From The Pastor’s Desk

Just a word of Thanks!!! I am thankful for the peace of God, that passes all understanding!!! There is no greater comfort, in denying myself, and taking up the cross to follow Jesus, than knowing, God is for me, Jesus is with me, the Holy Ghost is in me, and that the angels of the Lord are encamped round about me. So, Lord as the Psalmist says in 119:62 I rise here “At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous judgments.” Yes, for your judgments, because Isa.26:9 says “for when thy judgments are in the earth the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.”

Stay tuned, Luke 21:11 more “fearful sights” are coming and v.26 “Means hearts failing them for fear…” If I weren’t truly saved, and washed in the blood of Jesus, I’d be crying out in godly sorrow and repenting of my sins and asking Jesus into my heart and be the Lord of my life. I am thankful the door is still open and you can still come, but don’t keep waiting because very soon it will close to the church age. The 2000 years Hosea 6:1-2, Luke 13:32, 2 Pet.3:8 is almost up, and the door will be shut. Maranatha!!!

Ready or not the Lord is coming!!! “It was reported that multi-billionaire Bill Gates has launched an effort to require the citizens in 50 nations to have a digital ID, make digital payments that can be tracked and shared and be in a Social Credit Score by 2028 or be excluded from Society.” On 12-16-23 it was also reported “that CNN will launch the first ever known AI generated TV News network in the U.S. next year 2024, using Avatars (Statues that look like people) to report the news instead of humans news anchors.”

Rev.13:15-17 “And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would worship the image of the beast should be killed. And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.” As you can see, by the headlines, Almighty God knows the beginning from the end, told his disciples Luke 21:28 “And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads for your redemption draweth nigh.”

What a blessed hope we have, who have been 1Pet.2:9 called out of darkness into his marvelous light, and Heb.9:28 “unto them that look for him (have this promise) shall he appear unto the second time without sin unto salvation.” (This simply means he does not deal with sin this time; he did that in his first coming. No, this time he comes to save those who are looking for Him). Oh, what a time to be living in and be his witnesses in the earth. This year numerically, ’23 has proved to be death. Will ’24 prove to be its numerical number “priesthood”?

If I weren’t born again, and my name written down in the Lamb’s Book of Life, I’d be praying, for the Lord Jesus to draw me to Him and save me from my sins and wash me in his precious blood, to sanctify me and give me a hunger to be filled with the Holy Ghost baptism.

What is keeping you from Jesus? If you can answer that question, then ask yourself, is it worth it? There ain’t nothing in this world, worth one losing his soul, to then be cast into hell (Rev.21:8} ‘But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake of fire which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.”

Whether you believe it or not, judgment is coming. You still have another day, but you are not promised tomorrow. Maranatha!!!

Time is running out for the lost and lukewarm 2Pet.1:10 “to make your calling and election sure…” Yes, just as sure as Jesus came the first time, to be mankind’s “Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.” Luke 2:11 He is coming the second time, first 1Thess.4:16-17 to rapture both the dead saints (through the resurrection) and the living saints “shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air, and so shall we ever be with the Lord.”

For all those, who have been listening to those who teach Pre- wrath, which is another name for Mid-Trib, Post Trib. and Kingdom now Theology, there is nothing in neither one of these teachings, that offer any hope of escaping Matt.24:21 and Mark 13:19 “great tribulation (Mark says affliction) such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. (will be again).

I say this with love, if you don’t want to rightly divide the Word of God, that clearly teaches the Pre-Trib. Rapture, that is your choice, but be careful that you don’t fall into (Matt.24:48-51) that evil servant who is teaching people, “My Lord has delayeth his coming: And …smite his fellowservants (those of us who are warning people to flee from the wrath to come, Rev.6:16-17) and to eat and drink with the drunken: (this will be your fate) The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him; and in an hour that he is not aware of, And shall cut him asunder (off) and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Heb.9:28 says “and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.” (He came the first time to deal with sin, by his sacrificial death on the cross, oh but the next time he comes (at the end the worst time from Adam unto this day, in seven years) he will be coming in the clouds with his bride, to take over the government Isa.9:6-7 “…Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to stablish it with judgment, and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The Zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform (accomplish) this.

With the latest news of the “Pope approving blessings for same sex marriages” “Honduras ‘Biblical’ plague of frogs, toads, tadpoles causing multi-car pile up.” If you have not made your calling and election sure, I’d call upon the Lamb, in godly sorrow, and repentance, and ask him to save me from the wrath coming very soon upon this world. Jesus as the prophets foretold of his first coming, fulfilling over 300 prophecies, just any day now he will come back for those who are looking for him, to take us up and out of harms way as he did Noah before he sent the rain upon all those wicked scoffers who thought he was crazy, in building and ark on dry ground. Just as he took Lot out of harms way, before Gen.19:24 “…the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven.” He has promised to take his bride out of harm’s way. (Luke 21:34-36, 1Thes.1:10, 4:13-18, 5:9, Rev.3:10).

Oh, what a precious promise the Lord has given us, as we remember his miracle birth, that he is coming again, and all the signs are telling us it is at the door. So as Luke exhorts us in Luke 21:25-28 to Look up for your redemption draweth nigh.

Maranatha!!!!! Merry CHRISTmas!

There’s a song comes to mind on this Thanksgiving!!! “To God be the Glory. How can I say thanks, for the things you have done for me. Things so undeserved Yet you give, to prove your love to me. The voices of a million angels cannot express my gratitude. All that I am and ever hope to be. I owe it all to Thee. To God be the glory To God be the glory To God be the glory, For the things he has done With His blood he has saved me. With his power He has raised me. To God be the glory For the things He has done.”

Oh let this be my prayer Lord… “Just let me live my life Let it be pleasing Lord to thee, and should I gain any praise, Let it go to calvary.” In Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonians 5:18 he says “In ever thing give thanks: (AMP says no matter what the circumstances) for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” How can we give thanks no matter what the circumstances may be? Because Paul also said in Rom.8:28 that “we know (by all the examples God has given to us) that all things work together (as a plan) for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to His purpose.” Let us all search our heart this Thanksgiving, in the midst of a world and many within the church who have become unthankful, that we are not guilty. Yes, the turkey are twice as high and most other foods as well. When these things come, Paul reminds us in Phil.4:19 “But my God shall supply all our need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. So, on this Thanksgiving, oh Lord don’t let me be bellyaching, but have a heart filled with gratitude. Happy Thanksgiving to all.

Maranatha!!!!!