And Paradise Too!

Had seen this short news report of a young man who ran to join Isis, went because he was promised to be a part of a killing machine team. He went because he was promised to have money, women, villas and paradise! Yes, it was listed in that order. Well, today he was killed by those he went to join up with! They, the Isis group killed him because they thought he was an Israeli! But the reports say he was not an Israeli.
Sad how many people look for fame, even if it is for the fifteen-minute type of fame.

Jesus came to bring His light and life to the world. He came to heal those with a broken-heart, to bind up wounds and set captives free. With much unrest in the world today, we see many taking to the streets to have their say, but I wonder how many are ever really heard. Some seem prepared with their megaphones in hand. An incident occurs and the street is filled instantly and within a short amount of time one pulls out their megaphone. After viewing this one on TV I was wondering how many people carry megaphones in their handbag or backpack today and are ready for action to have a say?

Bringing this back to the body of Christ, how many of us are ready for our say? How many of us are ready to talk of Christ and paradise and how to get there?

Jesus spoke of Paradise when dying on the Cross!

Luke 23:36-43..........36 The soldiers also mocked Him, coming and offering Him sour wine, 37 and saying, "If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself." 38 And an inscription also was written over Him in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS. 39 Then one of the criminals who were hanged blasphemed Him, saying, "If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us." 40 But the other, answering, rebuked him, saying, "Do you not even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation? 41 And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this Man has done nothing wrong." 42 Then he said to Jesus, "Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom." 43 And Jesus said to him, "Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise." NKJV

As Jesus spoke to the man on the cross, "today you will be with Me in Paradise", Jesus was heard!

In the pain of the cross, in the moments before death, with every fiber of the man's being taken to the limits one body could experience, the man in humility asked Jesus, "Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom."

So I ask again, do we carry the Word of Life with us to give to another or do we just want to have our say? Now where is my megaphone?

On a serious note, the young man had to know that Jesus was to be revered and honored for the humility and His undeserved death on the Cross.

"Lord, remember me!" Jesus remember me Shelley. Remember YOUR word to me, remember me and take me to be with YOU!

John 14:2-6...........2 In My Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. 4 And where I go you know, and the way you know." 5 Thomas said to Him, "Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how can we know the way?" 6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.  NKJV

Are we quick to pull out our Bible and lead someone to life everlasting? Are we thoughtful of others to pray for them and those situations that arise out of an untimely death for some youth that lives in another state? Or is it always about me, my say and what I am doing? These are things I ask myself all the time. Am I making a difference to speak life into others or am I wasting time? Do I stop and pray for those who suffer such a tragic loss of a family member? For whatever the circumstance, lives of any color still count!

That paradise is a place of beauty of gardens and fountains, beautiful flowers, crystal looking water and grass so green that invites one to walk there.  And there is a place to reside forever in the Paradise that awaits. AND YOU DO NOT KILL ANYONE TO GET THERE!

If you feel no one hears you, then get to Jesus now, and tell Him everything. Do not leave anything out that plagues your heart. Jesus sticks closer than a brother. Tell Him your hurts, heart-ache and pain. Tell Him life is hard, but expect Him to give you love that one can not comprehend. He will reach out and touch your heart and bring healing and much hope to give you life full of promise!

You do not need a megaphone, and in fact all you have to do is just whisper His name and He will be there! He will be there to soothe the pain, and give You His words of love and invite to you to come and be with Him for eternity. We must come with a humble heart much like the young man on the cross. God can handle our anger, complaints, and disappointments. He knows us! And He is able!

Father, You see the chaos in the world today. Whether we are red, yellow, black or white, it is YOU who created each of us for YOUR plan of good. I pray today for those who know not why such trouble may assail them, but that YOU have the power that each person needs to overcome their situation and circumstances. For those who are saved, may they reach out to YOU today and know You have a better way to get to the answers they need! In the face of discouragement and much anger, may each choose to believe Your Word that is mighty to deliver. Father thank YOU, that YOU drive out forces that have set themselves up against Your children. And for those who may not know You today, Lord send laborers across their pathway. Keep them from the power of the devil and his evil forces. Right now those who have lost a loved one due to racial unrest, I plead the Blood of Jesus over the portals of their minds, their wills and their emotions. May they hear the Gospel of Peace and receive Jesus as Lord of their lives. May they come to the Light and Knowledge of Jesus. And now for all who have the restless nights of  no sleep, with tears and heartache, Your promise of Life in Your Son Jesus brings them all back from the cliff-edge of doom and destruction. May they come to peace in knowing that You are the Prince of Peace! Father, I now close this that each will know the wonderful joy that is just ahead. Whether we are red, yellow, black or white, we are the blessed with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ. We give thanks that we are the accepted in the Beloved and redeemed through the blood of Jesus Christ. Amen.

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