Why Do the Wicked seem to prosper?

Thought For Today - September 29, 2023
Why Do the Ungodly Seem to Prosper? 
By: Robert A. Searles
Read Psalm 73 - -

" Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped. For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wickedFor there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm. They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men. Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment. Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish. They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth. Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them. And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High? Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches. Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children. When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me; Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end. Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction. How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terror As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image. Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins. So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee. Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand. Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee.But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works." Psalm 73

 
The ungodly seem to prosper in the world - - why? Why does it seem that those who have acknowledged the sovereignty of God, and have accepted Christ as savior, having had their hearts cleansed, and having had their hands washed in innocence in the blood of Christ, seem to be plagued and chastened every morning. ?

The psalmist was complaining of this, and was tempted to envy the wicked because, on the surface, it seems that everything always went well with them, while those who were faithful and steadfast before God were being persecuted, laughed at, and suffered want.

Many so called wise men and women today, who call themselves learned scholars, deny the existence of God, and scoff at any idea of an intelligent  deity, and  in spite of their prosperity, do not acknowledge that they are set in slippery places, and will be eventually responsible to give an account to the  creator of the universe for the blessings which they have received from him, while the poor, faithful, steadfast widow, with her widow’s mite offers her all on the altar of faith, and gives glory to God for all things. Is the poor widow wiser, after all, than these learned scholars? 

 The psalmist concluded after all that the scoffers are those who who will be  cast down to destruction, and will be utterly consumed with terrors

. “Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction. How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors.” Psalm 73: 18-19.

Truly wise man and women still seek Jesus, whereas, the worldly wise with their arrogance, wealth, and education reject him; but in the end, this we know, as the psalmist has proclaimed -  “For lo, they that are far from thee shall perish; thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee. But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord God, that I may declare all his works.” Psalm 73: 27,28.

“Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them, for their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief. Through wisdom is an house builded, and by understanding it is established: and by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.” Proverbs 24: 1-4.

We must not envy the worldly wise and those who seem to prosper in their wickedness, nor should we covet his goods. We who love God and want to live by his precepts have the sure promises of God that the palaces of a wicked king will crumble and fall, but the hut, the tent, or the tabernacle of the righteous shall flourish.

“The house of the wicked shall be overthrown; but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish. There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.” Proverbs 14:11-12. 

PS; May all my readers be blessed! God loves us all! Jesus Christ died for us, and rose again to save us! Praise God!Share this gospel truth with your friends and the world. Amen!                                        

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Thought For Today - February 1 - -
Why do the ungodly seem to prosper? 
By:

 " Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.

But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.

For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

 For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm.

They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men.

 Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.

 Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.

 They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.

 They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.

 Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.

And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?

\Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.

 Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.

 For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.

When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me;

 Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.

 Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.

 How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.

 As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.

 Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.

 So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.

 Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand.

 Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.

 Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.

 My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee.

 But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works."

The ungodly seem to prosper in the world - - why? Why does it seem that those who have acknowledged the sovereignty of God, and have accepted Christ as savior, having had their hearts cleansed, and having had their hands washed in innocence in the blood of Christ, seem to be plagued and chastened every morning. ?

The psalmist was complaining of this, and was tempted to envy the wicked because, on the surface, it seems that everything always went well with them, while those who were faithful and steadfast before God were being persecuted, laughed at, and suffered want.

Many so called wise men and women today, who call themselves learned scholars, deny the existence of God, and scoff at any idea of an ine who deny God, in spite of their prosperity, are set in slippery places, and will be eventually telligent deity who is responsible for the creation and maintenance of the universe, while the poor, faithful, steadfast widow, with her widow’s mite offers her all on the altar of faith, and gives glory to God for all things. Is the poor widow wiser, after all, than these learned scholars? 

 The psalmist concluded after all that the scoffers and thoscast down to destruction, and will be utterly consumed with terrors

. “Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction. How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors.” Psalm 73: 18-19.

Truly wise man and women still seek Jesus, whereas, the worldly wise with their arrogance, wealth, and education reject him; but in the end, this we know, as the psalmist has proclaimed -  “For lo, they that are far from thee shall perish; thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee. But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord God, that I may declare all his works.” Psalm 73: 27,28.

“Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them, for their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief. Through wisdom is an house builded, and by understanding it is established: and by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.” Proverbs 24: 1-4.

We must not envy the worldly wise and those who seem to prosper in their wickedness, nor should we covet his goods. We who love God and want to live by his precepts have the sure promises of God that the palaces of a wicked king will crumble and fall, but the hut, the tent, or the tabernacle of the righteous shall flourish.

“The house of the wicked shall be overthrown; but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish. There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.” Proverbs 14:11-12.

Does God Forget Us?

 

Thought For Today - July 16, 2024
Does God Forget Us?
By: Robert A. Searles 

Read Psalm 22: 1-31.

" My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken Me? Why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring? O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent. But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel. Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them." Psalm 22: 1-4.

Even as David prayed and wondered why it was that it seemed that God had forsaken him in his times of great distress, we sometimes pose the same question.

This prayer of David was a forerunner of the prayer of Christ when he was hanging on the cross. In his humanity he cried out: "My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me?".

When we are in pain or troubles, and it seems that no help comes, does it not seem that God has forsaken us? In these times of darkness and desperation we must keep trusting and believing God and we shall be delivered.

This psalm was prophetic of that which Christ would suffer and be temporarily forsaken by God the Father when he was dying on the cross - it was for me and you and all the rest of mankind so that God our Father would  never forget or forsake us. Praise God!

God delivered David from the hand of Saul and made him a great king, and God delivered his own son, the Lord Jesus Christ from the power of the grave, and gave him power over death for all of us. So, even in darkness we must keep our faith in the promises of God and continue to live in the light of his word, and be assured that we will be delivered.

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Born of God

Thought For Today - October 4, 2023

 Born Of God. -  By: Robert A. Searles

 “Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” John 3:3.

 “Verily, verily, I say unto thee, except a man be born of water and of the spirit, he cannot see 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 again.” John 3: 5, 6, 7.

 My friend, if you cannot fully appreciate the word of God, believe its' promises, and perceive with your heart and mind all the glories, joys, and happiness of the kingdom of God; if you cannot enjoy the fellowship with God in a parent – child relationship, and experience the sense of justification and forgiveness of sins past, present, and future, perhaps it is because you have never truly been “born again” into the family of God. When Adam and Eve our first earthly parents disobeyed God at the very beginning of creation, they sold their birthright to Satan, and since then every human being that has ever been born has inherited the sin nature, and comes into the world already estranged from God. So, when we are born, we are born in the flesh only. Our spiritual life does not begin at the time of our physical birth. 

 Although God is the creator of all, he is not the father of all until his child has been conceived and born. God is spirit, he must be worshiped in spirit, and to become a child of God, we must be born in the spirit.

 “The natural man receiveth not the things of the spirit of God for they are foolishness unto him; neither can he know them because they are spiritually discerned.” 1 Corinthians 2: 14.

 In order to be born into the family of God, it is totally a work of God's grace. We must be drawn by God to hear and accept the word of God as absolute truth, and by faith believe, as it says that - “All scripture is given by inspiration of God”, and that “holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the holy ghost.” One must accept by faith that Jesus Christ is the divine son of God, and that he died for the sins of each individual person who will receive him, and that his bodily resurrection was proof that God had accepted his sacrifice in payment of their sin debt, and for the justification of all who will receive him. Intellectual knowledge is not enough. The heart must confirm by faith, that which the mind knows factually.

 The world says prove it to me, and I will believe. God says, believe me and then I will prove it to you by spiritual discernment. “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. John 3: 16, 17, 18.

 “As many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them who believe on his name, which were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” John 1: 12, 13.

 Dear reader, I invite you to believe the word of God; to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and be saved. If God is drawing you to himself, and has implanted within your heart a grain of faith as minute as the grain of mustard seed, if you are willing, by receiving the Word of God into your heart, this grain of faith will become impregnated with the word of God, and cause you to become a child of God. Then the Holy Spirit will dwell within you and cause you to know God, enjoy God, and perceive the kingdom of God, and have the assurance of eternal, everlasting life. 

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                                   Psalm 26:7 

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God Does Not Hold Grudges

Thought  For Today -  August 31, 2023  
God does not hold grudges.
By: Robert A. Searles

    "If thou, Lord shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared. I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope." Psalm 130: 3,4,5.

    Praise God! He does not hold grudges and hold our sins and wrong doing over our heads to condemn us; but he is ever ready to hear our confession and self judgment, and remember our sins no more. 

If we confess our sins he is faithful and just to forgive us of our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness, otherwise, if this were not the case, who could stand? Who would be able to serve him? Who would be able to preach and to teach? For none is worthy unless he accounts them to be worthy through his grace, and mercy and forgiveness, for -

" There is none righteous in himself, no ,not one, for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God." 

Therefore, once having brought our sins before God, and claiming the cleansing power of his shed blood, let us go our way rejoicing and sin no more.

Each new day he gives us a clean new slate upon which to write the history of our lives. Beginning today, the first day of the rest of our lives, with the strength of our forgiven, redeemed lives and  resurrected souls, let us be renewed in our mind and empowered by the Holy Spirit to go forth today to our place of duty and service and be glad, and do all that God wants us to do for him.   

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Hell is No Joke!

 

  Thought For Today  -  March 6, 2023 

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.”

The bible teaches that once we are born and die, we will exist and live forever in one of two places, Heaven or Hell,  heaven- a place of eternal joy, peace and happiness in the presence of God our father and saved loved ones, or - Hell, a place of eternal fire, a place of eternal torment and suffering, separated from the love of God, with never any escape.

 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 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. 

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                                                          Psalm 26:7

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This Man Called Jesus!

Thought For Today - August 14, 2023
This Man Called Jesus
By: Robert A. Searles

     This man called Jesus, the good shepherd, the divine son of God, our Savior and our Lord!  To him belongs all honor and glory, and majesty, and all men and women, boys and girls, and young people ought to humble themselves in his mighty presence,  and acknowledge him  as the only way to God the Father, and the only way to eternal everlasting life.

     All who have gone before him are thieves and robbers, and all  who may come after him are imposters.  Blessed be the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

  “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is no other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” Acts 4: 12

     “Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name; that at the  name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth,  and things under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God The Father.” Philippians 2: 9-11

     He came into the world to rescue the lost and to bring them safely home to God the Father, even as a good shepherd goes into the wilderness to search for the lost sheep and  finding it, brings it safely back  to the  fold.

     This man called Jesus is Christ the Lord, the good shepherd.  The good shepherd  giveth his life for the sheep.

 “He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities:  the chastisement of our peace was upon  him; and with his stripes we are healed.  All we like sheep  have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.” Isaiah 53: 5-6

     Obedient to God the  Father in every aspect of his life, setting  the example for us who have been rescued, to follow in his steps that we might grow into his image and someday in heaven, reach the ideal to be as he is.  He has given unto us who have received him by faith, eternal life, and  we shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck us out of his hand.
     He and the Father are one, and he  has so reconciled us to God, that we are also one with the  Father through him.

 Thanks be to God our Father for his unspeakable gift of his son, the Lord Jesus Christ to be our Savior,  our Lord and our shepherd.  This man called Jesus who is God incarnate.