Date:
Monday,
July 27, 2015
Chapters: Isaiah 8-11
Message Title: A Soul Preserved
Hello My Friend,
There is a difference between those who live in the world and those who are saved and live in the world, those who are saved belong to Jesus. When you belong to Jesus your soul is preserved, it cannot be cast into hell when the body separates from it. A saved soul does not mean that we do not face the consequences for living in the world, and it does not mean we are not going to have problems to deal with when we are not. What it does mean is that no matter how stupid we get or even if we turn away from Christ, our soul is preserved. “Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.” - 1 Corinthians 6:9-11.
Sanctified and justified, cleansed and pardoned, you see, God does not look at us through our flesh, but through Christ, if He is in us, all He sees is goodness, if He is not in us, all He sees is wickedness. Through Isaiah, God continues to tell of His Son's return, those who reject Him, and how a person with a saved soul turns from Him. “Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion. And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead? To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them. And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward. And they shall look unto the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and they shall be driven to darkness.” - Isaiah 8:18-22.
Jesus knows who are His, He knows who truly believe in and accept Him to save them from their sins. Those who never really believed will turn into something very dark, in fact, they will despise Christ and have a hatred for God. “These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage. But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts. These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.” - Jude 1:16-19.
A life with Jesus is not just a free pass to get out of hell, sure we do not need to do anything for our salvation nor to keep it, but that does not mean we have a free pass to live a wicked and immoral life here on earth. God will remove anyone who refuses to listen to His warnings. “For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts. Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day. The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail. For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed. Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one is an hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.” - Isaiah 9:13-17.
Those who do not know Christ personally as their Saviour walk in darkness, but when exposed to the Light become light themselves. The cleansing of the soul through Christ delivers believers from the power and bondage of sin. A Child is born, He was born for the benefit of all mankind, for all sinners, all believers, from the beginning to the end of the world. His hand is stretched out still for those who open their hearts and repent. He is the Wonderful Counselor, in fact, the mighty God Himself in the flesh. All who come to the Prince of Peace see the great light and are preserved from judgment. “Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. Be not ye therefore partakers with them. For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:” - Ephesians 5:6-8.
Believe it or not, God is sending us warning signs, just as He did with Jerusalem, God's judgment is upon all of His people and it's coming quickly. Just before the invasion and they were taken captive to Babylon, God foretold of it and also gave some insight to His delivering them out of captivity. “Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire. And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day; And shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body: and they shall be as when a standardbearer fainteth. And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be few, that a child may write them. And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again stay upon him that smote them; but shall stay upon the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, in truth. The remnant shall return, even the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God.” - Isaiah 10:16-21.
Jesus is gong to separate the true believers from the false, one way or another, while most of the Jews will reject Him, a small few will accept Him and be saved. Jesus leaves no one out, He came to save all, Jew and Gentile. “And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD; And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious. And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.” - Isaiah 11:1,2,10-12.
The outcasts, those who know Christ as their Saviour, and actually walk with Him may be outcasts, but they His, they belong to Him. We cannot stop God's judgment, but we can help Jesus preserve a few more souls by living the way God wants us to live. “What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.” - 1 Corinthians 6:19,20.
Today's Prayer: Jesus, It still amazes me that You went through so much pain to save me and my simple faith and trust in Your finished work is all I need to be saved from my sins. When I think of the years I was caught up in false religion and where I would be if I died before I knew the truth, I cringe. Lord, I want to live my life as a godly example, one in which You shine through me every day, give me Your power, strength, and wisdom to glorify You. Use me to be a witness to the lost, and help me to be bold enough to tell all how they can know You. In Your name Jesus. Amen.
God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina
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Chapters: Isaiah 8-11
Message Title: A Soul Preserved
Hello My Friend,
There is a difference between those who live in the world and those who are saved and live in the world, those who are saved belong to Jesus. When you belong to Jesus your soul is preserved, it cannot be cast into hell when the body separates from it. A saved soul does not mean that we do not face the consequences for living in the world, and it does not mean we are not going to have problems to deal with when we are not. What it does mean is that no matter how stupid we get or even if we turn away from Christ, our soul is preserved. “Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.” - 1 Corinthians 6:9-11.
Sanctified and justified, cleansed and pardoned, you see, God does not look at us through our flesh, but through Christ, if He is in us, all He sees is goodness, if He is not in us, all He sees is wickedness. Through Isaiah, God continues to tell of His Son's return, those who reject Him, and how a person with a saved soul turns from Him. “Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion. And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead? To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them. And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward. And they shall look unto the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and they shall be driven to darkness.” - Isaiah 8:18-22.
Jesus knows who are His, He knows who truly believe in and accept Him to save them from their sins. Those who never really believed will turn into something very dark, in fact, they will despise Christ and have a hatred for God. “These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage. But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts. These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.” - Jude 1:16-19.
A life with Jesus is not just a free pass to get out of hell, sure we do not need to do anything for our salvation nor to keep it, but that does not mean we have a free pass to live a wicked and immoral life here on earth. God will remove anyone who refuses to listen to His warnings. “For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts. Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day. The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail. For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed. Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one is an hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.” - Isaiah 9:13-17.
Those who do not know Christ personally as their Saviour walk in darkness, but when exposed to the Light become light themselves. The cleansing of the soul through Christ delivers believers from the power and bondage of sin. A Child is born, He was born for the benefit of all mankind, for all sinners, all believers, from the beginning to the end of the world. His hand is stretched out still for those who open their hearts and repent. He is the Wonderful Counselor, in fact, the mighty God Himself in the flesh. All who come to the Prince of Peace see the great light and are preserved from judgment. “Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. Be not ye therefore partakers with them. For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:” - Ephesians 5:6-8.
Believe it or not, God is sending us warning signs, just as He did with Jerusalem, God's judgment is upon all of His people and it's coming quickly. Just before the invasion and they were taken captive to Babylon, God foretold of it and also gave some insight to His delivering them out of captivity. “Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire. And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day; And shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body: and they shall be as when a standardbearer fainteth. And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be few, that a child may write them. And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again stay upon him that smote them; but shall stay upon the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, in truth. The remnant shall return, even the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God.” - Isaiah 10:16-21.
Jesus is gong to separate the true believers from the false, one way or another, while most of the Jews will reject Him, a small few will accept Him and be saved. Jesus leaves no one out, He came to save all, Jew and Gentile. “And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD; And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious. And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.” - Isaiah 11:1,2,10-12.
The outcasts, those who know Christ as their Saviour, and actually walk with Him may be outcasts, but they His, they belong to Him. We cannot stop God's judgment, but we can help Jesus preserve a few more souls by living the way God wants us to live. “What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.” - 1 Corinthians 6:19,20.
Today's Prayer: Jesus, It still amazes me that You went through so much pain to save me and my simple faith and trust in Your finished work is all I need to be saved from my sins. When I think of the years I was caught up in false religion and where I would be if I died before I knew the truth, I cringe. Lord, I want to live my life as a godly example, one in which You shine through me every day, give me Your power, strength, and wisdom to glorify You. Use me to be a witness to the lost, and help me to be bold enough to tell all how they can know You. In Your name Jesus. Amen.
God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina
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