When Adam and Eve sinned, they lost everything God created for our enjoyment in Paradise. At that time, the spirit of man died. Human beings are all born with a living body and a living soul - our mind, will and emotions; but our spirit is dead in Adam’s sin (Ephesians 2: 1). When we accept Christ as our Savior, He not only rebirths our spirit through salvation, but He renews our soul through a lifetime of sanctification. Since our thoughts and actions grow more positive, our body is healthier as well.
The influence of sin in the world from the time of Adam and Eve causes all of the sickness and trials
we have now, but God uses them for our good and for His higher purpose (Romans
8:28; Isaiah 57:1). God never sends
judgment without first sending a warning. He warned the people in the Old
Testament through the prophets, but few people heeded their admonition. God
even took the form of a human being and came to earth as Jesus Christ to warn
the people of coming judgment, and His contemporaries crucified Him. Those in
the early church heard about judgment through the Apostles. Today, we have the
Word of God as our warning.
Since the book of
Revelation was written and circulated, we have had a clear harbinger of things
to come. Most people have a Bible in their home, but very few ever read it or
take it seriously. This is Satan's doing. He appeals to mankind's intellect and
convinces them that the Bible is nothing more than fairy tales, that Jesus’
divinity is improvable and that God does not exist – all lies. Biblical
prophecy is the major proof that the Bible is true. Every prophecy is either
already literally fulfilled, being literally fulfilled today or soon to be
literally fulfilled through end time events.
Jesus will soon rapture
His Church. Receiving our rewards and marrying Jesus, our bridegroom, along
with our wedding feast, takes seven years. Those unbelievers left behind on the
earth after the rapture will go through horrid torment during this same seven
years. That is why we try so hard to talk to people about Christ now in order
to give them a chance to hear the truth before the judgment comes. Revelation
chapter 6 begins with the seals that represent the beginning of God's judgment
of unbelievers on the earth during the Great Tribulation period (Matthew
24:4-31.)
We condemn our self by
our unbelief (John 3:18; 1 John 3:20). God condemns
no one (John 3:17). God
desires that no one will perish, but that all will come to repentance and faith
in Him (John 3:16; 1 Timothy 2:4; 2 Peter 3:9). Jesus actually came to seek and to save those who are lost
in sin (Luke 19:10). If we
sin, Jesus is our advocate with our Heavenly Father (1 John
2:1). God calls us to continue living in
Christ so that when He appears, we may be confident in our salvation and stand
before Him unashamed (1 John 2:28).
Prayer:
Father God, we are so impressed with the length and breadth and width of Your love for Your People (Ephesians 3:18). You made promises to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob that You will fulfill in the Millennium. The Bride and Israel will dwell together with You as joint heirs with Jesus of all that You have in store for us. Thank You for the opportunity for us to choose You and to follow You and to live for You now and for eternity.
Thought for the Day:
Those who refuse to love God’s Truth and be saved, because they delight in wickedness, will receive powerful delusion during the Great Tribulation; so that they will believe the anti-Christ’s lie and be condemned for eternity with Satan and his demons. - 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12
