God established the very first marriage in the Bible in Genesis 2:21-24, “And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; 22. And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. 23. And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. 24. Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.” Marriage was, is and will always be between one man and one woman. Satan has totally deceived millions causing them to lose their natural common senses. God created male and female and commanded them to replenish the earth. Had He placed two men on earth and had given them that command, what would have happened? Nothing! First, God would never have ordered such a sin sick command and secondly, the earth would still be void of people. The same would have been true if He had placed two women there and told them to replenish. Common sense tells us that it takes a male and a female to reproduce. The Bible also tells us how God hates the sin of homosexuality and lesbianism. He commands, in The Old Testament, that those that commit such sins be put to death. The Word of God also tells us in Romans 1:24 “Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves,” In Verses 26-28 the Word of God tells us even more about these sin sick people that have no fear of God nor His wrath. 26. “For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature. 27. And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman; burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. 28. And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;” Even in the New Testament the Lord still hates these sins. God says in, Malachi 3:6, “For I am the Lord, I change not.” God hated the sins in the Old Testament and He hates them in the New Testament. The people that commit such acts are signing up for an eternal death penalty. Even though they know it’s not natural and they know they will be punished, they continue in fulfilling the lust of their flesh. In Romans 1:32, it clearly says, “Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.” They need our prayers, and we need to warn as many as we can that it’s sin. †
Flesh And The Will Of God
There is always a battle raging between our flesh and the Lord’s Will. We know, in our own lives, it seems there’s a never ending battle between our flesh and our Spirit. We thank God, for His Word, and for knowing that this isn’t something new. The great Apostle Paul had the same battle going on thousands of years ago. In Romans 7:14-15 Paul writes, “For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin. 15. For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not: but what I hate, that do I.” Paul clearly is telling us that when we follow our flesh, we are giving in to the law of sin. You need to read the entire Chapter to get the full understanding. We see people all the time saying, “Well the Lord is having me to do this or the Lord told me that I needed to do that.” We’re not to question whether the Lord told them or not, but we can discern if what they are doing lines up with the Word of God. We know many times in our own walk with the Lord, we wanted to go through a small door that we felt the Lord had opened for us, when all the time He was standing by a gigantic window trying to get us to enter into His Will. God sees the entire picture of His puzzle and we can only see small pieces here and there. We ourselves, are important pieces of His puzzle and the entire picture cannot be finished until we find our places. Many times, He’s pushing us toward our final destination, but we, being carnal, desire to do things our way and we hinder His Work. We know He has to get aggravated with us, but isn’t it wonderful that He’s longsuffering? That’s why He is God and we are His People and Children. The next time you have a voice telling you to do something different with your life, make sure it’s the Spirit of God leading you. Satan is always stirring up the pieces of the puzzle trying to hinder the completion. †
Jesus Is Our Peace
We’re living in a time of uncertainty. No one can depend on our elected officials to act on our behalf or even care about us. We cannot rely on man, because man is in trouble with the economy as it is. Our only hope and peace is in Jesus Christ. He will see us through any storm that arises. We pray that you have placed all of your trust in Him. He will never fail you or let you down. †
It Can’t Be Very Long!
All Christians should be looking with great anticipation for the coming of the Lord. As we watch the news and listen to all the troublesome times we’re having on planet earth, it seems as though the Lord is giving us peace in letting us know that He is coming soon. There are those that don’t believe that a Rapture will take place and that’s perfectly alright. We probably won’t even miss them while we’re going up to be with the Lord. All of us can disagree on certain times, events and different scriptures, but we all must agree that we must be born again to see, enter or inherit the Kingdom of God. The Bible says it, we believe it and that settles it. Read St. John 3:3-8. †
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