God´s Grace...

GOD´S GRACE: IS IT A GIFT FALLEN FROM HEAVEN… OR DO I OBTAIN IT DAY BY DAY THROUGH MY PERSEVERANCE AND MY THANKFUL HEART?


By: Gladys Raquel Hernández

God´s Grace has been spread out in abundance over the human race that wishes to encounter our Creator, since the raising of Jesus Christ to heaven who was brought back to life, up to now, and the Grace time will come to an end with the raising of the church of the Lord that will be taken to His presence at any time from now on, pursuant to the biblical prophecies.

The following biblical verses refer to the concepts hereinabove mentioned:

“With a loud command and with the shout of the chief angel and a blast of God´s trumpet, the Lord will return from heaven. Then those who had faith in Christ before they died will be raised to life. Next, all of us who are still alive will be taken up into the clouds together with them to encounter the Lord in the sky. From that time on, we will all be with the Lord forever”. (1º Thessalonians 4:16-17)

Those people who wish to accept Jesus Christ as their only savior and to apologize for their sins, may do so during this time, and God´s Grace will be spread out over them without any reproach whatsoever. That is, the Grace is a gift given by God and we are not worth of it. As God is good, (Psalm 107:1) He wants to redeem us and give us eternal life, as Jesus has already paid a high price: His cruel death in a cross with that purpose, so that we do not spend the eternity in the lake of fire and burning sulfur (Revelation 21:8), because all of us have sinned and fallen short of God´s glory. (Romans 3:23)

We should consider the following biblical verses which state these concepts:

"He told them: The Scriptures say that the Messiah must suffer, then three days later He will rise from death. They also say that all people of every nation must be told in my name to turn to God in order to be forgiven. So beginning in Jerusalem.” (Luke 24:46-47)

Now, How many years of life are ahead of me since I have received Jesus Christ in my heart? How many days of my life are ahead so that God´s Grace covers me in times of trials, anguish, hindrances and difficulties whatsoever? Is God´s Grace enough for me? Do I endure the trials that come to me, even though Jesus´s Grace covers me, protects me, shelters me and backs me all the days of my life?

On one occasion, the Apostle Paul told the Lord that he no longer endured a suffering he was undergoing, during his great and extraordinary evangelistic ministry to the Gentiles (non-Jewish people).

The Apostle Paul said:

“Of course, I am now referring to the wonderful things I saw. One of Satan´s angels was sent to make me suffer terribly, so that I would not feel too proud. Three times I begged the Lord to make this suffering go away. (2º Corinthians 12:7-8)

The Lord replied:

“My kindness is all you need. My power is strongest when you are weak”. (2º Corinthians 12:9)

How interesting the answer Jesus Christ gave to him, isn´t it? Jesus meant that the more attacks, struggles and trials we have to face in our lives, the weaker we will feel; thus, we will allow the power of Christ to rest on us and strengthen us as well. Therefore, our service to God will give a better result if we allow Jesus Christ to live into us.

We should notice the reflection on the part of the Apostle Paul:

“So if Christ keeps giving me His power, I will gladly brag about how weak I am. Yes, I am glad to be weak or insulted or mistreated or to have troubles and sufferings, if it is for Christ. Because when I am weak, I am strong”. (2º Corinthians 12:9-10)

Thus, the weaker I am, the more I will allow that my “Me” dies and that the Spirit of Christ lives in me; therefore, I will be strong in the Lord!!! (Galatians 2:20)

We can appreciate these biblical verses:

“You don´t gain anything by being punished for some wrong you have done. But God will bless you, if you have to suffer for doing something good. After all, God chose you to suffer as you follow in the footsteps of Christ, who set an example by suffering for you”. (1º Peter 2:20-21)

The Christian life is difficult and requires a certain spiritual maturity to endure and to face the trials and difficulties of life in peace, to love and respect God in spite of adversities.

Therefore, the Lord tells us:

“All you need is my kindness, my love, my mercy, the salvation of your soul and your incorruptible and eternal body that you will get provided you keep on being faithful right to the end of your life”. (1º Corinthians 15:52-53 – Matthew 24:13)

The Christian career is a difficult, hard but beautiful task that is worth undergoing in this earthly life, which is built day by day by God´s Grace, just by being faithful right to the end of our lives. Then, we will be saved!!! (Matthew 24:13)

AMEN!!!

What Does God Promise To The Sinful Human Race?

WHAT DOES GOD PROMISE TO THE SINFUL HUMAN RACE IN HIS WORD?

By: Gladys Raquel Hernández

There exist many promises for the sinful human race on the part of God according to what is established in the Sacred Scriptures. The most important and marvelous promise for all of us is the eternal life and the subsequent raising of our bodies to be like Jesus.

The following biblical verses refer to the above mentioned concept.

"My Father wants everyone who sees the Son to have faith in Him and to have eternal life. Then I will raise them to life on the last day”. (John 6:40)
“It will happen suddenly, quicker than the blink of an eye. At the sound of the last trumpet the dead will be raised. We will all be changed, so that we will never die again. Our dead and decaying bodies will be changed into bodies that won´t die or decay”. (1º Corinthians 16:52-53)

Jesus tells us:

“While you are in the world, you will have to suffer. But cheer up! I have defeated the world”. (John 16:33)
Jesus promised to us that the father would send us the Holy Spirit who would help us and always be with us. (John 14:16-18)
“I will send you the one my Father has promised (the Holy Spirit), but you must stay in the city until you are given power from heaven”. (Luke 24:49)
Jesus promised that He would always be with us, even until the end of the world”. (Matthew 28:20)

Jesus speaks to us:

“Ask, and you will receive. Search, and you will find. Knock, and the door will be opened for you. Everyone who asks will receive. Everyone who searches will find. And the door will be opened for everyone who knocks”. (Matthew 7:7-8)

“But more than anything else, put God´s work first and do what He wants. Then the other things will be yours as well”. (Matthew 6:33)
“I promise you that God in heaven will allow whatever you allow on earth, but He will not allow anything you don´t allow”. (Matthew 18:18)
“I am the light that has come into the world. No one who has faith in me will stay in the dark. I am not the one who will judge those who refuse to obey my teachings. I came to save the people of this world, not to be their judge”. (John 12:46-47)
“Ask me, and I will tell you things that you don´t know and can´t find out”. (Jeremiah 33:3)

The following biblical verses refer to promises regarding petitions:

"Ask me, and I will do whatever you ask. This way the Son will bring honour to the Father. I will do whatever you ask me to do”. (John 14:13-14)
“I promise that when any two of you on earth agree about something you are praying for, my Father in heaven will do it for you. Whenever two or three of you come together in my name, I am there with you”. (Matthew 18:19-20)
“If you have faith when you pray, you will be given whatever you ask for”. (Matthew 21:22)

Likewise, there are more biblical verses which promise to us that if we have faith when we pray, the desires of our hearts will be fulfilled according to God´s will. (Luke 11:9 – Mark 11:24 – John 15:7 and 16:24 – Ephesians 3:20 and 1º John 5:14)

If we have committed any sin and we feel gilty for it, this is the promise of God: “The Lord isn´t slow about keeping His promises, as some people think He is. In fact, God is patient, because He wants everyone to turn from sin and no one to be lost”. (1º John 1:9)

If we have to take a decision , this is the promise: “If any of you need wisdom, you should ask God, and it will be given to you. God is generous and won´t correct you from asking. But when you ask for something, you must have faith and not doubt. Anyone who doubts is like an ocean wave tossed around in a storm”. (James 1:5-6)

If we are tempted, this is the promise: “You are tempted in the same way that everyone else is tempted. But God can be trusted not to let you be tempted too much, and He will show you how to escape from your temptations.” (1º Corinthians 10:13)

If we suffer and are disappointed, this is the promise: “We know that God is always at work for the good of everyone who loves Him. They are the ones God has chosen for His purpose”. (Romans 8:28)

If we are disheartened and discouraged, this is the promise: “In everything we have won more than a victory because of Christ who loves us”. (Romans 8:37)

If we have any doubt about who God is, this is the promise: “Every good and perfect gift comes down from the Father who created all the lights in the heavens. He is always the same and never makes dark shadows by changing. He wanted us to be His own special people, and so He sent the true message to give us new birth”. (James 1:17-18)

If we need a friend, this is the promise: “Listen, I am standing and knocking at your door. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in and we will eat together”. (Revelation 3:20)

If we have economic problems or we feel distressed, this is the promise: “But more than anything else, put God´s work first and do what He wants. Then the other things will be yours as well”. (Matthew 6:33)

If we feel like abandoning everything, this is the promise: “I pray that Christ Jesus and the church will forever bring praise to God. His power at work in us can do far more than we dare ask or imagine”. (Ephesians 3:20)

When things go wrong and we lose hope, this is the promise: “Keep on being brave! It will bring you great rewards. Learn to be patient, so that you will please God and be given what He has promised”. (Hebrews 10:35-36)

When we are anxious, this is the promise: “Don´t worry about anything, but pray about everything. With thankful hearts offer up your prayers and requests to God. Then, because you belong to Christ Jesus, God will bless you with peace that no one can completely understand. And this peace will control the way you think and feel”. (Philippians 4:6-7)

When we are sad, anguished or feel lonely, this is the promise: “But the Holy Spirit will come and help you, because the Father will send the Spirit to take my place. The Spirit will teach you everything and will remind you of what I said while I was with you. I give you peace, the kind of peace that only I can give. It isn´t like the peace that this world can give. So don´t be worried or afraid”. (John 14:26-27)

When we feel tired, this is the promise: “If you are tired from carrying heavy burdens, come to me and I will give you rest. Take the yoke I give you. Put it on your shoulders and learn from me. I am gentle and humble, and you will find rest. This yoke is easy to bear, and this burden is light”. (Matthew 11:28-30)

As we could appreciate through these biblical verses, God is good and His faithfulness never ends!!!! (Psalm 107:1 – Psalm 117:2)

AMEN!!!

Where Is The Truth?

WHERE IS THE TRUTH? DOES YOUR TRUTH EXIST?. WHAT ABOUT MY TRUTH, HIS TRUTH, HER TRUTH OR THEIR TRUTH?

By: Gladys Raquel Hernández

People have talked too much about “the truth” throughout history. We use to read many categories of publications during our lives. We find out many theories and hypotheses as regards who we really are, where we come from and where we are going to. Thus, who dares say where the truth is? Who is right and who is wrong about this topic? Therefore, we just say that a certain person has his truth because a certain theory is reasonable for him according to his education and environment. Another person, according to his way of living and thinking, may accept any other theory reasonable because it was possibly introduced by a famous and well-known scientist, whose intellectual level and experience is brilliant.

Thus, years and centuries go by, as well as the past, the present and the future lives of all of us, and yet, we do not even know who we really are. What is indeed amazing is that the sun, the moon, our planet and the entire universe were, are and will continue existing. Will there certainly be any reasonable and effective theory of mine, yours, his, hers or theirs to justify all this? In other words, does the sun exist due to many reasonable theories (of mine, yours, his, hers or theirs) or just due to only one theory, whoever knows which one?. Do we exist because Darwin said that we come from the monkey or due to any other reasonable theory?

May anything or anybody come from diverse origins? For example, flour comes from wheat or corn and not from the cow. We know that and we do not argue about it. Even though we are used to accepting as reasonable all that we can see, touch, feel and experience, it is important to discover and feel the powerful flow of the Holy Spirit of God in our lives, who will always reveal the TRUTH to us, the only truth that exists: God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit, who, by being three people in One, constitute a unique divine unity (The Holy Trinity), and who allow us to see Their invisible kingdom with our spiritual eyes, which turns visible when the three of them in One allow it.

Thus, we discover bit by bit that everything comes from God, our Creator.

“Every good and perfect gift comes down from the Father who created all the lights in the heavens. He is always the same and never makes dark shadows by changing. He wanted us to be his own special people, and so he sent the true message to give us new birth”. (James 1:17-18)

We should consider these marvelous biblical verses which will allow us to understand from the spiritual level, who we really are and where we come from:

“This God made the world and everything in it. He is Lord of heaven and earth, and he doesn´t live in temples built by human hands. He doesn´t need help from anyone. He gives life, breath and everything else to all people. From one person God made all nations who live on earth, and he decided when and where every nation would be. God has done all this, so that we will look for him and reach out and find him. He isn´t far from any of us, and he gives us the power to live, to move, and to be who we are. “We are his children”, just as some of your poets have said. (Acts 17:24-28)“

I am the Lord All-Powerful. I command the sun to give light each day, the moon and stars to shine at night, and ocean waves to roar”. (Jeremiah 31:35)

This biblical verses refer to the way God convinces Job about his ignorance:

“How did I lay the foundation for the earth? Were you there?. (Job 38:4)
“Job, have you ever walked on the ocean floor?. Have you seen the gate to the world of the dead?. And how large is the earth?. Tell me, if you know!” (Job 38:16-18)

As we can appreciate, our God that is pure Spirit, is the Creator of all existing things and living beings. He created what can be seen out of what cannot be seen.

The following biblical verse refers to this concept.

“Because of our faith, we know that the world was made at God´s command. We also know that what can be seen was made out of what cannot be seen”. (Hebrews 11:3)

“And now, because of Jesus Christ, we can praise the only wise God forever! (Romans 16:27)

AMEN!!!

God´s Greater Dream

GOD´S GREATER DREAM: “TO BE UNITED IN WHAT WE THINK AS IF WE WERE ONLY ONE PERSON”.




By: Gladys Raquel Hernández

“Do better and pay attention to what I have said. Try to get along and live peacefully with each other (2º Corinthians 13:11)

This message is dedicated to all those people who wish to have real and personal encounters with Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God, who has revealed to me through dreams, who has called me in order to know Him and accept Him first, and then, to make me His servant, and who, day by day trains me to take the Gospel to every person who wishes to listen to fresh messages coming from God, thus, fulfilling His request:

“Go to the people of all nations and make them my disciples. Baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, and teach them to do everything I have told you. I will be with you always, even until the end of the world. (Matthew 28:19-20)

Many years ago, when I was called by Jesus unexpectedly, I experienced a real transformation and revolution inside myself. I became a new person bit by bit, according to His will:

“Anyone who belongs to Christ is a new person. The past is forgotten and everything is new” (2º Corinthians 5:17)

Jesus has talked to me through a dream on one occasion in order to confirm my call as a “bridge”. I have been touched by the power of His Holy Spirit whom I defend with all my heart and I bear testimony of His existence. I have been always fostered to write strengthening messages that the Lord dictates into my heart through His precious guide that goes from Spirit to spirit, so as to share with people who wish to encounter Him and serve Him, so that they feel joyful and strong inside.

Jesus says:

“Listen, I am standing and knocking at your door. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in and we will eat together”. (Revelation 3:20)

God´s greater dream is to see the sinful human race redeemed (rescued and bought by blood Price), washed by Jesus´s blood through the repentance of sins. We are more than six thousand million people all round the world. God yearns to touch everyone of us with His Holy Spirit.

“God loved the people of this world so much that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who has faith in Him will have eternal life and never really die”. (John 3:16)

It is really a big challenge to join too many million human beings to be united in their thoughts and feelings of love and peace to each other. The Lord Jesus put this great dream into the apostle Paul´s heart two thousand years ago, and the apostle took it down in some of the thirteen letters he wrote and which are part of the New Testament.

At present, the Lord Jesus has also put this dream into my heart to share: To preach the Gospel, either in writing or orally to each person who wishes to read or to listen to it: first, to the Gentiles, that is, the “non-Jewish people”, because the Jewish rejected God at a certain time in history. Therefore, God decided to treat with the Gentiles (non-Jewish) during this “Grace Time”: since two thousand years ago up to the present. This does not mean that we cannot preach the Jewish who still have not accepted Jesus Christ in their hearts, considering that Israel is the root of the Gospel and God´s Word springs up from Israel. The Jewish as well as the Gentiles always have the opportunity to receive Jesus Christ in their hearts during this “Grace Time”.

The following biblical verse is a warning on the part of Jesus:

“I tell you that God´s kingdom will be taken from you (Israel) and given to people who will do what He demands (Gentiles converted to christianity)”. (Matthew 21:43)

At present, there are many people who believe in nothing and cannot see the God´s kingdom because they lack information of His Word. The apostle Paul carried out a magnificent work during his time.

“But the Lord told me to go, and He promised to send me far away to the Gentiles” (Acts 22:21).

But it is even the time of the Gentiles to be converted to christianity, pursuant to what God has established, until their time comes to an end, as estimated by God in His perfect plan (Luke 21:24) and then, the church of the Lord will be raised to His presence and the Grace Time will finish.” (1º Thessalonians 4:16-17)

Subsequently, God will treat with Israel again, His pioneer and loved people, for salvation, during the Time of the Great Tribulation”, as it is established in the Sacred Scriptures. (Romans 11.25-28).

It is important to notice that the Gentiles as well as the Jewish who receive Jesus Christ in their hearts in this Grace Time are called Christians and new people redeemed by God´s Grace. What is God´s Grace? It is a benefit in our favour, absolutely not deserved by us. Grace is spread, it is manifested and it is up to us to receive it or not during our lives!!!

Are we really christians? Do we know God and His Word well?

As for me, I started to know God well when He revealed Himself to me and started asking me to serve Him. When I serve Him, I know Him better, He is more pleased with my service and reveals Himself to me more and more in different ways.

The apostle Paul states in Romans 15:5-6

“God is the one who makes us patient and cheerful. I pray that He will help you live at peace with each other, as you follow Christ. Then all of you together will praise God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ”.

1º Corinthians 1:10 states:

“My dear friends, as a follower of our Lord Jesus Christ, I beg you to get along with each other. Don´t take sides. Always try to agree in what you think”.

Fhilippians 1:27 establishes:

“Above all else, you must live in a way that brings honor to the good news about Christ. Then, whether I visit you or not, I will hear that all of you think alike. I will know that you are working together and that you are struggling side by side to get others to believe the good news”.

Philippians 2.2 states:

“Now make me completely happy!. Live in harmony by showing love for each other. Be united in what you think, as if you were only one person”.

Philippians 2:5 establishes:

“And think the same way that Christ Jesus thought”.

Philippians 3:15-16 states:

“All of us who are mature should think in this same way. And if any of you think differently, God will make it clear to you. But we must keep going in the direction that we are now headed”.

Philippians 4:2 establishes:

“Euodia and Syntyche, you belong to the Lord, so I beg you to stop arguing with each other”.

This “feeling of love and peace with each other” the apostle Paul refers to in several biblical verses, is a miracle of God that is only felt by those people who open their sincere hearts to Him. God enters the opened hearts and lives therein forever. Therefore, people start understanding and perceiving that same feeling of peace with each other. Thus, we begin to have a complete and fluent communion with God through Jesus Christ, the One who makes God´s new agreement with us. (Hebrews 12:24)

The apostle Paul says something very interesting in 1º Corinthians 2:14.

“That´s why only someone who has God´s Spirit can understand spiritual blessings. Anyone who doesn´t have God´s Spirit thinks these blessings are foolish”.

Ephesians 1:17-18 establishes:

“I ask the glorious Father and God of our Lord Jesus Christ to give you His Spirit. The Spirit will make you wise and let you understand what it means to know God. My prayer is that light will flood your hearts and that you will understand the hope that was given to you when God chose you. Then you will discover the glorious blessings that will be yours together with all of God´s people”.

God´s greater dream is that the entire human race were part of that “same feeling of love and peace with each other”, so that He were in condition of raising His church to His presence (those who had faith in Christ before they died will be raised to life; next, all of us who are still alive will be taken up into the clouds together with them to encounter the Lord in the sky – 1º Thessalonians 4:16-17-).

This is set out to draw the attention of the entire human race in order to accept Jesus Christ in their hearts; even though it is established, pursuant to the biblical prophecies, that when the Lord comes back to take His church with Him, too many people will be excluded due to disobedience, rebellion and disbelief.

The following is God´s advice:

“Don´t be yourself the one who remains excluded and can never enter my eternal kingdom of peace, joy, love and justice”.

We should consider the following alarming biblical verses:

“My dear friends, you don´t live in darkness, and so that day won´t surprise you like a thief. (1º Thessalonians 5:4)

“Others may sleep, but we should stay awake and be alert”. (1º Thessalonians 5:6)

Despite this exclusion of disobedient people on the part of the Lord, we, as servants of God, must continue working to make people of all nations His disciples until the blast of God´s trumpet. (Matthew 28:19-20 – 1º Thessalonians 4:16-17)

“God has shown us how kind He is by coming to save all people”. (Titus 2:11)

All human beings have the possibility to receive the eternal salvation of their souls and subsequent glorified and incorruptible bodies such as the one of the Lord Jesus, by means of God´s Grace which is spread in abundance.

“The bodies we now have are weak and can die. But they will be changed into bodies that are eternal. Then the Scriptures will come true,
Death has lost the battle!
Where is its victory?
Where is its sting?” (1º Corinthians 15:54-55)

But God has granted the human race free will to choose and decide. It is up to each individual to accept the Lord Jesus as his savior, to express repentance of his sins and to follow God day by day, obeying His commandments and be faithful right to the end, in order to get the eternal salvation. (Matthew 10:22)

AMEN!!!