Walking intop the Fullness of Our Purpose

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Each of us will stay stuck if we continue to do the same thing. We will stay stuck if we continue to stay stuck in unforgiveness and bitterness.

God wants each of us to continually walk in forgiveness to all people.

God wants us to accept the forgiveness which comes through faith in Jesus Christ and repentance from your sins.

Tapping into The Fullness of God

Ephesians 3:18-21 says, "¹⁶ I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, ¹⁷ so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, ¹⁸ may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, ¹⁹ and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
²⁰ Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, ²¹ to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen."

You msy ask, "This is great, but how can I know the fullness of God?" You may also think that this book is not written to you but many years ago to another audience.

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Well I have news for you, if you are a Christ follower, these words are for you!

How many of us get caught up in the everyday hum drum of life and fail to really grasp the full measure of God and His love for us? Do you really, as a Christ follower really understand, feel, and know the fullness of God?

Many of us get caught up in our careers, fsmily and marital conflicts and we never understand God's real, tangible love. We simply go through the motions of "Christian culture" and suppose that God is ok with a lukewarm, complacent 1/2 way Christ follower.

But the reality is that most of us never really grasp the fullness of God's love. We do not understand that we can have a thriving relationship with God through Christ Jesus.

Many of us are like little sapplings that never journey out into the fullness of who God has called us to be. We get stuck in the elementary things of God. We think we are pretty mature Christians because we go to church two, sometimes 3 times a week and pay at least 10% tithe.

But the fact is that many of us get hung up on past hurts, rejections, bitter judgments, let downs, abandonments, and even failures.

Many of you are filled with pain and sorrow in your heart from hurts and things that have happened in the past. You medicate the pain and ignore it by pursuing a carreer that will require you to devote most of your time and energy into staying at an office or jobsite most of the day. Thus you will not have to feel the pain of being home around family members who cause you pain.

Your unforgiveness and bitterness is eating you alive and you do not realize it. 

In Luke 4:18 we read how Jesus came to heal the broken hearted and set the captives free. Jesus wants to free you from the miserable state you are in. 

The key is that you must forgive and repent of bitterness and judgments of the people in your past who have hurt you, especially your family members. 

James 4:8 says, "Draw near to God and He will draw near to you." I challenge you to draw near to God in prayer, reading the Word of God, and meditation. Pray and ask God to show you His will for your life. Repent of all bitterness/unforgiveness. Ask God to show you how you can be a blessing/service to others.

Maybe for some of you reading this you realize you do not know the love of God. You do not feel God's love in your heart because you have never surrendered your life to Him. You have never given your life to Christ in faith and asked God to forgive you of your sins. We read in John 3:16, "For God so loved the whole world that He gave His only begotten Son that whoever believes in Him will not perish but have everlasting life." Romans 10:9, 10 says, 9"If you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord' and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved 10 One believes with the heart resulting in righteousness and confesses with the mouth resulting in salvation." 

I challenge you today to surrender your life to Christ in faith and accept the free gift of Salvation offered through faith and belief in Christ and how He died for you on the cross of Calvary.

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Escape The Thief

^{John 10:9,10 , "9} I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved.^[a] They will come in and go out, and find pasture. ¹⁰ The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full."


Jesus came to this earth and died for you so that you could have abundant life and salvation from your sins when you place your faith in Jesus Christ.

Today you may struggle with feeling hopeless, lost, broken, or worthless. You see, satan wants to steal your joy, your peace, your purpose, your fulfillment. Satan wants to take peace in your family away; His goal is to cause you to lose your fulfillment and happiness in life. He wants you to lose your sense of peace in your life.

But Christ came to save you from all that. Christ came to give you freedom from pain, a broken family, and to give you peace. 

The key is that you have to want the change. You must allow Christ's love into your heart.

You must forgive the people who have hurt you.To break the negative patterns in your life, you must choose to forgive your family members, friends, for how they may have hurt you or how they are hurting you.  Accept Christ's love into your heart today and choose to give that love to others by choosing to forgive all who have wronged or hurt you.

Romans 8:38,39 says, "
³⁵ Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? ³⁶ As it is written:

“For your sake we face death all day long;
    we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”^[j]

³⁷ No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. ³⁸ For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,^[k] neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, ³⁹ neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Today, accept Christ's love and choose to walk in His love towards all people.

 

Desiring You to Come To Salvatoin, Purpose In Christ

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 "But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. ⁹ The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance."

God wants you to come to salvation through placing your faith and trust in Jesus Christ and what He did for you on the cross of Calvary. No matter what you have done, God will forgive you.
Guess what people! God is full of grace, love, goodness, hope. God wants you to come to Him and find Salvation, Purpose, Freedom from your sins. Christ wants to give you hope today. Christ wants to transform your hopeless condition into a condition of hope, peace, prosperity, joy.

Maybe you woke up today and were depressed because you did not believe your life was going anywhere. Maybe your spouse just left or you just lost your job. Maybe your spouse or parent beats you or your children or siblings everyday. Maybe your parents barely have enough money to put food on the table. Maybe you just lost your house or car.

Maybe, like I was several years ago, you were in a car accident and now you are greatly disabled.

Whatever hopeless, hurting situation you are in today, Christ wants to give you hope, peace, salvation.

Give your life to Christ today. Trust in him to save you from your sins by placing your faith and trust in Him. Ask Christ to become the Lord of your life today and choose to follow Him from this day forward. 

Maybe your life is a wreck. Maybe you have a relationship with Christ, but you feel distant from him. Choose to honor Christ today and trust in His plan for your life. Pray for God to show you areas in your life that are not honoring to Him. forgive those who have hurt you. When you forgive those who have hurt you in the past, you can walk in freedom in the present and your heart is free of unforgiveness, bitterness, and stones of anger, bitterness, resentment.

⁷ So they asked Him, saying, “Teacher, but when will these things be? And what sign will there be when these things are about to take place?”
⁸ And He said: “Take heed that you not be deceived. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time has drawn near.’ Therefore^[b] do not go after them. ⁹ But when you hear of wars and commotions, do not be terrified; for these things must come to pass first, but the end will not come immediately.”
¹⁰ Then He said to them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. ¹¹ And there will be great earthquakes in various places, and famines and pestilences; and there will be fearful sights and great signs from heaven. ¹² But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons. You will be brought before kings and rulers for My name’s sake. ¹³ But it will turn out for you as an occasion for testimony. ¹⁴ Therefore settle it in your hearts not to meditate beforehand on what you will answer; ¹⁵ for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to contradict or resist. ¹⁶ You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers, relatives and friends; and they will put some of you to death. ¹⁷ And you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. ¹⁸ But not a hair of your head shall be lost. ¹⁹ By your patience possess your souls.

The Destruction of Jerusalem

²⁰ “But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation is near. ²¹ Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those who are in the midst of her depart, and let not those who are in the country enter her. ²² For these are the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled. ²³ But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! For there will be great distress in the land and wrath upon this people. ²⁴ And they will fall by the edge of the sword, and be led away captive into all nations. And Jerusalem will be trampled by Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

The Coming of the Son of Man

²⁵ “And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring; ²⁶ men’s hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. ²⁷ Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. ²⁸ Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near.”

The Parable of the Fig Tree

²⁹ Then He spoke to them a parable: “Look at the fig tree, and all the trees. ³⁰ When they are already budding, you see and know for yourselves that summer is now near. ³¹ So you also, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near. ³² Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all things take place. ³³ Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.

The Importance of Watching

³⁴ “But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly. ³⁵ For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth. ³⁶ Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy^[c] to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

We have already begun to see these things happen! Nations are rising up against nations; We see pestilence; We see destruction; We see famine; Many nations despise Israel. People's love all over the earth have begun to grow cold. Apathy, Sin, lukewarmness abound. Men's hearts are failing them because of fear and hardness of hearts. But their is hope in Jesus! Jesus wants to give you hope today. Jesus wants to give you strength today!  

Read This Passage: 2 Corinthians 5:14-17, " ¹⁴ For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died; ¹⁵ and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again. ¹⁶ Therefore, from now on, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him thus no longer. ¹⁷ Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new." 

This is the beauty of the gospel! Despite how the world is falling apart, Christ wants to take your sin, impurity, addictions, relationship problems, brokenness, unforgiveness, and make everything new, BRAND NEW!