Fight The Good Fight

In the light of all that is happening in the church world, the falling of men and the increase of what I would like to call the broadway churches that entertain you instead of guiding you in spite of all that craziness in the church world understand that God is still God, in spite of the chaos that we see around us and the destruction that seems to have a hold on society, we are to remember that God is still God, in light of the predators that seek to destroy our lives and the lives of our children in media, schools, the work place and in our streets God is still God and active for those who will make a conscience decision to say I will continue on I will not give up.

In church we can point the finger and say they are the reason I don’t do this or do that, we could try to blame someone else but the reality is this beloved they didn’t die for you Jesus did and yet even though you betrayed Him, even though we were obvious enemies of this Holy and awesome savior He continued going to the cross, for the purpose of saving you.

“Now it came to pass, when the time had come for Him to be received up, that He steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem, and sent messengers before His face. And as they went, they entered a village of the Samaritans, to prepare for Him. But they did not receive Him, because His face was set for the journey to Jerusalem. And when His disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, just as Elijah did?” But He turned and rebuked them, and said, “You do not know what manner of spirit you are of. For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives but to save them. ” And they went to another village.”

??Luke? ?9:51-56? ?NKJV??????????

"The Christian Life begins and continues on the foundation of FORGIVENESS, not on a promise of protection and help in a difficult world."

See beloved the reality is that an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. We are to realize that forgiveness is a necessity that is desperately needed and a desire amongst a dying and sinful generation. And Jesus is the example of forgiveness and true redemption that is not to disappoint.

This points out a very remarkable truth about how determined our Savior was. Steadfastly. The meaning of steadfastly means in a resolutely or dutifully firm and unwavering manner. This is very critical for you and I to understand, Jesus is firmly headed to the cross, He is not allowing anything or anyone to stop Him in His journey to this gruesome death. He was set for the journey, He was prepared, He knew His mission and was not going to allow anything to stop Him, Jesus did not and was not going to quit. Too many lives at stake, too many souls in the balance nothing was going to deter Jesus from His task. He was not allowing anything to become a stumbling block. The Bible says He was steadfastly.

1st point “I know why I’m here”

This is a very common question in many troubled teens and also in adults today, the question, “why am I here?” This is normally answered by people who lack truth and lack wisdom, and who very often give a wrong and inconsistent answer to the question at hand. They would say you would have to find out, or continue to search and hopefully get an answer, God already wrote in this word that you were created and placed here for His purpose.

Scripture gives us clear understanding that we are all created for a purpose to glorify God.

“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.”

??Ephesians? ?2:10? ?NKJV??????????

And the purpose is sure in the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ our Lord. See beloved Jesus understood and knew His purpose and in this He is sure to help us understand ours. People are forever trying to find their niche their purpose their calling to no avail because for the most part it is not in the things of God and so they continue on in a dissatisfying journey looking for it in all the wrong places. And yet here is Jesus the savior of the world who understands that He was brought to this earth to die for you. He was steadfast, His work was not to be disregarded it wasn’t to be abandoned, but completed.