God is the God of the past, present and future. More than ever, as we enter the new year, we need to be in the Word, in prayer, and filled with the Holy Spirit.
Month: January 2017
When It’s Wise to Wait
God often uses times of waiting to prepare us for His answer or to bring us in line with His timing and purpose Psalm 130 130 Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Jehovah. 2 Lord, hear my voice: Let thine ears be attentive To the voice of my supplications. 3 If thou, Jehovah, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? 4 But there is forgiveness with thee, That thou mayest be feared. 5 I wait for Jehovah, my soul doth wait, And in his word do I hope. 6 My soul waiteth for the Lord …
“And God saw the light.” Genesis 1:4
This morning we noticed the goodness of the light, and the Lord’s dividing it from the darkness, we now note the special eye which the Lord had for the light. “God saw the light”–he looked at it with complacency, gazed upon it with pleasure, saw that it “was good.” If the Lord has given you light, dear reader, he looks on that light with peculiar interest; for not only is it dear to him as his own handiwork, but because it is like himself, for “He is light.” Pleasant it is to the believer to know that God’s eye is …
Resting in Christ
Reflections From the Psalms I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me. (Ps. 3:5) One of the greatest sources of spiritual paralysis in the life of the believer is pre-occupation with SELF. We do this in two ways — either we are constantly fussing over our sins and faults and trying to fix ourselves and make ourselves right, or we are continually exalting our value and worth. Both are from the same source and same error. Indeed, they are our only two options if we do not know Jesus Christ. The Truth of Jesus Christ …
A LIVING HOPE
We could never earn our way into God’s family, but Jesus Christ willingly paid the penalty on our behalf 1 Peter 1:3-5 (KJV) 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, 5 Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. Corinth was a city …
How Christ Dwells in Us
Reflections How does Jesus Christ dwell in a person? Not physically, but spiritually. Paul says: He that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit (with Him). (1 Cor 6:17) A Christian is a person in whom Christ dwells – one who is, “joined to the Lord.” The Greek word for, “joined,” could rightly be translated, “glued, or cemented.” We are being told that Jesus Christ has made us one with Himself – our human spirit has been joined with His Spirit. This is HOW Christ is IN US; it is HOW we are in Christ. If we are joined …
Power of God
As you grow in Christ, and come into the knowledge of Him, the power for such things to govern you will dissipate. That is because Christ is the power of God, and He will be your life. That is the only lasting solution, although many today like to make it more complicated. There are many Christians today who offer various programs geared to fixing such things, but most of them amount to pasting the name of Jesus on man’s wisdom — the world does exactly the same stuff without the name of Christ — AND you can make natural man …
A new bipartisan move, led by Senators Rubio & Cardin, is underway in Congress to defend Israel against UN Resolution 2334. This is encouraging. Here’s the latest.
01/04/2017 Joel C. Rosenberg’s Blog There is good news to report as 2017 begins. With Members of Congress back in Washington to begin a new legislative session, a major bipartisan effort is now underway in both chambers to counter U.N. Security Council Resolution 2334, the anti-Israel measure President Obama shamefully refused to veto just before Hanukkah and Christmas. I commend my friend, Sen. Marco Rubio, the Florida Republican, and Sen. Ben Cardin, the Maryland Democrat, for leading this effort to defend Israel, America’s most faithful and loyal ally in the Middle East. Today, they introduced a Senate resolution with broad bipartisan support that strongly opposes the actions taken by the U.N. …
Bibi Netanyahu just proved why every single Christian should come visit Israel
Prime Minister Netanyahu met with members of Christian communities supportive of Israel while in Kenya, speaking to the group as part of his four-day tour in Africa. The group greeted the Prime Minister by blowing shofars, carrying Israeli flags and singing songs in Hebrew. What he had to say may get you on a plane to Israel faster then you know it!
“Grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.” 2 Peter 3:18
“Grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.” 2 Peter 3:18 “Grow in grace”–not in one grace only, but in all grace. Grow in that root-grace, faith. Believe the promises more firmly than you have done. Let faith increase in fulness, constancy, simplicity. Grow also in love. Ask that your love may become extended, more intense, more practical, influencing every thought, word, and deed. Grow likewise in humility. Seek to lie very low, and know more of your own nothingness. As you grow downward in humility, seek also to grow upward–having nearer approaches to …
He Had You in His Sights
Hebrews 12:2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. _____________________________________________________________ “Get them in sight of Calvary” was the cry of Charles Spurgeon to his associate pastors. This is so true in so many ways if we are going to affect the lives of others. We ought always to be careful to point people to the Cross of Jesus Christ. We can spend time studying the Word or find ourselves …
Crucified WITH Christ
Reflections Paul, the apostle certainly knew that Jesus Christ was crucified FOR him. The fact that Jesus died FOR us – tasted death for every person – is an absolute fact and the foundation of the redemption. But it is precisely because Christ died FOR us that Paul was able to make this statement: I am crucified WITH Christ. (Gal. 2:20) If Jesus merely died FOR us, then we could be legally forgiven. But our old man in Adam would not be crucified in Him. The body of sin would not be destroyed. (Rom. 6:6) That means we would remain …
Question of the Day: Q. I believe your teaching that Jesus’ payment for my sins covers all of my sins from birth to death. Why do some teachers teach that the Lord’s death only covers one’s past sins, and we are personally responsible for our future ones?
Gracethrufaith Question of the Day: Q. I believe your teaching that Jesus’ payment for my sins covers all of my sins from birth to death. Why do some teachers teach that the Lord’s death only covers one’s past sins, and we are personally responsible for our future ones? A. People who teach that only our pre-salvation sins are covered don’t fully comprehend what happened at the cross. The Bible says His death was a once-for-all-time sacrifice for sin that has made perfect forever those who are being made Holy (Hebrews 10:12-14). “Once-for-all-time” means His death covered every sin from the …
The Lifter of My Head
Reflections From the Psalms LORD, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me. Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah. But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. (Ps. 3:1-2) If Christ is in us, then we have two natures — we are joined to the Lord and one spirit with Him. (I Cor. 6:17) This is the new creation in Christ. But there also remains all that is outside of that union …