Learning to be Thankful

 Sunday

December 01, 2024

"Learning to be Thankful"

     It is so wonderful to see and hear different Ministers and teachers teach these days about being thankful in and for all things. Of course, there are many who do not see how anyone can be thankful for all things because it just does not make sense to them. Most people tend to find it easier to whine, gripe, and complain rather than to give thanks. People who think that more can be accomplished with their whining, griping, and complaining, are really barking up the wrong tree, so to speak. I am a GOD Who appreciates a person being thankful with a thankful heart and spirit, rather than a person whose main purpose in life it be be a complainer every time you turn around. Many of you even see those who do the complaining as victims, when all they really tend to be are a bunch of crybabies and whiners. Any time some of them have to face difficult times, there will be no thankfulness to be found, because they end up forgetting all about Who I am.

     From this day forth oh child of Mine in CHRIST, learn how to be thankful in all you say and/or do. The people who just will not learn to be among those who are the ones who love to give thanks, had better learn that they are not going to be as pleased with the response that comes from Me a lot of times. Those who do learn to be thankful in all things will soon be able to rise above anything that tries to bring them down. I love to lift up those who have learned the lesson of being thankful for all things, which some people do find it difficult to be. As I said in the beginning, not everyone can be thankful when they perceive that something is going or has gone wrong, which leads them down the road to having a pity party. Now listen, it is just as easy to be thankful for all things as it is to whine, gripe, and complain, and blessed are those who get that through their heads. Now may you be one who has learned to be thankful no matter what might come your way, in and through JESUS CHRIST your Lord and Savior.

AMEN

In Whom Does Your Hope Lay?

 Saturday

November 30, 2024

"In Whom Does Your Hope Lay?

     Some people awake each day with their hope being placed in other people, places, and/or things of this world. There tend to be some people in this world who even think that the world revolves around them, and they could not be more mistaken. It is nice to just have a live-and-let-live attitude in life sometimes, especially if one's hope is tied up with and in other people, places, and/or things. It is a foolish person whose hope is tied up in something or someone other than The Lord JESUS CHRIST. Some people just do not realize that The Lord JESUS CHRIST and hope go hand-in-hand. Those who tend to place their hope elsewhere will end up on the outside looking in, so to speak. Too many people have seemed to have placed their hope in that which is hopeless, and that is a sad state of things indeed. Sometimes when you are trying to be hopeful, it is easy to get carried away because of placing one's hope in and/or on the wrong person, place, or thing.

     From this day forth oh children of Mine, always be mindful of the fact where true hope lies, and that is in The Lord JESUS CHRIST alone. Those who tend to ignore or forget that fact, will very often find themselves in the darkness that is brought on by hopelessness or false hope. It is My pleasure to help those who feel as if they have no hope in anything or anyone, realizing that there is always hope to be found in and through The Lord JESUS CHRIST. There are those who do claim that they have hope every time they are allowed to wake up, which is only partially true. But if that hope is not placed in The Lord JESUS CHRIST, then there is only so much that can be accomplished apart from Him. Be a person who allows their hope to rest in The Lord JESUS, realizing that to be in CHRIST is to be blessed at every turn. Now may good things be to you whose hope is found in CHRIST JESUS, in His Holy and Most Precious Name.

AMEN

Removing the Plank in Your Eye

 Friday

November 29, 2024

"Removing the Plank in Your Eye"

     Some people are so blind to their own faults and failings, yet they have become experts on everyone else's faults and failings. It is often so sad to see, especially since My Word has said that it is something that the child of Mine should definitely not do. Remember when The Lord JESUS said in Matthew 7:3-4, (3) And why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but do not consider the plank that is in your own eye? (4) Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye’; and look, a plank is in your own eye? This is something that is occurring quite often these days, especially as it pertains to certain so-called know-it-alls. Now verse 5 of Matthew 7 says, Hypocrite! First, remove the plank from your own eye, and then you see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye. There are many who act as if they are so perfect in today's world when The One Who is Perfect could really set them straight, and blessed are those who can understand and realize this fact.

     From this point forward children of Mine, learn to be the type of individual who gets your own house in order before nosing around in someone else's house. It can be so easy sometimes to become all enthralled in someone else's business while you allow your own business to go down in flames. Too often in this world, people tend to end up being, beaten down, battered, and harmed emotionally as someone else takes joy in what they have done and/or caused the other person. I see this occurring to some people, and it takes a great deal of restraint to keep Me from reaching out to help those who are being attacked. It is especially shameful when one person or group of people have claimed to be children of Mine. Some of you do have My permission to step in and set matters straight for those who require help. Remember too that those of you who live in glass houses should not be throwing stones, and blessed are any of you who learn the lesson of how to treat your fellow man or woman, in JESUS' Most Precious and Holy Name.

AMEN

Being Thankful on Thanksgiving Day

 Thursday

November 28, 2024

"Being Thankful on 

Thanksgiving Day"

     On this twenty-eighth day of November 2024, I would love for each and every one of you to remember the blessings for which you can be thankful. Now I do realize that many among you might feel that life has dealt you a hand of bad cards, so to speak, but always remember that where there is life there is also the hope of things getting better. On the other hand, many of you do have something for which to be thankful, and you should be thankful on this and every day that you have been blessed to live. I hope that you are not so self-centered as to not be able to realize that you have been blessed in ways that many others are not and have not been. Sure, I know there are those among you who believe that you are still lacking, but you are the type who needs to learn how to be more appreciative of what you have been given. Learn to see beyond your little sphere of life and recognize the needs of others as well, for then you might truly be able to see just how blessed you truly are.

     Okay now My children in CHRIST, let this day be one in which you can give thanks for any and all things, both big and small. Be also mindful of the fact that no matter what happens, you can be thankful for the fact that The Lord JESUS CHRIST gave His life so that you might have life and have it more abundantly. And do not be so petty as to see abundant life in financial and material terms alone, but also in spiritual terms as well. An abundant spirit is one in which you are able to see beyond what can only be seen with the naked eye, but also what can be seen beyond that point. Many people have seen things that they could not explain, and have heard things that no one else could hear, which is also part of what abundant life is all about. As you look at your life today, therefore, allow yourself to be thankful for any and all things, and blessed you will be for so doing, in and through JESUS CHRIST your Lord and Savior.

AMEN

A Spiritual Truth of Salvation

 Wednesday

November 27, 2024

"A Spiritual Truth of Salvation"

     There is a spiritual equivalent to the old saying that you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make him drink, and the spiritual analogy is that you can lead a person to JESUS CHRIST but you cannot make them accept Him. No matter what you might say to them, there will be those who will not trust nor have faith in The Lord JESUS CHRIST. There are the blind and the deaf who will not see and will not hear what is needed to be able to set them free from the penalty of sin and death. It is not necessarily the fact that JESUS CHRIST will not accept them into the Kingdom, it is more that people are more concerned with pleasing themselves than with pleasing The Lord JESUS CHRIST and learning to become a learner and a follower of His. They could not care less that CHRIST JESUS took their place on the cross, and shed His blood in place of them having to shed their own blood, and there is not much, more ignorant than that.

     Know that from this moment forth, My children, there is only so much control you have over those who are lost. It is The Holy Spirit Who has the responsibility of drawing people to CHRIST JESUS, but even He will not force anyone to accept The Lord JESUS. I, The Lord JESUS, as well as The Holy Spirit, are love, and because We are love, We are not going to force anyone to do what they do not want to do. Love dictates that I do at least try to open blind eyes to see and open deaf ears to hear the truth so that they can be set free from the punishment of sin and death. Too many people are under the mistaken impression that they do not even need The Lord JESUS in order to get into Heaven when JESUS CHRIST Himself said that He is The Way, The Truth, and The Life. He then said that no one comes to The Father except through Him, so anyone who believes otherwise would be sadly mistaken. Now may you be one who has chosen to come to JESUS, in His Holy and Most Precious Name.

AMEN

Proving Your Love

 Tuesday

November 26, 2024

"Proving Your Love"

     Would it not be difficult to believe that someone really loves you when they are pleased and satisfied just being able to converse with you once or twice a week? Now I do not mean if a person has no other choice of course, but when it is possible to do so any time and/or anywhere and they do not, would you still believe that they love you? Many of you do, in fact, claim that you love Us, but We rarely ever hear from you. Oh, We do hear from you when you need or want something, but otherwise, you tend to be silent. There are those of you who have claimed to love Us, but yet you never really want to carve out any time to spend with Us. Oh yes, you do have time to do this or that, to go here or there, or whatever else you might envision to do, but yet you have no time for The Lord JESUS or Me. When it comes right down to it, nothing or no one should be as important as We are, but, to each his or her own. Anyone who has read the Ten Commandments knows that I am a jealous GOD, and it would do people good to remember that fact.

     So from this day forth My beloveds, try to start carving out a bit of time to spend with Us on a regular basis. If indeed it is true that you love Us, then sit a while and let you and I begin to get close. I am reachable any time of the day or night, so there are no restrictions there. There are those among you who think that all you have to do is say the words that you love Us and that will make everything all right, but it does take more than that. Too many people cannot even seem to get rid of any type of interference between Us. To say that you love The Lord JESUS and Me is to keep Us first and foremost in your body, soul, and mind. Now let your light so shine before men, that they might see your good works and glorify your Father Who is in Heaven, in JESUS' Most Precious and Holy Name.

AMEN

The Choices You Make

 Monday

November 25, 2024

"The Choices You Make"

     Life can be difficult enough without much of the extra baggage that some people tend to add to their lives. Some people tend to add mental, physical, and spiritual problems to their lives in one way or another. Those who tend to add such issues do not do themselves any favors either, because all it does is take away most of the peace, joy, love, and happiness they could be having in their lives. Instead of having a life filled with warmth and sunshine, it is much like they tend to have a life filled with coldness and rain. As I look upon some of these people, I cannot help but shake My head seeing the misery that they allow into their lives because of the choices they have made in their lives along the way. In more cases than not, the choices were made in haste, because of greed, jealousy, or quite often because of lust of one kind or another.

     Now listen My children in CHRIST, you do not have to make your life more difficult than it has to be, just by slowing down and making better choices in your life. Too many times, I see people rushing to do, rushing to be, and rushing to see and/or hear when all they need to do is to take their time and make better choices in their lives. Some people do not believe that it can be as simple as making better choices to improve their lives, but it is indeed true. Just stop and think about what your life might be like if you would have made a different and/or better choices in your life. Many of you have been blessed because of the choices you have made, but for some others of you, it has not gone very well at all. Learn therefore to make your choices based on righteousness, holiness, and based upon who you are in CHRIST, and more joy, peace, love, and happiness you will find in your life from this day forth, in JESUS' Most Holy and Precious Name.

AMEN

How Would You Live Your Last Day?

 Sunday

November 24, 2024

"How Would You Live Your

Last Day?"

     As difficult as it might be to imagine sometimes, it would be nice if more people could learn to live every day as if it were their last day on earth. If you knew that it would be your last day on earth, what and/or how would you live it differently than you are doing right now? Tell Me, would you be using the foul and vulgar language that you tend to use on a regular basis? Would you be more cordial towards others and seek to treat others as you would like to be treated? Would you be as contentious over the little things in life as you have normally been? Would you be able to tell others that you love them when they would not have otherwise known? And tell Me, would you be willing to forgive those who might have trespassed against you or who might have treated you in a way that you did not deserve? And would you be capable of apologizing to those who you might have offended in your life as well? Also, would you still be committing adultery and/or fornicating as you have been doing?

     I am asking these questions today because no one really knows when their last day on this earth will be, so think about how you would want to leave this life when you do. It might be difficult to figure right now because many of you are in good health, but there are such things as freak accidents that occur every day, and you never know when you might find yourself involved in one as sometimes often happens. Seldom if ever does anyone think that today could be their last day, but would it not be nice to be ready to come Home to Us at any time? Young and old alike have met their demise without ever thinking that they would. Always learn to be ready by living life as if this is going to be your last day on this earth. If your thing is just having fun, then go ahead and have your fun, but do so in a righteous way, and blessed you will be for so doing as you live each day, in and through JESUS CHRIST your Lord and Savior.

AMEN

Being A Better Person

 Saturday

November 23, 2024

"Being A Better Person"

     Come now My children, and let you and I reason together, realizing that not everything in life goes according to how you might want them to go. Some of you tend to see life as being wonderful and blessed which is good, but then some of you see your life as being difficult and cursed. Some of you also see your lives as being full of joy, happiness, and contentment, while there are others of you who see nothing more than sadness, hardship, struggle, and discontent. Some of you are always ready to help others and to lend a helping hand to those who need it, while others of you would just rather that people would leave you alone and mind their own business and stay out of yours. Some people just seem to live to make the lives of other people miserable, while they do not want anyone messing around in their lives. Some people tend to try and see some good in others while others just see everyone as being no good and untrustworthy.

     Now listen My beloveds, what type of person are you when it comes to how you see the world and the people who are in it? Sure, there are indeed some wicked, mean, evil, and unsavory individuals in this world, but there are also many who are the complete opposite as well. Some people try to live by the rule of treating others as they would like to be treated, while still, others do not seem to care at all about whatever harm they might cause others. Many times, in fact, some people tend to make their own Heaven or hell right here on earth by the amount of darkness they allow into their lives. Much too often in this life, people will tend to allow others to steal their joy, their happiness, and their peace by causing them to become upset, which is the detriment of not learning self-control. Learn self-control therefore My children, and blessed you will be in many ways for so doing, in JESUS' Most Precious and Holy Name.  

AMEN

Being A Learner and Follower of JESUS CHRIST

 Friday

November 22, 2024

"Being A Learner and Follower 

of JESUS CHRIST"

     To be or become a learner and follower of The Lord JESUS CHRIST is not such an easy thing to do, especially in the times in which you live. Following The Lord JESUS often means thinking, behaving, and even talking in ways contrary to how mankind usually thinks, behaves, and talks. Much too frequently in this world, those who claim to be learners and followers of CHRIST JESUS, actually do so in words alone and not in actions. Oh, they can shout it out when necessary that they are Christians, but mainly when they are in like company and have nothing to lose. To truly be a learner and follower of JESUS CHRIST, will often mean having to make some difficult choices at times. When trying to be a learner and a follower of JESUS CHRIST, such things as lying, cheating, murder, vulgar language, evil thoughts, and actions, all need to be put aside and left by the curb, so to speak. Being a learner and follower of CHRIST JESUS also means putting Him first in one's life, which is something a lot of people have trouble doing.

     From this day forth oh children of Mine in CHRIST, learn to let your light so shine that men will see your good works like JESUS did, and will glorify your Father Who is in Heaven. The Lord JESUS used to say that He always did those things that pleased Me, so you also should really try to do the same whenever possible. The Lord JESUS was never a pretender and neither should any of you be. When it comes to being a learner and follower of JESUS CHRIST, one should be willing to do that which is difficult to do as a man or woman, like loving thy neighbor as thyself. One should also be willing to forgive those who trespass against you, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you might be seen as sons and daughters of your Father in Heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. It will certainly not be easy, but neither is the way leading to eternal life. Now may you truly be a learner and a follower of CHRIST JESUS in every way, in His Holy and Most Precious Name.

AMEN

Doing What Is Best for Others

 Thursday

November 21, 2024

"Doing What Is Best for Others"

     It could be a lot less stressful for certain people if they will learn that they cannot always please everyone all of the time. As the saying goes, you can please some of the people some of the time, but not all the people all the time. To resign one's self to the fact that not everyone is going to like you no matter what you do for them, is to live life being less stressed and less concerned about what others say. As I have stated before, it does not matter what you do for some people, they are never going to really accept or like you. Some people do not even need a reason for not liking or accepting you, which is often puzzling to some people. Some who are not liked or accepted will want to know the reason why, when in reality, there does not have to be a reason at all. I have seen people hurt and sometimes destroyed because of what someone has said, done, or thought about them. Because life is not fair My children, you are going to run into people such as these, and you will have to learn how to cope with it or be destroyed by those who wish to harm you.

     From this day forth My children, learn to be at peace within yourself, and do not let anyone steal your joy. Because you are a child of Mine in CHRIST, you have been endowed with a strength that can help you make it through anything, or be able to deal with anyone in this life. Remember, you do not have to be liked in order to be respected, and more of you need to be mindful of this fact. It is My hope that more of you will be able to rise above the need to be liked as long as you learn to treat everyone fairly and honorably. Some of you have trouble accepting the fact that you cannot please everyone all of the time, because if you could, then you would not be able to say that you treated everyone fairly, because some people deserve more or less discipline than do some others. With so many people wanting different things, not everyone will want what is best for them. Blessed are you who are able to do what is best for others in everything, in and through JESUS CHRIST your Lord and Savior.

AMEN

True Intelligence and Wisdom

Wednesday

November 20, 2024

"True Intelligence and Wisdom"

     Some people in this world tend to act as if they are and have more intelligence and wisdom than everyone else around them, and they happen to be some of the worst people to be around. Many of these people are good at trying to make others seem small and inconsequential, which is certainly not the way anyone should treat another. A person who is truly wise knows how other people should be treated, and even how to lift them up. A wise person will take the time to care about others, to edify others, and not tear others down. They also have the desire to want what is best for others. Much too often these days, a lot of people tend to be only interested in what is good for them alone, not caring much at all about others. Some people say in fact that this is a dog-eat-dog world, but only someone who does not know The Lord JESUS CHRIST would say and believe such a thing because that was certainly not His way of thinking. The closer anyone gets to CHRIST JESUS the further away from the way the world thinks they will become.

     Therefore children of Mine in CHRIST, try not to be the type of person who thinks that they know everything, even if you believe in your heart and mind that you do. The truly wise and intelligent person knows how to make other people feel important as well. They do not run around belittling others and making others feel less than they already might feel, because they know the benefit of edifying others rather than tearing them down. The main reason some people even try to tear others down is to try and make themselves feel more important. When you take the time to study The Lord JESUS and His ways, the only people He was really hard on were the so-called religious leaders of His day. Remember, 2 Corinthians 8:9 says, You know the generous grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Though he was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that by His poverty He could make you rich. JESUS CHRIST never really lorded over anyone here on earth because He was more than confident in knowing Who He was. Now may you be just as wise and as intelligent as CHRIST JESUS in how you behave, in His Holy and Most Precious Name.

AMEN

Are You A Forgiver?

 Tuesday

November 19, 2024

"Are You A Forgiver?"

     Some people tend to find the concept of forgiveness difficult to understand, but such is the difference between mankind's reasoning and Mine. Mankind tends to want to place certain limits on when, who, and/or why to forgive, when I do not really have such limits as far as forgiveness is concerned. There is really one thing that I have cited as far as not forgiving someone, and that would be the blaspheming of JESUS CHRIST  and The Holy Spirit. He or she who speaks of JESUS CHRIST or The Holy Spirit in terms of being evil is in danger of blaspheming them and not being forgiven for doing so. Forgiveness should not be taken lightly, and blessed are those of you who have learned to not do such a thing. Mankind tends to hold grudges and to not forgive others for any number of reasons, all of which mean very little to Me.

     Now know this, My children, forgiveness is always more for you than it is for those who might have transgressed against you. As a child of Mine in CHRIST, you need to remember that you are supposed to be becoming a learner and a follower of JESUS CHRIST, and not a learner and a follower of mankind. Most of you have already perfected that part of yourself by not being willing to forgive anyone for even the smallest of trespasses, let alone something big. Those of you who are wise should give some thought to what The Lord JESUS did for all of you. Remember, 2 Corinthians 5:21 says,  For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. Or let Me ask you this, is there any one of you who truly believes that you did not need CHRIST's forgiveness? Therefore My beloved, be ye ready to forgive those who might trespass against you so that I in turn will forgive you of your trespasses. May you therefore forgive like JESUS rather than like man, and blessed you will be for so doing, in JESUS' Most Precious and Holy Name.

AMEN