Month: September 2025

I Love Who I Am in Jesus

God dropped this understanding into my mind and it blessed my heart. I am asking Him to help me convey it to you. “I Love Who I Am in Jesus” has a dual meaning when this thought came to me. I see with an understanding of who I use to be before accepting Jesus in my life. I see with understanding other people in the news and in the local community of not having Jesus in their life. The evil and darkness that was in me, in the news, and those in our community pushed me to the place where God dropped the wonderful understanding “I Love Who I Am in Jesus“.

“I Love Who I Am in Jesus” is not a statement of perfect completion because I am always on a daily basis growing and changing the necessary things towards that goal, which I believe only the true perfection comes after this life. “I Love Who I Am in Jesus” is a statement of a present day status. The dual side to this statement is “I do not love who I was outside of Jesus“.

All of mankind is born outside of Jesus with a fleshly nature that has the potential and susceptibleness to doing things that are evil. Rom. 3:23 “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God“. This is what God says our flesh is capable of doing to ourselves and others. Read over these and check off the ones in your mind that leaps out to you and to those you see in the news along with those in your community.

Gal. 5:19 “The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery;” v20 “idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions,” v21 “and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like…” (BSB translation) Don’t worry about the words you do not understand, but for now the ones you do understand. You can research the meaning of others whenever you want.

There is another list of things of our flesh God tells us that will exist in what He calls the last days before Jesus returns to the earth. This prediction of the last days is pointing out those outside of Jesus that will cause terrible and horrible times for themselves and all of mankind. It will be worth reading over these checking the boxes that reminds you of yourself and those you see in the news and in the community. It really reveals the truth of why “I do not love who I was outside of Jesus“. I hope you see the same for yourself.

2 Tim. 3:1 “But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days.” v2 “People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,” v3 “without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good,” v4 “treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God-” v5 “having a form of godliness but denying its power…“

After reading all of these things of the flesh and you see our news today, I believe you will see we are in the last days and why I appreciate loving the what I am presently am in Jesus and not what I was outside of Jesus. It is possible if you did not see any of these things pertaining to your flesh that you are in the group of people that the evil god of this world has blinded the minds with darkness to those who do not believe and not seeing the light of the one true God and Jesus Christ. 2 Corinthians 4:4 I was once there.

From the list of the last days fleshly actions and thoughts 2 Tim. 3:6 “They are the kind who worm their way into homes and gain control over gullible women, who are loaded down with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires,” How many woman of all ages do we see in the news and the community doing and saying crazy things outside of the scope of common sense in the streets, in the schools, on the internet, and from professional services? It is not just woman, but also males being lead of those you read about the flesh being the leader of their thoughts and actions.

One of the reasons I say, “I Love Who I Am in Jesus” is because if I were still outside of Jesus I would be totally at the mercy of the deception and lies of the evil god of this world along with my selfish flesh. This would be putting me in a place of 2 Tim. 3:7 “always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth“, which the frustration and stress would invoke the state of violence and killing because the inability to see and accept words of truth.

Our flesh and the god of this world puts us in a state of not believing in God and Jn. 12:40 “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so they can neither see with their eyes, nor understand with their hearts, nor turn—and I would heal them.” It is our free will choice to give God a chance in our life. “I Love Who I Am in Jesus” because I gave God that chance to be in my life and share each day with me.

The other reason I say, “I Love Who I Am in Jesus” is because seeing the truth of salvation found only in Jesus, being baptized in Jesus name washing away all of my evil sins and receiving his Holy Spirit as he gave me the words to speak as a sign he had moved inside my body with my spirit to save from this world and my flesh. Not everyone sees this revelation of the original plan of salvation. The plan of salvation Peter preached has been changed by so many Christian claiming religions. I feel this is a dangerous thing and Apostle Paul warns people about this in Gal. 1:8.

I can say in full assurance in this present day my status in the plan of salvation with God and His word lines up in oneness completely with Acts 2:38 “Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” v39 “The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off – for all whom the Lord our God will call.” There is no scripture that says this plan of salvation stopped, changed, or is not longer necessary.

“I Love Who I Am in Jesus” because I know Jesus gave the keys to the kingdom of heaven with the God given power to bind and loose to Peter to preach salvation in Acts 2:38 and not to Matthew to contradict Peter with Mtt. 28:19. Most Christian religions follow Matthew over Peter. What did Jesus have Matthew to write down about Peter? And did he contradict Peter?

Matthew recorded Jesus telling Peter, Mtt. 16:19 “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” Matthew did NOT contradict Peter saying in Mtt. 28:19 “… baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,” Jesus is the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Jesus came to us in the name of Father (Jn. 5:43 I have come in My Father’s name…), obviously he is the name of the son (Mtt. 1:21 “…thou shalt call his name Jesus…“), and the Holy Spirit is sent to us in Jesus name (Jn. 14:26 “…the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send in My name…“).

Not all Christians or the world knows and accepts this truth. Matthew is simply pointing the three different stages God has come to us in what Peter said in Acts 2:38 as the Father of creation, the son of redemption, and the Holy Spirit of regeneration are all in Jesus name. Col. 2:9 “For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity dwells in bodily form.” Some Christian religions believe in a trinity of God and worry about offending their belief a trinity. There was no battle of the trinity and the oneness of God with Peter. Peter did not believe in the trinity of God nor did he worry about offending by baptizing in Jesus name.

After obeying God’s word and receiving the gift of God’s Holy Spirit according to Acts 2:38, I now strive to have Gal. 5:22 “.. the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,” v23  “gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” (BSB translation) A reminder that I have not perfected these traits, but it is a joy to be striving for these things instead of the horrible evil list of things the flesh will do along with ignoring God’s wholesome pure truth.

“I Love Who I Am in Jesus” and “I do not love who I was outside of Jesus“. Being in the state of mind, heart, soul, and strength to have the fruits of God’s Spirit in your life removes the need to have any law or police to keep you in good behavior. The law and the police are for those outside of Jesus blinded by the god of this world and the works of their flesh you see in the news, internet, and the community in these last days.

“I Love Who I Am in Jesus” is not a proclamation of being perfect. It is the foundation of a great gratitude and love being born again of the water and of the Spirit. I love being who I am in Jesus and I don’t want to be anything else, but to be more like him every second that I exist. Jesus promotes goodness.

Look at yourself and ask, am I satisfied with who I am right now? Do I want my flesh that will die one day to dominate how I live or do I want my spirit to have the roommate of God’s Holy Spirit showing me the right way to live this life leaving it behind to go to the place called heaven?

Obeying Acts 2:38 puts you inside the body of Jesus and the Spirit of Jesus inside of you.

“I Love Who I Am in Jesus” I am so happy and deeply grateful to God.

Jesus, Please Know Me

One of my morning routines is to have the audio Bible read to me through my Bluetooth earbuds. The scripture that was being read to me was Mtt. 7:21 “Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.” 22 “Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?” 23 “And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.“

Sadness was the first feeling that hit me hearing these words. There will be people, which keeps me in question to examine myself, that will actually argue and debate God about calling Him Lord here on earth, telling Him they prophesied in His name. They had enough faith in His name to cast out devils along with other wonderful works done in His name. This has all the appearance of a strong faith people convinced in their own minds of being right with God.

Maybe, their faith was strong enough to believe in God like the devils do, but the difference was the devils tremble at that knowledge James 2:19? Also, there were some people in the scriptures practicing casting out devils in Jesus name and the devils replied, “…Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?” Acts 19:16  God always honors belief and faith in Him, but it seems there is more required than just believing and performing miracles. There is the following of His word.

Could it be these people did not practice 2 Cor. 13:5 “Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?” Could it be they only accepted part of God’s word and ignored other parts that are crucial to their walk with God not fully accepting Jesus Christ inside themselves? There is a following factor with God. Rom. 8:14 “For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.“

At this point and time sadness was mixing with a respectful fear in the relationship that I hold with God most dear to my heart. When the audio reached the point of “…I never knew you: depart from me…” Mtt. 17:23 It hit me like a ton of bricks. I love God, His Word, His Spirit, and the daily relationship with Him through Jesus Christ and He said to them depart and He never knew them.

God saved me from such darkness in my mind, heart, and soul. I could not thank Him enough for His living, loving, warm light of salvation and truth. The thought hit me so strong that for me this would be hell within itself before even being sent to the place called hell just hearing the words to depart from me, for I never knew you. This is where the title came from when I said back to the Lord “Jesus, Please Know Me“. I don’t have to go to hell before I already feel hell in hearing those words. Those words are hell within themselves.

I could hear the thief on the cross saying to Jesus, Luke 23:41 “…remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.” This was after the thief examined himself accepting he was a sinner receiving his just reward for the evil deeds he had done and that Jesus was innocent of all they had accused him of. I want to hear what the thief heard from Jesus, Luke 23:43“… Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.” and not the words of “…I never knew you: depart from me…“.Mtt. 17:23

Two things happen with the thief that I believe we all must daily consider. The thief saw his own condition, confessing it with all honesty, and seeing Jesus for all his purity of serving God could save him. We have the scriptures to see ourselves, to get to know God in all the truth, and all the oneness He wants us to walk with Him.

At this moment He dropped the scripture into my spirit Jn. 17:3 “And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.” I realize believing and having faith is necessary, but it’s partner is just as equally crucial in ‘knowing‘ the only true God and Jesus Christ finishes the relationship of oneness God desires to have with us. Jesus always knew the will of God as we are to have the same mind set.

It is absolutely horrible placing yourself in the crowd using all the power of the imagination of those people standing before Him and hearing them say, Mtt. 7:22 “…Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?” Then the voice of the Lord coming back in response with 23 “…I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.” I catch my breathe exhaling slowly with all my spirit, “Jesus, Please Know Me“.

Mtt. 25:31 “When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:” 32 “And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:” “Jesus, Please Know Me“

Sheep and goats have a similar appearance on the outside, but are truly and completely different on the inside. Help us, Jesus to follow you in all truth and changing ourselves to matching your word as close as we can. I try to continually change my ways into the more truth I find in the word of God taking my faith and putting it in an action of following in obedience.

As an example, I saw in the scriptures they baptize in Jesus name only for the washing away of sins because the blood of atonement and forgiveness is inside the name of Jesus only. I was baptized in the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, which are titles of status and not a name. I got re-baptized in Jesus name applying the Lamb’s blood of God washing away all my sins.

I was told, if you just believe the Holy Spirit will automatically dwell inside your heart, but the scriptures say, Acts1:8 “But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you…” Acts 2:39 “For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.” God scripturally gives us a sign we have received His spirit Acts 2:4 “And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.” This is a very intimate bonding with God that our believing alone is not enough without the power of His Spirit.

“Jesus, Please Know Me” is more than just believing in God. It is a combination of believing and obeying His word in all truth to be true worshippers of God Jn. 4:24. Obedience is the starting point of going beyond believing only and the foundation to start building upon in your life starts with obeying this scripture:

Acts 2:38 “Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.“

Start your journey of “Jesus, Please Know Me” by 2 Cor. 13:5 “Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?” Don’t be the one who debates with God saying you did all these things in his name all the while the lack of following the way of God more perfectly becomes your hearing God say to you, depart from me for I never knew you.

JESUS, PLEASE KNOW ME