As I once was a lost soul I admit to thinking I had all the answers. I once thought my dad to be lacking knowledge in things of the times. I was seventeen - 'nough said. As the years pass and I look back on them I was able to accomplish, without fail, most every thing I tried, and did every job I set out to do, from driving trucks and trains to repairing computers. Once upon a time I was innocent. Then something happened - LIFE -. 

I know some people are never face to face with death 'till they have lived much of their lives. That is OK. Some come close to dying and realize they had totally lost control of the nearly perfect life they lived. And some seem to come close to death so much that their fear of it lessens. For whatever reason you may have been face to face with death there is one who has overcome death, Jesus the Christ (the anointed one).

     Acts 10:34-43 -  ³⁴ Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: ³⁵ But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him. ³⁶ The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:) ³⁷ That word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judaea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached; ³⁸ How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him. ³⁹ And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree: ⁴⁰ Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly; ⁴¹ Not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead. ⁴² And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead. ⁴³ To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.

So the question is - Do you know Jesus? If yes, would you like to know Him better? If no, would you like to know the one and only one who was put to death in front of hundreds of people, (some common, some leaders of the Jews, and some well trained Roman soldiers), and rose from the grave on the third day.

If you are like me you live in an unsettled world that is rapidly getting worse. In my life I have seen the crime rate make a whole lot more progress than anything that is right. I am sure I by myself cannot change this course, and neither can any one other person, but Jesus can. It is not just that Jesus rose from the grave, (that proves everlasting life is there for all who will come to Jesus), but also that Jesus is there where you and I are all the time, every minute of every day. As I live and breathe and as you live and breathe remember that all things were created by Jesus by the will of God.

      John 1:1-5  -  ¹ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  ² The same was in the beginning with God. ³ All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that was made. ⁴In him was life; and the life was the light of men.  ⁵ And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

     1 Peter 4:12-19 -  ¹² Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: ¹³ But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. ¹⁴ If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified. ¹⁵ But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men's matters. ¹⁶ Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf. ¹⁷ For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God? ¹⁸ And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear? ¹⁹ Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.

Jesus is now my mentor, my guide, my light in the dark of the world, my Lord who I bow my knee to, my rescuer, the one I trust to guide the storm around me, the one who leads me to peace when my mind won't slow down. And what do I give in return? I give more of my time to reading His word, to having a conversation with Him and to praying my prayers through Him to God.

     John 1:9-10 -  ⁹ That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.  ¹⁰ He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.

      John 1:14  - And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. 

     John 1:29-34 -  ²⁹The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world! ³⁰ This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me; for he was before me.  ³¹ And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water. ³² And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him. ³³ And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.  ³⁴And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.

Jesus as the Son of God is setting at the right hand of God right now, and is able to also to be with you to meet your needs. How? Through your trust first, and by sending His Angels, in His word, by the power of the Holy Ghost, in visions and dreams, and at His discretion showing up Himself. Much of this is the mystery of Heaven. It is written that:

      Luke 10:21-22  -  ²¹ In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight. ²² All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.

     Romans 11:21-32 -  ²¹ For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee. ²²  Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off. ²³ And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again. ²⁴ For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree? ²⁵ For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. ²⁶ And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: ²⁷ For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins. ²⁸ As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes. ²⁹ For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance. ³⁰ For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief ³¹ Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy. ³² For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.

     Ephesians 3:9 - And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:

   Colossians 1:25-29 -  ²⁵Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God; ²⁶ Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints: ²⁷To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: ²⁸ Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus: ²⁹ Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.

    1 Timothy 3:16 -  And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.