KEY SCRIPTURE: John 14:6 ISV “Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

The Lord Jesus said emphatically to His disciples and effectively to all men that He is THE way. This statement gives no room for any other person, system or religion to suggest an ALTERNATIVE way. Our Lord seriously distinguishes Himself as outstanding in every area where one could make any comparism. Why does Jesus stand out?

Anyone who claims to be the only savior should have certain unique qualities. He was born of a virgin mother without a human father. Mat 1:18 ISV ” Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah happened in this way. When his mother Mary was engaged to Joseph, before they lived together, she was discovered to be pregnant by the Holy Spirit. “He lived a sinless and unique life. Heb 4:15 ISV” For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses. Instead, we have one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet he never sinned”. He lived a life of outstanding miracles. Healed multitudes of their sicknesses, fed thousands of people, raised the dead after four days. He walked on water and turned water into wine. He was finally crucified, (whiles the prime judge, Pontius Pilate declared, He finds no fault in Him.) but rose back to life on the third day. His grave remained empty.

As the true savior He continually shows Himself alive to various kinds of people. Many hardened and psychologically sound Muslims have encountered the risen Christ. They all repented from their faith and bowed to Him. He continuous to work miracles in the lives of all people of all races. By a simple and sincere prayer. He always shows up to bless and deliver the troubled. Dear reader, don’t be confused by the so call multiple religions, or philosophy, science or the traditions of men. Act 4:12 ISV There is no salvation by anyone else, for there is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved.” He said He is the only way, and He has proved it He is able to save any who call on Him. If you are in another faith and wondering which is the way just pray sincerely now. Saying Lord Jesus, I want to know you, let me know you are the only way. If you would say this prayer sincerely, He would show you He is the only way.

CONFESSION

Dear Lord Jesus I declare you are the only way, the truth and the life. You are my Lord and I would live to honor you. Amen.

FURTHER STUDIES

Colossians 2:8 ISV” See to it that no one enslaves you through philosophy and empty deceit according to human tradition, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to the Messiah,”

Colossians 1:16 ISV” For by him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether they are kings, lords, rulers, or powers.   All things have been created through him and for him.”

KEY SCRIPTURE: Genesis 3:9 KJV And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?

The Lord called Adam and asked, where are you?  God is all seeing and all knowing, why would He ask about the whereabouts of Adam. Please listen, the issue is not about the physical location of the man, but the heart condition and its choices. God had created Adam and Eve and given all authority into their hands with just one condition, that they kept an allegiance to Him. They listened to the devil, obeyed his suggestions and broke that allegiance. Their heart was gone away and had taken on a nature of sin and death. They have gone away from His presence. They were insight yet they were lost.

Today, to all men who have not yielded their hearts to God He is asking and calling where are you?  This is not just an ordinary call, but from a heart of love and pain. You were made in beauty, power and splendor, yet many of us have become slaves to alcohol, lust, drugs, crime, murder, anger, witchcraft and all kinds of satanic controlled natures. The following is what man has become Romans 1:29 KJV “Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,” The heart of men gropes in the dark whiles our father is light and lives in the light. God is calling for you, saying my son, where are you? My daughter, where are you? You may be in church yet your heart is so far away from the Father, filled with lust, unforgiveness, self-centeredness. It is not where you are physically that matters, but where is your heart or what is the state of your heart.?

In the case of Adam and Eve, the Lord God killed a lamb and used its skin to cover their nakedness. Now God gave Jesus to die for us, and has made Him to be sin for us so that we can become the righteousness of God. Righteousness is God’s garment to cover your nakedness, caused by sin. He would give you a new heart. Accept to come to Him, repent of your stubbornness and surrender your life to Him. 2Co 5:21 KJV “For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him”. Dear one God is crying for you to come home today. If you fail to come today you would cry out ‘blood’ tomorrow, but it would be too late, you may pray the following prayer.

PRAYER

Dear Heavenly father, I am sorry   for my rebellion against your word. I confess Jesus as the Lord of my life today and declare that He was raised to life again after the third day. Thank you, Jesus.

FURTHER STUDIES

Jeremiah 17:9 KJV ” The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?”

Ephesians 2:12 KJV” That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:”

KEY SCRIPTURE: Luke 13:24 KJV” Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able”.

The Lord calls on us to strive to enter the kingdom. The call to ‘strive’ to enter into glory reveals there is an opposing enemy to stop us from getting to our destination. If this is so concerning the Christian, then it is more serious for the man who has not found Christ. Apostle Paul speaks of adversaries that would not allow him to possess and do what God has commissioned him to do. 1 Corinth 16:9 KJV “For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries”.

There is an enemy who schemes and does everything possible to possess the souls of men.

What is the modus operandi of the enemy? The number one strategy of the devil to steal the souls of men is deceit. He tells men he does not exist. He tells men everything that occurs is as a result of natural forces. He entices men to sin and assures them, that the best way to live is to do that which will make you feel satisfied. The devil may raise certain individuals to be men of God to serve his purposes so people would ridicule the gospel and the church. Rev 12:9 KJV “And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him” .He seeks to get you into sin and rebellion against God. In Europe the craze for homosexualism is stirred by the believe that there is no God. Almost all governments in Europe and other affluent nations accept these things. They get irritated at the site of the Bible. It is evil spirit that stirs up hostility against God, so he could destroy their souls in hell. Be wise and don’t fall for that

Satan is a master deceiver The Bible says he deceives the whole world. Many are they that have fallen for his deceptions. Events around show that Satan actually exists and he is behind all the evil going on. Dear brother or sister stop buying what the devil is saying to you. You would end up in hell fire if you don’t make a turn from your ways. Listen to the Lord of life and what he says, Rev 3:20 KJV “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me” .Turn from the deceiver and accept the request from our Lord Jesus. You may pray the following prayer

PRAYER

Dear heavenly father I come to you in the name of our Lord Jesus. I have fallen to the deceptions of the devil. I accept the truth about you and believe you died for my sins. You rose to life on the third day. I now confess you as the Lord of my life. Amen.

FURTHER STUDIES

2 Corinth 11:3 KJV” But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ”.

John 8:44 KJV “Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.”

KEY SCRIPTURE: Luke 13:27 KJV” But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.”

As we seek to win those outside the church walls, those of us within must examine ourselves whether we are in the faith. In our key scripture the Lord said, He will say to some who claimed to be Christians, that” he never knew them”. My question is, what would make the master say he does not know the man who has been going to church, preaching to others and might have been working some miracles? The Lord described such people as workers of iniquity. Dear child of God what are your works?

The scriptures teach us one virtue that would make the Lord know you. 1Corinthians 8:3 KJV” But if any man love God, the same is known of him.” God is seeking for lovers. He says if a man loves Him, that man is known to Him. The great error of most Christians is that they use God to achieve what they anticipate to get. The needs of men have very wide ranges. When the need becomes more important than God, God becomes a tool to obtaining that need. Such a person does not love God, but loves what he or she wants to get. A growing young girl may be looking for marriage, and that is all that fills her mind. All she may be doing in church is not unto the Lord, but to get that marriage. This lady does not love God in any way. She loves her marriage. Sadly, because she does not love the Lord, He likewise does not know her. Her works becomes actions of iniquity. There are various dimensions of this error. My question to you is, do you love the Lord or other things?

There are some who are practicing iniquity in the name of God. He knows your heart. Dear fellow Christian make your calling and election sure. Apostle Paul cautions the brethren in Corinth to examine themselves whether they are in the faith. Paul gives us a clue in 1st Corinth 9:27″ But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway”. He says he put his body (desires, motives) under subjection so that after he has preached to, others he would not be a castaway. Dear brother or sister who calls yourself a Christian, does the lord know you.? You can be known by the Lord if you would examine yourself and align your motives, desires and actions to suit what His word says.

PRAYER

Dear heavenly father, I repent from every self-centered way. I surrender my will to please you in all I do. I love to please you. Amen.

FURTHER STUDIES

Matthew 7:22 KJV” Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?”

2 Timothy 2:19 KJV.” Nevertheless, the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let everyone that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.”

KEY SCRIPTURE: Ezekiel 33:11 KJV “Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?”

GOD the Lord of all flesh expresses His candid desire and will for the man and woman who have not surrendered their lives to the Lordship of Jesus. He says, He has no pleasure in the death of the wicked. He desires to see the wicked repented, and living right. Who is the wicked? The wicked is not just the man who kills his neighbor or perpetuates evil. The wicked is simply the man who has no regard for the word Of God. The root of all wickedness is the lack of submission to God and his Word. The act of neglect or lack of submission to the word of God gives free license to death to fully function in such an individual.

The practice of sin is a clear demonstration that death is at work in you. 1 Corinth 15:56 KJV “The sting of a death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law”. Living a sinful life means the venom of death, is at work in you. As the scripture says death is not an event but a person who lives and rules the wicked. The event of death, is only the ultimate consummation of all the activities of this being in the life of that man. The sad and miserable aspect is that most men don’t realize death is actively working in them. The first sign of the reign of death in a man, is lack of peace in that man’s heart. It also demonstrates itself in many other ways in the lives of humanity. It leads the individual into all acts of sin and rebellion against God. Sicknesses, demonic controls with all kinds of inner instability. It finally ends in death. The next stage for such a man is hell fire.

The Lord says he has no pleasure in the death of the wicked. 1Timothy 2:4 KJV “Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth”. God does not only desire the salvation of all but has made a way for your salvation and deliverance from the power of death. 2Timothy 1:10 KJV” But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel”: This is the wonderful news. Jesus through His death has dealt with death and brought life and immortality to light. Do not allow Satan to laugh over you when he puts you into hell fire. Surrender your life to Jesus today and escape eternal destruction. You can pray the following prayer.

PRAYER

Dear heavenly father, forgive me for neglecting your word. I submit my life to your word and the Lordship of Jesus Christ. I confess Him as the Lord of my life and I believe He rose up from death after the third day. Thank you, Lord, for saving my soul.

FURTHER STUDIES

Ezekiel 33:19 KJV “But if the wicked turn from his wickedness, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby.”

Ezekiel 18:23 KJV” Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: and not that he should return from his ways, and live?”

KEY SCRIPTURE: Isaiah 1:18 KJV “Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool”.

The Lord Jesus spoke about a second son of a wealthy man who collected the inheritance of his father that will be his. He went to a far country and spent everything on riotous living. He was left with nothing and had to take care of pigs, with no food to take and no one gave to him. (Luke 15:11–32) The Bible said he came to himself and reasoned out. How did he do it? He did so by considering the conditions in his father’s house and his. Out of that moment of reasoning he went back home and that changed his state.

Dear reader you might have made some very bad decisions which has resulted in shameful and deplorable conditions. It may even be death that looms at you. You might have committed the worst of acts. The Lord says it is time to come and reason with Him. How do you reason with God when you’ve made very grievous acts of sin and error.? You do so by considering what God has said. He says, all your sins were placed on Jesus and He does not count any of those sins against you. (2nd Corinth 5:19, Acts 13:38,39)

Acts 13:38, &39 reads,

 ” Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins: And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses”. To reason with Him is to believe in Him, and to accept what he says about your sins.  He declares to you that believe in Him that, you are guiltless, justified or just as if you have not sinned before. Don’t let anything keep you back come to Him and accept His great pardon. Jesus death on the cross was God’s judgment for all mankind. It was your offences that was punished on the cross. YOU HAVE BEEN PUNISHED ALREADY IN Christ. Believe it. It becomes real and yours when you believe it. If you don’t accept it, it is not yours. So, believe it and thank God for it.

PRAYER

Heavenly father I know I have sinned against you in a terrible way. I know my Lord Jesus took all the punishment and judgment on my behalf. I believe and accept the forgiveness of my sins. I also confess Jesus as Lord of my life. Amen.

FURTHER STUDIES

Isaiah 53:5 KJV ” But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed”.

2 Corinth 5:19 KJV “To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.”

KEY SCRIPTURE: Ephesians 1:13 KJV “In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise,”

A seal according to the Oxford learners dictionary, is a piece of wax, lead or other material with an individual (special or specific) design, stamped into it or attached to a document as a guarantee of authenticity. In simple terms it is an embossment stamped on a document showing it is genuine. Everyman who has surrendered to the Lordship of Jesus Christ has received the Holy Spirit. He comes into the life of the Christian to play various roles. He is our comforter, teacher, guard, guide, advocate and many more. (John 14:26) Among these many roles, He also acts as a seal.

The following verse teaches us the essence of the Holy Spirit as our seal. Ephesians 1:14 KJV ” Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory”. The meaning of this verse is that the Holy Spirit in us becomes God’s guarantee that we are His. Another word is that the Holy Spirit is God’s down payment awaiting the day Christ would come to take total possession of us. The Christian is God’s purchased possession. The second coming of our Lord Jesus is to fully redeem what he has already made a down payment. Without the Holy Spirit in a man’s life there is no identification of God’s ownership. You may be a morally good and upright person, yet without the Holy Spirit God has no claims over you.

YOU may be a very religious individual yet that cannot guarantee any acceptable place in the presence of God. The Holy Spirit is the one who sanctifies us. His presence in us makes us qualified to belong to God. Do you have the seal of the Holy Spirit in your life? How can one have the seal of the Holy Spirit in his or her life? Our key scripture shows us how. It says when a man places his trust in the Lord after hearing the message of salvation he is sealed with the Holy Spirit. You can also have the seal of the Holy Spirit today by placing your trust in Jesus who died to save your soul.

PRAYER

Dear heavenly Father, thank you for giving us your only begotten Son to die for me. I believe He rose from the grave. I confess Him as the Lord of my life. Thank you, Lord Jesus, for saving my soul.

FURTHER STUDIES

Act 2:38 KJV ” Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost”.

Act 10:45 KJV “And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.”

KEY SCRIPTURE: Luke 12:20 KJV “But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?”

I shared the gospel with a young man but he said he would respond when he was ready. I kept talking and appealing to him to make a concrete decision to follow Jesus, yet he kept postponing his decision to make Jesus Lord of his life. One day I received a call, that informed me that, he had been involved in an automobile accident and died instantly. This man had been anticipating to make his decision to make Jesus Lord of his life in the future, yet that future never came. Tomorrow is never yours.

In our key scripture, the Lord Jesus spoke about a parable in which a rich man had stored up so much goods and spoke to his soul to be merry and relax because he had so much to enjoy for the rest of his life. The Lord said. God spoke to him and said, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of you. My brother or sister tomorrow does not belong to you. God is the owner of your soul, and he determines whether you see tomorrow or not. There are two ends to the life and activities of the man who does not know Jesus. The day of your death or the day the Lord will come. If you do not die and go to hell, you would meet Jesus when he comes. THE ONLY CONDITION TO MAKE THESE TWO OCCASIONS A GLORIOUS MOMENT IS TO MAKE JESUS LORD OF YOUR LIFE

Now this is the Biblical advice to you.

 2Corinth 6:2 KJV ” (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.). Today is yours. You can make the best of the moment today. Now is the acceptable time, now is the day of salvation. Do not postponed your salvation. Just as you would never attempt to postponed breathing so should you not postponed your salvation. It is extremely dangerous to die without knowing Jesus as your Lord. In Luke 16:19–31, the Rich man who did not know God died and sadly realized he was in hell fire. Tomorrow is God’s. Dying without Jesus means hell fire is your ultimate location. Give your life to the master of your soul today. The man I spoke about in the first paragraph, said he would make his decision Tomorrow. Tomorrow never came to him. Tomorrow may never come to you. Make it now.

PRAYER

Dear heavenly Father, I will no longer postponed my salvation. I believe in Jesus who died for my sins and rose up on the third day, now I declare Jesus is the Lord of my life. Amen

FURTHER STUDIES

Luke 16:23 KJV” And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom”.

Mark 9:47 KJV “And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire”:

KEY SCRIPTURE: Romans 1:16 KJV “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek” .

Life for all humanity has never been smooth sailing. There is an evil tide that seem to come against all men, no matter who you are or where you are. Men in their wisdom and effort have worked so hard to tame or control the storms that rise up against men yet to no avail. Man’s problems range from personal failures that causes him to act in ways that enslave him. This is what the Bible calls sin. It is a power or influence beyond man’s ability to control. Some in defiant claim there is nothing like sin yet their actions drive them into acts that their own conscience accuses them.

There are problems of sicknesses and diseases. Modernization has given birth to all kinds of sophisticated crimes that overwhelm many with fear. These and many more leave men with lots and lots of questions. Dear brother or sister I wish to make a humble submission to you that, the gospel remains God’s answer and solution to these seas of trouble that has drawn mankind. Please listen to what God’s word says. 1Corinth 1:18 KJV “For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God”. The gospel is about our Lord Jesus sacrifice of His life on the cross for all mankind. To those who believe it is the power of God unto salvation. If you would not believe you cannot encounter this mighty power to save and set you free.

By faith in the gospel I have encountered people with sinful lives set free to live godly lives. I have seen the dead raised to life by faith in the gospel. Deadly incurable sicknesses have been stopped by faith in the gospel. The gospel can either be foolishness to you and your burdens will remain on your head or, it can be the power of God to you, rolling away those burdens. Which one would you choose? The gospel is the power of God to those who would Believe in Jesus our Lord. Do not delay any longer, make that concrete decision to welcome Jesus as Lord of your life NOW.

PRAYER

Dear heavenly father, I am sorry for my sinful lifestyle, forgive me. I believe in Jesus who died for my sins and I confess Him as Lord of my life.

FURTHER STUDIES

Gal 1:3 KJV” Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ, Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father”:

1 Corinthians 1:21 KJV ” For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.”

KEY Scripture 3:12 KJV” They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.”

Our key scripture makes a very serious statement about the state of men. It clearly reveals that men are lost. Man is lost because sin has taken over the hearts of men. Romans 3:9 KJV” What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin”;

What demonstrates that man is lost? To be lost means the heart of man has been taken over by another influence or power which is not God’s. It also means you are not in the kingdom of God. Every child of God is presently in the kingdom of God (Hebrew 12:22). We see men are lost in the level of depravity all around us. Crime have multiplied in our time than any other. Immorality is in a dimension that beats one’s imagination. One basic acid test to check how men are lost is the absence of peace in the hearts of most people. The level of hatred for Christ is alarming. An elderly man preaching in a bus was violently attacked by a woman in the USA. John 3:19 KJV “And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil”.

Dear one, are you lost or found, do you have the peace of God in your life? Who is in charge of your life.? Do you sincerely love the Lord Jesus? Jesus is the only one who truly loves you. Satan is called the adversary because he is the enemy of your soul. This spirit called Satan is the one who is holding most men captives. He would ultimately lead you to hell, if you do not respond to Jesus’ call. Revelation 3:20 KJV “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. “You can be found if you would allow Jesus to be your Lord. You would be right in the kingdom of God. This is your moment to be found(saved) . Turn your life to the master today.

PRAYER

Dear Heavenly Father, my sins have sent me away, forgive my sins. I declare that Jesus is the Lord of my life.

FURTHER STUDIES

Jeremiah 17:9 KJV. The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

2 Corinthians 4:4 KJV “In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.”