ℙ𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕤 𝕚𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕞𝕠𝕤𝕥 𝕓𝕖𝕒𝕦𝕥𝕚𝕗𝕦𝕝 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕣𝕒𝕚𝕟. 𝔸𝕘𝕣𝕖𝕖 𝕠𝕣 𝕟𝕠𝕥?

Have you ever experienced rainy Paris as a tourist? Did you like it or hate it?

The night I took this picture was the night I went up Eiffel Tower. After a long queue, the moment we went up, it started raining heavily. Way too heavily! I was soaked to the bone. We were supposed to go for a fancy dinner after the tour. All our plans were ruined. It became so chilly at some point that we decided to say our goodbyes and went back to our hotels to change. I was mad, upset, and hungry!

On my way to the hotel near Sienna river, I look back. And I found this majestic view. Paris after rain. A soaked up yet all shiny Tower. Believe me or not, I totally forgot that I was HANGRY (hungry+angry) a while ago. Everything is started looking different. Rain soaked roads and alleys, lamps, the warm lights, people... everything. Rather than going back to my hotel, I started wandering around. Appeased my hunger with a Shawrma from a food truck instead of a fancy dinner. After midnight, this pseudo Cinderella reached her hotel with her wet clothes and a very warm heart.

I am a person who believe things happen for a reason. If it wasn’t raining that night, then we would have end up dining out. Paris surely wanted me to experience this all by myself. Something to cherish for long long time. ❤️

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Are you Counted Worthy?

“Therefore be watchful all the time, praying that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.”” (Luke‬ ‭21:36‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

The verse above is not written to us, but it is for the people who will miss the Rapture and come to believe in Jesus as Lord after that.

During the Tribulation, they will have to endure hardship and persecution without succumbing to the temptation and ease of receiving the Mark of the Beast.

They will have to pray to be counted worthy to escape the worst of the things that will happen because of the Antichrist’s regime, and to finally stand before Jesus after His Second Coming at the end of the 7-year Tribulation.

Read the whole chapter of Luke 21. The context is clearly talking about the end times, Tribulation, and finally Jesus’ Second Coming. Knowing the context of a passage is so important so that no verses get misinterpreted out of context.

Wrongly applying a verse to believers in our current church age will instill fear in believers making them feel unsure about their salvation, always wondering whether they are praying frequently or fervently enough to be “counted worthy” to escape all these things and to stand before the Son of Man (Jesus).

It is very straightforward and measurable during the Tribulation:
1. Do you believe in Jesus as Lord?
2. Did you receive the Mark of the Beast?

If the person’s answer is “Yes” to question 1 and “No” to question 2, then they are counted worthy and will be saved when Jesus returns at the end of the 7 years.

If you are wondering if God counts you worthy now or not, read this verse:

““Most certainly I tell you, he who hears my word, and believes him who sent me, has eternal life, and doesn’t come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.” (John‬ ‭5:24‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

Once a person believes in Jesus as Lord, he HAS eternal life now, and he HAS passed out of death into life. This assurance of salvation is yours to enjoy.

“When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, “It is finished.” He bowed his head, and gave up his spirit.” (John‬ ‭19:30‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

Your worthiness is not based on your obedience. It is based on the truth that Jesus took the punishment for all your sins, and He declared “It is finished” only when God’s wrath against every sin was fully appeased.

In fact, God was so satisfied with what Jesus did, that He raised Jesus from the dead and gave Him all authority in Heaven and on earth:

“Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth. Go, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.” (Matthew‬ ‭28:18-20‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

You are worthy to the Lord. He has sent you in His name and power to preach the Gospel and make more Spirit-filled disciples. Thanks to Jesus, you are worthy!

Understand the four gospels Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John in their proper context, rightly dividing the covenants, and understand the meaning of every parable and miracle of Jesus Christ: https://bit.ly/understandeveryparable

You’ve Been Freed to Choose!

“Yahweh God commanded the man, saying, “You may freely eat of every tree of the garden; but you shall not eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.”” (Genesis‬ ‭2:16-17‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

The tree of the knowledge of good and evil was not inherently evil. God Himself has the knowledge of good and evil.

He is able to discern between good and evil, and being able to recognize evil is not a sin. In fact, it is needed for judging righteously. A judge must be able to reward what is good and condemn what is evil.

“Yahweh God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach out his hand, and also take of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever...”” (Genesis‬ ‭3:22‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

What made it a sin for man to eat from the tree was God’s commandment, “You shall not eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.” Transgressing God’s command is a crime resulting in the penalty of death—being utterly alienated from God’s goodness.

The all-knowing God gave us the gift of free choice. He wants us to choose to obey Him out of love and not be forced to do it. He desires a real Father-child relationship with us.

To redeem us from the fall, God sent His Son to become a Man, to suffer a bloody death on the cross. There, Jesus bore all the punishment for the sins of the world. He took it so that we wouldn’t have to.

Jesus appeased all of God’s righteous requirements, and today, we are free to enjoy parental love and goodness from God.

Since all of your sins have been righteously punished in Jesus’ body, you are free to obey God out of love, and not because you fear God’s punishment.

“Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him, and he in God. We know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and he who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him. In this love has been made perfect among us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment, because as he is, even so are we in this world. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has punishment. He who fears is not made perfect in love. We love him, because he first loved us.” (1 John‬ ‭4:15-19‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

If you have believed and confessed that Jesus is Lord, the Holy Spirit remains in you and you are in Christ. God loves you and has redeemed you. This can never be changed.

Your reborn spirit is as holy, perfect and righteous as Jesus is right now. This truth should cast out all fear of punishment, freeing you to love God and fellow men by choice.

“Don’t love the world or the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father’s love isn’t in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, isn’t the Father’s, but is the world’s.” (1 John‬ ‭2:15-16‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

Of course, being free to choose means you can decide to indulge in the fleeting pleasures of sin and the lusts of the world. But you should know that it won’t make you happy, and that sowing seeds of sin still bears the fruit of death in your life, culminating in physical death.

“So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. For if you live after the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.” (Romans‬ ‭8:12-13‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

As I mentioned earlier, God is a righteous judge who rewards the good and condemns the evil. All your sins have been condemned and punished in Jesus, so all that’s left is to wait for your rewards.

There is a time for receiving rewards, but it is not in this mortal lifetime. Every time you choose to walk in faith, hope and love for Jesus’ sake, you are increasing your rewards.

You will have boldness in the day of judgment because it is not a time for punishment, but a time for receiving rewards. Are you ready for the awards ceremony in God’s kingdom?

Learn more about eternal rewards in my book “Sandcastles Don’t Last Forever”. I believe it contains revelations that we need in these last days—

Digital eBook version: http://bit.ly/sandcastlesdontlastforever

Physical paperback book version: https://www.amazon.com/Sandcastles-Dont-Last-Forever-Biblical/dp/172671327X