We don’t have exact numbers, but we know three different nations had risen up to overthrow Judah.
King Jehoshaphat didn’t call his advisors or a meeting of the cabinet, He called on the Lord. After his prayer, the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jahaziel in the congregation and he prayed.
2 Chronicles 20:15 And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the Lord unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's.
If we will be honest and admit it, we can do nothing apart from the grace and help of the Lord.
The battle is too great, the storm too strong, the valley too deep.
But through Christ we are more than conquerors. When we realize we can’t overcome, that is when God will.
The battle is not yours, but God’s. Trust Him.
Saturday, November 4, 2017
Friday, November 3, 2017
True Love
The greatest of all things a believer can possess is love.
1 Corinthians 13:13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
If our love (charity) is right, faith is no problem. If our love is right, our hope is in the right place. If our love is right, we are right.
Love is the defining characteristic of Who God is--- . . . "God is love” (1 John 4:8).
God doesn’t have faith. Who would He place faith in?
God doesn’t have hope. What would the One Who controls everything have to hope for? Yet, God is love. We are never more God-like than when we learn to love like God.
Someone has said: "What is love?"
“It is silence when your words would hurt---It is patience when your neighbor's curt---It is deafness when a scandal flows---It is thoughtfulness for other's woes---It is promptness when stern duty calls---It is courage when misfortune falls."
1 Corinthians 13:13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
If our love (charity) is right, faith is no problem. If our love is right, our hope is in the right place. If our love is right, we are right.
Love is the defining characteristic of Who God is--- . . . "God is love” (1 John 4:8).
God doesn’t have faith. Who would He place faith in?
God doesn’t have hope. What would the One Who controls everything have to hope for? Yet, God is love. We are never more God-like than when we learn to love like God.
Someone has said: "What is love?"
“It is silence when your words would hurt---It is patience when your neighbor's curt---It is deafness when a scandal flows---It is thoughtfulness for other's woes---It is promptness when stern duty calls---It is courage when misfortune falls."
Thursday, November 2, 2017
Jesus, Calvary And Salvation
Jesus wasn’t led to His excruciating death because of Roman authority, the betrayal of Judas, the hatred of the Sanhedrin or the condemnation of Pilate.
Luke 23:33 And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.
Jesus was there to fulfill the sovereign plan of God to redeem humanity from their sin. Our sin required a perfect sacrifice, and Jesus alone was worthy to be that sacrifice.
All who come to God, must come through Christ. There’s no other way.
John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Calvary is not an issue to be neutral about. You have either received salvation in Christ by grace through faith or you remain in your sin (Eph. 2:8-9).
Choosing to wait or an attitude of indecision is an act of denial. Salvation is available, but you have only one option---through Christ alone. Seek Him.
Luke 23:33 And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.
Jesus was there to fulfill the sovereign plan of God to redeem humanity from their sin. Our sin required a perfect sacrifice, and Jesus alone was worthy to be that sacrifice.
All who come to God, must come through Christ. There’s no other way.
John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Calvary is not an issue to be neutral about. You have either received salvation in Christ by grace through faith or you remain in your sin (Eph. 2:8-9).
Choosing to wait or an attitude of indecision is an act of denial. Salvation is available, but you have only one option---through Christ alone. Seek Him.
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
The Word In The Heart
We need those today whose hearts are filled with the Word, that precious Word that brings conviction to our hearts and change to our lives.
Vacation Bible School taught me to hide God’s Word in my heart.
Psalm 119:11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
We aren’t perfect and we don’t live above sin, but God’s Word will lead us by the Holy Spirit to follow the righteous path as we often humbly read it.
When our passion and focus is the Word of God, we won’t want to please the flesh (willfully sin).
I want to be drawn closer to God. I want to spend more time in His precious Word, allow it to mold and transform my life. I want to hide it in my heart.
Vacation Bible School taught me to hide God’s Word in my heart.
Psalm 119:11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
We aren’t perfect and we don’t live above sin, but God’s Word will lead us by the Holy Spirit to follow the righteous path as we often humbly read it.
When our passion and focus is the Word of God, we won’t want to please the flesh (willfully sin).
I want to be drawn closer to God. I want to spend more time in His precious Word, allow it to mold and transform my life. I want to hide it in my heart.
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
King Of Kings And Lord Of Lords
Evil times and evil people stride across the stage of history, but all these pass away.
When we turn to the last pages of the book of prophecy, we see One who still stands---Jesus the Lamb of God---King of kings and Lord of lords.
Revelation 17:14 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
We serve a great God, a God who demands and deserves our praise.
If we can learn to take our eyes off the world and it’s evil and place them on God, He will receive the praise we have stored up in our hearts.
When we are aware of who He is, what He has done, and His mercy and grace in our lives, we can’t help but praise Him. Thank you, Lord.
Psalm 136:3. O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for ever.
When we turn to the last pages of the book of prophecy, we see One who still stands---Jesus the Lamb of God---King of kings and Lord of lords.
Revelation 17:14 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
We serve a great God, a God who demands and deserves our praise.
If we can learn to take our eyes off the world and it’s evil and place them on God, He will receive the praise we have stored up in our hearts.
When we are aware of who He is, what He has done, and His mercy and grace in our lives, we can’t help but praise Him. Thank you, Lord.
Psalm 136:3. O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Monday, October 30, 2017
Perfect Strength In Weakness
There’s nothing like a time of crisis to remind us how weak and frail we are. Three times the Apostle Paul asked God to remove the thorn in his flesh---whatever it was.
2 Corinthians 12:9-10 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
God will give you grace to stand for Him, grace to live for Him, grace to die for Him. There will be grace---amazing, matchless, marvelous grace---for every bump in the road of life.
When the Lord says that His “strength is made perfect in weakness”, it simply means that God gets more glory from using the weak things of the world, not things of greatest strength and power.
2 Corinthians 12:9-10 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
God will give you grace to stand for Him, grace to live for Him, grace to die for Him. There will be grace---amazing, matchless, marvelous grace---for every bump in the road of life.
When the Lord says that His “strength is made perfect in weakness”, it simply means that God gets more glory from using the weak things of the world, not things of greatest strength and power.
Sunday, October 29, 2017
The Tender Touch Of Jesus
A man with leprosy asked Jesus to heal him. Jesus could’ve easily spoken the word and he would’ve been healed of this contagious disease. But The Lord had compassion and tenderly touched him.
Mark 1:41-42 And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean. And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.
Aren’t you glad for the tender touch of Jesus? I remember the day He touched me. It was a touch unlike any other, the warmest embrace I have ever felt. He saw me as a precious soul He died to save.
Jesus looks upon this world today with a heart of compassion. He paid men’s debt of sin on the cross and wants them to believe in Him and be free of the bondage of sin.
There are none so wicked that Jesus doesn’t love or none so desperate that He can’t help. We serve a compassionate, loving Lord.
Shackled by a heavy burden---Neath a load of guilt and shame,
Then the hand of Jesus touched me---And now I am no longer the same.---Bill Gaither
Mark 1:41-42 And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean. And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.
Aren’t you glad for the tender touch of Jesus? I remember the day He touched me. It was a touch unlike any other, the warmest embrace I have ever felt. He saw me as a precious soul He died to save.
Jesus looks upon this world today with a heart of compassion. He paid men’s debt of sin on the cross and wants them to believe in Him and be free of the bondage of sin.
There are none so wicked that Jesus doesn’t love or none so desperate that He can’t help. We serve a compassionate, loving Lord.
Shackled by a heavy burden---Neath a load of guilt and shame,
Then the hand of Jesus touched me---And now I am no longer the same.---Bill Gaither
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