The Last Days

There are four books in the Bible that you better be right about now or you'll be wrong for all eternity.

• GENESIS: How it all began (divine creation not evolution)
• JOHN: Who Jesus Christ is (the Son of God) and what He came to do (die for our sins)
• ROMANS: How salvation is offered (by grace through faith in the finished work of Christ)
• REVELATION: How it all ends.

Revelation exalts the greatness, grace, government, and glory of Jesus Christ. Many Christians neglect this book because symbolism frightens and confuses them. God promised to bless those who read it.

Revelation 1:3 Blessed is he that readeth and they that hear the words of this prophecy and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. 

I believe we are living in the last days. The easy-to-read book "What's Next"" by Dr. Jerry D. Locke helps us understand the prophetic symbolism of the last days.

--"What's Next?" by Jerry D. Locke, www.CalvaryPublishing.org

Sheltered In The Rock

Psalm 61:2,3 From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed; lead me to the rock that is higher then I; For thou hast been a shelter for me and a strong tower from the enemy.

Maybe King David remembered fleeing soldiers loyal to his son when he wrote this. Absalom wanted to kill him and grab his throne. But David knew The Rock that is higher, the Rock of Ages, The Lord of his salvation Who has power to shelter him from the enemy. He has cried out to Him many times.

Are you struggling  with an overwhelming end of earth experience? Cry out to Jesus. He has power to lead you to shelter from the enemy, to lift your burden, and to solve your problems.

If you don't know Jesus as your personal Saviour, cry out to Him by faith. Ask Him to come into your heart and forgive your sins. He'll be your Rock and your shelter.

The Flesh And Spirit Conflict

Warren Wiersbe says the Spirit and the flesh have different appetites, and this is what creates a conflict for the Christian.

Galatians 5:16,17 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other, so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

The Apostle Paul explains his dilemma in the Book of Romans.

Romans 7:19  For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.

We can't win victory over the lust of the flesh in our own strength. The Holy Spirit enables us to overcome the flesh when we surrender our will to Him.

You Can Know

Some say you can't know for sure if you will have eternal life in Heaven. The Apostle John wrote that you can know.

1 John 5:12,13  He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life and that ye have believed on the name of the Son of God.

Salvation is accomplished through simple belief in Jesus Christ and that He is the promised Messiah--The Son of God.

True Christians aren't perfect, but their hearts want to do the will of God, striving for peace, love, and fellowship with Him and His saints. 

Is Christ your personal Savior? If not, trust Him to come into your heart and cleanse your sins.

Ephesians 2:8,9 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God; Not of works lest any man should boast. 

Thank You, Veterans

On this Veteran's Day (11-11-2014) we honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice, those who are forever plaged by the horrors of war, and all who did their part in assuring our freedom.

Eternity in heaven, the perfect place of freedom, was purchased through the sacrificial death of Jesus on the Cross of Calvary. The apostle Paul said true believers must endure hardness as a good soldier of the Christian warfare.

2 Corinthians 10:4,5 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds, casting down imaginations and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ. 

Our weapon is God's Word--the two-edged sword. Engage your weapon, memorize it, don't take your eyes off The Lord. Trust Him and claim victory!

Because He Lives

Finding the tomb empty, the women were perplexed. They came to properly prepare the body of Jesus. Can you imagine their joy as they ran back and told the apostles He was alive?

After he bore our sin and shame, our lord died on the cross, rose from the grave, and conquered sin, death, and hell. Because He lives we have eternal life. Because He lives we can face tomorrow.

The world around us is seeking solutions for peace and problems. There is hope and peace in the risen Lord.

Luke 24:12 Then arose Peter and ran unto the sepulchre; and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass.

Astonished, Peter had to see the empty tomb for himself. The same is true today. You must decide what you will do with Jesus. You must trust Him to be your Savior and Lord. Have you done that? Your eternity depends on it.

The Word Made Flesh

John 1:1,14 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God . . . . And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father), full of grace and truth.

I wasn't there to see the One who died for my sins, to hear Him preach to the multitudes with authority.

I wasn't there as He met the needs of countless souls, and I wasn't in the boat as He stood and said, "Peace, be still."

But I've seen the hill called Calvary through eyes of faith. I've heard the living Word speak through the written Word. I've experienced His power in the storm and seen His mighty power bring healing and change to needy lives.

How could one not be touched by the tremendous sacrifice made by The Creator of heaven and earth to robe Himself in flesh? How could one not be amazed at his grace and truth?

Embrace the Word.