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Grilled pork chop while watching Artemis ll launch. Delicious!

@TeamTrump47 I know. Good one! 😂✈️

@ICUFLYN Oh Gordon!! Thank you for being a good sport! 😂 So many people either lost their sense of humor, desire to read, or forgot it was April 1st!

You got me! I was almost in tears.

God-speed Artemis II !!!!! I will be watching.

Think about it honestly. How many times have we chosen sin because it promised something sweet in the moment, only to discover later that it left a bitter taste in the soul. Sin never presents itself as ruin. It comes dressed as comfort, relief, satisfaction, or escape. But what it gives is never what it promises. “But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust. Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is accomplished, it brings forth death” (James 1:14-15). Moses understood this clearly when he turned away from the passing pleasures of sin and chose instead to suffer with the people of God, because he saw beyond the moment and weighed the outcome rightly (Hebrews 11:25). That is where most of us fail. We see the moment, but we do not see the end. Sin always works like this. It promises relief but produces bondage. It offers pleasure but leaves behind guilt. It appears small but carries consequences that reach further than we expect. “For the wages of sin is death” (Romans 6:23). Not just physical death, but the slow corruption of the heart, the dulling of the conscience, and the distancing of the soul from God. And yet we return to it again and again, not because it satisfies, but because we forget. We forget what it cost us last time. We forget how empty it left us. We forget that what we are chasing is already offered to us in a far greater way in Christ. “You make known to me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; In Your right hand there are pleasures forever” (Psalm 16:11). This is the real issue. It is not that sin is too strong. It is that our sight is too short. We trade what is lasting for what is temporary. We exchange what is pure for what corrupts. And every time we do, we taste again that bitterness we should have learned to avoid. So the call is not merely to resist sin, but to see it clearly. To strip away the illusion and recognise it for what it is. A false promise that cannot satisfy, and a path that never leads where it claims.

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Doubt it!!!!!

The most ridiculous statement I ever heard. I say prove it.

Proverbs 3:25,26 "Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh. For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and keep thy foot from being taken."

Hell Why is hell so awful, a place of torment? For one, it was created for Satan and his fallen angels. But even more and what people fail to realize is that hell is the complete and total absence of God and all the good that he is. 🚫There's no air in hell... because God is the breath of life. 🚫There's no water in hell... because God is the living water. 🚫There's no peace in hell... because God is the prince of peace. 🚫There's no comfort in hell... because God is the comforter. 🚫There's no love in hell... because God is love. 🚫There's no hope in hell... because God is hope. 🚫Hell is total darkness... because God is the light. 📖 Psalm 116:3 KJB — The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. 📖 Isaiah 5:14 KJB — Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it. 📖 Mark 9:43-44 KJB — “... than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.” 📖 Luke 16:23-24 KJB — And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. 📖 Revelation 20:15 KJV — And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. Unlike those who died realizing too late they wrong you don't have to go there! Has anyone ever told you just how much God loves you? He does. So much so that He did something so amazing for you, something you yourself could never ever do. He died for you, a lost sinner. We are all sinners by birth because of Adam's sin, it's just who we are. 📖 Romans 3:23 KJV — For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; 📖 Romans 5:12 KJV — Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: God is perfect and holy - he can't be around sin. That's a problem because God created man to be in fellowship with Him, and we crave that connection it's the only thing that completes us. But we sin and that separates us from God. God knew we would jack it up so before the world even began he knew how he would fix our eternal problem. He'd take our place, provide himself in our place. 📖 Romans 6:23 KJV — For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Did you notice that? The gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. That is the greatest love story the world has ever seen. Jesus Christ, God in the flesh, died for our sins, was buried and rose the third day for our justification before God. He died but he didn't stay dead! Let that soak in. He's alive! And because he's alive when we believe that he is God and did what he did we are saved! Saved from death and hell because God himself paid the price for us, the price we can never pay, because He loves us. 📖 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 KJV “For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:” 📖 Romans 4:4-5 KJV "Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness." 📖 Ephesians 1:7 KJV — “In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;”

Dr. David Cooper. Mount Paran Church. Atlanta Georgia.

Though I see this world falling apart at the seams, everything is falling into place according to His Sovereign will....Therefore, I place my heart and soul in my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ...

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One day, every single person will stand before God's throne, just as Scripture clearly teaches in Revelation 20 and 2 Corinthians 5. It won't matter how much money you made, how famous you became, or what the world thought of you. Those things will all pass away like grass in the field. The one question that will matter is this: Did you trust in Jesus Christ and follow Him? Did you stand with Him as your Lord and Savior? You don't want to be standing before God's throne without Jesus as your advocate. Without Him pleading your case, covered by His blood, the judgment will be final and just. But praise God, He offers mercy and forgiveness to everyone who comes to Him in faith. What truly counts is whether your name is written in the Book of Life through trusting in Jesus alone. Let's live each day choosing to walk closely with Him, leaning on His grace so that we can face that day with confidence and joy.

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The Burning Hell —🔥🔥Thousands of Degrees Hot and Not a Drop of Water 💦 God has prepared a place of eternal punishment for all those who reject Him. It is called hell, and it’s a place of everlasting fire. The Bible, God’s holy Word, states in Psalm 9:17, “The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.” “He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.” (John 3:36) Hell was originally prepared for the devil and his angels. The Bible says in Matthew 25:41, “…Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:” However, if you reject God’s Son, Jesus Christ, and the payment He has made for you, you will spend eternity in hell. Should you reject God and go to hell, you’ll never again be bothered by a Christian. Nor will you have to worry about anyone knocking on your door and inviting you to church again. However, you will remember every sermon you ever heard, every gospel tract that you rejected, and every kind word from a Christian friend pleading with you to be saved. The Bible tells the story of a man who went to hell. It says, “… the rich man also died, and was buried; And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.” (Luke 16:22-24) Should you reject God and the opportunities he has given you to trust him, you too will one day be like the rich man that you just read about. You will be crying and begging for one drop of water to cool your scorched tongue, but it will be too late! My friend, please don’t let anyone convince you that, when you die, it will be over. The Bible says in Hebrews 9:27, “And As it is appointed unto man once to die, but after this the judgment:” God says judgment will follow your death. Now is the time to get ready to meet Him, because your judgment day could be today! Jesus asked this question in Matthew 23:33, “… how can you escape the damnation of hell?“ The answer is so simple, and it is found in God’s holy Word. To escape hell, you must realize that you are a sinner, and that you deserve hell because of your sins. “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God“ (Romans 3:23) “For the wages of sin is death…” (Romans 6:23a) Secondly, you must realize that Jesus Christ, God‘s only Son, paid sin’s penalty that you deserve. The Bible states in Romans 5:8, “but God commendeth his love towards us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.“ Jesus Christ left heaven and came into this world of sorrow. Just think, he left the streets of gold and the rejoicing of angels to come to this earth and be crucified, so you could escape the burning hell. John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.“ There is nothing that you can do to earn this gift of everlasting life. The Bible says, “For by grace are you saved through faith; and that none of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, let any man should boast“ (Ephesians 2:8–9) When someone realizes they are a sinner, and they are living a life of sin, selfishness, self-will, and are facing the wrath of a holy God in the burning hell, they realize they are guilty, and therefore desire forgiveness. They want a different life and a different eternal destination and so choose to surrender themselves to the authority of God and place their faith and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. My friend, the Lord Jesus Christ died on the cross and shed his precious blood to pay your sin debt. The Bible says, “For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. But God commendeth

20 Min stairs workout at home for fat burn.,..

THE LADDER VS THE CHAIR One of the ways I like to explain salvation is with the difference between a ladder and a chair. Too many people think getting right with God is like climbing a ladder — do more good, try harder, be better, get more committed and maybe you’ll make it to the top. As a matter of fact EVERY world religion has a ladder approach to their view of salvation. You work your way to heaven by climbing various rungs to God. Every religion has the same ladder approach, but with different rungs (7 sacraments of Catholicism, 8 fold path of Buddhism, 10 Commandments of Judaism, 5 pillars of Islam, etc.) And, sadly, many Protestants have developed their own ladder approach to God as well (turn, try, cry, commit, surrender, get baptized, etc.) But the RUNG approach is the WRONG approach. Only true Christianity recognizes this. Only true Christianity views salvation as a chair and not a ladder. You don’t try to climb a chair. You simply sit in it and trust it to hold you. In the same way, we can’t earn our salvation (climb the ladder to heaven), we simply rest on what Jesus did for us on the cross. We transfer our trust from our own efforts to his finished work on the cross and, then, we are saved! He gives us eternal life as a free gift through simple faith in Christ and then he begins the transformation process in us. The Bible makes this clear: 📖 “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.” Ephesians 2:8–9 📖 “he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit…” Titus 3:5 The ladder says: achieve. Jesus says: believe. Stop trying to climb your way to God. Put your full weight on Christ and rest on what He’s already done on your behalf on the cross. This is the good news of the Gospel. This is the message we must share!!! #Gospel #GraceAlone #FaithInChrist #Dare2Share #GoodNews

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