Always Remember :: By Holly Spate

Published on: by RR10 Category:General Articles, Holly Spate

Today is a gift.

It’s a new day, and like every day we’re given, we are wise to live it with a mindset of continual gratitude and cultivate it with the utmost care.

With each new day, we have been given another opportunity to start fresh, dig deeper, serve more willingly, and make a positive impact. Yes, with every new day we’re given, we have another chance to live beyond ourselves and to make a more meaningful contribution to those around us. Another opportunity to plant a seed and pray for its growth.

If you’re a believer in Christ, you know how important each day truly is. If you’re a believer, you clearly see and understand that as you look at the world around you, time on this earth is growing shorter by the day.

Because of these things, you are keenly aware of how important and necessary it is to let go and let God have His will and way as He works in your life. Because of these things, you are mindful of the importance of living your life with an eternal perspective as you faithfully serve Him and continually thank Him for each breath He gives and each day He allows you to live on this earth.

And, while you walk your journey, come what may, be ever mindful. Never ever forget that as you journey, with every step, He not only journeys with you, but He sees you as His beautiful and valuable creation.

Psalm 149:14 reminds of your uniqueness and the great care God took in designing and thinking of you. It states that you are “fearfully and wonderfully made.” It goes on to say, “Marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.”

Never forget… God’s perfect Word, the Bible, states that you are beautifully and wonderfully made. You are loved with an unconditional love by the very One who created and formed you. To Him, you are cherished and your life important.

Yes, friend… you are important to God… always have been.

He lovingly thought of you. He preciously created you.

Therefore, remember:

You are His.
You are valuable.
You are special.
You are “fearfully and wonderfully made.”
You are loved.

Sadly, the world has deceived so many with its continual, subtle, and not-so-subtle messages that cause each of us to compare or doubt our importance… our significance… our worth. The world, from day one, has done its best to carve within our very souls and to impress upon our very hearts the idea that approval and love must be earned and that happiness and importance are only attained through a certain level of “worldly success.”

Sadly, most have bought into this lie. And for those of us who are aware of the lie, it has still, unfortunately, been a struggle wrestling against the idea and remembering and embracing the truth that we are worthy and our lives are important because of Him alone.

Friend, if I can give you one helpful takeaway from this message, it’s to never let one bad moment in your life or several moments in your life define you. It’s to never determine your value… your very worth by letting others in this world put you in a box and assign labels. Your life is much more than that.

Your life is good and blessed and positive because it’s defined by Whose you are… always remember!

Romans 8:28 states, “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.”

Luke 12:6-7 reminds, “Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God? But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.”

As believers, we can rejoice in knowing the truth that we ARE valuable… we ARE loved… we ARE special… we ARE important… because of Him.

Thankfully for us, God’s love, unlike the conditional love of the world, is unconditional. Romans 5:8 beautifully conveys this truth: “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”

The minute we put our faith and trust in Christ, we not only received hope, but we received all the blessings that come from a relationship with Him. We received unconditional love, which isn’t based on our successes or failures.

The minute we put our faith and trust in Christ, we also received the promise of a bright eternity for all eternity. Praise God!

Because we’re all in this earthly flesh, we are constantly having to renew our minds with the Word of God, replacing the world’s lies with God’s truth.

Yes, even for the strongest of believers, it is easy to fall into the trap the world has set… the trap that causes us to question our value and worth as we maneuver through this life.

The truth, however, is that we all are precious and valuable in God’s sight. And with this truth comes another profound truth… God’s opinion is all that truly matters.

If you’re a believer, remember- all you endure in life may teach you, may humble you, may help you, may shape you, but to God, you are and have always been valuable, precious, and unconditionally loved through it all.

Please never forget:

Your life is not defined by the world and its opinions.
Your life is not defined by the thoughts and feelings of others.
Your life is not defined by your good days and bad.
Your life is not defined by your successes and failures.
Your life is not defined by your tragedies and triumphs.
Your life is not defined by your moments in the valleys or on the mountaintops.
Your life is defined solely by Who you belong to… Whose you are in Christ alone.

Amen and Hallelujah!

Rejoice today in knowing that as a child of God, you are not defined by your present or your past. You are not defined by your bank account, by your health, by your home, by your career, by man’s approval, by your trophies, or by your worldly trinkets and accolades.

My brothers in Christ, you are defined as His sons… sons of the King of Kings!

My sisters in Christ, you are defined as His daughters… daughters of the King of Kings!

1 Peter 2:9 states, “But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.”

John 1:12 reminds, “But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.”

This, my friend, is what defines you

The minute you asked Jesus into your heart and made Him Lord and Savior of your life, you became His, and all He had to give became yours.

The world may want to put a label on you and define your worth, but to God, not only are you His beautiful creation, but you are His child… valuable beyond all riches… beyond all labels… beyond all of man’s accolades and approval.

Always Remember.

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Don’t Drink the Koolaid! :: By Jim Towers

Published on: by RR10 Category:General Articles

These days, with enough deceit to corrupt the entire world, we must be very careful about what we believe.

The very first thing you must do is run out and buy a Bible if you don’t have one. Forget the Book of Mormon written by Joseph Smith (about hidden gold plates and an angel named Morony), and also his other strange prophecies). Forget what Catholicism teaches in their Catechism. And don’t let the Jehovah’s Witnesses into your house to teach you anything. Just because they wear a white shirt and tie and carry a briefcase doesn’t mean they know anything about the Bible. They have corrupted the real Bible with what they call the New World Translation, which was concocted by another crackpot lone wolf named Charles Taze Russel.

Please consider the Bible, which was written by scores of Jewish and Gentile Scholars (the King James version). In spite of its age, it is indubitably (whew – that word is a real doozy) the most reliable Word of God we have. Forget Hammurabi, who doesn’t discuss heaven or hell and is mostly about unreliable history. You read all other religious books at the risk of being bamboozled, misled, and confused. Other so-called books are devoid of the true way to Salvation, and that is what we should be most concerned with, not versions written by disenfranchised lone wolves.

Most of my readers know me as an avid reader from my youth. I even have a Book review in my column. I can say these things with a degree of authority because God wanted me to “quit reading man-made philosophies and ideas and to plant my feet firmly on the foundation Jesus Christ has already set.” You can read about this and other such events in my book Visions, Miracles, Peace and Power, available on Amazon and Kindle.

Although there are some who know just enough to use the King James to deceive (Satan is very clever), you can avoid making errors by asking God for His Holy Spirit to guide you. But be sure of your motive, and don’t rely on any one man for the interpretation of its contents. If you want to impress others with your extreme knowledge, then use other material like War and Peace to do so. Like it or not, we’re all biased in one way or another (that’s what makes us humans so unique).

One of these lone wolves was a man named Jim Jones, who claimed to speak for the Bible but instead only preached to people what he wanted them to hear, never telling them what the Bible actually said. His message to them was that he was the purveyor of all truth. Hence, when he told them to drink the poisoned “koolaid” they did, and all of them died a grizzly death.

Now for the juicy part.

Today, I was on my way to the beach to do a little scouting of locations for a “baptismal stand” where I could set up shop. (People today are so in need of salvation and hope.) But after going to the gym, I got hungry. So I stopped at Costco for a huge kosher hotdog and big fountain drink, both for only (tada) $1.50. Then I remembered how people clambered for one of my little red Bibles with the plan of salvation in it and thought it might be a good venue for doing so today.

Costco has a large eating area where families can eat pizza, hotdogs, and other goodies. So I thought, why not. I took a big handful of my little Bibles in my Cargo shorts pocket to test the waters, so to speak. (When dealing with a public business place like this one, you have to be careful not to provoke or incite a riot.) But I figured the clientele would be a kind of captive audience, so I proceeded. I ate first so as not to spew food all over the place by talking with my mouth full – pure etiquette.

In any case, I started at the back, working my way to the front and being polite, with a soft voice and smile on my face – in most cases (I can tell who’s in a good mood or not). And just as I figured, everyone was receptive save one, whom I determined might be a Mormon. I was somewhat sterner with the men since they don’t like to be taken for granted. I warned them of the likelihood of war and how we must ALL repent, including me, and seek God’s face. Then, handing them the little Bibles, they greedily complied. Some even thanked me, while a few commented, “You are so right.” That was a good sign that the timing was right.

As things heat up in the world, I, for one, am pulling out all the stops to share the Gospel and pray for the hurting and fearful.

God is giving me more and more ideas on how to reach out to the masses.

When dealing with God and the spiritual, you must read the Bible prayerfully for yourself, asking for God’s guidance.

I submit to you that we are on the cusp of God’s retribution for our Godless behavior, and we must, by all means, repent. Doing so may buy us a little more time to bring others into the kingdom of God before the rapture takes place.

Book report

I bought another used book at the library, but this one is an exposé of prominent people in politics and in our society. This author pulls no punches and is one of the most devious authors of our time. Pretending to be a ‘friend” and confidante, he exposes all the lurid details of his subjects’ sordid lives. The name of the book is Too Famous by Michael Wolff. I will keep this book, but only for reference.

P.S. I have one more really good idea that I’ve been inspired to put into play and will prepare for in the coming days, God willing.

YBIC

Jim Towers

You can write to me at jt.filmmaker@yahoo.com or visit me at www.dropzonedelta.com. My book Visions, Miracles, Peace, and Power, can be ordered on Amazon Books and Kindle. You can also find me on my newly restructured website www.propheticsignsandwonders.com, which now features videos of worldwide events taking place in the present time, as well as proof of God’s existence and the reality of Biblical places, and Moses himself.