Believer?

There is a common term used in Christendom to 

describe those who place their faith in Christ;

~ Believer.

Those who say they are Believers say that 

they believe that Jesus Christ is who He says He is;

sovereign, holy, kind, humble, meek, hopeful, 

selfless, patient, long-suffering, honest, all-powerful, 

wonderful, counselor, healer,

Savior of the world;

~mighty God

People flocked to Jesus because He was

 kind, gentle and filled them with Hope.

He changed the atmosphere by simply walking the earth.

Therefore, if one is a Believer,

There is absolutely no reason (or right) to be

negative, caustic, mean, rude, proud, 

selfish, impatient, intolerant, dishonest, pessimistic, 

judgmental, angry, fearful, skeptical, worried,controlling, 

etc.

Instead, Believers are to be full of Hope, Joy & Love.

Believers have been commissioned to tell of 

the Good News, 

which is, Jesus IS Lord; 

Savior of the world; 

the very embodiment of Joy & Love.

Believers are to be Light & Salt;

Not…

well… 

piss & vinegar!

To all the Believers out there 

–may Joy, Love & Hope

 motivate & drive you as you 

radiate His goodness!

Shalom!

Desires - of Men & God

Fickle man desired more knowledge, 

thus the partaking of the forbidden fruit.

Fickle man sought a king, 

someone to make rules and decisions for them, 

thus, a king was appointed.

As power was given to a man in order to rule over the people, 

war broke out within the ranks; 

the children of God.

Fickle man desired freedom,

 yet could not maintain faith in God without rules, 

thus, the Law was given.

Unhappy with God’s rules; 

unable to fulfill the Law, 

fickle man desired more.

Singular men, throughout the ages, desired more knowledge, 

of God,

thus they were called out by Him and given

 instruction, tasks to complete

and promises to look forward to.

The Creator has a desire as well;

for each of His children to realize the fullness of His Love.

The fulfillment of that desire is Jesus.

Jesus, King of kings, came to earth;

to give full knowledge & understanding (revelation) of God

and granted us full, free relationship with Him.

He redefined &  simplified the Law with one word

-Love.

The natural outcome of a realization of this Love is

 a life fully yielded to Him.

Fruit does not bear itself. 

The plant in which it is rooted does the bearing.

We cannot bear fruit in and of ourselves.

Fruit comes naturally to and from 

the life of one who has yielded completely to its source

 – God.

A life completely yielded to God 

will naturally fulfill the Law 

– Love.

If this is not the natural outpouring (fruit) of your life, 

then go back to the roots.

Sit. Steep. Marinate.

Receive a new filling of God’s Love.

Then, get back out there and pour!

Pour out the Love which you have been so freely given.

When you feel empty, revisit the Source.

It is a simple cycle;

One which glorifies the Living God who created you;

One which encourages and edifies the one whom it was created for.

God Thoughts No. Fifty-Seven

"And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers 

that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, 

he will certainly care for you. 

Why do you have so little faith?

 ^'So don’t worry about these things, saying, 

‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’ 

These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, 

but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs."

Matthew 6:30-32

The longer one 

(has no choice but to)

 put these words into practice,

 the sooner they become 

words to live by.

I have learned,

by personal experience,

that it is through the trials in life

that a person realizes,

truly,

how good and gracious God really is.

"Such love has no fear, 

because perfect love expels all fear. 

If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment,

and this shows that we have not fully experienced

 His perfect love."

1 John 4:18

Indeed, this perfect Love

of His

is the very essence of who Jesus is;

a loving, gracious Savior

who knows our every need

and delights in fulfilling all of them!

So, if He is for us,

who cares who is against us?

Victory is ours because

He (has) already won!

Hallelujah!

Commissioned

The Great Commission

 is to testify of the Gospel.

The Gospel is The Good News.

The good news that

Jesus IS Messiah;

The Savior of the world.

He has come

And (already) saved us.

This IS Good News!

Believe it.

Receive it.

Testify it.

Shout it from the roof tops.

Live it.

Keep it simple!

I AM FREE!

You ARE Free!

Get excited!

Hallelujah!

Jesus-Hearted

All I want 

is for those whom I love

to love me back;

in deed & in Truth.

Is that really

too much to ask?

I wonder

 if

Jesus ever feels this way...

A Salvation Parable

Salvation is like a guilty criminal who has received an acquittal by the judge, 

yet chooses to remain in prison and carry on with his original sentence.

Every person is guilty and sentenced to death

because we are born into a world which Adam & Eve gave Satan control of.

But Jesus (who is God) 

came to the earth, died for every sin of every human being, 

rose from the dead & ascended (back) into heaven,

 thus completing the sentence for every one of our condemned lives; 

granting each of us an acquittal,

destroying our records

and giving us complete freedom.

Yet, those who choose to reject

 who He is and deny what He has (already) done, 

choose to remain imprisoned, 

thus carrying on with their original sentence.

It really is a choice.

God Thoughts No. Fifty Six

Here’s a thought for you:

You are perfect.

I am perfect.

Because, Jesus is perfect.

Everything Jesus said and did was perfect.

The world faulted His words and His actions,

but God did not.

So, the question isn’t whether or not the world can find fault with you.

It (already) does.

The question, rather, is;

Do your words and actions fault you before God?