Are you in a cold smelly place in life today?

Posted On: December 27, 2011

Joseph picks up a lamb and brings it close to baby Jesus to keep him warm. Both Mary and Joseph then doze off to sleep.... Suddenly the inn keeper comes to the barn door and says "excuse me but there are some sheperd boys here to see you."  Imagine with me what Joseph and Mary must have been thinking.

Perhaps Mary was shy and questioning who these group of men were.  Joseph thinking "Wow they followed a star to get here.  Whew!  my son really is the Messiah."Just at the right moment God ordained the sheperds to arrive at the inn the encourage Mary and Joseph.   Sent them to confirm that Jesus is really the "son of God."  

Are you in a cold smelly place in life today?  Maybe at one time you accepted Christ and started on a journey but along the way you lost hope. You need an unexpected visitor to show up in your life!

Take just a minute and breathe these words, "Heavenly Father, in Jesus name I ask that I would feel your presence RIGHT NOW.  Visit with me.  I receive you a fresh and a new into my life.  I believe Jesus Christ is the son of God and that he not only came as a baby but he died as the sacrifice for my sins. I need you to visit with me."

Here at jesussaves.cc we believe with you that God will visit you.  If you prayed this prayer please let us know by going to the page "ask for salvation" and click that you have prayed the prayer then fill out the quick form to let us know you have prayed.  We want to be here for you during your journey!

What was Joseph Thinking?

Posted On: December 20, 2011

As Mary and Joseph continued traveling with the donkey on their way to

Bethlehem, I wonder what Joseph was thinking… was he worried about the

rules the government imposed upon his family; did he realize the impact Jesus birth would make on the entire world and that it would continue to affect people 2,000 years later ….

 As Christmas day approaches…. do you realize

what God given events could be waiting to unfold in your life? What is

your mission this Christmas season... what opportunities will you have

to reveal the Spirit of Christ?

Did Mary and Joseph know how much power she had in her womb?….I ask myself today … do I know …

This same Christ child is traveling with me today. Jesus is with me. I

wonder what favors of God might unfold!

Do you know what power lives within you? If you have prayed the prayer

of salvation and accepted Him… the spirit of the Lord lives within

your heart… Jesus now lives within you… 

As you live your busy life this week; acknowledge His Holy Spirit alive in you. The same

Jesus that was with Mary and Joseph as they traveled (to pay their

taxes) is with you and wants to live through you as you prepare for Christmas day…

Recognize His Spirit, rejoice, worship Him and share the joy of the

Lord during this busy Christmas Season.

Take time today to SHOUT  - Share Him On Ur Technology.

Embrace The Donkey In Your Life

Posted On: December 18, 2011

Mary and Joseph left Nazareth and began their journey to Bethlehem riding on a donkey.  It would take a week or so to reach the launching place of Jesus Christ life and ministry.

I have pondered all day, “what was Mary thinking?” as she rode mile after mile on the hard and rocky terrain… on the smelly, sweaty donkey.

As the donkeys foot would slip or hit a rock Mary would have to reach down and clinch the neck of the donkey….when she was tired she would put her cheek on the head of the smelly, sweaty donkey.

MARY HAD TO EMBRACE THE DONKEY IN HER LIFE TO REACH THE LAUNCHING PLACE OF JESUS LIFE AND MINISTRY!!

So what or who are the donkeys in your life that God is using to walk you into your destiny?  An unsaved husband, an unfair boss, unemployment, a child with a life-long disability?  Whatever or whoever are the donkey’s in your life, EMBRACE THE DONKEY!!

I am not suggesting you “live with” the situation, not at all!  You embrace Your Donkey by faith.  You keep walking but you do it by faith and here are some suggestions:

1.  Embrace Your Donkey
2.  Rid Yourself of Unforgiveness and Doubt
3.  Confess God’s Word and Trust in God as Mary did, “According to thy Word” Luke 1:38
4.  Keep Walking Towards Your Destiny Until You Reach It!!

  THE DONKEY IN YOUR LIFE IS WALKING YOU INTO YOUR DESTINY!!  EMBRACE IT!!
 

God’s Perfect Timing

Posted On: July 11, 2011

"But let endurance and steadfastness and patience have full play and do a thorough work, so that you may be perfectly and fully developed, lacking in nothing." -James 1:4

We all have plans for our lives. We're constantly looking forward to the future, dwelling on the next step in our lives. However, it's hard to understand that sometimes God has His own plan for our lives. He sees things a little differently.

We must learn to wait on God's timing, or we will be miserable trying to force things into our lives that do not belong there.

Joyce Mayer's describes God's timing as, "We are God's building under construction. He is the Master Builder, and He knows wha He is doing."

Patience is a fruit of the Spirit, and It is not something that comes natural to our human nature. Therefore, we must CHOOSE to walk in patience.

Take heart though! The Lord is doing a good work, so the wait is well worth it!

The Great Things About the Devil

Posted On: June 28, 2011

"Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve (KJV)"  Matthew 4:1-10

I Introduction and Setting
To speak of great things about the devil sounds absurd. From our knowledge of him in the Word we conclude there is nothing good about him. We know that he is the accuser of the brethren (Revelation 12:10), our adversary (I Peter 5:8), and the dragon (Revelation 20:2). He is mentioned by name 175 times in the Bible. Anyone who would claim there is no real devil is simply peddling their ignorance of the Bible. Billy Sunday once said, “I know there is a real devil because I’ve done business with him.”

There are some great attributes exhibited by the devil that can be of assistance to the believer. Obviously, we should not mimic his character but there are some things we could pay attention to. In my text, Jesus was led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. Evidently there was something Satan could do that would cause Christ to become stronger in the Spirit for when Jesus returned from his temptation He did so in the power of the Spirit.

II. Note these great things about the devil.
First, the devil works hard. First John 3:8 tells us He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the son of man was manifest that he might destroy the works of the devil.

The book of James was the only book of the New Testament which was debated as to its inspiration. Why? Because he was so strong on works. Some thought that James was placing works ahead of grace and justification through faith. All James was endeavoring to do was prove that you cannot remain saved unless you respond in some manner to the love of God. He said, For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also (James 2:26).

The target audience of James was Jewish Christians who were adjusting to a new lifestyle. Several Old Testament phrases are used in James (5:4; 2:2; 2:21-23, 25; Job 5:11; 5:17) and it was his desire to attack the perversion of faith. He was spraying weed killer on the root that grows hypocritical Christianity.

Do you know why there are so many lost people in the world? It is because the devil is working. Revelation 12:10 speaks of a time when the devil comes down with great wrath because he knows that he has a short time. We need to work like the devil because we only have a short time to work. Matthew 5:16 reads, Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

Second, the devil knows more of the Bible than many Christians. He used scripture in his temptation against Jesus. However, he misconscrued the authentic meaning of scripture. A couple of lawyers were talking on the golf course. “I became a Sunday School teacher last week,” said one. The other said, “Oh, I bet you don’t even know the Lord’s prayer.” His friend said, “Oh, yes I do. Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep.” The other man said, “Wow! I didn’t realize you knew so much about the Bible.”

Psalm 119:11 reads, Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. We must rightly divide the Word of God. In an age where evolution, atheism and false religion abounds it is important that the believer be versed in apologetics. We should know what we believe and why. Third, the devil varies his plan of attack. You never know how he is going to show up. That is why Peter said, Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour (I Peter 5:8). That is why we are admonished by Paul to give no place to the devil. Wouldn’t it be great if we were as persistent and untiring in our efforts to win the lost as Satan is to win them! Even after tempting Jesus the devil departed from him for a season (Luke 4:13). He never gives up! Neither should we!

Notice an allegory used by Peter for Satan is lion. The lion, which is known as the king of the jungle, blends in with his surroundings. He stalks his prey until the time determined that he can overcome them. However, we can resist Satan with the Word of God.

I am told that a trainer uses his whip to convince the lion that he is stronger than the lion. Lions attack when the trainer runs away. It is only when the trainer faces the lion with the whip that he is able to keep the lion in submission. Now, if I was in a cage with a lion I would be in trouble. I would probably be like the man who was caught stealing watermelons. His friends asked if he heard the farmer firing his gun at him. He said, “Yes, sir, I heard the shots twice. Once when the bullets passed me and then again when I ran pass them.”

When Satan distorted the scripture in his temptation to Christ Jesus turned him away with the Word of God. When Satan knocks at your door send the Bible to answer. We can take confidence in the fact that God will not suffer us to be tempted above that ye are able (I Corinthians 10:13).

Phil L. Redding has served as the General Bishop of the Pentecostal Church of God since 2001. The
PCG has approximately 1,200 churches stateside and around 6,000 worldwide. Bishop Redding has
been ordained since 1979 and has served his movement as pastor, District and National Youth
Director, District and Divisional Christian Educational Director, District Secretary Treasurer, as well as
other positions. He has written three books and numerous articles.

Free Gift!

Posted On: May 27, 2011

^"I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!” Galatians 2:21

It's the best gift we can receive! We do not have to do a single thing to gain our salvation! God did not send Christ to die a shameful death on the cross merely to burden His children with rules that are impossible to keep. We have lost the meaning of the cross if we think we can do anything to get closer to God.

On the contrary, the cross is a free gift! It is set before each of us, ready to be opened and received.

As the grace of Jesus Christ sets before, we have the choice to open it or not. We can live our lives, merely holding the box, trying to open it our own way; but that will get us nowhere. Following step-by-step books or praying and reading the Bible will never open our free gift from God. Striving will merely wear us out.

The only way to get our free gift opened is through Jesus Christ. He has the magic touch! He came to free us from the striving and trying. He came to free us from having to go through a set of rules established by man trying to get closer to God their own way. If we step away from the grace of God by following strict rules and feeling guilty everytime we break them, then we are wasting the meaning of the cross.

But if we receive the gift of grace, run away from religiousness and striving, and walk freely in the unconditional love of the Father, then Christ’s death is worth more than we can image.

Christ came to free us, not to burden us!

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