“Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.” Deuteronomy 31:6 “Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.” Matthew 28:20. The Bible teaches us more than once that God is with us and will never leave us without comfort. “I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.” John 14:18. I’m thankful that God is present in our lives. Amen

Philippians 4:13 teaches that God gives us strength to do anything we need. It, is God who brings strength (Isaiah 40:29) in all areas including the ones we are weak in God is strong (2 Corinthians 12:9). The Bible teaches us that it gives God glory when we trust in Him when we are weak, God never fails. Jesus taught “I will never leave you; never will I forsake you. “And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Matthew 28:20 ESV”. God even spoke in the Old Testament telling us, “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Deuteronomy 31:6 NIV” “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Ephesians 6:10” The greatest choice we can make in life is to trust God. Jesus came so that we could be forgiven of ours sins, however that is not all God came to give us a better life. The only way to fulfill God’s purpose in our lives is to trust in Him. I’m thankful for God’s abundant grace and mercy, amen.

Titus 1 and John 3 tells us that God promises eternal life to those that believe and has so since the world began. (See Titus 1:2; John 3:16). God had a plan when He made creation, and even though man fell in sin He provided a way to escape eternal punishment in hell. God provided a way to Heaven and that is through Jesus Christ and His preaching saves us (See Titus 1:3). May God bring; peace, love and mercy to you (See Titus 1:4).

2 Corinthians 13:3-13:4 tells us that Christ is in us and is strong. When we are weak God will lift us up and work in us. The bible teaches us that God lives in our hearts (2 Corin. 13:5). Since God lives in us we should do our best to live how He would have us live. God is much stronger than us and will continue to help us grow in the faith. God loves us and we love Him because He, “First Loved Us (1 John 4:19)”.

God is a loving God who desires for you to have eternal life but first we must recognize that we have a problem (admit it) then we must have faith in God (believe in Him) and lastly we must pray and accept Him as our savior (Confess).
Suggested Prayer: Jesus I know I am a sinner and I accept your sacrifice on the cross for my sins I now accept you as my Lord and Savior. I pray in faith. Amen.

After praying that prayer you can rejoice for you are now a member of the family of God and can be sure of life in Heaven. Now all you need to do is go and live your life for Jesus and sin less, and believe in Him always.

1 Peter 2:24 teaches us that, “…by whose stripes ye were healed.” One might then ask, what does that mean? It means that through the floggings and beatings, (death, resurrection too) sufferings of Christ we have been saved. Jesus was beaten then crucified, then rose from the dead. It is through the sufferings and death of Christ we are “healed” of our sinful nature and given a chance to live a life of freedom and sin less then we do now. God has provided a way to be united with Him, through Jesus which is the only way to be saved. How, then does salvation come? It comes through faith, admitting we are sinners and allowing Christ to live in our hearts through the Holy Spirit as “..without faith it is impossible to please him…(Hebrews 11:6)” God is now asking (Acts 17:30) all people everywhere to repent and believe in Him. You, can pray to Jesus ask Him in your heart and accept His death and resurrection He died for you, he loves you and will give you salvation as a free gift just open your heart to Him. God Bless.

God’s effective love is equal. He is the very definition of love. The reason we love Him is because He first loved us (1 John 4:19). The only reason you or I exist is because God wants us to. He loves us all according to our needs. The more we need His strength and love the more He provides it for us. The more we enter into God’s heart the more our capacity to love grows. God completely and fully loves us.

There is one way to God and one key to heaven. Jesus Christ is the only way to heaven. Many of us work towards a perfect life saying, “I’m a good person”. But no one can go to heaven by works or living good lives. God gave his son for you! John 3:16.

Through, faith in Jesus we can have new life in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17). The undeserved kindness of Christ (Romans 7:6) gives us all the chance to accept Him and through faith be saved.

2 Corinthians 5:17 – Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.

Romans 7:6 But now we have been released from the Law, having died to that by which we were bound, so that we serve in newness of the Spirit and not in oldness of the letter.

Genesis 2:17 teaches us that God told Adam, not to eat from the “.. tree of the knowledge of good and evil,…” God tells them they will die, however when they later ate from it we note they don’t physically die rather suffer a spiritual death and separation from God. Adam and Eve had only known good but after eating from the tree they knew how to do evil. Love is a choice so God provided the chance for people to either love and obey Him or disobey. The first humans decided to disobey God and as a result they “sinned”. The sin meant that they spiritually died and were no longer the perfect creation God once made, it also is the reason later they would physically die rather than live forever. However, even though Adam and Eve sinned God had a plan that as in, “Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. (1 Corinthian 15:22).” What does that mean then? It, means that the fall of man did not interfere with God’s plan rather instead it provided a way for people to choose to freely love and obey God or disobey. It gave all creation a chance to enter into Heaven through Jesus Christ. If, mankind would not have sinned they very well would have remained in the garden of Eden forever. The plan of salvation and happiness of God may in fact have been that man would sin, be given the chance to repent (through Christ), then given the chance to die and live with God forever. Whether or not the fall of man was God’s plan it did not stop God’s plan! Sin in the Garden of Eden was defeated when the “…fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,… (Galatians 4:4).” Eternal life is given through the only true God and Jesus Christ who died to save us (John 17:3) through faith in Him. We can all stand before God without blame, without the blemish of sin, and without the fear of eternal death. All it takes to overcome spiritual death (or hell) is a choice and the only way to Heaven is through Jesus Christ. If, we all repent and put our faith in Jesus He saves us. May, we all know eternal life and “…the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent…(John 17:3).” Amen

According to the Bible Jesus paid the price for our sins. After, he was betrayed by Judas to die on the cross the religious leaders tell us the money he received was, “…the price of blood”. Jesus was whipped and crucified on a Roman cross about 2,000 years ago for our sins, and by His “stripes ye were healed. (or saved) 1 Peter 2:24”. It is great news to know there is a God above that loves us so much that he died on the cross for us (John 3:16). May God Bless you, amen.