“Draw closer to God, and he will draw closer to you!” 🙏🏻 James 4:8

 

PSALM 23:

1 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.

2 It makes me lie down in green pastures; Guide me gently to still waters.

3 Refresh my soul; Lead me in the paths of righteousness, for his name's sake.

4 Even if I walked through the valley of the shadow of death, I would fear no evil, because you are with me; Your rod and your staff comfort me.

5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.

6 Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Our Lord resembles a shepherd and of course we are his sheep. A shepherd is one who watches over his sheep, providing everything they need. And so is the Lord towards us, God provides everything we need, everything necessary to keep the soul at peace. When it comes to our needs, both spiritual and earthly, the Lord himself is our provision for the entire journey. God lovingly cares for his sheep, providing them and satisfying their needs, so they can rest under His protection. God, as a good shepherd, will be by our side to protect us, preventing us from falling into an abyss. He provides, makes us rest, protects us, anoints us with oil and gives us frequent reasons for joy and overflows our cup of blessings. Your goodness and mercy will follow us every day and will lead us to live with you forever.

Thank you Lord for being a good shepherd, for your unconditional love and care for us. He continues to bless us, walk with us, guide our steps, illuminate our path and our choices and may the end be just the beginning of what is to come, the eternal home.

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Law of Moses and Christ

1. The laws of Moses were given to the people of Israel as a guide to living a righteous and holy life. They were created to help people relate to God and others in a way that honors his will.

2. The laws of Moses were also intended to protect the people of Israel from physical and spiritual harm. They were created to keep the people safe and to help them live in peace with each other.

3. Jesus Christ came to fulfill the laws of Moses. He taught that laws were important, but that they were not enough to save people from sin. He said people needed to repent of their sins and trust Him for salvation.

4. Jesus also taught that the laws of Moses were a foreshadowing of a new covenant that He would establish. This new covenant would be based on love and grace, not law.

5. The laws of Moses are still important to Christians today. They teach us about the nature of God and what is right and wrong. They also help us relate to God and others in a way that honors Him.

6. However, Christians are not saved by works of the law. They are saved by the grace of God, through faith in Jesus Christ.

7. The laws of Moses are a reminder that we are sinners and that we need God's grace to be saved. They also teach us about the path of righteousness and help us live a life that pleases God.

8. If you are a Christian, you must obey the laws of Moses. However, you should not rely on laws for your salvation. Your salvation comes only by the grace of God, through faith in Jesus Christ.

9. The laws of Moses are God's gift to us. They teach us about his character and what is right and wrong. They also help us live a life that honors Him.

10. If you are looking for a way to live a life that pleases God, then you must obey the laws of Moses. However, you should not rely on laws for your salvation. Your salvation comes only by the grace of God, through faith in Jesus Christ.

 

In John 10:11, Jesus says, "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep." This means that Jesus is the one who guides us, protects us and loves us unconditionally.

And he knows what's most incredible? He not only cares for us, but He also sacrificed Himself for us. He gave his life on the cross so that we could have eternal life. This is true and unmatched love.

So if you are feeling lost or discouraged, remember that Jesus is your good shepherd.

 

Jesus Christ Savior!

I am the resurrection and the life, whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live, and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe that?

John 11:25-26

Let's reflect:

But what do you mean you'll never die?

Jesus came as a man and died to give us salvation from sin and eternal life. The death of those who were forgiven through Jesus' sacrifice, of those who believe and seek him, allows entry into paradise.

Philippians 1:21

Because for me, living is Christ and dying is profit.

The death of those who are in Christ Jesus is not the definitive death, but rather the beginning of an eternal life alongside our Creator.

Lord, bless our lives. Our thinking, speaking and acting.

May we live in the certainty that everything we do here, good or bad, has a consequence.

May we know how to live in harmony and always obey the Lord, following his teachings and his ways.

So that, through Christ Jesus, we can reach Paradise.

 

Whoever loves money will never get enough of it; and whoever loves abundance will never be satisfied with income; This too is vanity.

Where goods multiply, there those who eat them also multiply; What more benefit, then, do their owners have than to see them with their own eyes?

Sweet is the sleep of the worker, whether he eats little or much; but the rich man's abundance does not let him sleep.

There is a grave evil that I have seen under the sun, and it attracts diseases: the riches that their owners keep for their own harm;

Because the same riches are lost through any misfortune, and if there is a child, nothing remains in his hands.

As he came out of his mother's womb, so shall he be naked, going away as he came; and he will take nothing from your work that he can carry in his hand.

So this too is a serious evil that, just as it came, so it will go; and what profit comes to him from working for the wind,

And having eaten all his days in darkness, and having suffered great weariness, and sickness, and wrath? Ecclesiastes 5:10-17. 🙌🙏🔥🔥🔥📖

 

 

JESUS COMPARED HIS COMING TO THE DAYS OF NOAH, NOAH PREACHED FOR 120 YEARS, GOD ASKED HIM TO MAKE AN ARK TO SAVE PEOPLE FROM JUDGMENT, THE FLOOD. BUT MOST PEOPLE DIDN'T BELIEVE, UNTIL THE FLOOD CAME, HOW MANY PEOPLE SURVIVED THE FLOOD? 8 PEOPLE NOAH AND HIS FAMILY, THE JUDGMENT IN THE FORM OF A FLOOD TOOK THEM, THERE WAS NO MORE CHANCE OF SALVATION AFTER HE CLOSED THE DOOR OF THE ARK.

IF JESUS COMPARED HIS COMING TO THE TIME OF THE FLOOD, ALSO THOSE WHO DIDN'T GO UP WITH JESUS AT HIS COMING WERE DEAD, THERE WILL BE NO SECOND CHANCE.

I WILL HIGHLIGHT SOME VERSES FROM THE BIBLICAL TEXT THAT CLARIFY FOR US THIS CONCEPT THAT ON THE RETURN OF JESUS COMPARED TO THE ANTI-DILUVIAN THERE WILL BE NO 7 YEARS OF CHANCE. COMPARING TO THE FLOOD THOSE WHO REMAINED ON EARTH OR THE WICKED REMAINED DEAD...

2 Peter:3

3. KNOWING this first, that in the LAST DAYS SCORPERS will come, according to their own LUSTS,

4. And saying: WHERE is the PROMISE of his COMING? because since the fathers fell asleep, all things REMAIN as they have been since the BEGINNING of CREATION.

5. They willfully ignore this, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth, which was taken out of the water, and stands in the midst of the water.

6. BY WHICH THINGS did the WORLD then PERISH, COVERED with the WATERS of the FLOOD,

7. BUT THE HEAVEN AND THE EARTH WHICH NOW EXIST BY THE SAME WORD ARE RESERVED AS A TREASURY, AND KEPT THEMSELVES FOR FIRE, UNTIL THE DAY OF JUDGMENT, AND PERDITION OF WICKED MEN.

9. THE LORD DOES NOT DELAY his promise, EVEN though some consider it LATE; but he is LONG-STOPPING toward us, not wanting SOME to PERFECT, but that ALL should REPENT.

10. BUT the DAY of the LORD WILL COME like a THIEF in the NIGHT; in which the HEAVENS SHALL PASS AWAY with a GREAT ROUND, and the elements, BURNING, SHALL SHADE, and the EARTH, and the works that are therein, SHALL BURN.

12. Waiting, and hastening for the COMING of the DAY of GOD, IN WHICH THE HEAVENS, in FIRE, SHALL DISFAVE, and the ELEMENTS, BURNING, SHALL MERE?

13. BUT WE, ACCORDING TO HIS PROMISE, LOOK FORWARD TO new HEAVENS and a new EARTH, where RIGHTEOUSNESS DWELLS.

14. Therefore, beloved, AS YOU AWAIT these THINGS, SEEK THAT YOU MAY BE FOUND IMMACULATED AND IRREPRESSIBLE IN PEACE.

THE QUESTION TO REFLECT ON IS, WHO WILL STAY ALIVE AT THE RETURN OF JESUS? FOLLOWING WHAT JESUS SAID, NOAH AND HIS FAMILY WERE SAVED, THOSE WHO STAYED OUTSIDE THE ARK DROWNED. THE PARALLEL THAT JESUS MADE TELLS US THAT THOSE WHO DO NOT GO UP WITH JESUS WILL BURN TO DEATH.

BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS JESUS IS LONG-SLOWING HE IS WAITING FOR YOU BECAUSE HE WAS COMING SO THAT YOU AND I WON'T PERISH, GOD IS LOVE BUT DON'T WAIT FOR A SECOND CHANCE IT DOESN'T EXIST AFTER JESUS' RETURN, IF YOU HEAR HIS VOICE TODAY DON'T GET HARDENED THE HEART!

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