PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, LOVE THAT CROSS: You matter to God, you always have

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS: A hope for revival of faith

Pastor John Collins writes “You matter to God, you always have.”  How many of us feel like we are alone, lost, battered, beaten down, threatened by the world around us and have no idea just who really cares?  God does, and He is waiting for us to turn to Him for help.  Pastor John Collins, evangelist and head pastor of Love That Cross Ministries, always preaches the same message-God is there, He wants us back with Him, and the discouragement and doubt that we feel is from our separation from Him that began long ago in a garden.  Our free will keeps us from His unending love.

Pastor John Collins has been spreading God’s word, the word of the Bible for many years.  The message is the same:  there is hope, God is really there, Jesus is real and is the Son of God.  Our choices and the distractions of the world separate us from Him.  God is calling to us, and you matter to God.

Pastor John Collins writes:

“Philip said to Him, ‘Lord, show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?” John 14:8-9 (NKJV).

Philip walked with Jesus, as did Thomas, and both asked for more proof. Although both of them witnessed miracles first hand, they wanted more. People may think about that and be amazed, even wonder how that is even possible, especially from believers. But, should anyone be surprised? It is in our nature to know and yet not know. The doubt was cast long ago in a garden and slipped into the DNA of mankind, wondering if God did indeed say what He said. Give me proof, cries the masses. Prove that God is real. Prove that heaven is real. Prove that hell is real. Prove that Jesus is the Son of God. 

We have earthquakes, volcanoes, fires, wars and rumors of wars. We have hate and doubt growing by leaps and bounds and we have the masses divided on what is right, what is wrong, what is real and what is a desperate concoction of the human mind. God is angry and warning us, right? God is disgusted and frustrated and wavering in His compassion for us, right? The warning signs are there and we are just waiting, right? God should be angry and disgusted because for all of the disasters, for all of the warnings and for all of the chances that mankind has been given, we still sit and wait, for proof, for evidence and for the big show to start. But, what are we doing to ensure that our end is with Him and do we even care? To look at what is happening in this world and to look at what is being focused on in this world it surely is not godly but is worldly. When is it too late to do something about turning things around for the good because there will always be bad, as long as there is free will there will be opposition to God. As Jesus has said, as long as you are not against Him, you are for Him but if you are not for Him, you are against Him.

People want to sit around and justify the reasons for why things are the way that they are. People want to ignore all of the warning signs and people want to put off taking a stand for their faith until they have to. The time is now. The time to choose whether you are on the right side of things or not is now. The only hope for salvation hung on a cross two thousand years ago and He did that for humanity and He did that for love. There is hope. This world is not lost and it matters what people believe, trust and have faith in. It may not seem like it in the big scheme of things but every single soul that has faith in God and in the Lord Jesus Christ matters because they can make the difference in the life of an unbeliever, they can make the difference between salvation or damnation in the soul of another human being and all are precious, so we should hope that in this time of turmoil and trouble faith would grow in people so that there is a revival of hope in this world, for that is what matters to God. You matter to Him and always have.

“For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well.” Psalm 139:13-14 (NKJV).

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS

Pastor John Collins has many recordings, videos, sermons, and broadcasts that can be downloaded, viewed or heard.  Several are embedded in this post as backlinks and are available to you.  Pastor John Collins says it best, God wants us back, and he is spreading the word to bring God back to us, one person, one church, at a time.