Three things I want you to consider as you read. God will not force His way upon you. A person either agrees to submit to the will of God or reject it. Acts 16.29-34.
This is true because God made everyone of free will and with choice man is in the position to say yes or say no. Luke 7.29-30. All the Lord ever said was whosoever, let that person come. Matt 10.32-33. Rev 22.17. The conclusion is, one can do whatever they want, serve the Lord or serve the Devil. Don?t be offended, for there are only two masters, Satan or God. Matt 6.24. Matt 4.8-11. Jas 4.7-8. 1 Pt 5.8 The bible which is the word of God is available for reading. One can read its pages and see in the new testament that Jesus died to save men from sin. John 3.16. All men need to do is turn their lives over to God, so He can teach them the words of life and they can live holy and be pleasing to God. 1 Peter 1:13-25. Rom 6.16-18. Since the bible is available for man, it will serve as the rule by which man will be judged. John 12.48. Rev 20.12. A person will stand before Jesus on the day of Judgement and that person life will be compared to what is written in scripture. If the life matches what is taught in scripture that person will go to heaven. If not, the person will go to hell. So yes, we have the right to choose not to serve God. But remember, we all will be judged according to our works. 2 Cor 5.10. Matt 16.27 Many have the rainbow photo on houses, cars and property. This rainbow sign as used by these people are promoting their desire for diversity, mostly homosexuality in the community.
Well, the Bible is very clear on homosexuality and I have taught what the bible has to say on homosexuality, so that will not be what this current edition of words will be about. However, it will be about the colors of the rainbow. The rainbow with its many colors was created by God as a promise that He won't destroy the earth by a flood again. It is His promise to every living thing upon the earth. Genesis 9.8-17. Every time the rainbow symbol is displayed, men should remember the love of God for the lives of mankind and that we can be assured that God will never drown them with a global flood again. That is the meaning of the symbol of the rainbow and God gave it no other definition. For He said, "Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth." Gen 9.16 The Bible truly is the word of Almighty God. While it is sad that some don't believe. None can deny the supreme teachings that come from its pages. For example, "Treat others as you wish them to treat you." Matt 7:12.
This command came from God and for that reason, no one can quote another statement that tops it. Man may build upon the statement, but they cannot produce a quote that is superior to it. Moses knew that because he told the nation of Israel, that no civilization had laws superior laws to theirs. Deut 4.8. Because no man can out think or out create what governs human behavior better the Creator. Treating others as one wants to be treated, destroys all the bad things that humans do to each other. No one wants to be murdered, robbed, shot, beat up, slandered, become a victim of ID fraud, etc. While evil men may do such to their victims, the same evil men don?t want someone else to do the such to them. Treating others humanely is Godly, because that is how God views behavior. He attempts to install such character in us so we can learn to be like Him. I was driving north on highway 309 toward the Montgomery mall and as I came upon the intersection of DeKalb, I saw a couple with two children standing on the middle concert island.
They were holding a sign and the father had a Bible in his hand. The sign read, "God created only male and female for marriage." Now, I ask anyone reading this; is that true? If you say it is, how do you know? If you say it is false; how do you know? What authority are you quoting from? It cannot be you stating an opinion. I call your attention to the father standing out there with a Bible in his hand. Not a quote from Barack Obama or Joe Biden; but he had the Bible in his hand. Know why? The Bible is the supreme authority it is the Word of the Lord and the father could open it up and read to anyone who might stop and challenge him. I agree with the father and I refer you to the beginning when God, not man, created the institution of marriage. God introduced it to men and told them what it was and how long it would last. Man didn't do any of that; God did! Now man wants to hijack marriage and define it according to his terms. Not going to work dear reader. In closing, I invite you to read Genesis chapters 1-3. If you are honest, you will see. When an offender does wrong and gets away with it, people begin to despair and for good reason. Imagine the family of a murder victim sitting in court and seeing the killer of their loved one being set free with the help of a fancy lawyer.
It is a terrible thing to fall into the hands the living God. Hebrew 10:30-31. I say this because God is, and God knows and above all God sees. A person can run, but they cannot hide. They might get away with evil deeds in life, but they won?t get away with it in the hereafter. Proverbs 5:21. Psalms 94:9. Proverbs 28:23-24. It will do no one any good to say that they don't believe in the hereafter, because once they die; they will see how wrong that is. Luke 16:22-23. And that is when they will have to answer for the deeds done while alive. Hebrews 4:13 . Ecclesiastes 12:14. If you have been the victim of an evil act and it appears that they will not be punished. Take cheer because God saw it and He will deal with it either down the road in this life or He will deal with it in the hereafter. 2 Corinthians 5:10. Matthew 16:27. A person who was a devil while alive, will still be one when lying in the casket. Eccl 11.3. It is disgusting to hear someone trying to preach a person into heaven at a funeral. No matter what might be said about a dead person, such words won?t help because the person will be judged by their works which follow them to the grave. Rev 14.13. Rev 20.12. Eccl 12.14.
If the deceased died not being pleasing to the Lord, that person will not enter heaven. John 8.21. Only people who have obeyed the Lords word will enter heaven, so it is very important that a person understands what the will of the Lord is. Matt 7.21. Eph 5.17 If something is to be said at a funeral about the deceased, it should be about the good things done or pleasant times one had with the deceased. But talking about the deceased being in heaven, etc. needs to be shunned. The deceased could have been engaging in secret sins which others knew nothing about. Psa 19.12-13. Psa 90.8 So go to the funeral and help comfort others as best as you can and leave the entrance into heaven to God. Luke 12.5. The Corona virus is still here. And if you are reading these words; so are you. This is a time for men to reflect upon how they have been living. Ask yourself; do I have interest in the things of God?
There is a message called the gospel of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Do you know what it teaches? Are you aware that the message tells you to accept its plea before you die in your sins? John 8:21-24. All men are sinners and need to turn their lives around so that they can be approved by God, and that is what the Lord does with the gospel. Mark 16:15-16. Roman 1:14-16.1 Cor 15.1-4. 1 Cor 9.16-22. Rom 3.23-25. After a rough time, such as we have experienced, soul searching is indeed the way to look at all of this. If man doesn?t repent and goes back to the same old same old as before; he will perish. Luke 13:3. Seek God before its too late. Obey the word of God while you can. No one is promised tomorrow and already many have died unprepared to meet God at the Judgment. The Corona virus is everywhere changing lives for the worst and bringing mankind to his knees. The finger of God must be in this disease because it is too well crafted; just look at what it is doing. First of all, it is global. Crawling around to every country, sticking its tentacles into every faucet of human existence and even animals!
The doctors and hospitals are miserable trying to deal with this invisible enemy. The economy, which was full of jobs about 60 days ago, has lost those jobs. Claims for unemployment is now over 6 million are more. We have lost over 96% of our entertainment. Just going outside the house could put one into a casket. etc If it is the finger of God; then why? When God gets mad at man, He punishes man with the intent to scare man into repentance. In the bible, we have evidence of the Lord doing just that to offenders. Deut 28:15-68. Right now, is a good time for all to reconsider their attitudes toward the God and the bible which is His word. Let man repent, start obeying God and use His word as the light which guides our paths. How many readers will consider the appeal? These are the Lord's instructions. Each household should gather as much as it needs. Pick up two quarts for each person in your tent. And the people of Israel did as they were told, but some gathered a lot and some only a little.
And when they measured it out, everyone had just enough. Those who gathered a lot had nothing left over and those who gathered only a little had enough. Each family had just what it needed afterwards Moses told them, "Do not keep any of it until morning." But some of them didn't listen and kept some until morning and by then it was full of maggots and had a terrible smell; and Moses got very angry with them. After this the people gathered the food morning by morning, each family according to its need. And as the sun became hot, the flakes they had not picked up melted and disappeared. On the sixth day, they gathered twice as much as usual - four quarts for each person instead of two. Then all the leaders of the community came and asked Moses for an explanation. He told them, "This is what the Lord commanded: Tomorrow will be a day of complete rest, a holy Sabbath day set apart for the Lord. Bake or boil as much as you want today and set aside what is left for tomorrow." They put some aside until morning, just as Moses had commanded. And in the morning the leftover food was wholesome and good, without maggots or odor. Moses said, "Eat this food today, for today is a Sabbath day dedicated to the Lord. There will be no food on the ground for that day. You may gather the food for six days, but the seventh day is the Sabbath. There will be no food on the ground for that day." Some of the people went out anyway on the seventh day, but they found no food. The Lord asked Moses, "How long will these people refuse to obey my commands and instructions? They must realize that the Sabbath is the Lord's gift to you. That is why he gives you a two-day supply on the sixth day, so there will be enough for two days. On the Sabbath day you must each stay in your place. Do not go out to pick up food on the seventh day." Ex 16.1-30 Two persons were arguing over the subject of marriage and as the debate dragged on one of the persons said, "What would God or Jesus do ?"
That is when I looked into the bible and found Gen 2:18-25. The Lord God said, "It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him." Out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast and every bird bringing them to Adam so he could name them. Whatever Adam called each creature became its name. But for Adam there was not found a helper comparable to him. God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam and He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh and with the rib taken, He made into a woman. God brought her to Adam who said, "This is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh she shall be called woman because she came from man. Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and join to his wife and they shall be one flesh." Jesus repeated the same thing as He spoke of divorce in Matt 19.4-6. So, there it is. That is what both God and Jesus would do. I hope more men, will start doing and saying what they did |