Study Desk

No longer are God's riches reserved for those who are well-papered. These wonderful riches are now available to those who are grade (unregistered, thought worthless, without pedigree). Here is the secret in black and white, Christ lives in you. And you get to share in his glory.

Through the cross, your debts were paid in full—once and for all time. No longer are you condemned in your actions, but now you are consecrated by his.

Jesus put a whipping on the enemies of God by his triumph on the cross.

They don't ride for the Lord, but for themselves. They ride for their own brand and their own agenda. Jesus is the ramrod of our crew and he holds it together with his own perfection. This is where growth and maturity come from. It doesn't come from following man-made rules.

If you truly have a new life in Christ, set your thoughts on him, not rules about yourself. Jesus is riding at the right hand of God. He has offered you a place in his work, but you'll never accomplish anything by beating yourself up with rules you can never follow.

When Christ is revealed through you, you will share in his glory.

Ride in this new life and be remade in his will and way.

In this new life, it doesn't matter if you are papered or grade, slave or free, barbaric or civilized. Jesus is all that matters and the quicker you learn that, the quicker you learn his ways.

We know y'all have been handpicked by God to cowboy for his outfit. He loves y'all more than you can ever imagine.

Instead, we rode through your herd like little kids at their first branding. We cared for y'all with the gusto of a protective stud watching over his mares and foals.

We treated y'all like a loving rancher teaches his own kids how to be top hands.

We encouraged y'all every single day to never give up, get back on when you were thrown, and to ride in a manner that would make God smile. Every single part of our ride should bring glory to God and his outfit.

A top hand controls his body and his desires. Be honorable and admirable in all that you do and at all times.

Anyone who scoffs at what I'm saying isn't rejecting me, but God himself. And it is the God who gives us all we need to accomplish his goals through the Holy Ghost.

Christ died so he could throw open the gates of heaven so all his cowboys could ride in. Not just those who have rode over the final hill, but those who are still riding as well. One day, we'll be riding together with him.

God told me tell y'all to read this letter to every cowboy and cowgirl who rides for his brand.

And God is going to use these hard times y'all been experiencing to show his judgment on this world and that y'all are worthy of the great things he has planned for your eternity on a thousand hills.

He is a just God and will pay back all those who have hurt his kiddos.

And just when you think you can't handle anymore, he's gonna come riding in and help you. He's done the same for us over and over again. You'll know when he comes to give you relief because you'll see him riding back over the hill. But he won't be alone! He'll bring with him the purifying fire and all his powerful angels.

There will be a reckoning waiting on those who have worshipped the world and its ways instead of accepting his grace and forgiveness.