From the time we start to crawl till we take our last breath, we all make decisions. These decisions create our future. Being it good or unpleasant, we need to live with them or take a new direction in decision making. What happened a few minutes ago makes it an eternal memory. Our brain records all our actions. As humans we know that physical death is inevitable. We all eventually die. And, as believers, we have a hope that death is not the end. The greatest mistake (decision)after death is to die with out Jesus Christ. At some time in the future we look forward to a resurrection of believers where we will be reunited with our bodies and live forever in the new heavens and earth. One decision I could not make is being born. That happened between my parents and I was the result.
I have made many many VERY BAD decisions for my family and my self. I am not proud of them as they caused much pain to everyone involved. But, the greatest and BEST decision, I ever made was to admit I was a SINNER, and to believed that Jesus Christ died for my sins, and that I had to confess that He was my Lord and Saviour. Next, was to have married my wife who I met on a first date. We dated for three months and three months later we were married and that we had seven wonderful children. Many years later God called me into ministry and it developed that I became a bishop in our church jurisdiction denomination.
Curses on Disobedience Making wrong decisions. Blessings on obedience in making right decisions.
Deuteronomy 28:15-28, 40 wrong decisions New King James Version, 28 BLESSINGS OF DEUTERONOMY 28 Making right decisions.
Many times others make decisions for us, be it church leaders, parents, politicians, the teaching institutions, health, etc. We get trained in obeying them for perhaps all of our lives. AS I got much older I started to do research and started to see where I failed to think for myself. . I was allowing other to control my life. Attending a Life in the Holy Spirit course of several months the Nun instructor open my understanding of control.
Let me first start with our parents. Our parent teach us what they learned from their parents. A vicious circle going back generations.
What does the Bible say about sins of parents? Some passages plainly state that children are not held accountable by God for the sins of their parents (Deuteronomy 24:16; Ezekiel 18:20). But other passages indicate God visits the sins of the fathers on the children, even to the third and fourth generation (Exodus 20:5; 34: 6,7; Deuteronomy 5:9).
As a start, not all parents kept their children in bondage to old rules and discipline. Some parents kept such CONTROL on their children that they in adult life became of no benefit to society. They told them what they must do and what careers or jobs to to go into. Yet! others allowed their children under guidance to make their own decisions of what they wanted in life. Many young kids and even those who became adults always mention that their parents never ever gave them freedom, always saying do this or that, do as I say and not as I do. Now, some took that FREEDOM to far and made a mess of their lives. There needs to be a balance.
Keep in mind. The rapture comes before the anti christ. I have been reading the Bible, in many different forms and it really does always come down to this. I have been hearing about the second coming of Christ and the events unfolding since I was a child. The “Mark of the Beast”, microchips, no cash/just plastic, Marshall Law, Total Government dependency/control. When we are raising a family, working long hours, some two jobs, lots of things go unnoticed or just get ignored.
No one can comprehend how bad it will be……till it is. We have NEVER been told to stay home, quit work and rely on the Government. WE are seeing a lot of “firsts” since January 2020! Can our minds and bodies handle what’s coming?
Not without God – I wonder what doctor they will have on the news explaining the rapture and the disappearance of so many people? I won’t be here for it but it’s just a thought.
While the devil is preparing people for the Anti Christ, God is preparing people for the Rapture. I don’t know when the rapture will take place but I know that I won’t be left behind when that trumpet sounds!
I also believe right now that God is giving us a chance to repent. We need to get the Gospel message out!!! Until the Good Lord calls me away from this world to go home, I want to make it clear that I believe in Jesus Christ as the one and only True Lord and Savior. Despite the fact that I am human, and I fail a lot, I believe that Jesus is the Son of God.
I believe that He came as a baby, I believe that He died on the cross as a sacrifice for our sins and that He rose from the dead on the third day and He is in Heaven preparing a place for all those who believe and trust Him as their Savior. He loves us all dearly (far more than we deserve) and forgives our sins when we repent. His Word says John 3:16 “Whosoever believeth in Me , shall not perish but have ever lasting life.”
Matthew 10:33 says, “But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which art in heaven.”
This is the best challenge I have seen on Facebook; so, if the Holy Spirit moves you and you’re not ashamed, just copy, and make this as your status update.
Can I get an Amen for being a believer in God The Father, God The Son, and God The Holy Spirit? Amen!