Contrary to Popular Opinion, God Doesn’t Need You or Me
The LORD Almighty, is the only self-existent Being. He’s not dependent upon anyone. ALL others are dependent upon He who made and sustains all life, and life forms (Colossians 1:15-17). We need Him. He does not need us.
Any person who foolishly separates Jesus from what He stated in His Word, including His commandments, His instructions to us, is casting away the mercy God wishes to show him.
The true follower of Jesus upholds the words of God as the highest authority to be obeyed. Such a man declares with the psalmist:
“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” Psalms 119:105
Repentance is Essential
The first command of the Gospel is the “repent” (Matthew 3:2; 4:17; Acts 2:38; 3:19, etc.).
“I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.” Luke 13:3
True repentance will always bring forth good fruit.
“EVERY TREE which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.” Matthew 3:10
Any questions?
—- WHY is hell so full of souls who were once saved? Why did Jesus say that some would believe and then “fall away”? See Luke 8:13. Jesus told us – “And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection” (Luke 8:14).
What keeps people out of Heaven and puts them in the eternal incarceration of hell? What did Jesus say they counted more important than Him?:
- “cares … of this life”
- “riches … of this life”
- “pleasures of this life”
What’s the result? – They “bring no fruit to perfection.” Is fruit important to God? Without it, no one will be in Heaven. Does fruit save? No, yet it’s always the product (that which is produced) out of a saving, abiding relationship with Christ. Read John 15:1-16.
Who Will You Call the Liar?
1) Christ, or
2) The “accursed” deceiver whom you have allowed to teach you “another gospel”? Read Galatians 1:6-9.
Did Jesus mean what He plainly stated? Will you call the Son of God a liar in order to continue to believe the fairytale lie you’ve been taught by false teachers who are turning the grace of God into “lasciviousness” (license for sin)? Read Jude 3-4.
Good Fruit is Always the Result of Truly Repenting
Truly repenting, fully surrendering, brings relationship and good fruit to God’s glory. Anything short of true repentance and the associated good fruit will not enter eternal glory.
“Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance: 9 And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. 10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.” Matthew 3:8-10
THOSE who truly have repented have good fruit and good works in their lives, and this has nothing to do with church attendance which is a lame excuse for good fruit and good works. Serving Christ’s body daily and getting someone saved is more like the good works God is looking for (Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 16:15-20; Luke 19:10; Acts 5:43; 8:4; Proverbs 11:30, etc.). Cleaning a bathroom or singing in a choir in a church building that God never intended be built is not good works in His eyes. Who are we kidding except our own deceived hearts? Serving a false pastor (hireling) who has no heart for lost souls, does not preach only God’s Word under the anointing of the Spirit and in the holy fear of God, is not serving God. Instead, it’s rebellion, bidding Godspeed to Christ’s enemy, and a complete waste (2 Chronicles 19:2; 2 John 7-11).
You see, something else – an idol – is more important to many than Jesus Christ. This is exactly why Jesus foretold that “many” would go to hell and only a “few” to Heaven.
“Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: 14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.” Matthew 7:13-14
They do not hate their lives in this fleeting, sinful world. Against the command of Christ they love self. The OSAS (once saved always saved) moral coward wants no part of losing the euphoric feeling of “security” and therefore wants no part of any notion of personal responsibility. He wants to believe he is free to live any way he so wishes. So, he/she will reject this message to his/her own destruction. Just as it led to Adam and Eve’s fall, so shall it lead to their fall. This message of laying down one’s life and forsaking all is Christ’s message – you know, the One they claim saved them. Jesus says: “If ANY man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. 27 And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple … So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple” (Luke 14:26-27, 33).
The initial moment when you repented is only the beginning of your walk with Christ. You must “abide” (remain) in Christ (John 15:1-6), you must continue in His Word (John 8:31-32), to count Him more important than self (Luke 14:26-27), to forsake all (Luke 14:33), to love His truth supremely (2 Thessalonians 2:10-12), to seek His face in holy prayer communion daily (Matthew 6:6), to deny self, to take up your cross, and to follow Him (Luke 9:23-24). This would mean that you love Him more than sinful self.
Don’t like this message? Move on then. God doesn’t need you – You need the LORD. It’s your choice to join the millions whom Christ once saved who bought the OSAS lie and so then allowed other things to be more important than Him. Adam and Eve bought this same lie and God kicked them out of His holy presence as a result (Genesis 2:17; 3:4; 23-24).
Unconditional eternal security is a myth – a lie from the enemy of all souls designed to deceive and bring eternal damnation (Genesis 2:17; 3:4; John 10:10). If you believe such an unbiblical fairytale, then you have colluded with the enemy of Jesus Christ and yet you claim to be serving Jesus Christ?
“They that observe” such a “lying vanity” will pay with their own conscious eternal body. They forsake God’s mercy and will suffer the vengeance of eternal fire for refusing Christ – the only Salvation.
“They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.” Jonah 2:8
By not taking God at HIS Word, you defy Him and are His very enemy. He takes this personally. Those who refuse to hear and heed the words of God are “not of God” (John 8:47).
If you want to know Him and to be with Him eternally, listen closely and prayerfully to what He said. He gave you His Word in tangible format. There is no excuse. Anyone who foolishly divorces Christ from His very words, is tying a rope around their own neck.
“Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.” Mark 8:38
Today you may be angry with the messenger of this divine truth and yet if you do not obey God, you will be for eternity angry with yourself and with those who lied to you. Eternal remorse will ensue all those who do not take cover under Christ’s wing by truly repenting and laying down their lives.
“Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. 13 But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. 14 For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end.” Hebrews 3:12-14
Let us ever remember our great need to be in intimate relationship with our great Maker and how much He loves us.
“God is holy, eternal, almighty, and totally self-sufficient. He does not need any created being, but we do need Him. All of creation is dependent on the life that God alone sustains.” Unknown
“It is of the LORD’S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. 23 They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. 24 The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. 25 The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. 26 It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.” Lamentations 3:22-26
Prayer of Repentance: Father I have played the game. I am finished with a mere form of godliness and ready to get real with You. I am ready to do business with you, now. Right this moment, if never before, I lay my life in Thy holy hands. I turn to You LORD Jesus, asking You to increase as I here and now choose to decrease. Into Your hands I commend, release, and submit my spirit and my whole being. Please make me to be Your authentic disciple. Strip all falsity and bless this vessel to be completely honest before You and man. I love You LORD Jesus. Please fill me with Your Holy Spirit and use me for Your glory. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.
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JESUS CHRIST TOLD US TO OVERCOME TO THE END [video]

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Walking in Godly Integrity Means Paying Restitution Where Needed [podcast]

“And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.” Acts 24:16
Truth: The LORD is watching everything you think and do and will bring you into judgment for it all – all (Proverbs 15:3; 20:11; 23:7; Mark 12:41-44; Romans 14:10, etc.). What’s your judgment going to look like?
“Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not; 2 But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.” 2 Corinthians 4:1-2
Jesus taught that only the “honest” will be with Him (Luke 8:15). The dishonest, “ALL … liars” will perish irrevocably in the lake of fire (Revelation 21:8). Those who’ve brought harm to others and have the opportunity to restore what they took (financially, emotionally, etc.) prove who they are by what they do or do not do. Those who take personal responsibility for the harm they brought on another, will be blessed. Those who don’t will be shut out, “cut off” from God (Romans 11:20-22).
“Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed: 4 But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,” 2 Corinthians 6:3-4
“He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.” Proverbs 28:13
Godly Integrity owns up to its personal responsibility to make amends where we have caused hurt. Restitution. A man of godly integrity never runs from his personal responsibility to repair and restore where he has brought harm – with his words, attitudes, or actions. This is exactly what happens when a man truly repents and gives his life to Christ. Zacchaeus is a great example to us of this. Like Zacchaeus, when we truly repent, there will always be good fruit, amends for our wrongdoing. Watch this closely. Watch what this man does after getting right with God:
Luke 19
1 And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.
2 And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.
3 And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature.
4 And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.
5 (the call and command) And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house.
6 (obedience) And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.
7 And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner. (that’s exactly why Jesus came!)
8 And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold. (true repentance always brings for the fruit of restitution Matthew 3:7-10)
9 And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.
10 For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
As we see in this case with Zacchaeus when he repented, turning to Jesus the Savior, true repentance always brings for the fruit of restitution. See Matthew 3:7-10.
Zacchaeus is a great example. When, if that true repentance happens in his heart, if the sinner, the transgressor allows it, there will be a practical restitution to those he’s harmed by his sin. Soon as he repented he wanted to pay restitution to those he’d harmed.
“Verse 8 is one of the strongest in the Bible on restitution. Salvation does not relieve a person from righting the wrongs of the past. Debts contracted during one’s unconverted days are not canceled by the new birth. And if money was stolen before salvation, then a true sense of the grace of God requires that this money be repaid after a person has become a child of God.” William MacDonald, Believer’s Bible Commentary
There’s no such thing as a person who is right with God and not making restitution for those he’s hurt.
INTEGRITY: If you owe someone $1,000 and can’t pay it all at once, show integrity and send them $ every month or week till you’ve paid them off. If you don’t, you show yourself to be a man who is without integrity (Proverbs 20:7). Soon as you begin paying back, you demonstrate the earnest of your integrity.
Jesus teaches us that we are wasting our time attempting to relate to or pray to the Father in His name if we have issues that need to be clear up with another.
God will not answer the prayer of any person who does not honor and obey His Word and if a person has an outstanding offense He wants them to clear up these matters (Proverbs 28:9, 13).
“Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; 24 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.” Matthew 5:23-24
God is not going to bless our lives unless we are willing to sincerely admit our sins, repent and confess them, and make amends (restitution) with anyone we’ve harmed. In the divine economy, there’s no such thing as being right with God when you’ve done another person wrong, haven’t repented, and haven’t made amends for what you’ve done. Such a person will be outside of the will and blessings of God until he makes things right with God and man.
The LORD requires that His people “examine” and “judge” themselves.
“Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates? 2 Corinthians 13:5
Examine and honest judge yourself and amend your ways or God will judge you.
“For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged. 32 But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.” 1 Corinthians 11:31-32
More Bible Verses on Restitution
Read Exodus 22:1-31
“If a thief be found breaking up (stealing in a burglary, home invasion), and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him. 3 If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be blood shed for him; for he should make full restitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.” Exodus 22:2-3
“Speak unto the children of Israel, When a man or woman shall commit any sin that men commit, to do a trespass against the LORD, and that person be guilty; 7 Then they shall confess their sin which they have done: and he shall recompense his trespass with the principal thereof, and add unto it the fifth part thereof, and give it unto him against whom he hath trespassed.” Numbers 5:6-7
“And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the life of man. 6 Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.” Genesis 9:5-6
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TIMES OF REFRESHING FROM THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD! [video]

TIMES OF REFRESHING FROM THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD!
Who’s Ready for Some “RAIN” from Heaven? God desires to refresh His people, to rain His bless-ed mercy, forgiveness, and benefits down on them …. and our part is fresh repentance….
“Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.” Hosea 10:12
What are the stated conditions to receive the “rain” of the LORD from Heaven?
- “Sow to yourselves in RIGHTEOUSNESS”
- “reap in MERCY”
- “break up your fallow ground”
- “for it is time to SEEK the LORD”
“till he come and rain righteousness upon you.”
“Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;” Acts 3:19
“Times of refreshing” will come exclusively to those who turn to the LORD with a whole heart.
A great prayer right this moment is …. Heavenly Father, please grant me to have a pure heart, a poor in spirit heart, and an heart after Thee. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Repentance is dying so that Christ lives and reigns in your life – not you (Matthew 3:7-10; Romans 6).
Adam Clarke on Hosea 10:12:
“Sow to yourselves in righteousness – Let the seed you sow be of the best kind, and in just measure.
Reap in mercy – By the blessing of God on this ploughing, sowing, and harrowing, you may expect a good crop in harvest.
Break up your fallow ground – Do not be satisfied with a slight furrow; let the land that was fallowed (slightly ploughed) be broken up again with a deep furrow.
For it is time to seek the Lord – This should be immediately done: the season is passing; and if you do not get the seed in the ground, the early rain will be past, and your fields will be unfruitful.
Rain righteousness upon you – God will give you the early rain in due time, and in proper measure. Here are the metaphors, and the application cannot be difficult.. Here are ploughing, fallowing, sowing, harrowing, watering, reaping, threshing, and feeding on the produce of well-directed labor. All may be applied to the human heart, and the work of God upon it. Correction, contrition, conversion, receiving the grace of Christ, bringing forth fruit, etc.”
“For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land. 25 Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. 26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. 27 And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.” Ezekiel 36:24-27
Most preaching today does not begin at the foundation, does not get to the root cause. This is due to the absence of the original Gospel doctrine of the cross – the divine mandate to be crucified with Christ, which is nowhere to be found coming from the mouths of the “accursed” preachers of “another gospel.” (Galatians 1:6-9)
WHAT do we have without a heart after God? Religion (Acts 13:22).
Most of the social media messages tell us, continually remind us that God loves us but nearly none of them inform us that the God who loves us, sent His Son to die on a cross for us, and requires and commands us to be “crucified with Christ.” (Galatians 2:20; Romans 8:29; Colossians 3:3) Beware of the half-truth false gospel of today! We must walk in the original Gospel – all of it – if we are to escape and not be “Led away with the error of the wicked.” (2 Peter 3:17)
Prescription for those heavy in heart: Read God’s Word. Read it repeatedly, perpetually, daily. NOTHING REPLACES BIBLE READING AND NEVER WILL.
Times of Fasting and prayer gets YOU out of the way so Jesus can reign supreme! Isaiah 58
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