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Walking in the Spirit

“And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the Devil, who are taken captive by him at his will” (2 Timothy 2:26).

Who is the Apostle Paul talking about in our introductory verse. He is talking about believers who are trying to live the Christian life by their own strength and have drifted off into false doctrine. Many in the church have excepted false doctrine and have tried to gain victory over the world, the flesh and the Devil by what they do. In other words, they are counting on a strong will power or the Christian disciplines like prayer, Bible reading, fasting, or church attendance, to name a few, to give them victory in their lives. Although we should do these things, trusting in them for victory over sin in our lives will result in failure. It is the snare of the Devil.

What did the Apostle Paul mean by, “the share of the Devil”? He was talking about misdirected faith. If our faith is not exclusively in Christ and Him crucified then we will fail. It is impossible to walk out this Christian life in any other way but by faith. Again, the object of our faith daily must be Christ and His great sacrifice at Calvary. It is like an anchor to our soul. It will keep us on the narrow path. It will be much harder for us to be deceived because the Holy Spirit will be working in our lives in a powerful way to bring us the victory we seek.

Many are confused about what it means to walk in the Spirit. Romans 8:2 shows us the way. It says that the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus gives us victory over the Law of Sin and Death. Satan operates in the area of sin and death and if we do not go the way the Lord has shown us the result will be bondage to sin and a captive of Satan.

A Christian and captive of Satan? Yes, there are only two ways to walk out this life – in the strength of the Lord, or in our own strength. The Lord does not give us a stronger willpower when we become Christians. Our willpower is important in the sense that we must use to choose our path. Will it be by faith in the Cross completely, or will it be some mixed bag of faith plus works. It’s a decision each Christian is faced with.

When we first came to the Lord it was the greatest day of our lives. We were so grateful for our Salvation and loved the Lord supremely. We determined to follow Him in obedience. However, some time down the road, as it has happened to all of us, we failed the Lord. At this point we had a choice to make. Do we try harder – pray more, read the Bible more, etc? Or do we continue to place our faith in what brought us into the Kingdom of God in the first place which was faith in Jesus and His atoning work at Calvary. The later will bring us victory, the former defeat.

Again, if our faith is in anything other than Christ and Him crucified then we are any easy mark for the Devil. For those who do not walk out this Christian life by faith, the Devil will bring false doctrine and false ways to sanctification all because the believer that does not know the Word as he should. Remember, we came in by faith and we stay in by faith. Do not fall prey to Satan’s lies. He was a liar and deceiver from the beginning and preys on those that attempt to live their lives in any other way but the way of faith. Israel couldn’t keep the Law and neither can we. Law is synonymous with works (what we do). The Law was added to show that we could not obey it in our own strength. Jesus fulfilled the Law and we walk out this life by faith in Him. Paul said it well in the following verse:

“For the Law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did (faith in Christ and Him crucified will bring us the victory we seek); by the which we draw near unto God (the only way to draw near to God)” (Hebrews 7:19 commentary mine).

Always Remember,

God Loves You!

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In Fact, It’s Kept For You!

Just As I Am

O Lamb of God I come! I come!
I come broken to be mended
I come wounded to be healed
I come desperate to be rescued
I come empty to be filled
I come guilty to be pardoned
By the blood of Christ the Lamb

(Just As I Am – Composed by Charlotte Elliott in 1835)

As the new year approaches, many of us look to make changes in our lives – changes that will make our lives better. This coming year could be a time when we decide to make the best decision we could ever make to improve our lives not only for the present but for eternity. We can do this by placing our lives in the care of the One that loved us enough to give His life for us at Calvary. God asks only that we repent of going our own way and place our faith in the Lord Jesus and His great sacrifice for us at the cross. We are to depend on the Lord for all our needs.

We come to the Lord just as we are. We come in repentance and faith. When our faith is in the Lord the Bible tells us that we become a new creation. Our old life has passed away and everything becomes new. We receive the Holy Spirit Who indwells us as a “helper,” and we are changed by the power of God. The Holy Spirit will guide us into “all truth” as Jesus told His disciples just before His death. His sacrifice on the Cross paid the sin debt and allowed the Holy Spirit to come in a new way. We are kept by the power of God by faith as the following verse says:

“Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time” (1 Peter 1:5).

We now walk out our life by faith in Christ and what He accomplished on the cross. Our salvation is through faith from first to last. We are saved by faith and we are kept and changed by faith as we serve the Lord in our daily life. We are called to “fight the good fight of faith,” meaning that we are to keep our faith in Christ and Him crucified. When we do this the Holy Spirit will work within us and we will be willing and able to do God’s will in our lives as the following verse states:

“For it is God (through the Holy Spirit) which works in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure” Philippians 2:13

So, as we look to the new year, let us decide to choose Christ this year instead of resolving to keep resolutions we know we have been unable to keep in the past. We come to the Lord believing that He paid the price for the sin debt, and we are changed. The Lord will make the changes in us that are needed. Our part is to believe. As the Word says, “We are kept by God through faith.” If you haven’t come to the Lord in the past; Won’t you place your life in the care of the Lord this new year? He will watch over you as no other would, and He is only a prayer away!

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new” ( 2 Corinthians 5:17).

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Happy New Year!

[ With the publishing of this week’s article/podcast; The Here I Am, Lord blog has, to date, published over 220 articles on salvation, our daily walk with the Lord, the Baptism with the Holy Spirit, and prophecy. I thank the Lord and give him all the praise for the opportunity to share His Word. I want to thank all those who have faithfully read the articles and listened to the podcasts. I pray that the Lord would richly bless you and your family in the coming year. Tom Quinn – Tom Quinn Ministries – tqministries.com]

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Originally Published in 2022

A Christmas Poem

T’was the night before Christmas and all through the earth, people were celebrating 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 of Christmas, 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 Christmas Time Message

“Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a Son, and shall call His Name Immanuel” (Isaiah 7:14).

The above verse foretells the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ. The word “Immanuel” means “God with us.” We read in the Gospel of Matthew that the Angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph and said the following:

“And she (Mary) shall bring forth a Son, and you shall call His Name Jesus (Savior): for He shall save His people from their sins” (Matthew 1:21).

We celebrate the birth of Jesus at this time each year. He came to us as a babe in a manger, born of a virgin, and born in Bethlehem. The Old Testament Book of Micah foretold his birthplace and that He would be from everlasting, or in other words; “God with us” as the following verse from Micah states:

But you Bethlehem Ephratah, though you be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of you shall He come forth unto me Who is to be ruler in Israel. Whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting” (Micah 5:2).

The Old Testament had many prophecies that foretold the coming of Jesus. And as we celebrate the birth of Jesus at this time each year; we also witness the beginning of an incredible story, also foretold, that resulted in the crucifixion and Resurrection of the One that was born into this world specifically for that purpose. He came to die that we might live.

The miracle of the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ should be our focus as we celebrate Christmas this year. The Lord saw our need and left His home in glory to become man and dwell among us. This baby born in the manger in Bethlehem to a virgin was planned by the Godhead in eternity past as the following verse confirms:

“Who (Jesus) verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you” I Peter 1:20).

The Lord was foreordained by God to come as a babe in a manger to be our Savior. He did it all for you and me. This Christmas with all the holiday cheer and with all the wonder and beauty of Christmas, let us remember that that baby Who was born was “God with us.” Isaiah says the following about the child that was prophesied to be born:

“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).

He came that we might live. We must realize this and place our faith in the God that loved us and died on a cross to save us. He is our Savior and our Lord. Otherwise, If we miss the true meaning of Christmas; we miss out on the greatest gift we could ever receive!  As Christians, the Lord is not only with us but He is in us as walk out our lives: “Christ in you, the hope of glory.” It doesn’t get any better than that! Look to Him this Christmas and you will be truly blessed!

Unto Us A Son Is Born!

Have a Merry and Blessed Christmas!

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Hid From the Foundation of the World

Our Christmas Miracle

“And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world has been hid in God, Who created all things by Jesus Christ” (Ephesians 3:9).

What is the mystery hid from the beginning? The mystery, now revealed, is that God would become man, the God/Man, and die on a Cross for our sins. The Savior of the world would be born in a manger in Bethlehem and would live among us and sacrifice His Life that whosoever believes in Him shall have Eternal Life. The following familiar verse says it all:

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

Christmas is the celebration of God’s gift of His Son to mankind. This is the greatest miracle we could ever hope to receive and we have the opportunity every year at this time to acknowledge all the Lord has done for us and thank Him for reaching down in an incredible display of His Mercy and Grace.

The Salvation of mankind was planned by God from eternity past. It was revealed only when the Lord Jesus came as a Babe in the manger, lived among us, and died on the Cross. His purpose for coming was clear – He came that we should not perish, but have Everlasting Life.

As we gather together with our families at this time each year; His love for us should burn brightly in our hearts as we behold this baby born into a world that is hopelessly lost and in need of a Savior. He is that Savior who made that trip from Glory to save all those who embrace Him.

Those who lived before Christ came did not see the full plan of God for our Redemption. It was hidden in God. We are so blessed to see the full plan laid out before us and that full plan is Christ and Him crucified. The sin debt could not be paid until Christ paid it at Calvary. This was God’s eternal purpose even unknown to the Angels until it was revealed in Christ and made known through the church.

“To the intent that now unto the Principalities and Powers in Heavenly places (Righteous Angels) might be known by the church the manifold Wisdom of God. According to the Eternal purpose which He proposed in Christ Jesus our Lord (the church making known to the Angels the Wisdom of God not previously known by them)” (Ephesians 3:10,11 & ESB notes).

1 Peter 1:12 confirms that Angels desire to look into things regarding our Salvation which brings to mind just how precious our Salvation is. The church has been entrusted with the full Gospel. Through faith in Christ and His sacrificial death at Calvary we have boldness to approach God with confidence that we have been forgiven of our sins and welcomed into His very Presence as children of God.

“In Whom (Christ) we have boldness (all due to the Cross) and access (to the very Throne of God) with confidence by faith in Him (all due to Christ and the Cross) (Ephesians 3:12 & ESB notes).

That baby in the manger was a gift from the Father. He lovingly sent His only Begotten Son to be a sacrifice for all those that realize the enormous significance of what happened on that first Christmas some two thousand years ago. Jesus is our Christmas miracle.

“Behold, a virgin shall be with Child, and shall bring forth a Son, and they shall call His Name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us” (Matthew 1:23).

Merry Christmas!

Always Remember,

God Loves You!

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He suffered All He Did For Us

“…Who His own self bore our sins in His Own Body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto Righteousness: by whose stripes you were healed” (1 Peter 2:21).

As we approach Christmas this year; it is important for us to remember why the Lord came to live among us, and the suffering He endured on our behalf. The Lord submitted Himself to the terrible sufferings that culminated in His sacrificial death on the Cross. By His stripes we were healed. The following is commentary from Greek scholar Kenneth Wuest as he graphically describes what “by His stripes” entailed in the suffering the Lord endured, all for us.

” The Greek presents a picture of our Lord’s lacerated back after the scourging He endured at the hands of the Roman soldiers. The Romans used a scourge of cords, or thongs, to which were attached pieces of lead, brass, or small sharp-pointed bones. Criminals condemned to crucifixion were ordinarily scourged before being executed. The victim was stripped to the waist and bound in a stooping position, with his hands behind the back, to a post or pillar. The suffering under the lash was intense. The body was frightfully lacerated. The Christian martyrs at Smyrna about A.D. 155 were so torn by the scourges that there veins were laid bare, and the inner muscles and sinews, even the bowels, were exposed.

“The Greek word translated ‘stripes’ refers to a bloody wale trickling  with blood that arises under the blow. The word is singular, not plural. Peter remembered the Body of our Lord after the scouring, the flesh so dreadfully mangled that the disfigured form appeared in his eyes as one single bruise.

“Thus we have the portrait of the suffering Servant of Jehovah, His Blessed Face so pummeled by the hard fists of the mob that it did not look like a human face any more, His back lacerated by the Roman scourge so that it was one mass of open, raw, quivering flesh trickling with blood, His heart torn with anguish because of the bitter, caustic, malevolent words hurled at Him. On the bleeding, lacerated back was laid the Cross.

“Unsaved reader, this was for you, just as if you were the only person in the universe. The Lord Jesus died for you, in your stead, took your place on the Cross, paid your penalty, so that God could offer a Salvation from sin based upon justice satisfied.

“Will you not right now appropriate the Lord Jesus as your own personal Savior, trust Him to save you.

“And Saint, does not all this make you love the Lord Jesus more, soften and make more tender your heart? The Blood of Christ heals our sin in that He, by One Offering, put away sin forever,” (Kenneth Wuest)

I know this has been a very graphic depiction of all the Lord suffered, by I think it important that we remember, at this time of year when we celebrate the birth of our Lord, just why he came and how much He suffered – all for us. He came to sacrifice His Life on the Cross that we might be forgiven of our sins and be given “Newness of Life” in Him.

“But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement  of our peace was upon Him; and with His stripes we are healed” (Isaiah 53:5).

Always Remember,

God Loves You!

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The Answer Is in the Bible and May Surprise Many!

A man was asked if he thought that he would go to Heaven. He answered, “If there is a Heaven; I believe I will go there.” When pressed on why he believed he would go, he said that he would go to Heaven because he was good. That is the belief and hope of many when the subject of Heaven comes up. Many believe that the way they live their lives and the good things they accomplish during their life determine their final destination. While living a good life and doing good things are admirable goals and something we should all strive after; these things, in themselves, will not result in our going to Heaven.

What must be understood is that we have a fallen nature. If we were to be honest with ourselves, we know that we have failed to live a perfect life. Perfection is what the Lord requires to gain Heaven. So, even if we seek to live a morally good life, we will fall short of God’s standard for fellowship with Him and not gain access to Heaven when we die.

So, what are we to do? If we cannot live a life pleasing to the Lord; How can we gain Heaven? The answer is that we must realize the helpless condition that we are in and seek the Lord for His Mercy and Grace. We cannot, in ourselves, please the Lord and gain Heaven.

The Lord saw our lost condition and provided a way for us to have fellowship with Him. Jesus spoke of this way in John chapter 3 when He said, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again (spiritual birth), he cannot see the kingdom of Heaven.” What the Lord was saying was that just as a person is physically born and at that moment has life; we must be born again to have spiritual life, and see, or understand, the Kingdom of God.

The Bible says, before being born again, that we are dead in our sins. Once we understand our desperate condition, we can seek the Lord for His solution. His Mercy and Grace is the answer to our need. We are born again or quickened by faith in the Lord and the way He has provided.

“And you has He quickened (made alive spiritually), who were dead in trespasses and sins (totally lost).” (Ephesians 2:1)

The way the Lord provided for us was to send His Son, the Lord Jesus, to pay the price for our sin and to offer us “newness of life” by faith in Him and His great sacrifice at Calvary. We are “born again” into a new life (spiritually) when we come His way by faith. The Lord offers us this through His mercy and grace. It is a gift and noypt eaned. Jesus said the following regarding this way:

“I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life: no man comes to the Father, but by me.” (John 14:6)

In this one verse, Jesus tells us that He is the only way to the Father. There is no other. We are born spiritually when we place our faith in Him and His great sacrifice at the cross. This is the way to Heaven and the way to have fellowship with the Lord. It is the only way. Our sins are forgiven and the Lord sees us “in Christ”. His righteousness becomes ours. We become children of God by our faith in Jesus and His sacrifice on the Cross that paid for our sins.

“But as many, as received Him (Jesus), to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those that believe in His Name (Christ and Him crucified).” (John 1:12)

In summary, we are unable to please God and live a life that will result in us going to Heaven when we die. We must be born spiritually. We do this by placing our faith in Christ and Him crucified. It is at Calvary that the Lord paid the price for our sin. He offers us forgiveness and newness of life when we place our faith in Him. And we can know that we are going to Heaven, not by our goodness, but by the Lord’s mercy and grace. He saw our need and our helpless condition and provided a way for us to be saved; We are forgiven and will spend eternity with Him in glory. The Lord’s Word says it best:

“For by grace (unmerited favor) you have been saved through faith (in Christ crucified); and that not of ourselves (not earned): it is the gift of God.” (Ephesians 2:8)

We are saved by faith and we are kept by our faith in the Lord and the Lord’s sacrifice at Calvary. And through faith, we can know that we have eternal life and will be with our Lord in Heaven. We can know this by faith as the Apostle John tells us in the following verse of Scripture:

“These things have I written unto you who believe on the Name of the Son of God; that you may know that you have eternal life.” (1 John 5:13)

The Lord loves us and has reached down in His mercy and provided for us in our fallen state. Psalm 118:23 says it best: “This is the Lord’s doing; it is marvelous in our eyes.”

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Taking Up the Cross

“And He (Jesus) said to them all, If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me” (Luke 9:23).

The Cross is an offence to most because it reveals our utter lost state without the Lord. Most do not want to admit that, so our walk with the Lord in this world can be a lonely road. It is lonely only in the sense of people walking that road with us. There can be persecution. Families and friends may turn against us, but the Lord stands with us. Fellowship with the Lord is sweet. He will lead us down the road less traveled and bring us into His very Presence for Eternity.

We are the children of God, joint heirs with Christ, the People of God, and a friend of God. What could be better than this. So how do we walk this road aright fellowshipping with the Lord? We do it by denying ourselves. We are not talking about asceticism, which is the denial of all earthly pleasures, but a denial of our own ability to walk out a life of obedience to the Lord. We must walk out this life by faith in what He accomplished at Calvary. We must come to the realization that this journey cannot be made in our own strength, nor by our own efforts. Our way to victory is by trusting Him in every aspect of our lives.

In our introductory verse, the Lord is telling us that we must make the Cross (what He accomplished there) the object of our faith daily and live our lives by walking after the Spirit. We walk after the Spirit by placing our faith in Christ crucified daily. The Holy Spirit then will work mightily in our lives bringing us the victory we seek to walk out a life pleasing to the Lord.

The road can be lonely even within the church. Many believe that our sanctification comes about by what we do – meaning our works – in other words, faith plus works. This is not true. We cannot save ourselves and we cannot walk before the Lord in our own strength. The Christian disciples such as prayer, church attendance, reading the Bible, and fasting are important, but trusting in these for victory will result in failure.

The Holy Spirit will help us. Calvary made it possible for Him to come and indwell all believers. If we choose to not go the way of faith in the provision the Lord has provided, then we will not find victory and will live a defeated life. Not walking in the Spirit is the ultimate lonely road that we need not walk. Jesus said, “Follow Me.” His way is the Cross. Our way is by the Cross. We may experience the lonely road due to few being on it, but it is a road of, “joy unspeakable and full of Glory” as we walk it out in the presence and power of the Lord. He will guide us and be our ever present help on this road that leads to an eternity in the Presence of the Lord.

I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go, I will guide you with My eye” (Psalm 32:8).

Always Remember,

God Loves You!

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For a Love That Reached Down to a Lost and Dying World

“This is the Lord’s doing and it is marvelous in our eyes” (Psalm 118:23).

Our Salvation is all of the Lord. Our part is to come by faith and believe in what the Lord has already provided. Our Father, out of His great love for us, sent His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, to rescue us from the sure destruction that would come upon us if left to our own ways. We were dead spiritually and could not climb out of the fallen condition we found ourselves in.

The Lord not only paid the price for our sins, but He draws us to Himself by His Holy Spirit. Left on our own we would not come to the Lord. We are in a fallen condition and unable to come His way on our own. Jesus said, “You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you.” The Lord finds us; not the other way around. He finds us by the convicting and drawing power of the Holy Spirit. We have a free will and can turn away from the Lord’s drawing, but Jesus’ point was that the call of God on an individual is initiated by the Lord.

Many say that they came to the Lord, or they found or accepted the Lord, which is true in part, but the Lord is the One Who showed them the way to come to Him in repentance and faith. When we do come into the Salvation He so graciously provides, 1 Corinthians tells us all the changes that take place when we are born again or born of the spiritual: “But you are washed, but you are sanctified, but you are justified in the Name of Jesus.” Incredibly, we are washed by the Blood of Jesus cleansing us from our sins. We are sanctified which refers to our being set apart for the Lord. We are justified which means we are declared not guilty of sin. And having been born again, washed, sanctified, and justified; the Lord is not through blessing us.

O taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who trusts in Him” (Psalm 34:8).

We are so blessed to know the Lord. We are children of God and joint heirs with Christ. The Apostle Paul explains this in his Epistle to the Romans. He says “The Spirit itself (Himself) bears witness with our spirit that we are the Children of God, and joint heirs with Christ..” The Apostle John explains it further when he writes, ” Beloved, what manner of love the Father has for us that we shall be called the sons of God….. Beloved now we are the sons of God, and it does not yet appear what we shall be, but we know that when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is.”

We have much to give thanks to the Lord for. He has done it all and it is “marvelous in our eyes.” We know that the Earth is not our home, we are just passing through. We await our home in Heaven where we will see the One Who died for us so that we might live in eternity with Him with all the glorious blessings the Lord has prepared for us.

Yes, we have much to be thankful for. The Lord’s love for us is like a brightly shining beacon showing us the way into His very presence. How can we not hearken to the call of the Lord and fall on our knees in thanksgiving to our great God? He is calling out today in His great love for all those who are so in need of His Salvation.

Those of us who know the Lord are blessed beyond all that we could ever imagine. Our future is bright as the Lord has great blessings in store for those who love Him and have come His Way. The following words from the song* express every child of God’s desire to see Jesus which is the greatest blessing awaiting us: “What a day that will be when my Jesus I will see. When I look upon His face the One Who saved me by His Grace.” As we walk out our lives, the Holy Spirit will lead us and bring us to an eternity in the Presence of the One who loves us with an everlasting love.

“Enter His gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto Him, and bless His Name. For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting; and His truth endureth to all generations” (Psalm 100:4,5).

*What a Day That Will Be – Composed by Jim Hill

Always Remember,

God Loves You!

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A Thanksgiving Message for All!

A Call to Worship The Lord For His Goodness

Thanksgiving is upon us and we have much to be grateful for. Chief of which is that we have a God that watches over us for our good. He has blessed us with our very lives and has blessed us with all the beauty around us. But above all, He has rescued us from our fallen condition and has done so in a most incredible way.

We were lost to our own fallen natures due to original sin and unable to help ourselves. Without the Lord’s intervention, we were headed for judgment for our sins, and eternal separation from God in Hell. These are strong words but accurate according to the Bible.

Satan has done all He can to turn people away from the Salvation that the Lord has lovingly provided for all those that will come to Him in repentance and faith in the Salvation He has provided.

The dictionary’s definition of salvation is preservation from harm, ruin, or loss. We are certainly in harm’s way if we do not know the Biblical Salvation offered by the Lord. Ruin is assured for those that do not turn to the Lord during the lifetime the Lord has blessed us with. And loss is not a strong enough word for what will be suffered by those that reject God and His way. The result will be complete separation from God and His blessings and an eternity of suffering in Hell.

Well, some might say that this is to strong a message for Thanksgiving, but I disagree. Many will go through the day celebrating with family and enjoying a turkey dinner with barely a thought of just how grateful we should be for all the Lord has done for us.

The Lord sent His Son to die on a cruel Cross so that we might be saved. If there ever was an extreme measure taken to accomplish something, then this act of the Lord in sending His Son to die for us must top the list. We are saved by His Mercy and Grace alone. And we should be thankful every day of our lives.

What many do not realize is that the Gospel is not only an invitation, but also an ultimatum from the Lord. The Gospel of John shows us the heart of God in the following verse: “ For God so loved the world that He gave His only Begotten Son, that whomsoever believes in Him should not perish, but have Everlasting Life.” So there it is: Except the loving gift of Eternal Life through Christ, or perish.”

This article may seem hard-hitting but the Bible tells us that the judgment of God is soon coming on the world and we can only be in one of two camps. We can be saved by the Blood Jesus shed for us at the Cross, or we can reject the Lord’s loving offer and face the judgment to come.

So, on this Thanksgiving Day, it is my prayer that everyone reading this would realize the Grace that has been offered to us by our loving God, and thank Him for the “gift” that cost Him so much to provide. “We give thanks with a grateful heart! We give thanks to the Holy One.” The following verse says it well:

“Enter His gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto Him, and bless His Name. For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting; and His truth endureth to all generations” (Psalm 100:4,5).

Prayer Changes Things

The Lord wants us to come to Him with all our needs. Prayer requests can be left on the comments page of this website.

“For the eyes of the Lord are on the Righteous, and His ears are open unto their prayers…” (1 Peter 3:12).

The Lord hears our prayers and is faithful to answer.

Always Remember,

God Loves You!

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