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A Little Bit About Me... |
My name is Jeremey Voit. I was born and raised in Virginia. I've been photographing for about 8 years now, off and on.
The goal of Kingdom First Photography is to seek first to bring glory to God, and that through photographs of His beautiful creation you may be uplifted and encouraged, and that you might be pointed to the cross of Christ, where there is abundant grace, forgiveness, and mercy. All freely given to those that humble themselves, turn from sin, and place faith in Jesus.
I also aim to bring quality Biblical articles, blogs, and video for the equipping of Christians to learn more about Christ and to share the gospel. I also plan to offer quality prints showcasing God's creation at reasonable prices.
Thanks so much for being here, and I'm grateful for the ability and opportunity to bring this content to you!
Let me share a little more about me if I may. As a kid we started going to church, and I spent a lot of my youth in church. I came to accept Christ as my Savior when I was young but after we left church a number of years later, I drifted away. I never did anything horrific growing up but I wasn't a perfect child either. I know God kept me from a lot. Well several years later I felt a huge desire to return to church, and since then God has been shaping me and helping me in my walk with Him.
But the bottom line is, the most important thing that ever happened in my life isn't the amazing photographic opportunities I've had, the friends and family that God has given me, though I am incredibly thankful for both. No, it's the decision to accept Christ. Maybe you're reading this and you think all that sounds silly, but let me explain it a little bit more.
You see, as I said I never did anything horrific, yet at the same time I sinned greatly. Sin being anything that we say or do or even think that is against what God would have for us. Because of this, I was separated from God, because God is righteous, loving, and just. He can't excuse sin. In fact, here's what the Bible says about it:
"for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God," - Romans 3:23
That's everybody. You, me, your mom, your dad, your best friend, and that guy at the coffee shop.
So, what's the big deal with sin?
"For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." - Romans 6:23
We'll get to that second part in a minute. First, that wages thing is pretty serious sounding isn't it? Maybe you think that's harsh of God to punish sin, but think about this. Say someone murders someone else, and they're brought to court. Is the judge a loving and righteous judge towards the family of the one killed, if he just lets the murderer go? Of course not!
The difference being, God is God. He is perfect, and so His standard. Ever heard of the ten commandments? Lying, stealing, taking God's name in vain are just 3 among the 10, and I bet if you're really honest with yourself, you've committed at least 1 or 2 of those sins, probably all, am I right?
So, based on that, I'd say we're all deserving of hell.
But that second part that we glanced over earlier, that's the wonderful truth of the gospel. You see, in Romans 5:8 it says:
"But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us."
God loves us and wants better for us, but He also can't look on sin, so what did He do to make it so we could be right with Him?
He sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to die in our place. Here's what happened. You see, God came as a man, born of a virgin (that's why Christians celebrate Christmas). He lived a perfect, sinless life. Something we could never do! But He was wrongfully accused, and sentenced to death on a cross. He willingly laid down His life, taking the punishment our sins deserve. He died, was buried, but the story doesn't end there. Three days later, He rose from the grave, and now He is with the Father in heaven.
Because of all of this, we can have forgiveness of our sins, and have that relationship with Christ.
Romans 10:9 says: "that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved."
It's really that easy.
So, in the quietness of your heart, if you believe these things truthfully, confess your sins to God, put your trust and faith in Jesus Christ, believing in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead. Put your trust in Him as you would a parachute, knowing He will save you. And make Him Lord of your life. That means it's His way, not yours.
I'm so glad that God called me to Him as a child, and that I accepted that free gift of salvation. I hope that you will respond in faith as well.
Sincerely,
Jeremey Voit
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
The goal of Kingdom First Photography is to seek first to bring glory to God, and that through photographs of His beautiful creation you may be uplifted and encouraged, and that you might be pointed to the cross of Christ, where there is abundant grace, forgiveness, and mercy. All freely given to those that humble themselves, turn from sin, and place faith in Jesus.
I also aim to bring quality Biblical articles, blogs, and video for the equipping of Christians to learn more about Christ and to share the gospel. I also plan to offer quality prints showcasing God's creation at reasonable prices.
Thanks so much for being here, and I'm grateful for the ability and opportunity to bring this content to you!
Let me share a little more about me if I may. As a kid we started going to church, and I spent a lot of my youth in church. I came to accept Christ as my Savior when I was young but after we left church a number of years later, I drifted away. I never did anything horrific growing up but I wasn't a perfect child either. I know God kept me from a lot. Well several years later I felt a huge desire to return to church, and since then God has been shaping me and helping me in my walk with Him.
But the bottom line is, the most important thing that ever happened in my life isn't the amazing photographic opportunities I've had, the friends and family that God has given me, though I am incredibly thankful for both. No, it's the decision to accept Christ. Maybe you're reading this and you think all that sounds silly, but let me explain it a little bit more.
You see, as I said I never did anything horrific, yet at the same time I sinned greatly. Sin being anything that we say or do or even think that is against what God would have for us. Because of this, I was separated from God, because God is righteous, loving, and just. He can't excuse sin. In fact, here's what the Bible says about it:
"for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God," - Romans 3:23
That's everybody. You, me, your mom, your dad, your best friend, and that guy at the coffee shop.
So, what's the big deal with sin?
"For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." - Romans 6:23
We'll get to that second part in a minute. First, that wages thing is pretty serious sounding isn't it? Maybe you think that's harsh of God to punish sin, but think about this. Say someone murders someone else, and they're brought to court. Is the judge a loving and righteous judge towards the family of the one killed, if he just lets the murderer go? Of course not!
The difference being, God is God. He is perfect, and so His standard. Ever heard of the ten commandments? Lying, stealing, taking God's name in vain are just 3 among the 10, and I bet if you're really honest with yourself, you've committed at least 1 or 2 of those sins, probably all, am I right?
So, based on that, I'd say we're all deserving of hell.
But that second part that we glanced over earlier, that's the wonderful truth of the gospel. You see, in Romans 5:8 it says:
"But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us."
God loves us and wants better for us, but He also can't look on sin, so what did He do to make it so we could be right with Him?
He sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to die in our place. Here's what happened. You see, God came as a man, born of a virgin (that's why Christians celebrate Christmas). He lived a perfect, sinless life. Something we could never do! But He was wrongfully accused, and sentenced to death on a cross. He willingly laid down His life, taking the punishment our sins deserve. He died, was buried, but the story doesn't end there. Three days later, He rose from the grave, and now He is with the Father in heaven.
Because of all of this, we can have forgiveness of our sins, and have that relationship with Christ.
Romans 10:9 says: "that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved."
It's really that easy.
So, in the quietness of your heart, if you believe these things truthfully, confess your sins to God, put your trust and faith in Jesus Christ, believing in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead. Put your trust in Him as you would a parachute, knowing He will save you. And make Him Lord of your life. That means it's His way, not yours.
I'm so glad that God called me to Him as a child, and that I accepted that free gift of salvation. I hope that you will respond in faith as well.
Sincerely,
Jeremey Voit
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Note:
I heard a sermon speaking on Christian liberty. Man, what a convicting and difficult to traverse subject. One that I personally can quite probably over think as well.
This all being said I had the thought that, perhaps, some may see my photos, or see me in the wild, and think that I'm going to places I'm not supposed to, or that I'm trampling vegetation in an effort to get a shot. So I felt, in the spirit of Christian liberty and conscience, I would do a brief explanation of my process. I do try to research, even contact park authorities to figure out what and where I can go.
When I do go off trail, I do try to follow some semblance of leave no trace, by stepping on dirt, rocks, dead wood, etc. instead of living plants if possible. As a steward of creation, I do feel that to a reasonable degree I should take care to not destroy even plant life. I also want to try to follow, as aforementioned, park laws and such.
So why am I explaining all this? Because while I do feel that by doing what I'm doing, I'm fine, I don't want someone else to be led to go against their conscience in a similar situation.
Thanks guys!
This all being said I had the thought that, perhaps, some may see my photos, or see me in the wild, and think that I'm going to places I'm not supposed to, or that I'm trampling vegetation in an effort to get a shot. So I felt, in the spirit of Christian liberty and conscience, I would do a brief explanation of my process. I do try to research, even contact park authorities to figure out what and where I can go.
When I do go off trail, I do try to follow some semblance of leave no trace, by stepping on dirt, rocks, dead wood, etc. instead of living plants if possible. As a steward of creation, I do feel that to a reasonable degree I should take care to not destroy even plant life. I also want to try to follow, as aforementioned, park laws and such.
So why am I explaining all this? Because while I do feel that by doing what I'm doing, I'm fine, I don't want someone else to be led to go against their conscience in a similar situation.
Thanks guys!