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Is Jesus your ride or die?

Is Jesus your ride or die?

And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's (good news), the same shall save it…Mark 8:34-35…

…Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passes away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abides forever...1 John 2:15-17.

…be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life...Revelation 2:10.

 

I don’t know about you but a free trip to heaven sounds really good but Jesus has to be your ride or die. When I was baptized into Jesus’ death burial and resurrection, I was willing to die right there and go to heaven, I even let out my air. I still wake up with the attitude of a ride or die for Jesus. I am prepared to say I believe in Jesus with at the face of death…if they pull the trigger then we will be seeing Jesus in Heaven or Jesus will protect us…Is Jesus your ride or die?

 

Are you willing to forsake all that is in this world…the lust of the flesh…the lust of the eyes…the pride in life and follow Jesus even in the face of death…yes or no?

 

Have you been baptized…yes or no? Will you be baptized…yes or no?

 

Prayer

Father please forgive our sins and help us be fully converted to Your Son and the Kingdom of God so we will not love this world but be willing to die for our faith in Jesus and waiver not…in Jesus of Nazareth’s name amen.

 

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You cannot have religion without God’s word…

You cannot have religion without God’s word…how will you relate to God without the Holy Bible?

But what think ye? A man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to-day in the vineyard. And he answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented himself, and went. And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not. Which of the two did the will of his father? They say, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, that the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. For John (the Baptist) came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not; but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye saw it, did not even repent yourselves afterward, that ye might believe him...Matthew 21:28-32


The religion authorities did not believe John the Baptist and many of the leaders were in need of change. Even today many religious leaders teach false ideas…for example many teach you do not have to be baptized…but Jesus said He that believes and is baptized will be saved…have you been baptized…yes or no? Are you faithfully obeying Jesus teaching to reflect your baptism into Jesus’ death burial and resurrection…yes or no? Will you be baptized for the remission of your sins and receive the Holy Spirit of promise…yes or no?


And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For to you is the promise, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call unto him...Acts 2:38-39


Prayer

Father please help live worthy of the calling you put on our lives by being obedient to Your Only Son’s teachings…in Jesus of Nazareth’s name amen.


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How many times do you forgave someone who asks…

How many times do you forgave someone who asks…

Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven...Matthew 18:21-22

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. And above all these things put on charity (love), which is the bond of perfectness...Colossians 3:12-14.

Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God...Matthew 5:7-9.

 

How can a person live with no forgiveness in their life…this is a sin that will send you to hell…not forgiving others. I have to be forgiven by God and continuously cleansed…how then can I refuse someone who asks me to forgive them? I do not want Jesus to call me unmerciful on the day of Judgement, do you? How many people will not seek reconciliation and forgiveness…how many people on the Day of Judgement will be held in account for not asking others to forgive them…I imagine everyone which wears the name of Christian asks God…but how many quarrels in church will be quenched if we went to others and let them know we need their forgiveness too…?

 

Jesus told Peter to forgive 70 x 7… to a brother which asks for forgiveness this many times. You ever had a guy lie to you every day…and you forgive him every day. Imagine Jesus hearing everyone in prayer telling Him what they are going to do but never doing it. We expect Jesus to forgive us when we fall short of fulfilling our word…will you forgive others for not fulfilling their word…yes or no? Perhaps they have a short memory and cannot remember what they had said…perhaps circumstances changed and they can no longer supply the fruit of their words…Jesus said forgive them each time they asked. This is one thing I can say…I have never denied forgiveness to anyone who asked and I hope you can say the same. Perhaps we should say I got no limits for forgiveness but limit your presence in my life to some people who refuse to change.

 

I fear Jesus judgement so when I ask Jesus for forgiveness, I expect to be forgiven…so I have always forgiven those which asked me…will or do you do the same…yes or no? Jesus said blessed are the merciful for they shall receive mercy. In fact in difficult sins or trauma I started telling myself I forgave them because it puts the act in the past…buried and forgaven. I used to say forgive every time you remember the trauma until you remember it no more…but now I say forgave the trauma every time you remember the trauma or the act. Have you offered forgaveness to those you did you wrong…when you “forgave” you find healing.

 

If I have ever offended you then will you forgave me…and Jesus heal us both and make us whole…yes or no?

 

Prayer

Father please have mercy for we deserve none…we have all sinned and come short of Your perfection of Glory…create in us a heart willing to forgive so we can be healed of those which hurt us…by forgiving the trauma done…in Jesus of Nazareth’s name amen.

 

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