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A Picture of Heaven

24 Wednesday May 2017

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When we consider the tome of the scriptures, we see a picture of Heaven and the inhabitants there that concerns itself with the souls on earth. It is amazing the amount of attention we on earth receive from angelic beings, messages by them, singing from them, rejoicing with them and from them. We see pictures of their attentiveness to our lives as angels even marvel at our devotion and activity to glorify our God in Heaven. (1 Pet 1:12)

In John 14:25-28, we find another picture of this. Jesus, after the last supper, after the betrayal of Judas, after Peters foot is deeply planted in his mouth. As Jesus contemplates the fact that within 12 hours His body on this earth would endure three trials filled with false accusations, conviction out of populace calls for His murder and  the most horrid torture man could perpetrate. All of this is clearly on His mind, yet His concern is the comfort and reassurance of the disciples. (vv26-27)

When I see this picture, I see the great peace and grace projected from the Godman to His people. I see a Savior projecting peace under the most strenuous conditions. I see a Savior encouraging us to move past the present stresses and discomforts and look to the eternal things. Further, Jesus is providing tools and people to promote our tranquility, again regardless the challenges we face day to day.

Christian, upon your acceptance of the gift of salvation, the very moment you bow your spirit to God’s Son and accept the Savior you have God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit living in you. Accepting the Savior provides for the peace and comfort of God’s eternal life. Jesus is again encouraging the disciples to look past the horrid life they will endure on earth and be at peace with their heavenly future.

You too can live in this peace, rest in this comfort. It is not just a perspective, it is literally an existence born from the heart and soul within an individual that is being changed into the image of God from the glory of salvation to the glory of glorification by the spirit of the living God. (2 Cor 3:18)

Let God change you, turn over your life to Him. It is not easy, but the act will result in the ultimate of rewards

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Exemplify Christ

22 Sunday Jan 2017

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fruit_of_christlikenessJesus simply asks that we exemplify Him in all things, especially service. Exemplify Christ is our theme for this year. It is only fitting that Christ would guide us to this theme in January in the simple course of our study of the scriptures together. But many ask, how do we know that we are growing in Christ? How do we know we are changing for His glory? The answer is very simple, ask yourself is you are changing for His glory, becoming more like Him. On page 189 of my book I explain how one can have confidence in being Christlike.

Staying in fellowship with the believing church, remaining under the preaching and teaching of God’s Word, desiring and seeking fellowship with believers rather than unbelievers–these are proofs that you belong, and that He is abiding in you, that you are abiding in Him. This steadfast remaining faith testifies of your salvation. When we continue to seek others out who know Christ and we more covet relationships and time with them than we do with unbelievers, this is an assurance of our salvation. When we desire and gravitate toward and implement the things in our lives of other believers, these are further evidences of our salvation. As we see Christlikeness displayed and we look to implement that in our lives because we remain and are steadfast in our testimony, this is evidence of and assurance in our salvation. When our heart yearns to be as Christlike as Jesus himself and we hunger and thirst for the righteousness that is in the scriptures, we have further assurance of our salvation. All of these are marks of abiding, remaining and the stick-to-it-iv-ness that labels the Christian as a Christian and pushes out the world. As we see the world’s treasures and lures fade away and our desires are replaced with a yearning for godliness and the things of God, His Son and the Holy Spirit we are assured of our salvation.  (Knowing you are saved, Xulon Press, 2016, pg 189.)

Understand that exemplifying Christ is a joy. As Jesus before us, we are persecuted, but we are to be joyful. (Matt 5:10) As Jesus before us, we are vilified, but we are to be blessed. (Matt 5:11) As Jesus before us, we are abused, but we are to be content.

When our contentment in life grows, no matter the adversity, we are more exemplifying Christ. When our contentment for persecution grows, we are more exemplifying Christ. When we are more content being in church, living and remaining in God’s house, being around His people, we are more exemplifying Christ. When we exhibit greater levels of forgiveness, love, mercy and faith, we more exemplify Christ. As we grow in grace, grow in His forgiving light and grow in His loving and generous attitude toward others we better exemplify Christ. That, Christian, is our challenge.

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The First Christmas Gift

19 Thursday Dec 2013

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One of God’s greatest gifts is a healthy baby. On a day, some 2000 years ago there was just such a gift. Not only was this a blessing to mother and father, this was a first gift of Christmas, a greatest gift of love, an everlasting gift to all of mankind. Two people, Joseph and Mary were given a Son. This was not just some child born to a simple set of beggarly parents. No this was a Son like no other. This Son would lead a pure life untarnished by sin. God’s greatest gift, therefore, is not just a child, but the child.

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son.

This was a heavenly child. This child came directly from the abode of God himself. This

God's perfect gift of love was the first and most perfect gift of Christmas.

God’s perfect gift of love was the first and most perfect gift of Christmas.

child had another life before He came here. He was conscious of it when He left it, and He was conscious of His meager surroundings when He arrived. This was a child that came from the highest throne imaginable. This child chose to lower Himself to the deepest depths of depravity simply out of love (Philippians 2:7-8).

When we think of love, many think of the scripture,

“greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13).

We should put this into perspective for Christmas. Jesus spoke of pure personal experience. Jesus had already laid down His life in heaven to come to earth when He spoke these words.

The life in John 15:13 is a word that means great desire, inner spiritual or emotional driving force; it indicates with respect to life, the very spiritual being that is inside each and every one of us. It is not just physical life, for we all desire to continue living. It is the greatest and deepest spiritual desires that man experiences in life. This coupled with the word that we see translated “lay down” can be translated “to bring about” or “to bring upon.” Therefore, the Son of God forsook the heavenly place, His abode for eternity past, and brought upon Himself life in the flesh purely out of His love for this world. He loves us so much He gave up all of the perfect sinlessness in Heaven just to be with us, live a life with us, heal us, serve us and die for us. That is a loving gift.

God also made great promises in this gift. The hope that we feel and see exhibited on any given Christmas day is a hope that everyone knows exists. It is a hope that people all over the world actually have heard tell of – a great promise. It is a hope that is born purely out of the love discussed above. It is a hope given freely by a person but it is only truly provided through faith. Though everyone knows of this hope, and everyone actually hopes for this very thing, few actually receive the actuation of this hope. The hope we are discussing is eternal life.

God’s gift was given out of love for a purpose. The purpose of the gift is to provide a vehicle for a great promise. The promise is eternal life. “the season of perpetual hope,” as it has been called is rightly named. Yet, ironically man routinely denies, or flippantly discusses where this hope came from and the purpose it serves. For man, there is hope that we will see things better if we get something that pleases us under the Christmas tree. We also hope that we give something to someone that they enjoy. The hope then is that we have a better temporal outlook. The hope for most men is truly just something that happens here each year and it has to do with some reciprocal materialistic giving.

The true hope though is otherworldly in origin and purpose. Man seeks this eternal hope, the hope of a wonderful eternal life, and knows it is possible. Every one who celebrates Christmas and sees the great love of God in Christmas knows there is something eternally special about the spiritual condition of our world at this time of year. Something special had to happen to make this hope permeate throughout all of mankind on the planet. It is not just an American holiday. Christmas is celebrated in most major countries around the world. Those who do not celebrate are noticeably humanistic in their overall operation such as China, North Korea, Iran, Turkey and Japan.

The true hope in this season is the purpose of the Christ Child’s birth – to provide an avenue for eternal life for all mankind. This is a hope man has had for thousands of years as Christ Himself said, “Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad” (John 8:56). Ladies and gentlemen, the hope for mankind arrived as an infant in Bethlehem, was laid in a manger and the heavens rejoiced (Luke 2:13-14). The proclamation is in verse 14,

on earth peace, good will toward men.

The child, Jesus of Nazareth, brought this peace and good will with Him in the perfect love that permeated His whole being. This is the love of God, the perfect peace, good will toward all men and the hope of eternal life.

The Christmas Gift

15 Sunday Dec 2013

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What was the first gift of Christmas? Some wonder this deeply on the material things in life. Sadly, like many other Christ centered celebrations, the true history and reasons for Christmas are being re-written. Christmas is about Christ.

As Mary, Joseph, the Shepherds and all creation did, we should rejoice over that one first gift, the Babe.

As Mary, Joseph, the Shepherds and all creation did, we should rejoice over that one first gift, the Babe.

However, we should honest. Christmas is about a material thing. Though the date is technically unknown,  Irenaeus  (130-202 AD) wrote about Mary’s conception in March. This  would place Christ’s birth month in December. The material thing is Christ, the Son of God, given to mankind, come to provide eternal life for all. The material gift of a new born babe provided the greatest immaterial hope mankind could ever fathom, eternal existence in the kingdom of God.

Christmas was also about intangible things. Christmas is about a gift of eternal joy. Christmas is about a gift of perpetual hope in all mankind. Christmas is about a gift of never ending happiness. Christmas has never been about what one receives, but about what One has given.

Christmas is about pure loving selflessness for eternal happiness, not the fulfillment of  material desires for temporal pleasure. Christmas is about looking at what others need as Christ saw our need for Salvation. Christmas is about giving regardless of want as God gave His Son for the sins of whole world. Christmas is about showing love to all mankind “Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond norfree: but Christ is all, and in all.” (Col 3:11)

Christ did all these things. No present, no gift of man, only the precious present of the Gift of God provides such continuing elation. Christ is the reason for the season.

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