Jesus IS Lord, Amen
“Also let the gold and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple which is in Jerusalem and brought to Babylon, be restored and taken back to the temple which is in Jerusalem, each to its place; and deposit them in the house of God.”
Ezra.6:5.
Beloved I pray with you, because now we are the temple of God, being filled with The Holy Spirit, Amen. Everything that the enemy has taken forcefully from you, stolen, collected from you by deceit or you lost through sin. The merciful and God of Love, shall cause them to be restored to you with interest in Jesus’ Name, Amen
Shalom.
As we head out, let us do so with thanksgiving for ALL had already been done, Amen
Here, we see and experience ‘time,’ we are headed to an existence where ‘time’ ceases and we are defined by our actions.
Do you really believe in Jesus or do you just say it? A passing ‘fancy’, a flavor of the moment?
I believe and have ‘Faith’. . But, what is “Faith.?”
(1) Faith involves bold action.
Most of the examples delineated in Hebrews 11 involve a person acting boldly in accordance with the word of God. By faith Abel offered God a superior sacrifice, Noah built, Abraham obeyed by leaving familiar territory and later offered Isaac, Isaac blessed his sons and one of those sons blessed Isaac’s great-grandsons. And on the list goes. The author spits out action words in rapid succession in vv. 32-34: they conquered, administered, gained, shut, quenched, escaped, became powerful, and routed. Faith acts out a bold confidence.
(2) True faith is action taken in response to the unseen God and his promises.
Faith, rather than merely static belief or cognitive assent, spurs one to act in accordance with God’s truth. Its boldness, however, seems especially to do with the fact that these great people of faith are backed up by the Unseen. They step forward with eyebrow-raising tenacity and confidence and with no perceptible reason for doing so. Yet, God has spoken. God has manifested himself, and this is reason enough. Therefore, we too are called to an active, bold faith which finds its reason in the unseen God. If we have faith of another stripe we need to re-evaluate our “faith.”
(3) Faith involves God working extraordinary miracles in the lives of ordinary people.
We call the example list of Hebrews 11 the “Hall of Faith” and think of these inductees as specially heroic. Yet, if we stop and reflect for a moment we will realize that there is much about those in the list that is less than admirable. For example, Noah got drunk and lay naked in his tent; Abraham lied about Sarai; Isaac lied about Rebekah; Jacob lived the life of a deceiver; Moses committed murder; the people of Israel were a bunch of ungrateful grumblers, Gideon a doubter, and David an adulterer. We might think that the author of Hebrews is stretching things a bit in holding these people up as exemplary if not for one thing—real faith must be expressed by real people, real pilgrims who have yet to reach the heavenly city. They are searching; they haven’t arrived. These are “heroes” not because they are perfect, but because they worked with God in his perfect work. Thus we too are eligible for enlistment in the life of faith.
(4) Faith seems to be applicable to a variety of situations.
It is striking that in the list of Hebrews 11 we do not have one healing, although support for that form of miracle can be found readily elsewhere in the New Testament. We have an offering, a transportation to heaven, the building of a boat, the moving of a family, the ability to have a child, obedience in offering that child back to God, blessing of children, seeing into the future, defying an authority, the choosing of mistreatment above pleasure, the keeping of a religious ordinance, and so on. Faith involves conquering in war, deliverance from animals and fire, and resurrection.
(5) Biblical faith may have a variety of outcomes as well.
Notice that faith sometimes has an immediate, “positive” outcome, as when the children of Israel passed through the sea, the walls of Jericho fell, and widows received their dead back by resurrection. Yet, we also find that faith can be rewarded with a “delayed” outcome or even a “negative” outcome. Abel still got murdered. Abraham had to wait for the son of the promise. Faith also seems to involve being tortured, mocked, beaten, destitute, stoned, put in prison, generally mistreated, and even mutilated. These do not fit easily into a “see all the wonderful things God wants to do in your life” Gospel of modern, Western Christianity. Yet the picture is biblical. Our application of this passage must point out that faithful people sometimes do not see “results” in this life.
(6) However, faith is rewarded by God.
One resounding point of Hebrews 11 is that God’s pilgrims look beyond the immediate to grasp the significance of the ultimate. Faith involves believing “that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.” One primary reward stands out in the chapter—God’s commendation (11:2,39), the “well done” every true believer longs to hear.
Because of our sins Jesus was wounded, beaten because of the evil we did. Most paintings are inaccurate! Have you ever seen an individual whipped? I meane really whipped? There is no control of the thongs of the whip. To make it all the more unimaginable, the guards would have been experts of their trade. To further describe how intense their acts were. After the death of Jesus when Pilate was asked for the body, surprise was expressed that Jesus would be dead so soon.
According to John 19:38, upon hearing ofJesus’ death, this secret disciple of Jesus”asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus, and Pilate gave him permission.” Joseph immediately purchased a linen shroud (Mark 15:46) and proceeded to Golgotha to take the body of Jesus down from the cross.
He poured out His blood for us in “LITERS!” Till there was minimal, to no blood left!
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When we pray with “The blood of Jesus.” A Manvwithbno wrong was killed for us! He was found guilty of our sins! His suffering was for us! Thousands of years later we hear,know and at times understand just what this implied.
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We are healed by the punishment he suffered, made whole by the blows he received. LIKE and AMEN
It has already been suffered we have been made whole in the past. Receive it, live it, believe it!
To You Father be all The glory. Our today in You is our all-ways in You. For each moment we praise and glorify You. With our hearts we present our essence before Thee. Touch us, heal us, guide us, protect us… Our ALL. We walk in Your will in our going out and coming in. Lord, cast our wrongs into the ocean of our ‘done’. We reach into our spirit and forgive all past ‘wrongs’ against us. LORD, give us the spirit of forgiveness as Your Spirit within us fills us with Love which makes ALL things taste with
Your essence we pray in Jesus’ name. Bless us O! Lord as we journey to Your Kingdom, Amen
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We thank God for today the sunshine, the flowers, His Love! Glory glory glory! Father, You are our ALL! We adore and worship You in spirit and in truth. Thank You!!! Thank You, thank You, our ALL.
We in deference commit this day into Your Loving arms. All Glory to You Father for each day each second, all experienced with You at our forefront leading, guiding, guarding and Loving.
We stand before You asking You to wash away our faults, cast them into the sea of forgetfulness as we move to forgive and forget that which was done unto us. We stand before You washed in The blood of Your Son, our Lord, filled with Your Spirit. You are our everything Hope, Salvation, Forgiveness, Beginning and The End. For You we live, our existence is in Your hands. Alleluia! Glory be, Amenvc
Why Should We Praise God?
Scripture clearly expresses the importance of praising God, but if we do not understand the reason behind it, we lose our foundational basis for praising Him—praise without meaning is empty. We must be sure our foundation is the truth of God in every area, including praise.
Many people end up praising fallible human beings rather than God because they lack the truth. “They exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen” (Romans 1:25, ESV). For example, who should we put our faith in—the scientists whose opinions always change and have not always been there or God who never changes and has always been? The answer may seem obvious, but many would rather praise the creature instead of the Creator.
We must recognize that God is our Creator; He is our Lord, and as a result, we should praise Him:
Know that the Lord, He is God; it is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; we are His people and the sheep of His pasture. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name. (Psalm 100:3–4).
Moreover, we should also praise God for His unending mercy. Salvation is from God, and He has given us many spiritual blessings. Our response should be one of praise and glory to God. After all, the Lord is good, and His mercy is everlasting.
Praising Him does not end here, however. As finite human beings, we can never truly give God all the praise he deserves. “Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord? Who can declare all His praise?” (Psalm 106:2). Of course, these are rhetorical questions, as the answer is most definitely “no one.”
Sadly, there are those who do not want to recognize God as their Creator, because they do not want to be accountable to Him. Instead, they worship His creation. As Christians, we should never compromise by exalting the creation over the Creator. We need to stand firm on the truth of God’s Word—our foundation for praising God.