Spirit of
Hosea
~Encouragement Site~
Dear Friend, if you do not know Jesus Christ as the God of your
life, you need to settle some urgent matters with Him. Before we go any farther,
or do another thing, let’s go to God together and do business. God Himself promised us in His Holy Word, the
Bible, that when we sincerely come to Him with a broken heart, He will hear and
answer our prayers. The first thing to do is for you to make peace with Him by
having all your sins forgiven. That way,
the barrier between you and God is torn down so that the two of you can get to
know each other.
Just take a few
minutes and pray this prayer with all your heart
Dear God,
“Please give me faith
as I pray this. I am in real trouble, and I need your help. Please forgive me
of my many sins. I am sorry I have lived mostly for myself up to now. I admit I
have squandered the life you gave me by making such a mess of it.
I want to make a
fresh start. With you help, I will live
for you from now on. Please come into my life in a real and powerful way. I
give all of me, everything that I am to you. I hold nothing back. Please take control of my heart and come and
live in me.
Please be my God
and help me to be your child. I place my life completely in your hands forever.
I ask these things in the name of your Son, Jesus Christ, who died for me, whom
you raised back to life, so that I too can live. I accept your Holy Spirit into my heart.
Amen”
If you sincerely prayed that prayer and meant it, God has written
your name in the Book of Life. That means that He has entered a Covenant with
you to be your God. He has come into your heart by supernaturally breathing His
Spirit into your mind and body.
You have just been born into new life as a Child of God. As you
learn to listen to His voice you will begin to trust and obey Him. Your eyes
will be opened to see Him and every thing around you in a new and profound way.
You have just passed from eternal death to eternal life.
This is just the beginning. If you have a Bible, open it to the
book of John and begin to read. Let God speak to you from His Word. If you do
not have a Bible, get one as soon as you can because you will develop a hunger
for God and a thirst for what He has to say to you in the Scriptures.
Welcome to the real world! For thousands of years countless
millions have come to Him in the same way you have. No one has ever been
disappointed who have come to know and trust Jesus Christ. He is God, and now
you belong personally to Him. He loves you with an intensity that will surprise
and delight you.
Bring all your needs to Him. He will give you the strength to walk
through the dark times that may be ahead.
He has promised to carry you when you are too tired and weak to go any
further.
You will never be alone again. Even though others you love will
always fail you, He never will. Let God
help you seek out some brothers and sisters in the Lord who will become your
spiritual family. Ask Him to guide your footsteps. He told us that we are His
sheep, and He is our Shepherd:
“My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall
any man pluck them out of my hand. My
Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man can pluck them out
of my Father’s hand. I and my Father are
one.” (John 10: 27 – 30)
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