The Easter Impact! Two.

 The rolling Stone?

The grave could not hold Jesus the Son of God and as He promised He would be raised on the third day from the grave, those who followed Him came to the garden and saw that mighty stone had been rolled away!

Matthew/Levi 28:2,  Mark 15:46, 16:4. Luke 24:2, John 20:1.

The question to be asked is do we too have a stone that covers our hearts, when it comes to God and Jesus? 

A stone that can only really be moved by God, if would but turn to Him and believe we would be a New person and He would give to us a New Heart and a New Life?

Ezekiel 11:19,  36:26.

The Difference?

Between them and Us!

There is a huge difference between us who are born-again and the world, we have the comforter within and should know the will of God!

But the world continue on in its own strength, as beasts pretending to be good in it own eyes but always seeking for itself?

Our New hearts give us a compassion to reach the lost, lonely and troubled that live around us with material help, a listening ear and the offer of the hope that we too have in Jesus.

1 Corinthians 2:13-16,    John 16:13-16,    Jude 1:10-11.  

PEACE?

Human ideal and our Constant!

We always hear the world talking about the ideal of peace and yet it seems to be a continued elusive process, yet for us who are born of the Holy Spirit back to God through the blood of Jesus we have peace as our constant companion?

God is kind to us who have come to believe and to strengthen us daily to be able to live in this world we have the peace of Jesus in our hearts, that the world cannot have unless it too repents!

We can offer real this peace of Jesus to others by our words, in sickness, in fear, in trouble, in strife and they can respond to us, if they hear in thanks and maybe to God in confession!

Genesis 26:29,  Job 21:9,  Psalm 4:8,  34:14,  Matthew/Levi 10:13,  Luke 8:48,  John 3:15-18,  14:27,   Acts 10:36,   Romans 3:22-23,   5:1,   Galatians 5:22,   James 3:18.

'Our Heart? Two.

Where are We?

We know that God tells us that our hearts are deceptive, we may like to think that we are alright? Because we are living in the right way in our own eyes, people like us, respect us, because we are being honest and truthful?

But this is not enough with God, we have to believe that Jesus died for our failures and rose again on the third day from the grave! It is through our confession and repentance that we make that mental change of our attitudes of hostility towards Him, that tell and ask for His forgiveness of past failures then we are born again?

We have a choice to make and being Born-Again does not mean an excuse to pretend to be saved and live as the world, but to be filled with the Holy Spirit and live in the power of God daily in this hostile world?

Genesis 50:21,  Deuteronomy 28:67,  Psalm 28:3,  73:7,  John 2:25,  3:3.  15-18,  Romans 3:22-23.

In times of Trouble? One.

What a friend we Have!

Our world and our nations are under attack from a ruthless army, who attack soft targets to maim mostly woman and children and also Christians! These are the big men of the Islamic State, who are proving their cowardliness to us now!

But we know that their are many evil forces at work, who are equally cruel in vice and trafficking, blackmail and extortion? All is not lost, if we know that we have a friend like Jesus in our hearts and lives!

He is the one who gives us the daily hope to go on, despite all that both Manchester, Westminster Bridge and the attacks in Egypt are costing in death, destruction and emotional breakdown. We who believe knows that our God never gives up on us, because 'We have a friend in Jesus, such a precious friend!

Proverbs 17:17, Luke 11:12, James 2:23.

LOVE. Two.

Loving the Truth?

There is a difference between us and the lost, but it is a very little one of choice, when God reveals to us His chink of light? There are many people today who go to Church and have the name tag Christian by tradition and birth, but faith-trust in God does not come by the will of man nut God.

There are many at the same time who believe without the cross and self-denial that they know the Lord Jesus, they are always on the take? But when asked to do something, even a small thing the selfishness of their hearts are revealed and they run away.

When they saw the chink of light, they refused it to continue in their darkness, but we accepted because we love the truth of Gods word the bible and try to live by it everyday! Not living as the world, but living in the New Life!

2 Thessalonians 2:10, Proverbs 8:18, 2 Corinthians 2:17.

Dallas, Texas. U.S.A.

Black Life (Does) Matter.

If this is a revenge attack on the Police, for recent murders of young blackmen in the United States it will not resolve anything of the racial tentions.

If you spill gasoline on gasoline the fire just keeps on buring!

We need community leaders to be doing something in each State to bring the local police to accountability? But we also must respect the law and understand that not everyone who was killed was not without being under suspicion.

We tend to get the immpression that none of these men were criminals, when some where?

God sees the human heart and he knows all our intentions, even if we try to hide our motives behind peace and the promises to do the right thing? But then go on and plan to murder and try to justify ourselves!

Genesis 34:7-31,  Psalm 119:169,  Matthew 5:22,  Romans 12:19.

Sees Everthing. Part-Two.

Our hearts and Minds.

We as a race are really very limited even in our vast creativeness, despite organisation, infrastructure and our ability to wipe ourselves off Earth we are still limited to the vastness of God!

God is always watching us, being indifferent to each other, hiding in the darkness and pretending to be good by deeds and religion.

You see God made us, He made the world, the Solar system, the Universe, time, and all life. it may have began billions of years ago. 

It may of taken epochs before life began, but we cannot disprove Him and we cannot escape the Judgement Day that is coming ever closer.

1 Kings 8:39, Psalm 14:2,  33:13-15,  Hebrews 4:12.

The cost of being a Believer. ONE.

NO SHAME.

Shame today has become a twisted word, meaning not what is supposed to mean. Many people are ashamed to be called a Christian its soppy, expresses weakness.

Jesus went to the cross and took our shame on Him. He was afraid, but not ashamed.

What ever is your excuses this easter, lay them aside and trun to Jesus and find Eternity in your hearts and minds.

Acts 11:26,   26:28,  1 Peter 4:11.

CHRISTMAS. Part-Four

VIRGIN BIRTH.

Still today many people cannot believe in this miracle of God, they make all sorts of excuses for it based on what is in their own hearts.

But it did happen as the bible tells us so, we do need to have faith to believe it?

When we have faith in the death, resurrection of Jesus for our failures then nothing is limited to us.

The world promises so much, but it hardly ever delivers even a little!

Luke 1:26-38,  Matthew 1:20-21,  2:13-22.   John 12:46-48.

CHRISTMAS. Part-One.

A Star.

There are two things when people think about a star, its a celeb or one that is seen in the night sky?

God chose a disturbed man to make the most amazing and prolific statement in the Bible about a certain star that was to rise over Jacob.

That same star was followed by the Magi to find the baby Jesus and that same star today is still shinning in the hearts of millions who believe and live in Him daily.

So my friend let me ask you, 'Where is that Star with you this season?

Numbers 24:17, Isaiah 16;5, Daniel 7:14, 27, Matthew 2:1-11.

SIN. Part-Two.

In and Out.

Food does not effect how we are, except if we make it a problem like gluttony!

What goes into our bodies is not the cause of our failure, it is rather what we say from our hearts that is sinful.

It is of our own choice that we choose to Sin, to fail so we cannot blame another for our own choices?

Matthew 15:10-11,  Mark 7:14-15.

Emancipation. Part-One.

1st January 1863.

The end of black slavery in the United States of America ended on this day, but the racial prejudice continues to this day, as has been seen in Ferguson and many other places too. Humanity comes up with many ideas, plans and statements, yesterday over 2 million people marched through Paris, France to uphold their ability to jeer another religion.

God sees everything, wither we are saved or lost, He is always watching the world and he knows what is in our hearts and minds. People are in the habit of forgetting this, many believe that saying sorry for their actions today means that tomorrow they can go back and do the same and it will keep them right with God. They have got that idea very wrong and they will neither inherit anything or eternal life.

Psalm 2:4-5,  Proverbs 1:24-27,  2 Peter 3:3.