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Discovering Our True Legacy

I am getting much older now, so discovering my true legacy to pass on to my children and their descendants has been uppermost in my mind. A legacy is what you leave behind, something significant with a profound meaning, that will always be remembered. I could pass on my many books, jewelry, along with other prized possessions, but I have discovered that is not my true legacy that will be remembered for the rest of their lives. I have discovered my true legacy is to pass on what I know about God. I can remember a time in my life when I had no desire to hear the Christian Gospel. In fact, I would run from Christians and anyone else who attempted to talk to me about Christ. I had an unbelievable fear at the time that was not fully understood until much later. Simply put, I discovered from reading the Bible that “… everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed” (John 3:20, ESV). Well, honestly speaking, that was me at the time. Although it was difficult for me at the time to give up some of my favorite sins, it has been the most amazing journey of discovering my true legacy. A legacy I feel compelled to pass on to all of my family and friends.

Our true legacy is to follow in the steps of Jesus Christ until we die in the flesh. Everything Jesus did was not for His benefit but for the benefit of others and especially for His disciples. Our legacy as believers in Christ is not to carry on mankind’s traditions but to carry on the unique teachings of Jesus Christ handed down to us through the Bible and inspired by the Holy Spirit. If we follow in the footsteps of Christ, then everything we know about our infinite God will be passed on to our descendants, who hopefully will have become our disciples. In a nutshell, this is our legacy. It would be to our shame if our descendants lived their entire lives and did not know the simple Gospel of Jesus Christ. What a thrill it is to share the simple gospel and feel the power of God working through us to save those who hear it. This thrill is magnified when it is shared with our own family members, for which I have many blessed memories. The Bible says, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek” (Romans 1:16).

 Unfortunately, we are seeing the great falling away today because most Christians have not passed on their legacy in Christ. They have failed to share the simple gospel. The great falling away is having a profound effect upon humanity driving them into the depths of immortality and unbelievable chaos. We can only imagine what it is doing to our families. Sharing the simple gospel should naturally roll off our tongues with great power to open closed doors bringing our descendants to a point of deeper understanding and conviction. The simple Gospel says Jesus Christ is the Son of God, He was born of a virgin and died on the Cross of Calvary for all of our sins, past, present, and future. Then Christ arose from the grave in three days to give us all a new life in Christ through faith. After we share the simple Gospel then we are ready to share the great principles of our faith. Not only to share the truth in words that others can understand, but we also demonstrate how God has miraculously changed us into a brand-new creation (II Corinthians 5:17). Being changed from one degree of glory to another is our demonstration to our beloved descendants and the fallen world (II Corinthians 3:18). This is our true legacy that we have passed on to others.

My eternal hope is that my sincere love for others has been manifested for all to see, especially my beloved children and grandchildren. Godly love goes well beyond the four-letter word known and embraced by the fallen world. Our godly, self-giving love, even loves our enemies by turning the other cheek, going the extra mile, and giving to those who ask (Matthew 5:43-48). Of course, we know this godly love is impossible to achieve for the fallen world but becomes natural to those who have been made new in Christ. Only this godly love can produce the fruit of gentleness, forbearance, kindness, goodness, and self-control by the indwelling Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23). The other big change in our new life in Christ is that God puts tremendous joy in our hearts through the Holy Spirit. This goes way beyond the world’s definition that is intrinsically tied to happiness. God’s joy comes from the depths of our hearts contrary to what is happening around us, even if we are faced with sadness, grief, and many other pressing problems. This godly joy causes us to rejoice always, even in public with singing, not as a command but motivated by the Spirit, producing another beautiful fruit of the Spirit (Philippians 4:4).

 All this amazing fruit of the Spirit is the result of God making us into a brand-new creation where old things have truly passed away (II Corinthians 5:17). From the very beginning of our journey Christ teaches us how to let go of the past, no longer allowing it to pull us down again into the depths of despair. Every day we are taught how to put on Christ resulting in our phenomenal transformation in Christ. When we see our transformation taking place, we have a desire that all of our children and grandchildren will also enjoy the same experience. As the world struggles with the pain and anguish of their old life burdened with godless psychology and the side effects from their many drugs, the new person in Christ turns to God alone, who has given us everything we need for life and godliness (II Peter 1:3-4). The more we are transformed trusting in Christ alone for all of our needs we begin to experience the most amazing peace that truly defies understanding (Philippians 4:7). This is our legacy that we deeply desire to pass onto all of our family and friends. As a parent, a grandfather, and now a great-grandfather I have witnessed the pain and suffering of my descendants caused by the fallen world, so as a last will and testament, I pray that they all receive Christ and begin the transformation process today.

We can pass on our many belongings and priceless heirlooms, as we stated before, but they all pale in comparison to passing on our true legacy. As the world enters into greater chaos from rejecting Jesus Christ, then it’s difficult to put into words the horror that awaits the fallen world. The world rushes to its caves of godless technology controlled by the Antichrist system to escape what’s falling now upon the world. There is only one place of true refuge that will keep you in His amazing peace, joy in your heart and a living hope that will look beyond this life to the absolute bliss of heaven. It is my eternal hope to see all of my family, friends, and the many disciples that I had the privilege of helping on their journey to a true everlasting life. This is my legacy discovered many years ago as a child and fully embraced as a young adult. Oh, what an amazing journey it’s been every day of my life. This is my legacy that I pass on to you today. Please make it your legacy too and remember to pass it on to your own children and grandchildren to the glory of God. Amen

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Pressing On Toward The Goal

Pressing on toward the goal is beyond difficult when your whole world has been turned upside down. Even in the worst of tragedies, there was a semblance of normality when hope remained for completing the course. There was hope when there remained true companions on the course participating in the struggle of pressing on toward the goal. However, when the hope diminished by an unrecoverable loss, then the goal faded in the distance. When the goal fades along with the hope of reaching it, then new struggles emerge cutting deep within the heart. How does one recover the hope of their calling? How can a new goal be established that resurrects a world that has been completely turned upside down? There are solid answers to both these questions that have penetrated deep within my heart by the Holy Spirit, our true Comforter in times of pain and great loss. The loss was the unrecoverable loss of my sweet wife, Robin, who struggled for fifteen years with Alzheimer’s disease. This is a horrific disease that takes a person slowly, one piece at a time, over the course of many years. Through each step, the caregiver is also sorely affected pressing us to me more for their continued happiness and self-worth. Continue reading Pressing On Toward The Goal

Silence in Heaven

When heaven goes silent let the whole world take notice. Let God’s elect children press on with the beautiful memories that changed their lives forever. With every memory, it will be like a blessing, that solidifies their abiding trust in God. With every memory, the joy leaps within their hearts as peace fills the empty holes left by those who have passed on before them. They have learned how to cherish the silence, remembering the still small voice from God that they had heard so loudly in the depths of their hearts. It had been prophesied more than two thousand years ago that heaven would go silent briefly just before the end, as the seventh seal, the seventh trumpet, and the seventh bowl of God’s wrath simultaneously brings the world to an end. For many, this will be a frightful silence bringing forth the consummation of all things. It is the Lamb of God who opened the seventh seal as each event of the seals, trumpets, and bowls of God’s wrath unfolded simultaneously growing worse through each age from the resurrection of Christ to His return in glory to catch up all of His elect children. Let’s not lockup the encouraging truth in the Book of Revelation needed for each age. Continue reading Silence in Heaven

In The Blink of an Eye (Video)

If you lived for 125 years, compared to eternity that would only be in the blink of an eye. Unfortunately, most live far less than that because of the increase in new diseases, viruses, and other health-related issues. Some have their life ended early because of lawlessness, immorality, and abortion. Others enter death early because of wars, famines, and increasing natural disasters or global warming. Furthermore, over 1 million people die of car accidents every year globally; their lives too have changed in the blink of an eye. We are all dying. Our life span on planet earth is truly in the blink of an eye compared to eternity. After watching this video on my secure website, please share it with everyone you care about. Their eternal life depends on it.

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The Day of the Lord Will Come (Video)

Why do most Christians say that they believe that Christ can come back at any time but don’t act accordingly? This has been a question that has occupied my mind for some time now. Although we have not yet recognized the man of lawlessness or the dreaded Antichrist, we have all seen the tremendous increase in lawlessness and the many other signs of Christ’s coming. I have personally written about these prophetic signs for many years now, simply adding my voice to the many apostles and prophets that have come before us since the dawn of Christianity (See II Peter 3:1-3). After watching this timely video on my secure website, please share it with others.

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