for real

In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, while evildoers and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

- 2 Timothy 3:12-17

 

Every day we see evidence that science is trying to debunk the Bible.

There are many arguments published stating that events recorded in the Bible are just stories, that there is no way that they are true.

The arguments are lies.

Lies glorify people, truth glorifies God. (a quote from the lead pastor at my church a few years ago).

We know from studying the Bible that as time goes on, followers of Christ will be shamed and persecuted, we see this happening right now in our world!

Believers are being lumped into categories that do not fit, all as we are being deceived by thee very ones that are calling us Christians like it is a dirty word.

The term Christian has a negative connotation today, because a few who called themselves Christians chose poorly in their decisions and actions.

As I learn and grow in Christ, I am better able to defend my stance that the Bible is the truth (John 8:32 and the truth shall set you free!) and that being a Christ follower is the only way to the truth.

I hope that you are learning and growing as well.

 

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this could be it

But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people. They are the kind who worm their way into homes and gain control over gullible women, who are loaded down with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires, always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth. Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these teachers oppose the truth. They are men of depraved minds, who, as far as the faith is concerned, are rejected. But they will not get very far because, as in the case of those men, their folly will be clear to everyone.

- 2 Timothy 3:1-9

 

I grew up with parents that watched the news in the morning, at noon, at dinner and at 10pm and I used to wake up every morning and listen to the local news as I was getting ready for work. 

I don’t watch the news anymore because there is rarely anything happy or joyful that is reported, it seems that society has turned into exactly the kind of people that Paul wrote about to Timothy. 

Paul warned Timothy to stay away from these types of people, because it is easy to be convinced to join them, but Paul also assured Timothy that the people who are faithful will indeed see right through the imposters. 

But do we?

Look around, what do we see right now?

We see people that are truly lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God – and to make it worse, we are following them.

We celebrate their wins, we make a big deal out of the very things that go against God’s word.

These are terrible times.

We must keep our faith, stay true to our God, the one true God, and don’t follow those people, lest we become like them.

 

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ewwww, children

Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

- Matthew 19:14

 

It is kind of a joke at my church that if they need help in the nursery, with the preschoolers, grade schoolers, middle schoolers, or teen agers, to call me.

And I always give the same answer – nope!

We had Family Sunday last week, were there is one service and all the families worship together – the whole family, toddlers, children, teenagers and adults all in the same room at the same time for church. 

Ewwwww.

Part of the reason for family Sunday is to appreciate the adults that spend their time serving in the nursery or teaching a class, and part of it is to recruit new volunteers (nope!). 

There was a funny little video shown with all the excuses about why an adult couldn’t or shouldn’t serve in this capacity and I think I have used every last one of those excuses.

Bless you, teachers and care-givers and volunteers, you are doing a job that I never want to!

It’s a good thing that Jesus did not feel that way, in fact, He rebukes the disciples for sending the children away!

See, we were all children once and we are still children of God, and in the same way that Jesus told His disciples to let the children come, God wants His children to come too.

There is also a verse some where – oh yeahIsaiah 11:6 and a little child shall lead them – maybe we all need to stop hindering the children and ourselves and go to God.  

 

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I am a sinner

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

- Romans 6:23 (NKJV)

 

No matter how hard we try I am pretty sure that we have all sinned in one way or another (if you think you have not, I refer you to Romans 3:23 -for all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God).

We are humans, we are not perfect and we will fail, some more often than others, and some in many ways. 

Aren’t we fortunate then, that we have a God that loved us so much that He sent His Son to pay the price (death) on our behalf?

We no longer have to have burnt offerings on an alter, we don’t need to shred our clothing and throw ourselves on the ground, Jesus paid it ALL.

About a week ago, a friend of mine posted a picture of what appeared to be a receipt of some sort, I copied it and reposted and I want you to pay attention to it now:

JESUS PAID IT ALL

SIN                                        PAID

SHAME                                 PAID

PAIN                                      PAID

PAST MISTAKES                  PAID

REJECTION & LONLINESS PAID

SLAVERY TO SIN                 PAID

SPIRITUAL DEATH               PAID

===========================

      AMOUNT DUE              0.00

      CHANGE                       0.00

===========================

Subtotal                                0.00

GRAND TOTAL                    0.00

*************** 0000 XX/XX **********

 

FOR THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH, BUT

THE GIFT OF GOD IS ETERNAL LIFE IN

CHRIST JESUS OUR LORD.

ROMANS 6.23

 

I really hope that copies the way I typed it when I share this on the many platforms that I use, because if that doesn’t make you catch your breath for a moment, I don’t know what I am doing here. 

We are all sinners, no matter what our minds try to tell us.

We should drop to our knees, confess our sins (and stop repeating our mistakes!), thank God and praise God for loving us that much, because nobody else loves us that much. 

 

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thieves

Then Jesus said to them again, “Most assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All who ever came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.

- John 10:7-10 (NKJV)

 

I hope with all my heart that you have never had to deal with someone breaking into your home, car, office or any personal space.

It’s a complete invasion and a lot of people never really recover from the experience.

I was seventeen when someone broke into the home where I lived in my entire life.

The house was ransacked, personal items were stolen or destroyed, the thieves even physically hurt my cat and my dog.

I never felt safe in that house again and our items were never recovered.

According to scripture, a thief’s only purpose is to steal, kill and destroy, and that is what those people did to seventeen year old me, the stole my stuff, they killed my safe place and they destroyed my faith in humanity. 

But (you knew there would be a “but” right?) God send His Son, so that people who believe in Him, who trust in Him, who put their faith in Him will have their lives restored.

We will have life, we will have abundant life, we will have the fullness of joy, strength for our spirit, refreshing for our soul.

Thieves can take material things, but they cannot take us away from God.

 

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translations

For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head over every power and authority.

- Colossians 2:9-10

 

I knew that I wanted to use this verse in my daily bread, but I was kind of at a loss on what to say. 

I love using BibleHub, because it gives me alternate translations and I love what The Message (MSG) has to say: 
Watch out for people who try to dazzle you with big words and intellectual double-talk. They want to drag you off into endless arguments that never amount to anything. They spread their ideas through the empty traditions of human beings and the empty superstitions of spirit beings. But that’s not the way of Christ. Everything of God gets expressed in him, so you can see and hear him clearly. You don’t need a telescope, a microscope, or a horoscope to realize the fullness of Christ, and the emptiness of the universe without him. When you come to him, that fullness comes together for you, too. His power extends over everything.

Whoa.

Sometimes we don’t need extra words, we just need His word translated in a different way.

 

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advice

Plans go wrong for lack of advice; many advisers bring success.

- Proverbs 15:22 (NLT)

 

When you have a decision to make, do you look at the pros and the cons to try to determine how your choice will impact you, your family and others today, tomorrow and years in the future or are you spontaneous, making the decision that you think will benefit you the most for the moment?

Do you take your time, talk to friends and family that are older, wiser or maybe have faced the same options at some point?

A lot of major decisions are made quickly without thought or advice from someone outside of the situation.

God created us to live in community, and to think that we have all of the perspectives we need without others is a Biblical definition of foolishness.

When we allow others to advise us, we can come into insights that we would never see.

This is why successful people are those who include others into the major moments of their lives.

The next time you have a choice to make, think it through and seek counsel.

It may just change the way you see the choice.

 

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