To Whom You Belong!

"Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscription: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness” (2 Timothy 2:19 NIV).

When we repent of sin, believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, He was crucified, died, buried, and rose again, accept Him as Lord and Savior, we become part of the family--joint-heirs with Jesus. This belief establishes a firm foundation on which we can build our relationship with The Lord, solidify it by allowing The Word to govern our behavior and confessing to all that Jesus is Lord. If we confess that Jesus is Lord, we must turn away from wickedness--remove ourselves from the arena of sinful behaviors and move towards those who will encourage us to remain sin-free.

Living a sin-free life is possible when we put ourselves in an environment that is conducive to doing so. We must be willing to acknowledge all those things that keep us from living a sin-free life (the temptations we give in to) and turn away from them completely. When we refuse to acknowledge those behaviors that are sin and stay in the environment that leads to sin, we reject the Lordship of Jesus Christ and put ourselves in position to not receive God's best for us. God knows those who are His and who is living right before Him.

If we truly belong to The Lord, we don't refute what He says in an attempt to justify living any way we want to live.  Sin--against our own bodies (all sexual sin), drug addictions, alcohol addictions, laziness (over-eating/lack of exercise), lying, cheating, stealing, manipulating others, deceptive practices, abuse against others,blasphemy and murdering, having respect of persons--all is sin. There are no little sins or big sins--everything we do contrary to God's Word is sin.

Now the Lord knows those who are His. These are the ones who attempt to live according to God's Word, and may slide backwards, but refuse to dwell in or allow sin to inhabit their environment. When we backslide--we need to acknowledge it and quickly remove ourselves from the temptation and/or environment that got us there. And sometimes--that means removing ourselves from people who deliberately sin and then entice us to do the same. It is our choice--to live according to God's Word or not. Everything that we "do" (actively participate in) is our choice. Unless some one is holding a gun to our heads, threatening to blow us away, we have a choice in the matter of our behavior. God gave us--free-will--to choose what we do.

For all of those people and activist groups that proclaim that they were "born" anything other than male or female--they acknowledge they are led by the devil in promoting the lie. They further manipulate others into believing the lie and then expect special consideration--from everyone else, including the government. God will not excuse sinful behavior regardless of any governmental stances taken to support or promote sin. We are all accountable for what we do in this earthly body and when the time comes--no government policies will be able to intervene on our behalf. When we stand before Him in judgment--Only what we do for Christ and in Christ will matter and living a sinful life--will not get us into heaven.

Father, in the name of Jesus, help us to understand sin as You have proclaimed throughout Your Word and create in us a heart that desires to please You, not self or others.

There's Something About Prophecy!

There's something about prophecy, especially from a biblical perspective which makes me wonder why people do not pay attention.

Throughout the bible, we are told of coming events--with such detailed accuracy that we could not possibly mistake what we are told. From the prophets in the Old Testament through Jesus and John, all the consequences of sin and disobedience are detailed and even though like then--people didn't believe what was told to them--events came to pass just like they were told.

If we look back at what Jesus said would happen and understand what John tells us in Revelation, we would have no need to wonder why the relentless weather patterns are what they are. And still we do not change our behavior. The mockers are still mocking God's Word and other believers; believers are selectively choosing what and who to believe, and the unsaved masses are still waiting for those of us who know God and have a relationship with Him to share the good news with them.

Some years ago, while watching the news and unfolding current events, I believe the Lord spoke to my heart and unveiled a prophetic event, which can be seen coming to pass right now. While I do not claim to be a prophet, I do hear and obey God and I know when He is speaking versus the enemy trying to influence my thoughts. Those thoughts about what is happening now and what will happen by 2020 are written in my book, Turning Force, available on Amazon and Smashwords. I know, like many people who lived before me, there are those who will not take heed to what is said and will scoff at the contents. We won't know until 2020 how accurate the prophecy will be, but much can be seen right now. People will have to read it for themselves to determine the final outcome. I won't tell all that was shown to me.

While they are scoffing at the words of one who hears God and obeys, they might want to remember all of those things that were prophesied about the Children of Israel--the good and the bad when they disobeyed--and know that God is not mocked. What He says will come to pass, will come--on His time-table--not ours. A prophetic word is usually given to allow people time to change their ways--it's a heads-up warning. When people do not change their course of action, God will honor His Word, no matter who gives it.

Perhaps, it is time for all of us to re-visit the prophecies given in the Bible and align them with the events we have seen with our own eyes throughout history and see what we must do. God is still using people to warn us about events. I'm not referencing those who deliberately lie--the doomsday prophets who trick people into doing all manner of foolish things. Their lies are eventually exposed every time they open their mouths. We know who they are--they made the headlines and then simply disappeared from the public after repeated humiliation when their lies were exposed.

A true prophecy will not deter from anything God has already said.

When the end comes--we will have no need to store and hoard anything--it will be the end.

If we have not already determined where we will spend eternity--today would be a good day to do so. According to God's Word, not mine--we must make a decision to choose Jesus and make heaven our home for eternity.

Repent from sins (according to God's definition of sin, not mine or anyone else's), Accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, today and love Him enough to live for Him, since He loved us enough to die for us. If you do this--heaven will be yours for all eternity.