He is your R.A.N.S.O.M.

What is Jesus? We Christians can take Him for granted if we aren’t reminded of what He is and has done (for us).

I came up with this acronym Saturday night as I prepared to deliver Sunday’s Communion message at church. What is Jesus?:

R – the Resurrection and the life

A – the Alpha

N – who we Need for redemption

S – the Son of Man

O – the Omega

M – the Messiah

What does it all mean? More on that later….

Continue praying for our plans to move to the Arlington/Alexandria area; finding a job; helping evangelize the D.C. Metro area. Keep praying for our brothers and sisters in NYC, Chicago, L.A., Orlando, Syracuse and across the globe.

Fasting for a job

I began a fast Monday for a new job near or in Washington D.C. Our hopes are to live in Arlington or Alexandria, Virginia, and to spread the Good News throughout the D.C. Metro Area.

Pray for God to open the right doors and place us where we will most glorify Him.

I delivered the Communion message Sunday at our church service. The key word in my message was R.A.N.S.O.M.

More on that later…

Is Jesus the Lord of your life? Do you want Him to be, but don’t know how to get started? Submit your comment.

Sunday service!

Sunday is really one of my favorite days.

Why? Because I get a break from “reality.”

Truth be told: A Sunday church message will not get you through the next week.

What do I mean???? Just this. Many go to church on Sunday. That is their act of worship. But…honestly, is it really an act that makes a significant difference in a person’s life? Here’s what I mean.

I go to church on Sunday. Then on Monday…I’m ready to do all the bad things I must apologize for next Sunday. Does that sound like you? OK. I’m pretending a little. Truth be told. I’m not trying to do all the bad things that Satan wants me to do. But…like every other human being, I am tempted to do bad things.

Can I just say right this very second…. True Christianity. True belief in Jesus. True discipleship is not what I’ve illustrated above.

There is something I’ve learned.  I’m reaching 40 soon. God doesn’t do grey. You are either hot or cold. There is no lukewarm. Grey is only for people who want to feel good about the bad things they are doing. You see…..the world is OK with grey. It’s OK with grey because true convictions in black and white are hard. Not too many people can be black or white.

So…lets rewind. Forget what I’ve said. Truth is…I don’t care if it is Sunday or Monday…Tuesday or Friday…there is one standard for the day. Forgive me for saying it, but…I and everybody else in this world have no excuse on any day of our brief life. God wants us to love Him and forsake the world. We can choose the world or Him. It is really that simple. If you choose unwisely…what do you think?

I know the answer.

Reaching out

My grandmother established within me a healthy fear of Satan. Although I appreciate it now, as a child, it brought me many sleepless nights fearing the Devil himself would appear from under my bed to snatch me down to Hell.

What I know now is that our actions here on Earth determine whether we go to Heaven or Hell. The Great Deceiver would want us to believe there is no Heaven or Hell. I say actions, because, we must first act in faith to believe there is a way to salvation. The way. One way.

Jesus.

It is as simple as that. I became a baptized disciple about 10 years ago. No longer that little boy fearing to look under his bed. However, I do try to work out my salvation every day with fear and trembling. I try to live every day with gratitude for the grace I do not deserve. There is so much peace in that thought.

I figure I’ll talk a lot as time goes by about how lost I felt 10 years ago. That will come later. Now, I’m simply saying, “Hello.”

If you want the same peace I have found, you can find it, as I did. Understanding is just a few Bible studies away.

“Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born again.” – John 3:3

“The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.” – John 6:29

Gospel of John