The Name Of Jesus

Philippians 2:9  Wherefore God also hath highly exalted Him and given him a name which is above every name:

We don't hang our futures, base our hopes or exalt the name of one who is dead. Our Savior lives.

This is why God the Father has exalted His holy name. Jesus and Jesus alone entered this sin cursed world, stepped boldly into the jaws of death and snatched victory from the icy grasp of death and defeat.

Jesus and Jesus alone conquered death, Hell, the grave and sin for all men for all time, but you must believe on Him and repent of your sins. He's worthy of exaltation.

Kings and kingdoms will all pass away

But there's something about that name.

Bill Gaither

No Wonder They Call Grace Amazing

Think back to the day when, as a lost sinner, you were brought by the Spirit of God into the presence of God. Do you remember how He spoke peace to your soul? Do you remember how you came with nothing and left with everything? What grace! No wonder they call it amazing.

What sin could never give us became ours in Jesus by grace.

The power of grace takes the lost sinner, changes him completely and gives him a seat at the Lord's Table. It makes us one of God's children. It puts us on even footing with the rest of God's precious saints.  --  Abraham, Moses, the Apostles or any other saint of God. No wonder they call grace amazing.

1 John 3:1  Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not.

I once was lost but now I see

Reverence

Philippians 2:12,13  Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

The phrase "work out your own salvation" has been misunderstood and misapplied for 2,000 years. It doesn't mean to work to be saved or to stay saved. (Eph. 2:8-9). These people in the Philippian Church were already saved.

Fear and trembling reminds us just how prone we are to fail. To fear the Lord with trembling is to reverence the Holy Lord. As we reverently study the Bible, we will grow deeper in the things of God, ever growing toward maturity.

The Christian life is not one of defeat and misery. It's a life of progress, joy and victory.

A Work In Progress

On the way to eternity believers are mere clay in the hands of the Heavenly Potter.

Philippians 1:6  Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

The activity of God in us, around us and for us makes our confidence in Him something that is precious, powerful and real.

God saved us to make us like Jesus, and He will keep working on us until that level of perfection has been achieved.

On that day this vile flesh with all its appetites and affections will be left behind forever, and we will be changed into His image and be with Him forever. That's why we sing, Blessed Assurance, Jesus is Mine.