You Cannot Hide From God.

Luke 12:2 - 3 "For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known. (3.) Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops."

Mankind is very secretly in their life. In fact, at times in our life we have all hide things from others. There are things in in our life that we will carry to our graves with us that no one else knows about. However, there is nothing in our lives that God does not know about. God said that nothing will be covered, nothing hid, therefore whatever is in darkness shall be revealed and uncovered in judgment. You may carry secrets with you to your grave, but Jesus Christ will bring light on them in your day of judgement. God is Omniscience therefore there is nothing He does not know, nothing He does not see, and nothing He forgets (except sins forgiven by the blood of Jesus Christ). I find it sad when people think I am trying to judge them and when I tell them God will be their Judge and they kind of smirk it off and reply “then let God judge me”. Oh, how ignorant are people of God’s judgment. Believe me when God judges you it will be a sad day, God knows and sees everything, and remembers it all. When you stand before the all-knowing, all-seeing, and all-powerful God of creation it will not be a pleasant day, not even for believers in Jesus Christ. However, for believers who walk according to God’s word, their judgment will be good. The Preacher wrote by God’s Holy Spirit these words, Ecclesiastes 12:13 - 14 "Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. (14.) For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil." I ask that we all read them several time over and ponder them in our hearts for some time, it might surprise you what comes to your heart. And let us not forget, God cannot be tricked with deception. Beloved, let me say it as nice as I can, heed the warnings of your Pastor in their sermons, and also in their visits with you. It is your Pastors work to oversee and to work with you in the Lord. He is not trying to mind your business, invade into your life, or judge you. God has set your Pastor in the church as an OVERSEER and an under-shepherd of the true Shepard Jesus Christ, your Pastor cannot oversee if you reject him. As Pastors we are here to help the church, to help you in your spiritual life, because one day you will stand before Jesus Christ in True, and real judgment, and if you think your Pastor or other church member is rude, wait till Jesus Christ judges you. We will all stand before Jesus Christ in judgement, the saved at His second coming and the lost at the Great White Throne. The two judgements will be at different times but both will be by Jesus Christ. The second judgment will be the sad one, that is where the lost will stand before Jesus Christ, they will attempt to justify themselves Matthew 7:21 – 22 only to find out that there is no justification in their works. Revelation 20:11 - 13 "And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them...And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works...And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works." Their final judgement will put them in hell for all eternity. Jesus Christ knows their works, He knows their hearts, and He knows them not as His Own Sheep. Folks, you cannot hide from God neither can you hide anything, unforgiven sins for the lost or lack of works for believers, one-day God will shine a light on them and all eternity can see them. Today is the day to find forgiveness, today is the day to repent, today is the day to change your life to serve God in truth. To us believers who are saved, today is the day for true revival in our lives, tomorrow could be too late.  Proverbs 28:13 “He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.”    

The Lord Blesses A Liberal Giver.

Luke 6:38 “Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure… For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.”

As humans and as fleshly people we have a 100% downside. If we read Romans chapter 3 we will see just how horrible mankind are. I know most people do not believe the Lord is speaking about you in that chapter, but He really is speaking about all mankind. We (as humanity) believe that people are basically good, but with a small downside, but that is not what God says, He said “As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: (11.) There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. (12.) They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one." Romans 3:10 – 12 and that is not the Jews but the Jews and Gentiles which includes all mankind, with the exclusion of Jesus Christ. Please understand that moral goodness is only good in human eyes, God judges the heart. We have to understand that what we do with expatiations of something in return is something done fleshly and not spiritually.  Godly giving is giving liberally and not expecting a return. Salvation is not given by grace if we have to earn it, just like giving is not gracious on our part if we expect a return. "And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work." Romans 11:6 Something earned is not gracious on the givers part, just as expecting a return on our giving is not cheerfulness if we expect a return. God said in 2 Corinthians 9:7 “Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.” Now let me give a little commentary on this verse, every single person is controlled by their heart, if one has a godly heart then they will do accordingly, but a fleshly heart is different. Secondly, God said a believer will not give (grudgingly- that is of regret or sorrow) but a godly giver will give cheerfully or willingly because God commanded. Giving not expecting a return. However, God said He will return it to you “measured” in weight. This is not a guaranteed and not a reason that we give. But what it shows is if we are gracious with our money or possessions then God will be gracious back. What God does promise is that if you give for the right reason (out of godliness and graciousness) then He will return it. Job lost about all that he had, just about everything, he did not understand why but he was ok with it because he wrote “And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.” Job 1:21 but he did not expect God to double the return. See beloved a cheerful giver gives because the Lord commands it of us, but our thinking is that we want to do it because it is an act of love for God. We help each other, therefore it is not painful to reach in our pockets and help others. Christians ought not feel pain in helping the Lord’s churches or Gods people with anything they have because God has freely given it to us. The more you give the more blessed you will be, if given out of cheerfulness. Folks, it is just earthly possessions, but it can reap you heavenly, eternal rewards. Be kind in giving and thank God that He blessed you enough to help others. Remember, we are Christians, therefore (as hard as it can be) we ought to like Christ in many ways.