RISE AND SHINE

Did Jesus tell his disciples that His second coming would be in their lifetime?

Matthew 16:28, Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”

We know those who will be raptured will not experience death at all. This can't be talking about the return of Jesus in the rapture, because it says they won't taste death until they see it.

Kingdom, in Greek (Strong's # G932) also means royal power and dominion. Many believe this prophecy was fulfilled a week later at the transfiguration, when Peter, James, and John saw the appearance of Jesus change. Luke 9:29 says Jesus' face was altered. The disciples got a glimpse of the glorified Jesus. The one who will return as the King of kings in Revelation.

Matthew 17:2, And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light.

Revelation 1:16, In his right hand he held seven stars, from his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword, and his face was like the sun shining in full strength.

Psalm 104:2, covering yourself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent.

Not only did three of the disciples get a glimpse of the glorified Jesus in all his royal splendor at the transfiguration, but we know Jesus gave his disciple John a detailed vision of the end times. John saw the rapture, the tribulation, the return of the glorified Jesus, along with the set-up of his kingdom on earth. John is the one who saw the vision and wrote the book of revelation. Other disciples may have had visions from God, but John is the one who recorded it all.

Habakkuk 2:3, For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay.

If your interested in what will happen in the end times, you can check out my End Times page for information on different topics, please click HERE.

Play Detective

Research is your friend, if you want to know the truth. Those who have an agenda view the truth as an enemy to fight. Many don't even know they are in a spiritual battle for truth. The devil twists and hide truth to keep people from salvation. Make sure what you believe is the truth. 2 Corinthians 13:5, Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves...

I've read articles that will use Bible verses to support a point they are making. If the verse is just listed and not quoted, I will look it up. I don't know how many times I have done this and the verse does not support their point. I know sometimes I have accidently typed numbers wrong when writing down a verse, and I will give leniency to authors for mistakes. When I notice it's done multiple times and they take the verse out of context to prove their point, I know I can no longer trust that source. Unfortunately, many people are too trusting. They believe the research was done and an accurate conclusion by the author, scientist, priest, was reached. I don't want someone else interpreting the Bible for me. That is the Holy Spirit's job as I read His Word. 1 John 2:27, But the anointing that you received from him abides in you, and you have no need that anyone should teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about everything, and is true, and is no lie just as it has taught you, abide in him.

The reason for my post today is because I was reading an article on a popular Catholic website. They included a quote from a founding church father. A red flag went off and I played detective. It took some research and I finally found the quote. I noticed it was only a partial quote that was used in the article and the full quote completely changes the meaning. This was done more than once in that article. People want to be right so bad, they hide the truth. Most would have read that article and trusted what the author said, causing them to possibly be talked out of believing the truth. This upset me because it seemed like an intentional deception. You do not want to trust people with your salvation. The Bible warns us so many times that people will lead us astray. We are responsible for what we believe and our own salvation. Philippians 2:12, ...work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

My goal is to point you in the direction of truth and then have you take off running in it. I don't want you depending on any person or church for your spiritual growth. I only want you to depend on God and be led by the Holy Spirit. Romans 10:17, So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. John 17:17, Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.

Any doctrine you believe in should have it's foundation in the Word of God. Have you ever heard the phrase "be a Berean"? They were praised and called noble. This was because the Berean Jews researched in the Bible the message they heard from the apostle Paul to make sure he was speaking truth. Acts 17:11, Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.

Proverbs 25:2, It is the glory of God to conceal things, but the glory of kings is to search things out.

The Bible and UFO’s

Here is an excellent video from Bill Wiese called The Bible and UFO's. It’s only 9 minutes long.

https://youtu.be/xMhbQ1HqfO8

What does the Lord require of you?

Micah 6:8, … what does the LORD require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?

Building the Heavenly Kingdom

God does not exist to build your kingdom. You exist to build his Kingdom.

- Frank Turek -

Don't build up your kingdom.

Matthew 6:19-21, “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Mark 8:36-38, For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him the Son of Man also will be ashamed when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.”

Build up God's Kingdom.

Luke 4:43, But he said to them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well; for I was sent for this purpose.”

Matthew 28:18-20, Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you...

People don't think Jesus is coming back any time soon so they live life for themselves as if he isn't coming back. They are building up their own kingdom and trusting in their wealth to provide for them instead of God. Unfortunately, in the end, their money and their good works won't save them. Click to read the Dangers of Working for Your Salvation. It's only through a loving relationship with Jesus where your lives have been united together that saves you. Click to read Salvation Explained. The only thing you can take to heaven with you are souls. Preach the Gospel and speak Truth (John 17:17)!

Romans 1:16, For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.

A short message to those who are or feel like orphans.

God created you because he wanted you to love! If you have accepted Jesus as your savior, you are apart of a big family. The devil wants you to feel alone, abandoned and unloved but, you are none of those things (Deuteronomy 31:8 & John 16:32). Your Father is the King of kings and Lord of lords. You are valuable and special (Psalm 149:14 & Jeremiah 1:5). God has good plans for your life (Jeremiah 29:11).

Romans 12:4-6, Sing to God, sing in praise of his name, extol him who rides on the clouds; rejoice before him his name is the Lord. 5 A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. 6 God sets the lonely in families, he leads out the prisoners with singing; but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.

If you haven't and would like to accept Jesus as your savior and become apart of God's big family click HERE. Becoming apart of the family of God is immediate the moment you accept Jesus as Lord. Finding your family on earth will come, just be patient.

You will do many good and wonderful things while on earth because God has made you for a purpose (Exodus 9:16). Your life may be hard and that's probably because the devil is trying to get you to give up and quit. Don't do it!

Romans 8:37-39, No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

If you would like to contact me click HERE. Here are some more Bible verses for the fatherless, and orphans.

https://www.gotquestions.org/Bible-verses-about-orphans.html

Is Celebrating Halloween ok for a Christian?

I enjoyed Halloween growing up. I used to like scaring people and getting dressed up. I had many spooky decorations. As I matured in my faith and grew closer to God, I felt a strong conviction from him that he did not want me to participate in celebrating this day. The conviction came upon me very strongly. When I sat back and really thought about it, I realized that this day celebrated evil and things that oppose God. I knew that I did not want to be a-part of anything that dishonored God. I gathered up my decorations and got rid of them. I have not turned back or even missed celebrating that day.

My children have grown up not celebrating Halloween. We used to live in a place where the streets were filled with trick or treaters. Many of the costumes portrayed death and hell. My kids would look out the window at all the people walking by and I would say to them we are watching death and hell pass us by. We would have a mini party at home celebrating life and thanking Jesus for what he did on the cross.

I’m not going to go into a deep study about Halloween. You can find many sermons and teachings on this topic and why Christians should not celebrate this day. I did just wanted to touch on a few things about why celebrating this day does not glorify God but the devil and his demons.

Bible verses use some of the following words. I would like to let you know what they mean. It will help you understand what the bible is describing as you read the Word of God.

Necromancy - Conjuration of the spirits of the dead for purposes of magically revealing the future or influencing the course of events. MAGIC, SORCERY
Spiritism - A belief that spirits of the dead communicate with the living usually through a medium.
Mediums - An individual held to be a channel of communication between the earthly world and a world of spirits.
Witchcraft - The use of sorcery or magic. Communication with the devil or with a familiar. Rituals and practices that incorporate belief in magic and that are associated especially with neo-pagan traditions and religions (such as Wicca).
Sorcery - The use of power gained from the assistance or control of evil spirits especially for divining. MAGIC
Divination - The art or practice that seeks to foresee or foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge usually by the interpretation of omens or by the aid of supernatural powers.

Witchcraft
Witchcraft and black magic glorifies the devil. I go through and list miracles the devil and his demons are able to do in Part 1 of my article the called Mark of the Beast. When you get into wicca or witchcraft or are calling up demonic spirits who are using the powers of hell. God considers this evil (2 Chronicles 33:6).

Deuteronomy 18:9-13, When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not learn to imitate the detestable ways of the nations there. Let no one be found among you who sacrifices their son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead. Anyone who does these things is detestable to the Lord; because of these same detestable practices the Lord your God will drive out those nations before you. You must be blameless before the Lord your God. In this next verse God is speaking. Micah 5:12, I will destroy your witchcraft and you will no longer cast spells. If God wants to destroy witchcraft why would we celebrate it and wear witch costumes?

Vampires
People dress up like vampires who suck blood which is an act God forbids. Leviticus 17:14, For the life of every creature is its blood: its blood is its life. Therefore I have said to the people of Israel, You shall not eat the blood of any creature, for the life of every creature is its blood. Whoever eats it shall be cut off.

Death & The Grave
The opposite of life is death. Jesus came to give us life and life in abundance while the devil is out to steal, kill and destroy (John 10:10). Death is celebrated on Halloween. Children and adults will dress up in skeleton costumes or like the grim reaper.

Proverbs 8:36, …all who hate me love death. Revelation 1:18, and the living one. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades. Isaiah 25:8, He will swallow up death forever; …

People put out grave stones on their front lawn. They glorify something that Jesus redeemed us from. Hosea 13:14, “I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death. O Death, I will be your plagues! O Grave, I will be your destruction! See also Psalm 49:15.

Hebrews 2:14, Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil. 1 Corinthians 15:55, O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? Christians should not celebrate evil and death that Halloween glorifies. Honor God by giving him thanks and glory for defeating death, hell and the grave. He is willing to freely give anyone who seeks after him life and life in abundance.
Here is a short video from Pastor Curry Blake about Halloween. Click HERE

How good must I be to get into heaven?

Believing you can earn your salvation by being a good enough person is not accepting the sacrifice that Jesus made on the cross.

Romans 4:2-5, For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.” Now to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due. And to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness.

Romans 6:23, For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

If I am working for my salvation, I will get the wages for my labors, and I, being a sinner, do not want those wages. I do not want what I deserve, or I will end up in hell. I will trust in the grace of God only. Jesus completed all the works on the cross and is giving us (as a gift) the sinless wages he earned. This is why we can rest in Jesus.

Our good works are not irrelevant. We can earn rewards for our good deeds, but they will not be the reason we get to heaven (1 Corinthians 3:11-15). We do good things out of our love for God and our fellow man.

Don't get me wrong, this is not a license to sin. If, you see someone who says they are a Christian and they are living a sinful lifestyle. Their heart has not been renewed and they are probably not filled with the Holy Spirit. They need to repent and turn to God for salvation. True Christians will still make mistakes and sin, but they will not be embracing that sin.

Read my article titled the Dangers of Working for your Salvation for more information on this topic.

Telling the World

Here is a quote from Penn Jillette.

“And I’ve always said that I don’t respect people who don’t proselytize. I don’t respect that at all,” Jillette said at the time. “If you believe that there’s a heaven and hell and people could be going to hell or not getting eternal life or whatever, and you think that it’s not really worth telling them this because it would make it socially awkward.”

Jillette asked: “How much do you have to hate somebody to believe that everlasting life is possible and not tell them that?”

Penn Jillette is an atheist who recognizes the heart of evangelism. His quote can be found here. https://livingwaters.com/mystery-man-who-gave-bible-to-famous-atheist-revealed/

Here is a quote from Charles H. Spurgeon.

Have you no wish for others to be saved? Then you're not saved yourself, be sure of that!

What is Eternal Life?

John 17:3, And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.

This verse is not meant to convey “know of”. There are lots of people who know of God but they don’t truly know him. The word know (ginōskō) in John 17:3 is the same work used in Luke 1:34 when the angle of the Lord told Mary she will conceive a baby and Mary responded. Luke 1:34, Then Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I do not know a man?” HCSB translation says, since I have not been intimate with a man. The Amplified Bible also uses the word intimacy. Eternal life comes from an intimate relationship with Jesus and not just a head knowledge. Do you really know God? You can get to know God and develop that intimate relationship with him by reading his Word and by talking (praying) to him.

Shower Fresh

Sometimes taking a shower may seem like a chore that you just don’t feel like doing. Once you are washed and clean, you feel refreshed and grateful you did it. The same goes for the Word of God. Sometimes reading the Bible may seem like a chore but once you do it, you feel refreshed and are grateful you did. Reading the Word of God cleanses you. It takes away the dirt and filth of the world that gets stuck to you.

Ephesians 5:26, … having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word.

1 Corinthians 6:11, And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. See also Psalm 51:2.

John 15:3, You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.

Acts 22:16, And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.

Ezekiel 36:25, I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.

Titus 3:5, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.

John 3:5, Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.

When you get baptized, make sure you do a full immersion under the water and not just sprinkled as some people do with babies. Doing so is symbolic of going down and dying to self and then rising up to new life, fully cleansed from the sin and the dirt of this world. For your eternal spirit has united with God's and has been reborn into a new life. If you die before you get baptized, it's not a salvation issue. It's symbolic gestor that pleases God.

Take the time to read the Word, try one chapter a day. Most are not that long. Clean yourself every day with the Word of God. Jesus is described as the Word of God. To get to know Jesus you need to know the Word. If you know the Bible, you will not be pulled into false doctrines. There are many out there! People are dying every day who have not been cleansed of their sins because they believed the lies of man, instead of the truth of God's Word.

Jeremiah 17:5, Thus says the LORD: “Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart turns away from the LORD. Don’t blindly trust in your priest, pastor, church, Mom, Dad, or anyone else for your salvation. They could be wrong, and you would pay a high price if they are. Get it straight from the Word of God.

John 17:17, Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.

The Armor of God, is the Word of God

There's a battle going on and weather you like it or not, your in it. The devil and his demons are coming for you and your loved ones. Ephesians 6:12, For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.

2 Corinthians 10:3-4, For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.

All of God's armor is rooted in the Word of God, AKA the Gospel or the Bible. If you know God’s Word, and have placed your trust in Jesus, then you are ready for battle.

Ephesians 6:10-20 describes the Armor of God.

The Belt of Truth. - Thy Word is truth (John 17:17).
Breastplate of Righteousness. - The Lord (Jesus) is our righteousness (Jeremiah 23:6) & Jesus is the Word (John 1:1).
Shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace (Ephesians 6:15).

Shield of faith. - Faith comes by hearing and hearing the Word of God (Romans 10:17)

Helmet of salvation. - The gospel is the power of God unto salvation (Romans 1:16).

Sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God (Ephesians 6:17).

As you read the Bible the more you will start to understand it. It's time to Armor Up and Fight!

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Your Job is Not to Feel Loved, But to Love

Our calling in this world is to seek God first (whom is the essence of love) and to love others. The next time thoughts of nobody loves me comes into your head, end that pity party by realizing in this life Your job is not to feel loved, but to love. Nobody can fill the God size hole in your heart but God. You can attempt to fill that hole with man's flawed and conditional love, but it's a tiresome effort that only leads to heartbreak. Seek God, and he will fill you with his love and that will overflow into love for others.

I love God and I love you and because of that I will preach the truth. I will not sugar coat it. I don't care what people think about me. I don't need you to love me in return. I don't need your approval or acceptance because I have God's. What I need is for you to listen! Jesus is coming soon, and most of you are not ready.

Here are some of the lies that have infiltrated Christianity.

LDS - Mormons - This church has many false beliefs. I am not as familiar with their teachings as I am the churches below. Here are the ones I know about.

They believe in reincarnation. This is not Biblical (Hebrews 9:27). You cannot through good works and many lifetimes, earn your way to become a God of your own planet. There is only one God and it's not you! This is idolatry because they believe in many Gods. This is also a works based salvation which I will address both issues below.
They have replaced the Bible with other non-Biblical texts that have been prioritized over the Word of God.

Jehovah Witnesses - This religion has multiple false teachings but these two are the most dangerous when it comes to salvation.

Jehovah Witnesses believe in a different Jesus than the one the Bible teaches (2 Corinthians 11:4). They believe Jesus is a created being. He is not to be worshiped because they don't believe he is God in the flesh. See my Is Jesus God article.
I believe they also have a works based salvation. They need to earn their way into God's Kingdom through good works. See my article called The Dangers of Working for Your Salvation.
Jehovah Witnesses also have extra Biblical writings from the Watchtower that they lean on heavily for their doctrine. Their New World Translation Bible has been altered to fit their beliefs. Deuteronomy 4:2 forbids this. Many Greek and Hebrew scholors have condemed this translation.

Catholics - There are multiple false teachings in this church. Here are the most worrisome.

Mary is not to be prayed to because she is not God. Do not kneel in front of her statue. Mary and the saints are sinful humans. They are NOT omni-present and cannot hear your prayers. You are summoning demons when you pray to them. These practices are idolatry and God considers them adultery. You are betrothed to Jesus and adultery is not allowed. Him only shall you worship and serve. Check out my article Modern Day Idolatry for more information on this.
Mary is also not a sinless co-Redeemer!!!!!!!!
Purgatory is a works based salvation. It's a false belief that you can take the punishment or purify yourself of your own sins! If you are not trusting that Jesus took your punishment, you will end up in hell. Please read my article The Dangers of Working For Your Salvation.
The Catholic church has added additional books to the Bible that even the Jewish scholars have deemed as non-Biblical. Jesus quoted 24 different books in the Old Testament. Not one time did he quote from the aprocrapha. The aprocrapha needed to be included in their Bible to condone some of their non-Biblical beliefs.

Current Day Christians - The church of Laodicea is spoken about in Revelation 3:14-22. God tells this lukewarm church he will spit it out of his mouth. This church has thrown the Word of God out. Jesus who is the Word is knocking on the door trying to get in. There will be many professing Christians left after the rapture because they followed false teachings or loved the world more than God. For more on the different rebukes and praises given by Jesus to different churches, you can read my article on the 7 Churches of Revelation. Here are a few of the current problems I see within the churches today.

Having a knowledge that Jesus existed and died for your sins does not save you (James 2:19). Salvation is not a head knowledge of Jesus but a relationship with him.
You do not get into heaven because you are a good person. Your goodness is like filthy rags compared to God's Holiness (Isaiah 64:6). If you sin one time in your life, in thought, word or deed, you are headed to hell (James 2:10). That would be every person who ever lived! Just because you are not as bad as others, does not keep you out of hell. God does not judge on a curve.
Not all republicans are good people, but I guarantee there are no true Christians in the democrat party! Either they don't know God or they are ignorant to anything political. God does not change just because your sins are now legal. Liberalism has entered some of the Protestant churches. Don't let people tell you not to talk religion and politics. The two are intertwined and affect every aspect of our lives. People don't want to hear the truth because they love their sins. Give people Jesus and after their hearts have been changed by God then they will be more open to hear political arguments.
If you belong to a church that believes the church has replaced Israel, get up and leave! Do not attend a church that is pro BDS. I have seen people say they love God, but they have hatred in their heart for the Jewish people. Something is wrong with that (John 13:35). God Loves Israel and if your heart or pastor's heart is aligned with God, so will you.

Jesus kept the whole law and never sinned. He did every work there was to obtain salvation. What you need to do is seek a relationship with God and his Son (prayer and reading his Word), turn away from sin and false doctrines, and have faith (trust) in the finished work of Jesus. Trusting in your goodness or in the doctrines taught by man puts you on that broad road to hell (Matthew 7:13). Salvation is a free gift (Romans 6:23). You don't earn a gift, you just receive it. When you are truly saved, your love for God will motivate you to do good works but you are never saved because of your good works. If your read the Bible you will not fall for all the false doctrines out there.

The devil has sprinkled poison in the dough (Gospel) and passed it along as the bread of life (2 Peter 2:1, Jude 1:4, Matthew 7:15). Know the bread you are consuming! (Matthew 16:12, John 6:22-59) Seek the Truth (John 14:16). Read the Word (Joshua 1:8). Develop a relationship with God through prayer (1 Thessalonians 5:17).

The world is growing darker with sin and not much time remains before the midnight call of our bridegroom (Matthew 25:6 & Mark 13:35) which is the rapture of the church (1 Corinthians 15:52). If you are a born again (John 3:3), Holy Spirit filled (John 7:39), Bible believing Christian (John 17:17), Speak boldly (Ephesians 6:20), preach the Word (Mark 16:15), fulfill your ministry (2 Timothy 4:5), before it's too late (Luke 10:2)!

2 Timothy 4:2-5, preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths. As for you, always be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

Are You Searching for Love?

1 Timothy 4:1-3, Now the Holy Spirit tells us clearly that in the last times some will turn away from the true faith; they will follow deceptive spirits and teachings that come from demons. These people are hypocrites and liars, and their consciences are dead. They will say it is wrong to be married and wrong to eat certain foods...

Ever since the 60’s when sex, drugs and having children outside of marriage became popular, society has been declining. Children need a stable homelife and the love of both their parents. Those little ones have paid the price for their parent’s sins. The never learned to turn to God in their time of need or when they are hurting. Their grandparents may have been the only Godly influence they had growing up. Those forgotten and abused children have now grown up and had kids.

This younger generation has embraced lifestyles of sin, since that’s all they have ever known. Most of this generation do not even have Godly grandparents to influence them. Sin has reached its maturity. God can’t let this continue.

Matthew 24:12, Because lawlessness is increased, most people’s love will grow cold.

The world is looking for love because many lacked it by the people who should have love them the most, their parents. They sleep with people to try and find some semblance of love. They will eat up little bits of affection and attention, even if it is hollow. The likes on their social media posts will make them feel accepted or desired. They will drink or use drugs to numb the pain. They never learned unselfish love. They bought into what the devil was selling. It's an all about me world.

One famous person said she putting her happiness first and prioritizing herself and this is why she is getting divorced. She is a mom of four children. She is walking in selfishness and is willing to uproot the lives of her children because she is not happy in her marriage. Malachi 2:16 says divorce “does violence to the one he should protect”. She does not feel loved because she is not seeking the one who is Love. 1 John 4:8, Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

Our marriage on earth is symbolic of our relationship with the Lord Jesus. Our covenant with Jesus is a marriage covenant. See my article called The Jewish Wedding and Jesus our Bridegroom. If you are willing to throw away your marriage instead of working on it and tear your kids lives apart, then you need to re-evaluate your relationship with God.

The only one who can fill that gaping whole in your heart, is the one who loves you unconditionally. His name is Jesus, and he died to save your life. He can fill your heart with love and heal your wounds. He is coming back to take his true love home. You already have his heart. The question is does he have yours?