Blessed Assurrance

Job 19:25-26  For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: 

[26] And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:

When life is rough and we feel defeated, there are some facts that can give us assurance, strength, and hope.

 — We know Jesus, and He knows us, and He still loves us. 

— If we are six feet under at the graveyard when Jesus comes in the clouds to catch us up (Rapture), our bodies will rise, changed in the likeness of Christ; 1 Thes. 4:16-18, 1 Cor. 15:51-52.

—  Jesus is going to return as He promised; John 14:1-3; Rev. 22:20.  The King of Kings and Lord of Lords will reign over all the earth. Rev. 19:11-16.

— Jesus is able to do all He has promised to do; Rom. 4:21; Psa. 145:13.

I find blessed assurance and strength in this. 

Blessed Assurance

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“Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!   —   Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine!   —   Heir of salvation, purchase of God,   —   Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood.

Chorus:

“This is my story, this is my song,   —   Praising my Savior all the day long;   —   This is my story, this is my song,   —   Praising my Savior all the day long.

“Perfect submission, perfect delight,   —   Visions of rapture now burst on my sight;   —   Angels, descending, bring from above   —   Echoes of mercy, whispers of love.

“Perfect submission, all is at rest,   —   I in my Savior am happy and blest,   —   Watching and waiting, looking above,   —  Filled with His goodness, lost in His love.

Fanny J. Crosby 1873

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I Will Sing the Wondrous Story

Christians dare not be strangers to the Bible.  The Word cannot get into you and me until we first get into it.  

When it gets in us, it will control us as we allow God to lead us for His glory — not ours. 

Then we will have a heart of praise for the victories our faithful Lord brings us through. 

Psalm 119:16 I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.

Psalm 89:1 I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.

I will sing the wondrous story

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“I will sing the wondrous story  —   Of the Christ Who died for me;  —   How He left His home in glory  —   For the cross of Calvary.

Chorus:

“Yes, I’ll sing the wondrous story  —   Of the Christ Who died for me,  —   Sing it with the saints in glory,  —   Gathered by the crystal sea.

“I was lost, but Jesus found me,  —   Found the sheep that went astray,  —   Threw His loving arms around me,  —   Drew me back into His way.

“Days of darkness still come o’er me,  —   Sorrow’s paths I often tread,  —   But The Savior still is with me;  —   By His hand I’m safely led.

“He will keep me till the river  —   Rolls its waters at my feet;  —   Then He’ll bear me safely over,  —   Where the loved ones I shall meet.”

Francis H. Rowley 1886

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Great Is thy Faithfulness

I am sure that Job would have chosen an alternative to losing his children, his health and his wealth; but he was willing to trust the Lord through times that can;t be understood.  Job 13:15

What about you and me?  Do we really believe that the Lord is absolutely faithful, that He has our best interests at heart?  

Just as every new day brings with it its own set of problems, so each day brings a new, unfailing, all-sufficient, supply of God’s marvelous, matchless, wonderful, amazing grace.

God will never fail those who place their trust in Him, Rom. 10:11.  

Lamentations 3:22-24  It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. 

[23] They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. 

[24] The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.

Great Is Thy Faithfulmess

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“Great is Thy faithfulness,   —   O God, my Father,   —   There is no shadow of turning with Thee,   —   Thou changest not,   —   Thy compassion's, they fail not,   —   As Thou hast been, Thou forever will be.

Chorus:

“Great is Thy faithfulness!   —   Great is Thy faithfulness!   —   Morning by morning new mercies I see.   —   All I have needed Thy hand hath provided,   —   Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

“Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,   —   Sun, moon and stars in their courses above;   —   Join with all nature in manifold witness   —   To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.

“Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,   —   Thy own dear presence to cheer and to guide,   —   Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,   —   Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!”

Thomas O. Chisholm

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Farther Along

We may be going through some hard times, but the Lord is ever so near when you seek His comfort. . 

In Andrae Crouch’s song, “Through it all”, he writes “If I’d never had a problem, how would I know that God could solve them, How would I know what faith in God can do?”

We don’t understand a lot of bad things going on in the world today, but believers have hope for a better place. 

Psalm 30:5  . . .  in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

Farther Along we’ll know all about it or we’ll be so overjoyed with the presence of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords that it won’t matter. 

Farther Along

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“Tempted and tried, we’re oft made to wonder   —  Why it should be thus all the day long;   —  While there are others living about us,   —  Never molested, though in the wrong.

Chorus:

“Farther along we’ll know all about it,   —  Farther along we’ll understand why;   —  Cheer up, my brother, live in the sunshine,   —  We’ll understand it all by and by.

“When death has come and taken our loved ones,   —  It leaves our home so lonely and drear,   —  Then do we wonder why others prosper,   —  Living so wicked year after year.

“Faithful till death, said our loving Master;   —  A few more days to labor and wait;   —  Toils of the road will then seem as nothing   —  As we sweep thru’ the beautiful gate.

“When we see Jesus coming in glory,   —  When He comes from His home in the sky;   —  Then we shall meet Him in that bright mansion,   —  We’ll understand it all by and by.”

W. B. Stevens

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