Col 3:18-21, gives a challenge to the family; so take a few moments to read the following verses and see how your life matches up.
Verse 18, Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. Verse 19, Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. Verse 20, Children, obey your parents in everything: for this pleases the Lord. Verse 21, Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. How did you match up? Is there anything you need to change? Have you been doing what the bible teaches in these matters? Only you can answer these questions and they must truthfully be answered. The soul is at stake. Rom 14: 11-12.
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I don’t need to begin a long talk about your bank account but here is a piece of information that we all need to remember. The money in the bank can be here today and gone tomorrow. We need to reflect more upon the uncertainty of things. We may never have imagined our money being gone; but lo and behold, men steal it, or the economy eats it away like cancer. Matt 6:19-21.
Uncertainty is all around us and blows against our skin like the wind. Jas 4:14. Lk 12:13-21. While it is true that we need to save our money for the future, we need to also mediate upon what the Lord said about riches. He taught us not to make it our number one goal. Mark 9:36-37. He taught us to keep in mind that it could disappear. Jas 5:2-3. He thought us to put our main interest in things eternal. 1 Tim 6:17. Try not to panic about loss money, just do your best to preserve what you can and use this experience as a time to reflect upon your soul and where you will spend eternality. 2 Cor 5:10. Romans 14:9-12. Whoever mocks poor people, shows disrespect toward the Creator and he that is happy about the calamities of others, shall not escape being punished. Proverbs 17.5
Therefore, thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will stretch out mine hand upon the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethims, and destroy the remnant of the sea coast. And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the Lord when I shall lay my vengeance upon them. Ezekiel 25.16-17 I have a hard time understanding why anyone would want to be rude towards people who are having a hard time. But such people exist. Man needs to learn that one will reap what is sown. Proverbs 26.27. If you can't do anything to help people who are down and out, above all, don't make fun of them or ridicule them. It is best to say nothing at all.
‘Touch not, taste not, handle not.’ Colossian 2.20-22.
“Let every wearing the name of Christ depart from evil.” 2 Timothy 2.19-22. These are words to live by and that is what members of the Lord’s church need to do in these times. Romans 12.1-2. There is a lot of talk about transgender rights. Abortion on demand. Homosexual marriage. Marijuana smoking. Drinking liquor. Unmarried people living together as married people. etc It doesn’t matter if all this is legal according to the law of the land. A member of the church doesn’t have to partake of any of it nor believe in it. Just say no and remain with what is authorized by the word of the Lord. Acts 5.29. Acts 4.19 In Acts 19:17-20, we read of people being taught that belief in the stars, fortune tellers
and other mystic arts is wrong. Those things are wrong because they take man away from faith in the Creator and causes men to have faith in something else. Heb 11:6 The irony is, stars have no intelligence and cannot make good things happen for people, they are simply heavenly objects which God created to give light upon the earth. Gen 1:14-18. In verse 19, we read that the people burnt their books to assure that those magical deeds would not be practiced again A person is going to have to acknowledge the Lord sooner or later; and it is fact the sooner, the better. Death and Judgment is coming for each soul. Hebrews 9.27. Being judged for deeds done is unavoidable. 2 Corinthians 5.10 It’s destiny; and preparation is essential. John 8.21.
For non-believers, they will face the biggest shock of realization. That they were wrong to deny the existence of the Supreme One who dwells beyond men. 1Timothy 6.16. For those who did believe, but did nothing to get ready, they will have all eternity to regret their decision. Luke 12.35-48. Luke 13.24-28. Mark 13.32-37. 2 Thessalonians 1.6-10. Revelations 21.6-8 By reading with us today, you can get ready. First, one must realize sin and the importance of getting rid of it so the relationship with Christ can begin.Romans 6.17. 1 Peter 1.18-19. Titus 3.3-7. You will have to be baptized, immersed in water for the forgiveness of sins, thereby washing away the sin which caused men to become the enemy of Christ. Acts 22.16. Acts 2.38. Romans 6.1-17. Hebrews 10.22. 1 Peter 3.21. Acts 8.26-40. Contact us today, so we can teach you the gospel that will save your soul. Acts 9.6:17-19. Acts 16.28-34. Romans 1.16. A group of people decided they didn’t want to follow Jesus anymore, so they left.
Jesus asked His remaining followers; “will you also go away?” Peter said, “Lord to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.” John 6.64-69. Peter knew the people who quit had made a huge mistake. Hebrews 10. 38-39. They may have thought that they were unloading a burden; but they picked one up. 2 Peter 3.20-22. Because without Christ, you can't have real success in life so the faithful feel great because of devotion to the word of God. They don't worry or try to solve things. Hebrews 13.5-6. They use prayer to communicate with God and allow Him to navigate life's ups and downs. John 14.1. God promised His followers that He would not allow them to be put to a position that is beyond their ability to withstand. 1 Corinthians 10.13. But when bad things do happen, God has assured His followers that everything works toward their best interests. Romans 8.28. Such is the comfort of the faithful and you can be too. Matthew 11.28-30. The home is the source of many problems in America. The home is a problem because we have immature males and females, having babies and they have no education, job, or don't even know how to do the laundry without help. As you look throughout cities you see these people having babies with many of the fathers absent from the scene.
A family is supposed to be started because two married people want to have children and they train the children in the way of the Lord. Eph 6.1-4. Col 3.20. Pro 2.1-22. Pro 10.1 This is not being done and that is why the problems with youngsters continue. Going forward, this is what must happen. #1, Get married. #2 Have children. #3 Don’t forsake, nor fail to train or discipline the children. # 4, Take care of all their needs. If parents do so, the children wouldn’t go to school hungry nor would they act up, because the parents would be involved in every aspect of that child's life. We must get back to that. In this closing. Immature unmarried people; quit having babies! Married people; know the role the Lord expects from you. He will punish you if you don’t live up to it. Genesis 42.22. The greatest thing we can do is study the bible which is the word of Almighty God.
Just think about it; we learn the mind of the Creator and what He wants us to do to improve our lives. And it doesn’t end there; we also learn how we can go to heaven and spend eternality in His presence. This is great news, and no one should deprive themselves of the opportunity. We also are warned about the danger of a burning Hell and the temptations which drown men in damnation. I want to encourage you to read the New Testament. You can start with the gospel of Matthew; where you will learn about Jesus coming to earth and dying on the cross for the sins of men. Do try it and contact us, let us know what you learn or if you have questions. Let all who hear me, start reading. |
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