Tag: faith

Psalm 100, 2016

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All of the earth shouts because you bring us so much joy, LORD!

We worship you with smiles on our faces!May 2 psalm 100 2016

We sing praises to you because of the joy you give us!

We know you are God.  You made us.  We are yours.

We are your people.  We belong to you.

We are so grateful that we have the privilege of having a personal relationship with you, God!

When we come together in your house, we are filled with praise!

Thank you, Father!

You are so good to us!  Your love will never end.

We praise you for your faithfulness to us and to our parents and our grandparents and everyone that has lived before us.

And we praise you for your faithfulness to our children and our grandchildren and all of those who are yet to come.

We know we can always count on your faithfulness, dear God.

Thank you, Abba Father.

Sword Fighting Class – Made Right with God

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With God’s help, we are memorizing Romans 8.  This is a tough chapter – it’s definitely one verse at a time.  But it’s happening!Romans 8; 1-9

“Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus because, through Christ Jesus, the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.  For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the sinful nature, God did by sending his own son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin sacrifice.  And so he condemned sin in sinful man in order that the righteous requirements of the law be fully met in us who do not live according to the sinful nature but according to the spirit.  Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what nature desires but those who live in accordance with the spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires.  The mind of sinful man is death but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace.  The sinful mind is hostile to God.  It does not submit to God’s laws nor can it do so.  Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot please God.  You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit if God’s spirit lives in you.  And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ.”

Romans 8 - 10 - 28Thank you, God!  Here’s the next verse –

“But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin but your spirit is alive because of righteousness.”

Our bodies will die because of our sin.

When we accept Jesus as our Savior, he makes us right with God and his Spirit brings eternal life to our spirit.

This is the Good News.

Amen!  Hallelujah!

Psalm 93, 2016

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The Lord is our King!

He is majestic and strong.May 1 psalm 93 2016

He created the world – firm and secure.

He is eternal – forever – no beginning and no end.

The seas shout your praise, LORD, as their waves pound on the rocks.  You are mightier than the thunder of the great waters!  The LORD in heaven is mighty!

Your commands are clear and unchanging, LORD.

You are our Holy God, set apart from everything else – forever.

Thank you, Abba Father.

 

Psalm 71b, 2016

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‘As for me, I will always have hope;

I will praise you more and more.”

I can talk about your goodness and your grace all day long, Lord, even though it’s often hard to describe how great you are.

I tell everyone I know about you.  I share with them how awesome you are!

All of my life, God, you have taught me your truths.  I know you and I tell others about how marvelous you are.  psalm 71b, 2016

I know you will be walking closely beside me for the rest of my days.  I will fulfill my obligation to pass on your truth to the next generation – to those who are to come.

You are perfect!  Your greatness fills the universe and never ends!  There is no one like you, God!

Yes, I have had bitter trials and troubles in my life.  But you were always there to guide me….

and comfort me….

and restore me.

I will never stop praising your faithfulness, my God!

I will sing praise to you!

I will shout for joy!

You have saved me and I cannot stop talking about you!

No one and nothing can truly harm me when I have you!

Thank you, Abba Father.

Psalm 23, 2016

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My Lord protects me.

I have everything I need.

He provides for me and fills my life with his supernatural peace.

He gives me joy and strength for each day.  Through his Word, he directs my choices and decisions.April 20 psalm 23, 2016

Even when I am going through tough trials and situations, I am not afraid.  I know God is right beside me.

Guiding me.

Comforting me.

No matter what is going on, I know God loves me.

And provides for me.

And protects me.

I am precious to him.  My heart overflows with thankfulness.

I know, Abba Father, that your love and goodness will never end.  You will be with  me all of my days here on earth.  And you will be walking right beside me when I leave earth to enter heaven.

Where I will be with you…

Forever.

Thank you, Abba Father.

Sword Fighting Class – Belonging to Christ

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God is doing a great job of helping us memorize Romans 8!  We are going to have a great understanding of what living in the spirit means by the time we’re done?

“Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus because, through Christ Jesus, the law of the Spirit of Life set me free from the law of sin and death.  Because what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the sinful nature, God did by sending his own son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin sacrifice.  And so he condemned sin in sinful man in order that the righteous requirements of the law be fully met in us who do not live according to the sinful nature but according to the Spirit.  Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what nature desires but those who live according to the spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires”

“The mind of sinful man is death but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace.  The sinful mind is hostile to God, it does not submit to God’s laws nor can it do so.  Those who are controlled by the sinful mind cannot please God.”Romans 8; 1-9

And now the next verse –

“You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit if the Spirit of God lives in you.  And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to Christ.”

When we accept Jesus as our Savior, the Spirit of God comes to live inside of us.

And we belong to Christ.

How awesome!

Thank you, Abba Father!

Everything Is Yours

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Everything we have comes from God.

Do we really believe this?  Do we let this fact change how we manage our treasures, time and talents?

If we do, then we are the path to becoming good stewards that God is looking for.

One of my favorite biblical mental pictures is from 1 Chronicles 29 when David is amassing huge piles of gold, silver, bronze and precious stones to be used in April 19 2016 everything is yoursbuilding the temple for God.

I see David standing in the middle of this fortune with his hands raised to the sky as he acknowledges in front of everyone that all of this – and everything – comes from God.

Let’s join him –

We lift up our praise to you, Lord, our God and Father, forever!

You have all the greatness..

all the power…

all the glory…

all of the majesty..

and all of the splendor!

Everything in heaven and on earth is yours.

You, oh Lord, own everything and are in control of it all!

Any wealth or honor we have comes from you.

You rule over everything!

Only you are able to give strength and power to us.

Now, our God, we give you our thanks and we praise your glorious name!

Thank you, Abba Father!

 

Psalm 30, 2016

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I just can’t stop praising your name, today, Lord!

You lifted my problems and worries off of my shoulders.

I called your name and you healed my soul.april 16b 2016 psalm 30 2016

My spirit was dead and you saved me.

Sing with me, all believers!

Praise our Holy God!

His anger is focused on the Evil One.

We, the redeemed, are already living forever with him.  We are his favorite children!

Yes, we still have struggles and trials while we live on this earth.

But, through them all, our Father God walks closely with us and gives us joy.

Most of the time, I feel secure.  “I will never be shaken.”

But – sometimes – I feel far away from God.  I feel alone and afraid.

So I cry out to you once again – end my loneliness!  Get rid of my fear!

Pour out your grace upon me.

Help me, oh Lord.

Yes!  You turn my wailing into dancing!

My sadness is removed and I am filled with joy because I can sing your praises!

Lord, my God, I will praise you forever!

I Will Give You Rest

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Rest.

Such a great feeling!

Many of us don’t do it enough.

Some of us can’t remember how it feels to be rested.

Our days are filled with rushing from one responsibility to the next.

And our nights are consumed with anxious thoughts and worry about tomorrow.

No rest.April 16 2016 I will give you rest

God tells King David in 1 Chronicles 22 that David will have a son who will be a man of peace and rest.  And God promises that he will give Solomon ‘rest from all his enemies on every side.’ (vs 9).

God promises us this same thing many times in his word.

He will give us rest.

He will give us peace.

Do not worry, our Father tells us.

Over and over.

Peace……

and rest.

Yes, Abba Father.

Sword Fighting Class – They Cannot Please God

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We are memorizing Roman 8 together – a big challenge but a lot of understanding is getting etched into our minds.

“Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus because, through Christ Jesus, the law of the Spirit of Life set us free from the law of sin and death.  For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the sinful nature, God did by sending his own son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin sacrifice.  And so he condemned sin in sinful man so that the righteous requirements of the law are fully met in us, who do not live according to the sinful nature but according to the spirit.  Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what nature desires but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires.  The mind of sinful man is death but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace.  The sinful mind is hostile to God.  It does not submit to God’s laws nor can it do so.”Romans 8; 1-9

And the next verse,

“Those who live according to the sinful nature cannot please God.”

Those who have not accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior are living according to the sinful nature and they cannot please God.  They do not have God’s Spirit living in them so they can’t have a relationship with God.  Their sin is still separating them from God.  Forever….unless they make the decision to make Jesus their Lord.

Dear Father, we lift up the people we know who have not made the decision to follow Jesus yet.  Please soften their hearts to you, dear Father.  Open their eyes.  Show them the way.  Please give us the opportunity to share with them the difference you have made in our lives.  In the redeeming name of Jesus we pray, Amen.