Reflection  ·  November 8, 2026

Sunday Service  ·  Worship at the Beach — Boquerón

Citizens of HEAVEN · Living on Earth

“What good is it to enjoy everything this world has to offer and lose the opportunity to spend eternity with GOD?”

Pastor Hector Boucet preached this Sunday from the beach at Boquerón, with the ocean in front of him and the congregation gathered under the open sky. The recording begins with the message already underway — and the message opens where the thirst lives: not in the body, but in the heart. Be honest with HIM, he said. If you have tried so many times to take control of something and you have failed, start praying, and start doing something different.

A cold drink at the beach feels like the answer. Whoever drinks physical water will thirst again — no matter how cold the ice is, in a few minutes you will thirst again. But the water JESUS offers is different. In John 4:13-14, JESUS told the woman at the well that the water HE gives becomes a well inside you, springing up into everlasting life. JESUS was talking about something deeper, Pastor Boucet said: the thirst inside our hearts.

John 4:13-14 (KJV)

People can have money, beautiful homes, successful careers, family — and yet still feel empty. There is a thirst that only GOD can satisfy. No one else. The psalmist knew it in Psalm 42:1, and the message kept returning to the same point: this is all about your heart, and that is why it matters so much to surrender your heart to the LORD.

Psalm 42:1 (KJV)

The world may entertain you, Pastor Boucet said, but only JESUS can satisfy your soul. You may have all the money, all the good things you always wanted, a successful business — but your life is more than that. Make sure you have GOD first. If you have GOD on that first position, number one on the list, the rest of it is history.

The heart of the message is John 3:16. JESUS came to save you, not to condemn you. GOD loved the world — that means HE loves you. That means HE loves you even when you tell HIM, “Pastor, I drink every day.” GOD loves you, and with HIS help, if you truly want to get away from it, HE will get you away from it. You only need to be willing for HIM to get total control over your life.

John 3:16 (KJV)

Church is a hospital, Pastor Boucet said — church is a hospital. Not long ago he spoke with a gentleman who put himself very low and said he was not worthy to go to church. “You are totally wrong,” Pastor Boucet told him. Wherever you are, that is exactly where JESUS is going to go. People believe they need to correct everything first — stop smoking, stop drinking, fix the marriage — before they give their lives to the LORD. No. You will not be able to do it under your own power, under your own understanding. When you give your life to the HOLY SPIRIT, when you give your life to the LORD, HE is the one who will take control of your life. You only need to allow HIM to do so.

That is why the church must never look at a brother, a sister, or a visitor and ask where that person came from, or what that person thinks he is doing. If the person smokes or drinks or is doing whatever he is doing, keep your mouth shut — and if you are going to open it, make sure it is to pray for that person. Open your mouth and pray over that person, invite them to church, and show them the same love we all share here. JESUS did not condemn when HE was here. Neither should we. And JESUS does not want you perfect. It would take you a long time, and perhaps you would never be perfect. We are not perfect. HE takes us as we are and transforms us every single day.

Perhaps you were raised in the Catholic church, or attended church all your life, or belong to another Christian denomination. Pastor Boucet said he respects your background — whether you come from the north, the south, the east, or the west, HE is still our FATHER. But knowing about JESUS is not the same as having a personal relationship with JESUS. You could know prayers, attend churches, and know songs, and still miss it. This goes further down. What matters is the relationship HE wants you to have with HIM. JESUS is coming — we do not know when, but HE is coming — and when you have that relationship, you are good. If you only know JESUS and do not have it, this is your time. JESUS today is speaking to you.

Romans 5:8 reminds us that CHRIST died for us while we were yet sinners. Think about that sacrifice: even knowing who we are and who we were, HE still gave HIS life for us. We take it lightly sometimes. But when you deeply think about it, you say, wow — if someone did a sacrifice like that for you, things change up here, in the way you see the person, and things change in your heart, and in the way you act. And Ephesians 2:8-9 settles how it comes: salvation is a gift of GOD’s grace, received through faith — not something we earn through our good works. JESUS is calling you personally. It is all about you with HIM. So go and look for GOD’s face. That is going to be your north.

You do not have to become perfect before coming to JESUS. Pastor Boucet wanted to make that clear, especially to anyone watching through Facebook Live or through YouTube: you do not need to be perfect to come to church. Come as you are, and allow the HOLY SPIRIT to mold you until you get to the level HE wants you to be. HE is the one who transforms your life.

Pastor Boucet returned to the Samaritan woman in John 4:28-29. She came to the well looking for water, but she left after encountering JESUS. She went into the city and told people about the man she had met, and her message was very simple: “Come, see a man.” She had encountered someone who knew her story and still loved her — the same way JESUS knows our story and still loves us.

Listen: we are all in the same boat. Just because we are in church does not mean we are the most holy. JESUS will go exactly where you are at. Just allow HIM to mold you, and HE will bring you up as HE wants. HE is such a gentleman — HE is not going to pressure you. HE does everything with love. And HE knows everything: HE knows what you are struggling with, HE knows your mistakes, HE knows every single sin you are going through. When you talk with JESUS, do not hide things from HIM. HE does not need you to hide. Be real with HIM. HE has the answer for everyone and for everything — and yet HE still loves you. Keep that in your mind: HE still loves you.

Then came the hardest word of the morning: pray for your enemy. Everybody was happy and saying amen, Pastor Boucet said, until he said, pray for your enemy. Then all the amens stopped. It is hard. It is really tough. There are people who have gone through something very difficult with someone — someone who killed a daughter, a son, a dad — and you ask, are you telling me to pray for him? Scripture is clear in Matthew 6:14-15: if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your FATHER forgive your trespasses.

We think we would be hypocrites to pray over a person who did so much damage to our family, a person we do not even want to see. But there are two things here: what we think and feel, and what GOD wants. If HE tells us to pray and to forgive, that is what we are going to do. How? Ask the HOLY SPIRIT. HE is right there. HE dwells in you, and HE is willing to give you the support you need. Be real: “LORD, I want to pray for this person. I do not know how to do it. I do not feel like praying over him, because he did so much damage to my family. Help me forgive.” The more you repeat it, day after day, the more you will have a different feeling in your heart for that person. You will see how the HOLY SPIRIT has been healing your heart. That is what happens when you trust in the LORD and rely on the LORD. There is nothing impossible for GOD. Absolutely nothing impossible.

Pastor Boucet was just about to finish when he turned to Revelation 3:20. JESUS is knocking. HE could knock all day, day and night, 24 hours a day — but if you do not open the door, HE will not go in. HE is just waiting for you to say, “LORD, I am sorry. I opened my door. Just come in.” HE is not going to force anything. HE is such a gentleman that HE is not going to force anything. But you need to be willing to open the door when HE knocks.

Revelation 3:20 (KJV)

Today could be your new beginning. In 2 Corinthians 5:17, the promise is plain: if any man be in CHRIST, he is a new creature. Perhaps you are carrying pain, guilt, fear, disappointment — you name it. Perhaps you have been away from GOD for years. GOD has ways to get you back. There are ways the LORD calls us, and we say, this is not the time, I will go the next time, I need to correct all my stuff first, I am way out of whack right now. JESUS wants you where you are at now. HE is not here to condemn you. HE just wants you to accept HIM just where you are at now.

2 Corinthians 5:17 (KJV)

Romans 10:13 says, “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the LORD shall be saved.” Notice that word, whosoever. That means anybody. And do you know who anybody is? That means you. That means you, and if you are watching through Facebook Live, it means you. You do not have to wait till tomorrow. You do not need to wait till tomorrow. You can make that decision today. Today is a new beginning. You can do it today.

Near the close, Pastor Boucet named the message himself: the greatest invitation. The LORD has HIS way of getting you in. If it is not one way, HE will try to get through the other. What HE wants you to understand is that you need to have your heart wide open, to say, “LORD, I am in.” Then he closed with one question, from Matthew 16:26: what good is it to enjoy everything this world has to offer and lose the opportunity to spend eternity with GOD? There are many things we can enjoy about life, many things. And the worst thing about it is that when we look at our list, GOD is not on that first position. We need to make sure we get HIM up there where HE should be. The rest of it will come.

You honor GOD, and HE will honor you — in anything you do. If you have a business you are starting up, you look first for HIS kingdom and HIS righteousness, as Matthew 6:33 says, and you know what is going to happen with the rest. So you honor HIM, and HE is going to honor you. And JESUS said it plainly in John 14:6:

John 14:6 (KJV)

— Pastor Hector Boucet

The invitation is open, and the knock is sounding now. Open the door: say it plainly to the LORD, “I am in.” Come as you are — you do not need to be perfect first. Pray honestly for the person you find hardest to forgive, even if the prayer starts with, “LORD, help me forgive.” Tell someone what you found, the way the woman at the well did: “Come, see a man.” And put GOD first on the list this week — first in the morning, first in the decision, first in the business — and watch what HE does with the rest.

The Greatest Invitation is not a message to admire and forget. It is a door standing open, and the knock is sounding now. Today is a new beginning — open the door.

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