There is a question that I
need to ask my readers. Do you believe
in Jesus Christ? If you said yes, then I
need to ask another question. What do you believe about Him? Are you like the Jehovah Witnesses? You believe
that He was a good man, and a prophet. Are do you believe like the most, of the
world believes, that Jesus Christ was a lunatic? I must admit myself that, if
He wasn’t the Son of God, then He must have been a lunatic.
Just to relieve any doubts,
that the readers might have at this point. I am basing my entire Salvation
experience, on the fact that, He was the Son of God. I personally don’t have
any options, because the story of Jesus is the best thing that, I have ever
heard. I’ve tried a lot of different ways to work my way, or to earn my way
into Heaven, but none of those panned out. I’m sure in all my bumbling, and
fumbling that, I worked out this verse that Paul wrote.
Philippians 2:12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always
obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out
your own salvation with fear and trembling.
The main thing that we need
to accomplish, in this short span of time on the earth is, to develop a
relationship with Jesus. One of the great mysteries to building that
relationship is the drawing, of Holy Spirit first. We don’t just decide one day
that, Jesus is the cool way to go. You might have set it many church services,
then one day He will move on you. Holy Spirit moves on God’s timing, and He is
not required to tarry with us, although sometimes He does.
1Corinthians 1:18 For the preaching of the cross is to them
that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
This is the only way
that, anybody will ever come to Jesus. Sadly, there is not much preaching of
the cross, in today’s society. Satan knows what he is doing, by taking the
cross, and the blood, from the lips, of modern day preachers. The church has
even changed over the years. It used to be a place that the believers meet to worship
God. That is no longer true, in most churches, because in most churches is
purely a business. They draw those with fat wallets in, and build the church
around making them happy.
Satan is the expert in
dumbing-down people. Take the preaching of the cross from the church, and you
keep those that perish foolish. Have you ever thought about why that
Marijuana is becoming legal, in the United States, for recreational use? I have
smoked plenty of pot to qualify me, to speak about the use of it, in my life.
Back in my younger days, I went through the phase of getting high, and reading
the Bible. I thought that I had great clarity of the Word, but couldn’t
remember the next day any of it.
This is a great tool
to use, in the dumbing-down, of the American people, or any people in the
world. Marijuana doesn’t not belong, in the hands, of the children of God. We
deal with a source of power that is far greater, than the effects of Marijuana.
If you truly want to get high, then we need to get high on Jesus!! He is the best high, which I have ever
experienced.
John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the
Father, but by me.
There is a lot of
truth in this verse. When Jesus comes into our lives, if we will allow Him, He
changes everything. He is a gentleman, because, He will not violate our free
will. We have to allow Him to work in our lives. We have to submit, to His
will, to allow a transformation to take place. Without Jesus in our lives, we
are like caterpillars crawling around simply eating, and destroying all, that
we touch.
The result of Jesus in
our lives is a very dramatic event. Like the caterpillar we crawl into a cocoon,
under the care of the Lord Jesus. It is an inside job, so nobody can see that,
we are going through the trials of change. Then one day we emerge from the
cocoon, a different creature, which we once were, when we entered in. Like the butterfly,
we come out a beautiful creation, with a warrior’s heart, ready to do battle,
for the Lord.
Most of us really
don’t like change. We are creatures of habit, and we look at any change as
painful. There truly is no pain in change. Think about this; you are driving
down the road, and you need to change direction that you are going. You simply adjust, to the direction in which,
you need to be going. Right? There was no pain involved. It is the
resistance to change, that causes us the most pain. The same is true, in our Christian
walk with Jesus. The more that we resist the prompting, of Holy Spirit, the
more pain that we suffer.
I realize that the
style of writing that I do is unusual. I start writing about one thing, and
then I change directions, and start writing about something else. By the time
that I am finished with the blog, it is possible that I have written, about
several different subjects. I write like my life is lived out. I go from one
thing to the next, and on to the next, dealing with issues as they come.
I rely heavily on the
mercy, and grace of the Lord Jesus Christ. Without His mercy, and grace on my
life, my boat is sunk. Without Holy Spirit leading, and guiding me, I am like a
blind person, in a strange environment. I am total lost without anyone to
trust. I wrote a few days ago about have issues of trust. However, our Father
God can be trusted. The Lord Jesus can be trusted, and Holy Spirit can be
trusted.
I went out on the
longest limb on the tree, because I trust my Salvation, on the shed blood of
the cross, by Jesus, as the sin sacrifice, for my own sin. I have never
regretted that decision. Have you
placed your faith in the shed blood, of Jesus Christ? Ain’t God Awesome?
….Much Love
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