Sacrifice of Love

     The very essence of our walk with God is the sacrifice of our love or loves.

     We need to recognize to further the kingdom of God, we must sacrifice the love of ourselves.

     In our relationships with other people, love is the oil we apply when sparks fly and they are getting on our nerves.

     If we are going to show God's to the world, we must allow Him to show Himself through us.  God died (Jesus) for us while we were His enemies.

     Do you love God more than your own life?  Would you be willing to die for the cause of Christ?

     To deny one's self is at the root of living successfully as a christian.  It has to do with sacrifice to and for God.  Unwilling sacrifice will not merit anything with God, rather a willing heart out of love for Him will offer himself as a vessel, a means by which truth will be expressed.  Imagine what it means to God when a man or woman out of a willing heart does this because of love.

     Are you willing to forsake all?

     True sacrifice of love requires such a complete sacrifice that you would willingly lay down your life for the name of Jesus Christ and to further His cause. 

Living Under The Shadow Of The Most High

     As an eaglet learns to fly his mom and dad fly with him keeping a close watch for if he needs help.  They will then fly under him and bear him up on their wings.
     Supposing you are at a certain place standing on the floor with a shadow enveloping you.  You then look up to see what is causing this shadow and you see a 20 ton box being held by a cable above you.  The cable is frayed ready to break at a moments notice.  This is what it means to live under the shadow of Satan.  The destruction of your body (and soul) is imminent.
     On the other hand, to live under the shadow of God is to look up and realize the shadow that is enveloping you  is Him holding out His arms: saying "Come unto me if you are tired and worn out".  He will nourish you and give you rest.  God wants to rejuvenate your life instead of destroy it.
     We have a choice to make which will it be?

Choose life and God will give

You eternal life

eternal joy

eternal peace

eternal hope.

     Life is like a bed of roses, there are thorns as well as beautiful flowers.  We may not necessarily experience no pains in this life, but positively will in the life to come if we choose life. 
     Psalm 91- God wants you to live in His shadow.

Fig Leaves to Cover Our Deplorable Condition

     What is your fig leaf?  Adam and Eve tried to cover their sin by covering themselves with fig leaves, but God was not mocked, He knew exactly what was going on and approached them about it.  (Genesis 3)
     We all are born with a desire to mask our sins which we attempt to do by fitting into any of the many religions that man has to offer.  Religion is a mask that people wear to cover up who they really are.  What is your mask or are you in a relationship that consumes who you are making you a new creature in Christ?
     Across the world religions have been established because man has a need to worship something or Someone.  These religions are largely based on fear due to the nature of how people approach the object of worship.
     Unfortunately Satan has made inroads into God's people and many are falling into the trap of putting on the mask of Christianity.  There are two different types of christianity.... true christianity and false christianity.
     True Christianity is not a religion but a relationship that the individual blends into God's character.  True Christianity should be as real to you as breathing.  It totally defines who you are, it doesn't just cover who you are.  You become a brand new person.
   

Perplexities of life

     Life is full of perplexities and complexities.  Times come when you feel like you are going to faint from the anxiety of life's questions that seemingly go unanswered.  What are we here for?  why does it seem that we take one step forward and the fall backward two?  Why does it seem that many people are against us?
     The answer is one and is simple yet profound.  Mankind is under the curse of Satan because he has yielded himself to Satan's authority.  Man was meant for a life of joy and fellowship with his creator... the God of all creation, but man willingly has placed himself under the rule of Satan.  The dictatorial leadership that Satan expresses, crushes the soul of man (Romans 6:23) so that man can not live; thus successfully destroying the beautiful world that God made for man to live in.
     Jesus Christ, God in the flesh, came to the earth to overturn this curse, but is only possible if we are completely tired of Satan's rule and thence choosing God the creator over Satan and falling for Him to the point that we are completely committed to Him.

• Romans 6:23  "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."

Savage connection gets it wrong

Slavery is pretty old.  Throughout history, the men who were more powerful forced other men into slavery.  God's people owned slaves as well as many others.  If you really read the Bible, you will see the pattern of God's laws governing it, not endorsing it.  The book of Philemon was written so Onesimus (the slave) would be treated as a brother and not as some unfeeling inanimate object.  God really cares about each individual and wants His people to do the same.
     As a servant of God, I feel protected by Him and He always has my good in mind.  We are either God's servants or slaves of Satan, and Satan is a hard master.  I choose Jesus Christ (God) as my master who will you choose?

Truth Or Reason?

Listen to Reason or listen to Truth?  The atheist groups are trying to promote listening to reason, but who pray tell, is doing the reasoning?  Is it  humans who has a history of making mistakes?  Is it a glorified monkey known as homo erectus?  If reason is coming from either of these; it is fallible, corrupted and downright absurd.  A glorified monkey that has "evolved" as said some,  can not reason at all for monkeys were not designed to do such things as critical thinking.
     True reasoning comes only from God the Creator and Savior of Mankind who redeemed us as humans from having to deal with our own faulty reasoning if we trust Him with our whole heart.  He has given us His absolute truth (The Bible) not some mistaken, unproved theories like evolution.  The natural surroundings just scream INTELLIGENT DESIGN and that my friend, would be God.  We are His by creation, and His because He paid a dear price to redeem us from Satan.