Post by Gaz on Aug 18, 2020 15:54:15 GMT 10
God put another word on my heart as we have so many new members, but also to challenge everyone!
A Sunday Word from Gaz on Friday. 14-08-20
A new member commented that they where happy to see Gods word and practical prepping taught. Again I must point out we are not a religious site;
And the reason we prepare is not out of fear, but out of love for our Heavenly Father and to obey His commands.
My sermons will always be about being prepared in some form. I may touch on subjects that God has put on my heart to prepare us all for Christs coming.
John 14:21 21 He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.”
I love to watch Christian TV; As I can’t get to church due to distance! But my spirit has been sad as some of the teaching is ok, but not one of these churches are preparing Gods people for the end times.
And as a Pentecostal who read Gods word for himself and can see we, as a church will go through the Tribulation, it truly breaks my heart not many teach this truth.
God bless them, but how many ministers/Pastors will stand before God and have to explain why they did not prepare His Church. And what off the people!
Every one of us is responsible for our own salvation! Drawn by the Spirit of God to believe in Jesus, to accept His sacrifice, to acknowledge Him as Lord and Saviour and ask forgiveness of our sins. We all need to read and study Gods word for ourselves. Yes it is good to go to bible study, it is good to hear Gods word in church, but we are the ones in a personal relationship with God so we need to seek Him to reveal the truths of His word for us.
Abraham did not have a bible and yet he became the father of a nation.
Galatians 3:6-9 Just as Abraham “believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”? Know then that it is those of faith who are the sons of Abraham. And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “In you shall all the nations be blessed.” So then, those who are of faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.
Also:
Proverbs 3:5-12 NKJV Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the LORD and depart from evil. It will be health to your flesh, And strength to your bones.
It is good to fellowship and have, men and women of God to be able to give wise council, but it is up to each of us to maintain our relationship with God through His word, through constant prayer and with a Godly and righteous life.
You can have all the physical preps in the world and not be prepared for the end times.
I would be remiss as a watchman for God not to sound the alarm and get every one to be fully prepared. But that only happens when people are willing to put God first and turn their backs on the world and come out from amongst the heathen, the liars, cheats, sexually immoral and the list goes on!
God is calling us all to leave the cities like Lot and his family. Lot left the city with nothing, his wife so loved the city she disobeyed Gods command and was turned to salt. And we know what the cities influence was on his two daughters later with their sexual impropriety!
Today most Christians live and work in cities and towns, but let us all check our moral compass with Gods word and see if we are truly living for Christ or we have let Gods standard fall to live the worlds standard.
The truth is, we judge ourselves by our intentions and forget that people only see what is outside, they can never see what is within, but when it’s our turn at the hem of affairs, we take to judging people by their actions immediately.
And yet God judges us by our actions.
Luke 6: 43-45 43 “For a good tree does not bear bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. 44 For every tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush. 45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
Living for God;
24 “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.
Are we really living in the world to keep up with the Jones, to have nice things, to allow our children to be subject to worldly influences? Wants and desires? Do we keep our faith and faithful living hidden from our friends and work mates or do you boldly allow your lamp to burn bright so as to show Christ to a dying world, or are you like Lot and his family and become influenced by the world.
The time to prepare is now! The time to get ready for Christs return is now! The time to get before God and get our lives right is Now!
If you are faithful to God in every area of your life, He will bless you abundantly. He will never leave you nor forsake you.
God will never break a promises to you!
The Lord the Shepherd of His People
A Psalm of David.
23 The Lord is my shepherd;
I shall not want.
2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside the [c]still waters.
3 He restores my soul;
He leads me in the paths of righteousness
For His name’s sake.
4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil;
For You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil;
My cup runs over.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
All the days of my life;
And I will [d]dwell in the house of the Lord
[e]Forever.
Take heart, if you are faithful to Him and obey His commands He will keep you safe through the Tribulation and for evermore!
We still need to make sure we are prepared in every area of our lives! Physically! Spiritually! Mentally!
Do not give the enemy an opening in you walk with God. Resist him and he will flee!
You are not alone! We are all called to righteousness and Godliness! We are to encourage and help each other as brothers and sisters in Christ. We, are the Church of Christ Jesus! let our lives reflect that.
Gaz.