Acts 1:11 “Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.” NKJV “His name above all names shall stand, exalted more and more at God the Father’s own right hand where angel hosts adore,’ William H. Clark, “Blessed Be the Name.” When Jesus ascended in front of His followers that day on Mt. Olivet,…
“He is Lord.” Do you know that chorus? I just want to share a quote with you from Myer Pearlman on page 150 in his book Knowing The Doctrines of the Bible published by Gospel Publishing House in 1937. In defining the word Lord he says, “the One who by His death has earned the place of sovereign in my heart, and whom I feel constrained to worship and serve with all my powers.” Something to ponder this week and…
What do we need to live a victorious Christian life? What do we need to make us true, fruitful, successful Christians? Jesus. Jesus. Jesus. Everything we receive from God is part of Jesus. He doesn’t give us experiences apart from Jesus. The fruit of the Spirit is Jesus. Everything we learn from Him is what is already in Jesus. Revealing more and more of Jesus. It is releasing Him to live out Himself in and through us by giving Him…
“You stand before God as if you were Christ because Christ stood before God as if He were You.” Charles Spurgeon Jesus Paid It All That is why He died. To stand in for us, to accept the full measure of God’s wrath on our sins. To pay our fines, our debt, the price for our acceptance. The price for our gift of approval from God. That is how much God loved us and loves us. His holiness couldn’t overlook…
Seeing Clearly I pray we would see You, Lord Jesus, as the prize above all else. That seeing you, we will see clearly. You, who have been before all time, set aside Your royalty to take on the human form so You could live as one of us. You, who set aside Your rights, personal needs, and desires to learn obedience, making You the spotless lamb that would be sacrificed for our sins. Although You came as a baby and…
In the beginning, God created a perfect world. The two humans had all they needed. They even could walk and talk with their creator, Elohim, God. But…Evil stepped in and defiled that world and plunged it into darkness. Light sent to the world So God sent His Son, the Light of the World, to bring light to His world, to the people He created. This angered Evil. Forces were deployed to kill that Light before it had a chance to…
Jesus came to remove the separation This Christmas season as many celebrate the birth of the Savior, Jesus Christ, consider with me what His purpose was in coming for you as I share why He came for me. He came to redeem me and to reconcile me to the Father. He came to bridge the chasm that separated me from God. His gift of life. Galatians 3:10-13 2 Corinthians 5:18-19 Living independently of God was choosing to live away…
Jesus Christ came to earth for one purpose His crucifixion. Luke 9:22 The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day.He came to earth, lived a sinless life, then died for the sins of everyone who ever lived. Every person. For me. For you. Every sin. Despicable sins. White lies. And all in between. Romans 3:23 for all have sinned and…
Through Adam’s transgression all sin. His transgression introduced God’s judgment and condemnation resulting in death, eternal separation from our creator. That’s our “gift” through inheritance from Adam. Through the life and death of Jesus Christ, we have been given the gift of grace. His death and resurrection bring us the gift of righteousness(being made clean) and justification (being made right in God’s sight). We no longer have the sentence of death awaiting us. Instead, we have His gift of eternal…
Jesus, consider who He was. This Christmas season, join me as I consider who Jesus was, is, and is to be. If you know Him, let these scriptures be an encouragement to you. If you do not know Him, this could be your introduction to Him. Allow these words to move from your mind to your heart as you meditate on one of them throughout each day. Dec. 1 He was called the eternal Word and He was in the…
