You Knitted Me Together

Ps.139:13-17
13 For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb. 
14 I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. 
15 My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. 
16 Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them. 
17 How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them!

Science tells us that we are formed by the union of sperm and egg. But, where did the egg and sperm that is hidden deep inside humans come from? Where did the first man come from? Where did the universe come from? Where did the atom come from? Have you ever looked at photos of the progression of a fertilized egg in the womb? It is nothing short of a miracle! To see the tiny human form take shape from a tiny egg and sperm is something only that could be invented by a higher being. Man has some knowledge that God has imparted to him but not all things are known to man and God may never reveal all things. Bow before the God of the universe and give Him praise because He is worthy!

Lord, we are thankful for the knowledge You share. Prayerfully I ask for eyes to be opened to the most important knowledge of the saving power You have given Your Son Jesus. Lord, soften hearts as we speak Your word of truth. In Jesus holy name, Amen.

Corrected-Humbled-Reformed

1 Cor.5:5 you are to deliver this man to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord.

 What do you suppose this verse is saying? It seems to be saying, that in order to bring us to repentance, God allows man to fall under Satan for physical pain. This could only be in the form of disease or injury. This affliction is intended to bring about correction, humbleness, and a reformed man who will listen and follow the Lord's commands! We must have a new heart leading us to new lives in Christ! We are in this world, but only as visitors! Our home is not here!

Job 2:6  And the Lord said to Satan, " Behold, he is in your hand; only spare his life." 
Acts 26:18 to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'

In All Creation

Ps.19:1-4
1 The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. 
2 Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge. 
3 There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard. 
4 Their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tent for the sun

Romans 10:13-18
13 For "everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." 

14 How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? 

15 And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!" 

16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed what he has heard from us?" 

17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ. 

18 But I ask, have they not heard? Indeed they have, for "Their voice has gone out to all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world."

The Gospel is full of life-giving words. These words teach, declare God's glory, give hope through  following Christ and give factual information on Hell and Satan and the destruction he will bring to those who follow him. You must choose whom you will serve! Man will be without excuse!

Lord, have mercy on us. So many dying, ones who serve You and ones who do not. You are a just and loving God, showing mercy to a rebellious people but demanding repentance. Open eyes Lord! Amen

Days Of Affliction

The definition of affliction is something that causes pain or suffering, distress, misery or grief.

Ps.90:15 Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, and for as many years as we have seen evil.

In life there will be sorrow! Sinner or Saint, does not matter, you will be afflicted. As a follower of Christ we turn to Him in sorrow for His mercy and grace. As an sinner who is rebellious and will not repent, in whom do you place your hope?

Ps.86:1-10

1 Incline your ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy. 

2 Preserve my life, for I am godly; save your servant, who trusts in you--you are my God. 

3 Be gracious to me, O Lord, for to you do I cry all the day. 

4 Gladden the soul of your servant, for to you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. 

5 For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you. 

6 Give ear, O LORD, to my prayer; listen to my plea for grace. 

7 In the day of my trouble I call upon you, for you answer me. 

8 There is none like you among the gods, O Lord, nor are there any works like yours. 

9 All the nations you have made shall come and worship before you, O Lord, and shall glorify your name. 

10 For you are great and do wondrous things; you alone are God.

Will you pray and ask God for mercy? Will you plead for our joy to be more than our sorrow? Will you submit to Christ as Lord and Savior?

Ps.90:10-12 

10 The years of our life are seventy, or even by reason of strength eighty; yet their span is but toil and trouble; they are soon gone, and we fly away. 

11 Who considers the power of your anger, and your wrath according to the fear of you? 

12 So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.

Lord, teach us to truly number our days, knowing they all belong to You. Amen

Are You Worth Dying For?

What a sobering question! Someone thought so, the Lord Jesus Christ! Although, He was being obedient to God's command. He did die to make the only way for, those who believe in Him for salvation, to be reconciled to God. Do you ever think about what this gift truly means in terms of this life and eternity? Do you give praise to Him? Do you follow Him? Do you speak to Him like the dear friend He is? Do you share, with others, the hope that is in Christ alone?

Matt.10:30-33
30 But even the hairs of your head are all numbered.
31 Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.
32 So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven,
33 but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.

Romans 3:22-26
22 the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: 

23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 

24 and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 

25 whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. 

26 It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.

At the foot of the cross, mercy is obtained for all who believe Christ is able to save souls from eternal damnation. Salvation is open to all but not all will believe that Christ alone is able to save. You must bow before His throne of grace for salvation, there is no other way!

Acts 4:12

And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”

All men are intended to receive the mercies of the cross....

1Tim.4:10 For to this end we toil and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe.

God's mercy toward unbelievers....

Matt.5:45 
45 so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.

Romans 8:32 He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?

Lord, there is power in your blood, power to save souls from Satan. Those who will believe, those who will follow, those who will love in Your name, these are the ones who will receive mercy. Let us, in love, teach the truth of Your Word. Give us the knowledge to share with the world, that You alone are worthy of all our praise. Write Your commands on our hearts and minds. In Christ name and for His glory! Amen

What If God....

Romans 9:22-23 
22 What if God, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction

23 in order to make known the riches of his glory for vessels of mercy, which he has prepared beforehand for glory-- 

On this earth, created solely by God, there are two types of humans, the righteous or the wicked! There are the saints who have been created for God's glory and the willful sinners whose fate is destruction. It is God's right to pour out mercy or wrath. He wants all men to repent! He has great patience with the sinner, His creation, waiting for him to repent. While we all deserve death for our willful rebellion against God, some repent and beg for mercy, others simply deny Christ and walk the road to their destruction. We are God's vessel, created by Him! Now it is man's choice to be an honor unto God or be a "son of perdition". Unless you repent, you will perish!! No man deserves grace, yet Christ freely offers to all who will repent. That is why we praise God above all. God is sovereign over all things! 

1Thess.4:4-8

4 that each of you should learn to control his own body in a way that is holy and honorable, 

5 not in passionate lust like the heathen, who do not know God; 

6 and that in this matter no one should wrong his brother or take advantage of him. The Lord will punish men for all such sins, as we have already told you and warned you. 

7 For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life. 

8 Therefore, he who rejects this instruction does not reject man but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit. 

Christ sacrifice once for all....

Hebrews 10:3-18

3 But in these sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year. 

4 For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. 

5 Consequently, when Christ came into the world, he said, "Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired, but a body have you prepared for me; 

6 in burnt offerings and sin offerings you have taken no pleasure. 

7 Then I said, 'Behold, I have come to do your will, O God, as it is written of me in the scroll of the book.'" 

8 When he said above, "You have neither desired nor taken pleasure in sacrifices and offerings and burnt offerings and sin offerings" (these are offered according to the law), 

9 then he added, "Behold, I have come to do your will." He does away with the first in order to establish the second. 

10 And by that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. 

11 And every priest stands daily at his service, offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. 

12 But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God, 

13 waiting from that time until his enemies should be made a footstool for his feet. 

14 For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified. 

15 And the Holy Spirit also bears witness to us; for after saying, 

16 "This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws on their hearts, and write them on their minds," 

17 then he adds, "I will remember their sins and their lawless deeds no more." 

18 Where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer any offering for sin.

Father God, in Christ name we ask for mercy for the ones who will not repent. Let us teach Your Word with power and the knowledge that You will forgive and show mercy. Amen

God's Word is here for all who want to know Him!

1Chr.29:9 "And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a whole heart and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches all hearts and understands every plan and thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.

Luke 19:10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost." 

Our humble prayer.....

Luke 18:13 But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me, a sinner!'

Let Your Hand Be On The Man of Your Right Hand

Ps.80:17-18
17 But let your hand be on the man of your right hand, the son of man whom you have made strong for yourself!
18 Then we shall not turn back from you; give us life, and we will call upon your name!

All power has been given Him! Our Deliverer, our Messiah, the arm of the Lord, the Protector and Savior of the Church, who? Christ Jesus! In Him, alone do we have strength! In Him we have died to our self and are raised to new life. We are set apart for His glory!!! Lord God Almighty, show mercy to us sinners. Teach us Your ways and give us knowledge to lead the world to repentance in You. Amen

Who He is....
Dan.7:13 

I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him.

Matthew 26:64 "Yes, it is as you say," Jesus replied. "But I say to all of you: In the future you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven."

Matthew 28:18 Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

Revelation 1:7 Look, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and all the peoples of the earth will mourn because of him. So shall it be! Amen.

Who we are....

Ps.8:4 

what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him?

Hebrews 2:6 But there is a place where someone has testified: "What is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him?

Job 7:18 that you examine him every morning and test him every moment?

Psalm 144:3 O LORD, what is man that you care for him, the son of man that you think of him?

Humble yourself before the Lord and beg for mercy! Search His goodness and see He is there for you if you seek Him with your whole heart!!!

United By Faith

Roman 4:3-6

3 For what does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness." 
4 Now to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due. 
5 And to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness, 
6 just as David also speaks of the blessing of the one to whom God counts righteousness apart from works:


John 6:29

29 Jesus answered them, "This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent." 

Men are sinners! They are ungodly! They lie, cheat, steal, commit adultery, fornicate, murder, twist God's word, engage in unnatural sex acts and commit all other manner of evil. How can man be justified before holy God? He can not!! God, knowing man could never follow the law, made a way, the only way, for us to be reconciled to Him, His Son Jesus Christ. Our souls have been defiled by sin. God judges not as if we are pure but that Christ is and through Him we are covered ! We are undeserving of this gift but Christ died in our place and therefore we are given the precious gift of salvation through faith in Christ alone! There is nothing you can do to earn salvation! It is given by Christ to you if you will repent! This is what unites man, God and Christ! Faith in God through Christ, that Christ alone saves the sinner from Hell!

Romans 3:22-25

22 the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: 

23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 

24 and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 

25 whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. 

Lord God blessed is Your name! I pray for souls that are lost, for the ones who do not believe, the ones who will not yield, the ones who want to trust but have not heard the gospel and the ones who have been enticed away by false doctrine. You are the only true God, creator, judge and given of life. Amen