Category: A new life in Christ

The End of the age


Have we come to the end of the age? All of the prophetic indicators are pointing to it, but few people seem to be noticing it as such. It is “climate change”, it is “global warming”, it is “the pandemic”, and it just seems to get different names from week to week. This was foretold in the Bible long before Jesus was born and by Him as well. The “end of the age” would be characterized by the same conditions and problems that happened before the flood that Noah and his family witnessed. Granted, they didn’t have pollution and I doubt they had more people than the world could support but the things that were going on were very similar to what is happening today.

Does this mean that Jesus is coming soon? Yes and no…actually. He is coming soon but we don’t know how soon. It could be in a few months or weeks or possibly years but He is likely to come in our lifetimes. Am I trying to bring doom and gloom to this site? No, I’m not. I’m just pointing out that we don’t have hundreds of years or many lifetimes before things really get bad in the world around us. I’m not speaking of global warming, I’m speaking here of the times of Tribulation that are coming. During that time people will do whatever they wish to do and it will be okay. That is beginning to happen in some places today but it will grow much worse.

The church or at least those who fully believe in Jesus as their Savior will be taken up just as Noah was taken up above the flood during his time. The world that we see today will devolve into true anarchy and essentially “hell on Earth” during the seven years that constitute the Tribulation. I pray that anyone who reads this will seek Jesus as their Savior so they can escape this time.

God is working in you


You are saved by His Grace


For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:8‭-‬10 KJV https://bible.com/bible/1/eph.2.8-10.KJV

There is no other way to be saved from an eternity in hell. His grace and faith in Him is the only way to be a saved child of the Living God! Believe it so that you can be in heaven when your eternity begins. It could be tomorrow or tonight or next year but when it comes you will know it.

Bible study


That is something that I used to dislike with a passion. Why? Because I thought I was saved and didn’t need to study the Bible. Kinda like having “insurance” against the flames. At the time I thought being saved just meant accepting Jesus as your Savior…period. I didn’t think there was anything that I should do from that point on. But when you truly are saved and you realize that you really needed Him…that is when God truly got your attention. Before you were trying to “do it yourself”. You walked down the aisle and you might’ve even been baptized but you only got wet. There was no change and you didn’t feel the need to change anything.

That is the type of “faith” I had many years ago. It wasn’t real. Even though I thought it was for a while. But eventually, I would go right back to where I was before. As they say, “it didn’t take”. The fact is, I was just trying to do it myself. When God touches your heart and breaks it, He shows you why you need Him and that He can fill that empty place that you’ve known about for a long time. When this happens, studying your Bible becomes real. It teaches you about your Savior and your Creator. The Bible also reads your spirit, because every time you read a chapter or a book in it you will find a pearl of new wisdom or truth that you didn’t see before.

Studying God’s Word is the best way to learn about Him and His voice so you will know when you hear Him speak. If you don’t know His voice then Satan can speak to you and deceive you easily. While I was a pastor, I read through the Bible at least once every year. Since I’ve been away from preaching in a church, I actually read it more than once per year. God’s Word never gets old or stale because it is His Living Word. Give your heart to Him and get acquainted with Him more than ever by reading His Word every day.

The Lord delights in you


You are the Temple


Intimidation


The act of making someone feel a certain way for being or believing a certain creed or lifestyle. This is what is happening in America today and depending on which side you may be on it is okay to do this to certain people. I’m not poking fun at or pointing a finger at anyone here but our government is doing it more than it should. They are conducting a farce of a “trial” about a citizen-led group of people and on the other side of the “proverbial coin” are asking people to point out certain people (judges and clinics) who don’t agree with their “agenda”. They are also asking people to attack and destroy “clinics” that they don’t want to be available, but this is acceptable in their viewpoint.

Intimidation happened in the past during Jesus’ ministry and it has been happening in every century since then. But…when you say something about it or point it out there is all sorts of name-calling and anger that comes out. Living in this world has become more intimidating and harder to handle especially from a Christian point of view. So, how do we manage our lives in light of the way that everyone looks at Christians and their beliefs?

We need to live our lives the way that Jesus told us to. Do not worry. Life is too short to worry about today or tomorrow. God is the One on our side and He controls what is happening or even what will happen. Why worry or even feel intimidated by the world? God is in control and He is our Savior and Lord, why would you feel the need to worry? Give your heart to Jesus. Follow Him and learn from His Word because the Bible is the best educational Book available.

Seek Him and you will find strength


In Christ we have the Victory!


Praise the Lord!


Let everything that hath breath Praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD. Psalm 150:6 KJV https://bible.com/bible/1/psa.150.6.KJV

The whole world needs to do this. God inhabits the praise of those who praise Him and all of us need to praise Him because we have today to live!

Amen!

Why did I want to put this up today? Because our world and everyone in it should praise Him for life and our health and the fact that the Lord loves us! We may not feel it sometimes…we may even doubt it from time to time but God loves you with a love that I don’t understand and could never explain. Give your life to Him because He gave His life to bring you salvation.