2Pet 3:10,13: "But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. …
2Pet 3:13: "Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
2Pet 3:13: "Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
To be forgiven by God is the absolute best thing that has happened to me.
My sins are great but God's grace is greater than all of my sins.
He forgives and cleanses a sinner like me.
Now his words are important to me..
Ps 119:105: "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path."
Prov 4:22: "For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh."
My sins are great but God's grace is greater than all of my sins.
He forgives and cleanses a sinner like me.
Now his words are important to me..
Ps 119:105: "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path."
Prov 4:22: "For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh."
Trouble and persecution will try our hearts
We have already seen that trouble and persecution will come.
This does not mean that God sends trouble and persecution upon His children. Nowhere in the Bible do we see that God sends trouble and persecution upon us.
Contrary, God will judge the people hard, that persecute you, as we read here:
“It is verily a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you”
(2 Thessalonians 1:6)
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But the trouble and persecution that we have to suffer as God’s children in this evil world, will also test our commitment to Jesus.
Yes, we see that in trials, our faith is “tried”:
“now for a season (if need require) you are in heaviness, through manifold trials,
that your faith once tried,
being much more precious then gold that perishes (though it be tried with fire) might be found unto praise, glory, and honour at the appearing of Jesus Christ” (1 Peter 1:6-7)
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And we read more details about it here:
“Dearly beloved, be not troubled in this heat, which now is come among you to try you,
as though some strange thing had happened unto you:
but rejoice in as much as you are partakers of Christ’s sufferings,
that when His glory appears, you may be merry and glad.
If you be railed upon for the name of Christ, happy are you.
For the Spirit of glory and the Spirit of God rests upon you.
On their part He is evil spoken of: but on your part He is glorified.
See that none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men’s matters.
If any man suffers as a Christian man, let him not be ashamed: but let him glorify God on this behalf.” (1 Peter 4:12-16)
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So the trouble and persecution we will meet,
will show whom has Given All the Heart and has a 100% commitment to Jesus, and whom has not.
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So jumping out at trouble and persecution is the first danger.
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How, do you survive this danger?
By having enough rooting and commitment.
By making sure to have a 100% commitment!
Yes, to have Given All the Heart.
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So why not stop right now and make sure that you have given 100%.
One good way of doing it is to pray and think for yourself and visualize really hard situations and choices you can meet.
Like, thinking that you are taken captive and given the choice of denying Jesus or being tortured to death.
What do I do?
(Tip. A second in hell is worse than the worst torture on earth. And hell is eternal. So eternal torture.)
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People “having come by” the first danger, now face another, long term danger.
We have already seen that trouble and persecution will come.
This does not mean that God sends trouble and persecution upon His children. Nowhere in the Bible do we see that God sends trouble and persecution upon us.
Contrary, God will judge the people hard, that persecute you, as we read here:
“It is verily a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you”
(2 Thessalonians 1:6)
__
30.
But the trouble and persecution that we have to suffer as God’s children in this evil world, will also test our commitment to Jesus.
Yes, we see that in trials, our faith is “tried”:
“now for a season (if need require) you are in heaviness, through manifold trials,
that your faith once tried,
being much more precious then gold that perishes (though it be tried with fire) might be found unto praise, glory, and honour at the appearing of Jesus Christ” (1 Peter 1:6-7)
__
31.
And we read more details about it here:
“Dearly beloved, be not troubled in this heat, which now is come among you to try you,
as though some strange thing had happened unto you:
but rejoice in as much as you are partakers of Christ’s sufferings,
that when His glory appears, you may be merry and glad.
If you be railed upon for the name of Christ, happy are you.
For the Spirit of glory and the Spirit of God rests upon you.
On their part He is evil spoken of: but on your part He is glorified.
See that none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men’s matters.
If any man suffers as a Christian man, let him not be ashamed: but let him glorify God on this behalf.” (1 Peter 4:12-16)
__
32.
So the trouble and persecution we will meet,
will show whom has Given All the Heart and has a 100% commitment to Jesus, and whom has not.
__
33.
So jumping out at trouble and persecution is the first danger.
__
How, do you survive this danger?
By having enough rooting and commitment.
By making sure to have a 100% commitment!
Yes, to have Given All the Heart.
__
35.
So why not stop right now and make sure that you have given 100%.
One good way of doing it is to pray and think for yourself and visualize really hard situations and choices you can meet.
Like, thinking that you are taken captive and given the choice of denying Jesus or being tortured to death.
What do I do?
(Tip. A second in hell is worse than the worst torture on earth. And hell is eternal. So eternal torture.)
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36.
People “having come by” the first danger, now face another, long term danger.
"Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it issues life."
(Proverbs 4:23)
The heart of man will decide his or her life.
The heart - it is the innermost value and what a person really, really wants.
Either the heart wants to go God's way.
Or it wants to be his/her own boss and go his/her own way.
If you at heart, really want to do God's will, then make sure to keep your heart that way.
The Bible warns that hearts can be harden:
“today if you will hear His voice,
harden not your hearts.” (Hebrews 4:7)
And tells us to keep our hearts:
"Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it issues life."
(Proverbs 4:23)
This is what we want to do every day.
Making sure to keep our hearts.
Yes having:
A heart that really Loves You Jesus.
A heart that really longs for You God.
A heart that only wants to please You God.
(Proverbs 4:23)
The heart of man will decide his or her life.
The heart - it is the innermost value and what a person really, really wants.
Either the heart wants to go God's way.
Or it wants to be his/her own boss and go his/her own way.
If you at heart, really want to do God's will, then make sure to keep your heart that way.
The Bible warns that hearts can be harden:
“today if you will hear His voice,
harden not your hearts.” (Hebrews 4:7)
And tells us to keep our hearts:
"Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it issues life."
(Proverbs 4:23)
This is what we want to do every day.
Making sure to keep our hearts.
Yes having:
A heart that really Loves You Jesus.
A heart that really longs for You God.
A heart that only wants to please You God.
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John 3:3: "Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."
Are you born again?
Many people believe in God and consider themselves Christians, and they even go to Church.
But Jesus tells us:
We must be born again to enter the kingdom of God and have eternal life.
To be born again is what you will be when you surrender your heart to Jesus and decide to follow Him.
He will do it, and you will notice that for sure.
It is like when someone comes in to a dark room and turns on the light.
It is not a physical birth but a spiritual birth:
John 3:6: "That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit."
So when our body dies it is not the end, but the beginning of the eternity with our Creator, and it will be as He intended. Completely perfect.
Are you born again?
Many people believe in God and consider themselves Christians, and they even go to Church.
But Jesus tells us:
We must be born again to enter the kingdom of God and have eternal life.
To be born again is what you will be when you surrender your heart to Jesus and decide to follow Him.
He will do it, and you will notice that for sure.
It is like when someone comes in to a dark room and turns on the light.
It is not a physical birth but a spiritual birth:
John 3:6: "That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit."
So when our body dies it is not the end, but the beginning of the eternity with our Creator, and it will be as He intended. Completely perfect.
Christianity is not about sets of rules and a way of living and telling people what to do and not to do.
It is about a burning love to Jesus in the heart. And a love to others.
Then what is written in Hebrews 8:10-11 happens in the heart:
"For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put My laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be their God, and they shall be My people: And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know Me, from the least to the greatest."
Yes, when loving Jesus, the law is written in the heart, with no need for anyone to tell another.
Let therefore the focus be a burning love to Jesus.
That sorts everything!
Jesus really wants to be your friend and wants you to find His real love!
It is about a burning love to Jesus in the heart. And a love to others.
Then what is written in Hebrews 8:10-11 happens in the heart:
"For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put My laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be their God, and they shall be My people: And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know Me, from the least to the greatest."
Yes, when loving Jesus, the law is written in the heart, with no need for anyone to tell another.
Let therefore the focus be a burning love to Jesus.
That sorts everything!
Jesus really wants to be your friend and wants you to find His real love!