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"The wrath of a king is as messengers of death, but a wise man will pact ft
it" (Proverbs 16 14)
"But God said unto him. thou fool this night thy soul shall be required of thee
then whose shall those things be which thou h^rprovided " (l.uke 12 201
Everybody wants to talk about eternal security but no one wants to talk or
to discuss carnal security those things which allow s the mind to pull your soul
into one who finds pleasure in goods of this life
This one man had become a pleasure seeker, one who "said to his own soul.
Soul, thou hast many goods laid up for many years, take thine ease. eat. drink
and be merry "
This man could build, read blue prints and he did quite well for himself I le
found himself with much and now here to store it So he said to himself "This
will 1 do, 1 will pull down my bams and build greater this is what 1 will do"
Oh my friend, he made a mistake He called it his "My bam. mv fruit. m\
goods" And above all he satd. "My soul" And then he declared. "1 will eat and
drink and be merry" This was his mistake "The earth is the Lord's and the
fullness thereof The earth art thine, the heavens art thine as for the world and
the fullness thereof, thou hast founded them " (Psalm 89 11)
While everything seems to be quiet and peace flowed through his soul and
his neighbor drank wine and praised the gods of gold and of silver, of brass and
iron, of w ood and of stone " In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand
and WTote over against the candlestick upon the plaster of the w all of the king's
palace and the king's loins were loosed and his knees smote one against
another." (Daniel 5:4-7)
The old preacher. Solomon, said "The WTath of a king is as messengers of
death." (Proverbs 16:14) While the rich man was resting on his bed, a voice rang
out. "Thou fool, this night (not tomorrow or next week or next year. THIS
NIGHT) thy soul is required of thee " (St. Luke 12:20)
Robeson County has been notified or put on notice that a Disease control
center is here because of a high increase of a deadly disease called Syphilis- a.
disease that causes blindness, heart disease, and even death This county ranked
17th in the nation all because of sex outside of marriage. Did you know sex
outside of marriage is a sin? Solomon declared "Fools make a mockery of sin
(Proverbs 14:9)
How can this be? We have had too much of the world, too little resistance,
too much power and too little restraint
Among us have been too many first year marriages with joy rides, w ith thrills
and laughter causing too mam man lagos to trawl left of the center line
Robeson Count} has not been told enough about a religion that should be
centered with a cross and when did >ou hear about the "Cross of Calvary."
rather than to pacitv it with repentance (.which has been said change your mind,
your thinking is wrong. \our action is wrong, y ou have departed from the center
of things. \our measurements are false, your balances are evil, your judgements
are pen ciled ) Instead of crowning him Lord and Savior, we joined those 21XX)
years ago who cried. "Cruelty Him " We need to pacify him with repentance,
show some emotion toward wrongncss We need to be on time with our shame
and seek Ibrgiv eness. to act as one who does ovist now. if w e aw ait as w e have,
then he w ill become bred and disillusioned and then it w ill he loo late Like the
rich man. the hour vou least expect it. the voice could ring out. "This night thy
soul is revjuued of thee Thou an weighed in the balances and art found
wanting " (Daniel 5 27)
Mv ft lend, defiance is not found in any books or heard on television, not read
in magazines It is found in sei ipture Romans I 28-29 Peel off the mask and
scrape awav all the v eneer and get right to the core of deprav ity portraving
mankind Would you like to know how God feels about rebellious sons and
daughters' Listen, this is not limited to unbeliev ers, but it is among the famtlv
of God's people rebellious children You wrestle with it from a toddler who
threw a tantrum to an angrv brother Listen to these words in Deuteronomy
21 IX-21 "If any man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey his
father or mother, and thev chastise him and he will not listen to them. (In other
words, if you have a son w ho made your life hell on earth). "Then vou would
tell others that he is rebellious, a glutton drunkard, then all lite men shall stone
him to death " This my friend is how God feels about rebellious children
Solomon said. "The wrath of a king is as messengers of death, but a wise man
will pacify it" (Proverbs 16 14)
Do you not see. my friend, that our churches are losing their virtue'' She is
spiritually saying. "We don't want to do right" The church today has been
willing to depart from her liberty and her ecstasy at the ransomed of her own
blood We now rank 17 th in the nation in venereal disease "The vvTath of a king
is as messengers of death "
Look around you! What is the message'' Lose weight: lose 30 pounds and
leel good Split level homes occupied by split personality persons Aircondilioned
cars for hot tempered people A church people who once called
whiskey whiskey, now call it medicine Crack was that of a wall not something
to sniff up the nose of a person
Let meelose with this The ticket in your hand, you need to tear up It is herein
Robeson County, where you live that's become unsafe Lottie Moon, Annie
Armstrong don't need you. Robeson County does' We are faced with a king
who has warned us "You can't mock God : you cannot mock God with masses
of confessions to cover up an ungodly life like the fanner who may dye ground
rocks to look like seeds, plant them w ith sweat, yet the harvest will be nothing
Figs don't come from thoms. It is impossible to mock God with sin and
salvation
How You Can Be Sure You
Are Ready for Heaven
If it were possible to walk to the
moon. 239.000 miles away, at the
rate of 40 tnilesaday. it would take
you more than 16ycars Ifthcrcwas
a railroad to the sun. 93 million nules
away, and you rode a high-speed
train averaging 100 utiles per hour,
day inanddayout it would take you
more than a century. However,
heaven-the city of God. the New
Jerusalem- is much farther bey ond
However, you can reach it in just
three steps if you want to.
Today Elder Joseph Bullardexplains
from the Bible how you can
take those first steps with Jesushow
you can KNOW that you are
ready for heaven Experience the
pcaccandjoy thatcomcsonly from
God as you explore this vital topic
in this Search for Truth.
Nothing can enter heaven that
defiles. Revelation 21:27: "And
there shall in no wise enter into it
any tiring that dcfileth. neither whatsocvcr
worketh abomination, or
maketh a lie: but they which arc
written in the Lamb's book oflifc."
ll'e are all born with a sinful
nature. Romans3:23: "For all have
sinned and come short of the glorv
of God "
The blood of Jesus cleans us
from all sin, I John 1:7: "But if we
walk inthe light, as he is in the light,
we have fellowship one with another,
and the blood of Jesus Christ
his Son clcanseth us from all sin."
It is not how you feel but that
do J has promised. I John 1:9 "If
we confess our sins, he is faithful
and just to forgive us our sins, and
to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness"
H'e must be born again spiritually.
that is the New Birth. John
3:3: "Jesus answered and said unto
hint. Verily, verily. 1 say unto thee.
Except a man be born again, he cannot
sec the kingdom of God."
Hhenyou make afullsurrender
of yourself to Jesus, the Holy Spirit
immediately creates a nets heart
within. John 1:12-13: "Bust as
many as received him, tothem gave
lie power to become the sons of
God. even to them that believe on
his name Which were born, not of
blood, nor of the w ill of the flesh, nor
of the will of man. but of God."
Jesus stands a the door of your
heart He says, "I want to come in."
Revelation 3:20: "Behold. 1 stand
at the door and knock; if any man
hear my voice, and open the door. 1
wil 1 coine in to him, and will sup with
him. and he with me."
How can I know that I have been
born again? II Corinthians 5:1 ?:
"Therefore if any man be in Christ,
he is a new creature; old things arc
passed away; behold, all things arc
become new."
Do you have the Son, Jesus
Christ, abiding in your life today?
If He is th ere, you have eternal life.,
1 John 5:11-13: "And this is the
1 record that God hath given to us
eternal me. and Uus life is in lus Son.
He that hath the Son hath life: and
he that hath not the Son of God hath
not life These things have I written
unto you that believeon the name of
the Son of God; that ye may know
that ye have eternal life, and that ye
may believe on the name of the Son
of God."
We must obey Christ I John
2:3-6; "And hereby we do know
that we know him, if we keep his
commandments He that saith. 1
know him. and keepeth not his
commandments, is a liar, and the
truth is not in him But whoso
keepeth his word, in him verily is
the love of God perfected; hereby
know wethatweareinhim.Hcthat
saith he abideth in him ought also
to walk, even as he walked."
Every day of our lives obedience
??'// give proof that ite are
Christ's disciples- proof tve know
Him- proof that nv have received
Him-proof ?w? are living the Christian
life. Galatians 2:20 : "I am
crucified withChrist: nevertheless
I live, yet not I. but Christ liveth in
me; and the life which I now live in
the flesh 1 live by the faith of the
Son of God. who loved me, and
gave himself for me."
There are only three steps to
heaven.
1. Toconfess Christ asour Savior.
2. We must be born again Spiritually.
3 WcmustbcobcdicnttoChrist.
We have seen men and w omen,
timcaflertime. have this wonderful
experience- and you can have it
too. ifyou will only take these three
steps with Jesus. And thank God,
it docs not take a long time to take
these steps. You can do it today.
Jesus is willing to help you. He is
anxious to help you and deliver
you from all your sins and bad
habits. And you can know, with
certainty, if your sins arc forgiven,
if you have been born again, if
Christ is living His obedient life in
you- that YOU ARE ready for
heaven.
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