June 17, 2019 - When man is born he is born with the sin nature passed from Adam to every person born of woman. This sin nature pulls us away from God and starts us on a road that will lead to destruction unless we turn from this wicked way and accept Jesus Christ as Lord.
To overcome this sin nature and obtain redemption from our sin we must seek God’s face and his fellowship, we must love him and seek him if we are to inherit the kingdom of God in heaven.
“Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.” (1 John 2:15)
Pretty plain ins’t it. One either loves God and is his slave, or his loves the things of this world and is slave to them.
“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve serve God and money.” (Matthew 6:24)
“For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.” (1 Timothy 6:10)
Yes, all must choose to either love God and seek his kingdom or to love the world and to seek its riches. The one leads to eternal live while the other leads to eternal darkness and death of the spirit.
“For all that is in the world - the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life - is not from the Father but it is from the world.
While we must live in the world and are surrounded by the evils of this world, we cannot be a part of this world if we are to inherit the kingdom of God, no, we must always seek his face and his fellowship, his kingdom, and not the treasures and pleasure of this cruel and evil world.
If you seek happiness that surpasses understanding, if you seek joy without sorrow!
“But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things will be added to you.” (Matthew 6:33)
Only through God’s grace can these things be found and realized. Only through the blood of Jesus shed on the cross of Calvary can anyone come to the Father and enter into his kingdom, forever.
For it is as Jesus said, “I am the way, and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6)
All who seek repentance and redemption must come through Jesus Christ, for there is no other way to the Father except through the Son.
“And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.” (1 John 2:16)
And it does no good to seek the riches and fortunes of the world for the world shall pass away, only the word of God shall remain. Only the word of God can deliver one into the kingdom that stands forever, the kingdom of God in heaven.
“Ask, and it will be given you; seek and you will find; knock and it will be opened to you.” (Matthew 7:7)
Again, seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all the things of God will be added to you and you will rest in the arms of our Lord Jesus Christ forever…
