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Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Hell I have had something on my mind that I have wanted to share for quite some time now. I want to warn you that this message is not for the faint of heart, but is something that is very true and the reality of it will sink in one day for all of us. But, if you aren’t ready to hear about the truth of eternity, STOP READING NOW. There have been 4 things in the past few weeks that have reminded me of the truth of the fact that all of us will spend eternity in either one of two places – either in heaven with Jesus or apart from him in the agony of HELL. God’s will is that none of us spend eternity in hell, but he knows that many people will because of the bad choices they make. He gives us the choice to chose how we will live our lives and as a result, where we will spend eternity. In Deuteronomy 30:15-19, he tells us to either choose life and prosperity or death and destruction. And he reminds us that we choose by the way we live our lives. Are you living a life that is showing that you choose to live in heaven with Jesus? Each of us needs to examine our lives and determine what is true concerning this question. We have to count the cost and decide if we think it’s worth it to live the way Christ wants us to live and outlines in the Bible. Sadly, many people are not going to live up to his standards and will end up burning in hell. I said earlier there were 4 things that made me think of the urgency of spreading this warning to people: 1. A few weeks ago I heard one of my favorite authors – John Beveere, talk about his book “Driven by Eternity”. In the book he talks about the decisions that we each have to make in this life that will determine where we will spend our eternity. It’s a challenging book that is full of scriptures that will help us make wise choices concerning our eternity. 2. I heard a local pastor preach on TV about how terrible hell is going to be. He painted the picture of the pain, suffering, agony, and torment that will happen in hell. He challenged everyone to warn all everyone they know about such a place and inform them of what they can do to avoid going there. 3. I recently read a book called “23 Minutes in Hell” by Bill Wiese. In this book he tells the story of how terrible hell is going to be based on a vision God gave him in a trip to hell. His warning is for everyone to avoid it. 4. A couple of days ago I saw a video clip on the internet that sends a chilling message to avoid going to hell. Here is the link to see the video: http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=1b5bd6e3e034d00b4f73 All of us need to realize the reality of hell and make sure we are living our lives in a way that will ensure we avoid it. Jesus wants us to spend eternity with him and died on the cross so that we can have the opportunity to receive a pardon for our sins, thus giving us the opportunity to live with him forever in heaven. We have to choose to make it to heaven by the way we live our lives. As well, we have a responsibility to help other people make this choice as well. Jesus tells us in Matt 28:19-20 to go everywhere and make more disciples in his name, teaching them to OBEY everything he has told us to do. Make it happen! Word… Pasta’ Alex posted by Pasta' Alex # 11:33 AM 0 Comments   Thursday, February 21, 2008 May The Lord Bless You In the days of old, the Lord told the priests to bless the people with a simple prayer. The priest would say to the people: The Lord bless you and keep you; The Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; The Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace. Do you realize that God wants to bless you? He wants to shower blessings on us, his children. Just like a parent longs to hold their children and love on them, God desires that kind of interaction with us. He longs to hold us in his arms, love us and hug us, show his fatherly affection towards us and give us great gifts and other blessings. Parents love to give their children great gifts for their birthdays and Christmas and even at unexpected times – taking them to the store to let them pick out a book, a toy, a special treat. These are gifts of love, small blessings to let the child know they are loved. Our Heavenly Father loves to give gifts too! “ Every good action and every perfect gift is from God. These good gifts come down from the Creator of the sun, moon, and stars, who does not change like their shifting shadows.” -James 1:17 ncv As any parent will tell you, sometimes kids misbehave and (as a result) lose out on special treats or blessings that had been planned for them. At these times, parents don’t enjoy punishing their children (often they were looking forward to the reward as much as the children). Nevertheless, they find it necessary to withhold the blessing in order to teach the children how to be obedient. The same is true of God. All of God’s children act badly sometimes; it’s called sin. God cannot bless our life when we are in sin. It goes against who He is and everything he’s trying to teach us. Word to the wise: When you fail, seek forgiveness immediately! Don’t hold on to your sin. Let it go and repent as soon as you realize you have sinned. Get your heart back into the position where God can bless your life! Hanging on to sin in our life has a dangerous consequence: it starts to change our hearts. Our passion and fire for the Lord becomes cold. It is during these times of unrepentant sin that God is forced to use more severe punishment to drive sin from our hearts. He does it because he loves us so much. It’s his way of encouraging us back to the spot where he can bless us! Psalms 139 starts and ends by acknowledging the need for God to search us and know our hearts. This needs to be our prayer on a daily basis. This is how we ensure that sin doesn’t get its grip on our hearts. There is a song that I love to listen to by Jonah 33, the lyrics are: “Search me, know me, try me and see every worthless affection hidden in me. All I’m asking for is that you cleanse me Lord. Create in me a heart that’s clean. Conquer the power of secret shame; come wash away the guilty stain of all my sin. Clothe me in robes of righteousness; cover my nakedness with grace. All of my life before you now, I humbly bring.” When we are actively walking in obedience before the Lord, actively seeking his will and righteousness – we can boldly go before him asking God to bless us. So, I pray for you today: The Lord bless you and keep you; The Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; The Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace. Word… Pasta’ Alex posted by Pasta' Alex # 3:22 PM 0 Comments |
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