Day: November 30, 2017
God’s Plan of Salvation
1 John 5:11-12 And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. The one who has the Son has this eternal life; the one who does not have the Son of God does not have this eternal life. This passage tells us that God has given us eternal life and this life is in His Son, Jesus Christ. In other words, the way to possess eternal life is to possess God’s Son. The question is, how can a person have the Son of God? Man’s Problem SEPARATION FROM GOD …
Take Courage!
Matthew 14:27 “But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, ‘Take heart; it is I, do not be afraid.’” _____________________________________________________________ This “take heart” shout of Jesus to His frightened followers was a strong order coming from High Command. The words “take heart” in the original Greek come from the military word “to muster courage” or “to gather up courage.” What is being said here would have been spoken by a first century military commander to those under his authority. Notice what Jesus is not ordering them to do – He is not ordering them to think a happy thought or to …
The Power of Deception
Reflections For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. (I John 3:8) When we are joined to the Lord in spirit, that union IS the new creature in Christ. But everything outside of that union remains of the old natural man. You will note that Jesus did not obliterate the works of Satan from the old. He made a new – in Himself. For the new creation in Christ, the works of the Devil are destroyed. But there remains a possibility that Satan could try to get to us through …
Enjoying Life
True enjoyment comes only when we align ourselves with the Lord’s will. Ecclesiastes 2:1-23 2 I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity. 2 I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it? 3 I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the …
Jesus Arrived in the Fullness of Time
Divine Intervention into Time and Space Divine Intervention Galatians 4:3-7 3 Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world. 4 But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.6 And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” 7 Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of …