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THE FOOLISHNESS OF THE CROSS…

Hello Chosen People of Jesus Christ!
THEME OF THE DAY: *”THE FOOLISHNESS OF THE CROSS…”*
*”For the preaching of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing; but to us who are being saved it is the power of God…For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe. The Jews request a sign and the Greeks seek wisdom; but we preach Christ crucified; to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeks foolishness, but power of God and wisdom of God to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks”*, (1 Corinthians 1:18, 21-24).
Who could imagine that the salvation of the world will come through the cross? Who could tell the Jewish religious leaders and their master Satan that they were carrying out God’s plan for the salvation of the world by hanging the Son of God on that piece of wood?
They did not know, they could not even imagine…*”But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the ages for our glory, which none of the rulers of this age knew; for had they known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory”* (1 Corinthians 2:7-8).
And today we have access to free salvation, and *”if they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory”*, only way by which man could and would afterward be saved.
When God promised the old serpent at the fall of man that the seed of the woman will crush his head, he could not even imagine that it would be through the cross prepared by himself and his agents.
Many still ask how by just believing in someone who died on the cross we can be saved. Because the wisdom of men is foolishness to God, wisdom that could not save a single man on earth. But the cross of Christ, which is foolishness in the eyes of intellectuals and civilized people, is the wisdom and power of God for the salvation of all humanity, the foolishness of God is wiser than the wisdom, science and civilization of men.
The things of God are neither logical nor reasonable, we just need to believe without questioning. This is why many intellectuals have problems being saved. Their intelligence, or intellectualism and their civilization have made them rather foolish and insensitive to the spiritual things of God.
But we had the grace to believe in the foolisnessbof the cross and are saved. Someone said that the gospel is so simple that many pass by it to seek God where they can never find Him…Too simple to be true for many people.
*”Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe”*, (1 Corinthians 1:20-21).
But we have found him, or are found by him. He came to seek and save those who were lost and going astray, and we were of the number. Others have pushed him away, while they still grope and wander in confusion and perdition, we have found him because we let Him find us. We are already in Him, we no longer seek the way to salvation as many do, groping.
in the dark, wandering farther and farther away.
Many want to see a spectacular sign before believing, others seek to understand or decipher God by science, and they further go astray. *”The Jews ask for miracles and the Greeks seek wisdom”*, (1 Corinthians 1 : 22).
In Him we are secure, in Him we have direction. In Him we are in the way, we are in the light. In Him we have become sons of the Father, holy and unblamable. In Him we are sure of the end, we have been reconciled by His Cross and we have peace with the Father.
*”But now, in Christ Jesus, you who were once far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ…and that He might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity”*, (Ephesians 2:13, 16).
Now that we are saved by the foolishness of the cross, now that we have peace with Him through the cross, what does He expect of us?
A heavy responsibility lies on all of us…
*”but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeks b foolishness”*, (1 Corinthians 1:23).
We are called to preach this cross that has saved us. We must be foolish enough to the foolishness of the cross that got us saved. It is certainly a scandal for many, but we must preach it. They will laugh at us and smeer us; denigrate us, but it is God’s wisdom that is the only source of salvation for mankind. They may say that Jesus Christ is the ancestor of the Jews, Jesus Christ is a white man, the Bible is an imagination of the white man instrumentalized to brainwash black man and used to colonize and plunder Africa. But the cross of Christ remains the wisdom and power of God, the only source of salvation for mankind, those who want things done their own way get missing, *”For they being ignorant of God`s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted to the righteousness of God”*; (Romans 10:3).
“because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Professing to be wise, they became fools… who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen…And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting”*, (Romans 1:21-22, 25, 28).
Despite all this, people continue to believe and convert to Christ through the preaching of the cross. Let us preach the message of the cross, for our reward is great in Heaven. The Master is coming very soon,
*””Behold, I am coming quickly! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book”…”And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last”*. Revelation 22:7, 12-13).
Let us receive the grace to bring others to the feet of the cross like us.
Be blessed in the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen!
*[Apostle Tatang D.H.R./LINAMI WORLDWIDE. princeofj@gmail.com. 679716290*]*

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YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE EXPANSION OF THE GOSPEL…

Hello Elects of Jesus Christ!
Hope all is well with everyone!
Today’s meditation:
*”OUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE EXPANSION OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS ​​CHRIST!”*
*”And because iniquity shall be increased, the love of many will grow cold. But he who endures to the end shall be saved. And this Good News of the Kingdom will be preached in all the world, as a witness to all the nations. Then the end will come.”* (Matthew 24:12-14).
Many people are concerned with the increase of sin and wickedness in the world. But that is not what interests God. Many people have questioned the love and supremacy or sovereignty of God because it seems to them that things have long been out of God’s Hands. Many times during evangelism, people refute me by saying, “If God is love and Almighty, why can’t He stop all the wickedness on the increase in the world and stop man from sinning?”.
The bad news is that God cannot stop wickedness on earth, nor can He stop man from sinning. But the good news is that He has given man the mission and authority to ban wickedness on earth and to bring man out of sin,
*”I tell you the truth, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven”*. (Matthew 18:18).
*”I tell you the truth, whatever you exclude on earth will be excluded in heaven; whatever you welcome on earth will be welcomed in heaven”*, Matthew 18:18.
The Bible says that after the rapture we will be in the air with Christ for a time, after which He will return with us to establish His Kingdom on earth, then there will be new heavens and a new earth, wickedness will be banished because the devil will have been bound by a mighty angel. But until then, wickedness will only increase on earth, but the redeemed are exempt from it, though we cannot all escape completely. Let’s listen carefully to this:
[Daniel 11:32. He will seduce the traitors of the covenant with flattery. But those of the people who know their God will act with firmness [will be strong and do exploits],
33. and the wisest among them shall instruct the multitude. There are those who will succumb for a time to sword and flame, to captivity and plunder.
34. In the time when they will succumb, they will be helped a little, and many will join them in hypocrisy.
35. Some of the wise men will fall, so that they may be purified, purified and made white, until the time of the end, for it will not come until the appointed time.]
[2 Timothy 3: 12-15 *”Besides, all those who want to lead a life faithful to God in union with Jesus Christ will be persecuted. But wicked men and impostors will always go further into evil, they will deceive others and be deceived themselves. As for you, remain firm in what you have learned and accept with complete conviction. You know from what masters you have learned it. Since your childhood, indeed, you have known the Holy Scriptures; they can give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith in Jesus Christ”*].
But now, with all what is happening in the world, God is interested in two essential things, and that is what He is expecting from us: *”THOSE WHO KEEP THE FAITH AND THOSE WHO PROCLAIM THE FAITH”*…*”ENDURING TILL THE END + ANNOUNCING THIS GOOD NEWS OF THE KINGDOM TO ALL THE WORLD”*.
In our passage of meditation, the Lord after announcing that iniquity will grow and quench the love of many; the commitment and the zeal of many who haven’t understood, He went further to ask us to persevere til the end and to bring our contribution so that the gospel is proclaimed to all the nations? Has your village already received the gospel? What is your contribution so far to the proclamation of the gospel in your municipality, community or nation and to the world? Let us know that we are all called to facilitate, contribute and participate in the salvation of lost souls. And only thus can we reduce wickedness on earth and stop man from sinning.
*But whoever holds out to the end will be saved. And this Good News of the Kingdom will be announced throughout the whole world so that the testimony of it may be presented to all peoples. And then will come the end”*, Matthew 24: 13-14.
If you have really stopped sinning, it’s because someone preached the gospel to you and taught you the truth that transformed you by the renewing of your mind. If you have the fear of God and you restrain yourself from all forms of wickedness, it is because you have received the gospel and the light of Christ has penetrated your whole being.
In the same way, by bringing the good to your neighbour, brother, colleague, friend, to a family or any sinner, you are participating in cleaning up the mess of the earth. By supporting the church or a Man of God in your prayers or by your finances, you are bringing your contribution for the proclamation and the expansion of the gospel to the world that all nations may hear and be saved.
If *”this Good News of the Kingdom must be announced in all the world”*, someone has to announce it, someone has to finance it and someone has to intercede. The angels will never do it for us except after the rapture when we are gone from here. God is counting on you and I for the salvation of sinners before his soon return…
*”This is what is good and pleasing to God our Savior, who wants all humans to be saved and to come to know the truth. For there is one God, and one intermediary [Mediator] between God and mankind, the man Jesus Christ who gave himself as a ransom for the liberation of all. He thus brought, at the appointed time, the proof that God wants all human beings to be saved. That is why I have been appointed a messenger and an Apostle, charged with teaching the Gentiles the faith and the truth.
*”I have fought the good fight, I have gone to the end of the race, I have kept the faith. And now the price of victory awaits me: it is the crown of salvation that the Lord , the just Judge, will give me on the Day of Judgment – ​​and not only to me, but to all who are lovingly waiting for the moment when he will appear”*, 2 Timothy 4: 7-8.
Participating in the salvation of the world is securing your crown 👑👑👑. Imagine you finally get to heaven after all the fighting on earth, with all you have endured for Christ, while people receive crowns and stars, you have nothing. Imagine a soldier who spends his entire life in the army and risks his life several times, but while his colleagues are receiving ranks, epaulettes and medals at the end, he has nothing. At the end of his life or career, at the end of the war he has nothing except his army outfit, no reward. Ehmmmmm humiliating, painful and hurting I guess so. This is what may happen to many Christians who will have resisted sins well, renounced wickedness, refused corruption, lost compromising offers and opportunities because of their faith, because of the name of Christ, very zealous in their church but no souls won tied to their names, no missionaries supported by them.
Dearly beloved, the responsibility that falls on us to be Christians in these end times is enormous, but it is a joy to be redeemed of the Lord, it is a Joyful thing to have our sins forgiven and to know that He is with us in all our battles.
So let’s think every day about those who are not yet in the light like us. Let’s remember every day all those who still carry the heavy load of their sins, harassed and tormented by the devil, and the only solution is the gospel. And we have this solution. Yes, there is nothing left but the gospel as a solution for humanity on earth…
*”Then he said to them, ‘Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to all mankind. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved; but whoever does not believe will be condemned’*, Mark 16:15-16.
It is not in our place to criticize or condemn those who have not believed, our task is to announce it. After all, it took time and years for we ourselves to believe. Let’s just announce the Good News…
*”Salvation is through him alone, for nowhere in the whole world has God given to human beings anyone else through whom we might be saved [except Jesus Christ]”*, Acts 4:12.
Despite the increasing wickedness and sin on earth every day, *”this good news of the Kingdom”* must be proclaimed throughout the whole world before the end will come. Let’s get to the work of the gospel. Let these Words of Christ become our motto: *”While it is day, we must do the works of Him who sent me. The night is approaching, when no one can work. While I am in the world , I am the light of the world”*, John 9:4-5.
Be that light to those around you who are in darkness and may they come into the light because of you in the Name of Jesus Christ.
Be blessed! Be strong in the Lord and in the Power of His might till He comes in Jesus Name. Amen!

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GIVE GOD A CHANCE TODAY… Part 1

GIVE GOD A CHANCE TODAY… Part 1.

[1]Now as Jesus passed by, He saw a man who was blind from birth.
[2]And His disciples asked Him, saying, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
[3]Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him.
[4]I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work.
[5]As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
[6]When He had said these things, He spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva; and He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay.
[7]And He said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which is translated, Sent). So he went and washed, and came back seeing.
[8]Therefore the neighbors and those who previously had seen that he was blind said, “Is not this he who sat and begged?”
[9]Some said, “This is he.” Others said, “He is like him.” He said, “I am he. ”
[10]Therefore they said to him, “How were your eyes opened?”
[11]He answered and said, “A Man called Jesus made clay and anointed my eyes and said to me, ‘Go to the pool of Siloam and wash.’ So I went and washed, and I received sight.”
[12]Then they said to him, “Where is He?” He said, “I do not know.” John 9:1-12.

In this text we see a man born blind. What really happened in the womb? No one can tell.
The disciples made a beautiful analysis and came out with a conclusion: if this man was born blind, it is because of sin. Either he sinned to get it or his parents sinned, and it fell on the child before he was born.
It is true that many people are victims of sins and of their living or dead parents, and others suffer due to their own acts, but this is not always the case.
The answer of Jesus Christ leads us to understand that certain painful and undesirable problems or situations in our lives are just an opportunity for God to work in us and prove to others that He is still God; the only living God capable of everything. Yes, the One who created us and the One who can recreate us, reshape us, and rebuild our lives whatever the case.
Jesus therefore replied: “This blindness is so that the work of God may be revealed in him”. Whenever we encounter problems or oppositions, let us bring to Jesus Christ, He wants to work in us proudly. Whenever we encounter disappointments and failures in marriage, in business, in our health, our studies, families, professions, jobs, spiritual lives, concerning our children, or even in the church, let us not despair, do not run towards the marabouts, gods of the Village or towards the ancestors, let us lead to Jesus Christ. Every day Jesus Christ expects work from every human on earth, unfortunately, we do not trust Him enough or fully to lay all our burdens at His feet. Others deposit well, but resume two days later, 1 month later for lack of faith and perseverance.
This man had the chance to meet Jesus Christ and trust him completely, obeying the Word that Jesus Christ spoke to him, blindness and begging left him at the point people were amazed.
Every time you take your problem to Jesus Christ and give Him time to work, you are giving Him permission to work in His life and He will be glorified in and through you.
On the contrary, when you run towards the marabouts, ancestors and other gods (yet they did not create you), you thus give permission and access to the devil and his demons in your life and family, and you do not will never have a purpose. Since the devil takes you with your left hand and takes the double with your right hand, if he solves a problem, it is temporary, even more he creates three problems to always keep you his slave.
Besides, we understand in the scriptures that the sacrifices that are made every day in our villages are made to demons. In reality these “village gods” do not exist, the ancestors are nowhere to listen to us or grant our consent, it is the demons who answer in their places and receive the sacrifices through which they enter into an alliance with their followers. Don’t be angry at what I just said, let’s listen to this: “Look at the people of Israel: those who eat the sacrificed victims are in communion with God to whom the altar is consecrated. Do I mean Does this mean that an idol or the meat offered to it in sacrifice has any value? No, but I affirm that what the pagans sacrifice is offered to the demons and not to God. that you are in communion with demons You cannot drink from the cup of the Lord and from the cup of demons at the same time, you cannot eat at the same time at the table of the Lord and at the table of the demons”, 1 Corinthians 9:18-21.
We clearly understand that when you offer sacrifices somewhere and eat from it, you enter into communion or connection with the spirit to whom the altar has been consecrated.
May the Holy Spirit open our minds and deliver us from every hold of the devil in the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
[TO CONTINUE PART TWO LATER]

[Apostle Tatang D. H. R ]