“Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him,” 1 Corinthians 2:9.
Loving God has to do with obedience, “If you love me, keep my commands,” John 14:15. It is hard to obey God and to live in this world. It may oftentimes seem as though the standards of this world are in opposition to the Word of God. There are instances when doing the right thing seems to yield rejection, exclusion, ridicule, persecution and suffering. Yet Jesus says, “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven,” Matthew 5:10.
Hold fast to His Word and go forward in FAITH. The Bible reminds us that, “Faith is being sure of what we hope for. It is being certain of what we do not see,” Hebrews 11:1; “For we walk by faith, not by sight,” 2 Corinthians 5:7.
Whatever it is that GOD has promised you, hold on in FAITH. Do not let sight cause you to fall, and should you stumble, get back up on your knees and pray to the ONE who is able to restore. JESUS says, “My kingdom is not of this world,” John 18:36; “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” Matthew 6:33. When we look towards this world for our reward, we will find ourselves feeling disappointed. Remember, “...the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit,” Romans 14:17.
For those who have never experienced the blessing of knowing the LORD, the invitation is always open to you!
“Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.” Acts 2:38-39
Showing posts with label God's promises. Show all posts
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Talk Tuesday-GOD KEEPS HIS WORD
King David is often referred to as 'a man after God's own heart' (Acts 13:22). David was not a sinless man, but he was a man who loved God wholeheartedly. When he sinned with Bathsheba (2 Samuel 11), God's rod of punishment extended to David (2 Samuel 12), yet His mercy and love remained. God promised David, “When your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will set up your seed after you, who will come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom,” 2 Samuel 7:12. “I will be his Father and he shall be My son. If he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men. But my mercy shall not depart from him as I took it from Saul, whom I removed from before you. And your house and your kingdom shall be established forever before you. Your throne shall be established forever,” 2 Samuel 7:14.
King Solomon, David's successor and the offspring of his marriage to Bathsheba, was blessed by God and became known as the wisest and wealthiest king in all the earth (1 Kings 10:23). Yet Solomon forsook the Lord, worshipping the idols of his foreign wives. God punished him by raising up his servant, Jeroboam son of Nebat, as his adversary to whom he gave the majority of the kingdom, while one kingdom was reserved for Solomon's son, Rehoboam. The Prophet Ahijah said to Jeroboam, “But I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand and give it to you-ten tribes. And to his son, I will give one tribe, that My servant David may always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen for Myself, to put My name there,” 1 Kings 11:35-36. Israel becomes known 'Israel' and 'Judah', with 'Judah' remaining with Solomon's son.
Fast forward to many years later. Israel is taken into captivity by Assyria, while Judah is in the throes of committing the sin of idolatry. God sends the Prophet Jeremiah to warn the people of Judah to repent or face disaster. They do not listen even as the first wave of deportation to Babylon has begun. God raises up the Prophet Ezekiel for the exiles in Babylon, while Jeremiah stays with the remnant in Judah for a while. Yet, God's edict of disaster and punishment ends with the promise of restoration, joy, peace and unrelenting love. “'The days are coming,' declares the LORD, 'when I will bring my people Israel and Judah back from captivity and restore them to the land I gave their forefathers to possess,' says the Lord,” Jeremiah 30:3. “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness. I will rebuild you up again and you will be rebuilt, O Virgin Israel,” Jeremiah 31:3-4.
In 1948 a united Israel became a nation-state.
“'The days are coming,' declares the LORD, 'when I will raise up to David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land. In his days Judah will be saved and Israel will live in safety. This is the name by which he will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness,'” Jeremiah 23:5-6. Matthew 1:1 refers to JESUS as the 'Son of David'. Matthew 1:23 states, “'Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son and they shall call His name Immanuel,' which is translated, 'God with us.'" Isaiah prophesies, “For unto us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this,” Isaiah 9:6-7.
GOD KEEPS HIS WORD. COME LORD JESUS, COME!
King Solomon, David's successor and the offspring of his marriage to Bathsheba, was blessed by God and became known as the wisest and wealthiest king in all the earth (1 Kings 10:23). Yet Solomon forsook the Lord, worshipping the idols of his foreign wives. God punished him by raising up his servant, Jeroboam son of Nebat, as his adversary to whom he gave the majority of the kingdom, while one kingdom was reserved for Solomon's son, Rehoboam. The Prophet Ahijah said to Jeroboam, “But I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand and give it to you-ten tribes. And to his son, I will give one tribe, that My servant David may always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen for Myself, to put My name there,” 1 Kings 11:35-36. Israel becomes known 'Israel' and 'Judah', with 'Judah' remaining with Solomon's son.
Fast forward to many years later. Israel is taken into captivity by Assyria, while Judah is in the throes of committing the sin of idolatry. God sends the Prophet Jeremiah to warn the people of Judah to repent or face disaster. They do not listen even as the first wave of deportation to Babylon has begun. God raises up the Prophet Ezekiel for the exiles in Babylon, while Jeremiah stays with the remnant in Judah for a while. Yet, God's edict of disaster and punishment ends with the promise of restoration, joy, peace and unrelenting love. “'The days are coming,' declares the LORD, 'when I will bring my people Israel and Judah back from captivity and restore them to the land I gave their forefathers to possess,' says the Lord,” Jeremiah 30:3. “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness. I will rebuild you up again and you will be rebuilt, O Virgin Israel,” Jeremiah 31:3-4.
In 1948 a united Israel became a nation-state.
“'The days are coming,' declares the LORD, 'when I will raise up to David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land. In his days Judah will be saved and Israel will live in safety. This is the name by which he will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness,'” Jeremiah 23:5-6. Matthew 1:1 refers to JESUS as the 'Son of David'. Matthew 1:23 states, “'Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son and they shall call His name Immanuel,' which is translated, 'God with us.'" Isaiah prophesies, “For unto us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this,” Isaiah 9:6-7.
GOD KEEPS HIS WORD. COME LORD JESUS, COME!
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Talk Tuesday- The Truths That Bind
Today's post was initially going to be on another topic. After listening to some devastating news someone very special to us received, I decided to write about the Truths That Bind. Many of us now find ourselves in places we had never before imagined- places of pain, confusion and insecurity. Let us fix our eyes on Christ, looking upward as pilgrims who are citizens of heaven, holding on to the truths that bind us closer to GOD. May the Holy Spirit cause the Word to anchor you, so that you hold firmly to Jesus.
"Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God." Colossians 3:2-3
"Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom." Colossians 3:16
God is a refuge in the time of need:
"The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble." Psalm 9:9
He has given us salvation through His Son Jesus Christ:
"...that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved." Romans 10:9
He does not condemn the repentant sinner:
"There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death." Romans 8:10
He provides a way out in the midst of temptation:
He is able to keep you from falling:
"To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy— to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen." Jude 1:24-25
He is faithful to continue the work He has begun in you:
"... being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." Philippians 1:6
Cry out to Him, as a child would for its father:
"For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father." Romans 8:15
And trust Him at all times because this trust brings peace:
"You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you." Isaiah 26:3
Our pain has a purpose and He redeems our suffering.
"For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal." 2 Corinthians 4:17-18
Remember always, He makes all things new!
"And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful." Revelations 21:5
"Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God." Colossians 3:2-3
"Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom." Colossians 3:16
God is a refuge in the time of need:
"The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble." Psalm 9:9
He has given us salvation through His Son Jesus Christ:
"...that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved." Romans 10:9
He does not condemn the repentant sinner:
"There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death." Romans 8:10
He provides a way out in the midst of temptation:
"No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it." 1 Corinthians 10:13
He is the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End:
“ 'I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,' says the Lord, 'who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.' " Revelations 1:8
He is the One who has set eternity in the hearts of men:
"He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end." Ecclesiastes 3:11
He is the One who has set eternity in the hearts of men:
"He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end." Ecclesiastes 3:11
"To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy— to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen." Jude 1:24-25
He is faithful to continue the work He has begun in you:
"... being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." Philippians 1:6
Cry out to Him, as a child would for its father:
"For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father." Romans 8:15
"You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you." Isaiah 26:3
"For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal." 2 Corinthians 4:17-18
Remember always, He makes all things new!
"And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful." Revelations 21:5
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