Is God Real To You?

 Thought for Today - January 6, 2023 

Is God Real To You?

 By: Robert A. Searles 

 Is God real in your life? What, or who do you really think God is? Is God an intricate part of you as an individual? Is God as much a part of you as your breathing, or your heartbeat, or your walking and moving about? Is God just an ideal; a good idea? Is God just a philosophy of life that we pick from a book? Is God just a psychological means of control to keep us from doing immoral things? Is God just a good thought that we think about for a few moments each day, and then close the book and put it on the shelf for another day, or until something bad or unpleasant happens to us for which we have no answer, and we recognize that we need wisdom beyond ourselves? What and who is God to you as an individual?

 God's word teaches us that God is a spirit, a supernatural invisible spirit. They that worship God must worship him in spirit. God's word teaches us that the supernatural invisible spirit of God manifested himself in the person and body of Jesus of Nazareth while he was on earth. Jesus ascended into heaven after his resurrection, and sent the Holy Spirit to literally live in our bodies. If we choose and desire to have it so, God the Holy Spirit will clean our house and literally, as a matter of fact, actually take up residence in our bodies. At this point it is God himself living in us to will and to do of his good pleasure. If we choose to have it so, it will be God himself in us creating our wants and desires, and it will be God himself in us controlling our thoughts and the very movements of our bodies. 

 If God is really living in us, we don't really have to set up a lot of rules and regulations for ourselves, because it will be God himself that will be in control., We have to grasp the principle that we were made and designed to be the house and temple of God the place where God lives, and walks, and has his being. Of course , before God can live in us, we must be changed, we must be born again through faith in the finished work of the Lord Jesus Christ, and we must willingly yield ourselves and open the door so that the Holy Spirit can move in and take charge.

 Where do you go for counsel? Do you look to people, someone whom you admire for their great intellectual capacities, or do you look within yourselves, to the Holy Spirit of God who dwells and lives in each one of his born again children? 

 “”Woe to the rebellious children, saith the Lord, that take counsel, but not of me; and that covereth with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin that walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt. Isaiah 30: 1,2 .

 Did it ever occur to you that if you look to a person for counsel, even though that person may be a child of God, and even though that person may be much admired for his outward appearance and apparent service to the Lord, he may not be completely yielded himself to the spirit of God, and so be limited as to the wisdom he has from God? God want us to look to no person for counsel. He wants us to come directly to the throne of grace and seek his wisdom and counsel.

 Do we pitch our tents, as Lot did, so that we can look toward Sodom? Have we separated ourselves unto God, just enough, so that if we wanted to, it would not be too difficult to take a walk down into Egypt, as it were, which is typical of the world of sin and bondage from which we came. Are we prone to trust in the shadow of Egypt? Do we say that we love and trust God, but after all when we get hungry we must run after the things of the world to get satisfied? 

 When we trust in men, and in the world system, and have no real vital relationship with the living God who wants to live and walk and abide in us, then no wonder we have no power, and are frustrated and confused.

 “Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.”Isaiah 30: 3 

Telehelp Publications Christian Literatrure Ministry 

                                   Psalm 26: 7

Are You Saved?

 Thought for Today - January 7, 2023

 Are You Saved? 

By: Robert A.Searles

 Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. Christ Jesus came into the world to save me, and Christ Jesus came into the world to save you. Are you saved? If you cannot say with absolute assurance that you are saved and know for sure that you will go to heaven when you die, then it is absolutely true, according to the teaching of the Holy Scriptures, the Holy Bible, that you are still lost, and if you are still lost when you die, you will spend eternity in hell forever with all its' misery and torments, separated from all that is pure and lovely, and righteous, apart from the presence of God forever. The apostle Paul, writing to Timothy said:

 “This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptance that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners: of whom I am chief.” 1 Timothy 1:15.

 If the apostle Paul declared himself to be chief of sinners, where does that leave each of us? This should convince each of us that we are lost and need a Savior.We have a Savior provided for us if we will believe him; accept and believe his word when he, through the scriptures, warns us of our fate if we make the wrong choices concerning him.

 “As it is written, there is none righteous, no, not one: there is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.” Romans 3: 10-12. 

 “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” Romans 3: 23. 

 God in his love for us has offered us a remedy for this condition by offering to us by his mercy and grace, his own righteousness through Christ. 

 “Therefore, by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets, even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe.” Romans 3: 20-22 

 Otherwise: if we refuse God's offer of salvation through Christ – then -”The wages of sin is death. But the gift of God is eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Romans 6: 23.

 If we choose to receive wages for our sinful works, then we receive eternal death; but if we would rather rely on the free gift of God, and denounce our sinful works and our own righteousness as “filthy rags”, and acknowledge that Christ paid our sin debt with his blood and sacrifice for us, then we are freely given life eternal. 

 “And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the son of man be lifted up: that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned; but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten son of God. And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deedes were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, that his deeds should be reproved; but he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought of God.” John 3: 14-21 

 “He that believeth on the son hath everlasting life, and he that believeth not the son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.” John 3: 36.

 “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. “ 1 John 1: 10. “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1: 9 

 How about it? Are you saved? Will you choose life or death? Will you choose light or darkness? Will you choose Christ or the Devil? Don't be deceived, if you do not choose to accept the love of Christ and his finished work on the cross for your eternal salvation, then you have automatically chosen the Devil and will be condemend with him in hell forever according to the word of God.

 Telehelp Publications Christian Literature Ministry 

                                   Psalm 26: 7 

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Walking With God

 

Thought for Today - December 31, 2022

Walking With God

 By: Robert A. Searles

 Fellow Christians, let us examine ourselves, are we walking each day with God? Is he our constant companion wherever we go, and whatever we do? Do we go anywhere, or do anything that we could not go or do with the companionship of God? Are we really walking with God, or is he just tagging along behind because we have put ourselves, and other things ahead of him? 

 He has promised never to leave us, nor forsake us; but are we guilty of ignoring his presence with us, because sometimes we want to indulge ourselves; we want to go places, and do things, and be involved in things that we know God will not be a part of because he is Holy and righteous.? 

 “Enoch walked with God for three hundred years and begat sons and daughters, and all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty five years; and Enoch walked with God and he was not for God took him.” According to Genesis 5: 22,23,24. 

Three hundred years is a long time to walk with God, but God and Enoch must have had a glorious time together, because their relationship was so intimate that Enoch was the first person to be raptured. (or caught away). One day God and Enoch were so involved in each others company, that suddenly Enoch was not, for God took him. 

 God gives special favors and privileges and honors to those who will choose to walk with him, to deny self, and to forsake places, and things, and companions that are not pleasing to God. 

 “Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord. Noah was a just man and perfect in all his generations, and Noah walked with God.” Genesis 6: 8, 9. 

 Noah was given the honor of preserving life on planet earth during the flood. To walk with God, we must agree with God in all points.

 “Can two walk together except they be agreed?” He that would walk with God must believe and agree that he is, and that he is a rewarder of all those who diligently seek him. Without faith it is impossible to please God. To walk with God, we must agree with God when he says: “there is none righteous, no, not one.” Romans 3: 10. And, “All have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” Romans 3: 23. And, “The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is everlasting life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”Romans 6: 23 . To walk with God we must agree with God that these words apply to us, and declare with Paul, that we are chief among sinners, but the blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us from all sin.

 “For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” John 3:16.

 To walk with God, we must agree with God that our standing with him does not come as a result of our good works, or our own righteousness, but “By grace are ye saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, not of works, lest any man should boast.” Ephesians 2: 8,9

 God made people in his own image to walk with him. This is our calling as the ultimate creation of God.

 “Whosoever will may come.” Jesus said. “All who come to me I will in no wise cast out. “He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God.” Micah 6: 8. 

 “For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him.” 2 Chronicles 16: 9. 

 “He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing.” Job 28: 10. 

 “The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord's throne is in heaven; his eyes behold, his eyelids try the children of men.” Psalm 11: 4. 

 “Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy, to deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.”Psalm 33: 18, 19

 “The eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers; but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.” 1 Peter 3: 12. 

 Beware, we are under constant surveillance. We are constantly being watched. Shakespeare said: “All the world is a stage and men and women merely players.” What he should have said is that men and women are like microbes under God's microscope, although God does not need a microscope to see all the hidden things of man’s heart, his eyes are sufficient. We are being watched by the Lord, and all the host of heaven, to see what our choices will be in any given situation. The Lord's eyes are searching for the person who will choose to walk humbly with him and honor him. God does not overlook anything that he finds to be precious in his sight. God is ready and pleased to reward righteousness, and faithfulness when he finds it.

 My fellow Christian, if you have been saved by the precious blood of the Lord Jesus Christ, won't you come out of hiding, as it were, and make yourself known to the world as a Christian, hating sin as God hates sin, but loving the sinner as God loves sinners. Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, and glorify God. Fellow Christian, God gives you a free will to choose good or evil, life or death. 

This old world in which we live is on its' last legs. Sin and corruption and wickedness prevail everywhere, and even our own beloved country is ripe for the judgment of God. We, who are called the children of God , must choose to walk with God moment by moment, and day by day, and put on the uniform of the redeemed child of God. As a good soldier of Jesus Christ, we must not become so entangled with the things of this life that we would be handicapped in the army of the Lord . If you have tasted and seen that the Lord is good and merciful, and that he has raised you up out of the miry pit, how can you not with gratitude, present yourselves a living sacrifice to God which is your reasonable service, that you might walk with him, and that you might be an instrument in his hand; so that he might work a good work in you and through you as he did with Enoch and Noah, and all the other saints down through the ages who chose to walk with God. 

 The bible teaches that the Lord Jesus Christ is coming again, and when he comes, he will have with him crowns and rewards for those who were willing to choose to obey him, to hear his call, and go forth to battle for his glory.

 Fellow Christian, right now as you read this message, you are of necessity making a choice. What will it be?

Tonight as this old year of 2022 dies . and as the new year if 2023 is born, would be a great time to make the right choice.

Should you be one who may be reading this, and you have never really considered your future and eternal destiny, and you have not yet believed and accepted the LORD JESUS CHRIST as your personal Lord and savior, as the new year is born,I pray that you may also be"born again"

into the family of God. 

May God bless each and every one of you who read this and. Have a happy New Year!

 

 Telehelp Publications Christian Literature Ministry

                                     Psalm 26:7

Hell Is No Joke

  Thought For Today  -  May 3, 202

Hell Is No Joke!  

By: Robert A. Searles

My  Dear Friends

I admit that this may come across as an unpopular message, and rather long, but I believe that God has laid it upon my heart to warn the wicked, my unsaved  friends, neighbors ,and loved ones, of the consequences of not taking heed to his  Word, and accepting his plan of salvation for their souls.  I have applied this message first of all to myself, and then to the world. 

I pray that you will read all the way through to the end. And if you are a "born again" Christian and love God, you will speak the truth in love, and share this message wherever you are or wherever you go.

Has anyone ever told you to “go to Hell”? Have you ever told anyone to “go to Hell”? Have you heard any “jokes” about Hell? Have you told any “jokes” about Hell? My friend, allow me to tell you and warn you, by the authority of the Word of God, the holy bible, that Hell is no joke and is not to be trifled with and taken lightly.

 Hell is a real place, even as earth is a real place, and Heaven is a real place. Hell is a place of continual fire, kindled by the anger of God: “For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest Hell and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.” Deuteronomy 32: 22.

 Hell is a place prepared by God for the devil and all the rebellious angels who followed him, and the eternal abode of all who willfully reject the love of God. “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.” Matthew 25:41.

 No one will automatically go to Heaven; but everyone WILL automatically go to Hell unless they are SAVED. There is no middle ground where we receive a second chance. Someone has rightly said: “Going to Hell requires no decision, and no reservation is necessary.”

 Unless we believe on the Lord Jesus Christ: that he is God manifested in the flesh, Emanuel, God with us, and that he came to offer himself a sacrifice to pay the penalty for our sins, and unless we confess that we are all sinners and need a Savior and recognize Jesus Christ as our redeemer and rescuer, and call upon him to have mercy upon us and save us, our destiny will be to spend eternity in that horrible, eternal place called Hell. Being in Hell forever is the natural state of mankind without God, just as cold is the natural state without heat, and darkness the natural state without light. 

 To be condemned by God and separated from him forever means Hell, indeed! The bible says: “He that believeth on him is not condemned; but he that believeth not is condemned already because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten son of God, and this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.” John 3: 18, 19 

My friend, if you would rather “hide out” as it were, in the darkness of sin, and rebellion rather than to enter into God's light of love; if you are a lover of this world rather than a lover of God, then on the authority of God's word, Hell is your inheritance forever. When our blessed Lord Jesus Christ walked on the earth, he taught and warned of the dangers of Hell fire more than the glories of Heaven. Hell is a place of continual, everlasting sorrow, grief, anguish, pain and suffering; it is a place of perpetual darkness where there is “weeping and wailing, and gnashing of teeth”, and as the scripture says: “the worm dieth not” - that is – the fire is never extinguished, the thirst is never quenched, the pain is never eased, the loneliness and despair of being forever separated from a loving God and godly loved ones is never abated. - See Matthew 8: 12 and Mark 9: 43-48. 

 “The children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness, there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth,” “If thy hand offend thee, cut it off it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into Hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into Hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched. And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire, where their worm dieth not and the fire is not quenched.” 

The Lord Jesus Christ confirmed the fact that Hell is a real place of fire and eternal punishment, and gave us warning that it is to be avoided at all cost. There is a great gulf fixed between Heaven and Hell, between the good and the evil. That gulf cannot be crossed. No one is able to go from one to the other. God is kind, and merciful and long suffering, but he has warned us that “his spirit shall not always strive with man.” Gen 6: 3

. One day God will close the doors of Heaven and all who have refused to hear his call will be shut out, and then all there is left is Hell forever. 

Today, the door of Heaven is wide open, God is calling. If you hear his voice, answer his call and be saved: “Now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.” 2 Corinthians 6: 2. 

Tomorrow may be too late. The door might be shut. In Luke's gospel chapter 16, verses 19-31, Jesus told of one who was rich in this world's goods and thought he had no need for God; but when he died he went to Hell: “And in Hell he lift up his eyes being in torments, and seeing Abraham afar off and Lazarus ( a poor beggar, who in his lifetime knew and trusted God), in his bosom, he cried and said, father Abraham have mercy on me and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue for I am tormented in this flame” Now it was too late for him to repent. The door had been closed. He was there in Hell forever, forever to be tormented. 

 Don't fool yourself, my friend. Don't play Russian roulette with your eternal destiny. Any moment could be your last on earth, and then where will you find yourself in Heaven or in Hell?

 “It is appointed unto man once to die (young or old, rich or poor), and after this the judgment.” Hebrews 9:27. Where will you stand at the judgment? If you were to die today do you have the assurance of Heaven or is the mouth of Hell gaping wide open , waiting to receive you into everlasting habitations and torment? Death is not the end of your existence, my friend, but commencement, as it were, when you are either promoted to Heaven, or consigned to Hell forever. 

 When God created you and me, he gave us a life that would go on forever. You and I will spend eternity some place, either in Heaven or in Hell. The bible says. “ It is appointed unto men once to die” (that is – our spirit is to be separated from our physical body), “ and after that the judgment.” Hebrews 9:27.

 How will you be judged when you find yourself before the judgment throne of God? Jesus said: “At the end of the world, the angels shall come forth and sever the wicked from among the just . They shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth.” Matthew 13: 49-50. .

 How will you be judged, as among the wicked or among the righteous? In the book of Revelation John tells us: “And I saw the dead, small and great stand before God; and the books were opened; and another book was opened which is the book of life; and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, every man according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and Hell delivered up the dead which were in them; and they were judged every man according to their works, and death and Hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death, and whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.” Revelation 20: 12-15. “The fearful and unbelieving and the abominable, and murderers and whore mongers, and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone which is the second death.,” Revelation 21: 8.

 My friend, is your name written in the lamb's book of life? Have your sins been forgiven? Have you believed since you heard the Word of God? Have you asked God to show you his loving kindness and tender mercies and apply the shed blood of the Lord Jesus Christ to your account so that you might be declared righteous in his sight? As you read these words and hear his voice, the opportunity is still available to you, but consider the awesome alternative that lies before you if you refuse. 

 My friend, don't expect to party with your drinking “buddies” in Hell. Hell fire always burns, but never consumes. A split second after you leave this physical body, if you find yourself in Hell, it will be a terrible unnecessary situation because God in his love and mercy has provided a way of escape from the horrors of Hell to enjoy the pardon of God forever. “I amAlpha and 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 overcometh shall inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. “Revelation 21: 6-7. 

 The good news is that God himself so loved you and me that he took upon himself human flesh in the person of Jesus Christ, and came to earth to rescue from Hell, and to save all who will believe and trust in him. “God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life.” John 3: 16. 

 “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shall be saved and thy house.” Acts 16: 31. Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. “As it is written, there is none righteous, no not one.” Romans 3: 10. “For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” Romans 3:23. “The wages of sin is death (separation from God in Hell forever), but the gift of God is everlasting life (with God forever in Heaven) Through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Romans 6: 23. “What must I do to be saved?”, the Philippian jailer asked. “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved and thy house.” Acts 16: 31 was the answer.

 My friend, while there is still time for you to avoid the horrors of Hell forever, won't you heed the warning? Hell is no joke: it is a horrible certainty for you unless you believe God, ask for his mercy , and trust in his promises. If you have read thus far in this message, if you have in your possession a copy of the Word of God, the Holy Bible, and if you have ever heard the preching of the Word of God, perhaps the Holy Spirit is tugging at your heart, even perhaps causing you to be quite uncomfortable and miserable, convicting you of the truth of what you have heard and read, and if that is so, then this is good evidence that God is drawing you to himself to be saved.

 The bible says that no one can come to Christ except the Father draws him. No one can earn salvation by any amount of good works or good intentions or good deeds, for salvation is a gift from God. “For by grace are ye saved, through faith and that not of yourselves, it is a gift of God, not of works lest any man should boast.” Ephesians 2: 8 ,9. 

 My friend, God sends no one to Hell willingly. God is not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. If you go to Hell it will be because you have trampled on the love of God and the prayers of Christian loved ones and friends, the shed blood of Jesus Christ, and the working of the Holy Spirit. Don't be a fool. “The fool hath said in his heart, there is no God.” Psalm 53: 1.

 Believe the gospel that - “Christ Jesus died for our sins according to the scriptures, and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures.” 1 Corinthians 15: 3,

 4. “Wherefore he is able to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.” Hebrews 7: 25. He is able to save all who will come to him by faith, and admit their sins and ask for his forgiveness.

 Will you dear reader consider doing this if you have not already done so, before the door is eternally closed and it is everlastingly too late, and you learn for sure that Hell is no joke because you find yourself there?

 When you have received Christ into your heart, and have become a born again child of God, confess him with your mouth. The bible says that “With the heart man believeth and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” Romans 10:10.; Tell your friends, your wife, your husband, your children, your parents and co-workers. You ought to seek the fellowship of other believers in a bible believing fundamental church where the bible, and the bible alone is the sole authority for faith and practice. You ought also, after you are saved, follow the Lord in believer's baptism as a testimony of your new life in Christ. May the Lord lead you and bless you and save you from the horrors of Hell which otherwise you will find is no joke. 

                   Telehelp Publications Christian Literature Ministry

                                                          Psalm 26:7 

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From Darkness Unto Light

 Thought for Today -  May 8, 2023

 From Darkness Unto Light 

By: Robert A. Searles

 Once I walked in spiritual darkness. I was blinded by the night around me. I could not see. I could not believe, and I had no hope. I was like the vast majority of people in the world today who walk in spiritual darkness, and without any real purpose for living and without hope. How great is that darkness which enshrouds the world in its thick cloud of evil and hopelessness and despair! 

How sad it is that so many who profess themselves to be wise in the wisdom of the world have become fools, and declare that there is no God! Some of those who are leaders in our government who claim to be highly educated and possess great qualities of leadership are walking in gross darkness and leading us astray.

 “For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.” Isaiah 9:16

 It seems that the great curtain of night has been drawn on this great land of ours. There are countless numbers of men and women, boys and girls, and young people who admittedly have no real joy, no hope, for anything better in their lives than a mere animal existence. They have been taught from birth to worship the gods of self, and money, and self esteem. Spiritual darkness causes many to stumble. 

 “The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.” Proverbs 4: 19. 

 Those who are embedded in the darkness stumble over moral issues, and not being able to discern right from wrong, make wrong decisions concerning pro-choice, resulting in the murder of millions of unborn babies by abortion. Because of spiritual darkness, many have abandoned the traditional family values of one man with one woman united together by God in holy matrimony for life. Because of spiritual darkness, bible reading and prayer has been abandoned in the government schools system and replaced with armed guards necessary to prevent children from trying to solve their problems by killing one another.

 How great is that darkness which covers our land when in the name of “policital correctness”, the name of Jesus Christ is forbidden to be mentioned , even on his own birthday, and our attention directed to some pagan god or goddess, to honor them instead, and call it a happy holiday. 

Those who persist to walk in darkness do so because they love the darkness, and they love all the evil that is present in the darkness. Because of the darkness, some people would rather spend their time in a dark dingy barroom, crying over their beer, so to speak, than to be among those who have been snatched out of the darkness and have entered into the light of eternal life.

 “But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!”Matthew 6: 23 

 “And this is the condemnation that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil.” John 3: 19

 Mankind does not have to dwell in spiritual darkness and remain in the spiritual eternal night of evil and sin, for light has come into the world. 

“The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light. They that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shinned.” Isaiah 9:2

 “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government shall be upon his shoulder; and his name shall be called wonderful, counselor, the mighty God, the everlasting Father, the Prince of peace.”Isaiah 9:6.

 Jesus Christ is the light of the world. “In him was life, and the life was the light of men.” John 1:4. 

 Dear reader, if today you are dwelling in the darkness of spiritual night, if you have no joy, no peace, no hope for an eternal future in heaven with God – reach out to the one who came into the world to snatch us out of darkness, and receive by faith the great gift of love he has offered to all who will believe and trust him. This is what Christmas is all about. When we walk in the light as he is in the light we have new spiritual sight, and we can see things by faith the way he sees them, and we come to realize that he is not willing for us to remain in darkness, but to live forever in the glory of his eternal light.