Repentance!

The only way to GOD is through Jesus.  And when we know Jesus and when we come to realize the huge sacrifice Jesus performed for us, we are convicted by the Holy Spirit to truly repent of our sins.

This does not mean a passing "sorry Lord I sinned".  No true repentance means a turning away from our sins.  It means a one hundred and eighty degree about turn on our sinful ways.

We cannot simply go on sinning and expect that Jesus will keep on forgiving us.  Every time we say we are sorry, but sin in exactly the same way, we are saying to Jesus, "I am not really sorry, so I will keep on doing this".  "But you know me Lord and I do not mean to do this again and again".

There is something to bear in mind with repetitive sinning.  Jesus reads our hearts.  Jesus knows our innermost thoughts.  We cannot hide anything from Jesus.

So in effect, to keep on sinning, we are saying to Jesus "I am not really sorry".

True repentance looks like something.  In yourself, you know inwardly you have changed.  Inwardly the sin that you kept on doing, now gives you pain and suffering.  And you will stop it or at least try your very best to stop it.

Obviously we are all sinners.  However, we need to pray about the sins we habitually commit and humbly ask GOD to send HIS Holy Spirit to fill us anew and to convict us anew to stop sinning in the same manner over and over again.

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, I humbly pray tonight that where I sin habitually, you send YOUR Holy Spirit to convict me anew.  I humbly pray this in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay amazingly Jesus Blessed today!

Jesus is the Truth

 Jesus is the Truth.  And when Jesus returns to reign on earth for the thousand years as given to John in Revelation, Jesus will come with a flaming sword.  The Truth separates and divides.  It separates those who live in the darkness from those who live in the light.

The devil is darkness and Jesus is light.  Here above, Simeon, the priest who circumcised Jesus recognised this.  And Simeon predicted that Jesus would be the fall and the rise of many in Israel.  

Jesus reads our hearts.  Our hearts reveal the truth in us.  We can hide our thoughts from our family and friends, but not from Jesus.  Jesus lives in us and Jesus knows our innermost thoughts.

The way to purify our thoughts is to remember that Jesus knows at all times what we are thinking.  This should stop us in our tracks and put us on a road to be "better".  To think of others before we think of ourselves.

We need to know that Jesus is our Saviour, and that Jesus is our propitiation for our sins.  If we continue sinning we put Jesus back on that Cross and we crucify Him over and over.  

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, I pray today that YOU make me a better person.  FATHER circumcise my heart and make me more mindful that I need to be a better person in all aspects of my life.  Help me FATHER to serve you with all my heart, with all my soul and with all my strength.  Help me to YOU in this way FATHER and help me to love others as YOU love me.  I humbly pray this in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay obediently Jesus Blessed today!

Jesus our Saviour!

 Luke is such a unique Gospel.  Firstly it is the only Gospel written by a Gentile.  Luke was also a physician.  So it is an extremely orderly Gospel.  Luke recounts the beginning of the story of Jesus when the Angel Gabriel visited first Elizabeth's husband, and then Mary, the mother of Jesus.

It is an amazing documentary in great detail as the story of the birth of first the Prophet John and then the birth of our Lord and our Saviour, Jesus Christ.

It is hard to imagine the fear and trepidation that came over Mary when she, who had not had any relations with Joseph was told that she would conceive a child by the Holy Spirit coming over her, and then being unmarried, the absolute shame of such a thing.

And yet Luke recounts this brilliantly. Evidently Luke took counsel from a lot of people who knew both Elizabeth and Mary.  Or perhaps, he met them both.  We do not know.

The one thing I do know is that we can be eternally grateful to our FATHER in Heaven for HIS master plan to save you and I from our sins.

Without this plan, we could never get to Heaven.

This is the most important part of the story of Jesus.  Without Jesus we could never ever work our way into the eternal kingdom of our FATHER.  

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, today, I am so grateful that Jesus came to this earth to save me.  I thank YOU FATHER that I have my Saviour, Jesus Christ.  I thank YOU in the Holy Name of my Redeemer, Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay wondrously Jesus Blessed today!

Believe and spread the Gospel

 Jesus gave His disciples a simple instruction.  "Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to the whole creation."

That is our purpose in life.  That is what we are called to do.  We are to spread the good news.  

The good news is simple.  

Jesus came to this earth, born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, was crucified, died on the cross and rose again on the third day.  Therefore Jesus took all our sins and we are justified (just as if we had never sinned) through our faith and our belief in Jesus.  We are washed pure as snow when we confess that we are sinners and repent.

Jesus conquered death, which entered into the world when Adam and Eve sinned.  Until they sinned, there was no death.  Death came about through sin.

Now we are children of GOD, co heirs with Jesus, we can face an eternity when we die in Heaven with GOD.

That is what we need to tell all the people we meet.  And it can start off with a simple sentence.  "Jesus bless you".

That will start the conversation.  Start it today!

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, I thank YOU so much for Jesus coming to the earth and for saving me.  I thank YOU for YOUR grace and favour.  FATHER today I humbly ask that you give me opportunities to spread the good news.  I humbly pray this in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay truly Jesus Blessed today!

Jesus King of the Jews!

Jesus is not only King of the Jews, Jesus is our King, our Saviour, our Redeemer. Jesus is the Alpha and the Omega.  Jesus is GOD.  Jesus added humanity to His deity and came to this earth, born of a virgin.

Jesus knew no sin and was led like a lamb to the slaughter. Slain on a Cross to be punished for your and my sins.  Jesus bore the full force of the wrath of a HOLY and JUST and MERCIFUL Creator GOD. To justify us in the presence of GOD when we accept Jesus. 

When we think about the Old Testament, Jesus fulfilled all that He said. 

Let us go back to Genesis,

"In the beginning".  GOD spoke the world and the universe into existence.  And who is the Word?  Jesus is the Word.  Therefore, in the beginning Jesus was with GOD and Jesus is GOD.

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was GOD and the Word was with GOD", starts John in His Gospel.

Jesus Himself says the following: "I am the Way, the Truth and the Life".

The Way is the way to GOD and eternity in Heaven.

The Truth is that there is only one Way to GOD and that is Jesus.  Also there is no lie in Jesus, only Truth.  Sinless and Holy and Righteous.

The Life is life everlasting with GOD in Heaven.

We serve a Triune GOD.  GOD the FATHER, GOD the Son and GOD the Holy Spirit. And we serve the most Gracious FATHER that saved us if we choose Jesus.

Today let us rejoice for we serve a truly AMAZING GOD!

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, I humbly thank YOU for giving me life eternally with YOU.  Help me FATHER to be humble.  Help me FATHER to be wise and help me FATHER to be eternally grateful for all that YOU have done for me.  I humbly pray this in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay amazingly Jesus Blessed today!

Jesus will come back for us!

 As Jesus left the earth, so He will return.  Firstly at the Rapture, He will come in the clouds and all who are dead, will rise and join Him in the clouds and then those on earth will, in the twinkling of an eye be in the clouds with Him.  Shortly thereafter, after the tribulation, Jesus will come back again in the clouds to earth but this time, with His mighty army and a flaming sword He will return to reign on earth for one thousand years.

GOD has kept all HIS promises. There is no doubt in my mind that we are living in the end of times.  However, no one knows the hour or the time.

But if we look around, we see the troubles, the birth pains beginning and coming closer and closer.

Are we ready to be raptured?

If not, then today, it is not too late to accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour.  It is not too late to truly repent.  It is not too late to confess Jesus as Lord.

There may not be tomorrow.  And salvation can only take place this side of the grave. 

We serve a Holy, Mighty, Righteous, Just GOD.  And it would be wonderful to spend eternity with HIM.  Today, make the right choice.  Choose Heaven.  The alternative is not easy to contemplate!

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, I humbly thank YOU that I have Jesus Christ as my Lord and my Redeemer.  FATHER I pray in the Holy Name of Jesus that anyone reading this who has not chosen Jesus as their Saviour, does so now.  I pray that YOU would send the Holy Spirit upon them now and convict them to accept Jesus and to repent.  I pray this all in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay faithfully Jesus Blessed today!

Greatest Commandment!

 We serve a Mighty Holy Righteous GOD.  Our FATHER wants a loving, living relationship with each one of us.

The first four of the Ten Commandments deal with GOD.  And then the next six deal with our neighbours.

Our FATHER wants to love HIM above all else.  HE wants us to love HIM unconditionally and not for what HE can do for us.  HE wants us to love HIM with all our hearts, with all our souls, with all our minds and with all our strengths.

Following on from that, and because GOD created all people, GOD wants us to love each other.

This is also to be an unconditional love.

Our FATHER is merciful and just.  Justice and Mercy meet at the Cross.  This is where Jesus comes in.

Jesus came, not to do away with the Old Testament, but to show us that the only way to get to the FATHER is not through our own achievements, lest any should boast, as the Pharisees and the Sadducees used to do, but through our belief in Him.

It is only through our faith in Jesus and our repentance, that we can be saved.  There is no other way.  And the only thing we can do for GOD on earth is to love HIM above all else.  And that includes loving Jesus Christ as our Lord and Saviour, and then to love each other. 

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, I love YOU with all my heart, with all my soul, with all my strength and with all my mind.  Help me to love my neighbour as myself.  I humbly pray this in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay graciously GOD blessed today!

Do we forgive?

 Jesus warned His disciples that when they prayed, if they had not forgiven anyone who had sinned against them, they were to forgive so that GOD would forgive them also.

Do we hold a grudge, but always expect forgiveness?  Not just from GOD but from people who have wronged us?

This is actually quite a lot of food for thought.  How often do we drag up a memory of someone who wronged us, but readily forget where we have wronged others.

Jesus did not make any bones about this subject.  He told His disciples to forgive SO THAT they may be forgiven by GOD.

The implication of this is that if we do not forgive, then neither will GOD forgive us.

And that is a scary thought.  

Today let us examine our lives and where we have held onto wrongs let us pray to GOD to soften our hearts and let us start to forgive, so that we might also be forgiven for the sins we have committed against others.

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, I know that I hold onto grudges.  FATHER I humbly pray that you soften my heart and show me where to forgive those who have sinned against me. I pray FATHER, that as I forgive, so YOU too will forgive me where I have sinned against others.  I humbly pray this in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay amazingly Jesus blessed today!

The Son of Man is risen!

 Jesus performed many miracles during His life on earth.  But there are some that we miss.

The above instructive verse, Mark 9 verse 9 is where Jesus tells His disciples that they should tell no one that on the Mountain, He was transfigured.  Not only transfigured, but Moses and Elijah were with Him.

This is not usually repeated as a miracle, but not only did Jesus take them up the mountain, where His clothes and his countenance were completely transfigured, white and glowing, but He called Elijah and Moses and spoke with them.

What an amazing GOD we serve!

Then after this has happened, Jesus predicts His rising from the dead. 

This is doubly amazing!

Our FATHER in Heaven can do anything - even save you and I, mere mortal sinners.  We can be forgiven and made as white as snow, if we will but believe in this awesome Son of GOD, Jesus Christ.  

And all we have to do to be made as white as snow from all our countless sins, is to believe, repent and call on the Name of Jesus Christ.  And we are saved.  Nothing complicated, no penance to perform, nothing.

Truly wonderful GOD, Mighty Counsellor, our Redeemer, our Saviour.

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, I thank YOU that truly are our FATHER and our CREATOR and our SAVIOUR.  I thank YOU in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay amazingly Jesus Blessed!

We need to gain Heaven only!

Jesus talks here to His disciples about the loss of their lives for His sake.  This was a very real decision in those days, and it was one that cost most of them their lives.

The question tonight is, would we be prepared to lose our life for Jesus?

This is also a very real question in today's woke world.  Are we standing up for Jesus?  Or are we accepting what is happening in our world and staying silent because we are to afraid to stand for Jesus?

We cannot silent about all the woke and still be for Jesus.   And unfortunately for every Christ follower, we are either for Jesus or against Jesus.

So will we accept the things of this world?  Will we condone gender neutrality?  Will we condone abortion?  Will we say nothing or will we say something?

Yesterday I read a well written article that Howard Sackstein wrote about the Jewish nation.  And it was well written until the end.  Suddenly he equates himself to Jesus.  Worse still, he calls Jesus an over opinionated Jew who was crucified.

Will we be quiet and accept this?

When we get to Heaven, we will answer for our lives.  I do not want to stand in front of Jesus only for Him to turn around and say "I never knew you".  That would be dreadful.

Let us decide tonight - for Jesus or against Jesus?  Let us take a decision to stand for Jesus. It is an eternal decision.

And yes, it is a salvation issue!

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, today I thank YOU that I can choose to be for Jesus or against Jesus.  You have blessed me with free will to choose.  FATHER I choose to be for Jesus and I humbly pray that YOU always give me the courage to stand for the Truth, for Jesus.  I pray this in the Holy name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay faithfully Jesus blessed today!

Do we have hearts for Jesus?

 Are we in Jesus and more importantly is Jesus in us?

To be in Jesus we simply cannot go on living the life we lived before.  We need to repent.  And repentance is a complete one hundred and eighty degree turn from whom we used to be to where Jesus is.

This means that we need to start to know Jesus.  We need a living relationship with Jesus.  We need to discuss everything we do with Jesus.  We need to ask Jesus to give us wisdom.  We need to ask Jesus to circumcise our hearts.  We need to treat people with dignity, kindness and respect.

And in all circumstances, we need to stop and think:

"What would Jesus do".

Our language, our dress, the way we conduct ourselves at all times needs to reflect the light of Jesus on earth.  A visible change is required when we are truly in Jesus.

The Bible becomes a friend and we want to know it more.  Our Church becomes really important to us.  Fellowship with like-minded Christ followers is also very important to help us to grow and to walk with Jesus.

So, if you are Christ follower and you have repented, you should know that day by day, Jesus is working in you.  Day by day the Holy Spirit is infilling you until you overflow.  And if that is not happening, perhaps it is time to ask GOD for forgiveness and for a new infilling of the Holy Spirit. Then pray and read the Word of GOD anew.

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, I thank YOU that I know that Jesus is working in my life to make me a better person each day.  FATHER where I have sinned, forgive me.  Where others have sinned against me, I humbly forgive them.  FATHER fill me anew with YOUR Holy Spirit and help me to become a better Christ follower day and day.  I humbly pray this in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay amazingly Jesus Blessed today!