ONE DAY the whole world will pledge allegiance to King Jesus. He will give this world its first taste of a righteous government.
ONE DAY the knowledge of God shall fill the earth. He shall be the dominating influence, and all of society shall have positive, godly values.
Isaiah 11:9b . . . for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of The Lord, as the waters cover the sea.
ONE DAY we who are saved shall rule and reign with Jesus Christ. We shall be in our glorified bodies and shall help administrate this glorious reign of righteousness.
Today the world dreams of peace on earth, but such peace is only a dream until the Prince of Peace -- Emmanuel -- Jesus Christ comes to the earth, puts down His enemies, locks up Satan, and rules from Jerusalem.
Speaking of peace . . .
The bear will be gentle, and the wolf will be tamed,
And the lion will lay down by the lamb.
The beasts from the wild shall be led by a little child,
And I'll be changed from this creature that I am.
Thomas A. Dorsey
God is interested in your feet, where they go and what they do. They play an important role in your spiritual well being.
Romans 10:15 How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace and bring glad tidings of good things.
God sends beautiful feet through His church, empowering them with His commission to go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
While The Lord may not call all of us to preach behind a pulpit, we are all called to share Jesus. Whether across the ocean or across the street, there must be people with "beautiful feet" who will go, speak, and share.
We've a message to give to the nations
That The Lord who reigns up above
Has sent us His Son to save us,
And show us that God is love
For the darkness shall turn to dawning
And the dawning to noonday bright
And Christ's great kingdom shall come on earth
The kingdome of love and light
Henry Ernest Nichol
1862-1926
There are times when Christians grow weary. Criticism, rejection, failure and a host of other downers pull us away from God and our Christian service. We need a Christian renewal. God's Word, God's church, and God's people can remind us that our labor in The Lord is not in vain.
Christian renewal comes when you refocus upon Christ within you.
True Christianity is a living relationship with Jesus Christ. It's renewing and refreshing to know that the presence and power of Jesus is living in us.
Galatians 2:30 I am crucified with Christ; nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the Son of God who loved me and gave himself for me.
The full work of Christian renewal will reach your heart and mind when you learn to say, "It's not me! It's Jesus Christ in and through me! I can do all things as long as I rely upon the life and power of Christ within me! It's when I am weak in my own sight that I am made strong."
Many if not most of the events of our lives are beyond our control, ordained by God for our good. While we have a measure of control, we don't control the moment of our death.
When we make our final exit we will be transported into the presence of God. From there, all humanity will take one of two directions with destinations as different as lightness and darkness.
While we're living in this world, God has an eternal plan and purpose for our lives. He knew Jeremiah and set him apart in the womb to be a prophet.
Jeremiah 1:4-5 Then the word of The Lord came unto me, saying, Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
How do you find God's purpose for your life? You read about it in God's Word, you pray for it in daily devotion, and you listen to the voice of God's Spirit within.
Trusting Christ as your personal Saviour gives assurance of eternal light instead of eternal darkness.
