22/01/2020 - THE LORD LIVES

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The Lord lives! Blessed be my Rock! Let the God of my salvation be exalted.    Psalm 18:46

King David’s statement, proclaimed a thousand years before Christ came, died and rose again, speaks louder than any other. In fact, Jesus is God and therefore always existed. It was He who created all things after the Father had commanded all things to be done. God is real, and David knew he would be used by Him. So when an opportunity came his way to do a work for the Lord, the psalmist would not think twice. Halleluiah!

This same faith will make all true people winners. However, if we do not give God the control of our life, we will achieve nothing. When we do not surrender to His Word, we are rebellious and therefore will not be used in the accomplishment of His work. Why discard divine guidance and insist on doing something we know nothing about? God is Omniscient – knows everything and sees everything!

In the book of Revelation, upon revealing Himself to John, Jesus said that He was the One who had been dead and now lives and has the keys of Hades and of Death (Revelation 1:18). He fought an uphill battle in the regions of death when He defeated and dethroned Satan. Now the devil owns neither his house. When we are with the Lord, we are taught to do the work right.

The apostle Paul said: And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty (1 Corinthians 15:14), but as He is risen, we can do what is necessary. Jesus is alive and by our side, so we can solve any problem. No enemy can defeat us, because we have been given the authority to resist him (James 4:7). The Savior rose from the dead for our justification and commanded us to preach the Gospel to every creature.

The most glorious fact about Christ will take place one day when He returns and takes His Church to be with Him for eternity. I strive to be among the Lord´s redeemed. Whoever is not there will be sent to the kingdom of death, in the lake of fire and brimstone, and will never come out. Why don’t many prepare themselves for this decisive event for the future of every person at Earth? Stay alert and pray!

Because Jesus lives, we can preach His Word and believe that He is with us, as He promised, until the end of the age (Matthew 28:20). He is our blessed Rock, where we can build our lives and hope that one day we will be with Him. Then, forever, we will do the will of the heavenly Father. Do your best not to lose your soul and not be condemned to eternal torment!

Jesus is the God of our salvation, the One who paid the price of our ransom with His blood. He went to Hell and defeated the devil. He will soon return to put an end to all that is no good, taking the saved to Heaven. The rebellious and other sinners will be sent to perdition. Mercy!

In Christ, with love,

R. R. Soares