PASTOR JOHN COLLINS DAILY THOUGHT: PETTY JEALOUSY

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, EVANGELIST: JEALOUSY

There is a thought that the Holy Bible is simply a good historical book that has some really great stories in it, but it doesn’t apply to us today.  Pastor John Collins, evangelist and head pastor of Love That Cross Ministries and Pastor John Collins Ministries, Inc., repeatedly reminds us that the Holy Bible gives examples of how we are supposed to live. Jealousy and envy still cause resentment, bitterness, rage and hate.  Cain was jealous of Abel’s sacrifice that was accepted by God, and Cain killed Abel.  Joseph was resented by his brothers and sold into slavery.  King Saul lost favor with God and spent his life driven crazy by jealousy for David who would eventually replace King Saul and his lineage upon the throne.  The Pharisees were resentful of the attention that Jesus was given by the masses.  Jealousy is not excusable.  Jealousy causes murder, and the stories of the Bible that relate to jealousy, anger, and hatred are still good examples of how we should be acting today.

Jealousy causes people to become violent and create chaos and harm to others.  Mass shootings, child kidnappings, theft all relate back to a root of jealousy.  If we say we are Christians, then to be jealous means that we are not satisfied with what God has given us. Who are we to tell God that we aren’t happy with what He has given us?

Jealousy will cause your soul to wither and die if you allow it to. We do not need to look to what others have and desire that for ourselves because if we could just learn to love what we have and be grateful for the smaller things in life our satisfaction would never waiver. God provides what we need and the more we realize this and the more content we are the more our lives will reflect that thankfulness. It is not about how much you have or how well you are known around town; it is about how well God knows you and how well you know Him. Life is more than recognition and material things.” Pastor John Collins, April, 2018.

For several years, Pastor John Collins has been travelling the United States spreading the word of the Gospel and igniting revival in the faith of those who hear him.  Pastor John Collins recognizes that the Holy Bible has been manipulated to control people, to suppress populations, and to serve the leaders who present it instead of serving God who wrote it through His divine influence upon people.  The Holy Bible is meant to be a guideline for living in a righteous manner, in a way that would please God in all ways.  Pastor John Collins preaches that God is far from pleased with us and the way the world is now, and the time has come for change.

Pastor John Collins writes:

“And Israel said to Joseph, ‘Are not your brothers feeding the flock in Shechem? Come, I will send you to them.’ So he said to him, ‘Here I am.’ Then he said to him, ‘Please go and see if it is well with your brothers and well with the flocks, and bring back word to me.’ So he sent him out of the Valley of Hebron, and he went to Shechem.” Genesis 37:13-14 (NKJV).

“Now when they saw him afar off, even before he came near them, they conspired against him to kill him. Then they said to one another, ‘Look, this dreamer is coming! Come therefore, let us now kill him and cast him into some pit; and we shall say, ‘Some wild beast has devoured him.’ We shall see what will become of his dreams! But Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands, and said, ‘Let us not kill him.’ And Reuben said to them, ‘Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit which is in the wilderness, and do not lay a hand on him’-that he might deliver him out of their hands, and bring him back to his father.” Genesis 37:18-22 (NKJV).

Jealousy has caused many a murder. It has caused hate and resentment, bitterness and rage. The bible says that God is a jealous God. That means that He is jealous for our souls and loves us so much that He does not want to lose us to the pits of hell. This does not mean that we are permitted to feel jealousy and envy. God’s jealousy is righteous and we must never justify our own jealousy by comparing it to Gods.

We each know right and wrong in our hearts. Reuben knew that it was wrong to harm Joseph and tried to save his life and be clever at the same time so that his brothers would not turn on him as well. There are times in our lives that we may face opposition that seems overwhelming when we want to do the right thing but we need to have the faith and confidence in our hearts and trust that God will provide a way for our righteousness to prevail. It is never right to go along with what others are doing just because it is easier.

Jealousy will cause your soul to wither and die if you allow it to. We do not need to look to what others have and desire that for ourselves because if we could just learn to love what we have and be grateful for the smaller things in life our satisfaction would never waiver. God provides what we need and the more we realize this and the more content we are the more our lives will reflect that thankfulness. It is not about how much you have or how well you are known around town; it is about how well God knows you and how well you know Him. Life is more than recognition and material things.

Let petty jealousies fade and don’t allow envy to burden your heart and when you have the chance stand up and do the right thing. Don’t allow yourself to partake in evil just because it is easier than calling on your faith to find a way to act with righteousness. God will not let you down and will guide you always so trust that doing the right thing is better than doing the wrong thing or nothing at all.

“Then Reuben returned to the pit, and indeed Joseph was not in the pit; and he tore his clothes.” Genesis 37:29 (NKJV).

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Pastor John Collins is redeeming the Gospel and the Scriptures.  On Sunday mornings at 1000 a.m. Mountain Time, you can listen to Pastor John Collins and Marty Smith on Heaven’s Country Radio by linking to www.heavenscountry.com.  Other sermons, radio recordings, interviews, blogs, and YouTube and media of Pastor John Collins can be viewed by clicking on the links found within this post.  Pastor John Collins can also be reached at jc65777@yahoo.com for prayer, ministering, or to discuss the possibility of guest speaking, preaching or revival at your group, church, or gathering.  As Pastor John Collins very passionately puts it, he is in it to win it for God.  Believe that!

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS DAILY DEVOTIONALS: POWER OF PRAYER

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, EVANGELIST: WHAT SHOULD WE BE PRAYING FOR?

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The best day I ever spent was in continued prayer.  It left my spirit lighter, I felt like there was accomplishment in an otherwise lackluster kind of day, and it just felt plain good.  Prayer isn’t about asking for yourself, it is part of what Jesus taught to care about others….prayer for others is what we should be doing because we should do for others what we want done for us.  There simply isn’t enough prayer, and God does want to hear from us, from our heart.  It is a relationship that those who were found to be righteous in the eyes of God had:   Abraham, Job, Enoch, Elijah, Mary, Esther, Daniel, Moses and others….all of these individuals are recorded as having a full relationship with God through prayer that pleased God. 

Evil in this world is because of our free will, Pastor John Collins reminds us, just as Jesus taught during His ministry.  God gave us free will, as a good Father, He allows us to make our own choices in our lives.  He cares that much about us to allow us to choose instead of being robot-like creatures.  Evil is a product of individuals being selfish, self-serving, desiring power and recognition (Pastor John Collins, January, 2018).

“If God is so powerful, why does He allow bad things to happen? That is always a question for those who would deny that there is a God and would claim that if there was a God at all then He must not care about us and must not be all good as those who believe in His say. God gave men free will to live and choose to behave as they would have it and for that reason there will always be evil in this world. Evil is just selfish desires and power grabs manifested in this world.” Pastor John Collins, January 2018.

Pastor John Collins is an evangelist and the head pastor of Love That Cross Ministries and John Collins Ministries.  Pastor John Collins has been involved with revival of faith and hope for several years since launching a series in Wyoming.  Pastor Collins has traveled across the country, redeeming the Gospel and preaching salvation from his heart with passion.  As an evangelist, Pastor John Collins is determined to bring as many people back to God as possible, but first we need to hear the truth of the Gospel, not the watered down versions that have become the general template for most pastors on the pulpit, whether in the public eye through media or a local community style church.  Old style tent revival preaching is the trademark of Pastor John Collins, preached with humility and reverence for God and Jesus Christ. 

Pastor John Collins writes:

“And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God.” John 3:19-21 (NKJV).

There is true evil in this world. We can look around and see it. Many people would like to ignore it, not be bothered by it, not have it touch their lives and just go about their business. Sometimes evil intrudes and we are shocked, hurt and want to question if there is a God at all. If God is so powerful, why does He allow bad things to happen? That is always a question for those who would deny that there is a God and would claim that if there was a God at all then He must not care about us and must not be all good as those who believe in His say. God gave men free will to live and choose to behave as they would have it and for that reason there will always be evil in this world. Evil is just selfish desires and power grabs manifested in this world. Evil is those choosing to lash out at others because of their own hurt. Evil is defiance and rebellion acted out in order to lift oneself up. Evil is petty and there will come a time when God chooses to step in and bring about further revelation to this world.

Some wait for God to act and some want to ignore the signs but while there is still yet time we should be praying for more light to shine in the darkness. Prayer is a powerful thing and God wants to hear from us, not just about our lives, our desires, our sicknesses and needs, our family and friends but about our hopes and thoughts regarding this world. Do you consider praying about those who suffer, the abused men, women and children? Do you pray for the weak? Do you pray that those who protect us are themselves protected? Do you pray that righteousness would make its way into the government? Do you pray that foreign nations would be strengthened in food and health to limit the depletion of your own country? Do you pray that revelation would come from God that would minimize the desire to blow each other up? There are people whose only desire is for more power, more money, more weapons and the opportunity to display it all for the world to see. There is evil in this world because some only care about themselves and they don’t value life or the gifts that come with it.

What so many have forgotten, failed to realize or choose to ignore is that the only true power in this world comes from God alone and all of the rest is an illusion. God is the one who has all of the strength and He really does want us to make the best choices available to us and sometimes people just don’t know what that is. Changing things in this world can start with hope and prayer. Change does need to come, more light needs to permeate the dark and more people need to wake up to the reality that things are changing and we need to change as well. We need more righteousness in this world, not more rebellion. Pray for that.

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” John 3:16 (NKJV).

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Prayer is powerful.  It changes lives. You can believe that.

Pastor John Collins broadcasts Sunday mornings at 1000 a.m. Mountain Time on Heaven’s Country Radio with Marty Smith at www.heavenscountry.com. Pastor John Collins’ broadcasts are always on target relating to the issues that we are facing right now and he preaches it the way we need to hear it. Pastor John Collins has other recordings, media, interviews, radio programs, blogs, sermons, and YouTube clips that can be accessed by clicking on the links found within this blog.  If you would like to reach Pastor John Collins, he can be contacted through his personal email at jc65777@yahoo.com.  

Pastor John Collins is truly in it to win it for God. Believe that.

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS DAILY DEVOTIONALS: MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, EVANGELIST: COMMITMENT AND TEAMWORK

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What does it take to make a marriage last? “About 40% to 50% of married couples in the United States divorce, according to the American Psychological Association. The divorce rate among those who remarry is even higher” (Harrington and Buckingham, 24/7 Wall Street, Feb. 2, 2018). 

Commitment to a partner is meant to be something special that God created for us, but our society and our lack of faith and the change in values of the course of decades has made marriage in the United States a statistic of 50-50% chance of lasting a lifetime.  Sins of the heart that the apostle Paul speaks of destroy marriages.  On top of that, long term relationships are developed without the commitment of marriage-living together is just as common as marriage when four generations ago, this would not even have been considered.  Our lack of faith in God and our denial of His word have turned us into a society of broken relationships, broken hearts, and broken families.  What makes a marriage last?  It takes faith and God understanding, commitment and teamwork according to Pastor John Collins, evangelist.

Pastor John Collins has given several sermons on the relationships between men and women as it is supposed to be, referring to living our lives as it says in the Holy Bible.  The Bible is a blue print for everything in life, and Pastor John Collins encourages us to get back into the Bible, to read it not just for a verse, but to read it and ask for guidance to understand what it says.  God reveals the truth of the scriptures as we need it, all we have to do is ask, says Pastor Collins.

Love and marriage are meant to be a commitment. You are supposed to be a team and you are meant to work together through the bad and the good. Too often long term goals and world viewpoints are not discussed before any commitment takes place, with or without any marriage license. When a couple chooses to take on life together, they need to make the effort to stay resolute in their fidelity to each other and to find the character within themselves to see it through. Marriage is more than lust and passion is not a reason for marriage, for without the faith to see it through, to be on your spouse’s team against all odds, you will find your marriage failing and you will find yourself divorced.” (Pastor John Collins, March 2018).

Pastor John Collins is an evangelist and the head pastor of Love That Cross Ministries and John Collins Ministries.  For the past decade, Pastor John Collins has been traveling across the United States spreading revival of faith and hope and redeeming the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  Pastor John Collins is an enthusiastic speaker.  Pastor Collins’ presentation of the Holy Bible and what it represents tells it and teaches it as it was done over 2000 years ago.  Pastor John Collins openly admits that he loves God and he style is like old time tent revival style preaching.  What Pastor Collins preaches on any Sunday reaches every emotion, and keeps you thinking about it Monday through Sunday. 

Pastor John Collins writes:

“But from the beginning of the creation, God ‘made them male and female. For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh, so then they are no longer two, but one flesh.’” Mark 10: 6-8 (NKJV).

Divorces are now the norm and multiple marriages with blended families are finding their way through the complications of upheaval. Commitment from the very beginning and the willingness to see it through to the end in relationships is definitely on the decline. What makes people want to end marriages and begin again? Many times, lust is mistaken for love and allows people to justify changing spouses and too often these changes come without the benefits of marriage to begin with. Too many marriages are based on lust and not on love. People want to be romanced and to have their lives filled with heightened passion that is full of excitement and delight. Too many times adultery is the result of seeking this excitement and too often a spouse is discarded because someone fell out of love.

Love and marriage are meant to be a commitment. You are supposed to be a team and you are meant to work together through the bad and the good. Too often long term goals and world viewpoints are not discussed before any commitment takes place, with or without any marriage license. When a couple chooses to take on life together, they need to make the effort to stay resolute in their fidelity to each other and to find the character within themselves to see it through. Marriage is more than lust and passion is not a reason for marriage, for without the faith to see it through, to be on your spouse’s team against all odds, you will find your marriage failing and you will find yourself divorced. Any passion that is stolen with another or any relationship that is created to avoid the obligations of home are going to leave a thirst inside of you and is indeed sin that will taint your soul. Faith and honor matter and marriage matters to God, for He gave it as a gift to you. It takes courage to stay committed and to stay faithful in this fallen and wanton world that we live in, but in the end it is worth it.

Do not let your flesh determine your steadfastness because the heart is desperately wicked and will deceive you into thinking that love is guiding you, when it is not. Choose a partner that is faithful, willing to go the extra mile and is committed to living as your teammate. If you find that your marriage is struggling then do a heart-check and find a way, through prayer and the word of God, to see what is motivating any distance between you and your spouse. A marriage takes work and a marriage is more than passion, romance and excitement. Your spouse is meant to be your biggest helpmate and together you are meant to stand strong against an evil world.

“Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.” Mark 10:9 (NKJV).

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Self-examination of your relationship is necessary to make it last.  In all things, turn to God to guide you.

Pastor John Collins can be heard Sunday mornings at 1000 a.m. on Heaven’s Country radio with Marty Smith, through live streaming at www.heavenscountry.com. Pastor John Collins is very charismatic and does not expect you to open a Bible to a specific verse and read along with him.  He preaches with enthusiasm and vigor, and looks to make listens think and feel the word of God.  Other recordings, interviews, media, YouTube, radio broadcasts and blogs related to Pastor John Collins can be accessed by clicking on the links within the post.  If you wish to speak to Pastor John Collins for prayer, ministering, or to arrange for guest speaking or preaching, you can reach Pastor Collins at jc65777@yahoo.com.  Absolutely hands down, Pastor John Collins is in it to win it for God.  Believe that.

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: FAITH IS NOT A CHECKLIST

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, EVANGELIST: ROUTINE RELIGION

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When Jesus walked and taught, He was not creating more landmines for humanity to get around.  God sent Jesus to teach and bring people back to God because, people being people, those in charge set up roadblocks and traps that prevented people from getting closer to God.  The routines of religion became the focus instead of the worship and appreciation of God.  Jesus went after the Pharisees and the Sadducees because those men set up rules that God never created.  The answers Jesus gave to these men frustrated them because His responses were righteous and they couldn’t argue with Him.  Today, the same thing has happened with the rituals of Sunday morning church and organized religion.  The practices have become routine and empty, devoid of passion for God.

 “When you allow the routine of your religion to become the religion itself and you rely on going through the motions and requirements of that religion then you have been blinded and have fallen into the ditch. Faith is meant to guide you, to strengthen you and to give you the knowledge and confidence in God that allows you to live your life according to His standards. Your faith is not meant to become a routine of bullet points that you tick off in order to complete the list of obligations so that you can meet the minimum requirements that will allow you to reap the rewards without interrupting your life and your pursuit of happiness in any extreme way.” Pastor John Collins, January, 2018.

Faith is not a checklist.

Pastor John Collins writes daily thoughts and devotionals designed to explain the gospel in the way it is meant to be understood, the purpose of these messages is to educate according to the Scriptures, help grow faith in others and assist others in becoming more submissive to the will of God.  Pastor John Collins wants to encourage people to become righteous followers of Christ, not to continue the comfortable routines that have been done for so long that leaves people questioning and wondering that there should be more.

Pastor John Collins is an evangelist and head pastor of Love That Cross Ministries and John Collins Ministries.  For several years, Pastor John Collins has been travelling the United States spreading the word of the Gospel and igniting revival in the faith of those who hear him.  Pastor John Collins recognizes that the Holy Bible has been manipulated to control people, to suppress populations, and to serve the leaders who present it instead of serving God who wrote it through His divine influence upon people.  The Holy Bible is meant to be a guideline for living in a righteous manner, in a way that would please God in all ways.  Pastor John Collins preaches that God is far from pleased with us and the way the world is now, and the time has come for change.

Pastor John Collins writes:

 “But this I confess to you, that according to the Way which they call a sect, so I worship the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the Law and in the Prophets. I have hope in God, which they themselves also accept, that there will be a resurrection of dead, both of the just and the unjust. This being so, I myself always strive to have a conscience without offense toward God and men.” Acts 24:14-16 (NKJV).

Paul was speaking of the Way in which we should all live in accordance with the commandments of God and in belief of Jesus Christ as our Savior. There is truth given to men by God and we are to respond to this truth with faith and let our behavior be of righteousness in order to attain salvation upon our deaths so that we can be among the just in resurrection. The Israelites were not as clear about resurrection and heaven and hell. The afterlife was not spoken of in definitive terms but it was clear that God chose the Hebrew people to reveal His commandments and they received the oracles and Laws. Jesus made it clear that He was the way to righteousness and to heaven. Unfortunately, religion has become a stumbling block for godliness.

The Israelites were given instructions on righteous behavior and how to live their lives daily and even they stumbled over the ‘rules’ of it all. That became the basis for so much instruction in the New Testament which has led to the ‘Christians’ doing the same thing. You cannot separate your life from your faith. You cannot have religious observances and sinful living simultaneously. That is the problem that people have always had. They compartmentalize their faith and their lives. The Way is to become your way of life, your standard of living and your faith is to guide you in all that you do. Religion is a stumbling block because the doctrines of men have taken over just as the oral tradition of men took over in Judea so long ago and yet it is these traditions that are still in control of the ‘faith’ of people.

When you allow the routine of your religion to become the religion itself and you rely on going through the motions and requirements of that religion then you have been blinded and have fallen into the ditch. Faith is meant to guide you, to strengthen you and to give you the knowledge and confidence in God that allows you to live your life according to His standards. Your faith is not meant to become a routine of bullet points that you tick off in order to complete the list of obligations so that you can meet the minimum requirements that will allow you to reap the rewards without interrupting your life and your pursuit of happiness in any extreme way.

Your faith in Jesus is meant to give you hope and the courage to live your life as His servant. As His disciple you are meant to follow His example always not when it is convenient. Those who follow Christ will experience unpleasantness and will stand out in this life because as the world hated Him it will indeed hate you. Let the love of the Lord seep into you and flow through you and you will live a life that shines for Jesus and you will reap the rewards that are promised by God. Do not allow your ‘religion’ to be routine, compartmentalized or stagnant. Trust that the way you live your life will determine whether your resurrection is of the just or the unjust and both will be judged.

“Thomas said to Him, ‘Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how can we know the way?’Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.’” John 14:5-6 (NKJV).

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Jesus taught His listeners and disciples to not use vain repetitions or draw attention to themselves in prayer, not to let worship to become ritual-knowing full well that is what the Hebrew priests, Pharisees and Sadducees had led the Hebrews to, drawing them away from God and more to themselves and the actions rather than the righteous of God’s commandments. Here we are, 2000 years later with people in the pulpit doing the very same thing that Jesus taught not to do.

Pastor John Collins is redeeming the Gospel and the Scriptures.  On Sunday mornings at 1000 a.m. Mountain Time, you can listen to Pastor John Collins and Marty Smith on Heaven’s Country Radio by linking to www.heavenscountry.com.  Other sermons, radio recordings, interviews, blogs, and Youtube and media of Pastor John Collins can be viewed by clicking on the links found within this post.  Pastor John Collins can also be reached at jc65777@yahoo.com for prayer, ministering, or to discuss the possibility of guest speaking, preaching or revival at your group, church, or gathering.  Pastor John Collins very passionately puts it he is in it to win it for God.  Believe that!

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS DAILY DEVOTIONALS: BUBBLES OF DENIAL

 PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, EVANGELIST:  AVOIDING THE TRUTH

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“Are you talking to me? Are you talking to me?”  If we hear that phrase with a heavy New York accent and a hand gesture by the speaker pointing to himself, we chuckle.  The prophets of old told of tales of horror and pain, and the Hebrews looked at them blankly as if to ask “Are you talking to me?”  Sadly, we are in the same situation now, and it isn’t funny.  The commandments that God wrote for Moses and the Israelites have been padded with the lie that we don’t have to pay attention to them because Jesus replaced them.  Wrong.  Fear and trembling have been padded with shiny promises of wealth and fortune if we give enough money to a prosperity pastor.  Wrong. 

Pastor John Collins is passionately preaching and teaching that our will gets us in trouble, that God wants us to come back to Him and find Jesus again follow the will of God.  We don’t want to look in a mirror and examine why we keep on the blinders and keep doing what pleases us.  We need to let go, and let God and Jesus take over those reins and in pleasing them, we become more, we enjoy more, we are more…more than what we can create alone.

“Most people are fed up with religion and look out into the world and see the effects of what so-called faith has brought about. The deaths and wars, the judgment and exclusion and the riches for the wrong and the poverty for the right. Most people want to move past the need for religion that many see as just an opiate for the masses. Underlying the superficial of religion lies the truth of God and He has commandments that most find antiquated and obsolete.” Pastor John Collins, January 2018.

Pastor John Collins asks when Jesus calls, what are you doing, what are you going to do?  Will you drop everything and turn to Him, or will you keep on doing what pleases you?  Pleasing yourself will earn you judgement that will make you go “oops” one second after you die.  When we answer “yes Lord”, we begin a marvelous journey of regrowth, renewal, and yes-rebirth as crazy as that sounds, for there is no other description that fits.

From rebuilding community churches to spreading a renewal of hope and revival, Pastor John Collins is fighting the fight to bring God back to all who will hear the Word.  Pastor John Collins preaches, speaks and writes with a passion born of faith and obedience to God that leads Him to speak the truth as God meant it to be spoken.  Pastor John Collins is an evangelist and the head pastor of Love That Cross Ministries and John Collins Ministries.  From a not-Christian past to giving his life to serving God and Jesus, Pastor John Collins is reaching out to redeem the Gospel so that people have a genuine understanding of what Jesus taught and preached over 2000 years ago.  The Holy Bible is full of hope, but the truth should never have been glossed over by those who would rather deny that the faults of the men and women who lived as an example for us to follow now existed, or that their trials and tests don’t apply to us today.  King Solomon even pointed out millennia ago that there is nothing new under the sun….and that is the truth.  Pastor John Collins is determined to bring the truth back for the salvation of all who will hear it.

Pastor John Collins writes:

“An astonishing and horrible thing has been committed in the land: The prophets prophesy falsely, And the priests rule by their own power; And My people love to have it so. But what will you do in the end?” Jeremiah 5:30-31 (NKJV).

One of the most difficult truths for a believer in the truth of God and Jesus Christ to acknowledge is that most people don’t want to be bothered with the commandments of God, with the consequences of rebellion and disobedience or with what may be required of them in order to follow the will of God. Most people don’t want to have to examine their motives, their actions or their feelings about it all. Most people don’t want to hear of hell, judgment or their own peril. People like to live in the bubble of denial because it is comfortable and it allows them to go about their own selfish way.

Most people are fed up with religion and look out into the world and see the effects of what so-called faith has brought about. The deaths and wars, the judgment and exclusion and the riches for the wrong and the poverty for the right. Most people want to move past the need for religion that many see as just an opiate for the masses. Underlying the superficial of religion lies the truth of God and He has commandments that most find antiquated and obsolete. Most people find comfort in the niceties of religion that coat us all in bright and shiny hope but they don’t want to look into the mirror and face the possibility of the need to overhaul their souls. There has always been a passionate determination to avoid the judgment of God by living in the moment and choosing to believe that all is well in your world and somehow, someway God will find a way to fulfill all of the desires of your heart because He wants you to be happy.

Is the truth all doom and gloom? Is the reality all bad and not any good? Is there no hope for joy and pleasure in this life? Is there only burning judgment to look forward to? No. There is love and hope in this life and joy beyond measure but if you allow yourself to live in a bubble of denial and refuse to acknowledge the commandments of God and follow your own will and the pretty promises of others without examining your own heart and making changes according to the standards of God and His requirements for receiving the promises that He has made then you are living in delusion and will find disappointment for your soul when it is too late to do anything about it. If you don’t make it to heaven, you have failed. If you don’t teach your children how to get to heaven and give them a righteous example to follow, you have failed. Be willing to hear the warning and be willing to heed it.

“To whom shall I speak and give warning, That they may hear? Indeed their ear is uncircumcised, And they cannot give heed. Behold, the word of the Lord is a reproach to them; They have no delight in it.” Jeremiah 6:10 (NKJV).

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Being Christian doesn’t mean you go to church Sundays or Wednesdays, then go home and keep on acting like you did before, says Pastor John Collins.  Just because you go into a church doesn’t make you Christian, just because you go into the garage doesn’t make you a mechanic.  You have to walk the walk, take the time to stop and reflect upon what you are doing, and honestly ask yourself if what you are doing is pleasing to God.  Use those Ten Commandments and honestly answer have you broken them?  Paul said we all fall short of the glory of God, we all are sinners, and we all need the salvation that Jesus has offered us, every day, for the rest of our lives. It truly is a race to run, using the analogies of Paul the Apostle.  The only way to get through this life with true joy is to find hope in Jesus Christ and ask for forgiveness, seek His help and ask His guidance every day, every minute-Pastor John Collins, April 2018.

Pastor John Collins can be heard broadcasting on Sunday mornings at 1000 am Mountain Time on Heaven’s Country Radio with Marty Smith at www.heavenscountry.com.  Other sermons, interviews, YouTube recordings, media, blogs, and broadcasts can be viewed or heard by clicking on the links found within this blog.  Pastor John Collins takes his faith seriously.  He can also be reached by email at jc65777@yahoo.com for prayer, ministering or to make arrangements for guest speaking, preaching, or revival for your church or group.  Pastor John Collins is in it to win it for God. Believe that.

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS DAILY DEVOTIONAL: REALITY CHECK

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, EVANGELIST: FAITH LIKE A FAUCET?

Faith isn't a water faucet that you can turn on and off-Pastor John Collins, 2013

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Faith in God and Jesus is not now you see it, now you don’t.  We can’t only believe in God and Jesus when things are going bad for us or when we are in the midst of a struggle, then when everything becomes better, forget about God and Jesus Christ.  It doesn’t work that way.  God knows our hearts and whether we are truly people who believe in Him and His Son.  Those of us who do have some kind of faith generally believe in heaven.  We question hell-is hell really here as we live on earth and then when we die, if we have been good, we will go to heaven?  Is hell reality?  The problem is that pastors have been preaching heaven as a given, that all it takes is love, and the fact of hell has been denied.  Folks, to put it bluntly, heaven and hell are very real.  God gave us rules to live by, then He sent His Son Jesus to teach us about those rules and to be an example to live by.  With that being said, the bare truth is that whether we believe in the Holy Bible, God, Jesus, Satan, Heaven or Hell, we all will die a death here on earth, then we will face the judgement of God, which will be righteous because He can be nothing else. 

Pastor John Collins asks “What are we doing while we live this life to get right with God?”
“Everyone wants to talk about how God is love and just ignore the truth that God is wrath as well. Remember that God is complete, God is divine and God is the Creator of all and is without flaws. Judgment happens in a moment and is irreversible and it is forever. Why take any chances with your eternal soul when today allows you call on Jesus and to obey the Lord. Do not be lazy in your faith. Get right with God.” Pastor John Collins (April, 2018).

We cannot take our faith for granted and turn it on and off like a water faucet.  We cannot believe in heaven without hell.  We cannot expect that heaven is a given when the Holy Bible and the writers of the books within it tell us what we need to do in order to gain heaven.  To gain heaven is to be judged worthy by God.  If Jesus Christ came to your house today, would you be embarrassed to let Him in to visit?  What do you have in your life that you think you are hiding from Jesus?  Both God and Jesus can see everything, and if what you are doing would cause you embarrassment before Jesus, then there are things that need to change in your life.  Everything we do in this life is accounted for, whether it is good or it is bad.  We need the salvation of Jesus Christ and faith in Him and in God to find the forgiveness for what bad we have done in order to even have a chance at heaven.

Pastor John Collins, evangelist and head pastor of Love That Cross Ministries and John Collins Ministries is committed to spreading revival of the Gospel.  Pastor John Collins also speaks of redeeming the Gospel of Jesus.  It is so apparent that people are seeking answers to the purpose of life and what happens when we die here, there is a hunger for knowledge of God because as Pastor John Collins puts it, we’ve kicked Him out of our government, our schools, our families and our churches and our souls are searching for the answers.  Pastor John Collins also firmly points out that there are those pastors and ministers who seek to find their fame and fortune at the expense of superstitious beliefs and prosperity doctrine, leading folks down a guaranteed path to hell while these leaders tuck collection plate money away for their own purposes.  Jesus Christ taught us to help the poor, the hungry, the needy, those megachurches that are filled with 20000 members are seeking to help themselves, not the people in the pews.  Pastor John Collins is determined to call a spade a spade and it’s time for preachers who are worth their salt to wake up and do the same or get off the pulpit. 

Pastor John Collins writes:

“For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.” 2 Corinthians 5:10 (NKJV).

It is time for a serious reality check for every single person living on earth at this time: You are going to die an earthly death and will have to face the righteous judgment of God. You may think you know what that means, you may not care but let me fill in the blanks for so many….whether you choose to believe in God or not, whether you find God fair or not, whether you agree with God or not, whether you end up dismissing God or not, whether you reject God or not and whether you end up getting as angry at God as you want and as defiant toward God as you want and you can ignore Him, disobey Him and reject His Son but in the end, ALL will come before the judgment seat of Christ and ALL will face the righteous judgment of God, whether you want to or not and whether you believe it or not.

Heaven is NOT a given. Heaven is NOT guaranteed. Heaven is a reward of the salvation that you claim when you choose Jesus and obedience over your worldly life and yourself. People are so selfish and self-involved and so full of self-importance that they just can’t seem to work out their salvation with fear and trembling because they have lost their capacity for reverence and most have never bothered to develop it for God in the first place but have transferred that delight and wonder and awe for the material things of this world and for the prestige that can come with it.

Everyone wants to talk about how God is love and just ignore the truth that God is wrath as well. Remember that God is complete, God is divine and God is the Creator of all and is without flaws. Judgment happens in a moment and is irreversible and it is forever. Why take any chances with your eternal soul when today allows you call on Jesus and to obey the Lord. Do not be lazy in your faith. Get right with God.

“For it is written: ‘As I live, says the Lord, Every knee shall bow to Me, And every tongue shall confess to God.’ So then each of us shall give account of himself to God.” Romans 14:11-12 (NKJV).

LOVE THAT CROSS, PASTOR JOHN COLLINS

It’s time for change, and change is going to come.  So many preach End Times doctrine and fulfillment of prophecy, but here’s the thing, even Jesus Christ said that no one knows the time of the end, not even Jesus Himself, only God.  And it’s been by God’s mercy that this world hasn’t been destroyed from us turning our backs on God.  He hasn’t turned His back on us, says Pastor John Collins.

More of Pastor John Collins can be seen throughout the Internet by clicking on the links embedded in this post.  Pastor John Collins also has a national broadcast that can be heard on Heaven’s Country Radio at www.heavenscountry.com on Sunday mornings at 1000 a.m. Mountain Time, with Christian radio award winning broadcast personality of the year Marty Smith.  Pastor John Collins offers the opportunity for guest preaching and speaking, and revival opportunities.  Pastor John Collins can be reached through his personal email, jc65777@yahoo.com for prayer and ministry as well.  Pastor John Collins is dedicated, as he says it, he is in it to win it for God.