THE CHRISTIAN WALK 5.8.08

Hello everyone,

 

I am thinking that today, I need to make some waves. Some of you know that I have always been interested in what many call the “end times”, even before I was saved. I guess deep down, I know that the end will come one day. And the more and more I think about I am not afraid to admit that I believe that the end of things as we know it will happen in this generation.

 

You might be asking me, “Seriously man, how can you be so sure? How do you know what you are talking about to be true?” The honest answer to both of those questions is that I don’t know for sure but I do know that the word of God to be true. That is the only proof that I need. Look at the state of the world that we live in now. I will take just one verse from the Word and let you ponder it, and then you can tell me if you think the state of the world as a whole as ever been any worse that it is right now.

 

Matthew 24:6-7

And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.

 

I am no prophet by any means and I will never claim to be. I do watch and read much more news than the average person. And after seeing what is going on in the world I feel that the end is coming soon. We are encouraged to not be afraid. For those people whom are truly saved will be able to rejoice in the near future. When will that be?

 

Matthew 24:36-44

But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only. As were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of man. For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and they did not know until the flood came and swept them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of man. Then two men will be in the field; one is taken and one is left. Two women will be grinding at the mill; one is taken and one is left. Watch therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. But know this, that if the householder had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have watched and would not have let his house be broken into. Therefore you also must be ready; for the Son of man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”

 

That’s right my friends, there is only one who know the hour of the Lords return, God himself. Shouldn’t we be ready? Shouldn’t we do our part to make sure all of the people we care about are ready? I say we should. Life as we know it is coming to an end very soon.

 

If you love someone, hold onto them and pray with them often. Make wise use of the time that you have left here on earth. Place God in the center of your world and everything else will fall into place. If you are listening, you will hear what you are being told to do. It may not be clear today, but keep your heart and your mind open and you will hear it.

 

Our Lord wants each of us to be very happy. He also wants each of us to be obedient and follow His Word. Do what He says, and your faith will pay off. For someday soon, I feel we all will see the following:

 

 

Rev. 1:7

7Look, he is coming with the clouds,
 and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and all the peoples of the earth will mourn because of him. So shall it be! Amen.

 

 

Thank you all for taking the time to read this, If you believe you are not ready for the Lords return, then I urge you to do everything in your power to get ready.

 

I will pray that each of you will find it in your heart to send this out to someone you know.

 

Will

Add comment May 9, 2008

Receiving God’s Grace

Titus 2:10-14 KJV

10Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.  11For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, 12Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; 13Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; 14Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

Hello all,

 

I have been thinking of a few different topics of which I have been praying about. I wasn’t sure which topic God was telling me to write about, until this morning.  After doing my morning reading I felt compelled to go into my office, pull out a tiny daily devotional book that I’ve had forgotten I even had and read what today’s message was about. It said, “Do we take advantage of God’s grace?”

 

Today I want to talk about just that, God’s grace. We all know that through Jesus we can receive salvation. I think that this verse above makes some of what we should be doing pretty clear. For example in verse 12,”denying ungodliness and worldly lust, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world”. How often do we forget to do this and for whatever reason fall backwards? Are we really asked by God to do anything too terribly difficult? I don’t think so. I think, however, how we deal with situations may make them more difficult than they need to be, but that doesn’t have to be the case. The closer we can get to God, the easier it will be for us to see what He wants for us, and understand what exactly he is saying when He speaks to us. It may take some time but it will come to you.  

 

In addition to that, how often do we take advantage of the His grace and gifts? Do you really strive to be right with God day in and day out? After living a life away from God for so long, I can say that it can be very hard sometimes to live for God all the time. It can be so easy to just drift back to the world without even knowing that you are doing it, but it doesn’t have to be. If you are putting God first in your life, then what God wants from you will come first. Most of the time, it will be totally different than anything you have ever wanted. You may think that you can’t do it, or just don’t want to do it. But in order to receive the His grace you must listen. Try your hardest to talk to Him today and everyday. If you need help, ask God. Make it a point to praise God everyday, not only when things are going good in your life but also when they are going wrong. You will be blessed for doing so.

 

Lastly today, I wanted to make the point that all things worth having are very much worth the wait. God works in a time line that we can not even begin to understand. Do not try to rush God. Be thankful for what you have today. Pray for what you want to have for the future, and His will, will be done. Live for God first and put God first. If you do that, all other things will fall into place and the right doors will be opened for you. Make God your number one priority for you are always His.

 

May love and Peace find you all today,

 

 

I would ask that in your prayers today, you add in a small prayer for change, be it change in life as a whole, change in our paths. I feel that things are moving in many different directions for many people that we know. Pray that each of us find our way.

 

Thank you

 

Add comment May 7, 2008

Let today be your day

Matthew 6:33-34

 

33But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

 

Hello everyone,

 

I hope and pray that you all have seen and heard our Lord working in your lives since we have last spoke. I know He has been working in mine. Many times we hear things that we don’t want to follow. But when you know for a fact that our Lord is speaking, we had better listen. This is His world and we are His people and we must, without a shadow of a doubt, follow His word and make sure His will is done. First and foremost in our lives we put what we want first and the will of God comes second. We try to confuse our own thoughts to twist His will to fit into our daily lives. That is the worst mistake we can make as people. We can not even begin to have a clue as to what our Creator has in store for us.

 

You ask me how do I know what to do? PRAY!! Talk to God about everything. When you arise talk to God, when you sleep talk to Him, when you are at work talk to Him. If you do as the verse God has given me to write about says, “seek first his kingdom and his righteousness” you will begin to see what His plan is for your life. When you don’t hear what you are seeking, remember that it is not up to you. Give yourself to God and follow the path that has been laid out for you. His plan was laid out so long ago, and it is not for us to try and change it. One way or another we will fail if we seek our will instead of His. Today is the only day that we may have and please make the best of this day; don’t fall into the trap of worrying and putting things off until tomorrow. “Each day has enough trouble of its own”, how true is that? Each day in your life there will be something that doesn’t go your way. But I sit here this morning and tell you my friends; it has nothing to do with your way. The only way we need to be on is the way that God wants us to be on. It may take you minutes, days or years to find your way. I caution everyone to fall so deep into His word that you don’t lose your way while trying to hear what He has and will continue to tell you to do. He promised to take care of us. Take him at his word and hold Him to it.

 

You will be blessed

Add comment May 2, 2008

Love Everyone

 

Romans 12:12-21

17Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody. 18If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. 19Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord. 20On the contrary:
   ”If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink.
   In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.” 21Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

 

I must say, that this passage above does seem to be very simple to understand. But how hard is it for us to do.

 

Have you been wronged by someone who used to be a friend, a loved one, or someone that you work with. I know I have, and have been on the other end of the stick more than once.

 

How do we handle it when someone has treated us poorly? Do we just tell them how we feel about it and don’t care for them any more and don’t want to be around them? Do we get short tempered and fly off the handle and let our worldly ways come out. I think more often than not we do. But what should we do?

 

We have all heard the term kill them with kindness. If we profess to be people of God we have no choice but to love everyone. That doesn’t mean we must surround ourselves with these people. But these people know what they have done and how they have acted. Don’t allow yourself to be a door mat and be walked on but be kind in expressing you concerns over the situations. Let them know that you love them and you will pray that they find there way. And if there need anything you will be there for them, but can not be associated with them daily. For you are growing in a relationship with our creator and will also pray that they find the peace that you have found. But it is important for your growth that you part ways.

 

By doing anything short of that, you run the risk of conforming to the enemy which is what he wants. He has placed these people in your life to throw you off of you path with God. Do not let them win. You have the power of God on your side, you are stronger than anything that the enemy can toss at you, and I promise that. But don’t take my word for it for I am just a man and can do and will do nothing without God. Find your answers in his word and in your times of prayer. God will handle the rest. 

Add comment May 2, 2008

Get Involved

Hello everyone,

 

            It again has been a few weeks since I have written anything. I guess all too often we can find many excuses why not to do something we know in our hearts we should. Or find reasons to stray from the direction we deep down in our conscious know we should be heading. I won’t get into my reasoning behind the delays in the emails being sent for they are not important or even worth the time to get into. But what is important is the message that I know God as laid on my heart.

 

Romans 12:3-8

 3For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you. 4Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, 5so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. 6We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man’s gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith. 7If it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; 8if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give generously; if it is leadership, let him govern diligently; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.

 

We all have something to offer someone. We may not even know what it is. But we each have a gift something we can use to better the body. All believers in God form one “body in Christ”. I have had several conversations with people over the last few weeks on how and why they do not go to church and why they don’t need to. I agree to a point that one does not need to attend a church to have a relationship with God. But I would impress upon all of us the importance of attending a strong Bible based church is a very important aspect in a Christian’s life. The importance of fellowship in growing as a member of the body can not be reproduced on ones own. In addition to that serving others is something that we have all been called upon to do. What gifts have you been given by God? We all have something that we can offer the body, and in this instance yes I am referring to giving your time to the church. There are many areas where one can help. And in doing so you are working on bringing people to God. This is something that we all must do. Believing in God in my opinion just isn’t enough. I am not telling any one that they must move into the church. But getting involved with the church be it normal weekly functions or be it some of the many out reach efforts many of the local churches get involved with is something we all should do.

 

Where in the Bible does it say, stand on the sideline and allow someone else to do the work? It doesn’t. Getting involved in something will help you grow as a Christian as a person. Do you have children? If so how great would it be for your kids to grow up seeing there parents involved with the church. If you do it they will do it. God will bless you and your family for your works.

 

Whatever it is that you decide to do, please make sure you do it with an open heart and mind. Do not allow yourself to feel burdened by serving God. Be happy and grateful that you have something to offer and we all do. Even if it is only time you think you have. Start with giving your time and God will lead you to where you need to be.

 

I know all of you know of the troubled times our country is facing. Many churches are in need of revival. A friend of mine recently told me of troubles in his home church. God will handle all of the problems that this church and we are facing. But we must do our part. Don’t flee and stay on the sideline. We are all commanded to be one body with many parts. With that said please make sure you are doing yours.

 

12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. 13 Share with God’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality. 14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. 16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.

 

 

Be blessed and cheerful in your day,

 

William

Add comment May 2, 2008

Upholding of Faith

Hello everyone,  Like I said yesterday, I started my study on the first book of Samuel earlier this week. Up to this morning I have read through chapter 11. There were many things I could write about but I don’t feel I should be writing just for the sake writing yet another email or blog. So after some thoughtful prayer I feel like the message that God wants me to convey this week is the upholding of faith during what may seem to be very saddening situations and the sacrifices that need to be taken in order for His will to be done. I will attempt to explain the first chapter of this book and highlight some important aspects of it.  

Hannah was a wife of Elkanah of which whom had two wives. Hannah was loved very much by him but was unable to produce children for him. The story goes on to say that year after year she would go to worship the Lord, and she would be ridiculed by the other wife for not being able to have children. She was deeply saddened and at times would not even be able to eat due to the severity of her depression. But even after all the torment she would continue to worship and pray to the Lord.  

While praying to the Lord she made a vow that if the Lord would remember her and give her a child she would in turn give the child back to the Lord for all of his days. She was witnessed by Eli “the priest” looking deeply depressed and appearing to be drunk so he questioned her on her state of being. She replied in sadness but also with respect for she new Eli was a man of God. After explaining her situation he told her to go along in peace and that God would grant her request. Over a short period of time the Lord did grant her request and she did become pregnant. And in turn, after the baby was weaned, Hannah did just as she promised and turned her son Samuel over to the Lord.  

There is more I can go into but I will stop here in order to make my point. We learn here that she went years pleading with God for her prayers to be answered. Not by her timeline but rather by the timeline of God. Her passion and honesty with the Lord and her perseverance paid off. And God did use her son for the work of His people. How easy would it have been for her to just give up and blaspheme God for ignoring her? How easy could it have been for her to keep her son after his birth and not keep her promise to the Lord?  

Do you have enough patience to wait until the time is right for God to answer your prayers? Do you know that just because we pray it may not happen like we are praying for it to happen and that we may be shown another way, God’s way? Do you fully understand that God is working in your life and if you can wait and be fully committed to the Lord, His will most certainly be done in your life? Too often I think we like to take the easy road, and pray for something a few times and if we don’t get immediate results give up. We then say it must not be the will of God or even worse say that He is not listening to us. Just by this passage alone you can see that God was listening was working on answering her prayers and ultimately did. What are we willing to sacrifice for the Lord in order for our prayers to be answered? She gave up her son. What will you give up in order to walk with the Lord? I am sure she was no different that you or I. We just have to be steadfast in our devotion to the Lord and must seek Him in prayer and in worship daily. Give all your situations and decisions to Him and trust that you are not alone in dealing with them. Talk to God about everything and He will be with you, just give Him time. Remember, that is His will we should be seeking not ours. 

Continue faithfully on your walk with God. Remember the sacrifice Jesus made for us. God just may call on you to give up something in order to complete his plan for you. Listen carefully to what He is telling you.  

Thank you all again for taking the time to read this, I will be in touch in the next few days.  

William

http://thechristianwalk.wordpress.com

Add comment March 27, 2008

Dealing with temptation

1 Corinthians 10:13 (New International Version)

“No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.”

Hello all,

Last night I started a new study. I have never read too much into the book of Samuel so I thought that would be a good place for me to begin my studies over the next week or so. I don’t have too much to say on this book as of yet, but I am sure with Gods help I will learn a lot from it during this time. Today’s message, in my devotional book, has lead me to further study the meaning of this passage above. I was surprised by the amount of commentary available on this one verse.

“No temptation has seized you except what is common to man.” What I think this means is that nothing you will be tempted by is solely for you to deal with. If it is of this world it is a temptation common to all man. There will be differences in circumstances yes but all in all it is a temptation that is not designed only for you to fight. God also tells us that He will not let us be tempted by anything that we can not bear. That to me is a very comforting thought, to know that God is with us and He has told us that He will help us handle anything that comes are way. If God has told us this then how come we find it so hard to deal with things sometimes? Why do we to often take the easy way out? If we can believe and have faith in God and in what He has said to be true, then there will be nothing that we can’t handle with His help. I think that is where I have gone wrong in the past and the present. Too often I say to myself, “here we go again, more trials and tribulations to deal with”. I had this kind of attitude because I found myself not seeking help from the Lord. If I know he will deliver me from the temptation then why don’t I seek for His will to be done and not my own? The passage also reads that He will always give us a way out. So He really means we are not alone in these battles! How wonderful is that to know that He will not turn His back on us. There is a path for us to take, which has been provided by the hand of God, we just have to find it. And we don’t even have to find it alone. We have this battle in front of us and we know that there is a right way out of the battle. The right way is not to pretend it doesn’t exist and it will go away because, my friend, it will not. We have to force ourselves to deal with it head on. God wants to see how we can handle these situations, and God is forever faithful in that He will help us to be able to find the right path.

So today I will leave you all with this. No matter what you are going through, no matter how hard it may seem, no matter how sad you maybe, or how upsetting the possible outcome could be please be assured that all of God’s word is true. You will be able to stand up under the weight that has been put on your heart and shoulders. All we have to do to face it head on, and seek the path the God has laid out for us. Talk to Him often today and ask Him for His guidance.You will be glad you did and I’m sure that our Lord will be even happier that you have called on Him.

William

http://thechristianwalk.wordpress.com

Add comment March 26, 2008

Spiritual Law Four

Good morning all,

I want to first thank all of you who have taken the time to read my emails or have visited my blog http://thechristianwalk.wordpress.com . It’s a blessing to see how many people have visited the site and signed up to receive my writings. I will start today out by saying that for those of you who know me well I’m sure you can see that something in me has changed.  Many of you have seen me through my ups and downs and we can all agree that it has been quite the roller coaster ride. Some of you understand perfectly what I am doing in writing these emails. Some of you who don’t know me well have to be wondering why in the world is this guy sending out these emails and why are they being sent to me? And there are those of you who are still probably sitting there with your mouth hung open wondering is this the same Willie that I have known? I will explain and answer some of those questions in my email today.

For those of you that I know personally, I want you to know that I love you with all my heart and would do anything to help you to the best of my ability. Many of you have been there for me when I was at my lowest and I could never begin to thank you sufficiently. You all may not even know how you have touched my life but I promise you that if your name is plugged into the address line above you most definitely have. I feel as if our paths have crossed for a reason.

I feel that through Jesus Christ I have found a peace and a hope that one human can not give to another. I have personal accepted Jesus Christ into my heart as my Lord and Savior and I hope and pray that you all have or will do the same one day. I am not perfect and still have many struggles to deal with but know now that I have help from our Creator. Like I have said before I feel as if I must, even if in just a small way, spread the Word of the Lord.

Another reason for these emails is to keep myself in check. If I put my spiritual self out there for all to see it will help me strive to stay on the right path with God. The other night I was at a Christian concert and one of the songs was titled, “From the altar to the door”. I got to thinking what that means. In the past I have had moments at the altar that could move mountains, but a few days later it was gone. I’d run back to being the old Willie just as fast as I could because it was what I knew and was comfortable with. But what I am doing now, with Gods help, is take what I get from the altar to my everyday life. I have thought that witnessing on a daily basis is kind of risky, what are people going to say? Will I be shunned by people I know for taking what seems like a hundred and eight degree turn in my life? This change in me came about very easy, however, it is keeping the change that proves to be rather difficult. Almost 30 years of living how I wanted to live isn’t something that is easily changed overnight. But I have made a promise to God to continue to work on myself daily and He made a promise to me that He will keep as long as I keep Him as my Lord and Savior.  With that being said, what kind of man would I be if I didn’t listen to what God is telling me? What kind of man would I be if I sat silent and didn’t tell people I care about of this remarkable change in me. Not a very good one. I have to share this because I have been called to do so. We are all called on by the Lord but do we listen?

To those of you that have replied with your support it means a great deal to me to know that I have it. The dialogue that I am starting to have is some of the best form of fellowship I could ask for and I thank you immensely for it.  If you have never met me, and are reading these messages, I would venture to guess that it is coming from someone who cares for you and wants you to see what can happen to a man if he embraces the Will of God. I want someone out there who may be just like me to know that they are not alone. I know the fear you may have of losing friends. I know how hard it is to step away from things in your life that have become such a part of you that you feel like you just can’t live without it. But I am living proof that it can be done. Jesus said, “I’m standing at the door and I’m knocking. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in” (Revelation 3:20).

Law Four: We must individually accept Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord; then we can know and experience God’s love and plan for our life.

He is knocking. Will you answer? Pray this prayer, or something similar. It doesn’t have to be scripted; it must only be honest and come from the heart.

“Jesus, I want to know you. I want you to come into my life. I’m sorry for the things I’ve done that have broken my relationship with God. Thank you for dying on the cross so that this relationship could be made right. I believe You are the only One who can do this. Only You can give me the power to change and become the person You created me to be. Thank you for forgiving my past mistakes and for giving me eternal life with God. I give my life to You. Please do with it as You wish. Amen.”  

In closing I will ask that if you want to forward this on to the ones you love. 

Add comment March 25, 2008

Law 3

Good morning all,

I hope each and every one of you had a glorious Easter weekend. I pray that the multitude of people whom chose this weekend as one of the two Sundays a year that they went to church were moved by the Spirit to see the importance in finding a home church and begin walking with God on a regular basis. I know God is working very hard in all of us, but yet still our free will continues to get in our way. I was talking to a guy I know, a couple weeks ago, and he told me, “I will get more involved in church and stuff when I’m older”. There are many people who have this mentality and think that they have all the time in the world before they need to get right with God. I know we all want to live forever and many of us think that there is no way that our lives will be cut short. The truth of the matter is that nothing worldly is guaranteed. One thing that is true is Law number three.            

Law Three: Jesus Christ is God’s only provision for our sin. Through Him we can know and experience God’s love and plan for our life. Let’s say that there is a guy that lives another 20 years without God and decided to accept Jesus the day before he dies. That would be wonderful, right? But how much more wonderful would it have been if for him to have lived out what God had planned for him for that 20 years? How wonderful would it be if we all were seeking and growing our relationship with Jesus on a daily basis? John 14:6 says, “No one can come to the Father except through me”. We find ourselves believing in God and knowing what we must do to find him but we as people try to ignore his truths. Your employer, mother, father, and even your pastor can not save you. As much as they may want to they can not. You can only be saved through the sacrifice that Jesus endured for you. The point that I am trying to get across is that we don’t know when we will die or when Jesus will return for us so we must be prepared now.We don’t need to play a guessing game on our life line. What we need to do is to the follow words from Jesus, “I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die like everyone else, will live again. They are given eternal life for believing in me and will never perish” (John 11:25-26). If you have not already I will ask that you say this prayer with me and let’s take a huge step towards a happy fulfilling life.

“Jesus, I want to know you. I want you to come into my life. I’m sorry for the things I’ve done that have broken my relationship with God. Thank you for dying on the cross so that this relationship could be made right. I believe you are the only One who can do this. Only You can give me the power to change and become the person You created me to be. Thank you for forgiving my past mistakes and for giving me eternal life with God. I give my life to You. Please do with it as You wish. Amen.”

Thank you for taking the time to read my writings today, I hope someone will find it helpful.

Add comment March 24, 2008

Spiritual Law 2

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Spiritual Law 2 

Good Morning all,  I hope all of you have a great East weekend but do not forget what this holiday is about. Without this Easter we would all still be lost and not be able to have a personal relationship with God. This is something the we all must have. I would hope it would be something we would all want. 

Law Two: All of us are sinful and separated from God. Therefore we cannot know and experience God’s love and plan for our life.I know most of us are “good people” but being a good person does not make one right with God. Because of the fall of man we are not even close to worthy to be close to God. This is not what God wanted. However, we were given a free will, a soul, and a spirit that is stubborn, selfish and rebellious. With that being said the rift between us and God grew. Our free will made it impossible for us to bridge the gap between us and God alone. It doesn’t matter how nice we are, how many good things we do, or the kinds of things we own. It doesn’t even matter how many times a week you are inside a church. As we spoke yesterday, Jesus was sent here to live the purest of lives and then give up His life for us. He was the bridge that man needed to be able to be close to God.  

Jesus, so long ago, gave Himself at the cross for you and me. This isn’t a myth or a story it happened just as the Bible tells you it did. I urge you to study your bible long and hard over the course of the next few days. Remember to praise Jesus for his pain and suffering. He did that of his own accord which the following verses will explain. 

John 10: 17-18 17”The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life—only to take it up again.” 18”No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father.”No one took Jesus’ life; He simply gave it to them. He did that for you and for me because the only punishment for sin is death. He died so that we would have everlasting life with the Father. With His life, death, and resurrection, if we can accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and savior, we can be saved and forgiven for our sins. 

Jesus heard the call of His father and followed it without question. If we would just open our hearts and our minds and follow God, as He has commanded us to do, we will be able to begin to grow and have a relationship with our Lord. Be fearful of the consequences if you ignore the call. For the punishment is death and eternal separation form God. That isn’t anything I want for any of us.  

We all know that tomorrow is not a guarantee, get yourself right with the Lord today. You and I both will be glad you did. I call on you to pray the following prayer with me today, and let your relationship with God begin to grow. God loves you and wants you, but the choice is up to you to make. The choice is simple, life or death? I will choose life. Please pray with me. Dear Father,

I now believe that Jesus Christ is Your only begotten Son, that He came to our earth in the flesh and died on the cross to take away all of my sins and the sins of this world. I believe that Jesus Christ then rose from the dead on the third day to give all of us eternal life.

Lord Jesus,

I now confess to You, all of the wrong and sinful things that I have ever done in my life. I ask that You please forgive me and wash away all of my sins by the blood that You have personally shed for me on the cross. I am now ready to accept You as my personal Lord and Savior. I now ask that You come into my life and live with me for all of eternity. Father, Jesus - I now believe that I am truly saved and born again.

God is performing miracles as we speak, I know someone who reads this will be changed for the rest of their life. Please share this with someone today.

 If you would like to please visit my website to view this email and past ones http://thechristianwalk.wordpress.com     

Have a Wonderful Good Friday and Easter weekend!William

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