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PRIDE vs GLORY-Holding the Flag High

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July 4, 2021

One loosely connected synonym for pride might be glory. To say I have pride in someone or something, generally speaking, means I have elevated that person or action to a higher place in my heart and mind. We could make a case that glory, in this sense, is similar. From there, however, these two words pretty much part ways.

Although, we don’t use the word “glory” as much in today’s vernacular, it’s still a very important word, especially in light of Jesus and His wonderful Word, the Bible. Since God is the One who created all things perfectly in six short days, it is He who deserves all the glory and fame. Since it is Jesus who also chose to come to earth as a man, never stopped being God, and laid down His life as the perfect sacrifice for our sins against Him, it is He and He alone who deserves all the glory. In Revelation 4:11, the declaration is made, “You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for You have created all things, and for Your pleasure they are and were created.” And yet, as prideful humans, we have foolishly attempted to steal all the glory for ourselves.

Of course, true glory, unlike pride, doesn’t insecurely celebrate self. So it’s not accurate to say that God has pride. But we can most assuredly declare that God is glorious and deserves to be glorified, again, not because He’s insecure, in need of some sort of self-bolstering, but because He’s simply the greatest of all! Glory might also be likened to fame. But it’s so much more. God’s glory never depends on what others think of Him. His glory is rooted in His very character, and truly, He has and deserves it all. And His glory never fades!

Biblically speaking, pride is abhorrent to God and completely destructive to mankind. A simple Bible word search of pride makes that clear. The Bible has nothing good to say about pride. To say that we need to think more highly of ourselves is not only foolish in light of history, it’s clearly unbiblical and satanic, to say it mildly.

It is clear, no one has ever had more pride than Satan. His desire is to be like the Most High (Isaiah 14:12-14). He came to God’s perfect planet earth; to the Garden of Eden, plotting to plant his prideful lie in the mind of the woman. And sadly, both she and Adam fell for it. Literally and figuratively eating it up, they both allowed Satan’s self-satisfying lie into their hearts and minds, which then overrode all other desires. They were immediately separated from (dead to) God, and their eyes were opened to self, sin, and Satan. One might say, mankind had become asleep to God’s truth, and awoken to the lies of Lucifer. Truly, a whole new ungodly world was unveiled before their very eyes.

“You shall be like gods” became their new “enlightened” foundation, inspiration, and battlecry which has been tragically passed down to every generation. Even the smallest echo of this mantra causes a deep nostalgic embrace, resonating almost instinctively in the souls of mankind. It was at the entrance of Satan’s lie in which mankind was no longer focused on glorifying God. Seeking solace in self is now man’s prideful pursuit, growing ever more arrogant from generation to generation.

In 2 Timothy 3, the Lord led Paul to write, “This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves…

…covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, high-minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away” 2 Timothy 3:1-5.

Yet mankind was not designed for this sort of self-exaltation. We were originally created to give glory to God and Him alone. The Lord, through the prophet Jeremiah, wrote, “Thus says the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: but let him that glories glory in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, says the LORD” Jeremiah 9:23-24.

Interestingly, one of the nicknames of the American Flag is “Old Glory”. Clearly, our country has never been perfect, but the foundations that were built on God’s Word brought a spiritual freedom like never before. Prior to even becoming a country, the American colonies went through a real awakening which is known as the first Great Awakening. The Lord inspired men from England to simply begin preaching God’s Word, which almost always led to their rejection by and ejection from the established “church”. This rejection only fueled the flames, allowing them to preach and reach even more hungry souls. This excitement and boldness for God’s Word and His glory were then taken to America. And although many institutional churches kicked these preachers out, they continued to preach from the Word, reaching both colonists and Indians alike for the Gospel. This Great Awakening first took place from the 1730s to the 1740s and may arguably be one of the main reasons America sought it’s independence from England.

The life and light of God’s Word that poured into early America certainly paved a road which ushered in a time of freedom to preach and teach from God’s Word like the world had never known before. So many amazing colleges, sciences, churches, and missionary organizations can be directly or indirectly linked to this time in our history, and yet, little of this is taught in our schools, let alone, our churches.

No, our country is not perfect, but God is, and He truly does deserve all the glory. We have allowed the wisdom of this world to cloud our thinking. The argument today isn’t really about “race’, gender equality, the American Flag, etc. When we shine the light of God’s Word into the fog, the foolishness fades, and the truth is all that remains. The battle today is the same as the battle of the ages. It is still the same battle mankind had with God in the Garden. We are still fighting for the crown. Mankind’s passionate pursuit to rob God of His crown, stealing His glory, is what the Bible simply and clearly calls pride. And yet, we soldier on, unwavering from the serpent’s original lie.

Praise God, there are some who realize the futility of this struggle. Once we acknowledge that God created all things, then we are left with the reality that it is He who deserves all the glory, not us. We are nothing more than thieves and robbers, doing the deeds of the Devil, our original spiritual father. Jesus declared, “You are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it” John 8:44.

Praise God, He didn’t leave us separated from Him eternally. Instead, because He is true, selfless love, God the Father sent Jesus, God the Son and the Son of God, to earth to pay the eternal punishment mankind deserves for stealing God’s glory. Jesus willingly became a man, yet He never stopped being God. He walked on this sin-soaked planet for 33 years, never rebelling, giving all the glory to God, not Himself. Jesus lived the life God intended for Adam and Eve in the Garden. Jesus willingly and lovingly obeyed the Heavenly Father perfectly, laying down His life upon the cross. He became the willing and perfect sacrifice. God was pleased with His love offering, pouring upon Him the wrath we all deserved. Jesus laid down the crown so mankind could finally be eternally freed to stop pursuing it. Jesus laid down His life, rising three days later, victorious over sin and death.

Praise God, He not only paid in full the price of mankind’s sin. He also invites all who are tired of chasing the crown to turn to Him. He invites us to confess our sinfulness against Him, to trust that Jesus is our perfect payment for sin, and to receive in our hearts and minds His full and free forgiveness found in Christ alone. We must lay down our pride, holding high the heavenly flag that glorifies the King of Glory, the Lamb of God, the Almighty God, Creator, Savior, and soon returning King.

The Bible promises those who have chosen to believe and receive God’s full and free forgiveness have, by God’s power, passed from death to life, being born again by the Spirit of God. They’ve been adopted into His family, no longer enemies of God, but now and forever His children. We, like the Pilgrims of old, are excited for a better country, one of freedom and life abundant.

Praise God, those who have received the forgiveness of God not only have the hope of Heaven one day, but also the liberty (freedom), beauty, and joy of Jesus now and forever. We happily lay down our fading and prideful crowns, casting them at the foot of the cross, knowing that Jesus alone deserves all the glory!

“Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.” 2 Corinthians 3:4

“Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing. And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honor, and glory, and power, be unto Him that sits upon the throne, and unto the Lamb forever and ever” Revelation 5:12-13.

“But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept. For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming. Then comes the end, when He shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when He shall have put down all rule and all authority and power. For He must reign, till He has put all enemies under His feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. For He has put all things under [Jesus’] feet… And when all things shall be subdued unto Him, then shall the Son also Himself be subject unto Him that put all things under Him, that God may be all in all” 1 Corinthians 15:20-28.

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Love the Truth

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May 29, 2021

The born again believer’s time spent humbly studying God’s Word combined with his earnest desire to know Jesus more will directly relate to his fruitfulness, faithfulness, eternal perspective and satisfaction, peace, heavenly wisdom, discernment, grace, mercy, forgiveness, love, victory, rest, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

If we’re lacking in anything, may we cease from sitting at the feet of so many of today’s worldly, so-called Christian leaders and instead, simply enjoy the beauty of God unadulterated Word!

The message of today’s post modern Christianity is nothing more than the world’s wisdom shabbily layered with a very thin veneer of Christianity. Listen, despite what so many are telling us today, we don’t have to “breathe” Jesus in. This is a mystical concept never taught in the Bible. We don’t have to quietly wait to hear Jesus calling. We don’t have to sit outside, trying to feel God in the wind and hear Him in the bird! Again, these are mystical, not biblical Christianity. Contrary to popular opinion, this is walking by sight, not by faith.

We don’t have to build one another up by telling ourselves we’re so wonderful . This is at best psychological, but most certainly not biblical. We don’t have to try Yoga or eastern meditation in hopes of “experiencing” God. These are Hinduistic and ungodly methods not once found in the Bible.

We don’t have to dumb down God’s Word. We don’t have to rewrite it, calling it God’s modern “message”. Instead of seeking the newest watered down “version” of the Bible, why not just take the time to understand and know the truth already clearly given to us in His Word and revealed by His Holy Spirit?

We don’t have to try uniting with everyone. Instead, let us simply stand firm, lovingly teaching others the veracity of His Holy Word.

We don’t have to join arms with those who foolishly and arrogantly think they’re making the world ready for Jesus to come back. We don’t have to be “moved” by every so-called Christian singer featured on the radio or internet. We don’t have to clamor after every new book written by some post-modern, self-proclaimed Christian, many of whom are deeply entrenched and influenced by godless philosophy and psychology.

We don’t have to turn a blind eye to the myriad of false teaching found in Roman Catholism (and other so-called Christian religions) just to appear tolerant and “loving”.

May we stop clamoring after this world’s methods and message! Sadly, many are unwittingly playing right into the hands of the enemy of our souls, all the while believing they are becoming more enlightened, faithfully doing God’s “new” work.

We live in a time when not only the world is calling good evil, but so is much of today’s church. Sadly, much of the purpose of today’s church growth will only serve to grow and adorn the woman exposed in Revelation 17.

The bride of Christ has no interest in this world, rather she is longing to be called home to be with her Husband, the true Jesus Christ. Until then, may His real bride seek to faithful and humbly serve her Husband by lovingly clinging to His Word and faithfully sharing His glorious, life-giving Gospel with everyone she meets.

We don’t have to apologize for God’s truth or bow our knees to the idols of the world. We don’t have to dance to the world’s beat, no matter how good it sounds. We don’t have to feast on it’s food nor build God an earthly home.

Let us rather rejoice by remembering and loving our true Husband, making ourselves ready by taking off the filthy garments of the flesh and instead, adorning ourselves with Jesus Christ and His wonderful Word!

“Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:13-14

Jesus said, “I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.” John 10:14

“For the mystery of iniquity already works: only He who now lets will let, until He be taken out of the way. And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of His mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of His coming: even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, and with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie.” 2 Thessalonians 2:7-11

Jesus said, “Many will say to Me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name? and in Your name have cast out devils? and in Your name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, you that work iniquity.” Matthew 7:22-23

“Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if My kingdom were of this world, then would My servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is My kingdom not from here.” John 18:36

“And when he puts forth his own sheep, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.” John 10:4-5

“Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honor to Him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and His wife has made herself ready.” Revelation 19:7

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Old Testament Prophecies of Jesus Christ- Prophecy as Proof

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April 22, 2017

Jesus Christ: A Brief List of Fulfilled Old Testament Messianic Prophecies

PROPHECY AS PROOF

ALL of the prophecies below were made hundreds, some thousands, of years before Jesus Christ was born. Looking in the face of how He literally fulfilled them all (plus hundreds more), it is an impossibility that He is not Messiah, Savior of the world. The ONLY person… past, present or future… who could fulfill all these prophecies is Jesus Christ.

In Isaiah 46, the Lord reminded the prophet, “Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like Me, declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done…” Isaiah 46:9-10.

Jesus said to His disciples, clearly pointing back to what He had said to Isaiah several hundred years before, “Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, you may believe that I am.” John 13:19 (Remember, the “He” at the end of verse 19 is in italics, meaning it was not in the original. So Jesus was really saying the I AM, the One true God of the Old Testament, was the One who became flesh and was at that very moment speaking to the disciples.)

The 100% accurate and fulfilled prophecies throughout the Bible are THE great internal proof that it alone is God’s book to mankind. Regardless of what many of today’s popular preachers are touting, may we soberly seek to understand the importance of prophecy in God’s Word.

For an excellent audio teaching on prophecy as the great proof of God’s Word, go to: Bible Prophecy Proof Jesus is The Christ, Jewish Messiah, God in The Flesh – TheBereanCall.org (Dave Hunt)

Fulfilled Prophecy	Tenakh/Hebrew Scripture	New Testament
His pre-existence	Micah 5:2	John 1:1, 14
Born of the seed of a woman	Genesis 3:15	Matthew 1:18
Of the seed of Abraham	Genesis 12:3	Matthew 1:1-16
All nations blessed by Abraham’s seed	Genesis 12:3	Matthew 8:5, 10
God would provide Himself a Lamb as an offering	Genesis 22:8	John 1:29
From the tribe of Judah	Genesis 49:10	Matthew 1:1-3
Heir to the throne of David	Isaiah 9:6-7	Matthew 1:1
Called “The mighty God, The everlasting Father”	Isaiah 9:6	Matthew 1:23
Born in Bethlehem	Micah 5:2	Matthew 2:1
Born of a virgin	Isaiah 7:14	Matthew 1:18
His name called Immanuel, “God with us”	Isaiah 7:14	Matthew 1:23
Declared to be the Son of God	Psalm 2:7	Matthew 3:17
His messenger before Him in spirit of Elijah	Malachi 4:5-6	Luke 1:17
Preceded by a messenger to prepare His way	Malachi 3:1	Matthew 11:7-11
Messenger crying “Prepare ye the way of the Lord”	Isaiah 40:3	Matthew 3:3
Would be a Prophet of the children of Israel	Deuteronomy 18:15	Matthew 2:15
Called out of Egypt	Hosea 11:1	Matthew 2:15
Slaughter of the children	Jeremiah 31:15	Matthew2:18
Would be a Nazarene	Judges 13:5; Amos 2:11; Lam. 4:7	Matthew 2:23
Brought light to Zabulon and Nephthalm, Galilee of the Gentiles	Isaiah 9:1-2	Matthew 4:15
Presented with gifts	Psalm 72:10	Matthew 2:1, 11
Rejected by His own	Isaiah 53:3	Matthew 21:42; Mark 8:31, 12:10; Luke 9:22, 17:25
He is the stone which the builders rejected which became the headstone	Psalm 118:22-23; Isaiah 28:16	Matthew 21:42; I Peter 2:7
A stone of stumbling to Israel	Isaiah 8:14-15	I Peter 2:8
He entered Jerusalem as a king riding on an ass	Zechariah 9:9	Matthew 21:5
Betrayed by a friend	Psalms 41:9	John 13:21
Sold for 30 pieces of silver	Zechariah 11:12	Matthew 26:15; Luke 22:5
The 30 pieces of silver given for the potter’s field	Zechariah 11:12	Matthew 27:9-10
The 30 pieces of silver thrown in the temple	Zechariah 11:13	Matthew 27:5
Forsaken by His disciples	Zechariah 13:7	Matthew 26:56
Accused by false witnesses	Psalm 35:11	Matthew 26:60
Silent to accusations	Isaiah 53:7	Matthew 27:14
Heal blind/deaf/lame/dumb	Isaiah 35:5-6; Isaiah 29:18	Matthew 11:5
Preached to the poor/brokenhearted/captives	Isaiah 61:1	Matthew 11:5
Came to bring a sword, not peace	Micah 7:6	Matthew 10:34-35
He bore our sickness	Isaiah 53:4	Matthew 8:16-17
Spat upon, smitten and scourged	Isaiah 50:6, 53:5	Matthew 27:26, 30
Smitten on the cheek	Micah 5:1	Matthew 27:30
Hated without a cause	Psalm 35:19	Matthew 27:23
The sacrificial lamb	Isaiah 53:5	John 1:29
Given for a covenant	Isaiah 42:6; Jeremiah 31:31-34	Romans 11:27/Galatians 3:17, 4:24/Hebrews 8:6, 8, 10; 10:16, 29; 12:24; 13:20
Would not strive or cry	Isaiah 42:2-3	Mark 7:36
People would hear not and see not	Isaiah 6:9-10	Matthew 13:14-15
People trust in traditions of men	Isaiah 29:13	Matthew 15:9
People give God lip service	Isaiah 29:13	Matthew 15:8
God delights in Him	Isaiah 42:1	Matthew 3:17, 17:5
Wounded for our sins	Isaiah 53:5	John 6:51
He bore the sins of many	Isaiah 53:10-12	Mark 10:45
Messiah not killed for Himself	Daniel 9:26	Matthew 20:28
Gentiles flock to Him	Isaiah 55:5, 60:3, 65:1; Malachi 1:11; II Samuel 22:44-45; Psalm 2:7-8	Matthew 8:10
Crucified with criminals	Isaiah 53:12	Matthew 27:35
His body was pierced	Zechariah 12:10; Ps. 22:16	John 20:25, 27
Thirsty during execution	Psalm 22:15	John 19:28
Given vinegar and gall for thirst	Psalm 69:21	Matthew 27:34
Soldiers gambled for his garment	Psalm 22:18	Matthew 27:35
People mocked, “He trusted in God, let Him deliver him!”	Psalm 22:7-8	Matthew 27:43
People sat there looking at Him	Psalm 22:17	Matthew 27:36
Cried, “My God, my God why hast thou forsaken me?”	Psalm 22:1	Matthew 27:46
Darkness over the land	Amos 8:9	Matthew 27:45
No bones broken	Psalm 34:20, Numbers 9:12	John 19:33-36
Side pierced	Zechariah 12:10	John 19:34
Buried with the rich	Isaiah 53:9	Matthew 27:57, 60
Resurrected from the dead	Psalm 16:10-11; 49:15	Mark 16:6
Priest after the order of Melchizedek	Psalm 110:4	Hebrews 5:5-6; 6:20; 7:15-17
Ascended to right hand of God	Psalm 68:18	Luke 24:51
LORD said unto Him, “Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool	Psalm 110:1	Matt 22:44; Mark 12:36;, 16:19; Luke 20:42-43; Acts 2:34-35; Hebrews 1:13
His coming glory	Malachi 3:2-3	Luke 3:17

314 Messianic Prophecies

Genesis 3:15…         He will bruise Satan’s head… Hebrews 2:14, 1 John 3:18

Genesis 5:24…        The bodily ascension to heaven illustrated… Mark 6:19

Genesis 9:26,27…    The God of Shem will be the Son of Shem… Luke 3:36

Genesis 12:3…        As Abraham’s seed, will bless all nations… Acts 3:25,26

Genesis 12:7…        The Promise made to Abraham’s Seed… Galatians 3:16

Genesis 14:18…      A priest after Melchizedek…Hebrews 6:20

Genesis 14:18…      A King also… Hebrews 7:2

Genesis 14:18…      The Last Supper foreshadowed… Matthew 26:26-29

Genesis 17:19…      The Seed of Isaac… Romans 9:7

Genesis 22:8…        The Lamb of God promised… John 1:29

Genesis 22:18…      As Isaac’s seed, will bless all nations…Galatians 3:16

Genesis 26:2-5…      The Seed of Isaac promised as the Redeemer… Hebrews 11:18

Genesis 49:10…      The time of His coming… Luke 2:1-7; Galatians 4:4

Genesis 49:10…      The Seed of Judah… Luke 3:33

Genesis 49:10…       Called Shiloh or One Sent… John 17:3

Genesis 49:10…       To come before Judah lost identity… John 11:47-52

Genesis 49:10…       To Him shall the obedience of the people be… John 10:16

Exodus 3:13,14…      The Great “I Am”… John 4:26

Exodus 12:5…           A Lamb without blemish…1 Peter 1:19

Exodus 12:13…         The blood of the Lamb saves from wrath… Romans 5:8

Exodus 12:21-27…     Christ is our Passover… 1 Corinthians 5;7

Exodus 12:46…          Not a bone of the Lamb to be broken… John 19:31-36

Exodus15:2…            His exaltation predicted as Yeshua…Acts 7:55,56

Exodus 15:11…          His Character-Holiness… Luke 1:35; Acts 4:27

Exodus 17:6…           The Spiritual Rock of Israel… 1 Corinthians 10;4

Exodus 33:19…         His Character-Merciful… Luke 1:72

Leviticus 14:11…        The leper cleansed-Sign to priesthood… Luke 5:12-14; Acts 6:7

Leviticus 16:15-17…    Prefigures Christ’s once-for-all death… Hebrews 9:7-14

Leviticus 16:27…        Suffering outside the Camp… Matthew 27:33; Hebrews 13:11, 12

Leviticus 17:11…        The Blood-the life of the flesh… Matthew 26;28; Mark 10:45

Leviticus 17:11…        It is the blood that makes atonement… 1 John 3:14-18

Leviticus 23:36-37…   The Drink-offering: “If any man thirst.”… John 19:31-36

Numbers 9:12…       Not a bone of Him broken… John 19:31-36

Numbers 21:9…       The serpent on a pole-Christ lifted up… John 3:14-18

Numbers 24:17…      Time: “I shall see him, but not now.”… Galatians 4:4

Deuteronomy 18:15…     “This is of a truth that prophet.”… John 6:14

Deuteronomy 18:15-16… “Had ye believed Moses, ye would believe me.”… John 5:45-47

Deuteronomy 18:18…      Sent by the Father to speak His word… John 8:28, 29

Deuteronomy 18:19…      Whoever will not hear must bear his sin… John 12:15,

Deuteronomy 21:23…      Cursed is he that hangs on a tree… Galatians 3:10-13

Ruth 4:4-9…        Christ, our kinsman, has redeemed us… Ephesians 1:3-7

1 Samuel 2:10…      Shall be an anointed King to the Lord… Matthew 28:18; John 12:15

2 Samuel 7:12…      David’s Seed… Matthew. 1:1

2 Samuel 7:14a…    The Son of God… Luke 1:32

2 Samuel 7:16…        David’s house established forever… Luke 3:31; Revelation 22:16

2 Kings 2:11…             The bodily ascension to heaven illustrated… Luke 24:51

1 Chronicles 17:11…       David’s Seed… Matthew 1:1; 9:27

1 Chronicles 17:12, 13a… To reign on David’s throne forever… Luke 1:32, 33

1 Chronicles 17:13a…     “I will be His Father, He…my Son.”… Hebrews 1:5

Job 19:23-27…               The Resurrection predicted… John 5:24-29

Psalms 2:1-3…             The enmity of kings foreordained… Acts 4:25-28

Psalms 2:2…             To own the title, Anointed (Christ)… Acts 2:36

Psalms 2:6…              His Character-Holiness… John 8:46; Rev. 3:7

Psalms 2:6…               To own the title King… Matthew 2:2

Psalms 2:7…               Declared the Beloved Son… Matthew 3;17

Psalms 2:7-8…         The Crucifixion and Resurrection intimated… Acts 13:29-33

Psalms 2:12…           Life comes through faith in Him… John 20:31

Psalms 8:2…             The mouths of babes perfect His praise… Matthew 21:16

Psalms 8:5-6…         His humiliation and exaltation… Luke 24:50-53; 1 Corinthians 15:27

Psalms 16:10…          Was not to see corruption… Acts 2:31

Psalms 16:9-11…       Was to arise from the dead… John 20:9

Psalms 17;15…         The resurrection predicted… Luke 24:6

Psalms 22:1…          Forsaken because of sins of others… 2 Corinthians 5:21

Psalms 22:1…          Words spoken from Calvary, “My God…” Mark 15:34

Psalms 22:2…          Darkness upon Calvary…Mt. 27:45

Psalms 22:7…          They shoot out the lip and shake the head… Mt. 27:39

Psalms 22:8...         “He trusted in God, let Him deliver Him”… Mt. 27:43

Psalms 22:9…          Born the Saviour… Luke 2:7

Psalms 22:14…        Died of a broken (ruptured) heart… John 19:34

Psalms 22:14,15…    Suffered agony on Calvary… Mark 15:34-37

Psalms 22:15…         He thirsted……..John 19:28

Psalms 22:16…         They pierced His hands and His feet… John 19:34,37; 20:27

Psalms 22:17-18…     Stripped Him before the stares of men… Luke 23:34,35

Psalms 22:18…        They parted His garments… John 19:23,24

Psalms 22:20,21…    He committed Himself to God… Luke 23:46

Psalms 22:20,21…     Satanic power bruising the Redeemer’s heel… Hebrews 2:14

Psalms 22:22…         His Resurrection declared… John 20:17

Psalms 22:27…         He shall be the governor of the nations… Colossians 1:16

Psalms 22:31…        “It is finished”… John 19:30

Psalms 23:1….         “I am the Good Shepherd”… John 10:11

Psalms 24:3…           His exaltation predicted… Acts 1:11; Philippians 2:9

Psalms 30:3…          His resurrection predicted… Acts 2:32

Psalms 31:5…         “Into thy hands I commit my spirit”… Luke 23:46

Psalms 31:11…        His acquaintances fled from Him… Matthew 14:50

Psalms 31:13…        They took counsel to put Him to death… John 11:53

Psalms 31:14,15…    “He trusted in God, let Him deliver him”… Mathew 27:43

Psalms 34:20…        Not a bone of Him broken… John 19:31-36

Psalms 35:11…         False witnesses rose up against Him… Matthew 26:59

Psalms 35:19…         He was hated without a cause… John 15:25

Psalms 38:11…         His friends stood afar off… Luke 23:49

Psalms 40:2-5…        The joy of His resurrection predicted… John 20:20

Psalms 40:6-8…      His delight-the will of the Father… John 4:34

Psalms 40:9…         He was to preach the Righteousness in Israel… Matthew 4:17

Psalms 40:14…       Confronted by adversaries in the Garden… John 18:4-6

Psalms 41:9…         Betrayed by a familiar friend… John 13:18

Psalms 45:2…         Words of Grace come from His lips… Luke 4:22

Psalms 45:6…         To own the title, God or Elohim… Hebrews1:8

Psalms 45:7…         A special anointing by the Holy Spirit… Matthew 3:16; Hebrews1:9

Psalms 45:7,8…      Called the Christ (Messiah or Anointed)… Luke 2:11

Psalms 55:12-14…   Betrayed by a friend, not an enemy… John 13:18

Psalms 55:15…       Unrepentant death of the Betrayer… Matthew 27:3-5; Acts 1:16-19

Psalms 68:18…       To give gifts to men… Ephesians 4:7-16

Psalms 68:18…       Ascended into Heaven… Luke 24:51

Psalms 69:4…         Hated without a cause… John 15:25

Psalms 69:8…         A stranger to own brethren… Luke 8;20,21

Psalms 69:9…         Zealous for the Lord’s House… John 2:17

Psalms 69:14-20…   Messiah’s anguish of soul before crucifixion… Matthew 26:36-45

Psalms 69:20…       “My soul is exceeding sorrowful.”… Matthew 26:38

Psalms 69:21…       Given vinegar in thirst… Matthew 27:34

Psalms 69:26…       The Saviour given and smitten by God… John 17:4; 18:11

Psalms 72:10,11…   Great persons were to visit Him… Matthew 2:1-11

Psalms 72:16…       The corn of wheat to fall into the Ground… John 12:24

Psalms 72:17…       His name, Yinon, will produce offspring… John. 1:12,13

Psalms 72:17…       All nations shall be blessed by Him… Acts 2:11,12,41

Psalms 78:1.2…       He would teach in parables… Matthew 13:34-35

Psalms 78:2b…       To speak the Wisdom of God with authority… Matthew 7:29

Psalms 88:8…         They stood afar off and watched… Luke 23:49

Psalms 89:27…       Emmanuel to be higher than earthly kings… Luke 1:32,33

Psalms 89:35-37…    David’s Seed, throne, kingdom endure forever… Luke 1:32,33

Psalms 89:36-37…    His character-Faithfulness… Revelation 1:5

Psalms 90:2…          He is from everlasting (Micah 5:2)… John 1:1

Psalms 91:11,12…    Identified as Messianic; used to tempt Christ… Luke 4;10,11

Psalms 97:9…          His exaltation predicted…Acts 1:11;Eph. 1:20

Psalms 100:5…         His character-Goodness… Matthew 19:16,17

Psalms 102:1-11…    The Suffering and Reproach of Calvary… John 21:16-30

Psalms 102:25-27…   Messiah is the Preexistent Son… Hebrews 1:10-12

Psalms 109:25…       Ridiculed… Matthew 27:39

Psalms 110:1…        Son of David… Matthew 22:43

Psalms 110:1…        To ascend to the right-hand of the Father… Mark16:19

Psalms 110:1…        David’s son called Lord… Matthew 22:44,45

Psalms 110:4…       A priest after Melchizedek’s order… Hebrews 6:20

Psalms 112:4…        His character-Compassionate, Gracious, et al… Matthew 9;36

Psalms 118:17,18… Messiah’s Resurrection assured… Luke 24:5-7;1 Corinthians 15:20

Psalms 118:22,23… The rejected stone is Head of the corner… Matthew 21:42,43

Psalms 118:26a…     The Blessed One presented to Israel… Matthew 21:9

Psalms 118:26b…     To come while Temple standing… Matthew 21;12-15

Psalms 132:11…       The Seed of David (the fruit of His Body)… Luke 1:32

Psalms 138:1-6…      The supremacy of David’s Seed amazes kings… Matthew 2:2-6

Psalms 147:3,6…      The earthly ministry of Christ described… Luke 4:18

Psalms 1:23…          He will send the Spirit of God… John 16;7

Song of Solomon 5;16…    The altogether lovely One… John 1:17

Isaiah 6:1…            When Isaiah saw His glory… John 12:40-41

Isaiah 6:9-10…        Parables fall on deaf ears… Matthew 13:13-15

Isaiah 6:9-12…        Blinded to Christ and deaf to His words… Acts 28:23-29

Isaiah 7:14…           To be born of a virgin… Luke 1:35

Isaiah 7:14…           To be Emmanuel-God with us… Matthew 1:18-23

Isaiah 8:8…             Called Emmanuel… Matthew 28:20

Isaiah 8:14…           A stone of stumbling, a Rock of offense… 1 Peter 2:8

Isaiah 9:1-2…          His ministry to begin in Galilee… Matthew 4:12-17

Isaiah 9:6…             A child born-Humanity… Luke 1:31

Isaiah 9:6…             A Son given-Deity… Luke 1:32; John 1;14; 1 Timothy 3:16

Isaiah 9:6…             Declared to be the Son of God with power… Romans 1:3,4

Isaiah 9:6…             The Wonderful One, Peleh… Luke 4:22

Isaiah 9:6…             The Counsellor, Yaatz… Matthew 13:54

Isaiah 9:6…             The Mighty God, El Gibor… Matthew 11:20

Isaiah 9:6…             The Everlasting Father, Avi Adth… John 8:58

Isaiah 9:6…             The Prince of Peace, Sar Shalom… John 16:33

Isaiah 9:7…             To establish an everlasting kingdom… Luke 1:32-33

Isaiah 9:7…             His Character-Just… John 5:30

Isaiah 9:7…             No end to his Government, Throne, and Peace… Luke 1:32-33

Isaiah 11:1…           Called a Nazarene-the Branch, Netzer… Matthew 2:23

Isaiah 11:1…           A rod out of Jesse-Son of Jesse… Luke 3:23,32

Isaiah 11:2…           The anointed One by the Spirit… Matthew 3;16,17

Isaiah 11:2…           His Character-Wisdom, Understanding, et al… John 4:4-26

Isaiah 11:4…           His Character-Truth… John 14:6

Isaiah 11:10…         The Gentiles seek Him… John 12:18-21

Isaiah 12:2…           Called Jesus-Yeshua… Matthew 1:21

Isaiah 25:8…           The Resurrection predicted… I Corinthians 15:54

Isaiah 26:19…          His power of Resurrection predicted… John 11:43,44

Isaiah 28:16…          The Messiah is the precious corner stone… Acts 4:11,12

Isaiah 29:13…          He indicated hypocritical obedience to His Word… Matthew 15:7-9

Isaiah 29:14…          The wise are confounded by the Word…I Corinthians 1:18-31

Isaiah32:2…            A Refuge-A man shall be a hiding place… Matthew 23:37

Isaiah 35:4…            He will come and save you… Matthew 1:21

Isaiah 35:5…            To have a ministry of miracles… Matthew 11:4-6

Isaiah 40:3-4…         Preceded by forerunner… John 1:23

Isaiah40:9…           “Behold your God.”… John 1:36;19:14

Isaiah 40:11…          A shepherd-compassionate life-giver… John 10:10-18

Isaiah 42:1-4…         The Servant-as a faithful, patient redeemer… Matthew 12:18-21

Isaiah 42:2…            Meek and lowly… Matthew 11:28-30

Isaiah 42:3…            He brings hope for the hopeless… John 4

Isaiah 42:4…            The nations shall wait on His teachings… John 12:20-26

Isaiah 42:6…            The Light (salvation) of the Gentiles… Luke 2:32

Isaiah 42:1,6…         His is a Worldwide compassion… Matthew 28:19,20

Isaiah 42:7…            Blind eyes opened… John 9:25-38

Isaiah 43:11…          He is the only Saviour… Acts. 4:12

Isaiah 44:3…           He will send the Spirit of God… John 16:7,13

Isaiah 45:23…         He will be the Judge… John 5:22;Rom. 14:11

Isaiah 48:12…         The First and the Last…John 1:30;Rev. 1:8,17

Isaiah 48:17…         He came as a Teacher…John 3:2

Isaiah 49:1…           Called from the womb-His humanity… Matthew 1:18

Isaiah 49:5…           A Servant from the womb… Luke 1:31;Phil. 2:7

Isaiah 49:6…           He is Salvation for Israel… Luke 2:29-32

Isaiah 49:6…           He is the Light of the Gentiles… Acts 13:47

Isaiah 49:6…           He is Salvation unto the ends of the earth… Acts 15:7-18

Isaiah 49:7…           He is despised of the Nation… John 8:48-49

Isaiah 50:3…           Heaven is clothed in black at His humiliation… Luke 23:44,45

Isaiah 50:4…           He is a learned counsellor for the weary… Matthew 11:28,29

Isaiah 50:5…           The Servant bound willingly to obedience… Matthew 26:39

Isaiah 50:6a…         “I gave my back to the smiters.”… Matthew 27:26

Isaiah 50:6b…         He was smitten on the cheeks… Matthew 26:67

Isaiah 50:6c…         He was spat upon… Matthew 27:30

Isaiah 52:7…          To publish good tidings of peace… Luke 4:14,15

Isaiah 52:13…        The Servant exalted…Acts 1:8-11; Ephesians 1:19-22

Isaiah 52:13…        Behold, My Servant… Mt. 17:5; Philippians 2:5-8

Isaiah 52:14…        The Servant shockingly abused… Luke 18:31-34; Matthew 26:67,68

Isaiah 52:15…        Nations startled by message of the Servant… Romans 15:18-21

Isaiah 52:15…        His blood shed to make atonement for all… Revelation 1:5

Isaiah 53:1…          His people would not believe Him… John 12:37-38

Isaiah 53:2a…        He would grow up in a poor family…. Luke 2:7

Isaiah 53:2b…        Appearance of an ordinary man… Philippians 2:7-8

Isaiah 53:3a…        Despised…. Luke 4:28-29

Isaiah 53:3b…        Rejected… Matthew 27:21-23

Isaiah 53:3c…        Great sorrow and grief… Luke 19:41-42

Isaiah 53:3d…        Men hide from being associated with Him… Mark 14:50-52

Isaiah 53:4a…        He would have a healing ministry… Luke 6:17-19

Isaiah 53:4b…        He would bear the sins of the world… 1 Peter 2:24

Isaiah 53:4c…        Thought to be cursed by God… Matthew 27:41-43

Isaiah 53:5a…        Bears penalty for mankind’s transgressions… Luke 23:33

Isaiah 53:5b…        His sacrifice would provide peace between man and God… Colossians 1:20

Isaiah 53:5c…        His back would be whipped… Matthew 27:26

Isaiah 53:6a…        He would be the sin-bearer for all mankind…Galatians 1:4

Isaiah 53:6b…        God’s will that He bear sin for all mankind… 1 John 4:10

Isaiah 53:7a…        Oppressed and afflicted… Matthew 27:27-31

Isaiah 53:7b…        Silent before his accusers… Matthew 27:12-14

Isaiah 53:7c…        Sacrificial lamb… John 1:29

Isaiah 53:8a…        Confined and persecuted… Matthew 26:47-27:31

Isaiah 53:8b…        He would be judged… John 18:13-22

Isaiah 53:8c…        Killed…. Matthew 27:35

Isaiah 53:8d…        Dies for the sins of the world… 1 John 2:2

Isaiah 53:9a…        Buried in a rich man’s grave… Matthew 27:57

Isaiah 53:9b…        Innocent and had done no violence… Mark 15:3

Isaiah 53:9c…        No deceit in his mouth… John 18:38

Isaiah 53:10a…      God’s will that He die for mankind… John 18:11

Isaiah 53:10b…      An offering for sin… Matthew 20:28

Isaiah 53:10c…      Resurrected and live forever…. Mark 16:16

Isaiah 53:10d…      He would prosper… John 17:1-5

Isaiah 53:11a…      God fully satisfied with His suffering… John 12:27

Isaiah 53:11b…      God’s servant… Romans 5:18-19

Isaiah 53:11c…      He would justify man before God… Romans 5:8-9

Isaiah 53:11d…      The sin-bearer for all mankind… Hebrews 9:28

Isaiah 53:12a…      Exalted by God because of his sacrifice… Matthew 28:18

Isaiah 53:12b…      He would give up his life to save mankind… Luke 23:46

Isaiah 53:12c…      Grouped with criminals… Luke 23:32

Isaiah 53:12d…      Sin-bearer for all mankind… 2 Corinthians 5:21

Isaiah 53:12e…      Intercede to God in behalf of mankind… Luke 23:34

Isaiah 55:3…          Resurrected by God… Acts 13:34

Isaiah 55:4…          A witness… John 18:37

Isaiah 59:15-16a… He would come to provide salvation… John 6:40

Isaiah 59:15-16b… Intercessor between man and God… Matthew 10:32

Isaiah 59:20…         He would come to Zion as their Redeemer… Luke 2:38

Isaiah 61:1-2a…      The Spirit of God upon him… Matthew 3:16-17

Isaiah 61:1-2b…      The Messiah would preach the good news… Luke 4:17-21

Isaiah 61:1-2c…      Provide freedom from the bondage of sin and death… John 8:31-32

Isaiah 61:1-2…        Proclaim a period of grace… John 5:24

Jeremiah 23:5-6a…      Descendant of David…Luke 3:23-31

Jeremiah 23:5-6b…     The Messiah would be God… John 13:13

Jeremiah 23:5-6c…     The Messiah would be both God and Man… 1 Timothy 3:16

Jeremiah 31:22…        Born of a virgin… Matthew 1:18-20

Jeremiah 31:31…        The Messiah would be the new covenant… Matthew 26:28

Jeremiah 33:14-15…    Descendant of David… Luke 3:23-31

Ezekiel 17:22-24…    Descendant of David… Luke 3:23-31

Ezekiel 34:23-24…    Descendant of David… Matthew 1:1

Daniel 7:13-14a…   He would ascend into heaven… Acts 1:9-11

Daniel 7:13-14b…   Highly exalted… Ephesians 1:20-22

Daniel 7:13-14c…   His dominion would be everlasting… Luke 1:31-33

Daniel 9:24a…       To make an end to sins… Galatians 1:3-5

Daniel 9:24b…       He would be holy… Luke 1:35

Daniel 9:25…         Announced to his people 483 years, to the exact day, after the decree to rebuild the city of Jerusalem… John 12:12-13

Daniel 9:26a…     Killed… Matthew 27:35

Daniel 9:26b…     Die for the sins of the world… Hebrews 2:9

Daniel 9:26c…     Killed before the destruction of the temple… Matthew 27:50-51

Daniel 10:5-6…    Messiah in a glorified state… Revelation 1:13-16

Hosea 13:14…      He would defeat death… 1 Corinthians 15:55-57

Joel 2:32…          Offer salvation to all mankind… Romans 10:12-13

Micah 5:2a…        Born in Bethlehem… Matthew 2:1-2

Micah 5:2b…         God’s servant… John 15:10

Micah 5:2c…          From everlasting… John 8:58

Haggai 2:6-9…        He would visit the second Temple… Lu. 2:27-32

Haggai 2:23…          Descendant of Zerubbabel… Luke 3:23-27

Zechariah 3:8…       God’s servant… John 17:4

Zechariah 6:12-13… Priest and King… Hebrews 8:1

Zechariah 9:9a…      Greeted with rejoicing in Jerusalem… Matthew 21:8-10

Zechariah 9:9b…      Beheld as King… John 12:12-13

Zechariah 9:9c…      The Messiah would be just… John 5:30

Zechariah 9:9d…      The Messiah would bring salvation… Luke 19:10

Zechariah 9:9e…       The Messiah would be humble… Matthew 11:29

Zechariah 9:9f…        Presented to Jerusalem riding on a donkey… Matthew 21:6-9

Zechariah 10:4…        The cornerstone… Ephesians 2:20

Zechariah 11:4-6a…    At His coming, Israel to have unfit leaders… Matthew 23:1-4

Zechariah 11:4-6b…    Rejection causes God to remove His protection… Luke 19:41-44

Zechariah 11:4-6c…    Rejected in favor of another king… John 19:13-15

Zechariah 11:7…         Ministry to “poor,” the believing remnant… Matthew 9:35-36

Zechariah 11:8a…        Unbelief forces Messiah to reject them… Matthew 23:33

Zechariah 11:8b…         Despised… Matthew 27:20

Zechariah 11:9…           Stops ministering to the those who rejected Him… Matthew 13:10-11

Zechariah 11:10-11a…    Rejection causes God to remove protection… Luke 19:41-44

Zechariah 11:10-11b…   The Messiah would be God… John 14:7

Zechariah 11:12-13a…   Betrayed for thirty pieces of silver… Matthew 26:14-15

Zechariah 11:12-13b…   Rejected… Matthew 26:14-15

Zechariah 11:12-13c…   Thirty pieces of silver thrown into the house of the Lord… Matthew 27:3-5

Zechariah 11:12-13d…   The Messiah would be God… John 12:45

Zechariah 12:10a…       The Messiah’s body would be pierced… John 19:34-37

Zechariah 12:10b…       The Messiah would be both God and man… John 10:30

Zechariah 12:10c…       The Messiah would be rejected… John 1:11

Zechariah 13:7a…        God’s will He die for mankind… John 18:11

Zechariah 13:7b…       A violent death… Matthew 27:35

Zechariah 13:7c…       Both God and man… John 14:9

Zechariah 13:7d…      Israel scattered as a result of rejecting Him… Matthew 26:31-56

Malachi 3:1a…          Messenger to prepare the way for Messiah… Matthew 11:10

Malachi 3:1b…         Sudden appearance at the temple… Mark 11:15-16

Malachi 3:1c…        Messenger of the new covenant… Luke 4:43

Malachi 4:5…        Forerunner in the spirit of Elijah… Matthew 3:1-2

Malachi 4:6…       Forerunner would turn many to righteousness… Luke 1:16-17

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CHRISTmas: Prophecy as Proof (Waiting and Watching)

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December 24, 2016

“I have even from the beginning declared to you; before it came to pass I shewed it to you: lest you should say, My idol has done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, has commanded them.” Isaiah 48:5

“Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, you may believe that I am.” John 13:29

Jesus came exactly when He said He would. He came in the “Fullness of time”, just at the right time. Jesus, who is God, knows the end from the beginning and has told us the things that will happen before they happen so that when they happen, we will know that He truly is the Son of God.

God used prophets to give clues about the: who and what and where and when and why ,concerning the Messiah, the Chosen One, that people were to be using to look for Him. People were to be looking for the Messiah, the Chosen One, that was to come and save them from their sins. The prophets were given these clues to speak and write down hundreds and sometimes even thousands of years before Jesus was ever born on earth as a man, never stopping being God.

These clues or prophecies are what make the Bible separate or totally different than any other religious book or book written by people in the entire world. God’s word is in a category all of its own. That would make sense if there is only one God: one God, one book. God’s clues, spoken by His prophets were to be searched and the people should have been longing for, wanting the Messiah to come.

This is what Christmas is all about! God’s promise finally happened. Emmanuel, God with us, was born into the world and was named Jesus which means “Jehovah or YHWH or I AM, is salvation.” There is no other Savior than God Himself. Christmas was God’s word, His promise, becoming flesh. Jesus is the Word of God in the flesh. Christmas is what proved that God’s promise really did happen and because this promise of Jesus happened along with many other prophecies given by God, we know we can trust Him in His word for those things that have not happened yet.

He came once and people were to be watching, and He promised that He would come again to bring His children to where the Father is, in heaven and then finally return for good as the ruling King over this earth. Be watching. Don’t be like those who didn’t watch for His first coming, but be paying attention, looking forward to the King who is coming again.

“I the LORD have called you in righteousness, and will hold you hand, and will keep you, and give you for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles; to open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house. I am the LORD: that is My name: and My glory will I not give to another, neither My praise to graven images. Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.” Isaiah 42:6-9

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Robber or Redeemer

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March 17, 2016

“Now at that feast the governor was accustomed to releasing unto the people a prisoner, whom they would. And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas. Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will you that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?” Matthew 27:15-17

Pilate said, “But you have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the Passover: will you therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews? Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.” John 18:39-40

From the cereal isle at the grocery store to the food court at the mall, there’s no doubt this world is inundated with an almost endless amount of choices. We are constantly bombarded with advertisements featuring the “latest and greatest” of everything. It’s no wonder we’ve almost become completely desensitized to the daunting amount of decisions staring at us day after day. Yet, in spite of this mountainous menagerie, our choices really don’t have to be that complicated. You see, when it’s all said and done, we are left with only two simple, but absolutely crucial decisions in all that we believe, do, say, and think – the robber or the Redeemer.

When Christ was led before the people, Pilate gave them a choice, Barabbas or Jesus. The people had arguably made hundreds of thousands of choices in their life times, yet all those decisions could all be boiled down into one of these two categories, the robber or the Redeemer. The same can be said for all of mankind throughout time. Although material is not necessarily good or bad, our hearts, being stubbornly self-willed, tend to allow us to become completely distracted by the lusts, pleasures, and pain of this planet. In a very real sense, we are often more than willing to be robbed of the joy and peace and wonderful knowledge of Christ for what is, at best, a measly bowl of stew. (Genesis 25:29-34). When examining the presence and power of the robber and the glorious reality of the Redeemer, there are definitely some things worth carefully considering. Here are just a few.

The Robber: Destroying the Foundation
This sin-soaked world, comprised of the lust of the eyes, lust of the flesh, and the pride of life, only has one goal, one aim… to steal all the glory from God! Jesus called Satan a thief and a murderer and reminds us that he comes only to steal, kill, and destroy. Even though he is the thief of all thieves, the devil obviously cannot actually steal the Lord. Nor can he kill the truth. And he most certainly cannot destroy the Word of God. Some might wonder about Psalm 11:3… If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do? Doesn’t this verse teach that the foundations can be destroyed?

There are two vantage points to consider when examining this verse, man’s and the Lord’s. Considering the Lord, we know there is nothing that can stand against Him, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! Since this is the case, we can logically and biblically conclude that this verse is not saying that God’s Word can actually be destroyed. However, mankind’s love for and access to God’s Word can most definitely be rotted, replaced, and ruined. I have absolutely no power to actually destroy God, but I most certainly have the capacity to infect and influence the hearts and minds of myself and others, causing a lost desire and direction for the truth, in essence, stealing away the one true foundation. So although the foundation, that is to say, God’s Word, endures forever, we do know that our appropriation, understanding, and application of that foundation can assuredly be robbed from us.

One example of this is found in the parable of the soils (Luke 8). The “birds” (the devil) snatched the Word from the hardened heart, therefore removing the only foundation that will endure forever. Did the Word actually get destroy? No. But the Word was robbed from taking root in the hardened heart. So, it might be better to say the robber’s strategy is an attack of the heart, an attack designed to prevent us from seeking and being satisfied in the Lord and the truth of His everlasting Word. This attack often involves offering us deceptive distractions and distorted doctrines in an effort to keep our hearts calloused and “dull of hearing”. (Matthew 13:15-16, Hebrews 5:11)

The Redeemer: All Things New
So many have said that we all have a God-shaped hole in our hearts that only Jesus can fill, and while this is true, it is not completely the case. Jesus does not come to simply fill the hole in our old, selfish hearts. No, He comes to remove the stony heart and transplant a new and living heart, His love and life, in its place. God’s Word calls this the new birth. (John 3) Jesus does not simply fill our old, prideful, flesh-driven and glory-gleaning hearts. He does something much more amazing! He gives a total and spiritual heart transplant. God’s promise to Israel through Ezekiel is also a promise to all who desire to receive His full and free forgiveness in Jesus – “A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh” Ezekiel 36:26.

Not only do we receive a new heart, we also receive a renewed mind. The Bible calls this the mind of Christ. (1 Corinthians 2:16) Jesus does not desire to fill a portion of our self-centered, “me, myself, and I” preoccupied mind. No, He instead gives us a renewed mind. Being born again means we receive a new heart and a new mind. This is the truth of the new birth only made possible by the righteous Redeemer of the world, Jesus Christ. “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new” 2 Corinthians 5:17.

The Reality: Being Born Again is Just the Beginning
Jesus represented all of humanity and as that perfect representation, the Last Adam walked the walk mankind (the first Adam’s race) was always supposed to walk. Just as Jesus fully and freely laid down His life to the will of His Heavenly Father, so too are we to do the same. Jesus does not steal our old nature. He is no robber! He truly is the remarkable Redeemer! He paid our sinful price in full, offering all who are willing to come to Him. He purchased us from the slave market of sin, self, and Satan and in its place, He offers us new life in Him. Jesus freely offers His Spirit, His nature, as the great exchange for all who are willing to turn to Him, all who choose to be redeemed. But this exchange is not the end. Actually, it’s just the beginning. Just as in all births, being born again means there’s a lot of growth to come.

Even though those who have been born again have passed from death to life, having received a new heart and new mind, there is still the presence of the old man and of this broken, sinful world. That is why, for our good and His glory, the Lord requires us to bury the old man by daily turning from ourselves and this rebellious world to the True and Living God, Jesus Christ, who is blessed forever and ever, amen!

My Reasonable Responsibility: Wearing the Redeemer’s Clothes
Although the old, selfish, and rebellious man has been dethroned, he will not be completely eradicated until the rapture or in death. Oh, what a day that will be, to see without the fleshly veil, my great and glorious King! Oh, what a day that will be!!! So, in order to keep myself from being robbed by the riches and cares of this world; if I am to prevent myself from having my love of Jesus and His Word stolen through subtlety, then burying the old man daily is a must! (1 Corinthians 15:31, Colossians 3:4-11)

Great, but what are practical means necessary to keep from being robbed of the depth and beauty and glory of the Lord? “Just give me a list,” says the baby Christian. “Tell me the things of this world that Satan will use to rob me of the knowledge of Christ. Then I will be prepared.” The Bible definitely gives us some broad and sometimes even detailed lists of what we should “take off/mortify”, however it is interesting to note that God’s Word does not account for every single, specific danger we will face in the world. I’m sure there are many reasons for this, but arguably one of the main reasons has to do with our hearts.

I’m sure we’d all agree that even good, godly things have the potential of robbing the throne of the new heart, the throne only Jesus deserves to sit upon. So, it’s not necessarily just about following a list of do’s and don’ts. It’s more about diligently guarding our hearts daily. (Proverbs 4:23) It’s about putting on the full armor of God so we can daily stand against the wiles of the devil. (Ephesians 6:11-24) Mortify the old man, yes! Make no provision to the flesh, yes! But we have the privilege and responsibility of putting on the new man by clothing ourselves everyday with Christ. “But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts thereof” Romans 13:14.

Get to know the Good Shepherd’s voice by reading His Word often, praying fervently, knowing our righteousness is in Christ, and obeying our Heavenly Father willingly and wholeheartedly. Then, and only then, will we be able to prevent our hearts from being robbed of the amazing beauty and joy found solely in Jesus Christ, our great and glorious Redeemer!

“For I know that my Redeemer lives, and He shall stand at last on the earth.” Job 19:25

Jesus said, “All that ever came before Me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them. I am the door: by Me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.” John 10:8-11

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Abounding… with Thanksgiving

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November 21, 2015

If there ever was an attribute which remains reprehensible regardless of its modern day adornment, it would be that of ungratefulness. There is something quite disheartening in watching someone receive a gift with a heart absent of genuine gratitude. Although many areas of selfishness/self-centeredness, mostly due to marketing and manipulation, have successfully won over the hearts and minds of the culture, there is nothing that can cover up the egregious attitude of being unthankful.

I cannot think of one redeeming book, TV, or movie character that has stood the test of time which has displayed such a self-centered heart, yet ungratefulness plagues us in real life perhaps now more than ever. This is much in part thanks to what many have deemed the self-esteem movement.

Over the last several decades the pro high self-esteem movement has literally plowed and paved its way into the very fiber of our postmodern thinking and behavior. But there are more than a few ironies facing the self-esteem philosophy and sadly, even more casualties. One such casualty standing at the forefront would arguably be that of genuine thankfulness.

Certain characteristics in life have quite natural outcomes. When someone is spoon fed (from the high chair) the necessity of having a high/good self-worth, self-esteem, self-image, etc. we should not be surprised when that child grows up to be a very confused and disillusioned young adult. Despite a high self-esteem being touted as the wonder drug of the 20th century, nothing could be further from the truth.

Geneticists have worked tirelessly in recent decades, discovering how to modify today’s foods to appear bigger and brighter, but often other attributes are lost in the process. A similar principle can be observed in people’s attitudes and actions. In a culture literally in love with itself, there are often other, much more nutritious characteristics that are deleted, due in part to our anxious efforts of self-exaltation. One of the nutrients often missing is that of genuine and lasting thankfulness.

Consider the child that is repeatedly told he is so special and so important that he deserves everything and that “having it his way” is just the way it should be. This child feeds on books and tens of thousands of hours of TV shows and movies essentially telling him the very same thing. He’s given many fabulous and expensive gifts, only reinforcing the delusion. It doesn’t take long before his emboldened and enriched self-esteem is off the charts. This will undoubtedly lead to a reduction of other characteristics, namely thankfulness. After all, why be thankful, when you wholeheartedly believe you deserve the best and the most?

But one might argue that even a selfish child is thankful for receiving a long desired present. True, however, this is a different sort of thankfulness altogether. It is a fleeting, fleshly thankfulness, not one born out of true, selfless gratitude. It is produced only temporarily, if, in a sense, as the soul’s way of expressing pleasure for getting what it already believes it deserved in the first place. (If you don’t believe this, watch what happens when people are kept from getting what they think they deserve. It really doesn’t matter the age. Often children are just not as good at masking their true feelings.) In fact, it won’t be long before even the extravagant gifts will not be enough to satisfy that child’s insatiable appetite of self-aggrandizement. Soon even the presents will bring nothing but ungratefulness, always believing he deserves more and better things.

Sadly, this pattern is a deceptive and tragic trap, one ultimately set by the enemy of our souls, and one many corporations and psychologists have been utilized to employ, having profited greatly. Breeding discontentment will naturally lead people to spend more in hopes of satisfying their already discontented hearts and minds. Who better to benefit from this sort of philosophy than retail companies? Perhaps that is why so many of them are the leaders in self-centered advertising. Another business benefiting would of course be psychotherapy. After all, who better to seek than a therapist to “cure” the pain and emptiness that this sort of discontentment eventually produces? Sadly, much of today’s church is no different, seeking psychology and the next big sale to satisfy instead of the Word and indwelling Spirit of God. Is it any wonder we see so little vibrancy and victory in today’s Christianity?

Arguably there is a simple philosophy that our culture has bought into from birth. It says that most, if not all people begin with a low self-esteem. Whether due to circumstances or something broken within, that low self-esteem must be overcome at all cost if we are ever to succeed as successful human beings. In order to do so we must enjoy a high self-esteem diet of flesh enhancing philosophies and practices. Only then can we overcome our maladjusted beliefs and begin soaring like we were always meant to do. As tasty as this might sound, this is not how God designed us to live. We were not designed to raise ourselves up, but rather to lower ourselves down and instead raise God up.

Only in magnifying Jesus can we truly find genuine and eternal contentment and fulfillment. This is why God’s Word reminds us that godliness with contentment is great gain. “But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and raiment let us be therewith content. But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. But you, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life…” 1 Timothy 6:6-12a

The actual name for a high self-esteem is pride and pride is really nothing less than self-love. It is the very heart of all that hates God, seeking to exalt itself above Him, stealing the Lord’s rightful place upon the throne of every human heart. Despite what most schools, commercials, “professionals”, retail companies, and story books tell us, it is not having a high self-esteem that will ultimately fulfill us. Nor will it ever produce real thankfulness and gratitude. Only when we sincerely and desperately cling to the Great and Glorious God will we find the truth and truly be thankful to the Lord. Only when we understand that it is because of our willful rebellion against God that we deserve nothing less than Hell, only then will we truly embrace God in His forgiveness and love found in Jesus Christ alone.

Only in humility will thanksgiving not only be produced, but also bring about an abundance of the Life of Christ in us and through us. If pride is the ultimate culprit, then humility can be the cure. Like the sun, Jesus burns away the prideful fog obscuring God’s greatness, helping us to finally humble ourselves, coming to grips with the very real and freeing fact that we are really nothing. We will finally realize it is the Lord, not us, Who deserves it all! We do not “deserve a break today” and we most certainly should not seek to “have it our way”. Instead may we humbly seek His perfect and plentiful way. May we wholeheartedly desire to see the Lord in His true beauty and splendor. Then we will begin to see our discontentment and ungratefulness burn away and finally begin to understand what it truly means to “abound in Christ with thanksgiving” (Colossians 2:7).

Tags: 1 Timothy 6, Bible, Colossians 2, Devil, God, God's Word, Gratefulness, Hate, Hell, Humility, Jesus, Judgment, King, Lies, Light, Lord, Pride, Satan, self, Thanksgiving, Throne, Truth, Ungratefulness

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The Truth Will Set You Free

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November 8, 2015

Whether in a novel, a crime show, or while at work, we have all heard this phrase borrowed by the world time and time again. However, as they understandably do so often, those who use it strip the phrase from of its actual and powerful meaning. Sadly, many in the church have heard it said so often, they too have perhaps forgotten what Jesus is really teaching His disciples.

Early on in my Christian walk, John 8:31-32 were two verses that had a tremendous and even life changing impact on me. “Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on Him, If you continue in My Word, then are you My disciples indeed; and you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:31-32. It occurred to me that Christianity, although filled with an amazing testimony regarding the birth, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ wasn’t simply a story that changed my life. It wasn’t one religion among many which just happened to be the one that worked for me. No, Christianity was and is and always will be built upon the bedrock of the truth.

So often people get saved and are then brought into a local church body. They are quickly put to work, staying busy with activity after activity. Soon Christianity is solely defined by the activities and friendships and the Word is marginalized in place of the work. Although there is an important place for the work, unless the Word of God is put first, the work we are doing might very well end up being the work of men, not the Lord.

Once a born again believer realizes, truly realizes that Christianity isn’t merely about a changed life or the work one does; once the Christian really begins to see that Jesus is the one and only way to the Father of Life because He is the truth, then that believer has finally begun standing upon the solid ground.

Undeniably, our firm foundation is Jesus, yet as He reveals in John 8:31-32, our faith becomes solid when it is exercised with the understanding that God’s Word is uniquely and unequivocally true. We need not run to the popular preacher nor to the pop-psychologist, but to the Word of God to know the truth. There is no college, no institution, no religion on the planet that can offer what the Bible can.

Jesus didn’t say that facts will set men free. He said the truth found in God’s Word alone would bring real and eternal freedom to the souls of men. Christianity is one hundred percent based on the truth and nothing but the truth, period.

Unfortunately we tend to wander from the Word, leaning instead upon the words of men. The natural man loves the “all natural” flavors produced and peddled by other men. Yet, there are those who long for something more, something better. There are those who, perhaps for years, have done the “church” thing, yet now realize men and their activities can never truly satisfy. Only the truth will do!

In these two amazing verses, Jesus tells us many things. First, He declares that He is God. He does not say, “If you remain in God’s Word.” He says, “If you remain in My Word.” He is saying the Word spoken to the faithful followers of the LORD from the beginning of time has always been His Word. Jesus truly is God.

He also teaches us that His Word is not simply true, but that it is sufficiently so. Jesus does not say, “If you stay in My Word, you will know part of the truth.” We are promised to know ALL of the truth pertaining to everlasting freedom. God’s Word is truly sufficient. One of Satan’s greatest strategies among believers is not to deny the truth of God’s Word, but instead to deny its sole sufficiency. Once people buy into this horrific lie, they will then be willing to drink from all sorts of muddied streams, all in hopes of discovering some drop of pure water.

As strange as this sounds, this one strategy has literally and repeatedly crippled the body of Christ from walking in the true power and victory God has intended for her. May we not be ensnared any longer!

True freedom comes exclusively from God’s Word. Despite their many claims, absolutely nothing this world offers can produce eternal freedom, nothing. Neither psychology nor religion, neither education nor entertainment will do. The ways of man will always fall short of eternity and often lead to temporal destruction as well.

Those reading these two verses should also inquire about the freedom offered by Jesus. Freedom yes, but freedom from what? Jesus is not providing freedom to go live our own lives independent of divine authority. In fact, it’s just the opposite. Simply put, God’s Word promises to sufficiently bring freedom from sin, from self, and from the power of our first father, Satan.

God’s promise also ensures freedom to finally love and serve the One we were made to worship; the Living and True God, the Creator and Savior of the world. This is the freedom found exclusively in the Word of God, the Word not based on the sinking sands of man’s opinions or Satan’s devices, but rather the Word which is the truth and nothing but the truth.

On this Lord’s day, may we praise and thank Him for His wonderful reminder to stop feeding the flesh. May we cease from fearing and following the words and ways of men. Instead let us wholeheartedly love the truth of God revealed to us by His Holy Spirit as we remain in the glorious, eternal, and sufficient Word of Truth!

“And we know that the Son of God is come, and has given us an understanding, that we may know Him that is true, and we are in Him that is true, even in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.” 1 John 5:20

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A Celebration for Fun?

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October 30, 2015

What if a church decided to start a new celebration, one that they could teach to the lost? What if, for some unknown reason, they chose to have it take place on a very important pagan date, a day those worshipping creation (rather than the Creator) especially cherish?

The event would have children dress up in costumes magnifying man and all his vain imagination could fathom. Some could even choose to dress like wizards and witches, skeletons, zombies, and ghosts.

Once the date and costumes were decided, the church would then start sharing the new tradition with their neighbors, reaching out to the lost. To keep everyone coming year after year, they decided they’d need an incentive, so a decision was made to give out lots of candy to all the children who participate.

After the first few years, the adults might decide they too want to join in the festivities, so there is another committee formed to plan what to do for them. They decide to encourage the grown ups to decorate their houses inside and out, but they too are asked to put up things reminiscent of darkness and death.

There could also be greeting cards and adult costumes, all to help everyone learn about and remember the church’s new celebration. Plus, the more people participating, the less likely individuals will be to stop joining in.

Just as the planning is almost done, someone in the back of the room stands up to ask a question. “What if some question the timing of our event and choice to represent so much darkness, especially since our call is to shine the Light of Jesus,” he asks. Everyone turns back again to the front to hear from the committee members sitting at the head tables.

After a brief pause, one of the members smiles. “We’ll simply explain to everyone in the church that we’re doing it all in the name of fun,” he suggests. “Then, just in case our neighbors wonder, we’ll tell them we really don’t believe any of the things we’re doing. We’ll say we’re just playing make believe. That should suffice.” Everyone nodded in agreement and then finalized their plans for the church’s newest and most fun celebration yet.

“Be not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship has righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion has light with darkness? And what concord has Christ with Belial? or what part has he that believes with an infidel? And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? for you are the temple of the living God; as God has said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.”
2 Corinthians 6:14-16

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Parents: Simply Sign Posts

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May 10, 2015

Raising children can seem like such a daunting task, one that’s often filled with worry and doubt. “What if I make a mistake?” “What if I don’t teach them correctly?” “What if…”

Although there are some helpful resources from people who have gone before us, may we never forget that our most important job is to be a sign post, pointing our children to Jesus.

The flesh so often wants to compare itself with others, allowing condemnation, frustration, and even pride to enter in when we don’t think we’re measuring up. Of course, there’s definitely something to be said for diligence and growing in our skills as parents, however it’s easy to get off course when we fix our eyes on men. Being a sign post means we need to know where to point our children. We must choose to keep our eyes on Jesus and His Word so we can point them in the right direction.

Perhaps there are things you wish you could go back and redo, but the truth is yesterday’s gone and tomorrow’s not here yet, so let’s focus on the Lord and serve Him faithfully by yielding to the Holy Spirit and His Word, letting Him work mightily in and through us today. Let the love and joy and truth of Jesus fill us to overflowing, spilling into the hearts and minds of our children. With the hustle and bustle of everyday life and this techno-revolution before us, may we take time to enjoy a blessed meal of God’s Word as a family today. May we remind our children that there is nothing more meaningful than Jesus and His wonderful Word.

When it’s all said and done, at the end of the day, when your children are grown up and out of the house, will they be able to see you simply as a sign post of Jesus? Take time each and everyday enjoying the goodness of God, feasting on His Word, and pointing your children to Jesus and Him alone. There’s no greater privilege or pursuit in being a parent or in being a Christian.

“I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.” 3 John 1:4

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True Freedom: Feelings-Focused or Spirit-Filled?

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August 13, 2014

Most will readily acknowledge that people lie, and we might even admit we too are prone to talebearing from time to time, yet somehow there’s this strange belief within each of us that says our feelings will never lie. But nothing could be further from the truth. Feelings lie more than any of us probably care to admit.

How many times have we heard, “Go with your heart”, “Trust your gut”, “Let your heart lead you”, etc.? Yet, God’s Word very clearly reminds us that our hearts are far from trustworthy. They are self-centered, deceitfully wicked, and naturally bent toward getting what they want. Jeremiah 17:9.

Feelings are far from objective. They are fickle and focused on keeping all the attention on themselves. As Christians, we often struggle against our natural emotions. Many times we have a godly desire to faithfully follow the Lord, yet find ourselves having to push our natural emotions out of the way. One author correctly compared feelings to a room full of crying babies. If you were to continually hold them, the babies would be satisfied, but at the end of the day you would be completely tired out and the babies would’ve only learned that crying will get them the attention they desire. Sure there are appropriate times to hold a baby, but just like parents must train their little ones, so too we must learn to train our fleshly feelings. If we spend our entire lives holding or indulging our feelings, we’ll become nothing less than a helpless, hopeless slave to them.

Praise the Lord we do not have to rely on the world’s methods to do the training! Instead, we have the eternal and magnificent power of the Holy Spirit and the marvelously sufficient Word of God! Jesus desires all His children be sanctified (set apart) by the truth of God’s living and active Word.(Psalm 119:9; John 17:17) He has not left us as orphans to figure it out on our own. He has graciously given us His Holy Spirit to daily and powerfully transform us into His image. (John 14:18-26;2 Corinthians 3:18) First, we must be honest and admit that our fleshly feelings don’t always tell the truth, that they only have their best interest in mind. Then we must continually capture our thoughts (and emotions), nailing them to the cross of Christ, knowing only Jesus can cleanse us, oftentimes even from our foolish feelings. (Matthew 16:24;2 Corinthians 10:4-5)

The world spends literally billions of dollars a year to produce in people certain emotional connections to it’s philosophies, methods, and products. Why? Because it knows very well that once we’ve attached an emotion to an idea or product, we’ll have a very difficult time letting go. Oh, how true this is! May we let the Lord Jesus Christ break these attachments, allowing us to finally enjoy the freedom and liberty we have in Christ! Freedom from the flesh! Freedom from Satan! Freedom from Sin! Freedom to keep in step with Jesus, knowing soon we’ll be able to see Him face to face, with only godly feelings flowing from Heaven’s throne, filling our hearts and minds! What a glorious day that will be!!!

Until that day, may we say like Paul, “I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:13-14

“The LORD knows the thoughts of man, that they are vanity. Blessed is the man whom You chasten, O LORD, and teach out of Your law…” Psalms 94:11-12

“O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walks to direct his steps.” Jeremiah 10:23

“This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart: who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. But you have not so learned Christ; if so be that you have heard Him, and have been taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesus: that you put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; and be renewed in the spirit of your mind; and that you put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.” Ephesians 4:17-24

“Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.” 2 Corinthians 3:17

“If the Son therefore shall make you free, you shall be free indeed.” John 8:36

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