Saturday, May 30, 2020
Friday, May 29, 2020
Love's Ultimate Sacrifice
LOVE'S ULTIMATE SACRIFICE
1 John 4:10
Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
Propitiation in the Bible is used twice (1 John 2:2 & 1 John 4:10) and means: atoning sacrifice to appease a holy God whose very presence and name is Holy and, thus, demands a holy people.
But we cannot make ourselves clean enough nor holy enough to be in God's presence. We needed Someone to do this for us. So God sent His one and only Son, whose ultimate purpose was to die on the cross with the weight of the sins of the whole world laid upon Him; to take our place and our punishment for sin.
No matter how much we love God it is not enough to save our souls.
No matter how much God loves us it is not enough to save our souls.
We must believe that Jesus Christ IS God's one and only Son, that Christ did die on the cross in our stead, that He conquered death, hell and the grave by walking out of the tomb (leaving it empty) and into the eternal presence of God His Holy Father. That's faith. My faith.
1 John 4:10
Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
Propitiation in the Bible is used twice (1 John 2:2 & 1 John 4:10) and means: atoning sacrifice to appease a holy God whose very presence and name is Holy and, thus, demands a holy people.
But we cannot make ourselves clean enough nor holy enough to be in God's presence. We needed Someone to do this for us. So God sent His one and only Son, whose ultimate purpose was to die on the cross with the weight of the sins of the whole world laid upon Him; to take our place and our punishment for sin.
No matter how much we love God it is not enough to save our souls.
No matter how much God loves us it is not enough to save our souls.
We must believe that Jesus Christ IS God's one and only Son, that Christ did die on the cross in our stead, that He conquered death, hell and the grave by walking out of the tomb (leaving it empty) and into the eternal presence of God His Holy Father. That's faith. My faith.
Monday, May 25, 2020
Spirit Song - One More Step
One more step
Across the floor
Then one more step
And through the Door
All my new life
I'll walk this road
Then One more step
'Til No more road.
From my first breath to my last
From my future to my past
You looked beyond what I could see
You opened doors just for me
You never left me all alone
We walked together
Till we walked home.
One more step
Across the Way
Then one more step
Through the open Gate
All my new life
I've walked with You
Now One more step
And we are through.
(in memory of Aunt Fern Holt 12-1-1932 to 5-23-2020)
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Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Common Sense Is A Personal Relationship with Jesus Christ
If you don't have Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, you don't have common sense. Common sense is logic and reason applied to everyday living. And we can't apply it if we don't have a constant, consistent everyday life with Jesus Christ.
Common sense isn't gone; it's just not being applied with the right motives. What does God's Word say to us regarding this use of logic and reason?
Isaiah 1:18
“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool."
and again in
Romans 12:1
"Therefore I exhort you, brothers, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy to God, well-pleasing, which is your reasonable service."
Reason applied to our lives and lifestyles: obedience to God's Living Word which comes to live in us when we repent of our wicked and evil ways and begin to live according to His Word through the power of His Holy Spirit.
This is that day.
There is no set-in-stone sinners' prayer.
Just pray from your heart like I did.
Use your words to seek out God,
acknowledge your wrongdoings,
admit you are a sinner and
ask His forgiveness.
And if you are truly sincere,
then God will truly forgive you.
And you will become His child.
Believe that Jesus Christ is
His only begotten Son
who died on the cross in your place/stead,
was buried and rose from the dead
after three days,
conquering death, hell and the grave in that time;
who walked out of the tomb and
into the garden
and eventually
the hearts of we who believe.
Commit yourselves to following
Jesus Christ
wherever He may lead you.
Commit yourselves to reading and studying
God's Word on a daily basis
with the help of God's Holy Spirit
leading you and guiding you
and revealing to you and I
moment by moment
the Truth of God's
Love in His Word.
A-B-C
Admit sin in our life
Believe on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ
Commit your heart to following Him
There is no set-in-stone sinners' prayer.
Just pray from your heart like I did.
Use your words to seek out God,
acknowledge your wrongdoings,
admit you are a sinner and
ask His forgiveness.
And if you are truly sincere,
then God will truly forgive you.
And you will become His child.
Believe that Jesus Christ is
His only begotten Son
who died on the cross in your place/stead,
was buried and rose from the dead
after three days,
conquering death, hell and the grave in that time;
who walked out of the tomb and
into the garden
and eventually
the hearts of we who believe.
Commit yourselves to following
Jesus Christ
wherever He may lead you.
Commit yourselves to reading and studying
God's Word on a daily basis
with the help of God's Holy Spirit
leading you and guiding you
and revealing to you and I
moment by moment
the Truth of God's
Love in His Word.
A-B-C
Admit sin in our life
Believe on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ
Commit your heart to following Him
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