Another Day

Romans 12:2

And do not be conformed to this world, but be

transformed by the renewing of your mind, so

that you may prove what the will of God is, that

which is good and acceptable and perfect.  (NASB)

     As children of the living God, we should strive to live each day according to the good and perfect will of our God in Heaven, especially if we desire true peace and lasting joy while traveling through this difficult leg of our life-journey.  We must do this because the sinful ways of this fallen world with all its contemporary thinking and worldly system of values is being dominated and directed by the Prince of Darkness, the devil.  It is a self-seeking system of pleasing the sinful flesh that only focuses on the here and now of living for the moment and denying any consequences.  And the only way to escape its grip and renew our minds and hearts is through the saving power of the God, who opens our eyes and softens our hearts so we can know the Truth and His will.  Most of us, through no fault of our own, are taught the world’s views of this life, and if the world view is all we know, then it is the world view that we are most inclined to follow—a system that slowly digs the grave of eternal darkness that separates us from the goodness and Light of God. 

     Sadly, but true, it doesn’t take long to discover that to survive in this harsh and unfair world is to harden our hearts and indulge in things that numb the pain of emptiness that comes with the fleeting pleasures of this fallen world.  Even though God created within the fiber of our beings the moral difference between right and wrong, it is impossible for us to overcome our fallen nature to rebel against God’s moral standards without His help, because all we know is our love of sin.  Even though we may want to do the right thing, our sinful desires often trump’s it—choices that often lead us down a path of self-destruction and eventually eternal judgment.   The Truth, my friend, is that we have all been fully acquitted of our sins by the sacrificial blood of Jesus, if we so desire.  You have a powerful Helper that empowers you to live a new and better life, one that is not only pleasing to God and those around you, but you will gain a glorious new purpose that will fill your heart with the eternal peace and joy of the Lord; the kind of peace and joy that will give you the strength and wisdom to face another day with anticipation and eternal hope.

                                  A Whisper of Hope

My will, dear child... is to gives you a hope and a future unlike anything the world can promise.  The world leaves you empty, disappointed and hungering for more.  Don’t believe the lies the world embraces, because this life is short and next one has no end.  Rise above the temporal and embrace the eternal, for in Me you will live, in the world you will die.

2 Corinthians 4:4

Satan, the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those

who don’t believe, so they are unable to see the glorious Light

of the Good News that is shining upon them. They don’t under-

stand the message we preach about the glory of Christ, who is

the exact likeness of God.  (NLT)

          Everyone who believes in Him is freed

     from all guilt and declared right with God.

                        (Acts 13:39)

                         New Beginnings

2 Corinthians 5:17

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a

new creation; the old things have passed

away; behold, all things have become new.  (NKJ)

     What was found in this 2,000-year-old message back then is the same message that we find today, a life-changing transformation that occurs with receiving the undeserved, redemptive gift of salvation from Christ Jesus, our Lord God and Savior.  As believers in Christ, we share in His promise of eternal life through the forgiveness of sins, and we are spared the eternal condemnation sentence on Final Judgment Day.  As Christians, we are clothed in the righteousness of Christ and on the last day of this fallen world, we will be transformed into the likeness of Jesus and live with our Holy God forever.  What the physical birth of our Lord God and Savior did, was it brought Divine Hope into a world lost in a dark sea of evil.  And with this divine Hope comes a new beginning that will continue to get better with no end in sight. 

     When you accept the death and resurrection of Messiah Jesus as your salvation, the old life dies on His Cross and you become a new creation.  Your sin record cleared, your rebellion forgotten, and your new journey begins.  The Holy Spirit opens your eyes to the eternal truths you have never seen nor heard—truths that will change the way you view life, death, and this world.  Once you were blind but now you can see.  You now discern what is real and what is not, what is right and what is wrong, what is truth and what are lies.  And as your life is being transformed into a life that is acceptable and pleasing to God, your world views, your values, your beliefs, and the temporal things you had staked your life on will change.   You will gain new insight with a new perspective, for the old temporal things will no longer control the way you live.   Instead, your new eternal perspective causes you to focus on the God of Glory—the One who created you.  Jesus came to give us all a new beginning—one that is glorious—one that has no end!

                                  A Whisper of Hope

The Father sent Me…to shepherd His people; to gather up the lost and to bring them Home.  The world seeks to blind and steal all that you have in Me and then destroy you completely.  But I came to save you, dear child, and to give you a new life that is eternal.  You must trust Me in this, for when you do—you are safe and secure.

2 Corinthians 5:18, 21

All this newness of life is from God, who brought

us back to Himself through what Christ did.  (NLT)

For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that

we might become the righteousness of God in Him.  (NKJ)

                  For we are God’s masterpiece. 

            He has created us anew in Christ Jesus.

                                           (Ephesians 2:10)

                           Wise Wisdom

Proverbs 1:7

Fear of the LORD is beginning 

               of knowledge.

     Only fools despise wisdom 

     and discipline.  (NLT)

     The Book of Proverbs is a collection of wisdom from our LORD God to help people develop the skills they would needed for godly living.  It is a book of comparisons between common, yet solid images of life’s most profound truths, and God’s unchangeable Truth.  Most people, especially those who have lived long lives upon the earth, know that having wise knowledge certainly helps us extend our lives and quality of living.  All of us can make statements about life and truth based on what we have learned and personal experiences, but only those who live in the Truth of God’s Word have the ultimate knowledge—knowledge that fills their hearts with the peace and joy because they know what the future holds for God's children.  This wisdom saves us from a lifestyle of sin that, if not corrected, eventually leads to hell.  Christians worldwide know how terrible and hopeless this world would be without the first coming of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ.  Christians also know how hopeless and lost they were before Jesus rescued them from the darkness. 

     Christians learn the Truth by reading the Bible with the Holy Spirit giving them understanding.  And what incredible, never before realized insight and joy we receive from God’s Word—Truth that sets us free from following the lies of this wicked world.  But sadly, most people will study and follow the ways of this wicked world, only to receive more of the same old hopeless lies that brings them even more doubt and anxiety, which causes even more frustration and hopelessness and defeat.   The Son of God shines brightly in this dark and evil world, touching hearts and bringing hope to those who are deceived and lost, and hopeless and afraid.  The hope we have in Jesus is the deepest, most profound hope that that the world has ever seen, for it has the power to transform any life and bless them with peace and joy that will ease their pain and comfort their souls until He comes to take them Home.

                              A Whisper of Hope

Live in Me, My child...for only then will you find truth and life.  Without Me leads to heartbreak, disappointment, and finally death, forever separated from Me and never again seeing the light.

Job 28:28

And this is what He says to all humanity: The fear of the Lord

is true wisdom; to forsake evil is real understanding.  (NLT)

               “I am the Light of the world.”

                 (John 8:12; John 9:5)

    

          Let Freedom Reign

Romans 6:6-7

Our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so

that sin might lose its power in our lives. We are

no longer slaves to sin.  For when we died with

Christ we were set free from the power of sin.  (NLT)

     The word “old” that the apostle Paul is alluding to does not mean something that is old in years, but rather something which is worn out, useless, and in need of being replaced.  And since we are united with Christ by faith, His death and resurrection become ours as well.  Our old ways of thinking and living die on the Cross when we accept Jesus as our Savior, and we are born again into a life that is new and washed clean of sin. We receive a new and better Way of living that was once hidden from our understanding and with our new understanding comes godly living with eternal value. But along with this new life we must stay connected to God and be aware of our sinful nature, for although our old self has died and the power of sin has been broken, our nature to sin remains until that glorious day when we are fully sanctified in Christ Jesus. But we can remain confident that our record is clean and we have the resurrection power of God to keep us clean and forgiven. 

     This incredible gift of regeneration surpasses any gift this world has to offer, for when we die with Christ, He raises us above the shame and guilt and fear that once held us captive and addicted to sin.    Jesus' death and resurrection removes these burdens that weight us down so we can focus on what is good and honorable and pleasing to God so we can enjoy life, rather than living in defeat and darkness.  Our God is a saving God. He is the Savior who purchased your Way back into God's Holy Presence. Christ is your only Hope, for without the Savior this world will keep you in the dark. You have been offered the Light, my friend, accept it, relish it, and rejoice in it. Never be ashamed of it and share it with those who are still desperately searching for hope and finding none.

                A Whisper of Hope

Rise up, dear one...Don’t allow this fallen world keep you down.  Become a servant of righteousness, not of sin.  For I will give you eternal purpose and free you from the power of sin and the fear of death.  Although the journey up is much more difficult than the journey down, the up-journey leads to eternal life and joy. The down journey ends in eternal darkness and pain.

Ezekiel 36:26-27

And I will give you a new heart with new and right desires,

and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony

heart of sin and give you a new, obedient heart.  And I will

put My Spirit in you so you will obey my laws and do what

ever I command.  (NLT)

                                             

   You are my refuge and my shield; Your Word

                 is my only source of hope.

                            (Psalm 119:114)

          Living Words

1 Peter 1:23

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)

     Unless you are born again in Christ Jesus you will die two deaths—the first, when your human body dies, and the second, when you stand before the Lord on Judgment Day.  The first death is the death of your mortal body and the second death is eternal condemnation forever separated from God.  Without the blood covering of Jesus, you will be reunited with your physical body to be judged and thrown into the Lake of Fire that burns eternally.  God created us as physical and spiritual beings and both will remain forever. When our physical body expires to this life, our spirit is either transported to the existing Heaven to be with the Lord for eternity, or it's put into the pits of Hell to await its eternal destination. And on the final Day of Judgment, our spirits and bodies will be reunited to be rewarded or condemned. 

     So what must a person do in order to escape the eternal condemnation of the second death which is hell bound?  And how can one receive this new life that will last forever?  The answers are simple and true.  You must first admit your need for a Savior and accept the blood of Jesus as your cleansing, then surrender your life to the will and control of Christ, nailing your old life of sin and rebellion to the Cross, and be born again in Truth and Spirit.  The Lord will then transform your godless life into a righteous life that is Christ like.  The difference between an old life of sin and a new life in Christ is like night and day.  Once you walked in the darkness of this evil world, following its wicked ways of pleasing the flesh.  But now you walk in the Light of the Living God, knowing right from wrong, good from bad, and living and loving like Jesus.  It would be wise, my friend, to put your old life to death and choose the new life of living in the Light of God and escape the eternal darkness of the second death, that comes with keeping your old life of sin.

                               A Whisper of Hope 

Come out of the darkness, child…and into My Light and you will see the Truth that will save your eternal life.  And once you see the difference, it will change your life forever.  You will never again fear the darkness that would have swallowed you up forever.  You will be free indeed!

2 Corinthians 5:17

What this means is that those who become Christians

become new persons.  They are not the same anymore,

for the old life is gone.  A new life has begun!  (NLT)

           “Look, I am making all things new!”

                   (Revelation 21:5)

                                                         April 24

                           Hope in Jesus

Matthew 12:20-21

He will not crush the weakest reed or put out a flickering

candle.  Finally, He will cause justice to be victorious.  

And His Name will be the Hope of all the world.  (NLT)

     The Messiah did not arrive on earth with any kind of political agenda or military plan or did He draw a lot of attention to Himself as the King of Israel, which was unlike the Messiah that the Jewish leaders and people were looking for.  God sent His Son into the world to rescue mankind from the evil lies of the world—to save us from our sins and bring hope to the weak and downtrodden, not to save people who thought they were already saved.  Jesus came to fix that which is broken, to find those who were lost, and to rekindle a flame of hope in a world where its light is flickering out.  The Messiah did not come to rescue His people from the Romans and become Israel's King.  Instead, we received a Messiah who gave it all for mankind, a Savior who suffered and died for the sins of the world.  He was gracious, kind, and compassionate to the least of His people, Israel; those who were poor, diseased, handicapped and oppressed.  He healed the sick, raised the dead, cast out demons, and gave us the Way to eternal life.  Christ came and fulfilled the prophecy of God. 

     Christ Jesus came to battle the unseen evil forces, not the Roman government; to break the power of sin and its sting.  The Son of God came to implement His mercy and grace on the condemned who were lost in the darkness of this evil world and without hope of ever escaping.  King Jesus set in motion God’s plan for the redemption of mankind—a saving work that brings hope to the hopeless, peace to the anxious, and joy to the brokenhearted.  Jesus ushered in the Age of the Church, revealed God’s Truth, and shined His saving Light into a very dark world.   The Good News from Heaven is like a breath of fresh air or the arrival of spring after a long harsh winter.   With the gift of redeeming salvation from Christ comes a new lease on life, a lease that never runs out and a life that just keeps on getting better!

                                A Whisper of Hope

I AM your Savior, dear child...I came from Heaven to save all peoples from this wicked and dying world.  I came to walk you through this difficult life-journey—to give you hope and a future; to be with you always.  I came to bring Light and Life, for without Me there is no Light and no life.

1 Peter 1:6

So be truly glad!  There is wonderful joy ahead, even though

it is necessary for you to endure many trials for a while.  (NLT)

              For the grace of God has appeared,

             bringing salvation to all men.

                         (Titus 2:11)

                                                       April 23

          Joy in Truth

Nehemiah 8:10

This is a sacred day before our Lord.  Don’t be dejected

and sad, for the joy of the LORD is your strength!”  (NLT)

     When we know the Truth about our awesome God and what He did to save us from our sins, every day should be a sacred day lived in thanksgiving and joy.  We should weep with joy because our rebellion against God and the eternal consequences that are justly due have been nullified by the blood of Jesus.  And as I meditate on this passage from Scripture, I can recall the days when I lived apart from God, thinking that joy was just a word you heard at Christmas; a word I didn’t really understand and something that was rarely attained.  For most of my life the joy of Christmas was not joy at all, but rather depressing. It was just a brief moment in time to forget reality and mask the pain.  I had no real understanding about the incredible message of hope that the birth of our Savior brought into this fallen world.  But those days of no joy are gone forever, because I know the Truth and where I'm headed with this life is over.  Knowing the Truth, not only gives us the kind of joy that makes this difficult life worth living, but it also gives us the strength to be joyful in all our circumstances.

    Knowing and believing that our Creator walked upon this earth, fully man, yet fully God, to save our wicked lives and give us hope for a glorious future without end, is enough to bring any sad and hopeless soul into great joy and peace.  Jesus came to show us the Way, the Truth, and the Life, because it is God’s nature to save that which is lost.  There is no better reason for rejoicing, my friend, than knowing our Lord God and Savior, Jesus Christ.  Knowing the joy of the Lord brings hope to the hopeless, strength where there is none, and new life to the dead.  And this amazing joy is yours for the asking.

                               A Whisper of Hope

Joy is My gift to you, dear child...I came to forgive you, to save your eternal life and to comfort your weary soul with My peace.  Rejoice in Me, the Truth, because one day soon we will be rejoicing together in Heaven forever!

Psalm 126:5

Those who sow in tears shall

     reap in joy.  (NKJ)

            “For the Son of Man has come to seek

             and to save that which was lost.”

                           (Luke 19:10)

                 Greatest of Gifts

Romans 8:3

The Law of Moses could not save us, because of our

sinful nature. But God put into effect a different plan

to save us. He sent His own Son in a human body like

ours, except that ours are sinful. God destroyed sin’s

control over us by giving His Son as a sacrifice for our

sins. (NLT)

     There is no greater gift than the undeserved salvation that our Lord God, Christ Jesus, purchased for everyone.  It is a glorious gift of complete forgiveness from our perfectly just and loving God.  It's by receiving this wonderful gift that we are given a new life, for the old sinful life is nailed to the Cross to die, and our new, redeemed life, is graciously ushered in.  Like so many people, I was trapped in the darkness of sin, cursing God for my existence, and wishing I was never born.  But as my life was ebbing away, the Lord came searching and I unexpectedly fell into His saving arms.  He forgave, He healed, and He set me free from the grip of sin. I was saved from the death I deserved and longed for.  And with this undeserved gift and new life, I discovered that life had a true purpose.  I learned the Truth about our infinite God and why I was created.  The Lord drew me into His Light and I was able to see the Truth for the very first time—Truth that set me free from the lies of this fallen world. 

     Without the hope of Jesus, we are unable to see beyond the darkness of our troubles. The fear and uncertainty of the unknown can hold us in bondage to our sinful ways and lead us even deeper into the darkness.  And because we, sinful human beings, tend to look to the world for resolve instead of our sovereign God, we are usually let down and many will never be rescued.  It is because of God’s mercy that any of us are spared the full consequence of our sin.  It is because of God’s love and justice that we have any chance of surviving in a world that is infected with sin and death.  Even the most suffering soul can have Reason to hope, for God came to save the hopeless and downtrodden. 

                                        A Whisper of Hope

I came to free you, dear child... from the chains of darkness that kills your soul.  You no longer have to live in darkness, because you have the Light of Life that shines of Truth and gives you new life.  And with this new life, you are clothed in My righteousness and stand holy in the eyes of God.  

Romans 6:6-8

Our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin

might lose its power in our lives. We are no longer slaves

to sin.  For when we died with Christ we were set free from

the power of sin.  And since we died with Christ, we know

we will also share His new life.  (NLT)

   “Salvation is not a reward…it is a gift from God.

                           (Ephesians 2:9, 8)

                                Hearts of Hope

Psalm 119:81-82

My soul faints for Your 

               salvation,

     But I hope in Your word.  (NKJ)

     As in the heart of the psalmist who penned these words, so, too, do our hearts and souls long for God to deliver us from this hard and difficult life.  We long for that perfect peace and harmony that can only be found in our Great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.  We long for a life without pain and sickness and even death—times of peace without wars and killing.  We long to be set free from our doubts and fears that keep us bound in the chains of sin, which takes away the true joy of living.  And just as God’s people, Israel, cried out for God to save them, so, too, do many hopeless people cry out in desperation and fear to be saved from the decadence that surrounds them—crying out to be delivered from their days of darkness, pleading for help and hoping there is a God and He is willing.

     Our Lord God and Savior, Jesus Christ, saved us from the curse and the plunge into Hell.  Jesus paid the full price for our forgiveness and salvation; ushering in His redemptive plan for man.   We now have the New Testament in our hands and the Holy Spirit in our hearts.  And we know that the Great Day of the Lord is drawing near, when the King of the universe will put an end to evil and sin and create a new Heaven and earth where we will live in peace and in fellowship with the Living God.  Unlike the days of old, we now have a new covenant and the clarity of God’s Plan in writing.  We know that our Savior will soon return, and that, my friend, is our hope.  The hour is rapidly approaching, and it's time to prepare and share the Good News of salvation, for the Lord wants no one left behind.

                                     A Whisper of Hope

There is Hope, My child…your salvation has been purchased with My blood.  The price has been paid in full, for I Am the Perfect Sacrificial Lamb who gave His life to save your soul.  Now sleep in peace!  For I AM near.

Romans 8:16

For His Holy Spirit speaks to us deep in our hearts and tells us that

we are God’s children.  And since we are His children, we will share

His treasures—for everything God gives to His Son, Christ, is ours,

too.  (NLT)

     Your faith and hope can be placed confidently in God.

                               (1 Peter 1:21)

                         Eternal Promise

Psalm 119:49-50

Remember Your promise to me, for it is my 

only hope.Your promise revives me; it comforts 

me in all my troubles.  (NLT)

     There is no greater hope than the promise of a perfect eternal life—a gift from our Creator and the God of our salvation, Christ Jesus.  There is no promise under Heaven that is more encouraging for our world-weary souls, because it gives us both the peace and the strength to persevere the troubles we all must suffer in this hard and unpredictable world dominated by evil.  There is no better future than the eternal future provided by the Son of God who offered His perfect, sinless life as the final sacrificial Lamb that took away the sins of the world.  Our gracious and merciful God did this because it was the only way for the complete atonement of sin that is needed to save us from the eternal condemnation we deserve.  And when this selfless act of sacrificial love is written on your heart and embedded deep within your soul, your life will be changed forever.  You will begin to depend on the Living God and He will help you transition from a life of sin and rebellion, to a life of righteousness and godly living—from a fallen world view to a Christ centered world view—from a decaying state of promised death to a joyful state of promised eternal life. 

     This new life in Christ will change you from self-seeking pleasure, to seeking pleasure for others.  You will focus on the eternal values of life, rather than the temporal pleasures of a dying world.  You will learn the Absolutes of God's Truth that will expose the lies of this evil world so you can live as you have never lived before—with lasting joy, eternal hope, and the peace of God in all your circumstances.  The Good News of eternal life through the death and resurrection of Christ Jesus is sadly rejected by most people who will live this life without knowing the joy of the Lord's Promise; who will then slip into their graves, never to see the light again.  But for the children of the Living God there will come the sweet breath of a new and everlasting life, never knowing death and the darkness of the grave. 

                                 A Whisper of Hope

I Am your only Hope…dear child, because the hope from this world is fading away into darkness.  The hope of this fallen world is false hope that promises you nothing but disappointment—hope that never satisfies.  Don’t spend your life searching for something that this world cannot give you, for you will end up with the only thing it can promise you...death and darkness.

Titus 2:11-13

For the grace of God has been revealed, bringing salvation to

all people.  And we are instructed to turn from godless living

and sinful pleasures.  We should live in this evil world with

self-control, right conduct, and devotion to God, while we look

forward with hope to that wonderful day when the glory our

great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, will be revealed.  (NLT)

     But we are looking forward to the new heavens

           and new earth He has promised.

                          (2 Peter 3:13)

        Unseen Belief

John 20:29

Then Jesus told him, “You believe because you have seen Me. 

Blessed are those who haven’t seen Me and believe anyway.”  (NLT)

     The perfect world does not yet exist, and for the time being we must live in a fallen world that is dominated by the unseen powers of evil.  Because of our fallen state most people only believe what they can see, disregarding the things they cannot and deeming the unseen realm as myth and foolishness.  Probably the best example of this is the fact that we are living amidst a very real and a very dangerous spiritual battle for our hearts, minds, and souls, but most people could care less.  Many people just live for the moment and simply ignore the spiritual battle of good and evil.  I often wonder how many times the words “I’ll have to see it to believe it” have been spoken throughout the ages.  I believe there are even many Christians today who also struggle with the reality of the unseen world, wishing that Jesus would just show Himself and that would remove the doubt.

     But I also believe there are many desperate people that are like I was, so lost and so hopeless and have so given up on life that they reach out in blind faith to grab hold of anything, visible or invisible that would offer them some hope, unsure of the only invisible Hope they have.  And for many, this is their last chance—the final option, for all other options have come and gone—all having the same disappointing, unfulfilling, failed results.  Because everything from this fallen world is infected with sin and death, it can only offer us more of the same.  The world with all its resources will never be able to fulfill the deepest desires of our hearts, because God designed us that way.  My dear friend, until our Lord God and Savior physically returns in His glorified body you must believe in His Word and trust that He is working behind the scenes and directing the spiritual realm in your favor and that one day soon you will be able to see and touch and hear our Glorious God and Savior, Jesus Christ.

                                   A Whisper of Hope  

Believe, My child…For I Am the only Hope you have in this world of hopelessness.  One day your earthly life will end, but until that time you must trust in the path that I have paved for you; a righteous path that requires steadfast faith in Me, your Savior, and know that I am with you always!

Ephesians 6:12

For we are not fighting against people made of flesh and blood,

but against the evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world,

against those mighty powers of darkness who rule this world,

and against wicked spirits in the heavenly realms.  (NLT)

                 What is faith?  It is evidence of things

                         we cannot yet see.

                             (Hebrews 11:1)

                           Our Great God

Psalm 95:2-3

Let us come to Him with

               thanksgiving. 

     Let us sing psalms of

     praise to Him. 

For the LORD is a great God,

    a great King above all gods.  (NLT)

     This psalm like many of the psalms in Scripture, are psalms of praise and thanksgiving to the God of creation—the Shepherd of our lost lives and the Savior for our condemned souls.  The Bible is the story of God—His Mighty Power to create and sustain, His Incredible Love for mankind and His creation, and His Merciful Plan for our redemption and undeserved salvation.  These are just a few of the incredible attributes that makes up our Living God—attributes that are praiseworthy no matter what our circumstances may be.  

     When the Lord first me rescued me from the deep darkness that had griped my life, it was not easy to praise Him for anything, because the entire sum of my life had brought me to the brink of destruction.  It was extremely difficult for me to praise the God who had allowed so much pain and tragedy and depression in my life, not to mention all the suffering of mankind since the dawn of time.  Because of my limited knowledge of God, I had little desire to know Him.  But that all changed when He finally opened my eyes to the Truth and I saw how He saved my life and soul time and time again.   I learned why He came into this wicked world and voluntarily gave His life as the final sacrificial Lamb of God who saved the world from its sin. 

     As we grow to trust God’s Word, we began to understand how everything in God’s creation will in time, reflect and speak of His glory—that we, His created human beings, were created in His image for the sole purpose of glorifying His greatness.  When you know the Truth, your eyes will be opened and in glorious ways, and you will be transformed from paganism to godliness, from pridefulness to humbleness, from hopelessness to joyfulness, and from fearfulness to peacefulness. 

                          A Whisper of Hope

Be joy filled, My child…even when this world brings you down.  Lasting joy can only be found in Me, for the little joy you find in this world does not last and quickly fades away.  When you bring glory and honor to Me with your life, I will honor you and bring glory to you as well.

Revelation 4:11

You are worthy, O lord our God, to receive

glory and honor and power. For you created

everything and it is for your pleasure that

they exist and were created.  (NLT)

    But I will honor only those who honor Me.

                    (1 Samuel 2:30)

                      Worthy Peace

Psalm 86:15

But You, O Lord, are a God of

               compassion and mercy,

     slow to get angry and filled with

     unfailing love and faithfulness.  (NLT)

     Our Lord God is gracious and merciful to us because He knows how weak we are when it comes to fighting our temptations to sin.  Because of our sinful condition, most people ignore the ways of God to indulge in the pleasures of sin, whether in ignorance or prideful defiance.  Even though the hearts of mankind are dark and filled with evil, our gracious God provided the Way that would satisfy His anger and cover the sins that would eventually destroy us.  But even though God's Son died for our sins, our rebellion against the Most High God is still the way of most people in this fallen world.  God has been patient, gracious, and merciful to the people of this fallen world, but His patience is running thin, and one day He will put an end to all the rebellion and evil that has cost so many people the very lives of their souls.  

     God offers us the gift of salvation and it would behoove you to accept it while you can and seek His forgiveness, because with God's Truth and Spirit living in you, you will overcome the temptations to sin.  Our weakness to sin is our fallen nature, but the blood of Jesus has covered our sins and given us the Way to defeat the power of sin and the fear of death.  The fight against the forces of evil is futile and hopeless without the divine power of God, because there is no One mightier, more compassionate, or more forgiving than our Lord God and Savior, Jesus Christ.  And when this truth is written on your heart you will be clean and freed from the power of sin.  And that my friend, is a peace worth having.

                                                          

                              A Whisper of Hope

I Am your Redeemer…My child, the only One you can trust with your life.  There is no Power greater than Mine—it is your eternal life-line.  I Am the only Way you can defeat sin and avoid Hell. 

This is the Truth, it's My Word, and this is My Promise to you.

Romans 7:24, 25

Oh, what a miserable person I am!  Who will free me

from this life that is dominated by sin?  Thank God! 

The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord.  (NLT)

   God has purchased our freedom with His blood

                and has forgiven all our sins.

                        (Colossians 1:14)