Our GOD clothed with splendour and majesty!

 

Our Heavenly FATHER is clothed in splendour and majesty.  I often think of the Prophet Ezekiel falling down at the vision of our FATHER that he saw.  I think of Moses on the Mountain when he was with GOD and Elijah and Moses came down transfigured.  His face was so radiant that he had to wear a veil.

And that leads me to think of what Heaven will be like, at the feet of our FATHER clothed in majesty and splendour.

What will it be like to see Jesus coming in the clouds to fetch His bride home?

This is a wonderful thought of the our future.  And all we need to do to get there is to bow down and worship our FATHER.  We need to accept Jesus as our Lord and our Saviour.  But most of all, we need to repent and accept that we sinful.

Today let us do that!

Prayer:  Dearest FATHER, I thank YOU for YOUR grace and YOUR wonder and YOUR majesty.  I thank YOU for saving me through Jesus Christ.  I thank YOU in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay truly GOD blessed today!

We are forgiven if we admit we are sinners!

 Our FATHER in Heaven loves us so much that HE was willing to sacrifice HIS Son for us.

When we will but admit that we are sinners and confess this truth to GOD.  When we put our faith and trust in Jesus Christ, GOD forgives us.

Not only does GOD forgive us, HE removes our sin as far as East is from West.  This is truly amazing.  No matter what we have done, no matter who we have wronged, GOD forgives us. We look to GOD as Jesus looks to HIM.

We are in Jesus and the Holy Spirit is in us.

Today, admit that we are sinners.  Ask for forgiveness and set ourselves free from the burdens of guilt that we carry around.

Prayer:  Dearest FATHER in Heaven, thank YOU for YOUR mercy.  Thank YOU for YOUR grace.  Thank YOU that I can have Jesus Christ in my life.  Thank YOU for YOUR Holy Spirit living in me.  I pray this in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay truly GOD blessed today

Freedom in the Spirit!

 When we believe in Jesus Christ, we are filled with the Holy Spirit.  And the belief in Jesus Christ allows us to repent and be changed.  We are set free from the burden of our past sins.  We know that GOD has forgiven us.  And we no longer are going to face a life in hell.

That is the wonder of the Holy Spirit.  

But if we do not admit that we are sinners, we are not true believers in Jesus.

We are not set free from our sins.  We are not forgiven.

Therefore ii is imperative to be in the Holy Spirit and to have the Holy Spirit in us.  It is imperative to know that we are sinful and to ask GOD to forgive us. Then we have freedom in the Spirit.  This asking for forgiveness is a part of the Lord's prayer taught to the disciples by Jesus Christ Himself.

Prayer:  Our FATHER who art in Heaven,

Hallowed be Thy Name,

Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth - as it is in Heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread,

And forgive us our trespassers as we forgive those who trespass against us.

Deliver us from evil.

For Thine is the Kingdom, the Power and the Glory,

Forever and ever.

Amen.

Stay graciously GOD blessed today!

Sing to the LORD!

 The LORD our GOD has done marvelous things. Through our FATHER in Heaven, everything was created.  Nothing was created without GOD.

Each and every person on earth was designed and created by GOD.  We are made in HIS image.

And then GOD gave us free will.  Because HE loves us so.  We have the free will to love GOD or to reject GOD.

The act of loving GOD requires that we also praise our FATHER in Heaven  It requires our faith, not only in GOD but in Jesus Christ.  And if we reject Jesus, we reject GOD.  Jesus is the only way to get to GOD.  Without Jesus we can never come to GOD.

This is why it is imperative that if we want an eternity with our FATHER, we need to know the story of GOD and of Jesus and our salvation.  We need to grasp our position and then to accept it.

Today, if you have never done so, accept Jesus Christ.  Learn to know Jesus by reading the word of GOD.  Learn to know the will of GOD by praying to HIM. 

The biggest way to get to know GOD is by admitting that we are sinners and by repenting of our sins.  Jesus promised that when we do that, the Holy Spirit will come and indwell us and guide us towards our home with our everlasting FATHER in Heaven.

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, today I sing to YOU.  I praise YOU for YOUR grace and favour.  I thank YOU in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay truly GOD blessed today!

Our faithful FATHER in Heaven!

 GOD is merciful.  And we are sinners.  If GOD had chosen not to send HIS only Son, Jesus Christ, to die on that cross to save you and I from our sinful ways, we would only have hell to look forward to.

But, because of the great merciful FATHER we have as our own FATHER, we can look forward to an eternity with Jesus in Heaven.

Therefore, in thankfulness of what our FATHER did for us and for Jesus, who came to earth, and added humanity to His deity, we need to sing of the mercies of our CREATOR forever.

We need to leave legacies of worship.  We need to bow down and worship this magnanimous FATHER who loves you and I so much.

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, I bow down and worship YOUR mighty Name.  I thank YOU for YOUR grace and favour in sending Jesus Christ, my Redeemer to die on that cross so that my sins could be washed white.  I thank YOU in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay truly GOD blessed today!

Sin and Forgiveness!

 We are sinful by nature.  But we are forgiven if we will only admit that we are sinners.  And no, not one of us is righteous.  Going to Church does not make us righteous.  Praying does not make us righteous.  Thinking that we are good people, does not make us righteous.

The only righteousness of this world and in the universe rests in our perfect FATHER.  Our CREATOR, the Holy Spirit and Jesus Christ.  That is all that is righteous.

So how do we get "right" with GOD?

Admit that we are sinners.

Believe in Jesus Christ, who He is and what He did for you and me.

Confess this truth with our mouths.

And we need to do this on a daily basis.  Because there is not one day that passes that we do not sin.  No not even one.  If we think badly of someone, that is a sin.  If we fail to help someone whom we could have helped - that is a sin.  If we do not worship GOD when we have the chance, then that is a sin.  If we ascribe goodness of anything where GOD should get the glory, that is a sin. If we are jealous - that is a sin.

So from the above it is completely apparent that we are sinful. 

Today accept that we are sinners.  Believe in Jesus and confess this truth.

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, I am a sinner.  No better than any other sinner.  Forgive me FATHER.  I believe in Jesus Christ as my Lord and my Saviour, my Redeemer.  I confess this truth with my mouth.  Fill me with YOUR Holy Spirit anew, FATHER.  I pray this in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay truly GOD blessed today!

The unfailing love of GOD!

 What is very certain in a really uncertain world is the unfailing love of our FATHER in Heaven.  Our FATHER is dependable, reliable and sure.

Whatever happens today, the sun will set and tomorrow it will rise again.  The stars come out even if they are hidden by clouds.  The moon appears and tomorrow it will be blotted out by the sun.

The people of this earth are born and they die.  But the love of our FATHER outlives them all.

Each and every day, we have the opportunity to accept the enormous love of our FATHER for us.  We have free will to choose to love HIM back.

Today, make the choice.  Accept Jesus as Lord and Saviour.  Admit that we are sinners and that we simply cannot go through life sinless.  Choose repentance.  Choose to call upon the name of Jesus Christ.

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, I thank YOU for YOUR love and I thank YOU that Jesus loves me so much that He came to this earth to die for my sins.  Forgive my sins FATHER.  I repent and I turn to YOU with all my heart.  I pray this in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay truly GOD blessed today!

Serve GOD acceptably!

 Do we serve GOD acceptably.  Or do we serve GOD out of habit.  

Today, let us make a conscious decision to serve our GOD with what is acceptable in HIS sight.  Not our own. 

Our FATHER deserves the very best that we can give HIM.  Not the leftover time in our day.  Not the leftover moments in our week.

We need to set aside at least 10 percent of our time to be with GOD.  Whether that is praying, reading HIS word or listening to a sermon.

We should also enjoy our time with our FATHER.  Because we want to be with HIM.  Our time with HIM should not be a chore, but a pleasure.

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, thank YOU for YOUR time that I can spend with YOU.  FATHER make me mindful to spend quality time with YOU.  I pray this in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay truly GOD blessed today!

Know that GOD is most HIGH!

 Know that GOD is most high over all the earth!

When we listen to the news or read the news, we read about very important people who believe that they rule the world.  But what they forget or do not know is that there is only one true MOST HIGH and that is our FATHER in Heaven.

GOD has dominion over each and every thing on this earth.  We are but a speck in a very large universe which our FATHER created.

But we are loved - truly loved by our MOST HIGH FATHER.  And we need to know this.  

That is why we need to bow down and worship our MOST HIGH FATHER in Heaven.  We need to give HIM all the glory and honour and power. Because our FATHER reigns over everything and long after we have all passed away from this earth, HE will still be the true MOST HIGH over this earth and indeed - the universe. 

Today bow down and worship our MOST HIGH FATHER in Heaven.  For HE is truly wondrous and awesome!

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, I worship YOU with all my heart, with all my soul and with all my strength.  I thank YOU for YOUR Holy Spirit who lives and reigns in me.  I thank YOU in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay truly GOD blessed today!

May GOD shine HIS face upon us!

 We can always approach GOD.  GOD is always the same.  GOD is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow.

Last night I spoke about the immutability of our FATHER in Heaven.

And when we know GOD, the one thing that we know is that GOD will not change.  GOD wants an eternal relationship with us.  That is why we were created.

We were not created to live on this earth for our three score years and ten or thereabouts.  We were created for GOD to share eternity with us.

All we have to do to accept this is to repent.  To change our minds about the fact that we are all sinners.  We need to acknowledge our sins to our FATHER.  We need to change our minds and our ways where we are sinning and to sin no more.

Obviously, this is a very difficult thing to do.  Because all sin is equally abhorrent to our Pure and Holy FATHER in Heaven.  So even a little white lie is a dirty sin to HIM.

We cannot work our way into Heaven.  And if we think we can then we nullify the work that Jesus Christ came to do on earth.  And we crucify Him again and again every time we go back to "good deeds".  We are NOT saved by our good deeds.  When we are saved, we are given good works to do.  But this is a result and not the catalyst of our salvation.  This is we need to fully grasp and understand.

We can also NOT use Hermeneutics (our own interpretations of the Bible), of the Bible.  Our interpretations of the Word of GOD are not relevant.  We cannot say that Jesus did not walk on water or He did not perform miracles because that does not fit the modern narrative.  We need to accept the following facts about Jesus.

These are that GOD planned a long time before His birth that Jesus would  come to this earth to save us.  Jesus was born to a VIRGIN.  He was not conceived in sin.  Jesus never sinned on earth so that He could be the blameless lamb, slaughtered and nailed to a cross to carry the full wrath of our FATHER in order to save you and me.  This we have to believe.

Then we need to confess this whole truth to GOD with our mouths.  Then and only then will we be saved and have the opportunity to spend eternity with our FATHER.

Prayer:  Heavenly FATHER, I thank YOU tonight for Jesus Christ.  I am a sinner.  I believe in Jesus Christ as my Lord and my Saviour.  I confess this truth with my mouth.  FATHER make YOUR face to shine upon me.  This I pray in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay truly GOD blessed today!

Hear the word of the LORD!

We need to hear the word of GOD.  Throughout the generations, the greatest thing that has ever happened in the history of our world, is the WORD of GOD.

We are so blessed to have a Bible and to be able to read it whenever and wherever we want.  In a lot of countries still today, Christians are persecuted for even having a Bible.  

But you and I can read the history of the CREATOR and our universe.  We can read how GOD made covenants with Abraham and Isaac.  We can read how GOD rescued humanity through Noah or saved the Jewish people using Moses.  We can read about the coming of our Saviour, Jesus Christ.  We can read the Revelation that Jesus gave to John and which he dutifully recorded for us.

Most of all we can read about heaven and hell.  We can read about the rapture and the second coming of Jesus.  We can read the consequences of disobeying GOD.  We can read about the rewards of living a GOD inspired life.

Today accept that we need to know the word of GOD and start reading HIS word daily.  Make this a habit and make this covenant with GOD, to read HIS word every single day, no matter what.

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, thank YOU that I can read YOUR word unhindered daily.  Thank YOU that I know what Heaven and hell look like through YOUR word.  Thank YOU that I know my Saviour Jesus Christ and I can read about what HE did for me on earth and in heaven.  I thank YOU in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay truly GOD blessed today!