God, The Ultimate Parent

It Is Written, Psalm 103:13, as a father pities his children, so the Lord pities those who fear Him.

It is difficult for many people to accept the idea that God is our father, in every sense of the word.

To get a better idea about how God feels about us, try looking at it from a different perspective. Instead of comparing God the father, to our earthly father, look at it as your relationship to your children.

Any good parent wants the best for their children. You teach them right from wrong, and what it takes to be a good person. When they hurt, you hurt even more, because you love them.

A parent is prepared to make any sacrifice for the benefit of their children. You guide them in the way they should go, and to keep them from making mistakes.

In spite of all your efforts, the children do not listen, and end up learning the hard way. It doesn't  matter what they do, you still love them and forgive them.

So you have to ask yourself, if our creator gave His only son to save us, and the Holy Spirit to guide us, how much more of a parent is He to us?

Just as we appreciate our children's love for us, God our father, appreciates our love for Him. God bless you and your family. Praise The Lord!

Remember Jesus Loves You

Prayer of Salvation

Lord Jesus, I thank you for what you did on the cross for me. Your blood washed away all my sins, by your stripes I was healed, your death and resurrection brought me salvation. Please forgive my sins, and come into my heart as my personal Savior.

Thank You Lord

Amen

The Last Time

 Luke 12 :16-20

Jesus spoke a parable to them saying, the ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully. And he thought within himself saying, what shall I do, since I have no more room to store my crops? So he said, I will do this, I will pull down my barns and build greater, and there I will store all my goods and crops. And I will say to my soul, soul, you have many goods laid up for many years, take your ease, eat, drink, and be merry. But God said to him, Fool! This night your soul will be required of you, then whose will those things be which you have provided?

I don’t know about You, but to me it is one of the verses that sends a chill up my spine. The amazing truth about this versus though, it is also one of the best verses to get you thinking. Let's look at a few biblical examples to get us thinking. 

Matthew 24 36 - 39 , 44

But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only. As in the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the son of man be, for as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the Ark and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will be the coming of the Son of Man be. And therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

As you can see by these examples people had no clue when the end was coming,  so you're probably asking, what has that got to do with me? I'm glad you asked.

Let's start with the people you love. If you were with one or all of them, and you knew you would never see them again, How would you act ? 

If your son or daughter had something they felt was important, and they wanted to talk to you about it, and at the same time you knew you would not see either of them again, do you think you would find the time to talk to them?

The point of what I am trying to say is, you never know about the unexpected. It usually doesn't involve death, but it can still hurt. A small example from my life. For 7 years we visited our son in another state. Every time we went there, which was usually three or four times a year, I went to the outdoor shooting range.

Every time I planned the trip, it was good just thinking about it. On one visit however, I didn't go to  the range for whatever reason. I figured that it was no big deal, I would go next time. My son had to move to another country for his job, I had major surgery, and I never made it back to the range. My last visit, was my last visit.

 Okay let's sum it up.

 Accept Jesus as your personal savior now.

 Get right with God.

 Treasure your family, and be there for them.

 Be a good Christian leader for your family.

 Don't put off important things.

 Always be loving and kind.

 Always ask what Jesus would do in a situation.

 Get future news from the Bible. 

Remember this, someday will be the last time, and it will be when we least expect it.  God bless you and your family. Praise the Lord!

Remember Jesus loves you.

Prayer of Salvation.

Lord Jesus, please forgive all of my sins, and come into my heart as my personal savior. I want to serve only you. 

Praise the Lord! 

Amen

A Perfect Life

Revelation 3:20-21

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come into him and dine with him, and he with me. To him who overcomes, I will grant to sit with Me on my throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.

Practically everyone has their own idea of a perfect life. Almost anyone you ask, will tell you they have a dream of what that life would be in every detail. Bubble bursting time. There is no one on this Earth who has a perfect life. Even people who have reached what they thought was a perfect life, ended up being disappointed.

Have you considered that maybe a big part of the problem is the definition of perfect. The definition of perfect is, complete without defect or blemish. Content means, satisfied and happy.

Perhaps we look at things that are unrealistic. Take a rainy day for instance; One person is happy it is raining, and another is depressed because it is raining. There are countless examples in life that tell the same story. there's an old saying that is true now, and it will be true tomorrow. ”Nothing is good or bad, the mind makes it so”.  So what is the answer? A few things to think about.

It is okay to dream. The trick however is to be happy now. Start looking at what is good in your life now. Look at the basics first, and compare it to other less fortunate people. Do your best with what you have, and you will be happy now, instead of being unhappy thinking about what you don't have.

You may have everything you need in order to realize that dream, but you don't recognize it because you can't see through your negative attitude about your situation. Think about that and the following verses.

Luke 12 : 15 

And He said to them, take heed and be aware of covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.

Hebrews 13: 5

Let your conduct be without covetousness, be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, I will never leave you nor forsake you.

The goal or dream we should have, is that someday we and our families and the people we love will be with the Lord in Heaven. That starts with salvation. The time is now, the hour is late. God bless you and your family. Praise the Lord!

 Remember Jesus loves you.

 Prayer of Salvation.

Lord Jesus, please forgive all of my sins ,and come into my heart, as my personal savior. I want to serve only You.

Praise the Lord! 

Amen

God Or Problem?

It Is Written, Proverbs 12:25, anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, but a good word makes it glad.

You cannot expect to live life with no problems. It is how you handle these problems that makes the difference. Do you accept them, or reject them?

Here is a hint that really helps, but you must make the choice to follow it. It all boils down to focus. If you focus on a problem, it seems to grow. Before you know it, the problem is being fed by your attention to it.

If you are a regular reader of these blogs, you have heard the quote from 1 Peter 5: 7, casting all your cares upon Him, for He cares for you. Unfortunately, most people do not believe that this is the truth. These are not just words, they are the truth.

Start out knowing the fact that God is bigger than any problem you may have. Make the choice to believe. No matter what you see, if you start to doubt, re focus on the love and power of God. Just as focusing on the problem makes the problem grow, focusing on God and His power, makes the problem go away. If you doubt that, try it on a small problem, and you may get the shock of your life, I guarantee it.

As with anything in life, you get what you focus on, even though 99% of the time you don't realize that is what you're doing. God bless you and your family. Praise The Lord!

Remember Jesus Loves You

Prayer of Salvation

Lord Jesus, I thank you for what you did on the cross for me. Your blood washed away all my sins, by your stripes I was healed, your death and resurrection brought me salvation. Please forgive my sins, and come into my heart as my personal. 

Thank You Lord

Amen

Darkness

1 John  5: 19

We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one.

A brief analogy. Suppose you found yourself in a coal mine. There is no light. You stumble around because there are many tunnels, and you can't see your hand in front of your face. It is so dark that feelings of oppression, depression, and total hopelessness overcome you.

You stumble around, about to lose your mind, when you suddenly see a tiny light in the distance. As you stumble, the light gets bigger, and your spirits rise. When you reach the daylight, and breathe the fresh air, you experience total Joy.

If you have eyes to see, you realize that the world we live in, is just as dark spiritually, because satan, the ruler of this world is the Prince of Darkness.

1Peter 5:8

Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

Hate, lies, corruption, and rejection of God, is what satan is all about. He is the top deceiver of all-time. With satan bad is good, and good is bad.

2 Corinthians 4: 4

Whose minds the Gods of this age have blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the Gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them.

We can go on and on. Anyone can see what is going on in this world. Some people know something's not right, and some even realize that Jesus is the light their hearts have been looking for. The place to find Him my friends is in His Word the Bible.

John 8:12

Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying. “ I am the light of the world. He who follows me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life”.

 I guess you can't get any plainer than that. Most Christians know by now, Jesus knocks at  everyone’s door,  but not everyone lets Him in. Someday time will run out for this world, and no one knows when that will be. Don't count on being able to decide tomorrow if you want Jesus in your heart, because tomorrow may not come. God bless you and your family. 

Praise the Lord!

Remember Jesus loves you

Prayer of Salvation

Lord Jesus, please forgive all of my sins, and come into my heart as my personal savior. I want to serve only you. 

Praise the Lord! 

Amen

You Are Valuable

 Romans 5:8

But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

One of the great tragedies in life, is that very few of us were taught how much God loves us. If you think about today's verse, you can pretty much figure that only God can love that much, and how sad it is that we don't find out very early in life.

Psalm 139 13 - 16

For you formed my inward parts; you covered me in my mother's womb. I will praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are your works, and that my soul knows very well. My frame was not hidden from you, when I was made in secret, and secure fully wrought in the lowest parts of the Earth, your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in your book they all were written, the day's fashioned for me, when as yet there were none of them. 

God knew you and your future before you even were. It shows how you were planned and then created.  He included a soul in you that would have a longing for Him and an empty spot in your heart that can only be filled by Jesus. You are not an accident, but we're planned by God to the last detail.

Ephesians 2: 8

For by Grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God. 

After we were created, God loved us so much that He sent His only Son to die for our sins. That is a fact. Think about this, if you were the only one, Christ Jesus would have sacrificed Himself just for you. God gave you a gift of Grace, so that you would know Him, and follow His plan for your salvation. 

Philippians 4:13

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

Since God loves us so much, He wants to have a relationship with us. He gave the Holy Spirit to be our guide, helper, and teacher in God's ways and plans for us. Is there any way to describe all of these blessings except through God's love for each and every one of us? God bless you and your family. 

Praise the Lord!

 Remember Jesus loves you

 Prayer of Salvation

 Lord Jesus, please forgive all of my sins, and come into my heart as my personal savior. I want to serve only you. 

Praise the Lord! 

Amen

Faith-Doing Something

It is written, Romans 15:13, now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

Many people think that just stepping out in faith, guarantees success. That is true to a point. Let me explain.

I speak now from personal experience and what I learned the hard way. There are some important things to consider. I have listed the most common mistakes.

Make sure it is God telling you what to do, and not your own feelings taking over. If you have doubts check His Word the Bible. The Bible says, whatever we ask in Jesus name, according to the Word of God, in faith, we shall receive. Stand by your prayer and God's Word no matter how things look.

God rearranges all the circumstances that must come together to answer your prayer. That being the case, timing is critical, and affects whatever it is we are praying about.

If we wait on God instead of just jumping ahead of God's timing, we will succeed, because all of the pieces will then be in place. Pray, receive, believe, and the most important, wait for God. You will know the right time, because what seemed impossible, will come about so easy, that you will be shocked. God bless you and your family. 

Praise the Lord!

Remember Jesus Loves You

Prayer of Salvation

Lord Jesus, I thank you for what you did on the cross for me. Your blood washed away all my sins, by your stripes I was healed, your death and resurrection brought me salvation. Please forgive my sins, and come into my heart as my personal Savior. 

Thank You Lord

Amen

The Duty Of A Christian

 The Duty Of A Christian 

We are coming up to the most important election in the history of our country. This election will decide the future of the United States and maybe even the world. 

God himself told His people to choose their leaders wisely. We have the same responsibilities. We cannot afford to be lazy or uncaring. All good people must vote, but far too many Christians don't. If we want a country that rejects God, that is a good way to accomplish it.

Look around you and see what is going on. Don't just listen to one opinion. Hate, lies, corruption, violence and mobs are becoming common, is that what you want? 

If you are having trouble deciding who to vote for, a good way to help you is to list your values and wants on a piece of paper. Look at which candidates are running in the election, then check what they do or have done in the past. Remember, words lie and actions don't. So don't let some soothing words deceive you.

We must all check out our potential leaders with an open mind, not by what our friends or the media say. The internet is a great place to find out what things are really about. it is too important to just take someone's word for it, do your own investigating, and put aside all your preconceived notions. Vote by what your values tell you. Remember this, the only perfect way to vote, is to sincerely ask God to guide you into His choice.

God bless you and your family. 

Praise the Lord!

 Remember Jesus loves you.

 Prayer of Salvation.

 Lord Jesus, please forgive all of my sins, and come into my heart as my personal savior. I want to serve only you. 

Praise the Lord! 

Amen

Role Of law

                                                                 

Psalm 19: 7 - 9

The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul, the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. the statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart, the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes, the fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever, the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.

 In any society, one of the many ingredients for success, is a system of rules and regulations, known as laws. Laws can be dictated by one person, or a group of people chosen by the people. Whatever way it is done, laws are supposed to bring accountability and safety to all the citizens.

Romans 13 : 1-2

Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves. 

This verse is sometimes a hard truth to accept. People in power either don't know or don't care how they attain their position. They follow what is in their best interest.  Unfortunately judges are no exception, as many do not follow the law, but rule according to their own preferences and affiliations. 

Proverbs 28:5

Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the Lord understand all.

We must always remember that God put people in power, and laws that are sometimes passed are contradictory to God's law. We are to follow God's law at all times. God is everyone's ultimate judge,  and He will hold us to His rules not ours. I firmly believe that if we follow God's instructions with all our hearts, He will reward us with Godly leaders.

2 Chronicles 7 : 14

If My people who are called by My name, will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.

God bless you and your family.

Praise the Lord!

 Remember Jesus loves you.

 Prayer of Salvation.

 Lord Jesus, please forgive all of my sins, and come into my heart as my personal savior. I want to serve Only You. 

Praise the Lord! 

Amen

Blessing Or Complaint

It Is Written, 1 Thessalonians 5:18, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

The question of blessing or complaint, is answered by how you look at it. You may be surprised. Here are a few examples of what I mean.

Physical therapy is regarded by many who do it, as a pain in the you know what, even though they know that it helps their recovery. They still complain. They don't recognize it as a blessing, and don't think about thanking God that they are able to do it. 

Many people in the world, probably a couple of billion, are unable to take therapy they need, because of severe physical limitations, or inability to take advantage of it because of financial reasons.

Years ago I was unhappy with the car that I was driving. It was temperamental, and old. One day I was driving to work in below zero weather. As I was passing a bus stop, in my warm comfortable car, I noticed dozens of people freezing while waiting for a bus. At that point, I realized how blessed I was, in my warm car. That put and end to my complaining about that.

Any time many of us feels we have something to complain about, we should think about how many people would call our complaint, a blessing. I think we all realize that when we complain about something, we are basically telling God that He is not taking care of us in the way we expect. That my friends, would probably be called a sin.

The best thing we can do to make ourselves feel much better, and not offend God, is to stop our complaining and realize there are dozens of blessings every day that we overlook. Remember this also,  but for the grace and favor of God, we could be the other guy. God bless you and your family. Praise the Lord!

Remember Jesus Loves You

Prayer of Salvation

Lord Jesus, I thank you for what you did on the cross for me. Your blood washed away all my sins, by your stripes I was healed, your death and resurrection brought me salvation. Please forgive my sins, and come into my heart as my personal Savior. 

Thank You Lord

Amen

A Call To Prayer

 Matthew 28:18-20

And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “all authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things I have commanded you; and low I am with you always, even to the end of the age”

There are many people in the world who do not know Jesus, and what He is about. The sad fact is that when it comes to the Holy Spirit, even fewer people know about Him.

As most of us Christians realize, Jesus is the only way to salvation. Unfortunately most of the worlds population is not aware of this. They grew up with instructions about false Gods, or no God at all. Many believe that if there is a heaven, everyone will go there.

Most of the world walks in darkness of spirit because they never heard the truth. That is where believers come in. I am not saying that every Christian should become a missionary, but I am saying we can make a difference.

We can pray every day for the Holy Spirit to open someone's heart to Jesus. Our prayers are like seeds that we plant.  The Holy Spirit makes them grow. Jesus told His disciples that they should spread the word to all nations, by the same Holy Spirit that will make our prayers powerful.

When we realize that praying is a privilege granted by God, and the Holy Spirit acts on those prayers, we are following in the steps of Jesus disciples. So think about it, what would you have done if you were one of the original disciples. You and I can follow Jesus command today by simply praying for others. God bless you and your family. 

Praise the Lord!

Remember Jesus Loves You

Prayer of Salvation

Lord Jesus, please forgive all of my sins, and come into my heart as my personal savior. I want to serve only you. 

Praise the Lord!.

Amen

Clean The Heart

Psalm 51:10

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

So how do you go about getting a clean heart? If you are a Christian, you recognize some indisputable facts.

John 15:7

If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.

Philippians 4:13

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

Let's start off by stating this important fact. We can do nothing on our own. Even Jesus said of himself in,

John 5:19

Most assuredly I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner.

There is something most people don't realize. Jesus did all of His teaching and miracles according to His Father's Word, and the power of the Holy Spirit. Jesus led a perfect life. We are far from it. We do have the same Holy Spirit though. God speaks to us through the Holy Spirit, and it is up to us to listen for His voice.

Life is like anything else, as they say “Junk in, Junk out” we have two choices. We can know and follow the Word of God, the Bible, and learn to recognize the Holy Spirit talking to us, or not.

Second choice is to follow the world with all of its hate, lies, corruption, and all other sorts of sin. If we do, we will not hear the Holy Spirit, because satan and all of the noise he creates, drowns out the voice of the Holy Spirit. Know this. Keep following the world, and you will hear satan's voice and you will end up in total destruction. It is your choice to make. Think about it! God bless you and your family. 

Praise the Lord!

Remember Jesus Loves You

Prayer Of Salvation

Lord Jesus, please forgive all of my sins, and come into my heart as my personal savior. I want to serve only you. 

Praise the Lord!

Amen

The Word Is Life

It Is Written, 2 Timothy 3:16, all Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instructions in righteousness.

As most of us know, the Bible is the Word of God. The writers copied what the Holy Spirit told them. It is God's blueprint for salvation.

As most of us realize, there are two forms of life. There is spiritual life, and human life.

Life as most people know it  is the here and now. The problem with here and now, is it is dominated by satan.  satan wants everyone to spend eternity with him.  satan has no blueprint for getting to hell, because if most people knew it, they wouldn't follow it.  Instead, he looks for weaknesses, and he exploits them.  Doubt, fear, and all forms of deceit are among his favorite weapons.

The Word on the other hand, is totally opposite. When you know and follow the Word of God, it is always tougher and Satan's way seems pleasurable.

The result of following God's Word, includes blessings of all kinds. Peace in your heart and mind, as well as a fulfilling life. The eventual outcome is eternity with God. His Word has all the answers for whoever will follow it. God bless you and your family. 

Praise The Lord!

Remember Jesus Loves You

Prayer of Salvation

Lord Jesus, I thank you for what you did on the cross for me. Your blood washed away all my sins, by your stripes I was healed, your death and resurrection brought me salvation. Please forgive my sins, and come into my heart as my personal Savior. 

Thank You Lord

Amen