[NFBF-Melbourne] FW: Weekend Devotion: (Sun., July 26, 2020) FW: Don’t Just Hope You’ll Go to Heaven

Joyce Taylor dr.joycetaylor56 at gmail.com
Thu Jul 30 20:03:49 UTC 2020


Thanks Ron for the response.  I am so glad that you were encouraged by the devotions.  Again, thanks for your kind words of encouragement to me.  I know you are a god-fearing man, so keep me in your prayers that I will continue to do the work of the Lord.

 

Love you, 

 

Dr. JT

 

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Hi Joyce,

 

Wow!, you and the Lord reallyh hit ghe truth and proper directions to Heaven with this set of referenced scriptures and your personal testimony.  Thank you for being you My  Sister in Christ Jesus.

 

Ronald (Ron) G. Bryant

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321-802-3990 (home)

 

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Subject: Weekend Devotion: (Sun., July 26, 2020) FW: Don’t Just Hope You’ll Go to Heaven 

 

Hello Everyone!  Rise, Shine and Give God the Glory because He is the reason for our stories!  It is He that woke us up this morning and started us on our way.  This is the day that the Lord has made and we shall rejoice and be glad in it (Psalms 118:24).  If heaven is on our minds, that is a reason to rejoice.  Let’s continue focusing on making heaven our future home (Part 2)

 

In the natural, to get to where you are going while travelling, you must follow instructions and directions.  Usually, there is a road map or GPS that can assist you in reaching your destination.  Likewise, in the Spirit, if seeking heaven as our home, we must be obedient to God’s Word and follow His instructions. The Bible is our GPS that will lead us and guide us to our permanent or eternal destination.  Jesus is the way, the truth and the life.  He is the only one who died, rose and is coming back again.  It sure sounds like He knows the way to me.  Let us follow Christ.  

 

Everything that we need is in the Word of God.  If you are looking for LOVE – it’s in there (John 3:16, He loved the World, He gave His only Son).

If you are looking for Peace – it’s in there (Isaiah 26:3, God will keep you in perfect peace).

Salvation is in there (Psalms 27:1, The Lord is my light and my Salvation).

If you are looking for Joy- it’s in there (Nehemiah 8:10, The Joy of the Lord is my strength).

 

Yes, you can find it all in the Word of God.  2 Tim. 2:15 tells us to 
“Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needed not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of Truth”.  If we read, study and follow our instructions, we should have no problem making heaven our home.

 

God bless,

 

Dr. Joyce Taylor, VP, MSCC

Communities of Faith Committee Member

 

Be encouraged by Pastor Rick Warren’s message below.

 

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“And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.”

1 John 5:11-12 (NIV)

If you asked people if they are going to heaven or hell, many of them will likely say, “I hope I’ll go to heaven.”

But hope just isn’t good enough. I pray that’s not your answer. Your eternal destiny is too important not to know for sure.

It’s foolish to be unprepared for what we all know is inevitable: death. The most recent statistics show that mortality rates in the world remain 100 percent!

You’re not guaranteed another minute on this planet, much less another hour. Don’t put off the most important choice you’ll ever make.

The Bible says in 1 John 5:11-12, “And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life” (NIV).

That’s about as clear as you can get. If you have Jesus, you have life. If you don’t have Jesus, you do not have life. You have a choice.

You won’t go to heaven because of someone else’s faith. And, at the same time, you’ll never go to hell because of someone else’s choice.

It’s your choice! You decide where you’ll spend eternity.

This’s why Christmas and Easter are so important. If Jesus hadn’t come at Christmas, and then if he hadn’t died and come back to life on Easter, we’d be in a hopeless situation. Nothing we do would matter. You wouldn’t have this choice.

The cross is the answer to our deepest problem: our separation from God.

The Bible says, “You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all our sins. He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross” (Colossians 2:13-14 NLT).

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Talk About It

*	None of us are guaranteed another minute on Earth. How does that give urgency to your decision to follow Jesus? How about for your family and friends?
*	When you pray for the salvation of an unsaved person, you are doing what pleases God. Your prayers will not go unheard. Keep on praying, and don’t lose heart. God’s power is limitless, and his forgiveness is endless. 

God’s invitation is wide-open.

We live in uncertain times, but you can be certain that you will go to heaven. No matter what you’ve done or where you’ve been, God’s invitation is wide-open.

Are you ready? Here’s a prayer you can start with: “Dear God, I know that when I die I’m going to give an account of my life to you directly. I know I have ignored you. I confessed I have sinned against you, and I have lived by my plan, not yours. I want that to change, starting right now. I want to turn away from my sins toward you.

“Thank you for sending Jesus to die for all that I’ve done wrong so that I don’t have to pay the penalty. I know that I don’t deserve your forgiveness. I know that only your grace can save me, Lord. I could never be good enough to get into a perfect place.

“Jesus, thank you for loving me so much that you took all my guilt on yourself. You made me acceptable for heaven, and I humbly ask you to save me. I ask you to save me from the sins and the habits that are messing up my life right now. I believe in you, Jesus. And I believe that you will keep your promise to save me instantly, certainly, completely, and eternally. In Jesus’ name. Amen.”

If you prayed this prayer, please write and tell me at Rick at PastorRick.com <mailto:Rick at PastorRick.com> . I’d like to send you some materials to help you as you begin your journey with Jesus.


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Message 1: When You Feel Like Giving Up
Message 2: Winning the Battle Inside Me
Message 3: Set Free from Me
Message 4: Making the Hard Changes in Me
Message 5: Why is Life in This World So Hard?
Message 6: Being Faithful in A Faithless World
Message 7: When Your World Falls Apart
Message 8: Never Fight Your Battles Undressed



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