(Luke 10:27)
"And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself."
*Have you ever looked
back and reflected in your life as a believer of Jesus Christ, on what Jesus
really means to you? What “I” mean is, yes we say we believe in Jesus Christ
and the marvelous works He performed for us, but as a Christian what kind of
relationship do we have with Him? You can read the book from Genesis to
Revelations, you can pray all you want, but do you really mean it from your
heart? It takes more than going to church every Sunday and Wednesday, reading
the bible everyday and praying here and there to officially call yourself in a “Relationship”
with Jesus Christ. Why am I bringing this up? It is because in this time and
age people who claim themselves as Christians today, are in a religious state,
not in a true relationship with Jesus. A lot like how the Pharisees in Jesus’
time were; stuck in their rituals and not ‘humbly’ praying on their knees to
our Father in heaven. Many times Jesus referred to them as hypocrites, and said
it with anger and disgust. God expressly tells us in the word, that we can sing
with our lips in praise, but if our heart is not there it means nothing. *
(Matthew 15:1-9)
“Then
came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, 2Why do
thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their
hands when they eat bread. 3But he
answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God
by your tradition? 4For God
commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or
mother, let him die the death. 5But ye
say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be
profited by me; 6And
honour not his father or his mother, he
shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by
your tradition. 7Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of
you, saying,8This
people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.9But in
vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.”
(Isaiah 29:13)
“Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with
their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far
from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:”
*Today we have a lot of
Pharisees walking around, intentionally noting within themselves that they do
enough before others and with God, that their heart becomes a stone, stuck in
religion and pushing God far from their heart in reverence of Him. Let us not
have that same mindset.
In truth, we can never
give God enough praise, because what He did was at a precious and valuable
cost; His only begotten Son. No money, not enough fundraisers and extravagant
church events can sum up the value of what He had done AND on what He can do
for us today!
So many so called
believers today say as long as you believe in Jesus Christ, go to church and do
good onto others you will go to heaven. EHH..There is more to the facts on what
they are presenting before the people. There are churches that tell people this
and allow sin to continue because of the most famous lines (We are not perfect,
God understands, He is working on it). Let me clarify something with you..
1.
Yes, the first step into having a
relationship with Jesus Christ is, believing on Him and what He has done for us.
He will forgive you of your sins and you have invited Him in your heart to
dwell there. But that is not where it ends; you don’t continue in your old path
of living. You have made a great leap, you have received something so precious
(salvation) in your life and you choose to lay it on a shelf every once and a
while? That is not how it works people..
(2 Corinthians 5:17-21)
“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed
away; behold, all things are become new. 18And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to
himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; 19To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto
himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us
the word of reconciliation.20Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did
beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to
God. 21For he hath made him to
be sin for us, who knew no
sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.”
(1 Peter 1:13-16)
“Wherefore gird up the loins of
your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought
unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; 14As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves
according to the former lusts in your ignorance: 15But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye
holy in all manner of conversation; 16Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.”
2.
It also takes more than just warming a seat at church, you have
to believe and live in these words from God. (A)The building itself will not
save us, for we are the temple/church and we are to keep ourselves holy at all
times. (B)Yes, we make mistakes, but we
get up brush ourselves off and strengthen ourselves to avoid making those same
mistakes again by drawing closer to God.
a. (1 Corinthians 3:16-17)
“Know ye not that ye are the
temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? 17If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God
destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.”
b. (Isaiah 41:10)
“Fear thou not; for I am with
thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea,
I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my
righteousness.”
** I hope you read this today and
truly reflect on the relationship you have with our Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ. For just as we have a commitment with our physical marital spouse in
this world, we are to do the same more so (of course) with Jesus Christ. For He
has proven himself that He is worthy of all praise, glory and honour. **
**If you would like to give your heart to Jesus today, repeat these words
below:
'Dear Heavenly Father,i come to in the name of Jesus; Forgive me a sinner
and wash me in your precious blood. Make this heart of stone to be made flesh,
so that your word may be sown in it. Any addictions that i may have, remove
them now in Jesus name! I've accepted Jesus Christ as my savior and believe that
He died and rose from the dead! And from this day forward, i commit my life to
you and seek for guidance and understanding in your word, as i walk in your
path of righteousness, In Jesus name i pray, AMEN!!!'
If you have recited these words and meant them in your heart, you are saved
and if the Lord would come today, you will be ready to go to Heaven!! I will
keep you all in prayer, to continue to walk in the ways of Jesus Christ our
Lord. READ, PRAY, SEEK and TRUST in Him and you will overcome this wicked
world! **
I have also provided a link to the Full Gospel Holiness Church below, where
you will find sermons from the word of God (no comprising to sin) but the Full
truth to the Word of God! You can also view our contact information to email us
or call us for prayer. May God bless you!
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