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“Well done, my good and faithful servant. You were faithful over a few things. I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your Lord.” ~ Matthew 25:21

A phrase that Jesus spoke is one we’d all want to hear when we leave this earth and enter into eternity. I can only hope that Jesus, the One who laid down His life for us, will be speaking these words to me someday. It tells me, too, that we will be very busy attending to our Father God’s business willingly and joyfully in Heaven.

If you haven’t heard of Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated (murdered suddenly and mercilessly) because of his faithful, righteous beliefs, then you have now. He provided an open forum to debate college students at their campuses.

I truly believe he heard the words of “well done …” from Jesus when he passed on. He enjoyed his work while spreading the truths in politics, religion, life, etc., and he would debate anyone willing to do so. He was working for the Lord with his language skills and acquired knowledge. He was an exceptionally intelligent, motivated, mature man helping to reshape the next generation with truth and conviction. Apparently, he strongly believed in what he spoke about and set those beliefs into action with his ambitious goals.

I’ve heard those who oppose him say things about him that are not true. That’s sad news to me. It means the enemy is gaining some ground.

The senseless murder of this young man (only 31 years old) is very disturbing. The inhabitants of this world need to do a lot better.

So, again, those words from the Holy Bible … “Well done my good and faithful servant!” Don’t you want to hear them? I certainly do.

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We may be running out of a lot of time left to serve the Lord here. We are living in an age of deceit. It’s very apparent to me. We must seek God and seek discernment.

And if you think you know what love is … it’s God. Love is God.

Until we meet again, may God call you to Himself.

God’s Word for Today: “God is love.” ~ 1 John 4:8

Here’s the sad news about the title to this blog post: Most people are not seeking their miracles.

“… You don’t have what you want because you don’t ask God for it.” (James 4:2)

Many times, I’ve asked someone “Did you pray to God for it? Did you ask Him to bless you with ___________.” Usually, when it’s something for themselves, they lack the prayer to seek and the faith to receive it. Why? Some reply, “I just don’t pray for myself.” Others say they just don’t know why.

So, what should we do about this?

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” (Phillipians 4:6)

If we would simply follow God’s Word with prayer, we would be so much more blessed. He’s waiting on us to just ask Him. What’s the miracle you need today?

Until we virtually meet again, may God call you to Himself.

God’s Word for Today

Give thanks to Him who alone does mighty miracles.

His faithful love endures forever.

(Psalm 136:4)

Who can list the glorious miracles of the Lord?

Who can ever praise him enough?

(Psalm 106:2)

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All scriptures are set in italics and quoted from various translations of the Holy Bible. Most verses are quoted from the New Living Translation.

Who We are in Christ Jesus

Christlike

Overcomers

Living stones

His sheep who follow Him above all others

Ambassadors

Light

Salt

Disciples

Clay

The elect

Chosen

Sons and daughters

His children/Children of God

Hidden treasure

Beautiful pearl

Beautiful feet of peace

Called

Valuable

Saints

His witnesses

His creation

Reborn with a birth that comes from God

Followers of Christ

The head and not the tail

Saved by Christ

More than Conquerors in Christ Jesus

Surrendered to God

Strong and courageous

Trustors of God

Standers on the Word of God

Standing in Faith on the Rock, which is Jesus Christ

Vessels of His Light

Positive

Polite

Loved and love others

Favored

Gifted

Blessed

Redeemed

Molded

Transformed

Polite

Holder of God’s mighty right hand

Filled and Restored by God

Living in the Spirit

Praiser of God the Father, Jesus Christ the Son, and the Holy Spirit

Have the presence of the Almighty, Holy Spirit within us

Soaker of His light

Born Again

Believer

Eternal

Kept because the Lord is our Keeper

Marked and sealed by God

Favored

Heaven bound

Taught and counseled by God

Having the peace of God that passes all understanding

Provisions through Christ Jesus

Comforted by Christ Jesus

Healed through Christ Jesus

Eternally belong to God

Add some of your own as you read the Bible.

Until I read the Word of God, the Living, Holy Bible, I was in the lost in the dark. I thought I was a Christian, but I didn’t know if I was truly saved. Do you?

Read the oldest blogs first, especially if you don’t know if you’re saved. Here’s one of the first blogs I wrote 13 years ago: https://pattyshehan.com/who-are-you-following/

God’s Word for Today

“For you have been born again, but not to a life that will quickly end. Your new life will last forever because it comes from the eternal, living word of God.” (1 Peter 1:23; my emphasis in bold)

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_{All scriptures are set in italics and quoted from various translations of the Holy Bible. Most verses are quoted from the New Living Translation.}

Only Jesus Christ was able to die to heal us of all our diseases and forgive us of all our sins. This applies to every human being from the beginning of human creation who accepts this free gift of salvation and power by receiving the Holy Spirit and seeking God in prayer.

Only Jesus Christ was able to make this sacrifice to die and regain the keys of death and Hell, to then be seen on earth alive again by witnesses, and to be resurrected into Heaven to prepare a place for us.

Do we understand this? Do we stop and remember this and honor God with our thoughts, words, and deeds?

May we contemplate and remember always. May we worship God and fulfill our purpose with joy, fulfillment, and praise. He wants to lead and guide you on your journey back to Him!

Until we virtually meet again, may God call you to Himself.

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_{All scriptures are set in italics and quoted from various translations of the Holy Bible. Most verses are quoted from the New Living Translation.}

Have you heard of the Book of Life?

I’m certain you’ve heard of Heaven. Well, if your name is not in the Book of Life, you won’t be allowed to enter into Heaven, according to the Bible, the Word of God.

“Nothing evil will be allowed to enter, nor anyone who practices shameful idolatry and dishonesty — but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.” Revelation 21:27

Although we have total and complete free will, God knows what we will choose before we even think it. He created us, and He knows what we are going to do and what we are not going to do and when!

I find it interesting that idolatry and dishonesty are the two named practices that will keep someone out of Heaven. These things, along with any kind of evil will keep you out of Heaven. Don’t let the following Bible verse apply to you!

“Erase their names from the Book of Life; don’t let them be counted among the righteous.” Psalm 69:28

Satan roams this earth to find those people who follow him through their own free will. He is not going to save you, but he will try to deceive you into thinking he can! Do not be deceived.

There will come a time of famine. Will you take Satan’s mark of the beast to eat. Or will you be saved from Hell by accepting the Lord Jesus Christ into your heart now before it’s possibly too late.

The enemy of our soul works hard to kill, steal, and destroy. He is only successful in what God allows.

We are all in a battle. I think most people don’t realize there is a side that must be chosen. We are all given the free will to choose our side, and we will all be given plenty of opportunities to choose good over evil.

We must not let greed, money, immorality, and other evil ways to prevail. We must go to war in spiritual realms through prayer.

This battle, as with all wars, has an operational plan, and the enemy is making war with the saints.

In Revelation 13:7-10 of the Bible, we are warned:

“And the beast was allowed to wage war against God’s holy people and to conquer them. And he was given authority to rule over every tribe and people and language and nation.And all the people who belong to this world worshiped the beast. They are the ones whose names were not written in the Book of Life before the world was made — the Book that belongs to the Lamb who was slaughtered. Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand. Anyone who is destined for prison will be taken to prison. … This means that God’s holy people must endure persecution patiently and remain faithful.”

What’s your operational plan? Are you confident that your name is written in God’s Book of Life? This is a very serious matter not to be taken lightly.

God knew beforehand whose names would be in this special book and whose names would not be listed, and also whose names would be erased! Everyone is offered salvation and the open door to Heaven, but not everyone will accept it. How sad for those who reject God.

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Until we virtually meet again, may God call you to Himself.

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“All who are victorious will be clothed in white.
I will never erase their names from the Book of Life,
but I will announce before my Father
and his angels that they are mine.”

— Revelation 3:5

Happy New Year!

If you read the post on the Facebook page, then you’re wondering what the answer is to the question that was posed there.

If you haven’t seen the Facebook page yet, then I’ll give the background information and the question here in the blog. (Click on the link to reach the Facebook page for that post and much more!)

Jesus Christ was attending a wedding at Cana. His mother asked Him to do something about the troubling situation the wedding hosts found themselves in. They had run out of wine.

Although Jesus replied to his mother saying that it wasn’t His time yet, He quickly obeyed her and turned the water into wine. This was His very first miracle.

Now, the question was: “This event is commonly known, but what was the most important result of this event?”

The answer is that after the miracle, the disciples confidently believed in Jesus Christ as the Messiah. They believed in Him, fully trusted Him, and relied on Him, too. (See the Bible verse below.)

Personally, I am so very grateful to have full trust in Jesus Christ, my Savior, and to fully rely on Him, too! It’s really peaceful, even though there is chaos everywhere around with wars and rumors of wars.

Do you believe in God? If so, do you truly trust in Him? If not, open your heart to believe in Him and fully trust in Him, and rely on Him, too. If you haven’t opened your heart to Him yet, then please:

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Until we virtually meet again, may God call you to Himself.

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If you were Mary, what on earth would you be thinking? Pregnant, yet never had relations with a man. Presently engaged, yet about to give birth as a virgin.

Never before and never again shall this occur. It’s the miraculous. I recently experienced the miraculous when my faith was strong for a very simple thing. Just believe! It’s possible.

This seems to be my Christmas theme this year: Just believe!

Trust God. Only He can redeem a fallen world of individuals to be raised up to Heaven someday. Many are already there among the “cloud of witnesses.”

Only God has the power to forgive through Jesus Christ. He did it in a just way through the death and life of Jesus Christ. He is the Living God! Almighty Father God; Only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ; and the Holy Spirit, also known as “the Comforter” are calling on you.

You’d be a fool not to want His forgiveness. Even the Bible refers to those who reject God as fools. The nonbelievers lose their way, with some never to return.

The wise men found their way to the baby’s birth as they followed the star, the sign of his arrival. Yet, Jesus Christ was in existence in Heaven before He was born into humanity. Can you imagine?

He is the ONLY one who could do this, and He did it. He not only died for us sinners, but He ROSE for us sinners, too, so we could be forgiven. Who else can lay claim to this unique miracle?

Will you accept Him into your heart today? Will you believe? I sure hope so. If you need a guiding light like the star leading the wise men to Jesus, go ahead and use the Contact tab to reach us through this website.

Merry Christmas! Happy New Year, too!

Until we virtually meet again, may God call you to Himself.

God’s Word for Today: “Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed [engaged] to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child
by the Holy Spirit.”

Matthew 1:18 NASB95

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^{All scriptures are set in italics and quoted from various translations of the Holy Bible (most verses are quoted from the New Living Translation).}

As the holiday of Thanksgiving approaches here in the U.S., we should be contemplating everything with thankfulness. What are we grateful for in our lives? Are we grateful for our very life itself?

“Well pleased” is one of the definitions of the word, thankful. We may be thankful for accepting God into our hearts (if we have done so). If not, feel free to contact me through my website here.

Most Christians say they wonder how others can live without believing in God and accepting Him. However, do we give any thoughts to what God thinks about us? Is He well pleased with us and our actions in serving Him and our inactions by not giving in to the temptations to sin?

Is what you are doing with your life reflecting the things that God is well pleased about? Let’s discuss a few things that God is well pleased with that we may or may not be doing. If we are truly thankful, we should be making sure that we are pleasing God.

“… Let us offer through Jesus a continual sacrifice of praise to God, proclaiming our allegiance to His name.” (Hebrews 13:15)

“And don’t forget to do good and to share with those in need. These are the sacrifices that please God.” (Hebrews 13:16)

“Obey your spiritual leaders, and do what they say. Their work is to watch over your souls, and they are accountable to God. Give them reason to do this with joy and not with sorrow. That would certainly not be for your benefit.” (Hebrews 13:17)

“Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.” (Romans 12:2)

“Be careful to obey all these commands I am giving you. Show love to the Lord your God by walking in his ways and holding tightly to him.” (Deuteronomy 11:22)

“Love the Lord your God with all you heart, all your mind, all your soul, and all your strength, and love your neighbor as yourself.” (Luke 10:27)

Until we virtually meet again, may God call you to Himself!

Happy Thanksgiving!

God’s Word for Today:
“May he equip you with all you need for doing his will.
May he produce in you, through the power of Jesus Christ,
every good thing that is pleasing to him.
All glory to him forever and ever! Amen.”

(Hebrews 13:21)

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Copyright © 2023 Patricia Shehan

All scriptures are set in italics and quoted from various translations of the Holy Bible (mostly the New Living Translation).