Jeremiah 35:15 "I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me." 

     Do you think God is saying that to this country (America) and to the Nations?

     2 Chronicles 20:20 "And they rose early in the morning and went forth into the wilderness of Te-ko-a and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established (kept safe); believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper (succeed)."

     When someone is encouraging you concerning living for Jesus and are sharing with you the gospel of Jesus Christ it would be wise to listen and do what they are telling you to do. As Jehoshaphat said, "Believe in the Lord your God so shall ye be established (kept safe) and believe his prophets so shall ye prosper." Get rid of that judgmental, critical spirit that causes you to refuse to listen to who God sends you. If they are leading you "to" a relationship with Jesus then they are for real. Maybe not perfect, we none are, but real. 

     I titled this, "What if you are trapped in a burning house? I ask this question because if you were trapped in your house and there is a raging fire and a fireman came to get you out, you would not say, "I don't need your help! I don't know you!" Or you wouldn't ignore him or her and say, "You are not perfect, I am not listening to you! Send me someone who is perfect! or Go away and leave me alone!" No! You would be a complete idiot if you did that! Seriously! 
     
     You know what is crazy? People are actually doing that every day, spiritually speaking. Their house is being totally destroyed by Satan because Jesus is not the head of their home! Their house is literally on-fire spiritually and not in a good way either, as if they are living in Hell already on earth! Are you one of those people? I hope not! If you have never invited Jesus to be the Lord of your life, you are trapped in a burning house and may not even realize it. You may get up every day and go to work and you may think you are a "good" person but if you haven't invited Jesus into your home his presence is not there and if God's presence is not there, what is? "Yourself and Satan" rules your home and that is not a good thing spiritually. It is serious! James 3:16 says, "For where envying and 'strife (selfishness) is, there is 'confusion (disorder) and every evil work." If you have not invited Jesus into your heart, your life and your home "self" is still on the throne of your heart where Jesus should be!
     

     God may have sent you many "firemen" in your day to deliver you but you have said, "Why should I listen to you? I don't know you so don't try to tell me what to do? Or you may have told someone who God has sent you to lead you into a relationship with him through Jesus and you have said, "Don't preach to me! You have criticized that one whom God has sent saying, "Don't ask me to go to church either! There are too many hypocrites there!" 
    

     If you are one of those who say those things to someone who God has sent you to keep you from a burning Hell for eternity, you need to be thankful for those spiritual "firemen" God sends you! You need to pray he gives you another chance! This is serious! If your physical (earthly) house was burning and you were trapped you would not say any of those things to whoever it was pulling you out of that fire! You need to be all the more thankful and less argumentative concerning who God is using to pull your soul out of Hell. Your soul is way more valuable than your earthly house! Don't you think?

     Also, what about when you go to the doctor, do you ask them or expect them to be "perfect"? Most of you do not even know your doctor and your doctor does not even know you on a personal basis! But yet you take every single thing they say as the "gospel truth"! Why is that? Now, don't get me wrong I have gone to doctors. I do believe God has given them the knowledge but I pray and believe Jesus is my Great Physician first as I go. I also get a second opinion too, because I realize they are not perfect. They are just as capable of being wrong as any of us. 

     In Conclusion, The next time (and I hope you pray there is a next time) God sends one of his prophets or messengers that care about your soul please listen to them! If they are truly leading you to repent of your sins and trust Jesus as your Lord and Savior, listen to them and believe! Don't worry about them being perfect or not perfect. And stop trying to figure out how "they" could be called by God thinking you are better than them. It's not about that! It is not up to you who God calls or not! You are not worthy to be judge, only Jesus is! It is God who ordains, not you! Be wise and listen and Believe and you will prosper!

     If you would like to learn more and be prepared for God's Storm of Judgment that is actually upon this world now register for my online course. You can go to my sidebar to register. It is a wealth of information to transform your life and help you prepare for the future. You do not have to live in Fear and Worry! You can go from Panic to Peace! This course will help you "Get Your House in Order" and give you the tools to "Build an Ark of Safety" for you and your family! Go to the sidebar to register. God Bless You! 

     

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You Were Born For A Purpose!

Ecclesiastes 3:1 "To everything, there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the Heaven. A time to be born, and a time to die, a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted."

    
      Have you asked yourself, "What am I here for? What is the purpose of me being here?" I'm talking about being on this earth, do you know "why" you were born in the first place? Personally, each one of you reading this now or listening to this on video. You are here for a purpose!

     I am writing this to expose the lie of the enemy that we are just here to go to school, to grow up to get a "job" and then retire and die. I mean really, is that the only thing we were born for? A job to make a paycheck and then die? That sounds so empty and meaningless, doesn't it? From the time we are young and growing up we are taught to go to school and go to college to get a career so you can get a good job when you are older, retire and that's it as if that is all there is to this life. That's a Lie! Listen to this parable of Jesus talking about a man who put more focus on temporary riches than eternal riches. 

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     Jesus tells us in Luke 12:16-21 "And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully (good crops). 17. And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do because I have no room to bestow my fruits. 18. And he said This will I do; I will pull down my barns and build greater, and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. 19. And I will say to my soul, Soul thou hast much goods laid up for many years, take thine ease, eat, drink and be merry. 20. But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee, then whose shall those things be which thou hast provided? 21. So is he that 'lays (saves) up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God." That is pretty scary! This man believed the lie that all his life was about was having more stuff and a bigger place and then retiring. He chose to spend his time on temporary riches. Jesus called him a fool because he was not rich toward God. This man thought only about temporary riches and didn't focus on eternity concerning where his soul was going to live forever and ever! How sad! There are far too many people who share this one's fate and are in Hell today! 

     You may say that the man in that parable must have been a "good" man because he worked hard to be rich, but Jesus said, He laid up treasures for "himself". He was rich toward "himself" and not rich toward "God". See, we are all created for God's pleasure, not our own. John says in Revelation 4:11, "Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power; for thou hast created all things and for thy pleasure, they are and were created." 

    

      If you are reading this today, there is hope for you! You do not have to suffer as others who believed they were their own God. Who thought because they were rich in material things that they had everything they needed. They didn't need God, or a Saviour. You have hope that is reaching out to you right now to help you see you are here for a purpose! You know you could have and should have been gone from this earth many times. and if you died without a relationship with Jesus you would have gone to Hell. But It was God that kept you here to give you another chance to choose to love and serve him. He wants you to really enjoy your so-called "retirement", but there will be no joy in your heart without him. Don't be foolish to even think that you could rest, eat, drink and be merry (like the guy in that parable), without the God who created you! We are all born with an emptiness in our hearts until we invite Jesus to come in. Nothing or no one at all can fill that void in our hearts but Jesus!
   
     Whether you are monetarily rich or poor, when you are living your life without acknowledging God and you are living for your "self", you are missing out on the true riches God planned on you to receive. Jeremiah 29;11-13 goes for us today as well. He says, "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not evil, to give you 'an expected end (hope in your latter end). 12. Then shall ye call upon me, and I will hearken unto you. 13. And ye shall seek me, and find me when ye shall search for me with all your heart." 

 

     In Conclusion- This World System and those who are caught up in it, have lied to us, making us believe our "job" defines who we are! People will make you feel like you are nothing if you do not have a "job" or money. People say You have to have a "job" to survive, to earn your way through this world system. And Dear Lord help those who do not have a "job" because people will make you feel like you are nothing if you do not have lots of money! That is all this world is about! However, I am here to tell you, You Are Valuable! You Are Precious and Priceless if you only have two pennies in your pocket right now! You are Valuable! You are worth dying for! That's what Jesus has shown you on the cross! He died for you! That is how special you are! He knows everything about you and he loves you! He knows the very number of hairs on your head. He knew you in your Mother's womb. You are here on this earth for more than just a "job". You have a Purpose and a Calling! There is a big difference! God created you for a reason! I am not telling you to quit your job but I am saying to if you don't know Jesus, to really take time to get to know him. Give him your life and follow him. He will give you direction. Proverbs 3:5,6 says, "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths." (read more below).

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     God told Jeremiah in Jeremiah 1:5 "Before I formed thee in the belly, I knew thee and before thou came forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations." Before he formed you in the belly he knew you! He already has plans for you. God has given you gifts and talents. It is up to you to choose what you are going to do with your life. Give it to Jesus and let Him use you for His Glory, or continue to live for your "self". Choose wisely because we all will give an account to him when we leave this earth. Choose to follow Jesus and you will know your purpose. He will lead you to Heaven when your time on earth is up.