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Proclaim the Good News

4 We must work the works of Him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work. 5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. ~ John 9:4-5

Jesus said that He and His disciples had to work the works of Him who sent Him. We, too, must work the works of Jesus, for the night is coming. The times are evil, and no one listens to our message anymore.

Christians no longer believe that the Great Commission is for them but for the Pastor alone. We only have a short time on this earth to achieve the maximum produce. And if so, we had better start working and doing what Jesus told us to do.

Go ye into all the world and proclaim the Good News.

This Christmas, let us proclaim to every tribe and every nation starting with our own. Let us win souls for the LORD.

Heavenly Father, thank You that You allow us to be a part of what You are doing. Help us to be bold in proclaiming the Good News. Open the spiritual eyes of those who are not serving You, and call them to Yourself. In Jesus Name, amen.

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Follow The Paved Way

18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. ~ Matthew 1:18

Notice, the angel told Joseph that the child that was conceived in her was from the Holy Spirit and not by the Holy Spirit. There was no actual sexual contact there as in Greek Mythology when the gods would come down and procreate with human women to produce children.

Jesus always was and will always be. He existed as the Word of God from eternity past, but when Mary was found to be with child, that Word became flesh or became a human being, as John’s Gospel declares.

We don’t serve a half-man, half-god. We don’t serve a demi-god. We don’t serve a man who became God. We serve the one and only true God who became flesh. Who came to earth as a baby that He might live as a man and overcome as a man so that we can then overcome through Him. Our God is unlike any other god. He is the God of gods. The King of kings. The LORD of lords. There is none like Him.

So be encouraged today. You don’t overcome on your own strength, but through the strength of Almighty God who paved the way.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Follow The Paved Way.

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Return to Your Heavenly Father

16 For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. ~ John 3:16

God loves everyone, but not everyone returns to the Father to receive their free gift of eternal life. So, yes, His love for us is Eternal. Psalms 136. It’s unconditional. Romans 5:7-8. But His love can only do so much.

His love is what allows us to return to Him and receive salvation, but His love for you won’t save you if you don’t come to Him. Just as the prodigal son couldn’t receive food, shelter, water, life without returning to his father, neither can we receive Eternal Life without returning to our Heavenly Father.

God’s love alone won’t save you. You have to make the conscientious decision to accept His love and abide in His love. Otherwise, we will remain outside of His love.

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Be More Than Conquerors

37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. ~ Romans 8:37

We have been set free from the yoke of slavery of sin and have been granted the status of sons and daughters of God Almighty. So, we no longer have to give in to sin; but instead, we can overcome sin through Christ Jesus, for we overcome through the Blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony according to Revelation 12:10-11. We are not overcome, but we overcome through Christ Jesus, for we are more than conquerors. We are sons and daughters of God Most High.

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Seek Your Escape Route

1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God-this is your true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is-His good, pleasing and perfect will. ~ Romans 12:1-2

You were once a part of the world. You were once filled with sin. You were once a drunk. You were once an adulterer. You were once a liar. You were once a thief. You were once a homosexual. You were once a sinner. But that’s not who you are anymore.

The world will try to tell you that your past is your identity. Your own mind will try to tell you that your past is your identity, but it’s not once you accept Jesus. Once you accept that free gift of salvation, then you will see your true identity. The identity God intended you to have. I’m not saying that from that moment on, you will never be tempted again by these sins, and you will be perfectly happy. I’m not saying that.

I’m saying that it’s gonna take some work. Why? Because Paul tells us, we have to renew our minds. We have to change the way we think. There is no sin known to man that does not start with an idea or a thought. There’s a choice in everything, whether we see it or not. We have to allow the Holy Spirit to open our spiritual eyes that we may see our escape route.

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Call the Mediator

25 If someone sins against a man, God will mediate for him, but if someone sins against the LORD, who can intercede for him? ~ 1 Samuel 2:25b

If we offend man, God will intercede for us, but if we offend God, who can intervene for us? For who can deliver out of His hand? We get so caught up in being friends with the world that we willingly offend God. We willingly slap Him in the face on behalf of the world.

Why does this matter? God is a loving, forgiving God. Let me just be straight and upfront. Jesus is coming back real soon. And there is a right way, and there is a wrong way to live. I suggest you find the right way so that when Jesus comes back, He will find you doing what you ought to be doing because who can deliver out of His hand? Who can protect you from His wrath? Who can undo your sins and pay your debt to Him?

So, the question is, are you doing what you ought to be doing? Are you on the right path? Are you ready for Jesus’ return? If not, you can be. All you have to do is ask, Jesus already did the heavy lifting. He died and paid the price so that you didn’t have to. He has become our mediator between man and God. It’s not too late. As long as your heart is beating in your chest, there is hope.

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Raise the Bar

17 Therefore go out from their midst, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch no unclean thing; then I will welcome you, 18 and I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty. ~ 2 Corinthians 6:17–18

We are no longer to mimic the things of this world or to participate in them. What am I talking about? I’m talking about being a Christian. Living a life of holiness. Not making excuses about Jesus is the only Holy One. Or Jesus is the only one who is good. Or no one is perfect except for Jesus.

No! We Strive for Holiness. We might not achieve it, but it’s not for the lack of trying. We ought not to accept anything less. Strive for perfection. Strive for holiness and stop the excuses. God said we are to be holy just like He is holy.

If we set the bar just to accept salvation, what happens if you miss it? You’d miss salvation altogether. You’d be condemned to Hell for all eternity separated from God Almighty. But if you set the bar at perfection and you miss that perfection, you’ll still land among righteousness. You can never aim too high for God to help you to reach.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Raise the Bar.

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Find What is Right

12 There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death. ~ Proverbs 14:12

There are things we might count as acceptable and not really that important. You might even make the excuse, “Oh, God understands.” But that’s just our carnal nature talking. Because God understands alright. He understands that there is a way that seems right, but its end is death.

Those same things that might not be important to us, or might seem acceptable enough, you know they’re not too bad, those same things just might be of utmost importance and totally unacceptable to God. Therefore, you better find out what seems right unto God, who will judge and award accordingly.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Find What is Right.

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Live As New

9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. ~ 1 John 1:9

So, if your sins are forgiven, you are also cleansed, and if you are cleansed, you are also free, which means you will be miraculously transformed into a saint. So, live like it. Live like you are forgiven. Live like you’re cleansed. Live like you’re free.

Why does it matter? Because if God has forgiven you, and you no longer do the things you used to do or say the thing you used to say, you are no longer the same person; you are now a new creature in Jesus Christ. You are a Saint of God.

Why? Because we must become a new creation so that we might win others. The world cannot lead the world to the Truth. The blind cannot lead the blind to the Promised Land. The ignorant cannot teach the ignorant. We have to put off our old self and become a new creation in Christ Jesus that He might dwell in us and lead the lost to Himself through us.

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Seek the Light

1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. 3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day. ~ Genesis 1:1-5

Isn’t it interesting how it never says God created the darkness? It’s like the darkness always existed… So, to counteract that darkness, God created light. Darkness is what everything is born into because darkness is the lack of light, and God is light.

No matter how good we think we are, all have sinned and fallen short. All are born of sin. All need repentance. Therefore all are born in darkness, just like Heaven and earth in the very beginning. But just like God created light to break the oppression of darkness over Heaven and earth, He sent the light (Jesus) to earth to break the oppression of darkness over us.

He didn’t leave us in the dark; God Himself got off of His throne and came to earth so that we could have light. The light that can’t be overcome by darkness. The light that brings life. The light that makes a way where there is no way. The light that wasn’t created in the beginning but was from before the beginning. A greater and better light than the light spoken into being on that first day. The light that is literally God incarnate. Don’t miss your opportunity to leave the darkness.

Don’t miss your opportunity to be free and have life everlasting. Today is the day of Salvation; tomorrow is promised to no man. So seek God while He can still be found. Don’t let fear and shame deceive you; there’s no amount of darkness that is too dark for God to overcome. He’s already overcome the world. He’s already paid your debt. He’s already gone to the cross and taken your pain and suffering upon Himself. He’s already done the heavy lifting. All you have to do is accept His free gift of Salvation.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Seek the Light.

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