Psalm 139:16, “…all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.” Revelation 21:4, “He will wipe away every tear from their eyes…” What a comfort to cast ourselves on the Sovereignty of Overcoming Love.
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Matthew 24:9, “…you will be hated by all nations for my name’s sake.” Christian, the world does not primarily hate our morals, it does not primarily hate our sub-culture, it does not primarily hate our worldview – the world primarily hates our GOD….and that is why it hates–and will increasingly hate–those who love and
2 Timothy 1:7-8, “For God gave us a spirit, not of fear, but of power and love and self control. Therefore…share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God…” The power God gives us through union with Christ is power to suffer for the making known of His name in the gospel.
Psalm 91:4, “He will cover you with His pinions, and under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and buckler…” Matt.23:37, “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem…” The heart of God calls His people to the refuge of His wrath-absorbing wings, spread out on the cross…
Romans 8:28, “And we know that for those who love God, ALL THINGS work together for good…” All things………all things…….nothing is excepted. When all is said and done, all things will be made servants of the saint’s joy and God’s glory–because of Jesus Christ.
Psalm 106:37-38, “They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons; they poured out innocent blood, the blood of their sons and their daughters, who they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was polluted with blood.” Make no mistake, THIS is abortion. The child sacrifices offered up to the god
Psalm 138:2, “I…give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and faithfulness, for you have exalted above all things your name and your word.” Because of His steadfast love and faithfulness, YHWH exalts His Name and His Word above all else–and this exaltation climaxes in the crucified and risen Christ.
Colossians 2:18-19, “Let no one disqualify you…not holding fast to the Head, from whom the whole body, nourished and knit together through its joints and ligaments, grows with a growth that is from God.” ALL Christian growth and unity comes from this single thing: Holding fast to the biblically-revealed Christ, who is the Head
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Colossians 2:15, “He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in Him.” Christian, our enemy has no lasting weapon to use against us any more. The record of our debt is cancelled and the weapons of condemnation were stripped from demonic hands when they sank into
Psalm 110:2, “YHWH sends forth from Zion your mighty scepter. Rule in the midst of your enemies!” Matthew 27:37, “This is Jesus [whose name means “YHWH Saves”] the King of the Jews.
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Philippians 4:19, “And my God will supply every need of yours according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.” God’s glory in Christ satisfies every insufficiency, every lack, every longing, and every loss. There is no human need that does not find its deepest answer in Jesus Christ–crucified and risen.
Isaiah 49:15-16, “…I will not forget you. Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands…” If we are trusting Christ as our Lord, God, and Savior….this is God’s word to us, no matter what.
Psalm 111:7, “The works of His hands are faithful and just…” Both when they are pierced by wrath (Isaiah 53:5) and when they pierce in wrath (Jeremiah 25:33).
Matthew 18:27, “…the master of that servant released him and forgave him the debt…” Colossians 2:14, “…nailing it to the cross.”
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James 4:4, “Adultresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.” May the Lord give us grace to seek Him and not adorn ourselves with that for which He died.
Philippians 3:12, “I press on to make it my own because Christ Jesus has made me His own.” May we seek with everything in us to gain, to know, to be found in, and to be forever with Christ, BECAUSE He has already made us His own.
Colossians 1:4-5, “…we heard of your FAITH in Christ Jesus and of the LOVE that you have for all the saints, because of the HOPE laid up for you in heaven.” God-given faith in Christ secures the unshakable hope of Christ which frees us to love like Christ.
Matthew 17:7, “Rise, and have no fear.” Whenever spoken by Holy God to Sinful Man, these are blood-bought words.
Daniel 9:7, “To you, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but to us open shame…” 2 Corinthians 5:21, “God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.” In Christ, God gives us what is His and takes what is ours–to our joy
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Revelation 14:10, “…he also will drink the wine of God’s wrath, poured full strength into the cup of His anger, and he will be tormented with fire and sulfur…” This will be true of anyone who opposes God until the end. But before it is true of them, it is true of God the
