Showing posts with label Jesus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jesus. Show all posts
Friday, December 25, 2015
Monday, December 21, 2015
A Crazy (about Christ) Christmas
A Crazy (about Christ) Christmas
Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together. Psalm 34:3
Santa, reindeer, elves, and stockings,
Trees, wreaths, ribbons, and bows
These all overwhelm us in December
But it should be Christ, that we remember.
Parties, concerts, and gifts to buy
There’s a crazy chaos this time of year.
But let’s be crazy about & magnify our Savior,
Let’s exalt Christ in our words and behavior.
Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Redeemer, Savior, Lord, and Friend
To Thee our sounds of praise ascend!
-Rhonda Sawtelle
Saturday, May 30, 2015
Non-debatable
If you are looking for the posts about
God's Amazing Blessing
Announcement—I'm moving!
here's the link to the first Part:
Then follow the arrows at the bottom of each post to the next Part.
There are 10 parts in all.
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This post is the continuation of my Study of Colossians.
For in Him the whole fullness of Deity (the Godhead) continues to dwell in bodily form [giving complete expression of the divine nature]. Colossians 2:9 (AMP)
This word "dwelleth" notes out to us the joining together of those natures, so that God and man, is one Christ. These words declare that the perfect Godhead is in Christ. The union of God and man, is substantial and essential. Geneva Study Bible
Paul states emphatically, that JESUS is God. Jesus was not merely a "good man"—rather He is God. That is vital because only a perfect, holy, sinless sacrifice could be accepted for our sins.
The truth that Jesus is God is non-debatable. It's Truth. Oh, I know that people debate it and say that Jesus was just a "good guy". However, the standard for Truth is God. God made it very clear that Jesus is God.
Throughout the entire time Jesus was on earth, His actions, words, His entire being declared Him to be God. The miracles He did. The Truth He taught.
Being permeated with a deep sense of reverence for God (Acts 9:31; MSG), begins with understanding and believing that Jesus is God.
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Cause-Effect
As you have therefore received Christ, [even] Jesus the Lord, [so] walk (regulate your lives and conduct yourselves) in union with and conformity to Him. Colossians 2:6 (AMP)
Cause-Effect. Having accepted Jesus Christ as THE Lord, then the result should be a life that is lived in accordance with Him and His Word. Sounds simple enough.
The word for "Walk" means to continue walking; carry into practice the Christ-unified life in your walk. It's a continual action. It's not "I'm saved—period, so I'll live my life as I please."
If I truly recognize Jesus Christ as THE LORD, the Messiah, the Son of God—then that should have an effect on how I live.
Unity. One. Not at odds.
How do I conform to Jesus Christ? How is that unity created? It begins at the moment of trust Jesus Christ as my Savior. Then I am to continue to get to know Christ through reading His Word, so that I can live a life that honors and glorifies God.
Cause-Effect. To conduct myself in conformity to Christ, I must be permeated with a deep sense of reverence for God (Acts 9:31; MSG).
Monday, May 11, 2015
Promises of Grace
For it has pleased [the Father] that all the divine fullness (the sum total of the divine perfection, powers, and attributes) should dwell in Him permanently. Colossians 1:19 (AMP)
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Though all the perfections of God are in Christ, as eternity, omnipotence, omniscience, omnipresence, immutability, independence, and necessary existence, and every other, or he would not be equal with God;"
"There is a fulness of grace in him, out of which saints receive, and grace for grace, or a large abundance of it; the fulness of the spirit of grace, and of all the graces and gifts of the Spirit is in him; and of all the blessings of grace, as a justifying righteousness, pardon of sin, adoption, sanctification, even of all that grace that is implanted in regeneration, that is necessary to carry on and finish the good work upon the soul; there is a fulness of all light and life, of wisdom, and strength, of peace, joy, and comfort, and of all the promises of grace, both with respect to this world and that which is to come;"John Gill's Exposition of the Bible; Colossians 1:19.
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"There is a fulness of all light and life, of wisdom, and strength, of peace, joy, and comfort, and of all the promises of grace.."
Because Jesus Christ is God, I have the promise of wisdom, strength, peace, joy and comfort—all because of God's grace given to me through His Son, Jesus Christ.
To fully enjoy all that God and His Son has to offer me, I must be permeated with a deep sense of reverence for God (Acts 9:31; MSG)
Thursday, May 7, 2015
Reflection
"[Now] He is the exact likeness of the unseen God [the visible representation of the invisible]; He is the Firstborn of all creation." Colossians 1:15 (AMP)
Jesus Christ is God in every way. Perfect. Holy. For God to accept Jesus Christ death as a payment for my (our) sin, He had to be — without blame Himself. Only the Son of God could meet the qualifications to provide redemption to sinners.
As I read this verse, and thought through the accounts of Jesus Christ's time on earth recorded in the Gospels, it was evident that He was indeed the exact likeness of God. His actions, words, abilities, everything Christ did was a reflection of His Heavenly Father.
Who do people see in my reflection? I'm not God and never will be. I was born a sinner, but thankful I'm saved by God's grace. And because I'm a child of God, my reflection should be of my Heavenly Father.
In 2011, I wrote "My statement to God about my desire to be in His Word."I ended it with this statement: "Your Word has the power to change me into a daughter who 'looks like her Father'. And that is my desire—which I will work toward with strong determination."
The only way for me to "look like my Father" is to be permeated with a deep sense of reverence for God (Acts 9:31; MSG)
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