Oh how happy I am when they say ‘Let us go to the House of the Lord’. I am so very thankful, so very grateful that I know Jesus as my personal Lord and Savior. I love the peace of knowing that no matter what goes on in my life – God can and will make a way of escape. He is more than able to see me through and to bring me through VICTORIOUSLY! Many are the affliction of the righteous, BUT GOD delivers us from them ALL! I appreciate the Father so much! We should tell Him and show Him more than we do.
I am reading the Left Behind Series (authors Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins), and I just love these books. I just want to say “Thank You” to my wonderful husband who has bought me the second set of five books (6-10) for Mother’s Day. I have finished two (2) of the five already. I know I am late reading these books, and I’ve seen all the movies. And yes, I do understand that this series is a work of fiction, and that these are characters in the books, but I’ve taken this journey with them. I find myself thinking and sometimes weeping at all they are going through – if only they had listened not “played” church. I rejoice with them when one of their loved one comes to the Family of God.
I count it a privilege to know and serve Jesus NOW! Yes it is my hope, prayer and belief that we, who truly serve God, will be RAPTURED before the tribulation. Do I know this for sure? No, I do not. No man knows the day or the hour, not even the Son, only the Father. I do know that it is not His will that any should perish. Like I said, I believe Jesus will return before “all hell” breaks loose. I was speaking with someone about pre-tribulation and post-tribulation and we both believe in a pre-tribulation (rapture), but also agree that no one knows.
If you are like me a “pre-tribber”, then NOW is the acceptable time to receive Jesus as Lord and Savior. I would not want to go through the Tribulation as I’ve seen it in these books. Like I said, I know that this is a fictional series, but they have based it on prophesies and scriptures of the Bible. The Seven Seals Judgments, Seven Trumpets Judgments and Seven Bowls Judgments are real and come from the Bible. So yes it is fiction, but you do not want to go through any of these Judgments or not be able to buy and/or sell, having to survive and live in secret every day, or having to take the mark of the beast. This is the Word of God not just something they, the authors, made up. You think you are going through some persecutions now, there’s no telling what will happen to those who become believers after the Rapture of the Church. I’m here to encourage you to get your life right with God NOW, make Jesus your Lord and Savior NOW, and live your life for Christ NOW! Get your house in order NOW! Now is the acceptable day of the Lord! Why take the chance and gamble with the eternity of your soul??? In a perfect world, everyone would go to Heaven or maybe a Heaven wouldn’t be needed if it was perfect, but it’s not. There are going to be some who will go to hell. I pray that you, as well as for myself, that we have settled it! We are going to serve God no matter what, and keep ALL of His commandments; that we are going to go ALL the way with God.
You know what, it doesn’t matter whether you or I believe in a pre-tribulation or post-tribulation rapture, what does matter is that we are READY! The only thing I can think of that would be “good” about a post-tribulation rapture is that no one should be able to deny that Jesus is the Messiah, and that the Word of God is the Truth! No one will have an excuse for missing the Rapture. And even if this were to happen, there would still be some hold-outs; some who would still not believe. No one can get you ready, but you. I am doing all I know to do to be ready; I don’t always do and say the right things, but I love the Lord with all my soul, heart, spirit and mind, and He love me – He loves us all. I will be ready, and I want you to be ready. I wish there were some “magic” words I could say that would cause everyone to understand the importance and the urgency of having a real relationship with God! If you are a reader, I highly recommend this book series- even if it’s only for entertainment. They, the books, will keep the Rapture of God’s and the consequences of those left behind in your mind. Should prompt you to make sure that things are "alright" between you and God. But you will find yourself on pins and needles wondering how are they going to get out of this one, and what else could they possibly go through next. I can hardly put them down! It really is a good read.
Get Ready! Be Ready! The Rapture will happen in a moment in a twinkling of an eye (as fast as you blink), and we who belong to Jesus will be changed in that twinkling of an eye. Make sure you are among those. I am!
Remember there is a sinner’s prayer on this site. You can pray this prayer in the privacy of your home; God can hear you and will receive you no matter where you are physically or in your life. God loves, and He wants you! If you do pray this prayer, contact me. Let me welcome you into the Kingdom of God!
Did you put your armor on today???
Be Encouraged Today!
Thanks to those who serve/d and gave their lives in order for me and my family and this great nation of ours to have the life we enjoy today! Thank You!
Monday, May 31, 2010
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Simple Enough, Right?
Hallelujah! Jesus is alive and is seated at the right hand of the Father! He ever lives to make intercession for us! Jesus is rooting for us to win, and win we can with Him as Lord and Savior!
Well Praise God! Have you ever heard or seen something so simple, so easy that you think everybody should be able to understand it. I know some things we have to hear more than once to get them/understand them, but there are some things so simple that it’s really a “no brainer” or at least it should be. With my daughter, I’ve explained to her that she shouldn’t push her brother; don’t push your brother, and you won’t get into trouble with Mommy. Sounds simple enough! Now, yes I understand that she is ONLY three (3), but Angie’s is a very smart little girl. She understands that when she does this, pushing her brother, it doesn’t make Mommy very happy, and that she has done something wrong. I know she knows this is wrong, because as soon as she does it she apologizes and prays for her brother. Though this is good, it doesn’t dismiss the fact that it is wrong, and we are working with her to not do this anymore; that coming to tell Mommy that Dorrien is destroying your princess castle and having Mommy remove Dorrien is a much better way of dealing with the problem. She does come tells me, and I remove Dorrien from the princess palace, but she doesn’t always do this. But because she is three (3) and is still learning, we give her a little room for improvement, but this is unacceptable. I know that they are siblings and are going to have their little spats, but we are not going to take action that could hurt the other. But unlike my daughter, we are not three (3) years old. We have been taught, and we can understand.
It’s the same way with God and us. Living for God is so simple. If you can read, it is SO SIMPLE. But why oh why do we make it a difficult task; why does it seem so hard to us sometimes? Simple, it’s this flesh. It wants what it wants when it wants it. When I lived in Georgia, the Krispy Kreme Donut’s sign would come on to let you know when the donuts were hot – right off the press. When I had a taste for them, I just had to have them - knowing I love that slender, fine body of mine that I worked so hard for would suffer some. I didn’t need a dozen of donuts, but I WANTED them – and I had them. Now it sounds simple enough – stay fine and slender - don’t eat a dozen of donuts. Simple right? I understood this; I knew the outcome of eating this much this often (and no, I didn’t get “fat”, but I gained unwanted pounds).
It’s the same with God. To get the results or desired outcome of life, we must do the Word of God. Simple enough, right? It is written in black and white sometimes red; it’s an opened-book test – we shouldn’t fail. But it’s this flesh that we have to deal with that gets us into trouble. Just like with my daughter, she has to come to place where she can control herself; where she can stop herself from pushing her brother. We have to bring our “flesh” in line with God’s Word – renew our minds to the Word of God – READ THE WORD OF GOD! Simple enough, right? WE, Christian adults, have the Word of God and also the Holy Spirit who is our helper; He helps us to bring our “flesh” (eating, lying, drugs, sex – whatever) in line with God’s Will/Word for our lives. Simple right!
Everything that we need is in God’s Word. If we will seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness, then all the things we desire will be added to us. God want us to prosper and be in health even as our souls prosper. The level your soul has prospered in God is the level you will prosper in life. I always pray that my family’s souls are prospering. This should be the important thing – our souls prospering in Christ. To whom much is given much is required. But it’s all outlined in His Word in simple terms. And even if you don’t quite understand His Word, there are commentaries and knowledgeable people that know and can help you understand. There’s no excuse. I personally like things outlined for me, no wondering about what I need to do – no worries. The Word of God can “fix” anything. We have the Holy Spirit to help us beat any bad habit not pleasing in God’s sight. Now don’t get me wrong, I understand that it rains on the just and the unjust alike; that tests and trials happened to us all, trust me I know. These trials have made me stronger! My trust level in believing God can perform His Word on my behalf has increase! That is a good thing! Did I like the trial – NO, but I’m glad it came. We have to come to the realization of that which is found in one of my daughter favorite books, God’s Creation. At the end it states that there will never be anyone greater or more powerful than God. We all have to come to this realization. There is nothing we can go through that is too hard for God to deliver us from. We can’t get too far gone that His hand can’t reach to pull us up and out! There is nothing IMPOSSIBLE for God! NOTHING! You have to have faith that God can do it - whatever "it" is, and trust Him no matter what! Truly our Father God does knows best!
We Christians have enough understanding or enough understanding available, through pastors or somebody, of the written Word of God. No excuses! Living our lives for God CAN BE SIMPLE, if we will make up our minds/settle it, that we are going all the way with God. Once you have made up your mind that you are going to walk this walk with Christ to the full – all of it, God will equip you with all you need to walk through successfully. Do your part - Build your faith, your TRUST in God by getting in His Word. And then – DO THE WORD OF GOD! Simple enough, right!
Time is running out! Are you READY?? It will have in a moment, in a twinkling of an eye!
Did you put your armor on today???
Be Encouraged Today!!!
Remember there is a sinner’s prayer on this site. If you pray this prayer, please contact me so that I can welcome you to the Family of God.
Well Praise God! Have you ever heard or seen something so simple, so easy that you think everybody should be able to understand it. I know some things we have to hear more than once to get them/understand them, but there are some things so simple that it’s really a “no brainer” or at least it should be. With my daughter, I’ve explained to her that she shouldn’t push her brother; don’t push your brother, and you won’t get into trouble with Mommy. Sounds simple enough! Now, yes I understand that she is ONLY three (3), but Angie’s is a very smart little girl. She understands that when she does this, pushing her brother, it doesn’t make Mommy very happy, and that she has done something wrong. I know she knows this is wrong, because as soon as she does it she apologizes and prays for her brother. Though this is good, it doesn’t dismiss the fact that it is wrong, and we are working with her to not do this anymore; that coming to tell Mommy that Dorrien is destroying your princess castle and having Mommy remove Dorrien is a much better way of dealing with the problem. She does come tells me, and I remove Dorrien from the princess palace, but she doesn’t always do this. But because she is three (3) and is still learning, we give her a little room for improvement, but this is unacceptable. I know that they are siblings and are going to have their little spats, but we are not going to take action that could hurt the other. But unlike my daughter, we are not three (3) years old. We have been taught, and we can understand.
It’s the same way with God and us. Living for God is so simple. If you can read, it is SO SIMPLE. But why oh why do we make it a difficult task; why does it seem so hard to us sometimes? Simple, it’s this flesh. It wants what it wants when it wants it. When I lived in Georgia, the Krispy Kreme Donut’s sign would come on to let you know when the donuts were hot – right off the press. When I had a taste for them, I just had to have them - knowing I love that slender, fine body of mine that I worked so hard for would suffer some. I didn’t need a dozen of donuts, but I WANTED them – and I had them. Now it sounds simple enough – stay fine and slender - don’t eat a dozen of donuts. Simple right? I understood this; I knew the outcome of eating this much this often (and no, I didn’t get “fat”, but I gained unwanted pounds).
It’s the same with God. To get the results or desired outcome of life, we must do the Word of God. Simple enough, right? It is written in black and white sometimes red; it’s an opened-book test – we shouldn’t fail. But it’s this flesh that we have to deal with that gets us into trouble. Just like with my daughter, she has to come to place where she can control herself; where she can stop herself from pushing her brother. We have to bring our “flesh” in line with God’s Word – renew our minds to the Word of God – READ THE WORD OF GOD! Simple enough, right? WE, Christian adults, have the Word of God and also the Holy Spirit who is our helper; He helps us to bring our “flesh” (eating, lying, drugs, sex – whatever) in line with God’s Will/Word for our lives. Simple right!
Everything that we need is in God’s Word. If we will seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness, then all the things we desire will be added to us. God want us to prosper and be in health even as our souls prosper. The level your soul has prospered in God is the level you will prosper in life. I always pray that my family’s souls are prospering. This should be the important thing – our souls prospering in Christ. To whom much is given much is required. But it’s all outlined in His Word in simple terms. And even if you don’t quite understand His Word, there are commentaries and knowledgeable people that know and can help you understand. There’s no excuse. I personally like things outlined for me, no wondering about what I need to do – no worries. The Word of God can “fix” anything. We have the Holy Spirit to help us beat any bad habit not pleasing in God’s sight. Now don’t get me wrong, I understand that it rains on the just and the unjust alike; that tests and trials happened to us all, trust me I know. These trials have made me stronger! My trust level in believing God can perform His Word on my behalf has increase! That is a good thing! Did I like the trial – NO, but I’m glad it came. We have to come to the realization of that which is found in one of my daughter favorite books, God’s Creation. At the end it states that there will never be anyone greater or more powerful than God. We all have to come to this realization. There is nothing we can go through that is too hard for God to deliver us from. We can’t get too far gone that His hand can’t reach to pull us up and out! There is nothing IMPOSSIBLE for God! NOTHING! You have to have faith that God can do it - whatever "it" is, and trust Him no matter what! Truly our Father God does knows best!
We Christians have enough understanding or enough understanding available, through pastors or somebody, of the written Word of God. No excuses! Living our lives for God CAN BE SIMPLE, if we will make up our minds/settle it, that we are going all the way with God. Once you have made up your mind that you are going to walk this walk with Christ to the full – all of it, God will equip you with all you need to walk through successfully. Do your part - Build your faith, your TRUST in God by getting in His Word. And then – DO THE WORD OF GOD! Simple enough, right!
Time is running out! Are you READY?? It will have in a moment, in a twinkling of an eye!
Did you put your armor on today???
Be Encouraged Today!!!
Remember there is a sinner’s prayer on this site. If you pray this prayer, please contact me so that I can welcome you to the Family of God.
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