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How Well Do You Know G-d?Guess what? G-d loves you and wants to have a personal relationship with you forever. - Your heavenly Father also has a special plan for your life. He
gives us this promise in the Old Testament book of Jeremiah, chapter 29 verse 11: “‘For I know the plans I have
for you,’ says the L-RD, ‘They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.’”
G-d created you to have a relationship with Him. He wants you to grow close to Him now and spend forever with Him in heaven
after you die.
- But one thing separates us
from a relationship with G-d … sin. If you’ve ever done something wrong, then you know about sin. Sin is disobeying
G-d and the Bible says in Romans 3:23: “For all [that means us!] have sinned; all fall short
of G-d’s glorious standard.”
- Romans 6:23 explains that the punishment for sin is death—separation
from G-d in hell forever. No matter how hard we try, we can’t save ourselves. We can’t earn our way to heaven
by being good, going to church, or getting baptized. That’s the bad news.
- But don’t worry! G-d loves us so much that He sent his only son, Yeshua (Jesus), to earth.
Yeshua (Jesus), lived a perfect, sinless life and then died on the cross to take the punishment for our sins (Romans 5:8). Three days later, He came back to life and now He lives
in heaven.
- In John 14:6, Yeshua (Jesus), said, “I am the way, the truth,
and the life. No one can come to the Father except through Me.” To reach G-d and live in heaven after you die, you must
accept Yeshua (Jesus), as your personal Savior and L-rd.
- To accept Yeshua (Jesus), as your Savior, simply talk to G-d and admit that you are a sinner, believe
that Yeshua (Jesus), died for your sins and was raised from the dead, and give Him control of your life.
- Here is an example of a prayer that will help you know what to
say:
Dear G-d, I know that I’m
a sinner and that my sin separates me from You. I realize that I can’t do anything to earn my way into heaven. I believe
that Yeshua (Jesus), took the punishment for my sins by dying on the cross and coming back to life. I accept Him
as my Savior and L-rd and I repent of all my sins. And I will try my best to please You all the days of my life. Thank You
for forgiving me and saving me now. In Yeshua (Jesus), name, I pray. Amen. - If you accepted Yeshua (Jesus), as your Savior, then you can be sure He heard you. The Bible says,
“Anyone who calls on the name of the L-rd will be saved” (Romans 10:13). You have just begun a relationship with G-d and you will
definitely spend eternity in heaven with Him!
What
G-d Says About Forgiving Others & Ourselves! From the life of Joseph one can learn a great deal about spirituality.
One of the signs of Joseph’s spiritual maturity was his ability to forgive. Another part of spiritual growth is being
able to accept forgiveness. What does it mean to accept forgiveness? It means to do as Shaul instructs in “…but this one thing I do, forgetting those which are behind…” Philippians 3:13, Even though Joseph forgave his brothers,
they could not put this chapter behind them. They kept thinking about it and worrying that maybe Joseph had not really forgiven
them and after Jacob their father was dead that he would seek revenge for their sin against him. Therefore after the family
returned from Israel after burying Jacob in Hebron they said to Joseph that their father had instructed them to tell him that
he must forgive them (see Gen. 50:17). This was of course a lie as Jacob had not given any such orders. Here
is the point: when we fail to accept forgiveness or refuse to forgive ourselves it will lead to additional sin in our life.
Joseph had totally forgiven them and had put this ordeal out of his mind. In a similar manner G-d, by means of the redemption
of Yeshua, has totally forgiven you and me of all our sins. However if we doubt His love and forgiveness, what we are really
saying is that the fact that You O G-d sent Your Son in the world to die in my place is not good enough. I do not think through
His sacrifice that you really did forgive me. His suffering and faithfulness was not enough to atone for my sin. Such words are offensive to G-d. They also make light of the work of Yeshua upon the tree. Be aware that one’s
inability to forgive oneself is rooted in pride. Pride is of course when people put themselves above others. Is not that what
the brothers were doing? They were worrying about what might happen to them. Joseph assured them
that he had indeed forgiven them and said, “…Fear not for I
am under G-d.” Gen. 50:19 It is important to note the words with Joseph
said, “Fear not”. This expression in Hebrew points out an improper prioritizing. They were making themselves the
top priority instead of G-d. This is why Joseph said in the same verse, “I am under G-d.” He
was teaching them that when one is under G-d; that is, surrendered to Him, this person thinks properly. What if you’re
not thinking about the right things? If it seems that you cannot forgive yourself? Then maybe you have a surrender problem
with G-d. Realize that one of the greatest obstacles to overcome is pride. Why
not turn over your life to G-d right now and begin to experience the true life that He sent His Son into this world so you
could experience. Keep reading
his word and find a good church that is bible based in Yeshua (Jesus).
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