Israel is forever

Thus saith the Lord, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters; Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
Isaiah 43:16, 18-19 KJV

The words of Isaiah gives hope, peace and tranquility to those that tend to worry to much. We serve a Mighty God who is able to do all things. He spoke the world into existence and with his own hands he formed mankind from the dust of the ground. Taking care of a one small nation like Israel is such a small thing for him. With the wave of his hand, he could wipe the enemies of his people from the face of the earth. I am thinking this morning that I may not be able to do much, but I serve a God that can and will. God established the land of Israel and God promised King David that he would forever have a descendent to sit upon the throne. Nothing that mankind does can ever change the word of God.


2 Samual 7:10 Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime,


11 And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the Lord telleth thee that he will make thee an house.


12 And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.


13 He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.


14 I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:


15 But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.


16 And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.


17 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.

Promises of Christ

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
John 14:1-3 KJV

Jesus made a powerful promise when he spoke these words.  He gave the people HOPE to hold on to.  His word is TRUTH and he will come again. He will come in the same manner that the diciples watched him leave. One day soon he will step out on the clouds and he will call his people up to join him.  The world will try to explain it all away, but when millions go missing there will be some left behind that know God's word and they will know what truly happened.  Jesus Christ is getting ready to prepare his army, and friends, I don't know about you, but I am one of his soldiers!  Many confuse the rapture with the second coming of Christ, but they are two separate events.  The rapture is simply the calling away of his people.  He will remove them from the wickedness that is coming upon the world.  

1 Thessalonians 4:14-17 KJV
14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

1 Corinthians 15:51-52 KJV
51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

Now the second coming is a whole new story.  He will step his feet upon the Mount of Olives and every eye shall see him at the second coming and what is amazing is that he will be bringing that army of raptured saints back with him as soldiers riding upon white horses.  

Revelation 19:13-15 KJV
13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.

God made us another promise too, that because we keep his word, he will keep us from the tribulation.

Revelation 3:10-11 KJV
10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
11 Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.

Two powerful promises from Christ.  He will prepare a place for his people and he will keep them from the wickedness that is coming upon the world.  Hold fast to your faith and wait.  Wait upon the Lord!

Come unto me!

I haven't posted anything for quite a while. I have been sharing on facebook where I could reach more people, but I am led to get back to my blog, so this morning I want to share this with you all. If you are seeking for something in your life, let me invite you to come.

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Matthew 11:28 KJV

It seems that all around me I see people searching for answers, seeking peace and finding none. Looking for happiness in a pill, a bottle, and others places, but still finding none. They find a little bit of pleasure in those "highs" but it soon wears off and they are worse than before they started. That will always be the case because the word of God teaches that there is pleasure in sin, but only for a season. Moses knew this long ago.

Hebrews 11:24 By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter;
25 Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;

The only path that leads to true happiness, true pleasure, true joy and peace is Jesus Christ. Once you have a relationship with Jesus, you realize that you have a peace and contentment in you that money could not buy, drugs could not fill, women or men could not satisfy. If you ever walk away from Christ after having known him, you will always be miserable seeking to get that relationship back again, because Christ is peace and he fills your life with joy unspeakable. He does not expect you to come to him already perfect, he knows all about you. He said come if you labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest. Many preachers say, come as you are. God knows you are not perfect. When preachers use this phrase, they are not saying it's ok to remain as you are, they are letting you know that God already knows you and he still bids you to come. Once you have a relationship with Christ, the old man will change and you will become a new person.

2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 

I invite you today to come. Get to know Jesus. Repent of the sin in your life and build a relationship with him. If you are seeking peace, joy and happiness, then come.

Revelation 22:17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.