LIAR, LIAR!

GENESIS 3: 4

"Surely you wont die, the serpent replied to the woman."

Who told the first lie in the Bible? Who is the father of all lies? Is the devil still telling lies to you today? Another name for the devil is the "great deceiver". Is the world still full of deception and lies even today? The One Truth Today is to remind us all that nothing has changed since man and woman first appeared on the earth! What exactly was the first lie of the devil? God had told Adam and Eve that if they ate of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, they would surely die!

The crafty old devil and clever deceiver twisted the Word of God and lied to Eve. He wants to make us question the Lord and His Word. He will twist the true meaning of the Bible. That is why it is so important for each of us to know the Word of God, to prevent our eternal death and joining the devil in Hell!

Satan always tries to question God's authority and what was truly said. He takes every opportunity to deceive and trick those who are not well versed in the Truth. The devil will question God's Word in your life. Satan expects you to believe his lies just as Eve did. The lie is the same today as it was then, "surely you wont die"! God says if you eat of this tree you will surely die. Satan questions God and asks the woman, did God really say that? Then the trick and deception, when the devil says; "you wont die". LIAR, LIAR. Death was brought into the world as a result of man and woman's acceptance of the devils lie! The same is true of your own life. If you accept the devil and his lies, you will die. You will surely die!

The truth is that unless you embrace and accept the Word of God and accept the Lord Jesus Christ into your heart you will die! You have free will and the free choice to accept or reject the Lord and His Word. You alone are responsible for your choice. Whether you choose to accept the Lord or not will make the difference between eternal life in Heaven with the Lord, or eternal damnation in Hell with the devil. Satan wants you to question this. The devil will tell you that "surely God wont let you die". So many have been deceived and tricked by the devil and only the wisdom that comes from the fear, knowledge and love of God can overcome those lies. Satan is a LIAR! Who do you believe, God or the devil? Who alone can give you new and eternal life. Who will lead you in a way that may seem right, but leads to death and Hell? Do not believe the serpent, remember he is a LAIR, LIAR!

IN THE BEGINNING!

GENESIS 1: 1

"IN THE BEGINNING God created the heavens and the earth!"

If you accept the first verse of the Holy Bible to be the Truth, then the rest will be easy! The world is divided into two groups of people. One group believes God and they have accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour. They know that the Word of God is Alive and True. They know the beginning of wisdom is the KNOWLEDGE, love and fear of God. They know that God created the heavens and the earth and all that is in the Universe. They know there is no other plausible explanation for the genesis of the earth. There are many wild theories that require more faith than the real truth. These theories are all laid to rest and brought into disrepute one after the other. Remember the "Big Bang"? Rather than know and serve God man will invent and perpetuate theories to avoid serving and acknowledging the True God! Man has made many idols and images and substitutes for God and they have even tried to substitute themselves as God. Humanism and atheism come to mind. They are all pathetic attempts to avoid knowing and accepting and then serving God. They have no beginning!

Only God has been able to produce something out of nothing. Man can not even produce and make dirt! If it was not God who created the heavens and the earth, then who did? Do you really believe that some collection of men or other entity created something from nothing? The fact is that the earth, sun, moon, stars and planets including the Universe was spoken into existence by the Lord God. There is no other theory or explanation that can withstand the scrutiny of time. Only God should be worshiped as the creator of the universe. Only Jesus Christ the Lord God was from the beginning and will be until the end. Once you know and believe this truth you have the beginning of wisdom.

Only our God could have formed and fashioned this creation that we know as the earth and the Universe. God spoke it into existence. He made all this from nothing, something only God can and could do! We call the beginning, the moment that He spoke and created the heavens and the earth. Actually the Word, and Jesus Christ the Lord God existed before time began. Our world will have a beginning and and end, just as our lives do. God had no beginning and He will have no ending. God is eternal. If you accept the free gift of Salvation from the Lord God you to will have an eternal nature and spend your future in Heaven. If you accept the Word of God and the first sentence, then you to have the beginning of eternal life. You will be with the Lord

forever. For your eternal life to begin you must believe Jesus Christ and the Word of God!

THE LAST WORD!

REVELATION 22: 21

'May the Grace of the Lord Jesus be with God's Holy people!"

Have you ever noticed how some people like to have the last word in any conversation? It does not matter how short or how long the discussion is, its just important to have THE LAST WORD! The Bible contains over 40 books and was written over 4,000 years by over 40 authors, so what is THE LAST WORD? The bible is a the Living Word of God and it is complete and complex and all that anyone needs to be Saved and receive eternal life! It can take a whole life time to digest and understand the Word of God and there will still be much to learn. Only God is Omniscient and His mind is above our mind, so we can never hope to be just like Him. Thus the question, what was THE LAST WORD that God wanted us to read and to know?

The One Truth Today and the final prayer in the Holy Bible begins with a petition, that blessing and favor, that is the Grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, be with all of God's Holy People. They are the saints of the Lord. The Messiah is praying for His Holy people. Those of us who have accepted Jesus Christ as our Lord and Saviour are now set apart by God. We have been given the full portion of His Grace and His Favor. Our prayer is, "may it be so Lord Jesus". Even at the end of the Living Word of God, the Lord was praying for us. THE LAST WORD, was this prayer. "May the Grace of the Lord Jesus be with God's Holy people"!

Do you know that you are favored by God? Are you one of God's Holy people? Are you receiving God's grace every day? Is Jesus Christ your Lord and Saviour? If you can answer yes than we say Amen! If your answer is no, then you need to learn and understand the last thing that the Lord God wanted you to hear! Stop right now and consider your position and choice!

You have a free will and you can either accept or reject Jesus Christ the Lord God. If you reject Him or do nothing about making a choice, you have made decision that has life changing consequences. You alone are responsible for that choice and you can not blame God for not choosing you! For every choice there is a consequence. Pray to the Lord to Save you now!

Let your acceptance of the free gift of Salvation be Your Last Word on the subject! Start the New Year with a New Life!

CHOSEN!

1 PETER 1: 2

"God the Father knew you and CHOSE YOU long ago. His Spirit has made you Holy!

God is Omnipotent, that means that He knows all things and everything. You should not be surprised that God the Father knew you long ago and that you are one of the CHOSEN! His Holy Spirit has made you Holy! In fact the scripture tells us the God knew you before you were in your mother's womb. God knows your name and everything about you personally. After all you are His child and He is your Heavenly Father. God had foreknowledge of your accepting Him as your Lord and Saviour. He knew that you would use your free will to accept Jesus Christ the Lord God into your heart. He knows that you will be obedient to the Lord and His blood will cleanse you of all sin. You have been consecrated and sanctified and made Holy by His Spirit.

Now you will be spiritually blessed with His Grace and Faith. God will give you peace and watch over you. You can be free from fears, agitations, and moral conflicts as the result of having the Lord Jesus and the Word of God as your guide. You are one of His elect, one of His CHOSEN. Your desire will be to obey God and His Word. Jesus Christ will be the reason for your living and receiving eternal life. No wonder you want to praise and worship the Lord and grow in His love, more and more. That is why we continually Praise the Lord!

Now the question, why have some been saved and some lost? The One Truth Today helps us to differentiate and distinguish between those that have been CHOSEN and those who have not. Everyone is given the same opportunity to make the correct choice. You are free to either accept or reject Jesus Christ the Lord God. The Lord gave you a free will, but, there are consequences to your choices. You can open the door of your heart to the Lord God or you can reject Him. You can also do nothing, which is the equivalent of rejecting Him. The Lord knows what you will do before it even happens, but you are the one that makes the choice. The Lord wants everyone to be saved and it is His desire that all people will choose to accept His free gift of life. Your choice, your consequence. If you make the right choice you are one of God"s CHOSEN!

TESTED BY FIRE!

1 PETER 1: 6-7

"So be truly glad for there is wonderful joy ahead, even though you have to endure many trials for a little while. These trials will show your faith is genuine. It is being TESTED BY FIRE. As fire purifies gold, your faith is far more precious than mere gold!"

Genuine faith is TESTED BY FIRE! One of the most asked questions from non believer's is, "if God is such a good God why do bad things happen to good people"? The One Truth Today explains the mind of God. For believer's there is a wonderful joy ahead, and even though we have to endure many trials for a little while, they will show our genuine faith. When we are tested by fire our faith is purified just like fine gold. Faith is far more precious than any gold! It is also true that bad behavior and the breaking of God's laws leads to bad things happening. Anyone will suffer if they steal or kill or bear false witness. All who violate God's laws and commandments should expect to go through the fire. We believer's know that "no one is good, no not one". We have all sinned and come short of the glory of God and so we will have to endure trials for a little while. Bad things happen to "good people", because they have also sinned against God. The difference is that Believer's are Saved from their sins if their faith is genuine!

Our entire life is so short in comparison to eternity. Believer's are quite aware that this is just a temporary situation and we are "passing through". We know that there is wonderful joy ahead and we will spend eternity in Heaven with the Lord. That is why we are willing to endure the fire. In fact all believer's should welcome the fire as a way to prove their faith is genuine. So even when we go through the fire here on earth we know this is not our final destination and represents only a minor portion of our life. We welcome being purified by the trials and tribulations of this life. We are truly glad to be TESTED BY FIRE!

Our faith is more precious than fine gold. When our faith remains strong through the many trials of this life, it leads to praise and glory from our Heavenly Father. When Jesus Christ is revealed to you at the time of judgement He will say that He knew you and that you belong to Him. There will be unspeakable joy and your reward will be eternal new life with the Lord. You will come face to face with your Saviour. The small price we have to pay in the way of trials or facing fire here on earth pales in comparison to the Salvation of God. That is why we endure trials and hold out to the very end. That is why we are truly glad to be TESTED BY FIRE!

NOT SEEING IS BELIEVING!

1 PETER 1: 8

"You love the Lord even though you have never seen Him.  Though you do not see the Lord now, you trust Him, and you rejoice with a glorious inexpressible joy.

The reward for trusting the Lord will be the Salvation of your souls!"

We have all heard the expression that "seeing is believing".  Nothing confirms a truth to a person like seeing something with their own eyes.  We use our senses to confirm whether something is true or not.  Think of an example in your own life.  When a confirmed bachelor finally gets married, people say, I would not believe it unless I saw it with my own eyes!  The list of examples is endless.  The message is the same.  We find something to be trustworthy if we see it with our own eyes.  Seeing is believing!

Have you ever seen Jesus Christ the Lord God?  Has the Lord revealed Himself in the flesh to you personally?    Can you see the Lord right now?  Then how can you be sure that He exists?

If all of our senses, including our sight do not reveal Him to us, does He exist?  It takes genuine faith to believe something that the senses can not confirm to you personally.  This is the real proof of your love for the Lord Jesus Christ.  You Love Him even though you have never seen Him.  You Trust Him even though your 5 senses have not experienced Him personally.  You have inexpressible joy and you rejoice in the Knowledge of Him!  NOT SEEING IS BELIEVING!

Your reward for trusting the Lord will be the Salvation of your Souls!

The Lord has proved His existence to us in so many ways.  We see the Universe and the handy work of His Hand.  We have the comfort of His Word and that of His Prophets to prove His existence.  We have written on our hearts and minds the truth of His Word!  We hear the still soft whisper of His voice in our ears.  Our hearts are filled with the indwelling Spirit of the Lord!  We know that because our 5 senses cannot discern something, does not mean that it does not exist.  Praise God that He did become flesh and did dwell among us so that a record of His life could be given and used to understand that Jesus Christ is the Lord God!  Even though He is not on the earth now, available to our senses, we know and have faith that the Lord is with us and preparing a place for us in Heaven.  In our case, NOT SEEING IS BELIEVING! 

NO FAVORITES!

1 PETER 1: 17

"Remember that the Heavenly Father to whom you pray has NO FAVORITES. He will judge and reward you according to what you do. So you must live in reverent fear of Him during your time as foreigners in this land."

Did your parents have a "favorite child"? What did you think and how did you feel about your parents having a "favorite"? We are all human and we may have a tendency to gravitate toward one of our children, at the expense of the others. It is wrong and we are acting in the flesh. The One Truth Today points out the fairness of our Lord. Our Heavenly Father judges each of us and rewards each of us according to what we do. God has NO FAVORITES! We are all equal in the sight of the Lord. God respects us all as individuals. We will stand alone to be judged for our choices, thoughts and actions. That is why we should live in reverent fear of God here on earth!

Remember that the reverent fear of God is the beginning of wisdom! To know, love and fear God is the first step to becoming wise. If we are a child of God then we need to be obedient to our Father. Our goal is to be righteous and faithful in His sight. We will be judged on our behaviour and choices. If we walk in His path of righteousness and do His will we can look forward to being Judged fairly and rewarded accordingly. If we do not believe or accept the Lord we will also be judged and rewarded accordingly. It does not matter what any other child of God does, what did you do! You do not want to hear, "depart from me I never knew you".
Most importantly this scripture informs you that the Lord has NO FAVORITES!

Finally we need to always remember that we are foreigners in this world. We are pilgrims just passing through. We are only going to be here for a little while and then we will be gone. Our eternal future is predicated on what we do while we are here on earth. We alone are responsible for our choices, thoughts and actions. You can choose to accept Jesus Christ the Lord God into your heart or you can reject and disrespect Him. Not making any decision is the equivalent of rejecting the Lord. You are either for the Lord or you are against Him. Either you have a reverent fear of your Heavenly Father and pray to Him or you do not. YOU WILL BE JUDGED OR REWARDED ACCORDING TO WHAT YOU DO. God has NO FAVORITES!