I am sure that we all have loved ones that are not walking with God. I worry over them about the everyday things, but most critical of all - I worry about their souls. A fatal accident or illness doesn't just take their lives here, but they have lost their chance at eternal life. I know that they don't realize their peril. I didn't when I was lost. I, also, know they don't realize the grief and worry for them that we have that know God and His truth. If our lost ones truly understood they would be standing in line at the alter to make a change.
So many people are misled by the "but I'm a good person" argument or the "surely God will give everyone another chance" theory. Let me assure you these are not Biblical doctrine. The Bible is our guide and we all need to study it carefully. Otherwise, worldly ideas and Satan's lies will deceive even the very elect.
If you are lost, take some quiet time to search your heart. I'll bet God has been calling, but the world has been drowning out His voice. Jesus came for those that are lost. As long as you still have breath, you still have hope. God loves you and He sent His only begotten son to save you. He is still trying to save you.
If you are one who has lost loved ones, let me encourage you to PRAY for them. God can move in their hearts where we sometimes can't reach. DO NOT give up on them! If you give up and stop praying or loving them, then Satan wins. I know this may be harsh, but if (God forbid) they were to die lost, then you will know that you did everything that you could. We have to save ourselves from this untoward generation. Accepting Jesus Christ as our saviour is a personal choice that each of us must make; no one can make it for us. Remember God is on throne and He is in charge and He loves us.
Have a blessed day and keep the faith.
Mini Bible Lesson
Isaiah 8:19
And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? For living to the dead?
Lord, I have studied many things in my life; most of them false and with many dead ends. This reminds me of such. I was seeking the truth and the right way anywhere I could, but until I heard your calling I was as lost as the geese were this winter. One day they’d fly north because it was warm to the south. The next day they’d fly back south because they ran into cold weather up north. Some days they would fly over going south and a few hours later here they came again flying north. They would just go round and round in a circle because they were confused and lost as the truth evaded them.
The truth evades people depending upon them selves for it, because they are looking in the wrong places. They are seeking answers in a dead world that doesn’t accept the truth.
Isaiah 8:20
To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
Let’s face it, Jesus. Without you - we are dead. If we have no faith in God, he wants none of us. Jesus, you showed us the truth and offered hope to those who had none. You showed us the truth of the resurrection – that there is life after death. But without faith, we are lost and blinded to the truth. We are stumbling around in the dark with no light; falling into whatever mire that Satan has created.
Isaiah 8:21
And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward.
Who do we blame when things go wrong in our lives? God? The president? Family? Neighbor? We blame everyone but ourselves. We look all over, but not inside for the cause of trouble.
Isaiah 8:22
And they shall look unto the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and they shall be driven to darkness.
There is no truth to be found in this world. I have looked high and low for it. It just doesn’t exist in the darkness of this world. If you live in the darkness of this world, you will be miserable and lost and you will surely die. The only goodness and truth that you will find in this world is God’s light being shone onto and reflected around those who are his. He will not suffer his children to wander in darkness because they believe and seek him and the truth.
Your faith is a beacon to God; letting him know where you are. He shines his light upon you that you may see and that you may reflect the light and the truth to others. We were created in his image. What image is your mirror reflecting to the world?
Jesus, please, forgive me. My mirror isn’t reflecting your image like it should. Please, continue to shine your light on me that I may see the truth. Please, continue to teach me that I will learn and grow and be a better mirror for you.
Jesus, thank you for your word and the truth. Thank you for holding onto me when I am dull and my light is low. Please, help me to be more pleasing to you. Please, hear my prayers and remember all your children, Lord. Even those wandering in the darkness. Help me, Lord, to be a beacon for them to find you.
I pray that you will see the light today and every day.
And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? For living to the dead?
Lord, I have studied many things in my life; most of them false and with many dead ends. This reminds me of such. I was seeking the truth and the right way anywhere I could, but until I heard your calling I was as lost as the geese were this winter. One day they’d fly north because it was warm to the south. The next day they’d fly back south because they ran into cold weather up north. Some days they would fly over going south and a few hours later here they came again flying north. They would just go round and round in a circle because they were confused and lost as the truth evaded them.
The truth evades people depending upon them selves for it, because they are looking in the wrong places. They are seeking answers in a dead world that doesn’t accept the truth.
Isaiah 8:20
To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
Let’s face it, Jesus. Without you - we are dead. If we have no faith in God, he wants none of us. Jesus, you showed us the truth and offered hope to those who had none. You showed us the truth of the resurrection – that there is life after death. But without faith, we are lost and blinded to the truth. We are stumbling around in the dark with no light; falling into whatever mire that Satan has created.
Isaiah 8:21
And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward.
Who do we blame when things go wrong in our lives? God? The president? Family? Neighbor? We blame everyone but ourselves. We look all over, but not inside for the cause of trouble.
Isaiah 8:22
And they shall look unto the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and they shall be driven to darkness.
There is no truth to be found in this world. I have looked high and low for it. It just doesn’t exist in the darkness of this world. If you live in the darkness of this world, you will be miserable and lost and you will surely die. The only goodness and truth that you will find in this world is God’s light being shone onto and reflected around those who are his. He will not suffer his children to wander in darkness because they believe and seek him and the truth.
Your faith is a beacon to God; letting him know where you are. He shines his light upon you that you may see and that you may reflect the light and the truth to others. We were created in his image. What image is your mirror reflecting to the world?
Jesus, please, forgive me. My mirror isn’t reflecting your image like it should. Please, continue to shine your light on me that I may see the truth. Please, continue to teach me that I will learn and grow and be a better mirror for you.
Jesus, thank you for your word and the truth. Thank you for holding onto me when I am dull and my light is low. Please, help me to be more pleasing to you. Please, hear my prayers and remember all your children, Lord. Even those wandering in the darkness. Help me, Lord, to be a beacon for them to find you.
I pray that you will see the light today and every day.
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