Jesus defeated sin!

 When Adam sinned, he separated himself and Eve from GOD. Up until that point, GOD had walked with them and they had a living close relationship with GOD.

Through sin, death entered the world and also the need for laws and atonement.

Now when Jesus came to this earth, firstly, He was not born of a human man, but He was born of GOD through a virgin birth.

In other words, in Him there was and is no sin.  Not only that, but although tempted by Satan, Jesus never sinned.  

So when Jesus was sentenced to death, He went to the cross sinless and blameless.  He became the living LAMB of GOD.  Sinless and blameless He took all of our sins onto that cross. Our sins, present, past and future were nailed to that cross with Him and the wrath of GOD was poured out upon Him.

Then, in a final act on earth, Jesus gave up His soul and died.  

Three days He lay dead in that tomb.  Then in order to demonstrate His Deity, Jesus conquered death and rose from it.  Appearing to various people on earth for a further forty days, before He finally ascended into Heaven to sit at the right Hand of GOD our FATHER.

Thus Jesus overcame not only sin, but Jesus did what the law could never do.  Jesus gave us redemption.  The law can never redeem us.  Only our acknowledgement of our sin, our belief in Jesus as our Lord and Saviour and our confession of this truth can redeem us and give us an eternity to spend in the company of our CREATOR GOD.

The alternative is eternity in the lake of fire - hell!

You can choose today, Heaven - or hell.  You have free will and you can decide.  That is our gift from GOD.  HIS grace and our free will.

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, I thank YOU for YOUR grace.   I choose admission of guilt as a sinner, belief in my only Saviour - Jesus Christ and I confess this truth with my mouth today.  Amen.

Stay truly GOD blessed today!

We work for GOD!

We are made according to the will of GOD.  We are not random nor accidental, and our life only comes from GOD.  So we shall work and we shall labour.  But this is all for GOD.  We are born with nothing and we take nothing to our graves except our bodies.

But in everything we do, we should give all the glory to GOD.  If we work to enrich ourselves and we do not give glory to GOD, we labour in vain.

So today, let us give thanks to GOD that we are able to work and we are able to give the glory to our FATHER in Heaven.

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, I thank YOU that I am able to work.  Let all my efforts be to YOUR glory.  I pray this in the Holy name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay truly GOD blessed today!

A new creation!

 C

The love of the LORD!

 When we are called according to the purpose of GOD, do we always respond positively?

And the answer should always be yes. Although, sadly, more often than not, the answer is no.

We cannot fathom the plans that our FATHER has for us, for this world, for the universe.  Our GOD is greater than anything we could or would ever imagine.  We simply do not grasp the magnitude of power that our FATHER has or we would constantly be in fear and trembling at the very thought of being in HIS bad books.

So that already tells us that we simply do not understand the mysterious ways of our FATHER.

But sometimes, we get a small insight into how GOD puts things together.  And if you took all the odds on the sequence of events that happen to put the right people together to do good in the name of our FATHER, you would probably have a better chance of winning the lottery.

Our GOD has a perfect plan for our lives and all that we have to do is to pray that HIS will be done on earth and not ours.

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, I thank YOU for YOUR grace and favour.  I thank YOU for YOUR perfect plan, which is so much better than anything I could ever devise.  I thank YOU in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay truly GOD blessed today!

The Spirit of the LORD!

Jesus was always coming to this earth.  When GOD created the world, HE had a master plan.  And that plan was always going to be perfect.

Nothing that GOD does is random or coincidental.  

Adam sinned and separated mankind from GOD.  Adam sinned and brought earthly death to this world.  Until that point, man was destined to live and walk with GOD.  From that sin, we are all born sinful.

All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of GOD.  None, not one is righteous.  Adam was made in the image of GOD.  And unfortunately, we are offspring of Adam, not of GOD.

So Jesus was sent to this earth to save us from our sins.  Jesus was born of a virgin so that He did not carry the seed of Adam.  

And long before Jesus was born, the prophet Isaiah wrote about the coming of Jesus.  The Messiah.  The Saviour of this world.  

This all shows how GOD planned to have a mechanism, a way to get us into an eternal life with HIM. 

In order to use the plan GOD has put in place for us, there are three things that we have to do. 

Firstly, admit that we are sinners.

Secondly - believe in Jesus Christ.

Thirdly, call upon the name of Jesus and confess this truth with our mouths.

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, thank YOU that YOU have a plan for our lives.  Thank YOU that YOU knew that I was a sinner long before I was born.  Thank YOU for YOUR grace and favour in giving me the faith that I have in YOU.  I thank YOU in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay truly GOD blessed today!

 What a lot of people do not realize is that when a person assumes a position of power in a country, they will one day, answer to GOD. 

This is a really terrifying thought when you think about the way a lot of people govern countries.

GOD will judge those who make unjust laws.  And there will be no one to help these people.

People in positions of power will answer for the  withholding of justice, for making widows their prey, and for robbing the fatherless.

GOD wants people in positions of power to rule honestly, being just to all.  Being fair and equitable.  And it is quite a worrying trend that today people seem to assume positions of power with impunity and the only intention that they have in doing so, is to enrich themselves and and their families.

So where does that leave you and I?  We are called upon to forgive those who sin against us, AS GOD FORGIVES US!

Prayer:  Heavenly FATHRER today I pray that I am able to forgive those who sin against me, as YOU forgive me FATHER.  I pray this in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay truly GOD blessed today!

Prince of Peace!

Jesus is the Way.  Jesus is the Truth and Jesus is the Life.  Without belief in Jesus, we have no way to enter into eternity with our FATHER in Heaven.

We are going to live for an eternity.  But we need to choose the right way.  And the only way is through Jesus.  

It is often thought that we should not judge others.  And that is absolutely correct.  We cannot judge anyone for the Bible clearly tells us that "All have fallen short of the glory of GOD".

All have sinned.  No amount of good works is going to save us.  Nothing we can do in our own strength is going to save us.  There simply is no way to enter into Heaven of our own accord.

The only way is to accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and our Saviour.  Our belief in Jesus, our faith in Him and our trust that Jesus is the Son of the FATHER, our CREATOR GOD, is the only way to enter Heaven.

So this all sounds so harsh.  What about all the religions that do not have Jesus?  And this is a valid thought.  Would a loving GOD really condemn all these to an eternity of Hell?  Quite simply no, GOD would not do that.  So HE sent HIS only Son to redeem us. And we all have the free will to believe in Jesus.  

So if you choose not to believe in Jesus, that is your free will - given to you by GOD.  And you can choose not to accept Jesus.  And you will live for eternity.  But not with GOD.

So today, as harsh as this sounds, if you do not choose Jesus, you will not enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.  This is not my judgement.  This is written in the Bible.  And Jesus told us.  HE is the only way to the FATHER.  No one comes to the FATHER except through the Son.

Prayer:  Heavenly FATHER, today I pray that a everyone accepts Jesus Christ as their Lord and their Saviour.  I pray this in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay awesomely GOD blessed today

 

The Majesty of our GOD YAHWEH!

We simply cannot imagine the GLORY of GOD!  Every prophet who wrote about the vision of GOD describes the absolute wonder and majesty associated with the sight of GOD.

Personally, I think we will not be able to stand in the presence of GOD.  I believe we will be on our faces before HIM.

The mere presence of GOD will be enough to knock us off our feet.

I also believe that we will feel the power, the holiness, the righteousness, the goodness and might of GOD when we enter into HIS presence.

The thought of being in the presence of GOD should be enough for all children of GOD to want to be sinless when we get there.  And on our own and of our own, that is impossible.  

We need to have accepted Jesus Christ.  Our mediator.  Our Redeemer.  The One who took our sins onto a cross so that our FATHER could pour out HIS wrath on. 

And on that cross, our sins, past present and future were washed as clean as snow.  We are made pure through the sacrifice of our sinless Saviour. 

However, if we do not admit that we are sinners.  if we do not believe in Jesus Christ, if we do not confess this, we simply cannot be saved.  And everyone will give an account of his life to GOD.

Do you want to be in the presence of GOD blameless or convicted?  The choice is yours to make.

Prayer:  Heavenly FATHER, I thank YOU that I believe in Jesus Christ as my Lord and my Saviour.  I thank YOU that I can confess to YOU freely that I am a sinner.  I thank YOU FATHER for YOUR grace and favour.  I thank YOU in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay truly GOD blessed today!

 

Stop trusting in man!

 We should not trust in our own strengths or our own abilities.  We need to trust in one thing only - our FATHER in Heaven.

Our FATHER is completely trustworthy.  HE always keeps HIS promises.  GOD will never leave us nor forsake us.  We are HIS children and HE loves us dearly.

GOD wants each one of us to spend eternity with HIM.  But HE has given us freewill and we can do whatever we like.

The problem with free will is that we can choose whether or not we want to spend eternity with HIM.  If we choose to believe in ourselves rather than GOD, we are unfortunately not going to spend eternity with GOD.

We need to give up our free will and do the will of our FATHER.

How do we do this?  We pray, we read and we speak to GOD daily.  About anything and everything.  We lean not on our own understanding.  We leave everything up to the LORD.

Prayer:  FATHER, Heavenly FATHER, today I pray that YOU take hold of my life and lead me in YOUR ways.  I pray this in the Holy name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay truly GOD blessed today!

Learn to do right!

 As children of GOD we need to learn to do what is right.  Not what is right in our own eyes. But that which is right in the eyes of GOD.

And GOD has given us HIS rules.  HIS statutes and HIS commandments.  HE also sent HIS only Son Jesus Christ, a fine example to us of how to live our lives.

So what exactly is right in the eyes of GOD?  We need to love the LORD our GOD above everything on earth.  We need to love one another.  We need to follow the ten commandments to the letter.  We need to keep GOD's rules and HIS statutes.

Here is the thing.  We are born sinful.  We are separated from GOD by our sin.  

How do we get right with GOD.  We admit that we are sinners.  We ask GOD to forgive us.  We forgive those who sin against us.  We love one another.

Most of all, we accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and our Redeemer.  We are then filled with the Holy Spirit and He comes to live in us.  He shines His light on our sin and convicts us when we sin.  We repent.

Repentance looks like something.  We change our hearts and our minds.  We know what is right and what is wrong.  We grow closer and closer and closer to GOD.  We begin to look like a new creation - because we are.

If people in your life do not notice that you are changing.  Then you are not.  Then you are not growing in your faith.  And you need to go back to the basics.

A - admit that you are a sinner

B - believe in Jesus Christ as Lord as Redeemer, as the only way, the only truth and the only true light of the world.

C - confess this truth with your mouth.

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, thank YOU for YOUR guidance in the way that I need to grow to become more like Jesus each and every day.  FATHER I thank YOU in the Holy name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay truthfully GOD blessed today!

Eternity is set in our hearts!

 Let us consider the above verse.  GOD has set eternity in the human heart.  So we know that our spirit lives on after we die.

The choice of what happens after we die is entirely up to us.

And often the debate is the following.  GOD is love and would a GOD who is love condemn "good" people to an eternity of damnation?

However, we must consider the following.  GOD has given each one of us free will.  The free will to choose to believe in Jesus - or not.

The free will to admit that we are sinners - or not.  For the Bible, the inerrant word of GOD tells us that there is not one good. 

So if that is the case, then we need to believe in Jesus as the only way to get to GOD.  We need to know that we are sinners and we need to confess this.  We need to ask GOD to forgive us so that Jesus will represent us when we get to Heaven.  So that when Jesus died on that cross, He took our sins there with Him and He washed them as white as snow.

Those are the eternal things which we need to ponder today.  Will you choose eternity with GOD or eternity in hell?

Prayer:   ABBA FATHER, today I choose life with YOU in eternity.  Please forgive my sins as I forgive those who sin against me.  FATHER, I believe in Jesus Christ, my Redeemer and my Saviour.  I confess this truth today with my mouth.  I pray this in the Holy name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay wondrously GOD blessed today!