I was very inspired this morning by sermon videos on You Tube, and felt an urgency, even, to make a new post here immediately.
If you have family members who are not saved, as is the case with me, then you realize the urgency that they come to a saving faith in the Savior, Jesus Christ - and pronto ! Because Jesus' return is imminent, folks ! Following is a short 5 minute clip on salvation by Pastor Charles Lawson titled: "There is forgiveness at the Cross." You might want to share this with unsaved family members or anyone else as well.
Pastor Lawson gave a fantastic 45 minute sermon earlier this month titled: "How To Get Right With God". He touches on many, many pertinent subjects and Scriptures. He discusses Job and his ordeal with suffering and tremendous loss, as well as king David and his sins and how he suffered because of his errors. He mentions that in both Job's and David's case, they both repented. He clarifies that repentance is MORE than just a change of mind. This sermon on getting right with God is right to the point and not "sugar-coated." Pastor Lawson says that if you have had an encounter with God, that you "will tremble."
In the above sermon, much about how the devil is after true believers is discussed, and all the suffering we endure because of the evil brought upon us by that deceiver and slanderer, satan.
A wonderful Scripture that Christians can take comfort in is found at 1 John 4:4 which follows:
"Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world."
If you are currently enduring many trials, take heart. You must be doing something right ! Otherwise, the evil one would not be after you. Remember what Jesus told His followers:
"If the world hate you, ye know that it hated Me before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, therefore the world hateth you." - John 15:18-19
And, oftentimes God will let us be tried by unbearable circumstances, not only to test our faith, but also to "prune" us, "strengthen" us, and to make us more Christ-like.
We all realize, as well, that sometimes circumstances just happen out of the blue that bring suffering and trials, such as ill health, etc. And as crazy as this world has become in these prophesied end times, just about anything you can imagine could knock us off our feet.
But as believers, we should not stay down long ! We have the good Lord to look to in faith!
Did you realize that Jesus considers us His friends if we obey and keep His commandments?
"Ye are My friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you." - John 15:14
This blog has often stressed that God and Jesus desire to fellowship with true believers. The following 27 minute sermon by Pastor Charles Lawson discusses that very subject. The sermon title is "To Know Him is to Fellowship with Him." Please watch. We all need this reminder.
