THE ETERNAL TERROR FOR REJECTING JESUS …you have rejected it and judged yourselves unworthy of eternal life… —Acts 13:46 As a follower of Jesus I shudder at the thought of any who this saying above applies to. They will not be having a party in hell with their friends. Hell… I do not understand only what I read in God’s Word and what I read of hell is horrifying. Those who flippantly speak of it do not understand it. Listen! The demons understand that torment in hell is going to take place and they tremble (Matthew 8:29; James 2:19). This is such a serious and sobering consideration. I hope no…

HE KNOWS ME… AND YOU! Did not he who made me in the womb make them? Did not the same one form us both within our mothers? —Job 31:15 The billionaire, the pauper and everyone in between have something really important in common! They were both formed in the womb by the Lord God Almighty. This should be recognized by all people because we were formed by His hand to be in relationship with Him. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fl88O_mUgU4 How sad when the creation won’t even acknowledge the Creator who created it! Yet today as days past “You turn things upside down, as if the potter were thought to be like the clay!…

HEALTHY LIFE But the word of God continued to spread and flourish. —Acts 12:24 Ever seen a vine spread and flourish? We had a vine taking over some of the trees in our yard. The vines flourished so much that it killed a tree it covered. In the southern U.S. the Kudzu vine can grow up to 60 feet in a season. This vine can engulf anything it attaches itself to: trees, telephone poles, fences… These vines are a good example of spreading and flourishing and it is an invasive species of plant. The Word of God “spread and flourished” in the early church and should be doing so today…

HATE EVIL! And he said to the human race, “The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding.” —Job 28:28 Let those who love the LORD hate evil… —Psalm 97:10 To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech. —Proverbs 8:13 Hate evil, love good; maintain justice in the courts… —Amos 5:15 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. —Romans 12:9 Sincere love for God and a healthy fear of God is to “hate evil.” So do you and I hate evil? Or, do we play around with evil? We are…

LIFE WILL SOON BE OVER …he will perish forever like his own dung; those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?’ —Job 20:7 Wow! It is coming my friend! There is an end to our life on this planet. Our body is wearing out and will not function anymore sometime not too far in the distant future. Think about it… just like our dung will turn to dust and be gone… so will our body. These bodies are just temporary tents for us to dwell in. Soon, life will be over… then what? This is a question we NEED to answer! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiRhcR4Vg10 I went for a swim this…

HE LOVES ME— ALWAYS! My relatives have failed me, my close friends have forgotten me. —Job 19:14 When times of difficulty come upon us there are relatives and even close friends who are not there for us. It seems when things are going well that our relationships appear close, but then when difficult times come those relationships seem to fade. They do not come around as often as they used to or have any contact as they did in the past. It seems that the difficulty keeps them away and has changed our relationship from being close to being distant or not longer existent. But, may we rejoice in knowing…

PERSECUTION & JUSTICE As he was approaching Damascus on this mission, a light from heaven suddenly shone down around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul! Saul! Why are you persecuting me?” “Who are you, lord?” Saul asked. And the voice replied, “I am Jesus, the one you are persecuting! Acts 9:3-5 Those who do not know the Lord Jesus Christ need to understand that when they persecute followers of Jesus they are persecuting Jesus Himself. This is a very serious offense! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYbX-3_a98U “For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed.…

MAKE DISCIPLES! And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man? Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus. And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into…

REPENT! Repent of your wickedness and pray to the Lord. Perhaps he will forgive your evil thoughts, for I can see that you are full of bitter jealousy and are held captive by sin. —Acts 8:22-23 Sin is not to have dominion over the follower of Jesus Christ — “For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace” (Romans 67:14). Is there something in your life or mine that we need to repent of? 3340 metanoéō (from 3326 /metá, “changed after being with” and 3539 /noiéō, “think”) – properly, “think differently after,” “after a change of mind”; to repent (literally, “think…

STIFFED-NECKED You stiff-necked people! Your hearts and ears are still uncircumcised. You are just like your ancestors: You always resist the Holy Spirit! —Acts 7:51 STIFF-NECKED stif’-nekt (qesheh `oreph, literally, “hard of neck”): As it is figuratively used, both in the Old Testament and in the New Testament, the word means “stubborn,” “untractable,” “not to be led.” The derivation of the idea was entirely familiar to the Jews, with whom the ox was the most useful and common of domestic animals. It was especially used for such agricultural purposes as harrowing and plowing (Judges 14:18; 1 Corinthians 9:9). The plow was usually drawn by two oxen. As the plowman required…