How Are You Preparing For Your Future

Good Evening Beloved,

I have a question for you.  How are you preparing for your future?  Let's say you are still in school.  Have you put much thought into what you want to do with your life after high school?  Maybe your in college and you have just finished your degree, now what?  Have you put any thought into that?
Okay, now you are married . Have you thought about your future?  Now, you have kids , what about the future?  Are you reaching the time of retirement?  What about the future?

The future I am asking you about is not what you want to be or what your degree is in nor is it about marriage and children and retirement.  The future I am asking you about is more eternal then that.  When you are in school did you ever think about where you would spend eternity?  It is probably the most important thought you could ever have. No, not probably but it IS the most important thought you will ever have..

Death will take us all sometime..  Maybe in school, or college, or it could be after we are married and maybe have some children.. It could happen just after we retire.  It will happen to us all at some point.  So, don't you think that knowing where you will spend eternity is pretty important?   So , how are you preparing for your future ?

In  Corinthians 15:1-4 tells us the Gospel. How Jesus Christ died on the cross , was buried and rose on the third day , that my beloved is the Gospel.  John 3:16 we all know that verse., For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotton Son, that whosoever believed  in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. In John  14: 2, Jesus Christ tells you that in His Father's house are many mansions, and He is going to prepare a place for you.  In John 3:3 ,5 it tells you what you have to do to prepare for that eternal future..  You have to be born again of the water and of the Spirit. So simple to do . So ,  how are you preparing for your future?

It is so simple to just ask Jesus Christ to be the Lord and Savior of your life , Have you done that? If you have not and want to then just ask Jesus to come in to your heart.  Maybe something like this....
Lord Jesus I am a sinner and I want to have you be the Lord and Savior of my life would you come in and fill me with your Spirit and guide me in to all truth ?  I love you Jesus and I do believe you are the Christ. Thank you  Amen
Pretty simple pray but oh....... your future is now planned and waiting for you..  This is the day  the Lord hath made  go and enjoy it .

Names Have Meaning: Part One

Good Morning Beloved,
 
Names have meaning and I looked up the names in the genealogy of Jesus Christ in Matthew and Luke.
Matthew 1:1-16 KJV
 Abraham( father of many), Isaac ( laughter) , Jacob( supplanter), Judah ( praise), Phares ( breach), Esrom ( fenced/walled) , Aram ( highness, curse), Aminadab ( my kinsman), Naasson ( diviner), Salmon ( peace) Booz( swiftness), Obed,( servant, worshipper),  Jesse ( gift) , David ( beloved--friend)_ Now David was the 14th generation from Abraham.  Solomon ( peace), Roboam( the people are enlarged) , Abia ( God is my Father), Asa( physician), Josaphat (Yahweh has judged) , Joram ( Jehovah is exalted), Ozias ( strength from the Lord), Joatham ( the perfection of the Lord) , Achaz ( one that takes or possess) , Ezekias, ( God strengthens), Manasses ( cause to forget), Amon ( faithful- true), Josias ( may Jehovah heal), Jechonias ( one who Jehovah establishes) this was 14 generations from King David and this was about the time they were taken to Babylon. Salathiel ( asked / lent of God) , Zorobabel ( stranger at Babylon/ dispersion o confusion), Abiud( father of praise), Eliakim ( God will develop) Azor ( helper, a court) Sadoc ( just justified righteous) , Achim ( God will judge) Eliud( God is my praise),  Eleazar ( God helps), Matthan ( gift of God), Jacob ( supplanter), Joseph ( he will add)( husband of Mary who was the mother of Jesus Christ. ) Jesus was the 14th generation from the time of Babylon.
I found this all interesting . When you are reading and see one of the names here then stop and put the meaning of the name in your mind of what is being said. It just makes the story so much richer . Or at least it does for me.   I will do the names in Luke next time.
God Bless and remember Smile, when you do you are your most beautiful!!