Brethren This is serious!—One lost child to the devil is one to many! • Now listen to me—These would be young people who have Christian parents—and were raised in the church
o We often here the phrase—brought up in the church. We’re losing them to either to the world—or to denominationalism. I cannot think of anything that is more tragic—more frightening—terrifying to me than that my grandchildren, or any other child would be a casualty of this spiritual war—that is lose their soul’s. That they would be turned over to Satan—and be separated from the love of God for eternity. Even more terrifying!—Is that I might be responsible in some way—because I didn’t do everything I could—I didn’t teach them like I should!—I didn’t encourage them!—I wasn’t a Godly example of Christ in their eyes!

Moses wrote concerning future kings, “And it shall be with him, and he shall read it all the days of his life, that he may learn to fear the Lord his God and be careful to observe all the words of this law and these statutes” (Deut. 17:19). What was it that would be read all the days of his life, the book of the Law! In the days of kings the word of God was to be read and observed as it it today, the word of God is to be read and observed by all God’s children. This second of a two part lesson will continue building on the teaching that God’s people are people of the book.

Moses wrote concerning future kings, “And it shall be with him, and he shall read it all the days of his life, that he may learn to fear the Lord his God and be careful to observe all the words of this law and these statutes” (Deut. 17:19). What was it that would be read all the days of his life, the book of the Law! In the days of kings the word of God was to be read and observed as it it today, the word of God is to be read and observed by all God’s children. This two part lesson will build on the teaching that God’s people are people of the book.

Paul said, “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.” (Gal. 2:20). Are you keeping Jesus at arms length? Are you willing to totally give up the fight? God is there, He wants to help, but often times help never comes because we choose to handle it ourselves. Many people cast their cares upon Jesus. But too often we tend to leave out the most important word, “ALL”. The instruction is to cast all your cares upon Jesus (1 Pet. 5:7). Only when we give up trying to handle it on our own, can He move in and take control.

“Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest 2 and asked letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem” (Acts 9:1-2). But Jesus intervenes and in the end, Saul is converted and spends the rest of his life preaching the same Jesus he tried to destroy. It’s an amazing story of the power of God’s word, and of the ultimate truth that everyone can be saved.

Will life on earth end in 10 years, will there be a flood like in the days of Noah as some predict? Is it true, we shouldn’t bring children into this world knowing that the end is coming soon, that this world will be inhabitable. Many have made these claims, but their not alone. These end of the world predictions are as old as the dirt we walk on. Yet none have every come to pass. The Lord Himself, Who created everything, said “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only.” (John 1:3; Heb. 1:2; Matt. 24:36). Fact is, that God is still in charge and we only need trust in Him.