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To Whom Should We Go-Jack Blake
Monday, September 23, 2024Good Morning,
Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, the beloved Son of God, is the light and the life of the world, the true light of men, came into the world that was made through Him, but the world did not know Him. There were some who walked with Him, knew Him, and believed in Him who went back and walked with Him no more, and Jesus asked His Apostles: "Do you also want to go away?" But Peter answered: "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life, and WE HAVE AND KNOW THAT YOU ARE THE CHRIST, THE SON OF THE LIVING GOD." As the disciples of Christ, living in this world which was made through Christ and which man has turned into hate and wickedness, must continue to walk with our Lord, in the light of His word so we too can come to believe and know Him on a personal and intimate basis.
See John 1.66-69.
Whom Will You Serve-Jack Blake
Thursday, September 12, 2024Good Morning,
Seek you FIRST the Kingdom of God and His righteousness. Matthew 6.33. You cannot serve two masters. Matthew 6.24. He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me, scatters. Consider the cost of discipleship, "whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple. Luke 14.33. Then choose for yourself this day whom you will serve. Joshua 24.15.
Being Like Christ-Jack Blake
Friday, September 06, 2024Good Morning,
You have put off the old self with its deeds and practices, Colossians 3.9, and have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires and now belong to Christ. Galatians 5.24, and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created you. Colossians 3.9, 10. We are to have the mind of Christ, Romans 12.16 and be like Him in character. Putting off the old man and putting on the new is both something we did in the past, as seen in the Colossian letter, and in Ephesians 4.22-24. It is stated as a command. This is not easy, but the disciple is to grow in Christ, adding daily to his faith. I myself and I'm sure others are lacking in this command. Pray for us.
Keep God's Commandments-Jack Blake
Thursday, September 05, 2024Good Morning,
The whole duty of man is to fear God and keep His commandments, said the preacher. Ecclesiastes 12.13. and according to the psalmist, the fear the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Psalms 111.10. The wise man said: the fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom. For by fear of the Lord, one departs from evil. Proverbs 15.33 & Proverbs 16.6. The psalmist concludes, the fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever, His judgements are true and righteous altogether. Psalms 19.9. Fear God, know and keep His. commandments.
Hard Choices-Jack Blake
Tuesday, September 03, 2024Good Morning,
In Matthew 7.13,.14 we read: "Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads too destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it." Jesus said it and I believe it. Still it is a hard choice to make considering the crooked and perverse generation in which we live. It seems much easier to go with the flow of the ways of the world, than to take the difficult and narrow way to life. But those who are disciples of Christ must work diligently and soberly to make the choice of the narrow way if we hope to have eternal life with our God. We must remind ourselves daily that our adversary, the devil is walking around to see who he can devour. Be careful of choices you make.