Selfless Faith

There is freedom in Christ! Jesus died to pay the cost of all our sins. The cost was death. The Man with no sins died for men who were filled with evil hearts and a sinful nature. Jesus said in John 8:31-32, “If you abide in MY word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

However, let’s take a moment to examine the statement “freedom in Christ.” I have seen many “Christians” involved in acts that they know they should not be involved in as a child of God, and a representation of Christ. Yet, they go around living their lives miserably, trapped living in the sins they know are wrong, but yet they proclaim the word of God to believers, as well as non-believers. Some believers are able to look past the iniquities of believers who are trapped in their sins; however, non-believers look upon believers who are bound by sin as hypocrites (which they are) and that there is no need for salvation if those who supposedly follow Christ do not follow His word full heartedly.

I am sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but this MUST be said. My brothers and sisters in Christ, the freedom in Christ is not a freedom to sin. God will never approve of sin, no matter what the sin maybe. The biggest confusion always happens when we play with words, especially with the words of God, which is a sin in itself. Let me clarify this for ALL. Jesus freed us from our sins; He did not give us freedom to sin. If we cannot comprehend this, then we are not truly saved and do not have the privilege to call ourselves a Christian. Continue reading

In Matthew chapter 9 verses 37-38, Jesus says to His disciples “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”

The most amazing job is available and has been hiring for almost the past 2000 years. The Boss is Jesus Christ and the pay is Eternal Life. The most wonderful part of this  job is you can never lose it and He can never over hire. No need to worry about long applications and tons of paper work to fill out. The only requirements is to admit you are a sinner, ask God for forgiveness, the Lord Jesus Christ to cover you with His righteous blood, and repent from your ways to follow the Lord Jesus Christ. After those four easy steps, you will have employment for the rest of your life serving the Lord Jesus Christ to fulfill God’s will for your life which is always Holy and always good. Interested?

In Matthew 9:2 Jesus is having a conversation with a man:

² Then behold, they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you.“

Thank You God for Your forgiving heart. We are sinful people but you love us so much that you wiped us clean of our sins through the blood of Your Son, Jesus Christ, Your Lamb, the sacrifice for our sins. We thank You God that we will never have to face Your wrath. We are so blessed to read, hear, know, and truly believe with all our hearts when You say, “your sins are forgiven.” Many people do not have the peace to know that their sins are forgiven because they are expecting to be judged by You. We know we have already been judged; our old nature was crucified with Your Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, on the cross; we were buried with Him, and when He rose again, we rose with Him in our new nature, our new body, our new creation in Jesus Christ. We have truly experienced the gift of salvation. So to everyone, remember, as long as you believe in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, “your sins are forgiven.”

If anyone does not have a personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ, and would like your sins forgiven too, just admit to Him that you are a sinner, ask Him to forgive you of your sins, and to come into your life; you will then be made whole and new through the power of the Holy Spirit from Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.

In Matthew 28:23-26, Jesus tests the faith of His disciples. We read below.

²³ Now when He got into a boat, His disciples followed Him. ²⁴ And suddenly a great tempest arose on the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves. But He was asleep. ²⁵ Then His disciples came to Him and awoke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”
²⁶ But He said to them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.

Do you ever feel like you are stuck in the middle of a storm? Do you feel like you are perishing? Well my beloved friends, brothers and sisters in and through the blood of Christ, keep up your faith. Pray that it fails you not. God will not forsake you. He will never leave you. The apostle Paul said to the Colossians he has learned to be content in all situations. We must learn to do the same; to trust in the Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior King. If we believe He died on the cross, was buried with our sins, and rose again from the dead to give us Eternal Life, Life more abundantly, to the fullest, then is there anything too big that He can’t take care of on our behalf? We must put all of our faith in Jesus Christ; whatever situation or circumstance we encounter, we must be certain that God is with us. His love never ends.

In Matthew 8:21-22, Jesus is having a brief conversation with another disciple:

²¹ Then another of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.”
²² But Jesus said to him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”

Don’t come to the Lord with an excuse of when you will be ready to follow Him. There is nothing more important than following Christ Jesus, accepting Him, and having Him live within you. Often times, we will put off following the Lord to a time that is more convenient for us. We think we can pencil Him into our busy schedules. Certainly this must not be the case. More things will always arise to make us prolong the situation. Jesus Christ wants to be, should be, and must be our schedule. Everything else should be formed around Him. Do not fall for the trap of the enemy. By Jesus saying “let the dead bury their own dead” He is telling the disciple that he is dead by not following Him and he will be burying his own dead until he has been born again, made alive in Christ. The time to follow Christ Jesus, to be made alive, is NOW! Not in a minute, not tomorrow, not next year, but right NOW!