God Knowledge

God’s Word says:

I will exalt You, my God the King; I will praise Your name for ever and ever. Every day I will praise You and extol Your name for ever and ever.

GREAT IS THE LORD and MOST WORTHY OF PRAISE: His Greatness no-one can fathom. One generation will commend Your works to another; they will tell of Your mighty acts. They will speak of the glorious splendour of Your Majesty, and I will meditate (think) on Your wonderful works. They will tell of the Power of Your awesome works, and I will proclaim Your great deeds. They will celebrate Your abundant goodness and joyfully sing of Your Righteousness.

The Lord is Gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and Rich in LOVE. The Lord is good to all; He has compassion on all He has made. All You have made will praise You, O Lord; Your saints (believers in Christ) will extol You. They will tell of the Glory of Your Kingdom and speak of Your Might, so that all men may know of Your mighty acts and the glorious splendour of Your Kingdom. Your Kingdom is an Everlasting Kingdom, and Your Dominion endures through all generations. 

The Lord is Faithful to all His promises and Loving towards all He has made. The Lord upholds all those who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down. The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food at the proper time. You open Your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing.

The Lord is Righteous in all His ways and Loving towards all He has made. The Lord is near to ALL WHO CALL ON HIM, to all who call on Him in Truth. He fulfills the desires of those who FEAR Him; He hears their cry and SAVES them. The Lord watches over all who Love Him, but all the wicked He will destroy.

My mouth will speak in praise of the Lord. Let every creature praise His Holy name for ever and ever. (Psalm 145)

God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son (Jesus Christ), that whoever BELIEVES in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him (Jesus Christ). (John 3v14-17)

Jesus says, "Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near ". (Mathew 4v17)

God’s Word says:

I (Jesus), tell you the truth, My (our) Father will give you whatever you ask in My Name. Until now you have not asked for anything in My (Jesus’s) Name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete. (John 16v23, 24)

With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints (the children of God). Jesus prayed for Himself, for all His Disciples and for all believers. (John 17), (Ephesians 6v18)

I urge, then, first of all, that prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone – for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Saviour, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom for all men – the testimony given in its proper time. (1 Timothy 2v1-6)

When I (The Lord), shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command locusts to devour the land or send a plague among my people, if My people who are called by My Name, will humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. (2Chronicles 7v13,14)

Also, seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I (The Lord), have carried you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper. (Jeremiah 29v7)

I (The Lord), tell you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. (Mathew 5v43-48).

For I (The Lord), know the plans for you, declares The Lord, “ plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me and I will listen to you. You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart.” (Jeremiah 29v11-13)

God’s Word says:

“I know the plans I have for you”, declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart. (Jeremiah 29v11-13)

Consider it pure joy, my brothers/sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

Blessed is the man/woman who perseveres under trial, because when he/she has stood the test, he/she will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.

My dear brothers/sisters, take note of this:  Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for a person’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent, and humbly accept the Word planted in you, which can save you.

Do not merely listen to the Word and so deceive yourselves. Do what is says! Anyone who listens to the Word but does not do what it says is like a man/woman who looks at his/her face in a mirror and, after looking at themselves, goes away and immediately forgets what he/she looks like. But the person who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he/she has heard, but doing it – he/she will be blessed in what they do.

If anyone considers themselves religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on their tongue, they deceive themselves and their religion is worthless. Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. (James 1v2-4; v12; v19-27)

Wake up! Strengthen what remains, and is about to die, for I have not found your deeds complete in the sight of my /our God. Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; obey it and repent, in Jesus name. But if you do not wake up I (Jesus), will come like a thief, and you will not know at what time I will come to you. They who have an ear, let them hear what the Spirit says to them. (Revelation 3v2, 3)

God’s Word says:

To You, O Lord, I lift up my soul; in You I trust, O my God. Do not let me be put to shame, nor let my enemies triumph over me. No one whose hope is in You will ever be put to shame, but they will be put to shame who are treacherous without excuse.

Show me Your ways, O Lord, teach me Your paths; guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are God my Saviour, and my hope is in You all day long. Remember O Lord, Your great mercy and love, for they are from of old. Remember not the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways; according to Your love remember me, for You are good, O Lord.

Good and upright is the Lord; therefore He instructs sinners in His ways. He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them His way. All the ways of the Lord are loving and faithful for those who keep the demands of His covenant. For the sake of Your name, O Lord, forgive my iniquity, though it is great. Who then, is the man that fears the Lord? He will instruct him in the way chosen for him. He will spend his days in prosperity, and his descendants will inherit the land. The Lord confides in those who fear Him; He makes His covenant known to them. My eyes are ever on the Lord, for only He will release my feet from the snare.

Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted. The troubles of my heart have multiplied; free me from my anguish. Look upon my affliction and my distress and take away all my sins. See how my enemies have increased and how fiercely they hate me! Guard my life and rescue me; let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in You. May integrity and uprightness protect me, because my hope is in You.

Redeem Israel, O God, from all their troubles!  (Psalm 25).

May the Lord bless you and keep you; may the Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you; may the Lord turn His face towards you and give you peace, in Jesus Name and may He encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word, Amen. 

God’s Word says:

Since Christ suffered in His body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because he who has suffered in his body is done with sin. As a result, he does not live the rest of his earthly life for evil human desires, but rather for the Will of God. For you have spent enough time in the past doing what pagans choose to do – living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing and detestable idolatry. They think it strange that you do not plunge with them into the same flood of dissipation, and they heap abuse on you. But they will have to give account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead. For this is the reason the gospel was preached even to those who are now dead, so that they might be judged according to men in regard to the body, but live according to God in regard to the Spirit.

The end of all things is near. Therefore, be clear minded and self-controlled so that you can pray. Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms. If anyone speaks, he should do it as one speaking the very words of God. If anyone serves, he should do it with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.

Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice that you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when His glory is revealed. If you are insulted because of the Name of Christ, you are blessed, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. If you suffer, it should not be as a murderer or thief or any kind of criminal, or even as a meddler. However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name. For it is time for judgement to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who do not obey the gospel of God? And, “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, What will become of the ungodly and the sinner?“ (Proverbs 11v31)

So then, those who suffer according to God’s Will should commit themselves to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.

- 1 Peter 4

God’s Word says:

God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes In Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son (Jesus Christ – our Lord and Saviour).

This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men love/d darkness instead of light because their deeds were (are) evil.

Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.

But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God. (John 3v16-21)

As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man (Jesus). For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man (Jesus). Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. (Mathew 24v37-39; v42).

Jesus is the way and the truth and the life! No one comes to the Father except through Him. The Spirit and the bride say, “ Come!”.  And let him who hears say, “ Come “.  Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life. Amen. (John 14v6 and Revelations 22v17).

God’s Word says:

Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-think about such things. (Philippians 4v8).

Jesus said, “ Now is the Son of Man glorified and God is glorified in Him. If God is glorified in Him, God will glorify the Son in Himself, and will glorify Him at once. (John 13v31, 32).

The heavens declare the glory of God (His greatness); the skies proclaim the work of His hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge. There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard. Their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.

In the heavens He has pitched a tent for the sun, which is like a bridegroom coming forth from his pavilion, like a champion rejoicing to run his course. It rises at one end of the heavens and makes its circuit to the other; nothing is hidden from its heat.

The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple. The precepts of the Lord are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the Lord are radiant, giving light to the eyes. The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever.

The ordinances of the Lord are sure AND ALTOGETHER RIGHTEOUS. They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb. By them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward. (Psalm 19 )

 Who can discern his errors? Forgive my hidden faults. Keep your servant also from wilful sins; may they not rule over me. Then will I be blameless, innocent of great transgression.

May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O Lord, my (our) Rock and my (our) Redeemer. (Psalm 19). In Jesus Name, Amen. 

God’s Word says:

Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and LIVE A LIFE OF LOVE, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God’s holy people. Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving. For of this, you can be sure: No immoral, impure or greedy person - such a man is an idolater - has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God’s, wrath comes on those who are disobedient. Therefore, do not be partners with them.

For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth) and FIND OUT WHAT PLEASES THE LORD. Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for it is light that makes everything visible. That is why it is said:

                                            “Wake up, O sleeper,

                                              Rise from the dead,

                                        And Christ will shine on you.”

Be very careful, then, how you live-not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore, do not be foolish, but UNDERSTAND WHAT THE LORD’S WILL IS.

Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.

Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. (Ephesians 4v17-32; 5v1-21)

So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised. For in just a very little while, “HE who is coming will come and will not delay. But My righteous one will live by faith. And if he shrinks back, I will not be pleased with him”.

But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who believe and are saved. (Hebrews 10v35-39) Amen.

God’s Word says:

“A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants. Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop-a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown. He who has ears, let him hear”.

The meaning of the parable: When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path. What was sown on rocky places is the man who hears the Word and at once receives it with joy. But since he has no root, he lasts only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away. What was sown among the thorns is the man who hears the Word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke it, making it unfruitful. But what was sown on good soil is the man who hears the word and understands it. He produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown (productive and effective). (Mathew 13v1-23)

My son (daughter), pay attention to what I (the Lord) say; listen closely to My Words. Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart; for they are life to those who find them and health to a man/woman’s whole body.

Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.

Put away perversity from your mouth; keep corrupt talk far from your lips. Let your eyes look straight ahead, fix your gaze directly before you. Make level paths for your feet and take only ways that are firm. Do not swerve to the right or the left; keep your foot from evil. (Proverbs 4v20-27)

May the Lord encourage your hearts and unite you in His love so that you all may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that you may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge, in Jesus Name. Amen.

God’s Word says:

I am the true vine and My Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in Me (Jesus) that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit He trims clean so that it will be even more fruitful.

You are already clean because of the Word I have spoken to you.

Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me.

I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man (or woman) remains in Me and I in him/her, they will bear much fruit; apart from Me you can do nothing.

If anyone does not remain in Me, he/she is like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given to you. This is My Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit (productive), showing yourselves to be My disciples.

As the Father has loved Me, so have I loved you. Now remain in My love. If you obey  My commands, you will remain in My love, just as I have obeyed My Father’s commands and remain in His love. I have told you this so that My joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.

My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no-one than this, that one lay down His life for His friends. You are My friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from My Father I have made known to you. You did not choose Me, but I chose you to go and bear fruit – fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in My name (Jesus). This is My command: Love each other. (John 15v1-17).

May the Lord bless you and keep you; and may He make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you; and may the Lord turn His face towards you and give you peace, in Jesus name. Amen.

God’s Word says:

1. Give to those in need. (Mathew 6v1-4; 6v19-24)

2. Be honest in all your dealings. (Proverbs 13v7, 11; Proverbs 10v2, 16)

3. Think carefully before spending. (Proverbs 17v16, 18)

4. Live wisely. (Ephesians 5v15-17; 2 Timothy 3v1-5)

5. Be faithful in marriage and free from the love of money. (Hebrews 13v4-6; 2 Timothy 2v22)

6. Be free from the love of money. (Ecclesiastes 5v8-10; 1 Timothy 6v10)

7. Work. (2 Thessalonians 3v6-13; Proverbs 12v11)

8. Do not be lazy. (Proverbs 12v24; Proverbs 14v23; Proverbs 10v4)

NOTE: In the book of Proverbs (Chapters 1 to 31), you will read many words of Wisdom for right living.

9. Pay your taxes. (Mathew 22v15-22)

10. Love. (Mathew 22v34-40)

May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours (and the Lord) does for you. May He strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all His holy ones. (1 Thessalonians 4v12-13)

God’s Word says:

1. Buy only what is needed. (Exodus 16)

2. Save for a rainy day. (Genesis 41v41-57)

3. Make the most of what you have. (Mathew 25v14-27)

4. Pay your debt and be loving and kind to everyone. (Romans 13v8)

5. Be an example to others around you. (1Peter 5v2-4)

6. Live a clean life. (Colossians 3)

7. Do not be greedy. (Mathew 6v19-21; Revelation 17 and 18)

8. Be content with what you have. (1 Timothy 6v3-10)

9. Seek first His kingdom and His Righteousness. (Mathew 6v33)

10. Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.

And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. (Colossians 3v16,17).

God’s Word says:

I lift up my eyes to the hills-

Where does my help come from?

My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.

He will not let your foot slip-

He who watches over you will not slumber;

Indeed, He who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.

The Lord watches over you-

The Lord is your shade at your right hand;

The sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night.

The Lord will keep you from all harm-

He will watch over your life;

The Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and evermore.(Psalm 121). And,

May our God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus, so that with one heart and mouth you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ and, may our God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit, in Jesus Name. Amen. (Romans 15v5, 6; 13).

God's Word says:

Sing joyfully to the Lord, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise Him. Praise the Lord with the harp; make music to Him on the ten-stringed lyre. Sing to Him a new song; play skilfully and shout for joy!

For the Word of the Lord is right and true; He is faithful in all He does. The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of His unfailing love.

By the Word of the Lord were the heavens made, their starry host by the breath of His mouth.  He gathers the waters of the sea into jars; He puts the deep into storehouses. Let the earth Fear the Lord; let all the people of the world revere Him. For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.

The Lord foils the plans of the nations; He thwarts the purposes of the peoples. But the plans of the Lord stand firm forever, the purposes of His heart through all generations.

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people He chose for His inheritance. From heaven the Lord looks down and sees all mankind; from His dwelling-place He watches all who live on earth-He who forms the hearts of all, who considers everything they do.

No king is saved by the size of his army; no warrior escapes by his great strength. A horse is a vain hope for deliverance; despite all its great strength it cannot save. But the eyes of the Lord are on those who Fear Him, on those whose hope is in His unfailing love, to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.

We wait in hope for the Lord; He is our help and our shield. In Him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in His Holy name. (Psalm 33).

May Your unfailing love rest upon us, O Lord, even as we put our hope in You, in Jesus Name, Amen.

God’s Word says:

Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness… (Mathew 6v33)

Jesus said to the devil when he was tempting Him, “Away from Me, satan!  For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only’”. (Mathew 4v10)

You shall have no other gods before me;

Hear, o Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength;

Fear the Lord your God, serve Him only and take your oaths in His name. Do not follow other gods, the gods of the people around you. (Deuteronomy 5v7; 6v4, 5, 13, 14)

“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” Jesus replied: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” (Mathew 22v36-40)

Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every deed into judgement, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil. (Ecclesiastes 12v13, 14)

I beseech you, neighbour, Return to our God through Jesus Christ our Saviour, while it is still light and receive eternal life, forgiveness and freedom, in Jesus Name. Amen.

God’s Word says:

An illustration of our inner turmoil: I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do-this I keep doing…. So I find this law at work: When I want to do good, evil is right there with me. For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; but I see another law at work in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within my members. What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?

Thanks be to God – through Jesus Christ our Lord! (Romans 7v15-25).

Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace… (Romans 8).

For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. (2 Corinthians 10v3-6).

Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers/sisters throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings.

And the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will Himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. To Him be the Power for ever and ever. Amen (1Peter 5v8-11).

Therefore, I urge you, brothers/sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – which is your spiritual worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s Will is – His good, pleasing and perfect Will. (Romans 12v1, 2).

Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men/women of courage; be strong. Do everything in love! Be Christ-like in all His Righteousness and Grace. In JESUS Name, amen.

God’s Word says:

Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, unless a man/woman is born of water and the Spirit, he/she cannot enter the Kingdom of God. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to the spirit.You should not be surprised at My saying, You must be born again. (John 3v5-8; Romans 10v8-15; Acts 2v38-39).

A time is coming and has now come when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshippers the Father seeks. God is Spirit, and His worshippers must worship in spirit and truth. (John 4v23-24).

And you also were included in Christ when you heard the Word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in Him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession-to the praise of His Glory. (Ephesians 1v13-14).

We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature - God’s secret wisdom… which God has revealed to us by His Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God…. This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words. The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned… (1 Corinthians 2v1-16).

Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death. For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the sinful nature, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering. And so He condemned sin in sinful man, in order that the righteous requirements of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the sinful nature but according to the Spirit...

Those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God… and, more than conquerors! (Romans 8).

I pray that God will lead you to a Godly sorrow and repentance and that you will be led to be born again (of the Spirit), that you will have life by the Spirit of God, through Christ Jesus! Amen.

God’s Word says:

Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. But each in his own turn: Christ, the first fruits; then, when HE comes, those who belong to Him.

But someone may ask, “how are the dead raised” With what kind of body will they come?” God gives it a body as He has determined. All flesh is not the same: Men have one kind of flesh, animals have another, birds another and fish another. There are also heavenly bodies and there are earthly bodies; but the splendour of the heavenly bodies is one kind, and the splendour of the earthly bodies is another.

If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. So it is written: The first man Adam became a living being, the last Adam (Christ), a life-giving spirit. The spiritual did not come first, but the natural, and after that the spiritual. The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second man from heaven. As was the earthly, so are those who are of the earth; and as is the man from heaven, so also are those who are of heaven. And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so shall we bear the likeness of the man from heaven.

I declare to you, brothers/sisters, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. Listen, I tell you a mystery: we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed-in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.

Death has been swallowed up in victory! The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ! (1 Corinthians 15).

I urge you, come back to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning ; for there are some who are ignorant of God-I say this to your shame. Be born again, so that you may see the kingdom of God – so that the Spirit will give birth to the spirit! (see John 3v3,5-8; Romans 10v8-15).                        

God’s Word says:

Scripture declares that the whole world is a prisoner of sin, so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe. (Galatians 3v22 ).

Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a Son, and will call Him Immanuel (Jesus/God with us-Isaiah 7v14; Mathew 1v22,23; Luke 2v11).

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him. (John 3v16,17).

Then Jesus cried out, “When a man believes in Me, he does not believe in Me only, but in the One who sent Me. When he looks at Me, he sees the One who sent Me. I have come into the world as a light, so that no-one who believes in Me should stay in darkness…”. (John 12v44-46).

Who is it that overcomes the world?  Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God. (1John 5v5).

But now a righteousness from God apart from the law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the Glory of God, and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. God presented Him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in His blood. He did this to demonstrate His justice, because in His forbearance He had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished – He did it to demonstrate His justice at the present time, so as to be just and the One who justifies the man who has faith in Jesus. (Romans 3v21-26).

Now to Him who is able to establish you by my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery hidden for long ages past, but now revealed and made known through the prophetic writings by the command of the eternal God, so that all nations might believe and obey Him – to the only wise God be glory for ever through Jesus Christ! Amen. Romans 16v25-27).

The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news!

God’s Word says:

Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the sinful nature. (Romans 13v14).

Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all.

Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. (Colossians 3v9-14.)

Clothe yourselves with humility towards one another, because, God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that He may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you. (1 Peter 5v5-7).

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. Put on the full armour of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. (Ephesians 6v10-18).

Remain in Me (Jesus), and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the Vine-Jesus is the true vine and His Father is the gardener. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me. (John 15v1-17).

So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in Him, rooted and built up in Him, strengthened in the faith, and overflowing with thankfulness. (Colossians 2v6, 7).

I urge you, to be reconciled to God through Jesus Christ, that you may have life in abundance - for without Him you are going no-where!

Let us delight greatly in the Lord; our soul rejoices in our God. For He has clothed us with garments of salvation and arrayed us in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. For as the soil makes the sprout come up and a garden causes seeds to grow, so the Sovereign Lord will make righteousness and praise spring up before all nations. (Isaiah 61v10, 11), in Jesus name, Amen.

Dictionary meaning of Hell/Sheol: abode of dead or damned; place or state of misery; eternal separation from God; eternal fire; eternal punishment/prison. Hades: abode of departed spirits.

God’s Word says:

Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgement, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for Him. (Hebrews 9v27, 28).

I (Jesus) am the Living One; I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades. (Revelation 1v18).

Then I (John) saw a great white throne and Him who was seated on it. Earth and sky fled from His Presence, and there was no place for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of Life.

The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what he had done. Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. If anyone’s name was not found written in the book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire. (Revelation 20v11-15).

See also, Jude v5-7; 2 Thessalonians 1v8-10; 2 Peter 2v4-10; 1 Peter 3v17-20.

We must pay more careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. For if the message spoken by angels was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment, how shall we escape if we ignore such a great salvation? (Hebrews 2v1, 2).

But do not forget this one thing, dear friends:  With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. (2 Peter 3v8, 9).                                                            

God’s word says:

Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgement, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for Him. (Hebrews 9v27, 28)

Jesus will return in the same way that He left. (Acts 1v1-11)

At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory. And He will send His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. (Mathew 24v30, 31; see all of Mathew 24)

The Lord will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore encourage each other with these words. (1 Thessalonians 4v13-18)

No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father (God). As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man (Jesus). For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come - be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect Him. (Mathew 24v36-39; 42,44)

Now, brothers (and sisters), about times and dates we do not need to write to you, for you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. (1 Thessalonians 5v1, 2-11)

Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with Me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life. (Revelation 22v12, 13; 17)

My prayer is that you will seek the Lord while He may be found; call on Him while He is near. Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts. Let him turn to the Lord, and He will have mercy on him, and to our God, for He will freely pardon, in Jesus Name. Amen.

God’s word says:

Because of the increase of wickedness, the LOVE of most will grow cold, but he who stands firm (in the Lord) to the end will be saved. (Mathew 24 v12,13)

Anyone who LOVES his father or mother more than ME is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me, and anyone who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. (Mathew 10v37-39)

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not LOVE, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not LOVE, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not LOVE, I gain nothing.

LOVE is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. LOVE does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes always persevere. LOVE NEVER FAILS… (1 Corinthians 13v1-8)

Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to LOVE one another, for he who loves his fellow man has fulfilled the law. The commandments-“do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not covet”, and whatever other commandments there may be, are summed up in this one rule: “LOVE your neighbour (everyone) as yourself”. LOVE does no harm to its neighbour. Therefore, LOVE is the fulfilment of the law. (Romans 13v8-10. See also, Mathew 22v36-40)

And do this, understanding the present time. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armour of LIGHT. Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery (indulgence in, or prevalence of sensual habits), not in dissention (discord arising from difference in opinion), and jealousy. Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the sinful nature. (Romans 13v11-14)

And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ – to the glory and praise of God. (Philippians 1v9-11)

May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the LOVE of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all, in Jesus Name. Amen.

God’s Word says:

“Our Father in Heaven, hallowed be your name, your Kingdom come, your Will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. For yours is the Kingdom and the power and the Glory, for ever and ever, in Jesus Name, amen.” (Mathew 6v9, 10, 13)

Whoever acknowledges Me (Jesus) before men, I will also acknowledge him before My Father in Heaven. But whoever disowns me before men, I will disown him before My Father in Heaven. (Mathew 10v32, 33)

This is how God showed His love among us: He sent his one and only (begotten) Son into the world that we might live through Him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in him and he in God. And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. (Mathew 4v9, 10, 15)

Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves the child as well. This is love for God: to obey His commands. And His commands are not burdensome, for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world even our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God . And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. (1 John5v1-5, 11, 12)

“Because he loves ME, says the Lord, I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges My name. He will call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honour him. With long life will I satisfy him and show him My salvation.” (Psalm 91v14-16)

We thank you Holy Father God for your everlasting love and your goodness, which leads us to repentance, in Jesus Name. Amen. 

God’s Word says:

God demonstrates His own love for us in this; while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5v8)

Greater love has no-one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. (John 15v13,14)

Because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy , made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions (sin) - it is by grace you are (have been) saved. For it is by grace you have (are) been saved, through faith - and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no-one can boast. (Ephesians 2v4,5; 8,9)

Christ is the mediator of a new covenant (the blood of this covenant is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins Mathew 26 v27, 28), that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance - now that He has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant. Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgement , so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for Him. (Hebrews 9 v 15, 27, 28)

Jesus says: "It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, The Beginning and the End. To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life." (Revelation 21 v 6)

Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light. (Mathew 11 v 28 - 30)

Thank God for His blessed Mercy, Grace and Love - for the Lord takes delight in His people; He crowns the humble with Salvation. Praise God! 

God's word says:

The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned. For us a child is born, to us a son (Jesus) is given and the government will be on His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on Davids throne (all Israel) and over His Kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The Zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this. (Isaiah 9v2,6,7 ).

Jesus says;  “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always to the very end of the age. (Mathew 28v18-20).”

I tell you the truth no one can enter the Kingdom of God unless he is born of water (natural birth / water baptism), and the Spirit (born from above – through Jesus). (John 3v1-21)

Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshippers will worship the Father in Spirit and Truth, for they are the kind of worshippers the Father seeks. God is Spirit, and His worshippers must worship in Spirit and Truth. (John 4v23,24 ).

Jesus declares that HE gives us eternal life, and that we shall never perish.  (John 10v28).  People perish because they refuse to love the truth and so be saved. (2 Thessalonians 2v10b). The Lord is patient with you not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. (2 Peter 3v9).

For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come. This is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance – that we have put our hope in the living God who is the Saviour of all men/women, and especially of those who believe. (1 Timothy 4v8-10).

Choose this day whom you will serve – this is your future!

God’s word says:

In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The Word became flesh (Jesus) and made His dwelling among us.

We have seen His glory, the glory of the Only Begotten Son who came from the Father, full of Grace and Truth.

No one has ever seen God, but God the Only Begotten Son who is at the Father's side, has made Him known.

JOHN 1v1; v14; v18

I (Jesus) and the Father are one.

JOHN 10v30

Jesus is called E(I)mmanuel – which means, “"God with us"

MATHEW 1v18-25 

Jesus is:

• The Life and the Light of men; 
• The Grace and the Truth;
• The Lamb of God and the Son of God;               
• The Messiah (that is, the Christ);
• Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of Joseph ;
• Rabbi (teacher ), Son of God and King of Israel);
• The Son of Man.
• JOHN 1v4,v17,v29,34,v41,v45,v49,v51

God so loved the world that He gave His One and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him… the Father loves the Son and has placed everything in his hands. Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on him.

JOHN 3v16,17; v35,36 

I beseech you all to REPENT,  for the Kingdom of Heaven is near!

God’s word says:

Jesus is the way the truth and the life. No one comes to the father except through me...

JOHN 14v6

Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved...

ACTS 4v12                   

Christ is the end of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.

ROMANS 10v4

If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile - the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, for, everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved!

ROMANS 10v8-13

My prayer is that by God’s grace, all may come out of the darkness and into God’s gracious light ... That God will deliver you from evil, turn you from the error of your ways and turn you back to him, through Jesus Christ ... that all will be saved, and will come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.

Amen.    

God’s word says:

There is no faithfulness, no love no acknowledgement of God in the land...

HOSEA 4v1

God's people perish for lack of knowledge (of God and his word)...

HOSEA 4v6

To fear the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and descipline...

PROVERBS 1v7  

I urge all God's creations to turn away from their own ways - turn back to our God and Father, through Jesus Christ our Lord and saviour and ... Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness and all these things will be given as well, in Jesus name.

MATHEW 6v33