At the Cross...

“He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed”.

Isi 53:3-6 [KJV]

 Let’s just educate ourselves on a few thoughts that will help us apprectiate the atoning sacrifice of our Lord. What happened at the Cross? Well He was crucified (...you don’t say!) [just kidding].

Thinking about the crucifixion just fills my mind with so many ideas, but I’ll just stick to what happened At the Cross. I’ll try to analyse it sequentially;

First- He was taken to the place of the skull (Golgotha)-  Hebrew tradition affirms that, when David killed Goliath, he took his head and buried it on a mountain in Jerusalem that became known as the place of the skull, the Bible supports this fact;

“And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent”. 1Sam 17:54 [KJV]

So we see a shepherd boy stepping out in God’s name and taking away the reproach of God’s people (the Israelites) by defeating a champion that rendered them powerless. You’ll agree with me that, that’s a ‘type’ of the redemption work of Jesus (the good shepherd), when He came in God’s name and took away our reproach (sin) by defeating the devil through the cross;

“And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it (the cross)”. Col 2:15

 He was indeed the son of David! Another ‘type’, we see is Abraham’s sacrifice of Isaac (the promised child) that made him father of many nations; So we see Jesus (the promised messiah) being sacrificed to bring many sons unto the Father, many scholars agree that mount Moriah (where Abraham sacrificed) is one and the same with mount Calvary where Jesus was crucified.

Second- He was nailed to the cross;-

“Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross”. Col 2:14

In order words, He blotted out the law; i.e. by being condemned He condemned the law and in case you’re looking for it, you can check the cross! You see, the law exposed man as sinful and restricted God from reaching out to His people as the Father that He is, so sacrifices were made to God periodically to cover sin, but Jesus made the final sacrifice that ended the law (notice at the cross He cried God, not Father) and thus started a new dawn for men to find a Father in the God that they knew.

Third- There were two criminals crucified by His sides; yes He was numbered with the transgressors, so you can’t number transgressors without numbering Jesus (the inscription on his cross read “THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS”) and you also can’t mention Christians without mentioning Christ; since Jesus is the very Christ (God with us), the cross is thus the only platform on which God could interact with man, thus reconciling God and man from the ‘beef’ that started in the garden of Eden.

Fourth- He was forsaken;

“...Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” Matt 27:46

Well, He was forsaken, the Greek word implies; “God left Him behind” needless to say; He bore the full implications of the law. Gal 3:13

            Fifth- His outer Garments were parted into 4 places among 4 soldiers and they cast lots for His inner coat. I know that many metaphors could apply here, but we see Jesus making an aspect of the Jewish culture (their dress code) to be sought after by Gentiles; see salvation was to the Jews first and then the Gentiles, it’s as if He was giving an invitation card, saying to the Gentiles- “People are getting saved over here, you’re all invited”. Halleluyah!

            And I’ll rest at this point, He cried, “It is finished”, the veil of the Holy of Holies was torn in two from top to bottom; the Holy Ghost was released from His ‘Holy Chambers’ and is now available to dwell in the heart of men and women all around the world. He put an end to the law and He took over the duties of the priesthood when Caiaphas the high priest tore his clothes (which was unlawful for him to do) before the eternal high priest- after the order of Melchisedec, and that was the end of the Abrahamic Covenant (testament) and the beginning of the new testament.

“For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth”.

Rom 10:4

            So we see Jesus died to save us from sin (Matt 1:21), He is the very Word that cleanses us from sin (Eph 5:26) and He sent the Holy Spirit that empowers (Acts 1:8) us to live His resurrected life so as He is, so are we presently!

Salvation for the Unsaved

Just pray this prayer sincerely and partake of this free gift of salvation.

“Jesus, today I come as I am: for you said He that comes to You, You will in no wise cast out; therefore I believe in my heart that You died, were buried and resurrected for my redemption and justification, and by your finished work, I stand righteous before God, therefore with my mouth, I confess you as my Lord and saviour today the [date/month/year] and I am free from sin, sickness, and Satan and I reign in this life by your grace and have assurance of the life to come in Jesus precious name. Amen.”

NO CONDEMNATION!

“There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death”.

Rom 8:1-2 [KJV]

Let’s analyse this topic a little. Condemnation in the above scripture implies a damnatory sentence- a guilty verdict. Condemnation is what our works deserve; it’s the best that we can afford by our own selves.  Jesus states this plainly;

“For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God”.

Jn 3:17-18 [KJV]

 So Jesus didn’t come to the earth to point fingers and declare whose right and who’s wrong, rather He came to keep us safe from judgement, and those that don’t believe this are already condemned. So we see two scenarios;

·         In the flesh

·         In Christ Jesus

In the flesh, irrespective of what I do or don’t do, I am already condemned. In Christ Jesus, I’m free from condemnation independent of my works, I don’t have to be guilty any more because the Bible says;

“Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.

Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us”.

Rom 8:33-34 [KJV]

            Yes, I’m in a safe house, because the only one who is qualified to judge me, (because He, Himself is sinless) is the very one who died for me; instead of judgement, I was justified- just-as-if I never sinned by God, because I have believed in the name of Jesus. Hallelujah! It’s like in the old testament when someone would accidentally kill someone else and the law demanded an eye for an eye, so a bereaved relative could come for revenge, but God provided 6 cities of refuge spread throughout Israel, where the person who killed could run to, and as long He was in any of those cities the avenger of blood was not allowed to take vengeance. (Josh 20:1-6). So we see a 'type' of redemption in the Old Testament.

            Let us consider this: It is not God’s will that any should perish, but by our deeds we can’t meet God’s standard of righteousness, hence we deserve judgement (2Pet 3:9), but justice must be meted out because He is a just God (Job 8:3), so God sent His sinless son to keep us safe from judgement (condemnation), who became sin and condemned sin in His flesh on the cross so we can become the righteousness  of God in Christ Jesus (2Cor 5:19-21) Hallelujah!

            Once again;

“No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD”.

Isi 54:17 [KJV]

            So you see, it’s our responsibility to refute (condemn), damnatory suggestions of the enemy because our righteousness is of God.

But what happens when I miss it?

“We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to keep his whole body in check”.

Jam 3:2 [NIV]

            It’s good that we understand that we were called unto good works (Eph 2:10); we must be zealous of good works (Tit 2:14), hence when we miss it, our spirit judges (condemns) us, our conscience points out the wrong and blames us, but God knows better;-

“Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.

This then is how we know that we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence whenever our hearts condemn us.

For God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God and receive from him anything we ask, because we obey his commands and do what pleases him.

And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us. ”

1Jn 3:18-23 [NIV]

Here the Bible explains that when we believe in the name of Jesus and love one another, that we abide in the truth and this makes our hearts settled in His presence even when our hearts condemn us, and this gives us the confidence by which we ask and receive from God. Thank God, He knows all things and is greater than our hearts, so I don’t have to remain in guilt, I’m confident in His presence because I do His command- I believe in the name of his Son.

Therefore; rather than accepting condemnation;

“Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.”

Heb 4:16 [KJV]

            Yes that’s what we should do when we miss it- come boldly and obtain mercy. This knowledge will make you free from sin, (not free to sin)!

Salvation for the Unsaved

The Bible makes it clear; those in Christ cannot be condemned, but those outside of Christ Jesus are already condemned; so please make your choice Jesus or the world. If you want a condemnation-free life please pray this simple prayer sincerely.

“Jesus, today I come as I am: for you said He that comes to You, You will in no wise cast out; therefore I believe in my heart that You died, were buried and resurrected for my redemption and justification, and by your finished work, I stand righteous before God, therefore with my mouth, I confess you as my Lord and saviour today the [date/month/year] and I am free from sin, sickness, and Satan and I reign in this life by your grace and have assurance of the life to come in Jesus precious name. Amen.”

So What’s Up With Fasting?

You know, the first time I heard the word ‘fasting’, as I can remember was in primary school; when I heard some of my colleagues talking [bragging] about whose parents could fast the longest, and whose parents got the slimmest after fasting, and since I didn’t know what it meant (and I felt too proud to ask), I just assumed that they were talking about ‘racing’ (fast); as in whose parents could run the fastest and get the slimmest afterwards!

But unlike me, I’ll suppose you’ve realised that fasting is simply abstaining from food for Godly devotion. Most Hebrew words are more dramatic in their expression of words, and in this case it (fasting) derives from a root word that means (‘to cover [the mouth]’). If my mouth is really covered up, then food won’t enter right? Well then what about drinking water? What’s up with fruit fasting? When should I start my fast? When is the appropriate time to end? What should be the interval of my fast? Why on earth should I fast?! (more questions than answers isn’t it?).

Well, it’s easy to just re-quote religious ideas, but let us see what the Bible says; to start with, out of the thousands of verses in the Bible, fasting is only mentioned in 17 of them, in fact it’s mentioned only 8 times in the new testament [KJV] (we’re new testament sons and daughters of God), many letters were written to the church and in no one were they commanded to fast, I’ll just quote Kenneth E. Hagin on this one “Fasting, then, must not be as important as some people would lead you to believe” (A commonsense guide to fasting).

But the Bible definitely affirms that Moses fasted (Exo 34:28), Elijah fasted (1King 19:8), Jesus fasted (Matt 4:2), Paul fasted (2Cor 11:27), the prophets and teachers fasted
(Acts 13:1-2), and there’s a long list of God’s people that fasted, so there is definitely something to fasting. Let’s also remember that Jesus said “...when [not if] you fast...” (Matt 6:16), so I can categorically say that we are expected to fast.

Fasting will increase your sensitivity to the things of the Spirit, it will draw you in closer fellowship with God (Joel 2:12). It will fasten your body (keep it under) (1Cor 9:27) and fatten your Spirit (Spiritual Growth). Fasting doesn’t move God, it doesn’t change God, it doesn’t change God’s mind, but it will change us, and by drawing closer to God, it’s definitely easier to be blessed, because we respond more readily to Spirit's biddings at such times. Fasting doesn’t make God bless you more, (He has already given us all Spiritual blessings) (Eph 1:3) rather it opens us up more to the blessings God has already given us.

I learnt from Derek Prince’s book; ‘How to fast successfully’ that traditionally, fasting involves abstinence from solid food but often allows taking of liquids including water and fruit juice especially during long fasts. So am I disqualified when I take water or fruit juice during a bona fide fast?- NO!

We know the Jews did 24-hour fasts from the sundown of one day till the sundown of the next (Lev 23:27), the Bible also records an instance of a 12-hour fast (Josh 7:6), we saw the prophets and teachers fast in Act 13 but the Bible never recorded for how long. So must I start my fast in the morning? - NO! For instance, if I’m occupied with serious work all day long, but I sincerely want to fast, I can eat and have energy for my tasks during the day and devote more time in the evening (say 6pm) till the next morning to wait on God [no need fasting if you’re not going to fellowship with God]. The best fasts are the ones done at the promptings of the Holy Spirit, Smith Wigglesworth was prompted in this way at one time (and it was in the evening) and all He did was skip that dinner and the following breakfast. Therefore there's no rigid time structure for your fast.

 Our fasts should be a spiritual feast, a time of great joy in God’s presence. No! Your fast cannot atone for your sins; it draws you closer to the one who paid the full price for our sins. Let’s make sure that our days of fast are acceptable days before God; let’s give to needy, release someone’s burden, forgive someone- doing it from a cheerful heart, then we will see blessing pour! (Isi 58:8-12) KJV

“Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward.

Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;

And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday:

And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.

 And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in”.

Salvation for the Unsaved

Fasting draws you nearer to God, and draws blessings nearer to you, but before you come to God you must first believe that He is (Heb 11:6), and you can’t believe in whom you do not know; so let me introduce you to Jesus today- just pray this simple prayer sincerely;

“Jesus, today I come as I am: for you said He that comes to You, You will in no wise cast out; therefore I believe in my heart that You died, were buried and resurrected for my redemption and justification, and by your finished work, I stand righteous before God, therefore with my mouth, I confess you as my Lord and saviour today the [date/month/year] and I am free from sin, sickness, and Satan and I reign in this life by your grace and have assurance of the life to come in Jesus precious name. Amen.”

Please find a good Bible based church close to you (if you're not in one) and fellowship with them, so as to grow in the things of the Spirit. God bless you.

Be Sincere About it!

“And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.

  But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.

  But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

  Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.

  But he answered and said, it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.

  And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.

 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour”.

Matt 15:22-28 KJV

          

  The passage above spells out our topic out very clearly, God knows us perfectly; just as we are and He expects us to approach Him in that manner “just as we are”, so we can find Him where He is [in truth].

            That brings me to my definition: sincerity is simply truthfulness. In the scripture above; Jesus entered into a gentile boarder [Tyre and Sidon] and a Canaanite woman came seeking His assistance, but she came in the guise of a Jew, while being a Canaanite, for she said “Son of David”- it was the custom of the Jews to call the messiah; “Son of David”, but Jesus saw through her hypocrisy and shunned her, after much persuasion Jesus used the very Jewish customs that she was faking to rebuke her, notice He said:

·         “I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel”

The Jews were the only people that God set apart for Himself and they had the promise of salvation (Isi 9:6)

·         “...it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs”

Because of their religious piety the Jews saw themselves as clean (Matt 15:2 & Mar 7: 3-4) and other nations [Gentiles] as unclean and hence akin them to dogs.

But He wanted to help her so He gave her a hint: the Greek word translated dog in that passage, actually means ‘puppy’ (it’s puppies that eat crumbs, not full grown dogs!), and she caught the hint and came out clean, admitting that she was a Gentile then she received her miracle!

And this is what happens when we try to fake it in the presence of God; first we get shunned and it seems like God isn’t there, then we get rebuked because of our hypocrisy and then we leave in a worse situation than we came, but God is only out to help us and to bless us, He longs to pour out His grace and favour upon us, He longs to show us His mercy and love, but He can’t do it if we decide to put on a mask. He sees us as we are so be that way. (Heb 4:13)

So pray with sincere words from your heart that line up with God’s Word, read your Bible with sincere devotion, fast from your heart, because you love God, not as a religious obligation. In fact I’ll say this “If it’s God’s work you’re doing and it’s not sincere stop it!”, because God rewards your labour of love (not necessity) [Heb 6:10].

I’ll love to buttress this with a few more scriptural instances. Notice the following scripture;

“And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.

 And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?

 Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth”

Jn 9:39-41 KJV

In order words if we are sincere enough to admit that we can’t see, then Jesus will open our eyes and show us the way, it’s when we admit our weakness that God’s strength shows up (2Cor 12:9-10). In fact a sincere and contrite heart is always the starting point of a walk with God.

“And when He comes [the Spirit of truth], He will convict and convince the world and bring demonstration to it about sin and about righteousness (uprightness of heart and right standing with God) and about judgment”

Jn 16:8 AMP

Therefore:

If you desire a sincere walk with God, just pray this simple prayer and experience Jesus give you a new beginning.

“Father, today I come as I am: for you said He that comes to You, You will in no wise cast out; therefore I believe in my heart that You died, were buried and resurrected for my redemption and justification, and by your finished work, I stand righteous before God, therefore with my mouth, I confess you as my Lord and saviour today the [date/month/year] and I am free from sin, sickness, and Satan and I reign in this life by your grace and have assurance of the life to come in Jesus precious name. Amen.”

Shalom: God’s Peace in a Troubled World

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”

Phil 4:6-7 [NIV]

            The Hebrew word; shalom goes beyond the idea of the absence of war, it connotes a multitude of meanings, primary of which is completeness. The verb form of the word (i.e. shalam) is associated with restitution- restoring to a perfect state. So we see from scriptures:

“...the punishment that brought us peace was upon him [Jesus], and by his wounds we are healed”.   –Isi 53:5 NIV.

In other words the punishment that reconciled (restored) us back to God was inflicted on Jesus, and on that platform (righteousness) we are healed.

            Even the Greek form of the word (eirene) derives from the primary verb “eiro” (meaning: to join). In essence, peace brings us in oneness- perfect soundness with God. In this state we experience prosperity, sound health, wholeness; basically it qualifies us to partake in all the divine attributes of God. Again we see from scriptures;

“The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace”

-         Ps 29:11 KJV

It’s important to note here that, when God blesses us, He empowers us. The Hebrew word for bless (barak) carries a concrete meaning of presenting a gift of value to someone while kneeling. In other words humbling oneself in order to empower someone else with a gift of great value. Notice this was what Jesus did through the crucifixion:

“And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross”. Phil 2:8 KJV

“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid”. Jn 14:27 KJV

It’s also worthy to note that the Greek word ‘aphiemi’ which is translated leave in jn 14:27 carries the same sense as a husband divorcing his wife, also it connotes to “go away leaving something behind”[Thayer’s Greek definitions] as in yield up- give away. That was what Jesus did before he went to the cross- He blessed us with His peace, He left peace behind for us; hence He could now suffer the pains and agonies of the cross because He humbled Himself and became like us, having now made us like Himself (at peace with God) therefore He said “...Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid”. He made it clear, it was His own peace that He gave to us, without this it will be impossible for our hearts not to be troubled and be afraid (we definitely have a lot to worry about!) but He took our place, that’s why He died.

To buttress a little more on this: the word peace is found in 400 verses of the Bible [KJV] and the last verse it was mentioned was Rev 6:4 and in that verse, peace was taken away from the earth. Mind you in the book of revelations, God’s wrath was not manifested until after this verse- after peace was taken away from the earth; so you see it was impossible for Jesus to suffer the agony of the cross with His peace. (By the way the book of Revelation is actually the revelation of Jesus Christ. Rev 1:1). Remember Jesus is Immanuel – God with us. So while He was with His disciples, He could keep them in peace, but when He was leaving; He left something of great value with his disciples, just like a father wills off great possessions to His children- that gift was His peace.

Therefore:

Be Anxious for Nothing!

Yes!, rather “...in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God”. Here God is teaching us how to appropriate and enjoy His peace in our lives. In essence, instead of worrying about something, I can trust God to handle everything. Again we see from scriptures:

“Casting the whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully”

-1Pet 5:7 AMP

            I was conversing with someone sometime ago, and I noticed that she wasn’t looking too happy so I asked what the problem was, well the long story short was she had lots of very important things to do within a short while all written down but very few were done, as I recall the more she tried, the more things didn’t go her way, and the sadder she became. Well I didn’t know what to say, but I knew God’s Word so I showed her this same scripture (1Pet 5:7) in the amplified translation and told her “you may not help thinking about the issues but you ought not to worry about them because God cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully”, I encouraged her to cast all her anxieties once and for all on God, and then she left. A few hours later I saw her; this time she was gleeful- all her tasks were accomplished; she went to the same places, but this time there was an intervention of favour, everything followed through like clockwork and was done in a very short interval of time. See, God’s Word is alive and active Hallelujah!

            A day after this, I was travelling somewhere on a bus and I was reading Kenneth E. Hagin’s book “How you can be led by the Spirit of God”, then I got to the section that he talked about practicing the Word of God, and He used Phil 4:6 as a case study, and I remember just meditating over those words before I slept off, by the time I woke up I discovered that the bus was much emptier, people were screaming, the driver and the conductor were gone! I heard someone say to get down and run away but I wondered if I would be going from frying pan to fire, so I stayed inside the bus (I was confident of God’s protection), soon after, thieves (about eight of them) entered the bus with a gun and machetes and my God! was there some beating, things got stolen, properties were littered on the ground, a lady even got raped another one got injured, one of the people that ran away was found in the bush and they gave him a bounty of bruises and of course stole the money he had on him, mean while the place was dark- I hardly could see any of their faces, it lasted from about 12:05am till about 12:50am, and all I could remember was that scripture: “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God” so I did that even before the thieves came in, I put my fear aside and committed things to God in prayer, I tell you- thoughts flew through my mind-“will they shoot?”, “will I get shot?”, “Am I going to survive this?” and so on, but the peace of God guarded my heart and mind in the midst of all this, even their punches where like balloons bouncing of me, as if I was surrounded by a shock absorber, people were running up and down in the bushes, I was resting on the chair inside, later they left their gun and ran away and we discovered that the gun was not even loaded, they carried machetes but didn’t use it on anyone.

            The testimony is that there was peace in the midst of the storm; with the tone of anger in those men, I tell you, if that gun was loaded people would have died that night, but the bible says:

“When thou passest through the waters, I [will be] with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee”

-Isi 43:2 KJV

Notice the bible says when not if; the storms of life come to us all, but just like the fourth man in the furnace, God will always come to the rescue of His people, as long as they are willing to be anxious for nothing!

So come dearly beloved, burdened and ladened with care for there’s rest in Jesus Christ, so cast your cares upon Him once and for all, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully.

“He is our peace”

- Eph 2:14

For those Not sure of their salvation:

You can’t assume it, you can’t fake it, and you definitely can’t earn it through your good deeds, the truth doesn’t change, it doesn’t get old and is true whether you believe it or not: Jesus died to offer you the greatest gift- eternal life, and in this life we have eternal peace.

Just pray this simple prayer with sincerity and accept this gift of God;

“Father, today I come as I am: for you said He that comes to You, You will in no wise cast out; therefore I believe in my heart that You died, were buried and resurrected for my redemption and justification, and by your finished work, I stand righteous before God, therefore with my mouth, I confess you as my Lord and saviour today the [date/month/year] and I am free from sin, sickness, and Satan and I reign in this life by your grace and have assurance of the life to come in Jesus precious name. Amen.”