Unselfish Love

Selfish, self-centered people are the most unhappy unfulfilled people in the world. Jesus Christ said that it is more blessed to give than to receive. People always want something in return for their efforts, for what they give, but if we learn to obey the words of Jesus and to give unselfishly without expecting anything in return then we will be happy, fulfilled and blessed.

Jesus Christ came to give Himself as a ransom for those who were without hope, for those who were lost in the bondage of sin, destined to eternal damnation. He gave Himself freely. He came to serve, to give, to set the captives free. If Jesus Christ lives in us we will have that same Spirit that was in Jesus . It is more blessed to give than to receive. If we start giving freely and living for others  then we ourselves will be satisfied. We will have the peace of Christ in us and we will want nothing because Jesus will fulfill us.

It is more blessed to give unselfishly, of ourselves, not just money but to give to this world what we have received from Jesus Christ. Jesus said:"Give and it will be given to you. With the same measure that you give it will be given to you also." We must unselfishly give of ourselves also without expecting anything in return and we will be blessed by God.

May Jesus bless you.

There are no shortcuts into Heaven

There are no shortcuts or easy ways to get into heaven. There is only one way, Jesus Christ is the WAY. We have to follow and obey Him. We have to KNOW  Him. We have to obey His words. REPENT, turn away from sin and from serving yourself and the lusts of the flesh, die to sin, deny yourself, and pick up your cross, follow Jesus Christ. Be baptized in water  and seek the baptism in the Holy Spirit that He promised to those who seek Him, who love Him, who obey Him and who want to enter into the kingdom of heaven.

There are no easy special ways of getting into heaven, no quick formulas, no clever schemes. There is only One Way and that is Jesus Christ. We have to truly KNOW Him, HEAR His voice and follow Him. Jesus Christ will say to many people who believed that they were saved:"Go away I never knew you, you workers of wickedness."

Do you KNOW Jesus Christ? Do you know His voice? Do you obey His words? Have you been baptized in water ? Have you received the Holy Spirit and do you follow the guidance of the Holy Spirit? Are you following the WAY, Jesus Christ? Or will you be disappointed in the end when you do not find the entrance to the kingdom of heaven?

There are no shortcuts. Seek Jesus and follow Him until the very end. Jesus Christ is ALIVE. He speaks, He is the only WAY. Follow Him until the very end.

May Jesus bless you.

Saved from the raging FIRE by Jesus Christ

We have been watching the reports of the terrible fires in Alberta, Canada  and it brought to mind years ago when we were caught in such a fire.

We were clearing some land and burned some grass and weeds that we had taken out. It was a calm day and it was a small fire but suddenly the wind picked up and we had a raging fire going. We tried to put out the fire but the wind turned around and the fire was in our face. We were suddenly surrounded by flames. There was no way out. I called to the Lord and immediately the direction of the wind changed  and the fire was pushed into the land that was already burned and there the fire died.

It was the hand of God that not only saved us but prevented the whole estate from burning down.

Many times I have called on Jesus and He immediately heard and answered my prayers. He is always with us. We must just call out to Him and He will help us but we must honor Him and tell the world that Jesus Christ is alive. He saved us from the raging fire and He saved me many times when there was no other hope.

Jesus Christ is ALIVE!

May Jesus bless you.

Missing Family Traits

Many people profess to be Christians, children of God, but there is no resemblance between them and Jesus Christ. There are no family traits. If we are born again of the Spirit of God and have become children of God then we will be like Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ came to take away the sins of the world. In Him there was no sin and therefor if we have become children of God we will also be like Him and WILL NOT SIN.

Most professing believers are not like Jesus Christ, they are sinners. They are like the world and they love the things of the world. They follow after people, they idolize people but they are not like Jesus Christ. There are no family traits, they are not of the household of God. If we are born again of the Spirit if God we will be like Jesus. We will SIN NO MORE and we will follow the guidance of the Holy Spirit. We will not be of this world, we will be of the kingdom of God. We will not love the things of the world but we will do what is pleasing to our Father, we will do the will of God.

Do we have the family traits of the sons of God? Are we pure, holy and righteous like Jesus Christ or are we like the world?

May Jesus bless you.

No last minute salvation before death

Many professing Christians believe that they can live their lives in sin and disobedience to God, they can keep on backsliding and live for their own pleasures and for the lusts of their flesh and at the end of their lives when they have wasted their lives on themselves, then they think that they can  ask Jesus forgiveness and enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Salvation is not just about believing in Jesus Christ. If we believe that He is Whom He said He is, that He is LORD, God Almighty, then we will obey Him. He said :"If you wish to come after Me, deny yourself, pick up your cross and follow Me." Jesus Christ gave His life as ransom for those who were without hope, who were in bondage of sin, who were destined for hell. If we believe in Him then we turn away from sin and we repent, we obey Him and we live our lives to please Him. we do not waste our lives on the pleasures of sin and on the lusts of the flesh and then hope to enter His kingdom.

When He calls we must answer because if we want to come to Him when it suits us it will be TOO LATE. He will say to us:"When I called you would not listen, When the door was open you would not enter. Now you will call and I will not hear you. I will not listen to you." We cannot live our lives to please ourselves and then hope to repent and be saved at the end of a life that was wasted on the pleasures of sin. God is not mocked. He is not fooled. He knows whether we love Him or whether we don't.

If we love Him and we want eternal life then we will live our lives to please Him. We will obey Him. Do not be foolish like so many believers who think that they can enjoy the pleasures of sin and still enter the kingdom of heaven.

Jesus will say to those who knew the truth and who disobeyed the truth, those who hated Him and who do not love Him, He will say to them:"Go away i never knew you, you workers of wickedness."

Are we living for Jesus now? Because if we don't we will not spend eternity with Him in the kingdom of heaven. Serve Jesus now, until the end or else you will not enter His kingdom.

May Jesus bless you.

Learn to LISTEN to Jesus Christ

Christian believers like to listen to other people. They listen to preachers, they watch videos and Christian TV programs, they like to read Christian literature but very few of them have learned to listen to Jesus Christ.

His sheep hear His voice, they listen to Him and they follow Him. You can only follow Jesus Christ and DO what is pleasing to Him if you have learned to listen to Him.

Have you learned to wait on the Lord in prayer and to listen to Him, to be tuned in and attentive, to HEAR when He speaks to you and then to OBEY Him, to do His will?

We have to learn to LISTEN to Jesus Christ. Turn off the TV. Stop listening to all the other voices and start LISTENING to Jesus. If you listen your soul will LIVE. If you do not hear Him you are not one of His sheep. Learn to LISTEN to Jesus Christ.

May Jesus bless you.

To KNOW Jesus Christ

Knowledge of the truth cannot save us unless we apply that knowledge, unless we walk in that truth. Many people know the gospel of Jesus Christ, they know the Bible, they know what is pleasing to God but they do not walk in that truth. They keep on studying the Bible but they never come to the part of executing what Jesus commanded. It is of no benefit to keep on studying and learning that which you do not apply. You are only fooling yourself. It is only when we apply what Jesus commanded, when we obey Him, that we will truly get to know Him and then He will reveal Himself to us. We will truly get to know Him.

We need revelation from Him every day to know what His perfect will is for us. We need to know Jesus Christ for real. and walk with Him daily. We have to apply that which we have learned and then He will teach us more. He will give his Holy Spirit in us to be with us, to teach us and to guide us. Many people have much knowledge of the Bible but they never get to truly know and follow Jesus Christ. Their knowledge will not save them. They will perish in their knowledge and in their disobedience.

If we are not in Christ and doing His perfect will every day we will not have salvation. Jesus Christ will say to many people in that day that they die:"Go away I never knew you, you workers of wickedness." Many of those people knew the truth but they never applied it. You cannot educate yourself into heaven. You have to walk in the truth and DO the will of God.

May Jesus bless you.

Christians in DARKNESS

Most Christian believers are in darkness because they do not know nor follow Jesus Christ. They do not believe that He is Lord.

If they did believe that Jesus Christ is Whom He said He is they would OBEY HIM.  They would repent of all sin, be baptized in water, they would seek Jesus with all their heart and He would give His Holy Spirit in them, Who would guide them into all truth. But they do not believe and therefor they are in darkness. They do not have the Holy Spirit, they do not follow the truth because they do not seek the truth.

Those who follow Jesus Christ will not be in darkness because He is the Light of the World and He lights up the WAY for those who follow Him.

Are you in darkness or do you indeed believe, follow and obey Jesus Christ?

May Jesus bless you.

God of Expedience

The world wants a God that serves their needs, a God that serves them in a way that  is expedient to them, a way that fits them, fits into their plans and desires. That is why people choose a church or a religion that suits them. We cannot use and abuse God for our own purpose. God is GOD and we come to Him on His terms. We have to obey the words of Jesus Christ and serve Him as Lord every moment of our lives or else when we look for Him, when we seek Him He will not be there for us.

There is an old gospel song that says:"I need Thee every hour." If we do not need Jesus Christ every hour, if we do not regard Him every moment and live our lives to please Him then He will not be there for us when we need Him.

He will say to most Christian believers:"Go away I never knew you, you workers of wickedness." If we do not follow Him every moment of our lives we are LOST and we will not enter the kingdom of heaven.

You can go to church, and pray, or read your Bible whenever it suits you but that does not bring you closer to Jesus. Either we serve Him every moment or He is not part of our lives.  We have to follow Him every step of the way until the end or else we will not enter His kingdom.

May Jesus bless you.

Walking in Truth

The whole world is in the power of darkness because people believe lies. We are being lied to. The world economy operates on lies. The media operates on lies. People believe things that are palatable to them, things that they like and they avoid the truth.

Jesus Christ is the Light of the world and He gives light and truth to those who know Him, who listen to Him and who follow Him. He gives His Holy Spirit to those and in those who seek the truth, who seek Him. Those who follow Jesus Christ will never be in darkness because He is the WAY and the LIFE and the TRUTH and His Holy Spirit is the SPIRIT OF TRUTH that will guide us into all TRUTH if we trust Him and LISTEN to Him, if we OBEY Him. Those who disregard and reject Jesus Christ will be in darkness, they will be brainwashed, they will perish.  But those who follow Jesus Christ every day, will walk in TRUTH.

Are we walking in TRUTH or are we in darkness?

May Jesus bless you.