The Devotional

What does Papa “J” Say?

The mouth of mankind serves a dual purpose. To eat the fruit of his or her labor, or to produce the fruit of his or her labor. So as someone has said; “Life and death are authorized by the power and purpose of the tongue.” Proverbs 13:2-3

Seems impossible to get anyone's attention these days to the severity of the moment in which we live as peoples of a nation that believes all is well as we go beyond the midnight hour. Yes I said we've gone beyond the midnight hour. To take a passage a little out of context, I want to reference Matthew 24:43 which is referring to the Second Advent of Jesus Christ. Just as we do not know when the LORD Jesus is coming again, we also do not know when this nation will capitulate to the overpowering effects of moral decay, economic ruin and political corruption. Just as there are signs that Jesus is coming soon, there are also signs that our nation is crumbling soon. Folks! WAKE UP. We have thrown our resources, our intelligence and our babies at this problem and we continue to fail. Money spent on our political problems has not worked. Plans and programs continue to fall short of the mark. And, pornography and abortions continue at a rate, that over fifty percent of the population of the United States is affected is some way by these evil deeds. There is a solution, but we've not used this power as of yet. It is the power of prayer. Jeremiah 33:3 “Call unto Me and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.” How do we fix our problems? We cannot, but God can. Lets all ask Him too!

The Gospel of John

John 12:29-32 It is so easy for us to overlook some of the most important words of Jesus during His ministry. And sometimes His words are offensive and people, rather than running from Him will develop religions or doctrines to teach or preach their perversions or bents of understanding. There are those who say, “Well, I am not sure that Jesus meant to say this or that in this way, after all, several hundreds of years have passed and we most likely have lost a lot in our many translations and versions.”

My name is Scrooge on the thinking of these people; “Bah Humbug” Notice that the voice from heaven states that the Name of God is glorified through Jesus Christ. To me that means that the words of man and his religions and doctrines stand on sinking sand. So I take my stand on the literal words of Jesus, who says: “And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all to Myself.” John 12:32. The solid foundation of faith in God is – Jesus Christ and Him alone.

The words lifted up, literally mean crucified. The crucifixion of Jesus Christ is for all peoples of the world. Don't let men of religions or false doctrines teach you something different. Jim Jones, Joseph Smith, Muhammad and many others who claim to have a special dispensation with God already know they were wrong. The souls of these people are alive and they feel the heat of being separated eternally from “God” forever. What an awful event ways for those who follow these souls who thought they knew something about God.