God said: "...for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth..." Genesis 8:21

God didn't make us evil. Satan did when he tempted Eve with the fruit from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.

Genesis 3:1-6

1 "Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:

3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.

4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:

5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat."

And God, being the gracious and merciful God that he is, not wanting that any should perish.

2 Peter 3:8-9:

8 "But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance."

Then, He gave His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to wash away our sins forever. 

John 3:16

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."

Our duty is to fear God and live by the standards of His Kingdom now, before He comes back to give His Children salvation and punish the sinners.

Ecclesiastes 12:13:

13 "Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man."

Matthew 25:46:

46 "And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal."

It's important that we accept God now, because of our Free Will. After the first death, when we come back for a short time, we will be just like we were before we died, have the same beliefs and memories. We will not have time to "find God" at that time. If we die the first death as a sinner, we will die the second death as a sinner, also.

The Bible says, Not one person on earth turns back to God at that time. Now is the time to find God, and that time is rapidly passing by.

​Praise God! Amen!

"...THE GREATEST OF THESE IS LOVE" AUDIO BLOG​

​This morning, my husband and I were talking, and he said something like, "You're not a social butterfly." I said, "No, but I can be. I stopped trusting people." Later, I was looking for scripture to respond to a Facebook post, and God directed me to 1 Corinthians 13. I read it, and thought, That doesn't really fit what I need. Plus, I know I've posted that recently.

So, I tried my "Bible ritual," where I pray for guidance and then pick up the Bible and open it to the Word God wants me to see for the day. Today, I prayed and opened the Bible to . . . drum roll please . . . 1 Corinthians 13.

As I was sitting at my desk, reading it again, the light bulb went off. It wasn't meant for everyone else. It was meant for ME. And God kept showing me, because I wasn't listening. I was not paying attention to Him.

I had just told my husband this very morning, that I stopped trusting people. And God told me, no, no, no. You will not. You will love and trust, because HE loves and trusts me.

"Love never gives up on people. It never stops trusting, never loses hope, and never quits." 1 Corinthians 13:7

So, moral of the story, Don't give up on people, don't stop trusting, don't lose hope, never quit, and always love!

Also, listen and pay attention when God talks to you!

1 Corinthians 13 

Let Love Be Your Guide

1 "I may speak in different languages, whether human or even of angels. But if I don’t have love, I am only a noisy bell or a ringing cymbal.

2 I may have the gift of prophecy, I may understand all secrets and know everything there is to know, and I may have faith so great that I can move mountains. But even with all this, if I don’t have love, I am nothing.

3 I may give away everything I have to help others, and I may even give my body as an offering to be burned. But I gain nothing by doing all this if I don’t have love.

4 Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous, it does not brag, and it is not proud.

5 Love is not rude, it is not selfish, and it cannot be made angry easily. Love does not remember wrongs done against it.

6 Love is never happy when others do wrong, but it is always happy with the truth.

7 Love never gives up on people. It never stops trusting, never loses hope, and never quits.

8 Love will never end. But all those gifts will come to an end—even the gift of prophecy, the gift of speaking in different kinds of languages, and the gift of knowledge.

9 These will all end because this knowledge and these prophecies we have are not complete.

10 But when perfection comes, the things that are not complete will end.

11 When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, and I made plans like a child. When I became a man, I stopped those childish ways.

12 It is the same with us. Now we see God as if we are looking at a reflection in a mirror. But then, in the future, we will see him right before our eyes. Now I know only a part, but at that time I will know fully, as God has known me.

​13 So these three things continue: faith, hope, and love. And the greatest of these is love."

​God Bless You and Jesus Loves You! Amen!

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It's easy to get caught up in the darkness around us. We are better served staying focused on the Holy Bible, the Word of the One True God. Even though the lure of satan is powerful, keep going back to the Word.

Recently, God pulled me to the Book of Daniel. I was feeling conflicted by all of the bad news, and I prayed for Yahweh to show me His path for me, the best way that I can spread His news. I picked up the Holy Bible and prayed for Him to show me the scripture to read today. Then, I closed my eyes and opened the Bible to the Book of Daniel. 

Daniel 6:2-7

2 "And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel was first: that the princes might give accounts unto them, and the king should have no damage.

3 Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.

4 Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.

5 Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.

6 Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever.

7 All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions."

Is this not what is going on right now in our world? And, also, Pastors being arrested for holding sermons? God's Plan is in action, and the only way to know it is to read His Word.

I pray that He opens our hearts to His Word, and banishes satan from our minds. Amen!