Romans
9:17-18
For
the Scriptures say that God told Pharaoh, "I have appointed you for the
very purpose of displaying my power in you and to spread my fame throughout the
earth."
Romans
10:9-11
If
you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that
God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in
your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your
mouth that you are saved. As the Scriptures tell us, "Anyone who
trusts in him will never be disgraced."
"Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will
give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means 'God is with us.'" Christmas is
such a wonderful time, I love seeing the family and handing out gifts to the
little ones. I love to see that
excitement in a little hand as they open their gifts. Every day is like that.
Every day to us is a gift God wrapped and placed in our lives. We can choose to
open it with excitement and live it fully or we can choose to ignore God and
carry on with our lives on our own. There are those who will never change their
ways and keep on living their lives. I sometimes look at the rich living their
lives almost untouchable and it saddens me, because I know they are being
blinded by this world. But then again God can change any heart and any life or
use anybody for His purpose, like he used Pharaoh. In the end every knee will
bow and every tongue shall confess that Jesus is the Lord. The great thing is
that Jesus died for all, yes even the bad dudes. It is in us that other will
find Jesus. We are His children, we open our gifts with excitement every day
and the world sees us as we enjoy each moment with this gift. They will then
want what we have and the search will begin. They will look in books, search
online, maybe Google, maybe ask a friend or maybe even ask you and me and then
we get to tell them that this gift is free. Then we get to live our purpose as
we say: “If you confess with your mouth
that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead,
you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made
right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved.”
As
the Scriptures tell us, "Anyone who trusts in him will never be
disgraced." Never underestimate the power of God, the Son
and the Holy Spirit. With the Holy Spirit you are like Superman. Nothing is
impossible. Just trust in God.
Rainy days down here in South Africa – awesome!
Have a great day friend of Jesus, my prayers are with
you.
Cheers
