“5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall [a]direct your paths. 7 Do not be wise in your own yes; Fear the Lord and depart from evil.” (Proverbs 3:5-7)

Trust in the Lord… These words written by the wise man to his son contain important reminders for all of us who strive to live in this old sinful world. Trusting in the Lord is a “must” for us all. It is too easy to feel as though we “have to do it all on our own strength”. Then it is too likely that we will try to carry burdens – we can’t. Not trusting in the Lord will leave us feeling lost—abandoned—estranged—and alone. None of this is necessary – If we would only learn and put into practice 7 simple steps…

Elijah sitting under a broom tree prayed to the Lord, “It is enough! Now, Lord, take my life, for I am no better than my fathers!” (1 Kings 18:4).  No, he was not committing suicide. Yes, he was tired and worn, and feeling alone. God showed Elijah that he was never alone, and that he still had a few things to do. 

I once preached a funeral service for a woman who was just one month shy or 103. A few days before her passing, her and I sat in the hospital together testing our Bible knowledge. She won! The first time I met her, I came up onto her front porch and peeking through the window–saw her sitting at her kitchen table reading her bible through a large magnifying glass. When I sat down with her she told me that she read the New Testament once every month of her adult life. That would have been some 80 years or more. 

She told me that she was hoping for the day to come when she would, “put off this tent”, and go home to meet the Lord. She, like Elijah, had committed an entire life in service to the Lord Jesus and His church, and was tired and ready. The wonderful thing in this is that she did the work she was called to do for so many years, teaching and providing necessities for the needs of the saints, and others. 

The important question we must all ask of ourselves is simply when I do die, and I will die. Will it be a time to weep, or a time to laugh; A time to mourn, or a time to dance? Will it be a time to rejoice or a time of the greatest sorry?

Try as hard as you can, with all your strength, with all your knowledge and you’ll always end up on the wrong path when it comes to the salvation of your soul. Sadly, and overwhelmingly that is exactly what people try to do. 

You can recognize the signs simply by asking a “religious” person questions about salvation, about the church or about doctrine. When you hear things like, “We’ll let me tell you what I believe”, or “I think”, or “my church teaches”. Add to that the old, where is it written questions, and answers like, “I don’t know, but I know it is in the Bible”.  These are strong indicators that the person does not know their Bible. 

Listen in as we investigate this subject. . . 

The only way to be like-minded is to believe the same things — the word of God provides the things we must believe. Nothing added, nothing removed, and nothing changed. Just God’s inspired word. 

Yes, being like-minded is easy when it comes to faith is easy as 1, 2, 3, when we let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom (Col. 3:16). Falling short of that will always cause division. 

When men say things, teach things, command things, that are not in harmony with the inspired word of God–they are wrong. Bottom line!

We just need to let God be true and every man a liar (Rom. 3:4), then and only  then will we have the unity of the Spirit and the Bond of Peace that God wants us to have. 

Many people today claim to be Christians but have differing beliefs and different points of view when it comes to who Jesus really is and the role He plays in their lives. 

Questions: Is Jesus in your mind, the One Who Has total and complete authority over your life (Matt. 28:18)? Is everything you believe about Jesus coming from Jesus through the word of God (Heb. 1:102)? Is Jesus alone God’s spokesman, or are you lead by another? Is the Savior of the World in you, in your heart because of what He has told you or because of what man has told you (Matt. 17:5)? Can you quote just 5 things Jesus said must be done for Him to save you, or have you followed the one thing from men (John 6:45; John 8:24; Luke 13:3; Matt. 10:32; Mark 16:16)? Is Jesus really the One and Only Head of “your” church, or is there another, like a “pastor”, a “priest”, a “reverend”, or a “Pope” (Col. 1:18, 24)?
Challenge: Find the words, “Saved by Grace and nothing else” in your Bible, and if you cannot, and you can’t, stop believing that, teaching that, and start teaching exactly what the Savior did say. If you can’t find the “sinner’s prayer”, and you can’t, then stop believing that and stop teaching that.

Stop believing and practicing anything and everything you cannot find, in proper context, in your bible and start putting Jesus where He belongs in your life!

As the apostles of Christ were listening to the Lord’s words, and when He finished, we are told, “while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. 10 And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, 11 who also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.” (Acts 1:9-11).

Our lesson will focus on the words, “Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven”. We are awaiting the coming of the Lord so that one that Great and Wonderful Day, Jesus will take the church He purchased with His own blood up into the clouds to be with Him for ever more. 

Paul described this event like this. “16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. 18 Therefore comfort one another with these words.” (1 Thess. 4:16-18).

Listen in as we search the scriptures and learn from God the things necessary for us to be in that final ascension with Jesus the Lord…

The young don’t get it and the Old do. When James said, “whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.” (James 4:14).

The closer one gets to eternity–the more impressed upon them is this truth. Life ends all to short, and especially for those who don’t live past their prime. We must therefore, be serious and fruitful with what life we have, and having the right attitude helps. In a psalm of David we read, “4 “Lord, make me to know my end, and what is the measure of my days, that I may know how frail I am. 5 Indeed, You have made my days as handbreadths, and my age is as nothing before You; Certainly every man at his best state is but vapor. Selah 6 Surely every man walks about like a shadow; Surely they [b]busy themselves in vain; he heaps up riches, and does not know who will gather them. 7 “And now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in You.”
(Psalm 39:4-7). 

We are warned—we must have the proper understanding and attitude about the uncertainty of life.
We’ve all likely heard the saying, tomorrow is not promised to anybody.
We must count every day a blessing and a gift to be treasured and used to the glory of God.
If we don’t—we put our souls in jeopardy.

The best place to begin is seeking first the kingdom of God (Matt. 6:33)…

Where Your Faith Lies Determines Where You’ll Lie in Eternity!
I’ve found “few” people who are able to pin down exactly why they believe what they believe.
Even fewer are able to pin down where their “faith” comes from.
If we really want to see Jesus, if we really want to be among those who will be delivered up to the Father—we must be able to adequately answer what we believe and why.

It is an important question that we must all be ready to answer for ourselves. The truth is, we are all on a journey and if that journey is with Jesus according to His truth—God’s word—we will spend eternity with Him.

The religious world today has confused and deceived the multitudes. Let me be plain! The religious world today has been by its own “church leaders”, swindled, defrauded, cheated, tricked, hoodwinked, hoaxed, duped, take in, mislead, deluded, fooled, misguided, and ensnared. 
You cannot be a victim if you know God’s word, by you will always fall victim if you simply trust the teacher and preacher to tell you what God said. 

Yes, the devil is out to deceive you and he does it best by just letting you listen to every teacher, preacher, friend, even parent, who themselves have been deceived, possibly all their lives. 

When it comes to truth–we are limited to just one source–that is God’s Holy written word. You want truth, that is where you’ll find it.