^“Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.” (Jude 1:3). Stand up for the truth ! Quit being wishy washy and compromising the truth !  ^“But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:” (1 Peter 3:15). If you are involved with some group or teaching, no matter how long of a time, and someone challenges you with an accusation about a teaching that you are involved with, and you don’t say anything to defend the teaching that you say that you agree with, then that means that you still agree with that teaching, or you are just not knowledgeable enough in the Word yourself, to defend your beliefs. Sometimes silence can speak more words, when you should speak out. It is very hard for many people because of their pride to admit that they are wrong. The Lord is very concerned and upset and even angry when false doctrine is being taught to his sheep, even to the point where there is no remedy. Jesus warned that some would be the least in the kingdom of Heaven, and would receive of the plagues written in the Bible for false teaching. You had better know what your are teaching and that it is backed up by scriptures! It is one of the worst sins in Gods eyes to teach false doctrine to his people, and to not say anything, and remain silent about it. If anyone can show me anything that I have taught that is not the truth and is not backed up by scriptures, I would be so glad to correct it and change it. If you can’t, then you had better follow the truth that the Lord has given you. You can’t serve two masters, and I would say you can’t serve two ministries, because there is only one truth, and nothing short of the truth is the  truth, and if you are trying to serve two ministries, your time, energy, and resources will be depleted and drained, and the Lord will not be able to use you to your fullest ! Make sure you are following with your whole heart the ministry that Jesus wants you to follow, and be involved in according to His Word, not just because they teach some true things. Jesus said,“If the light that is in you be darkness, how great is that darkness?”(Matthew 6:23b) Do you understand what this means? “These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.” (Acts 17:11). Jesus said, “Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.” (Matthew 7:15). What does it mean to be a wolf in sheeps clothing? It is someone who pretends to be a sheep, but is teaching and listening to false doctrine! “Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5:19). “For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: and if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.”(Revelation 22:18,19). “But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.” (Galatians 1:8,9). Beware, the warning has been given, don’t let it happen to you! When they asked Alexander The Great how he was able to conquer the world so quickly, he answered; ” By not delaying”.

CONTEND EARNESTLY FOR THE FAITH TODAY ! ! ! WITHOUT DELAY ! ! !

Say this prayer if you want to be saved: Jesus, I want to know you, and to live forever in Heaven, I know I have made mistakes and done bad things- and I am sorry. Please forgive me. I know I don’t deserve it, but I accept your love and I accept you as my Saviour. I believe you died on the cross for my sins ,and rose from the dead. Please come into my heart and life and fill me with your Holy Spirit and give me peace. Amen

God sometimes allows us to enter into discouraging situations for the main purpose of testing and strengthening our faith, and also to humble us, and make us more dependent on him. At such times we must refuse to give up in despair. Like Jonah in the belly of the great fish for three days and three nights,(Matthew 12:40), or Job who lost everything, and yet he repented in ashes covered in boils and would not deny the Lord. ( Job Chapter 2). If we would only turn to the Lord when our soul is fainting within us, trusting Him completely.

“Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby”. (Hebrews 12:11)

“That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:” (1 Peter 1:7)

“Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:  but rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.” (1 Peter 4:12,13).

“My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.” (James 1:2,3)

“Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.” (1 John 4:1)

“Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:”(James 1:13)

“Be still, and know that I am God”. (Psalm 46:10).

A well known Missionary named Hudson Taylor, was so feeble in the closing months of his life that he said to a dear friend, “I’m so weak that I can’t work or read my Bible, and I can hardly pray. I can only lie still in God’s arms like a little child and trust.? Why is it so hard for some of us to just be still, and trust the Lord? Shouldn’t we leave something up to the Lord of Lords, and King of Kings, God of Heaven and Earth, Our Lord ,and Savior Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit, who is able, and  is worthy,and loves us with and ever lasting love. NOTHING IS TO HARD FOR HIM.

Say this prayer if you want to be saved: Jesus, I want to know you, and to live forever in Heaven, I know I have made mistakes and done bad things- and I am sorry. Please forgive me. I know I don’t deserve it, but I accept your love and I accept you as my Saviour. I believe you died on the cross for my sins ,and rose from the dead. Please come into my heart and life and fill me with your Holy Spirit and give me peace. Amen

“He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastlsement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned everyone to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.” (Isaiah 53:3-6). Beloved these verses give us a deep insight to the character and heart of Jesus. ”But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.”( Matthew 9:36-38). He was a man moved by compassion not just pity. Pity sits around and feels sorry for people , but compassion gets up and does something about it. “Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.” (Luke 4:40). He kept working after quitting time. Jesus was always a faithful witness, even unto death. He even witnessed to the Thief on the cross when he was dying. “and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,” (Revelation 1:5). He was focused, and motivated by Love for God his Father, and for us.“We love him because he first loved us.” (1 John 4:19). He was the ultimate manifestation of God and his love. 

Would you say this prayer with me? Dear Jesus, please help me to have more of your love and more of your spirit, and help me to see others as you see them, and be moved with compassion as you are. I ask you to forgive me for my sins and come into my heart. I want to go to Heaven to be with you. In Jesus Name I pray , Amen !

Jesus wants to be close to you and he wants you to be close to him. Jesus said; “Behold I stand at the door and knock .If any man hear my voice and opens the door I will come into him and will sup with him and he with me.”(Revelation 3:20). Jesus wants to live inside of your heart. The Bible also says, “And because ye are sons God hath sent forth the spirit of his Son into your hearts crying Abba Father.” (Galatians 4:6.). “Abba” is the defining term for father in the Aramaic language, spoken by Jesus and Paul as an intimate term to characterize their personal relationships with God. It is also a term of reverence. “Draw near to God and he will draw near to you.” (James 4:7). Jesus tells us, “Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.”(John:15:4,5). This is so true we can’t thrive or even survive spiritually without his love and strength and life giving power. Beloved this can only come from being close to him and right with the Lord and walking with him and talking with him every day. If a branch gets cut off from the vine it withers and dries up. Beloved, just like you need air,water,and food to survive, you need the life giving spiritual nourishment from the Lord, by being right with him, and close to Jesus. Otherwise we are just walking around spiritually starved, and even eventually spiritually dead, like zombies. That is why Jesus said, “Let the dead bury the dead”, because some people are already spiritually dead. Don’t let this happen to you. Stay in the Word and Prayer, and close to Jesus for your spiritual strength and life. In fact Our Heavenly Father wants to make us conform to his dear son . So we can all be like Jesus walking around. Wow, wouldn’t that be nice, and wouldn’t that be a paradise if everyone would just yield to, and receive Jesus? Then it would be like having a little bit of Heaven right here on earth wouldn’t it? This is the way it is in Heaven. Why wait, when you can experience a little bit of Heaven right now? If everyone would just love Jesus and be like him. Then there would be peace on earth at last, and people would actually care about others and be kind and loving and forgiving, and merciful as we ourselves want mercy. “Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.”(Matthew 7:12). They do things alot different in Heaven than the way people do things on earth. You can get closer to Jesus by reading the Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. “The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite (crushed) spirit.”  (Psalm 34:18). Exercise daily, WALK WITH THE LORD, AND TALK WITH HIM AND LISTEN TO HIS STILL SMALL VOICE. “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him,
and he shall direct thy paths.” (Proverbs 3:5-6). Since God and Jesus and the Holy Spirit live inside of you and can read your mind all the time it would be good if we talk to them about everything, and spend time listening to them. Let us always remember to go through Jesus Christ. “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.  If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.  Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father? (John 14:6-9).

Say this prayer if you want to be saved: Jesus, I want to know you, and to live forever in Heaven, I know I have made mistakes and done bad things- and I am sorry. Please forgive me. I know I don’t deserve it, but I accept your love and I accept you as my Saviour. Please come into my heart and life and fill me with your Holy Spirit and give me peace. Amen.

The most needed ability in God’s Service is AVAILABILITY! God wants willing , happy, sacrificial workers. The Lord loves a cheerful giver. “Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.” (II Corinthians 9:7). “Remember the words of Jesus  “I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.” (Acts 20:35).You can’t out give God. He will top your sacrifice every time. It is a priceless honor and privilege to serve the Lord. There is no greater or more important job than serving the Lord. If you can’t be a full time servant of the lord, then help those who are, with your prayers and support. The three most needed things in God’s service are called the three M’s. They are Manpower, Materials, and Money. Do what you can, where you are, with what you have. “For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.” (II Corinthians 8:12). “No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.” (Matthew 6:24). However you can use the Mammon for God’s work, then your service to mammon becomes working for God, to the extent that it is used for God’s work, which includes taking care of your family. You also can’t effectively serve two ministries, because your time and energies will become strained, and drained too much, and make you less effective. You need to find one Ministry and stick with it, and put your whole heart into it. I suggest that you find the Ministry that teaches the most truth and put all you can into it.  ^“and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.” (Mark 12:30). There are many good things that you can do. Jesus said, “For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.” (Mark 14:7). In other words, where can you do the most good for Jesus? Should you devote a lot of time and strength into some ministry that is teaching false doctrine? Find the high calling of God in Christ Jesus for you. “Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 3:13,14). Don’t let the Devil side track you by doing a good work when there is a better work that Jesus wants you to do. Why should anyone hear the Gospel twice, when some have never heard it once? Don’t spin your wheels, and get stuck in the mud and quick sand. Don’t be lukewarm, or a compromiser “I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.” (Revelation 3:15,16). Don’t be a ten per center, when you can be a hundred per center. “For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.” (I Corinthians 11:31). How much do you love Jesus?  “whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.” (James 4:14). Do you only serve the Lord on Sunday, and really sacrifice by missing Wednesday night sports for church? Going to Church is supposed to be for your own personal benefit any way. How is that serving the Lord? Fellowship is good, and important, but don’t neglect your own personal service, and relationship to God through Jesus Christ. “Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.”(John 4:35) When Jesus calls you, will you be ready? He is calling you now.  “And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God. And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house. And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”(Luke 9:57-62). “He that hath an ear let him hear.” Do you receive this message?

 Say this prayer if you want to be saved: Jesus, I want to know you, and to live forever in Heaven, I know I have made mistakes and done bad things- and I am sorry. Please forgive me. I know I don’t deserve it, but I accept your love and I accept you as my Saviour. Please come into my heart and life and fill me with your Holy Spirit and give me peace. Amen.

Do you sometimes feel like you may not be the sharpest tool in the shed? Do people sometimes make remarks that are unkind and unflattering? Well don’t worry about it, because you are in good company. The Bible says; “Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.” (Acts 4:13).They even called Jesus a winebibber, and a glutinous man a friend of publicans and sinners. (Luke 7:34b). Actually it is wise to be simple. “ For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: that no flesh should glory in his presence.” (1 Corinthians 1:26-29).“Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.”(Matthew 5:5).“But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.”(2 Corinthians 11:3). And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, And said, “Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.”(Matthew 18:2,3).But Jesus said, “Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.”(Matthew 19:14). A little child just trusts his parents to lead him in the good and right way and doesn’t question every little thing that they say and tell him. “My sheep hear my voice and I know them, and they follow me.” (John 10:27). I always tell new converts to start in the Milk of the word, the Book of John. I love it. It has always been my favorite book in the Bible. It is so easy to understand, and it tells you all about Jesus and what he said and did. “As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:” (1 Peter 2:2). Being smart is receiving Jesus as your Savior by asking him into your heart and reading his Word and living for him. The world says get a big “PHD” degree, (Piled Higher and Deeper). And make a lot of money for yourself and live selfishly and build greater barns and acquire more things for yourself. “Men will praise thee when thou doest well to thyself.” (Psalm 49:18b). “But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?” (Luke 12:20 ).Let’s just keep the gospel message simple, and not waste time arguing about doctrines with people who don’t want the truth anyway, let’s just win souls for JESUS and reach the lost sheep. “But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain. A man that is an heretic after the first and second admonition reject ;”(Titus 3:9,10)

The Lord wants his Children to be happy. Just like you want your children to be happy and it brings you great joy to see them happy. It makes the Lord happy when you are happy. Mans purpose in life is to love God and enjoy his creation forever, and to help others to do the same. Jesus made it easy for us to be happy. His only law ,and rule is Love. I am reminded of the story of the farmer whose grand daughter told him that his mule named Jenny must be very religious. Why do you say that ? He asked her. She replied, because she has such a sad long face. Some people think religion and Christians are supposed to be like that mule, going around with sad somber faces. Lord HELP us, we should not only be the most loving, kindest, and forgiving  people, but also the happiest people on the face of the earth, with all the promises from the Bible that we have to look forward to. ” But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.” (1 Corinthians 2:9 ). Jesus said: “In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.” (John 14:2-3). Just think God & Jesus & the Holy Spirit made this beautiful world and all of creation in only six days, they have been working on preparing Heaven for us for 2 thousand years ! WOW imagine what Heavens going to look and be like !! Yes, my beloved the future is as bright as the promises of God ! People should want to know why we always go around smiling so much, and they will want what we have, and we can give them Jesus. Amen? So go ahead and enjoy Gods creation. That is what he wants you to do. Those who do will have a happy, blessed life.“Let your moderation be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.”(Philippians 4:5 ). Just don’t over do it to the point that you love the creation more than the Creator. God is a jealous God and he will have no other Gods before him. His name means Jealous. ( Exodus 34:14).” Blessed is he that condemeth not himself in the things which he alloweth.” ( Romans 14:22). Don’t let the devil and his demons rob and steal Gods joy from you by condemning you. The enemy always likes to accuse us and condemn us of our sins, and then he tries to condemn us of things that are not against Gods law of love. If you believe his lies it becomes a sin ” For whatsoever is not of faith is sin.”( Romans 14:23). “THERE IS therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the spirit.”  (Romans 8:1). Be Happy and free in the spirit and enjoy the Lord and his creation. Amen? A good way to be happy is to make others happy, and you will have a little bit of Heaven right here. “God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.”(Acts 10:38)