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Are you feeling confused?

Nov17
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Have you noticed how so many people seem confused by what is currently going on around the globe? Are you one of them? Do you wonder what is really happening behind the scenes? Are the governments really telling us the truth about all the current mandates and agendas?

Well I think it’s pretty safe to say that world leader’s are often influenced by much bigger agendas that don’t include you and I or our opinions. We are often kept in the dark and left to wonder why things are rapidly changing in directions we cannot understand. That’s why it is so critical that those of us who follow Jesus continue to read the Bible. It is a love letter to us from our Father. It is also our guide book. In it’s pages we find the answer to so many things, including current events. If you are experiencing stress and confusion right now turn off your tv and phone and get back into the Word of God.

Inside the Word you can find reasons to be hopeful and even excited for the coming days. You can find wisdom on how to navigate your daily life. You can find the prophecies we see unfolding before our very eyes and know that at the end Jesus wins and those of us who are His followers win too!

We all need to make time each day to spend in prayer, seeking the LORD’s will for our lives. Seeking His wisdom through reading His Word and resting in knowing that in a world of lies and confusion, HE is truth. HE is peace. HE is our soon and coming King!

We don’t have to be confused. If we ask Him He will open our eyes to see what is really going on. Not only that but He will give us the peace we need to walk through it, despite the encroaching darkness. Please read the following verses with me and ask the LORD to give you the counsel you need to get through each day in victory.

I will bless the Lord who guides me;
 even at night my heart instructs me.
 I know the Lord is always with me.
   I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me.

No wonder my heart is glad, and I rejoice.
  My body rests in safety.
 For you will not leave my soul among the dead
  or allow your holy one to rot in the grave.
 You will show me the way of life,
  granting me the joy of your presence
  and the pleasures of living with you forever.~Psalm 16:7-11

Be blessed brothers & sisters!

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You Are More than a Sparrow!

Jun14

Follower of Christ, when you look around and see the direction this world is going do you ever worry about the future?

When you hear the so called medical experts and politicians spewing more and more fear do you find yourself wondering what next?

Take heart. GOD is not surprised by all that is going on in our world. In fact He warned us that things would get crazy in the end times.

Well those days are here and guess what? GOD is still on the throne! Jesus Christ is still our Savior and LORD and He has no intention of abandoning us. Unlike those that don’t know Him, we can rest knowing He will NEVER LEAVE US OR FORSAKE US. He will be with us always, even until the end of the world.

So when fear and anxiety attempt to encroach upon you do NOT let them land on you and take up residence. Shake them off. Rest in knowing that you and I were born for a time such as this. Live your life in service to Him. Rest in His faithfulness and absolute love for you. Share the gospel with others. They desperately need Christ in their lives whether they know it or not.

Ask the LORD for supernatural wisdom. He will give it to you liberally if you ask. Ask Him for discernment. We are going to need it to navigate the days ahead wisely. Most importantly spend time in His presence in prayer and worship and reading His word, the Bible.

Of all peoples, we have the least reason to fret. We know this earth is not our home. We have a heavenly home waiting for us. We have a Savior that loves us more than life itself and He will see us through any obstacles ahead. So don’t put your trust in medical experts or politicians. Put your trust in the Creator of them all, Jesus Christ. He alone is worthy of our trust and faith!

Luke 12:6,7 “What is the price of five sparrows—two copper coins? Yet God does not forget a single one of them. 7 And the very hairs on your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.

Be blessed!

God’s infallible Word can be trusted

May1

This past week I have been reading through the book of Isaiah. It is so exciting to see how the integrity of the Bible is beyond question. God called Isaiah as a prophet. He was responsible for sharing the words of the LORD of heaven’s armies many times and though he lived to see some of those prophecies fulfilled he did not see the most amazing prophecy of them all.

Seven hundred years before the birth of Christ, Isaiah gave an amazing prophetic word! Imagine that. Seven hundred years! By God’s perfect design, He used Isaiah to prepare future generations for the birth of His Son. When we read the words of Isaiah today over 2800 years later there is absolutely no mistaking that this prophecy described our beautiful Savior and King, Jesus Christ.

Isaiah 53

Who has believed our message?
    To whom has the Lord revealed his powerful arm?
 My servant grew up in the Lord’s presence like a tender green shoot,
    like a root in dry ground.
There was nothing beautiful or majestic about his appearance,
    nothing to attract us to him.
 He was despised and rejected—
    a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief.
We turned our backs on him and looked the other way.
    He was despised, and we did not care.

 Yet it was our weaknesses he carried;
    it was our sorrows that weighed him down.
And we thought his troubles were a punishment from God,
    a punishment for his own sins!
 But he was pierced for our rebellion,
    crushed for our sins.
He was beaten so we could be whole.
    He was whipped so we could be healed.
All of us, like sheep, have strayed away.
    We have left God’s paths to follow our own.
Yet the Lord laid on him
    the sins of us all.

 He was oppressed and treated harshly,
    yet he never said a word.
He was led like a lamb to the slaughter.
    And as a sheep is silent before the shearers,
    he did not open his mouth.
 Unjustly condemned,
    he was led away.
No one cared that he died without descendants,
    that his life was cut short in midstream.
But he was struck down
    for the rebellion of my people.
He had done no wrong
    and had never deceived anyone.
But he was buried like a criminal;
    he was put in a rich man’s grave.

 But it was the Lord’s good plan to crush him
    and cause him grief.
Yet when his life is made an offering for sin,
    he will have many descendants.
He will enjoy a long life,
    and the Lord’s good plan will prosper in his hands.

When he sees all that is accomplished by his anguish,
    he will be satisfied.
And because of his experience,
    my righteous servant will make it possible
for many to be counted righteous,
    for he will bear all their sins.
 I will give him the honors of a victorious soldier,
    because he exposed himself to death.
He was counted among the rebels.
    He bore the sins of many and interceded for rebels.

If you ever feel your faith wavering just remember the accuracy and precision of God’s Word! EVERY word can be trusted! And just as Isaiah foretold the first coming of Jesus, Apostle Paul tells us of His soon coming appearance when He will come to gather up His church! We can be CERTAIN this too will come to pass!

1 Thessalonians 4:15-18

We tell you this directly from the Lord: We who are still living when the Lord returns will not meet him ahead of those who have died. For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, the believers who have died will rise from their graves.  Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. Then we will be with the Lord forever.  So encourage each other with these words.

Be blessed!