the way of the Holy Spirit that we might receive Him and all the goodness of God by way of His Grace. Grace that could only come to us by way of His Son and what He accomplished at the Cross. The Lord calls out to all those who will hear:

“Behold, I (Jesus) stand at the door (of our heart), and knock (patiently waiting): if any man hears My voice, and open the door, I will come into him, and I will sup (fellowship) with him, and he with Me” (Revelation 3:20).

The above scripture was written to the church in Laodicea which many scholars say not only represents the church of that time but also represents the end-time church that has grown cold toward the Lord. I believe it speaks to those in the end-time church who have lost their way and to all those who have never come to a saving knowledge of the Lord. He stands ready to forgive and embrace all those who will call upon His Name this Christmas. The Word of God makes this very clear in the following verse:

“For whosoever shall call on the Name of the Lord shall be saved” (Romans 10:13).

It’s a wonderful gift the Lord has given us. This gift that we celebrate and honor at Christmas is a display of His great love for us. This gift that cost the Lord so much to give us is for whomsoever will come to the Lord and receive the Grace given us due to Calvary. It is my wish, my prayer, and the prayer of all those who know the Lord and have experienced His great love for us; that those who do not know this wonderful life He offers us would come to Him this Christmas.

All I want for Christmas is for God’s love to be spread abroad in the hearts of all those who have not experienced His great love. As the Apostle Peter tells us: the result of coming to the Lord is “Joy unspeakable and full of Glory.” The life of faith is exciting one of fellowship with the One Who loved us and proved that love at Calvary. He waits at the door of our hearts. Blessed are those who receive Him. If you do not know the Lord; make this Christmas one you will never forget as you experience the love God has for you!

“For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon His Shoulder: and His Name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6).

Always Rember,

God Loves You!

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Difficult Times Are on the Horizon – We Must Have A Sure Foundation

In these difficult times, we may wonder if even the foundation of our society will remain in place. As the winds of increased lawlessness and uncertainty blow across our whole land; What are we to do? We hear the news and see things seemingly getting worse by the day. The things that are happening in our country are so foreign to us. We have been a nation blessed by God since our inception. What has happened to our country that the rule of law does not hold firm? Why are some willing to cast off our form of government and all the blessings that have been ours? The answer is that we have forgotten God. We have cast Him out of our public life and not brought up our children in the admonition of the Lord. What we see going on in our country and around the world lines up with what the Bible says things would be like just before His Coming. What are we to do?

When the wind blows, and there is a stronger wind coming, we will stand and not be swept away if our faith is in the Lord and His Word. In the following verse, the Lord likens the one who has placed his faith in the Lord and His Word to a man building a house on a sure foundation:

“He is like a man which built a house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock…” (Luke 6:48).

If we walk in the Knowledge and Grace of the Lord we will make it through. The Bible clearly shows us that the Lord is with us, protects us, and will see us through the difficulties of this life. If we belong to the Lord, He watches over us.

“And when the flood arose, the streams beat vehemently upon the house, and could not shake it: for its foundation was upon a rock” (Luke 6:48).

That rock is Christ. If we have our faith in Christ and Him Crucified, we can rest in the knowledge that we are on a sure foundation. The winds of end-time trouble may blow but we are secure in Him. The Lord’s Word says that leading up to His return, troubles will increase in frequency and severity. He has said that though the floodwaters come against our “house”, it will stand. This is a great promise in these troubled times.

“But he who hears, and does not (does not come in faith), is like a man without a foundation built a house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.” (Luke 6:49)

We may have things that come against us in this life that are hard to deal with. If we don’t have a firm foundation then these life events can weaken, or even destroy us. Today, we not only have these to deal with, but we have a changing world around us that is hard for us to understand. The Lord, of course, knew this and warned us of its coming, and provided a safe harbor for us. What happens if everything we know today, all that we have become accustomed to and count on changes overnight? We have seen our lives change pretty dramatically already. Many are wondering what will happen next. These are uncertain times. The Lord wants us to know that He is our sure foundation – our place of rest.

“I have said these things to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart, I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33)

We need to prepare for whatever is coming, both in our personal lives and in these end times. The Lord came to defeat the powers of darkness and He was victorious at the Cross. The church age is nearly over and the Lord will return to defeat the enemy and restore all things. Our sure foundation will keep us in these troubled times. We need only rest in the knowledge that the Lord knows all, has told us these times would come, and will keep us amid any trouble we may face in the coming days. He is our sure foundation as we await the day of His return ….. and what a day that will be!

What A Day That Will Be

There’ll be no more sorrow there, no more burdens to bear, no more sickness, no pain, no more parting over there. And forever I will be, with the One Who died for me. What a day, glorious day that will be.

Composed by James Vaughn Hill

Always remember,

God Loves You!

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Where Is This Way and Why Is it So Narrow?

“…Narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be who find it” (Matthew 7:14).

If we have spent much time in the woods we have undoubtedly come across a path left by those that had preceded us. We know that the wider the path the more traveled it has been by those that have come before us. The narrow path, or way, has been less traveled. The reason may be that it was not easy to find. Spiritually, if we take this less traveled path we will see where it will lead and why it is no traveled more.

Jesus said, “I am the Way.” He is the less-traveled path we come across in our journey through life. We have a choice to follow this way though less traveled, or choose a wider more traveled path. Most in the world today are on this wider path with the seeming safety of knowing that many others have chosen it in the past. This error in judgment will lead many to Hell. The less traveled way is the way of the Cross. Our introductory verse, the very words of Jesus, tells us that few find this way. Many want to know that they are on a well-traveled path and go this way following those that have come before them.

It is a way that seems right to the natural man. After all, most in this world would say that they try their best to live a good life, and because of this “good life,” if they do believe in Heaven, they expect to go there. They are traveling on the wide path and the Bible tells us that that leads to destruction.

“For wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leads to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat” (Matthew 7:13).

Why is this their end. Many have tried to live life honorably. Shouldn’t the good they have done afford them a place in Heaven? Many have gone this way living “good” lives expecting to receive from the Lord for the good they’ve done. The Bible makes it clear. “There is none righteous, no, not one.” We have a fallen nature and we are unable to live a life pleasing to the Lord. Sin is the problem. Due to the Fall in the Garden when Adam and Eve sinned against the Lord; all that came after them are born with a sin nature. So the question looms large for those who do not know this way; Where is this narrow way and how do we find it?

Jesus has told us that He is the “Way.” The only way! We are without hope if we are trusting in ourselves and our own efforts before a Holy and Righteous God. The Father saw our hopeless condition, and in His great love for us sent His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, to pay the sin debt that we might be forgiven and be brought into the family of God.

This life is all about choosing the right path, or way. When we come across and choose the narrow path that not many have chosen to walk on, we can know that we have chosen the right path and the Lord will be with us and guide us. We can know that we are on the right path because though narrow, it is well marked with the Blood of the Lamb that paid the price that we might come this way. So, where is this way and why is it so narrow. We find it by looking to the Cross and the price Jesus paid there for us. It is the narrow way because Jesus is the only way to God.

If you haven’t come this way, won’t you seek out this path today! There are blessings untold if we choose to go the Lord’s way. Those who have come this way down through the years would tell you that what they have found is forgiveness, mercy and grace, and “joy unspeakable and full of Glory.”

“You have made known Me the ways of Life; You will make me full of joy in Your Presence” (Acts 2:28)

Jesus went before us. He laid down His Life’s Blood along this path to show us the Way. This narrow way we are to walk resulted in His Resurrection, and as we stay on this path, will result in ours.

Always Remember,

God Loves You!

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