El Cid
Since May 9, 1998
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El Cid
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Philippians 4:6-9 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.
Hebrews 4:14-16 Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
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We are all helpless sinners.
God IS Light and in HIM there is no darkness at all.
God hates sin. It cannot exist with HIM.
God IS completely JUST, HE cannot lie.
We are sinners. We have all broken the moral Law. Those who think they have kept the Ten Commandments perfectly – need only hear how Jesus clarified its meaning. If one has lusted in their hearts, they have committed adultery. If one has hated, they have committed murder. If one has desired something more than what God has given them, they are guilty of covetousness and idolatry.
God hates sin. We are sinners.
So far – sounds like a pretty bleak message – eh?
You do the math.
Our hopes seem to be a null set.
But No!
Only GOD could have come up with an answer.
Only a GOD of LOVE could save us (or even want to save us: Romans 5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.).
For God so loved the world, that HE gave HIS only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in HIM should not perish, but have everlasting life.
The Justice of GOD is satisfied through HIS Son.
God manifest in the Flesh, as HIS Son, and our Saviour – the Great God and Saviour Jesus Christ. HE was perfect. HE perfectly met the moral Law of GOD. He ALONE was fit to make the payment for our sins.
Isaiah 53:5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
2 Corinthians 5:21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
Who is this He?
Matthew 1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
Acts 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
The Name by which we are Saved is Jesus.
Believe in HIM as your LORD and Saviour.
Be In Christ and you will be saved.
All of us have an appointment with death.
So What is Your Plan?
Are you planning on taking a perpetual dirt nap?
Are you planning on reincarnating yourself? (i.e., ‘ye shall be as gods’…)
Or, just ignore this question and ‘hope’ for the best?
…Or, do your thoughts go something like this?
Is that it?
Is this a plan??
This is the most important question that you’ll face in life.
Our time here is short. It is nothing compared to eternity.
If you do not believe in eternity; If you are someone who says: ‘when I’ve completed my mortal toil, it’s off to the grave for me, to a sleep from which I’ll never wake…’ – then I can understand why you would not be concerned about the question of where you’ll spend eternity.
One question though.
Are you sure you are right?
You must not be wrong.
You must not.
Check it out.
Search hard.
What does the Bible say about you and God?
Do you really believe it is gibberish?
Have you honestly sat down and tried to read the Bible?
Are you so much wiser than the people who came before you and stood on this Book as being the Word of God?
You may comfort yourself by pointing at all the hypocrites who claimed to be Believers but yet led ungodly lives and unleashed mayhem at various points in history.
Does not the Bible say that we are all sinners in desperate need of a Saviour?
There is none Righteous, no, not one.
Now consider those nations who took a stand to honor God. Did not God bless them?
Did not Great Britain become great when they stood on the Bible?
Did their decay not begin with their acceptance of the gods of Darwinism and their turning away from the Almighty Creator?
Has the United States not been uncommonly blessed?
America was founded by Believers, and was a nation founded on Christ.
From the Mayflower Compact, to Jamestown, to early Colonial Charters – they all gave reverence and glory to God.
The signers of the Declaration of Independence were churchmen who entrusted their protection to the Providence of God.
We are not what we once were, but not to recognize the uncommon blessings (warts notwithstanding) that have rained upon America and not give thanks to the Author of this Providence is to have willingly blinded one’s self to the Truth.
Psalm 9:17 The wicked is turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.
Oh LORD, please let not America become one of those nations that have forgotten our God.
It bares repeating.
You cannot be wrong.
Or perhaps you are one of those folks who plan on reincarnating themselves (or letting ‘karma’ take care of the reincarnation).
This is just a variation on Satan’s old lie to Eve in the Garden (Genesis 3) – ‘ye will be as gods’…
No, only when you reside and live in Jesus Christ can you be as gods. Not God, but sons of God and you will have eternal life with the Word.
Or maybe your response is simply, ‘Thus says you – I don’t believe it’…
I can only say – Read the Bible and see that it rings true.
You cannot be wrong.
Or is this your plan: Ignore this question and hope for the best?
Would you give your life savings to someone and walk away and ignore what happened to it?
Just hope for the best?
Of course not!
You’d perform a detailed investigation of the performance, history, and credibility of the person to whom you entrusted your wealth.
Now we are talking about a treasure more valuable than all the gold in Fort Knox.
Your soul.
Are you really going to ignore its destination and hope for the best?
Come now, you don’t really believe that this is the course taken by a rational person.
Read the Bible.
Investigate the arguments.
Understand that you are not saved unless you believe in the LORD Jesus Christ.
Learn what that means. Repent and seek the LORD with your whole heart.
He turns none away who seek Him and asks for HIS mercy.
Our standards are not God’s. We might be the ‘best’ do-gooder in the land, but if we are not resting and trusting in the LORD alone (not our ‘works’, not our church, not our pedigree, etc) we are resting on filthy rags.
You Can’t Be Wrong
There are a lot of things that you can be wrong about in life. Mistakes can be painful, and we often need to deal with the consequences – sometimes for years, but we can muddle through.
Didn’t study hard enough in school? Except for the rare individual, this one falls into the mistake category. The ramifications are such that you don’t get the job or career that you once aspired to attain. But you muddle on, you get through.
Picked the wrong major in College? You might waste years pursuing a career that ultimately is a poor fit for your skills or personality. But you can muddle through.
Picked a fight with the wrong person? Although this can be a fatal mistake, in the vast majority of cases it is merely a stupid mistake. You learn not to do that again, and recover from your bruises and move on.
Picked the wrong partner to marry? Again, this is a terrible mistake that can affect many lives – but again, you can get through it.
So in Life, there are many successes, and many mistakes and setbacks. It is part of living. How we deal with our successes and our mistakes determines the type of person we become.
But there is one area where we cannot be wrong. One area where there are no do-overs, nor second chances. No muddling through no matter what the circumstances.
You cannot make a mistake with your Salvation.
There is a Heaven, and there is a Hell.
The destination of our journey ends in one of these two places. There is not a third choice.
You cannot afford to make the plaintive cry of Jeremiah 8:20
The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.
There is a season for the harvest, and there is a season for Salvation. The time for Salvation is today. Now is the time to seek HIM who Saves. The Prophet Jeremiah was incredulous that his people would not seek their Saviour. He cried out in verse 22 of the same Chapter 8:
Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there?
There is a healing balm. There is a great physician.
Seek HIM today and seek HIM now. Do not be idle and do not allow this harvest to pass.
Seek ye the LORD while HE may be found, call ye upon HIM while HE is near
There is a resurrection on the last day and there is only ONE who can get you through this day. There is Only One man who Fulfilled the Law of Righteousness (the Ten Commandments), and HE is the only one capable of fullfilling the Law and covering all those that believe on HIM. We are covered by HIS robes of Righteousness, and cleansed eternally from all sins, because HE not only is man, but because He also IS God. It is Only by being in Him that we are considered Righteous (Romans 10:4)… So Believe on the LORD Jesus Christ and Make Him the LORD of Your Life.
John 11:25-26 Jesus said … I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.
Believest thou this?
There is one question in life that you must answer correctly:
What think ye of Christ?