Lam.3:22-25 The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.
they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness."The LORD is my portion," says my soul, "therefore I will hope in him."
Lam.3:31-33 For the Lord will not cast off forever, but, though he cause grief, he will have compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love; for he does not willingly afflict or grieve the children of men.
In my MacArthur bible commentary, John states this simple truth,"The bedrock of faith is the reality that God keeps all His promises according to His truthful, faithful character."
Lord, you are awesome beyond words. You judge us in truth but Your love is ever faithful. Amen
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Our Redeemer is Strong
Jer.50:34 Their Redeemer is strong; the LORD of hosts is his name.
The definition of redeemer is a person who redeems and believe it or not Webster's has Jesus with the definition. The definition of redeem is to buy back, to free from harm, to extricate by ransom, to release from a debt, to free from a consequence of sin, restore, to make good, to atone for, or to make worthwhile. Well, praise God that they got it right!! Jesus does all these things and more. But, in order for you to know this, you have to know you need a savior! Lord, I pray for wisdom for the lost. To know that they are guilty and condemned but have a way to escape an eternity without a savior. Prepare hearts and minds for the glory of Your plan of salvation, Jesus. Send us out in Your holy name. Amen
The definition of redeemer is a person who redeems and believe it or not Webster's has Jesus with the definition. The definition of redeem is to buy back, to free from harm, to extricate by ransom, to release from a debt, to free from a consequence of sin, restore, to make good, to atone for, or to make worthwhile. Well, praise God that they got it right!! Jesus does all these things and more. But, in order for you to know this, you have to know you need a savior! Lord, I pray for wisdom for the lost. To know that they are guilty and condemned but have a way to escape an eternity without a savior. Prepare hearts and minds for the glory of Your plan of salvation, Jesus. Send us out in Your holy name. Amen
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Arise, O God
Ps.82:1-8 God has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods he holds judgment:
"How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute. Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked." They have neither knowledge nor understanding, they walk about in darkness;
all the foundations of the earth are shaken. I said, "You are gods, sons of the Most High, all of you;
nevertheless, like men you shall die, and fall like any prince." Arise, O God, judge the earth; for you shall inherit all the nations!
Ps. 83:1 O God, do not keep silence; do not hold your peace or be still, O God!
Ps.83:16-18 Fill their faces with shame, that they may seek your name, O LORD.
Let them be put to shame and dismayed forever; let them perish in disgrace, that they may know that you alone, whose name is the LORD, are the Most High over all the earth.
"How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute. Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked." They have neither knowledge nor understanding, they walk about in darkness;
all the foundations of the earth are shaken. I said, "You are gods, sons of the Most High, all of you;
nevertheless, like men you shall die, and fall like any prince." Arise, O God, judge the earth; for you shall inherit all the nations!
Ps. 83:1 O God, do not keep silence; do not hold your peace or be still, O God!
Ps.83:16-18 Fill their faces with shame, that they may seek your name, O LORD.
Let them be put to shame and dismayed forever; let them perish in disgrace, that they may know that you alone, whose name is the LORD, are the Most High over all the earth.
Monday, July 19, 2010
For the Church to Recognize it's Responsibility
Today is week 3 of Charles Stanley's 140 days of intercession for America.
Matt.5:13-16 "You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet.
"You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
We feel right at home in this world!! Have we forgotten that this is not our home? However, we do have a mission here, given to us by God, to make disciples of all nations.
Matt. 28: 18-20 And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age."
We are sojourners here and our Savior Jesus is coming to take us home soon! Here is a tiny glance of our real home.
Rev.21:1-4 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away." Pretty awesome huh? Lord, we deserve Your wrath. But in Your mercy, You give us grace. Thank You is so very inadequate. We praise You for the miracle of grace! Amen
Matt.5:13-16 "You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet.
"You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
We feel right at home in this world!! Have we forgotten that this is not our home? However, we do have a mission here, given to us by God, to make disciples of all nations.
Matt. 28: 18-20 And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age."
We are sojourners here and our Savior Jesus is coming to take us home soon! Here is a tiny glance of our real home.
Rev.21:1-4 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away." Pretty awesome huh? Lord, we deserve Your wrath. But in Your mercy, You give us grace. Thank You is so very inadequate. We praise You for the miracle of grace! Amen
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Hope in God
Ps.43:5 Why are you cast down O' my soul; and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him , my salvation and my God.
Do you ever have those days when nothing seems to go as planned? You just feel so alone in your misery, and can't shake the feelings of despair. Well, that is what makes God a very much needed friend. The reason we need an intimate relationship with Him is because we can't do life alone. His word contains many pep talks for his people. When the devil is in hot pursuit of you , go to our life line, His word. If I could tell Christians things that would bring them closer to their God, it would be, be in His word everyday and pray.
Do you ever have those days when nothing seems to go as planned? You just feel so alone in your misery, and can't shake the feelings of despair. Well, that is what makes God a very much needed friend. The reason we need an intimate relationship with Him is because we can't do life alone. His word contains many pep talks for his people. When the devil is in hot pursuit of you , go to our life line, His word. If I could tell Christians things that would bring them closer to their God, it would be, be in His word everyday and pray.
A Prophet's Compliant/ Prayer/ God's Answer
Habakkuk 1:2-4 O LORD, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not hear? Or cry to you "Violence!"
and you will not save? Why do you make me see iniquity, and why do you idly look at wrong?
Destruction and violence are before me; strife and contention arise. So the law is paralyzed,
and justice never goes forth. For the wicked surround the righteous; so justice goes forth perverted.
Habakkuk 1: 12-13 Are you not from everlasting, O LORD my God, my Holy One?
We shall not die. O LORD, you have ordained them as a judgment, and you, O Rock, have established them for reproof. You who are of purer eyes than to see evil and cannot look at wrong, why do you idly look at traitors and remain silent when the wicked swallows up the man more righteous than he?
God answers!
Habakkuk 1:5 "Look among the nations, and see; wonder and be astounded. For I am doing a work in your days that you would not believe if told.
Habakkuk 2:2-4 2 And the LORD answered me: "Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it. For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay. "Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright within him, but the righteous shall live by his faith.
Habakkuk 2:20 But the LORD is in his holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before him."
Habakkuk 3:2 O LORD, I have heard the report of you, and your work, O LORD, do I fear.
In the midst of the years revive it; in the midst of the years make it known; in wrath remember mercy.
Rejoice!
Habakkuk 3:17-19 Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines,
the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold
and there be no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the LORD; I will take joy in the God of my salvation.
GOD, the Lord, is my strength; he makes my feet like the deer’s; he makes me tread on my high places.
and you will not save? Why do you make me see iniquity, and why do you idly look at wrong?
Destruction and violence are before me; strife and contention arise. So the law is paralyzed,
and justice never goes forth. For the wicked surround the righteous; so justice goes forth perverted.
Habakkuk 1: 12-13 Are you not from everlasting, O LORD my God, my Holy One?
We shall not die. O LORD, you have ordained them as a judgment, and you, O Rock, have established them for reproof. You who are of purer eyes than to see evil and cannot look at wrong, why do you idly look at traitors and remain silent when the wicked swallows up the man more righteous than he?
God answers!
Habakkuk 1:5 "Look among the nations, and see; wonder and be astounded. For I am doing a work in your days that you would not believe if told.
Habakkuk 2:2-4 2 And the LORD answered me: "Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it. For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay. "Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright within him, but the righteous shall live by his faith.
Habakkuk 2:20 But the LORD is in his holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before him."
Habakkuk 3:2 O LORD, I have heard the report of you, and your work, O LORD, do I fear.
In the midst of the years revive it; in the midst of the years make it known; in wrath remember mercy.
Rejoice!
Habakkuk 3:17-19 Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines,
the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold
and there be no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the LORD; I will take joy in the God of my salvation.
GOD, the Lord, is my strength; he makes my feet like the deer’s; he makes me tread on my high places.
Friday, July 16, 2010
False Prophets and Teachers
How do you know if you are being told the truth of the gospel? The most simple answer is to be in the word everyday and to keep it in your heart and mind.
2 Peter 2: 1-3 But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction. And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of truth will be blasphemed. And in their greed they will exploit you with false words.Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.
We are exposed to a lot of preaching, whether it be in church, on the television or the radio. I know that some of the teaching is not accurate. I would only ask that you know the word and test the teaching. In the end, you and you alone will stand before Holy God for judgment. Lord, keep us from false teachers. Burn Your word on our heart forever. Lord God, bless my pastor and keep him from the adversary. Amen
2 Peter 2: 1-3 But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction. And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of truth will be blasphemed. And in their greed they will exploit you with false words.Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.
We are exposed to a lot of preaching, whether it be in church, on the television or the radio. I know that some of the teaching is not accurate. I would only ask that you know the word and test the teaching. In the end, you and you alone will stand before Holy God for judgment. Lord, keep us from false teachers. Burn Your word on our heart forever. Lord God, bless my pastor and keep him from the adversary. Amen
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