PRESENTS!

Look back at yesterday with thankfulness to GOD.

Yesterday is past.

Look forward to tomorrow with hope in GOD.

Tomorrow is future.

Receive today with joy and gratitude to the LORD.

It is PRESENT and it is a PRESENT from the LORD!

As you live it with praise, His PRESENCE will fill your heart 

and you will live in His glorious PRESENCE!

You cannot change yesterday.

You do not know what tomorrow holds.

You can make the PRESENT different

by dying to 'self' and denying 'self'.

You can change your attitude towards GOD and others now.

Then, life will be different tomorrow!

Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: 

"Today, if you will hear His voice, 

Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, 

In the day of trial in the wilderness,
Hebrews 3:7-8

Let your conduct be without covetousness; 

be content with such things as you have. 

For He Himself has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you." 

So we may boldly say: "The Lord is my helper; 

I will not fear. 

What can man do to me?" 

Remember those who rule over you, 

who have spoken the word of God to you, 

whose faith follow, considering the outcome of their conduct. 

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
Hebrews 13:5-8

Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, 

and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, 

will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
Matthew 6:30

 'And now, carefully consider from this day forward: 

from before stone was laid upon stone in the temple of the Lord-

- since those days, when one came to a heap of twenty ephahs, 

there were but ten; 

when one came to the wine vat to draw out fifty baths from the press, 

there were but twenty. 

I struck you with blight and mildew 

and hail in all the labors of your hands; 

yet you did not turn to Me,' says the Lord. 

'Consider now from this day forward, 

from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, 

from the day that the foundation of the Lord's temple was laid-

-consider it: 

Is the seed still in the barn? 

As yet the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, 

and the olive tree have not yielded fruit. 

But from this day I will bless you.' "
Haggai 2:15-19

 And Moses said to the people, 

"Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, 

which He will accomplish for you today. 

For the Egyptians whom you see today, 

you shall see again no more forever. 

The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace."
Exodus 14:13-14

 The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone. 

This was the Lord's doing; 

It is marvelous in our eyes. 

This is the day the Lord has made; 

We will rejoice and be glad in it.
Psalm 118:22-24

 And Jesus said to him, 

"Today salvation has come to this house, 

because he also is a son of Abraham;
Luke 19:9

 And Jesus said to him, 

"Assuredly, I say to you, 

today you will be with Me in Paradise."
Luke 23:43

For He says: "In an acceptable time I have heard you, 

And in the day of salvation I have helped you." 

Behold, now is the accepted time; 

behold, now is the day of salvation.
2 Corinthians 6:2

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The Best Gift Ever Given! 

What is the best gift ever given?

Who gave the best gift?

To whom was the best gift given?

What are the benefits of receiving that gift?

What are the consequences of rejecting that gift?

 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, 

that whoever believes in Him should not perish 

but have everlasting life.

John 3:16

Everyone has a choice to make - 

To receive or reject that Gift!

Benefits of Receiving that Gift:

 Then He took a little child and set him in the midst of them. 

And when He had taken him in His arms, He said to them, 

"Whoever receives one of these little children in My name receives Me; 

and whoever receives Me, receives not Me but Him who sent Me."

Mark 9:36-37

• GOD the Father!

 And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit 

that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ. 

So he came by the Spirit into the temple. 

And when the parents brought in the Child Jesus, 

to do for Him according to the custom of the law, 

he took Him up in his arms and blessed God and said: 

"Lord, now You are letting Your servant depart in peace, 

According to Your word; 

For my eyes have seen Your salvation 

Which You have prepared before the face of all peoples, 

A light to bring revelation to the Gentiles, 

And the glory of Your people Israel."

Luke 2:26-32

Simeon saw the Gift,

took the Gift in his arms

and blessed GOD!

• Salvation of the soul through the LORD JESUS CHRIST!

But as many as received Him, 

to them He gave the right to become children of God, 

to those who believe in His name:

John 1:12

• Birth-certificate stating that I am a child of the Most High GOD!

 And this is eternal life, 

that they may know You, the only true God, 

and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.

John 17:3

• Eternal Life

Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, 

let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, 

and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 

looking unto Jesus, 

the author and finisher of our faith, 

who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, 

despising the shame, 

and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Hebrews 12:1-2

As you have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, 

so walk in Him, 

 rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, 

as you have been taught, 

abounding in it with thanksgiving.

Colossians 2:6-7

Just as we would receive any gift and say, "Thank You"!

• Faith

 For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: 

that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread; 

  and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, 

"Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; 

do this in remembrance of Me." 

  In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, 

"This cup is the new covenant in My blood. 

This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me." 

  For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, 

you proclaim the Lord's death till He comes.

1 Corinthians 11:23-26

• Covenant Relationship of Blood with GOD!

And when He had said this, He breathed on them, 

and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit.

John 20:22

 "If you love Me, keep My commandments. 

And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, 

that He may abide with you forever-

- the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, 

because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; 

but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. 

I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.

John 14:15-18

• The Holy Spirit - the Helper, The Spirit of Truth

 For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, 

and ourselves your bondservants for Jesus' sake. 

For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, 

who has shone in our hearts 

to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God 

in the face of Jesus Christ. 

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, 

that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.
2 Corinthians 4:5-7

• Glory of GOD in our Hearts!

 And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, 

which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, 

until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts;

2 Peter 1:19

• The Morning Star Rising in our Hearts!

 And in that day you will ask Me nothing. 

Most assuredly, I say to you, 

whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you. 

 Until now you have asked nothing in My name. 

Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.

John 16:23-24

• Fullness of Joy!

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, 

who gives to all liberally and without reproach, 

and it will be given to him. 

  But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, 

for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea 

driven and tossed by the wind. 

  For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; 

  he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

James 1:5-8

• Wisdom!

 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 

who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing 

in the heavenly places in Christ,

Ephesians 1:3

• Every Spiritual Blessing in the Heavenly Places!

 "Let not your heart be troubled; 

you believe in God, believe also in Me. 

 In My Father's house are many mansions; 

if it were not so, I would have told you. 

I go to prepare a place for you. 

  And if I go and prepare a place for you, 

I will come again and receive you to Myself; 

that where I am, there you may be also.

John 14:1-3

• Mansions!

Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, 

to be well pleasing to Him. 

 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, 

that each one may receive the things done in the body, 

according to what he has done, 

whether good or bad.

2 Corinthians 5:9-10

 By faith Moses, when he became of age, 

refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, 

choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God 

than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin, 

esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt; 

for he looked to the reward.

Hebrews 11:24-26

 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 

who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again 

to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 

  to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, 

reserved in heaven for you, 

  who are kept by the power of God through faith 

for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 

  In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, 

you have been grieved by various trials, 

  that the genuineness of your faith, 

being much more precious than gold that perishes, 

though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory 

at the revelation of Jesus Christ, 

  whom having not seen you love. 

Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, 

you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, 

  receiving the end of your faith--the salvation of your souls.
1 Peter 1:3-9

 After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, 

"Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward."
Genesis 15:1

 Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward. 

  For you have need of endurance, 

so that after you have done the will of God, 

you may receive the promise:
Hebrews 10:35-36

"He who receives you receives Me,

and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.

He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet

shall receive a prophet's reward.

And he who receives a righteous man

in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.

And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water

in the name of a disciple, assuredly, I say to you,

he shall by no means lose his reward."

Matthew 10:40-42

• Rewards!

  
  

 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, 

but that the world through Him might be saved. 

He who believes in Him is not condemned; 

but he who does not believe is condemned already, 

because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 

And this is the condemnation, 

that the light has come into the world, 

and men loved darkness rather than light, 

because their deeds were evil.
John 3:17-19

 Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!

2 Corinthians 9:15

Are you on WhatsApp communication with GOD?

GOD'S WhatsApp messages to you!

And He went up on the mountain and called to Him those He Himself wanted. And they came to Him.  Then He App-ointed twelve,  that they might be with Him  and that He might send them out to preach,  and to have power to heal sicknesses  and to cast out demons: Mark 3:13-15

"You did not choose Me,

 but I chose you and App-ointed you

 that you should go and bear fruit,

 and that your fruit should remain

 that whatever you ask the Father in My name

He may give you.

John 15:16

I am the vine, you are the branches.

He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit;

for without Me you can do nothing.

John 15:5

 And as it is App-ointed for men to die once, 

but after this the judgment, 

so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. 

To those who eagerly wait for Him He will App-ear a second time, 

apart from sin, for salvation.

Hebrews 9:27-28

He called you! Did you miss the call?

He called you to Himself!

He appointed you to be with Him.

He then wants to send you out to preach the Good News of the Gospel.

He wants you to go out with His power to heal sicknesses and to cast out demons!

He has chosen you and has appointed you to bear lasting fruit.

Whatever you ask Father GOD in the name of the LORD JESUS He will give you.

You must abide in Him by constant communion with Him and through obedience to Him.

You have been appointed to die once and then face the judgment.

CHRIST was offered for your sins so that you may eagerly await His appearing for salvation!!

Be careful not to miss GOD'S WhatsApp call again!

You may call Him anytime. 

Call Him now on Jeremiah 33:3

 'Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.'

 The victorious Christian Life

The relationship between God and man has been broken because man has turned away from God in disobedience. Yet God, in His great love, took the first step to reconcile us to Himself and has done everything on His part to enable us to live a victorious life in Him. Now it is upto each one of us to follow His instructions and be overcomers throughout our life on earth.

Because Adam and Eve disobeyed God in the garden of Eden, all of us are born with a nature that is sinful and rebellious against God. We may be nice people and we may be doing good and helping others, but we cannot by ourselves attain God's standard of holiness. When we stand before God’s judgment throne at our death, all of us will be found deserving of eternal damnation in hell. The only way of escape is the Lord Jesus Who is the Savior of the world.

 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

Romans 3:23

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 6:23

 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

John 3:16

The first step towards this victory is to be born again by believing in the Lord Jesus Christ, repenting of our sins, receiving forgiveness granted to us through the blood He shed, receiving Him into our hearts and surrendering our life completely to Him. This we do by faith because spiritual things are not seen by the physical eye.

 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Romans 10:17

God’s amazing love that drew this plan of salvation to justify unworthy sinners, is called grace. Grace is extended to undeserving mankind through God’s Son, Jesus.

 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.

Ephesians 2:8-9

When we are born again, we become a child of the Most High God and enter the Kingdom of God. We become a part of the worldwide family of born again believers!

You may call yourself a Christian because your parents are Christians or because you go to Church or because you hang around with Christians. You need to believe in the Lord Jesus and be born again spiritually to be a true Christian.

 Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby, if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.

1 Peter 2:1-3

Just as a newborn baby has to feed and grow and develop, we must study and obey the word of God that is the Bible. Our spiritual breath is the Holy Spirit in us. We must learn to listen to His voice and obey His promptings. Every day we should set aside time to spend in the presence of God alone, quietly, to study the Bible, praise God, worship Him and pray to Him.

 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.

Psalm 100:4

 And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

John 14:13

Jesus is the only door and the only way through Which we may come to Father God.

 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

John 14:6

The Christian life is a constant decision to deny the rule of our sinful nature so that the Lord Jesus may rule in our lives. We must bring our soul and body under the control of the Holy Spirit.

 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

Romans 12:1-2

As we grow spiritually, the characteristics of the fruit of the Spirit become evident in our lives.

 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.

Galatians 5:22-23

The Lord Jesus said that we cannot bear fruit unless we abide in the vine. He is the plant and we are the branches that bear the fruit. The changes in attitude and behaviour are the signs of a true Christian who is growing spiritually.

 "I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.

John 15:1-5

The Christian life is a life of love.

 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.

1 John 4:7-8

All of God’s commandments are summarised into two main commandments.

 Jesus said to him, "'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.' This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets."

Matthew 22:37-40

 We love Him because He first loved us.

1 John 4:19

Having received God’s love in our hearts, we let that pure love flow to others. This is how we progress in our Christian walk. So it is necessary to be a part of a Church assembly and be blessed and learn from the leaders and also be a blessing.

 By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another."

John 13:35

As followers of the Lord, we will be witnesses in the world through our love. We are commissioned to make known the good news of the Gospel so that people will know the love of God and be saved.

 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen.

Matthew 28:18-20

ENTER IN - 1

ENTER IN - 1

Outside the gate:

You cannot SEE what is inside.

At the gate:

You can SEE to a certain extent the things and happenings inside
the gates. You may think you are inside. You are not really sure
because you know about the LORD and about His Kingdom. You
can see the experiences in others.

Enter in:

A very important key in your computer keyboard is 'Enter'.

It is one of the few longer keys other than the 'Space Bar'.

Many things you type on the keyboard or in many digital

machines are accepted when you press 'Enter'.

You also move to the next line or next step when you key in

'Enter'!

You know that entering in makes all the difference in your life.

You are experiencing the blessings of GOD’S Presence and

His Kingdom. You Know in your heart that you are inside!

 For when they speak great swelling words of emptiness,

 they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through lewdness, 

the ones who have actually escaped from those who live in error. 

While they promise them liberty, they themselves are slaves of
corruption; 

for by whom a person is overcome, by him also he is brought into
bondage. 

For if, after they have escaped the pollutions of the world 

through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, 

they are again entangled in them and overcome, 

the latter end is worse for them than the beginning. 

For it would have been better for them not to have known the way
of righteousness, than having known it, to turn from the holy
commandment delivered to them. 

But it has happened to them according to the true proverb: 

"A dog returns to his own vomit," and, "a sow, having washed, to
her wallowing in the mire."

2 Peter 2:18-22

Make sure you continue inside the gate and progress towards
the LORD.

Don’t turn back!!

In His Presence:

You are living and progressing in your spiritual life.

You are increasing in the knowledge of GOD.

You are enjoying a vibrant relationship with the LORD!

 And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, 

whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple 

which is called Beautiful, 

to ask alms from those who entered the temple;

Acts 3:2

So he, leaping up, 

stood and walked and entered the temple with them-

-walking, leaping, and praising God.

Acts 3:8

Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands! 

Serve the Lord with gladness; 

Come before His presence with singing. 

Know that the Lord, He is God; 

It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; 

We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. 

Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, 

And into His courts with praise. 

Be thankful to Him, and bless His name. 

For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, 

And His truth endures to all generations.

Psalm 100:1-5

Therefore, since a promise remains of entering His rest,

 let us fear lest any of you seem to have come short of it.

There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. 

For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased 

from his works as God did from His.

Hebrews 4:1,9-10

And so it happened to him,

 for the people trampled him in the gate, and he died.

2 Kings 7:20

Are you Outside the Gates of salvation?

Are you At the Gate?

Have you Entered His Gates?