Are you smarter than God?

When your opinion goes against what is written in the Bible, you should repent. Are you smarter than God? Man can be smart, but man can also be extremely foolish when we esteem ourselves to be smarter than God. When man and God disagree, man is wrong. God is always right.

The Bible says, “Let God be true but every man a liar” in Romans 3:4 and it continues to tell us why at the end of the verse, “that thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.”

You do know who is going to judge you right? God isn’t going to judge each individual based on their personal standards. He won’t judge you based on your beliefs. In the end your actions will be measured against His law.

God will judge you based on His standards and His is the only opinion you should be concerned with. Perhaps these verses in Isaiah 45 will clear it up for you, “22 Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else. 23 I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear. 24 Surely, shall one say, in the LORD have I righteousness and strength: even to him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed.”

So where are you looking? Who’s opinion are you depending on? Is God’s Word the authority in your life or are you looking somewhere else?

Only God can save you. His law as contained in the Bible, which demands perfection, is what you’ll be condemned by unless you have accepted the Son Jesus. Everyone has sinned, so everyone needs the Savior.

When you’re judged you will find it all comes down to one question…have you repented of your sin and accepted Jesus or have you rejected God’s Son because you were unwilling to repent and follow God. We can go our own way, but we’ll end up in Hell. I’m so glad God gave us a way to go to Heaven. It isn’t our way, it’s much better. Jesus saves. Trust in Him. God is not a liar. When my opinions don’t match up with the Bible I know I am wrong and need to get right with God. I am bad, but He is good.

Casting Crowns for those who put their faith in Christ, then do good works.

So no matter how many good things you do in your life or what evil things you don’t do, will you ever be able to earn salvation. That is clear if you believe Jesus when He said, “No man comes to the Father but by me” in John 14:6

But that doesn’t mean that good works and avoiding evil are for nothing if you have believed in Jesus alone for your salvation. In fact very much the opposite is true.

If you can’t earn salvation which you clearly can not…otherwise Jesus would not have needed to come and die for us, what good is doing right and not giving into temptation and the lusts of our flesh?

There are actually quite a few reasons to do right including but not limited to: avoiding being chastised by a Heavenly Father who disciplines His children when they don’t obey, not sowing the bad actions avoids reaping bad consequences, helping to shine the light of Christ to others who are lost, preventing your offspring from suffering for your sins, being able to serve the Lord in more ministry work and my personal favorite earning crown/crowns to cast at the feet of Jesus in Heaven.

That’s right, there are many reasons to obey the Lord. I personally am excited about the opportunity to one day cast crowns if I earn them at the feet of Jesus. Did you know the Bible not only tells us about the possibility of casting the crowns, it also tells us how to earn them? So you see you can earn something by being good, but without faith in Jesus it is all for nothing.

If you are trusting in anything but Jesus for your salvation you will never have an opportunity to cast a crown at His feet because you won’t be in the same place as Him. Heaven is only for those who place all their trust in Christ alone. Heaven will not be a place for the “good” to brag and boast about all they did on Earth when they were “living” rather it will be a place to worship and praise God forever. You can’t earn Heaven, it is a gift for those who believe in Christ and trust Him with their eternal salvation.

For those of us who do believe in Christ alone, will rejoice, not to brag but to we will get some perks for being good. The benefits of our actions will one day result in an opportunity to not only live in Heaven, but be close enough to personally give the Lord something He allowed us to earn, so we can show Him a token of our gratitude for what He did on the cross for all of us.

Oh friends I am so looking forward to the day I get to bow at the feet of my Savior, cast a crow I pray I’ve earned or will earn to His feet and cry out “Thank you Lord, Thank You!” I get chills just thinking about it. I know I’m saved because I trust Him and His Word.

In what do you trust? Are you trying to earn crowns you’ll never get to cast because you have yet to place your trust in Christ? Don’t let anything stop you from knowing Jesus personally as Savior. I pray all will come to repentance as the Lord desires and submit to Him freely, so every sinner can be redeemed. If you’ve yet to place your trust in Christ Jesus, I beg you to do it now. If you want help, just ask. I’m here. I won’t embarrass you, but I will pray with you and share the Bible with you, so you can be confident in your salvation, the free gift offered to all who will repent of their sins and ask the Lord into their heart. God is good. I can’t wait to see His feet.

The truth is the truth, no matter what we believe!

What we believe doesn’t change what is true.

The truth, no matter how few believe it is still the truth.

I’m glad God wrote and preserves the truth forever, so those who choose to know it can, by reading the Holy Bible.

I’m also glad someone took the time to share the Bible with me, so I could know how to have a relationship with Jesus. If no one is willing to share the truth, how will others know it? God uses people to spread the Good News. It has always been that way. I count it a blessing to do His work. He died so I can live. That doesn’t mean I should live any old sinful way. He died so I can live, and I want to live for Him as I think we all should, in a way that honors Him and allows His light to shine. I desire to be more like Jesus and less like my old self every day.

True love is caring about a person so much that you don’t want to be politically correct, you want to ensure they hear about Jesus. Without Jesus no amount of religious works will ever be good enough. We are not judged by our works, because our works don’t free us from the penalty of our sin, which is death according to Romans 6:23. No the only thing that can free us from the penalty of our sin is the blood of Jesus Christ. He never sinned, so His blood can be a substitute for the blood you owe. His blood washed me clean. All people have to choose, to accept Jesus or pay themselves. Rejecting Jesus will send you to Hell. Religion doesn’t teach that…and that’s why religion always fails.

No religion can save you. Only Jesus saves. Have you ever placed your trust in Jesus? If so, spread the Word. If not, you are still breathing, so you still can. Don’t let foolish pride stop you from Heaven. You are a sinner and Jesus is the answer. He can save you if you will believe on Him and repent of your sins. Are you ready?

Faith in anything but God is just misguided trust.

Faith in anything but God is just misguided trust and in the end you will find yourself let down.

That faith could be in anything from yourself, your good deeds, your religion, your family, your money, your job, your country, your idol, your intellect, your heart…none of these things have any power other than what God gives them and none of them can keep you out of Hell. In fact most people will die and go to Hell because they believed in these things instead of God.

Faith in Jesus is the only thing that can save you. Have you placed your trust in Jesus? When did you do that? If not, perhaps today is the day that you submit to the Lord and find true peace. God is ready for you, if you’ll simply admit you’re hopelessly lost without Him.