From: "Jesus Christ is the Only Way to God" To: Subject: Never turn back Date: Friday, February 01, 2002 3:44 AM The other night in my room, by myself, I joyfully listened to my CD player. One of the songs that ministered to me was, "Never turn back". Here are some adjusted lyrics-- Never turn back, never turn back I'll never turn back, I'll never turn back I'll keep on going till I reach, reach that other shore. Rain may fall, Waves may roll, Storms may rise, Winds may blow But I'll never turn back no more. I started for heaven 10 years ago. In this world of temptation, I found only pain and woe. But I turned aside from pleasure And now I'm back on the road to the city And I'll never turn back no more. *******THE WORLD BEHIND ME********** I'll never go back to the world's system. There's nothing for me there. I've been severed FROM it by God Himself--and I've been JOINED UNTO the Most High by the blood of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ-- Leviticus 20:26 And YE SHALL BE HOLY UNTO ME: FOR I THE LORD AM HOLY, AND HAVE SEVERED YOU from other people, that ye should be MINE. Anyone that is truly walking with the Lord can start shouting "hallelujah!" just reading that verse. It makes me want to shout in my soul. Through a decisive stroke the Lord SEVERED me from other people that I should be His. And not me only, but all that love King Jesus of a truth. The world's system that I used to embrace is now ACTUAL enmity to my soul. The world and Satan are under my feet because King Jesus DESTROYED the works of the devil on Calvary. I am no longer under the guilt and power of sin, I am under King Jesus as one of His loyal subjects. Bow down my soul, bow down before Him! All hail, King Jesus! ****KING JESUS DELIVERED FROM THE POWER OF SATAN UNTO GOD**** Another good place to shout is Ephesians chapter 2. It starts out telling us how we once walked according the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air (the devil), that spirit that NOW worketh in the children of disobedience. We ALL had our conversation with the devil. EVERYBODY. But something REALLY GREAT HAPPENED. I MEAN REALLY GREAT-- Ephesians 2:4 *****BUT GOD*****, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, 2:5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) 2:6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: [PUT US TOGETHER WITH HIS OWN BLAMELESS SON--BLAMELESS. SENT HIM INTO THE WORLD TO SAVE OUR CARCASSES.] 2:7 That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. [ALL THE AGES TO COME WE WILL WORSHIP BECAUSE OF THIS GREAT KINDNESS AND GRACE] 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that NOT of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 2:9 Not of works, lest any man should boast. 2:10 For we are HIS workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto GOOD works, which God hath before ORDAINED that we should walk in them. I am on the Lord's side. I don't care if the whole world is for the devil, I am for the Lord. I love the Lord and my allegiance is to Him. Some people don't give King Jesus no credit. Around here (this house), we give King Jesus ALL the credit. I mean He gets it all. Which takes me to the next point-- *******************A FIGHTING MAN IS SERIOUS***************** No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. There is a war going on and we've got to put on the whole armour of God that we may stand against the wiles of the devil. Don't let your guard down. Be sober and vigilant. We don't war against flesh and blood. The devil, our adversary, may manifest himself in different persons but we don't war against them, we war against that foul spirit. Additionally, the weapons of our warfare are not carnal either. We don't use guns and bullets and knives. We are scribes in the word of God, hallelujah and amen. The word is our offense. Did you know that word of God is like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces? I mean it'll bust up EVERY lie, false doctrine, false prophet, and Satanic ploy imaginable. It will also penetrate a hard headed, stiff-necked sinner and bring him to repentance. We don't use a metal shield, either. Above al, we take up the shield of FAITH whereby we'll be able to quench ALL the fiery darts of the wicked. Somebody may throw a question on me that I can't answer right away, but I can tell them this, "I don't know, but I love the Lord!" Dart quenched. Thank you, Jesus and amen. It is worthwhile to meditate on the pieces of the armour of God--see Ephesians 6. **************I'LL SEE JESUS****************** Job 19:26 And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet IN MY FLESH SHALL I SEE GOD: 19:27 WHOM I SHALL SEE FOR MYSELF, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me. I'll see my Lord and King for my own self. And I am HAPPY about it. I am SO HAPPY ABOUT IT. I want to go to heaven because Jesus is there. THAT is why I want to go. I am out of that "escape hell" mode. I'm into King Jesus mode. Obedience takes you to that mode. I began obeying the word when I didn't understand everything about the commands, but in time I've come to understand and know the doctrine and its usefulness to man. You obey first and THEN you start understanding--if any man DO his will, he will KNOW the doctrine. You reluctantly stop fornicating and then in time, you'll come to abhor it and see the hideousness and criminality of it. You start to see things the way God sees them. You start to see how exceeding sinful sin is and you start appreciating King Jesus' sacrifice and continual love more and more. You start loving the people, all people, more and more. But you have to be obedient to get there. And when our fighting days are over, the Lord Jesus will receive us into His kingdom. **********TO THE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE********** The following is a portion of an email I sent to one of the beautiful people...and I want to say it to all the beautiful people (those that love the Lord and keep His word)-- "If we don't meet down here, we'll meet in that better country, that is, an heavenly: where our God hath prepared for us a city. We're looking for that city--a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God. For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. "As long as I am down here in this waste howling wilderness, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir the people up by putting them in remembrance of the doctrine of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To tell them to give diligence to make their calling and election sure: for if they do these things, they shall never fall. And I want to tell the unregenerate, "REPENT YE, AND BELIEVE THE GOSPEL. The times of your ignorance God once winked at; BUT NOW commandeth all men every where to repent: Because HE HATH APPOINTED A DAY, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead." "Let us give diligence to our calling, for if we do so, an entrance shall be ministered unto us ABUNDANTLY into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth. "The Lord has been very, very good to us. Way beyond what we can reason in our little heads but we try to praise Him as best we can. I ask Him to perfect my praise. The Lord is a wonder in my soul--of a truth. God bless you and God speed beloved of Christ." for Jesus' sake, tracy -- http://www.jesus-is-lord.com ...I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD. And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house. Ezekiel 2:4, 6 ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: tracy@jesus-is-lord.com EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84whs.a9jehS Or send an email to: jesus-is-lord-unsubscribe@topica.com T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================