Tuesday, August 28, 2012

"ERRORS AIN'T CHEAP"

Errors ain’t cheap, they are, mighty expensive!
You could say that again!
They are expensive and I know it!
Are you sure?
Yes I do!
Then, why do you keep repeating them???
That is a good question! Why?
I guess because we are humans!
Ain’t it?
I know what you mean!
To err is human! But… Are we going to be “human” all our lives?
What do you mean?
Listen: there is an old saying that says like this:
“Humans are the only “animals” that stumble with the same rock!”
If a cow hits a rock while is walking, the next time walks around it,
We humans don’t! We keep stumbling over and over because we are
Stubborn, and refuse to learn!
Jesus came to this world to “dehumanize” us!
What??? To make us like cows?
No my friend! On the contrary!
To give one step above humanism!
Listen:
Jesus was talking with Nicodemus a famous person of the Pharisees:
“If you want to go to heaven Nicodemus, you have to be born again!
Nicodemus answer: What do you mean?
How could an old man return to his mother womb and be born again?
I was saying answer Jesus, that it is not enough to be born physically
One needs to be born spiritually also if he wishes to enter in God’s
Kingdom.
“From man can only born human life, but from the Holy Spirit born
new life that proceeds from heaven.” John 3: 4 to 7.
Life never forgives our errors, we have to pay a high price for them!
Christ not only forgives them but makes us to see them and avoid them!
Making us to be born again into a new life of love and service!
LOVING GOD AND PEOPLE!

ARE YOU READY?

PRAISE THE LORD!

José Salazar
S. de C.

Saturday, August 18, 2012

"OUR EFFORTS COUNT"

It is incredible how nice sound the melodies sang by professional singers!
Without any problem they sing traveling over the whole musical scale
Nice an easy, without any efforts whatsoever! These are gifted people! But..
Just because we do not have this ability are we going to repress ourselves
from praising and singing to our Lord hymns of Glory?
Of course not!
The harder it is for us to speak or to sing, the greater it is appreciated by God!
Why?
BECAUSE OUR EFFORTS COUNT!
Listen to this:
Then, Jesus went to the offering boxes at the temple and sat and watched how
the people were making their offerings, the rich people were giving large
amounts of money then a poor widow dropped just two pennies.
He called his disciples and told them:
“That poor widow has given more than those rich men put together!
For they gave a little of their abundance; but she had given all she had!
All she had for her living. Mark 12:41.
That was a big effort for her and of course…
OUR EFFORTS COUNT!
How are you going to know if you have a good voice if you haven’t
tried to sing?
You don’t have to be a good speaker to say a prayer to God!
And also you don’t have to be a good singer to sing to Him!
He will appreciate all the efforts that come from your heart!
TO PRAY IS TO TALK TO GOD! TALK TO HIM!
TELL HIM HOW MUCH YOU LOVE HIM!
HE HAS NOT HEARD YOUR VOICE FOR A LONG TIME!
Magnify Him!
It doesn’t matter how much you tell Him how Good He is…
YOU WILL NEVER GET CLOSE!
PRAISE THE LORD WITH ALL YOUR HEART!
HE WILLS APRECIATE ALL YOUR EFFORTS, BECAUSE…
FOR GOD…
OUR EFFORTS COUNT!

GOD BLESS YOU!

PRAISE THE LORD!

José Salazar
S. de C.

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

"WATCH AND PRAY"

Jesus was praying in the garden of Gethsemane a little before He was
arrested, judge and crucified. He was praying with such sadness and
anguish that He was sweating drops of blood.
He asked to three of his apostles to be with Him, but they were so tired
that fell to sleep.
Jesus told them: C’mon! Watch and pray that ye enter not; into temptation.
THE SPIRIT IS WILLING BUT THE FLESH IS WEAK. Mathew 26- 41.
Commentary:
One day I stopped to some churches just to see what was happening at the
time of the sermons and this is what I found:
Most of the people, was stumbling on their seats, some yawning, others,
with their eyes fixed to the ceiling a thousand miles away from there.
Some of them, unable to stay awake, they were sound at sleep not knowing
what the sermon was about
Jesus was reproaching his apostles: How come you could not remained
awake just for an hour?
Tell me: Why in the world we woke up early, showered and put on our
best clothing to go to church to sleep, instead of being with our eyes and
ears open to listen and understand the Word of God?
Wouldn’t be better to stay in bed and when we wake up say a prayer with
the certainty of being dedicated to the Lord?
God sent his only Son to save the whole world, not just a few people from
some churches that think they are the “called” or the chosen ones!
All the world have the same opportunity of salvation!
Salvation is for all! For all who wish to be saved, of course!
However:
They are so many people that feeling a true love for God, they have not
felt in them the desire to read the Bible to know deeper our Lord!!
THE WORD OF GOD IS CHRIST!
And listening to the word of God with faith, we could be able to own
this Great Salvation thanks to Jesus Christ!
We walked away from God because of our sins! Can we change?
THE SPIRIT IS WILLING BUT THE FLESH IS WEAK!
How could we return to God?
Here is the secret:
WATCH AND PRAY THAT YE ENTER NOT INTO TEMTATION!
To accept Jesus Christ is: TO OPEN OUR HEARTS! AND THEN…
TO INVITE HIM TO ENTER!

PRAISE THE LORD!

José Salazar.
S. de C.