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Friday, December 20, 2013
Be Still
Psalm 46; ASV
1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
2 Therefore will we not fear, though the earth do change, and though the mountains be shaken into the heart of the seas;
3 Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains tremble with the swelling thereof. (Selah)
4 There is a river, the streams whereof make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High.
5 God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God will help her, and that right early.
6 The nations raged, the kingdoms were moved: He uttered his voice, the earth melted.
7 Jehovah of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. (Selah)
8 Come, behold the works of Jehovah, what desolations he hath made in the earth.
9 He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; He breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; He burneth the chariots in the fire.
10 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.
11 Jehovah of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. (Selah)
1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
2 Therefore will we not fear, though the earth do change, and though the mountains be shaken into the heart of the seas;
3 Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains tremble with the swelling thereof. (Selah)
4 There is a river, the streams whereof make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High.
5 God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God will help her, and that right early.
6 The nations raged, the kingdoms were moved: He uttered his voice, the earth melted.
7 Jehovah of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. (Selah)
8 Come, behold the works of Jehovah, what desolations he hath made in the earth.
9 He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; He breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; He burneth the chariots in the fire.
10 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.
11 Jehovah of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. (Selah)
Thursday, December 19, 2013
The Great House of Jehovah
Psalm 27; ASV
1 Jehovah is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? Jehovah is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
2 When evil-doers came upon me to eat up my flesh, (even) mine adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.
3 Though a host should encamp against me, My heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, even then will I be confident.
4 One thing have I asked of Jehovah, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of Jehovah, and to inquire in his temple.
5 For in the day of trouble he will keep me secretly in his pavilion: in the covert of his tabernacle will he hide me; He will lift me up upon a rock.
6 And now shall my head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me. And I will offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto Jehovah.
7 Hear, O Jehovah, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
8 (When thou saidst), seek ye my face; My heart said unto thee, Thy face, Jehovah, will I seek.
9 Hide not thy face from me; put not thy servant away in anger: Thou hast been my help; cast me not off, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.
10 When my father and my mother forsake me, then Jehovah will take me up.
11 Teach me thy way, O Jehovah; and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.
12 Deliver me not over unto the will of mine adversaries: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.
13 (I had fainted), unless I had believed to see the goodness of Jehovah in the land of the living.
14 Wait for Jehovah: be strong, and let thy heart take courage; yea, wait thou for Jehovah.
1 Jehovah is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? Jehovah is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
2 When evil-doers came upon me to eat up my flesh, (even) mine adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.
3 Though a host should encamp against me, My heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, even then will I be confident.
4 One thing have I asked of Jehovah, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of Jehovah, and to inquire in his temple.
5 For in the day of trouble he will keep me secretly in his pavilion: in the covert of his tabernacle will he hide me; He will lift me up upon a rock.
6 And now shall my head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me. And I will offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto Jehovah.
7 Hear, O Jehovah, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
8 (When thou saidst), seek ye my face; My heart said unto thee, Thy face, Jehovah, will I seek.
9 Hide not thy face from me; put not thy servant away in anger: Thou hast been my help; cast me not off, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.
10 When my father and my mother forsake me, then Jehovah will take me up.
11 Teach me thy way, O Jehovah; and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.
12 Deliver me not over unto the will of mine adversaries: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.
13 (I had fainted), unless I had believed to see the goodness of Jehovah in the land of the living.
14 Wait for Jehovah: be strong, and let thy heart take courage; yea, wait thou for Jehovah.
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Jehovah is My Shepherd
Psalm 23; ASV
1 Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; He leadeth me beside still waters.
3 He restoreth my soul: He guideth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
4 Yea, thou I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.
5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou hast anointed my head with oil; My cup runneth over.
6 Surely goodness and lovingkindness shall follow me all the days of my life; and I shall dwell in the house of Jehovah for ever.
1 Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; He leadeth me beside still waters.
3 He restoreth my soul: He guideth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
4 Yea, thou I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.
5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou hast anointed my head with oil; My cup runneth over.
6 Surely goodness and lovingkindness shall follow me all the days of my life; and I shall dwell in the house of Jehovah for ever.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
The Suffering of the Messiah
Psalm 22; ASV
1 My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? (Why art thou so) far from helping me, (and from) the words of my groaning?
2 O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou answerest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.
3 But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.
4 Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.
5 They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not put to shame.
6 But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.
7 All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, (saying),
8 Commit (thyself) unto Jehovah; let him deliver him: let him rescue him, seeing he delighteth in
him.
9 But thou art he that took me out of the womb; Thou didst make me trust (when I was) upon my
mother's breasts.
10 I was cast upon thee from the womb; Thou art my God since my mother bare me.
11 Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.
12 Many bulls have compassed me; strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
13 They gape upon me with their mouth, (as) a ravening and a roaring lion.
14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: My heart is like wax; it is melted
within me.
15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought
me into the dust of death.
16 For dogs have compassed me: a company of evil-doers have inclosed me; they pierced my hands
and my feet.
17 I may count all my bones; they look and stare upon me.
18 They part my garments among them, and upon my vesture do they cast lots.
19 But be not thou far off, O Jehovah: O thou my succor, haste thee to help me.
20 Deliver my soul from the sword, My darling from the power of the dog.
21 Save me from the lion's mouth; yea, from the horns of the wild-oxen thou hast answered me.
22 I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the assembly will I praise thee.
23 Ye that fear Jehovah, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and stand in awe of him, all
ye the seed of Israel.
24 For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face
from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.
25 Of thee cometh my praise in the great assembly: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.
26 The meek shall eat and be satisfied; they shall praise Jehovah that seek after him: let your heart
live for ever.
27 All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn unto Jehovah; and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
28 For the kingdom is Jehovah's; and he is the ruler over the nations.
29 All the fat ones of the earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him, even he that cannot keep his soul alive.
30 A seed shall serve him; it shall be told of the Lord unto the (next) generation.
31 They shall come and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done it.
1 My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? (Why art thou so) far from helping me, (and from) the words of my groaning?
2 O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou answerest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.
3 But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.
4 Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.
5 They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not put to shame.
6 But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.
7 All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, (saying),
8 Commit (thyself) unto Jehovah; let him deliver him: let him rescue him, seeing he delighteth in
him.
9 But thou art he that took me out of the womb; Thou didst make me trust (when I was) upon my
mother's breasts.
10 I was cast upon thee from the womb; Thou art my God since my mother bare me.
11 Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.
12 Many bulls have compassed me; strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
13 They gape upon me with their mouth, (as) a ravening and a roaring lion.
14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: My heart is like wax; it is melted
within me.
15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought
me into the dust of death.
16 For dogs have compassed me: a company of evil-doers have inclosed me; they pierced my hands
and my feet.
17 I may count all my bones; they look and stare upon me.
18 They part my garments among them, and upon my vesture do they cast lots.
19 But be not thou far off, O Jehovah: O thou my succor, haste thee to help me.
20 Deliver my soul from the sword, My darling from the power of the dog.
21 Save me from the lion's mouth; yea, from the horns of the wild-oxen thou hast answered me.
22 I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the assembly will I praise thee.
23 Ye that fear Jehovah, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and stand in awe of him, all
ye the seed of Israel.
24 For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face
from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.
25 Of thee cometh my praise in the great assembly: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.
26 The meek shall eat and be satisfied; they shall praise Jehovah that seek after him: let your heart
live for ever.
27 All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn unto Jehovah; and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
28 For the kingdom is Jehovah's; and he is the ruler over the nations.
29 All the fat ones of the earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him, even he that cannot keep his soul alive.
30 A seed shall serve him; it shall be told of the Lord unto the (next) generation.
31 They shall come and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done it.
Monday, December 16, 2013
Jehovah's Perfect Revelation
Psalm 19; ASV
1 The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament showeth his handiwork.
2 Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night showeth knowledge.
3 There is no speech nor language; their voice is not heard.
4 Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,
5 Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run his course.
6 His going forth is from the end of the heavens, and his circuit unto the ends of it; and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.
7 The law of Jehovah is perfect, restoring the soul: the testimony of Jehovah is sure, making wise the simple.
8 The precepts of Jehovah are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of Jehovah is pure, enlightening the eyes.
9 The fear of Jehovah is clean, enduring for ever: the ordinances of Jehovah are true, (and) righteous altogether.
10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and the droppings of the honeycomb.
11 Moreover by them is thy servant warned: in keeping them there is great reward.
12 Who can discern (his) errors? Clear thou me from hidden (faults).
13 Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous (sins); let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be clear from great transgression.
14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer.
1 The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament showeth his handiwork.
2 Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night showeth knowledge.
3 There is no speech nor language; their voice is not heard.
4 Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,
5 Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run his course.
6 His going forth is from the end of the heavens, and his circuit unto the ends of it; and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.
7 The law of Jehovah is perfect, restoring the soul: the testimony of Jehovah is sure, making wise the simple.
8 The precepts of Jehovah are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of Jehovah is pure, enlightening the eyes.
9 The fear of Jehovah is clean, enduring for ever: the ordinances of Jehovah are true, (and) righteous altogether.
10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and the droppings of the honeycomb.
11 Moreover by them is thy servant warned: in keeping them there is great reward.
12 Who can discern (his) errors? Clear thou me from hidden (faults).
13 Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous (sins); let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be clear from great transgression.
14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer.
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Imitate What is Good
“Beloved, do not
imitate what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is of God, but
he who does evil has not seen God” (3
John 11; NKJV).
We are to do good, to imitate good, because God is
good. Evil is not of God. Evil is of the Devil. As the
children of God we are to imitate our Father by doing good.
Diotrephes was not of God.
He was concerned with things that are not of God: preeminence among
brethren, not receiving brethren, prating against brethren with malicious
words, forbidding others to receive brethren (3 John 9-10). Diotrephes
was of his father the Devil: “You are of your father the devil, and the
desires of your father you want to do.
He was a murderer and a liar from the beginning, and does not stand in
the truth, because there is no truth in him.
When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar
and the father of it” (John 8:44; NKJV).
Demetrius had “a good testimony from all, and from the
truth itself” (3 John 12). Demetrius
had a good testimony because he imitated God.
What about me? Do I
imitate my good God or do I imitate the evil one? Let us see God and
imitate what we see for “he who does evil
has not seen God” (3 John 11).
Monday, December 9, 2013
Progressive and 2 John 9
“Whosoever goeth onward and abideth not in the teaching of Christ, hath not God: he that abideth in the teaching, the same hath both the Father and the Son.” (2 John 9; ASV)
Proago – to precede (Strong’s); to go before (Thayer’s)
Traveling onward and away from the teaching of Christ hath not God.
“At least we are doing something.”
Perhaps you are “doing something” without God…
One can “progress” to the point that one loses the light of truth.
“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” (Psalm 119:105; KJV)
“…hath not God…” (2 John 9; KJV)
Proago – to precede (Strong’s); to go before (Thayer’s)
Traveling onward and away from the teaching of Christ hath not God.
“At least we are doing something.”
Perhaps you are “doing something” without God…
One can “progress” to the point that one loses the light of truth.
“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” (Psalm 119:105; KJV)
“…hath not God…” (2 John 9; KJV)
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
These Three Agree As One
1. Water - Jesus' baptism in the Jordan River, when the Father spoke from Heaven - Matthew 3:13-17
2. Blood - the historical death of Jesus on the cross - John 12:28-33
3. The Spirit - given to bear witness of Christ - John 15:26; 16:14
1 John 5:6-13; NKJV
6 This is He who came by water and blood — Jesus Christ; not only by water, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is truth.
7 For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one.
8 And there are three that bear witness on earth: the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three agree as one.
9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; for this is the witness of God which He has testified of His Son.
10 He who believes in the Son of God has the witness in himself; he who does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed the testimony that God has given of His Son.
11 And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.
12 He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.
13 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.
2. Blood - the historical death of Jesus on the cross - John 12:28-33
3. The Spirit - given to bear witness of Christ - John 15:26; 16:14
1 John 5:6-13; NKJV
6 This is He who came by water and blood — Jesus Christ; not only by water, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is truth.
7 For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one.
8 And there are three that bear witness on earth: the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three agree as one.
9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; for this is the witness of God which He has testified of His Son.
10 He who believes in the Son of God has the witness in himself; he who does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed the testimony that God has given of His Son.
11 And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.
12 He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.
13 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
How We Can Know That We Love the Brethren
Question: How can we know that we love the brethren?
The Two-Fold Answer: 1) We love God 2) We keep our Father's commandments
1 John 5:1-5; NKJV
1 Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him.
2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep His commandments.
3 For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.
4 For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world — our faith.
5 Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
The Two-Fold Answer: 1) We love God 2) We keep our Father's commandments
1 John 5:1-5; NKJV
1 Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him.
2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep His commandments.
3 For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.
4 For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world — our faith.
5 Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
Monday, December 2, 2013
Why We Love Him
Apart from Him we would not know love.
Apart from Him loving us we would not know how to love.
Apart from Him we would not love Him or others.
1 John 4:17-21; NKJV
17 Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world.
18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.
19 We love Him because He first loved us.
20 If someone says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?
21 And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also.
Apart from Him loving us we would not know how to love.
Apart from Him we would not love Him or others.
1 John 4:17-21; NKJV
17 Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world.
18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.
19 We love Him because He first loved us.
20 If someone says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?
21 And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also.
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
In Everything Give Thanks
“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18; NKJV)
To give thanks is to express gratitude. Thankfulness is gratefulness expressed to another. Thanksgiving is the expression of gratitude. Tis the season of thankgiving. Our Heavenly Father is to be the recipient of our thanksgiving.
Our GOD created us in His image (Genesis 1:26-27). We share in His likeness. He is worthy of praise because He is the Creator: “You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honor and power; For You created all things, And by Your will they exist and were created” (Revelation 4:11; NKJV). Thank Him!
Our GOD sustains us (Colossians 1:17). In Him we “live and move and have our being” (Acts 17:28). Apart from Him there is no life or breath (Acts 17:25). He upholds us “by the word of His power” (Hebrews 1:3). Thank Him!
Our GOD has redeemed us through His dear Son (Revelation 5:9-10; Ephesians 1:3-14). Created in His image with the ability to think, reason and choose, each of us has defaced that image by falling short of His glory (Romans 3:10-18, 23). Sin defaces the image of GOD in our lives. Love compels Him to restore His image in each of us: “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8)! Christ Jesus has “redeemed us to God” by His blood (Revelation 5:9). Thank Him!
Indeed, “Every good and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning” (James 1:17; NKJV). It is all about Him, it is all from Him, it is all returning to Him! Thank Him!
Tis the season, therefore, let us thank Him!
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Hidden in My Heart
"But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life." (Jude 20-21; NKJV)
Friday, November 22, 2013
Does Not Sin
"Does not sin" is in the durative present tense in the Greek which means it is describing a walk, a lifestyle. A literal translation would be, "Whoever abides in Him does not sin on and on." Our Father doesn't expect us to never sin, but He does expect us to sin less and less.
1 John 3:4-9; NKJV
4 Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness.
5 And you know that He was manifested to take away our sins, and in Him there is no sin.
6 Whoever abides in Him does not sin. Whoever sins has neither seen Him nor known Him.
7 Little children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous.
8 He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.
9 Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God.
1 John 3:4-9; NKJV
4 Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness.
5 And you know that He was manifested to take away our sins, and in Him there is no sin.
6 Whoever abides in Him does not sin. Whoever sins has neither seen Him nor known Him.
7 Little children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous.
8 He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.
9 Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God.
Thursday, November 21, 2013
We Shall Be Like Him
His Part - He will make us like Him!
Our Part - Purify ourselves!
1 John 3:1-3; NKJV
1 Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.
2 Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.
3 And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.
Our Part - Purify ourselves!
1 John 3:1-3; NKJV
1 Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.
2 Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.
3 And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
He Has Promised Us
A lot of folks make a lot of promises. Promises that they can't keep. Promises, that if they were kept, would still be insufficient to meet our needs.
This is the promise that the Father has promised us - eternal life. If we abide in Him and His Son, we will keep this promise. Eternal life with them is exactly what we need.
1 John 2:24-29; NKJV
24 Therefore let that abide in you which you heard from the beginning. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, you also will abide in the Son and in the Father.
25 And this is the promise that He has promised us — eternal life.
26 These things I have written to you concerning those who try to deceive you.
27 But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him.
28 And now, little children, abide in Him, that when He appears, we may have confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming.
29 If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness is born of Him.
This is the promise that the Father has promised us - eternal life. If we abide in Him and His Son, we will keep this promise. Eternal life with them is exactly what we need.
1 John 2:24-29; NKJV
24 Therefore let that abide in you which you heard from the beginning. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, you also will abide in the Son and in the Father.
25 And this is the promise that He has promised us — eternal life.
26 These things I have written to you concerning those who try to deceive you.
27 But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him.
28 And now, little children, abide in Him, that when He appears, we may have confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming.
29 If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness is born of Him.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Those Who Go Out From Us
At times there are those among us who are not of us. We may not know that they are not of us until they go out from us. We only know that they are not of us when they no longer continue with us.
There are many antichrists. The one who denies the Father and The Son is antichrist. To deny Jesus as the Christ is to lie and make oneself a liar and an antichrist.
In this last hour, let us know through the anointing that we have from the Holy One that Jesus is the Christ and that we have a Father in Heaven who longs for us to overcome by faith.
1 John 2:18-23; NKJV
18 Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour.
19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us; but they went out that they might be made manifest, that none of them were of us.
20 But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things.
21 I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and that no lie is of the truth.
22 Who is a liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist who denies the Father and the Son.
23 Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father either; he who acknowledges the Son has the Father also.
There are many antichrists. The one who denies the Father and The Son is antichrist. To deny Jesus as the Christ is to lie and make oneself a liar and an antichrist.
In this last hour, let us know through the anointing that we have from the Holy One that Jesus is the Christ and that we have a Father in Heaven who longs for us to overcome by faith.
1 John 2:18-23; NKJV
18 Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour.
19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us; but they went out that they might be made manifest, that none of them were of us.
20 But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things.
21 I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and that no lie is of the truth.
22 Who is a liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist who denies the Father and the Son.
23 Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father either; he who acknowledges the Son has the Father also.
Monday, November 18, 2013
The World is Passing Away
You will never influence the world trying to be like it. Don't love it. Do the will of the God and abide forever.
1 John 2:15-17; NKJV
15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
16 For all that is in the world — the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life — is not of the Father but is of the world.
17 And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.
1 John 2:15-17; NKJV
15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
16 For all that is in the world — the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life — is not of the Father but is of the world.
17 And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
That Your Joy May Be Full
What the apostles did in the flesh, we do in the spirit.
They walked with Him in the flesh, we walk with Him by faith.
Their joy was full in the flesh, ours will be full in the spirit.
1 John 1:1-4; NKJV
1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life —
2 the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare to you that eternal life which was with the Father and was manifested to us —
3 that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.
4 And these things we write to you that your joy may be full.
They walked with Him in the flesh, we walk with Him by faith.
Their joy was full in the flesh, ours will be full in the spirit.
1 John 1:1-4; NKJV
1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life —
2 the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare to you that eternal life which was with the Father and was manifested to us —
3 that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.
4 And these things we write to you that your joy may be full.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
The Day of the Lord
The First Coming of Christ - Salvation
The Second Coming of Christ - Judgment
Receive His salvation so that you can escape His judgment.
2 Peter 3:10-18; NKJV
10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.
11 Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness,
12 looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat?
13 Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.
14 Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless;
15 and consider that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation — as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you,
16 as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures.
17 You therefore, beloved, since you know this beforehand, beware lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked;
18 but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.
The Second Coming of Christ - Judgment
Receive His salvation so that you can escape His judgment.
2 Peter 3:10-18; NKJV
10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.
11 Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness,
12 looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat?
13 Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.
14 Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless;
15 and consider that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation — as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you,
16 as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures.
17 You therefore, beloved, since you know this beforehand, beware lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked;
18 but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.
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