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Wednesday 29 September 2021

Understanding our Creator

 

Understanding our creator, Jehovah Jira our provider is firstly a shot in the dark for so many as they clutch at straws hoping to land on the right side of his love. So many accredit their fortunes to His creation, which is Idolatry. Although he is invisible to the naked eye, he proves His existence to us all through HIS CREATION. The Apostle Paul teaches us this truth very clearly in the book of Romans; For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.” (Romans 1:19-20) - The demise of mankind is linked to a mind-set of worshipping the creature instead of the creator. Platitudes like “the universes had other ideas”, how would that make you feel? Bill gates the mastermind or creator if you like of Microsoft, imagine if all his work was accredited to another, how would he feel? Now magnify that by the billions and consider what we are doing to God by not giving him due benevolence when it comes to HIS CREATION.

 

From there we move on to God making a way of escape from the wrath which is to come, and make no mistake it is coming in this life and the next. Even with this rebellious spirit we have somehow inherited through the sins of our fathers, God still takes pity on us and offers all of mankind a lifeline. Originally God made a covenant with Abraham, hence the quote often coined “the Jews God’s chosen people”, because they are. However, they rejected their Messiah and therefore an olive branch has been extended to all tribes and nations across the globe. God has made a way of escape for us all, regardless of race, religion, colour or creed. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. (John 3:16)

 

You may even be one that often coins the phrase; “the universe had other ideas”, you too have been invited, repent of your sin and call upon the name of Jesus. If you find that an impossible task, sincerely cry out to God to reveal himself to you, walk in your garden and observe the intricate detail of whatever catches your eye and acknowledge Cod as creator and give Him praise for his brilliance and He may just open you eyes and lead you to the foot of the cross, where all will eventually become clear. Every effort, struggle, question or uncertainty will be instantaneously irradiated as the light switch to life will flip into place and the need to tell others will burn bright. I know! because that’s exactly what happened to me…

 

The offer still stands, Jesus Christ the Lord, the only redeemer who has it in His power to save, the rest you have been sold as an out to enter the Promised Land has been tainted with lies and is back by Satan himself, the deceiver of the nations. In fact, he is so good with the mastery of trickery that God has referred to him as; “And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. (Revelation 12:9) - He will accomplish his quest and deceive the whole world, bar those who have had their robes wash in the blood of the Lamb, bless the name of Jesus, now and forever more, Amen!

 

However, there is a flipside to the mercy and grace of God, reject Him as creator and then cap it off with rejecting his beloved Son as your Lord and Savior and you will burn, it will be an unbearable anguish that those who dig their heels in against God will have to endure an eternal sentence in the Lake of Fire.

 

DO NOT BE FOOLED God has spoken through HIS SON, the Lord Jesus Christ, time is running out, so let me leave you with this encouragement; “for whoever calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved.”

 

 

Signing out

 

 

Tyrone


Wednesday 22 September 2021

Temptation

As my mind wonders amid my thoughts, governance resonates with this awareness; I have often heard it said that because God is righteous He cannot be evil, which is obviously true. “Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am being tempted by God," for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one.” (James 1:13) – If that be true, which it obviously is, why then are we taught by the Lord Jesus to pray, “Lead us not into temptation and deliver us from evil (the evil one).” – Who does the leading, Satan or God the Father?

 

Some of you may remember the account of Job; if not, here it is; “Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them. The LORD said to Satan, "From where have you come?" Satan answered the LORD and said, "From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it. And the LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil?"” (Job 1:6-8) as this account further unfolds, although instrumentally it is Satan who brings evil upon Job, we can very clearly see that it is God who allows the calamity (evil) to fall on Job, “Have you considered my servant Job?” - A test is there to prove our authenticity. It’s the suffering in the test, which teaches us to shed the skins of sin or the flipside of that drives us to apply the grace principle, excusing our sin as the norm.

 

While the Apostle James teaches us that when we fall into sin, our own wicked heart, and our sinful nature’s drives us to eat from the forbidden tree, which God hates. God hates sin! In fact he detests it so much that whilst the Lord Jesus took upon the sin of mankind, whilst he was punished for it upon that cruel Roman cross. God the Father shunned his Son and turned his back upon him, thus causing the Lord Jesus to cry out, “my God, my God why have you forsaken me?” No doubt rhetorical, but just in case it has not fully dawned on some of you; evidence proving the hatred God has for sin. He judged his Son on the cross for our sin, even though he had no sin of his own, once the penny drops and we get just a glimpse of what it meant for Jesus to die on Calvary, understanding that HE died for me, we will never be the same again.

 

Sadly it’s our own lusts that lead us astray. It is one thing to have a thought but another when it becomes an intention. There is without doubt an aspect of God’s sovereign will which allows us to be tested in certain areas of our lives. If this was not true why would the Lord Jesus teach us to pray in this manner; And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.” (Matthew 6:13) - Why? So that we may see where our treasure lies! For the Christian who loves God would be quick to confess their breach, the apostle John teaches us this truth, Nevertheless our aim is to please our God; “By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. (1John 5:2)

 

The Apostle Paul on the other hand is quick to help us understand the severity the Christian faces on a daily basis, the coalface of our walks, looks like this; “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.” (Ephesians 6:12)   

 

With all this to consider where does that leave us? There is a testing that God require from every believer, sanctification must be tried and tested on a daily basis, we must get to a stage in our lives whereby we begin to have victory over the areas we once where enslaved to. That does not mean we should cavalier into areas that could easily trip us up, but rather pray, “Father lead us not into temptation”, however when we are tempted we have an obligation to seek out God’s grace to overcome the trial and in so doing we will come out on the other side more refined. This is the walk we have been called too! Has God every said to Satan have you considered my servant Tyrone? I somewhat doubt it, nevertheless I have an obligation by his grace to shoot for the mark. It is our duty as Christians to live a life that brings honour to God. The Lord Jesus has left us with a perfect example to follow.

 

Let us be quick to seek His face, find grace in time of need, instead of habitually buckling to the temptation. May God help us all; remembering that it is not by strength or might that we will overcome the evil one, but rather by the finished work of Calvary! We must call on Jesus to find the grace to overcome, Do not believe the lie that I may continue in my sin so that grace may abound. We must learn to overcome…

 

In conclusion, it is God who allows us to be led into the temptation, Satan opens the door to our lusts and we either buckle to it or we find grace to overcome. It’s as simple as that. When we fall we are covered by Christ, when we overcome our Father is glorified. For many of us it’s time to put off the childish things.  

To the only wise God be glory forevermore through Jesus Christ! Amen. 

Signing off

 

Tyrone

Thursday 2 September 2021

In the Beginning...

Without a beginning there will be no end, process that for a minute and the penny should drop, helping us understand God as an eternal being. God had no beginning and therefore can have no end. That which doesn’t exist can never be because it has no beginning until HE who IS, the creator of all things brings that into being. But He is the great “I AM”! A complete mystery, He who has no beginning and yet His existence, a fact obvious to all, for He has given us creation, which proves His presence; “For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. (Romans 1:19-20)  

 

The man Jesus had a beginning and the more I consider it, the further my mind is sent into orbit. The lengths God went too to rescue his creation from certain destruction. God became a man, live in a body that had a beginning and an end, to save the sinner and restore Satan’s shakedown.

Let me pose a question, consider the birds of the air and the lilies of the fields and what do we see? We behold the brilliance of God’s creation. God spoke creation into being, He has the power to perform such brilliance and it all happened in the beginning…” That exactly how the bible opens; In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.”  (Genesis 1:1) - Make no mistake the world as we know it will come to its end. Plant as many trees as you like or recycle as much as you will, God will destroy this earth and replace it with a new one. “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.” (Revelation 21:1) – God alone has it in his power to implement such an act, He holds the privilege to that right as Creator regardless of the world’s diverse opinionated voices. At the end of the day they will carry very little weight, God always has the final say. Get in line with his objectives or pay the price, period! It’s always been death that’s ushered in life; But someone will ask, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body do they come?” You foolish person! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.” (1Corinthians 15:35-36)   

 

Everything as we know it will come to an end, but not that which is spiritual, that part of God’s creation appears to be locked into the eternal realm. If we settle on this, it should help us wrap our heads around certain truths concerning eternity.

 

Now let us consider the Garden of Eden; Adam was created and then Eve with the potential of an eternal existence at their fingertips. God had planted the tree of life in the mist of the Garden and yet they never ate from it. Their minds had not yet managed the meaning of death. But once they had eaten from the tree of the “Knowledge of Good and Evil” death became their reality and now they wanted to live. So in order for the fruits of sin not to have eternal reign God protects the tree of life, that now becomes the forbidden fruit; “He drove out the man, and at the east of the Garden of Eden he placed the cherubim and a flaming sword that turned every way to guard the way to the tree of life.” (Genesis 3:24) – God will not permit sin to be an everlasting fruit tainting His Holiness. The rule of sin will have its end just as it had its beginning. Interestingly enough sin was conceived in the spiritual realm, a time when Satan rebelled against God and convinced one third of the angels to follow him.  

 

The Lord Jesus reversed the curse through His achievement and all those covered by his sacrifice have been sanctified in his accomplishments, not our own feeble attempt to find favour with God. But for those not covered by His righteousness their rule will have its end in the Lake of Fire. A place prepared for the devil and his angels; “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. (Matthew 25:41)  

 

The brilliance of Gods plan for rescue is found in the Lord Jesus Christ, the man. It’s what he achieved that offers rescue to whoever would dare to call upon Him for release. Although he had a beginning and an end; he was born miraculously. God the Holy Spirit impregnated a virgin Girl, he was conceived, went through a normal nine month cycle in the womb and birthed like every other baby, he then lived a life of complete obedience to His Father, died a cruel Roman death, crucified for a penalty he never committed and because of his perfect work on earth, God raised him from the dead. He is now seated in heaven with a glorified body at the right hand of God the Father. A phenomenal consideration, God placing himself in a position of vulnerability as he took a flesh and blood body with the possibility of failure. The enemy objective whilst in this state, was to get Jesus to sin, which he never achieved, praise the name of Jesus now and forever more, Amen and Amen! Without this achievement all of mankind would be doomed to a pitiful state of eternal torment in the Lake of Fire. Jesus defeated the last enemy, death! Because of his brilliant achievement, millions will be rescued from that punishment, WOW! I hope this truth blows your minds into orbit and beyond.  

 

With this now understood what is left for mankind to do? Individually what must we do? It is simple; “For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”” (Romans 10:13) we must call out for rescue or pay the eternal price of torment in the Lake of Fire as there will be no state of Limbo as some suggest. You see, there is a register in heaven known as the book of life and without our names penned into that book we will be doomed to eternal damnation. The only way we reverse that sentence is to cry out to Jesus for rescue; “And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.”  (Revelation 20:15) – If your name is not etched into the book of life you are doomed to eternal torment, be sure!

 

Christian as the screws tighten, take encouragement, not far from now we will see our glorious Saviour and receive a body like his and what a day that will be and although that will have its beginning it will have no end as it resides in the spiritual world. The misconception of the thought “here today, gone tomorrow” is a lie.

 

“To the only wise God be glory forevermore through Jesus Christ! Amen.” 

 

Signing off

 

Tyrone