Selfless Faith

In Luke 13:2-5 it states ² And Jesus answered and said to them, “Do you suppose that these Galileans were worse sinners than all other Galileans, because they suffered such things?³ I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish. ⁴ Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them, do you think that they were worse sinners than all other men who dwelt in Jerusalem? ⁵ I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.”

The earthquake in Haiti was not God’s judgment on Haiti or because they turned away from God. It was a wake up call to the entire world. There are some truly devoted Christians in Haiti whose sole purpose is to share God’s love with the people there. Some believers fell asleep and some non believers died. Some believers still live, and some non-believers still have their life, but aren’t really alive. To say it was God’s judgment or because they turned away from God would also be condemning the believers to feel the same wrath of God the non-believers face. That would mean the believers lost their salvation which is NOT AT ALL possible. Henceforth it was a very extremely small example by God showing that the end of the world can come at ANY time and believers will be lifted up to heaven and non-believers will perish.

To those who saw the priest say he doesn’t know where God was during the earthquake. I will tell you exactly where God was. He was right there with each and every believer who has a relationship with His son Jesus Christ. Right before His children left the world, He told them well done good and faithful servant, it’s time to go home. To those who rejected Christ, they judged themselves already. God is always here and always there, and is ALWAYS good and ALWAYS righteous. I know as well as all other believers know exactly where God was, where He is, and where will always be. Thank you God for your mercy and love through your Son Jesus Christ, we will always praise you and glorify your name until the whole world hears! Amen!

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In John 9:25, after Jesus healed the man who was born blind, and the blind man was vigorously questioned by the Pharisees on the validity of his eye sight being restored. They advised Him to give the glory to God because the man who healed him (Jesus) is a sinner. In John 9:25, the blind man responds, “Whether he is a sinner or not, I don’t know. One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!”

One thing is for sure, all though we once were blind as well, all those who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior and have a personal, intimate relationship with him, we are now able to see. No matter what people say against Christ, with various methods to make Him seem that all He has done is not true, or the Bible full of errors amazes me by the amount of ignorance possessed by ‘man‘. We are so quick to accept a history book with information (which constantly proves what the Bible said thousands of years ago), but we reject the true History book that tells us about all creation. It amazes me how the book that is not a history book has so much history in it, and a book that is a history book has barely any history in it. Regardless of the fact, we once were blind and followed the ways of the world. Christ Jesus provided us the Light that our spiritual eyes needed so they may be opened, our chains of slavery to sin sin broken, and our lives to have been healed. No matter what people say, let us be convinced and persuaded, that we will not be separated from the love we have in Christ. Neither death or life can severe, heights or depths can measure the amount of love Christ has for us and the love we have for him. Amen.

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God is so amazing! I remember nights of being awake with nothing to do, my mind being consumed with boredom. Yet, I had so many materialistic toys of this world and yet none of them were able to satisfy my hunger for more. The devil is a very careful planner on how to use the fruits of the world to deceive us. When your spirit is empty, it is bored and inactive no matter how much you may possess here on earth.

However, as a child of God, when we journey deep into His word, and walk far along in the path He has set for us, boredom is impossible, and the devil’s lure is desolate. In all situations, being the victim is never a good thing. We prosecute the offenders for what they have done to the victims. Yet, we have all been victims to the devil manipulating us and stealing our souls like a thief in the night. Jesus says in Matthew 16:26 “for what shall it profit them if they gain the whole world, but lose their soul.” Our soul, our spirit, is what the Lord uses to communicate to us. However, when our hearts are hardened, we turn away from the Lord, and enter into Satan’s playing field with no protection. It is like a football player going onto the field with no pads, helmets, mouthpiece, etc. and getting hit by 250 lbs of a pure muscle linebacker. Being in this world which is quickly passing away, we are in Satan’s battle ground any and everywhere we go. Continue reading

Jesus says in John 14:15 “If you love me, you will obey what I command.”

There is a difference being weak in spirit and going against the Spirit. When we are weak in spirit, we allow the Holy Spirit to begin to be a light to our path, and although we may stumble as toddlers in the faith, we are striving to build up strong spiritual legs. As time passes, we become strengthened as long as we humble ourselves. However, if we blatantly go against the Holy Spirit, how can we honestly say we love God? The way we dress and carry ourselves which bring lustful or deceitful thoughts to those who witness us, or the profane words that come from our mouths that preach hate, envy, greed and more are the same mouths and bodies that say they love God. Acts 5:1-9 speaks on lying to the Holy Spirit and how the lives of Ananias and his wife were taken in an instance. Let us pray for those who are constantly lying to the Lord our God their eyes be opened and realize that God knows all things. He is giving an opportunity to repent and turn from our lying wicked ways. Love has no measure so take the time to look at yourself in the spiritual mirror and ask the question: “Do I really love God?” If the answer is yes, let’s obey His commands. God bless!

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John 1:1 from the Amplified Bible reads “IN THE beginning [before all time] was the Word (Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God Himself.”

There is also a footnote to this verse from Bible Gateway that reads: In John’s vision (Revelation 19), he sees Christ returning as Warrior-Messiah-King, and “the title by which He is called is The Word of God… and Lord of lords” (Revelation 19:13, 16).

Lord we thank You for coming into this lowly world to die for us on a rugged cross. However, we know that You were here in the beginning. Only You truly knows when the beginning was and when the end will come. Although, we haven’t always been with You, You have ALWAYS been with us as You were with the children of Israel as they wandered through the desert. You have given us the greatest gift we can ever receive, so in return we offer You our lives as a living sacrifice. You have clearly revealed to us time and time again you are the God of the living and not of the dead. Thank You for being there since the beginning. Lord I worship You because you are GOD and I love YOU because YOU first loved me! Thank You for always being with us even when we were lost and were roaming with no particular destinations ahead. You had the patience to still be with us! From our lowly hearts to Your mighty heart, Thank you God just for being YOU!

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