Remember
that you are only a breath away from eternity. In the blink of an
eye you could be gone. God does not measure your life by the amount of
money you have, the kind of car you drive or size of the house you live
in. He is not interested in your style of clothes, your title or position
at work, or what jewelry you wear. God said "all this will pass away"
and the only thing He will look at is ---Do you know his son--JESUS ? Do
you have a personal relationship (one on one with him)? It's not about
religion, but relationship. It's not about just sitting in a church on
Sunday. It's not about any particular denomination. It's not about just
being a "good" person. God said the way is narrow and the only way was
thru his son. God said that no one was good not one. It's about
accepting Jesus as your LORD and Savior. Your Life will not be judged by the number of good
works you do,but what you did with Jesus-knowing Him. God said that on
our best day our righteousness,our good works are like filthy rags
before him. God doesn't look at how smart we are, (or we think we
are), how handsome or beautiful we are, (or what the world sees on the
outside) In his word (the bible) God said that true wisdom is not of this
world and if you judge your surroundings by what you think is
intelligence according to the world's standards you are fooling
yourself. God said that the wisdom of this world is nothing more than
foolisness to Him. God sees how man stumbles over his own wisdom again
and again and falls. Why? because of how man's human mind reasons and
how futile it is to apply the things of this world to those of God. God
looks at the heart,our motives,our attitudes and our deepest hidden
secrets. He is not impressed with our awards, our cerificates of merit,
our medals of honor,or education ( no matter how many college degrees
you have ). God has said that a man who claims to know all the answers
is just showing how ignorant he is,but the man who truly loves God is
the one who is open to God's knowledge. God is not swayed in his
judgement by our talents,our natural gifts or physical abilitiesWhen he
opens the Book of Life on judgement day---either your name will be
written there or it won't. It is only by the blood of Jesus ,his death
and resurection that we are saved from damnation ,eternal hell fire,
pain and suffering. When we accept his free gift of salvation by
believing in Jesus, letting him live in and thru us, letting him control
our lives as Lord then we are truly free.Free from God's
judgement,but also from the false promises of the world.What the world
would have you believe can replace Jesus.( sex,wealth,success,
admiration,power) In truth, anything that you put first in your life
that replaces God is an idol. God said that you can't love the things of
this world and claim to love him too.
God doesn't want robots or zombies to be his followers,disciples, or servants.He has given us a free will. It's your choice,but
only you can make it. Only you can decide for you.You can choose
yourself and put your trust in your own mental abilities.(Have you ever
made a wrong choice or a bad decision? )You can choose what the world
tells you to believe.( Look at the condition of the world today and how
that has worked out for mankind) .Or choose God and His word.
Do not make this choice lightly. Take this decision seriously. It's your choice
and of course your consequences. If you choose Jesus ---What do you
gain? What do you lose? If you don't--- what do you lose? Some people
profess they choose Jesus--just to get the so called "fire
insurance," but God is not mocked. Don't play games with God.! God says
that it's easy to tell the difference between a good fruit bearing tree
and a bad one. The good tree bears good fruit. A bad tree can't bear good
fruit. When God looks at someone's life and nothing has changed because
they are still living for the things of this world and still doing the
same things they did before eventhough they say they have
accepted Jesus as their Lord and Savior--they have lied to God and
themselves.When you say that you have accepted God's gift of salvation
by 1st. confessing with your mouth (saying it outloud) that Jesus is
Lord and 2nd. believe with your whole heart (your whole being) --- not
just a mental/intellectual acceptance that----- Jesus Christ is the son
of God, that He is God, that he was born, came to earth, was
crucufied, died and was reurrected and ascended back into heaven. Then
without any mental reservations you become a new creature in Christ
Jesus. Part of being "born again" is to be discipled which means finding
a church where you can grow in the Lord, study His word,hear His word
(the Bible) ,having fellowship with other believers and worshiping and
praising God in a spirit filled environment and being baptized.
(Baptism is an outward sign of an inward change.)
Even Jesus was baptized--- so wouldn't you think you should be too?
You can't be a cafeteria
Christian and merely pick and choose what YOU want to believe or not
believe in the Bible or do or not do according to God's Holy Word.
Living that way is a lie.God put liars in the same category as murders
and thieves. You are blaspheming the name of God by saying you are a
CHRISTian and pretending to be one while going your own way and doing
your own thing.God said that as His followers we were to BE IN THE WORLD, but NOT TO BE OF
THE WORLD.As Christians we are suppose to be different, set apart so
when those that are not saved/born again look at us they see Jesus in
us. If unsaved people see so called Christians doing the same things the
world is doing for example: going to casinos, gambling,smoking,drinking, watching x-rated shows, using foul language, telling or listening to
dirty jokes, having ear, tongue, body piercings, or tattoos; listening to
worldly music, gossiping, lying, stealing,
Many
people want the promises of God, the blessings of God and God's grace,
His compassion, His mercy, His protection, but they don't want to follow
his teachings, believe in His son, believe the bible or accept His plan
for their lives. Everyone has a choice. God has given you all you need
to make yours--- the right one.
It's your choice!!
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