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Revelation 21 The New Earth and New Jerusalem

1/8/2016

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And I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb. And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb.  Revelation 21:22-23
​Revelation 21
I love this chapter. It is exciting because it describes our hope so beautifully. It is God’s greatest desire come to pass. It is my greatest desire come to pass. It is not a fairy tale nor a promise which will not be kept. It is as certain as history because it is God’s promise and His will. It is already done and we can look forward to it with confidence.
Immediately after Satan is thrown into the Lake of Fire for eternity, never able to do his work again, John sees the next part of his vision. Verses 1-4 read,
“Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.”
New Jerusalem is adorned, dressed and prepared for her husband as a gift from God. Just take a moment and consider that. Jesus is our husband. We are His bride, we are New Jerusalem. We are the city of God. And our union will be perfect. God’s dwelling place will be with us. Isn’t that how it should be, a husband with His bride? Just as He dwells with us, as He inhabits the city, we will be His people and He will be our God. This has been God’s desire from the beginning. He said it this way in Leviticus 26:11-12,
“I will make my dwelling among you, and my soul shall not abhor you.12 And I will walk among you and will be your God, and you shall be my people.”
The Law was not given to push people away from God nor to make reaching Him impossible, it was given in order to make a way for a relationship with Him. One of my favorite verses is Hosea 6:6, as anyone who reads these devotionals can attest. It reads,
“For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice,
    the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.”

Jesus is cited twice in Matthew quoting this scripture (Matthew 9:13 and 12:7). God loves us, He wants a relationship with us. He doesn’t need us, He doesn’t require anything from us (Acts 17:24-27).
When we are finally there in perfect relationship with God it will be absolutely wonderful, wholly good, and utterly joyous. Verse 4 reads,
“He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”
We will not need pain to appreciate comfort, grief to understand joy, nor death to value life. We will not be flawed as we are now. We will be completely and perfectly transformed (1 Corinthians 15:52). Verses 5-8 read,
“And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” 6 And he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment. 7 The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be my son. 8 But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”
Believer, you and I can go through this life with courage. We can face any tribulation that comes our way because of our great hope. We know our future and we know the destiny of the enemy. It is done! The Lord’s plan has never changed. He began it with creation and He will complete it with New Jerusalem. We can conquer sin and the enemy because we have Jesus and because of Jesus we have eternal life. We can conquer because Jesus already did.
John describes the city of New Jerusalem amazingly. Treasure such as gold, gems, and pearls will mean nothing to us for their worth, but New Jerusalem will be decked with and embellished with them for their meaning and beauty. God is not limited by finances or imagination. Verses 9-21 say,
“Then came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues and spoke to me, saying, “Come, I will show you the Bride, the wife of the Lamb.” 10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great, high mountain, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, 11 having the glory of God, its radiance like a most rare jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal. 12 It had a great, high wall, with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and on the gates the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel were inscribed— 13 on the east three gates, on the north three gates, on the south three gates, and on the west three gates. 14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
15 And the one who spoke with me had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city and its gates and walls. 16 The city lies foursquare, its length the same as its width. And he measured the city with his rod, 12,000 stadia. Its length and width and height are equal. 17 He also measured its wall, 144 cubits by human measurement, which is also an angel's measurement. 18 The wall was built of jasper, while the city was pure gold, like clear glass. 19 The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with every kind of jewel. The first was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, 20 the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst. 21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, each of the gates made of a single pearl, and the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.”
12,000 stadia is equal to about 1,400 miles. The magnificent city is about 1,400 miles tall, long, and wide, a cube stretching halfway across the country and reaching the edge of the stratosphere. The twelve types of precious gems that gild the walls are jasper, sapphire, agate, emerald, onyx, carnelian, chrysolite, beryl, topaz, chrysoprase, jacinth, and amethyst, represent the Apostles and their spiritual descendants, while the pearl gates represent the twelve tribes of Israel. The streets are made with gold so pure it like clear glass. It sounds so beautiful I can’t begin to picture it.
But the best part of the city is what it does not need. Verses 22-27 read,
“And I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb. 23 And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb. 24 By its light will the nations walk, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it, 25 and its gates will never be shut by day—and there will be no night there. 26 They will bring into it the glory and the honor of the nations. 27 But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who does what is detestable or false, but only those who are written in the Lamb's book of life.”
There is no need for the gates to close or lock because it is impenetrable to anything ungodly.
There is no temple because God is the temple and He is there dwelling with us. There is no need for intermediary rooms, sacrifices, or relics. God is there. There is no need for sources of light like the sun or moon because The Father’s glory lights it, Jesus is the lamp, and His Spirit is the never ending oil. What is the Father’s glory, or rather who is the Father’s glory? That is us! We carry His glory and we will be kings and queens carrying that glory, that radiance with us. There will be no need to keep a lampstand lit in the temple. Whatever was once symbolic of Heaven and heavenly things will be there for real.
Believer, remember we will go through some terrible times in this life, but we can do it with Christ, because we know that or perfect union with Him is real and it awaits us.
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Psalm 27 God is Our Refuge. The Enemy has Lost the War.

6/17/2015

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Psalm 27
Paul asked this question, “If God is for us, who can be against us?” (Romans 8:31). And David had similar sentiments in this Psalm. Verse 1 reads,

“The Lord is my light and my salvation;
    whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life;
    of whom shall I be afraid?”


David referred to The Lord as his light. He didn’t mean a lamp or a candle, or even a candelabra. He meant light like the dawning of the sun. Daylight so bright that no darkness can exist while it shines. The Lord is our light and our salvation. He delivers us from evil. He rescues from the enemy. And He gives us freedom. The Lord is our stronghold, our place of defense, our refuge. He not only defends us, he keeps our life safe from the enemy.

The enemy may be able to hurt and maim, but he can’t take Jesus away from us, He can’t take away our salvation. Whom shall we fear? If God is for us, who can be against us? The enemy will always try to hurt those with faith in the Lord. But with faith in God, we have nothing to fear from anything. Verses 2-3 read,

“When evildoers assail me
    to eat up my flesh,
my adversaries and foes,
    it is they who stumble and fall.


3 Though an army encamp against me,
    my heart shall not fear;
though war arise against me,
    yet I will be confident.”


The enemy can and will make war on us. He will try to shake our faith by hurling lies at us, by causing chaos, trouble, and suffering. He may cause us grief, but He cannot take us out of God’s hands. The more we know our God, the more faith we have in Him. We can let Him be our light, salvation, and stronghold of our life. Remember Jesus died on the cross and He rose again. At that moment the devil was defeated. But he keeps trying. He wants us to be paralyzed from the injuries he inflicts. He wants us to be ineffective and not stand with the army of the Kingdom of God.

Whatever wounds he perpetrates, cannot cripple us if we have faith. We are to wear the armor of God not to look good but to be defended and to fight the enemy. God Himself is every piece of that armor. He is our Refuge, our Shield, our sword, and our Defense. If you are unfamiliar with the armor of God I recommend you go to Ephesians chapter 6 and read it. Paul describes the armor in verses 10-18.

Why is it we can be confident even in the face of the enemy’s war against us? Because the war has already been won. We are victors with Jesus. Revelation 12:10-12 describes our victory this way,

“And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God. 11 And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death. 12 Therefore, rejoice, O heavens and you who dwell in them! But woe to you, O earth and sea, for the devil has come down to you in great wrath, because he knows that his time is short!”

We still fight the battles, but not for ourselves, we’re already free. We fight to free the prisoners of war who are bound in Satan’s chains and who are ignorant of their situation. We still fight the enemy, but we do so with great confidence because we know the outcome.

And that outcome makes us sing for joy, sing out the testimony of the greatness of The Lord. David loved to spend time worshipping and praising the Lord in His temple. It brought him peace and joy to spend time with The Lord. He delighted in the Word and He relished getting to know God more and more. It was that time with God, whether in good times or bad that built his faith. Verses 4-6 read,

“One thing have I asked of the Lord,
    that will I seek after:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
    all the days of my life,
to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord
    and to inquire in his temple.


5 For he will hide me in his shelter
    in the day of trouble;
he will conceal me under the cover of his tent;
    he will lift me high upon a rock.


6 And now my head shall be lifted up
    above my enemies all around me,
and I will offer in his tent
    sacrifices with shouts of joy;
I will sing and make melody to the Lord.”


The Lord does this for us too, we are hidden in Him and He abides in us. The concept is far beyond my capacity to understand but I trust in it. We are in God and God is in us. I get a picture of paints of different colors swirled around one another so that the yellow is in the purple swirls and the purple is in the yellow swirls.

 God never abandons us. He is so united with us that we cannot be separated from Him. When troubles come, when good times come, when we forget our faith and let fear overwhelm us, we call on The Lord and He answers, always. He knows us. Verses 7-12 read,

“Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud;
    be gracious to me and answer me!
8 You have said, “Seek my face.”
My heart says to you,
    “Your face, Lord, do I seek.”
9     Hide not your face from me.
Turn not your servant away in anger,
    O you who have been my help.
Cast me not off; forsake me not,
    O God of my salvation!
10 For my father and my mother have forsaken me,
    but the Lord will take me in.


11 Teach me your way, O Lord,
    and lead me on a level path
    because of my enemies.
12 Give me not up to the will of my adversaries;
    for false witnesses have risen against me,
    and they breathe out violence.”


Remember when the enemy tries to wound you, you are in the refuge of God. And He is in you. He surrounds you with His armor and the enemy cannot touch you. God’s path is level and straight. The enemy can and will make threats against you, but you don’t have to believe his lies, you know who God is, you know who you are in Christ, and you know the enemy is defeated. You know the hope of eternal life. Verses 13-14 read,

“I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord
    in the land of the living!
14 Wait for the Lord;
    be strong, and let your heart take courage;
    wait for the Lord!”


Let your hope give you courage and strength. One day we will be in eternity with God and see Him in person, right now by faith we know Him a little, but then we will know Him wholly as we look directly at Him. Paul describes it this way in 1 Corinthians 13:12,

“For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known.”

Believer, let that give you courage and strength to face the world, battle the enemy, and glorify The Lord God Almighty.


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Leviticus 24:1-9 The Lampstand and the Bread of the Tabernacle

5/15/2015

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PictureThe Lampstand made of one solid piece of pure Gold
Leviticus Chapter 24 Verses 1-9

The Lord made laws even for His Tabernacle. And like every other statute there was a purpose and a glimpse of who He is in the rules. Verses 1-4 read,

“The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Command the people of Israel to bring you pure oil from beaten olives for the lamp, that a light may be kept burning regularly. 3 Outside the veil of the testimony, in the tent of meeting, Aaron shall arrange it from evening to morning before the Lord regularly. It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations. 4 He shall arrange the lamps on the lampstand of pure gold before the Lord regularly.”

The lamps were to burn always. They had to be attended to. The wicks were trimmed every day and the oil that burned was pure olive oil. The work that went into making the oil for the lamps was arduous. But only pure olive oil cold light the lamps of God’s lampstand. Once in Canaan there was an abundance of olive trees (The Garden at Gethsemane was actual an olive orchard with an olive press) but on the 40 year trek through the wilderness, olives were obtained as Israel came to them and then trodden into oil for the lamps. Once in Canaan, Israel used olive mills to make the oil. Olive oil burns without smoking and produces a bright flame.

The lampstand was exquisite it is described in Exodus 25:31-40. It was hammered out of one piece of pure gold weighing a talent (about 70 pounds). It had six branches and one center bowl shaped like almond blossoms with knobs beneath them. It was kept just outside the holy of holies and it provided the light for the sanctuary.

It represented the light of God, eternal, holy, and pure. His light is all we need. And in Christ we become lights as well. If we attend to our wicks (our relationship and communion) which maintains the anointing of the Holy Spirit within us, we burn brightly without smoke. Adding impurities causes smoke and dulls the flame. Jesus, the Son of God is the Light of the world, and we like our God are lights to the world. The flame beckons people to God, it reveals God to people. God will keep it burning if we keep the fuel pure. The fuel is the fruit of the olive tree. The fruit of the Spirit which expresses itself in our behavior as we are made like Jesus. The fruit of the Spirit is Love which manifests as joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. God is Love and we demonstrate Him as lights in the world.

Also in the tabernacle was the bread, called the bread of presence or showbread. Verses 5-9 read,

“You shall take fine flour and bake twelve loaves from it; two tenths of an ephah shall be in each loaf. 6 And you shall set them in two piles, six in a pile, on the table of pure gold] before the Lord. 7 And you shall put pure frankincense on each pile, that it may go with the bread as a memorial portion as a food offering to the Lord. 8 Every Sabbath day Aaron shall arrange it before the Lord regularly; it is from the people of Israel as a covenant forever. 9 And it shall be for Aaron and his sons, and they shall eat it in a holy place, since it is for him a most holy portion out of the Lord's food offerings, a perpetual due.”

Two piles of 6 large loaves of bread stood on the table in the tabernacle, they were replaced each week and the old bread was eaten by the priests in fellowship with the Lord. The bread, one loaf for each tribe represented God’s fellowship with His people. It was His invitation to friendship with Him. We can look back and see that the bread represents Jesus, He is the Bread of Life and his invitation to friendship with God is open until The Day of Judgement. Only the priests could eat that holy bread under the Old Covenant. And likewise only the saved, the Royal Priesthood may have communion with Our Lord God, The Bread of Life today. Our friendship with God is a holy privilege of being His children. We are not slaves to law and ritual. We are not children of the father of lies. We are children of the Most High, royal priests, sanctified and holy, anointed and sealed. We are friends and sons of God.

We are the temple of God. He is always with us. We are the lampstands. He is the flame who burns brightly to make us lights. We are the table of the showbread. He is the bread of Life who gives us life, provision, the sustenance of His Word, and an intimate relationship with Him to enjoy all He gives.


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The Showbread and table
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Ezekiel 34 The Lord is My Shepherd and He Called Me to Shepherd as Well

3/16/2015

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Ezekiel Chapter 34

Pastors, teachers, priests and prophets who should be leading, disciplining, and ministering to others are responsible for the words they speak and the deeds they commit to a higher degree than Joe Schmo. The way our relationship with God affects others, matters. (James 3:1).

God refers to them as shepherds. Some of the priests and leaders of Ezekiel’s day, rather than tend to the people, tended to themselves. The Lord had chosen them for a special and important task and they ignored it. He charged them with Israel’s sins. Verses 2-4 read,

“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy, and say to them, even to the shepherds, Thus says the Lord God: Ah, shepherds of Israel who have been feeding yourselves! Should not shepherds feed the sheep? 3 You eat the fat, you clothe yourselves with the wool, you slaughter the fat ones, but you do not feed the sheep. 4 The weak you have not strengthened, the sick you have not healed, the injured you have not bound up, the strayed you have not brought back, the lost you have not sought, and with force and harshness you have ruled them.”

This happens today as well. God has entrusted us with His word, sacraments, knowledge, and commission. Believers are all priests in Christ Jesus (1 Peter 2:5). As we mature in Christ a natural part of that maturity is that we ourselves will disciple others, teach others what the Spirit has taught us, and be an example for others to follow. (Hebrews 5:12, 1 Corinthians 3:2, 1 Corinthians 11:1).

1 Corinthians 10:31-33 reads,

“So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.32 Give no offense to Jews or to Greeks or to the church of God, 33 just as I try to please everyone in everything I do, not seeking my own advantage, but that of many, that they may be saved.”

We’ve seen this person. He has all the spiritual richness one could want, but instead of sharing it, feeding his brothers and sisters or giving that spiritual bread to the starving lost, he holds it for himself and his spiritual richness becomes spiritual flaccidity and obesity. It does no one any good, including himself. The relationship he could have had with the Father has become a relationship with himself at the center.

The Lord gave us the privilege of becoming a shepherd, He said that if it were abused and ignored He would take it away. Verses 9-10 read,

“therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord: 10 Thus says the Lord God, Behold, I am against the shepherds, and I will require my sheep at their hand and put a stop to their feeding the sheep. No longer shall the shepherds feed themselves. I will rescue my sheep from their mouths, that they may not be food for them.”

The lost do not need you, they need Jesus. The weak do not need you, they need Jesus. We all need Jesus, every single one of us. We have all fallen short of the perfection required by the Lord. He is Love. He is Light. No sin or darkness can exist in Him or with Him. (Romans 3:23-26, 1 John 1:5-7, 1 John 3:4-9, 1 John 5:18-20).

Jesus is the Good Shepherd. He is the One we should be leading people to. In Verses 11-16 God describes Himself as the Good Shepherd.

“For thus says the Lord God: Behold, I, I myself will search for my sheep and will seek them out. 12 As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his sheep that have been scattered, so will I seek out my sheep, and I will rescue them from all places where they have been scattered on a day of clouds and thick darkness. 13 And I will bring them out from the peoples and gather them from the countries, and will bring them into their own land. And I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, by the ravines, and in all the inhabited places of the country. 14 I will feed them with good pasture, and on the mountain heights of Israel shall be their grazing land. There they shall lie down in good grazing land, and on rich pasture they shall feed on the mountains of Israel. 15 I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I myself will make them lie down, declares the Lord God. 16 I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak, and the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them in justice.”

This passage is reminiscent of Isaiah 61 which Jesus in Luke 4 said was about Him. Later in John 10:1-5 Jesus said this of Himself,

“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. 2 But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. 5 A stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.”

God hasn’t forgotten the lost. He has not discounted Israel. He himself has gone out in search of them to bring them to Him. He has an amazing promise waiting for all those who will follow Him. Verses 25-27 read,

“I will make with them a covenant of peace and banish wild beasts from the land, so that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods.26 And I will make them and the places all around my hill a blessing, and I will send down the showers in their season; they shall be showers of blessing.27 And the trees of the field shall yield their fruit, and the earth shall yield its increase, and they shall be secure in their land. And they shall know that I am the Lord, when I break the bars of their yoke, and deliver them from the hand of those who enslaved them.”

He sent Jesus to bring them to Him, to end slavery to the law, to give freedom, joy, and peace. He commissioned the believers to be a part of that great work. We have a responsibility to feed His lambs, tend His sheep, and to love His people. John 21:15-17 reads,

“When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.” 16 He said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Tend my sheep.” 17 He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep.”

Jesus is our Good Shepherd. Before He ascended to Heaven He passed that job onto the believers, you and me. Do not be selfish with the Word. Seek out the sheep, gather them, feed them, and tend them. Love them as Jesus loves you.

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James 1:9-18 How Do You Stay Faithful Through the Hard Times?

1/28/2015

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James Chapter 1 Verses 9-18

Life on this earth is difficult but it is also temporary. All the pursuits to gratify our cravings and create a pleasing life are temporary. Only God, His Love, His Word, and the life He gives are forever. The lost look at this current life as being all there is and so they seek fulfillment in earthly things. But those of us whom God calls His children, seek Him first and live with the knowledge of eternal life. Verses 9-11 reads,

“Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation, 10 and the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away. 11 For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in the midst of his pursuits.”

Life is hard. Believers pursue the will of God and rejoice in Him. But the world seek money and other amusements to make them happy. They go through hard times and do what they can to get out of them. The poor suffer through them with complaints and anger. The rich buy their way out. Many turn to drugs and alcohol to numb the pain and fool themselves.

But believers submit to God’s sovereignty and go through trials with joy because they know that God is good. And God recognizes that faith, He rewards it. Verse 12 says it this way,

“Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.”

Love for God is expressed in action. We love God by serving the people around us, by loving our fellow believers and living out God’s will. As children of God, He has given us His Spirit. The Spirit is the nature and life of God. He gives us the faith to remain steadfast, steady and constant just as He is steady and constant. God is never-changing. He is steadfast and because He has given us His Spirit, we too can be. We have the hope of the promises of eternity.

But we are also human and imperfect. God’s Spirit, His nature is within us but so is our flesh nature. And so we will fall short sometimes. We do sin. The world likes to blame everything and everyone else for their sin. They especially blame God. If God had not made them poor, or rich, or orphans, or the middle child of many, or whatever they wouldn’t have sinned. People blame circumstances for their sin. They blame the broken world and call it god. But God is there to restore what is broken. Jesus is the way the truth and the life and He brings peace and healing.[1]

Even Christians like to blame God for their suffering and sin, saying God sent them this temptation to test them, or God sent them this trial to teach them. We have free will. We have the liberty to make choices and sometimes we choose wrong. Sometimes we let the desires of our flesh quench the faith and love of the Spirit. God doesn’t tempt people. He wants good things for us. He wants us to be conformed to Christ’s image. He wants to have a close and pure relationship with each and every child on this earth. God is light. He is good. In Him there is no darkness, no sin, and no evil.[2] God would never lead us to do wrong, ever. Verses 13-15 read,

“Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. 14 But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. 15 Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death.”

The bad stuff comes from the brokenness of this world. It comes from sin. When we are tempted it is because we have put our efforts into our fleshly desires instead of into loving God first with our hearts, minds, souls, and strength. God isn’t the source of evil. He is not the source of pain. People have been deceived and that lie keeps them from knowing God. God is the source of good. He is Love, Light, and Peace. [3] Verses 16-18 say,

“Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. 18 Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.”

He is never-changing. God is steadfast in everything including His love for us. He has always been the same and will always be the same. He doesn’t want us to trip up and fail. He is with is through good times and bad. It is attempting to fix our problems without God that we stumble and fall. Hebrews 13:5-6 read,

“Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” 6 So we can confidently say,

“The Lord is my helper;
    I will not fear;
what can man do to me?”


How do we stay steadfast through trials? We remember who God is. We remember He wants good for us not bad. He wants us everyone to be saved. We exercise faith because we know God is light, love, and peace.

The greatest of all the blessings and good things God gives us is peace with Him through Jesus. He brought us to it by His the word of truth, His will manifested in actuality, Jesus Christ. And we are saved not so we can be the only ones but so we can share the truth and love of God with everyone, so that others will come after us and know God too.



[1] Isaiah 61:1-4


[2] 1 John 1:5


[3] 1 John 4:8, Judges 6:24 


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1 John 3:1-10 You Are Either a Child of God or a Child of the Devil.

1/16/2015

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1 John Chapter 3 Verses 1-10

Believer, you are a child of God! That is an awesome and wonderful thing. Verse 1 reads,

“See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.”

The world loves to talk about the brotherhood of man. They like to call us all God’s children and speak about all paths leading to the light. But we know that it isn’t true. The world isn’t talking about The One True Living God, The Holy One, Creator, I Am. They are talking about a god of their imagination, who in the end is actually Satan, the prince of the power of the air. And they don’t even know it.

They look at us, the genuine Children of God and they see us as liars and hypocrites because we reject the false brotherhood of man with our narrow-mindedness. They do not want to hear the truth that there is only one way to the Father and that is Christ. They can’t recognize the truth because they don’t know the Father. They live in the ignorance of lies, blinded to the truth by the father of lies.

What is it to be a child of God? It is a privilege! It shows God’s abundant vast steadfast and eternal love which is poured over us and into us. In order to adopt us as His children, God gave us the gift of His only begotten Son, Jesus. (John 3:16). That is love. It is faith in Jesus that allows us to be God’s children. Galatians 3:26 says,

“for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith.”

And we are not His children solely in name. Although, that is awesome enough. We are His children at our core. Sons share the nature of their father. He gave us His essence, His Spirit. And we have been made like Him. We have already been made like Him although we don’t see it completely manifested yet, one day we will. Verse 2 says it this way,

“Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.”

How marvelous is that? We are God’s children now and we are promised that one day our transformation will be complete. When Jesus returns we will be made perfect and complete like Him. We will see Him as He is. Our sin nature and even our physical bodies will be gone and we will be like God. Our transformation to be like Jesus will be whole. 1 Corinthians 15:50-52 describes that completion.

“I tell you this, brothers: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. 51 Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed.”

That is the promise we have. We are God’s children. As we follow Jesus, we become more like Him each day. We share God’s nature. We have His Spirit. We have eternal life, not just someday when the trumpet sounds, but now. His Spirit is in us, eternal life is in us. We long to be like Christ and His Spirit makes it so. Holding on to that promise makes us different. We want to resemble our Father! Verse 3 reads,

“And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.”

God is Holy! In Him is no darkness and no sin. As His children we strive to be like Him. We don’t want to keep sinning and keep looking like who we were when we were children of disobedience and wrath. Ephesians 4:21-24 explains it like this.

“assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, 22 to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, 23 and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, 24 and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.”

Children of God do not keep sinning living their old lives and looking like the world. We make a practice of obeying God, tangibly loving others, bringing people the gospel of Peace with God so they can be His children too, and striving each day to be more like Him. If you keep living your old life of sin, you are lying to yourself and living like your father, the devil. Verses 4-7 read,

“Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. 5 You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. 6 No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him. 7 Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous.”

God didn’t give up His only begotten Son so you could keep on sinning. He gave up His Son to destroy sin and make a way for you to experience an abundant relationship with Him. You cannot keep walking in darkness and sin if you have His essence, His heart, His nature, the Spirit of God inside you. Verses 8-9 say,

“Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil. 9 No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God's seed abides in him, and he cannot keep on sinning because he has been born of God.”

The world is deluded by the father of lies, they are children of disobedience. They want to believe in the story that their father has told them. All paths do not lead to light. There is only one way to God and that is Jesus Christ.

You are either a child of God through Christ or a child of the father of lies. You are either a child of the King of kings or a child of the prince of the power of the air. The proof is in the pudding. Verse 10 reads,

“By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother.”

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1 John 1:5-10 What is Walking in the Light?

1/11/2015

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1 John Chapter 1 Verses 5-10

1 John 1:5 describes God this way,

“This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.”

God is light. Light or phós in this verse is defined as light especially in terms of its results, illumination, source of light, and radiance. (Help's Ministries Inc, 2011).  God is light. What does light do? It elucidates. It takes out the shadows, the darkness and reveals the truth. Light is the source of life. Without light there could be no life[1]. Light is a beacon. It illuminates the way to safety and life.

Verse 6 reads,

“If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.”

John often makes these statements that t first appear frightening. This one seems to imply that if we sin, we are lying about our relationship with God. But that isn’t what it says. Walking in darkness, is living under the lie of the world instead of the truth of God. Verse 7 reads,

“But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.”

Walking in the light is not walking without sinning, it is walking in the truth of Christ, cleansed from our sin. God shines His light into our hearts and reveals to us, the darkness there, the sin that kept us away from a relationship with Him. Jesus’ blood cleans us and purifies us, so that we are given new life and are able to fellowship with God. Having all those sins forgiven is not a license to keep sinning no matter that we are pardoned. Walking in the light means we no longer want to sin. We walk in God’s nature with His will and truth. We do not want to sin anymore. We want to shine for Him and glorify Him. We become light too. In Matthew 5:14-16 Jesus said,

“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.;”

Walking in the light means you are manifesting, demonstrating and making it clear who God is. You reveal God. Your life becomes a revelation of Christ. Revealing Christ in your life, doesn’t mean hiding yourself, lying, or putting on a mask of perfection. The Holy Spirit is transforming you. Jesus’ power is magnified by your flaws and weaknesses as He forgives, overcomes, heals, and works through them. 1 Corinthians 2:3-5 puts it this way,

“And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling, 4 and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, 5 so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.”

And 2 Corinthians 12:9 says it like this,

“But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”

We do not want to hide our sin when God’s light has revealed it. We would need darkness to cover them up. We do not want to keep on sinning either. We have to admit to the sin and let Jesus forgive us. Walking in the light means we live transparently in the Father’s love, Jesus’ grace and the Holy Spirit’s transformative power. Verses 8-9 of 1 John chapter 1 continue,

“If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.”

You just can’t be a believer and a child of the Living God if you profess you don’t sin. You have to admit you are in a sinner to receive the forgiveness of Christ and have a relationship with God. To say, you haven’t sinned makes God a liar. Jesus, the Word of God the Truth, The Life, and The Way can’t be in you if you say you don’t need Him, if you refuse to acknowledge you have sinned. Everyone has sinned. Everyone has missed the mark of God’s perfection. (Romans 3:23).

Are you living in the truth of God’s power and love? Or are you living under your own power with a mask of goodness which hides the truth. Do you have a false light ready to reveal everyone else’s sin but your own? I exhort you today to examine yourself, ask the Holy Spirit to reveal the truth of your condition to you and live in the light. Live transparently letting God’s awesome might, perfect love, and splendid light shine in your life. The truth is liberating. Take of the mask and let Jesus stand out.

References:

Help's Ministries Inc. (2011). 5457. phós. Retrieved from Biblehub; Strong's exhaustive concordance: http://biblehub.com/greek/5457.htm



[1] All life requires energy. Humans and animals get energy from food, animals and plants. Plants require light to make food and live. So without light, there could be no life.


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