I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do. John 17:4
On the night of his arrest, Jesus lifted his eyes toward heaven and prayed. In His prayer, He was able to say that He had glorified His Heavenly Father on earth and finished the work given Him to do. It should be our desire to leave behind a testimony of our faithfulness to God.
When Jesus died on the cross, one of His last statements was: “It is finished.” The work of salvation was complete. Only Jesus, the perfect Lamb of God, could pay the penalty for our sins. But God has a work for each of us to do.
Let us continue our work for the Lord until our task is finished and He calls us home.
RevDB
Wednesday, September 6, 2017
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Our Hope in Christ
Hebrews 6 Why is our hope in Christ better?
Verse one of this chapter speaks volumes about our hope in Christ. Hope in the Old Testament Law and Prophets only pointed toward the coming Christ. Live live in the times when “a greater than Solomon is here!” We not only have salvation in Christ that is eternally secure, but we also have the work of the Holy Spirit in us perfecting the saints according to the will of God! In our Better Christ and His marvelous salvation, we are getting better day by day as we allow the Spirit to change us to be like Him. Verse 9 reveals that there are even better things that accompany salvation. There are many things that the gift of salvation brings with it. You can no doubt name many without much deliberation. Verse 10 reveals that not only are we given better things in salvation, but we have a better ministry for the Lord on this earth.
The Old Testament Saints served God by Faith and passed on to us a goodly heritage. Christ did many things while He walked in the flesh on this earth. But Jesus told His disciples that they would do greater things. That is because we have a Better Hope, and by the power of the resurrection of Christ from the dead, we have a lively hope in Christ. Verse 19 tops them all when we see hope in Christ is the anchor of the soul. This hope never changes and is paramount to all other hope in this world. This hope is anchored within the veil. The Holiest Place in the temple was the Holy of Holies. Our Savior anchored our souls though His salvation in the Holy of Holies in Heaven. Safe and secure is that hope of our soul forever.
Our Hope in Christ is better and the longer we live, the better it becomes!
RevTC
Verse one of this chapter speaks volumes about our hope in Christ. Hope in the Old Testament Law and Prophets only pointed toward the coming Christ. Live live in the times when “a greater than Solomon is here!” We not only have salvation in Christ that is eternally secure, but we also have the work of the Holy Spirit in us perfecting the saints according to the will of God! In our Better Christ and His marvelous salvation, we are getting better day by day as we allow the Spirit to change us to be like Him. Verse 9 reveals that there are even better things that accompany salvation. There are many things that the gift of salvation brings with it. You can no doubt name many without much deliberation. Verse 10 reveals that not only are we given better things in salvation, but we have a better ministry for the Lord on this earth.
The Old Testament Saints served God by Faith and passed on to us a goodly heritage. Christ did many things while He walked in the flesh on this earth. But Jesus told His disciples that they would do greater things. That is because we have a Better Hope, and by the power of the resurrection of Christ from the dead, we have a lively hope in Christ. Verse 19 tops them all when we see hope in Christ is the anchor of the soul. This hope never changes and is paramount to all other hope in this world. This hope is anchored within the veil. The Holiest Place in the temple was the Holy of Holies. Our Savior anchored our souls though His salvation in the Holy of Holies in Heaven. Safe and secure is that hope of our soul forever.
Our Hope in Christ is better and the longer we live, the better it becomes!
RevTC
God doesn’t hold back the good
Psalm 84:11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield: The LORD will give grace and glory: No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
Can you believe this verse. God is our sun, our life giver. He is our shield or protector. He gives us grace meaning that He loves us when we do not deserve it. He gives us glory. He is good to us.
The sweetest part of this verse seems to be that He will just give us any and everything as we are His. He will not withhold good things from us. We think He is holding out but to think that is to believe a lie of the devil.
Here you see what God, Himself, said about His character and how He treats us.
RevAG
Send Them Away
Musing Through Matthew- Send Them Away
In the midst of all our hopeless situations may they find us at Jesus feet.
RevTG.
Monday, September 4, 2017
Daily
Daily
Psalm 68:19 Blessed be the Lord, Who daily loadeth us with benefits, Even the God of our salvation. Selah.
I love that word, daily. He is the God of our salvation but He didn’t just save us and leave us. He didn’t just meet our needs one time. He meets our needs daily. He does more than just meet our needs. He loads us down. He pours it out on us. He pours out benefits.
He carries us through life. He sustains our life. He is our life. He is involved in our lives on a daily basis. No wonder we love and praise Him.
He is so good we can’t imagine anything else but that.
RevAG
Psalm 68:19 Blessed be the Lord, Who daily loadeth us with benefits, Even the God of our salvation. Selah.
I love that word, daily. He is the God of our salvation but He didn’t just save us and leave us. He didn’t just meet our needs one time. He meets our needs daily. He does more than just meet our needs. He loads us down. He pours it out on us. He pours out benefits.
He carries us through life. He sustains our life. He is our life. He is involved in our lives on a daily basis. No wonder we love and praise Him.
He is so good we can’t imagine anything else but that.
RevAG
Labor Day
Let him that stole steal no more; but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth. Eph. 4:28
Thank God for His grace! The thief can find forgiveness. He can also find new purpose and meaning for life. As a forgiven child of God, I am to leave my sins behind and become a productive member of society. One of the ways we do that is by finding meaningful work to provide for ourselves and those in need.
Today is Labor Day. An official Labor Day website describes the holiday as “a yearly national tribute to the contribution workers have made to the strength, prosperity and well-being of our country.”
Thank God for His grace and the health and strength to work that we can give back for all He has given to us.
RevDB
Thank God for His grace! The thief can find forgiveness. He can also find new purpose and meaning for life. As a forgiven child of God, I am to leave my sins behind and become a productive member of society. One of the ways we do that is by finding meaningful work to provide for ourselves and those in need.
Today is Labor Day. An official Labor Day website describes the holiday as “a yearly national tribute to the contribution workers have made to the strength, prosperity and well-being of our country.”
Thank God for His grace and the health and strength to work that we can give back for all He has given to us.
RevDB
Sunday, September 3, 2017
God hears and meets needs
Psalm 57:2 I will cry unto God most high; Unto God that performeth all things for me.
We serve a God that you can cry out to in your time of need. He is a God that works in your life. He will do for you what you need done. He is the great, almighty God. He is not a god you made with your hands but the God of all creation.
What is so beautiful in this verse is that He is the One holding you together. He is the One answering your prayer. He is the One meeting your needs.
He is a personal God doing things for me. He is God that I can cry out to in prayer and expect Him to meet my need. Who has a God like the God of Heaven.
RevAG
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