CHOOSE THE RULER OF YOUR HEART (WHO WOULD YOU WANT IN YOUR HEART -GOD OR SATAN? )

 HAVE YOU EVER LOVED SOMEONE VERY MUCH ?


A WOMAN, A MAN, A CHILD, A MOTHER, A FATHER, A FRIEND?


then you will know you have a heart -- you can  feel the love deep  inside.  At times you may also feel hate there, or anger,  or jealousy. God wants us to love him with all our hearts. Of course the devil also wants your heart--so that he can control and destroy your life.



WHAT GOD OFFERS YOU:

If you will trust in him to  save you and if you are willing to turn from your sin and accept his forgiveness through his son Jesus, God wants you to become his friend and will give you the free gift of eternal life.
He will live in your heart by his spirit. He will also protect you against all evil and will bless you as you keep on trusting him.




WHAT SATAN OFFERS YOU:

A life of sin now, but afterwards.....to be with him forever in a place called hell.
One day Satan and those who serve him, will be thrown into the lake of fire.

In the fires of hell, Satan and his followers will suffer terribly forever and ever, yet they will not die. People will not be in hell for all the bad things ( called sin) that they have done in life, but because they deliberately refused God offer to  forgive them and  be their friend and savior.


I want to ask  you a question,


WHO IS RULLING IN YOUR HEART RIGHT NOW?
GOD  OR SATAN ?

Maybe this picture will help you discover the truth. Take a  good look at the heart of this  man. Satan is right in the middle  and he is  not alone either.  


The animals represents symbols like pride, lusts and immoralities (the goat), filthy desires ( pig), witchcraft,  hate and anger ( leopard),  jealousy (snake) and greed (frog)


The conscience  of this person ( the star) is darkened.
God looks into the hearts of man. ( 1 Samuel 16:7). He knows even the  deepest secrets of every life. Right now God sees everything in your heart....there is  nothing you can  hide from him.







                           GOD LOVES YOU VERY MUCH

He wants to save you from your sins and from the terrible trap of  Satan.
But for God to save you, someone first  had to pay the price for your sins---someone had to be punished  and  sacrificed in your place before you could be forgiven by God.
That someone is Jesus, the son of God. Because Jesus is the son of God, He always was, and is pure and good and perfect, but he willingly came to earth from heaven to be a sacrifice for your sin.
He died in your place so that you can receive forgiveness and become friends with His Father . 
  
See this  picture ?? 
This is  what Jesus did for you.
He died by been nailed through  His hands and His feet into a cross and in that way became  a curse so that the curse can be taken away from you forever. His blood flowed as he died and that blood can wash your heart from sin and protect you from all evil.
God has a great love for you.
He wants to get sin and Satan out of  your heart and life.
He wants you to turn to him and to trust him to save you.



                       BE HONEST

Be honest and agree that you have sinned and that you need the love and forgiveness that God offers you.
Then ask God to forgive you.
He is willing to forgive you because Jesus was sacrificed for your sins.


                      LETS PRAY TOGETHER

If you accept you are a sinner and need Gods offer of forgiveness, here is a simple prayer you can pray:



   Lord God, i have sinned. when i saw that picture just now, i realized that there is sin in my life. Satan is in control and he wants to destroy me. Please forgive my sin and remove Satan and sin from my heart and life right now. Send your son, Jesus, and your good Holy Spirit into my heart to save me and protect me from all evil. You can do this because you are much stronger than Satan.
You are the one and only true God and today i want you to be my God.

In your son Jesus name i pray, Amen.


Have you prayed that prayer? 

Gods book the bible says in 1 john 1.9 if you confess your sin as you just did, God is faithful and just to forgive your  sins and cleanse you of all unrighteousness.
He will cleanse your heart. he will also save you and protect you from the powers of Satan and hell.
This picture shows what is happening now



THE BIG  EXCHANGE

See the picture --- the dove---the Holy spirit is there.
Ask God to fill your heart with his spirit of peace and pour out his blessings on you. 
In exchange for your sins God has given you the goodness ( righteousness ) of His son, Jesus.
Righteousness means right standing with God ( means you now have the goodness of Jesus in your heart ) and that he regards you as perfect in Jesus.
Now you may enter into his holy presence.


You become friends with god when your sins are forgiven and accept this gift of his own righteousness.
When you receive Gods forgiveness by believing that Jesus died in your place, you become a new person. Because of Jesus righteousness over you , you are invited into Gods presence  ( Hebrew 10: 16). you may speak directly to him and do not need anyone else to speak on your behalf.

A RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD

Now you can address God as your father and speak to him by the help of his holy spirit- and find out his will for your life.

Ask the holy spirit of God to live in you and direct your every step of your everyday life and you will live a victorious life in Christ daily by the help of the holy spirit.


GET A BIBLE AND ALSO FIND A BIBLE BASED CHRISTAIN CHURCH TO FELLOWSHIP WITH WEEKLY


Getting your bible and reading daily helps with your Christian growth and also enables  you know what next God has instore for you personally as his child.

Finding a bible based Christian church is very important as daily fellowship increases your faith with God.
Ask your local pastor to explain what baptism is to you and get baptised.
Remember that salvation is a personal.
Obey God, be careful of false teachers and those who try to ridicule your faith.
Hold on to your faith in the word of God ( Jesus) till the very end.



ENGAGE IN EVANGELISM WEEKLY

Now that you have been saved by Jesus Christ , he commands us to tell others that he is real and he is God only son sent  to save man from their destruction.
John 3 : 16, Mathew 28:18-20 


BE STRONG IN THE LORD AND IN THE POWER OF HIS MIGHT TILL HE RETURNS OR CALLS YOU HOME

Ephesians 6; 10 - 18
 
God bless you and welcome to the family of God.

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