Notes On Life

 Eventually, we FINISH everything we do. We finish the end of each DAY, each WEEK, each MONTH, and each YEAR; but there’s one last major thing that we all will finish — like a runner at the end of a race — and that is how well we finished At The End Of Our LIFE. As Paul wrote in today’s scripture, he endured until the end, overcame the battles he was given to face, completed the entire route that he needed to transverse, and lastly kept – not just a credo, religious practice, or tradition – but continued in FAITH with faith in God to the eternal blessed hope that is the promise of all who are faithful to the end. Friend, your finish line is coming at some point. How Will You Finish?  God Bless Your Day Jesus Loves You NotesOnLife.org Share this Note with others: https://www.NotesOnLife.org/YDN/archive/2025-12-31.php?src=B.1000_FinishingTheRace Subscribe via email — NotesOnLife.org/subscribe #Finish #EndOfLife #Eternity #NewYear #NewDay #NewLife #BornAgain #Truth #JesusIsGod #C...

 The best-selling book, ‘Your Best Life Now’ provided an uplifting message that was irresistible to many. All that was needed was a positive attitude, belief in yourself, trust in God and a life full of promise, peace and prosperity will come. Hey! I read the book too! It was a well-written, uplifting feel-good tome that sold millions — perhaps for the same reason that late-night infomercials selling the latest weight-loss gadget or drink additive also promise to easily melt off pounds with likewise appeal of minimal effort. However overcoming real-life problems (and losing fatty pounds) doesn’t work by positive affirmations alone. On the contrary, Living The Christian Life Is NOT Easy . Not only do we have to contend with a world that constantly fights against our values of godliness and holiness, but also dealing with the temptations of the flesh and the distraction of the snares of this life that are constantly around us. (Psalms 38:12) Jesus did NOT say “Build large churches f...

 The memorable television program LAW & ORDER chronicled stories of people that had been charged with a crime, tried by the prosecution, but also vigorously defended by an attorney that advocated innocence for the defendant. In the series, almost all were convicted but occasionally, using the law itself, the strong pleadings of the intercessor overcame the charges, and the defendant was found not guilty. In the courtroom of heaven, we are all charged with the crime of sin and violators of God’s law but when Christ came and died on the cross, he paid the wages of sin and death and now stands as our advocate to intercede and plead in the court of righteousness to intervene on our behalf. Unlike the TV series, he uses the heavenly LAW OF GRACE AND MERCY to prove our innocence — and here is how. The word ‘SIN’ in Greek is ‘harmartia,’ and is a metaphor of an archer missing the mark of the bullseye. Each time we sin, in essence we are missing being perfectly on target, and each ...

 Why do people ‘HATE?’ Hate is defined as having a strong dislike, disgust, abhorrence, and loathing of something or someone. It is passion against something that is repulsive and worthy of being reviled and rejected. The ultimate fruit of hate is to subject that object of hatred to scorn, scolding, mocking and at it’s ultimate evil fulfillment — persecution. Jesus experienced all of this from the time he was arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane through the trials and scourging by the temple officers and Romans to his ultimate death on the cross. Given this, for who he was and all the good he did and the words he preached why was he hated so much and why did he say that the world hated him? The answer is Jesus was and is “The light of the world” (John 9:5) and HIS LIGHT is always HATE to others because “(the world) loves darkness more than light.” (John 3:19) Likewise, it is no wonder that when we “Let (our) light shine before others” that the light of Christ in us will also c...

 In the United States, it is hard to not see evidence about the God of Abraham, Issac, and Jacob. While driving, it is not uncommon to see the motto “In God We Trust” mon license plates, and alongside many highways are monuments of three crosses reminding us that, at heart, this is a Christian nation. The inscription “In God We Trust” is imprinted on all the coins and currency we handle every day. By Congressional decree “In God We Trust” is written prominently in stone above the chair of the Speaker, and The House of Representatives affirmed this phrase legally in HR 112-47 as the official motto of the United States. Buildings in our Nations’ Capitol as well as many others in around the country have ”Anno Domini” - Latin for ”In the year of our Lord.” - etched into their cornerstones. On Inauguration Day the entire nation sees the President rest his hand on a Bible, and the Chaplin prays for blessing from Almighty God over the proceedings. Lastly, we all enjoy – regardless of fait...

Just over 2,000 years ago Christ was born, and so significant was his entry upon the earth that the entire world measures TIME as the number of years Before his birth ( BC “Before Christ”) and After his birth ( AD ‘Anno Domini’ “In the year of our LORD”). The time and date Christ came in world history was not arbitrary, because God does nothing haphazardly. Everything in HIS TIME is perfectly planned precisely, and Jesus’s entrance on the timeline of the world was at a particular intersection of very specific events: Prophetically : Daniel 9 prophecy that exactly 173,880 days from the decree by King Darius that the messiah would enter Jerusalem (fulfilled on Palm Sunday) Covenantal : The “Fullness of the Time” was completed (based on the timing of …) Dispensational : From Adam to Moses/2,000 years, and Moses & The Law to Christ/2,000 years Political : Roman rule over the world made possible… Logistical : …Roads and commerce which provided… Cultural : …a common la...

 The words ‘AWARD’ and ‘REWARD’ sound a lot alike — but there is a significant difference between the two. An AWARD is an Honour or Gift that you are Given , but a REWARD is something that you are PAID  — and Romans 6:23 is very clear about this distinction: “For the wages of sin is death… (but see below).” God’s Word repeatedly makes this very sharp distinction, all of which detail the true type and cost of this eternal ‘reward:’ warning about: “A reward of their shame”  —  Psalms 40:15 “The reward of the wicked”  —  Psalms 91:8 “The wicked… shall be ill with…the reward of his hands”  —  Isaiah 3:11 Lastly, 2 Peter 2:13 describes the type of those souls given this reward saying that they “… shall receive the REWARD OF UNRIGHTEOUSNESS , as they that count it pleasure to riot in the daytime. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you.” God takes no pleasure in giving REWARD to the unrighteous, but instead takes delight in g...

 The Devil is the Spirit of Darkness, the Prince of Death, and Diabolic in all His ways . He lives to D eceive with D ivisive, D istrustful, and D erogatory words to D emean, D isrupt, and D evastate people’s lives. He is D evious, D ishonest, and a D istorter of the truth, D eceitful in his actions to D isrupt, D emolish, and D estroy all that is Good and Holy. He celebrates all that is D irty, D isgusting, and D egenerate and exalts D isobedience, D isloyalty, and D isrespectfulness. His goal is D isaster and D evastation and he is D esperate to achieve it. Yet, finally, by the BLOOD OF JESUS WHO CONQUERED THE DEVIL He is Defeated —  and DOOMED . God Bless Your Day Jesus Loves You NotesOnLife.org Share with others:  https://www.NotesOnLife.org/YDN/archive/2025-12-22.php?src=B.0992_Devil_D Subscribe via email — NotesOnLife.org/subscribe #Devil #Demon #Destroyer #Darkness #Defeated #Doomed #BloodOfJesus #Faith #JesusIsGod #Christ #Faith #Christian #Christianity #BibleTeaching ...

 This comforting verse from one of the most obscure and little-known books from the Old Testament speaks and warns of protection from coming judgement; but what judgement by who and why? And who and why are those that will find this refuge? Nahum was addressing a peoples, culture, and nation that not only practiced but pridefully celebrated all that was profane, unrighteous, and ungodly that was an abomination to God. His short tome starts off declaring that those holding this this devil-may-care attitude will bring judgment and destruction upon themselves, and this same attitude of wanton living is pervasive today 2,500 years later with overt emphasis on sex, pleasure, power and possessions. However this message of judgement doesn’t fit with the commonly believed and misguided view of God only as a loving, kind being that always unconditionally loves and accepts everyone for who they are and what they are. On the contrary, while God IS LOVE He is also JUST ; and First And Foremos...

 Have you ever really wanted something to happen, but the door you wanted CLOSED ? I have, and like today’s Bible account it closed for a God-ordained reason that later would lead to a bigger blessing. Out of High School I sold shoes in a department store. The shoe manager went on vacation and the district shoe manager put me in charge for two weeks promising if my sales were up he’d make me store manager of a brand-new store at the mall. After two weeks business was flat and that door CLOSED . Because that door closed, a better door leading to a far better blessing followed . Likewise in today’s scripture, a CLOSED DOOR to Paul was the OPEN DOOR for the Gospel to reach the world! You see, it was the Western world of Rome, and the nations of Europe and the Americas that followed — and Not the Oriental Nations — that explored, colonized, and spread the Gospel and Christianity as the major religion around the world. Because the Holy Spirit closed the door to Asia, it opened a far ...