He could do it. ( Hebrews 11 v 3 )

Where I live there is a lot of light pollution,so when I look up into the sky,I only see a few stars, when one studies the universe it is mind blowing,the distance between planets,and stars,and the number of galaxies and stars, and so on,very hard to take it all in. God created everything,in six days,oh did I say six days,it is impossible,yes it is, for you or me,but not for God ,not in the least, for with God all things are possible.Next time some Christian says its impossible,look them straight in eye, and ask them,do they not think God could do?..Am I saying the scientist have got it wrong?,yes,I can tell you it is a far better answer than saying it just happened,oh yes they will say it took million and millions of  years. The time element appears to give them credibility,but it doesn't ,it does .not change anything,the believers of evolution,speak as if evolution has a supernatural power,a god like power. They clap their hands in wonder at what their god can do,the Christian bows in reverence and humility  and praises God who did do it.Someone has said there is no earthly answer to the mystery of creation,many do try to give an answer,but fail miserably.

The must. ( 2 Timothy 4 v 7 - 8 )

The must of the Christian life, I must pray,I must read Gods  word,I must never slacken ,I must never give in,or give up.I cannot go back to what I once was, I must go forward, I must.The way may be difficult,trials  may be many,for I remember that my Saviour  said that in the world we shall have tribulation.I don't want to be a Judas who betrayed his master for 30 pieces of silver,or Demas who give up,because he loved the world ,or like those in the garden ,who forsook their Lord.I read the following,'Don't be so naive and self confident,that anyone of us could fall, flat on our faces,self confidence is not the answer,I need God-confidence, for without Him I can do nothing.Lots wife looked back and turned into a pillar of salt, Jonah disobeyed and ended up in the belly of a great fish,for three days. Samson beguiled by a woman,lost his eyes and his freedom, godly David became the ungodly David when he gave into lust.Yes I must pray every day for only then will I finish the race,'Oh God give us all grace and ,enable us all to .fight the good fight,to finish the race,to keep the faith,in Jesus name Amen'.

Yes He can. ( Ephesians 3 v 20 )

Last time we consider Gods giving His greatest gift, which brought with the wonderful  assurance that he most give us the lesser things. Now let us consider another verse Ephesians 3 v 20, ' Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all we ask or think,according to the power that works in us'.Did not Jesus tell us that mountains can be removed and cast into the sea.( Mark 11 v 22- 23) if we have faith ever so small.Yes God is generous and His power greater than we could ever imagine ,what mountain are you facing?,is it to much for you,you cannot see a way out, or a way forward,remember with God all things are possible ,  there is nothing to hard for Him to do.The great events in the Bible really happened,they are historically true. David did actually slay a giant,Samson really did bring the house down.Christ really did walk on water,and did actually rise from the dead. ( 1 Corinthians 15 v 3 - 8 )The power of God has not changed, nor will it,that power dwells within every child of God .R.C.Sproul writes,'Sometimes believers feel so impotent . They see themselves as spiritual failures because the power of the flesh is so great,the temptations of this world so overwhelming ,and their progress is so slim. The answer to this outlook is to understand the greatness of this power'Paul is reminding us of the power of the Holy Spirit,the arm of flesh will fail us,but with the power of God's Holy Spirit all things can be overcome.

Freedom ( 2 Corinthians 5 v 17 )

The great cry of mankind is for freedom,freedom from poverty,freedom of worship,freedom politically,freedom from racism,the cry of William Wallace in Brave heart as he was at the point of death was ,'Freedom''. Recently we went out for a picnic,it was windy,so we choose a place that would give us a little shelter from the wind. It was there I noticed a lot of silver containers on the ground,from those containers people get a gas which they inhale,and I suppose it gives them a high.You know what happens when a person inhales that gas for the first time?,they give up their freedom, addiction takes over. You know what happens  when you look at pornography ,you become an addict,you loose your freedom.Our Saviour said this ,'everyone who sins is a slave to sin', ( John 8 v 34),it means you have lost your freedom. You may say I can stop anytime I want, I have done it many times,lets face it you are no longer the master you are the slave,the tail is now wagging the dog. Whats your addiction?,what or whom have you surrendered your freedom to? ,has your addiction  blinded you as to the pain it is causing you and even those you love?.There is a TV series called father Brown  ,he always solves the crime,but along side of that he wants the perpetrator , to repent and seek forgiveness.if you want to be free you can be , if you repent,repentance is a deep sorrow and has with it a deep desire to change ,then seek Jesus  for  forgiveness ,for Jesus said He will set you free ( John 8 v  34 )       

IF. ( Matthew 10 v 28 )

If I come over as  a blunt instrument, I don't mean to,but there so many ministers and they leave vital truths out of their ministry.The minister has a charge by God to preach the whole truth,and noting but the whole trade,this is not optional. Jonah disobeyed ,and you know what happened to him,the apostle suffered,he experienced ,floggings,imprisonment,stoning,because he spoke,the whole truth.Being a minister is not a popularity contest,the cross would tell you that.We can leave out the doctrine of hell,of creation,sexual perverseness,and wrong sexual behaviour,if we do we will upset people,and that would never do,we would not be popular, we may loose our jobs.But we will on that day when we will have to give an account to our Lord, as to our unfaithfulness,what will we answer?.People need to hear the word sin,to remind them how God views our wrongs morally, and their need to repent and seek forgiveness.The death of Jesus on the cross is Gods answer to the sinfulness of every human being.I am told of a Christian who was on the Titanic,before he perished in the freezing water he swam around and witnessed to people to trust Jesus and be saved,not saved from drowning,but from going to hell. We are all going to die,the most important thing is being ready,before we die,I urge you because I love you ,to trust Jesus before it is to late.

All. (Romans 3 v 23 )

When the coronavirus kicked in , the government brought in financial help ,many claimed universal credit,it was fast tracked.It appears there were those who took advantage in the wrong way,as it is reckoned that over a billion pound has been fraudulent claimed. We have all taken encouragement  that so much kindness has been shown by so many,but now we see the other side of humanity's nature,the dark side. In case you don't know it, we all have a dark side,yes all of us, we may not have committed fraud but we all sin.More than likely, most of those people who committed fraud, will not be caught. So that's it ?,no ,the word of God says be sure your sin will find you out.Found out, by who?,  God ,there is coming a day, in which all will be revealed,the forgotten lies,wrong thoughts,wrong words,wrong actions,will be revealed ,and will be judged,by that man, Jesus.Let me stress the following, we may not be fraudsters,murders,we may be a nice person ,we may be a good parent,a good neighbour,as humans go, honest, would not hurt a fly,give to charity,we may be the best nurse since Florence Nightingale , held in the highest esteem,we may even have a title,we may have given blood, won the Victoria Cross, have fostered children, be the nations favourite broadcaster, you may be  very religious, been to Mecca,fasted and prayed for days. And so we could go on,Gods word declares, 'that all have sinned and come short of the glory of God',and if that sin is not forgiven by trusting in Jesus,one will go to hell.

More [ Romans 8 v 32 )

It is recorded in the 4 gospels how Jesus performed two miracles,where thousands of people were fed,in one miracle all he had was 7 loaves and some small fish.In the other miracle all he had was 5 loaves and 2 small fish. From these meager resources, Jesus fed thousands ,read about these miracles in ,Mt 15 v 29 ff/ Mk 6 v 30  ff /Luke 9 v 10 ff/ John 6 v 1 ff.. Yes Jesus fed the people, no one went home hungry,after each of these miracles,the pieces that were left over, were gathered up in  baskets.In other words He gave them more than they needed. God is not mean ,we may be, in Romans 8 v 32 ,we read, 'He who did not spare his own son,but gave him up for us all- how will not also, along with him, graciously give us all things.'The N L T , puts like this, 'Since He did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all,won't He also give us everything else'.Here we have an argument from the greater to the lesser, Consider that God  has given us His greatest gift Jesus, consider what that meant,'He did not spare His own Son',consider all Christ had to endure ,look on the cross,that's God's Son hanging there,man has done his worse,but it did not stop there,for we read the Lord laid on Him the iniquity of us all,your sin, my sin,and then He was crushed,as  wrath was poured out upon Him.Justice had to be done,the price for our sins had to be paid,that we would not have to pay it.This is what God did for sinners ,such as you and I,so say's  Paul ,will He not give us everything else as Stuart Olyott writes,'God will not hold back anything else from us,will he withhold heaven from us? or the grace, courage,and strength to live through present trials?. No,He will freely give us all things'. .