For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers:all things were created by him, and for him:And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. Col 1:16-17
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; 1Jn 1:1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. Jn 1:1-4
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise:When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. Matt 1:18
And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee:therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. Luke 1:35
Knowing Jesus for who he really is a large step toward knowing the power of his word. The word of God is not the word of man. Truly the creator of all is the source of the true word and the one in whom we can trust.
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Saturday, February 22, 2014
The Truth
Sanctify them through thy truth:thy word is truth. Jn 17:17.
To be sanctified is to be set apart. Given over to the truth, the truth that is the word of God. There are many voices in the world, and many "facts", but there is only one truth. Jesus is the way, the truth and the life, and no one comes to the Father except by him.
But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. Matt 4:4
He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 1Jn 2:4
In addition to beginning in the truth of his word, we continue in the word of truth, we choose to keep his commandments and he empowers us to do so.
Earlier I tweeted this:
Let us come to the Lord in sincerity, humbling ourselves before Jesus, the way, the truth and the life and choose to follow the way of truth rather than the philosophies of men. Vain deceit is the way of men, it is deception which holds men in bondage to understandings which are not according to God, but according to a lie. No matter what men may see, no matter what they may say, they cannot know the way of life except by Jesus and the truth He brings.
To be sanctified is to be set apart. Given over to the truth, the truth that is the word of God. There are many voices in the world, and many "facts", but there is only one truth. Jesus is the way, the truth and the life, and no one comes to the Father except by him.
But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. Matt 4:4
He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 1Jn 2:4
In addition to beginning in the truth of his word, we continue in the word of truth, we choose to keep his commandments and he empowers us to do so.
Earlier I tweeted this:
 | StuGMD Set aside all philosophy and vain deceit, live according to the word of God. Too often we rely on our understanding instead of God's word. 2/22/14, 5:27 PM |
Let us come to the Lord in sincerity, humbling ourselves before Jesus, the way, the truth and the life and choose to follow the way of truth rather than the philosophies of men. Vain deceit is the way of men, it is deception which holds men in bondage to understandings which are not according to God, but according to a lie. No matter what men may see, no matter what they may say, they cannot know the way of life except by Jesus and the truth He brings.
Saturday, February 15, 2014
It is time to return to long form blogging. It is funny how there are many things which I would love to write when I am not in a position to do so. But today I will start anew writing these down.
Today particularly I have been reading on faith and praying about what it means to have little faith or no faith.
Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow:for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. (Matt 6:30-34)
Jesus tells us that when we see our dependence on what we can measure we should take no thought for these things. What we actively need to do is to seek the kingdom, and the righteousness of God. It reminds me that Paul said in Romans that the failure of the leaders in Israel was based on seeking their own righteousness instead of the righteousness of God. To trust that my right doing or my right thinking will give me right standing with God leads me to depend upon those things rather than to trust solely in Jesus.
The first thing to know is that:
But without faith it is impossible to please him:for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. (Heb 11:6)
So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God (Rom 10:17)
Seeking first the kingdom will bring you to the place of hearing the word of God; and obedience to the word and not your own idea will lead you into faith. The Holy Spirit is with me and sees and knows everything about my life, there is nothing hidden from him. Jesus made a way that I could live not my life, but His.
The fact is that Jesus loved ME so much that he died so that I might live. When I live by my own strength I come to places of doubt as to God's love for me. Oh, I may not call them such, but searching out the place of humility leads me to understand that it is true. To stand in a place of trust in what I have done, or what I can do or understand puts my trust in me and not in God.
The best news in all this searching is the knowledge that the power of repentance is there for me. In all sincerity of heart calling out to the Father and declaring my lack of trust (sin) and asking for the cleansing of the blood leads to complete freedom from that sin. Faith does not require intensity of effort so much as intensity of relationship.
So today I will seek first the kingdom!
Today particularly I have been reading on faith and praying about what it means to have little faith or no faith.
Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow:for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. (Matt 6:30-34)
Jesus tells us that when we see our dependence on what we can measure we should take no thought for these things. What we actively need to do is to seek the kingdom, and the righteousness of God. It reminds me that Paul said in Romans that the failure of the leaders in Israel was based on seeking their own righteousness instead of the righteousness of God. To trust that my right doing or my right thinking will give me right standing with God leads me to depend upon those things rather than to trust solely in Jesus.
The first thing to know is that:
But without faith it is impossible to please him:for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. (Heb 11:6)
So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God (Rom 10:17)
Seeking first the kingdom will bring you to the place of hearing the word of God; and obedience to the word and not your own idea will lead you into faith. The Holy Spirit is with me and sees and knows everything about my life, there is nothing hidden from him. Jesus made a way that I could live not my life, but His.
The fact is that Jesus loved ME so much that he died so that I might live. When I live by my own strength I come to places of doubt as to God's love for me. Oh, I may not call them such, but searching out the place of humility leads me to understand that it is true. To stand in a place of trust in what I have done, or what I can do or understand puts my trust in me and not in God.
The best news in all this searching is the knowledge that the power of repentance is there for me. In all sincerity of heart calling out to the Father and declaring my lack of trust (sin) and asking for the cleansing of the blood leads to complete freedom from that sin. Faith does not require intensity of effort so much as intensity of relationship.
So today I will seek first the kingdom!
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