Monday, July 3, 2017, 06:16
Luke 16:13
No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other: or else he will lean to the one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and riches.
How much more clearly can that be stated! You cannot love Christ and the world, for the worlds ways are not Gods ways. The things created by man are not the things that are important to God, man is important to Father God not things.
Even life it’s self on this earth is not important when it comes to where your soul will spend eternity.
When a home, car, clothing, electronic gadget, animals, plants, appearance, or states in life become more important than doing the will of the Father, when stuff, things and your self-importance surpass your love and drive to obey and fallow Christ Jesus you are in danger.
Christ will not break your will, if you chose to put this world and the things of this world before serving the Lord Jesus and following His commandments, you could end up being one of those who will stand before Him at His return that hears these words “depart from Me for I never knew you” That would be a sad day and a high price to pay for loving and serving this world and the things of this world instead of serving Christ and His ways.
Who or what will you serve?
Friday, June 30, 2017, 05:11
Luke 10:15-37
Then, a certain Lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what should I do to inherit eternal life?
And Jesus said to him, what is written in the Law?
How do you intrepid it?
And he answered and said, you are to love your Lord God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your thought, and your neighbor as yourself.
Then Jesus said to him, you have answered right: do this, and you will live.
But he willing to justify himself, said to Jesus, Who is then my neighbor?
And Jesus answered, and said: A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, and they robbed him of his clothing, and wounded him, and then left him half dead.
And it came about that a certain Priest was walking down the same way, and when he saw him there he passed by on the other side.
And a Levite walking down the same way, when he came near enough to see him, also passed by on the other side,
Then a certain Samaritan, as he traveling, came near to him, and when he saw him, he had compassion on him, And went to him, and bound up his wounds and poured in oil and wine, and put him on his own beast, and brought him to an Inn, and made provision for him.
And on the next day when he departed, he took out two pieces of moneys, and gave them to the host, and said to him, Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, when I come back, I will repay you.
Now which of these three, do you, think was neighbor to him that fell among the thieves?
And he said the one that showed mercy to him.
Then Jesus said to him, Go, and do the same.
Now go and do the same!
Do you go out of your way to avoid or to help a one in need????
Do you hold on to what you have rather than to give to help others???
Will you receive your reward in worldly trinkets or in heavenly wonders???
Open your eyes and look around you have a lot of neighbor out there.
Where do you store your rewards on earth or in heaven?
Thursday, June 29, 2017, 04:17
Luke 6:20-36
And he looked at each of His disciples, and said:
Blessed be the poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
Blessed are those that hunger now: for they will be satisfied
Blessed are they that weep now: for they will laugh.
Blessed are you when men hate you, and when they treat you as an outcast, and insult you, and speak your name as if it was evil, for the Son of man’s sake.
You should rejoice in that day, and be glad: for consider this, your reward in heaven is great: for after this manner their fathers did to the Prophets:
But woe is to you that are rich: for you have received your consolation.
Woe be to you that are full: for you will hunger.
Woe be to you that now laugh: for you will wail and weep.
Woe be to you when all men speak well of you: for so did their fathers speak of the false prophets.
But I say to you who hear,
Love your enemies: do well to those who hate you.
Bless them that curse you, and pray for them who hurt you.
And to him that strikes you on the one cheek; offer the other also, and to the one that takes away your cape, let him take your coat also.
Give to every man that asks of you: and of the one that takes away the things that are yours, don’t ask for them back.
And as you would have men treat you, treat them likewise.
For if you love those who love you, what thanks will you have?
For even the sinners love those that love them. And if you do good things for those who do good things for you, what thanks will you have? For even the sinners do the same. And if you lend to those of whom you hope to receive something from, what thanks will you have? For even the sinners lend to sinners, to receive the same back.
But I say you are to love your enemies, and do good, and lend, looking for nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be the children of the most High: for he is kind to the unkind, and to the evil.
Therefore you are to be merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
If we are following the commandments of Christ Jesus and loving loving the sinner (not the sin) and caring for those who are in need helping and giving of our selves to them to the point we are hunger, feeling there sadness and pain and being spoken of evilly for doing so, remember these things;
- God will never leave you or forsake you,
- the world turned on Jesus for doing the will of His Father,
- and the world will turn on you for doing the will of Father God and Christ Jesus,
And also remember this
- When Christ returns for us our hunger will be filed in heaven
- Our joy will over flow in heaven
- And no matter what men may say or do to us in this world when we reach heaven it won’t amount to anything for we will be with Jesus. And we will have peace and joy for ever more
Distress, sadness, despair and disaster awaits those who think they are rich those how tightly grasp hold to what they have, what they think are riches, instead of giving of self and things to help those in need, you that are rich, you have received your consolation.
Distress will be for you that are full, of self: for you will hunger for life.
Sadness will be for you that now laugh: for you will wail and weep.
Despair and disaster will be for you when all men speak well of you: for so did their fathers speak of the false prophets, and they will spend eternity in hell separated from Father God and Christ Jesus.
What do you have to look forward to?
• A eternal life without wont or hunger
• A eternal life filed with joy and peace
Or are you looking at an eternal life of pain and anguish?
A little pain and suffering now can lead to a life of joy, peace, contentment a full and fulfilled life with Christ in heaven.
This world is not my home, i’m headed home and would like to take you with me, and you are welcomed to come, just ask Jesus and He will except you in.
Wednesday, June 28, 2017, 03:55
Mark 12:30-31
You are to love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength: this is the first commandment.
And the second is like it, that is: You are to love your neighbor as yourself.
There is no other commandment greater than these.
The greatest commandments; and what do we do with them?
Most days forget them.
Can you say that day in and day out you give the Lord your whole heart soul and mind and you give all your strength to doing the will of the Father?
Or do you spend your days more concerned with your own personal comfort and desires?
Placing more time and energy trying to get further in this world and have more than the next guy.
Do you love the Lord more than self?
Do you give more energy to a brother’s need then your own?
Do you truly Love the Lord, or do you live your life more as a hypocrite (Are you a person who pretends to have virtues, morals or religious beliefs, principles, etc., that you do not actually possess, a person whose actions contradict your stated beliefs. A person who puts on some desirable or publicly approved attitude, but your private life, opinions, or statements contradict those statements.)
Most American Christians get dressed up and go to church on Sunday and the rest of the week don’t think about Sunday or what was heard at all. We live as if we are in charge of our lives and destiny, as if we don’t do it - it won’t get don.
Who do we really serve?
Do we love Christ Jesus or ourselves?
A hypocrite: someone who says they love Christ Jesus but lives to serve self, a person who on Sunday uses no foul language but the rest of the week cusses up a storm, a person who speaks of love and caring for others but puts self-first in most situations.
So let’s look at it aging:
You are to love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength: this is the first commandment.
And the second is like, that is: You are to love your neighbor as yourself.
There is no other commandment greater than these.
Now let’s all go and do our best to live it out, put God first then others then self.
Monday, June 26, 2017, 23:58
Matthew 24:3-51
And as Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives, his disciples came to him away from the crowd, saying, tell us when these things will happen, and what sign will we see before your coming, and the end of the world.
And Jesus answered, and said to them,
“Take care that no man deceives you.
For many will come in my Name, saying, I am Christ, and will deceive many.
And you will hear of wars, and rumors of wars: see that you are not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not to come yet.
For nation will rise against nation, and realm against realm, and there will be famine, and pestilence, and earthquakes in various places. All these are but the beginning of sorrows.
Then they will deliver you up to be hurt, and will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for my Name’s sake.
And then many will be offended, and will betray one another, and will hate one another".
"And many false prophets will arise, and will deceive many. And because iniquity will be increased, the love of many will be cold.
But he that endures to the end, he will be saved. And this Gospel of the kingdom will be preached through the whole world for a witness to all nations, and then the end will come.
So then when you see the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel the Prophet, set in the holy place (let him that reads this, consider it.)
Then let them in Judea, flee into the mountains. If you are up on the roof, don’t come down to get anything out of your house.
And if you are in the field, don’t go back home to get your clothes.
And woe shall be to them that are with child, and to those that nurse baby’s in those days.
But pray that your flight does not happen in the winter, or on the Sabbath day. For then will be great trial and suffering, such have not been seen from the beginning of the world to this time, nor ever shall be.
And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened.
Then if any man will say to you, Lo, here is Christ, or there, don’t believe it. For there will rise up false Christ’s, and false prophets, and will show great signs and wonders, so that if it were possible, they would deceive the very elect.
Behold, I have told you before. If they say to you, look, he is in the desert, don’t go there: look, he is in a secret places, don’t believe it.
For as the lightning comes out of the East, and is seen clear to the West, so also will the coming of the Son of man be.
For where ever a dead carcass is, there the Eagles will be gathered together.
And immediately after the tribulations of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give her light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven will be shaken. And then the sign of the Son of man will appear in heaven: and then all the people of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of man come in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he will send his Angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together his elect, from the four winds, and from the one end of the heavens to the other.
Now learn the parable of the fig tree: when her bough is yet tender, and it puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near. And likewise, when you see all these things, know that the kingdom of God is near, even at the doors.
For truly I say to you, this generation will not pass, till all these things be done. Heaven and earth will pass away: but my words will not pass away. But of that day and hour no man knows, nor do the Angels of heaven, but only My Father.
But as the days of Noah were, so likewise will the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days before the flood, they did eat and drink, marry, and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the Ark, And knew nothing, till the flood came, and took them all away, and likewise the coming of the Son of man will be.
And at that time two will be in the fields, the one will be received, and the other will be refused.
Two women will be grinding at the mill: the one will be received, and the other shall be refused. So then keep Watch: for you don’t know what hour your master will come.
Of this be sure, that if the good man of the house knew at what time the thief would come, he would surely be watching, and not let his house to be broken into.
Therefore you should stay alert and ready: for in the hour that you think it is ok to relax, that the Son of man won’t come right now, for He will come when you think He won’t.
Who then is a faithful servant and wise, whom his master has made ruler over his household, to give them meat in season?
Blessed is that servant, whom his master when he comes, will find doing as he has been instructed.
Truly I say to you, he will make him ruler over all his goods.
But if an evil servant will say in his heart, My master does defer his coming, And begin to mistreat his fellow servants, and to eat, and to drink with the drunken, That servant’s master will come in a day, when he is not looking for him, and in an hour that he is not aware he will come, And will cut him off, and give him his portion with hypocrites: there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth on that day..
So let’s make this personal:
Jesus is coming back and you don’t know when, but Jesus has told us to spread His good news to all, He has told us
we are to keep the Lords commandments
we are to love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul, and mind
we are to love our fellow man as our self’s
we are to have no other gods before Him
we are not to make any idols nor worship then
we are not to take the name of the Lord your God in vain
we are to remember the Sabbath day, and keep it holy
we are to honor our father and mother
we are not to commit murder
we are not to commit adultery
we are not steal
we are not to bear false witness
we are not to covet your neighbor or anything he may poses
And if we don’t follow the instructions given to is then we will be cut off.
And if you want more information on how you are to live your lives read Matthew 5: 6-7