Something to think about

What would you do in the next 24 hours if you knew you were going to die? I have asked myself this question dozens of times over the years. Really, what would you do? At first, I thought I might want to go skydiving (for those of you who know me.... know that isn't me), or I would want to go drive my dream car, spend time with my wife, and the list goes on. However when I really think about it... I would tell everyone about Jesus.

Guess what? We are dying. When we are born, our bodies are beginning to die. I know that's a little crazy to think about, but it's true. Who knows when our time on this earth is up? God does. If you would have told me 7 years ago that my mother would die of lung cancer on June 20, 2007, I would have told you that you you were crazy. Jesus knew. He knew that was the day that he wanted to bring my mother to home with Him forever. Everything she accomplished in her life came to a closing on that day. Everything except eternal things. It will for all of us. Try to think about living to 100 years old...seems old huh? Try comparing that to a zillion years. You didn't come close to eternity. Comparing 100 years to eternity is impossible. The key here is simple. If we thought we were going to die tomorrow...would we waste our precious time on things that were short lived or would we pour ourselves into something that would have eternal value? I'd like to take the eternal values. What a crazy thing to really think about huh?

God Bless,
Brandon

Trusting myself or trusting the Lord?

Do I put more trust into myself than Jesus? I would like to say no way! I would like to think that all Christians put MUCH more trust into Jesus than we do ourselves....however I know better. I run a business that I am constantly asking myself, what do I need to do to improve this or improve that? What if this happens? What if revenue is only this? What if, what if, what if?!?!?!?!

Sometimes I forget that God is in complete control. I know bad things happen, but I know Satan was put here to rule and reign until Jesus returns. I also know that Satan is on God's leash and he can only cause so much harm. I cannot forget that the Lord knows exactly what is going on and is NEVER going to let me down. He will never falter. He will never fall short of absolute perfection. How crazy am I to ever question what He is doing. It's absurd to think that I "know" how things should happen.

Are you having financial trouble? Let me ask you another question....if I gave you $10 million tax free right now, would your worries go away?

If yes, you said the thing most of us would say....we have more trust in the cash than our savior, Jesus Christ. How insane is that? He promised us our needs would be met. My goal is to place all my trust and faith in Him and know in my soul that He will never let me down.

God bless,
Brandon

Was Jesus the Son of God?

Was Jesus the Son of God? It's a question that I know so many people have asked themselves for many years. In fact, it was a question I asked for a period of time. I searched through every religion under the sun looking for the answer.

I first had to ask myself....do I believe Jesus actually existed? The answer was yes. I know it has been proven by many historians that Jesus from Nazareth was a real man and did in fact walk this earth. I think most of us have generally have always believed in his existence.

Do you believe Jesus was a great teacher? Most everyone would agree that He was a very kind, humble, gentle, honest, and moral teacher. That brings us to the question if Jesus was the Son of God.... either he was in fact who he said he was, or he was the craziest man that has ever lived!!!!!!! Think about this for a moment. What if someone came around today and claimed to be the Son of God? He would be thrown into the looney bin! Not only was He claiming to be the Son of God, but He was healing the sick, raising the dead, and walking on water. He even had the audacity to say in John 14:6 "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No man comes through the Father except through Me".

I guess this brings us to the crossroads where you need to decide if Jesus is who He said He was, or was a raving lunatic.