PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, JOHN COLLINS MINISTRIES: REVIVAL BLOG

From John Collins Ministries:   “Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, ‘Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,’ says the Lord. Therefore ‘If your enemy is hungry, feed him; If he is thirsty, give him a drink; For in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head.’ Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” Romans 12:19-21 (NKJV). I am sure that there are many people who would like to do this but are unable . It is very hard when you are hurt , insulted or mistreated by someone you just want to fight back and get even . It feels good to add insult to injury to someone whom you feel deserves it . It is easy to treat your enemy with utter disrespect and contempt . Who says that they are your enemy though? What drives people to group up together to hate another group whether it’s nationally, internationally, in school, at work, or even in our own families? It is not what God wants from us an...

From John Collins Ministries: “Lord, make me to know my end, And what is the measure of my days, That I may know how frail I am. Indeed, You have made my days as handbreadths, And my age as nothing before You; Certainly every man at his best state is but vapor.” Psalm 39:4-5 (NKJV). People take undue risks with their lives every day. Some people drive crazy, some take drugs and drink too much alcohol and drive , some have chosen to be in gangs , to deal drugs , to steal and break in to places and some just like to fight . People take risks with their lives in the activities that they choose to do and some have risky jobs that require bold courage . I don’t believe that people value life as they should and I don’t believe that the youth of this world values life as they should. Each person that is born is given a certain amount of time to get it right so that they can get to heaven and too many risk that life that has been given and don’t claim...