Jesus, The Word.

Christ Jesus main mission was for our salvation, but what about his other mission? Well one was to bring the Word to the world because many strayed and God's word was corrupted overtime by power hungry officials and contamination from other cultures such during the Assyrian and Babylonian captivities. Now not all were contaminated, Daniel and his friends held fast as reflected in the Bible. Now others continued in such away they were Against the Word and even turned on God's messenger, his prophets that he sent forth to guide people back to the Word, but the people rejected them an persecuted them. Finally he sent his Son,the Messiah, the Christ, Jesus who was spoken of by Moses and King David. What did the teachers of the law do? They killed him instead of accepting the Word and the Light that existed before creation. Jesus who was rejected and killed by those who were supposedly of Holy office rose from the tomb to show he has Power over Death and by accepting Him as our Savior, the Word, and the Light we our guaranteed Eternal Life. The restoration of Israel depends on the restoration of the Word to the Children of Israel. Jesus is the Word in Spirit and the Flesh.

I'm not famous so I am nothing. God does not think so why should you?

First I want to apologize for the delay in posting. Had a little tummy trouble. Now onto the heart.

So, have you ever watched TV, a sporting event, concert or the news and said "Wow, it would be cool to be like that."? Have you saw someone you know and envied them about their success? I admit I have.

Have you ever lay in bed at night thinking I have done nothing notable in my life? I admit I have. Now, consider this: have you really done nothing meaningful? You probably have and God knows it.

While meany of us today envy those famous actors, sports figures, singers, artists, and rich people we really do not have to, no need to envy them at all. We have God to turn to and he is the one who will judge your worthy life and in the end you will be blessed with all the riches of heaven and those famous people will probably envy you! Why? Because your worthy life will be the ultimate trophy of life. I am not saying that all those "famous" people will not make it to heaven, I am sure some will but that is the Lord's call to make.

Now what is a worthy life? To believe in Jesus, The son of God, is our savior and to live a life according to his Word, to Love one another. It is best to bestow on others kindness and love in order to build up heavenly treasures. What is it for a man to gain the world if he loses his soul? Not Good.

And remember that God thinks so much of you that he gave his Son so you may have eternal life and gain the treasures of heaven. So next time consider this when thinking your life is not worth that of another. Be kind, believe in Christ, and love one another as Jesus does.

God Bless.

When in dark seek the Light, Jesus

As I write this I am sitting in the dark, the only light is from my IPad and the Alarm clock on the dresser. Outside it is raining, cold, and just as dark as it is here in my bedroom. At this moment I am not concerned about the darkness like I use to be for I have Light that guides and comforts me. This has not always been the case; in years past I was in darkness even in the light of day, I was in spiritual darkness, the worst kind.

This period of darkness lasted years until just recently when I chose to turn back to the Lord. Notice I said "turn back to the Lord" for I was lucky enough to hear about Jesus at a young age. I believe that it was that exposure to the Word of God and his Love that kept me going and protected me when I was drowning in darkness, a darkness I chose to bring on myself. You see when I left home I gained freedom that I had not known before and though my parents taught me well I still let that freedom go to my head. Yes, I joined the Navy out of high school and learned military discipline but I still had freedom to do things I could not do before. I guess many faced this before and like myself lost sight of the future and Christ and fell for the pursuit of "having a good time". I started drinking, picking up women, and just partying when I could. (No drugs) 

One thing I did not do was pay attention to the Lord and in so doing I let my life get Dark, terribly dark to the point I could not see the future even if I wanted to see it. All this took a toll on me mentally and physically, it also cost me my first marriage not to mention time with my children. An ugly time, but the Lord and fate brought me to another going through a dark period, my wife Diana. Now the Light did not click on immediately after meeting Diana, we both walked awhile in the dark together and eventually helped each other get back to the Light a little at a time.

Now I am no longer in the dark for I have looked back to the Light, and If I start to lose sight of Christ again I have a beacon next to me to guide me back.

Now this is not an in depth Testement or anything else, it is just a brief word about what the Word of God can do and how the Light of the Lord can lift the darkness and spare you from eternal night no matter who you are. So if you need to overcome the cold lonely darkness I suggest you look to Jesus As he is the Light, go to his word and read the Gospel or have someone explain it to you. The darkness might not lift at once but you will see the Light even if it seems to be the light of a distant candle, follow that light to God's eternal day.

Here is why Jesus is the Light and Life, it is summed up in my favorite verse "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life " John 3:16 

God Bless

The End Times Are here! Uh, you know God's schedule? I think not, so stop trying to scare people.

First, I want to say that I am a tad bit sleepy so I hope I can finish this post. Second, I have discussed this issue sometime before, but here is a little more.

One thing I do not like is intimidation. In my opinion it does not belong in a Christian Life and it is not a good way to spread the message of God and bring people to Christ. I know that people talk about "God Fearing" but I choose to say "God Respecting", like how one should respect their parents and God is the ultimate parent. I believe the Lord wants us to come to him as Children; that is through love.

There is a problem I see in the world that seems to conflict with this view of mine, it is the belief that people should turn to God because the end of the world is near. I do not know about you but when most people hear of the end of the world they think of death and that is a scary thing, they think of suffering and that is scary too, but what many people speaking of The End Times they are hammering on God's vengeance and that is pure terrifying. Now how off-putting is it that some people's first exposure to Christianity is to hear about the ultimate judgement and punishment? It does not shed a good light in my book. This kind of "preaching " totally skips over the Gospel and the Lord's forgiveness through Jesus.

To me the message that needs to be spread is God's Love and forgiveness. I think the word to spread is the Word of our Lord Jesus the Christ. Love, forgiveness, and guidance from the Holy Spirit that is what we all should talk about. Bring people to God through the best pitch there is the Word of Christ. If you can get people into the Word then they can receive the Lord's Forginess, the gift of the Holy Spirit as a guide through this sinful world. Use the Gospel to save, that is what it is there for! 

Now to those people saying they know it is the End Times; no, you don't! From the mouth of Jesus, only the Father knows of the chosen time. What about people who can prophecy about the End? People have been doing that since after Christ ascended to Heaven and none have come true. If they had I would be writing this blog. In my belief I sincerely doubt there is anyone on this earth today worthy of the gift of prophecy. I know one day Jesus will come from Heaven in all his Glory. Do I know when? No. Will I be alive to see it in person? I do not know, no one knows. 

What can we do until Jesus returns? Be Good Christians and spread the Gospel. Remember, the Gospel needs to be heard in every corner of the Earth first and there are certain countries that prevent that. 

And remember to love each other!

God Bless.

You are a Christian, you must be an uneducated moron. I think not, intellect does not kill The Word!

I want to say that I am a reasonably intelligent person. I am a very curious person who is very interested in science. I believe that The Big Bang theory is a pretty good explanation of creation of the universe. ( The original theory was put forth by a Belgian Jesuit priest by the name of Georges Lemaitre) I also believe in Evolution. Above all I believe there is one God who sent is one and only Son, Jesus so we may all have the opportunity for eternal life. I believe that Jesus died on the cross for our sins and to show us he has power over death. I believe he and the Father gave us the gift of the Holy Spirit to guide the ones who choose to follow the way. Let's say I am Christian.

Now here is a catch, others of so called superior intellect will say I am a small minded person; that the only reason I believe in God as I am afraid of the truth that there is no God. Many will say to prove God exists since Science is based on proving things, facts. They are correct in science, or rather the scientific method requires proof of theory in order to be valid. First let me say it cuts both ways. I say to them "prove conclusively that God does not exist". They cannot, they can cite theory and reasoning but neither are concrete. A theory is not a Law, reasoning is in itself subjective.

While I can show examples in my life and in history for why I believe in Gravity it would not be considered as solid evidence by some and they would be correct. Does it matter, no because I have faith and it is all I need.

Another thing I do not like is the "scientific enlightened " attitude in some circle that to be considered a true man of intellect or science that you have to kill God. I hate to tell you, actually I love to tell you, you cannot kill God, you cannot make God not exist.

Now back to the beginning of this blog for today. I do believe in the theories I am talking about and I can still do so and be a Christian. How? It goes against the story of creation in the Bible. Not really. Look at the teachings of Jesus in the Gospels, he taught in parables, story to get one to think and see the truth. Now how do you tell a newly sentient species (created humans) the exact nature of how they came to be? You sure can use modern physics it would blow their mind so you use a story that can be understood and let them grow in mind and spirit by generations until the day they are ready to find truth on their own and understand God's creation.

To some up, no one can prove God exists or not. Remember also that no one has seen the face of God but the one sent from God, Jesus, his son. And just like there are something's in science that cannot be observed directly but require and indirect method we must do the same as Christians. To see God we must first see Christ through his teachings and in are hearts.

God Bless.