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Acts 1:8
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I made this account because the Gospel is beautiful. Jesus’s birth, perfect life, his death, and his resurrection is the most perfect, most beautiful story ever written, and the best part is that it’s the truth. Jesus really did die for our sins so we could spend eternity with him.

I think that beauty is shown in all creation and is something worth sharing.

Acts 1:8 says “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth”.

For me, it would be a shame to know the truth of what Jesus did for me and know everything that I’ve learned throughout my walk and not share it with other people. And not being a witness to the great works that God has done within me and what I’ve seen in other people.

I wanted to give something like this a go for a while now. Sharing my faith and my beliefs and thoughts about the word of God. So, I hope you enjoy what I have to say. And I’m open for any discussion and questions about my walk with God.

And I hope that I can adequately share the love of God with anyone reading.

-Jesse by @jesses_notes

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8 months ago

God Uses Your Sin for His Glory

Reading through the minor prophets, there is a common theme that has resonated with me throughout each of the respective books: God using sin and struggle for His glory and His mission.

Look at the book of Hosea, for example. For context, Hosea is called to marry an unfaithful prostitute, Gomer, by God. She is unfaithful, but Hosea is unwavering in his mission, rescuing her multiple times from her own sin. It’s such a beautiful metaphor of God’s faithfulness; God used Hosea’s contrast of purity and faithfulness as a witness of grace to Gomer and through him, she saw God’s glory and left that lifestyle. The Lord used Gomer’s repetitive sin to show Hosea His grace and used Hosea’s forgiveness to show Gomer His mercy.

Look at Jonah’s story. He fled from God’s calling as far as he possibly could. However, God used that sin to show His power and His deity to the sailors on that ship. In Chapter 1, verse 5, when God called upon the waves to unsettle that ship, it says that “each sailor cried out to his own god, as Jonah laid in the inner part of the ship and rested.” As Jonah awoke and described the Lord’s will in his life and him fleeing from God, the sailors began fearing God. In verse 16, after the sailors threw Jonah overboard and the sea ceased its rage, it says “the men feared the Lord exceedingly.” Who knows if the sailors would have ever seen the Lord without Jonah’s sin?

This is not a call to continue in your sin and in your struggles. It is a call to allow the Lord to use your past struggles as a testimony to His present faithfulness. Amos 5:14 says “Seek good, and not evil, that you may live; and so the LORD, the God of hosts, will be with you, as you have said.” The beauty of God is He can take the things we struggle with the most and use it to reach other people. Let your repentance be an example, your sin a testimony, and your life a vessel for His glory. by @jesses_notes

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20 days ago

The Holy Comforter

“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth give way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its swelling. Selah”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭46‬:‭1‬-‭3

What does godly comfort mean to you? This is a question I’ve been pondering for the past 24 hours, and the Lord opened my eyes up to so much depth in terms of His comfort that he gives to us. It means the Holy Spirit guiding us the believers towards His plan(s) for our lives. It’s the reassurance that through tough times and chaos in our lives that there’s always a God who is above all trials and tribulations that we face. The biggest thing for me was the impact of other believers being vessels of comfort and grace in my life. It’s the people who when you are at your highest keep you grounded and humbled but don’t allow you to fall. It’s also the people who when you do fall, catch you and put you on their backs and carry you back towards the One who can provide eternal comfort; Jesus Christ. That’s what comfort means to me.

“But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.” John 14:26 by @jesses_notes

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2 months ago

How Great God’s Love Is

My perspective on love and its power has shifted over the past month. At Field Training, I learned just how powerful and important love is in helping us through difficult situations. I learned what it means to love God by living each day for the purpose of fulfilling His calling on my life, to love others by serving and caring for them every day, and to love my country by striving to be the best version of myself and being willing to make sacrifices for people I may never even know.

The most incredible part of reflecting on God’s love, however, was realizing that as deeply and completely as I could love these things, my love is only a small glimpse of Christ’s love for us. Jesus fulfilled His purpose on the cross, even when it meant enduring unimaginable suffering. He came to earth not to be served, but to serve. And He made the greatest sacrifice of all by dying on the cross for our sins.

Yet as much as our love wavers and fluxes, God’s love is unwavering, everlasting, and unconditional. Romans 8:38–39 says, “For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” No matter how much our love wavers, we can rest in the certainty that God’s love will never fail.

I close with Ephesians 3:18–19: “[I pray that you] may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.” May the greatness of God’s love never become ordinary to us, but instead shape the way we live, serve, and love every day. by @jesses_notes

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4 months ago

There is a difference between being a PART of the movement and wanting to HEAR from the movement.

I think of the Parable of the Sower: in summary, a farmer scatters seed on different types of soil. The rocky ground represents a heart that receives the Word quickly but shallowly. It springs up fast, but with no deep roots, it withers under pressure. The good soil represents a heart that receives the Word, holds onto it, and allows it to take deep root—producing lasting fruit far beyond what was sown. The difference isn’t just hearing the Word—it’s whether it’s allowed to transform you over time.

The rocky ground isn’t just someone who hears; it’s someone who engages, feels inspired, maybe even responds quickly—but doesn’t endure. The good soil is someone who isn’t just part of the movement, but is being formed by it.

We are beyond blessed with access to the Word compared to past generations. But accessibility doesn’t equal depth; proximity doesn’t equal transformation. Discernment is necessary. I challenge you not to ask, “What did I hear today?” but, “What is taking root within me—and how is it changing me?”

Think of Jesus before the Sermon on the Mount—great multitudes followed Him, but then it shifts to His disciples. The multitudes wanted to receive something; the disciples were being formed. Many were near Him—but not all were changed by Him.

So when the Word is sown in your life, don’t measure it by what you heard—measure it by what takes root. Because the difference between the crowd and the disciple is not proximity to Jesus, but transformation by Him. by @jesses_notes

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6 months ago

Proclaiming Your Faith

We live in a time where openly following Christ can put you at odds with the culture around you. In some cases, people across the continent and the world face criticism or consequences for their declarations of faith. This should raise an important question in the minds of believers: in a culture that increasingly challenges Christian beliefs, what does it truly mean to proclaim the faith, and how can you do it properly in these times?

Firstly, what does it mean to declare your faith? “Proclaiming your faith” is a public declaration of your beliefs by testifying that Jesus is Lord. Romans 10:9 says, “if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” One prime example of a way of outwardly showing your inner faith is through baptism. In Protestantism, baptism represents the cleansing of sin and the forgiveness God has given. It also represents a public declaration of your faith and what God has done in your life. There are other ways to spread what you believe, but that’s just one prevalent example.

This leads to another important question: is there a proper way to share your faith with others? The short answer is that there is not one black-and-white, size-fits-all way to share the Gospel with a nonbeliever. Every person responds differently to presentations of the Gospel. Sharing your testimony might work for one person, but another might find service the best presentation of the Gospel. As 1 Peter 3:15 teaches, we should share our faith with “gentleness and respect.” If I can leave one thing, it’s that the most important thing to remember when proclaiming your faith is to do so with sincerity, humility, and love, treating them as children of God.

In a sinful and broken world, proclaiming the Word remains as important as ever. Share what the Lord has done in your life, and let both your words and your actions point others to Him. by @jesses_notes

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6 months ago

Thank you Jesus.

Something so often said, yet I feel it can overlook just how truly BLESSED each and every person is. We woke up this morning, and God gave us another day with His creation. It’s so easy for me to overlook how much of a blessing it is to wake up healthy, under a roof, with food and water in abundance—and most of all, how much of a blessing it is that access to God is so close to me. What a gift that is.

At the same time, not everyone is walking through a season that feels easy or full of visible blessings. Even though it can be hard to recognize during the low points, God is still good, still present, and still working. Whether in abundance or in struggle, His faithfulness doesn’t change.

James 1:17 reminds us that “every good and perfect gift is from above,” a reflection that everyday things are gifts from God—not just the big miracles, but even the quiet, ordinary grace we might otherwise miss.

So, thank you Jesus. For everything. May we all have eyes to see His goodness today. by @jesses_notes

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7 months ago

No one can be saved without a substitute. Ours is Jesus Christ.

One thing that I’ve relearned in the past week is how much God pulled not only myself, but the people of Israel, off the canvas of their own sin and destruction. And not only is He merciful in not punishing us for our sin, He’s gracious in giving us a way out of sin through the substitution of our sin on the cross through Christ Jesus as well as bridging the chasm between the sin of humanity and the flawlessness of the Lord.

Without Christ, we are placed in hell for all of eternity as the price for our sins. Without Christ, we have eternity with Him. We cannot save ourselves; we need a perfect substitute: Jesus Christ.

““Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6‬:‭31‬-‭33‬ ‭

“But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.”
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭53‬:‭5‬ by @jesses_notes

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7 months ago

What does it mean to live a holy life?

I believe first and foremost that faith apart from works is the means for salvation. However, I also believe that our lives should change in accordance to accepting Jesus into our hearts for one reason: Jesus has the power to change our lives. 2 Corinthians 5:17 says “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.”
‭‭(2 Corinthians‬ ‭5‬:‭17). Shouldn’t having the greatest gift, having the holiest deity cause some magnitude of change?

Having a recognition of the goodness of God should cause a pursuit in our hearts and souls to be like Jesus, as He calls us to do. 1 John 2:6 says ““whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.” (1 John‬ ‭2‬:‭6‬).

Now what does that look like for the Christian? First, by pursuing the Lord God in trying to be more like Him. Secondly, by striving for the fruits of the Spirit, as stated in Galatians 5. Thirdly, we live a holy life by keeping the commandments.

Expecting perfection in these things is impossible, but it shouldn’t stop us from pursuing it.

My dad’s old church used to have a saying: Love God. Love others. Live holy lives. I think we as Christians need to do that as well. by @jesses_notes

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