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Hey my friends, it's " The Bug Man Preacher" we ought to praise the Lord for another blessed day, may God grant you strength and peace this day.
Scripture: ( John 17:14-17) Jesus prays, " Holy Father I have given them your Word and the World has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world. 15 My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but protect them from the evil one. 16. They are not of the world even as I am not of it. 17. Sanctify them by the Truth: your Word is truth.
We see here Jesus praying for His disciples, and for those who believe their words about Him, which are those who are Christians today. Notice what Jesus says here in these verses: " The World has hated them, for they are not of the World any more than I am of the World" He repeats this in verse 16, what do you think He is trying to say?
WE are not supposed to be of the world any more! The Lord says if you are really one of His, you want act like the people act in the World any longer, if you still act and do what the worldly people act and do, you must check yourself, you are backsliden and you probably need to be saved.
Why all the hard words Darell? Time is precious right now, we have no Idea when Jesus is coming back to this earth to collect what is His: According to His Word, His return is very close at hand. I, like so many others, have loved ones and friends that are in need of salvation; I am not willing to bury my head in the sand and not speak the truth. The sad part is, many think they are saved and still conform to this world and love the things of this world. Jesus states in these verses, that this is not true salvation!
Also John states the same thing in (1 John 2:15,16) " Do not love the world or anything in the world, If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16. For everything in the world, ( the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes, and the boasting of what he has and does-comes not from the Father but from the world.)
Do you know those who think they are saved that do these things daily? You need to witness to them, for they are not saved! They may attend Church like so many do, but are not saved. Do you know loved ones in this condition ? if you love them you will witness this word to them, for they are not saved, the verse clearly states: "The love of the Father is not in them" Jesus says: " They are not of the world any more"
We turn a blind eye most of the time on these things and call it love, we claim that offending them would not be what Christ would do. Also that preaching like this is not love. Truth is love! Any time we turn a blind eye to these things as a Christian, knowing there is a hell, we don't really love the people as we should. We really love ourselves more than those family or friends that are bound for hell. Because we are not willing to take the persecution that may come from them, to give them the truth of God's Holy Word because of love for self and self-preservation!
Christ did the opposite, He gave them the truth and they killed Him, He gave His life so they might have the truth! So it was for most of His true disciples, they gave their life for a message that was not welcomed by the world! If the world welcomes the message we bring, it is not truth! The world is in darkness and the darkness always through out time fights the light! What are we standing up for? Darkness or Light?
Do we act like the world or Jesus? The things we do, would Christ do them? Do we see people dying in their sins, but say nothing? Do we love others more than ourselves enough so to give them truth? Remember the truth is not judgment, many don't even know they are lost until the truth comes!
Reveal the light to them as Jesus did, they might get mad, but it might be what saves their soul!
The verse says: "They are Sanctified by the truth of God's Holy Word " Are we allowing the Truth to Sanctify us today? Let's allow Jesus to have our lives today ! Darell.....................................
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Hey my friends, it's " The Bug Man Preacher" we ought to praise the Lord for another blessed day, may God grant you strength and peace this day.
Scripture: ( John 17:14-17) Jesus prays, " Holy Father I have given them your Word and the World has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world. 15 My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but protect them from the evil one. 16. They are not of the world even as I am not of it. 17. Sanctify them by the Truth: your Word is truth.
We see here Jesus praying for His disciples, and for those who believe their words about Him, which are those who are Christians today. Notice what Jesus says here in these verses: " The World has hated them, for they are not of the World any more than I am of the World" He repeats this in verse 16, what do you think He is trying to say?
WE are not supposed to be of the world any more! The Lord says if you are really one of His, you want act like the people act in the World any longer, if you still act and do what the worldly people act and do, you must check yourself, you are backsliden and you probably need to be saved.
Why all the hard words Darell? Time is precious right now, we have no Idea when Jesus is coming back to this earth to collect what is His: According to His Word, His return is very close at hand. I, like so many others, have loved ones and friends that are in need of salvation; I am not willing to bury my head in the sand and not speak the truth. The sad part is, many think they are saved and still conform to this world and love the things of this world. Jesus states in these verses, that this is not true salvation!
Also John states the same thing in (1 John 2:15,16) " Do not love the world or anything in the world, If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16. For everything in the world, ( the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes, and the boasting of what he has and does-comes not from the Father but from the world.)
Do you know those who think they are saved that do these things daily? You need to witness to them, for they are not saved! They may attend Church like so many do, but are not saved. Do you know loved ones in this condition ? if you love them you will witness this word to them, for they are not saved, the verse clearly states: "The love of the Father is not in them" Jesus says: " They are not of the world any more"
We turn a blind eye most of the time on these things and call it love, we claim that offending them would not be what Christ would do. Also that preaching like this is not love. Truth is love! Any time we turn a blind eye to these things as a Christian, knowing there is a hell, we don't really love the people as we should. We really love ourselves more than those family or friends that are bound for hell. Because we are not willing to take the persecution that may come from them, to give them the truth of God's Holy Word because of love for self and self-preservation!
Christ did the opposite, He gave them the truth and they killed Him, He gave His life so they might have the truth! So it was for most of His true disciples, they gave their life for a message that was not welcomed by the world! If the world welcomes the message we bring, it is not truth! The world is in darkness and the darkness always through out time fights the light! What are we standing up for? Darkness or Light?
Do we act like the world or Jesus? The things we do, would Christ do them? Do we see people dying in their sins, but say nothing? Do we love others more than ourselves enough so to give them truth? Remember the truth is not judgment, many don't even know they are lost until the truth comes!
Reveal the light to them as Jesus did, they might get mad, but it might be what saves their soul!
The verse says: "They are Sanctified by the truth of God's Holy Word " Are we allowing the Truth to Sanctify us today? Let's allow Jesus to have our lives today ! Darell.....................................
