Jesus Christ

Jesus Covered Our Sins

Oftentimes when there’s a tornado coming you’ll hear news stories of people who laid over their children with their bodies to shield them from any danger. They literally straddle themselves over their child so that they won’t be hurt putting their own selves in danger – they cover them.  Jesus “covered” our sin when He went to the cross so we wouldn’t have to face the danger of hell.

From The Pit To The Palace

I found this picture of me when I was 23 years old and I found a message in it. You see the word "PIT" in the background? well there's a story there. I was young in my spiritual journey - I had not received the Lord Jesus Christ in my heart yet - even though I was raised in church and Sunday School. In my early twenties, some Sundays I was not even in church - I am sad to share, but instead I was out to the races with my boyfriend or on a lobster boat. As I grew older there was a longing for something more and that was a personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank the good Lord that He never gave up on me, I love my life now in the "PALACE" it is so much better than it was down in the "PIT." Jesus had something better for me, but He was waiting for me to make the decision to place Him first in my life, He wasn't going to do it for me. I had to come to the end of myself - to find out that the only thing that could fill my "empty well" was Jesus. He waited patiently for me to want Him more than anything else and love must always be free or it is not love at all. I love the Lord with all my heart and I will serve Him all my days here on this earth. I hope my personal testimony helps someone today.

Be Fishers Of Men

When you're trying to catch a fish you don't get them by yanking on the line, you cast it out and reel it slow and the fish takes a look at it and if it's something he wants - make a note of it - he'll bite and then you reel him in slow - so not to lose him. At least that's the way dad taught me. The same is with people when you're talking to them about Christ.

Love Must Be Free

Love must be free and that includes family members that you have not seen in a very long time, but long too. You cannot make someone love you, you can only extend your hand towards them and let them know you care. Pray to the one who can change the heart - our dear Lord Jesus - the one who knows all too well about pain and suffering. I hope this helps someone today.

Good News

I went through much of my life not knowing I needed a Savior. Imagine going through life and there's something you need but no one told you. And it would've cost you your life - an eternity in hell. But one day by the grace of God he sent you someone to share the Good News - to tell you that you needed to turn from your sin - repent of it - and receive Jesus into your heart and be "born again." Just think how grateful you would be that you got the information you needed on time, because God does not wish for anyone to perish - not one - not even me. And I am grateful that He never gave up on me. He sent me the right people, they prayed for me and witnessed to me, and one day in God's perfect timing I surrendered my will to His good and perfect will. I am so very glad that I did because now I'll be going to heaven when I die, praise God. But it took a tragedy in my life for me to fully surrender. I plead with you, don't let it be that way with you.

No More Suffering, No More Sorrow

"No more suffering, no more sorrow, safe at last in His care" was a line from a poem my maternal grandmother Nellie Pease (Meservey) of Appleton, Maine wrote a year before she died of pancreatic cancer on October 19, 1966. I was to be nine the next day. Someone needs to hear this who is suffering from the loss of a loved one. I want you to know that I am thinking of you. I encourage you to reach out to Jesus - the one who can comfort you - the one who always comforts me, amen♥

For With God Nothing Shall Be Impossible

Are you facing a situation that looks impossible? You need a miracle and you don't know God can work it out? There is nothing too hard for God. Mary was a virgin yet she was told by the angel Gabriel that she was going to be a mother, to carry the baby Jesus in her womb..imagine. She said to the angel Gabriel, "How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? (Luke 1:34) The angel said, "For with God there is nothing that shall be impossible." (1:37). I just love that scripture, ponder it for a moment - nothing - is impossible with God amen♥

Forgiveness

"Forgive as I forgave you" The Lord has put it on my heart write about something that we all have struggled with at sometime in our lives - unforgiveness towards someone that has hurt us? I'm here to tell you as God is my witness, just let it go. If you really want to be free you have too. You can do it. Ask God to help you. I promise He will♥

Jesus Christ Is Lord

I have a Word for someone today. If we are not all sinners, then Christ suffered and died on the cross in vain and there is no hope for us. But if we are all sinners and Jesus died on the cross for our sins and paid our sin debt in full and was resurrected on the third day, there is hope for us all when we come to Him by faith and believe on His name--the name that is above every name that every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. Amen.

Decision For Christ

For many years - even after growing up in Sunday School and church - I did not have a personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. Once I made that decision - and it is a decision you make - I have never ever felt alone. He filled my empty well and I never have to feel alone again. And there is sacrifice involved, but love is sacrifice. Jesus paid the ultimate sacrifice when he died on the cross for my sins - he loved me that much. Each day I try to love like Jesus taught me too. Prayer: "Lord, help me to grow in your grace and love others the way you love me in your name I pray, amen"♥

God Chose You

God chose you. He knew your name before He formed you in your mother's womb. Are you struggling with why you're here, not feeling like you matter? God made you for His glory. He has a specific purpose for your life. You were not a mistake. The same hands that formed you loves you. He is with you every moment of every day. That's a Word for someone today. Perhaps no one ever told you that you were important. Rest in that thought my friend. God loves YOU and He cares about YOU♥

The Grace Of God

Grace is a free gift of everlasting life given to us by God through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ who died on the cross of Calvary to pay our sin debt in full. He who had no sin died for us to reconcile us to God. Grace - God's unmerited favor - is given to all who will believe on Jesus and have the assurance of knowing that when you die your soul will be with him in Heaven. But the gift has to be received. Jesus is knocking on the door of your heart. Have you let him in? Jesus changed my life, amen♥

Love

Love is not so much a feeling as it is a choice you make. When someone has hurt you - and sometimes it is your family - you have to make the choice to love - you cannot go by how you feel - you do it because you love the Lord - and to love is to forgive. Jesus taught us about sacrificial love when while we were yet sinners he died for us. Lord help me to love like you♥

Atonement

Atonement is the payment that corrects the relationship between God and humans that we broke through sin. Jesus was our atoning sacrifice. He bridged the gap between us and God when he died on the cross at Calvary. He paid our sin debt in full. It brings me to tears at the very thought of what Jesus did for me. There were many years that I did not know that His free gift of grace needed to be received. I did not have the knowledge, no one ever told me. And I was going to church, Lord have mercy, but one day I got a Word from a minister and I surrendered and gave my life to the Lord and I am so very glad that I did. So I want to tell someone today who may not know that Jesus died for them too. Have you received Jesus into your heart? Don't wait we don't have the promise of tomorrow and heaven is real praise God♥