Mother's Day 2021

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. Honor your father and your mother which is the first commandment with a promise, so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on earth. ( Eph. 6:1-3) Today is Mother's day. Think about Mary, the Mother of Jesus. She carried the Lord of the Universe in her womb and raised Him, caring daily for His needs. Feeding, clothing, putting bandages on His hands and knees. Loving Him as her child. Knowing He was The Savior. Think about your own mother. All the things she may have sacrificed for you to live the life you did. The sleepless nights when you were sick. The 2 jobs she may have worked to keep you fed and clothed. Maybe the abuse she endured from a not so nice father and her attempt to protect you. If your Mom is still on this earth, call her today. Go and visit her if you can. You wippersnappers...don't just send her a text! Isn't your Mom worth more time than that? I want to wish all the Mother a Happy Mother's Day. My Mom, and my son's Mom especially. The things y'all gave up to raise your kids, y'all deserve a medal. And frankly speaking, I know if you truly have Jesus in your heart you will get a crown on that glorious day you meet Jesus! ( You'll cast it back at His feet) but you'll get a reward! I thank God for you both.

He's Alive!

 1 Corinthians15:55 reads "Oh death, where is your victory? Oh death, where is your sting?" And verse 57 states, " but thanks be to God, Who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." That, my beloved friends is why we as Christians celebrate Easter Sunday! We don't celebrate the renewal of springtime. We don't thank the gods of manmade imagination. The earth, the sun, or the trees of the field do not receive our thanks! We praise and honor the One Who MADE them all! The sacrifice of the blood of Christ and His resurrection from the grave is what we celebrate during this season! Glory to God! That He, in is infinite wisdom and unfailing Love, made THE Way for all who repent and believe in Jesus to be forgiven and have eternal life with Him! The choice is up to you! Do you want to continue living your life filled with no peace, fear, and anger? Or do you want to have that abundant life Jesus promised? The peace that passes all understanding ( Philippians 4:7) Beloved friends. Today is the day of salvation! Jesus loved you! Yes, You! He loved you so much he gave His life in order to have a relationship with you! Nothing you've done is too horrible that it won't or can't be forgiven!( 1 John 1:9 says " If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and will purify us from all unrighteousness." John didn't say only certain sins. He didn't say, purified from some unrighteousness. He said ALL! Give your life to Jesus right now! Don't delay because no one knows how long we have left on this earth. Jesus is waiting for you! Call out to Him today! 

The Truth IS Out There

 I asked a friend of mine, who will be ordained as a Catholic priest in June, How does one get to heaven? His response scared the poop out of me! He said Jesus...but then went on to say Jesus is love, so love is how! When I mentioned that Jesus said He is the only way to heaven, my friend started talking about how many different translations of the Bible there are and no one really knows what Jesus said! And went further telling me anyone who says they understand the Bible, believing a certain way and speaking it as the only way are judging others! In defense of Catholics out there, he is being ordained as an Independent Catholic.. whatever that means. It seems to me that it means 'we believe what we want to believe so we can feel good about ourselves'! Sadly he and many other people are mistaken in their reasoning. My friends, as followers of Christ, we must always be ready to defend the gospel. That's why I'm always reminding y'all to stay in the Word! 1 John 4:1-3 states" Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God; every spirit that confesses that Jesus has come in the flesh is from God; and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God; this is the spirit of the antichrist, of which you have heard that is coming, and now it is already in the world." It is easy to be swayed by falsehood if we are not grounded in the Word. If we neglect to study the Scriptures we can be overcome by Satan's devices and maybe even lead others astray! See, he had some truth sprinkled in to what my friend said? " Jesus is the way you get to heaven" " Jesus is love." Yes folks these are truths! But the rest is human understanding. Knowledge gained by the flesh NOT discerned by the Holy Spirit which is the only way to understand His Word! Paul says in 1 Corinthians 2:14" But the natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised." My beloved friends. Our enemy, the devil, seeks to discredit and take the power of the Word away from you. He seeks to destroy your very faith in Jesus! Be mindful of the Word of God as we encourage each other in the Lord!