Tag: Are You In Need of Cleansing?

²⁰ Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me. ~ Revelation 3:20

So many have watered down the Scriptures and led others away. We no longer teach that you can’t love God unless you follow His commands. You can’t know His commands if you don’t have a relationship with Him. And you can’t have a relationship with Him unless you seek one. Look at what Jesus said; He’s standing at the door, knocking and calling out to you. He’s waiting for you to answer Him. Why?

Because He already did His part. He gave up everything, including His life, so that you may live. He truly loves you and wants you to have Eternal Life. He took your sin on Himself. It’s now your turn. You have to choose Him. You have to open the door to your heart and let Him in. All you have to do is repent, and you will be set free.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Take Your Turn.

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⁴ Whoever says ‘I know Him’ but does not keep His commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him, ⁵ but whoever keeps His word, in him truly the love of God is perfected. By this we may know that we are in Him: ⁶ whoever says he abides in Him ought to walk in the same way in which He walked. ~ 1 John 2:4-6

According to John, it’s not enough to just say that you love Jesus. In fact, you can’t even say that you know Him unless you follow Him. John goes as far as to call anyone who says they know Jesus but doesn’t follow Him and walk in His ways a liar. In our world today, so many people claim to love God. They thank Him at all the award shows. They talk about being blessed by Him in their music, but they live their lives as if He doesn’t even exist.

As we just read, John states that you don’t know God if you live in sin. He doesn’t say if you mess up but keep getting up and fight to overcome your sin. He says that if you live in sin, just give in to it and make it your norm, then you don’t even know God. So, here’s a thought, how can you love someone that you don’t even know? How can you have a relationship with someone you’ve never met?

The return of Christ is right around the corner. Don’t let Him come back to find you still wallowing in your filth. Run home to your Heavenly Father. Let Him wash you clean and cleanse you from all unrighteousness. He already paid the price; all you have to do is accept it by repenting of your sins and confessing that Jesus Christ is LORD.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Leave Your Filth.

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⁶ [Love] does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. ~ 1 Corinthians 13:6.

Love doesn’t rejoice in wrongdoing; it can’t accept wrongdoing. Love can only abide in the Truth. So, we can’t say God loves me; therefore, He will never punish me for my sins. Because Jesus didn’t just say, ‘I love you, go and live your life.’ Jesus said, ‘I love you, now abide in my love or you will abide in my wrath. It’s your choice.’

See, even though God’s steadfast love never ceases, at some point in time, the Last Judgment will happen. It’s not because God hates you, but because you chose to live your life outside of His never-ending, steadfast love that never ceases. We’re each given a certain amount of time on this earth, and what we do with that time is up to us. Don’t waste the time you’re given. You never know when your time may come to an end.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Abide in the Love of God.

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^19b And I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy. ~ Exodus 33:19

Honestly, at face value, this statement sounds rather harsh. In fact, it almost sounds sinister, but when you actually look at who God is and how He works, you understand that it isn’t harsh or sinister at all. God sets in place rules for the entire Universe to abide by, and there are consequences to breaking God’s rules.

Now, if we repent, He promises us that He will have mercy on us. This is why He says He will show mercy on whom He will show mercy because not everyone humbles themselves before Him. Why? Because not everyone repents. Today is the day of Salvation; tomorrow is promised to no man, no woman, no teen, no child. Tomorrow is promised to no one. Today is the only day you have to repent. Don’t take it for granted because tomorrow may never come.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Grasp Salvation Today.

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^27b … it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment. ~ Hebrews 9:27b

When I was a child, it seemed like Christmas came every two years. Now, it seems like Christmas comes every six months. You can hardly put away Christmas decorations when we are hauling them out again. And now, with the time just flying by, it is easy to keep putting off your relationship with God without realizing, “Oops, you’re out of time.”

Today is the day of repentance; tomorrow is promised to no man, or woman, or child.

That is why it is so extremely important that you understand that we only have this one opportunity to get it right. I cannot stress that enough.

We only have one chance at the life we’re given, and our lives aren’t long. Each generation seems to die younger and younger. We’ve got one chance to live our lives for Christ. One opportunity to reach as many lost souls as possible.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Take Your One Opportunity.

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¹⁹ So he departed from there and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen in front of him, and he was with the twelfth. Elijah passed by him and cast his cloak upon him. ²⁰ And he left the oxen and ran after Elijah and said, “Let me kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you.” And he said to him, “Go back again, for what have I done to you?” ²¹ And he returned from following him and took the yoke of oxen and sacrificed them and boiled their flesh with the yokes of the oxen and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he arose and went after Elijah and assisted him. ~ 1 Kings 19:19-21

The Chicken and the Pig were passing a church on a country road, where they saw a sign reading:

Charity meals for the poor, please contribute.

“Sounds like a worthy cause; let’s contribute a ham-and-egg breakfast.” Said the Chicken to the Pig.

“Madam, for you that would be a contribution, for me a total commitment.” Responded the Pig, thoughtfully.

When we follow Jesus, it can’t just be a contribution. It has to be a total commitment. We can’t follow Jesus and follow science because it’s more updated, as well as the Buddhist teachings for zen, or any other teaching. We can only follow one at a time. We can’t follow Jesus as well as other people. There is only one Good Shepherd. There can only be one shepherd leading the sheep. You can only have one God.

When we say we are Christians and we follow Christ, we have to follow Him with everything in us. We have to give Him our all. We can’t give Him a half offering like Cain. We have to give Him our very best. God is a jealous God. Why? We are His bride. If He wasn’t jealous of us cheating on Him with sin, there would be a problem.

Christianity is a relationship. It’s all or nothing.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Give All.

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¹The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds; there is none who does good. ~ Proverbs 14:1

We often quote this verse when speaking to or about people who don’t believe in God, but is that really what Solomon is talking about? On the surface, we could say a fool is anyone who believes that there is no God. But let’s take a closer look at what the verse says, ¹The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” The fool says in his HEART, not his mind. We can say we believe that there is a God. We can even say that we believe in the one and only God. The God of Israel, but that doesn’t mean that we have not said in our heart there is no God.

See, from our heart comes our actions. If our actions are sinful and evil, then our heart says that there is no God. There is no punishment, no judgment for our sins. We were all once fools, even if we grew up in Church. Even if we were never atheists, we were all once sinners. It’s not about what you say; it’s about the way you act. The way you live your life. So, if we don’t want to live as fools, then we must live our lives for Christ. We have to live as Christ lived His.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Live As Christ.

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²⁶ the rock badgers are a people not mighty, yet they make their homes in the cliffs; ~ Proverbs 30:26

Solomon attributed the rock badgers home building skills as the reason they are wise. We are no different. Jesus said the wise man builds his house upon the rock. Jesus is the rock. Therefore, those who build their house on Jesus are wise.

Because that sturdy foundation cannot be moved, they will stand firm in trials and tribulation. They will rely on Jesus, and they will not be moved, but those that refuse to build on Jesus, He will become a stumbling stone for them. He will be offensive to them. Jesus will either be the rock that makes you or the rock that breaks you.

Building your life on Jesus is easy. All you have to do is accept His free gift of freedom by repenting for your sins and asking Him to be LORD of your life. Jesus already did the heavy lifting; all you have to do is believe.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Build As A Rock Badger.

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²⁴ Four things on earth are small, but they are exceedingly wise: ²⁵ the ants are a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer; ~ Proverbs 30:24

Solomon wasn’t talking about physical food; he was talking about spiritual food. Our spiritual food is a little complicated. First, it is the Word of God. The Word of God is the literal word that God speaks, but it is also Jesus. Jesus is the bread of life. So, dwelling in the literal Word of God, The Bible, as well as spending time with Jesus, is the beginning of gaining wisdom.

See, the ants don’t wait until the winter is here to gather their food. What am I talking about? They don’t wait for temptation, tribulation, hardships, pain, suffering, grief, or tragedy to come. They prepare their food; they store it up from summer. They store up the Word of God inside of them so that when trials come, they have food. They won’t grow hungry and starve. They won’t be choked out by the weeds that grow up next to them. They’ll overcome and receive that crown of life.

On that Great and Glorious Day, when we all stand before the throne of God, those that take heed from the ants will be the ones to hear the words, ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. Enter in.’ All you have to do is accept Jesus’ free gift of Salvation and then follow Him.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Gather Like The Ants.

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⁴ “You will not surely die,” the serpent said to the woman. ⁵ “For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” ~ Genesis 3:5-6

Satan had successfully separated the woman from the covenant relationship of God, caused doubt to rise in her mind, then boldly called God a liar by perverting the Word of God. And he does that same thing even today.

Did God really say that? Did God really say that? Satan successfully separates us from God by getting us to question if what God said is true. And he does this by using sin, specifically three root sins.

1. 1. Lust of the Eyes
   2. Lust of the Flesh
   3. Pride of Life

The only way we can know what God says and if what He says is true is if we build a strong foundation with the LORD. We have to spend time in prayer, worship, and reading our Bible. This is the only way we will build our faith, and therefore the only way we will overcome the enemy’s attacks.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Know God.

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