How important that our prayers are not a ritual or a duty, but are offered to the Lord in faith. How important to pray in faith, expecting the Lord to answer our request. Prayer that is offered up in unbelief causes a man or woman to be tossed hither and thither by doubts and uncertainty about God's goodness and grace. But the walk of faith is a life that is lived trusting God in the midst of difficulties, holding fast to His precious promises, and knowing that God's Word stands fast for ever and ever. 

Carli • Saved by Grace

Let us consider what an incredible privilege it is to have seven letters from the Lord Jesus ~ that are written to the Church of God and to pay heed to everything that they say. Each epistle is designed to challenge each of us who are called of God. Each letter is able to speak to us if we are ready and willing to listen to His voice.

Carli • Saved by Grace

The spiritual man may be exhorted to carry the burdens of others when they are in trouble... but also remains responsible for the life that he lives, knowing that we will all be judged for what we have done in this life and not for the deeds of others.
There is a fine line between fulfilling the Law of Christ in spirit and truth and becoming proud of our spiritual accomplishments when we carry the burdens of others ~ and each one of us should examine ourselves to see if our gracious acts honour the Lord ~ or lead to pride and cause us to stumble.

Carli • Saved by Grace

I just selected the narrator for a professional-grade audio-book version of The Rogue, which is volume one of my four-volume prophecy fiction series which is titled Planets Shaken. This series presents a core of useful information on prophecy, electric universe cosmology, and the numerous rogue-planet spawned catastrophes that hammered the ancient world from the flood to 701 BC. These rogue planets are right at the core of the ancient religions and mythologies.

If they are good works that He has prepared for us to do and are carried out in spirit and truth with the sole purpose of honouring God, they will receive a reward. But if they are works that appear to be righteous and good but are carried out in the flesh, then no reward will be received from God. We need to reflect on the motive behind all that we say and do, so that we do not fall into the temptation of trying to carrying out hypocritical actions in our own fleshly power in order to impress God or others of our piety in order to receive their warm applause. God sees the secret motive behind all our actions and attitudes and knows whether they are done for self~glorification or for the praise and glory of our heavenly Father.

Carli • Saved by Grace

Tommy let me wear the sheriff's hat for a minute at the Pretrib Study Group Conference.

May we never forget that there is a Man in heavenly places ~ Jesus Christ the righteous Who is presently seated at the right hand of God the Father and because we are in Christ, we are therefore seated with Him, today, in heavenly places. No wonder we are exhorted to seek the things that are above, where Christ is ~ seated on the right hand of God. May we do so today! May we keep on seeking after this from this day forward. May we seek Him with all our heart and soul and mind and strength and recognise the incredible privileges that we have in Christ ~ the God of our salvation.

Carli • Saved by Grace

The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak ~ but those that utterly depend on God, abide in Christ and pray in unity with the Holy Spirit are given the strength to overcome the world, the flesh, and the devil ~ for Christ not only paid the price for our sin but broke the POWER of sin in the lives of all who believe, in this Christian dispensation. May we all stand firm on the gospel of grace and the Word of truth, in full assurance that HIS grace is sufficient, for His power is perfected in our weakness.

Carli • Saved by Grace

Let us not love the world nor the things of this world by living a fleshly and carnal life, knowing that this will cause our fellowship with our Heavenly Father to be seriously affected and will have the devastating result that the love of the Father is no longer in us. Rather, let us love the Lord our God with all our heart, and with all our soul, and with all our mind, and with all our strength, and let us seek to walk in spirit and in truth, day by day, to His praise and glory.

Carli • Saved by Grace

We too have great hope in the God of our salvation and like David, we too will please Him when we unreservedly trust in His Word and believe that he is a God Who rewards those who diligently seek Him and obey His Word in spirit, in truth and out of love for Him, Who loved us first.
Today, men's hearts are fearful of what is coming on the world, but we are not of this world that we should despair, for our faith is in the same God in Whom David trusted. Let us hold fast to the joy that is set before us and watch and wait for that Blessed Hope, the glorious appearing of our great God and Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ.

Carli • Saved by Grace

JEHU

Come see my zeal for God, he cried,
But in the fury of his ride,
Revealed his rash and haughty pride,
His character, well-known.
He claimed he acted for the Lord
And willingly took up the sword,
But righteousness was not restored
When he assumed the throne.

His zeal was fleshly from the start.
He chased the dictates of his heart
And did the work of God in part,
When good occasion rose.
God used his self-ambitious bent
To finish Ahab's punishment.
That Jehu had no pure intent
The final outcome shows.

The priests of Baal he overthrew.
The king of Israel he slew,
And heirs of Judah's kingdom, too,
But kept the golden calf.
So, when like Jehu, men appeal
To their superior show of zeal,
Their actions more of self reveal
Than love on God's behalf.


Nita
This is the victory that overcomes the world, even our faith. 1 John 5:4

No longer are we lost sinners ensnared by the world and slaves to Satan's evil plans. No longer is our inner man spiritually dead, at enmity with God, and under His eternal condemnation. We who were once estranged from our Creator have been brought near by the blood of Christ and placed in eternal union with Him having been given "above all that we can ask or think," by God's grace through faith alone in Christ alone.

Carli • Saved by Grace

God does not choose to save some and damn others ~ that is a damnable lie. All are given the same offer of salvation. Those who are saved are simply those who have chosen to believe God's Word and by faith have trusted Christ as Saviour, while those who perish are simply those who have chosen to reject God's free gift of grace. But ALL that the Father gives to Christ will come to Him, and not one who comes to Jesus for salvation will be cast away.

Carli • Saved by Grace

He did preach the good news of salvation to the poor, proclaiming freedom from sin, Satan, death, and hell ~ by faith in Him. He gave sight to the blind, hearing to the deaf, and loosed the tongue of the mute. He raised the dead, turned water into wine, fed multitudes of men and freed those who were oppressed through the good news that He came to bring ~ and He gave His life as the ransom price for the sin of the world on a wooden cross, two thousand years ago.

Carli • Saved by Grace

Let us remember that today is the day of salvation for many, and that we need to conduct ourselves in a godly manner with all wisdom. Let us make the most of every opportunity we have to share the good news of the gospel of Christ as we seek to walk in wisdom and truth so that we may practice living prudently in all our relations with others. Let us redeem the time and make the most of our opportunities to share the good news of the gospel of Christ, Who died for our sins and rose again to give us His life so that we might become children of God.

Carli • Saved by Grace

God has planned every day of our lives, and He has planned what He has in store for the earth as well. Isaiah reminds us that all the wonderful things that God has done, he planned long ago, which is a testament to His perfect faithfulness. No wonder the remnant that Isaiah talks about will exalt the Lord and praise His name. 
In the same way, we should never forget that no matter what trials and tribulations we face in this Church Age, let us be part of today's little flock who trusts God's Word, believes His promises, gives glory to His name, and lifts up our voices in joyful praise and worship: "Lord, You are my God; I will exalt You, I will give thanks to Your name; For You have worked wonders, Plans formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness."

Carli • Saved by Grace

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The Lord is indeed One. He is unique and there is no other God beside Him, but the unmistakable doctrine of the Trinity has its stamp of authority throughout the entire Word of God and the 'Shema' which the Lord Jesus referenced to the young Jewish ruler, only serves to endorse the monotheistic doctrine of the Triune Godhead ~ for the Lord our God is ONE Lord ~ unique from all the false gods of the pagan nations for He is the One Creator and the only wise Saviour Who is One in unity, One in purpose, One in thought, and word and deed.

Carli • Saved by Grace

Our hope in the Lord will never, ever be disappointed because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by means of the indwelling Holy Spirit, Who was given to us the moment we trusted Christ for salvation.
Let us take to heart this exhortation to rejoice in our suffering, for as members of the Body of Christ, we have been blessed with every spiritual blessing ~ not only in this world, but in the ages to come ~ praise His holy name.

Carli • Saved by Grace

At the judgment seat of Christ we will be judged objectively by the word of God regarding our doctrines, practices, and love. This implies that we are able to objectively study, understand, and apply the word of God and thereby be molded into disciples who manifest some reasonable semblance of God's doctrines, practices, and love. But things like pride and prejudice undermine this process. May we all guard our hearts so that the word of God holds the reins, not our pride and prejudice.