The Greatest Question We Could Ask Anyone

 As we live everyday as God's children, what's the one question we can ask anyone at any given time that might possibly change their eternal destiny forever? What's the most important, life changing question we could ask at any moment? What's the greatest question we could ever ask?

"Are you saved?"

People will give all kinds of responses from this one question:

"Saved from what?"

"What is 'saved?'"

"Yes I am."

"I didn't know I needed saving."

"None of your business."

"You don't know me. Don't ask me any questions."

"Mind your own business."

The list can go on and on.

However, if we get something like the first two questions, then the Holy Spirit can guide us with what to say so that they can be saved. Rely on the Holy Spirit inside you to speak through you.

You might think at this point, "Jeff I don't know enough about the Bible to do that." Or "I couldn't ask someone that. What if they make fun of me or chew me out? Or want to get into a big argument? What if they jump down my throat?"

None of that matters. We want people to go to heaven!! Everyone deserves the right to be saved and how can they be saved if we don't ask that question? 

Ask the question and let the chips fall where they may. The Holy Spirit will speak through you. So don't be afraid. He'll give you what to say at that time. It will shock you and them when it's all said and done. You'll think, "how in the world did I do that?" The Holy Spirit is amazing at doing this through us. I've experienced this before. It's so cool.

So, when you have the opportunity, ask that question to whoever and see where the conversation goes. We want all people to be saved and go to heaven!! Jesus Christ died and was raised from the dead so that all people could be saved!! 

Take care.

Love you all,

Jeffrey Post

Brain Soup?

Over my lifetime, I have learned that the brain is powerful. It captures everything in our lives and stores it permanently in our minds. 

I envision my mind as this huge pot of soup. Brain soup, if you will. All the ingredients in this soup are memories, feelings, and experiences gained over a lifetime. 

I have learned that anything floating around in this soup can bubble up to the surface into my present thoughts at any given time. Whether good or bad, these can impact our everyday lives. 

Some can get stuck in the tortuous process of reliving traumatic experiences over and over again. Some can grow bitter or hateful because the past hurts keep resurfacing in their minds. Some allow all the bad of the world to be catalogued into their mind, just dropping all kinds of junk into their big pot of brain soup.

Bear in mind, in my lifetime, I have found no evidence that any of these "ingredients" are ever removed out of my "soup." So, as Christians, we have to be vigilant about what we add to this soup. Far as I can tell, once it's plopped down in there, it's there forever. 

All these ingredients can either add to our life, build us up, make us happy, or they can take away from our life, tear us down, torture us. Some we have control over, being what we allow in, while others are put in because of life and circumstances. Some are in our control while some are beyond our control. 

So, as Christians, we need to add as many good things as possible and minimize bad things that are a waste of time or things that can come back to haunt us later. Trust me, they always have a way of bubbling back up to the surface, whether good or bad. 

Jesus told us about this when talking about what we let in through our eyes:

Matthew 6:22-23 NIV

[22]  “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light. [23] But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

See? What you look at or focus on can transform your whole life, because it gets added to your "soup." Either good or bad, light or darkness. 

Jesus also said this:

Matthew 12:33-35 NKJV

[33] “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit.  [34] Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.  [35] A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.  

What you focus on or allow into your "soup" is who you'll become. So let's focus on good things and not the bad things like Paul said in Philippians:

Philippians 4:8 NIV

[8] Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. 

Let's add good things to our "soup" everyday, transforming our lives over time. Because once they're added, they're there. 

Love you,

Jeffrey Post

News You Can Use!!

Hi dear readers,

In the early morning hours of Christmas Day, I want to jump right into a passage that is chock full of information on how to live our everyday lives. I want to preface it with another passage in Hebrews. 

Hebrews 12:1 NIV

[1] Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,

As Christians, we run this race of life. The writer of Hebrews says to get rid of everything that weighs our spirits down, or drags us down. Also, get rid of sin that we all can get tangled up in. This is different for everyone. What drags you down? What sin has snared you or what sin has woven its way into your life? We are told here to examine our lives and get rid of it once and for all. Why? Because it interrupts or distracts us from our walk with God. Also, we represent Jesus on this Earth. God uses us to draw people to Jesus. If we're wrapped up in all that mess, then He can't use us to save others. 

So to begin, let's consider getting rid of all the junk in our lives. (NOTE: We cannot do this in our own power, but must rely on the power of the Holy Spirit inside us to get rid of these things.)

Now, lets look at Romans 12 to glean all the tid bits of information we can use everyday!!

Romans 12:1 NIV

[1] Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 

How can we be "living sacrifices" that are holy and pleasing to God? By getting rid of things that drag us down and getting rid of sin that's worked its way into our lives. This is a process, so settle in and be patient as the Holy Spirit works in us to make all this junk go away.

Next,

Romans 12:2 NIV

[2] Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. 

Do not do what everyone else does. Do not think or act like everyone else. You are unique, made by God for His purpose. You were made with individual characteristics and traits. Strengths and talents. Use what you have to serve God by serving other people. Do not conform to what everyone else is doing or how everyone else thinks. We are children of God, the Body of Christ; His Church. We are representatives of Jesus Christ. Live to be who Jesus wants you to be, forget the rest of it. This will help us to not get dragged down in life. This will prevent us from engaging in the sins that everyone else commits. This will help us in our everyday lives.

Okay next:

Romans 12:3-8 NIV

[3] For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. [4] For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, [5] so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. [6] We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; [7] if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; [8] if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully. 

This says for us not to be arrogant or conceited. Don't think more highly of yourself than you ought to. Rather, think about who you really are in Christ. Think about the talents and gifts you received from God, and then be content with who you are. (NOTE: No comparison with others. Never do that!) Use your gifts. Because within the Body of Christ, people have been given all kinds of gifts and all of us are needed with the gifts God has given us. So everyone is needed and everyone is important. Therefore, there is no room for arrogance and conceit in the Church. We are all needed. We are all important. Work this mentality into your everyday lives.

The next section is awesome for how to treat people in the Church and out in the world. A lot of these specifics can be summed up in Romans 13:10. (NOTE: So funny how people tend to focus on what they cannot do anymore as Christians. This section focuses on what we CAN DO in our everyday lives.) This last section speaks for itself. It's so good!!

Romans 12:9-20 NIV

[9] Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. 

[10] Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. 

[11] Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.

 [12] Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. 

[13] Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality. 

[14] Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. 

[15] Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. 

[16] Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited. 

[17] Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone. 

[18] If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. 

[19] Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord. [20] On the contrary: “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.”

See? So good. Add these specifics to our everyday lives and this will change our lives for good.

And finally,

Romans 12:21 NIV

[21] Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Always overcome evil with good.

Why?

We are the Church. We represent Jesus.

Why?

So others will be saved too.

Love you guys and Merry Christmas!!!

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Why Christmas?

It is so cool that my daily Bible study brought me to Luke chapters 1 and 2 right at this time of year. The time in which the whole planet recognizes the holiday of Christmas. Why does the whole Earth celebrate Christmas?

Some say that's when Santa Claus comes to town bringing goodies to all the kids. Some celebrate as a time of year to think of others and share. Some help the poor and needy this time of year. Several good things happen this time of year. 

What is the main reason December 25th is considered a holiday? It's right there in the name. Christmas. We celebrate the birth of Christ, the birth of Jesus Christ. Christ means Messiah. Messiah means Savior. Jesus was born into this world to be the Savior of all mankind. What would He save all of humanity from? From sin, which is anything that opposes God. He would save us from our sins.

He was born on this Earth to "take away the sin of the world." He would do that 33 years after His birth when He died upon the cross, shedding His blood for all mankind. He was the perfect sacrifice to do this because he never sinned. By dying for all mankind, He made a way for us to be reconnected to God our Father. By taking the penalty for sin out of the way, all of humanity could now enjoy a relationship with the Most High God. Their Creator.

So we celebrate His birth everywhere, every year because of who He is and what He brought for all mankind. He saved humanity from their sins. He brought ETERNAL salvation to all who would believe in Him, the Only Begotten Son of the Most High God. God gives the free gift of eternal life to ANYONE who believes in Jesus Christ, the Son of God!! ANYONE!!

John 3:16-17 NIV

[16] For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. [17] For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 

So that's why we celebrate Christmas. 

Below, you can read the account of the foretelling of Jesus' birth by Gabriel to Mary, the mother of Jesus. The actual birth of Jesus. Then the incredible account of the shepherds who were in the field that night when Jesus was born. So awesome.

Foretelling:

Luke 1:26-29, 31-35 NIV

[26] In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, [27] to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. [28] The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” [29] Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. 

[31] You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. [32] He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, [33] and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.” [34] “How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?” [35] The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God. 

The Birth:

Luke 2:1-7 NIV

[1] In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. [2] (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) [3] And everyone went to their own town to register. [4] So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. [5] He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. [6] While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, [7] and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.

The Event of the Shepherds: (So great!!)

Luke 2:8-20 NIV

[8] And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. [9] An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. [10] But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. [11] Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. [12] This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” [13] Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, [14] “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.” [15] When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.” [16] So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. [17] When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, [18] and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. [19] But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. [20] The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.

Merry Christmas dear readers all over the world. I love you and God loves you!!!

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What's It All About?

Everywhere the world over, people eventually get around to this question, "Why am I here?" Throughout the ages, people always seem to ask this question. 

Think about it. When you look up into a clear night sky and see the vastness of space with its stars that are like the sand on a seashore, far too numerous to count, why are we sitting here 70 or 80 years, floating around out in the middle of nowhere, on this little, blue planet? Why are we here? 

We are born onto this planet, by God and for God. God created us in our mother's womb, and she gave birth to us, and now here we are. 

King David, inspired by the Holy Spirit, said it this way:

Psalms 139:13-16 NIV

[13] For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. [14] I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. [15] My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. [16] Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.

Within the whole of everyone who has ever been born on this planet, no one was ever an "accident." You are not an accident. You were purposefully and intentionally made by God to live on this planet. Isn't that great? You should never feel bad about yourself ever again!! You are a blessing, you are a treasure, intentionally made by God. We all are!!!

You might say, "Jeff that is so cool, but that still doesn't answer 'why?'" "Why am I here?"

The apostle Paul gives us the answer when he gave a great speech to the dignitaries in Athens, Greece. Here it is:

Acts 17:26-27 NIV

[26] From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands. [27] God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us. 

God made us to "seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him, and find Him..." There it is. The answer.

"Why am I here?" To seek God. To reach out for God. To find God. 

He loves you so much for all eternity:

Jeremiah 31:3b. NIV

[3]... “I have loved you with an everlasting love,..."

He wants you to live with Him forever, by making a way for us to do so through His Son, Jesus Christ:

John 3:16-17 NIV

[16] For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. [17] For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 

So, not only were we created by God to discover who He is, but we were made by God to live with Him forever. We are eternal beings. We were made in the "image of God." We were made with an eternal soul/spirit just like God. He gave us the capacity to live with Him forever.

Genesis 1:26-27 NIV

[26] Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” [27] So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.

So, now we can live with God forever in His eternal family. How? By simply believing in His Son, Jesus Christ. That's the gospel. The good news of Jesus Christ.

Jesus died, shed His blood on the cross to take sin out of the way. Sin separated us from God the Father. Jesus Christ, the Son of God, made a way for us to have access to the Father again. By believing in Jesus Christ, we have access to God, we are born again, we are adopted into God's family; the kingdom of God, and we receive God's GIFT of eternal life.

So why are we here on this little planet floating out in the middle of nowhere? To find God the Father, believe in His Son, Jesus Christ, so we can receive the GIFT of eternal life, and live with God forever in His family!!! That makes sense in the grand scheme of the universe. THAT'S why we are here!! That's good news!! That's the gospel of Jesus Christ!!

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Jeffrey Post

The World Around You

What kind of world do you live in everyday? What kind of environment do you live out your everyday life in? Do you like it? Do you hate it? Do you want to change it? How do we, as Christians, make the best life for ourselves? 

The answer? One word....love.

Jesus summed up the entire Bible in two commands: love God and love people. 

Matthew 22:36-40 NIV

[36] “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” [37] Jesus replied: “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ [38] This is the first and greatest commandment. [39] And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ [40] All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” 

Love God with all of your heart, soul, and mind. Then love all mankind like you love yourself.

Make your relationship with the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit the most important relationship in your life. Talk to God everyday in prayer, let Him talk to you through the Bible and by the Holy Spirit in your spirit. Love God and thank Him for all He has done and does in your life. Develop your relationship with God like you do any other relationship, by interacting with Him everyday as you go about your day. Make Him the focal point of your life. Through the ups and downs of life, make Him top priority out of all your relationships and this will greatly improve your life. 

Next love all mankind, whoever crosses your path in your life. Everyone. The good, the bad, the ugly. The rude people, the difficult people, your enemies, those that use you and abuse you, the kind people, the nice people, the arrogant, the jealous, the envious, the evil. Love all people. 

How is this possible? God is love. God has given us His love by the Holy Spirit who is inside us. THAT'S how we can truly love all people. The Holy Spirit works with our spirit to love everyone. 

Romans 5:5 NIV [5] And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.

So we can do this!!!! 

What kind of love? The ooey-gooey kind? The mushy stuff? No. Loving people is just a decision we make to ourselves in advance on how we will treat all people. We decide to treat people the same way no matter who they are and no matter how they treat us.

We decide in advance how we will approach and interact with all people. 

Okay. How do we act towards all people? This is found in I. Corinthians 13:4-7:

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 NIV

[4] Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. [5] It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. [6] Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. [7] It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

This is the guide on how to treat all people. Be kind, be patient, don't envy, don't brag or be arrogant or stubborn, don't be mean to people or make fun of them, don't be selfish, don't get easily angered with people, don't hold grudges, don't enjoy evil, delight in the truth, which is God's word. Always protect people, always trust people, always have hope for people, and never give up on people.

This is the guide on how to treat everyone. Bear in mind, this is all out-going behavior from you and doesn't depend upon their behavior or responses. Trust me, your behavior will not always be received with open arms. Some will reject you. Some will not know how to respond. Some will receive your "love." The main point is if you want to make the world around you better, treat everyone with love as set forth here.

So, to make a better life for yourself, make your relationship with God your top priority, love Him first, and then love everyone the same, regardless of how they treat you. 

One more passage to really make this a simple process:

Romans 13:10 NIV

[10] Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. 

Simply? Love never does any harm, in word or action, to anyone ever, no matter how they treat you. This sums up the entire Bible.

Have the best life possible in the world around you? Change your life? Make it the best life possible?

Love God, love people.

Remember, it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks. This is between you and God. This is how Jesus said to live and develop your life.

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A Great Place to Start

If you just got saved and are now a Christian, you are adopted into the Kingdom of God, which is God's family, and are added to the Church, which is the Body of Christ.

Now we are representatives of Jesus in our everyday lives. 

One may be wondering how to live or what to do, now that they are saved.

In the book of Titus, we have a great jumping off point. A great place to start. This tells us exactly how to get started in our walk with Jesus:

Titus 2:11-12 NIV

[11] For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. [12] It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, 

See? This is a great passage.

Being born again, we are "made new" in Christ. We have the Holy Spirit living inside us now. Beforehand, we just lived by our human nature. Now, we can live by the Holy Spirit inside us. So, the passage teaches us to live a new life led by the Holy Spirit. 

We can't just live like we did before. We can't do just whatever. Don't worry. You won't. The Holy Spirit will interact with your spirit and He'll begin to influence your life internally. God helps us become who He wants by the Holy Spirit inside us.

But this passage shows us where to begin:

Say "no" to ungodliness (bad things) and worldly passions (passions in our human nature), and live self-controlled, upright and godly lives (be disciplined to live right and do good things).

Ephesians 4:22-24 says it this way:

[22] You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; [23] to be made new in the attitude of your minds; [24] and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.

Put off your old way of life, put on your new self. Renew your mind everyday that you are "a new creation in Christ."

Start there. Say no to old ways of doing things by your human nature and control yourself to live right and do good things.

Why?

Because we represent Jesus Christ now and we influence people no matter if we want to or not. We want to influence for good and not for evil. So they will be saved too.

So, there you go. That'll crank start your walk with Jesus. 

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The Old is Better?

 Staying in the same vein of thought from yesterday, about old or new wine, old or new wineskins, Jesus ends this teaching with this sentence:

Luke 5:39 NIV

[39] And no one after drinking old wine wants the new, for they say, ‘The old is better.’ ”

Here Jesus was talking about bringing His new covenant into the world, the "new wine."

The Pharisees and teachers of the law did not want the "new wine" or new covenant. They wanted the "old wine," the old law of Moses and their old traditions. Why? It was their comfort zone. It was what they had spent years studying and learning. All their traditions came from it. It was all they knew. It was familiar. It was comfortable. It was what they identified with. It was their warm cozy blanket in religion.

They rejected Jesus and His signs, miracles, and teachings to stay in their comfort zone. To them the "old was better."

Don't people do that today? They cling to their old habits, their old personalities, their old traditions, their old way of living their everyday lives because they think that's better than following Jesus?

It's comfortable, it's familiar, it's how they have always done things. It's who they are. Some will even justify their lives with statements such as, "That's just who I am," or "I've always been this way," or "I guess that's just how I was made." 

Why? They have been deceived by the devil into believing that is who they are and they can never change. Some are so deceived that they don't feel like they need to follow Jesus, they're fine just the way they are. They've believed the devil's lies. It's comfortable, it's familiar, it's who they are.

What's the point? Don't reject Jesus like they did just to stay in your old patterns, behaviors, or traditions, just to stay in your comfort zone.

Come to Jesus! Start a new life following Him!

If you are already a Christian, don't hold onto things in your life that keep you from becoming all that God created you to be (Heb.12:1). Don't stay in the familiar. Don't get comfortable. Let go.

The old is NOT better. Cling to Jesus. The Holy Spirit will change you from the inside out. Live a new life following Jesus!!

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New Wine In Old Wine Skins

 Mark 2:22 NIV

[22] And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins.” 

This is a great principle, not only for the Church, but for life as well.

Jesus said this referring to the old law and the new covenant He was bringing. He meant here that the New Covenant of the Blood of Jesus, which we are under now, could never be contained in the Old Law, the Law of Moses. The old law was regulations to follow. The New Covenant is living under God's grace through our faith in the finished work of Jesus which saves us completely. 

The main principle is that you cannot put new things into old things. The old things will destroy the new things. The Bible teaches this.

When you are born again, you are a new creation in Christ. So, it says renew your mind to that fact and do not return to your former way of living. You are new, so you cannot live in your old way of life. Your old life will not hold the new life you have now. You have to leave your old life behind and move forward with Jesus, following Jesus.

This ideal can be used in many ways. You are new in Christ, so put off old patterns of thinking, old patterns of speaking, reacting, behaving. You are new in Christ, so get rid of old dispositions, habits, etc. You may have to get rid of old friends because they are not good for your new life in Christ. You may have to find new interests, new hobbies, new ways of doing things because the old things do not fit who you are anymore. The old life cannot coexist with the new life you have in Jesus.

This principle is ideally seen in rehab programs for drug or alcohol addiction, and also in prison inmates reform.

All want a new life off drugs or alcohol or once they get out of prison. They aim to build a new life. So, extreme changes have to be made. They say change everything when they get out. Don't live in the old area they came from. Don't go back to the same friends. Don't go back to the same hangouts. Don't go back to the same actvities, hobbies, or interests. Don't go back to the same influences that started it all. They literally have to change everything to not return to those addictions or crimes. 

Every aspect of their old life cannot coexist with the new life they are working towards. It will not work. The old wine skin cannot hold the new wine. See?

So whatever we want in life that is new to us, we have to leave the old things behind that cannot coexist with the new things we are working towards.

Whatever we face, remember God is with us and the Holy Spirit is inside us to give us strength. We don't have to do anything all by ourselves or in our own strength.

Literally "out with the old, in with the new."

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Don't Worry, Don't Be Afraid

 As Christians, we have assurance from God that He will always provide and take care of His children. He is always in our midst. He knows your exact situation and circumstances and He says, "Trust Me." 

His love is so broad that we cannot even fathom how much He loves us. We can't even put it into words. He made us for His "good will and pleasure," so we can trust Him. 

Jesus taught about this in the great "Sermon on the Mount." This is an all inclusive teaching so really read it and digest what he is saying here:

Matthew 6:25-34 NIV

[25]  “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? [26] Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? [27] Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? [28]  “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. [29] Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. [30] If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? [31] So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ [32] For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. [33] But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. [34] Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

-The answer? Don't worry. He is right in the middle of your situation and knows what you need. Trust Him. Depend upon Him. Tell Him when you pray/talk to Him everyday. Pursue His kingdom and His righteousness and everything you NEED (not WANT) will be given to you.

1 Peter 5:7 NIV

[7] Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

-He will supply ALL of your needs according to HIS glorious riches by Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:19 NKJV

[19] And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. 

Who can even imagine what that is? "according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus."

1 Corinthians 2:9 NIV

[9] However, as it is written: “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived”— the things God has prepared for those who love him—

We can't even comprehend it!!! But it sure is great news!!!

We can count on Him to give us what we need in life. So no need to worry or be afraid. Trust in God and he will do it by Christ Jesus.

Matthew 7:7a NIV

[7]  “Ask and it will be given to you;

He knows everything we need, so ASK Him for it. Then trust Him, have faith in Him to give it to you. Believe you have already received it, that it's a done deal, and it will be yours. That's complete trust in God. You tell him what you need and then wait for Him to do it, knowing He will.

Jesus said it best:

Mark 11:24 NIV

[24] Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. 

Cut and dry. Plain and simple.

Pursue His kingdom and His righteousness and He'll give us all we need. Just ask Him for it.

No need to worry or be afraid. God loves us. He is in control. He will always provide for us. Just ask Him for it.

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Peace with God? How?

 Great news today, right this second, is that God is at peace with all things, all His creation, things visible or invisible, things on earth or things in heaven. He reconciled (settled the conflict) between Him and His whole creation. He is at peace with the entire universe and the invisble realm He created.

Wowwww. How is this possible? The blood of Jesus Christ shed on the cross.

Colossians 1:19-20 NIV

[19] For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, [20] and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.

Nobody else has done this or could do this in all of the universe's history. See why the gospel of Jesus Christ really is the good news of all time? See why Jesus is the only way to get to God?

His blood shed on the cross made it possible for God to be at peace with His creation, which includes you and me. 

He's not mad at us or at anything in the universe. He is at peace. 

Jesus' blood made a way for us to be made right with God which is called righteousness. God loves us that much!!!

He made a way for us to get to Him. He made a way for us to live with Him forever. How? By faith in Jesus Christ and his blood shed on the cross. 

Sin is forgiven, we are made right with God, we are justified, we are free from being convicted of sin,we have peace with God, we are adopted into the eternal family of God, the Holy Spirit comes and lives inside us; being our Helper, we receive God's gift of eternal life, and all because of the shed blood of Jesus when He died on the cross.The shed blood of Jesus Christ is the single most important thing in the whole of all creation.

So what does this mean for mankind? Since all are at peace with God, then all can be made right with God. All can have right standing with God or the "righteousness of God." Simply? We can all go to heaven someday. How? BY FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST. That's the only way. His blood shed on the cross made this possible. Below look at verses 22-24

Romans 3: 21-26 NIV

[21] But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. 

[22] This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile, [23] for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, [24] and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. 

[25] God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith.

He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished— [26] he did it to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.

-All can put their faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ on the cross and trust God at His Word, knowing they are at peace with God and have the gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ.

Believe in Jesus Christ and His finished work and you will be saved. You can take advantage of the love and peace of God through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 5:1 NIV

[1] Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 

The blood of Jesus shed on the cross is the greatest news ever realized in the whole of creation seen or unseen. Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No man comes to the Father but by me." Now we know why.

Come to Jesus Christ and be saved today!!! 

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Treasures In Heaven?

 Wow! Everyone. The Holy Spirit showed me this tonight and I have to give it to you. Wowwwwww!

I've been studying the book of Mark. Tonight I studied the famous story about "The Rich Young Ruler."

The Holy Spirit made one verse stick out to me and then He gave me an avalanche of knowledge. From one verse it petered out into what I will type now.

Here's the account:

Mark 10:17-22 NIV

[17] As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” [18]  “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone. [19] You know the commandments: ‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, you shall not defraud, honor your father and mother.’” [20] “Teacher,” he declared, “all these I have kept since I was a boy.” [21] Jesus looked at him and loved him. “One thing you lack,” he said. “Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” [22] At this the man’s face fell. He went away sad, because he had great wealth.

The one verse that stuck out to me was verse 21:

Mark 10:21 NIV

[21] Jesus looked at him and loved him. “One thing you lack,” he said. “Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”

What stuck out was "give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven."

Jesus said in Matthew 6:19-21:

[19]  “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. [20] But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. [21] For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

So tonight He showed us. So, how do we store up "treasures in heaven?" By giving to the poor and needy. (Can you say "mind blown?")

Then Jesus said in verse 21 "Then come follow me."

-How do we follow Jesus? Deny self.

Luke 9:23 NIV[23] Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. 

It all makes sense. We have to "deny self" or not be selfish to follow him.

When we are not selfish, then we can store up treasures in heaven by giving to the poor and needy. Give our money to them. Help them!!!

This is the "good works God planned in advance for us to do!!!" (Eph. 2:10)

This is how we assure our hearts before Him. By "loving in action and in truth!!!"(I. Jn. 3:18).

At this moment, you might say "I can't do that! I'm poor myself!!" I hear you. But remember the poor widow's story?

Mark 12:41-44 NIV

[41] Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. [42] But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents. [43] Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. [44] They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.”

See? She wasn't selfish. She gave all she had. Despite her poverty she gave to help. So we can too!!!

Ok, now get this....

People are always talking about money and they say, " You better spend it because you can't take it with you when you die." 

After tonight, I learned that is not true. You CAN take it with you!!! You can convert real, tangible, temporary money into eternal treasure stored up in heaven. How? By giving it to the poor and needy!!

Convert real money into eternal treasure in heaven by giving it to the poor and needy. Wowwwww.

So by not being selfish, by loving in deed and in truth, we can do the good works that God planned in advance for us to do, by using our money, even if we are poor, to help the poor and needy.

Thus, converting real money into real eternal treasure that will be laid up in heaven for us, waiting for us.

Deny self and follow Jesus!!! Wowwwww.

This is so exciting! I still can't believe the Holy Spirit showed me this. I'm still blown away!!!! Let this transform your life. 

Wow.....

NOTE: Be sure and take care of yourself while storing up treasures in heaven.

Philippians 2:4 NKJV

[4] Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.

Now get out there and start storing up treasures in heaven everyday!!!!!

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Can I Help You?

Dear Readers,

I humble myself before you now because sometimes when people are going through stuff, they are not in a position to listen to Bible teaching. They don't want hear it. Being so far down in the dumps, being consumed with the troubles of this life, they can't even hear what God wants to say.

So, today, let's take a few minutes and talk about it.

I care about you and I love you and God loves you. That's why I am doing this. Wherever you are on this planet, I love you and God loves you.

So,

What are you going through right now? What is eating away at your spirit? What lies has Satan been filling your mind with? What hurt do you have in you heart right now? What feelings are you having right now? What situations or circumstances are tearing you down in life?

James says in James 5:16a. NIV

[16] Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. 

That is what I am here for. I'm not here just to teach. I am here to help. I can help. If I cannot help your situation, I will find someone that can.

If you are going through something that is tearing you a part, ripping you a part, I want to know about it. I want to talk to you about it. I want to pray with you about it. This blog isn't about or for me, it's for you. It's for God to reach out to you by the Spirit within me to "give you hope and a future."

Email me at postjeff0321@gmail.com and spill!! I can call you or text you or email you. Whatever you need. I can pray for you or pray with you or we can just talk to one another. Whatever you need. I can help. I am available and willing. I love you and care about what happens to you. I care about what you are going through. Let me be there for you right now. Today. 

In the meantime, do not listen to your feelings because "the heart is deceptive above all things." Do not listen to lies Satan is putting in your mind. They are all lies. He cannot tell the truth. Anything that is opposite of what the Bible says about God and life is coming from Satan. So ignore it. 

I'm throwing out a lifeline verbally to you right now. Reach out and grab it!!! Seize the moment. 

I am here for you everyday. 24 hours/ 7 days a week. I can help. I love you. I care about you. 

Don't let fear or pride or stubbornness stop you! We all need help at times.

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NEVER Do This!!!

 This blog is made to "spur one another on to love and good deeds." So bear that in mind. Jesus was so serious in my Bible study tonight with this word of warning. So brace yourselves.

Let me preface this teaching in saying what Romans 13:10 says in paraphrase. Love never does any harm to other people ever. So love satifies all the requirements of the Bible.

This makes sense because God is love and as Christians, we represent Jesus Christ in our lives. So the word of warning in the text will make sense because we always want to love people and never do any harm to them because we represent Jesus.

Mark 9:42 NIV

[42]  “If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them if a large millstone were hung around their neck and they were thrown into the sea. 

There it is. 

-Never cause those who believe in Jesus to stumble or cause them to sin.

 (Romans 14 -15:13 gives a complete teaching on this.)

-Never be the one that causes someone to stumble and fall into sin. 

-Never be the one who brings any sin into someone else's life.

Jesus said that sin and things that make people stumble must come into world.(Seems He said that because of our freewill to choose good or evil.) But "woe to the person through whom they come."

Matthew 18:7 NIV

[7] Woe to the world because of the things that cause people to stumble! Such things must come, but woe to the person through whom they come! 

That "woe" part coming from Jesus doesn't sound good at all. So don't ever let it be you or me!!! 

Never ever bring sin into someone's life or cause them to sin or stumble because of our words or deeds.

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Thanks and Keep Reading!!!

Hi Dear Readers,

Since I started this blog, God has used it all over the world. I ask for your continued support in reading my posts, subscribing to my blog, and sharing it with everyone you know.

Here is where this blog has circulated so far:

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God is using this blog and I picture God just flinging my messages across the planet like He did the stars in the sky. I'm doing everything on my end for Him to work in people's lives.

Please keep reading and supporting me.

Please pray for me and this ministry, so that others will be saved and can go to heaven too.

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G.O.A.T (Greatest of All Time)???

 In my Bible study today, I found a great teaching from Jesus and a great example of human nature. Let's take a look:

Mark 9:33-35 NIV

[33] They came to Capernaum. When he was in the house, he asked them, “What were you arguing about on the road?” [34] But they kept quiet because on the way they had argued about who was the greatest. [35] Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.”

The twelve apostles were walking with Jesus on the road and they were arguing back and forth about who was the greatest. I find this hilarious. THE Son of God was walking with them. The Son of God, the King of all Kings, the Lord of all Lords was walking with them, and they were arguing about who was greatest among them... Crazy? Not so much.

This is a great example of our human nature. In pride, arrogance, selfishness, or conceit, the world at large asks the exact same question today. "Who is the GOAT? The greatest of all time." We see this everywhere. We see it in sports, TV, movies, news, books, music, education, politics, among nations, investors, in business, on Wall Street, between different races and ethnic groups, etc. This is where competition comes from. This is how wars are started. This is where a lot of ugliness comes from. People all striving to answer that question or a variant of that question such as who is the richest? Who has the most awards or accolades? Who is the smartest or most talented? Who has the strongest military might or power? The list can go on and on as people compete, fight, compare themselves with others from pride, arrogance, selfishness, or greed. What a mess huh?

Jesus was so loving. He was willing to give them an answer despite their selfish musings. Through this text He gives us the answer also.

Within all of humanity, who is the greatest?

Jesus said,“Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.”

Say what? Yep you heard it right.

The greatest would be the one who is last in the eyes of the world and a servant of all mankind.

This goes against all world thinking and culture. 

As a Christian, you can be the greatest when you "look out not only for your own interests, but the interests of others." 

Philippians 2:3-4 NIV

[3] Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, [4] not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.

Take care of yourself, but also take care of others, being a "servant of all."

Live a life serving others which is motivated by love for them, or it profits us nothing. (I. Cor. 13-1-3)

This is how we become great in the world.

This is how we store up treasures in heaven.

 Matthew 6:19-21 NIV

[19]  “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. [20] But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. [21] For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

How? Laying down our lives for people. This is being a "servant of all." This is what Jesus calls great, which is loving people and helping them.

1 John 3:16-18 NIV

[16] This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. [17] If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person? [18] Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.

This is how we do the good works God planned for us to do.

Ephesians 2:10 NIV

[10] For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. 

This is how we let our "light shine before men."

This is how God is glorified. 

Matthew 5:16 NIV

[16] In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. 

If you want to be the greatest, then you show the world who is the greatest, which is God, by your love and good deeds that help them in their lives.

Serve God by serving others with love. Jesus was the perfect example of this. He came to serve and give His life for all mankind. (Mark 10:43-45).

Be like Jesus and serve people around us in love. Why? Because we represent Jesus. Let them see Jesus in you!

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Like A Child

Text: Matthew 18:3 NIV-[3] And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 

What did Jesus mean when He said this?

As Christians, when we are born again, we are ADOPTED into God's family, our eternal, spiritual family which is the kingdom of heaven or some passages say the "kingdom of God."

God the Father becomes our new parent. We have a physical family on earth that is temporary and we have a family in heaven which is eternal.

He is saying here that we must become LIKE a child toward our heavenly parent, God the Father.

A child is solely dependent on its parents. A child doesn't have to worry about a thing, all its need are met by the parents. A child lives a carefree life as it trusts its parents for everything in its life. A child is happy. A child is at peace. A child is free. A child trusts its parents. A child loves its parents.  (I am reminded of my daughter when she was 2 or 3, just running and playing in the yard. Smiling and laughing without a care in the world.)

He wants us to love Him, depend solely upon Him, trust solely in Him, live in His presence. 

He wants us to live without a care in the world, knowing He will take care of us and do what's best for us, and that He will always love us no matter what. 

We'll always be a member of this heavenly family, just like we are always a member of our earthly family. 

We are forever adopted into this family and God has put His seal of ownership in us, which is the Holy Spirit who lives in us now (Eph.1:13-14).

As Christians, He adopted us. He is our spiritual Father, our heavenly Parent. We are His children in our new family, the kingdom of God.

Just like a child with its Earthly parents, we don't have to have a care in the world. We are free. We are loved. We are cared for. We are His sons and daughters forever!!!! 

Thank you Father in Jesus' name!!!

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Rethink Your Life

 As Christians, how do we "walk by the Holy Spirit," or how are we "led by the Spirit?" It is a continual daily process of renewing your mind, reminding yourself who you are in Christ, and letting that control your life. It all starts with how and what you think about. 

Why is it important? Because you think a thought, which produces a feeling, which then produces a behavior or action. (Thought-feeling-action). 

We want to walk in the Spirit and be led by Him, not walk in our human nature. Why? Because we, the Church, represent Jesus Christ while we live here. We want to think right to have right behaviors, because we represent Jesus. 

God is making His appeal to the world through us, so they can go to heaven too. By our lives, God will draw them to Himself as the Holy Spirit convicts them of their sin and their need for Jesus Christ to save them. 

So we want to have right thoughts that lead to right behaviors so we can influence the people around us in a positive way. So they will be drawn to God by the Holy Spirit in us. End result? So they can be saved too.

How do we do this? Ephesians 4:22-24 and Romans 12:2a. tells us.

Ephesians 4:22-24 NIV [22] You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; [23] to be made new in the attitude of your minds; [24] and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.

Verse 23 says "be renewed in the attitude of your mind." We renew our mind daily as to who we are in Christ and how we are supposed to live now. You do this by reading and studying God's Word. Then your thinking will lead to feelings that will lead to actions. God will use us to save others!! We all have this purpose, no matter who you are.

Romans 12:2a. NIV

[2] Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.

This says simply, do not do what everyone else in the world is doing. We represent Jesus, so don't live and act like everyone else does. How? Again, renew your mind, change the way you think. Do this everyday. How? By studying the Bible everyday. The New Testament teaches us how to live. So start there.

Why? Because God will use our influence to save people. 

Pray and ask God to show you in the New Testament who you are in Christ and how He wants you to live. He will open your eyes by the Holy Spirit in you. Takes notes, memorize the passages and then renew your thinking everyday as to who you are in Christ. This will change your thinking, change your feelings, which will change your actions, which will change your life.

Then God will use you to influence people, so they can be saved too.

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