I knew a Mother who got saved

Mothers Day 2024 is coming in May very soon. And it has been on my mind about how I knew a mother who got saved (according to Acts 2:38 KJV). I remember her personality and life before that happened, and after that.

All her life, until she was in her 50s, she believed another Doctrine about how to be saved (according to Matthew 28:19 KJV). Then one day that changed. Thanks to the help of her new Pastor who happened to be an Apostolic Minister/Pastor, that change took place. She believed and obeyed Acts 2:38 KJV, received the Holy Ghost/Spirit, and became a happy mother. That was unlike what she was, and the life she lived before that. She died as a saved Believer in January 2010 in Philadelphia Hospice Service after a short illness. But she died happy because she got saved before she died.

Salvation (i.e. receiving the Holy Ghost/Spirit) has a way of changing people lives for the better. Read Ezekiel 36:26 and John 4:10-14 KJV. When we live without the Spirit of God, we are at the expense and mercy of the enemy of our soul. God is love. And that is shown to us when we receive the Holy Ghost/Spirit. Because the love God has for us is revealed in His Spirit that he gives to us. And read John 10:27-28 KJV.

Living without the Holy Ghost/Spirit is almost like trying to live without natural water that our body needs. So as our natural body needs water, so our soul needs the Holy Ghost living water. The Holy Ghost gives us massive strength to resist the devil, the evil things/people of this world, and prepare us for Eternal Life. We need the Holy Ghost to be counted as one of Gods Sheep/People. Read Romans 8:9-11 KJV.

The Holy Ghost/Spirit changed a mothers life many years ago, and helped her live for God: Jesus in ways pleasing and acceptable to God. The mother I knew got saved by God: Jesus (not by man or a man-made religion) who gave His Holy Ghost/Spirit to her. So I knew a mother who was unhappy for many years, and a mother who became so happy only God can really tell how happy she was to be saved by God.

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Pray for us.

Like some Bible Believers and saved Christians, I never get tired of asking People (i.e. Holy Biblical People of God) to pray for me. Not just me, but we all need prayers - all the time. And the Bible tells us to Pray without ceasing. But I believe we must also always ask for prayers without ceasing.

I have seen God: Jesus working many times in my personal life as a Bible Believer. Whether it be for healing, deliverance from evil Employers or protection from criminals in the City where I live. No doubt, those came about from the help of others praying without ceasing on my behalf.

For many years, I prayed for my unsaved family in Canada, for example, to be saved. But one died without being saved (as much as I know). More are still alive. So praying without ceasing can help the living - not the dead, I believe.

Praying is easy - not hard as some think or believe. If we pray from the heart (that only God: Jesus can see) its easy on our selves. See 1 Samuel 16:7 KJV. The really difficult part is getting your prayers answered. Because we do not have absolute powers to answer our own prayers or make things happen. Thats Gods Domain.

But we can pray believing he will do what we asked/requested. God: Jesus is just, fair, wise, and the list goes on. Answers from God that are not what we wanted or expected can hurt a lot. But what can we do? God is God. We are not. See Job 28:24, 1 Chronicles 28:9, Matthew 10:30, Isaiah 40:13-14, Acts 1:24, 1 Corinthians 2:11 KJV, and many more Scriptures.

We are commanded , admonished and encouraged in the Bible to pray, and pray always. Prayer helps us to keep the connection and relationship with God going. Its good for us. Because we can do some or many things for ourselves as humans, but there is a limit. Some things we cannot (or can never) do for our selves - we need God: Jesus.

So prayer is good to do. And so we pray one for the other.

The Bible says: But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.

2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.

5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.

7 For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.

8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.

9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

10 Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.

11 Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.

12 And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;

13 And to esteem them very highly in love for their works sake. And be at peace among yourselves.

14 Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.

15 See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.

16 Rejoice evermore.

17 Pray without ceasing.

18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

19 Quench not the Spirit.

20 Despise not prophesyings.

21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.

22 Abstain from all appearance of evil.

23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

24 Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.

25 Brethren, pray for us.

See 1 Thessalonians 5:1-25 KJV

AND

Easter and for the Gospel sake.

Many years ago I remember how my first Pastor/Bishop E.N.Green from North Kingston Santuary was happy to see Easter Time (just like Christmas Time) .

This was so not because he was happy to celebrate Easter in the traditional sense or meaning of the Event. It was so because, over his many, many years in the Ministry, it was the time of year that he only saw many more people coming out to Church Service.

For the Gospel sake, he was delighted to help as many as possible who turn up for Easter Sunday Service to repent at the Altar (or during the Service from the heart) receive water baptism for the remissions of their sins, and receive the Holy Ghost. So for the Gospel sake, it was good to see them come out to Service during Easter just like Christmas.

Now that was really good to know. Because even today, many, many, still do not turn up or come to Church unless its Easter or Christmas. For the rest of the year, no Church for them - in their minds or busy life. So let them come so they can have a greater possibility of being saved by God: Jesus from just being inside the Church with Godly People and others like themselves.

Too much harsh criticism is never helpful to anyone just because they attend Church once or twice a year. Helping them whenever we (i.e. saved Bible Believers) can is always better. So let them come to Church at Easter Time. The Church will welcome them for the sake of the Gospel.

And the Bible says:
For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.

20 And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;

21 To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law.

22 To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.

23 And this I do for the gospels sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you.

See 1 Corinthians 9:19-23, King James Version

PLUS

Keeping the faith in 2024 and beyond.

I wrote a longer Post and posted it to our website earlier this month to start the New Year.

However, we continue to experience some technical problems with many of the Blog Scripts Apps/Software (that are out-dated) from Softaculous via cPanel. So we lost some of our previous Posts, including the one I wrote before.

Unfortunately, I did not get to keep it on my PC so I could go back to it and re-post it. I just wrote it and posted it at the Website the day day/time.

Nevertheless, I say again these points for the 2024 New Year from the KJV of the Scriptures:

Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever Hebrews 13:8 and Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me John 14:6.

Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses 1 Timothy 6:12.

For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect? God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar... Romans 3:3-4.

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever 1 John 2:15-17.

I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing 2 Timothy 4:7-8.

At the time of writing this, its only early January 2024. A lot of things are ahead of all of us if we are still alive until the end of the Year 2024, and then into the New Year 2025.

Unless we have the gift of Prophesy (from 1 Corinthians 12:1-14 information) we will not know what will happen day by day. But if we keep the faith in God: Jesus, he will help us make it day by day.

I believe we really need God: Jesus in our life. And we know what the Bible says at Matthew 28:20. That Scripture is a great comfort from the word of God with the Holy Ghost that he also gave us.

So God: Jesus continue to bless us all - in Jesus Name.