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07/12/2022

Sunday's Message
Luke 10:17-20
You Have a Reason to Rejoice
We would hide in the closet and cover our head if our rejoicing had too do with present circumstances.
The world for almost 4 years or more have been dealing with plagues like west Nile and the pandemic covid with it many strands of it and now monkey pox, then teen killing teens and others, a mad man killing young kids in Uvalde high school this young boy in another area just shooting into crowns of people walking on the streets, just turn on your television and there’s reason to get in the house and never come out.
Brothers and sister on every hand at every corner at every turn there’s reason for despair, the hot-button political issue of our day is same-sex marriage, the Roe V. Wade women rights to choose, issues that was non issues 20 years ago is now looked upon as Cavalier and a non-issue.
Not many people are preaching against it, young people under 40 have no problem with it, there’s no moral absolutes, nothing’s right nothing wrong with it just depends on what the majority of the people think ought to be happening, in the book of Judges everybody did what was right in their own eyes and rather than the believer getting shocked we ought remember the words of Scripture that in the latter days the Bible says they will be lover of pleasure more than lover of God, I wish I had a Bible reader here.
The Bible says the time will come when they will not endure, they will not put up with sound doctrine they heap for themselves teachers having itching ears and they will go from place to place looking for somebody to tell them what they want to hear, I wish I had somebody to help me preach here, I got news for them they need not to come to new Hopewell nor Pine Grove because all they will be taught at either place is sound doctrine do I have one or two witness here?
If we were not serious students of the word that would be cause for discouragement and despair, but Jesus this morning give us a reason to rejoice.
This passage of Luke chapter 10 He has sent the disciple out in the number 70 two by two take no script take no purse take no bag just go preach the gospel and whenever they welcome you go in and preach the word and if they don’t welcome you shake the dust from your feet, I wish I had two or three Bible reader here be wise as a serpent be harmless as a dove.
The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest, go everywhere preaching the gospel and the Bible says they when everywhere preaching the gospel and when they got back to Jesus to make their report they were shouting they were rejoicing that demons were subject unto them, they were able to heal the sick, they had unusual power, sick folk were being raised, blind folk were getting their sight, dumb folk were talking and they went back to Jesus and said Lord you should have been there, you should have seen us work, demons was subject unto us and Jesus didn’t discourage their enthusiasm!
He said I knew that was going to happen, but I saw something greater than what you see I saw Satan fall like lighting from Heaven.
I give you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
But notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.
Jesus is saying you have a reason too rejoice, but I don’t want you to rejoice about that you shouting over the wrong stuff you getting happy about the miraculous you are shouting and rejoicing over the wrong thing and listen if you were not a serious student of the Bible you will get caught up in how you feel, but salvation is not about a feeling, I think that why some folk sit in the back of the Church because they think they got to do what folk do in the front of the Church are doing, but you can rejoice in the back just as well as you can in the front if you know what to rejoice about, don’t rejoice because demons are subject to you, don’t rejoice because you pick up snakes and they won’t hurt you, don’t get excited about that, here is what you ought to rejoice about, rejoice that your names are written in Heaven.
brothers and sisters I am so glad that Jesus said that, because if rejoicing over casting out demons were a prerequisite for salvation I would make it because I never cast out a demon and I hazard the hunch that most of us here this morning have never casted out a demon, if taking authority over the devil was a prerequisite for rejoicing, I wouldn’t be able to rejoice this morning, because Jesus never told us in this Church to take authority over the devil, We have no authority over Satan in ourselves. God has all authority, and He fights on our behalf, brothers and sisters when we place ourselves under God’s protection, Satan has no authority over us. He will flee.
I wish I had honest believer in here this morning who knows that the devil has some tricks he hasn’t used yet and when you win a victory today he’s coming back tomorrow, If you overcome him on Friday he’ll be back on Saturday have I got a witness here?
If you got the holy ghost today, he’ll be there tonight to sn**ch that power right from under you, no brothers and sisters we are no match for the devil by ourselves but our God is our have all power and God has already won the victory over him and he knows that we will ultimately have the victory over him.
Don’t rejoice over casting out devils, that’s not a reason too rejoice, don’t rejoice because you have power over scorpions the power that He gave them He didn’t give us, let me see if I can help you with that, Peter stood up and his shadow was cast read it in the book of Acts and the Bible says sick people got in Peter’s shadow and they were healed the only thing you are going to get in my shadow is shade because God didn’t gift me with that kind of power because he’s not going to use me to write Scripture.
Paul picked up a snake and he threw it in the fire and wasn’t even hurt, if I pick up a Snake and he bites me venomous snake I may die because God is not using me to write first and second Corinthians God is not using me like He used Paul, but because I don’t have Paul’s gift it’s no reason for me not too rejoice because just like Paul if you are saved your name is written in Heaven.
Let me see if I can help us with that, let me give us three reasons this morning that we ought too rejoice.
We ought rejoice first of all for eternal salvation, not just salvation, but eternal salvation that salvation comes with an relationship and the relationship first of all adoption, God has adopted me into His family because I am not a Jew I am a gentile cut off from the covenants of promise a stranger to the commonwealth of Israel, but since God has adopted me I’m now in the family forever!
I can never be disinherited somebody ought to help me rejoice right here, I can never be put out of the family, I can be chastised I can be punished, I can be put in time out but I can’t be put out of the family, because once I been adopted I am now an heir of everything that belongs to my Father!
Not only am I adopted into this relationship but my adoption give me access that I may come boldly to find help in time of need.
Access come in whenever you want, show up whenever you are in need, if you broken I’ll fix you, if you tired I’ll give you rest, if you hungry I’ll feed you, if you down and out I pick you up, anytime you show up, I’ll be there to take care of your needs because you are adopted into my family and that you un-hindered unfettered access.
God brothers and sisters have an unlimited supply of everything you need and shall bless you according to His richest in glory now and eternally. Our Heavenly Father will provide every spiritual blessing every material blessing all I got to do is to get up and go get it because I am in the family with unfettered access, knock and the door shall be open, ask and it shall be given, seek and you shall find.
Whatever you ask in my name I shall give it to you, I wish I had a Bible reader, I will give it to you because we been adopted and we have access in that relationship!
But not only is our eternal salvation about a relationship, it’s about a renewal we been cleansed our pass can never be brought up against us because the book of Colossians says He took my sins and nailed them to the cross everything I ever done, everything I will ever do has already been forgiven, somebody ought help me rejoice about that!
Every sin I ever committed He’s cleansed it every sin I will ever commit He’s already paid for it that’s a reason to rejoice!
Brothers and sisters I want let you know if you don’t know you don’t have to do a whole lot of things to get God’s favor, Christianity is not about do, it’s about done, it’s already done, He said it is finished and when He’s finished dying on the cross it was done and when God raised Him up from the grave on that third day morning all power of Heaven and earth was proven to be in His hands that a reason to rejoice, that a reason shout!
What can wash away my sins, nothing but the blood of Jesus, what can make me whole again nothing but the blood of Jesus!
I can’t bring nothing to it I’ll cleanse, He died for me, He call me, He saved me, He placed me in His body the Church, He gave me a place to serve and then He equipped me for the service, He gave me gifts that enable me to do His will, He’s at the right hand of God the Father praying for me every time I mess up and more than that one of these days He’s coming back to get me for 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 unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
Not meaning I may or may not go but since I’m going I will come again a receive you unto myself that where I am there you will be also.
You ought to rejoice about that and secondly you ought to rejoice that you have eternal security, it right here in the text in verse 20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.
Your names are written, are written, I know this is bad gramma but I going say it any way, but before I got born my name was written in the Lamb’s book of life, because before I got here He was the lamb slain from the foundation of the earth, before He said let there be light, before He created everything in the world your name was written!
Even before you when to Church, even before you owned a Bible and before you could quote one Scripture, even before you accepted Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior by faith God saved you by His grace your name is written!
Brothers and sisters as I come to a close you have a reason to rejoice because before they signed your name on your birth certificate whatever day or night hour and year you was born God already knew you would be born again your name was written you were given eternal salvation, you were adopted into the family, you was saved by God grace through your faith in Jesus that you hadn’t yet believed in your heart and confessed with your mouth God saved you by His grace the priceless gift of God.
God forgave you of you sin, and took away your sin even before Jesus died on the cross and took them away.
You have a reason to rejoice you were saved from Hell, you were brought out of darkness into His marvelous light, you were once dead in sin, but now you are dead to sin! Romans 8:1-2 says There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
The disciple were rejoicing about the wrong things, they were shouting for the wrong reason, Jesus told them the greatest reason to rejoice is that your names are written in Heaven, rejoice in season, rejoice out of season you been redeemed until the day of redemption!

What does the Bible say about grief?Grief is a deep and powerful emotion caused by the loss of someone or something we h...
06/11/2022

What does the Bible say about grief?

Grief is a deep and powerful emotion caused by the loss of someone or something we held dear. Grief is part of loving and engaging with life. Loss is bound to come in this fallen world, and grief with it. Grief is not an emotion to be avoided, but one to acknowledge and walk through.

Death is often the impetus for grief, but we can grieve over loss of any kind. That may include loss of a dream, loss of a relationship, loss of health, a pet’s death, or even the sale of a childhood home. Sometimes grief feels more private when it is related to things like infertility, miscarriage, abortion, betrayal by a spouse, or even our own sinfulness. The things over which we grieve may be hard to express to others, but often sharing our losses and allowing someone else to mourn with us is a path through the pain (Romans 12:15). The family of God is vital in our lives and a key means by which God ministers to us (and uses us to minister to others). Of course, the first place we should take our grief is directly to God, both in prayer and in studying His Word. God can use grief to help us know Him more, both as we receive His comfort and as our grief prompts us to more fully appreciate the gift of life and more deeply understand the reality of sin’s effects on our world. Grief can connect us to the heart of God.

Psalm 34:18 says that “the LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” God understands our grief and offers to be with us and comfort us with promises from His Word and with the “peace that passes all understanding” (Philippians 4:6–7). He also included examples in His Word of godly people who suffered grief. Peter felt grief when Jesus asked him three times, “Do you love me more than these?” (John 21:17), and he grieved at the memory of how he had betrayed his best Friend (Luke 22:61–62). Paul was grieved over the unrepentant sin in the churches he loved (2 Corinthians 12:21). Jesus Himself was “a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief” (Isaiah 53:3, NLT). Our Lord grieved over the hardness of people’s hearts in refusing to accept Him as the Son of God (Mark 3:5; Luke 19:41). As His crucifixion approached, Jesus was deeply grieved at the tremendous ordeal He had to face (Mark 14:33–36).
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Grief is a deep and powerful emotion caused by the loss of someone or something we held dear. Grief is part of loving and engaging with life. Loss is bound to come in this fallen world, and grief with it. Grief is not an emotion to be avoided, but one to acknowledge and walk through.

Death is often the impetus for grief, but we can grieve over loss of any kind. That may include loss of a dream, loss of a relationship, loss of health, a pet’s death, or even the sale of a childhood home. Sometimes grief feels more private when it is related to things like infertility, miscarriage, abortion, betrayal by a spouse, or even our own sinfulness. The things over which we grieve may be hard to express to others, but often sharing our losses and allowing someone else to mourn with us is a path through the pain (Romans 12:15). The family of God is vital in our lives and a key means by which God ministers to us (and uses us to minister to others). Of course, the first place we should take our grief is directly to God, both in prayer and in studying His Word. God can use grief to help us know Him more, both as we receive His comfort and as our grief prompts us to more fully appreciate the gift of life and more deeply understand the reality of sin’s effects on our world. Grief can connect us to the heart of God.

Psalm 34:18 says that “the LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” God understands our grief and offers to be with us and comfort us with promises from His Word and with the “peace that passes all understanding” (Philippians 4:6–7). He also included examples in His Word of godly people who suffered grief. Peter felt grief when Jesus asked him three times, “Do you love me more than these?” (John 21:17), and he grieved at the memory of how he had betrayed his best Friend (Luke 22:61–62). Paul was grieved over the unrepentant sin in the churches he loved (2 Corinthians 12:21). Jesus Himself was “a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief” (Isaiah 53:3, NLT). Our Lord grieved over the hardness of people’s hearts in refusing to accept Him as the Son of God (Mark 3:5; Luke 19:41). As His crucifixion approached, Jesus was deeply grieved at the tremendous ordeal He had to face (Mark 14:33–36).

We can grieve the Holy Spirit by our actions and attitudes (Ephesians 4:30). When we have been bought with the blood of Jesus, sealed forever as a child of God, the Holy Spirit takes the initiative to transform us into godly people (2 Corinthians 5:17; Romans 8:29). But He does not make us robots. We still have the freedom to obey or disobey Him. When we act in carnal, fleshly ways, we grieve the Spirit who lives inside us.

Death is always a season of grief for those left behind. Even so, Paul writes that Christians do not grieve the death of a fellow believer in the same way that unbelievers grieve. First Thessalonians 4:13–14 says, “Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.” Paul reminds us to think of the death of a Christian as “sleep,” because it is a temporary state. Although we are sorrowful that we won’t share any more earthly experiences with our departed Christian loved ones, we can also look forward to an eternity with them.

Grief and hope can coexist. The hope we have in Christ helps us move forward through grief. Eternity for the believer will admit of no “death or sorrow or crying or pain” (Revelation 21:4, NLT), as God Himself wipes away every tear from our eyes (Revelation 7:17). The losses endured in this world are real, and they impact us in many ways, but we do not live in bitterness or gloom. We live “in the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised” (Titus 1:2). Our present experience will give way to the infinite goodness of God and our joy in His presence forevermore (see Psalm 16:11; 21:6).

05/10/2022

What does Ephesians 4:31 mean?
Paul quickly rattles off six areas of sin which Christians should make a conscious effort to avoid.

First is bitterness, a defect in our attitude which can cause trouble with other people (Acts 8:23; Romans 3:14; Hebrews 12:15). Bitterness is closely related to jealousy (Romans 13:13), and to dissatisfaction (1 Timothy 6:6).

Paul's second flaw to be "put away" is wrath. The Greek term here is thymos, which implies something hot, fierce, and passionate. This could fairly be described as "rage." Anger which boils over to the point that it controls us, causing us to act wildly or carelessly, is not righteous anger, it is "wrath."

Third, Paul notes anger. Paul has recently made it clear that not all anger is a sin (Ephesians 4:26). And yet, anger is mentioned here as something to be "put away." While there is such a thing as "righteous anger," that kind of feeling is temporary, based on a specific situation, and rooted in a sense of righteousness. Jesus' clearing of the temple is the classic example (John 2:13–17). Paul's reference here is to the more worldly type of anger, which results from frustrations in life. This is the "persistent" anger which becomes a habit. Irritations and annoyances cannot always be avoided, but we can work to limit how much anger we express in our lives.

Fourth, Paul lists clamor, using the Greek word kraugē. This term implies noise, commotion, and uproar (Acts 23:9). Believers are not to be known as obnoxious, riotous, troublemaking, annoying people. This word is also translated as "quarreling," with Paul emphasizing that believers are to "put away" an argumentative attitude.

Fifth, Paul speaks against slander, which involves speaking false evils about others. The concept of slander doesn't only include lies, however. Any attempt to put others down, in an inappropriate way, is still "slander."

Sixth, Paul adds malice. In this case, he uses the word kakia, which implies evil intent. The word carries the idea of deliberate harm, or an intent to injure. This is the attitude which actively hopes to see others suffer consequences, harms, or troubles. Malice is the attitude which leads to revenge (Proverbs 20:22; Romans 12:19). Believers are not to be known for evil, but are to overcome evil with good (Romans 12:21).

03/07/2022

James 1:21, ESV: Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

James describe what it looks like to truly trust God our Father. How does that show up in our daily lives? Here, he writes that those who trust God reject sin. Sin is what happens when we choose to serve ourselves first, and above all. Because God perfectly provides, what do we need sin for? So let's put sin away, James says. The Greek word used here is apothemenoi, which means to remove something as one would remove clothing.

To take off something is a choice, a conscious action. To live in moral filth, to participate in the evil all around us, is normal for humans. It's how most people continue to live throughout their lives. This is why we speak of "lesser evils," or say certain decisions are "just business." It's why we always want to compare our morals to other people, instead of comparing them to God. Those who trust the Father, though, choose to opt out of sin, no matter how alien that may appear in the culture of the day.

And what do we opt in to? What do we choose instead? It's interesting that James doesn't yet give us a concrete list of good things to do here, instead of the bad things we were doing. He writes that we should, in humility, accept the Word planted in us. Throughout the Bible, Christ is often described as "the Word." James likely refers to Christ, to the message of Christ, when he calls us to accept, with humility, the Word that was planted in us when we believed in Jesus.

James doesn't tell us to stop sinning and just be better people. He tells us to stop sinning and accept—or keep accepting or accept on a deeper level—the message of Christ, with humility. It is Christ's goodness in us that counts, not our own efforts to be good. Christ in us is what will save our souls.

10/11/2021

What does Psalm 115:12-14 means?
The Lord hath been mindful of us — In our former straits and calamities, and therefore we trust he will still bless us, for he is still the same; his power and goodness are the same, and his promises inviolable; so that we have reason to hope he that hath delivered, and doth deliver, will yet deliver. He will bless the house of Israel — That is, he will bless the commonwealth; will bless his people in their civil and secular interests; he will bless the house of Aaron — The church, the ministry; he will bless his people, in their religious concerns. He will bless them that fear the Lord — Though they be not of the house of Israel, or of the house of Aaron; for it was a truth before Peter perceived it, that, in every nation, he that feareth God and worketh righteousness is accepted of him, Acts 10:34-35. He will bless them, both small and great — That is, both young and old; both rich and poor; both high and low. God has blessings in store for them that are pious in early life, and for them that are old disciples; both for those that are poor and mean in the world, and those that are rich and make a figure in it; the greatest need his blessing, and it shall not be denied to the meanest that fear him. Both the weak in grace and the strong shall be blessed of God, the lambs and sheep of his flock.

10/08/2021

What does 1 John 2:16 mean?
John here describes what he means by "the world," identifying two "desires" and a form of pride.

First are desires—or lusts—of "the flesh," referring to what the body desires. This generally means anything craved excessively or inappropriately, from food to sexual impurity. In this context, it's not about normal or necessary physical desires. Second are desires of "the eyes," again a general term. In this case, it not only refers to those things we literally see, but those we imagine or put our "mental" eyes on. Third is the "pride of life," meaning sinful desires which bring attention to self. This also refers to our habit of bragging about ourselves. Jesus called boastful pride a sin (Mark 7:22), and endured similar temptations from the Devil (Matthew 4:1–11).

These desires and pride are not given to us by God—they are temptations from the godless world. This is why a person marked by love for the world (1 John 2:15) does not have the love of God in him. In verse 17, John will make the larger point that though these shallow desires pass away, the will of God—and those who do it—will live forever.

10/08/2021

What does 1 John 2:15-16 mean?
Following his words to three distinct sets of believers, John instructs all three groups not to be overly attached to worldly (non-spiritual) things. Believers are to love God and one another, not the world or possessions. The term "world" is not a reference to the planet, or even to all material things. In this context, the term "world" is a reference to the fallen, man-centered system, or way of life. John gives a specific definition of this term in verse 16. Someone who loves the way this world operates, including its control by sin, is a person who cannot also focus on the Father's will.

John emphasizes this theme by saying that those who love the world, in that sense, cannot really love God. These strong words highlight the contrast between love of the world and love of the Father. Jesus offered an example of this contrast when He was tempted by Satan in the wilderness. Satan told Jesus He could rule all the kingdoms of the world—if He would bow down to him. Jesus replied, "Be gone, Satan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve'" (Matthew 4:10).

10/07/2021

What does 1 Peter 2:9-10 mean?
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

In contrast with those who reject Christ and are destined to "stumble," Peter now describes the chosen people of God.

Peter uses language that had been used to describe God's special relationship with Israel. As Israel was, we—believers, the church—are also a chosen race. Unlike Israel, though, we are not a race in the sense of our family, ethnicity, skin color, or country of origin. We are a spiritual race, in the sense that, in Christ, we share a single spiritual Father. In that same meaning, we are a "holy nation," a specific group of people called out and set apart from all other nations.

Christians, together, are a royal priesthood. In Israel, under the Law, one tribe was given the task of serving as priests, performing the duties of mediators between God and the rest of the nation. Very few held the honor and responsibility of actually coming into God's presence. But in and through Christ, the King, all believers are priests with direct access to our Father. We need no other mediator.

Finally, God has formed this nation, this race, this priesthood to take possession of us. We are His people in a very real way. It's not just that we pledge our allegiance to Him; it's that He has taken ownership of us. We belong to Him.

Why? For one, He has made us to declare His praises. That's more than just a natural response to our Father's mercy or something we should do to be polite. Declaring God's greatness is one reason for our very existence. When we praise Him, we fulfill our purpose. He has called us out of the darkness of a meaningless life, and an eternity apart from Him, and into His wonderful, marvelous light. Because we belong to Him, we belong in His light.

Verse 10
In verse 10, Peter references Hosea 2:23. This Old Testament prophet was a living symbol of God's willingness to forgive sin, and to redeem mankind. Even though Hosea's wife was constantly unfaithful, he forgave her and rescued her from a life of slavery. Like Israel, all Christians together—the church—have been changed. We have a before and an after. Before, we were not a people. We belonged to ourselves and served only our own desires. But in Christ, we have become God's people. We have belonging. We have purpose. We have a shared destiny with Him in eternity.

Before, we had not received mercy. We would have received the full penalty for our sinful choices. But through faith in Christ, we have received mercy. Our status has been permanently changed. Notice that both statements are in the present tense. We are not seeking and hoping to become God's people and receive mercy. In Christ, we are God's people. We have received mercy. The transaction is complete.

10/05/2021

What does it mean that Jesus will return like a thief in the night?

The return of Jesus Christ is likened to the coming of a thief in the night. Two passages use the wording “a thief in the night”: Matthew 24:43, “Understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into,” and 1 Thessalonians 5:2, “You know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.”

In Matthew 24, Jesus speaks of His second coming at the end of the tribulation. Paul calls it “the day of the Lord” in 1 Thessalonians 5. This is a day of divine retribution featuring astronomical upheaval and the visible “sign of the Son of Man” in the heavens (Matthew 24:29–30). Jesus says it will happen “after the tribulation of those days” (verse 29, ESV), a description that distinguishes this event from the rapture, which happens before the tribulation.

How is the second coming going to be like a thief in the night? The key element of Jesus’ comparison is that no one will know when He will return. Just as a thief catches a household by surprise, Jesus will catch the unbelieving world by surprise when He returns in judgment. People will be “eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage” (verse 38), just as if they have all the time in the world. But then, before they know it, Judgment Day will be upon them (verses 40–41). Paul puts it this way: “While people are saying, ‘Peace and safety,’ destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape” (1 Thessalonians 5:3).

The believer does not fear this swift and sudden judgment; the “thief in the night” will not catch us by surprise. Christians are in a separate category: “But you, brothers and sisters, are not in darkness so that this day should surprise you like a thief” (1 Thessalonians 5:4). It is only those in darkness who will be taken unawares, and we “are all children of the light and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness” (verse 5). Praise the Lord, “God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ” (verse 9).

The unsaved should heed Jesus’ warning: “Be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him” (Matthew 24:44). How can you be ready? God has provided the way for you to escape the judgment. That way is Jesus Christ (John 14:6). By accepting Jesus as your Lord and Savior, you are granted forgiveness of sins, mercy, and salvation with the promise of everlasting life (John 3:16; Ephesians 2:8–9). The “thief” is coming, but you can be a child of the day. Don’t put it off; this is “the year of the Lord’s favor” (Luke 4:19).

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