Not Alone?

 God has not left us Alone!

Many people in the world wonder are we alone in the universe, is there not other life and do they visit now and then as governments might be hiding the truth on us?

But we who believe that we are not alone, since God gave to us His one and only Son to save us from our failings and when Jesus returned to Heaven He said that the Holy Spirit was coming and so all believers have the Spirit of God to comfort us in our times of trouble worry and much more!

it is not easy to be a believer we have to learn to endure the evil of the age that is around us and at times the anger and hatred that we may find the enemy will try to provoke us into in our hearts, but the Holy Spirit will help us if we pray believe, keep focused on the cross knowing that our Father cares for us!

Psalm 102:17,  Matthew/Levi 4:4,  Luke 10:40,  John 8:29.

In times of Trouble? Two.

Believers have it Tough!

The world always thinks to be a Christian, to be born-again is for the losers, the weak? But we know that the truth. it is the world who are the weak, cowardly losers!

This is proved by their refusal to believe in the death and resurrection of Jesus, the forgiveness of their sins by a merciful God, who they need to repent too, as once we too did!

It is hard to be a believer, because we will get troubles from the darkness of this world and Satan! But we have the empowerment of the Holy Spirit, who strengthens us daily to rebuke the devil in Jesus name to pray for others, to forgive them and to love without hate!

It is a tall order, but its rewards far outstretch anything this world could ever give us!

Ephesians 3:16,   Matthew/Levi 6:13,   Philippians 4:13.

A bed of Roses?

Stephen and being a Believer!

The traditional image of the Christian Church is of it being easy, like a bed of roses?

But to be a born-again believer is only for the tough and its great to know that God chooses us for His service!

Weak things are strength, while those who appear to be strong are really the weaklings!

Stephen was a man who spoke the truth to a libertine world of his day and they could not cope with him so they did the same as with Jesus a year earlier.

So they set him up and had him stoned to death, but he was tougher because he forgave them and asked God that this not be held against them!

Acts 7:51-60,  2 Corinthians 12:10,  Hebrews 4:12.

Stephen...

The first Christian Martyr.

Stephen was not killed by religious men, he was killed by Liberals. Today we might call them ''do gooders, the ones who fight for our rights.'

Stephen was not killed because he had faith in God, he was killed because he spoke the truth.

Even good people do not like to hear the truth, because the truth is they are doing things in their own strength and for their reputation.

We all have something to hide, maybe we are really timid and weak. We pretend to be tough, to stay in the pack.

But you cannot go on as you are, that is why Jesus came to set us free from the darkness that we are comfortable and ignorant in!

Acts 6:5-8:3,  John 3:20-21,  8;12,  2 Timothy 1:7,  Revelation 21:8.