Discerning lies

Matthew 16: 24, then Jesus said to His disciples, if anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross and follow Me.

It is no secret to most people that we are bombarded with lies every day, all day long. The lies come from people we know, people like the media that we used to trust, and even our own government.

Everybody is trying to find out who they really are, and feel they are entitled to everything, and if somebody doesn't like it so what. What most of these liars are trying to do is disrupt the teachings our country was founded on and follow the perverted ways according to what satan thinks. 

If we are to follow what Jesus says, we must stand up for what is right. The right way is God's way not our way. Today's verse simply means to renounce self-centered ambitions and concentrate on things concerning the Kingdom of Heaven. Jesus of course knew it would not be easy for many people, because the world is so corrupted. 

This idea is a real problem for most of us. As humans we want what we want, when we want it. When we commit our lives to the Lord Jesus Christ after we are saved most of us don't really realize what that really means.

When we tell Jesus that we submit to His will, we sometimes get the idea that He will always enable us to do what we want to do. The opposite is usually true. You see, the Lord God has a perfect plan for each of us. He knows what is best, and all of the steps to get us there. He sees what each of us must do, in order to make His plan work. We on the other hand don't have a clue.

Almighty God’s only motive is for us to join Him in Heaven, so when we do something that might hinder that, He stops us and tries to direct us back to the path. Being human of course we complain and blame God for messing up our plans. Sometimes it takes a lifetime to figure out that we weren't carrying our cross, Jesus was.

Taking up our cross and following Him simply means to follow His word as it is told to us through the Bible.  All the nonsense that goes on in the world is just a diversion to keep us from learning the truth.

If you read the Book of Revelation, you will see where things are headed, and you could change the way you think. The Bible is true my friends, you cannot live your life against what the Bible tells us and expect to enter Heaven. It seems to me the Book of Revelation is warning us where you stand, so that you can turn your ways around to our Lord. God Bless you and your family. Praise The Lord!

Remember Jesus Loves you.

Prayer of Salvation.

My Lord Jesus Christ, I Thank you and Praise you for what you did on the cross for me. By your stripes I was healed and your blood washed away my sins. Your death and resurrection made my salvation possible. I confess my sins, and I ask you to come into my heart as my personal Savior. Thank you Lord

Amen! 

Praise The Lord!