“I am the living one. I died, but look–I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and the grave.” – Revelation 1:18 NLT

 

 

 

A maintenance man just installed a new doorknob on my office. The key that the guy handed me looked almost like a small saw. It was nothing like my house keys or my truck keys. It was jagged and the teeth seemed about half broke off, but when I tried it, sure enough it worked like it was supposed to. The lock turned and the door opened with no problems. That key was cut and formed to fit exactly how the maker wanted it, and if it was rounded or smooth, it would be useless and wouldn’t work where it was needed.

 

 

 

Sometimes in my own life, I feel like I just get so broken down. My family would tell you that I can be a little rough around the edges. My family and my Lord deserve better out of me than that, but none of us are perfect but Christ Himself. That’s why we need Him so badly. It’s all about continuous improvement of ourselves. God wants us to try to do good here on earth. He wants the best out of us because in His eyes, we are worth it. We are His children, and even when we are not exactly at our best, He still looks at us and says, “This is my beloved child, in whom I am well pleased.” How can God say that, especially about people who are inherently broken? The reason is because God doesn’t just see us how we are at this moment; He sees us from a forever type of viewpoint. He sees what we are to become rather than the mess that we act like sometimes.

 

 

 

There’s a reason why we go through our trials. We can’t just be born and just stay there. Our lives were meant to be lived. God wants us to get out there into the world and to grow into the people He created us to be. Make no mistake, this is a fallen world that’s full of evils. We aren’t to partake in those evils, but God knows we will occasionally screw up. It’s going to happen. We make some bad choices now and again, but the Bible says that God will use all things for the good of those who love Him.

 

 

 

Take King David, for example. He’s not exactly portrayed in the best light, but it’s real. The Bible shows David’s good sides and bad sides. Lust, jealousy, and murderous intent does not sound like someone who would be called “a man after God’s own heart,” but he is that man. It’s not how you start, but how you finish that matters. That doesn’t mean that you can just plan to live like you are straight from hell right now and expect to get into Heaven later. You can be forgiven for a life not-to-well-lived, but that is only if you truly want the forgiveness. God knows what is in your heart. It doesn’t mean that He is happy with your actions right now, but it does mean that He will look beyond the ‘now you’ and see the ‘forever you’.

 

 

 

You are shaped by your experiences and that’s the way it’s supposed to be. Nothing is for nothing. You will be pressured and cut down by this world, but God allows it. He’s not OK with evil, but He will occasionally allow it to occur in order to bring about a greater good from it. Look at the cross. It was an extreme form of punishment that was reserved for the worst of the worst criminals, and yet we find our Lord Jesus right there. We read in 2 Corinthians that even though Jesus did not sin, He was made to be sin so that we could become the righteousness of God. Through evil, the greatest good, our salvation, came from it.

 

 

 

You may have a hard time at life and feel like you get cut down by everything in this world, but Jesus tells us to take heart, for He has overcome the world. God did not just entrust us with the keys to His kingdom, we actually become the keys when we become more like Christ. Keys symbolize such things as security and freedom, but a key won’t work until it is cut and shaped into its final form. Allow God to form us into what He needs us to become. Embrace the struggle and let the Holy Spirit chip away at your rough edges. Don’t get down on yourself when you make a bad choice, just learn from it and rise above it. One day, you and I will be called to the throne room of Heaven. Thanks be to Jesus Christ, because that door will never be locked.

 

 

 

God’s blessings to you.

 

DH

 

 

 

“O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen on your walls; they will pray day and night, continually. Take no rest, all you who pray to the Lord. Give the Lord no rest until He completes His work, until He makes Jerusalem the pride of the earth.” – Isaiah 62.6-7 NLT
 
There are so many problems in this world. Hunger, war, disease, anger, and the list goes on. Since the time of Adam and Eve, there has been an evil in this world that none of us are immune to. Unfortunately, we all are subject to many of those types of evil.
 
The question gets posed, “What can I do. I have a job, and a family, and obligations, and…and…and…” While I understand not having a moment to yourself, what I don’t understand is why can’t we do more for the kingdom of God in our own everyday lives? At work, at home, or wherever we are, we need to look for more opportunities to do good for others. And whether or not we can do something physically for someone, we can and should always pray for them.
 
If you are a Christian, you have taken on the responsibility of showing Jesus Christ to this fallen world. We need to empower rather than cut down and build up rather than destroy. I once saw a man in a truck stop bathroom who was taking a paper towel and lightly cleaning around the dirty sink. He didn’t work there, so I asked him why he was cleaning. The man replied, “My Savior, Jesus, left this world better than what He found it. I should do the same.” Those words rang in my ears like a church bell.
 
Granted, it’s sometimes hard to model Christ for others, especially when we feel angry or offended by someone, but it is our duty children of the Most High God. And frankly, it is those times when we see someone that is full of anger or sadness that we need to pray for them the most. I know what my Lord and Savior has done for my life; how selfish that would be for me to want to keep the love of God all to myself.
 
Many people work with others and talk with them in the course of their day. You may talk with them for 20 years about their kids, sports teams, their social habits, and a number of other things. The one thing that people seem to have trouble sharing is the word of God. Even if your job banned all religious speech, you can still share the love of Christ through your actions and reactions to business situations. Your faith is something that you should be living out loud. If you are a Christian, you should be the most ethical and most reliable person there. You may not get it all right all the time, but there should still be a certain joy that you bring there. A joy based on your God and not your circumstances. Once people see your joy, they will have no choice but to ask you the reason why.
 
The point is to never give up, no matter what the fight looks like. We as Christians need to walk straighter and hold ourselves to a higher standard than the rest of this world. Even when the devil throws all he has against you, you should be able to look him in the eye and smile, knowing you are protected by the blood of Jesus. When the devil tries to condemn you, know that the King of Kings has already given you His seal of approval. God loves you and wants the best for you and all of His people, so keep fighting the good fight. Model Jesus to everyone and never stop praying for them.
 
No matter the country, color, or circumstances, people are not so different. We all need prayers to not only find Jesus, but to walk with Him closer and closer everyday. We fight against the sin in this world and the wickedness in ourselves, but through God’s saving grace, we shall find our rest with Him in Heaven for all eternity.
 
God’s blessings to you.
 
DH

“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” – Romans 6:23

It was just Halloween a few days ago. I’m not going to get into the origins of Halloween or the old pagan ritual debate. All I’m concerned about is my kids having fun dressing up like dalmation puppy dogs and poo emojis. They did, however, get a lot of good candy that mommy and daddy will “help” them with. 

One of my daughters did complain about it though. She said that she was happy to have the candy, but the happiness didn’t last. The candy would be gone and she would be waiting until next year to get more candy. That got us talking about how sin acts just the same in our lives. 

Sin starts off like a roller coaster ride or a scary movie. It gives that quick shot of adrenaline that perks us up, but then afterwards we can’t wait for the next rush. Once wasn’t enough. Like the potato chip commercial says, once you pop, you can’t stop. Flirting with that cute guy or woman at work boosts your ego for a time, but then you want it more and more until before you know it, you’re in the sack with that person and you find your job and marriage fall apart because of it. 

Or maybe your thing is drugs. You start off with a couple of joints here and there just to take the edge off. Before too long, you get into maybe some crystal meth because the easy stuff just wasn’t cutting it anymore. A little bit just isn’t enough, because after a while it ceased to be a rush. 

The Bible says that sin is fun for a season, but it’s a path that leads straight to death. Let’s face it, if sin wasn’t fun, nobody would be doing it. But it is fun sometimes. Doing bad sometimes feels so good, but it never lasts. It always leaves you either feeling like you can’t wait to have more, or it leaves you feeling remorseful and sunken down. That’s why they call it a rush. It’s quick and powerful, but it doesn’t last. 

One thing that does last is love. True love gets you feeling up in the clouds and there’s no love that picks you up like the love of Jesus Christ. That’s one high I’ve been on for many years now and it’s something that I can wait to get someone else into. Even on my bad days, I still get picked up by God’s eternal love for me. 

I told a man that Jesus loves him, to which he replied, “Not after the things I’ve said and done.” I said, “He saw those things, and He knows you need His love now more than ever.” When we are at our lowest, nobody may be able to reach us, but God’s arms are plenty long enough to pull us up out of whatever gutter we may have fallen into. Nothing is beyond God’s reach and outside of His knowledge. He saw what you did and even what you will do, and He loves you anyway. He loves you enough that He sent His only son, Jesus Christ, to suffer and die on a cross to pay for your sins. He paid that price freely so that you can be with Him in Heaven for all of eternity one day. All you need to do is admit you are a sinner and accept that free gift from Him. 

I haven’t led the best of lives either. I know I took some wrong turns here and there because of the rush and enticement of sin, but I also know that I have my Heavenly Father on my side through thick and thin. At my worst times, I can still turn to Him for love and support.  Jesus’ arms are stretched out wide enough on that cross to hold me and all of my sins at once. 

God promised in the Bible that He will never leave us or forsake us. He will gladly leave the 99 good sheep to come get that one bad sheep, because He believes in us and loves us so much. We run away because we see greener pastures, but we quickly discover the deceit of sin. That’s when we need Jesus the most and that is precisely when we will find His hand outstretched for us to take ahold of. That rush of doing bad has and will always leave us feeling low, but here is Jesus Christ’s loving arms to pick us up and hold us tight. 

Forgiveness and love is waiting for you. It is God’s gift to you and I. It’s not trick, just the greatest treat you could ever ask for and it’s a love that lasts forever. 

God’s blessings to you.  

DH 



“And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. For I determined not to know anything among you, except Jesus Christ, and him crucified.” – 1 Corinthians 2:1-2
 
It could be said that the Apostle Paul was the most religiously schooled person of all the apostles. He learned under highly regarded Jewish leaders, read and memorized many of the scriptures, but to use his words, he counted all of this as garbage when compared to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. To Paul, Jesus was the one and only thing worth knowing.
 
We, too, should have that aim in our lives. This world can be a tough one at best. We are bombarded daily by temptations and evils of all kinds, and if we don’t have our eyes focused on the right things, we can easily succumb to the devil’s wicked ways. In short, keep your eyes on Jesus. We can try to be good people and we can even try to be as religious as possible, but unless we have Christ as our Lord and Savior, we are fighting a loosing battle.
 
Don’t get me wrong, church and religion is a good thing, but it cannot be the only thing in your life. You can be a regular at Bible study and may be able to spout off hundreds of verses at will, but my question is, “Are you living those verses?” The Bible is an important book; really, it is THE most important book. That being said, it is only a collection of words and stories without the Holy Spirit helping you along. If you have not accepted Christ and His finished work on the cross, you do not have the “necessary equipment” yet to really understand what the Bible has to say. It all starts with Jesus Christ.
 
No level of supposed holiness can save your soul. No matter what anyone says, paying massive amounts of money to a church will not give you eternal life or get you a better seat in heaven. Positive thinking is a good thing, but it can’t get you into heaven either. Facing east five times daily or hopping up and down on one foot singing kumbaya doesn’t get the attention of God any faster. The one and only bridge between God and man is the Lord Jesus Christ.
 
Jesus Christ was born of a virgin, suffered and died on the cross, was buried and raised from the dead to remove your sins so you can get into Heaven. Strive to know that truth more than anything else. If you have accepted that, you have been born again and are destined for Heaven. There’s a lot of other details to this life, but they are just that, details. Jesus Christ is the source, the center, and the summit of life. Jesus alone saves us and not the details.
 
Throughout eternity, God spoke but one word, “Jesus.” He has nothing more to say.
 
God’s blessings to you.
 
DH

“Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.” – Psalm 27:14

 

 

We recently moved across the country. Our lives have been a wild ride anyway, but then this opportunity came up and we couldn’t say no. It is always exciting for us to move. The kids get to be the “new kids” in school and my wife and I get to pick out houses. Of course, moving is not all it’s cracked up to be, especially moving over a day’s journey away from our home in Texas. The long car ride, various smells from the back seat, and eating fast food from a drive thru so often that you want to just explode and get it over with. Then, there was the house complications. We thought we had the perfect house a few times, but each time was plagued by problem after problem. Over a month later, after paying through the nose for a hotel all of that time, we finally got into a house that was the best one that we had found yet. God is great every day, isn’t He? Well, I had my doubts now and then during this horrific process, but He came through. He ALWAYS comes through. So why did I doubt?

 

 

While we are in the moment of strife and problems, it’s hard to keep our eyes focused on Jesus. I remind you of a story out in Matthew chapter 14 where Peter is called by Jesus to walk to Him on the water. Because Jesus asked Peter to do it, Peter got out of the boat he was in and started walking across the sea to get to Jesus. He was doing fine for a while, until Peter took his eyes off of Jesus on the other side. When Peter started looking at and being concerned with the huge waves in the ocean, Peter couldn’t do it anymore and started to sink. But just before Peter went under, Jesus grasped his hand and pulled him safely up and away from the water.

 

 

The moral of the story is to keep your eyes on Jesus Christ. During my house hunting experience, I was so overcome with the stress that I felt like I was drowning. My main problem was that I was more focused on my situation than I was on Jesus. I shouldn’t have been talking about how big my problems were, I should have told my problems how big my God is.

 

 

 

Imagine that you can only keep one thing in sight at a time. You can either see your circumstances or you can see your God, but not both. So which one would you pick? This world and these problems are only temporary. It’s not even a blip on the radar screen of time and eternity. No matter how bad things get, realize that God is still on the throne. Like my mom said to me, “I’ve read the back of the book and we win in the end.” I preach the same thing, but unfortunately just like my mom who worried all the time, it’s easy to tell someone to keep their head up during trials, but it’s a whole different thing to practice what you preach. Honestly, if I want to do some confessing right now, I got overwhelmed. I started letting cuss words slip, I was grouchy (or at least grouchier than normal), and I wasn’t exactly a joy to be around. I would take walks with my dog and talk with Jesus, but I would be in such an angry frame of mind that I wasn’t open to listening to Him, I just wanted to vent my own frustrations. And just like the good father that He is, God stood there and listened. He always does no matter what we have to say. Jesus walked with me and let me be the fussy little child that I sometimes am, but if I only would have taken a moment to listen, I would have heard Him say, “You didn’t get this house because I have something better. You just need to be patient with My plans. Trust me, I love you and I want the best for you.”

 

 

Just like Peter and the water, Jesus gave Peter the power to walk on the water as long as Peter kept his eyes and mind fixed on Jesus. God will never call you to do something without giving you the power to do it. God called myself and my family to move across the country and we accepted, but when the storms of life came, I let myself sink rather than keeping my faith firm. I have this dream (nightmare) that has me up in Heaven on my first day there. Jesus is walking with me and showing me all of these wonderful pictures. It turns out that He is showing me all of the great things that I could have experienced during my life had I only waited on His plans to come to pass. But instead, I pushed through for the things that I wanted so bad at the time, not knowing that Christ had something greater than I could have imagined.

 

 

I never want that dream to become a reality. I want all the great things that Jesus has in store for me and I want the same for you, too, as my brother or sister in Christ. So I say please, look at this not so much as a passive guide as it is a stern warning. You are meant for greatness and as a child of God, you have royal blood flowing in your veins. The Bible says we are to wait on the Lord and that’s exactly what we need to do. God loves us so much that He will let us screw up our lives if that is truly our wish. He’s not going to force blessings upon us. We can push something to happen in our lives or we can allow God to work His mighty works. It’s our choice.

 

 

Do not focus on your circumstances more than you focus on Jesus.

 

 

God’s blessings to you.

 

DH

 

 

I’m deeply troubled by what I read and hear in the news these days. Violence, disease, wars, and all the makings of a real life horror film. It has become a world that exemplifies the fallen nature the Bible says it has. Our country and our world is on the absolute brink of destruction, which begs the question, “So what’s next?”
 
No matter what you see in the news, remember that God wants nothing but love and happiness for us. You and I were made for good things, not this mess that we’ve created for each other. Rest assured that this mess will not go on forever. These circumstances are signs of a very unfortunate age where evil seems to get the upper hand. The enemy’s job is to steal, kill, and destroy, and Satan is very good at his job. However, don’t think that this is the end of times. With each passing day, the end of this era is closer and closer. But just as Jesus Himself said, “And you shall hear of wars and rumors of wars: see that you be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.” (Matthew 24:6)
 
There is a natural ebb and flow that God built into our world. Dark times and bright times. Times of sadness and times of joy. These days of suffering are horrible, but they will soon be followed by gladness. Our future lies in the hope of a tomorrow that does not see darkness. No matter what happens in this fallen and twisted world, know that the sickness of evil will see its end in due time. God has written that these circumstances will come to an end, either by the emergence of prosperous times or by Jesus Christ’s return.
 
When the hatred and insanity of this world seems to overwhelm your mind, rest your heart and soul in the Holy Word of God. Know that these times shall pass. Take heart and stay strong in the Lord. Continue to pursue love with all you have and all you are. Your perseverance will not be in vain. Your reward shall be eternal in Heaven.
 
“To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1-8)
 
God’s blessings to you.

 

DH

“For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” – Galatians 5:14

 

 

 

On any given Sunday, you can come to a Christian church in America and see some of the best and most Jesus-centric people you’d ever want to meet. It feels great when we’re there. However, I’ve seen those same people get red faced angry at supposed fellow Christians in the parking lot because of bad driving. Honestly, they don’t even need to leave the building to get angry at their fellow man. Try sitting in the seat or pew of a regular attendee. What was to be a joyous day can almost come to blows, all because we get a little inconvenienced.

 

 

 

Jesus said that others will know we are followers of Christ because of our love for our fellow man. Plain and simple, anything you do should be done for the Lord and with reverence to Him. When you show love and respect to your fellow human being, you show it to God. When you harbor hatred and contempt, you are holding that anger and that grudge against God Himself. Jesus said, “’Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.” Matthew 25:40

 

 

 

We are supposed to be on the same side, but when we fight amongst ourselves, we are allowing the enemy to overcome us. We must all be of one mind and one body, the body of Christ. Abraham Lincoln in one of his famous speeches said that a house divided cannot stand. He took that right out of the Holy Bible, right out of Jesus’ own mouth. All Christians together constitute the army of the Lord, but when the army is running in all different directions, they can’t fight effectively. Seemingly simple things like a wording choice or revering Saturday versus Sunday has broken apart what should be the strongest alliance ever. As Christians we serve God, but we can’t serve Him when we are putting our own feelings and our own comforts above our fellow man’s. When we are good and faithful servants of Jesus, our comforts and our needs shall be met. I say that our needs would be met so much more abundantly if we would just serve Christ with a pure heart rather than trying to ensure our own wellbeing.

 

 

 

Another thing I can say about a house divided is that we are our own worst enemy. Forget about the devil and his minions, we constitute a greater threat against ourselves than Satan ever could. Read the Bible and show me one place where the demons are so busy fighting each other that they forget about trying to steal our souls. It doesn’t happen. They are of one mind and one goal. They don’t start following someone else because they used grape juice instead of wine in a ceremony, but we Christians sure do!

 

 

 

Granted, we will not like everything that our brothers and sisters do, but there needs to be a certain amount of understanding that goes into everyday life. We are all sinners and fall short of the glory of God. Jesus left Peter in charge knowing that he had messed up before and will mess up again. Jesus knew that Peter and all of the people who would lead the church would mess up, but that didn’t stop him from still establishing the church. We aren’t always going to get it right. Even if you do happen to find a perfect church, please don’t join it because it will cease to be perfect the moment you walk through that door.

 

 

 

In short, please be kind and understanding with your fellow human being, especially ones in positions of authority. Parents and priests, teachers and police, we are all bound to make mistakes now and then. However, when we can honestly say that what we are doing honors Jesus, we will be more likely to do better in our lives. It still won’t be perfect, but we will at least be fighting for the same cause. You don’t hate someone because they get cancer. You hate the cancer and love the person. The same goes for sin. Love thy neighbor no matter what and fight mightily against what Jesus considers a sin in all of its forms. Hold each other up to the Lord instead of knocking each other down, and together we will be victorious.

 

 

 

God’s blessings to you.

 

 

DH

“Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.” – Proverbs 18:21
 
Do you know what I heard through a friend? There was a group of guys that went out one night. They were talking, eating, and drinking their share of wine. After a while, a few of them got into a fight in somebody’s garden and one even got arrested. That’s just the way I heard it, anyway.
 
How many of us engage in the rumor mill without thinking? How often do we jump to conclusions without knowing the full story? The answer is that too many of us do this kind of thing on a daily basis. Without all of the facts, if we are being honest with ourselves, we really don’t know the whole story of any situation.
 
The group of guys I’m referring to in the above story is Jesus and His disciples, of course, but do you see how a wonderful story can get twisted by just leaving out a few facts or putting a negative spin on it? None of the story I just told was untrue, but it was put forth in a negative light. Maybe that’s how I perceived the story or maybe I meant to convey the situation. Either way, what a difference between the story I told and what really occurred.
 
So much of our lives depend upon our perception of the world around us. Many things can skew our perception to events or make us take things in a poor way. Personal biases are something that shouldn’t be taken into account when you need to convey information. That being said, you should take great care in what you feel like you “need” to convey to people. Are you giving information for a right and just purpose or are you simply telling a story? A just purpose would be to tell someone that their normal route home from work may be detoured. A story or rumor would be degrading to a person or group.
 
Before speaking not just stories, but really anything, think about what you are saying first and who it may be affecting. What would Jesus do? He sometimes rebuked the Pharisees and others, but He never felt any ill will towards anyone. Not once did He ever speak to simply tear someone down, He always chastened the way a good parent would. He focused on the actions rather than the person and would have gladly taken in anyone who repented of their sins. He still does.
 
In short, be careful of your words, because they have the power to bless or the power to curse. You may hear things or even see videos on television about a situation, but don’t be too quick to pass judgment. There is only one judge and His name is Jesus Christ.
 
God’s blessings to you.
 
DH

“For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.” – 1 Corinthians 1:18 

I preach Jesus to anyone and everyone, but why? Why do I think that Jesus is who He says He is? What nutcase would believe that a virgin gave birth to someone that would die for my sins, but then rise and live again so that I too could live forever in Heaven? It all sounds so crazy, but it’s true. Let me tell you some of the reasons why I believe in Jesus Christ. 

First off, Jesus was a real man who lived around 2000 years ago. That is solid fact that has been documented by all sides at the time. Whether it was Christians, Jews, Romans, Greeks, or otherwise, Jesus and His following was well written about. Of course you have the scriptures, but look up any of the writings of extra biblical sources: Josephus was a Jewish historian, Pliny was a Greek historian, Tacitus is a Roman historian. All of them wrote at length about Jesus and the happenings of the time. They said that Jesus was charismatic, gathered many people around Himself, and preached about a better way of life. Just as we have writings and accounts of Gandhi, the Dali Lama, or Abraham Lincoln, this was no different about Jesus, the supposed son of God Almighty. There are literally more writings speaking of Jesus and His existence than there are for people like Shakespeare or Cleopatra. 

For that matter, one thing that also strikes me is that nobody ever disputed Jesus’ miracles, they only disputed where His power came from. Naysayers said He got His powers from the devil or somewhere else, but not that the miracles didn’t happen. This was partly because at the time, anyone could go speak face to face with people who were actually part of those miracles. From healing people of blindness and leprosy to feeding a crowd of well over 5000 people, there were witnesses all over that could attest to first hand knowledge of Jesus and what He did. 

And what about Jesus’ disciples? Maybe they were covering up the resurrection and making it all up? That’s a tough one to sell, because they went to their various early graves still preaching Christ. I don’t know a person ever who would willingly be tortured and killed for something they knew was a lie. Not gonna happen. When the end draws near, you will look for solid ground to stand on, so to speak. Jesus Christ was their answer all the way to the end. 

Speaking of first hand knowledge, during some of His sermons, Jesus made some pretty bold statements that went unchallenged. You’d figure there would have been someone, at least one or two people, who grew up with Jesus and questioned that whole “sinless life” deal. Maybe somebody could have asked why He missed going to the synagogue at least a couple times in His life, but no. No questions, no “what about the time…”, just agreement. That’s an amazing feat just by itself, and one that not even the best of us could say in a crowd. 

So the history of Jesus is solid, but so what? What does that really mean, you might ask. The fact is that if Jesus really existed, you then need to confront the issue of was Jesus really who He said He was? Jesus said He was the Son of God. He said that those who have seen Jesus have seen God. Jesus came as Immanuel: God with us. If He isn’t the Savior and Living God, then either Jesus was a bold-faced liar or He was completely insane. There’s no getting around that statement. Yes He’s God or no He’s not, plain and simple. 

To close this rather deep dive into Christ’s legacy, I can say that it’s not just His history that makes me believe, but it’s also what Jesus has done and continues to do for me and my family. I have many preachers and even a bonafide healer in my family tree who were all led by Jesus Christ. They felt the power of God Almighty in their lives enough to proclaim the gospel and so do I. I personally have experienced miracles and been a part of the supernatural favor that only comes from Jesus. My children and their ordeals and experiences alone could make for an interesting best seller. 

What I’m saying is that Jesus not only was a great man, but He continues His good works in me and He can do the same for you if you accept His finished work on the cross. It’s hard to release your heart to love someone, but who is more qualified to hold your heart than the creator? God knows you, all of your good and bad sides, and He loves you anyway. Let His healing be your healing and His peace be your peace. I promise you, it will be the best decision you will ever make.  

God’s blessings to you. 
DH