Christmas - The True Meaning Behind Christmas

Everything that is done during Christmas has a meaning behind it. The Christmas tree reminds us of what Jesus did for us on the cross.

Just look at :

1 Peter 2:24

24He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.


Galatians 3:13

13Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree."


As for the presents under the tree they are another reminder to us as to why God sent he’s son down here.

John 3:16-18

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son.


We’ve not only reminded of what he did but we are also celebrating the born of Jesus!!!

He gave his life as a gift to us that nite so that we may live forever in righteousness with him & to rule along the side of his throne when he returns to get his people!!!! Amen? AMEN!


Have a Merry CHRISTmas this yr !!!!

When God Gives U A Promise

There are 6 things when God gives you a promise ( listed below) we will look at each one more closely.

1. have faith to receive the promised thing

2. believe / hope in the promise

3. Speak & stand by the word of God. / remind god of the promise.

4. Persevere / patiently waiting

5. Promise Oath

6. Give Thanks in advance

It might not be when u want it to be fulfilled BUT GOD has perfect timing!!! ( even if u are living in the last days he still has to fulfill the promise – so just hang there! ) If God has given u specific instructions while waiting for the promise he made to you, listen to what God is telling u to do & just do it . For there is a purpose & a reason why God has u do something in that waiting period intill he fulfills the promise Remember that God Fulfills in HIS timing NOT yours. One thing to keep in mind :

1. God doesn’t lie

2. God has to fulfill the promise

There are a lot of scriptures that are examples of a promise that God made to a person or to a family. But here is one of the examples : Joshua 21:45 – AMP

45There failed no part of any good thing which the LORD had promised to the house of Israel; all came to pass.

Now lets look at the 1st one on the list.

1. HAVE FAITH TO RECEIVE THE PROMISE THING

Rom 4:16
16Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham's offspring—not only to those who are of the law but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.

Look at the end of this scripture : the lord is faithful to ALL his promises!!! Isn’t that awesome or what!!!

PS 145:13

13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations. The LORD is faithful to all his promises and loving toward all he has made.

PS 119:148
148 My eyes stay open through the watches of the night, that I may meditate on your promises.

Now this one can mean promises that he has made to you

Here is another one on the list that u have to keep in mind after God has given u the promise.

2. BELIVE / HOPE IN THE PROMISE

PS 106:12
12 Then they believed his promises and sang his praise.

Heb10:23

23Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.

Ps 119:116
116 Sustain me according to your promise, and I will live; do not let my hopes be dashed.

You might what to ask God to give u something so that u don’t lose hope in the promise that he has given u (EX : a word , dream or even a physical thing so that u can actually see everyday! ) In my case I asked God to give me something physical that I could look at every time I started to lose hope & remind myself of the promise God has made to me.

Ps 119:148

148 My eyes stay open through the watches of the night, that I may meditate on your promises.

Here its telling you that this person is keeping their eyes open & watching for any first sights of the promise that it is in process & in the meantime he/she will meditate on that promise (s) that God given him/her.

Here is an very important rule to do during the time after God has spoken the promise .

3. SPEAK & STAND BY THE WORD OF GOD./ REMIND GOD OF THE PROMISE.

2 Sam 7:25 , 28
25 "And now, LORD God, keep forever the promise you have made concerning your servant and his house. Do as you promised,
28 O Sovereign LORD, you are God! Your words are trustworthy, and you have promised these good things to your servant.

1 Kings 8:25-26

25 "Now LORD, God of Israel, keep for your servant David my father the promises you made to him when you said, 'You shall never fail to have a man to sit before me on the throne of Israel, if only your sons are careful in all they do to walk before me as you have done.' 26 And now, O God of Israel, let your word that you promised your servant David my father come true.

Reminding God of what he as promised to David & also quoted what God said that he promised to David.

Ps 145:13

13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations.The LORD is faithful to all his promises and loving toward all he has made.

This is a good scripture to mark in your Bible & to refer to it when you are feeling like u are losing hope within the promise God has given to you. Or even write it out & stick it up in your room so that u can see it daily. This one will give you hope as well as confidence within the promise.

This next one is a MUST do !!!!

4. PRESEVERE / PATIENTLY WAITING
Ps 119:140
140 Your promises have been thoroughly tested, and your servant loves them.

You might have to go through some testing time depending on what the promise is but only God knows so with that been said I would tell u to go before God & ask him if u are indeed going to go through some testing times before the promise is to be fulfilled.

Heb 10:36

36You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, YOU WILL receive what he has promised.

What it means here is that once u have done the preparation plan that God has for you for your promise that’s when u can receive that promised thing.

Heb 6:15
15And so AFTER waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised.

There is a waiting period & after u have persevere that time ( only God knows how long that time will last for) then its receiving time!

Heb 6:12
12We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.

Research in the old testament & look how David’s & Abraham’s & any one that God has promised them something & see how their attitudes were during the whole process = God telling them the promise , waiting time / preparation time & receiving time. We are to imitate those who came before us that God has promised them something.
This is a promise guarantee that its going to come to past!!!

5. PROMISE OATH

Here is one Example : Deu 26:15 - 15 Look down from heaven, your holy dwelling place, and bless your people Israel and the land you have given us as you promised on oath to our forefathers, a land flowing with milk and honey."

2 Cor 1:20-22

20For no matter how many promises God has made, they are "Yes" in Christ. And so through him the "Amen" is spoken by us to the glory of God. 21Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, 22set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.

This is one of many that are just hope builder scriptures when going through the preparation / waiting time.

Heb 6:13

13When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself,

Heb 6:17

17Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, he confirmed it with an oath.

Like # 3 & 4 this one is also very important too!

6. GIVE THANKS IN ADVANCE

Ps 106:12
12 Then they believed his promises and sang his praise.

This is like a child’s faith !

they believed & gave thanks!!!!

Eph 5:20

20always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

We always have to give thanks to God for he likes to hear us thanking him for this & that.. Ex.

Luke 17:15-19

1 Thess 5:18 - AMP

18Thank [God] in everything [no matter what the circumstances may be, be thankful and give thanks], for this is the will of God for you [who are] in Christ Jesus [the Revealer and Mediator of that will].

Last Sunday the word that my pastor was preaching really came to life to me. & I felt very strongly to share this one saying that was on his sermon that I feel that it connects to everything we are talking about today :

If we ask & believe we receive If we ask & DO NOT BELIEVE we DO NOT RECEIVE

See if God has given us the Promise or if we prayed before hand & then God gave us the promise then we have to believe in the promise no matter what is going on in the world even thou u are hearing the world is going to end or the rapture is going to happen soon!!! U still have to believe in what God has promised u . Like I said God has to always tell the truth & can’t lie & has to fulfill everything that he has said! This scripture should give u hope like it do to me on Sunday morning Nov 22 2009!

Ps 37: 5 Commit your way to the Lord [roll and repose each care of your load on Him]; trust (lean on, rely on, and be confident) also in Him and He will bring it to pass. - AMP

He will bring it to pass – ( by) repose each care of your load on him. Cast your cares on him!!! – that was my notes of that verse that came to life to me during the morning service!

Be Blessed

How To Tell When Time Is Near Of Jesus' Return

Welcome back to Sudden Fire Impact.
OK so i have to say something/ confess i haven't been studying like i should have. I hope all of you would forgive me of this.
We are going to be talking about the signs before the return of Jesus Christ. Now i know that it may not be for a few years or 20 or 50 yrs but i though it would be good to discuss all of this so when u do start to see these thing you would know how far we are into the prophecy which is the whole book of Revelations but through out the gospels we find in Matt , Luke, and Mark section of information about the end of times.
Lets Dig into Gods word!

Signs to look for :

1. Nations against nations

Mark 13:8

8Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.

2. Antichrist

Matt 24:4-5/ 1 john 2:18 / 1 john 4:3/ 2 john 1:7

Jesus is warning us of the antichrist because as u can see below as the scripture goes on he also warns us of people coming in his name that is not from him or of him!!!!! & Jesus wants all of us Christians to be a where of what is going to come so that we don’t get deceived.

4Jesus answered: "Watch out that no one deceives you. 5For many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am the Christ, and will deceive many.

To make it clearer God is telling us that this is one of the signs that will be shown in the last days. But this is just one of the 9 signs tho.

18Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know it is the last hour.

To more fully understand this scripture below look at the last scripture on this subject.

3but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.

7Many deceivers, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh, have gone out into the world. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist.

3. False teachers / False Prophets

Mark 13:22

We have to be on our guard when false teachers & prophets start to perform signs & miracles just to deceive people thinking this is of God !!! We have to guard our hearts & pray & ask God if this is really of him so it could be God then it could not that’s why I would urge you if u see signs & wonders to pray & ask God if that is really him or not.

22For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and miracles to deceive the elect—if that were possible.

4. Storms / Disasters that doesn't happen in a specific state or region
( like tornadoes are usually in Texas - the tornado valley)

Luke 21:11 Luke 21:25

When you start seeing storms or disasters in places where they don’t usually take place than that is a sign( & another sign of Jesus Christ return) just like it says in Luke 21:25

11There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.

25"There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea.

5. Sickness
Luke 21:11

You will see sickness in a state that wouldn’t spread – wouldn’t be a danger to these who lived out outside that one state but there will be sickness what would be globe wide. So I urge you to just think about praying over your food & drinks before chowing down on food & whatever u all drink.

11There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.

6. Famines

Mark 13:8 Luke 21:11

Famines could be a globe impact. But like it says in various places that could mean example Africa or China or in the USA states. Just keep an eye on these things. For when they start to show u would know that it wouldn’t been very long intill Jesus came back for all of us Christians.

8Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.

11There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.

7. Wars
Mark 13:7 Luke 21:9

This sign is well a highlighted Sign its like a electronic Sign that is well brighter then the rest of the signs if not all.

7When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.

9When you hear of wars and revolutions, do not be frightened. These things must happen first, but the end will not come right away."

8. Jerusalem

Luke 21:20
When there are armies all around Jerusalem that’s another sign of the times!

20"When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies, you will know that its desolation is near.

9. Persecution
Luke 21:12-15 Rev 2:10

In the End times we ARE going to be persecuted but God has encouragement for us look at Rev 2:10 if we get persecuted to the point of death ( the key is to be faithful within this persecution) God will give us the crown of life!
Example of Persecution just look at what happen at columbine High school where that Gunman when onto the campus & remember that young lady ( student) in the library that the gunman approached her & told her to repronounce that Jesus Christ is King! Well she was faithful to the very end! She still inspires me to this veryday!Im impessed on how she handled the whole situation & stood up to the Gunman!!!

12"But before all this, they will lay hands on you and persecute you. They will deliver you to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors, and all on account of my name. 13This will result in your being witnesses to them. 14But make up your mind not to worry beforehand how you will defend yourselves. 15For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict

10Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown of life.

10. Betrayal

Luke 21:16 -19

we should be discerning at this point of time .( end times) If someone is betraying us we should be able to discern & pick that up right away! But like God is saying here ( even parents , brothers, relatives & friends) If it gets to the point of death god says that by standing firm you WILL gain life! Isn’t that awesome or what?

16You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers, relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death. 17All men will hate you because of me. 18But not a hair of your head will perish. 19By standing firm you will gain life.

If God has promised you something & didn't get it yet don't worry he will give it to you! We will be discussing this in the next time more in depth. Be Blessed