Thoughts ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZONPRTOFF dateof comment Look Inside Data Conditions:Order: 1|2| Dateof Comment 07/03/2024 They say, "government is not the answer but Jesus Christ is" is a very true statement, but a government who does not know Jesus is a disgrace to the world. Proverbs 14:34 NLT Godliness makes a nation great, but sin is a disgrace to any people. Ignoring what is going on in our government will eventually result in our persecution. We all need to stand agianst the evil in what is going on today. 2020 was the year Christians voted for demonic candidates when we had those who were a lot closer to what God wanted. You need to check out how your representitive votes on bills that oppose God. I have checked and there are many representatives who voted for God. I even bet you already know which political party opposes God the most. Make America Great Again with Jesus in control of our leaders lives. I guarantee this is what our King wants also. Godliness makes a nation great. The current administration has no use for godliness and it shows. When America was founded we were one nation under God. I want America to be restored to this status because my King will honor this nation again if we honor his great name to the world. 05/20/2024 This world likes to kick old people out to pasture. It is true that it is difficult for the older to perform strenuous tasks. That is why you never see someone playing pro football at 50 years old. It is the same in the job world where they want those over 60 to retire because of possible medical issues and higher wages. This is a big mistake because God has given the older generation of his children wisdom: Proverbs 20:29 NLT The glory of the young is their strength; the gray hair of experience is the splendor of the old. Psalm 92:14 NLT Even in old age they will still produce fruit; they will remain vital and green. Joel 2:28 NLT The Lord’s Promise of His Spirit “Then, after doing all those things, I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams, and your young men will see visions. All of these verses show that old people are valuable to God. God is actually using me more now in my older years then when I was young. God said, "Bless my children in the ghetto." Because of this his children there know how to worship God amazingly. Many churches should learn from them how to worship from the heart. God also said, "Make my people in law enforcement and fire laugh. While you are at it, make my college students laugh also." This is all proof that we are never too old to benefit our King. I am planning on staying on this path until my King leads me down a different one. All I know is that if that happens his other children will be blessed. It is a result just because of the love our King has for his kids. Here are some thoughts to close with: Romans 15:5-6 (New International Version) May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had, so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. This is an amazing promise: Hebrews 6:10 (New Living Translation) For God is not unjust. He will not forget how hard you have worked for him and how you have shown your love to him by caring for other believers, as you still do. 05/15/2024 There never has been as much uncertainty as there is now. Stupidity is rampant and God is low on the totem pole of today's culture. God has something to say to you if you are worried about what kind of world you and your children will be left with. Psalm 103:17 But the love of the Lord remains forever with those who fear him. His salvation extends to the children’s children. [Proof even our children are covered. Bring them up in the ways of Christ and release them to our King.] The last time I checked God was still on the throne and Jesus was there mediating for us. I like what Jesus prayed over those who are obedient: John 17:15 My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. Never forget about the original verse on fear: Isaiah 41:10 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. David saw how God never left his presence: Psalm 34:7 For the angel of the Lord is a guard; he surrounds and defends all who fear him. Psalm 118:6 The Lord is for me, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me? Make sure you have not lost your love for the things of God. This brings fear: 1 John 4:18 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. It does require faith when you read these verses that God will make things happen according to the events that he has planned. Remember this verse: 2 Corinthians 5:7 For we live by faith, not by sight. [Strong faith brings hope into our journey on earth. When faith dies so does hope.] Sight can deceive what is actually happening. CGI is everywhere making us feel fake is real bringing fear into our lives. Studying who God is will reveal what is fake in our lives. Our relationship with Jesus Christ is key to winning the battle and that he has got this situation under his control. I hear that God laughs at the dumb stuff the enemy pulls. This tells me he has no worry about overcoming anything the enemy may come up with. Even though we go through trials our King has not only protected us, but our children are also under his protection. Trust him and continue working towards a Christ like life. 04/17/2024 There is not a lot that is said in the bible about debt. These are the only two verses that I could really find that related to debt. Proverbs 22:7 Just as the rich rule the poor, so the borrower is servant to the lender. Romans 13:8 (New Living Translation) Owe nothing to anyone—except for your obligation to love one another. If you love your neighbor, you will fulfill the requirements of God’s law. There is a lot to be said to not owing anything to anyone. Since there are no payments coming up there is nothing to spend your money on but on future things that may come up. The ministry I have in the ghetto would be really tough or next to impossible if I had payments that I would have to make on things. The next best thing to not owing money to anybody is the ability to say "no". It is amazing how fast your money builds up when you say "no" to almost everything. Time will prove that you did not need or really want that. Why else do we have garage sales. Eventually there are things that you can justify buying and have fun with it. I will spend money on those things, but I am never going to be pushed into getting anything because someone else has it. Contentment is one of the greatest gifts that God can give us. Contentment can bring peace. Never be so content that you become lazy. It is good to earn money to bless others and have a drive to keep the things operating that our God blessed us with. America is one blessed nation. Our poor people are wealthier than 80% of the world. The covenant that our founding fathers made with God and the fact we give more than any other nation is why we are so blessed. Malechi 3:10 works for nations too. 04/15/2024 This is definitely one of the most powerful verses in the bible. If you are living in the world you will struggle with this because of your fear of what others may think of you. But if your heart is truly in God's Kingdom you will be excited to do everything it says: Romans 10:9-10 (New Living Translation) If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are saved. Yep, you will be wanting to bring up the goodness of Jesus Christ in every conversation you have so people will know where you stand. And you will not care what others may think. Make sure you never take love out of the equation. This is what makes us different from other religions that bore hatred if you are not one of them. Pay attention to the word "openly". Paul used it twice. 03/31/2024 There is an island country south of the United States that consists of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. To the naked eye, the people seem to be the same no matter which side you are on. But you will find out that one country speaks predominantly French, and the other is predominantly Spanish. Now why is that? It is because what each country was exposed to. They were ruled by governments that was their native language. Their cultures were formed around their environments. The spiritual world is no different than what goes on in this nation. In the spirit world there is God's kingdom and there is Satan's kingdom. If you spend all your time in God's kingdom your views and what you think will be based upon God's Kingdom principles. On the other hand, if you spend all your time in Satan's kingdom you will begin to think and act like he does. One thing that people like about Satan's kingdom is the darkness. It is easy to hide our sins from others. We are given the illusion that we are actually getting away with it. There is a curse for trying it: Matthew 18:7 Woe to the world because of the things that cause people to stumble! Such things must come, but woe to the person through whom they come! Now on the other hand God's Kingdom represents light and: Romans 12:2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. It is extremely difficult to get away with things while the light is shining because we are so visible to everybody. I had one pastor who once said to me when he fell in love with his wife Vicki, he made a commitment to each other that they would only do things together out in public to alleviate the temptation. Another thing about God's Kingdom is the light itself. Because Jesus has asked us to bring his message to all the world. Our light that we are accustomed to will shine into Satan's kingdom: John 12:46 I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness. We will expose all the sin that is going under the cover of darkness. They will probably hate us for that: John 15:19 If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you. God is fed up with us trying to live in both kingdoms. Some pretty stupid things occur when we live in both Kingdoms. Some of the ideas I have witnessed in the church is living together outside of marriage, homosexual pastors, Christians voting for demonic platforms, and too many other things to list. God is ready to burn the fence (which belongs to Satan). We better pick our side: Acts 17:30 New Living Translation 30 “God overlooked people’s ignorance about these things in earlier times, but now he commands everyone everywhere to repent of their sins and turn to him. The enemy tries to convince us his side is the best because God is boring. I have witnessed a beautiful relationship of gangs, homeless, hungry people in the ghetto, and law enforcement. All these people are better off today because my King asked me to do this. I love to increase people's relationship with God with the comments and humor videos. One thing you need to know about boring is that I hate writing with a passion. Only God can take something that is boring and make it into something enjoyable. By the power of the Holy Spirit, he has made something boring like writing into something that is exciting. He will do this for you also. There is no excuse for not enjoying God's side of the fence. 03/24/2024 The sheiks of Saudi Arabia are interesting people. They have so much money that there is nothing that they cannot buy. They have the fanciest cars money can buy. They also can pay to have people build buildings that no one in any other part of the world can afford to have built. What I really liked is when the PGA extremists were going to not allow President Trumps golf courses to be part of it. Because the Saudi's, who love President Trump, had more money than they did, were going to destroy the PGA. The extremists stopped their nonsense immediately. This is one time I liked people who have lots of money and power. What would it be like though if the Saudis would put all that money and power aside and work and live with the people in their country. I know that you are saying that would never happen in a million years. But think about this, Jesus Christ actually did that for us. He gave all that up just because he loved us enough that he did not want any of us to go to hell. Paul talked about this in Colossians: Colossians 1:15-20 NIV The Supremacy of the Son of God 15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. 17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. 19 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross. Verse 16 says, "all things have been created through him and for him". Satan is like the party in our government that taxes us to death then gives it back to us if we "worship" no scratch that "Vote" for them. He tried to give Jesus what he already owned: Matthew 4:8-10 NIV 8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9 “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.” 10 Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.’ I liked how Jesus said, "it is written". That was like telling Satan you need to pay attention to what God declares and only a fool would challenge God's written word. Even though the word fool was not directed at Satan, he knew exactly what Jesus was talking about. Like the description says, "The Son is the image of the invisible God", it was like Satan asking God to worship him. I am sure that made him feel real stupid and even more mad. Wow! There is a lot to be said in the rest of the verse: "He is before all things, and in him all things hold together." It looks like our existence is in our Lords hands. "And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy." - After Jesus ascended to the father he set a whole bunch of things in motion. Even though he is with the Father he can easily be the head of the church. This means he is always nearby too. "For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross." - This what the Old Testament was talking about, and Jesus finished it. Just think about the phrase "making peace through his blood." This peace could never have been matched by animal sacrifices. For a final note: Romans 6:23 (New Living Translation) For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. 03/07/2024 This is the man I want God to see: Isaiah 25:1 (New Living Translation) O Lord, I will honor and praise your name, for you are my God. You do such wonderful things! You planned them long ago, and now you have accomplished them. This is the man God sees: Psalm 139:23-24 (New International Version) Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. My prayer is to remove anything in my life that is offensive to my King. If I truly trust in God I will not be anxious in anything. If I have any bad habits not pleasing to you, we ask you to give us the strength to remove them. Our goal is to walk in such a manner that we are pleasing our Lord Jesus Christ. Even if I sidestep our Lord Jesus Christ, he is not wanting to abandon me in any way. Now, this is what love is all about. 02/18/2024 This is the greatest love that was ever shown: John 3:16 New Living Translation 16 “For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. After Paul served God for many years, the disciples had to admit that he understood God and the Holy Spirit better than anyone. With what God has shown him, he also understood that nothing can get in the way of God's love. Paul lived a life apart from God before his encounter with Jesus and then stayed with God the rest of his life. In Romans he wrote: Romans 8:38-39 (New International Version) For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. This verse describes how awesome our God is and is meant to Glorify his name. But it also says while we may be under the influence of sin, he still loves us. Do not push God's love or you may experience this: Acts 5 New Living Translation Ananias and Sapphira 5 But there was a certain man named Ananias who, with his wife, Sapphira, sold some property. 2 He brought part of the money to the apostles, claiming it was the full amount. With his wife’s consent, he kept the rest. 3 Then Peter said, “Ananias, why have you let Satan fill your heart? You lied to the Holy Spirit, and you kept some of the money for yourself. 4 The property was yours to sell or not sell, as you wished. And after selling it, the money was also yours to give away. How could you do a thing like this? You weren’t lying to us but to God!” 5 As soon as Ananias heard these words, he fell to the floor and died. Everyone who heard about it was terrified. 6 Then some young men got up, wrapped him in a sheet, and took him out and buried him. 7 About three hours later his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. 8 Peter asked her, “Was this the price you and your husband received for your land?” “Yes,” she replied, “that was the price.” 9 And Peter said, “How could the two of you even think of conspiring to test the Spirit of the Lord like this? The young men who buried your husband are just outside the door, and they will carry you out, too.” 10 Instantly, she fell to the floor and died. When the young men came in and saw that she was dead, they carried her out and buried her beside her husband. 11 Great fear gripped the entire church and everyone else who heard what had happened. Instead, we should humble ourselves to the God that loves us that much that no force from anywhere cannot stop his love. His Son loves us just as much and came to represent the Father. If the pleasures and sins of the world are greater than serving Jesus, you will probably experience this: Matthew 10:33 But everyone who denies me here on earth, I will also deny before my Father in heaven. Paul was an amazing man, when he was about to be executed for serving Jesus, he was encouraging Timothy who was getting discouraged by the persecution going on in his church. Nothing was going to stop Paul from loving and being there for Timothy. If only we could all love like God does. I believe our love can grow but we have to use it just like Paul did. 02/15/2024 There are many places in the Old Testament that talks about the for coming of Jesus Christ. John 3:16 talks about how much God loves us: John 3:16 New Living Translation 16 For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. John brought up a good point about how awesome our God is in one of his letters. 1 John 4:10 (New International Version) This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. God sending his son was never based on a condition of our love. If we didn't loved God, he still would have sent Jesus no matter. This is what true love does. Just remember though Jesus paid a tremendous price for us, and God will not allow his Son to be mocked. Jesus holds the keys to heaven. Matthew 7:13-14 New Living Translation The Narrow Gate 13 You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way. 14 But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it. Jesus said only a few find the proper path. He also said why: John 14:6 NLT Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me. It looks like Jesus hold not only the keys to heaven but the keys to our life too: Matthew 11:29-30 New Living Translation 29 Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.” Who do you know who will do for you what Jesus wants to do for you? Do not expect Jesus to perform for you if you reject him. Without his protection you will be more vulnerable to the deceptions of the enemy to the point of possibly losing your salvation. I want my life to invest itself into heavenly real estate. The "Lake of Fire" is the only other real estate that "how you live your life" will invest in. Even the devil does not want that property. His life is sealed to live there but as long as you breath you can repent and become a follower of Jesus Christ again. This is another unearned gift that Jesus Christ gave us just because he loves us. 1 John 3:11 (New Living Translation) This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another. 01/04/2024 They say that our God's word never changes. Check out what God said to Micah: Micah 6:8 (New Living Translation) No, O people, the Lord has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God. Now read what Titus wrote: Titus 2:11-12 (New Living Translation) For the grace of God has been revealed, bringing salvation to all people. And we are instructed to turn from godless living and sinful pleasures. We should live in this evil world with wisdom, righteousness, and devotion to God. Just look how they say the same thing. Titus had even more to say because Jesus has just completed what God's word talked about the coming of Jesus starting in Genisis. Titus 2:13-14 completes what is required to live for our King: 11 For the grace of God has been revealed, bringing salvation to all people. 12 And we are instructed to turn from godless living and sinful pleasures. We should live in this evil world with wisdom, righteousness, and devotion to God, 13 while we look forward with hope to that wonderful day when the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, will be revealed. 14 He gave his life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us his very own people, totally committed to doing good deeds. We really have something to look forward to if we commit ourselves to serve him. After all he gave his life to free us from every kind of sin. With this newfound freedom we should be wanting to do good deeds serving others. Do you know that even smiling can change persons state of mind? I know of people who are released from depression just because of kind word or just stopping to help another person. This is all real. I asked my buddy who is helping us in God's ministry a lot. He revealed that Noah has been a big help. For Christmas I had Samuel's daughter give him a Red Robin gift card. These people live in the ghetto which is a difficult place to live. It was very emotional to him that someone who he never met would give of himself to bless him. His life is changed forever. There are other people out there who are waiting on us to respond. What is holding you back? I also know that some of you have already done this. Isn't this experience one of the greatest things that you have experienced. Remember this: Matthew 10:42 NLT And if you give even a cup of cold water to one of the least of my followers, you will surely be rewarded.” and if you do it to one of God's children just because he belongs to Jesus: Mark 9:41 NLT If anyone gives you even a cup of water because you belong to the Messiah, I tell you the truth, that person will surely be rewarded. What a promise that Jesus gave us. 07/31/2023 The New Testament is full of references that talk about the power of the name of Jesus Christ. But have you ever thought about that man who laid his life down for us whose name is "Jesus Christ"? What kind of emotion do you feel when his name is mentioned? I've seen so many people get so excited about sports figures, actors in Hollywood, and even musicians. They will go nuts just to be part of the action. Will we show the same emotion for our Lord Jesus Christ when his name is mentioned? Why is the church not as excited about Jesus Christ as the world is about the individuals who we idolize. I can tell you that these individuals we idolize only care about what is in our pocketbooks while Jesus cares about our souls. He cared so much so that he laid it all down for us. The people we tend to idolize will never lay their lives down for us ever. I have seen people get excited about Jesus. There are people in the ghetto who give up their Saturday mornings just to worship Jesus Christ. They jump up-and-down and get excited. They live this verse: Philippians 2:9-11 (New Living Translation) Therefore, God elevated him to the place of highest honor and gave him the name above all other names, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue declare that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. This verse describes those people who truly love the Lord. They understand what he did for us by dying on that cross. This should be an automatic reflex when we have that personal relationship with Jesus Christ. This next verse will never return void: Psalm 138:2 (New Living Translation) I bow before your holy Temple as I worship. I praise your name for your unfailing love and faithfulness; for your promises are backed by all the honor of your name. There is a lot of cool things that come about because of the reverence of the name Jesus Christ: John 15:10 (New Living Translation) When you obey my commandments, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father’s commandments and remain in his love. Romans 1:16 (New Living Translation) For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes—the Jew first and also the Gentile. Psalm 18:30 (New Living Translation) God’s way is perfect. All the Lord’s promises prove true. He is a shield for all who look to him for protection. Psalm 119:7 (New Living Translation) As I learn your righteous regulations, I will thank you by living as I should! 05/22/2023 There is one party in specific in our government who is constantly pushing racism and division in our culture. The love of money influences both parties in the desire to get money at whatever cost the public may face. Our government uses the selfish influence of the have nots to take things away from those who work and earn their wealth. They will take it even if it means destroying a section of our society. I have even noticed that the selfishness each one of us will make us support those committing evil if there's a free lunch involved. These people do not get their ideas from God's word. It is the contrary. James said it well: James 3:17-18 NLT But the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and the fruit of good deeds. It shows no favoritism and is always sincere. And those who are peacemakers will plant seeds of peace and reap a harvest of righteousness. Another man Paul said basicly the same thing: 1 Corinthians 1:10 NLT I appeal to you, dear brothers and sisters, by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, to live in harmony with each other. Let there be no divisions in the church. Rather, be of one mind, united in thought and purpose. Which one are you? Do you live and think as the world or do your thoughts follow these verses? You cannot please God unless you think the way these two men do. Jesus Christ is the solution to all of this. When Jesus begins to rule our lives, we begin to think exactly as these two verses quote. Jesus Christ has always been the answer to everything since the beginning of time. 12/08/2022 There is a lot that can be learned about the blind man who was born blind in John 9. One thing the Pharisees did not realize was that the Sabbath was designed to honor God and worship him. When we work on the Sabbath for ourselves, we tend to forget about God. Even Jesus told his disciples that the healing of this man's eyes was to bring glory to the Father. Jesus, healing the blind man's eyes on the Sabbath was bringing glory to God. The Pharisees were so bullheaded that they could not even see what happened to the blind man. The healing of his eyes meant nothing to them. They were only interested in bringing charges against Jesus. This action was definitely working on the Sabath to take out Jesus. God received no glory at all. They are just like the Russia-Russia deal that is going on with President Trump. The fact that someone is cleaning up the swamp irritates these people to no end because it makes them look bad. It does not matter that our economy was flourishing, and we have a President that mentions Jesus Christ many times. The Pharisees after their 1st attempt to bring charges failed, brought the blind man in again to see if they missed something to be able to bring charges against Jesus. John 9:24-34 24 So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, "God should get the glory for this, because we know this man Jesus is a sinner." 25 "I don't know whether he is a sinner," the man replied. "But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!" 26 "But what did he do?" they asked. "How did he heal you?" 27 "Look!" the man exclaimed. "I told you once. Didn't you listen? Why do you want to hear it again? Do you want to become his disciples, too?" 28 Then they cursed him and said, "You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses! 29 We know God spoke to Moses, but we don't even know where this man comes from." Now this is being bold, the blind man is letting the Pharisees have it. I think the blind man has heard stories about Jesus but has not committed his life to him yet. His comeback is excellent: 30 "Why, that's very strange!" the man replied. "He healed my eyes, and yet you don't know where he comes from? 31 We know that God doesn't listen to sinners, but he is ready to hear those who worship him and do his will. 32 Ever since the world began, no one has been able to open the eyes of someone born blind. 33 If this man were not from God, he couldn't have done it." The Pharisees lost to the wisdom of the blind man. They only could throw him out: 34 "You were born a total sinner!" they answered. "Are you trying to teach us?" And they threw him out of the synagogue. Are we willing to stand for Jesus even if it means a loss of popularity and even our job. The blind man standing up for Jesus got him thrown out of church. This can be a hard thing to do but it was difficult for Jesus to lay his life down for us because he prayed, "Father take this cup from me but I only want your will to be done." The agony made him sweat drops of blood. We need to stand for Jesus. We need to want to help our coworkers like Jesus helped the blind man. We should want them to succeed even if it means a delay of climbing the ladder. If your heart is pure, lookout you will be blessed by God if you sacrifice yourself to someone going through difficulty. If our love is great enough, we will want the best for all people who have not committed their lives to sin. 09/24/2022 The only thing that is keeping Jesus Christ from coming back the 2nd time time is that the whole world has not heard of his glorious name and the churches of today are totally divided. He is looking for the church that unites behind him and starts thinking exactly like he thinks. This church will push God's agenda instead of man's. This church will also be bold. This church will also come against the evil in our government and stand up for up for his beliefs. Some of this may be as simple as when we go to the voting booth. Are we going to pull the same lever that Jesus Christ would. If we do not, we are dividing his kingdom. 2020 is the year where we had two opposite agendas or platforms. One was godly and one was demonic. Some churches failed miserably at determining which was the right one. If you are not sure which one was demonic, it was the one that was supporting abortion, pedophilia, homosexual marriage, transgenderism and all the other weird stuff that dishonors God. Did you ever wonder what it would be like if Jesus Christ would come to America as man today. I know he would be like the man he was when he first came to Earth. His primary goal would you be to please the Father. I know he would get 12 more men to help him reach the world.. He would definitely have a lot more fun with all the technology that we have to reach men.. He would be out on social media proclaiming the gospel and would probably be censored because he spoke the truth. When it comes to churches he would be just like he was with the pharisees. Man, he would be telling many of them that what they are doing is wrong. He would tell them what they need to do to become the church that he wants. This is what he would say: 1 Peter 3:8 (New Living Translation) Finally, all of you should be of one mind. Sympathize with each other. Love each other as brothers and sisters. Be tenderhearted, and keep a humble attitude. He would then say: Philippians 2:1-2 (New Living Translation) Is there any encouragement from belonging to Christ? Any comfort from his love? Any fellowship together in the Spirit? Are your hearts tender and compassionate? Then make me truly happy by agreeing wholeheartedly with each other, loving one another, and working together with one mind and purpose. Now this is the way should be Living. The church then models this to the world. Get ready because the rest of the world would here about Jesus because of our newly found boldness. Now watch Jesus return. Just remember the condition of today's church is the only thing holding his return back. 09/04/2022 The toughest thing Billy Graham had to deal with is disciplining those people who came forward. As many as 80% went back to their old ways. In order to keep these people on track one needs to at least support those who receive the message of Jesus Christ. Paul did this with Timothy: 2 Timothy 1:13-14 (Good News Translation) Hold firmly to the true words that I taught you, as the example for you to follow, and remain in the faith and love that are ours in union with Christ Jesus. Through the power of the Holy Spirit, who lives in us, keep the good things that have been entrusted to you. We all need some encouragement from time to time. Living a Godly life is imperative in showing people how they should live for Christ. We are to be living examples proving to people it can be done. Paul has us do the next step: 2 Corinthians 7:1 (New Living Translation) Because we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that can defile our body or spirit. And let us work toward complete holiness because we fear God. Even striving to be the light to people around us we may still fall into sin. John has the answer to that: 1 John 1:7 (New Living Translation) But if we are living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin. But whatever we do follow the "what would Jesus do" philosophy. Jesus commands us to bring his word to those around us. James has something to say about this for those who don't. . James 1:22 (New Living Translation) But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. Sometimes circumstances make it so we cannot say much about Christ but we are always free to live the Godly life. You keep it up and they will eventually want what you have. 09/02/2022 The number one thing my buddy sees when he Witnesses to gangs is their broken hearts. There is not very much hope in their lives. It is also interesting that none of them never ask what is Jesus or what is God. They have already heard of both. A lot of them will tell my buddy that they do not want to hear about Jesus. We all know that Jesus Christ convicts the heart. The reason why they and other so called Christians have not come to God is probably because of this: 1 John 2:4-6 4 If someone claims, "I know God," but doesn't obey God's commandments, that person is a liar and is not living in the truth. 5 But those who obey God's word truly show how completely they love him. That is how we know we are living in him. 6 Those who say they live in God should live their lives as Jesus did. Because the gangs have never truly understood who God or Jesus Christ are, they always ask my buddy about the number of sins they've committed. They firmly believe that Jesus Christ would not accept them the way they are. We are thankful that Jesus doesn't have a point system on sins. He is only interested in us asking forgiveness of those sins and to have a complete heart transformation to him. When the gangs realize this they want to come to Jesus Christ. They always tell my buddy that before we go home we want to make sure that we have our hearts right with God. This Is the Life they want to start living: 1 John 2:15-17 15 Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. 16 For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world. 17 And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever. Now you are truly a Christian if you follow this. Just remember that even following this that God still can bless you abundantly. Just remember Malachi 3:10 where God asks you to test him with your finances. He always keeps his promise. To really get a Blessing keep your heart focused on Kingdom activities. Those gangs that give their hearts to Jesus want to be able to live for God in this manner. 07/14/2022 There is something to be said about listening and doing what our King asks of us: John 15:10 (New Living Translation) When you obey my commandments, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father’s commandments and remain in his love. I was wondering about the expression "remains in his love" so I checked out another version: John 15:10 (King James Version) If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. Abide is a verb. It means accept or act in accordance with (a rule, decision, or recommendation). "I said I would abide by their decision" Check out the synonyms: comply with, obey, observe, follow, keep to, hold to, conform to, adhere to, stick to, stand by, act in accordance with, uphold, heed, pay attention to, agree to/with, consent to, accede to, accept, acquiesce in, go along with, acknowledge, respect, defer to Another reason why we need to listen to and obey our King is to conform to his love. 06/28/2022 The NSA monitors all of our communications and has all of our phone calls, emails and texts stored in a database to see what we are up to. I believe this information is going to be used to clean up our government and destroy those in human trafficking because of this. Our God is omnipresent and monitors all of us: Jeremiah 23:24 (New Living Translation) Can anyone hide from me in a secret place? Am I not everywhere in all the heavens and earth?” says the Lord. So everything we do is seen by God. We cannot hide a thing. It really is a good thing though that he watches us. This way we get protection from the evil one. Jesus Christ was the only man to experience separation from God and he hated it. I am glad God sticks around because his separation is a terrible thing to have happen. Again Jesus Christ is their for us to make us righteous. He clears our recorded sins out of God's database when we ask for forgiveness. Jesus commands we love one another just as God did when Israel left Egypt. Leviticus 19:18 (New Living Translation) “Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against a fellow Israelite, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord Shouldn't we do as Christ asks to honor him. 06/27/2022 The NSA monitors all of our communications and has all of our phone calls, emails and texts stored in a database to see what we are up to. I believe this information is going to be used to clean up our government and destroy those in human trafficking because of this. Our God is omnipresent and monitors all of us: Jeremiah 23:24 (New Living Translation) Can anyone hide from me in a secret place? Am I not everywhere in all the heavens and earth?” says the Lord. So everything we do is seen by God. We cannot hide a thing. It really is a good thing though that he watches us. This way we get protection from the evil one. Jesus Christ was the only man to experience separation from God and he hated it. I am glad God sticks around because his separation is a terrible thing to have happen. Again Jesus Christ is their for us to make us righteous. He clears our recorded sins out of God's database when we ask for forgiveness. Jesus commands we love one another just as God did when Israel left Egypt. Leviticus 19:18 (New Living Translation) “Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against a fellow Israelite, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord Shouldn't we do as Christ asks to honor him.
