Isaiah50:10 All of you that honor the Lord and obey the words of his servant, the path you walk may be dark indeed, but trust in the Lord, rely on your God. 11 All of you that plot to destroy others will be destroyed by your own plots. The Lord himself will make this happen; you will suffer a miserable fate.
Do good and be blessed. It may be really rough now though. Maybe our blessings come in the next life. Life now can be terrible, but be good, loving and honest. So the short run may look bad because you did good, like Jesus or Job. But the long run will only be more blessed.
Matthew 5:“Happy are those who are persecuted because they do what God requires;
the Kingdom of heaven belongs to them!
Watch Out for:
I see people calling themselves prophets of God on social media. Then they have a buisness where they give out essentially psychic predictions for pay. The Bible already told us these guys and gals are false prophets. Please do not waste money, and also warn others against them.
Micah 3:11 The city’s rulers govern for bribes, the priests interpret the Law for pay, the prophets give their revelations for money—and they all claim that the Lord is with them. “No harm will come to us,” they say. “The Lord is with us.”
He died for us. Let us live for Him.
Jesus paid a terrible price to save us. He suffered and died a horrific death to win us from hell. Jesus saved us at great effort. Could we then live for him with a little faith at least?
A little faith means you love everyone you meet and you’re good and loving always. A little faith means you pray sometimes. A little faith means you read your Bible a little each day. A little faith and you’re trying to repent of sin. A little faith and you’re trying to encourage those around you. Sure its better to have a lot of faith, but we can give the LORD of Lords some honor and live for him with a little faith to start.
I know Jesus is real. Be good and loving always. Good has won, there is no gain in evil or dishonesty, it is an illusion of riches and power that are only temporary. God can make what you gain from dishonesty taste like a mouthful of sand… And he can make an honest person experience greater highs of all kinds… If you have even a little bit of faith that you’ll live forever and you can radiate joy.
In case you were wondering if Jesus was real:
Jesus is real. Jesus loves you. Love the dude back.
Enjoy Christmas, and try and do everything in love and goodness. Reject evil in every form. Try and do the right thing in every situation even if it does not personally benefit you. Selfless living is the way to be. Even if no one thanks you for helping them… Even if no one loves you for loving them… Jesus loves you. As you disconnect from the need of human approval and into knowing that God loves you so you can sacrificially give of yourself, life seems different and you get into a mode to serve until your work is over and you meet your Creator, Savior, and Friend in person.