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The Need for the Work of God
John 9:4 I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work. The second coming of the Lord Jesus to earth is imminent, and therefore the work of the Lord is all the more urgent. Yet, in these last days, there are less workers for the Lord, less urgency and more apathy to the ministry that the Lord has called to. We need, in this 21st century, to hear the words of the Lord Jesus: I MUST WORK THE WORKS OF HIM… What do we learn from these eternal words of Lord Jesus about doing GOD’s work? We…
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Blessings of the Cross
Image courtesy Ian Britton on Flickr Matthew 27:32 And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross. The cross was a symbol of sin, and death: a terrible sign of cruelty and rejection. Our Lord Jesus carried the cross, but He was too weak to continue. His physical strength was gone as he underwent a sleepless night of interrogation, merciless beatings, without nourishment and help. As He walked down the Via Dolorosa (the Way of Suffering), He fell beneath the load of the cross. A man by the name of Simon, was compelled to (forced to) bear Christ’s…
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Why Didn’t Jesus Come Down From the Cross?
Mark 15:30 Save thyself, and come down from the cross. And the Lord Jesus hung on the cross outside that crowded Jerusalem that day, many came to watch the death of One so pitiful, so misunderstood, so despised and rejected of the people. Even though He had, in His life, demonstrated the kindness, mercy and gentleness of the loving Heavenly Father, many called for His crucifixion. As He hung there, many cried out, “Save Thyself, and come down from the cross.” Could the Lord Jesus have done so? To the soldiers He said Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more…
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The Motivation to Serve
Image courtesy Dave King on Flickr 2 Corinthians 5:14-15 For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again. The apostle Paul started his ministry strongly and ended faithfully when Nero ordered his execution for preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ. Time and again, Paul faced persecution, opposition, disappointment, and severe tribulation in the service of the Lord Jesus. Yet, his attitude was “None of these things move me” (Acts 20:24), “for me…
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He was Crucified
Matthew 27:35 they crucified him Those who have seen, heard or known about the cross will have known that the cross is the cruelest method of execution ever been invented by man. Our Saviour was crucified by the Romans. The decision to crucify the Lord Jesus was made by Pilate, the cruel Roman governor who, five times in the gospel, declared that the Lord Jesus was innocent. The thief on the cross declared that the Lord Jesus did not deserve the crucifixion, and the Roman centurion admitted that the Lord Jesus was the Son of God. Why was the Lord Jesus crucified? Because it was the plan of God Yet…
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God is Love
1 John 4:8 God is love There are many attributes of God manifested to this undeserving world, but the one attribute that changes the life of everyone who comes to God is the love of God. There are three types of love in the Bible: eros – the intimate love between man and wife; phileo – the friendship love between two close companions, and agape: unconditional love; the love that gives and meets the needs of the one loved, without asking for anything in return. God is agape! Hear three wonderful thoughts about God in his love. God is love God does not just possess love, He is love! His…
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Preach Christ!
Image © 2011, Timothy Lee. Used with permission Acts 9:20 …straightway he preached Christ… Saul wasted no time in declaring the good news that genuine salvation is only found in Christ the Lord. Immediately after His salvation, he immediately preached Christ when Saul saw the truth in the Saviour and when the scales fell off from his eyes. What led Saul to so earnestly declare the gospel of Christ? He knew it was the will of God for His life He is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles Acts 9:15 Saul knew that nothing else would please God more and nothing could give Saul…
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A Disciple
Image courtesy City College Norwich on Flickr. Luke 14:33 …my disciple… A disciple by definition is a learner and a follower. A person who is not interested in what he himself thinks but only what his Master says. He lives by the teachings and the lifestyle of his Master. He holds the standards and ideals set by his Lord. He wants to be like his Master. Paul, the apostle, says this: Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. 1 Corinthians 11:1 Assuming one is already a Christian and has fully trusted Christ as his Saviour (O believer! Make this sure in your life!), what then…
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Changed Into the Image of Christ
Image © 2009, Timothy Lee. Used with permission. 2 Corinthians 3:18 But we all beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image (of Christ) from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord. The Lord has a glorious plan at the salvation of each of His children: to change them into His likeness and into His image. Sin in the life of each person brings corruption to the perfect nature that man had at the beginning of God’s creation. It has alienated each individual from the life of God and His Spirit. The image of God in each of…
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Elohim – My Helper
Image Courtesy US Army Africa. Psalms 54:4 Behold, God is mine helper: The psalmist, none other than David himself, rejoiced in the confidence of God being His Helper. He was betrayed and found himself in trouble but the Lord, by providence, delivered him from his enemies. How many times has God saved us when we called upon the Lord of our Salvation in our troubles? He is our helper. The Hebrew word for “helper” means to surround, and by implication means that when we are in trouble, the Lord surrounds us to preserve, provide for and protect us from the impending difficulties. How does one God surround us in times…