Our Father which art in heaven
Mat 6:13 ... thine is… the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen
We'd be very remiss if we didn't study this last sentence a bit more closely. Having focused on the kingdom (and rightly so) for so long it would be easy to just round off there but we can't. Jesus had more to say. Jesus said to pray in this manner- including at the very end of the prayer an acknowledgement of God the Father's forever power, and glory.
The Greek word for 'power' defined-
G1411
δύναμις
dunamis
doo'-nam-is
From G1410; force (literally or figuratively); specifically miraculous power (usually by implication a miracle itself): - ability, abundance, meaning, might (-ily, -y, -y deed), (worker of) miracle (-s), power, strength, violence, mighty (wonderful) work.
Force- literally or figuratively. Specifically miraculous power. Ability, abundance, meaning, might. Worker of miracles. Power, strength, violence, mighty work.
Thine is …the power. God our Father in heaven has this power, this all encompassing power of the miraculous, we cannot believe otherwise. By His power all things exist. By His power salvation exists. By His power hope exists. By His power we exist. He is all powerful beyond anything we can fully imagine.
Let's read a few of the many verses on power-
Exo 15:6 Thy right hand, O LORD, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O LORD, hath dashed in pieces the enemy
Glorious in power!
2Sa 22:33 God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.
God is MY…power!
1Ch 29:11 Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all.
Amen!
Psa 21:13 Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.
Psa 63:2 To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
Psa 145:11 They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power;
Psa 145:12 To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom.
Psa 145:13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.
Psa 145:14 The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.
Psa 145:15 The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.
Psa 145:16 Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
Psa 145:17 The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.
Psa 145:18 The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
Psa 145:19 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.
Psa 145:20 The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.
Psa 145:21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.
Praise God!
Jer 10:12 He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion
Jer 32:17 Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:
Jer 51:15 He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding.
The earth exists by His power!
Mar 13:26 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.
Luk 21:27 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
1Co 4:20 For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.
The kingdom of God … in power!
Eph 1:19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
His mighty power!
1Ti 6:16 Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.
Jud 1:25 To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.
Rev 4:11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
Rev 5:12 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.
Rev 7:12 Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.
Rev 11:17 Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.
Thy great power!
Amazing!
Now let's look at the word glory for a moment.
The Greek definition-
G1391
δόξα
doxa
dox'-ah
From the base of G1380; glory (as very apparent), in a wide application (literally or figuratively, objectively or subjectively): - dignity, glory (-ious), honour, praise, worship.
Dignity, glorious, honor, praise, worship.
Exo 24:16 And the glory of the LORD abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud.
The Hebrew definition for the word glory is this-
H3519
כּבד כּבוד
kâbôd kâbôd
kaw-bode', kaw-bode'
From H3513; properly weight; but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness: - glorious (-ly), glory, honour (-able).
Properly weight. Figuratively- splendor, glorious, honor.
The glory of the LORD abode upon mount Sinai- is it safe to say that God honored mankind with His presence there on mount Sinai? I think it is. The glory, the splendor we cannot even begin to fully fathom was there.
Exo 24:17 And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel.
Like devouring FIRE! Anyone that has ever been exposed to the power of fire witnessing the flame's power can understand this. Like fire- powerful like fire is powerful and yet that bush the LORD revealed Himself to Moses in was not destroyed, and the mount the children of Israel gazed at was not destroyed by this image of a fire without devouring power. A fire contained, power controlled. Think of it, a fire that doesn't destroy how miraculous a sight that has to be. Could you imagine starting a campfire and the fire burning brightly but the logs you put on that fire not being consumed, not being charred, not a speck of burned bark upon in? Wouldn't that just amaze you to no end? A fire that has plenty to burn yet not burning a thing. What glory! What amazing glory is that!
1Ch 16:27 Glory and honour are in his presence; strength and gladness are in his place.
Psa 8:1 To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David. O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
Psa 19:1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.
Psa 24:10 Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.
Psa 29:2 Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.
Psa 57:5 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth.
Psa 63:2 To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
Psa 79:9 Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name's sake.
Psa 145:11 They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power
Isa 2:19 And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.
Isa 6:3 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
Isa 40:5 And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
Hab 2:14 For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
Zec 6:13 Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.
Mat 16:27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works
Mar 13:26 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.
Luk 2:14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
Joh 17:5 And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.
Joh 17:24 Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.
Rom 5:2 By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
Php 2:11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father
Col 1:27 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory
1Pe 1:7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
1Pe 5:10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.
1Pe 5:11 To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
Jud 1:24 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
Jud 1:25 To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.
Rev 4:11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
Rev 19:1 And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God
Rev 21:23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
Again these are just a few verses of the many. The glory of God is unimaginable, it's wondrous, it's indescribable really.
Mat 6:13 ... thine is… the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen
Truly we are to never forget the power and glory of our Father in heaven. Every prayer we utter is done so by the power and glory of God, it is by His kingdom- through Salvation, through our Savior.
It's all too easy for us here on earth to choose to blind ourselves to the wonders of God. We choose not to see God's glory all around us, we choose to forget God's working in our history, we choose to be blind and deaf and we do this because Satan would have it so. The evil one doesn't want us dwelling on God's glory or His power. Caught up in self we are all too happy to keep the blinders on because the true revelation of the glory and power of God through the kingdom to come, by the grace and mercy of our Savior is something that demands our recognition as creatures, created by another for His glory. Selflessness, true selflessness is true love and that selflessness is found in our Savior, our Creator.
Yes, 'Thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.'
Acknowledgment.
Mat 6:9-13
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever.
Amen.
Amen.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Friday, April 22, 2011
Thy kingdom come, thine is the kingdom
Mat 6:9-13
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever.
Amen.
The study of the 'kingdom' began when we were studying Matthew 6:9-13 where Jesus said this- 'After this manner therefore pray ye…' and then He began to teach us the manner of praying. We realized that twice Jesus mentions the kingdom. The importance of understanding the kingdom is something we couldn't, and can't overlook. The kingdom coming, and the kingdom that is the Father's, we need a real understanding of the kingdom and I believe we've begun a little to comprehend such a wondrous subject.
Jesus came to preach the kingdom of God to man, this gospel message is all about the kingdom to come, the kingdom found only in our Savior.
We read these words- 'United Kingdom' and what do we think of? Britain, right? Here's the Wiki definition in part--
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK, or Britain) is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe. It spans an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK with a land border with another sovereign state, sharing it with the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border, the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, and the Irish Sea.
This is the United Kingdom that exists in our world today and when we think of the UK as it's known, we think of territory, we think of a place. Just as if I were say - United States, instantly you think of a place in our world. If I were to say the Kingdom of God you would be inclined to think of heaven, and rightly so because we know God's dwelling place is in heaven. So when we pray 'Thy kingdom come' are we praying for heaven on earth? We are, aren't we? Are we praying for God's kingdom to come and do away with all other kingdom's on earth? We are, yes? We are wanting God's kingdom to rule the entire earth and no other kingdom to be on earth whatsoever. Right now our earth seems to broken up into many 'kingdoms doesn't it? But the truth is it's still one kingdom here on earth in respect to who owns the kingdom on earth. Man likes to believe he owns bits and parts of the earth- Canadians live in Canada and own their bits of Canadian earth, Mexican's living in Mexico own their bits of Mexico earth- we've labeled our bits of earth and parceled it out to people who claim ownership, who claim rulership. In a dictatorship one man claims rulership. In a democracy it's touted everybody in that kingdom of democracy has a bit of rulership. But we have another who claims rulership over kingdom earth, someone who has power to take from any human in existence - any king, any dictator, any president, pauper, person alive. That *other* is Satan. You remember this, we've studied it several times and I think just recently as well.
Mat 4:8,9 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
Were men on earth at this time? Yes. Was there a ruler in Rome at this time? Yes. Were there rulers elsewhere around the globe at this time? Yes. But at this same time the devil claimed ownership of all the kingdoms of the world. Two rulers? Dual rulership? No. The devil didn't say he had to check with the ruler of Rome over whether or not he could give Jesus Rome, did he? No. The devil had complete authority over ALL the kingdoms of the world.
Did Jesus take all the kingdoms of the world from the devil? No. Why? Because they came with a price. Satan was selling them, not giving them away freely. The price of that sale was worship. Worship! People don't think WHO they worship is important, well guess what, it's eternally important. Jesus could have bought all the kingdoms of the world from the owner of those kingdoms but He wasn't willing to pay the asking price for them. To pay that price would be to deny God's natural right to all the kingdom's of the world. The only reason the devil had all the kingdoms of the world was because he took them from Adam and Eve, He took ownership when Adam and Eve sinned putting themselves first over God, allowing temptation to fill their hearts, succumbing to that temptation that the devil put before them. They chose to follow Satan's will rather than God's will. The earth that had been given to them by God they gave to Satan- choosing him over God. Satan took hold of the rulership of the kingdoms of the world and has never let go. So while mankind believes in their own manner that they own bits and pieces of the kingdoms of this world in truth ALL the kingdoms of this world are the devil's.
All the kingdoms of the world will remain Satan's until- God's kingdom comes. Jesus wants us to pray to the Father who is in heaven, whose name is hallowed- 'Thy kingdom come, thine is the kingdom.'
Thine is the kingdom. The kingdom is God's. Jesus died so that the kingdom of God would come. Jesus preached the kingdom of heaven, Jesus preached the kingdom of God, Jesus brought this gospel to all He could. The kingdom of God WILL come to earth and no longer will Satan have all the kingdoms of the world to offer because they will no longer be his to offer. His power will be gone. Is Satan's power gone right now? Has Satan power to deceive and to destroy been taken away? Is there any evil in the world still? We know these answers, we do. Evil still exists, and evil will NEVER exist in God's kingdom. Satan has been defeated he knows that his ownership of all the kingdoms of the world is temporary. God's kingdom WILL come of this there is absolutely NO doubt.
When we pray 'thy kingdom come' we are praying for the end of the kingdoms ruled by the devil, we are praying for salvation in Jesus Christ so that we may be a part of the kingdom that is to come. Remember the good seed- the wheat, and the bad seed- the tares, will dwell together until the harvest- the end of the world as we know it. The good seed will be gathered up to the kingdom of God, the bad seed will be burned to non-existence. We want to be gathered into the kingdom of heaven, the kingdom of God.
God's kingdom will come- the kingdom we are to pray for every single day. We are to live for the kingdom of God, the kingdom Jesus preached, the kingdom Jesus died for so we could become part of, the kingdom Jesus brought and bought for us, the kingdom we are to born again into all by His grace, His mercy, His righteousness- in His perfect love!
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever.
Amen
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever.
Amen.
The study of the 'kingdom' began when we were studying Matthew 6:9-13 where Jesus said this- 'After this manner therefore pray ye…' and then He began to teach us the manner of praying. We realized that twice Jesus mentions the kingdom. The importance of understanding the kingdom is something we couldn't, and can't overlook. The kingdom coming, and the kingdom that is the Father's, we need a real understanding of the kingdom and I believe we've begun a little to comprehend such a wondrous subject.
Jesus came to preach the kingdom of God to man, this gospel message is all about the kingdom to come, the kingdom found only in our Savior.
We read these words- 'United Kingdom' and what do we think of? Britain, right? Here's the Wiki definition in part--
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK, or Britain) is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe. It spans an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK with a land border with another sovereign state, sharing it with the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border, the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, and the Irish Sea.
This is the United Kingdom that exists in our world today and when we think of the UK as it's known, we think of territory, we think of a place. Just as if I were say - United States, instantly you think of a place in our world. If I were to say the Kingdom of God you would be inclined to think of heaven, and rightly so because we know God's dwelling place is in heaven. So when we pray 'Thy kingdom come' are we praying for heaven on earth? We are, aren't we? Are we praying for God's kingdom to come and do away with all other kingdom's on earth? We are, yes? We are wanting God's kingdom to rule the entire earth and no other kingdom to be on earth whatsoever. Right now our earth seems to broken up into many 'kingdoms doesn't it? But the truth is it's still one kingdom here on earth in respect to who owns the kingdom on earth. Man likes to believe he owns bits and parts of the earth- Canadians live in Canada and own their bits of Canadian earth, Mexican's living in Mexico own their bits of Mexico earth- we've labeled our bits of earth and parceled it out to people who claim ownership, who claim rulership. In a dictatorship one man claims rulership. In a democracy it's touted everybody in that kingdom of democracy has a bit of rulership. But we have another who claims rulership over kingdom earth, someone who has power to take from any human in existence - any king, any dictator, any president, pauper, person alive. That *other* is Satan. You remember this, we've studied it several times and I think just recently as well.
Mat 4:8,9 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
Were men on earth at this time? Yes. Was there a ruler in Rome at this time? Yes. Were there rulers elsewhere around the globe at this time? Yes. But at this same time the devil claimed ownership of all the kingdoms of the world. Two rulers? Dual rulership? No. The devil didn't say he had to check with the ruler of Rome over whether or not he could give Jesus Rome, did he? No. The devil had complete authority over ALL the kingdoms of the world.
Did Jesus take all the kingdoms of the world from the devil? No. Why? Because they came with a price. Satan was selling them, not giving them away freely. The price of that sale was worship. Worship! People don't think WHO they worship is important, well guess what, it's eternally important. Jesus could have bought all the kingdoms of the world from the owner of those kingdoms but He wasn't willing to pay the asking price for them. To pay that price would be to deny God's natural right to all the kingdom's of the world. The only reason the devil had all the kingdoms of the world was because he took them from Adam and Eve, He took ownership when Adam and Eve sinned putting themselves first over God, allowing temptation to fill their hearts, succumbing to that temptation that the devil put before them. They chose to follow Satan's will rather than God's will. The earth that had been given to them by God they gave to Satan- choosing him over God. Satan took hold of the rulership of the kingdoms of the world and has never let go. So while mankind believes in their own manner that they own bits and pieces of the kingdoms of this world in truth ALL the kingdoms of this world are the devil's.
All the kingdoms of the world will remain Satan's until- God's kingdom comes. Jesus wants us to pray to the Father who is in heaven, whose name is hallowed- 'Thy kingdom come, thine is the kingdom.'
Thine is the kingdom. The kingdom is God's. Jesus died so that the kingdom of God would come. Jesus preached the kingdom of heaven, Jesus preached the kingdom of God, Jesus brought this gospel to all He could. The kingdom of God WILL come to earth and no longer will Satan have all the kingdoms of the world to offer because they will no longer be his to offer. His power will be gone. Is Satan's power gone right now? Has Satan power to deceive and to destroy been taken away? Is there any evil in the world still? We know these answers, we do. Evil still exists, and evil will NEVER exist in God's kingdom. Satan has been defeated he knows that his ownership of all the kingdoms of the world is temporary. God's kingdom WILL come of this there is absolutely NO doubt.
When we pray 'thy kingdom come' we are praying for the end of the kingdoms ruled by the devil, we are praying for salvation in Jesus Christ so that we may be a part of the kingdom that is to come. Remember the good seed- the wheat, and the bad seed- the tares, will dwell together until the harvest- the end of the world as we know it. The good seed will be gathered up to the kingdom of God, the bad seed will be burned to non-existence. We want to be gathered into the kingdom of heaven, the kingdom of God.
God's kingdom will come- the kingdom we are to pray for every single day. We are to live for the kingdom of God, the kingdom Jesus preached, the kingdom Jesus died for so we could become part of, the kingdom Jesus brought and bought for us, the kingdom we are to born again into all by His grace, His mercy, His righteousness- in His perfect love!
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever.
Amen
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Jesus... 'I must preach the kingdom of God...'
Mat 10:7 And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Mar 16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
Luk 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
Luk 4:19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord
Luk 4:43 And he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.
Luk 9:2 And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.
Luk 9:60 Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.
Act 5:42 And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.
1Co 1:23,24 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
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Preach the KINGDOM of heaven.
Jesus said these words- 'I must preach the kingdom of God…'
I MUST… What does that mean, that word- must.
Let's look at the dictionary definition-
must
1 [muhst]
–auxiliary verb
1.
to be obliged or bound to by an imperative requirement: I must keep my word.
2.
to be under the necessity to; need to: Animals must eat to live.
3.
to be required or compelled to, as by the use or threat of force: You must obey the law.
4.
to be compelled to in order to fulfill some need or achieve an aim: We must hurry if we're to arrive on time.
5.
to be forced to, as by convention or the requirements of honesty: I must say, that is a lovely hat.
6.
to be or feel urged to; ought to: I must buy that book.
7.
to be reasonably expected to; is bound to: It must have stopped raining by now. She must be at least 60.
8.
to be inevitably certain to; be compelled by nature: Everyone must die.
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Do you see the words used to describe 'must'… OBLIGED, IMPERATIVE REQUIREMENT, NECESSITY TO, REQUIRED or COMPELLED TO, FORCED TO, URGED TO, EXPECTED TO.
Jesus said… I MUST meaning that Jesus was obliged, Jesus was bound by imperative requirement, Jesus was under the necessity to, Jesus was required to, Jesus was compelled to… PREACH the kingdom of God! Yes, the verse goes on to say more but for this moment right now let's just try to comprehend the importance of what is being said here.
We don't imagine anyone in control having to do much of anything, do we? We believe deep in our hearts that time and time again people who have power don't have to answer to the rules the way the average, common person has to. Power has given them the unspoken right to kill, cheat, lie, steal, rape, beat, abuse as they desire to. Throughout time people in power have lived horrible lives of debauchery this is undeniable. Many of those in power hear the words 'you must' and they turn around and say they will do as they like, there is nothing they 'must' do.
When we think of God the ALL powerful... to use the words- God must- seems absurd. God can do anything, right? Yet we read these words-- Jesus said 'I must'. He didn't only use those two words with preaching the kingdom of God, but this is what we've been studying lately and that is why we are studying this particular instance.
Luk 4:43 And he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.
Jesus said He MUST preach the kingdom to other cities. Preaching the kingdom was WHY Jesus was sent. SALVATION! REDEMPTION! This is the preaching of the kingdom! All preaching should revolve around salvation in Jesus Christ. The entire Bible is about this- the old testament looking forward towards it and the new testament looking back at it- salvation through Jesus Christ our Lord.
There is no wonder whatsoever that our Savior said He '...must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also, for therefore am I sent. ' It is the pure truth.
The kingdom exists. The kingdom is NOT fantasy. The kingdom is LIFE everlasting. Preaching the kingdom, preaching the gospel is revealing this reality. We must ALL live in this reality but sadly many don't, many refuse to even think about this reality preferring to live without any thought of the kingdom. It's tragic, very, very tragic but people go day after day after day without truly understanding these words….
'Thy kingdom come', 'Thine is the kingdom'.
They might say these words - some might say them even daily- but do they live them? Do we live with the living kingdom of God in their hearts as a reality they need to share with others? A reality that Jesus came to preach? A reality we must preach, a reality we must live.
By the grace of God may we live the kingdom that Jesus was born to give to us, that Jesus preached to us, that Jesus died to fulfill, that Jesus was resurrected to give to us fully.
Amen!
Mar 16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
Luk 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
Luk 4:19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord
Luk 4:43 And he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.
Luk 9:2 And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.
Luk 9:60 Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.
Act 5:42 And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.
1Co 1:23,24 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
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Preach the KINGDOM of heaven.
Jesus said these words- 'I must preach the kingdom of God…'
I MUST… What does that mean, that word- must.
Let's look at the dictionary definition-
must
1 [muhst]
–auxiliary verb
1.
to be obliged or bound to by an imperative requirement: I must keep my word.
2.
to be under the necessity to; need to: Animals must eat to live.
3.
to be required or compelled to, as by the use or threat of force: You must obey the law.
4.
to be compelled to in order to fulfill some need or achieve an aim: We must hurry if we're to arrive on time.
5.
to be forced to, as by convention or the requirements of honesty: I must say, that is a lovely hat.
6.
to be or feel urged to; ought to: I must buy that book.
7.
to be reasonably expected to; is bound to: It must have stopped raining by now. She must be at least 60.
8.
to be inevitably certain to; be compelled by nature: Everyone must die.
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Do you see the words used to describe 'must'… OBLIGED, IMPERATIVE REQUIREMENT, NECESSITY TO, REQUIRED or COMPELLED TO, FORCED TO, URGED TO, EXPECTED TO.
Jesus said… I MUST meaning that Jesus was obliged, Jesus was bound by imperative requirement, Jesus was under the necessity to, Jesus was required to, Jesus was compelled to… PREACH the kingdom of God! Yes, the verse goes on to say more but for this moment right now let's just try to comprehend the importance of what is being said here.
We don't imagine anyone in control having to do much of anything, do we? We believe deep in our hearts that time and time again people who have power don't have to answer to the rules the way the average, common person has to. Power has given them the unspoken right to kill, cheat, lie, steal, rape, beat, abuse as they desire to. Throughout time people in power have lived horrible lives of debauchery this is undeniable. Many of those in power hear the words 'you must' and they turn around and say they will do as they like, there is nothing they 'must' do.
When we think of God the ALL powerful... to use the words- God must- seems absurd. God can do anything, right? Yet we read these words-- Jesus said 'I must'. He didn't only use those two words with preaching the kingdom of God, but this is what we've been studying lately and that is why we are studying this particular instance.
Luk 4:43 And he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.
Jesus said He MUST preach the kingdom to other cities. Preaching the kingdom was WHY Jesus was sent. SALVATION! REDEMPTION! This is the preaching of the kingdom! All preaching should revolve around salvation in Jesus Christ. The entire Bible is about this- the old testament looking forward towards it and the new testament looking back at it- salvation through Jesus Christ our Lord.
There is no wonder whatsoever that our Savior said He '...must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also, for therefore am I sent. ' It is the pure truth.
The kingdom exists. The kingdom is NOT fantasy. The kingdom is LIFE everlasting. Preaching the kingdom, preaching the gospel is revealing this reality. We must ALL live in this reality but sadly many don't, many refuse to even think about this reality preferring to live without any thought of the kingdom. It's tragic, very, very tragic but people go day after day after day without truly understanding these words….
'Thy kingdom come', 'Thine is the kingdom'.
They might say these words - some might say them even daily- but do they live them? Do we live with the living kingdom of God in their hearts as a reality they need to share with others? A reality that Jesus came to preach? A reality we must preach, a reality we must live.
By the grace of God may we live the kingdom that Jesus was born to give to us, that Jesus preached to us, that Jesus died to fulfill, that Jesus was resurrected to give to us fully.
Amen!
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Entrance...into the everlasting kingdom
2Pe 1:1 Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:
2Pe 1:2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,
Like precious faith- the faith of the apostles. Obtaining this precious faith comes THROUGH the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ.
That didn't say through our righteousness… it said through the righteousness of God and our Savior Jesus Christ.
Grace and peace be multiplied. Amazing! Multiplied grace, multiplied peace, who wouldn't want their grace and peace multiplied? If someone were to tell you that your grace and peace could be multiplied wouldn't you quickly ask how? We are told this-- grace and peace be multiplied…through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. Through what? Through KNOWLEDGE of God and of Jesus our Lord. KNOWLEDGE. Through the knowing of God and of Jesus our Lord.
And there is more…
2Pe 1:3-4 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
We are given exceeding great and precious promises! It is through the promises that we are partakers of the divine nature- partakers of our Savior! We escape the corruption in the world through lust by being part of that divine nature of our Savior, through HIS righteousness. The fact that we have to escape the corruption in the world through lust should tell us something very important. There is something we have to ESCAPE. We cannot be all caught up in the world and truly believe that Jesus Christ is our Lord. Satan is lord of this world, if we worship this world we are worshipping Satan. If we don't escape the corruption that is in our lives in this world through lust then we are part of this world and we are not part of the divine nature. Our Savior gives us many promises and it's through Him, through His righteousness that we have any hope at all.
Let's continue with this passage…
2Pe 1:5-8 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Add to our faith (given to us by the righteousness of Christ)… add virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness, and charity.
Add. When you add to something you had to have something first in order to add to it. We have to have the faith given to us through the righteousness of God and our Savior Jesus Christ. Without that faith we can't add to anything. Is it possible that too many seek to have virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness and charity without having that faith? We have to give diligence to ADD to our faith, we can't ignore adding to our faith and we can't presume to add to something we might not have. Accepting the gifts of God is so important. Understanding that these spiritual gifts though unseen are the essence of what makes us who we are is very important. Accepting the faith given to us is paramount.
Continuing on…
2Pe 1:9 But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.
2Pe 1:10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:
2Pe 1:11 For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Spiritual blindness, unable to see the reality of future promises, forgetting that we were redeemed from our old sins… we can't be blind, we can't forget the future promises, we can't allow ourselves to ever forget that we were purged from our old sins, we can't! But people do and people will forget. People will go blind, people will stop seeing far off and only live in the here and now. We have to give diligence to make sure that we are right with our Savior, to make sure He is our all in all. If we do these things… WE SHALL NEVER FALL.. We will be Christ's forever! And make no mistake, you can be Christ's and then leave Him, you can forget and it a forgetting that can cost you eternity.
An entrance shall be given to us abundantly…. INTO the everlasting KINGDOM of our LORD and SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST!
An entrance shall be given to us!
An entrance shall be given to us…. how amazing!
We want an entrance into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior, don't we? This entrance shall be given to us abundantly. We must listen to these words we can't ignore them, we just can't. We are admonished in many ways and for our own good. To think that we can do otherwise is to be blind, to be shortsighted, to forget.
By the love of our Savior may we forever be His, forever! May we never ever forget! May we have our eyes opened, may we see far off, may we NEVER forget all through the grace, through the righteousness of our God and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!.
Amen!
2Pe 1:2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,
Like precious faith- the faith of the apostles. Obtaining this precious faith comes THROUGH the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ.
That didn't say through our righteousness… it said through the righteousness of God and our Savior Jesus Christ.
Grace and peace be multiplied. Amazing! Multiplied grace, multiplied peace, who wouldn't want their grace and peace multiplied? If someone were to tell you that your grace and peace could be multiplied wouldn't you quickly ask how? We are told this-- grace and peace be multiplied…through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. Through what? Through KNOWLEDGE of God and of Jesus our Lord. KNOWLEDGE. Through the knowing of God and of Jesus our Lord.
And there is more…
2Pe 1:3-4 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
We are given exceeding great and precious promises! It is through the promises that we are partakers of the divine nature- partakers of our Savior! We escape the corruption in the world through lust by being part of that divine nature of our Savior, through HIS righteousness. The fact that we have to escape the corruption in the world through lust should tell us something very important. There is something we have to ESCAPE. We cannot be all caught up in the world and truly believe that Jesus Christ is our Lord. Satan is lord of this world, if we worship this world we are worshipping Satan. If we don't escape the corruption that is in our lives in this world through lust then we are part of this world and we are not part of the divine nature. Our Savior gives us many promises and it's through Him, through His righteousness that we have any hope at all.
Let's continue with this passage…
2Pe 1:5-8 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Add to our faith (given to us by the righteousness of Christ)… add virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness, and charity.
Add. When you add to something you had to have something first in order to add to it. We have to have the faith given to us through the righteousness of God and our Savior Jesus Christ. Without that faith we can't add to anything. Is it possible that too many seek to have virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness and charity without having that faith? We have to give diligence to ADD to our faith, we can't ignore adding to our faith and we can't presume to add to something we might not have. Accepting the gifts of God is so important. Understanding that these spiritual gifts though unseen are the essence of what makes us who we are is very important. Accepting the faith given to us is paramount.
Continuing on…
2Pe 1:9 But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.
2Pe 1:10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:
2Pe 1:11 For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Spiritual blindness, unable to see the reality of future promises, forgetting that we were redeemed from our old sins… we can't be blind, we can't forget the future promises, we can't allow ourselves to ever forget that we were purged from our old sins, we can't! But people do and people will forget. People will go blind, people will stop seeing far off and only live in the here and now. We have to give diligence to make sure that we are right with our Savior, to make sure He is our all in all. If we do these things… WE SHALL NEVER FALL.. We will be Christ's forever! And make no mistake, you can be Christ's and then leave Him, you can forget and it a forgetting that can cost you eternity.
An entrance shall be given to us abundantly…. INTO the everlasting KINGDOM of our LORD and SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST!
An entrance shall be given to us!
An entrance shall be given to us…. how amazing!
We want an entrance into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior, don't we? This entrance shall be given to us abundantly. We must listen to these words we can't ignore them, we just can't. We are admonished in many ways and for our own good. To think that we can do otherwise is to be blind, to be shortsighted, to forget.
By the love of our Savior may we forever be His, forever! May we never ever forget! May we have our eyes opened, may we see far off, may we NEVER forget all through the grace, through the righteousness of our God and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!.
Amen!
Deadly fallacy
Mat 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
The will of the Father.
The Father's kingdom will come.
Today I read an article that was a bit disturbing. The article talked about a mega superstar preacher who seems to believe that everyone will be in the kingdom of heaven- without exception. He believes there is a new Christianity on its way and the old hell-fire and damnation is a thing of the past. It makes me incredibly sad to read things like this because I know who is behind it all- the great deceiver.
How can anybody read this…
Mat 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
… and believe everyone will be in the kingdom of heaven no matter what, that there is no eternal result to not repenting of sin and accepting Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior.
Who can read this…
Ecc 12:13
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter
Fear God, and keep his commandments
- for this is the whole duty of man.
… and believe that man can do whatever he pleases and he will be in the kingdom of heaven.
Who can read this…
Joh 3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
…. And believe that those who are NOT born again will be in the kingdom of God?
Who can read this…
Joh 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
… and believe that you don't really have to believe in an active, living, breathing way and you'll still be saved.
Who can read this…
Eph 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God
….and believe that they don't need an active, living faith in the grace and in the gift of God?
Who can read this…
Mat 13:36 Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.
Mat 13:37 He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;
Mat 13:38 The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
Mat 13:39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
Mat 13:40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
Mat 13:41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;
Mat 13:42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Mat 13:43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
… and believe that the good seed and the tares will both be in the kingdom of heaven?
I could go on and on and on but truly is it necessary? There will be righteous people and wicked people when Christ comes again and they will be separated. The righteous in Christ will go to the kingdom of heaven and the wicked will eventually be burned completely up in the lake of fire and be no more. We are NOT guaranteed the kingdom of heaven just because we are alive, just because we are human beings. This fallacy that is spreading and finding a home in a 'new' sort of Christianity is a deadly fallacy and those who believe the lies will hear these words of Christ our Savior --
Mat 7:23 … I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
If Jesus is telling us the truth, and He can do nothing but that, then NOT EVERYONE…shall enter into the kingdom of heaven. If some of those saying Lord, Lord are not going to be in the kingdom of heaven how can we ever believe that those who don't even say Lord, Lord, will be in the kingdom of heaven? It's ludicrous.
Who dares to contradict the words of Jesus Himself? Obviously some do and many believe the lies that others are spoon feeding them as they are told they are being fed the truth. It truly saddens me to know that many are being swallowed up by the deception of Satan and lost to the truth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
May God help us to fully give our hearts, our lives wholly to our Savior. May we truly have the grace of Jesus Christ, may we have His righteousness save us in the purest love that ever existed and still exists and will forever exist in Him.
Amen.
The will of the Father.
The Father's kingdom will come.
Today I read an article that was a bit disturbing. The article talked about a mega superstar preacher who seems to believe that everyone will be in the kingdom of heaven- without exception. He believes there is a new Christianity on its way and the old hell-fire and damnation is a thing of the past. It makes me incredibly sad to read things like this because I know who is behind it all- the great deceiver.
How can anybody read this…
Mat 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
… and believe everyone will be in the kingdom of heaven no matter what, that there is no eternal result to not repenting of sin and accepting Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior.
Who can read this…
Ecc 12:13
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter
Fear God, and keep his commandments
- for this is the whole duty of man.
… and believe that man can do whatever he pleases and he will be in the kingdom of heaven.
Who can read this…
Joh 3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
…. And believe that those who are NOT born again will be in the kingdom of God?
Who can read this…
Joh 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
… and believe that you don't really have to believe in an active, living, breathing way and you'll still be saved.
Who can read this…
Eph 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God
….and believe that they don't need an active, living faith in the grace and in the gift of God?
Who can read this…
Mat 13:36 Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.
Mat 13:37 He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;
Mat 13:38 The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
Mat 13:39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
Mat 13:40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
Mat 13:41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;
Mat 13:42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Mat 13:43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
… and believe that the good seed and the tares will both be in the kingdom of heaven?
I could go on and on and on but truly is it necessary? There will be righteous people and wicked people when Christ comes again and they will be separated. The righteous in Christ will go to the kingdom of heaven and the wicked will eventually be burned completely up in the lake of fire and be no more. We are NOT guaranteed the kingdom of heaven just because we are alive, just because we are human beings. This fallacy that is spreading and finding a home in a 'new' sort of Christianity is a deadly fallacy and those who believe the lies will hear these words of Christ our Savior --
Mat 7:23 … I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
If Jesus is telling us the truth, and He can do nothing but that, then NOT EVERYONE…shall enter into the kingdom of heaven. If some of those saying Lord, Lord are not going to be in the kingdom of heaven how can we ever believe that those who don't even say Lord, Lord, will be in the kingdom of heaven? It's ludicrous.
Who dares to contradict the words of Jesus Himself? Obviously some do and many believe the lies that others are spoon feeding them as they are told they are being fed the truth. It truly saddens me to know that many are being swallowed up by the deception of Satan and lost to the truth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
May God help us to fully give our hearts, our lives wholly to our Savior. May we truly have the grace of Jesus Christ, may we have His righteousness save us in the purest love that ever existed and still exists and will forever exist in Him.
Amen.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Not every one...shall enter into the kingdom
Mat 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Not every one that saith unto me- Lord, Lord…
Mat 7:22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
Mat 7:23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Mat 25:11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
Mat 25:12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
Luk 6:46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
Luk 13:25 When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are
Jesus said- there will be people saying to Him - Lord, Lord, and ALL that say Lord, Lord will NOT be His. Many will say - Lord, Lord. Will YOU be among those who say Lord, Lord? You could be, I could be and we could be among those who say it genuinely, we could be among those that Jesus Christ knows. We could be among those that do the will of the Father in heaven. We could very well be among those who are ready- watching and prepared for His return. We could be among those who DO the things He says to do.
One thing is certain ONLY those who do the following will be known of the Lord--
Those who do the will of the Father in heaven.
Those who are prepared and waiting for Jesus to return.
Those who do the things Jesus says to do.
We are guaranteed NOT to be among those known by the Lord if we do not do the will of the Father in heaven, if we are not prepared and waiting for Jesus to return, if we are not doing the things Jesus tells us to do.
So many believe that we are supposed to do NOTHING. They really do. They sit around day after day assuming that they are ready for our Savior when He returns and they do so because Satan wants them to believe that they are saved. If you believe something to be true you don't do much to change that belief, right? For many years people believed smoking was harmless and the people that enjoyed smoking didn't try change that perception- why would they? They held the belief that smoking was fine and that was that. It wasn't until other people started making connections to smoking and bad health that people who enjoyed smoking began to suspect that maybe this supposedly harmless pastime wasn't quite so harmless. Then there began tests, experiments and the data started adding up that yes, it's factual that smoking is harmful. People were forced to believe that the smoke they inhaled could hurt them. Does this mean that ALL people believe it? Most do, but there are a few that don't. Does this knowledge change the fact that people smoke knowing it harms them? No. The point is… people believed that it was harmless only to find out different later. People believe right now that they know the Lord and will be saved by Him, but MANY are going to find out later that they don't know Him. How is that possible? How? They are convinced they know the Lord. So if someone is convinced they know the Lord then how are they being deceived? We have to study the word of God and find out. We have to ask ourselves these questions.
Are we doing the will of the Father?
Are we prepared and waiting for Jesus to return?
Are we doing the things Jesus' says to do?
Do we know what the will of the Father is?
Do we know how to be prepared and waiting for Jesus to return?
Do we know what things Jesus tell us to do?
It is MORE than just assuming we are saved. It is more than saying Lord, Lord, and believing He know us because we say that to Him. Why would Jesus tell us all this if He didn't expect us to study it and learn more? Jesus wants us to understand that people will be deceived, people that believe they know Him. We cannot be among those who assume we are saved. We cannot be among those who only have a superficial relationship with our Savior. We cannot be among those who sit in a pew and pay our tithes to a church and believe we belong to Jesus. We cannot be FAKE in our relationship with our Savior, He knows any falseness we possess.
Mat 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
By the grace of our God we will know HIM! By the grace of God we will enter the kingdom of heaven! By the grace of God we will DO the will of the Father in heaven.
May we continue to study to understand all that Jesus would have us understand! In His amazing, wondrous love!
Amen.
Not every one that saith unto me- Lord, Lord…
Mat 7:22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
Mat 7:23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Mat 25:11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
Mat 25:12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
Luk 6:46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
Luk 13:25 When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are
Jesus said- there will be people saying to Him - Lord, Lord, and ALL that say Lord, Lord will NOT be His. Many will say - Lord, Lord. Will YOU be among those who say Lord, Lord? You could be, I could be and we could be among those who say it genuinely, we could be among those that Jesus Christ knows. We could be among those that do the will of the Father in heaven. We could very well be among those who are ready- watching and prepared for His return. We could be among those who DO the things He says to do.
One thing is certain ONLY those who do the following will be known of the Lord--
Those who do the will of the Father in heaven.
Those who are prepared and waiting for Jesus to return.
Those who do the things Jesus says to do.
We are guaranteed NOT to be among those known by the Lord if we do not do the will of the Father in heaven, if we are not prepared and waiting for Jesus to return, if we are not doing the things Jesus tells us to do.
So many believe that we are supposed to do NOTHING. They really do. They sit around day after day assuming that they are ready for our Savior when He returns and they do so because Satan wants them to believe that they are saved. If you believe something to be true you don't do much to change that belief, right? For many years people believed smoking was harmless and the people that enjoyed smoking didn't try change that perception- why would they? They held the belief that smoking was fine and that was that. It wasn't until other people started making connections to smoking and bad health that people who enjoyed smoking began to suspect that maybe this supposedly harmless pastime wasn't quite so harmless. Then there began tests, experiments and the data started adding up that yes, it's factual that smoking is harmful. People were forced to believe that the smoke they inhaled could hurt them. Does this mean that ALL people believe it? Most do, but there are a few that don't. Does this knowledge change the fact that people smoke knowing it harms them? No. The point is… people believed that it was harmless only to find out different later. People believe right now that they know the Lord and will be saved by Him, but MANY are going to find out later that they don't know Him. How is that possible? How? They are convinced they know the Lord. So if someone is convinced they know the Lord then how are they being deceived? We have to study the word of God and find out. We have to ask ourselves these questions.
Are we doing the will of the Father?
Are we prepared and waiting for Jesus to return?
Are we doing the things Jesus' says to do?
Do we know what the will of the Father is?
Do we know how to be prepared and waiting for Jesus to return?
Do we know what things Jesus tell us to do?
It is MORE than just assuming we are saved. It is more than saying Lord, Lord, and believing He know us because we say that to Him. Why would Jesus tell us all this if He didn't expect us to study it and learn more? Jesus wants us to understand that people will be deceived, people that believe they know Him. We cannot be among those who assume we are saved. We cannot be among those who only have a superficial relationship with our Savior. We cannot be among those who sit in a pew and pay our tithes to a church and believe we belong to Jesus. We cannot be FAKE in our relationship with our Savior, He knows any falseness we possess.
Mat 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
By the grace of our God we will know HIM! By the grace of God we will enter the kingdom of heaven! By the grace of God we will DO the will of the Father in heaven.
May we continue to study to understand all that Jesus would have us understand! In His amazing, wondrous love!
Amen.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven
Mat 18:2 And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,
Mat 18:3 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Mat 18:4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
Be converted and become as little children.
Whosever therefore shall humble himself as this little child.
Whoso shall receive one such little child in my name.
All our young lives we are told to 'grow up'. It's offensive when someone tells us to 'grow up' when we are already physically mature. Here Jesus is telling us to be as little children and IF we do not become as little children we shall NOT enter the kingdom of heaven.
Jesus didn't just leave it there in telling us to become as little children, first He says- be converted. He knows that we are not naturally going to be as little children that some sort of conversion has to take place first so we can become as little children.
Conversion-
Mat 13:15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
People who aren't converted have dull spiritual hearing, they're spiritually blind, their hearts are unable to be spiritually clean. People who aren't converted are spiritually sick and in need of spiritual healing that can only be found by being converted.
Mar 4:12 That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.
Conversion results in the forgiveness of sins.
Converted - to be converted means to turn about again. When Jesus tells us that we need to be converted He means we need to turn from our sin-filled life back to God.
Be converted and become as little children.
Be converted - be turned about… and become little children.
Mat 13:15 ...and should be converted, and I should heal them.
Should be turned about again and be healed by Jesus.
Mar 4:12 ... they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.
Should be turned about again and our sins will be forgiven.
The turning, the conversion that takes place is changing from one thing to another it is an action.
We have to be converted, we have to experience this turning about so we can become little children. Jesus didn't leave it there either…
'Whosever therefore shall humble himself as this little child.'
Jesus adds that we have to HUMBLE ourselves as the little child is humble. Just how is a little child humble? The word meaning here is this--
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ταπεινόω
tapeinoō
Thayer Definition:
1) to make low, bring low
1a) to level, reduce to a plain
1b) metaphorically to bring into a humble condition, reduce to meaner circumstances
1b1) to assign a lower rank or place to
1b2) to abase
1b3) to be ranked below others who are honoured or rewarded
1b4) to humble or abase myself by humble living
1c) to lower, depress
1c1) of one’s soul bring down one’s pride
1c2) to have a modest opinion of one’s self
1c3) to behave in an unassuming manner
1c4) devoid of all haughtiness
With all that in mind when we attribute this to a child it can mean attaining a lower rank, it could mean to have the pride of a child which by no means is ever like that of an adult consumed by pride, it could mean to be unassuming- most children do not take on great airs. If we think about how children are raised today we might not understand this as much because today with all the corruption children seem to be nasty and full of self, full of pride. Then too we have to try to imagine the age of a child- a little child would be a very young child 1-3 years old perhaps. We have to remember that 13 years old was the age a boy became responsible as an adult to follow God's law. So young child, older child, young adult, adult in the realm of spiritual responsibility leaves us with this as a possibility- 1 to 3, 4-7, 7-10, 10-13. Truly to understand this we have to have some idea of the age of the child we are to become. Because the older the child the more self involved they are. The younger the child the more innocent they are, the less filled with self they are.
Mat 18:2 And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,
Mat 18:3 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Unless we are converted and become as little children we will NOT enter the kingdom of heaven. This is important, very, very important. We can't continue to pride ourselves on our *grown up* lives in respect to losing the humbleness of a child. We can't lose our understanding that we are CHILDREN of God. We could be 100 years old and we are still CHILDREN of God. We have to live with a humbleness in that knowledge. We have to be converted from our selfish, sin-filled natures to a selfless, humble, forgiven nature in Christ. No one who holds tight to their pride will enter the kingdom of heaven, no one.
Mat 18:2 And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,
Mat 18:3 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Mat 18:4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
As we learn more and more of the kingdom of heaven we can't ignore any aspect of it, not a single bit. We know that the kingdom of heaven is something we have to seek above all and that is seeking our Savior above all. Our Savior wants us to understand and this part about being converted, being as a little child, about being humble is something we need to keep in our hearts by the grace of God or we will not enter the kingdom of heaven. We need Jesus fully in our lives and this is what we are being taught. We need to turn again to our God, we need to seek Jesus as a child would seek a parent, trusting in Him, humble knowing He is our all in all.
In His amazing love!
Amen.
Mat 18:3 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Mat 18:4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
Be converted and become as little children.
Whosever therefore shall humble himself as this little child.
Whoso shall receive one such little child in my name.
All our young lives we are told to 'grow up'. It's offensive when someone tells us to 'grow up' when we are already physically mature. Here Jesus is telling us to be as little children and IF we do not become as little children we shall NOT enter the kingdom of heaven.
Jesus didn't just leave it there in telling us to become as little children, first He says- be converted. He knows that we are not naturally going to be as little children that some sort of conversion has to take place first so we can become as little children.
Conversion-
Mat 13:15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
People who aren't converted have dull spiritual hearing, they're spiritually blind, their hearts are unable to be spiritually clean. People who aren't converted are spiritually sick and in need of spiritual healing that can only be found by being converted.
Mar 4:12 That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.
Conversion results in the forgiveness of sins.
Converted - to be converted means to turn about again. When Jesus tells us that we need to be converted He means we need to turn from our sin-filled life back to God.
Be converted and become as little children.
Be converted - be turned about… and become little children.
Mat 13:15 ...and should be converted, and I should heal them.
Should be turned about again and be healed by Jesus.
Mar 4:12 ... they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.
Should be turned about again and our sins will be forgiven.
The turning, the conversion that takes place is changing from one thing to another it is an action.
We have to be converted, we have to experience this turning about so we can become little children. Jesus didn't leave it there either…
'Whosever therefore shall humble himself as this little child.'
Jesus adds that we have to HUMBLE ourselves as the little child is humble. Just how is a little child humble? The word meaning here is this--
G5013
ταπεινόω
tapeinoō
Thayer Definition:
1) to make low, bring low
1a) to level, reduce to a plain
1b) metaphorically to bring into a humble condition, reduce to meaner circumstances
1b1) to assign a lower rank or place to
1b2) to abase
1b3) to be ranked below others who are honoured or rewarded
1b4) to humble or abase myself by humble living
1c) to lower, depress
1c1) of one’s soul bring down one’s pride
1c2) to have a modest opinion of one’s self
1c3) to behave in an unassuming manner
1c4) devoid of all haughtiness
With all that in mind when we attribute this to a child it can mean attaining a lower rank, it could mean to have the pride of a child which by no means is ever like that of an adult consumed by pride, it could mean to be unassuming- most children do not take on great airs. If we think about how children are raised today we might not understand this as much because today with all the corruption children seem to be nasty and full of self, full of pride. Then too we have to try to imagine the age of a child- a little child would be a very young child 1-3 years old perhaps. We have to remember that 13 years old was the age a boy became responsible as an adult to follow God's law. So young child, older child, young adult, adult in the realm of spiritual responsibility leaves us with this as a possibility- 1 to 3, 4-7, 7-10, 10-13. Truly to understand this we have to have some idea of the age of the child we are to become. Because the older the child the more self involved they are. The younger the child the more innocent they are, the less filled with self they are.
Mat 18:2 And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,
Mat 18:3 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Unless we are converted and become as little children we will NOT enter the kingdom of heaven. This is important, very, very important. We can't continue to pride ourselves on our *grown up* lives in respect to losing the humbleness of a child. We can't lose our understanding that we are CHILDREN of God. We could be 100 years old and we are still CHILDREN of God. We have to live with a humbleness in that knowledge. We have to be converted from our selfish, sin-filled natures to a selfless, humble, forgiven nature in Christ. No one who holds tight to their pride will enter the kingdom of heaven, no one.
Mat 18:2 And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,
Mat 18:3 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Mat 18:4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
As we learn more and more of the kingdom of heaven we can't ignore any aspect of it, not a single bit. We know that the kingdom of heaven is something we have to seek above all and that is seeking our Savior above all. Our Savior wants us to understand and this part about being converted, being as a little child, about being humble is something we need to keep in our hearts by the grace of God or we will not enter the kingdom of heaven. We need Jesus fully in our lives and this is what we are being taught. We need to turn again to our God, we need to seek Jesus as a child would seek a parent, trusting in Him, humble knowing He is our all in all.
In His amazing love!
Amen.
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