1. God is the Creator, Genesis 1:1
2. Christ Died on the Cross and Rose again the third Day
3. Christ Lives Forever more
4. We all will die and later be judged by God, Hebrews 9:27
5. There is eternity after death
There is redemptive power of Salvation in the blood of Jesus. Jesus is the perfect lamb that takes away every sins. The Bible says, There is none other name given under heaven whereby man shall be saved, Acts 4:12. A lot of religions have their prophets that they proclaim to be a servant chosen by God Jehovah. If you look at the historical background of each of the prophets from the religions in the world they have all died and extinct unlike Jesus Christ. There isn't any record of proof like Jesus Christ historical facts. Although most of the religions in the world believe in the Bible they do not have faith in Jesus Christ as the Savior. However, the Bible says, there is no other name given under heaven whereby man shall be saved. Salvation of sin is provided only through the son of God, that is Jesus Christ. Acts 16:31 says, Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you shall be saved. The remission of sin is found in the blood of the lamb of God, Jesus Christ. When there is eternity proclaimed in the live of a new birth he or she has to chose where to spend it. Heaven or Hell, Jesus said "I am the way the truth and the life" John 14:6.
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Unload Burdens
People are burdened with manifold needs and wants. Apart from these are pains and sufferings that surrounds us each day. Often people become the victim of these burdens that results to losing lives. We face such circumstances personally or we witness them in the people around us. The ultimate cause of all these burdens is sin, we are living in a fallen world that is darkened by the evil deeds. However, we don't take into consideration the assurance that Jesus had given to his disciples. Jesus said, "Come unto me those who are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest" Matt. 11:28. Our burdens are too excessive to take of our selves. Therefore, Jesus invites us to deliver our problem, pain, burden, sufferings, anxiety, etc before HIM. The Bible admonishes us to cast our cares upon him. 1 Peter 5:17 says, casting all your cares upon Him for he careth for you. We don't realize that our problems are God's problems. Because HE loves us our problems have become HIS problems. Isn't that wonderful? If only you and I can come before God with hearts of confession that we are sinners because the Bible says so, God will take care of our problems and situations that are beyond our control. God promises us of rest here on earth and then in eternity as well. The Bible says in Deuteronomy 12:10, "But you will cross the Jordan and settle in the land the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, and he will give you rest from all your enemies around you so that you will live in safety. God has made this promise to the Israelites. If you are a Christian now you are a bondage to Israel because of Christ's death and blood. The pains and struggles are the devils traps in our lives to hinder our victory. However, leave it all to Christ and HE will take care of it all on our behalf and give us rest in our soul. The devil and his envoys bring all the situations across our lives to alienate us from God's presence so we won't inherit the rest God wants us to have. Although the devil thinks we are estranged from our relationship with God we can be victorious if we let God take care of our burdens. Our burdens can be unloaded at the feet of Christ! Amen.
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Blessings
This word 'blessing' has manifold meanings to it. Pretty much the use of the word would definately be determined by the context in which the word is applied. The dictionary gives several definitions; like
2. a special favor, mercy, or benefit: the blessings of liberty.
4. the invoking of God's favor upon a person: The son was denied his father's blessing.
5. praise; devotion; worship, especially grace said before a meal: The children took turns reciting the blessing.
6. approval or good wishes: The proposed law had the blessing of the governor.
Such definitions are given by the dictionary and there could be many more. The interpretations of each of these definitions also differ according to people's personal views. Many people today perceive that a blessing is something that you gain in live without labor. What you have gained through education or sheer hard work through committment of time and labor isn't a blessing!
Yeah, people think that it is the fruit of their labor and it is deserved so God need not to be acknowledged.
There are skeptical ideas as such in the westernized world today. People then believe that the wealth they possess is the harvest of their labor. Therefore, God is not acknowledged as the sole source of all our blessings. This has led to skepticism, people think they can make things good and better for their own living and (need no God)good themselves. Then people further think that there is no God! Most profess profoundly saying, we have everything we need; so who is God? Or there is no God!
One of my friend on facebook in Australia had his status like that "whatever I get from hard work is not a blessing". There was another two other friend of him in PNG added comments on this status and I also commented on it. We had several debate kind of comments but friendly and respectful on each other on this status. Their view was respect others opinions.
However, I brought them into the gospel through my comments. I commented there God disciplines us to sit down and work hard towards achieveing a goal in our lives that we certainly deserve. I said, be joyous when you have wealth and when you have little so that you won't curse when you loose your wealth somehow in the future. I asked them to read the Book of Job in the Bible if they would.
The main idea here is that all blessings come from God. He is the source of everything we own. If we do not acknowledge God in our blessings we are ruined by pride of our gain. God said if you do not hear me I will curse you. Malachi 2:2 says, If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart. God also said I will bless you through your hard work. There is nothing that is freed delivery or free handouts. Do not be led astray by confusing views. Acknowledge God in all you do, all your gains and achievement and in all your life. Wisdom is God given!! Amen.
Freedom of Living
People all around the world, both rich and poor are in dire need of freedom of life. People want to life a life that is fun and enjoyable everytime individually, with friends and or families. At least not in the sense of making a life of a rose garden, with fragrances and smiling sunny faces but perhaps a painless life. You may think the Kings and Queens are enjoying a fathomable fancy life comparing the status and standards of living. The rich may thing that the poor are the most insignificant people who are seriously struggling for better survival structure. These are mere assumptions, and yes, those are facts and figures on the other hand. However, despite of the standards every individuals that are living on earth they have desire for a freedom. It may be a freedom from pain or sickness, freedom of finance, freedom of fear, freedom of abuse and asssaults, freedom sin and you name it.
There is no freedom here on earth because sin still dwells in the hearts of men. We wish for a life that could keep us calm and just enjoy life without any struggles or pain. There is one promise and one only that is only in Heaven there is freedom, its joyous, amazing, fantastic and gorgeous, liberated from all constrains and freedom reigns there forever. We can't live that life here. We can't enjoy that freedom here on earth but perhaps you can be relieved in some instances. That is found in Christ alone.
The Bible says, (read John 8:32-38) Vs 32, And you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free. The truth here is Jesus Christ,(I am the way, the truth, and the life, John 14:6) because there is no man on earth speaks the truth. I have lied many times and all the people in the world did lie for many individual reasons. However, the Bible says, if you know the truth the truth shall make you free. If you know Christ and accepted Him as your personal savior you won't lie, but you'll tell the truth. Now the truth has set you free from sinning as you use to do. Vs 34. Verily, verily, I say unto you, whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. Sin is the constraint in our lives that keeps us estranged from enjoying the freedom of living calm and peaceful here on earth. Therefore, so long as sin still dwells in the hearts of man, there is no freedom on earth. The scriptures assures us that you can be freed from the pains even here on this sinful earth. Know the truth, meaning accept Jesus Christ into your heart and you shall be liberated. Vs 36. If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. Even the richest people have pains and struggles despite the wealth they enjoy as well as the peasants suffer from hunger and diseases. People, all I would say is, so long as sin reigns in a man's heart there won't be freedom of living, but those who have accepted Chrsit are eased from the struggles that bombard the daily lives of people. I don't mean Christians don't have needs, they do but they live in peace with all things. Living with peace in your heart personally and with families and friends is what freedom is here on earth.
Remember, freedom of living is only provided in heaven which you and I will inherit when God calls us home. Be mindful that if we miss that freedom, meaning if we neglect Christ and His Salvation we are bound for the wrong destination (hell) that was preserved only for the devil and his followers, the one third angels. Let us accept Jesus Christ into our heart and we shall have that peace in our heart here in earth and enjoy the life of freedom in Heaven.
However, I brought them into the gospel through my comments. I commented there God disciplines us to sit down and work hard towards achieveing a goal in our lives that we certainly deserve. I said, be joyous when you have wealth and when you have little so that you won't curse when you loose your wealth somehow in the future. I asked them to read the Book of Job in the Bible if they would.
The main idea here is that all blessings come from God. He is the source of everything we own. If we do not acknowledge God in our blessings we are ruined by pride of our gain. God said if you do not hear me I will curse you. Malachi 2:2 says, If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart. God also said I will bless you through your hard work. There is nothing that is freed delivery or free handouts. Do not be led astray by confusing views. Acknowledge God in all you do, all your gains and achievement and in all your life. Wisdom is God given!! Amen.
Freedom of Living
People all around the world, both rich and poor are in dire need of freedom of life. People want to life a life that is fun and enjoyable everytime individually, with friends and or families. At least not in the sense of making a life of a rose garden, with fragrances and smiling sunny faces but perhaps a painless life. You may think the Kings and Queens are enjoying a fathomable fancy life comparing the status and standards of living. The rich may thing that the poor are the most insignificant people who are seriously struggling for better survival structure. These are mere assumptions, and yes, those are facts and figures on the other hand. However, despite of the standards every individuals that are living on earth they have desire for a freedom. It may be a freedom from pain or sickness, freedom of finance, freedom of fear, freedom of abuse and asssaults, freedom sin and you name it.
There is no freedom here on earth because sin still dwells in the hearts of men. We wish for a life that could keep us calm and just enjoy life without any struggles or pain. There is one promise and one only that is only in Heaven there is freedom, its joyous, amazing, fantastic and gorgeous, liberated from all constrains and freedom reigns there forever. We can't live that life here. We can't enjoy that freedom here on earth but perhaps you can be relieved in some instances. That is found in Christ alone.
The Bible says, (read John 8:32-38) Vs 32, And you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free. The truth here is Jesus Christ,(I am the way, the truth, and the life, John 14:6) because there is no man on earth speaks the truth. I have lied many times and all the people in the world did lie for many individual reasons. However, the Bible says, if you know the truth the truth shall make you free. If you know Christ and accepted Him as your personal savior you won't lie, but you'll tell the truth. Now the truth has set you free from sinning as you use to do. Vs 34. Verily, verily, I say unto you, whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. Sin is the constraint in our lives that keeps us estranged from enjoying the freedom of living calm and peaceful here on earth. Therefore, so long as sin still dwells in the hearts of man, there is no freedom on earth. The scriptures assures us that you can be freed from the pains even here on this sinful earth. Know the truth, meaning accept Jesus Christ into your heart and you shall be liberated. Vs 36. If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. Even the richest people have pains and struggles despite the wealth they enjoy as well as the peasants suffer from hunger and diseases. People, all I would say is, so long as sin reigns in a man's heart there won't be freedom of living, but those who have accepted Chrsit are eased from the struggles that bombard the daily lives of people. I don't mean Christians don't have needs, they do but they live in peace with all things. Living with peace in your heart personally and with families and friends is what freedom is here on earth.
Remember, freedom of living is only provided in heaven which you and I will inherit when God calls us home. Be mindful that if we miss that freedom, meaning if we neglect Christ and His Salvation we are bound for the wrong destination (hell) that was preserved only for the devil and his followers, the one third angels. Let us accept Jesus Christ into our heart and we shall have that peace in our heart here in earth and enjoy the life of freedom in Heaven.
