Good day to you my dear friends
We certainly have had a full week of prayer as the elections in the UK are today - Thursday, July 4th and there was a Category 4 Hurricane hitting the Caribbean including my home country Jamaica. May God's perfect will be done and his Kingdom come, let us continue to be vigilant and sober always prayerful.
Amen
Now let me ask you some questions:
Are we there yet? Or
Are we still on the pathway of halfway there?
God himself says he will spew you out if you're lukewarm (Revelations 3:15 - 18)
The foundation of all the commandments are based on loving God with all our heart, soul and mind ie. First, wholeheartedly and single mindedly.
There is a price to pay in this "love relationship" with God.
One has to be sold out and dedicated to God.
He really should be our priority.
The world can seem to be appetising and filling the flesh may only bring a few moments of pleasure (with consequences)
Let us choose today to forsake all others and all "things" of this world that take first place in our heart and mind instead of God.
Here is Jesus's instructions:
Matthew 16:24 - 27
24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. 25 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. 26 For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? 27 For the Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will reward each according to his works
The simplified translation reads as follows:
Then Jesus said to his followers, “If people want to follow me, they must give up the things they want. They must be willing even to give up their lives to follow me. Those who want to save their lives will give up true life, and those who give up their lives for me will have true life. It is worthless to have the whole world if they lose their souls. They could never pay enough to buy back their souls.”
There is a price we must pay when we are chosen by God to follow Jesus. Jesus Himself said in Matthew 16:24, “If people want to follow me, they must give up the things they want.” Jesus said it because it is very difficult for many to give up certain things. The things we need to give up that Jesus is referring to are the things we use to replace God with. We turn to earthly things to make us happy instead of turning to God. We make some things an idol like money, fame, power, or even our family members.
The amazing thing about Papa is that when he tells us to give up something - he always has something better for us - a great reward. I truly have proved him this way.
It takes great faith to do all God says but loving him will mean simply doing what pleases him. Would you give him your all today?
There is no better way
I tell you my friends after you say
Yes Lord
You will truly find God and his love in such a deep way.
Your life will take on new meaning
You will become unshakeable in every way
And fulfilled every day.
Yes Lord we say YES
To your will and to way
Amen
Walk good in Christ
Till we meet again
Pastor J
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