We live in a society where many feel that they're entitled to receive what they want. People wake up every day with no thought as to what keeps their heart beating, their eyes seeing, and their physical being functioning. 

There used to be a time in history where only the older folk took ill or died. It was expected that the young would live longer than they're living today. Mankind hasn't taken stock of their life. 

The Gospel message of Salvation continues to go out in many churches and the call for sinners to repent is still being made. 

If you have stumbled upon my website, please stop and listen to this simple message of 'Love' written by Jesus Christ, Himself, for you!

John 3:16 says, "For God so loved the world that He gave His only son (Jesus) that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." Have you ever heard that before? What do you think about that? You have been placed on the planet not by happenstance. There's no big bang theory that formed your intricately woven body. 

I need you to know that life is very unpredictable. People are dying all around you and some suddenly without warning. Where will your soul go should you die today, tomorrow or in the near future? What plans have you made for eternity? Your soul is eternal. One's body may die due to sickness, or car accident or simply one's heart may just stop beating. The soul of every human lives on beyond the grave. The question becomes, "Where will your soul end up."

There is life after death. There really is a hell. That's the place souls go when they have rejected the Lord Jeus Christ's offer of salvation. Life is unpredictable at best. All that's needed for you to do is to confess your sins by simply recognizing that you have been a sinner and ask God to forgive you of your sins. But don't make that confession if you don't feel a need to change how you've been living. You should be sincere in your confession to God. He will forgive you and show you the way to live that He intended. A life full of blessing, and comfort with all the provision and help you need to navigate your way here on the earth. 

There's another thing God wants you to know. His son, Jesus Christ, has promised to return for all who have placed their faith and trust in Him. One day He's coming back to take His people to Heaven and there we will spend all eternity with Him.

This offer of 'Salvation' will not be on the table forever. I don't want you to miss out on a life of bliss. We've pretty much come to the end of another year. Don't you think it's time to think seriously about where you will spend eternity? Think about it. Tomorrow isn't promised to you.

                                  "Iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend."    
                                                                               Proverbs 27:17

Recently, I had the opportunity to spend time with a few fellow believers. This was outside of the church building. It was on our own time. We came together to discuss a portion of scripture as we are used to doing monthly in our bible study.  We had a blessed time of it. 

Socializing and fellowship are two different things. True fellowship always involves spiritual things being shared. It brings the Lord front and center in our midst, and He speaks through the individuals who are present. The results are blessed indeed because each person can walk away encouraged with a word from the Lord.

Who have you been spiritually keeping company with?  Are the bulk of the conversations all about shop talk, where you're planning your next trip, or what your kids have accomplished? While those things bear some importance, they do nothing for one's spiritual life. It's important to bring more to the table when we're with other Christians.

We have the responsibility to make generous deposits in each other's spiritual bank. In order to do this effectively, we have to daily sit at the feet of the Lord (reading His Word) while allowing Him to minister and speak to us and we to Him via prayer. This will allow us to walk in the Spirit. When another believer comes across our path it affords us an opportunity to share some aspect of the Lord as the conversation permits. This type of encounter can be so sweet, so vital and so uplifting.

Let us be mindful of who we're keeping company with. Not every Christian is spiritually fit to make spiritual deposits. If all we're doing is socializing every time we come in company with fellow Christians, we're missing out on the benefit and blessing of 'fellowship'.  It also means that our spiritual bank accounts are without funds.

"Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD, our maker!"
Psalm 95:6)
"But then I recall all you have done, O LORD; I remember your wonderful deeds of long ago."
Psalm 77:11-12

We are used to being so busy running here and there that we forget what it is to make time for reflection. Taking the time to reflect and remember important things. 

There are always things to do, places to go and people to see, but we must make time in our busy schedules to stop and reflect on the goodness and graciousness of God.  It's something that should be done weekly, yes weekly because we soon forget to count our blessings by naming them one by one.

How often do you go down memory lane recalling the many times the Lord God has answered your prayers, delivered you and opened doors that led to your success? What about all of the times He sent unexpected blessings; did you stop to thank Him for that?  

If we stop to consider where we would be had the Lord not saved us by His grace, we'd see the long list of things that require praise and thanksgiving.

God desires that we be a thankful people. A people who are grateful and appreciative for everything He has done for us. We may even forget things like:

​>Waking up each day clothed and in our right minds
>Having our six senses functional
>Being fortunate in having a roof over our heads with food to eat each day
>24/7 protection
>Access to God through prayer and the reading of His Word

There are tons of things to give thanks for on the daily, but something deeper takes place within us when we start from the beginning of our lives tracing the hand of God throughout every turn in the road to where we are today. This is important to do lest we forget how far we've come by His grace.

As we near the end of another year that sped by quicker than the last one, may we stop long enough to ponder what great things God has done for us. May we think deeply on each event and praise God for all He's done in our lives.