UNDER HIS ARMS.

Sometimes when we sit to hear the Word of God preached to us ,it is what is not been said. Over the years things in churches have changed. I truly cannot say it is for the best. I try to be fair as i listen yet somehow i truly cannot say that the full council of God is being brought to us. Some things i noticed.....Matthew chapter 16. Especially verses 24 thru 27. Take up our crosses and follow Jesus. But first think on this,What  is a man profited if he should gain the entire world and lose his own soul? Or what shall he give in exchange for his soul? For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall  reward every man ACCORDING to his works.These are just a few of the words i have not heard in the pulpit in a long time. Something like 30 to 40 years.

I did not say truths were not preached. I just said certain ones have been left out. I do not care if we are saved.....all mankind needs to be reminded of the importance of these words ,spoken by Christ himself. If i gain all the riches of this world, but did not have Christ living in my soul, i would be eternally lost and be the poorest soul in existence. If your saved today,do not forget why you have to trust Jesus every day every second. If your lost, read these words,get on your knees and cry out to a merciful God who is waiting to hear from you.Repent and follow Him.That's where the real riches are.

May God bless you and keep you under His powerful Arms. (Amen)

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.

Don't be blind.

Before Abraham was," I am" wow. It stirs my very soul to know this man as my Lord and Savior. Jesus said this right after He said "Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it,and was glad".
Makes me wonder what all The Heavenly Father allows our ancestors to see of us. If we are lost then are saved? When we backslide,then return to Christ in a repentant state.Oh well ,we find that as Jesus uttered these words he was very close to being stoned by the Jewish religious crowd. I will not elaborate at this time about the noticeable mention of Christ as "The man". Yet He was both man,and God. In verses 47 thru 50 of the 8th chapter of St. John Jesus will explain who and what He is. Better yet read the entire chapter 8,especially verse 42. After Christ said all these things to the religious crowd,they took up stones to kill Him. He managed to slip right through them and get away. Then in chapter 9...something else happened. Christ passed by,the Bible says,and Jesus saw a blind man from birth. Christ healed the blind man and when the disciples had seen the blind man they assumed he or his parents had sinned or he would not have been blind. Sounds so much like the church crowd of today.Of course Jesus taught us all that sometimes people are disabled for God's ultimate glory. When the blind man was seen healed many that saw were curious as to how he was healed and who did this. The blind man that could now see,responded...."A man that is called Jesus"
I promise you Jesus is The Son Of the only Living God. He made us all......yet all do not honor Him.How can you not trust Him, when nothing else on earth that mankind tries works.Please do not fall into the arms of a living God, without first repenting of sin. Everlasting life depends on this.It depends on our relationship with Jesus." A man who is called Jesus" Who sits at the right hand of the Father as i right these words, Acts 7:55-56; Romans 8:34; Ephesians 1:20; Colossians 3:1; Hebrews 1:3.

YOU DECIDE.

Good afternoon, just a little switch in my usual post. Today I must say that I believe I finally figured out a simple concept. I have always believed our nation's politics....the politics of governing,should be mentioned more often in church services. But I know that depends on your congregation. Your teachers and preachers have to have their fingers on the pulse of their church. On the collective beliefs of their church.
If they seem to be politically divided then of course there should not be any direct mention. Just teach and preach God's desires for us,and be consistent with that message. Some churches seem to be united enough to handle politics
From the pulpit.Thats okay. As for me,I believe all Christians should be more involved in the governing of our nation (USA) No person, eligible, should fail to register to vote, and then vote.  Our nation depends on this. There needs to be voter I'D. This is the skinny of the issue.You decide.

THESES MUST BE.

Something not mentioned much while preaching....how about 2nd Chronicles chapter 27: verse 2. Sometimes God splits hairs on why He chooses to bless us. We may fail in some areas of our lives but yet all being considered by our Heavenly Father, He chooses to bless us any way.  Jotham King of Judah being one such person. Thinking of this, i find two things...#1..This is great to know when it is me it's speaking of then it is great. #2... How about when it may be someone we do not in particular care for ?  Well that makes us a different animal. Good when it's us and not so good when it is someone we do not care for. It should make us forgive those we do not like,and always pray for them,and then Thank God for His mercy toward us.These must be.
(FOOTNOTE: Sometimes when i speak of A king of Israel, i may be meaning a King of Judah.)

WANT THAT BE AWESOME???

In every persons life,there seems to be a need to identify with those who lived before us. At least i feel there should be a desire to be curious. No where better than the Holy Bible. Many in this book were ordinary people trying to provide a living for themselves. There were Kings, influential women with power. Rich people poor people,very needy people with disabilities. The world in that sense has changed very little. Consider studying the Bible,not just seeing how much you can read of it. Consider the life of Jotham the King of Israel. The Jotham in( 2nd Chronicles chapter 27:verses 1-9).
Not that much about him but enough. He was the son of king Uzziah,he came to power when he was just 25 years of age.The Bible says he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years.Most of his reign was spent on fortifying the defenses of Jerusalem  and first fortifying the temple.He prepared Israel for the coming battle with Ammonites.
Jotham and his army defeated the Ammonites and the enemy was forced to pay Jotham and the Israelites for years. It made Jotham rich.Okay i said all this to say the following. The Bible says that when Jotham came to power He did what was right in the sight of the Lord,except he did not enter the temple of the Lord. Because Jotham took the path of righteousness,God allowed him to be successful. What is to be gleaned from Jotham's story?
It's this. First...you must not be just a creation of God. You must be His child. You must seriously accept the fact that you are a sinner separated from God by your sin. Some you are aware of and many you are not aware of. But...you must ask God the Father to forgive you for all sin in your life. You can ask Him to show you your sin. Ask forgiveness and repent from the sin in your life. This will make you a child of God, a friend of God, and it will set you on a path.
 of righteous thinking and acting. Just as Jotham, believe God and he will allow you to be a success. Expect battles, because they will come. If you must be angry ....be angry and sin not. Doing battle with the devil does not mean we must hate people. Do not ,with intention,hurt people. But remember when you stand with Christ adversity will come. Just take the righteous path as Jotham did. Study Ephesians chapter 4:verse 26, and also Romans chapter 12:verse 18. These are very important. Now to comment on my title.....i am looking forward to meeting my Saviour and then so many of my Christian brothers and sisters in heaven. Want that be awesome?