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 hope.
Even when it doesn’t seem like God is close to you, He is. You are never very far from Him regardless of where you are. In a penthouse or a slum somewhere, when you seek Him, He is by your side.
Our world has become very secular and evil in many ways. Not because of mankind’s influence but because of Satan’s influence. We have moved away from our collective belief in God and we have taken in the spirit of the Antichrist. I don’t mean to say that we are worshiping the devil but we are “living in his camp”. There are too many evil and disgusting things that are going on in our world today for them to be caused by mankind alone. Satan and his demons are behind all of it and we need to wake up and recognize it.
This world, and all who are in it, is coming to a point in history that has been foretold for over two thousand years. The end of the church age. When will it come to that? I don’t know, and no one does except God Himself when that day will come. The “taking away of the church” is also unknown because the hour or the day is not known, just as the “end of the age” falls into that unknown area.
The point I am trying to make about the “unknowns” is that God determines the timing of everything. Your birth and your death as well as anything that has been prophesied about this time in history are all under His control. Your eternity is at stake and if you are concerned about where you will spend it then you need to seek Jesus as your Savior and do it soon. We don’t know the day or the hour and it may be sooner than anyone thinks, so make sure of your eternal destination.
Most of us want many things in this life. A really nice house or a prestigious job. But… what will those give us? Bills? A headache? Ulcers from the stress?
The peace and joy that comes with life when you have given your heart to Jesus Christ is priceless and it doesn’t cost you anything. God has provided it through faith and grace when you believe in Him. All of this is worth far more than you can gain from your own efforts. Seek Him as soon as you can because we’re not guaranteed tomorrow.
You get to build your perfect space for reading and writing. What’s it like?
I would build a twenty by fifteen cottage with a fireplace and a small kitchen.
That’s what I would build if I could.
What is your all time favorite automobile?
My favorite car was the Mustang. My other favorite car was the Mazda Miata. Unfortunately, I was never able to afford either one. The only automobile I owned that I owned was a Datsun 200SX many years ago. It was fun to drive, economical and it was the first and last of its time.
Have you ever considered or thought about the Incarnation of Jesus, the Son of God? From a medical perspective, it happened in the same way that each of us has come into the world except that His Father was God the Holy Spirit. It wasn’t brought about with “sperm” but the egg of the girl was implanted with the essence of the Son. No “sin-nature” from a man was involved at all. Thank goodness.
God the Son, Who had created stars and galaxies, was placed into the womb of a girl of about sixteen years of age, betrothed to Joseph and of the family line of David the king of Israel. Jesus became a human being not for the reason of ruling over us, although He will one day, but He came to experience our life and its troubles. God came because He said He would come so that the curse of sin would be lifted from all of humanity and creation itself. We could be freed from sin’s curse if we would believe in Him and His mission. That belief must be felt in your heart, not just in your head.
He lived in her womb just as we do before we are born. In amniotic fluid, listening to her voice and the voices of those around her but likely not comprehending at this point. If there was laughter or sadness, He felt it although as an embryo it wasn’t understood. Think of it…God was a baby being carried by a young girl who had no idea what raising a child would be like. Especially the Messiah, the Son of God! The concept is mind-blowing today! Just imagine how Mary felt if you can.
All of this was before she even realized that there was a life, the Life, in her womb. The proof came to her when she visited her cousin, Elizabeth, who was carrying the child that would be John the Baptist. John would be about six months older than Jesus but as the prophecies said he would be the “one crying in the wilderness to make the way straight for the Lord” (paraphrased). When the sound of Mary’s voice came to Elizabeth, the baby in her womb leaped for joy and she was filled with the Holy Spirit!
Their families were devout Jewish families and since Jesus was born about six centuries before the Muslim religion ever came to be, He was not a Muslim. At the time of His birth, Israel was not separated like it is today so even though Bethlehem, Galilee, and Nazareth would be in Gaza in the future, there was no separation into a “strip” like it is now.
Seek Him to know Him and make sure your heart belongs to Him because one day He is coming back for His followers and it won’t be long.
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