Wayne Estrada

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Many years ago I was talking to one of my buddies who was a relatively new believer, when in just shooting the breeze he used a proverbial ’four-letter word’ to describe a problem at work, caught himself, looked embarrassed and apologized and said, “Hey brother, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to say it that way.”

I surprised myself with my response, because I also was a fairly new believer in Christ, but the Holy Spirit gave me a response well beyond my spiritual maturity.

“Hey man, that’s OK. You know, one thing about being in Christ is that as we become more like Him, the sins in our life are like leaves on a tree in the autumn...they fall off the tree one leaf at a time.”

In this life that is how it works...the sin-leaves of our life will never be completely gone, but they will keep on falling one-by-one as we are obedient in Christ and seek to be conformed to His image (Philippians 3:1. When we do - much like a tree at the end of fall - our sins of the flesh will gradually fall away. However because we are still in a sinful world, these 'sin-leaves' will never be completely gone - much like leaves that stubbornly refuse to fall from a tree after winter sets in.

The good news is there is a new spring coming in heaven when we will all be both free from sin and new leaves of purity will spring forth from us in a vibrance that will last forever! Until then Christian, Let The Sin-Leaves of Your Life FALL!

God Bless You - Jesus Loves You

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When someone dies, in order to be an inheritor, three things must be in place:

First: There must be a WILL

Second: There must be a MEDIATOR or executor of the will,

Third: There need to be persons that are qualified to receive an INHERITANCE.

Inheritors are people that have a close relationship to the person that died, and this is especially true for the children of a father. Using this model, the same is true for those that are 'The Children Of God,' when it comes to receiving an inheritance from the Heavenly Father - just as today’s verse says - “The Promise Of An ETERNAL INHERITANCE”. But the question is this...“How can you become a child of God so that you can receive this Eternal Inheritance?”

There is an interesting play on words here in that to be an inheritor in the (Legal) Will of God, you must DO THE WILL of God and that is to confess with your mouth from your heart that “…by means of the death (of Christ)…for the transgressions of your sins” (ibid) - that Christ died for your sins, that you repent of your sins, and that you want to be part of his family. This is the message of the New Testament in that relationship with God is no longer a matter of following the laws of the Old Testament, but receiving the gift of God of love and reconciliation into his family that Christ as mediator of the new covenant made in the New Testament.

Friend there is an ETERNAL INHERITANCE awaiting you but you cannot receive it unless you are in the family of God. If you have not done so, come to Christ today. He wants you in His family and he does not want to see anyone miss receiving the inheritance which is yours simply for the asking.

Ask Christ today - “LORD, I want to be your child and in your family!”

God Bless You - Jesus Loves You

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Most people think of doing wrong as a series of more serious sin on a graduated scale. That is a little white lie like 'The check is in the mail' is a lot less serious than murder.

Galatians 5:19 lists seventeen serious sins, from adultery to wild partying — and a lot of other grevious things inbetween — but none of them is greater than the PRESUMPTOUS SIN. So what is this sin and why is it the most damning?

Inwardly, everyone has a conscience, and when any of the so-called “deadly sins” are committed, people deep-down know they shoudn’t be doing them, but because it feels right or it’s justified in their mind...they do them anyway. However this most deadly of all sins circumvents conscience.

You see, whenever we presume, that is – determine in our minds that what we choose to do or believe is “right” and perfectly OK we fly in the face of the truth, and the #1 presumption of this is “I do not need (or) believe in God.” That, for certain is the surest way to eternal destruction because then you will be NOT innocent from the great transgression and final judgement of God.

This is serious! ALL SINS – no matter how heinous you’ve committed in this life — are forgivable, but the presumptuous sin is the great cosmic sucker punch you NEVER saw coming.

Friend, DO NOT make this - THE biggest of all mistakes.

God Bless You - Jesus Loves You

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by Dr. Jeanne Sheffield Estrada

God gives us gifts or talents not just for our enjoyment, but also to share with others, and when we do we can add greatly to the lives of those around us. Just imagine how gloomy the world would be if nobody shared their talents! Instead when we use and share our gifts with others they not only bring us delight but fill a valuable need in others! This is a win-win situation because when we exercise our God given endowments, people receive a benefit from them.

God gives us our own special gifts for the main purpose of glorifying him but also when we exercise what we have been given it opens more doors and windows for us to receive even more gifts. This is how the Law of God works!

For example in Jesus’ Parable of the Three Talents in Matthew 28:14-30 two of the three people in the story who multiplied their talents were given more, but the person that did nothing had the talent he was given taken away. Likewise we need to think of our gifts and talents from God as investments that will grow to not only benefit us, but others. When we do, we can bless those around us - and in some cases - even to the entire world!

All of us carry within us our own gifts and talents - much like our own fingerprint which makes us distinctively unique from anyone else in the world. You don’t need to be a great inventor, scientist, or musician for your unique talent to be used by God. Simply take hold of the talent you do have and USE IT.

If you aren’t using your gifts right now or are not sure what they are, ask the Holy Spirit to give you a nudge to show you how important your gifts are…Ask Him to help you activate them and He will show you how much they are needed. Then ask Him to help you find as many ways you can to use them. When you do, you and those around you will be exceedingly blessed!!

God Bless Your Day - Jesus Loves You

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