Rom_6:23 ... the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord
This gift is available for EVERYONE- rich, poor, blind, seeing, naked, clothed, miserable, wretched, sick, healthly, everyone without any exclusion.
The gift of eternal life.
Why is this gift so incredibly important? Because this gift and this gift alone is the hope for a life the way we ALL know deep down life should be- pain free, sickness free, heartache free. The utopia we all can only imagine as we live in a world filled with more awfulness than we want to believe possible. This world we live in now cannot be cured by any man. Mankind has tried for a long, long time to fix this world and yet it is impossible for mankind to do that as every horror committed proves. The fix for this sick, corrupt world is its Savior, Jesus Christ. He came to this world, God made flesh. He walked upon this earth and lived the horrors of this life. He witnessed the pain and did so much to alliviate a lot of the suffering. Yet, He didn’t alliviate it all for everyone, for all time. He came with a message for people, that message was the gospel of the kingdom. The gospel of the kingdom was the way of eternal life through Him. He healed and gifted those He healed with the truth of His message for their eternity. He didn’t TAKE them out of this horrible world. He didn’t tell them they were healed and would never fall ill again. He didn’t feed the starving and tell them they’d never be hungry again. He called them all blessed because He offered them the gift of eternal life.
So many people sit back and take note of all the horror this world has to offer and dare to believe that God cannot be real for allowing the horror. They don’t want to know the real truth, they’d rather just remain blind and God will NOT force those who want to be blind, to see. God doesn’t force. Satan has a lot of followers who believe they are followers of good, Satan loves those who don’t believe God is real, or God cares, or God is love, it suits his purpose perfectly to let them believe they are wiser than all, that their knowledge and understanding is superior for not being lulled into grand fables.
1Co 3:18 Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
1Co 3:19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
1Co 3:20 And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.
Eternal life. This is truth, this is the hope through our Savior. This is the hope for ALL no matter their lot in life, they all can have this hope. All can know that whatever they are called to endure in whatever manner they are called to endure it that there is hope beyond this world.
Yes, we are to feed the hungry, clothe the poor, tend to the wounded, help the broken hearted, yes, yes, and yes! We are to do this first and foremost.
TRUTH-
Mat 25:34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
Mat 25:35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
Mat 25:36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
Mat 25:37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
Mat 25:38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
Mat 25:39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
Mat 25:40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
Mat 25:41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
Mat 25:42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
Mat 25:43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
Mat 25:44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
Mat 25:45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
Mat 25:46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
Luk 6:27 But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
Luk 6:28 Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.
Luk 6:29 And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy coat also.
Luk 6:30 Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.
Luk 6:31 And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
Luk 6:32 For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.
Luk 6:33 And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.
Luk 6:34 And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.
Luk 6:35 But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
Luk 6:36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
Luk 6:37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
Luk 6:38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
Luk 6:39 And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?
Luk 6:40 The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master.
Luk 6:41 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
Luk 6:42 Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.
Luk 6:43 For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
Luk 6:44 For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.
Luk 6:45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
Luk 6:46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
Luk 6:47 Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:
Luk 6:48 He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.
Luk 6:49 But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.
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We are to LOVE others- even those we consider our enemies, this is the will and command of our Savior. God first, others before ourselves.
We’ve been talking about laying our treasures up in heaven- read this--
Luk_18:22 Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
Jesus outright told this man to SELL ALL that he owned and give it to the poor- and that man’s treasure would be IN HEAVEN.
It is NOT earthly treasures that are true treasures. That man having NOTHING of worth here and now would have treasure in HEAVEN. If he followed the Savior, his treasure in heaven would be all he needed.
HEAVENLY TREASURE! This is where our minds should be, not on self gain. Helping others, loving others, doing for others- all treasures in heaven when done with the love of Christ and not love of self. We can’t give and give and give and do so to benefit ourselves, patting ourselves on the back. We MUST give and give and give to bring GLORY TO GOD! Give and give and give so others can see GOD, not us!
Mat_5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Glory to GOD, not to me, not to you, but to GOD.
Please, heavenly Father, we would be Yours, we would do Your will, not ours. Help us to this end because we constantly find ourselves failing. Satan would have us give up in despair of ever being this person You desire us to be, this giving, unselfish person, help us to be this person. Be in us through the Holy Spirit, be in us living in us doing all for us that we cannot do for ourselves. Please Lord, we will not give up! We will put all our hope in You and YOUR power to save. Please! Help us to be Yours, help all of us to be YOURS!
Forgive us our sins, Father, forgive us our sins and help us to forgive those who sin against us.
Please, Father, keep us from evil, leading us not into temptation.
YOURS is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever and ever.
In the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord, our Savior,
AMEN!
This gift is available for EVERYONE- rich, poor, blind, seeing, naked, clothed, miserable, wretched, sick, healthly, everyone without any exclusion.
The gift of eternal life.
Why is this gift so incredibly important? Because this gift and this gift alone is the hope for a life the way we ALL know deep down life should be- pain free, sickness free, heartache free. The utopia we all can only imagine as we live in a world filled with more awfulness than we want to believe possible. This world we live in now cannot be cured by any man. Mankind has tried for a long, long time to fix this world and yet it is impossible for mankind to do that as every horror committed proves. The fix for this sick, corrupt world is its Savior, Jesus Christ. He came to this world, God made flesh. He walked upon this earth and lived the horrors of this life. He witnessed the pain and did so much to alliviate a lot of the suffering. Yet, He didn’t alliviate it all for everyone, for all time. He came with a message for people, that message was the gospel of the kingdom. The gospel of the kingdom was the way of eternal life through Him. He healed and gifted those He healed with the truth of His message for their eternity. He didn’t TAKE them out of this horrible world. He didn’t tell them they were healed and would never fall ill again. He didn’t feed the starving and tell them they’d never be hungry again. He called them all blessed because He offered them the gift of eternal life.
So many people sit back and take note of all the horror this world has to offer and dare to believe that God cannot be real for allowing the horror. They don’t want to know the real truth, they’d rather just remain blind and God will NOT force those who want to be blind, to see. God doesn’t force. Satan has a lot of followers who believe they are followers of good, Satan loves those who don’t believe God is real, or God cares, or God is love, it suits his purpose perfectly to let them believe they are wiser than all, that their knowledge and understanding is superior for not being lulled into grand fables.
1Co 3:18 Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
1Co 3:19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
1Co 3:20 And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.
Eternal life. This is truth, this is the hope through our Savior. This is the hope for ALL no matter their lot in life, they all can have this hope. All can know that whatever they are called to endure in whatever manner they are called to endure it that there is hope beyond this world.
Yes, we are to feed the hungry, clothe the poor, tend to the wounded, help the broken hearted, yes, yes, and yes! We are to do this first and foremost.
TRUTH-
Mat 25:34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
Mat 25:35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
Mat 25:36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
Mat 25:37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
Mat 25:38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
Mat 25:39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
Mat 25:40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
Mat 25:41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
Mat 25:42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
Mat 25:43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
Mat 25:44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
Mat 25:45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
Mat 25:46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
Luk 6:27 But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
Luk 6:28 Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.
Luk 6:29 And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy coat also.
Luk 6:30 Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.
Luk 6:31 And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
Luk 6:32 For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.
Luk 6:33 And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.
Luk 6:34 And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.
Luk 6:35 But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
Luk 6:36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
Luk 6:37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
Luk 6:38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
Luk 6:39 And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?
Luk 6:40 The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master.
Luk 6:41 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
Luk 6:42 Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.
Luk 6:43 For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
Luk 6:44 For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.
Luk 6:45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
Luk 6:46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
Luk 6:47 Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:
Luk 6:48 He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.
Luk 6:49 But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.
*******
We are to LOVE others- even those we consider our enemies, this is the will and command of our Savior. God first, others before ourselves.
We’ve been talking about laying our treasures up in heaven- read this--
Luk_18:22 Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
Jesus outright told this man to SELL ALL that he owned and give it to the poor- and that man’s treasure would be IN HEAVEN.
It is NOT earthly treasures that are true treasures. That man having NOTHING of worth here and now would have treasure in HEAVEN. If he followed the Savior, his treasure in heaven would be all he needed.
HEAVENLY TREASURE! This is where our minds should be, not on self gain. Helping others, loving others, doing for others- all treasures in heaven when done with the love of Christ and not love of self. We can’t give and give and give and do so to benefit ourselves, patting ourselves on the back. We MUST give and give and give to bring GLORY TO GOD! Give and give and give so others can see GOD, not us!
Mat_5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Glory to GOD, not to me, not to you, but to GOD.
Please, heavenly Father, we would be Yours, we would do Your will, not ours. Help us to this end because we constantly find ourselves failing. Satan would have us give up in despair of ever being this person You desire us to be, this giving, unselfish person, help us to be this person. Be in us through the Holy Spirit, be in us living in us doing all for us that we cannot do for ourselves. Please Lord, we will not give up! We will put all our hope in You and YOUR power to save. Please! Help us to be Yours, help all of us to be YOURS!
Forgive us our sins, Father, forgive us our sins and help us to forgive those who sin against us.
Please, Father, keep us from evil, leading us not into temptation.
YOURS is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever and ever.
In the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord, our Savior,
AMEN!
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