Not God's Fault

It Is Written, 2 Corinthians 3:4, even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, whose minds the God of this age (satan ) has 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.
There are many people who are being taught that God brings suffering on people, so that those who suffer can bring glory to God by suffering.  Plain nonsense.  satan is the one who brings sickness and disasters of all sorts.
God created us with a free will, so He allows us to make our own choices. He does not interfere with that in any way.  Whether you love Him, and follow Him, is up to you.  He will not make you do anything.
satan on the other hand, does everything he can to take advantage of our free will.  Doubt and lies are his favorite tools, designed to lure us away from God.
If you stop and think, violence, sickness, and sin of every sort is brought on with those lies, and doubt, he deceives us with.  He blames God for everything we don't like, in order us for us to stay away from God.  He makes evil look good, and good he makes look evil.
satan sells death with smoke and mirrors.  His methods take advantage of the weakness of men.  God on the other hand is selling truth.  Truth is very hard to sell, because it is the harder way to go.
When eternity comes, and it will, only those who wanted and love God will be with Him.  Anyone who rejected God in life will not be forced to spend eternity with Him.
Followers of satan will come to realize the awful mistake they made, and the consequences.  All people will kneel before God and acknowledge Him as God, before going to their final destination.  May God bless you and your family.  Praise 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

Love For God

It Is Written, Matthew 22:37,  Jesus said to him, "you shall love the Lord your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind".
At first glance, this commandment may seem beyond reach to many people.  When you look at the Words of Jesus when He told the apostles preach the Word, heal the sick, raise the dead, and cast out demons in His name, you may think that you can never measure up.
Well my friends, just relax and consider the following words I feel led to tell you.
When we accept salvation, many of us don't realize that we receive the Holy Spirit and the fruits of the Holy Spirit as stated in Galatians 5:22-23. They are love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
Many of us get so excited when we are saved that we want to do great things for God, right away.  After a short time however most of us become doubtful about our salvation, because we aren't another Billy Graham.  We decide we don't know how to love God, because that is what satan tries to convince us of.
If you trust God in your heart, you have started.  God looks at our hearts because the Holy Spirit lives there, and so does Jesus.  We honor and love Him in our hearts first.  When you pray, give the Lord each day and ask Him to guide your life His way.
In the meantime, study some of His Word every day.  Make a list of the fruits mentioned in Galatians 5:22-23 and go about your life putting as many of them as possible into action with all your heart, every day.
Don't pay any attention to what you think of yourself, or what you think God thinks of you.  God doesn't think the way we do, so quit worrying about it.  Just keep doing your best and talking to God, and listening for Him in your heart.
If God wants us to do a particular thing, He will tell us, and then clear the way to make it happen.  He may only call on us once, or many times, it is up to Him how He can use us and how much we are prepared for.  How often He uses us, does not reflect how much He loves us.  He loves us more than we can possibly imagine.
When we try to do our best, to do what God's Word says, He considers it as praise and love from us.  No matter how much satan tries to tell you that you don't please or love God, remember satan is a liar, so what he says, the opposite is true.  May 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

Godly Responsibility

It Is Written, 1 John 2:6, he who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.
Jesus was a man of action, a loving teacher, and an inspiration for many people to do better, and to follow God.
Many of us complain about how far our country has fallen away from God, and the moral decline that rivals the worst in world history.  Well my friends, it is our fault.  You and me.
 Most of us sit around and wait for God to perform a miracle to change everything, and that's all we do.  If you read the Bible, you know that God gave the land to the people that came out of Egypt.  He gave it to them, but they had to go in, fight the battle, and take it.
Right now we must take back our country from those who would destroy it.  We have fallen away from God, and the moral decline that rivals the worst in world history is what we are faced with.  It is our fault, you and me.
If Christians voted for God fearing people, we as a country could change.  If we vote for someone who says he is for bringing God back to the schools for instance, and is never heard from after he is elected, don't re elect him.
If you don't vote, don't complain.  It is a fact that incumbents get reelected 90% of the time.  It doesn't seem to matter how bad a job they do.  When voters don't care, why should those who are elected care?
If Christians cared enough about God and country, we could get to  where politicians were worried about getting our votes.  Right now they court every fringe or crackpot group, because they know we aren't going to get in the way.
The time for excuses is over.  It will only get worse if we don't step up. Don't wait for someone else to be responsible, you do it.  So whether you really don't care or you are just plain lazy, wake up and bring God back to our country by voting for God fearing people.
It is written, God says men get the leaders that they deserve.  We, our children, and grandchildren deserve our best.  Vote the Bible and accountability from those we elect.
If you read the Bible you'll see in the Old Testament that God punished the Israelites and other countries for their evil ways because they did not repent.  May 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

Not God's Fault

It Is Written, Proverbs 5:21, for the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he ponders all his paths.
From the time we are born, God takes care of each of us.  He had a plan before we were born, that was perfect for us, and would lead us back to Him for eternity.
All of us at times, reject God's plan, by trying to do things our way.  He allows us to do what we think in order to learn that we need Him.  Even while we carry on our foolishness, He still blesses us, and sends us wake up calls.
Those of us who read the Bible, or listen to preachers and read their books, sometimes go astray without even realizing it.  There are many verses in the Bible that tell us we will receive what we pray for in Jesus name. Preachers repeat these verses, and it all seems simple, so we pray and nothing happens.
As humans we have a tendency to blame God for everything that goes wrong.  We question him all the time, in anger, self-pity, and wounded pride, and so on.  We are fortunate that He loves us, and doesn't strike us dead.
Most of us miss the part that tells us that when we pray, we are to do it with Thanksgiving, as well as faith.  We must realize that the bonehead decisions we make, are made by us outside of God's plan, so we should repent and look at ourselves for the failures.
Sometimes we get upset and question God because our prayers are not answered the way we expected, or not at all.  We feel that God did not keep His Word, so we stop praying, and get angry.
God does not need to be defended, especially by me, but I feel I should set  some things straight.  In my own life, I had to learn many things the hard way, and here are a few.
In order for prayers to be successful we need a relationship with God that is ongoing.  When we are close to God, we are able to hear His voice guiding us.  Many times we see that if we do it our way, it might take us away from God because of things like pride.  Other times, we are not yet ready spiritually.  He will not allow us to do things that would be detrimental to our spiritual life.
Remember, God is not our slave to do our bidding whenever we snap our fingers.  If we don't know Him, He will not know us.  He is God, we are not. Let's put the blame where it belongs, and that my friends is us!  May God bless you and your family.  Praise the Lord!
Remember Jesus Loves You
Prayer 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

Value of Prayer

It Is Written, Philippians 4:6, be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
Have you ever been disappointed, because your prayers were not answered?  Were you trying your best to have faith, and it was a struggle? By now you are probably aware that when you pray, you must have forgiveness for everyone in your heart.  Faith requires love in order to operate.  Doubt and fear about the power of prayer, comes from satan. They are prayer blockers.
So how do you pray in order to get prayers answered?  It isn't that difficult to overcome the obstacles that are mentioned.  First of all realize that God knows everything you want or need, and has already provided it in His world, that is the spiritual world.  Prayer brings what He has to us when we access it in Jesus name by faith and trust.
Now comes the answer that many people don't want to hear.  You must get closer to God, by reading His Word and doing it.  As you study, you will get to know Him intimately.  You will find that trust in Jesus to get it all done, gets it all done.  You don't have to struggle to have faith.  Faith is a gift from the Holy Spirit to believers, however you must nurture it with the Word, until your faith is automatic.
If someone told you that there was $1 billion, in your yard, and they showed you the spot to dig, would you?  What if they said it was 20 feet down, and you could only use a small shovel, would you still dig?
The Word of God is priceless to those who use it properly.  You can't dig a hole without a shovel, and you can't get prayers answered without God. He wants to give it all to whoever uses the spiritual shovel, which is the Word of God.  Fabulous blessings await you from God, it's up to you to accept them.  What are you waiting for?  May 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

Not Happy With Now?

It's It Is Written, Matthew 6:25, therefore, I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink;  nor about your body.  Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
If you aren't happy with your life right now, you have plenty of company. The vast majority of people are working at jobs they hate, many have marriages and children problems, and on it goes.  There are as many reasons for people to be unhappy as there are people.  Let's look at a few.
Some people are unhappy because they are searching for the wrong thing. God is trying to get their attention, and they are not listening.  They feel an emptiness they can't seem to fill, and they get frustrated, and even depressed.
Another reason is quite different.  God is preparing them to follow His plan for their life, and they are not aware of it.  So they fight God's plan and continue to do it their way, so they end up struggling with bad decisions.
Then we have people that are really focused on what the world says is good.  This leads them to a constant feeling of wanting more, bigger, better, etc.  Their desires are never satisfied.
To be happy in this world, it requires us to focus on Jesus and His promise of eternal life.  Most people don't like to hear the truth, especially if it concerns Jesus.  So in a way they go about creating their own unhappiness. Human beings have an uncanny way of not knowing ,or doing what is good for them.   A word to the wise.  If your way is not working, do it God's way, in the Bible.  May 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

Truth

It Is Written, 2 Timothy 4:4, they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables.
Truth is a precious thing.  Truth is sometimes difficult, because it can make us vulnerable, or just plain cost us something.  Not telling or hearing the truth, can cost us even more.
Many times hearing the truth disturbs us, because it isn't what we want to hear.  Because of this, we put a spin on something and try to rationalize it so it fits what we think.
If you need to make a decision about anything, you cannot make a good decision based on fantasy.  Facts are critical to everything.  If you love someone, you tell them the truth.  By telling them the truth, you are helping them to avoid things that can really hurt them.  Not telling someone the truth is a sign of disrespect, and when truth is found out it can be devastating to the one who did not tell the truth, and to the one who heard the lie.
Jesus always told the truth, and people hated Him for it.  He tried to make them see sin, as sin, not something good.  Jesus wasn't talking about minor things, He was talking about their souls.  He loved them so much, He accepted the fact that many would hate Him, and He told them the truth anyway. Telling the people the truth was so important to Him, He was even willing to die for it.
Sometimes people look at the world and see many things that are done in the name of a person's rights, and delude themselves into thinking that all of these people cannot be wrong, so it must be right.  A big problem with many people, is they want to fit in at any cost.
To make a long story short, I repeat once again, that the Word of God, the Bible, is still a book of love from God to us.  It tells us how to get back to Him, and lead a good life.  We cannot bend God's truths to fit what we think.  Truths cannot bend.
Think about this.  If we had a book that said every sin we can think of was okay, because a loving God will forgive us even if we don't confess it, it would make many people very happy.  Then when we died, and faced judgment and found out what we read was not the truth, and we are going to hell, at that point, how much would we wish that we had followed the real truth?
The truth is what God says it is.  God does not hate anyone, He just hates what they do.  God's Word says so.  Most people hate Jesus more now than at any other time in history, but He still wants everyone to come to Him.
Make time for His Word and believe it now.  Tomorrow or even five minutes from now, may be too late.  Let facts and faith in the One who loves you, decide your eternity.  May God bless you and your family.    Praise the Lord!
Remember Jesus Loves You
Prayer 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