Knowing our Lord on Earth

Jesus, all man and all God, asked, in the garden of Gestheneme for 'the cup' to be taken from him. He went to the garden to be with God and he just got , metaphorically, 'the cup' in his face - The Cup is talked about in many places of the old testament. You'll find it in Isiaha 51... The Cup - The wrath of God - all our sin and rebellion including refusing to believe in Him, all our iniquities - the cup WE should drink. We are ALL sinners. But He did drink the cup, and for ALL believers in Him we have been saved, by Him dying for us.

Yes, he was forsaken, but not forever - he rose again and went to SIT DOWN at the right hand of God.

And He Has saved all those by our free will - by our choosing to hear His call, His invitation (which is now to you) . As Christians, we have the armour of God (Ephesians 6), protecting us, the graceful spirit dwelling in us and this is lived out in our daily lives. We can experience the truth, not just know about it. Well, it is working for me and all I can give you is my word - and His and millions of others - before it is too late!

What we have gained on this world is rubbish - Considered Loss for the Sake of Christ Why did Paul throw away all his pride? It is because Christ Jesus is incomparable to it. And that what profit he had before has actually become a loss for him now. Because of his merits, he was hindered from realizing the grace of God that is received through Christ.What profit he had in the past, Paul explains that it makes it hard for him to take hold of what is greater. So he threw them away in order to gain Christ. If we relinquish all to him...WOW What ever your journey - you can always give yourself to Him now. Only then we can be any USE to him.
We are really not different from Paul, we are here for a reason. We are here because God has use for us. In the spectrum of God's kingdom there remains a use for us, his servants, and that is why, and the only reason why, we remain here on earth. Our citizenship is in heaven (Ephesians 2:19), but while we remain here as ambassadors of Christ, (2 Corinthians 5:20) we have a use in God's kingdom!
"Live your life and forget your age." Frank Bering
"Life is not measured by length but by depth. Birthdays tell us how long we have been on the road, not how far we have travelled." Vance Havner
"Let us endeavour so to live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." Mark Twain

Recent blog from David Wilkerson - amazing!

PEACE WITH GOD
Jesus died on the cross to purchase peace with God for me—and he’s in heaven now to maintain that peace, for me and in me. The peace we have with God through Christ distinguishes our faith from all other religions.In every other religion besides Christianity, the sin question is never settled. Sin’s dominion simply hasn’t been broken. Therefore there can be no peace: “There is no peace, saith the Lord, unto the wicked” (Isaiah 48:22). But we have a God who provides peace by pardoning sin. This is the very reason Jesus came to earth: to bring peace to troubled, fearful humankind.How does Jesus maintain God’s peace for me? He does it in three ways:- First, Christ’s blood removed the guilt of my sin. In this sense, Paul says, “He is our peace” (Ephesians 2:14). Jesus made peace for me through his blood.- Second, Christ maintains my peace and joy in believing: “Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost” (Romans15:13).- Third, Jesus causes me to rejoice at the hope of entering glory: “We…rejoice in hope of the glory of God” (Romans 5:2).Simply put, peace is the absence of fear. And a life without fear is a life full of peace.When Jesus ascended to heaven, he didn’t just bask in the glory that God bestowed on him. No, he went to the Father to maintain the hard-won peace he achieved for us at Calvary.Our Savior is alive in glory right now. And he’s both fully God and fully human, with hands, feet, eyes, hair. He also has the nail scars on his hands and feet, the wound in his side. He has never discarded his humanity; he is still a man in glory. And right now, our man in eternity is working to make sure we’re never robbed of the peace he gave us when he left. He’s ministering as our high priest, actively involved in keeping his body on earth full of his peace. And when he comes again he wants us to “be found of him in peace” (2 Peter 3:14).When I sin, my peace is interrupted in two areas. First, my conscience troubles and accuses me, and rightly so. But, second, Satan’s accusations put fear in me. I believe these are the two primary areas where Christ’s intercession applies to us.First, my high priest won’t permit my conscience to hold me captive. Nor will he allow Satan’s accusations against me to go unchallenged. Christ is my advocate with the Father against every accusation from hell. What is an advocate? It is simply “my friend in court.” For Christians, this friend in court is also the son of the judge. In addition, our advocate is our brother. In fact, we are set to inherit the judge’s fortune along with him.

Prayer for YOU

Take me Lord! Pick me up and use me for your work, not mine. Your will, not mine. This attitude is the one to have. If we ask God to let us go from the world's trappings, so we can discover safe harbour in Him we will become more like our Lord Jesus and be blessed. Prayer is vital. Spending time, His time, being with Him, clinging to the Cross, to Jesus is what we should do, in order to stay in His presence. Read his word. Be guided. Grow in Faith and obedience. Trust in Him. Ask for this and He will give. He chooses us, He calls us to follow Him. We can repent with our ALL, and by doing so we are cleansed, forgiven and able to be what He intended; His children. Learn to know Him. Ask to know Him. You will be saved. We are living in the last days. Judgment day will come to us all. By the blood of Jesus. His sacrifice; the shedding of His blood, we have been redeemed. What a saviour! Glory be to the Lord, on the Highest. I pray you will know Him. He lives in me by His Holy Spirit and I am SO thankful. I can share this with millions of Christian brothers and sisters living, and even those who have passed from this Earth and it is glorious to know. Thank you Lord. May the reader of this be saved like me. May they read his word (The Bible). May they experience your treasures and come home to you. Now Lord. Amen