Turning can only occur while there is life. There is no repentance after death!
"And Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many." (Matthew 24:4-5 NKJV)
I was part of "the many" Jesus is talking about in the above scripture! In church; involved; standing on the promises; claiming blessings I had no right to claim; believing my eyes were open to The Truth yet so 'deceived' because I had 'believed the lies' the enemy had sown, in the traditions of men and denominational doctrines! Lies that said, "Stand! All of those promises are yours! You don't have to worry about obeying the Word of God, because you are 'Saved'; you asked JESUS into your heart!'"
There were 3 Scriptures that I had ignored, that were critical in the opening of my eyes; Matthew 6:14-15, Matthew 7:1-2 and James 5:14-16.
I thought I had forgiven! I thought I hadn't judged! I was believing for a healing and many more spiritual than I, had and were praying for my healing! The confession part - that was just for the Catholics, right?
Wrong!
It wasn't until I gave up and said, "what have I to lose", that I laid down my pride, confessed and repented before some precious brethren, that I received my healing!
Before I had not been told, I was supposed to humble myself and confess and repent! Never once!
I HAD heard that "the effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man available much" (JAMES 5:14B) but NEVER had my pastor nor the elders of my church told me that it was important to do (JAMES 5:14A) "Confess your trespasses one to another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed"!
WHY? WHY? WHY had I NOT been told The Truth? Because they didn't know either! They had been taught the same lies!
You want to know for yourself what The Truth IS? Ask God to open your eyes and then Open your Bible and read for yourself! Look it up!
When I obeyed; when I humbled myself (laying down my pride) and confessed and repented of my sins, to people I could trust, I was healed! I was delivered! I got my miracle! And I've seen others received theirs too!
God has given us His commandments and statutes to follow AND His mercy and grace! It is our choice whether we submit and follow His ways! We can't have it our way; that's the "world's way"! The world won't submit! The world won't humble itself! The world won't obey!
"The God that you profess to believe in but don't obey, is a figment of your imagination!" Pastor Chet Murrell
A false god; one that cannot heal you or save you from God's wrath!
Please examine your heart! Ask God to reveal any and all sin that you have hidden there! Any unrepented, unforgiven sins still hurt; they are still open wounds that are not under The Blood of Jesus; no matter what you have been told! When it's truly forgiven it doesn't hurt!
Time is so short for all of us!
God sent His Son to die for our sins, a free gift, however receiving such a gift, so as to "live with Him", requires more than saying a few words at an altar and being proclaimed "SAVED" by a preacher! It requires you dying to yourself! It requires humbling yourself and exalting Him! It requires obedience to His Word!
"For I have no pleasure in the death of one who dies,” says the Lord GOD. “Therefore turn and live!”" (Ezekiel 18:32 NKJV)
Repent!
Even so - MARANATHA
From 3/3/15
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