PASTOR JOHN COLLINS DAILY THOUGHTS: THE GRUDGE

If anyone has read the Bible, gone to church to hear the gospel or been taught of our Lord Jesus Christ and has not realized yet that it is necessary to forgive others in order to obtain forgiveness, please keep reading.

From John Collins Ministries:

“For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.” Matthew  6:14-15 (NKJV).

Who do we think we are when we get hurt and become offended and our defenses go up and we become bitter and resentful of those who have crossed our paths and crossed us? Who do we think we are to withhold forgiveness from someone who has wronged us? Who do we think we are to expect what we are unwilling to give?

The Bible says that God makes the sun to rise on the evil and the good. We make the choice of which we will be. Why do we feel justified in holding on to our bitterness and anger, our grudges and resentments? Doesn’t anyone realize that forgiveness is for ourselves and not only the forgiven? 

These negative feelings lead to hatred, fights, killings, wars and death to our souls. What is the point of holding on to your self-justified sense of being right?

Who says that you need to have an apology given in order to return forgiveness?

It amazes me that people would harm their own souls for anger and hurt. I am amazed that people just don’t realize that forgiveness does not come from the Lord to us unless we are willing to offer forgiveness from us. Jesus said it Himself!!

The bible says that we are to be holy as God is holy. It tells us to be Christ-like and Jesus said that He does what He has seen from His Father. We are to make the effort to obey them and to become righteous people. What purpose does holding on to some grudge serve any of us?

The Bible tells us that we all fall short of the glory of God but that does not mean that we do not obey God and make the effort to seek salvation with all of our hearts and souls. When we cannot let go of those past hurts and refuse to forgive those who have hurt us we are then killing our own souls.

Jesus was humiliated, beaten, had thorns thrust into His skull and the skin ripped from His body and had nails driven into His hands and feet. He was hung from that Cross and He did it for you. He said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.” Luke 23:34 (NKJV).

How arrogant we are! Do we think that we are better than the Son of God, demanding retribution and apologies and vengeance, which is clearly the Lord’s? Does our pride demand that grudge, that justice that we feel is our right and our due? How can we feel that way when we have broken the commandments of God and deserve hell? How can we feel justified in our lack of forgiveness when we know in our souls that we have gone against the very laws of God and so many times we have done this deliberately? Are we so petty?

Look to your hearts people and let go of the ugly. Look deep inside and know that the truth is that withholding forgiveness means that you are not forgiven. We must get over ourselves. Life is more than offenses, victims and perpetrators. Life is making the choices that lead us home to heaven and our Lord. Life is letting go of what will not matter in the least once you are dead. Life is coming to know that the soul is more important than the body. Life is choosing Jesus over yourself.

“Then Peter came to Him and said, ‘Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?’ Jesus said to him, ‘I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.’” Matthew 18:21-22 (NKJV).

LOVE THAT CROSS, PASTOR JOHN COLLINS

Pastor John Collins and John Collins Ministries are determined to change the face of Christianity and redeem the truth of the Gospel and the word of God. 

You can hear Pastor John Collins broadcast on AM and FM stations across the USA.  John Collins Ministries has a Youtube channel that posts regular podcasts of Pastor Collins.  John Collins Ministries has a channel on Blogtalk radio.  This country needs to hear the truth of God and Jesus. This world needs to hear and understand what the rules are in order to get to heaven.  They aren’t preached and they aren’t taught, and it’s time for people to hear to hear that truth.  Pastor John Collins and John Collins Ministries is bringing that message with passion and fervor.  Take the time to listen.  If you want to reach Pastor John Collins, contact him for preaching, prayer, revival, guest speaking at jcollinsministries@gmail.com. We need to get it right.

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS DAILY THOUGHTS: ROAD TEST

From John Collins Ministries:

"And the Lord your God will drive out those nations before you little by little; you will be unable to destroy them at once, lest the beasts of the field become too numerous for you.” Deuteronomy 7:22 (NKJV).

“And you shall remember that the Lord your God led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not.” Deuteronomy 8:2 (NKJV).

These words were spoken to the generation that was led into the promised land. They were given a promise and they were told what was happening and why. We have been told no less. We are just not always listening. Each of us takes a journey with God, just as the Israelites did then. It is personal and it will take our entire lives to complete.

Along the way, we need to realize that the battles that appear before us will not be won immediately for our benefits so that God can prove that He is God for us. They will be won in stages and in His time. Along the way, our faith will be tested, we will be humbled and we will stumble and fall. It is a learning process that benefits not only us but those that we encounter throughout our lives.

What would you do if you were given complete faith upon seeking it? Would you know what to do with it? Would you know how to exercise it? Faith is believing in what you cannot see, knowing that the promise of the Cross is true. What we do with our faith is what James would describe as deeds. Our faith puts our bodies and minds to work on behalf of God and Jesus Christ. Our faith is what demands that we walk with God in submission to His will and the will of Jesus. Our faith will come to compel us to be Christians and not just say we are Christians. Our faith builds as our commitment to God is tested again and again.

What does God want from us? That is simple:

“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, you shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.” Deuteronomy 6:5-7 (NKJV).

LOVE THAT CROSS, Pastor John Collins

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS DAILY THOUGHT: SEEK JOY

From John Collins Ministries:

"You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” Matthew 5:27-28 (NKJV).

Jesus gave us an interpretation of the law that is imperative that we understand. Prior to Him speaking about these things, it was the focus of the law to look at the actions of a person. Do not kill, steal, lie, or commit adultery and so on. Yet, with the words of our Lord, we learned that it is in our hearts that the sin begins. Before we will commit adultery we will lust, before we murder we usually hate. That is why Jesus said that what comes out of a man is what defiles a man.

Although we may feel that we understand this and we may even have given some thought to this, how often are we monitoring our emotions that will lead us to sin? We are filled with the propensity to be selfish and evil beings. That is a fact. We have to make the effort to allow Jesus to help us overcome ourselves. The most basic negative emotions, if left unchecked, will be the downfall of our souls.

We get depressed, angry, sad, resentful, bitter, and are full of fears and frustrations that may seem overwhelming to us. We must be diligent in our relationship with Jesus so that we allow Him to manage the purifying of our hearts for us. With His love leading us we are able to let go of the negative seeds in our hearts and to plant the positive and water them well. That is what being the branch to His vine is. That is where we will bear much fruit.

Do not let negativity rob you of the joy of Jesus. Do not allow bad emotions to build inside of you until they consume you. Pay attention to not only your actions, but to your feelings. That is where it begins.

“If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.” Matthew 5:29 (NKJV). 

LOVE THAT CROSS, PASTOR JOHN COLLINS

Pastor John Collins and John Collins Ministries are determined to change the face of Christianity and redeem the truth of the Gospel and the word of God. 

You can hear Pastor John Collins broadcast on AM and FM stations across the USA.  John Collins Ministries has a Youtube channel that posts regular podcasts of Pastor Collins.  John Collins Ministries has a channel on Blogtalk radio.  This country needs to hear the truth of God and Jesus. This world needs to hear and understand what the rules are in order to get to heaven.  They aren’t preached and they aren’t taught, and it’s time for people to hear to hear that truth.  Pastor John Collins and John Collins Ministries is bringing that message with passion and fervor.  Take the time to listen.  If you want to reach Pastor John Collins, contact him for preaching, prayer, revival, guest speaking at jcollinsministries@gmail.com. We need to get it right.

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS DAILY THOUGHTS: the "GOD" Book

The  Good Book

The original author of the content of this post called this post "The Good Book".  With occasional issues with dexterity and striking the wrong key on the keyboard, I  inadvertently typed "The GOD Book".  Given the content of the article below,  The Good Book....aka The Holy Bible....is indeed "The GOD Book", and it's been written before by the same author, Pastor John Collins, it is God's love letter to us...to teach us, reprimand us, guide us, and give us hope for every issue of life.  

I simply liked the typo and kept it.....The GOD Book, the Good Book, The Holy Bible.   

From Pastor John Collins:

“This book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.” Joshua 1:8 (NKJV).

The Holy Bible was written for you and for me. 

It is a collection of writings from many different men that was inspired by God for our benefit. Jesus came to fulfill what has been written and there is yet more to come as well. The purpose and the point of knowing what has been written is not only to be aware of the signs and the things to come, but to learn from what has been and to know how to conduct ourselves now.

Our lives are meant to honor God, our Creator and our Lord Jesus Christ. The work that was done at Calvary does not negate the responsibility that we must take for the choices we make in life. We are required to act on our faith and we need to know just what is acceptable to God and what is not. It is written in the bible.

“Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill.” Matthew 5:17 (NKJV).

How much effort do you put forth to know the word of God? How much time have you devoted in your life to coming to know what treasures lie within those pages? The stories and the examples that are there are for us to learn from, to gain insight and wisdom and encouragement to carry on.

Let your choices in life reflect a heart that is devoted to Christ. Let your efforts include that good book. Let your days be full of interest in the knowledge of God. Let your heart belong to God and let your will submit to His. Come to know His word and value its content because your eternal soul depends upon it. Take the time to open your Bibles and reap what you sow.

“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.” 2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NKJV).

LOVE THAT CROSS, PASTOR JOHN COLLINS

Pastor John Collins and John Collins Ministries are determined to change the face of Christianity and redeem the truth of the Gospel and the word of God. 

You can hear Pastor John Collins broadcast on AM and FM stations across the USA.  JohnCollins Ministries has a Youtube channel that posts regular podcasts of Pastor Collins.  John Collins Ministries has a channel on Blogtalk radio.  This country needs to hear the truth of God and Jesus. This world needs to hear and understand what the rules are in order to get to heaven.  They aren’t preached and they aren’t taught, and it’s time for people to hear to hear that truth.  Pastor John Collins and John Collins Ministries is bringing that message with passion and fervor.  Take the time to listen.  If you want to reach Pastor John Collins, contact him for preaching, prayer, revival, guest speaking at jcollinsministries@gmail.com. We need to get it right.

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS DAILY THOUGHTS: CHOOSING HELL

TRUTH HURTS

Just because you don’t like hearing it doesn’t make it untrue.
That is why they say that the TRUTH hurts.
Pastor John Collins, Evangelist

Teaching our children to know about Jesus and God begins at home.  No school can do it for us.  Satan has woven his lies to keep children from knowing that Jesus is there to help them, to care for them, and to protect them.  A few generations back, God was taken out of school because He was an offense to someone, and Christians stood by and allowed it.  In addition,  because those generations didn’t like hearing the truth, the fact of hell and its consequences was removed. (Pastor John Collins, 2018).

FROM JOHN COLLINS MINISTRIES:

“Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword. For I have come to ‘set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law’; and ‘a man’s enemies will be those of his own household.’ He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.” Matthew 10:34-37 (NKJV).

These passages bring to mind a person choosing God over his family and that would be a righteous choice. It seems today that people won’t even choose to believe and are in denial about heaven and hell. If you truly believed in hell, would you send your children there? Would you willingly go if you knew the anguish and painful torment that you would have to endure?

It seems that there were a few rebellious generations who just didn’t like hearing about hell and damnation and all that would take them there, so when they grew up and became parents they chose to remove the warnings of hell from their parenting and leave the choice of belief up to their children. Just because you don’t like hearing it doesn’t make it untrue. That is why they say that the truth hurts. And this type of parenting and rebellion is literally choosing hell for yourself and sending your kids there too.

There are many who can only believe in what they can see for themselves and unfortunately their path to faith is a journey that is difficult to make but not impossible for with God all things are possible. We have got to wake up and stop willingly sending our loved ones to hell and doing everything in our power to join them.

When God says that something is a sin and will lead to the death of the soul, He is not lying. Let us stop being so stubborn and wake up and choose to hear Him. He didn’t send His Son here to die for us so that Jesus would die in vain. God sent Him so that He could save souls. Let us stop denying Him and let us start to obey Him. He is worthy of our love and our loyalty.

“Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit.” Matthew 12:33 (NKJV).

LOVE THAT CROSS,  JOHN COLLINS MINISTRIES

Pastor John Collins and John Collins Ministries are determined to change the face of Christianity and redeem the truth of the Gospel and the word of God. 

You can hear Pastor John Collins broadcast on AM and FM stations across the USA.  John Collins Ministries has a Youtube channel that posts regular podcasts of Pastor Collins.  John Collins Ministries has a channel on Blogtalk radio.  This country needs to hear the truth of God and Jesus. This world needs to hear and understand what the rules are in order to get to heaven.  They aren’t preached and they aren’t taught, and it’s time for people to hear to hear that truth.  Pastor John Collins and John Collins Ministries is bringing that message with passion and fervor.  Take the time to listen.  If you want to reach Pastor John Collins, contact him for preaching, prayer, revival, guest speaking at jcollinsministries@gmail.com. We need to get it right.

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: A COMPLETE GOD

From John Collins Ministries:

Judgement happens in a moment and is irreversible and
forever.  Don't be lazy in you faith. Pastor John Collins

"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

Pastor John Collins and John Collins Ministries are determined to change the face of Christianity and redeem the truth of the Gospel and the word of God. 

You can hear Pastor John Collins broadcast on AM and FM stations across the USA.  John Collins Ministries has a Youtube channel that posts regular podcasts of Pastor Collins.  John Collins Ministries has a channel on Blogtalk radio.  This country needs to hear the truth of God and Jesus. This world needs to hear and understand what the rules are in order to get to heaven.  They aren’t preached and they aren’t taught, and it’s time for people to hear to hear that truth.  Pastor John Collins and John Collins Ministries is bringing that message with passion and fervor.  Take the time to listen.  If you want to reach Pastor John Collins, contact him for preaching, prayer, revival, guest speaking at jcollinsministries@gmail.com. We need to get it right.

PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, JOHN COLLINS MINISTRIES DAILY THOUGHTS: OLD TESTAMENT AND TODAY

"Tend to your heart and mind daily, and pray your way through life"~
Pastor John Collins, John Collins Ministries

Are we any different from the Israelites who time and time again turned away from God?  As individuals and a nation, do we take the history of the Bible and really read it, understand  it, and learn to fear and revere our just God?  The Old Testament was not replaced by the New Testament and the life of Jesus Christ.  The Old Testament stands as a testimony for us, examples if you will, of how we should NOT behave in the face of God who will judge us fairly.  God gave chances to the Israelites again and again, with the best chance the resurrection of Jesus.  It is up to us to choose whether we accept the truth that is written, and Pastor John Collins of John Collins Ministries is redeeming the Gospel so that we can understand that truth, once and for all, to make an educated choice in truth, knowledge and wisdom.

From John Collins Ministries:

“You will say then, ‘Branches were broken off that I might be grafted in.’  Well said. Because of unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by faith. Do not be haughty, but fear.  For if God did not spare the natural branches, He may not spare you either.” Romans 11:19-21 (NKJV).

Why is the Old Testament relevant? It is there to teach you how God deals with His people. As believers in Jesus Christ, you must know what is expected of you in your relationship with God and in order to know this you are to become knowledgeable in how He dealt with the Jews who are the natural branches of the olive tree, while you are of the wild olive tree.

There is a need to recognize the mistakes that the Jewish people made in their relationship with God so that you do not make the same ones. Do not become overconfident in your faith but always maintain reverence and awe in your contemplation of the Lord. Do not become too caught up in making money and gaining financial success that you forget the basics of your faith. Do not forget to tend to your heart and mind daily and to pray your way through life.

There are just too many people that do not put in any real effort or consistent effort toward getting into heaven but just assume that they are going there. Don’t take Jesus for granted but work your butt off to do as He has told you to do.

Never walk through life with any conceit because you know that Jesus is the way, the truth and the life and you believe in Him but have humility and pity for those that have yet to come to that knowledge and be willing to live a life that shines for Jesus so that others may come to the cross because of you.

“Therefore consider the goodness and severity of God: on those who fell, severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in His goodness. Otherwise you also will be cut off.” Romans 11:22 (NKJV).

LOVE THAT CROSS, PASTOR JOHN COLLINS

Pastor John Collins and John Collins Ministries are determined to change the face of Christianity and redeem the truth of the Gospel and the word of God. 

You can hear Pastor John Collins broadcast on AM and FM stations across the USA.  John Collins Ministries has a Youtube channel that posts regular podcasts of Pastor Collins.  John Collins Ministries has a channel on Blogtalk radio.  This country needs to hear the truth of God and Jesus. This world needs to hear and understand what the rules are in order to get to heaven.  They aren’t preached and they aren’t taught, and it’s time for people to hear to hear that truth.  Pastor John Collins and John Collins Ministries is bringing that message with passion and fervor.  Take the time to listen.  If you want to reach Pastor John Collins, contact him for preaching, prayer, revival, guest speaking at jcollinsministries@gmail.com. We need to get it right.