Honorable Mention

2nd Tim.2:20 "But in the great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honor, and some to dishonor"


Every Christian is a chosen vessel unto Christ, the question is are we to honor or to dishonor. Every believer should live a dedicated life to Christ and His cause. Having a compelling desire to be used of God in whatever way he chooses. We must be strong in the grace that is in Jesus Christ, we must study Gods word, that we might be a workman not be ashamed, and  be useful to the master, prepared for every good work. See it is Jesus Christ which gives us the power and the tools to fight this spiritual battle, he equips us for this ministry of reconciliation. Through Christ, the presence of God enters our hearts, and has the power to transform and convert a vessel of dishonor into a vessel of honor. Gods grace allows us to endure all things, that we might with a singleness of mind proclaim with a loud voice the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the power of God unto salvation.

Let us walk in the power of God,  walking worthy of the name by which we are called that we will be victorious over are enemy and lead all in darkness into his marvelous light..

Praise Ye The Lord !

Revelations 5:12 "Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing

Jesus is worthy to be praised. It is impossible to overstate the worthiness of the Lord to be praised, for he is both the giver and sustainer of every living thing. All of creation owes its glory, strength, and honor to God. Even the lions seek their meat from God, and who provides food for the raven. Man and beast, the blade of grass, the valley, and the sea all find purpose and presence in God; even the rocks will cry out if we fail to do so.
John said The Lamb was worthy, and the books were opened, and we shall all be judged, every man, according to his works. While there is time, worship the Lamb of God! For He is worthy. In heaven He is seen receiving all the honor, glory, and praise, yet on earth He received almost none of these things. In fact, He was ridiculed while hanging on the cross, and he was made a curse for us by being crucified. The solders may have mocked Him, as a false king before His crucifixion, but now He is truly worshiped as a king in Heaven. Do you mock him ,saying he is your King, but living as though He is not. The four living creatures "Amen" in agreement, and the elders do the only thing they could, as they fall down and worship the Lamb who was slain, the Lamb who is worthy.

Jesus paid it all and all to Him we owe. Jesus suffered bled and died to atone for the sin of mankind. He is worthy of all the praise, so let our living say with a loud voice, Lord we praise you, while our life is one that shouts of worship for the precious Lamb of God, for He is worthy. Let us sacrifice as He sacrificed, give as He gave, and love one another as He first loved us that all might know the glory of the Lord....

The Cheerful Giver

2nd Corinthians 9:7 "Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: God loveth a cheerful giver." .

Often times we the professed of God tend to equate giving as the material things of this world. We sometimes think of blessings as only material gifts or the empty things of this world. There are many blessing we receive daily that are neither material or of this world. Let us remember to be cheerful givers of the heavenly things as well as the earthy stuff.

God loves a cheerful giver, and believe me there are times when the giving of the worldly and earthly gifts are truly needed. We must be careful not to just limit our giving to the things stuff and material blessing we have. we should also cheerfully give of our selves, our time, and the surrender of our lives that His will might be done in and with our lives. Let us cheerfully give of our study time that we might rightfully divide the word of truth. Let us cheerfully give to Sunday school and bible study that we might be better example to those who follow us. Let us cheerfully lay down our life, denying ones self, to become a living sacrifice that a lost soul might be saved.

God wants us to cheerfully want Him and His way, not because we are fearful of hell but because we desire to be with Him in heaven. Let us be cheerful givers to Him, of Him and for Him that all might be saved.

The Power In Giving

Romans 8:32 "He that spared not his own Son,but delievered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things".

Living a godly life is much more than merely calling on God's name. Living a godly life is doing what pleases God. It is practicing what he commands us, and living a way of life which is defined by his word. Jesus taught us the way of life, a life based on observing God's commandments from a heart of love, that willingly makes personal sacrifices for the sake of others. A life which puts focus on us giving rather than receiving.

 As Christian we cannot base our way of life on our own ideas about right and wrong. God's law and Christ example of perfect obedience to those laws, set the standards for the Christian way of Life. Our new life is based on giving, a free gift given by God to all who will receive it. Giving is the way of God and the foundation of His love to mankind. Let us use this same foundation as we give to a lost world that which God gave to us, His only begotten Son. Christ taught that God's way is the way of giving rather than the normal selfish human way of always getting. The key to living a way of life different from the way of the world is to allow the Holy Spirit to work in us, so we can have the mind in us which is also in Jesus Christ. Through His spirit, God not only leads us in the way we think, He also helps to change the motivations that govern our actions. This focus on unselfishness rather than the self-serving approach produced by our natural way of thinking brings, in turn a dramatic change in the way we live and everything we do.

As Servants of God we need to reorder our priorities, by allowing his spirit to change our thinking. When we put God first ,he promises to provide ways for us to meet our needs. He promises that He will with hold no good thing from us. give and it shall come back to you....

Say Thanks By Giving

John 3:16 " for God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life".

 In this time of thanksgiving we find ourselves being thankful for many things. We are thankful for our jobs, health, food ,clothing, family, and for the day. But none of what we have would be possible if it wasn't for what God gave us. Let us be sure we are thankful for Jesus.

Jesus Christ the only begotten Son of God went through all that He did for us and because of us. The Son of God became the son of man, so that the sons of man could become the sons of God. By His stripes we were healed. Because of His shed blood we are saved from sin. Because He choose us we can live a life everlasting with our Father. Jesus paid for it all, as He accepted for us the wage paid by sin. Let us be thankful for Jesus. Let us share Him this thanksgiving day. Offer Him to a hungry soul that they too might feel the joy of salvation on this thanksgiving day.

Bless our Father in heaven this day by sharing with others that which He shared with you. Say thanks by giving the meat that will last a lifetime, break the bread of heaven with a hungry soul that they might eat to life everlasting. Let the day of thanks be about more than sharing cakes and pies, turkey and dressing, football and beer with friends and family. Let this Thanksgiving day, be a day of Thanks by giving, share with a lost and hungry soul the blessings given to us from our Heavenly Father.

Actions Speaks Louder

James 1:22 "But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves".

It is great to know the word of God. To be able to quote scripture and give others directions as to where to find what in the bible. But our greatest strength as children of God comes when we are doers of what God instructs in His word. we deceive our selves when we say one thing and do another. Remember God is not mocked.

The Apostle Paul tells us in the 2nd chapter of Romans that it is not the hearers of Gods law that are just before Him, but the doers who shall be justified. We as professed children of the Lord must let our lights so shine that those in darkness will know the way to the light. Jesus said we were chosen to bear fruit and fruit that will last, and this is done by doing not saying. Lazarus never spoke a word in the bible, but the word says that many wanted to kill him because his life lead other to believe in Jesus ( John 12:10-11).

When our witness goes further than just simple lip service we can lead others to Christ. Remember we live in a seeing is believing world, and if they don't believe what you say at lest they might believe the miracle which they see. You and your new life in Christ......

Our Death-His Life

Colossians 3:3 "For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God".
Does your life confess Christ before men? Does the life you live world bear witness that Jesus is the Christ the Son of the living God? Does it tell a dying world there is a Savior who loves all and who can save all. Does your life bear witness that Jesus Christ is the power of God unto salvation?

As believers we are dead to sin, we are hid with Christ in a new life.What does this mean?  It means that God counts us hid in the resurrection and the life of Christ.When Christ arose, He arose to a new life, not to his old life. He died to the old life once and for all. Therefore, when the believer is said to be hid in Christ, it means that God counts the believer risen with Christ. God counts the believer as risen to a new life as he has died to the old life. When you are hid in Christ, Christ is the only life that God sees as living. Christ is your life in the eyes of God, the life which you live you now live through Christ who gave himself for you. You are a living sacrifice as you have died and the life you now live is a life hid in Christ. He is your life

We shall surrender our life totally to Christ, after all we are dead, and the new life is hid with Christ  in God. Let us walk in your newness of Life.

He Is The Truth

Galatians 5:9 "A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump"
.Many congregations today are being turned away from the salvation of the Lord, towards the riches, and false hopes of this world. But the truth is, the only hope for the backslider is to turn back to Christ and obey His truths.We are called to obey the truth, for God does not call us to error. Any teaching, persuasion or position that leads you away from the truth of Jesus Christ is not of God.

Know the truth and obey the truth, for a little untruth makes the whole story a lie. Leaven stands for for evil corruption, fermentation and infection. It takes only a little leaven to permeate and influence the whole lump of dough. So it is with false teachers. One false teacher, can inject his/her false teaching into the church and it will soon permeate and influence the whole church. If we don't root out the false teachers and clean out the false doctrine, the truth would soon be destroyed. Anything being taught that is not in the bible is not God's revelation, but man's imagination. Jesus Christ would no longer be the focus of attention. The congregation would begin to focus on rituals, ceremonies, and good works instead of Christ. They would begin to try and approach God through their own selfrighteousness and merit, with Jesus Christ being placed on the back burner. His prominence and the absolute necessity of His righteousness and death would be downplayed. This is always the case when false teaching is allowed in the Church, or when the church leadership is lifted higher than the great head of the Church.This is sometimes done unaware, how many times do you refer to the church you attend by the name of your Pastor or Bishop instead of the name of the church.

 

Jesus the Christ is the truth of God's word in the flesh. Learn of Him and share Him with all you see.

Jesus Loves

Isaiah 53:5 "But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed."

When Jesus suffered and died on Calvary's cross, the sin of the entire world hung on his shoulders. This weight He carried, we are not designed to carry. Jesus suffered enormously so that we might be saved.

Jesus allowed his flesh to be crushed, ripped, and torn. He suffered and died a gruesome death. He was the substitute who took our punishment, who paid for our crimes, that we might be made whole, that we might be made the righteousness of God. Through his suffering, we are blessed, through His death we have abundant life. It was our sins that pressed the crown of thorns on his head, our hatred that slapped him, and spit on him, our disobedience which mocks him. He was wounded for our transgressions, and died for our sins. It was by His bruises that healing was made available to all who will surrender their lives into the Masters hands. Jesus looked beyond all of our faults and he saw our need, and he supplied our every need.

Because of Jesus death, lost sinners can find their way back to the Heavenly Father again. Jesus, our mighty hero who poured out his life and his blood for us. Our gentle Savior, who died for us, and now intercedes for us in Heaven. God now looks upon all who believes, through a lens stained with the blood of Jesus Christ, and where there once stood a sinner, there now stands one washed in the blood of the Lamb...............

Thank God For Jesus

Romans 3:10-11 "As it is written, there is none righteous, no, not one: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God".

The scripture tells us all have sinned, therefore we all deserved Hell but With God's intervention to help us change, we have been offered a chance at heaven. Without God our natural nature will always choose to do that which go against God. But it is God's will that we repent of our sin.and have everlasting life with Him. God provides a way to remove the sentence of death that hangs over us, without excusing or condoning our old sinful ways and unrighteousness. He sent his son to accept for us the penalty of sin. If we willingly turn from a wrong way of life, God is more than willing to substitute the shed blood of our Savior for the sentence of death we deserve.

 

 Christ solemnly warned a crowd Unless you repent you will all likewise perish, but really, what is repentance? We rarely hear the word repent anymore, and few understand what it means. Repent refers to a change of heart, a shift in ones thinking, a transformation of purpose with emphasis on modifying one's conduct. True repentance requires both a belief and a doing. One has to by faith believe that Christ has died for their sins, and through the water baptism truly believe they have put to death the old man and his ways, and  has risen a new creation in Christ with Christ. But having faith in Jesus is not just simply believing he is our Savior, it is also believing his message, his promises, and His instructions and  governing ourselves accordingly. Christ once asked" why do you call me Lord, and not do the things which I say"? When we truly repent we stop doing what is wrong and start living in harmony with God's word. Jesus gives us the power and willingness to live the life God calls all of us to live.

 

Though Christ came to take away our sins,we still have our part to do. He didn't come to save us in our sins or while we continue in sin. If one is pardon from a crime he is expected to cease from his criminal acts, not to continue in a criminal enterprise. Like wise Jesus death saved us from sin and we should turn away from sin and walk in a newness of life which is in Christ Jesus.

Spiritual Birth

John 3:3 Except a man be born again ,he cannot see the kingdom of God.

The word of God says that if you believe with your heart the Lord Jesus, and confess with your mouth that God has raised Him from the dead thou shall be saved. This is the truth of salvation, but in this there must also be a new birth which takes place. It is a spiritual birth for Jesus said you must be born again.

Some seem to think that once we have made this confession, one can live any kind of life. The truth is if you have been born again, the spirit of the new birth will not allow you to continue to live the life of the old man. The spirit will convict the conscience and the old man and his ways will begin to die off. You will find that the things you use to do you won't desire to do them anymore. There is a lot which come with the belief and confession. It causes one to repent and turn from sin and turn to God, as it creates in the believer a new heart. If you find that you still continue in the ways of this world without conscience, go to God in prayer and seek His power and work out your own salvation that you might live a life pleasing to God. Remember the enemy is a deceiver and has fooled many into believing a lie.

Many think when we give each other instruction in righteousness with the word of God we are challenging their salvation, the truth is we are to aid one another when we fall down, the bible says if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual restore him in the spirit of meekness. remember if someone takes the time to instruct you in righteousness be thankful cause that person is of the Lord, cause we know the enemy is not going to tell you anything right.

He went Forth

Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye?

Here we have Jesus at the end of His earthly ministry. Here He is in the garden preparing to drink from the cup. The garden where it all begin, sin begin in the garden, and his suffering began in the garden, and in the garden was where the redeemer was promised. Here is Jesus, the promised seed  making ready to bruise His heel on the head of the serpent. Jesus knew His Father's will was for him to die for the sin of the world, and he knew he would need His Fathers help, so here he is in the garden seeking His Fathers face. Here we have a great picture of total surrender, for knowing all things that should come upon him, Jesus went forth.

Jesus knew the awful separation from God he would endure because of our sins, yet he went forth. He knew he would be cut off from God's presence, that His Father would have to forsake Him, and turn His back on Him, because he was covered with our sins, yet he went forth. He knew the coming judgement on sin that would be excersied upon Him by his Father; knowing all things that should come upon Him he went forth.When they tried to make him king he withdrew and disapeared in the crowd, yet he went forth to be our sacrifice. He went forth in complete surrender, he went voluntarily,

he was not driven, he was lead like a sheep to the slaughter,he went forth. He knew of the suffering, pain and the impending judgement that lied ahead, yet he went forth. He knew he would be rejected, despised, sold out, lied on abandoned, slapped, spit on, falsely accused, whipped all night long and then nailed to a cross, yet he still went forth. The world he came to save was coming to kill him and he didn't hide in the garden like Adam, he went forth.

 

Jesus went forth that we might be spared, He went forth to die so we might go forth and live a life that is pleasing to God. He went forth to save us, that we might go forth to lead others to the salvation of the Lord Jesus stepped forth in our place that we might step forth to save someone else. Knowing all that should come upon him, Jesus surrendered for you, now will you surrender to Him?

Merciful Savior

Exodus 34:6 "And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth."

The sun rose today on a selfish and wicked world. God's gift of life and provision along with the offer of salvation were freely doled out. This is just a small demonstration of God's steadfast love, and the faithfulness He has for his creation. He allows the rain to fall on the just and the un-just.
Nothing we will experience on earth can compare to the mountain top experience of Moses as he talked to God in all his glory. As God passed near Moses again He emphasized His love and the depth of His mercy showed in His forgiveness. Through the worship of the golden calf and the activities that followed, the Israelites broke many of the commandments they had recently received and promised to obey. In response, the Lord told Moses of his love and capacity to forgive their sin, wickedness and rebellion. That was extremely good news for the people who needed His forgiveness and restoration. God is still expressing that capacity today, for all who seek him.Look around you, see the evidence of God's faithfulness and goodness, His mercy and His patience. Not because we were so good, but because God is that Good, and He loves us just that much.

We might be tempted to think that the people of Israel were an especially challenging group of people. But we're stubborn and stiff-necked people too! We take God's goodness for granted so often. How desperately we need His compassion, mercy, forgiveness, and steadfast love in our lives! What would we do without God's abiding presence?

Both Day And Night

Luke 2:43"And when they had fulfilled the days,as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem;and Joseph and his mother knew not of it."

Here we have a story that is not all that strange, it happens every Sunday. Jesus is left at the temple. t While in church,we worship him,we praise him, we pray to him, call on him, preach about him, and lead people to him. But it seem that when we leave the church, we leave Jesus. We suppose that he is with us, yet we have left him.We have left him at church and He is missing from  the rest of our life.

We sometimes get so busy with our praise and being a Christian, that we forget to take Jesus with us when we leave the church.We are so busy trying to show the world how saved we are, that we forget to let them know there is a Savior. We need to take Jesus outside the church and make him part of every aspect of our life. He needs to be in our whole life. Include Him in your marriage and see How blessed it will be. Invite Him in your homes give Him rule, take Him on your job and let Him shine, don't leave Him at the church. Jesus needs to be seen in every aspect of our being, after all we profess to be born of Him. Jesus needs to be just as much a part of our life outside the church, as he is inside the church.

When his parents realized he wasn't with them, they began to seek him.They looked everywhere, even among their kinfolks, and when they did't find him, they turned around and went back to where they last seen him.When we realize we are no longer walking with Jesus, we to must turn from our wicked ways and diligently seek him. Let us live Monday through Saturday the life we profess on Sunday that a lost world might be saved.

In Him I Trust

Hebrews 11:6 " But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must  believe that he is,and that he is a rewarder of them  that diligently seek him".

Trust and fidelity; faith in God and faithfulness to His word are essiential aspects of the way of life. Infidelity, the absence of faithfulness is a major cause of broken relationships, especially marriages. In any close relationship faithfulness and trust are vital.Commitment is the foundation of any loving relationship. Both side has to be faithful in order for the relationship to flourish.

Belief in God is not enough;such faith without works is dead. A living faith an active faith is a must. We must be doers of the word and not hearer only, decieving ourselves.We must demonstrate our faith by walking in God's word and trusting in his promises. Abraham's dynamic example shows what living faith in God really is. Abraham not only believed in God, but he also believed what God said and followed what God commanded.This is the way we must live, to live a life pleasing to God.Since God is faithful to us, he expects us to be faithful to Him. He expects us to believe in His faithfulness, to trust Him with a loyal heart. Because he trusted God, Abraham lived the way of life that pleased God. Since genuine Christianity is a way of life, God expects us to prove our faith with our actions and deeds.This is the way those in the hall of faith lived.

Putting God first requires faith and sacrifice, as Christians we are face with trials and suffering just as Jesus and the disciples did.Such suffering is not unusual, almost everyone suffers in one way or another. But God's servants understand that their trials and suffering;can help them build character. They know all things work together for good to those who love God .Those who have faith in God's faithfulness, are confident they can trust Him to act on their behalf. Trust in the Lord, for He never fails

Love is.........

1John 4:8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love

The standard of love goes beyond what we might feel we should do, it is what Jesus teaches us to do. The prime example of giving and forgiving is seen in our heavenly Father, who showed kindness to all the world as he gave his only begotten son to die for the sin of man. This is the love we must show to others that they might see the glory of the Lord.

 Jesus said if you love me keep my commandments. Now even though we profess to be able to do all things through Christ who strengthens us, when it comes to keeping Jesus commandments we often fall  short. But He is a forgiving and a giving God. His purpose for our life has become our main focus. He told us to take His yoke for it is easy, and his burdens are light. His commandments are to Love God and to love each other. He is so giving that He gives us the strength to do what it is He commands . We must be careful not to put more love, care and preparation in our stuff than we do our savior. He has not only forgiven our sin, but he has also given us the strength to obey His  commandments.

Jesus is the way, the truth and the life. Jesus is the way of love, the truth of what love is, and the life of love we are to live. Let us walk and communicate that love to a lost and dying world, that they may come to know the person and way of love. 

Doers Of The Word

John 12:10-11 "But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death; Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus".
The Lord said "let your light so shine before man that they see your good works and glorify your Father which art in heaven".Light is seen, and not heard. Jesus wants us to live a life that shows who He is. But many are busy telling  the world they are saved, telling the world what God can do ,but the life they live tells a different story all together. Our life should tell a dying world that the Savior lives.

Here we have one who lived such a life. Lazarus doesn't say a word in the entire bible, there is no record or reference of him saying anything. Yet the life he lived was one that caused others to believe in Jesus. Lazarus was dead and Jesus called him to life. His new life with Christ was such a powerful witness, that not only did it lead others to believe, but the religious leaders wanted to put him to death along with Jesus. We were once dead in sin, once wrapped up in the guilt of sin, and held captive in darkness, but Jesus called us into a new life with Him. We should let the light of our new life so shine that a lost world will believe on the only begotten of the Father.

Jesus said "If I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me". It is when we lift Him with the living of our life which draws lost souls to Him. A Christian doesn't have to say he/she is one, the life they live will tell the story.

Jesus On Display

Matthew 10:32 " Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before My Father which is in heaven".

Does your life confess Christ before men? Does the life you live in this world bear witness that Jesus is the Christ the Son of the living God? Does your walk proclaim a living Savior who can save all. Does your life bear witness that Jesus Christ is the power of God unto salvation? are you a living testimony that Jesus lives?

Jesus wants the world to know that there is a savior who lives, and He Is that savior. It is not about us being saved, it is solely about Him as the savior. He wants our life to be one that confesses Him to a dying world. Much like the children of Israel, when they openly placed the blood of the lamb over the door post so the death angel would know they were of the Lord, we to must confess our alligence to Christ openly by proclaiming His word and showing His love to all we see that they might know Jesus Christ is the way.We must openly walk in obedience to His word, do His will, and lead a lost world His way. Our life must put the savior on display, He said if He is lifted up that will draw all men unto Him.The world must see His love working in us, His mercy coming from us, and His power keeping us on the path of righteousness. Don't just confess Him with our mouth, live a life before men that will lift Him up to draw lost souls to Him to be saved.

Be careful not to just confess Christ with our mouth, and then live a life of denial before man. Let us do a self examination and honestly ask if the life we live in the real world, bears witness that there is a Savior who can save anybody. Put Jesus on display with your life.

Not My Will

Luke 22:42 Saying , Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done

The heart is the seat of man's affections and will. The heart attaches and focuses our affection, will and devotion to an object or person. The heart causes a man to want, to give himself either to good or bad. To love Jesus means that a person focuses his heart, affections, and will upon God and by surrendering to the will of God.

To truly show our love to God we must give all we have, and are to Jesus Christ that He might do as he will with our life. He died that we might live so we must die that He might live in us and through us, that God's will be done in and with our lives. Our love must be strong and purposeful in accepting mistreatment, as we shows our trust in the Lord and his ability to use the situation for his Glory. Jesus not only taught us our love must be strong and purposeful when mistreated, but He teaches us to also be merciful to those who mistreat us that God might get the glory. This is how we let our lights so shine before man. Re.member the Father daily pours out new mercy on us daily in spite of how we treat Him, and we must love others as He loves us, that His will be done.

The will of the Father goes beyond what others might do or what we might feel we should, it is what Jesus teaches us to do, it is what he did. In the garden He said not my will but thy will be done. As we go through this life let us also remember, not my will but thy will be done.

The Truth Heals

John 8:32 " And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free".

Many believe that the truth hurts, but in reality the truth actually heals. Jesus says He is the truth and  we know He is a healer. Many struggle with the truth, and with sharing the truth. There are times in the house of God when we struggled with the truth not wanting to hurt feelings, but we hinder the healing, of a life. It is only by the truth of God's word that man can be saved. 

 Here we have Jesus teaching the truth of Gods word, and like today he was met with opposition. We must be careful not to disregard something as being the truth  just because it goes against personal beliefs or tolerated lifestyles. There is so much being taught in the house of God that is not the truth of Gods word, and many will sit quietly by and let it be taught. The word of God didn't change because the world changed. If it was a sin in Abrahams day it is a sin today. The bible tells us Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today and forever, and since Jesus is the word of God made flesh, we must believe he hasn't changed. It is the truth of Gods word that makes us free from the lies and deception of the enemy. It is the truth of Gods word that makes us free of sin and the guilt of sin. His truth gives us the power to live a victorious life.

Jesus taught that when you believe the word of God you know the truth, and it is in this truth that we are made free. The truth is man was destined for hell, when God sent His only begotten son to die on a cross for the sin of the world. The truth is only those who believe this truth and receives in their heart, Jesus Christ as both Lord and Savior, and confess this truth with their mouth will be saved.The truth is, as it was in the days of Noah, all who are not in the ark of safety will perish. So let us live in the truth of Gods word and be free from the wiles of the evil one..

I Surrender All

Matthew 15:8 "This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me".

We Live in a very self-absorbed society we have to work to stay away from the self centeredness which surrounds us. We adapt through worship to Jesus. The word worship these days seems to have been limited to the couple of hours we spend in the church house on Sunday mornings. True worship  is done in spirit and in truth. That is in the spirit of God and the truth of how we live our lives daily. It is not a lip service it is a surrender of the heart. Does your worship end when you leave the church house or do you worship Him with your life?


 The word of God tells us to present your body a living sacrifice unto the Lord. We worship God with our life and praise Him with our living. In our text today Jesus says we draw near to him with our mouth and honor him with our lips, we talk a good game, but most times our life tells a different story. Have you ever wondered why you haven't drawn those in your house to the Lord ? Could it be because they see you outside the church house when you have taken off the church clothes. Many today talk about a relationship with Christ, we speak about how good he is, we quote all the biblical saying with our mouth, yet with our life we deny his person, his power, and his presence. With all that Christ has done for us, should He be happy with the few hours a week we spend in ritualistic exercise that we call worship.

Remember Mary worshipped the Lord, by covering him with expensive oil. Now it wasn't the fact that the oil was expensive that mattered. It was the fact that she worshipped him with all she had, she didn't hold anything back, she felt there was nothing to good for the Lord. Are you giving the Lord all and the best that you have, or are you keeping something for yourself? Are you worshipping Him with all your life or is it just Sunday morning lip service.

Ever Present!

Luke 2:28-30 "then he took him up in his arms, and blessed God and said, Lord ,now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word: for mine eyes have seen thy salvation."

There are times in our life when we go through some things, and we don't recognize Jesus working in the mist. We often go through trials and tribulations feeling that we are all alone and not seeing God at work in our life. But the word of God tells us that He will never leave us nor forsake us. We must just diligently seek Him in all that we are going through.

 There was a lady with cancer, she tried to be upbeat about it ,but after a few weeks of chemo, a bout with pneumonia and a stay in the hospital she became angry with God.Then one day her friend helped her to see things differently: She told her you may not see Jesus, because you aren't really looking for him. She said what about the doctors and nurses you've witnessed to about Jesus, the encouraging visits, the constant flowers? What about your son, who is praying and attending church for the first time. Then the lady realized Jesus was there all the time. God doesn't make us sick, yet he is redemptive and knows how to make great things come out of adversity. Our text today shows us that if we pray to see our salvation God will hear and answer our prayers.

During our times when we make mistakes, or during times of confusion and despair, if we expect Jesus to be there with us we will not be disappointed. God will give us eyes to see him and a mind to know him-that he is faithful.

Just A Little Lie

Galatians 5:9 "A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump"

The Galatian churches had back slid den. They were turning away from the truth,from Jesus Christ Himself. Many congregations today are also being turned away from the salvation of the Lord, to the riches, and false hopes of this world. But the truth is, the only hope for the backslider is to turn back to Christ and obey His truths.We are called to obey the truth, for God does not call us to error. Any teaching, persuasion or position that leads you away from the truth of Jesus Christ is not of God.

Know the truth and obey the truth, for a little untruth makes it all a lie. Leaven stands for for evil corruption, fermentation and infection. It takes only a little leaven to permeate and influence the whole lump of dough. So it is with false teachers. One false teacher, can inject his false teaching into the church and influence the whole church. If we don't root out the false teachers and clean false doctrines, the truth would soon be destroyed. Anything being taught that is not of the bible is not God's revelation, but man's imagination. Jesus Christ would no longer be the focus of attention. The congregation would begin to focus on rituals, ceremonies, and good works instead of Christ. They begin to try and approach God through their own self righteousness and merit, with Jesus Christ being placed on the back burner, and out of sight for many.His prominence and the absolute necessity of His righteousness and death would be downplayed. This is always the case when false teaching is allowed in the Church, or when the church leadership is lifted higher than the great head of the Church. This is sometimes done unaware,how many times do you refer to the church you attend by the name of your pastor or bishop.

We must first know the truth ,to obey the truth.This christian life is a race, and Paul told the Galatians that they had been running the race well, having believed in Christ,they had been living for Christ sharing the good news of Christ, and worshiping and serving him with a great zeal.There had been nothing fake about them, they were not Sunday morning Christians, but someone had stepped in with a false doctrine that begin to hinder there run. But knowing the truth Paul was confident they could overcome and get back on track by turning back to Jesus Christ, the truth of God's word.