You who have been following those mantras, have you found peace and rest for your souls? Is your life blissful? Do you feel God's presence with you?
Now hear what Jesus says in His Word!
In Deuteronomy 31:8 God spoke through Moses to Joshua, saying,
"The LORD is the one who will go before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or abandon you. Do not be afraid or discouraged."
In Matthew 28:20 Jesus promised His disciples this,
"... And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age."
Jesus has personally promised me this and till this very moment, He is with me, never left me nor has He forsaken me!
I on my part must choose to dwell in Him, love Him, serve Him and obey Him with His power and strength. Thus His promises have become 'Yes & Amen' in my life.
You who call yourself a Christian, can you safely say that Jesus is with you and He is ordering your life?
Jesus tells is in,
John 14:15,23-24
"If you love me, you will keep my commands."
And in John 14:23-24
[23] Jesus answered, "If anyone loves me, he will keep my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. [24] The one who doesn't love me will not keep my words. The word that you hear is not mine but is from the Father who sent me."
So it is clear that those who truly love Jesus will obey His every word. If one goes on living the way he likes to, is deceiving himself when he says he loves Jesus.
When you spit at your mum's face and tell her you love her, do you really love her?
Likewise telling Jesus you love Him and then continuing in your sin is like spitting on His face and mocking Him with the words, " I love you Jesus!"
Many have this wrong notion and go about saying, "I love Jesus and He loves me. I will never give up Jesus, but I cannot give up my alcoholic habits, partying with my friends and living in with my boyfriend/girlfriend. Jesus will understand."
No my friend, NO!
It does not work that way. You can only choose Jesus or the devil. You cannot choose both. If you truly love Jesus, flee from the devil and it's temptations.
In Matthew 26:41 Jesus says,
“Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
In James 4:7 God speaks through James, saying,
"Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you."
What does God's Word say about drunkards and fornicators? Look below...
In 1 Corinthians 6:9-20 the Holy Spirit speaks through Paul,
"Don't you know that the unrighteous will not inherit God's kingdom? Do not be deceived: No sexually immoral people, idolaters, adulterers, or males who have sex with males, [10] no thieves, greedy people, drunkards, verbally abusive people, or swindlers will inherit God's kingdom. [11] And some of you used to be like this. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. [12] "Everything is permissible for me," but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is permissible for me," but I will not be mastered by anything. [13] "Food is for the stomach and the stomach for food," and God will do away with both of them. However, the body is not for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. [14] God raised up the Lord and will also raise us up by his power. [15] Don't you know that your bodies are a part of Christ's body? So should I take a part of Christ's body and make it part of a prostitute? Absolutely not! [16] Don't you know that anyone joined to a prostitute is one body with her? For Scripture says, The two will become one flesh. [17] But anyone joined to the Lord is one spirit with him. [18] Flee sexual immorality! Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the person who is sexually immoral sins against his own body. [19] Don't you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, [20] for you were bought at a price. So glorify God with your body."
God's Word clearly states that drunkards and fornicators will not go to heaven. When you are truly washed by the blood of Jesus you will not go back to your former way of sinful life. By continuing to live in sin, and saying that you love Jesus, shows your unwillingness to give up the pleasures of this world.
Give up everything, give up sin, for Jesus. Only then can He and will He, bless you with things you know not of, things so undeserved, things beyond your imagination, it may not be what you desire on earth but it will benefit your soul now and for all eternity. His peace and His presence will eternally find a home in you, if you obey.
The father of the prodigal son did not run to the pig sty and live in it with his prodigal son because the son loved him. No it is the other way round.
The prodigal son left behind the pig sty and the pig's feed he was feeding on and ran to his father asking him to forgive him. He made a resolution never to go back to the pig sty or eat the pig's feed. He repented and vowed never to go back to his sinful lifestyle again.
Come to Jesus empty handed and He will fill you up. Come to Him leaving behind your past sinful life. He will cover your shame and clothe you with His righteousness.
Once you come to Him, please do not look back or turn back to your sinful ways. No one who turns back after you hear His call, is fit for His kingdom.
Jesus said in
Luke 9:62
But Jesus said to him, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God."
Come to Jesus now my child but leave everything of this world behind, including sinful relationships no matter how painful they are.
Jesus says in
Matthew 11:28
"Come to me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest."
Come now! Jesus is waiting for you!
Blessings in Jesus' name.🙌
Mary Augustine✍
27th July 2022 🔥
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