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By Pastor Jerri

WHO FEARS GOD?

The Bible is the only pure truth we have; it is written for everyone. God continually talks about being kind to one another. The rules of this world are given by God. Following them is the problem. Those that refuse to abide by them will one day answer to God. Many laugh this off, I am not sure why as we will all die someday if Jesus does not come for us before that. I guess this is where "fear" God comes in. Many do not fear God these days. Back when I was a child “fear God” was a common statement that made some people “straighten up and fly right”.

“And I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, fear Him! Luke 12:4-5

The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way and the perverse mouth I hate. Proverbs 8:13

It seems this has gotten lost somewhere in this generation. My thought on this is where did that “fear” go? Are people today just oblivious to the fact that one day they will meet God face to face and answer to him? This is an honest question; I do not understand the lack of respect for God in our Country these days. The vile things people say with no thought of how vile it sounds and how horrible it is to those of us who do respect God. There use to be respect for a “Christian” because they loved and follow Jesus. Even that is failing these days in the dust of “I want to have my say and I am right” no matter what anyone else feels. What happened to the right to have an opinion, now it is “MY OPINION IS LAW BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT”! If you don’t believe the way I do, you are dirt, and other nasty words I would never say.

And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to keep the commandments of the Lord and His statutes which I command you today for your good? Indeed heaven and the highest heavens belong to the Lord your God, also the earth with all that is in it. Deuteronomy 10:12-14

I am so shocked at the way things have gone in the last few years. God has not changed, and He will never change. Someday every single person will answer to God whether they believe it or not. That will be a sad day when they see God and know they blew it. I can’t even think about anyone I love, family or friend, would not go to heaven. I have done everything I can to see to it none of them miss heaven! The main thing God ask of us is this:

But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Peter 1:5-8

My hope and prayers are that people will begin to respect God again before it is to late for them. They think they don’t have to care about God, not sure why, but seems they just don’t think about when they die and what will happen to them. Or they feel they have time. We all should realize people die at all ages. I made sure my kids knew God. It was their choice to follow Him, but I wanted them to know the results of their choice! Please take your kids to Sunday School! Teach them about God. Their eternal life depends on it! God tells us to do this.

Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6

Who would not want their child to go to heaven when they die? It is the parents' job to teach their child about God, then allow the child to decide if the want to follow Jesus or not. If you do not believe in God, but if you are wrong, wouldn’t you want your child to make the choice for themselves?

AMEN

THE MESSAGE OF SALVATION IS FOR ALL

Romans 10:9-10 ESV because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.

I pray everyone who reads this will seek to know God in the deep and wonderful way of Salvation, all who will accept Jesus as their Savior will receive Salvation and your name will be in the BOOK OF LIFE. Remember that accepting Jesus as Savior means repentance and change in your life!

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MARANATHA, AMEN