PARADISE IS FOR EVERYBODY
Beauty beyond our imagination is the place God has prepared for all mankind; as in the beginning; when the Garden of Eden with all its beauty, was given to Man (Genesis 2:7-15)
Our heavenly Father is loving and Just and He shall reward all those who Love and Obey Him, with a gift of Paradise, everlasting Joy, happiness and friendship with Him. This Paradise and The Heavens Is God’s Reward, in a Delightful Garden of Outer Space. Paradise is open to everyone to enter as they choose.
By the infinite love and mercy of God, mankind is saved through the precious blood of the Lamb Jesus Christ, the son of the living God. Having been saved, we must live for God in love and obedience maintaining the circle of light around us. Our salvation depends on what we decide to do with our gift of life. The choice is ours to make on where we want to spend eternity. It is either we choose on spending it in God’s presence or we choose a life of separation from God and deny ourselves entrance to Paradise. We can only gain or claim our Place in paradise by our choice; to be with God through Christ, the risen Lord.
It is important, we know that God does not owe us anything, He has given us everything even a part of Himself (the Spirit), God’s image and likeness in us. WE THEREFORE OWE GOD OUR LIVES.
What Do we have to do?
We have been saved by His Grace; however, we must not continue in disobedience to what God wants us to do. ’You shall be Holy onto me as I your God am Holy; you shall Sanctify yourselves and be Holy as I am Holy. (Leviticus 20:7, 26). If it were not possible to be Holy, God would not have asked it of us to be Holy. What is Holiness? It’s just righteous deeds, doing what will not hurt you and others for the love of God; who first loved you and has reconciled you to Himself through the sacrifice of His beloved Son Jesus Christ our Lord. “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16). Pleasing God with how we live our lives through the power of grace already given by God, is the choice you and I must make.
The greatest deception is to believe that since our Lord Jesus Christ has saved us through His precious blood; it doesn’t matter what we do with our lives, we can remain in disobedience and still gain entrance to Paradise. A BIG LIE. Nothing unclean shall enter the Kingdom of God (Revelation 21:27). We must do our part in keeping our robes clean and spotless by accepting the guidance of Jesus Christ through the Holy Spirit to do right and good deeds. Remember we have been called by God to be Holy.
We also have been told that there is time for repentance, that we can wait until the 11th hour to turn from our disobedience before our final journey. ANOTHER LIE. A lot of people have been caught in the WEB OF SIN (Wrongdoing), because no one knows the hour of the last bell. Thus, self-appraisal and repentance is better now, so you and I can focus on the commands of God in preparation of our eternity. Everything is about love and worship of God our Creator and Father.
Love for God entails Worship in Truth and in Spirit; having no other god in any form (including money, status, fame or material things). All we have is created and given to us by God; therefore, nothing should be preferred more than God. We must revere and worship only God and not take His place by subjecting people to worship us no matter the form or guise. Doing so shows lack of love for God and eternal separation from His Presence. “I am the Lord your God, you shall have no other god before me”. for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments. (Exodus 20:2-6)
Do not bow down and worship any other god (money, properties, status, fame, any creature, images etc.) in thoughts and deeds. We should not overvalue and revere material things, attachments to these amount to the worship of IDOLS. Vanity upon vanity all is vanity (Ecclesiastes 1:2), And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul (Mark 8:36)
Do not misuse the name of God – in swearing or cursing. (Exodus 20:7) Let your Yes be Yes, and No be No. Be honest in your dealings, God sees everything
Keep the Sabbath Holy – worship God and rest from work. (Exodus 20:8) Do good and focus on God.
Your love for God can only be reflected in love for yourself and others. You cannot give what you do not have; so, you must first value and love God’s image in you by doing good to yourself, taking care of your soul and your body which is the temple of the Holy Spirit.
Love of Self and others
You cannot say you love God when you do not love your fellow human being who you see. Every person is Godlike, so when we love others as ourselves, we only are loving God our Father and Creator. Love for other people reflects in the way we treat them in thoughts and in deeds. By this we please God. To love another person requires selfless service to each other; this way the 6th to 10th commandments of God are obeyed (Exodus 20:12- 17)
“Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you – Be respectful and take care of your parents and the elderly
Do not murder – in thought and deeds, learn to forgive the wrongs of others to avoid hatred that will lead to you hurting others
Do not commit adultery – in thoughts and deeds, be self-disciplined, emotions are natural but must be controlled
Do not steal – take nothing without permission or by force, be content with what God has blessed you with, count your blessings and be thankful.
Do not lie against others no matter what- bearing false witness against others is ungodly; say only what you know as is
Do not covet another person’s property – that is yearn/desire to possess something belonging to another person. Be content with what you have, to avoid jealousy and envy
To maintain the salvation given to us through the blood of the Lamb of God, Jesus Christ; we must choose to do what Jesus commands. The sum up of the Ten Commandment is Love for God and for Man.
We lose our claim to the Salvation poured out for many when we rebel against the command of our Lord Jesus Christ to love. So, in a way God has done His part giving us Salvation to uphold; we must do our part to obey Him by accepting and following the guidance of the Holy Spirit, for no one can please Him except through Jesus Christ.
Know that our life pattern in thoughts and deeds, good or bad, is a record of our time spent on earth; at the end of which the record in the “Book of Life” is presented as a report card to God our Father. (Revelation 20:12-15). Those who believe in Jesus as the Son of the Father and do what pleases Him, will be recorded as good in the book of life; and please God. For those however, who do not believe in Jesus Christ as the son of God and disobey Him; they will fail to have a good record and thus condemn themselves before God (John 3:18).
In life God gives us all equal opportunities, he gives us the same air to breath and the same time – 24 hours daily to live. No one has more time than the other. What we do with the time and how we live our lives is dependent on the choices we make. There is nothing as sweet as Freedom for our Soul; when our Spirit takes control of what we do with our mind and body.
The real Freedom God gave you is your Free Will, to do what pleases Him. Note, you are the architect of your own fortune; where you end up is determined by the choice you make. Your Will is yours.
There is light at the end of every dark tunnel; we remain in the darkness of the tunnel because we are scared to approach the light of grace. Let’s try a little more to get out of the dark tunnel of disobedience to the light of obedience to God’s commands.
CLAIM YOUR PLACE IN PARADISE!
LON
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