“Saving Face”

 Psalm 80:3

Restore us, O God;  Cause Your face

to shine, and we shall be saved!  (NKJ)

     Only the Savior can save us from the sinful condition that leads to eternal damnation.  Only the Redeemer can transform our sin-filled lives into God-filled lives that only get better and better—as in an eternity of living in the Presence of God, learning the mysteries of life and creation.  Because of the blood of Christ Jesus, we are blameless in the eyes of God, but we must live righteously before the Lord.  One of the most important areas in God’s restoration process is our sanctification, not so much our personal circumstances, because when the Lord restores the person their circumstances will almost always follow suit.  The divine restoration that we are blessed with upon receiving salvation comes from only One Source, my friends, the Holy Spirit sent by our Savior, Jesus Christ.  And throughout our restoration, God’s face shines favorably upon our everyday lives, blessing us in ways that brings hope for the future, comfort in the present, and peace about our past and this dark world we must live in before we go Home. 

     It is actually the Lord’s favor that brings all people into salvation, because His love is unconditional and His mercies are limitless.  No matter how far away from the Lord you may be, His Light will shine favorably upon all who ask, ensuring both victory and liberty from the chains of darkness that hold you captive to this evil world that is head for destruction.  Only the Lord can save us from dying in our sin.  Our conversion from a godless life-style is as divine a work as creation itself.  And with the Holy Spirit as your Helper and God’s Word as your sword of defense against the evil powers of darkness, you will be redeemed; becoming a new creation and a child of the Living God.  When you have the Lord’s face shinning favor upon your life, you will be saved no matter how deep in the darkness you have been, because nothing can trump God’s favor. 

                                     A Whisper of Hope

My Face shines favor... on those who come to Me broken and ashamed.   Search diligently in the Word I have written, for with in its holy pages you will find the Truth about who I Am, who you are, and the deception this fallen world wants you to believe.  Without the Truth, your life will be wasted and it will end in tragedy.

John 8:44

Let all the world look to Me for salvation! 

For I am God; there is no other.  (NLT)

                   May the LORD show you His favor 

                    and give you His peace.

                           (Numbers 6:26)

                         “Guiding Light”

Psalm 73:22-24

I was so foolish and ignorant—I must have seemed like a senseless animal to You. 

Yet I still belong to You; You are holding my right hand.  You will 
keep on guiding me with Your counsel, leading me to a glorious destiny.  (NLT)

     Prior to my new life in Christ Jesus I lived much like the animals do—driven by lust and survival, but trying desperately to do what I thought was right.  Even though I had the God given sense of right and wrong, of good and evil, the difference was still confusing, because much of what the world saw as right and good was in fact wrong and evil.  And the longer I lived abiding to the ways of this world, the more I felt there was something terribly wrong, and unbeknownst to me, I was getting further away from the Truth that I so desired.  Finally, after many years of living the world’s way, I came to the depressing conclusion that nothing of this world made any sense.   So in the defeat of my quest for truth, I simply gave up trying to find purpose in this pointless life that seemed to always end in disappointment and death.  And in my defeat, I began to set my sights on the foolish folly of this world that would bring about my death and hopefully an end to my pain.  And what still boggles my mind to this very day is the fact that God would not allow me die in my sin, because if He had, I would be, at this very moment, chained in the pits of Hell awaiting the final judgment.  But because of God’s incomprehensible love, mercy and grace for me, He never stopped calling into the darkness so He could rescue me from the rancid mire that this evil world had sucked me into. 

     Sometimes the Lord lets us sink deep into our darkness before He is able to get our full attention.   And when He finally woke me up, I wasted no time surrendering to Him, confessing my sins, accepting His forgiveness, and receiving the gift of salvation—I finally found the peace and hope I had always longed for.  When you surrender your life to God, He will pull you out of the dark and into His Light, where you will find the only Truth that can lead you Home.  Whether it is fear or doubt or whatever it is that is keeping you from the Lord’s calling, let it go my friend.  Only Jesus can pull you out of the muck.  Only Jesus can save you from the just punishment that you deserve.  Do not be duped into believing the lies of the world.  Instead, surrender your broken life and let the Lord be your Guiding Light.  Discover the Truth, for you will be glad you did!

                                            A Whisper of Hope

Being born again, My child... is to know the Truth.  I Am the Way, the Truth, and the Life.  The world will tell you different, but the world hates the Truth. The false truth of this world will leave you unsatisfied, confused, and headed down the many paths that leads to darkness and death.  Know the only Truth and I will set you free!

1 Peter 1:22

For you have been born again.  Your new life did not come from

your earthly parents because the life they gave you will end in death. 

But this new life will last forever because it comes from the eternal,

 living Word of God.  (NLT)

                             He is our God forever and ever.   

                   And He will be our guide until we die.

                                      (Psalm 48:14)