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Because of social media we now have a platform for everybody to say whatever they want, but that does not give us the right to say whatever we want. As believers we need to use wisdom and common sense when we speak, because our words can be very harmful to others, especially if they are not true. And people don't like gossips or liars. They might be interested in what you have to say, but will not consider you a reliable person to tell anything in the future. Instead of gossip and slander we need to speak words of kindness and truth, words that will uplift and encourage our listeners, rather than stuff that will break them down. Our Lord and Saviour Jesus always had a kind and compassionate word for all he met, and that should also be our motto as His true followers. Much LOVE!

We all want to trust and have faith in someone or something, but faith doesn't come easily, we have to go through situations that call for faith and trust before we can ever learn that most valuable lesson. However, the most trustworthy Being in the universe is Almighty God, our Creator and LOVING Father. He is the ONLY One we can ever trust with our whole hearts, souls bodies and minds, for our fellow human beings are very deceptive and deceitful and will turn against us or break our trust without blinking an eye. However, God will never do that. That's why He's the best and only One we should ever trust with all our hearts. If He didn't have our sincere best at heart, He would not have sent His only Son Jesus Christ to die on the cross at Calvary to save us. So, please let that open our hearts so that we can put our sincere trust in Him. You will never regret it. Much LOVE!

Since believers in Christ Jesus belong to God, bought with His blood, then we ought to behave the way God desires of us, not as we desire. Jesus had to pay the steep price for our salvation because our natural bent is sin and more sin. That was the only way we could be redeemed from a sinful earthly life and thus end up where sinners go to spend eternal life, to hell with the master of it's fiery domain, Satan. Our wonderful God did not desire that unrighteous end for His most precious creation, so He deprived himself of Jesus' company for a time, laid the burden of the world's sins on His sinless shoulders so that we could have the option of eternal life with Him in heaven, instead of falling down into the bottomless pit of hell with Lucifer. It's therefore our responsibility our bounden duty, to live for Jesus; live the righteous, sanctified, life that He lived, and wants all of His followers to follow. Please, let's let's do as He desires, and LIVE FOR JESUS! Much LOVE!

One cannot make a positive and substantial difference in anything, or on behalf of anyone unless you are fully committed to the cause. And I believe that's a major problem in present day Christianity. A lot of us talk a good talk, but we don't action that walk. It's just hot air that we keep spouting, and we're not living the kind of life that Jesus desires of us, the kind of life that will make others want to turn to Him for comfort and salvation. That's why the evil enemy is so prominent and powerful in our world today. And unless, we who call ourselves believers, that's Christians, followers of Christ Jesus, wake up and start doing what we know to do, then the enemy will keep getting even more powerful until we reach a point of no return and our world goes up in smoke. Is that what we want? Is that what Jesus desires? NO! So please let's wake up, come alive, become the true salt of the earth and the light of the world, so that others can see our good works and glorify our Father in heaven. Much LOVE!

Although God gave us free will to do as we please, His main desire was that we use the free will to be in strong and sincere fellowship with Him, to LOVE Him the way He LOVED us, so that He could bless us with all the good things He had in store for us. But unwisely, foolishly, we've turned against God, wallowed in sin, and even when He gave us the opportunity to climb out of the mire by sending His Son Jesus to die on the cross for us, we still seem to refuse His advances. That's not wise friends, for if we don't get in good with Jesus, then we will end up eternally separated from Him, and that's the worst situation a human soul can ever experience. Please, I plead with you today, please accept Christ as Lord and Saviour today nuh, so your soul won't end up in hellfire with Satan. Much LOVE!

Living the Christian life doesn't mean things will always go well with us, but the big thing is that when bad things befall us, we have Jesus to turn to for comfort and solace. The truth is that when we begin to live for Christ, many people will likely turn against us, and many unfortunate things may befall us, but we don't need to worry, because God has promised to work everything out for us eventually, if we keep on living in faith. No, living the Christian life on this earth, has never been, and will never be easy with the enemy and his many evil cronies always trying to get us off track. But if we keep close to Jesus, and do our best, He will help and eventually reward us with the crown of life. And that's certainly something to look forward to! Much LOVE!

This world will eventually come to a disastrous end, but Jesus has faithfully promised that all who embrace Him as their Lord and Saviour until the end times, will indeed be saved from the unhappy ending. And what have we got to lose by not embracing Him eh? A lot my people! If we don't embrace Him and stick with Him to the very end, then we will end up in hellfire with Satan and face eternal separation from God! And believe me, that is the very worst thing that can ever happen to a human soul! And since they say that a word of warning to the wise is sufficient, please accept this warning and be wise. Stand up and accept Jesus right now as your Number One, and hold on to Him tightly, for we know not when He might return, it might just be suddenly, like a thief in the night, and if we're found wanting when that happens, then crapaud smoke we pipe! Much LOVE!

The most important aspect of a believer's life is to learn about the Holy Spirit, His purpose and power, which is to lead and guide them in doing God's will for their lives, enabling them to put God's plan to give them a hope and a future into motion, so they can reach the destiny He's set in place for them. It's not always easy to do, because the Holy Spirit usually operates in a quiet manner, and you've got to train yourself to hear Him over the noise and cacophony that the enemy creates as a deceitful and disturbing ruse, so he can drown out the Spirit's leading and guidance. But if you put your heart and mind to it, and release the faith that resides in you, you can be led by the Spirit's wonderful guidance. In fact, until and unless you allow Him to lead you, you will never fully understand or enjoy the abundant life that Christ died for us to have. So please pay serious attention to the Holy Spirit, the third member of the Holy Trinity. It will cause you to enjoy a most blessed, though not always easy life. Much LOVE!

Jesus made many promises to us while He was here on earth, amongst them the gift of salvation, and eternal life and the coming of the Holy Spirit, the Third person of the Holy Trinity to indwell us when He left. And that miraculous occasion did happen ten days after He ascended back to heaven, on the day of the feast of Pentecost, one of the most important days of the Christian calendar, because it was on that fateful day that the promise of the Comforter was fulfilled; the Holy Spirit appeared to the disciples and the early believers and began indwelling them, and giving them all sorts of power, so that they could do the work Jesus desired of them and subsequently ALL believers, which includes us in these troubled times. That's why we have to learn to walk with and in the Spirit, because that's the only way we can ever truly fulfill Jesus' Great Commission, that of spreading His good news gospel all around the world! Much LOVE!

Our God is great, there's no doubt about that! Any being that can create the magnificent universe that surrounds us; the sun, moon, stars, seas, mountains, birds, fishes, other animals, and the greatest of them all, mankind, and have them exist in such a finely tuned environment, has to be amazing and somewhat unbelievable by our finite standards. But that's why it takes faith to handle all the stuff that happens in our universe, including the very real and very important presence of Jesus in our lives. For without Him, we are lost, something essential will be missing in and lacking from our lives. That's why it's ever so important to invite Him into our hearts to become our Lord and Saviour, for it's only then that we'll find the missing pieces of the puzzle that is our life. Jesus is indeed the piece needed to fill the empty space, the void that exists in all of us. Please be wise and turn to Him today, for He is the only wise option we have. Much LOVE!