What A Friend We Have In Jesus

Child of God, pray with confidence. The Lord hears you when you cry unto Him.

When your heart is oppressed by life, come to the Lord with assurance, knowing that He knows you, Job 23:10; and He cares about you.

1 Peter 5:7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

He invites you to come to Him, Matt. 11:28. He has promised to hear you and help you when you do, Matt. 7:7-11.

Philippians 4:6-7 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.  . . . .  [7] And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

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“What a Friend we have in Jesus, —   All our sins and griefs to bear. — What a privilege to carry —   Everything to God in prayer. — O what peace we often forfeit, —  O what needless pain we bear, — All because we do not carry — Everything to God in prayer. 

“Have we trials and temptations? —   Is there trouble anywhere? — We should never be discouraged, —   Take it to the Lord in prayer. — Can we find a friend so faithful —  Who will all our sorrows share? — Jesus knows our every — weakness, —  Take it to the Lord in prayer. 

“Are we weak and heavy-laden, — Cumbered with a load of care? — Precious Savior, still our refuge -- — Take it to the Lord in prayer; — Do thy friends despise, forsake thee? — Take it to the Lord in prayer; — In His arms He'll take and shield thee, — Thou wilt find a solace there.”

       Joseph M. Scriven 

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Until You’ve Known The Love Of God

Philippians 2:9-11  Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:  . . . [10] That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;  . . . [11] And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

We are told that Jesus has been given “a name that is above every name”. What name is it? JESUS! At the mention of that simple name — 

Live’s have been altered; — Fevered brows have cooled; — Blinded eyes have opened; — Deaf ears have unstopped; — Sin’s shackles have fallen away; — Night has turned to day; — Defeat has been swallowed up in  victory; — Hope has replaced defeat; — Dead men have come to life; — Lost men have been found; — Devils have trembled; — Sinners have broken; — Saints have shouted; — Angels have bowed;

The Name Jesus is the sweetest Name ever to fall upon human ears. That Name is a cause for celebration in Heaven. 

That Name is what changed my life, opened my eyes and saved my soul. There’s Just Something About That Name.

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“If you could own all the world and it's money, — Build castles tall enough to reach the sky above; — If you could know everything there was to know about life's game, — Yet you've known nothing until you've known God and His love.

“Until you've known the loving hand that reaches down to a fallen man — And lifts him up from out of sin where he has trod; — Until you've known just how it feels to know that God is really real; — Then you've known nothing until you've known the love of God.

“If in your lifetime you could meet ev'rybody — And you could call every name from here to yon; — But if you've not come face to face with Jesus and His saving grace, — Then you've known no one until you've known God and His love.”

      "Rusty" Goodman and Elizabeth Charles

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How Big Is God?

When Jeremiah considers the work of God’s hands, he understands that he is serving a God with Whom nothing shall be impossible. 

Jeremiah 32:17  Ah Lord God ! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:

The heavens above us and the world around us declare the power and Person of God. His creation declares Him to be The God Of The Impossible.

Jeremiah 32:18 Thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the Lord of hosts, is his name,

God is the God of grace, love, mercy, and provision. He is the God of miracles and power. He is the God Who moves heaven and earth, and suspends the very laws of nature, if necessary,to meet the needs of His children.”

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“Though man may strive to go beyond the reach of space — To crawl beyond the distant shim'ring stars. — This world's a room so small within my Master's house — The open sky's but a portion of His yard.

“How big is God? How big and wide His vast domain? — To try and tell, these lips can only start. — He's big enough to rule His mighty universe — Yet small enough to live within my heart

“As winter's chill may cause the tiny seed to fall; — To lie asleep till waked by summer's rain. — The heart grown cold will warm and throb with life anew — The Master's touch will bring the glow again.”

          Stuart Hamblen 

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When The Savior Reached Down For Me

Psalm 40:2-3 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. . . . .  [3] And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.

Can you remember when God reached down farther than you could ever reach up?  

When the precious, Sovereign God stretched down His hand to you and lifted you out of the pit of your sins. That was the greatest day of your life.  

We could never have reached Him. Thank God, where man failed, grace prevailed, Rom. 5:20.  

I praise His name that He loved us in spite of what we were and are. 

Thank God for His tenderness toward those who deserve wrath.

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“Once my soul was astray from the heavenly way — and  was wretched and vile as could be. — But my Saviour in love gave me peace from above — When he reached down his hand for me.

“When my Savior reached down for me. — When my Savior reached down for me.— I was lost and undone without my God or his son — When my Savior reached down for me.

“I was near to despair when he came to me there, — And he showed me that I could be free. — Then he lifted my feet gave me gladness complete — When he reached down His hand for me.”

     G.E. Wright 1921

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Amazing Grace

The Apostle Paul was a faithful believer, a powerful preacher, and a man used more than any other in his generation, or in any generation since.  

But Paul knew better than anyone that without Jesus Christ he was none of those things.  Listen to his own testimony. 

1 Cor. 15:10, “But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.”  

Paul knew that his life, and everything that had come from his life, was the result of God’s grace working in him and through him.

Regardless of where a person finds themselves today, God can reach into their life by grace.  He can claim them and save them.  That’s the majesty of God’s grace.

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“Amazing grace, How sweet the sound — That saved a wretch like me. — I once was lost, but now I am found, — Was blind, but now I see.

'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, — And grace my fears relieved. — How precious did that grace appear — The hour I first believed.

“Through many dangers, toils and snares — I have already come, — 'Tis grace has brought me safe thus far — And grace will lead me home.

“The Lord has promised good to me — His word my hope secures; — He will my shield and portion be, — As long as life endures.

“Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail, — And mortal life shall cease — I shall possess within the veil, — A life of joy and peace.

“When we've been there ten thousand years — Bright shining as the sun, — We've no less days to sing God's praise — Than when we've first begun.”

        John Newton

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Glory To His Name

There is coming a day when every angel, every demon, every saint, every sinner, even Satan himself will bow to the name of Jesus.  

Romans 14:11 For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.

Philippians 2:10-11 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; . . . .. [11] And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Whatever is happening in your life, now is a good time for believers to praise God for their salvation and the marvelous glory that Jesus means to you — how He changed your life. You might want to sing “Glory To His Name”.

If you don’t know Jesus, now is a good time to bow to Him, askHim to forgive your sins and come into your heart.  

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“Down at the cross where my Savior died — Down where for cleansing from sin I cried. — There to my heart was the blood applied. — Glory to His Name.

“Glory to His Name, glory to His Name. — There to my heart was the blood applied. — Glory to His Name.

“I am so wondrously saved from sin. —  Jesus so sweetly abides within. — There at the cross where He took me in. — Glory to His Name.

“Oh, precious fountain that saves from sin. — I am so glad I have entered in. — There Jesus saves me and keeps me clean. — Glory to His Name.

“Come to this fountain so rich and sweet. — Cast thy poor soul at the Savior's feet. — Plunge in today, and be made complete. — Glory to His Name.”

      Rev. E.A. Hoffman

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They That Wait Upon The Lord

God shares His power, strength, and help with all those who depend on Him. What an encouragement that should be to the people of God today.

Isaiah 40:29-31 He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.

Even the strongest of humans is prone to weakness and failure.

[30] Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:

But when we look to the Lord in prayer —  in His Word, in waiting before Him for guidance and help —  He will enable us to run our race without growing weary.

[31] But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

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“Teach me Lord to wait down on my knees — Till in Your own good time You answer my pleas. — Teach me not to rely on what others do — But to wait in prayer for an answer from You

“They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength — They shall mount up with wings as eagles. — They shall run and not be weary — They shall walk and not faint — Teach me Lord, teach me Lord to wait

“Teach me Lord to wait while hearts are aflame — Let me humble my pride and call on Your name. — Keep my faith renewed, my eyes on Thee — Let me be on this earth what you want me to be.

“They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength — They shall mount up with wings as eagles. — They shall run and not be weary — They shall walk and not faint — Teach me Lord, teach me Lord to wait.”

        Stuart Hamblen

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