Faith in the Lord

We never give up. Our bodies are gradually dying, but we ourselves are being made stronger each day.  These little troubles are getting us ready for an eternal glory that will make all our troubles seem like nothing. Thing that are seen do not last for ever, but things that are not  seen are eternal. That is why we keep our minds on  the things that can be seen. Our bodies are like tents that we live  in here on earth. But when these tents are destroyed, we know that God will give each of us a place to live. These homes wont’t be buildings that someone has made, but they are in heaven and will last for ever.  

Treasure

God has been kind enough to trust us with this work. That’s why we never give up. We do not do shameful things  that must be kept secret. And we do not try to fool anyone or twist God message around. God is our witness that we speak only the truth, so others will be sure that we can be trusted. If there is anything hidden about our message, it is hidden only to someone who is lost.

Jesus say about rich man

Jesus said to his disciples, “it is terribly hard for rich people to get in to the kingdom of heaven!. In fact, it is easier for camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich person to get in to God’s kingdom.”

Jesus told them

Jesus  came to them and said : “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth, go to the people of all nations and make them my disciples. Baptise them in the name of the father, the son, and the holy spirit, and teach them  to do everything I have told you. I will be with you always, even until the end of the world.      

Jesus is buried

That evening a rich disciple named Joseph from the town of Arimathea went and asked for Jesus body. Pilate gave orders for it to be given to Joseph, who took the body and wrapped it in clean linen cloth. Then Joseph put the body in his own tomb that had been cut in to solid rock and never been in used. He rolled a big stone against the entrance to the tomband went away. All this time Mary Magdalene and the other mary were sitting across from the tomb.

On the next day, which was  a sabbath, the chief priest and the pharisees went together to Pilate. They said, “sir we remember what that liar said while he was still alive. He claimed that in 3 days He would come back from death. So please order the tomb to be carefully guarded for 3 days. If you don’t, his disciples may come and steal his body. They will tell the people that He is been raised to life, and thislast lie will be worse than the first one.”

Pilate said to them, “all right, take some of your soldiers and guard the tomb as well as you know how.” So they sealed it tight and placed soldiers there to guard it.

The sabbath was over, and it was almost daybreak on. Sunday when Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. Suddenly a strong earthquake struck and the Lord’s angel came down from heaven. He rolled away the stone and sat on it. The angel looked as bright as lightning and His clothes were white as snow. The guards shook from fear and fell down, as though they were dead. The angel said to the women, “don’t be affraid ! I know you are looking for Jesus, who was nailed to a cross, He is not here ! God has raised Him to life, just as Jesus said, He would, come see the place where his body was lying, now hurry ! tell his disciples that  He has been  raised to life and is on his way to Galilee, go there and you will see Him, that is what I came to tell you.”

While the women were on their way, some soldiers who had been guarding the tomb went into the city.  They told the chief priest everything that had happened. So the chief priest met with the leaders and decided to bribe the soldiers with a lot of money. They said to the soldiers, “tell everyone that Jesus disciples came during the night and stole his body while you were a sleep, if the governor hears about this, we will talk to him, you won’t have anything to worry about.” The soldiers took the money and did what they were told, the jewish people still tell each other this story.

The earth shook

At once the curtain in the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, and rock split apart. Graves opened, and many of God’s people were raised to life. Then after  Jesus had risen to life, they came out of their graves and went in to the holy city, where they were seen by many people. The officer and the soldiers guarding Jesus felt the earthquake and saw everything else that happened. They were frightened and said, “ This man really was God’s Son!”.      

The King

When the Son of Man  come in His glory with all of His angels, He will sit on his royal throne. The people of all nations will be brougt before Him, and He will separate them, as shepherds separate  their sheep from their goats. He will place the sheep on His right and the goats on His left. Then the King will say to those on His right, “My Father has blessed you! Come and receive the kingdom that was prepared for you before the world was created. When I was hungry, you gave Me something to eat, and when I was thirsty, you gave Me something to drink. When I was a stranger, you welcome Me, and when I was naked,you gave me clothes to wear. When I was sick, you took care of Me, and when I was in jail, you visited Me”.

Then the ones who pleased the Lord will ask, “when did  we welcome you as a stranger or give you clothes to wear or visit you while you were sick or in jail?”.

The King will answer, “whenewer you did it for any of My people, no matter how unimportant they seemed, you did it for Me”.