Good News – The Arrow Preacher

I a Disciple of Christ:

I a preacher and disciple of Christ call to you believer and non-believers. You all have suffered long but I give you a message of hope. You grow weary from trial after trial. I give you hope in the storm. The storms will always remain but now I give you the light that shines through every darkness, brings hope to the hopeless, restores faith to the faithless, and heals the sick. John 14:6“6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” Even when 100 things are going wrong the hope will always remain. Do not forget what gives us the blessings of eternal life. The blood shed of Christ to fulfill the trinity that’s always been, down to the ground covering all of the earth in righteous grace forgiving us of our eternal sin.

You are not saved in chance, for you are saved with glorious grace. It brings our Lord joy for you to receive mercy. Jesus came not to be served but to serve, so shall we serve others before ourselves. Who are you? Do you know who you are, and can you tell others what defines you? Do others see you by the content of your heart, or do they see the hypocrisy that runs rampant in the streets? In God you will be strengthened and made sharp in the fires experienced here in this life. Walk by faith and don’t loose hope in the marathon. Run with endurance with trust in the Father as we look to the cross to be our finish line. Remember to fight the fight but do not loose sight of what it is your fighting for. It will never be the troubles you face that are the true fight, but the temptations and attacks of the Devil trying to break you. If God blesses your heart and sealed His graces, let no Devil, no demon, no man, crack the bonds made. No troubles shall break you or sink your ship. Always remember your why and the Lord will smooth your travels. The trials will be many, but that shall never remove your salvation or grace.

The Lord is a merciful God, and a loving God, but never tempt God. Never worship idols in place of God, and never lift anything higher lest you sin unknowingly. The love of money, and of possessions shall never bring you peace. The days of works shall never bring you salvation. The laws never will you keep though you shall surly try. Bring yourself humbly on bended knee to the Lord, and sing praises. I come to you a follower of the Lord, saved in my sins, forgiven of my trespasses, led by the spirit to bring you the good news shared to me. The long awaited messiah from the days of old came and spilt blood for all. We no longer live in darkness, and we shall not suffer long. The one way to peace is through our Lord Jesus Christ. Do not grow weary along the way for we remember the verses of Kings. Psalms 23“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.[a] 3 He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness[b] for his name’s sake. 4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,[c] I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. 6 Surely[d] goodness and mercy[e] shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell[f] in the house of the Lord forever.[g]”

My biggest hope is in your travels you don’t loose sight of why we travel. I do not want you to loose sight of what it is we’re fighting for, and why. It’s so easy to get caught up in the day to day, the routine, but after a while we forget to live by the message. While I was watching the Book of Eli recently it kept with the message that Paul was telling the people of Ephesus, do not loose sight of the mission.

The Book Of ELI

Solara: I didn’t think you’d ever give up the book, I thought it was too important to you

Eli: It was, I was carrying and reading it everyday, got so caught up in protecting it, I forgot to live by what I’d learnt from it

Solara: And what’s that?

Eli: To do more for others than you do for yourself

In the Book of Revelation we see Ephesus applauded for their great works, but in the end, they lost sight of their first love. I believe this is referring to, you fought, but over time you forgot why you were fighting. We must be cautious in our walk that it’s not just sitting in the pew on Sunday, saying the prayers, singing the songs, but that it’s about allowing the word to invoke the Holy Spirit within us, renewing our flame for Christ and encouraging us to carry on fighting for our Lord. The spiritual battles wage on every day and night, and we are caught in the middle. We are soldiers on the front line and we must understand what’s at stake. Christ is destined to win the war, but nothing is written about you and I. We fight on the front line and we choose what side to fight for. There will be casualties along the way. We must pray with our might, give thanks to God for each and every one of our blessings, and always ask for guidance. When we become weary of the race, we see reminder in Ephesians 6:18-20“18 praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, 19 and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel, 20 for which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak.” We as Christians must remember to wear our chains as a badge of honor. As Paul’s wordplay is not lost here, the Greek word used means a prisoner’s shackles, however, during that time ambassadors wore a gold adornment around the neck and wrists as a symbol of riches, power, and dignity of the government for which they represented. Paul I believe is speaking of course that he is in prison and he wears his shackles with pride as he’s in prison because of his teaching of Christ. He’s proud and through the entire walk with the Lord and everything he endured in the name of Christ, he found peace in the end that he writes to Timothy. 2 Timothy 4:7“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” Will you keep the faith in all you do? Will you remember what it is you’re fighting for? If you’re not fighting for the Lord, you may need to adjust your focus.

Wake Up

I’m waking up after what feels like a lifetime of slumber. I’m waking up to see the light, the truth, and I feel slightly dazed and confused, yet at the same time, things seem more clear then they have before. Have you ever wondered if you were awake or still dreaming? When we are in our own way walking where we want, and how we want, but are not walking in Christ we live in a dream world. When you have that spiritual awakening and you finally come to realize Christ was what was missing in your life, you wake up from a long dream. How many people can testify to the physical and emotional change to the very real realization Christ was missing all along? When you finally wake up you can feel it in your bones. A friend explained his coming to Christ like this, “Like the beginning of spring. Sunshine, warmth, new life. Like a tremendous weight was lifted off my chest and I was breathing for the first time. I remember thinking that life was still just as hard, but it no longer felt impossible “ (Glen Newsom) We has a people have become so dependent on the system of our society that we have a hard time letting go. We are so plugged in to the world around us, how could that world be wrong? We change our views over time as what’s acceptable, and what isn’t, but we cannot see how wrong we are as a people.

Even if one day I find myself on the wrong side of the law in my faith, I shall rise up and continue preaching the truth. We cannot stand idly by and just hope for the best. We cannot rely on the principles of man to dictate what’s right or wrong. We cannot rely on our own moral code to be a voice for truth. Sin can blind us from the right path, and it forces people to make wrong choices, and follow horrible paths all the time. I will find myself guilty of loving God, accepting Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior, and when or if the day comes, I hope those whom I’ve reached will wake up and follow along with me.

What if I told you that you could wake up from the dream you’ve been living? Romans 13:11 “And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.” The time we have in this life is short and we never know when it’s time for us to expire. We never know when or how, and we should never put off for tomorrow what we should today. Lay down the chains that bond you to sin and follow the light. Fear keeps us in sin, and keeps us afraid of letting go of our own steadfast beliefs. Fear of being wrong, or fear of not being in control of your own life. Fear keeps you in the shallow end afraid of getting wet. What’s the cost of following Christ, is it truly worth your eternal soul to turn your back on the truth? Why are you still holding back from our Lord, when we have so much to live for in this life and in the next. We cannot deny the truth that in the sacrifice on Calvary’s cross. When will you be tired of wondering, of waiting for answers you seek on your own? When will you choose to stop holding onto this life and reach for something greater then yourself? The love of God is nothing to be afraid of.

All I have to say is when you’re ready for the truth you better hold on tight because the flame is hot, and you’ll feel it. The lifting of the weight off your shoulders, and when you can see for the first time you’re eyes are gonna hurt. Following Christ isn’t ever easy, but the rewards for a hard life far out weigh the life we could live in sin. They say sinners are more fun, but they won’t be having any fun in Hell. If you can let go of being plugged into the world and see that this world is the true test, you may find yourself considering how worth it, your decisions may be.

My Lord, my prayer is to reach down and touch the heart of just one. Use my words to touch a heart, and start the change. As your mercy falls upon one, I will raise my to you my Lord. Through the good and bad weather I praise you my Lord. No matter if I cry, or laugh, you are always here with me. When life itself is crumbling around me, you’re still with me. You’ve lifted me up and comforted me when I couldn’t see beyond my own pain. You’ve healed my heart, and I know it’s you I have to thank. Praising you in the storm is hard, but I know it will one day pass and you will make the sun shine again. You aloud me to wake up from my pain, from my sin, and in your grace you’ve given me a second chance at life. It’s never too late to turn around, and I know God you will lay your hands upon someone.

Amen.