PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, EVANGELIST: Can you stand before Jesus?

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS: What would Jesus say to you if you stood before Him, today?

Imagine sitting next to God and having a conversation and that is where your prayers begin~Pastor John Collins.

Pastor John Collins, evangelist and head pastor of Love That Cross Ministries, preaches the Holy Bible and promotes revival of faith in God across the United States and around the world.  Pastor John Collins writes daily devotionals that are posted on Facebook that focus on what we need to know about God, Jesus Christ, salvation, and eternity.  He does not candy coat his messages; so often churches today want to hear only the good or only what is politically positive as it relates to God and the church.  Pastors, in spite of knowing the scripture that says that false doctrine will be preached and the people will only want to hear what tickles their ears, preach what people want to hear, not what God laid as foundations to faith and the relationship with Him thousands of years ago.  Pastor John Collins wants to bring people back to God, wants to let people know that there is hope and salvation, that everyone has a chance to find God and make themselves right in order to gain true life.

“Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.  But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly. For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth. Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.” Luke 21:33-36 (NKJV).

How can you know if you are worthy to stand before the Son of Man? Have you considered what that would be like? Have you ever thought of the moment that you will be before the Son of God and have to give an accounting of your life, your thoughts, your desires, your actions and your regrets? Have you ever sat down and considered what Jesus would think of your life? What would He say to you if He were standing beside you each day, if He were witnessing the whole of you? Nothing that we do is ever kept secret and all is known for that Day of Judgment.

It is not usually what we show to others that we should be ashamed of in ourselves. It is not what our congregations and co-workers see that we should re-think and change. Sometimes our families know our demons and sometimes we keep it to those strangers who couldn’t care less who we are or who we pretend to be in the light of day. Sometimes our deepest and ugliest desires are kept in the recesses of our minds and we think that we are clever in their imprisonment but God knows all and all will be known. What is acceptable to God is not what is acceptable to man. People like to use the shallow and entertaining things of this world to avoid dealing with the filth that can be found in the human heart, mind and soul. We cannot continue to use the superficial to delay dealing with the significant and there is nothing more significant than the destination of your soul once you are no longer bound by the flesh.

It is easy to take for granted that Christians take sin too seriously or that bible-thumpers are judgmental and stodgy. It is easy to ignore the implications of sin in this day and age, as it has always been, it will always be. There will always be those who choose to rebel and refuse to accept salvation. But, for those who would consider heaven as a destination but have no clue on how to begin to get there, especially when most churches leave much to be desired and the bible is overwhelming and unappealing then I suggest prayer. Pray to have your thoughts cleansed and your mind renewed. Pray to have your heart be made to respond to the love of God. Pray to be convicted in your wayward imagination and make the effort to change the way you think. Don’t expect immediate and complete success in your initial efforts but make the commitment to be aware of your mind and you will become aware of heart along the way and believe me, things will change. When you want to please God and you make the effort, you will please Him. Imagine sitting next to God and having a conversation and that is where your prayers begin.

“Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, ‘I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.’” John 8:12 (NKJV).

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS

Pastor John Collins has been spreading the truth of the Word of God for years.  Links to other sermons, video clips, broadcasts, blogs and more are found within this post.  Feel free to link back to those sites and encounter the messages of God and Jesus Christ the way that they were meant to be heard.