Twenty Years

"I will go Church when I'm old" was the response from my sister when I witnessed to her about the Lord.  You would not believe how many people think that going to Church is for old people.  Even worse they associate going to Church with being saved!  They perceive being saved a last minute thing to do in order to go to heaven.  They really do know there is a heaven and hell, but they want to go to heaven on their own terms.  To me, this is truly sad.

My sister has been in hell now for over twenty years.  She never did call upon the Lord for her salvation.  What is twenty years in hell?  We can compare it to throwing an aspirin into the ocean of time! 

Today is the day to call upon the Lord for tomorrow is not promised to no one! 

                                                            http://youtu.be/488FJkmWZbk 

Pipes

Been thinking about the sixty seconds in a minute today.  Have you ever stood by the microwave and waited for a minute?  Try it sometime, it will give you a new perspective on "time".  Will "time" exist after we die?  I guess everyone has thought of that one at some point in their lives.  By now you have already shut this down and gone on to something else on facebook.

If you are still with me, thank you.  When walking through Walmart the other day I looked up at the ceiling.  Why?  I do odd things.  The pipes running every which way and they were all white.  As I studied the "ugly" ceiling exposed with all of the stuff that would turn us off, I looked back down and began to watch the people going to and fro.

In this world we are like those pipes in that ceiling.  We do our job in life and then we are taken down and replaced.  Time is passing my friend and eternity awaits.  Whether you want to believe that or not.  Christmas is almost here and the "baby" Jesus is no longer a baby, but "time" allowed Him to grow up and die on a tree for You.  Please give some thought to that this Christmas.

Galatians 3:13



Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us-- for it is written, "CURSED IS EVERYONE WHO HANGS ON A TREE "--

 

Strange Sounds

Before you watch this chilling video, think on I Corinthians 15:52.  Could it be possible that their is a time lapse between the trumpets sounding and what follows?  However, these sounds were heard around the world.

http://youtu.be/Q5XsVZ8OgTs

Friend?

Saw an old friend today at McDonalds.  When she saw me coming she got up from her table and walked across the room to avoid me.  This hurt deeply, but it got me to thinking about something we Christians should consider.

Too much "loose" judgement going on inside the Body of Christ.  Damaging words are spoken without thinking and above all, people are wanting to hear the juicy past of a person.  What should we do when confronted with someone who treats you like this?  Is she saved?  Yes, she is.  So, what's the problem?  She has something against me and I know not what it is!  If she will not come to me then I must go to her and try my best to resolve the problem.  If we have something against a brother or sister we should examine this:

New International Version (NIV)

²³ “Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, ²⁴ leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift."

Boast?

Heard a prosperity preacher on television boast that he always sets his car to cruise at five or ten miles above the speed limit!  He said he did that because he knew he could get by with it.  This is teaching disobedience, is it not?

Had to go to court today for getting a speeding ticket.  I have been driving forty-five years and this was my second citation.  The judge was very kind and I paid my fine for being careless.  As I sat there waiting for them to call my name, only one thought was on my mind.  There is coming a jugement day and if we are nervous with an earthly judge, what shall we do when we stand before the Judge of all creation?

I listened to the conversations of those around me and it was filled with bar stories and jokes about policemen.  If we neglect so great a salvation, what will we say before the Judge of heaven and hell?  We will not joke on that day, but rather we will say Amen to the judgement handed down to us!

Let us, who know salvation,  think on things eternal...2 Corinthians 4:18    

Tongues

C.M.Ward believed that you must speak in tongues in order to get into heaven.  He had a huge following.  Sad, isn't it!  Do all Pentecostals think this way?  No, I don't think so, but if you are pondering the thought of enrolling your teen in a Pentecostal college you might consider digging into their doctrine.  You do not want your teen being taught that speaking in tongues is a requirement to enter heaven!

There are so many doctrines of deception, it is of the utmost importance to know what people believe; the very essence of your salvation depends on it!  False teachers are rising in abundance and the want to go to heaven must be saturated with TRUTH!

  For 25 years, C. M. Ward-the radio evangelist-was the "voice" of Revivaltime, a program broadcast on ABC Radio that was heard "across the nation and around the world." That voice of C. M.'s became instantly recognizable by the multiple thousands of individuals who would tune in each week to hear a visionary voice like none other.

No Clue

"For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God"...I Cor. 1:18.  

I took a journey through time back to the past through my photo albums today.  With our wedding anniversary coming up in about a week, I looked at that young girl and saw someone who had no clue what salvation was, even though I had been going to church for two years!  I didn't know who Jesus was!  As these thoughts began to puzzle my mind, is it really possible to sit in Church every Sunday and not know what salvation is?  Definitely!

Being born again is not a decision we make!  That might be a really hard saying for some of you, but it is the truth!  So many people hear the Gospel and still have no clue as to the meaning of salvation.  Some see it as going to Church until they die or even being zealous for doing good deeds.  If you know salvation then give a shout unto the Lord for He has given you the eyes to see it!  Praise the Lord for He has chosen you before the foundation of the world was laid...Ephesians 1:4-5.  Shout and give thanks to your God!