*Even if we can't believe that a good God would send people to hell, there is still hints of God's goodness in the world
*Genesis 1:26-31: 26 Then God said, “Let us
make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over
the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all
the wild animals,[a] and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”
27 So God created mankind in his own image,
in the image of God he created them;
male and female he created them.
28
God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number;
fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the
birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the
ground.”
29 Then God
said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole
earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours
for food. 30 And to all the
beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures
that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life in
it—I give every green plant for food.” And it was so.
31 God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
*God is never on trial, we are
*From the moment we come into the sinful world, we are condemned nomatter how much we defend ourselves to God
*Nomatter how guilty we are, God takes His innocent Son to declare him guilty
*But we often find it hard to trust in God
*Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path**
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Spirit-led
[T]hose who are led by the Spirit of
God are sons of God.......
Thoughts on This Verse... Over the last two weeks we have been blessed to read a number of Scriptures that speak of the Spirit's work in our lives. In the last several days, we've celebrated being God's children. Now the two concepts come together in one glorious declaration: we are God's''sons,'' his children with full inheritance rights. We have not only been given grace, but we live as his children and enjoy the blessings of his eternal family.
**Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path**
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Chidlike faith
| Come,
my children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.......
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Thoughts on This Verse... Is there any greater definition of what a parent's role is than this? Let's make sure that in the swirling demands and involvements of our lives we do not forget the MAIN thing that God has given us as parents, teachers, and friends to do in the lives of children.
**Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path**
Friday, November 4, 2011
Protector!
For the LORD loves the just and will
not forsake his faithful ones. They will be protected forever .........
Thoughts on This Verse... God is committed to his people. He loves justice, and those who pursue it. He will not forget his people, those who seek to honor him by displaying his character in their lives. God has promised that he will honor his promises to his people and preserve them with his protecting power, forever. As God has said elsewhere,''Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you!'' (Heb. 13:5-6)
**Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path**
Desperate to be saved
''Sirs, what must I do to be
saved?'' They replied, ''Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be
saved-you and your household.'' Then they spoke the word of the Lord to
him and to all the others in his house. At that hour of the night the
jailer took them and washed their wounds; then immediately he and all
his family were baptized.......
Thoughts on This Verse... Faith in Jesus is the absolutely crucial response to God's grace and is such a life-transforming blessing. For the jailer, faith meant hearing the gospel of Jesus as Lord and responding by believing that message, being baptized immediately, demonstrating a life change, and sharing in fellowship with other believers (cf. Acts 2:42-47). Imagine going from being the jailer over men to washing their wounds in your own home! Think about being responsible for the painful incarceration of men, then having these men baptize you and your family that same night! Imagine locking in chains men who would later sit at your table sharing a meal! Isn't God incredible! Isn't his grace indescribable! No wonder we rejoice when those who are lost truly believe! Life is forever different.
**Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path**
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Perseverance->Character->Hope
Not only so, but we also rejoice in
our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
perseverance, character; and character, hope.......
Thoughts on This Verse... What are you living to produce in your life? Wealth? Fame? Status? Significance? Legacy? How about character! Isn't having the character of God our real goal in life? So even in our worst of times, if we can be people of character, then nothing can steal from us our most desired goal, the character of God, given us in Jesus Christ.
**Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path**
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Stay still!
Therefore, my dear brothers, stand
firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of
the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in
vain.......
Thoughts on This Verse... Our financial investment opportunities can be fickle. Friends can disappoint you. Nothing is truly sure except one thing, or better yet, our very special Someone! If we build our lives on his work and his plan, we can hang in, persevere, and even triumph regardless of what happens in this life.
**Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path**
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