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Are You Blessed?

How do you know if you are blessed by the Lord?

Listen to Psalm 32 verse 1 and 2. The verses will tell you.

Blessed is the one whosetransgression is forgiven,

whose sin is covered.

Blessed is the man against whomthe Lord counts no iniquity,

and in whose spirit there is nodeceit.

Are your transgressions forgiven?

Are your sins covered?

Does the Lord not count your iniquity, your sins, againstyou?

Is there no deceit in your spirit?

 

Plain and simple. If you have trusted Jesus Christ for allof this, then you are blessed.

If you haven’t then you are the opposite of blessed and thatis cursed.

If you don't know Jesus, then watch my video on YouTube,"The Gospel in 3 Minutes" learn how to be blessed.Copyright by Ray Ruppert

Love the Lord!

Do you love the Lord?  

In Psalm 31 verses 23 and 24 David tells us this after hehas asked the Lord to rescue him.

Love the Lord, all you his saints!
The Lord preserves the faithful
but abundantly repays the one whoacts in pride.
Be strong, and let your heart takecourage,
all you who wait for the Lord!

What have I learned from this? First, truly loving the Lordis only for his saints. Saints are not super godly people who have died and arenow in heaven.

Saints are people who has trusted Jesus for salvation. Weare called saints over and over in the New Testament.

We are the ones that have put our faith in Jesus and he preservesus. That means we will never lose our salvation.

Prideful people trust in themselves and not Jesus and thissays they will be repaid. You don’t want to be in that place.

This doesn’t mean we have a trouble-free life, but that weshould be courageous in our faith in Jesus and wait for him. Jesus is comingback.

If you don't knowJesus, then watch my video on YouTube.Copyright by Ray Ruppert

Ashamed of Jesus?

 Are you ashamed to be called a Christian?

Some people are ashamed to be named by the name of Jesusbecause society tells us that Christians are brainless for believing in Jesus.

If you have faith but have been ashamed to let others know,then pray the way David did in Psalm 31 verses 1 and 2.

In you, O Lord, do I take refuge; letme never be put to shame;
in your righteousness deliver me! Inclineyour ear to me;
rescue me speedily!
Be a rock of refuge for me, astrong fortress to save me!

You were called to be Christian live in this life delivered theshame from the taunts and slander of those who are hate Jesus.

The Lord is your refuge when you feel attacked.

The Lord is never ashamed to call you his brother.

It is by his righteousness that you are delivered from sin.

He has already rescued you and saved you.

He is an unmovable rock and fortress to save you from shame.

If you don't knowJesus, then watch my video on YouTube and take refuge in him.Copyright by Ray Ruppert

Not Christian Robots

Some people say that God’s electing us for salvation wouldmake us robots. But listen to Jesus in John 10 verses 27 and 28.

“My sheep hear My voice, and Iknow them, and they follow Me; and I give eternal life to them, and they willnever perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand.”

This is a synopsis of aChristian’s life.

The first stage of life is beingcounted as one of Jesus’ sheep before we were even born. We were chosen by the Father to behis sheep. Jesus knows who we are and at theright time, he calls us.

The second stage comes when wehear his voice. This is an effectual calling. We may have heard about Jesus andthe gospel multiple times, however, this time, it is Jesuscalling and the Holy Spirit makes us alive. This is the point where Jesusgives us eternal life.

The next stage is when we followJesus. We do not follow Jesus because weare robots or because we are forced. We follow because the Holy Spiritnot only makes us alive but gives us the desire to follow Jesus. Our will now lines up with God’swill. It lasts forever because we aregiven eternal life. His promise and the promise of theFather is that we will never be carried away from him by any evil, sin, or evenour own desires.

If you don't know Jesus, then watch my video on YouTube.

Copyright by Ray Ruppert

Sing to the Lord

Why should we sing to the Lord? And what should we sing about? Here is what David said in Psalm 30 verses 4 and 5.

Sing to the Lord, you saints of his;  praise his holy name.
For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts alifetime;
weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in themorning.

We sing to the Lord because this is what the Bible tells usto do. When we sing to him, we are to sing songs that praise hisholy name. This doesn’t mean that is the only things we can sing about, but our highest and best songs should be praising his name.

To do that we must remember that the Lord is often angrywith us when we sin against him. But when we repent of those sins, we are assured that hisfavor lasts forever. We know this because Jesus has taken the eternal punishmentfor our sins. In place of our sins, he gives us his eternal life imputedto us.

This psalm points us to Jesus who died and his discipleswept for a night. But their rejoicing came in the morning when Jesus wasresurrected. That is the way our life is when we turn to Jesus forsalvation. We weep over our sins and ask for forgiveness. Then he gives us joy in know he has forgiven us.

Then we sing to the Lord praising the name of Jesus.

If you want to know more about how this works, watch my video on YouTube It willtell you how to know Jesus for salvation.

God bless you!

Copyright by Ray Ruppert

Worship God

Do you worship God? Do you even know what worship is? David gave us this insight into worship in Psalm 29 verse 1and 2

Ascribe to the Lord, O mighty ones,
ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness.

Who is to worship the Lord? Might ones. The literaltranslation is sons of God. Are you a son or daughter of God? Have you been adopted into God’s family through JesusChrist? If so, then you are to give credit to God for his glory. 

You are to give credit to God of his strength. You are to give credit to God because of his name. It is only by the name of Jesus that anyone is saved. Give credit to God for that.

God’s glory and strength are shown in his holiness which isso splendid that it invokes worship. Jesus said we must worship in spirit and truth. We can only worship God through Jesus when Jesus lives in usby faith.

If you don’t have Jesus in you, watch my video on YouTube, and pray the prayer and thenworship God through Jesus.

God bless you.

Copyright by Ray Ruppert

Feeling Alone?

Do you feel alone and abandoned at times? Does even God seem distant? Listen to the anguish in David’s Prayer in Psalm 27 verses 7through 10

Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud;
be gracious to me and answer me!
You have said, “Seek my face.”

My heart says to you,

“Your face, Lord, do I seek.”
Hide not your face from me.
Turn not your servant away in anger,

O you who have been my help.
Cast me not off; forsake me not,
O God of my salvation!

For my father and my mother have forsaken me,
but the Lord will take me in.

Does this sound like you?

Even when David felt alone and abandoned by his family andGod, he still believed he was being upheld by God. If you feel the same do what David did and call on the Lord. Call on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ for yoursalvation. He will hear you. He is faithful.

If you want that, then watch my video on YouTube and pray the prayer at the end of thevideo and you will never be alone.

God bless you.

Copyright by Ray Ruppert

What Is Your Desire?

If you could ask God for one thing and it would be granted,what would it be? Here is what David asked in Psalm 27 verse 4.

One thing have I asked of the Lord,
that will I seek after:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord
and to inquire in his temple.

Think about that for a while. What is your aim in life? Is itto seek the Lord and see him?

This isn’t talking about some kind of mystical vision. Yes,it is poetic and if we really think about this, then what he was asking for waseternal life with God in his heavenly temple as an awareness of God’s presencein his daily life.

Guess what! This is available to whoever calls on the name
of Jesus for salvation. It is available for those who seek to please the LordJesus by repenting from sin and living for him by the power of the Holy Spirit.

If you want that, then watch my video on YouTube, and pray the prayer at the end of thevideo.

God bless you.

Copyright by Ray Ruppert

No Fears

 Her: Hello everyone. Is it possible to live without fears? David said in Psalm 27 verse 1,

The Lord is my light and my salvation — whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life —of whom shall I be afraid?

Him: What are you talking about, girl? What does this even mean?

Her: The Lord is God, who made the universe and created light. He is eternal and gives true light to his people who believeand trust him. Salvation is being saved from something we don’t want. Whenwe trust in the Lord, who is sovereign over everything, we have not reason tobe afraid of anything.

Him: So you would not be afraid of some evil dude who would wantto kill you? That doesn’t make sense.

Her: When the Lord is the stronghold of your life, he is at thecenter of your life. Jesus said, “And do not fear those who kill the body but cannotkill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.” You see, if you are trusting Jesus for eternal salvation youdon’t need to fear people or eternal death in hell.

Him: Oh, I get it. So if I don’t want to fear hell, I need totrust Jesus? How do I do that?

Her: I’m glad you asked, watch my video on YouTube, It will tell you how to know Jesusfor salvation then you can say along with David, The Lord is my light and mysalvation — whom shall I fear?

Copyright by Ray Ruppert

Happy Atheist’s Day

 

An atheist sues the government becausethere all sorts of religious holidays but there isn’t any holidays foratheists.

The judge takes one look at thecomplaint and dismisses it.

The atheist asks why.

The judge says, “You already havea holiday.”

Psalm 14 verse 1 says, “The foolsays in his heart, ‘There is no God.’”

“So you see, April first is yourholiday.”

Copyright by Ray Ruppert