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5 Reasons to follow Jesus…


5 Reasons to follow Jesus…

You will be forgiven if you forgive…you have to know Jesus to be forgiven…He is your path to peace and reconciliation with the Creator.

 

Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. (Mat 5:7)

For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. (Mat 6:14-15)

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by Me. (Joh 14:6)

Jesus will be your enough…He promises you will never hunger or thirst if you believe and obey Him…and you will have enough clothes even in the times of famine.

 

Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to Me shall not hunger, and he that believeth on Me shall never thirst. (Joh 6:35)

But if God doth so clothe the grass of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, shall He not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? Be not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? For after all these things do the Gentiles seek; for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Be not therefore anxious for the morrow: for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. (Mat 6:30-34)

But godliness with contentment is great gain: for we brought nothing into the world, for neither can we carry anything out; but having food and covering we shall be therewith content. But they that are minded to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts, such as drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil: which some reaching after have been led astray from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows. (1Ti 6:6-10)

He will teach you the truth so you can do right by The Creator

 

Jesus therefore said to those Jews that had believed Him, If ye abide in my word, then are ye truly my disciples; and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. (Joh 8:31-32)

Sanctify them in the truth: thy word is truth. (Joh 17:17)

Jesus said…Thou knowest the commandments, Do not kill, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor thy father and mother. (Mar 10:19)

He will free you from evil influences or rest for your soul so you can practice the truth without fear

 

All things have been delivered unto Me of my Father: and no one knoweth the Son, save the Father; neither doth any know the Father, save the Son, and He to whomsoever the Son willeth to reveal Him. Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. (Mat 11:27-30)

And this is the judgment, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, lest his works should be reproved. But he that doeth the truth cometh to the light, that his works may be made manifest, that they have been wrought in God. (Joh 3:19-21)

who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of His love; in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins: (Col 1:13-14)

 

He will give you the Holy Spirit to comfort your salvation and infirmities

Let all the house of Israel therefore know assuredly, that God hath made Him (Jesus) both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom ye crucified. Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and the rest of the apostles, Brethren, what shall we do? 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. (Act 2:36-39)

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter a second time into his mother's womb, and be born? Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born anew. (Joh 3:3-7)

in whom ye also, having heard the word of the truth, the gospel of your salvation,--in whom, having also (obeyed) believed, ye were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, which is an earnest of our inheritance, unto the redemption of God's own possession, unto the praise of his glory. (Eph 1:13-14)

 

Prayer for forgiveness…

Father please forgive those who have done us wrong and reveal the truth to us so we can do right by You and Your Only Son…in Jesus of Nazareth’s name amen.

 

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Have you ever bowed your knees in surrender to Jesus Christ…if you try to please everyone then you please no one.

Have you ever bowed your knees in surrender to Jesus Christ…if you try to please everyone then you please no one.

 

The Role of Jesus the Author of Salvation...

Jesus Christ of Nazareth said…he that believeth on Me, believeth not on Me, but on Him (Jehovah) that sent Me. And he that beholds Me beholds Him that sent Me. I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on Me may not abide in the darkness. And if any man hear my sayings, and keep them not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. He that rejects Me, and receives not my sayings, hath one that judges him: the word that I spoke, the same shall judge him in the last day…

…This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior; who would have all men to be saved, and come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God, one mediator also between God and men, himself man, Christ Jesus, who gave Himself a ransom for all; the testimony to be borne in its own times…

Jesus said…For God so loved the world, that He gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on Him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God sent not the Son into the world to judge the world; but that the world should be saved through Him

…though He (Jesus) was a Son, yet learned obedience by the things which He suffered; and having been made perfect, He became unto all them that obey Him the author of eternal salvation…

(Joh 12:44-48 1Ti 2:3-6 Joh 3:16-17 Heb 5:8-9)

 

We must all appear before Judge Jesus...

Have this mind in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: who, existing in the form of God, counted not the being on an equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men; and being found in fashion as a man, He humbled himself, becoming obedient even unto death, yea, the death of the cross. Wherefore also God highly exalted Him, and gave unto Him the name which is above every name; that in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven and things on earth and things under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father…

…For to this end Christ died and lived again, that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living. But you, why dost you judge thy brother? or you again, why dost you set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment-seat of God. For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, to Me every knee shall bow, And every tongue shall confess to God. So then each one of us shall give account of Himself to God…

…For we must all be made manifest (made known) before the judgment-seat of Christ; that each one may receive the things done in the body (the church), according to what he hath done, whether it be good or bad…

…And He that sits on the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And He saith, Write: for these words are faithful and true. And He said unto me, They are come to pass. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. He that overcomes shall inherit these things; and I will be his God, and He shall be my son. But for the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part shall be in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.

(Php 2:5-11 Rom 14:9-12 2Co 5:10 Rev 21:5-8)

 

We can overcome any form of temptation...if we fall then we reached for forbidden fruit...

Wherefore let him that thinketh he stands take heed lest he fall. There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that you are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that you may be able to endure (remove yourself from or overcome it) it. Wherefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry (1Co 10:12-14 ASV)

 

Prayer of deliverance…and surrender to Jesus Christ…

Father I renounce satan and his kingdom…I renounce all other forms of creation…please reveal the truth to me so I can change and do right by You and Your Only Son in Jesus of Nazareth’s name amen.

 

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Ever heard of The Apple of My Eye…The Desire of My Eyes…The Light of The Eye…listen to as it is written…

Where your treasure is so is there your heart

Jesus said…for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. The lamp of the body is the eye: if therefore your eye be single (if you have tunnel vision seeking the light), your whole body shall be full of light. But if your eye be evil (if you seek not the light), your whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you be darkness, how great is the darkness…(if you walk not in the light then your good deeds are not of the light but the darkness)…

…He that is not with me is against me, and he that gathers not with me scatters…

…Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by its fruit. Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. The good man out of his good treasure bringeth forth good things: and the evil man out of his evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. And I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

(Mat 6:21-23 Mat 12:33-37 Mat 12:30)

 


Jesus is the truth...the light...you need for your soul's freedom

Jesus also said…

Again therefore Jesus spoke unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that follows Me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life…Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by Me…Jesus therefore said to those Jews that had believed him, If ye abide in my word, then are ye truly my disciples; and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

(Joh 14:6 Joh 8:12 Joh 8:31-32)

 

The Danger of Hypocrisy and Lukewarm Faith

…I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So because thou art lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spew thee out of my mouth…

…Warning unto you, scribes and Pharisees, (preachers knowing they’re not right with God) hypocrites! for you tithe mint and anise and cummin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law, justice, and mercy, and faith: but these you ought to have done, and not to have left the other undone. You blind guides, that strain out the gnat, and swallow the camel! Warning unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full from extortion and excess. You blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup and of the platter, that the outside thereof may become clean also. Warning unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you are like unto whited sepulchers, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness. Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but inwardly ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity…

…Warning unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte (convert); and when he is become so, ye make him twofold more a son of hell than yourselves.

(Mat 23:15 Mat 23:23-28 Rev 3:15-16)

 

The Struggle is Real...Worldly Desires vs. Eternal Devotion

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 vainglory (prestige and position) 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 Jn 2:15-17)

 

Prayer for Embracing Jesus as Our Sole Source and Light

Father we renounce any other source and ask You would make Jesus Your Only Son our Only Source and Supply that we may be full of light and walk not in the darkness of our own desires…in Jesus of Nazareth’s name amen.


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