Hell enlarges daily!

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. Galatians 3:28

True Christians serve a mighty God. The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and that God loves all men and women equally. Christ came and died to reconcile all back to God the Father. Galatians 1:3-5 3 Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ, 4 Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father: 5 To whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

We are living in a world today where there is much evil and this evil would have us to turn against one another. Evil will do anything and say anything, evil will promise anything to keep you in it’s will, but you have FREE WILL given to you by God the Father to make your own choices. You are free to choose to love or hate your neighbor, but there is a price to be paid for those choices. There is a heaven to gain and a hell to shun! You don’t hear many preachers standing in the pulpit today and preaching hell fire. They all want to pacify and make everyone happy and turn their heads to sin, but God said it shall not be so. We are to live HOLY AND UPRIGHT BEFORE THE LORD. Peter reminded the people in 1 Peter 1:16 that it had been written, “Be ye holy; for I am holy”. God expects holiness from his children. Not from a select few, but from all of his children no matter what color they are or what race they are and if they choose to be otherwise then they will be cast into hell with the devil and his angels. The bible teaches us in Isaiah 5:14 that hell enlarges it borders for those that refuse to live holy and they will be cast into it. John taught us clearly that unless we get our names written in God’s book of life, that WE WILL BE CAST INTO THE LAKE OF FIRE! Revelation 20:15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

This may sound harsh, but we serve a loving God. A God that loved us so much that he gave his only son to die so that we might escape this hell fire. Peter reminded us that God’s will is that no one perish. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is long-suffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Christ died for all and made a way of escape! Jesus loves each and every one of you and it’s his will that we love one another. He gave us a NEW COMMANDMENT in John 13:34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. The violence and hatred in our world must stop. There is no good that can come of it but there is much to gain by turning from the hatred and beginning to love our neighbor. 

The true famine!

Job 5:20 In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword. 21 Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.

Job knew how to put his whole trust in God. He never wavered from his faith. There is a famine coming upon the land and God’s children are going to have to know how to maintain their faith. King David once said; Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. David knew the importance of knowing God’s word. We have people that call themselves “preppers” and they store back food, water, and whatever else they think they may need for when destruction comes upon the world, and that is good because Jesus taught us that famine would come during tribulations. Mathew 24:7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. 

But they have failed to store back the one and only thing that they truly need and that is the WORD OF GOD! The tribulations that are coming upon this world will indeed bring famine and many will die but there are many kinds of famine. God told the prophet Hosea; 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee. God let them know that knowledge was important. Knowledge of his word is what will make the difference when we are faced with tribulations. If we don’t read his word and know what the “mark of the beast” is, then we won’t know to avoid taking it at all costs! I am here this morning to tell you that there is a FAMINE COMING but it is not a famine of food or water. God’s children are going to face a famine where they hunger and thirst for the WORD OF GOD! Amos 8:11 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord: The people will search from east to west, from north to south seeking someone to preach God’s word but they will not find it. My friend, let me tell you that today is the day to read your bible, today is the day to hide God’s word in your heart because the day is coming that you will wish you had! Amos 8:12 And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the Lord, and shall not find it.

Our world is flip flopping upside down. Evil is called good and good is called evil. The day will come that you won’t have God’s word so readily available to you. If you want to prepare for tribulations and famine, then hide God’s word. Read it and hide it in your heart and then physically hide your bibles because there will come a day that you will wish you had. My heart is heavy with the need to proclaim to you that famine is coming. Make yourselves ready. There is nothing we can do to avoid what is coming, but we can be like King David and hide his word in our hearts! I don’t know about you, but I don’t like going hungry. I hunger for God’s word. If I miss church, I get hungry to be with God’s people. Don’t go hungry, come out to church and begin preparing for the famine that is coming!

The promises of God

The promises of God are for his children. He tells us in his word that we can ask anything and he will give it to us. We have a power within ourselves that is mighty and able to do so much more that we realize. The HOLY GHOST is God's gift to the church (Christians). We can pray for the sick and see them healed. We can cast out demons, and believe me, demons are real and they do inhabit humans. We shall speak with a heavenly tongue and so much more, but there is something that is required of us! WE MUST BELIEVE AND WE MUST CLEANSE OURSELVES!

2 Corinthians 7:1 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

We often pray for someone and don't see results, but the bible teaches us that we ask and receive not because we ask in unbelief. We must BELIEVE that he is and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him and keep his commandments.

John 14:12-15 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. 13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. 15 If ye love me, keep my commandments. 

Today is the day!

God appeared unto Abraham and sent him forth to a land that he would give to him and his children forever. This same God appeared again unto Jacob and reminded him of that promise. The one thing God made clear throughout scripture when he appeared unto any of them was that he is God Almighty, that he is God and besides him, there is no God. He warned his people time and time again about serving the God’s of the heathen people around them. We are living in a world today where anything and everything is acceptable according to man, but God never changes and his word is life. The temple in Jerusalem will be built again. The prophesies of Ezekiel, Daniel and John in Revelations will come to pass. We are living in a day that negotiations are being made to begin building the temple. We are living in the day that we may not buy or sell unless we allow the government to put their seal upon us! We are living in a day that as Christians, we must cry out to our brethren and tell them what is going on. We must sound the trumpet! We must go to the highways and the byways and compel them to come to the house of God. Today is not the day to get slack in our service to God. Today is the day to lay aside anything that draws us away from our prayer closet, that draws us away from reading his word, that draws us away from gathering ourselves together in worship services. Today is the day to press toward the mark of our high calling. Today is the day to go out and tell someone about Jesus!

Genesis 17:1 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.

Genesis 28:13 And, behold, the Lord stood above it, and said, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;

Exodus 6:8 And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did swear to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for an heritage: I am the Lord.

Psalm 46:10 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

Isaiah 45:5 I am the Lord, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me: 6 That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the Lord, and there is none else. 7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things.

Revelations 21:2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.

The Watchman

Ezekiel 33:7 So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.

8 When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.

9 Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.

God was speaking to Ezekiel concerning the house of Israel, but his word is for all of us. Paul told us in 1 Corinthians 10 that these things were given to us for examples. We are to take them and learn from them. As Christians, God has made each of us his watchman and we are to warn the wicked about what they are doing. If we fail to warn someone when we know they are doing wrong, then their blood will be on us. Christians are called haters, racists, and worse because we tell people when they are sinning, because we speak up about the wickedness going on in the world, but we are none of those things. We are simply God's watchmen, doing what he told us to do.