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Throughout his letter to the Corinthians, there are practical admonitions and little encouragements for the saints in Corinth to live lives that honor the Lord. Paul wanted all the believers there to grow in their Christian faith and to walk in spirit and truth. He tackled things that caused division within the Church and exposed the foolishness of human wisdom, by contrasting it with the wisdom of God. He touched on marriage and related matters, and laid down principles of godly conduct. He discussed the importance of the Lord's Supper, the varieties of spiritual gifts and The Supremacy Of LOVE. It may be a simple instruction to the Church but it is one of the greatest challenges with which any of us can be presented, for it is the Holy Spirit of God Who calls us to live as Christ lived and to love as Christ loved. Such divine love is an impossibility in our own limited, human strength. It is only as the Holy Spirit is given way to carry out His work within, that this impossible command can be carried out. Every action and every attitude, every word and every work, each thought of the heart, each decision of the mind and even the motives that influence the choices we make, need to be bathed in the purifying gaze of the Holy Spirit, washed in the fountain of God's divine love and covered with the unconditional grace of Christ Who for love of His Church went to the cross willingly so that like Him, everything we do may be done through HIM - in LOVE. 1 Corinthians 16:14 Let all that you do be done with love. Our United Prayer:
Loving Father, we confess that in our own strength, it is impossible for us to carry out all that we say and do in love, but we know that it is possible in the strength and power of the Spirit of love. You have promised to pour Your love through us to others, so that we may love others as Christ loves us. Use us to be vessels of love in the lives of all we meet, knowing that it is Christ that loves through us and not us ourselves. In Jesus’ name we Pray, AMEN.
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A worldly hope is founded on irrational thinking, empty vanity, a humanistic philosophy, and man's deceitfully-inspired prospects, resulting in disappointments, frustration, confusion, and shame. But Christian hope is founded on an altogether different principle which is rooted in God's trustworthy goodness and the gracious promises of our Heavenly Father. Christian hope is centered on the never-failing Word of God and His many precious promises, which are all 'yes' and 'amen' in Christ Jesus our Lord. The Gracious Gift Of HOPE is secured on the unchangeable and unconditional love of God, which He poured into our hearts by His Spirit, when we first trusted Christ's finished work on Calvary. The love of God was poured out in great measure when we first believed, and it grows into an ever-deepening awareness of God's great love for us which remains the same yesterday, today, and forever. Never question the length and depth and height and breadth of God's gracious love towards you. God demonstrated His love towards us in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. The hope that comes through faith in Christ does not disappoint, because the supernatural love of God has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit Who was given to us, through time and into eternity. Romans 5:5 And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us. Our United Prayer:
Thank You, loving Father, for Your unconditional and unchangeable love. You have poured Your love so abundantly and generously into our hearts. Enable us to show forth Your love in our lives, so that others will come to a knowledge of the Lord Jesus. In Jesus' name, we Pray, AMEN. Faith Is Believing All God Has Said In His Word; first for our justification, and then for living a sanctified life. Faith is accepting scriptural truth as a firm fact. Faith is having the assurance that what we hope for in Christ will certainly come to pass. Indeed, without faith it is impossible to please God. The man or woman who lives by faith uses life's stumbling-blocks as stepping stones. Faith allows obstacles to be changed into opportunities, and wounds that are inflicted become a witness to the generous grace He pours out into our lives in great abundance. When we live by faith, we remain in fellowship with the Lord, and can become healing balm and a godly comfort in the lives of others, who are facing similar difficulties. Living by faith frequently contrasts the visible unreality of this fake, false, and failing world, with the invisible reality of true, glorious, eternal, heavenly things, that are our promised inheritance, in Christ. Happy is the one who understands that faith is not only required for salvation, but is the necessary ingredient to live a victorious Christian life. Living by faith simply means that we trust completely all that God has said in His Word. 2 Corinthians 5:7 For we walk by faith, not by sight. Our United Prayer:
Father, thank You for our great salvation. We pray that You would help us to walk by faith, to live by faith, to pray in faith, and to trust all that is written in Your Word of truth, by faith. We pray that we may die to ourselves and our own abilities, and rest entirely on You and Your sufficient grace in all we say and do. This we ask in Jesus' name, AMEN. Whether you stand gazing at the deep midnight-blue sky where a multitude of shimmering diamond-studded stars are twinkling overhead or whether you pick up an authoritative journal that outlines the staggering dimensions and design of the Milky Way, the innumerable numbers of other gigantic galaxies or countless number of stars that are visible to the human eye, you can do little more than wonder about our astonishing Creator Who, at a moment before time began and in a place before space was created, spoke the world into being. When I Consider Your Heavens , the innumerable stars in a boundless space, which extends far beyond the reaches of mortal eye and contains immeasurably more that mankind's limited imagination can consider, each have their appointed place in God's overall plan. While the Lord set the sun and moon in place to govern the day and the night, it was mankind who was made in the image of God who was ordained to rule over the earth as God's appointed regent. God created mankind to have dominion over the fish of the sea, the fowl of the air, the cattle, and over all the earth and every creeping thing upon the earth. Psalm 8:3 When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have ordained, Our United Prayer:
Loving Father, we stand amazed when we consider the insignificance of mankind in the context of the splendors of the extended universe, and yet, You loved us so much that You gave Your only begotten Son to pay the price for our sins. For this we give You eternal praise and glory. In Jesus' name we Pray, AMEN. Paul often lays the foundation and fundamentals of faith early in his writings. He then identifies anything that has caused his readers to stray from the truth, or has diverted their attention away from Christ. Finally, he explains how these truths should be applied to our individual, everyday lives. Having been freed from the restrictions of the Law, through faith in Christ, Paul's earnest desire was to instill in us the higher life that we have in Him. He wanted to get across that we are no longer bound by law, but are under grace. Therefore Do Not Let Anyone Judge You and Paul spent many verses outlining who we are in Christ and the privileges we have in Him. As guilty members of the old creation we were under God's condemnation, but by faith in Christ's redeeming work, we are part of a new creation, which has been set free from the requirements of the Law and have been declared forgiven saints. There is now no condemnation for those of us who are in Christ Jesus: Colossians 2:16 Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. Our United Prayer:
Heavenly Father, thank You that Christ died for us and paid the full price that was required of a guilty sinner. Thank You that in Him we are no longer under the curse of the Law and required to follow any religious rule and ritual, but have become part of a new creation that is identified with Christ and His righteousness. Thank You that we are no longer under the old cursed creation, but are part of the new creation in Christ. Help us to live as Christ lived, to love as Christ loved, and to do only those things that are pleasing in Your sight. Thank You, in Jesus' name we Pray, AMEN. The whole of Psalm 2 looks forward to the day when the Lord Jesus will be crowned as King of the whole earth and will set up His Millennial reign over the nations. On that day, He will rule the nations with a rod of iron as God has promised. Because of Christ's sacrifice on the Cross, God raised Him up and exalted him to the highest place of honor by making the nations His inheritance and the ends of the earth His possession: "Ask Me," were the Father's instructions to the Son, "and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession." The nations of the earth may conspire against the Lord and against His Anointed. They may mock our Savior and imagine a vain thing. But God is our God and Christ is our Savior, and blessed is everyone who takes refuge in HIM. Psalm 2:8 Ask me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession. Our United Prayer:
Dear Lord and Heavenly Father, thank You that Jesus is our Savior, and thank You for lifting us from the fallen rebellions race of mankind, clothing us in Christ’s righteousness, and seating us together with Him in heaven. All praise to His Holy name, AMEN. James desires to get some important truths across to his fellow-Christians. He seeks to warn us against favoritism, to remind us of the dangers of an unruly tongue, to encourage us to seek wisdom from the Lord, and to avoid the devastating danger of pride which manifests itself in covetous cravings and evil desires. He exhorts us to remember that Scripture teaches that the Holy Spirit of God yearns over each of us with a godly jealousy that desires that we walk in spirit and truth and live humbly before our God. God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble. He resists the arrogant but gives grace to those that are lowly of heart. Since all the evils of the world are conceived and birthed through the corruption of our own hearts and the lusts of our own flesh, we are to exhibit genuine mercy and deep humility of heart, knowing that the Lord bestows His grace generously to those that are humble of heart. Knowing that grace is given to the humble, we should earnestly seek after the precious fruit of the Spirit which will only develop and grow in the one that recognizes that every manifestation of sin is rooted in a proud and arrogant heart: He Shows Favor To The Humble James 4:6 But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.” Our United Prayer:
Loving Father, thank You for the great grace that You show to us every day of our lives. We pray that we would heed Your serious warnings against prideful boastings and not yield to any ungodly ways. Rather, may we come to You on bended knees with broken and contrite hearts. In Jesus' name we Pray, AMEN. How frequently we take our eyes off the Lord and focus on our own mounting problems and the multitude of enemies that seem to accumulate outside our door. How often our trust in the Lord falters and we allow our hearts to fail within us, for fear of what is happening in our lives and the lives of those we love. How important to look to the Lord for our strength and rely upon Him to provide all that we need according to His riches in glory Our God and Savior is the same yesterday, today, and forever. His promises are altogether sure, His mercies are new every morning, and His grace is sufficient for all our mountainous problems and every taunting terror. He has promised to undertake for all our immediate circumstances, if only we would cast all our cares upon Him, He cares for us. Great is His faithfulness for the Lord our God is our salvation and His Blessing Is Upon All His People throughout time and into eternity. Psalm 3:8 From the LORD comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your people. Our United Prayer:
Heavenly Father, thank You for the example of David who, despite the multitude of enemies that sought his destruction, and in spite of the many trials and tribulations he was called upon to face, he remained a man after God’s own heart by trusting You through all the changing scenes of his life. Help us to cast all our cares on You and to rest in Your love, knowing that You have promised to supply Your sufficient grace in all the trials we may be called upon to face. Help us to depend on You alone so that the life of Christ may be lived in us, to Your praise and glory. In Jesus' name we Pray, AMEN. The habits that we set up in our thinking, develop a fixed mental attitude which pre-determines the way that we respond to life-situations - a mind-set that influences our reactions to the circumstances that touch our lives, a disposition that constructs a set of self-imposed values and perceptions about God (and other people) that may be twisted or false, unless they are founded upon the truth. Death in Scripture means separation from God, and for a carnally minded believer, death means estrangement from God, broken fellowship, ,inner turmoil. When a believer develops a carnal mind-set, we habitually construct a false set of values, incorrect perceptions about God, and distances themselves from the Lord that bought them. But praise God we can rectify this sad state of affairs by changing the way we think, by habitually setting our heart on heaven by continuously looking to Jesus and by fervently drinking in His Word by developing a spiritual mind-set that understands, The Spirit Is Life And Peace. Romans 8:6 The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. Our United Prayer:
Loving Father, thank You for Your faithfulness, that even when we are faithless You prove faithful. Help us to keep the eyes of our hearts fixed on Jesus, and help us to develop spiritual mind-sets that honors You. In Jesus' name we Pray, AMEN. God gave an unfolding revelation of Himself to mankind through His prophetic Scriptures. Much of that revelation, though concealed in the Old Testament, was penned to the Church in the New Testament by Paul. And Romans is a book that systematically and logically takes us into a fuller understanding of God's plans and purposes for salvation, redemption, sanctification, glorification, and all that accompanies the riches of God's grace towards us who were once dead in trespasses and sins, but have now been redeemed by the blood of the Lamb. It was eternal God Who commanded and caused this wonderful revelation of Himself to be gifted to man, through the Holy Scriptures, and He did it for a purpose: "To advance Obedience That Comes From Faith among all nations." The wisdom of God is truly incomprehensible to the human mind. But even though we now see through a glass darkly, we have the blessed hope that we will one day see Him face to face, when the mystery of the ages shall be fully known. But for now, having had the mystery revealed to us in the beautiful face of Christ, let us say with Paul: "To the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, be the glory forever. Amen." Romans 16:26 but now revealed and made known through the prophetic writings by the command of the eternal God, so that all the Gentiles might come to the obedience that comes from faith Our United Prayer:
Heavenly Father, how we thank and praise You for the glorious revelation of Your amazing salvation, by grace through faith. Open our hearts to know You more. May we love You more each day, and walk in the path of righteousness, to Your praise and glory. In Jesus' name we Pray, AMEN. By Grace Through Faith in the death, burial, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ, God delivered us from the domain of darkness: "And transferred us into the kingdom of His beloved Son." The kingdom of Satan is one of darkness and disease, doom and destruction, desolation and death. But by a simple act of faith in Christ's finished work at Calvary, we have been lifted out of this shocking state and transferred into Christ's glorious kingdom of everlasting light and life; the kingdom of God's only beloved Son. Christ defeated Satan at the Cross, and although He is the rightful Ruler of the world and God's anointed King of the whole earth, Christ is currently absent from His people during this present age, waiting for that day when He will fully and finally put down all enemies under His feet, destroying every principality and power, and terminating Satan's destructive rule of terror. In that day, Christ will finally deliver up the kingdom of God to the Father which will usher in the eternal kingdom, and which will continue throughout eternity. Colossians 1:13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, Our United Prayer:
Heavenly Father, thank You for delivering us up from the domain of darkness and transferring us into the kingdom of Your beloved Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. Thank You that He died so that we might live. All praise to His precious name, AMEN. The Lord Jesus Christ, as The Eternal Son Of God and perfect Son of Man, was in heaven before the foundation of the world, and it was He Who came down from His heavenly residence to be born into the race of sinful man. The Lord Jesus was not simply a good man, a great teacher, a renowned prophet, or a charismatic miracle-worker. Jesus Christ is God. Jesus Christ is the third member of the eternal Trinity, the Word made flesh Who alone came down from heaven and Who, by His own intrinsic power and authority, ascended into heaven. Only spiritual birth from above can remove the blinkers of spiritual ignorance and qualify a man or woman for entry into the kingdom of God. God has spoken to us through Jesus Christ the Son of Man Whom He has appointed heir of all things, and Who alone has ascended into heaven. Praise His name that He alone came down from heaven to become our Redeemer. John 3:13 No one has ever gone to heaven and returned. But the Son of Man has come down from heaven. Our United Prayer:
Dear Lord, thank You that we have been born from above, have become children of God, and have an inheritance kept for us in heaven. Lord, we do not have the greatest knowledge and understanding of Scripture, but we do know that You came down from heaven to die on the Cross to pay the price for our sins, and that You rose again the third day to break the power of sin in our lives and make us new creations in Christ. Lord, we know that You ascended into heaven and that we are positioned in Christ in heavenly places, for which we praise and thank You. May we live our lives in spirit and truth to Your praise and glory. In Jesus' name we Pray, AMEN. As children of God and citizens of heaven, Peter reminds us that we have a responsibility to live godly lives, as unto the Lord. We are no longer enslaved to sin and Satan, nor are we dead in our trespasses and without hope in the world. We have been released from sin by the blood of the Lamb and are to live in a way that honors Him. By faith, we have been made alive in Christ and should endeavor to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. We have been born from above, freed from the curse of the Law, in-dwelt by the Holy Spirit, and become beloved of God and joint-heirs with Christ. It is for this reason that John exhorts us to honor all people, to Love The Brotherhood, Fear God, and honor the king and those in authority. May we seek to honor everyone in truth, love our brothers and sisters in Christ, fear the Lord in the beauty of holiness, honor and pray for those in authority, be on our guard against the enemy, stand firm in the faith, be strong and very courageous, and trust in the Lord with all our heart without leaning on our own limited understanding. May our heart's desire be to acknowledge Him in all things, knowing He has promised to direct our paths. 1 Peter 2:17 Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king. Our United Prayer:
Heavenly Father, thank You that we are not left in the dark but have been given clear teaching on the way we should behave toward sinners and saints alike in this fallen world as well as those in authority. We pray that we may live in a way that honors You. We pray that our lives may become clear testimonies to all with whom we come in contact. We pray that Jesus has first place in our hearts and that our lives are lived as sacrifices of praise for all that He has done for us. This we ask in His holy name, AMEN. God is Spirit and God is eternal, but God in His grace and love clothed Himself in human flesh so that He could become the incarnate Son of God and live a perfect life clothed in mortal flesh (yet without sin) in order to qualify Himself to become humanity's Kinsman-Redeemer. By willingly giving up His precious life on a cruel Roman cross, he enabled all who believe on His name not to perish, but have forgiveness of sins and life everlasting. He Came And Preached Peace. Christ tore down legalistic walls and ethnic walls, and He even rent asunder the entrenched spiritual wall by making peace between the two. He married sinful Jews with sinful Gentiles, baptizing them by the Spirit of God into the one New Man in Christ, which is the Church. The Cross, which condemned both Jew and Gentile as sinners in need of a Savior, is the same Cross that unites the two into the one Body of Christ, bringing peace to all who were far off and peace to those that were near, by means of His shed blood on Calvary's Cross. Ephesians 2:17 He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. Our United Prayer:
Heavenly Father, how we praise and thank You that in Your grace and mercy, You have broken down the enmity that existed between Jew and Gentile and joined the two together into one new man, in Christ. Thank You that we are part of that Body and one with all that have trusted Jesus as Savior. We pray that we may be used of You to carry out the work that You have called us to do, to Your praise and glory. In Jesus' name we Pray, AMEN. Believers are encouraged to stand fast and not to lose hope in the promise of our heavenly rewards. Our eternal salvation is secure in Christ, God will never renege on His promise that all who trust in Christ as Savior will inherit eternal life as His free gift of grace, but we are also to walk worthy of Him in our Christian life, resulting in wonderful rewards. We are to hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering. We are to stir up one another to love and good works and engage in fellowship with other believers, as we worship our God. We are to turn right away from our sinful lusts and look to Jesus as we seek to do His will in our lives. We are to lay up for ourselves treasure in heaven as we carry out the good works that God has prepared for us to do, to His praise and glory, He Who Is Coming Will Come. Let us hold fast to the truth of His Word and trust Him to carry out His plans and His purposes in His time and in His way, to our eternal benefit and to His greater glory. Hebrews 10:37 For, “In just a little while, he who is coming will come and will not delay.” Our United Prayer:
Heavenly Father, may we live lives that are pleasing to You, and may we keep looking to Jesus, moment by moment, knowing that He is returning soon to take us home to be with Him. Thank You that Your plans are perfect, and Your promises are secure. In Your name your precious name we Pray, AMEN. |
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