“If you are a Christian, you are not a citizen of this world trying to get to heaven; you are a citizen of heaven making your way through this world.”
~Vance Havner~
1 Thessalonians 2:13 (KJV) For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.
If it doesn’t work, why keep trying? Remember what the Apostle Paul said in the verse before.
1 Thessalonians 2:12 (KJV) That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.
Why would you or I want to walk worthy? Verse 13 tells us why because we received something and that something was the Word of God. This Word which they heard was not someone telling them a bunch of if you do this or if you don’t do that. Oh no this wasn’t of men but instead it was the TRUTH of God’s Word. Why would I or anyone else say the Bible was truthful?
Psalms 40:7 (KJV) Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,
This book that is written is true. Notice it’s not religion that we were asked to receive or if you do this and not that it was just simply truth. We were not asked to clean up, dress up or even make up just receive just like you are. God is saying just trust me just receive. John 1:17 (KJV) For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. When a baby is first born he or she is so pure and then he or she begins to learn things that’s not so pure and over a lifetime he or she can learn a bunch of things not so good or pure. Raise your hand 🙋♂️ if you know what I’m talking about. One night a man came to see Jesus. This man was a religious man and, matter of fact, he was a leader at the Church. This man, we will call him Nick, came to question Jesus. As Nick talked it was if Jesus was not listening but Jesus was listening to every word that came from Nick’s lips. Jesus turned to Nick and said “Nick it’s great you are religious that shows you believe in eternal life but it’s not enough, Nick. Listen to me closely Nick, you must be born again! This Nick could not understand born again how in the world can this be? That is what many ask: How can this be done? I'm too old and too big to fit back into my mother’s womb. If that is what you answered you just got 100 congratulations. Then Jesus goes on and tells Nick that when you were born you came out of your mother’s womb as flesh. Is that not correct? Nick, that is all you’ll ever be flesh, you need more than that to see My Kingdom. Do you not want more? If you do Nick then all you must do is receive the truth. Great, what is the truth? John 8:32 (KJV) And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. John 14:6 (KJV) Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. Do you think that the Bible is the Book that is written about Jesus? If it is then Jesus is the “truth” and we can trust and believe what this Book tells us about Jesus the “truth” Being Born Again is receiving Jesus as your Savior and then like a newborn baby learning the things of God from our textbook the Bible which is written about Jesus. 1 Peter 2:2 (KJV) As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: Realized that what we have learned from our fleshly birth has a lot of good as well as a lot of bad; we realize that we are just sinners. When we realize or understand that we are in great shape to receive Jesus as our savior. When we receive Jesus He will be sure to teach us from the book of Truth. Now here’s the best thing: when one receives Jesus as their personal savior they know it. If I offered you a $100 bill and you received it would you know it? Sure you would. When one receives Jesus as their Savior it is no longer a hope but it becomes a fact not a feeling and the reason I say not a feeling is because feelings change but facts never do.
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