Death Has Come

The man facing death has died. There is no mercy left. He has chosen his eternity and there is no turning back. It is his time to face God his Creator. As a child, his loving mother taught him of the saving power of Christ but as a man he chose another path, far away from the love and mercy that Christ would show him. He chose to stand on his own with no mediator to plead his cause, no prayer of intercession offered when he fell into sin, no blood to wash him clean, only standing there in sin with no time of repentance. He was not a bad man. He tried to do good things. he had a family whom he loved. He had children he raised, grandchildren he loved. He worked a job, he had a ranch, he had horses, he enjoyed his life. What remains is judgement before God. The evidence of The Lord is near, it is plain that all we see was created by someone other than a human man. A much higher intelligence than we could ever understand, many mysteries yet revealed to us or even if we knew we could not comprehend! Satan has blinded man! Man is indeed willing! Today is the day of salvation! Open your heart to hear the word of The Lord.
Father, there are those searching for You. There are those who are indifferent. Help us to plant the seed so You can harvest souls for Your glory. Amen

Luke 16:19-31

19 "There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day.
20 And at his gate was laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores,
21 who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man's table. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores.
22 The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried,
23 and in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side.
24 And he called out, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in anguish in this flame.'
25 But Abraham said, 'Child, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner bad things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish.
26 And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, in order that those who would pass from here to you may not be able, and none may cross from there to us.'
27 And he said, 'Then I beg you, father, to send him to my father's house-
28 for I have five brothers-so that he may warn them, lest they also come into this place of torment.'
29 But Abraham said, 'They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them.'
30 And he said, 'No, father Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent.'
31 He said to him, 'If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead.'"

Christ Alone Saves You From Hell

Just saw some stats that make me cringe! Thank you Pastor Larry for this bit of info.

Just read in my devotion something powerful. It was talking about a survey taken of almost 10,000 people. It asked "do you believe you are going to Heaven or to Hell". 90% said Heaven 10% said Hell. It then asked "why" they thought they were going to Heaven. 60% said because they were a "good person". There was about 5 other answers but only 10% said because they are "born again and living a life for Christ". So, 9 out of 10 people believe they are going to heaven but 9 out of 10 are not born again (in this survey). The devil has many people duped. It closed with this "survey". "Remember, 1 out of 1 is going to Hell without Jesus.

O Lord God, this is breaking my heart. Convict the ones who are believing a lie! Convict us, the ones that know the truth and do not speak up! Amen

I will not make excuses, the bible is real, it is the inspired word of the living God who is the alpha, the beginning and the omega, the end, there is no other! All other, so called forms of gods are false, leading the followers straight to hell! Your eternal destination is dependent on you knowing Christ alone saves man from hell. You can not be good enough because you have been born from the first man Adam, a sinful rebellious man!

Genesis 2:17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die."
Romans 5:12

Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned—

1 Corinthians 15:21 For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man.

Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

The gift of salvation is because Christ satisfied the wrath that was yours! He did this by dying on the cross, a Lamb spotless devoid of sin, an acceptable sacrifice that God took as payment so that man might be saved from an eternity in hell.

Hebrews 7:27 Unlike the other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices day after day, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. He sacrificed for their sins once for all when he offered himself.

Hebrews 10:10 And by that will, we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

Hebrews 10:12 But when this priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God.

John 6:51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world."

Christ is our mediator!

1 Timothy 2:5

For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.

Do not cheaper what Christ has done by thinking works will get you to heaven.

Jesus is the Answer to Man's Doubt

Some are facing death soon!

We all have the destination of death waiting for us, maybe today or maybe in 10 years!

But that is not our immediate worry, our eternal destination is our everlasting reality!

Dr. Adrian Rogers tells a story about visiting someone in the hospital. He is praying for this person when he hears" hey, come over to my room". He says to the person calling out "are you talking to me"? "Yes" they answer. He goes into the room where he sees a little old lady in the bed. Her face shows great pain and she says "I am not ready to meet Jesus, can you help me"? He says "yes I can" and begins to share the gospel. Have you asked someone to share the gospel with you? Do you know that the gospel is God speaking to you? He is telling you all you need to know to find eternal life through His Son. God has shown great mercy by sending His Son to be a sacrifice for sin. Christ is the only acceptable sacrifice by which man can be reconciled to God. The world, in it's false hope in one's self, is a lie! You can not do any task to be reconciled to God, you can not buy reconciliation, you can not serve false gods and attain it, it is only through Christ's death and resurrection! Do you walk with Christ daily? Do you know that He alone can save man's soul?

In the beginning...
Romans 5:12

Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned—

What Christ did...

Romans 5:19
For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.
Romans 6:23 
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Your response and it's eternal implications...
John 3:18
18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.

Your appointment...
Hebrews 9:27-28

27 And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment, 

28 so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.

Are you ready to meet Jesus?

Lord, I pray for the lost souls who are searching for peace. Help them find that peace through Christ.
We all are sinners, we all need a Savior, we all have hope found only in You alone! Amen

A Sin Unto Death

1 John 5:16
16 If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life--to those who commit sins that do not lead to death. There is sin that leads to death; I do not say that one should pray for that.

What is a sin unto death mean? It is willfully rejecting Christ and the resistance to the Holy Spirit's testimony of Christ being God's Son and our Messiah. Also included is not excepting the divine grace offered through the blood of Christ on the cross. Are you among the ones who are in the state of apostasy?

Romans 1:18

18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. 



We have much evidence that Christ is who He said He was! It is plain to see it in the mere creation of where we live, Earth. The wide expanse of the sky and all that it holds, seemingly everything sitting, nothing attached and holding it in place! We also have an historical record, the bible, stating the facts of the birth of Christ until His death and resurrection and for an account of our future, as told to John in the book of Revelation.

Romans 1:19-20

19 For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. 
20 For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.


These are the wicked...
Romans 1:21-32

21 For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. 

22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools, 

23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things. 

24 Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, 

25 because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen. 

26 For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; 

27 and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error. 

28 And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done. 

29 They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips, 

30 slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, 

31 foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless. 

32 Though they know God's decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them.

How can you deny God? Satan is there, offering all the passing pleasures that the world can offer. The things that do not count, the things that will be left when you go stand before God, are you willing to submit to Satan? Are you willing to say to God that you did not believe because you thought He was a joke? I challenge you take your bible, and if you do not have, buy one. Read it and see the truth for yourself. I would also be willing to say, look around you and there will be a Christ follower who will be glad to tell you of the hope that is found in Christ alone!

Lord, I ask, knowing that You will give us all the souls we pray for. I pray for the ones who will read this testimony today and will know in their heart, this is the truth. Asking in Jesus name, that they will fall on their knees and beg for mercy, knowing that you alone save souls from Hell. Amen

Do You Know Why We Die?

Do You Know Why We Die?

God created man in His own image. He meant for the garden to be a place of perfection. 

Gen.1:27

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. 

Gen.2:7

then the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.

But sin entered into the heart of man, through the temptation of a woman. When sin entered through one man, it corrupted all!

Romans 5:12

Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned-

Sin brings death, pain, separation and sorrow. But more importantly, sin brings judgement! God's word tells us that all will die.

Hebrews 9:27

And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment,

You may ask, how do we know God is real? Creation speaks of a creator! Look around and you will see that man did not create the sky, the moon, the sun, the stars etc.!

Romans 1:19-20

19 For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them.

20 For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.

I am just presenting gospel facts to you. You will have to deny or pursue! The bible is open to all. If you seek God, He will be found! We are separated from God by sin. He is a merciful God who wants all to come to the true knowledge that man is lost and in need of a savior, Christ The Lord. Christ is the mediator between God and man. He is the only way man can receive a pardon and be reconciled to God! 

1 Tim.2:5-6

5 For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

6 who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time.

How Do We Save Those Who Are Perishing?

Our mission here is to preach the gospel! We do not save anyone. God alone has that power. His Word is alive! We plant seeds (His Word) and God brings in the harvest (through the working of the Holy Spirit)! We live out the gospel, even though we sometimes fail miserably. We are to love the fatherless and widows. We are to go to the prisons! Go on the streets to the homeless and give hope to the ones who are forgotten. We are to help those who are struggling to feed their families. Most of all we are to pray for God's mercy! We are to minister to the dying, letting them know of Your promise. A godly mother prayerfully ask for mercy for her children, her husband, her grandchildren, her friends and the ones she does not even know. Prayer is the way we talk to God, through our mediator, Christ our Lord and Savior. Only He alone changes the coldest heart!!

Lord, give us a heart of compassion for the lost, hurting, helpless, hopeless and dying. Change hearts so they will care for others, open eyes to see and ears to hear. Amen

Matt.28:18-20
18 And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age."

Matt. 9:36-38
36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
37 Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few;
38 therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."

James 5:19-20
19 My brothers, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone brings him back,
20 let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.

James 5: 13-16
13 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.
14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.
15 And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.

1 Peter 4:8
Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.

Death is final, if you die in Christ you will spend eternity with Him! If you ignore this great salvation, you are doomed to an eternity of suffering in Hell.

Luke 16:26-31
26 And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, in order that those who would pass from here to you may not be able, and none may cross from there to us.'
27 And he said, 'Then I beg you, father, to send him to my father's house-
28 for I have five brothers-so that he may warn them, lest they also come into this place of torment.'
29 But Abraham said, 'They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them.'
30 And he said, 'No, father Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent.'
31 He said to him, 'If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead.'"

Titus 1:2-3
2 in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began
3 and at the proper time manifested in his word through the preaching with which I have been entrusted by the command of God our Savior;

Rev.21:3-4
3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.
4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away."

Gift of New Life

The following verses warn man against proud behavior and an unruly tongue....
James 3:1-10
1 Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. 

2 For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body. 

3 If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well. 

4 Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs. 

5 So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! 

6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell. 

7 For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by mankind, 

8 but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. 

9 With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God. 

10 From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.

Romans 3:0-18

10 as it is written: "None is righteous, no, not one; 
11 no one understands; no one seeks for God. 
12 All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one." 
13 "Their throat is an open grave; they use their tongues to deceive." "The venom of asps is under their lips." 
14 "Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness." 
15 "Their feet are swift to shed blood; 
16 in their paths are ruin and misery, 
17 and the way of peace they have not known." 
18 "There is no fear of God before their eyes." 

The following verses show God's wisdom....
James 3:13-18
13 Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom. 

14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. 

15 This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. 

16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. 

17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. 

18 And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

Man can not rule his tongue or his desires without divine intervention! Every human being is guilty of not being able to control their tongue. It is only by the grace of God that we change!

Ephesians 4:22 
to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires,

James 1:21 
Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.

Romans 6:6-7 
For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin--
7 For one who has died has been set free from sin.

Romans 6:14
14 For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.

Romans 6:23

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.