Every day brings its own set of difficulties, but we have a Comforter who takes care of us. "God is a refuge and a help to us, a help that never fails in trouble. (Psalm 46:1) Sometimes we feel like He doesn't hear, but that is just an impression, God does hear. "And behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." (Matthew 28:20) Even in difficult times, we need to be reassured, God is watching.
We need to be in the position where God is watching over us. How? By being mindful of His Word. "For I watch over my word, to do it." (Jeremiah 1:12)
"My people are destroyed, because they lack knowledge." (Hosea 4:6) When you do something, you can know if it is according to God's Will.
1 Corinthians 1:1-3
Sanctification is the deep and thorough cleansing of the tool that God wants to use.
Ephesians 4:1
God chooses you by calling you. The calling is the calling. Each of us must have received the call of the Lord and have recognized His Voice. So we are involved in the things of God. God takes you out of the environment where you were. God did that with Abraham too. Abraham was in his homeland. "Go from your country, from your homeland, and from your father's house, to the land that I will show you. (Genesis 12:1) God brings out so that you belong to Him. God calls and places the person in another dimension. So there is separation. God does a work, He cleanses the person. This is when sanctification begins to take place. God cleanses in the smallest details down to the root. The person's character begins to change.
1 Corinthians 1:2
This is God's church and He is building it. God does not use the same materials as we do. He uses materials that last forever. When God does a job, it is for eternity. When the temple was built, the stones were cut away and when they were brought back, they fit perfectly. "For we are the temple of the living God" (2 Corinthians 6:16). Each piece that is to be placed must have its shape to fit. The size has already been done from afar and when the piece is brought in it must fit perfectly. You can't get into the Body like that, God cuts you first so you can be fitted. The Word has to do a job. God doesn't do unnecessary work. When He calls you, He knows why. When He called Abraham, He knew He was going to finish Abraham. You must see God's work in your life.
The Holy Spirit always emphasizes the name and faith in that name. All those whom God called had no other name than the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. From Ephesus to Laodicea, He walks among the seven golden candlesticks. From the beginning to the end, it is the same flame. The same Word, the same zeal, the same faith. It is always God in action.
When man rises up and forms an organization, God rises up and goes out with His people. We are not to be concerned about others, but each one before the Word. Salvation is individual. You have to be sure that you are saved before you can go and take care of others.
Revelation 20:1-6 / Revelation 20:11-13
You can kill yourself, you can be burned to escape the judgment, there is no place where you can escape the judgment of God. Do only good. All those who have made you suffer, they will pay for it one day. Every man will be judged. The judgment is terrible. Remember Lazarus and the rich man. The rich man was in Sheol, but he had not forgotten who he was on earth. You do not pay attention, you say to yourself "God forgives", but pay attention, hell was created for the devil, not for you. If you go to hell, it is because you have forced the way. God is so good, that God went to the son of the evil one to talk to him about forgiveness. Even Judas was always with Jesus to hear the Word, but Judas was always the money. "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on. Yes, says the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors, for their works follow them. (Revelation 14:13) "For by grace are ye saved through faith. And that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God." (Ephesians 2:8) "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them." (Ephesians 2:10) We must be sure that we have received eternal life. "Eternal life is that they know you, the only true God, and him whom you have sent, Jesus Christ. (John 17:3)
Mark 12:28
You must first know that He is One. You can't have two masters. Who is the second? Mammon, that is money. In this world, every man loves money. On earth, Jesus never bothered about money, He was never in love with money, nor was He stingy. Money should not be our concern. "Give me neither poverty nor riches; give me the bread I need. Lest in abundance I deny you and say, 'Who is the Lord? Or in poverty I will steal, And attack the name of my God." (Proverbs 30: 8-9) "It is more blessed to give than to receive." (Acts 20:35) Giving is a blessing. Don't always wait for someone to give to you. The Pharisees had put some of their excess into the treasury, but the widow had put some of her needs. Jesus saw this, He saw this poor widow. Let us be detached from money. "Know that in the last days there will be hard times. For men will be selfish, lovers of money" (2 Timothy 3:1-2). Prayer is not conditional on blessing but you pray to God because you love Him. Let's serve our Lord with everything we have all the time of our pilgrimage.
Revelation 20:13
All the evil things we have done, when you ask God for forgiveness, God erases.
Isaiah 1:18
Forgiveness is found with God. "He has blotted out the deed whose ordinances condemned us and which stood against us, and has destroyed it by nailing it to the cross." (Colossians 2:14) "If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things are passed away; behold, all things have become new. (2 Corinthians 5:17) There is no turning back to your past, you have been forgiven. Let's stay in the Scriptures. When you go out of the Scriptures, you go into dogmas that bind you.
Revelation 20:13-15
The assurance of being saved is to be part of the first resurrection. Who are those who have a part in the first resurrection? "And all the inhabitants of the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the book of life of the Lamb that was slain from the foundation of the world. (Revelation 13: 8)
Revelation 20:11-14
The book of life of the Lamb is never mentioned here because it concerns the first resurrection.
Revelation 13:6-8
"You are gods" (Psalm 82:6) The first resurrection is the Bride, so the Bride can be at peace on earth here.
1 Corinthians 1:2-4
There can be no other person we can love more than Jesus Christ. "Therefore I tell you that no one who speaks by the Spirit of God says, 'Jesus is anathema! And no one can say, 'Jesus is Lord! except by the Holy Spirit. (1 Corinthians 12:3) In order to love this Jesus, something must be anchored in you. "Are you saying this about yourself, or have others told you about me? (John 18:34) Do you really love this Jesus? To love Him, you must know Him. If that were in you, you would have the eagerness to come into the House of God. You must stimulate others. Let us appreciate God's divine grace.
1 Corinthians 15:1-10
God is always right, I am always wrong. Demons are always wrong. You can't have a call without knowing who is calling you. Preaching is a big responsibility, you will kill people. You will do more harm than good. If God has not called you, He will not deal with you. "I put my words in your mouth" (Isaiah 51:6) If God sends, He puts the Word in you and He watches. When you are not sent, you are a prey to all the demons. The apostolic ministry is of paramount importance in the Body of Christ because it brings order to the things of God. I have done nothing, it is only the grace of God.
1 Corinthians 1:4-5
Let us be thankful to God. What He has done, He has done for us, not for the denominations. "I rebuke and chasten all those I love. Therefore be zealous and repent." (Revelation 3:19) You must receive the Jesus of the Bible. When you receive the Jesus of the Bible, you will always cling to the Scriptures. We must seek to know what God wants from us. What does God want from me? Why did I choose this place to hear the Word? The Lord gives you free will, you can leave if you want to. "And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved. (Acts 2:47) You will find men here with faults, but if you know what you are here for, those faults you will no longer look at. If you come for Christ, if you have your eyes only on Christ, then you will not see each other's faults.