God’s Presence thru Jesus

October 8, 2022 by Naomi Jeremiah Leave a comment

What a wonderful feeling waking up and God speaking to my heart. What a voice of peace whispering in my ear that He is near. He has a marvelous way of extending His desire to be shared in this world that He created. Remember not to worry is His tune; always seek the Kingdom of Righteousness to prepare for the glorious eternal moments that no earthly eyes have ever seen or imagined! He reminded me that He is forever my Shield, my Protector, my Healer, my Refuge, my Comforter, my Companion, my Provider and my Counselor. How good of a feeling that through Jesus, I am privileged to be gifted with His Holy Spirit that enabled me to hear clearly the voice of the Almighty One. What a GIFT, that many people are missing out, just because they do not believe in the story of the Cross at Golgotha.

the Church of the Holy Sepulchre was located at Golgotha, where Jesus was crucified

No matter how we tried to live a life sans Jesus Christ, that life is not a peaceful one but it’s an empty existence. Without Jesus, we tried to cover up that hole in our hearts with thoughts of having it all in life. A process that have been proven futile, useless or in vain. Party here, party there! Live life to the fullest- eat, drink, travel and be merry. Would God say in your Judgment Day, since you party hardy, drink, eat plenty and live life to the fullest, you are welcome in heaven?

God will judge us base on what we did for His Kingdom. If we didn’t serve Him (https://www.gotquestions.org/well-done-good-and-faithful-servant.html), we will be judged by the Ten Commandments.

Did you use God’s name in vain, did you steal, did you lie, did you get envious of other’s wealth and popularity, did you have sexual relationship before marriage or with a married person? James 2:10 said: “For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point (command) is guilty of breaking all of it. Are you going to heaven or hell? God is just and fair and He is Holy. There’s no grey matter in His Kingdom. He is either black or white in His Judgment.

The reason why Jesus put forth this very disheartening story of ^{The Rich Man and Lazarus}  “There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day.  And at his gate was laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man’s table. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores. The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried, and in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side. And he called out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in anguish in this flame.’ But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner bad things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish. And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, in order that those who would pass from here to you may not be able, and none may cross from there to us.’ And he said, ‘Then I beg you, father, to send him to my father’s house— for I have five brothers—so that he may warn them, lest they also come into this place of torment.’  But Abraham said, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them.’ And he said, ‘No, father Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent.’  He said to him, ‘If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead.’”

We are nothing without Jesus in our lives

So heart provoking if you seriously think about it. Jesus said yet again on Luke 12:19-21: “And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.”’  But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’ So is the one who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.”

Give us wisdom to realize how short our lives are

When we realize that our life is short, we should also realize and be concerned, as to where this life after death will spend eternal life in the eternal hemisphere.

No one can see heaven nor God without going thru Jesus. Church cannot save us, good deeds cannot take us to heaven, being a good person will not open heaven’s gate. Only through our personal relationship with Jesus Christ can God allows for us to be with Him. Because thru accepting Jesus as our Lord and Savior, He will give us the Gift of Grace that has a transforming power that would totally change us to be like His Son as we seek and study Jesus’ life and God’s true nature. With it comes the gifting of the Holy Spirit that would reside within us. It’s so powerful! Don’t miss out! Your eternal life’s destiny depends on this Truth.

“So how do we follow Him today? The same way the disciples did long ago. They heard the words of Jesus and believed them. They took His words and obeyed them. They confessed their sins to Jesus as their Lord and God. They believed that He died to take the punishment of their sins and rose from the dead to give them new life. They followed His example and command to tell others the truth about sin, righteousness, and judgment. When we follow Him in “the way,” we can be assured of following Him all the way to heaven.” GotQuestions.org

And this is what God this morning nudges me to write. Share God’s good news of Salvation through His Son, Jesus Christ. “For God so loved the world that He gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him (Jesus) shall not perish (go to hell) but have eternal life (heaven).” John 3:16