JESUS CAME, HE WILL COME AGAIN

JESUS CAME - HE WILL COME AGAIN

      

On Christmas Day so long ago,

the birth of a tiny Baby in

an obscure village

was God's supreme gift

to us.

Think of it.  

God stepped down

into

the fabric of our lives,

He who is and always was, became subject to

human frailties,

He who is, and was not bound with time

nor space, became

"boxed in"

with a Life here on our earth,

Dwelling among us,

meeting

the

presence of evil

He experienced every temptation

that mankind has ever had.

Being fully man,

He was still fully God.

This Christmas season,

I challenge you to search out

and discover

just

how much

JESUS (Y'SHUA)

IS ABLE TO OVERCOME

AND DELIVER YOU

FROM ANY TEMPTATION,

FROM ANY DIFFICULTY,

AND TO

GIVE YOU PEACE

IN THE MIDST

OF A TROUBLED WORLD.

John 14.27  

"PEACE I LEAVE WITH YOU,

MY PEACE I GIVE TO YOU,

NOT AS THE WORLD GIVES,

DO I GIVE TO YOU. LET

NOT YOUR HEART BE TROUBLED,

NEITHER

LET IT BE AFRAID."

He came the first time

to be our Passover Lamb,

and to become our Kinsman-Redeemer.

He is coming again

a Second Time

Hebrews 9.27,28

Just as man is destined to die once,

and after that the judgment,

so Christ was sacrificed once to take away

the sins of many people,

and He will appear a second time,

not to bear sin, but to

bring salvation to those

who are waiting for Him to come."





LOOKING ALWAYS WATCHING

                          ALL AUTHORITY IS GIVEN TO ME IN HEAVEN AND IN EARTH.  GO YE THEREFORE, AND TEACH ALL NATIONS, BAPTIZING THEM IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, AND OF THE SON, AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, TEACHING THEM TO OBSERVE WHATSOEVER I HAVE COMMANDED YOU; AND LO ! I AM WITH YOU ALWAY, EVEN TO THE END OF THE AGE.  AMEN.  Matthew 28.18 - 20   

                      In the book of Acts, Luke tells us "until the day when he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Spirit had given commandment to the apostles whom he had chosen, to whom also he showed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days and speaking of the things pertaining

to the kingdom of God: and being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which he said, you have heard 

of me.

              For John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days hence.  When they therefore were come together, they asked him, saying, Lord, will you at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?    And he said to them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father has put in his own power.    But you shall receive power, after that the Holy Spirit is come upon you, and you shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost parts of the earth.

               And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up and a cloud received him out of their sight.

               And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold two men stood by them, in white apparel:  Who said, You men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven?  This same Jesus, which is taken up from you shall so come in like manner as you have seen Him go into heaven.

                                     Acts 1. 2 - 11  

   

                     In the book of Revelation, Jesus told John to write the words into a book, for us to read and remember what He said to do.

"And the Spirit and the Bride say Come and let him that hears, say Come.   And let him that is thirsty, Come.   And Whosoever will, let him take of the water of life freely.  ....Surely I come quickly.  Amen.  Even so come, Lord Jesus."    Rev. 22.17, and 22.20.

               And as it is appointed to men once to die, but after this the judgment, so Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.   Hebrews 9.27  

                     Those who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ have the privilege of looking for Jesus to return, to come and take us home.

Paul's prayer in I Thessalonians chapter 5 verse 23 is this:  

      And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.     

                         I

                                 Looking for Jesus to come, we know that we are to continue living for Him, and looking to Him for our strength and help.   Paul wrote to Timothy that "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith; henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day; and not to me only, but to all them also that love his appearing.

THIS SAME BABY THAT CAME TO BE BORN IN A MANGER IN BETHLEHEM WILL COME AGAIN EVEN

AS HE PROMISED.

                

are you ready ? 

I am.

My aim 

is to glorify

God in my life

by abiding in Christ

walking in the Spirit,

knowing my Father in Heaven

is watching over me

while I go about living,

loving others.

I will look

for Him to come soon.

                                                        by June Estelle Cash

                                                             2014 

HE IS AT HAND

      The Time is coming when everyone will be caught by surprise, except for those who know our dear Lord Jesus Christ promised that He would RETURN AGAIN to take us home to Himself.   John 14.1 - 3 is very clear.   The Shofar trumpet will call us Home, and in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, we will be caught up together with those who died before us to meet in the skies.  
       He is at hand.   In the Greek the word means  "about to appear"  
       Let us advance then, knowing He is coming.   The signs of decay, of immorality, of unrestrained desires, of wars, famines, floods, and people talking of peace where there is no peace.    Let us live as Children of Light bearing the light into the dark places on this old earth, and know that God will triumph in every way as we do, for He is with us.   We are to punch holes in the darkness, and let light shine through.  
       Whatever our circumstances,  God will sustain us.  Psalm 55.22 tells us "Cast all your burdens upon the Lord, for He shall sustain thee.  He will never allow the righteous person to be moved."   What He is saying here is that the one who is depending on God for Righteous standing will not be shaken off their foundation.
       We are to be ready for His Coming.    We are to live in the light of His coming.   This means that we will be busy walking with God in the every day common things, letting others know by our life style and our attitude, that we are not shaken by all the decay and rot in the world around us that we see.  Instead, we try to do things that edify and build people up, to help others, to encourage others, to find ways to bring hope.
        He is Coming.  

JOHN 14.1 - 3  LET NOT YOUR HEART BE TROUBLED, YOU BELIEVE IN GOD, BELIEVE ALSO IN ME.  IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE ARE MANY MANSIONS.  IF IT WERE NOT SO, I WOULD HAVE TOLD YOU.  I GO TO PREPARE A PLACE FOR YOU. AND IF I GO AND PREPARE A PLACE FOR YOU, I WILL COME AGAIN AND RECEIVE YOU TO MYSELF THAT WHERE I AM THERE YOU MAY BE ALSO.
        When Jesus told this to the Disciples, He knew that they needed comforting.   He took this time to explain that His relationship to them was like a Bridegroom leaving for His Father's House to prepare a place for His Bride.
        You and I who believe that Jesus is our Lord and Savior have entered into that relationship.  Christ is the Bridegroom of the Church - the Called Out Ones - and we are the Bride, readying ourselves for His Soon Coming, and occupying our time doing His Will.
       He promised us that He is coming.    Let us look for Him.   We are to fill our days with the quiet ever constancy of a loving heart of a Bride for Her Bridegroom.    We are to live knowing His Return is Certain, and it is Soon.
      My love for Jesus grows day by day.   He who said "I AM" is YHWH, or, Yahweh, the One WHO IS.   Let us rejoice that we have His dear Spirit to guide and direct us as we Look for His Soon Return.