God’s not dead – The Arrow Preacher

When The People Turn On You

Without love you say nothing, without love you gain nothing, without love you are nothing. We are so quick to anger, and hate, jealousy and most stems from fear or selfishness. We do not always put our best foot forward and we allow sin to justify our actions toward another human being.

Many years I have watched as people have turned their backs on me, turned and walked away. The day may come when the strength of men may fail, and when we realize strength is not of man, but that of the Lord. It is not of our own strength we achieve anything but that of Christ who lifts us up. What shame when man puts himself on high above God and puts God on a shelf. Fear mongering is a strong attribute of some and how man can raise the stakes for all in anger and hatred. It may only take one person to sway a crowd and turn an assembly into a riot. But, what happens when this happens in life? The life in the personal circles? People may turn their backs on you and while it will hurt, sometimes deeply we must realize man/women will always fall short.

I have both experienced loss and watched as God is put on the shelf. We forget so quickly how to follow God and in the moment we so easily fall to the Devil and we forsake friends and family. How sad it is we forget our father’s commands and the love of our savior.

How can I look at my life and be so filled with anger and frustrations when my savior Jesus Christ was not only rejected by strangers, but people from his very own town. He wasn’t just turned on and rejected he was not welcome in the place where he lived. Luke 4:14 Jesus is rejected in Galilee, and in Luke 4:16, he was rejected in Nazareth. I sit and find myself frustrated and hurt and when I really take a few moments how am I special? I’m not above Christ and how dare I feel sorry for myself all these many years for those who’ve chosen to turn and walk away. I know that in the years ahead I will step on toes, I will see people come and go, and in all things it must be and remain Christ above all else. It doesn’t matter who comes and goes, not friends, not even family, because before the foot of the cross we are all equal. Sin is sin, selfishness is sin, and we are all sinners.

I can’t always see more then just my own pain, and I get swept up in the world knowing that there’s so much darkness from North to South, East and West. How hard it is some days to hear God and to face the hardships ahead. We don’t always understand the purpose and why people do the things they do, but we must try and focus on Christ. The faith it takes to walk in Christ even when the world is falling down isn’t easy. Loosing people, and being betrayed isn’t easy, but when we loose friends, and family, the cut seems deeper and perhaps it is deeper when the loss is so close to the heart. Romans 12:14 “Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.”

We must remember to be a light in the darkness, and hold your head high no matter what happens. Jesus Christ was betrayed by someone close to him with a kiss and the same city that welcomed him with praises, song, palms, turned on him and called for him to be crucified. I am not different and I must expect going forward in my life that I need to count the blessings of who I have, who God has given to me. God’s not dead and as long as I keep him in my heart at all times, it doesn’t matter who comes and goes because God never leaves. God’s Not Dead.

God’s Not Dead

Matthew 16:16 “And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.” The words speak for themselves. God is good all the time, and all the time God is good. God touches our hearts, He works miracles in our lives, allows us to beat the odds, and blesses those who believe. As the old saying goes someone’s never gone as long as we remember and believe in them. As for me and my house I believe in the Lord. I serve the Lord today, tomorrow, always.

Jeremiah 10:10 “But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.” I will not lay down and deny God in my heart. I will not be silenced. I will not allow others to bring me down, and force me to change my mind. I will not let the Devil pull me away from my God. The Devils schemes and lies are strong and powerful. The Devil tries to tempt you away from Christ. The Devil tried to tempt Jesus and at every turn failed. The Devil can be beat, and will be beat. The Devil is prophesied to fail to take control over this world.

Revelation 20:10 “10 Then the devil, who had deceived them, was thrown into the fiery lake of burning sulfur, joining the beast and the false prophet. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.” We must not be fooled by the whiles of the Devil. Christ tells us how to fight the devil. Using the Armor of God, prayers for our enemies, loving everyone. We don’t want to be caught on the wrong side of the final judgment. Revelations 20:11-14 “11 And I saw a great white throne and the one sitting on it. The earth and sky fled from his presence, but they found no place to hide. 12 I saw the dead, both great and small, standing before God’s throne. And the books were opened, including the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to what they had done, as recorded in the books. 13 The sea gave up its dead, and death and the grave[a] gave up their dead. And all were judged according to their deeds. 14 Then death and the grave were thrown into the lake of fire.”

Miracles do exist. We don’t see them everyday, but all over the world, people’s prayers are being answered. Cancer is disappearing, diseases are disappearing, and insurmountable odds are being overcome. Faith is the only thing we have some days. Faith gives us hope when there is no reason for it. Faith in the Lord Almighty gives us peace when the world is unrelenting. Romans 12:21 “Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.” Through Christ all things are possible. Through our living God we can accomplish many things. 1 John 4:18 “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.” God’s love for us is perfect. Our salvation is perfect. The perfect gift was the gift of salvation bought at an extreme price. Praise to God.