AN EXPRESS IMAGE.

Hebrews chapter 1:verses 1 thru 3.
The first three verses of this chapter of Hebrews,to me, explains the entire needs the lost world requires.
First this scripture tells us exactly How God the Father spoke to mankind. How did He do it?
KJV uses words like Sundry,and divers. Many times and many ways,God spoke by the Prophets. But now He has a much Better way.God speaks to us all through His Son Jesus,who is greater than the Prophets. God had appointed Jesus His Son heir of all things. According to this account in Hebrews Christ made the worlds.In the 3rd verse Christ purged us of our sins,then sat down on the right hand of Majesty.
Seems simple enough, huh? No...it is not just simple. Listen to what it is saying. I have been saved since 1965 and to this day these words stir up a fire in my heart.  Jesus is the express image of God the Father yet in the flesh.He is both God and man in every way possible. And He started revealing Himself to me ,by His Spirit at a very young age. I had no idea how powerful My Lord actually was,at least not in my child like mind. But i knew He was what i wanted in my insecure heart. The heart that would not reveal its weakness at that age. Life was traumatic to me as a child, and has remained so much of my adult life. Along the way Christ has guarded me, as most of the time i did as i thought was correct for my life. I know many men portray themselves as perfect christian individuals, perfectly qualified for what ever they say the Lord has led them to do in this life. Well that must be nice. So much favoritism they heap on each other due to this. I admit i have made odd decisions in my personal life, but yet when left alone with the correct leadership,this occurs.God has opened doors for me despite mans opposition  that i never expected. You may say "What are you talking about"? I will not get into all of it,but i will say that most men i know,and go to church with love to brag about the better accomplishments of their lives. Afraid to even hint of the sinful life they were engaged in,that God was to suppose to save them from.  In my experiences as a church member i have met pastors and deacons that squeezed onto their church roles while attempting to do inappropriate things. Much of this was involving other church members. Anyone attempting to deal with these issues was considered to be contentious.  I declare the contention comes from the refusal to confess and repent.  Grab onto the three verses here in Hebrews.Get lost in the message and the messenger. Do not be afraid to use your testimony.

ONWARD CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS,MARCHING AS TO WAR.

Today i have been studying about how Demonic influences can be recognized. While i am not yet finished,and i am not a great authority on the subject,i feel since being a Christian i need to think on the subject.Many reading this may already have seen such influences.Our Lord Jesus Christ had an encounter with such a person filled with a demon.Yes in church Jesus immediately was confronted by this Man who ask him his business there.Mark chapter 1:verses 23 and 24 shows us that this that the demon knew who Jesus was,and wished to know if Jesus was there to destroy them. I am not sure if the Demon was referring to the entire congregation,or if he mean't that there were many demons.Probably many demons. The man interrupted the service to shout this at Jesus. Another time Jesus came down from the mount of Transfiguration(MARK 9:17-18,20,22). Christ was confronted by a man who presented Jesus with his son who had a dumb spirit which seizes the son and dashes him down to the ground,and the son foams at the mouth grinds his teeth and becomes rigid. When the unclean spirit sees Jesus it immediately convulsed the boy,and he fell to the ground foaming at the mouth and rolling around on the ground. Points to notice......#1..All these demons know Jesus and have no doubt about who he is.  #2.. Demons and those they posse are not afraid to cause disruption in church. #3.. This causes me to reflect on the many demonic attacks,some aggressive, in our lives when we are sincerely serving  the Lord. We must pray and ask the Lord to rebuke such attacks on us. But it also makes me realize that we can expect this activity to occur. I also think that if we are already lack luster in our servitude to Jesus, Satan and his army are not concerned with us. Trust Christ, be of great Faith,and put on the whole armour of God and do battle with these evil spirits. In these times today in the entire world,Satan and his army are on the march. We must push them back. With Christ we can do anything. More about this subject later.