Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be. And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about a hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah’s womb: he staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; and being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform. Romans 4:18-21 KJV https://bible.com/bible/1/rom.4.18-21.KJV
Paul wrote this speaking of Abram before he became a father by the power of God. He believed God could do whatever He intended and reckoned it to him as righteousness. Why is it so hard for us to believe in God’s promises and what He can do even today? I believe that the reason for our unbelief is due to so many people turning away from the Bible and believing in God. Yet, even someone who doesn’t believe in God will turn to Him in a time of desperation.
Is it so hard to believe that every prophecy in the Bible has already come true with the exception of the book of Revelation? Even those prophecies are coming to pass right before our eyes today. At least the ones at the very beginning of the book. God loves His creation and that includes all of humanity but He is not pleased with the way we are living and being “stewards” of the world He gave us. We have messed it up in many ways and this won’t change until Jesus comes back to rule the Earth and its people for one thousand years.
I pray that anyone who reads this page will seek to know Jesus as your Savior before the Trumpet of God sounds because there will be a terrible time after that for seven years during the Tribulation. Life will get much worse and harder to seek out God because of the “ruler” that will be here at that time. Don’t turn away from God, seek Him while there is time.
Is it even possible to know the depths of God’s love for us? Until we get to heaven and see Him face to face, we can’t know His love completely. The only approximation is the love of mothers for their children and of Dad’s love as well. Other than those, there is no way to come close to knowing how deeply God loves us except through reading the Bible and seeing how He loves us through His Word.
In many ways, people don’t see God’s love in His Word. They see how He punishes the Jewish people for forsaking Him as their God and Savior. They see all of the pestilence and other problems that can happen because of Israel’s fickle nature regarding their God. God uses all of these to bring them back to Himself if they will turn away from their false gods. But, today most people view the Bible as an old and outdated book that isn’t relevant for the twenty-first century.
This idea could not be further from the truth. Many “preachers” today are leading people away from God and into idolatry by giving them a good feeling about who they are and what they can accomplish on their own. While this “advice” is nice it is not pointing people to their Savior. Nor is it telling them about their sinful condition and why they need a Savior. God can use preachers who are called by Him and who preach from His Word about the needs that we all have as long as we aren’t fluffing it up with lights and “productions” that detract from the Word of God.
God’s love for us is immense but His distaste for our sins is also immense and we need to realize that it is our sin that separates us from Him. Just because you have been a member of a church for many years doesn’t mean that you have truly accepted Him as your Savior. Many people are just going through the motions but that is not salvation. Some have even been in the church for many years and haven’t given their hearts to Jesus. They have been listening to the lies of the Devil telling them that they have plenty of time to make that decision when we don’t even know if we will have tomorrow to make that decision. Today is the day to settle this in your hearts. Don’t put it off because you and I don’t have a guarantee of tomorrow.
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