Wednesday, November 14, 2012

No Matter What You've Done...


Jesus spilled His blood while in UNIMAGINABLE AGONY

His body had been RIPPED APART

He could have easily come down from the CROSS being GOD

BUT HE DID NOT

He stayed there VOLUNTARILY

Because HE LOVES US MORE THAN YOU’LL EVER UNDERSTAND

He loves you MORE THAN A MOTHER LOVES HER CHILD

HE DIED

He went to HELL so that you DON’T HAVE TO

He ROSE AGAIN ON THE THIRD DAY
 
Remember, no matter what you've done, Jesus loves you! Smile because of this.

Jesus wants you to become part of His family.

Would you like to become God's daughter/son?
Read below in full. You won't regret it.
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Romans 3:23, "All have sinned and come short of the glory of God."
All have sinned. I'm a sinner, and you are a sinner. The Bible says, "Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God." (Matthew 5:8) No one has a pure heart, and here are the consequences of that sin.

Romans 6:23, "The wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
Our sin has earned a wage and that wage is death or seperation from God in Hell. God has provided a gift (eternal life) and yet we can only receive that gift through Jesus Christ.

Romans 5:8, "God commends His love toward us in that yet we were still sinner, Christ died for us."
On the Cross Jesus paid the full price for our sins. He died for us and arose again on the third day, then ascended unto the Father. The virgin born Jesus lived without sin, overcame sin and died for our sins. Even in our sin, God loves us.

Romans 10:13, "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."

Jesus said, "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through me!" John 14:6
Jesus said "Follow Me" John 1:43
Mark 8:34, "Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me."
Matthew 11:28, "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will Give you rest."
John 14:27, "Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."
 
Would you pray right now? :) Pray to ask Jesus into your life. He will cleanse you and you will be made righteous in Him. He loves you so much.
 
Pray these words aloud (or if you are unable, pray them silently in your heart):

"Dear God I believe in you and I need you in my life. Have mercy on me a sinner. Lord Jesus as best as I know how, I want to follow you. Cleanse me from my sins and come into my life as my Savior and Lord. I believe You lived without sin, died on the cross for my sins and arose again on the third day and have now ascended unto the Father. I love you Lord, take control of my life. I believe you hear my prayer. I welcome the Holy Spirit of God to lead me in Your way. I forgive everyone and ask You to fill me with Your Holy Spirit and give me love for all people. Lead me to care for the needs of others. Make my home in Heaven and write my name in Your book in Heaven. I accept the Lord Jesus Christ as my Savior and desire to be a true believer in and follower of Jesus. Thank you God for hearing my prayer. In Jesus name I pray. Amen."

If you prayed that prayer, you are now a child of God and have been made righteous with his Holy Spirit! The difference has not been made in the physical, but rather that your spirit has been made identical to Jesus Christ.

“There is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents' Luke 15:10

“There is more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance.' Luke 15:7
 
Having repented of your sins and asked Jesus Christ into your heart as Savior and Lord it is important now to consider what has taken place:

Jesus has come to live within your heart


"Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me". Revelation 3:20.
When you open the door (your will) Jesus comes into your heart to stay. This is a personal relationship with God. You can come to Him with every need and receive certain victory. The One who has made us now comes to live within us.

Your sins are forgiven

But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:7-9.

The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. 2 Peter 3:9

The Bible teaches when we repent of our sins the blood of Jesus Christ, His Son, cleanses us from all sin. To repent means that we turn our backs upon the old way, to put our trust in Jesus and desire to live for Him from now on. When we repent and ask forgiveness our sins are gone. God forgives us — this is good news. Other people may remember but God erases your past.
You are saved
That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes to righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made to salvation. For the Scripture says, "Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame". For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him. For "whoever calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved". Romans 10:9- 13

To be saved means that we have been delivered form spiritual death through faith in Jesus Christ. Sin separates us from God, but Jesus bore our sins on the cross and paid the eternal penalty for our sins. When we receive Jesus we are saved from the penalty of sin which is eternal separation from God, we are being saved daily from the power of Satan and one day in heaven we will be completely saved from the presence of Satan and sin.
You have received eternal life


For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. John 3:16
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23
Before you receive Christ the Bible declares you to be spiritually dead, but now in Christ you are spiritually alive. Not a temporary life in Jesus, but an eternal relationship with Him. He will be with you every moment from now on. He has promised never to leave or forsake us.
 
You are now the Child of God
But as many as received Him, to them he gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name. John 1:12

Now therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God. Ephesians 2:19

Through faith in Jesus Christ you are now in the family of God, you are the object of God's love and can be sure that your relationship with Him is close, personal and intimate. As a father would love his children and care for them so even God our Father now loves and cares for us.





The Holy Spirit abides within you.Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy spirit who is in you, who you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God. As God has said: "I will dwell in them, and walk among them. I will be their God, and they shall be My people". 2 Corinthians 6:16
God has revealed Himself to us as God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. He comes to live within us at the moment of conversion and makes our body His dwelling place. Through the Holy Spirit the fruits of the Spirit-filled life (But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self- control. Against such there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23) can become a living reality.
You have become a new person.
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation, old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. 2 Corinthians 5:17
Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." John 3:3
Many times people call their new birth in Jesus their 'new birthday'. Inwardly we have become a new person. Things are changed. Jesus Christ changes the heart. The outward actions of our life then become different. God's Spirit lives and abides within us.
Your relationship with other people has changed.
We forgive others as we expect God to forgive us. Walk in a forgiving relationship to others.
Forgiveness is a mark of a true follower of Jesus
"And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors." Matthew 6:12
"And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses. But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses". Matthew 11:25- 26
We now love other people as we know God loves us. We should be willing to share the material things that God has blessed us with. We should be concerned about the whole of a person - body, mind and soul - and should seek in every way to meet the needs of others.
 
And do not be drunk with wine, in which is excess; but be filled with the Spirit. Ephesians 5:18
When we are saved the Holy Spirit comes to live within us, yet often we are not fully in the control of God's Spirit. To be filled with the Holy Spirit is a moment-by-moment walk. When you realize that any attitude or action is not of God then, at that moment, repent, ask God's cleansing and have Him refill you with the fullness of His Spirit. We are filled with His Spirit when we repent of all sin, yield our life to His control and by faith ask to be filled with His Spirit. It is vital for your life to be filled moment by moment with His Spirit. You, as a new person in Jesus Christ, have begun life's greatest adventure.

WHAT TO DO NOW:

Pray daily!
Read the Bible daily! (I would suggest the Amplified version for a new believer, it's easy to read)
Confess Christ openly and Be Baptized!
Keep Christ's commandments. (even if you mess up, God still loves and you are still forgiven. You are still going to Heaven, as well.)


Here is a list of preachers you should listen to get you started off (with links to their pages):

Andrew Wommack (http://www.awmi.net/)
(Go here and pick what year you'd like to see his show from: http://www.awmi.net/tv/this_week
He is also on CTN (or TBN). Find him on there. In the AM hours. Record it. If you can't record, then he usually has a repeat at 9:00 PM or around that time. You will learn SOOOO much about God.)

Creflo Dollar (http://www.creflodollarministries.org/default.aspx)
(Creflo Dollar is on TBN at 1:00 AM or 1:30 AM. Catch him on there.)

Arthur Blessit (http://www.blessitt.com/index.html)
(Look at all of his stuff on the site and learn about God. He's a nice man, so if you ever want him to pray for you write him a letter and he will.)

God Loves You!

Sincerely,
Olivia Hamel

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