Resurrection Day

The Meaning Of The Resurrection of Jesus Christ

 Isaiah 53:1-12 is a prophecy hundreds of years before the time of Jesus death and resurrection. Rather than going through all 12 verses I will quote just four to give you an idea. Verse 4 surely, He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows, yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God and afflicted. And verse 5 tells us He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities, the chastisement for our peace was upon Him and by His stripes we are healed. 

The story of the resurrection is really in my opinion the greatest love story of all time. It tells of God's love for His creation.  John 3: 16 tells us, that God loved the world so much that He gave His only begotten son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

The whole story starts with the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ the only Son of God, who was sent here to save us. I start there because without His birth there is no story. As Jesus was growing up, he was a man like us. He put aside His God self, in order to fully experience what we deal with. He experienced temptations, pain, hunger, happiness, and all of the same things we face. He witnessed evil in the world on a daily basis.

I don't know if He realized who He really was, or what His mission was. I suspect He had some kind of an idea because He always spoke to His Father, but at that point it must have made Him sad, seeing man's inhumanity to man. He saw what the religious teachers were doing in the name of God. He could see how people had practically no chance for Heaven.

Jesus went around teaching the good news and working miracles. While some people believed in Him, most turned against Him, and even some of those He healed turned against Him. Many people hated Him and wanted to kill Him. At this point in His life, Jesus knew what He was here to do. He still taught and healed people He knew would ultimately reject Him. It takes love beyond understanding to do what Jesus did for us.

Let's skip ahead to Jesus’ betrayal. He had to feel like the whole world was against Him, even as the apostles abandoned Him, and one of them was actually His betrayer. He was lied about, punched, spit on, and suffered all manner of abuse. As bad as all that was, I am sure it was made worse by the fact that people that He was here to save, we're the ones doing this to Him.

What people did not know then, and most don't know today is, that every drop of blood Jesus shed, was washing away all their sins, past, present, and future. Imagine yourself forgiving someone who hates you and is trying to hurt you as much as possible. I don't know about you, but I doubt that I could do it.

When He was scourged, by His stripes we were healed. Everything we needed healing was taken care of. He took all of that pain for people who hated Him. Some people probably even enjoyed seeing Him suffer.

When Jesus was on the cross, all our afflictions were on Him. We are told to visualize putting our burdens on Him, so He could take care of them. He died that horrible death to save us, and to keep us from getting what we deserve.

Now we come to the resurrection itself. By rising from the dead, Jesus conquered satan for all time and made our salvation possible. Now we who believe and accept Jesus as our savior will never die. We will be with Him in Heaven for eternity.

When Jesus was ascending to His Father, He sent the Holy Spirit to us. The Holy Spirit was sent to give us help, guidance, teach us in all things. When Jesus was going, He told all believers to preach the gospel, cast out demons, heal the sick, and raise the dead in His name. This is only possible through the faith which He also gives us, and the power of the Holy Spirit.

When I think about Jesus’ resurrection, I realized how much God our Father, and Jesus our brother loves me. At that point, it is to me a joyous occasion, and more than enough reason to love Him back by doing my best, planting seeds in people's hearts for their redemption. We all have reason to rejoice and love one another. Have a Blessed Resurrection Day, and Praise The Lord Jesus Christ.

Remember Jesus loves you.

Prayer of salvation.

Lord Jesus Christ, 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. 

Amen! 

Praise The Lord!

A look at Good Friday

Isaiah 52: 14, just as many were appalled at you His appearance was so disfigured that He did not look like a man and His form did not resemble a human being.

Many people do not realize just how bad the whole process of crucifixion can be. It was the Romans favorite source of execution for non-Roman citizens. Let me briefly describe the process in order to give you an idea of what our Savior did for us.

Before a person was crucified, it was normal practice for them to be scourged. Scourging involved a whip with 9 long pieces of leather, each piece of leather had pieces of bone and even some metal embedded in them. It was in the form of cat of nine tails. While the person was whipped, the idea is that they would swing the whip hard enough to get the pieces of bone to penetrate the skin and then the person whipping would jerk sharply, tearing skin and muscle from the poor victims body. Not many survived this ordeal.

Stop to consider this. The Roman army in Israel, basically consisted of some of the worst there was. The so-called soldiers took great pleasure in inflicting as much pain on the victim as they could. They had it down to a science, knowing how much damage they could do to the body without killing them outright. They wanted the victim to suffer as much as possible before they died.

Isaiah 53: 1-12, basically tells the story about what Jesus did for us. It says in the Bible that Jesus sweat blood. Many people do not believe that is possible. Let me enlighten you. A medical condition known as hematidrosis is diffusion of blood in perspiration, caused by extreme anguish, or physical strain. Subcutaneous capillaries dilate and burst merging blood with sweat. Many people who suffered this problem, died.

Stop to consider this. The fact that Jesus knew all of this way ahead of time, but did it anyway. Can you imagine how horrible that was?

Each lash was called a stripe. If you read Isaiah 53 you will see that by His stripes we are healed. His blood that was spilled, forgave all our sins, past, present, and future. He did it in our place so we wouldn't have to. As horrific as it was, He would have done it for even just one of us.

OK, if you doubt the description I gave, check it out on Google. If anyone in history should be glorified or praised, it is Jesus Christ our Lord. All we have to do is admit to Him that we are sinners, ask for forgiveness, and invite Him into our hearts as our personal savior. This is what He suffered and died for. He wants us to spend eternity with Him. God Bless you and your family. 

Praise The Lord! 

Remember Jesus loves you. 

Praise The Lord!!!!!

My Time With Jesus Tuesday

Holy Week

Many people today do not realize what Holy Week is all about. The people in the time of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ didn't realize the truth of what was about to happen.

Holy Week for most Christians has been a time to think about what Jesus said and did during His last week on this earth. It is sad when we stop to realize how much the Lord Jesus did for us and how indifferent most of us have been. 

To get an idea about the whole crucifixion and resurrection it would be a good idea if we sat down and read Isaiah chapters 52 and 53. It is much too long to print here but it foretells exactly what will happen. 

The next thing would be to read in the New Testament, Matthew chapter 26 through 28. These verses give you the total story and sets you in a place where you can think and pray and with the help of the Holy Spirit, in order to realize how important it really was.

Most people do not stop to realize that it wasn't just what we call Easter that did anything. There was a master plan from Almighty God Himself to send His Son to this earth to teach and give an example of how a Christian should act. That was the first part.

The second part is resurrection Sunday, the day that represents our salvation, and relationship with Almighty God through what the Lord Jesus Christ did for us.

The only thing I would point out at this time is the fact that no matter how horrendous what you read in the Bible, the crucifixion was something that it would be almost impossible for anyone to bear because it was a long, horrible, painful, suffering death.

Don't forget the Lord Jesus Christ did what He did because He loved us. It was His choice to follow His Father's will to redeem us, or not do what He did, and we would face eternal damnation.

I found out several years ago that no matter how much you meditate on what Jesus did during His life and in that final week there is no way a mere human being could totally understand or feel what happened. Almighty God knows that, and He gives us a little leeway in that.

We also have a decision to make. That decision is to whether we follow the plan and will of God Almighty or live according to what satan tells us to do. This whole thing is real my friends. Anyone who scoffs about what the Bible says is going to get a nasty surprise when the time comes.

Call on the Holy Spirit to help you understand. Give your entire heart and self to the Lord Jesus Christ. Confess your sins to Him, ask Him to forgive you, and invite Him into your heart as your personal savior. 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 My Sweet Jesus

Amen! 

Praise The Lord!

God's Promises Sunday

Something Special

John 1: 9, The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.

In case you were never taught, the week before Easter is usually called Holy Week. This is a special week of remembrance of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ’s last week on earth.

Let us recall in some small way what our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ was saying, thinking, and doing during that week. Remember that even though He was God, he lived on this earth as a man. He was exactly as we are as far as he felt everything that we feel including temptation and had no advantage that we don't have.  

1 Corinthians 10: 13, No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and He will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with temptation He will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

Our Lord was different in that He knew everything that was going to happen to Him. He would think, feel pain, abandonment, what it felt like to be hated, and in His case such incredible physical pain and suffering, that we cannot possibly imagine the level of it.

He was here to save us from sin, but He was rejected by many. The people He taught, and even healed, turned on Him. Some of them were even in the crowd that was screaming for His death.

Even though He knew all of these things, He still loved us and probably stepped up His efforts to save more people.

Colossians 1: 20, and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether on earth or in Heaven, making peace by the blood of His cross.

I don't know about you, but if I think about something I dread doing, it is like suffering that dread in all its pain over and over. If that pain was caused by a friend, I would find it almost impossible to forgive them. Thank God not so with our Lord Jesus Christ!

Jesus was here to save us, knowing everything that would happen to Him and how He would be betrayed but He did it anyway. As a matter of fact, He would have done it, even if it was just for you or for me.

Meditate on love beyond understanding that made Him do it. Would you have turned on Him? Praise and thank Him every day, for what He did. It is because of all His pain suffering, love, forgiveness, and grace, that we are saved and have an eternity with Him to look forward to. 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

Amen! 

Praise The Lord!

God's Promises Sunday

Turn Life Around

Jeremiah 29: 11, for I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.

Occasionally, it’s not a bad idea to look back at your life. Remember though that the past tends to get distorted at times. Some of the things we remember may not have been exactly as good, or as bad as we remember.

As we go through life, we must deal with many different types of situations. Most of us handle things the way the world does, because we don’t know any better. There seems to be an unwritten rule for solving problems.

One of the big problems is raising your family. Even children have problems, or in some cases cause problems. How we handle them can affect the rest of their lives for good or bad. A big part of the family situation is the relationship with your spouse. Are you in the habit of discussing solutions or plans, or is it a dictatorship? Are you both on the same page? It is hard to have stable children come from a confused or arbitrary family life.

The next item is the job. Many times, we must work at jobs we don’t particularly like. The rent must be paid, and groceries must be purchased. The kids need all kinds of things, and emergencies such as car repairs come up. All these things cause stress. If you start feeling sorry for yourself, the job will seem even worse. You’ll find out that taking out the frustration on the family does not do any good, in fact just the opposite is true.

And of course we have the money situation, one of the big three reasons for divorces. We seem to spend a good part of our lives worrying about money, needing money, and not having enough. Most people have the opinion that is a never-ending thing, and when you see the light at the end of the tunnel, it is an oncoming train and nothing else. Something always seems to keep you down. More stress on you and the family.

If we’re going over all the problems, another biggie is unrealized dreams. This is the big kick in the guts for a lot of people. As you get older you realize the dream is getting farther and farther away. Then to make yourself feel better you pick a time for this dream to happen. For instance, when the kids are grown up, or maybe when you retire. I think most people go through varying degrees of the story. You can even throw in some of what I should have, could have, kind of thinking. This is all stress to your soul.

Proverbs 16 :9, the heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.

Proverbs 19:21, many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.

Well, my friends I believe there is a way to reverse everything you have just read. That answer is the Lord Jesus Christ. If you are born again, you realize that Jesus loves you and will provide all your needs. One of the conditions is that you trust Him and get out of His way. The Bible is the instruction manual for life.

Regardless of your situation, if you believe in, and trust in the Lord, He will take care of everything. You will find that stress is no longer a part of your life, and you will probably not feel persecuted at work if you realize that your job is part of the Lord’s plan for you. You’ll find answers to whatever comes up. Your family life will be a harmonious one, and your children will have a better future because they found the Lord sooner. Look at life as a series of steppingstones that the Lord put in place for your benefit.

The Lord Puts us where He does to help us grow.  Sometimes, hard times are good because they bring us to Him. We grow one step at a time. When we succeed in one step, He moves us up to the next step. Kind of like when you’re in grade school one grade at a time. If you trust in the Lord and follow His plan, He will bless you abundantly. Remember He does everything for our good and will not give us something that will separate us from him.

All of this may seem difficult to believe but believe me it is true. It will work for you. Accept Jesus Christ the lord as your personal savior, and He will bless you. Put your trust in Him and get out of the way. He knows what it takes and He will make it happen. God bless you and your family. Praise The Lord!

Remember Jesus Loves You.

Prayer Of salvation.

My Lord Jesus Christ, I believe that you died on the cross and rose again from the dead in order for me to find Salvation. By your stripes I was healed, and by your blood my sins were washed away. Please forgive my sins and come into my heart as my personal savior.  Amen!

Praise The Lord!

Resurrection: The Beginning

2 Corinthians 6:2, In a favorable time I listened to you, in a day of salvation, I have helped you.

Since the time of the resurrection of Jesus people have questioned the Bible and its accuracy. They have as one of their favorite arguments, that the Bible was wrong about the number of days that Jesus was dead. Well guess what, the Bible is correct. The Hebrews used to call a part of a day as a whole day. Friday was the first day, the Sabbath was the second, and even if Jesus rose one minute after midnight on Sunday, it was still the third day.

History reports thousands of Christians dying for their faith. Ask yourself this. Would men die for a fairy tale? Would you be that convinced if you were a witness? When Jesus rose from the dead, over 500 people saw Him. Do yourself a favor, and stop believing what the world says is true, because the world is all wrong. The fact is the world is perishing and most of its inhabitants are going with it.

Jesus conquered death, and in the process, He conquered satan. Because of this, we gain eternal life through Jesus, and our souls are taken back from satan who stole them from Adam and Eve. If not for what Jesus did, we would all be spending eternity in hell.

When you really stop to think about it, the most significant events in all of history whether you agree with it or not, we have to look at Christmas, the Crucifixion, and the Resurrection, of Jesus. All three of these had an impact on the future of man. Without all three, all men would be condemned. What is more important than these events.

Just as a reminder, Jesus did for us what we could not do for ourselves. Because of God’s love for us, the kind of love we could never understand in the human mind, we will have eternity with Him. The best way to thank God and praise Him, is to have faith and trust in His word.

Resurrection Day should be celebrated with song, worship, and praise, because by Jesus rising from the dead, we have eternal life too. We were dead in sin, but now we are alive in Christ. Hallelujah!

God bless you and your family.

Prayer of Salvation.

Lord Jesus Christ, I am a sinner. I know you suffered and died on the cross and rose again in order to wash away my sins and to save me. I acknowledge my sins and I Repent of those sins, and I ask you to come into my heart as my personal savior. I believe and I receive the gift of Salvation. Thank you, Lord Jesus! 

Praise The Lord!

Why Is It Good Friday

Isaiah 53:3-5, He is despised and rejected by men, a Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him. Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions. He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.

Many people do not realize just how bad the whole process of crucifixion can be. It was the Romans’ favorite form of execution for non-Roman citizens. Let me briefly describe the process.

Before a person was crucified, it was normal practice for them to be scourged. Scourging involved a whip with nine long pieces of leather, each piece of leather had pieces of bone and even some metal embedded in it. It was a form of cat of nine tails. When a person was whipped the idea is that they would swing the whip hard enough to get the pieces of bone to penetrate the skin and then the person whipping would jerk sharply tearing skin and muscle from the poor victim’s body.

The Roman army in Israel, basically consisted of some of the worst there was. These so-called soldiers took great pleasure inflicting as much pain on the victim as they possibly could. They had it down to a science knowing how much damage they could do to the body without killing them outright. They wanted the victim to suffer as much as possible before they died.

Hebrews 12:2, Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

When I stop to think about that day, I have mixed emotions. I am horrified by what they did to Jesus, and deeply sad in my heart. At the same time I feel Joy, because of what Jesus did, I see his love. He paid a sin debt that none of us could pay and made our Salvation possible.

I believe Jesus’ life was prolonged in order to subject Him to the most humiliating, painful death possible. I also believe satan was allowed to do his worst in this ordeal. Jesus knew this would happen but He loved us so much He willingly and did it anyway. Just in case you didn’t realize it, without the crucifixion and Resurrection, salvation would not be possible, and everyone’s eternity would be in hell.

One fact that a lot of people don’t realize is true. It says in the Bible that Jesus sweat blood in the garden. Many people do not believe that that is possible. A medical condition known as hema tidrosis is the fusion of blood in perspiration, caused by extreme anguish or physical strain. Subcutaneous capillaries dilate and burst merging blood with sweat. Many people who suffered this problem died.

Another fact I say as a reminder, that Jesus knew everything that would happen to Him ahead of time so He basically suffered quite a bit before it even happened. 

Each lash was called a stripe. If you read Isaiah 53, you’ll see that by His stripes we are healed. His blood that was spilled forgave all our sins past, present, and future. He did it in our place, so we wouldn’t have to. God bless you and your family. Praise The Lord!

Remember Jesus loves you.

Prayer of Salvation.

Lord Jesus Christ, I am a sinner. I know you suffered and died on the cross and rose again in order to wash away my sins and to save me. I acknowledge my sins, and I Repent of those sins, and I ask you to come into my heart as my personal savior. I believe and I receive the gift of Salvation. Thank you, Lord Jesus!

Resurrection: The Beginning

2 Corinthians 6:2, In a favorable time I listened to you, in a day of salvation, I have helped you.

Since the time of the resurrection of Jesus people have questioned the Bible and its accuracy. They have as one of their favorite arguments, that the Bible was wrong about the number of days that Jesus was dead. Well guess what, the Bible is correct. The Hebrews used to call a part of a day as a whole day. Friday was the first day, the Sabbath was the second, and even if Jesus rose one minute after midnight on Sunday, it was still the third day.

History reports thousands of Christians dying for their faith. Ask yourself this. Would men die for a fairy tale? Would you be that convinced if you were a witness? When Jesus rose from the dead, over 500 people saw Him. Do yourself a favor, and stop believing what the world says is true, because the world is all wrong. The fact is the world is perishing and most of its inhabitants are going with it.

Jesus conquered death, and in the process, He conquered satan. Because of this, we gain eternal life through Jesus, and our souls are taken back from satan who stole them from Adam and Eve. If not for what Jesus did, we would all be spending eternity in hell.

When you really stop to think about it, the most significant events in all of history whether you agree with it or not, we have to look at Christmas, the Crucifixion, and the Resurrection, of Jesus. All three of these had an impact on the future of man. Without all three, all men would be condemned. What is more important than these events.

Just as a reminder, Jesus did for us what we could not do for ourselves. Because of God’s love for us, the kind of love we could never understand in the human mind, we will have eternity with Him. The best way to thank God and praise Him, is to have faith and trust in His word.

Resurrection Day should be celebrated with song, worship, and praise, because by Jesus rising from the dead, we have eternal life too. We were dead in sin, but now we are alive in Christ. Hallelujah!

God bless you and your family.

Prayer of Salvation.

Lord Jesus Christ, I am a sinner. I know you suffered and died on the cross and rose again in order to wash away my sins and to save me. I acknowledge my sins and I Repent of those sins, and I ask you to come into my heart as my personal savior. I believe and I receive the gift of Salvation. Thank you, Lord Jesus! 

Praise The Lord!

Praise The Lord Anyway

Habakkuk 3:17-18, Though the fig trees should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail, and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold, and there being no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will take joy in the God of my salvation.

It should come as no surprise to most Christians, that satan is working harder than ever to undermine our trust in God. satan knows that one of the most powerful flaws in people, is to complain. It is easy to find things to complain about, because satan makes everything look worse than it really is, and then hits us between the eyes with it.

Why does satan works so hard at trying to get us to complain? Because he knows it offends God.

Numbers 11:1-3, Now when the people complained, it displeased the Lord, for the Lord heard it, and His anger was aroused. So the fire of the Lord burned among them, and consumed some in the outskirts of the camp. Then the people cried out to Moses, and when Moses prayed to the Lord, the fire was quenched. So he called the name of the place Taberah, because the fire of the Lord had burned among them.

If we stumble once in a while, God will forgive us if we ask. When that happens, ask the Holy Spirit to guide you and give you strength. Make a conscious effort to look for the blessings in your life. Don't look just for material things that you can buy, look at things such as trees and flowers, birds, your health. Don't miss a chance to look at everything as a blessing.

The average person has a tendency to minimize or overlook the good and maximize the bad. satan is the key factor, but remember, God gave each of us the gift of choice. We decide who and what we follow. Remember when you live according to God's will, and give your day to Him, everything that happens that day is part of His plan, so no matter what happens during that day, it is part of God's plan for you. Thank Him for it with all your heart, regardless of what satan is trying to tell you.

Praising the Lord anyway, opens your heart and mind to doing it God's way, and being who you were created to be.

1 Thessalonians 5:18-19, In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Do not quench the Spirit. 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 New Life

This morning I felt a little down when I woke up. I have come to recognize satan’s tricks, so I immediately started talking to God. The situation in the world came to my mind, so without even thinking about it I started thanking God for my situation.

I am saved, I have a loving family that is saved, good health, a comfortable place to live, I can pay my bills, and on and on you could go on forever.

During our coffee time with the Lord, we realized how blessed we are everyday. The Holy Spirit also put on our hearts that many people are missing out because they don't know the truth.

It took me a long time to see the truth. Like many people today, I used to think that certain preachers had special powers to heal. Miracles happen when certain preachers pray. And of course the old , I know he was healed, but I don't think it will happen for me. We will see the real story.

We will take a day-by-day trip through the lives of ordinary people like you and me. We will find out that all believers have power through Jesus' name, and the power of the Holy Spirit. All we need to do is learn the facts about how God feels about each of us , and the rest will fall into place so join me on this little trip and see that people just like us have miracles everyday.

I have included two scriptures to get you thinking in the right direction and we will go from there tomorrow. 

John 14:13-14, Whatever you ask in My name, I will do it so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it.

1  John 5: 14-15,  this is the confidence we have before Him; if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that he hears us whatever we ask, we know we have what we asked of Him.

God's peace and blessing be upon you and yours.  

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

Resurrection Day

2 Corinthians 6:2, In a favorable time I listened to you, in a day of salvation, I have helped you.

Since the time of the resurrection of Jesus, people have questioned the Bible and its accuracy. They have as one of their favorite arguments, tha the bible was wrong about the number of days that Jesus was dead.. The Bible is correct. Hebrews used to call a part of a day as a whole day. Friday was the first day, the Sabbath was the second, and even if Jesus rose one minute after midnight on Sunday, it was still the third day. .

From the time of the crucifixion, through the Resurrection, reports of hundreds of dead people rising and being seen by many eyewitnesses that saw Jesus, was as it was recorded in the Bible. Countless people were converted because of this.

History reports thousands of Christians dying for their faith. Do men die for fairytales? Would you be that convinced if you were a witness? Do you doubt now? Do yourself a favor, and stop following what the world says is true. The Bible says most will perish for eternity.

Jesus conquered death, and in the process He conquered satan. Because of this, we gain eternal life through Jesus, and our souls are taken back from satan who stole them from Adam and Eve. If not for what Jesus did, we would all be spending eternity in Hell.

 I find it hard to separate the true significance of Christmas, crucifixion, and Resurrection. All three were necessary in order to achieve what Jesus did. It took all three of them to keep us from paying for our own sins. Jesus did what we could not do for ourselves. The power of God's love for us can never be fully understood by us, during our normal lifetime. The best way to thank God and praise Him, is to have faith and trust in His Word.

Resurrection Day should be celebrated with song, worship, and praise, because by Jesus rising from the dead, we have a new life too. We were dead in sin, but now we are alive in Christ. Hallelujah! 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

Have A Blessed Day !!!!!!

Resurrection Day

 

2 Corinthians 6:2

In a favorable time I listened to you, in a day of salvation, I have helped you.

Since the time of the resurrection of Jesus, people have questioned the Bible and its accuracy. They have as one of their favorite arguments, that the bible was wrong about the number of days that Jesus was dead.. The Bible is correct. Hebrews used to call a part of a day as a whole day. Friday was the first day, the Sabbath was the second, and even if Jesus rose one minute after midnight on Sunday, it was still the third day. .

From the time of the crucifixion, through the Resurrection, reports of hundreds of dead people rising and being seen by many eyewitnesses that saw Jesus, was as it was recorded in the Bible. Countless people were converted because of this.

History reports thousands of Christians dying for their faith. Do men die for fairytales? Would you be that convinced if you were a witness? Do you doubt now? Do yourself a favor, and stop following what the world says is true. The Bible says most will perish for eternity.

Jesus conquered death, and in the process He conquered satan. Because of this, we gain eternal life through Jesus, and our souls are taken back from satan who stole them from Adam and Eve.  If not for what Jesus did, we would all be spending eternity in Hell.

I find it hard to separate the true significance of Christmas, crucifixion, and Resurrection. All three were necessary in order to achieve what Jesus did. It took all three of them to keep us from paying for our own sins. Jesus did what we could not do for ourselves. The power of God's love for us can never be fully understood by us, during our normal lifetime. The best way to thank God and praise Him, is to have faith and trust in His Word.

Resurrection Day should be celebrated with song, worship, and please, because by Jesus rising from the dead, we have a new life too. We were dead in sin, but now we are alive in Christ. Hallelujah! 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

Have A Blessed Day !!!!!!

"Times That Try Men's Souls"

That was written by Thomas Paine, on 12/23/1776. He of course was referring to the American Revolution that was going on at that time.
It Is Written, Proverbs 3:5-6 trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.
You don't have to be a genius to figure out that the entire world is a mess. No country is untouched by violence or natural disasters.
Many people believe that we are in the end times, because daily events all over the world, seem to line up with the description of the end times as it is  written in the Bible. Whether we are in the end times or not, it really doesn't matter. God is not sleeping, He knows everything that is going on, and how and when things work out according to His plan.
If you are saved, and believe in the Word of God, and trust Him, you know where you stand, and how it turns out. We win.
If you are with God, you have nothing to fear,no matter how ugly things look. People that spread panic and fear, such as some of the media, wouldn't be talking that way if they knew God.
It all boils down to trusting God, and not paying any attention to nonbelievers. They are in their own world created by them, because they choose to follow satan instead of God. They do have reason to worry, because their faith is placed in the wrong place. 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

Who, And What To Pray For

It Is Written, James 5:15-16, and the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.
Prayer is a very powerful thing. How do you decide who or what to pray for?
Many people approach prayer like a shopping list. It is usually about all kinds of things for themselves. While this is not a sin, it isn't what God had in mind.
Praying for others is an extremely powerful way to pray. Jesus always prayed for others. When you sincerely pray for others, you are blessed too.
If you ask the Holy Spirit, who or what to pray for, He will let you know. If you sincerely pray for who or what the Holy Spirit tells you, there is no question about whether or not that prayer will be answered. It will!
As all of us know, answers to prayer requires faith. satan however tries to plant doubt, and many times, if not most of the time, he wins. I believe the Holy Spirit helps us to know in our hearts what to do, so do not fail to do it.
When you pray, instead of trying to have faith on your own, and fighting doubt, just have faith that the Holy Spirit will make it happen. After all, all the power comes from Him. Pray, thank Him, and take yourself out of the picture. 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 Blood

It Is Written, Hebrews 9:22, and according to the law almost all things are purified with blood, and without shedding of blood, there is no remission.
Anyone familiar with the Bible realizes that blood plays a major role throughout the history of Israel.
Lambs blood was spilled in the Old Testament, in atonement for sins. Lambs blood on door posts at the time of the Exodus was to indicate to death that it must pass the house.
Jesus is the Lamb of God. God sent Him to shed His blood for the sins of man, because only His blood was capable of doing it. When Jesus shed His blood for us, we became righteous in God's eyes
I have always believed that if someone had the blood of Jesus on a towel or even a rag, it had the power to heal physically, spiritually, and mentally. The cloth from Paul touched the sick person,and they were healed. How much greater is Jesus? The Holy Spirit does the miracles in any case.
One of my favorite ways to pray, starts out with, in the name of Jesus, and by His blood, through the power of the Holy Spirit. There is real prayer answering power in these words. Try 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

Prayer

The Clock Is Running

It Is Written, Romans 6:23, for the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
This may seem a strange title for a message, but it has great meaning.
People as a whole, are faced with pretty much the same situations in life. Some handle things one way, and some another. One of the toughest situation is when you face a serious problem, or even a crisis. You don't know where to turn, and you don't want to hear about God at that time. That puts you in a very large group. At one time I was a member.
The sad thing is, that is when God is the only answer. There are also people who are unhappy with their lives, maybe even suffering from depression. Their lives are falling apart, in one way or another.
Both groups don't know Jesus, and the joy that relationship provides. Even if someone doesn't get angry when Jesus is mentioned, they still hesitate to give their lives to Jesus and let Him handle everything. The common response is, maybe sometime.
Life is full of wake up calls. In your troubles, that are caused by satan, and poor choices, Jesus is still reaching out to you. No one knows when He is coming back, but He is coming. He could be coming to take his people back with Him, before your next breath. The clock really is running. Seek and you shall find. 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

satan At Work

It Is Written, 1 Peter 5:8, be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
satan is always at work. He doesn't care if you are a believer or not. As a matter of fact, he usually tries harder with believers, because he considers it a great victory, if he can create doubt or confusion in a Christian.
satan has the whole world, and everything in it, to distract whoever he can. He paints false pictures of just about everything to entice people. The majority of people believe his lies, in their pursuit of self-indulgence, and so-called happiness.
You don't have to look very far to see the snares he sets for man. He doesn't bother with most of the people because he already has them. Many people play the game of life only knowing satan's rules. They do not realize this is a game they cannot win.
When you live your life by God's rules ( the Bible ), you win the ultimate price, eternity with Jesus. Many times it isn't easy, fighting satan and his world. But fortunately the solution is simple.
We have received power over satan from Jesus death and resurrection. He gave us this power, by allowing us to heal, cast out demons, and work miracles, in His name. We must however know Jesus, and what He tells us to do. Focus on Jesus and His Word, and you absolutely cannot go wrong. satan is not the all powerful thing we think he is. The final chapter of The Book, the Bible, shows you the final outcome and destination of our biggest adversary.
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

Thank You Jesus

Knowing God

It Is Written, Proverbs 8:17, I love those who love Me, and those who seek Me diligently will find Me.
Ask yourself this question. Do I know God, or do I just know of Him? The answer may not be as simple as you think. Be honest with your self.
Are you hearing from God in your heart? Are your prayers getting answered? How do you act with others in your heart, as well as in the open?
Here is another suggestion. Write down five of your most important wants, in the order of their importance to you. Is God on that list? If so, what number is He?
I started to know God, later in life. I know in my heart, that if I could live my life all over, just the way it was, but I had God in my heart, it would have been joyful, instead of mostly pretty good. It is never too late, and never too early.
The best way to know God, is to seek Him with all of your heart. Here is a suggestion. Think about something you want so much, that you will do whatever it takes to get it. No hardship is too great, no effort to great.
Well my friend, that is how we need to be about knowing God. Remember, God is forever, the new car or whatever else seems important, will end up in the junkyard, or with someone else. 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