Scripture: John 14: 1-2

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. ² In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

Scripture Commentary: Jesus goes to prepare a place for you.

You prepare to take a trip but you have no need for Mapquest, or a map itself. When do you depart? You don’t know but the ticket has been stamped. This trip is planned; however, the destination is in question. You decide the destination based on who you serve during your life here on earth.

There is a place called hell with an eternal fire, and there is a place with love and peace. Romans 1:18 says, “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness.”

2 Peter 3: 13 says, “Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.”

Again, there are two destinations and your ticket has been stamped. You don’t need to pack. No clothes or money is needed.

Which place are you going to?

Will you go see God, Our Father, or Satan, the fallen one? If you are on the wrong path there is time to turn to Jesus and ask for forgiveness and repent. If you read this, then you still have time.

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John 14

Romans 1

2 Peter 3

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Do You Know the Way to Heaven?

Love Each Other As God Loves You

Scripture: Jude 1: 4-5

⁴ For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁵ I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.

Scripture Commentary:

Jude is James’ brother and Jesus’ half-brother. He knew Jesus his entire life yet they were unaware that their half-brother was the Messiah. Imagine being raised with God being your half-brother! What a wonderful experience that must have been. Yet they didn’t realize that they had been in God’s presence until after His death and resurrection.

People today have all the proof and still deny that Jesus Christ is God. There are churches with false teachers twisting the Bible’s teaching to justify their own opinions, life-styles, and wrong behaviors. They think they gain glory with this flesh falsehood. Distorting Scripture is playing with God’s Word and there will be a price to pay. God will judge them for excusing, tolerating and promoting sin.

Jude sends us a warning: Don’t play with God.

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Jude 1

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Don’t Be “Certain People”; Be Extraordinary!

You Already Know What Will Happen

Scripture: Matthew 25: 32-34

 All the nations of the world will be gathered before him, and he will separate them into two groups as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. ³³ The Son of Man will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.³⁴ “Then the King will say to the people on his right, ‘Come, my Father has given you his blessing. Receive the kingdom God has prepared for you since the world was made. 

Scripture Commentary:

Sheep and goats have many similarities but they are distinctly separate animals. One way to tell the difference is to look at their tails. A goat’s tail goes up while a sheep’s tail goes down. Also, they have different eating habits. Goats eat leaves, twigs, vines and shrubs, browsing for their food. In contrast, sheep are grazers, feasting on grass. Sheep stay together while goats are curious and independent.

At Jesus’s Second Coming He will separate people like a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

The sheep will feed the hungry, clothe the naked and comfort the sick. Meanwhile the goats will wander around doing nothing but eating. This parable illustrates the difference between Jesus’s followers and those who only do for themselves.

Are you trying to do the work of taking God’s Word to the flock? Or are you just grazing for yourself? Are you one of God’s sheep or are you just a goat?

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Matthew 25

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Jesus Spoke Plainly About His Purpose

God Says, “Come to Me” If You’re Weary

Scripture: Psalm 64: 1-3

Hear me, my God, as I voice my complaint; protect my life from the threat of the enemy. ² Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, from the plots of evildoers. ³ They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.

Scripture Commentary: Words can leave a scar not seen on the surface.

‘Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me.‘ As children we may have said this or heard someone else say it. Despite the saying, words cut deeper than sticks and stones. Words can leave a scar not seen on the surface of the skin but can be deep in the mind.

This small piece of meat in our mouth called the tongue is a very deadly thing. Satan can and does catch us unprepared and will ambush us and use the tongue to his advantage. He tempts us in our weakest areas when we least expect it.

Wickedness is something we all have at times in our life but when we call on Jesus Christ, He will bring us through. God will listen; all we have to do is believe.

When words are spoken against you consider the person, then pray for them. Give them to God.

David expressed himself honestly, knowing that God would hear his voice. Go to God as David did. God will hear your voice and He will understand. Trust God and words will not hurt you.

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Psalm 64

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God Is A Very Present Help in Trouble

Lord, Keep My Soul and Deliver Me

Scripture: Hosea 11: 8-9

“How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? How can I treat you like Admah? How can I make you like Zeboyim? My heart is changed within me; all my compassion is aroused. ⁹ I will not carry out my fierce anger, nor will I devastate Ephraim again. For I am God, and not a man—the Holy One among you. I will not come against their cities.

Scripture Commentary:

As a parent there are times that you must take strong measures to discipline your child after so many times of doing something wrong. But your compassion is aroused and your heart isn’t in it. You’ve told them what is wrong about their behavior and they continue to repeat the wrong. This is what God is telling Hosea and us. Turn from your sinful ways so that I, your God, will not have to punish you.

“I am God, and not a man.”

It’s easy to define God in terms of our own expectations and behaviors. This is a mistake. God is our Creator and Savior. We are His children. As our parent, it is His responsibility to correct us when we do wrong.

In reality, God is infinitely greater than we are. We are to become more like Him and not try to make Him into the image that makes us comfortable. God’s discipline is always loving and its object is always the well-being of the beloved.

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Hosea 11

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Return to the Lord Your God

The Ways of the Lord Are Right