Day: November 26, 2017

3 – Jesus is Superior to all The Angels 2

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The text now continues to describe the creator and His handiwork expressed in Psalm 102:25-27. The Jewish person to whom our text was written would know the Psalms. The Psalms though affirm the creation account in Genesis. Only God can create. Mankind is not able to do this. He can manage, rearrange and form. He cannot create matter out of nothing ex nihlo. This is the Latin meaning for “out of nothing.” In the beginning is a direct reference to the creation of the physical property of time. When we ponder the concept of time we find it impossible to …

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Praise Builds Courage

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Honoring God in the midst of trouble causes us to go from frightened to courageous   2 Chronicles 20:14-30 14 Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, came the Spirit of the Lord in the midst of the congregation; 15 And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the Lord unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s. …

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2 Corinthians 1:20 20 For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.

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2 Corinthians 1:20 20 For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us. What are the promises for? The promises were never intended to be a matter of personal pleasure, either in the case of Israel or in our case…. As the Lord’s children we are often found in situations of personal embarrassment, personal difficulty, personal suffering, in a place where things for us are hard. At such times we are apt to take hold of some portion of the Word of God, and take that to the …

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CHRIST IS SUPERIOR TO ALL CELESTIAL BEINGS

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Hebrews 1:10-2:8 10 And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands: 11 they shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; 12 and as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail. 13 But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit, on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool? 14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs …

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