"For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ." (1 Corinthians 3:11)

The only sure and lasting foundation, for either a Christian institution or an individual Christian life, is the Lord Jesus Christ.  It is vital, therefore, to build on the foundation that Christ Himself has laid. This is laid in three courses, each of which is essential for its permanence. First of all, we must acknowledge with the apostle that: "Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands. He is the Creator of all things, and therefore Lord over all.

Second, we must acknowledge with Peter that we have been "redeemed by the precious blood of Christ . . . Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world. His foreordained work of redemption thus was foundational even to the foundation of the world!

Then there is the Word of God, which is foundational to everything beyond creation and redemption. "Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them.

"Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us." (Ephesians 3:20)

This amazing assurance of God's unlimited ability to answer our prayers is related to a unique "power Greek dunamis that worketh in us." Paul had used the same word twice before in this same epistle, speaking of "the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe," and "the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power. Effectual working" in the original is one word, energeia, from which we get our word "energy."

Such power working in us is actually nothing less than the presence of God Himself. Its very first occurrence is in the model prayer. "For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever." It is this "power of God unto salvation" which is received when we first believe on Christ through the gospel . It has been so ever since the fulfillment of Christ's promise when He told His disciples that "ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you".

This remarkable power of God is thus imparted to us and energized in us by the Holy Spirit. Because of this, we can be filled "with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost

"How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God" (Hebrews 9:14).

There are a number of significant references to the work of all three Persons of the Trinity in the great work of salvation. Note the implicit reference to the Trinity in our text: "The blood of Christ . . . through the eternal Spirit offered . . . to God.: "For through Christ we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father."

The promise of Christ to send the Holy Spirit is a high point of the Gospel of John. "I will pray the Father," said the Lord Jesus, "and he shall give you another Comforter" (Greek parakletos, meaning "one called alongside"), "that he may abide with you for ever. But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things. But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me.

It seems very clear from such Scriptures that all three--Father, Son, Holy Spirit--are each distinct persons. Yet that the three together are one God is also clear from the fact that they are identified by name as One. Converts are to be baptized "in the name |note the singular--one name| of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost"

"And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?" (Luke 17:17)

Ten lepers, hopeless and incurable, had come to Jesus, begging for His help, and He had miraculously healed them. All ten should have fallen down to worship and thank Him, but only one praised God and thanked Jesus for His marvelous deliverance, while the others rushed away.

We are at first amazed at such ingratitude, until we realize that not more than 10 percent of even those people who know about Christ ever stop to give Him thanks for His innumerable blessings--life, freedom, food, shelter, health, family, and especially easy access to the Bible and His gracious offer of salvation--far greater in value than the gift of special healing received by the ten lepers.

The thankful leper received a much greater gift than all the others. "Thy faith hath made thee whole". They had received an outward cleansing of the body, he an inward cleansing of the soul! These words spoken by Christ are found four other times in the New Testament

Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine." (2 Timothy 4:2)

Paul's "charge" to young Timothy, just before the great apostle's martyrdom, was urgently needed by Christians in those early days of persecution and incipient apostasy, and his words are even more appropriate today.

The admonition to "be instant" is worth special note. The Greek word ephistemi is translated in various ways . The main idea is simply to be there, doing what needs to be done at the time it is needed. In this particular context it is stressing the Christian's responsibility to be there with the right words from  God words of exhortation, of doctrine, of reproof if needed, yet words given patiently, even when rebuffed by the hearer. "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man".

The apostle could rightly issue such a charge because he had set such an example. "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience"

"And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." (Philippians 4:7)

This precious promise is rooted in the "garrision guard" that God will set around our hearts and minds through His peace. Imagine the war circle of angels "full of horses and chariots of fire round about" that Elisha spoke of..

And it is a war! "But I see another law in my members," Paul wrote, "warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members." Were it not for the peace that exceeds human comprehension, we would quickly succumb to the fact that "in the world we shall have tribulation;" but Jesus also said, "be of good cheer; I have overcome the world."

The "peace of God" is a supernatural peace, not a false calm of meditative hypnosis or a denial of the turmoil that surrounds the "roaring lion" who seeks to devour. This peace is from our Lord Jesus and "not as the world giveth." It comes through the "things I have spoken unto you," Jesus said, "that in me ye might have peace."

"Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment." (1 Corinthians 1:10)

The days of the early church were the days of its greatest power because they were days of its greatest unity. "They, continuing daily with one accord and singleness of heart." "And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: and great grace was upon them all.". It was not long, however, before divisions, contentions, and schisms crept in. Therefore, the New Testament contains many exhortations toward a restoration of the unity and thus the power of the early church. Note the following examples:

Be of the same mind one toward another. "Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus: That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God." "Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you. Stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel. Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous."

"But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his." (Romans 8:9)

As we see, the Holy Spirit indwells in man or woman who have accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and savior is a true believer, or is also known as a child of God. Each believer is born again through "the engrafted word, which is able to save our souls", for "faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God."  My Father's word tells that his word shall not return to him void, so if you and I will just believe he said he would take care of the rest. God tells you and I in Revelation that he is standing knocking at the door of your heart, want you let him? He tells me in Matthew to bring my burdens to him and he will give me His burden for they are lite. So the real work that we have to do is believe. Yes you read it right, just believe that Jesus Christ is exactly who he said he was and that he died for your and my sins and that he is not in fact in the grave but sitting at the right hand side of the Father.  If you believe this he promises you eternal life, and that in heaven their shall be no more pain, and that he will wipe away every tear drop.  Funny we will sit in a chair and believe it will support our weight, we will fly in a plane and believe it want crash. Yet Jesus offers a guarantee off that if you but believe, their is on guarantee with that chair or the plane or that you will leave to see another day.

Oh men of God let the spirit of God shine through you daily, in the words you speak and the deeds you do. Let his love shine so brightly through that your face would be like Moses that you will have to wear a veil. "Be filled with the Spirit", in the same sense that a drunkard is filled with and controlled by wine, and to "let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom." These two entities equip us to be effective representatives of Him here on earth.

"So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God." (Romans 14:12).

There is only one thing that is absolutely sure to happen to every person--every human being  will have to face God one day. Not even "death and taxes" are certain for every one, but meeting God for an accounting of one's life is certain!

Therefore, as the prophet Amos warned some 2,500 years ago: "Prepare to meet thy God, O Israel" (Amos 4:12). "It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment", bottom line we have only this life time to accept the gift that Christ offers to every man and women which is His forgiveness and the blessing of eternal life, but this offers only extends as long as we are alive. I once heard it said that I would rather go through life believing in a judgement day and die and find out I was wrong. Than go through life and believe that their is no God and no judgement and stand face to face with him. For if I'm wrong and there is nothing after this I've lost nothing, but if your wrong and there is a God you've lost your eternal soul. Not a gamble I'm willing to take.

To the Christian believer, of course, there is no need to fear hell, for there is "now no condemnation that is, 'judgment' to them which are in Christ Jesus." The Lord  has paid for our sins and purchased our redemption by the  shedding of His blood. He "was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.". One day brothers and sisters we shall stand before our savior and I want to hear him say well done my true and faithful servant. However for those that die in unbelief, however, not having trusted Christ as their Savior, will face a different meeting with God. He will be your judge and a judge must rule justly, justice demands that death for sin and if you have not been covered in the blood and the grace and mercy of Jesus Christ you will be found guilty and must then be separated eternally from God.  Please remember this, God never created hell for man, it is not Jesus will nor the Father will that any human being should go there. But if you refuse to accept Christ offer to dwell with Him in heaven were else can he send you except for hell.

 I grow tired of people always asking why would God send people to hell, cause I always reply the same answer . God does not send any man to hell, they do that themselves, he offers each of us his forgiveness for our sins, if you deny and and refuse His offer then hell is the only place left for you. Sadly hell will never refuse anyone, hell is open a24/7 and the road is wide  and filled with many, who have refused Christ offer.

How long will you wait, he is calling you today, he wants to take away all the pain, all the burdens and the sins that you have committed against him. He wants to give you a fresh start, want you accept his offer today before its to late??? Accept his offer, please before its to late he want wait forever, he has been calling out to you for a while now, you have heard his voice, what do you got to loose by accepting his offer??? What you have to loose if you don't is your eternal soul, He died for you and I so that we don't have to loose our soul. Want you let him in, let him take away ever tear, ever bit of pain you ever felt, let him heal the wounds that this life has brought you.

"For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many." (Mark 10:45)

Especially as noted in the Gospel of John, Christ identified many reasons why He had been born. Consider the following sampling of verses and references. First and foremost, Christ came to redeem those who would believe: "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." But under that umbrella of redemption come many other aspects.

Jesus said, "My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work." God's will was paramount even in judgment as well as resurrection. "This is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day." It also governed His teaching. In everything, Christ sought to bring glory to His Father as each of us should daily. May the word of our hands bring glory to the Father, may the words from our lips come before the Father and be pleasing to him. May each step we take bring us closer to the Father and be in line with His perfect will for each of us.

Many aspects of Christ's work are to be realized in this life, for He said, "I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly"