Over the past six months, I have sat back and seen the people of this world move to attain ‘worldly goods’ that are not going to be of any use to any of us, one day.
And at the same time, our personal SPIRITUAL HEALTH has gotten farther and farther from being a topic that is personally discussed throughout our daily lives.
I am unable to SAVE any human being … and you are unable to SAVE any human being … but the Holy Spirit can grab ahold of an individual that is voicing about needing God in their lives and they’re SAVED.
God has given us His Word to help each one of us to make it through this life that we are currently living in here on this earth.
It is also through this Word, that God is allowing us to research and find how we can attain everlasting life after this world has come to completion.
To that person out there that never opens a Bible and reads of the knowledge that God has given for us to see and live by, you are ultimately closing that opportunity that God has freely given to you.
You are closing the door for the future when this world has been concluded.
There is not a human alive today, or ever for that matter, that knows or ever has known, for sure, when this world is going to end.
Jesus told us these words Himself in the Word of God.
Matthew 24:36
‘…But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only…’ AKJV (Authorized King James Version)
‘…No one knows when that day or time will be. The Son and the angels in heaven don’t know when it will be. Only the Father knows…’ ERV (Easy-to-Read Version)
Mark 13:32
‘…But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father…’ AKJV
‘…No one knows when that day or time will be. The Son and the angels in heaven don’t know when that day or time will be. Only the Father knows…’ ERV
We are told in the Word TO BE READY. We are taught to be prepared.
But to that person out there that NEVER opens the Word for themselves, they would not know that.
When the end is upon them, that individual that NEVER opens the Word to learn what God wants for us ALL to know, that individual will have no leg to stand on, he will have NO SUPPORT from anyone, especially God.
To return back to the subject of SPIRITUAL HEALTH, we are only able to strengthen our spiritual health through the Word of God.
A pastor or a priest, a man-made religion or a simple teacher of the Bible cannot increase your own personal spiritual health, ONLY YOU CAN DO THAT WITH THE HELP OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
OPEN YOUR BIBLE AND READ THE WORDS THAT GOD HAS GIVEN YOU.
No matter what you hear in a man-made religions’ Sunday morning sermon; GOD IS THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN SAVE ANY ONE OF US.
NOT A PRIEST.
NOT A PASTOR.
NOT A MAN-MADE RELIGION.
THERE IS NOT A DENOMINATION KNOWN TO MANKIND THROUGHOUT THIS WORLD THAT CAN SAVE ANYONE.
ONLY GOD CAN SAVE US FROM ETERNAL DEATH.
Here are some verses found in the Word of God.
Isaiah 43:11
‘…I, even I, am the Lord; and beside me there is no saviour…’ AKJV
‘…I myself am the Lord, and there is no other Savior…’ ERV
Acts 4:12
‘…Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved…’ AKJV
‘…Jesus is the only one who can save people. His name is the only power in the world that has been given to save anyone. We must be saved through him…’ ERV
Ephesians 2:8
‘…For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God…’ AKJV
‘…I mean that you have been saved by grace because you believed. You did not save yourselves; it was a gift from God…’ ERV
ONLY Jesus Christ can SAVE US, there is no one else.
God has given us His Word to help us find what He wants from and for us.
Going to a man-made building on Sunday morning, going back on Sunday night, going again on Wednesday evening and attending every man-made religious event throughout your week is NEVER going to get you into heaven or give you the promise of everlasting life, IT IS ONLY THROUGH YOUR BELIEF IN WHAT WE ARE TOLD THROUGH THE WORD OF GOD.
We have been given this verse in the book of Acts.
Acts 9:15
‘…But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel…’ AKJV (Authorized King James Version)
‘…The Lord said to Ananias, Go! I have chosen him to tell foreigners, kings, and the people of Israel about me…’ CEV (Contemporary English Version)
‘…But the Lord said to him, Go, for he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before the Gentiles and kings and the children of Israel…’ ESV (English Standard Version)
‘…The Lord said to him, Go, because I have chosen him to serve me, to make my name known to Gentiles and kings and to the people of Israel…’ GNT (Good News Translation)
‘…But the Lord said to Ananias, Go! This man is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel…’ NIV ( New International Version)
‘…But the Lord said, Go, for Saul is my chosen instrument to take my message to the Gentiles and to kings, as well as to the people of Israel…’ NLT (New Living Translation)
The above verse is from the mouth of the crucified, buried, resurrected and ascended Jesus Christ.
If I could only find a way for this verse to be shown throughout the world, to everyone.
Jesus CHOSE a man to be our teacher.
Today, in the 21st century, we have been born AFTER the crucifixion, burial, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ.
We have been given the thirteen (13) books, written by the apostle Paul, Paul the teacher that was CHOSEN by Jesus Christ to teach this entire world what we need to do to attain everlasting life.
Here is another important verse from the book of Acts.
Acts 13:9 ‘…But [a]Saul, who was also known as Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit and led by Him, looked steadily at Elymas…’ AMP (Amplified Bible)
FOOTNOTE
[a]Saul was the apostle Paul’s Jewish (Hebrew) name. As his ministry to Gentiles began he became known by his Roman (Latin) name, Paul.
I have chosen the Amplified Bible on purpose because of the attached FOOTNOTE.
Allow me to voice a personal opinion of mine, I do not believe there is only one (1) version of the Bible that we should read from.
There is a group in America that claim that the King James Version of the Bible should be the only version that the Bible should be studied or read from.
That statement is not written anywhere in God’s Word.
In fact, that statement isn’t even written in their own KJV of the Bible, it is nothing but a man-made rule.
Here is another reason; very often, I use the AKJV (Authorized King James Version) of the Bible when I teach … but many times I need to read another English version of the Bible so I can understand what has actually been written in the KJV.
Here is an example that I normally use for my point:
2 Timothy 2:15 ‘…Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth…’ AKJV
These people that claim the KJV should be the ONLY version studied, I call them the ‘Bible Police,’ when one of these ‘Bible Police’ read this verse aloud, most times they will say:
‘Study to show yourself approved.’
Correct interpretation, but that isn’t what has been written … these Bible cops change the writings so it can be easier to read and interpreted by others.
My point is, that is the same thing all of the different English versions have done, they are simply using different English words so the Word can be easier to interpret.
At the end of this lesson, I am going to attach a reading plan that I came up with a couple of years ago.
Throughout the reading plan, I focus primarily on the thirteen (13) books by the apostle Paul. I also show the books of Acts because I believe the Sovereign God has allowed for us to see the CHANGE that He made where All mankind has been given the directions on how to be saved.
It is at this point, where the free-will that God originally gave to ALL of his creations, have the ability to choose for themselves which way they choose to go.
They can either follow their pastor, their priest, their denomination or even their own personal desires and never look towards eternity.
Or they can FOLLOW what God wants for our future.
In my past, I was writing a lesson and posting them daily on many blog sites that I had online trying to reach out to that one person out there that was looking for the ability to have a relationship with Jesus Christ.
It was very, very difficult for me to keep up with reaching out to those out there in this world that are searching for a relationship with Jesus.
Allow me to give you a little hint, Jesus is right there in front of you, RIGHT NOW, no matter what you are doing or where you are, GOD IS THERE WITH YOU RIGHT NOW.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS CALL OUT HIS NAME AND START TALKING TO HIM.
Speak aloud so you can HEAR what you are asking for.
Thank Him for what He has already given you.
Thank Him for what He has promised for your future.
Tell him what you want and what you think you need.
OPEN your Bible and READ the words that He has already shown you that you have been promised.
Don’t worry about reading the parts of the Bible your pastor, your priest, your denomination or the parts of the Bible your man-made religion has told you to read.
LISTEN to God and allow Him to direct you through the Word so you can attain His promise that He has given to each one of us.
God is NEVER going to ask you for money. He is NEVER going to tell you must follow what He told an earlier generation to obey.
READ your Bible and ask Jesus to OPEN your eyes so you can HEAR Him speak to you through His Word.
Let me lastly voice another opinion of mine:
Our Bibles have been divided up into two (2) divisions, the Old Testament (OT) and the New Testament (NT) … this division was done by a man, NOT BY GOD.
So, we could easily conclude that these divisions are incorrect.
I have read the Bible, and I would have divided the Bible up into at least five (5) different divisions.
Division 1- ONE MANKIND
Genesis 1:1 through Genesis 11:32
Division 2- OLD TESTAMENT
Genesis 12:1 through John 21:25
Division 3- the Book of Acts (the CHANGE)
Acts 1:1 through Acts 28:31
Division 4- NEW TESTAMENT
Romans 1:1 through Philemon 1:25
Division 5- THE KINGDOM
Hebrews 1:1 through Revelation 22:21
Don’t allow yourself to be fooled or lied to about what God wants for and from us, OPEN YOUR BIBLE AND READ IT FOR YOURSELF.
I am going to expand my weekly lessons to more online blog sites once again, not as many as before, but more than I recently have been posting to.
This world, ALL OF IT, is in desperate need to be EDIFIED what exactly God wants for us ALL to HEAR.
I am going to try it once again to reach out and spread the message that GOD HAS FOR US ALL.
OPEN YOUR BIBLE AND READ HIS WORD.
I want to invite you to join me in my pursuit to follow in Jesus’ footsteps.
GRAB YOUR BIBLE, OPEN IT AND TOGETHER, LET’S DO WHAT GOD WANTS FROM US.
I love ALL of y’all.
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OPEN YOUR BIBLE AND READ HIS WORD.
Here is a reading plan I’d like to suggest for the one searching to find God in the 21st century:
Day 1 – Galatians 1-6, 1Thessalonians 1-5
Day 2 – 2Thessalonians 1-3, 1Corinthians 1-8
Day 3 – 1Corinthians 9-16
Day 4 – 2Corinthians 1-13
Day 5 – Romans 1-10
Day 6 – Romans 11-16, Philippians 1-4
Day 7 – Colossians 1-4, Ephesians 1-6
Day 8 – Philemon 1, 1 Timothy 1-6, Titus 1-3, 2Timothy 1-4
Day 9 – Acts 1-7
Day 10 – Acts 8-13
Day 11 – Acts 14-20
Day 12 – Acts 21-28
My lessons are posted every Wednesday on:
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whosoeverinhim.weebly.com
lrabbe.wordpress.com
Over the next four (4) days, I am going to post my last four (4) lessons so that all seven (7) of my online blog sites will be current and I will begin with the thirteen (13) books written by the apostle Paul.
I hope to be current by this coming Wednesday 080526.
Thank you. InHIM. ><)))o>