THE CROSS OF JESUS

November 25, 2017

“But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

Galatians 6:14

THE CROSS OF JESUS

Who or what do we give glory when we teach, preach or in our conversations daily?

GLORY ~ That which reveals the Person, Power and Presence of God!

Get rooted and grounded in your faith in God and NOTHING externally will distress you; and there will be no room for  weeds of self-consciousness.

Paul demonstrates for us the fundamentals of a life that has been changed by Jesus Christ.  The great basis of his concentration was the agony of God in the Redemption of the world…the Cross of Jesus Christ!

Re-examine what you believe and get rid of all thoughts that don’t have the bedrock of the Atonement made by Jesus Christ on the Cross. 

Preaching, teaching, conversation that does not center on The Cross of Jesus produces NOTHING!  It may be interesting and motivational…but it will not convey the energy of God and there will be no Power. 

Lord, may I see EVERYTHING against the backdrop of the Cross of Jesus Christ and the Atonement (His Blood) shed for my sin.

Help me to see the victory and the union with my Creator and not the sadness.

Give me the perfect balance of thought for Power to prove the Glory of The Cross!

THE SUPREME NOW!

November 11, 2017

“Take now thy son…”

Genesis 22:2

THE SUPREME NOW!

God tested Abraham…

”Take now your son whom you love…offer him there as a burnt offering.”

Take “now” the dearest thing to you…

God had promised Abraham many descendants.  God gave him a son when he was 100 years old that the promise was to be fulfilled through.  Now, God is testing Abraham’s faith to see if he loved HIM more than he loved Isaac.

The strange request of God was that He asked Abraham to give an offering that was a practice of the pagan worship he left in Mesopotamia.  God’s requirement for a burnt offering was a lamb! 

Abraham also believed in the resurrection of the dead.
 (God must have told him about this.  See Hebrews 11:17-19)

Isaac asked his father “where was the lamb for the sacrifice?”  Abraham told him that God would provide the lamb for Himself!  And, that He did when He saw that Abraham’s faith and love of God was greater than his son!  God provided a substitute – a ram for Himself instead.

The name of the place was Moriah and Abraham called it Jehovah Jireh (God will provide.)  This was also the place where the Temple of Solomon housing the Presence of God was built; and where the sacrifices were given.

The vail that separated the Holy of Holies and God’s Presence was split in two when Jesus, God’s Son was given as a blood offering on a cross as Substitute for Mankind’s sin debt.  

Jehovah Jireh provided the Perfect Lamb that takes away the Sin of the world!

Our Creator loved us more than His Only Begotten Son!  (John 3:16)

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

 that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life."

Mount Moriah is the Temple Mount today where the Dome of the Rock is.

There has been no temple there or sacrifices given since 70 AD when the temple and Jerusalem was destroyed. 

***There will be a new temple built and the sacrificial system restored during The Great Tribulation that the AntiChrist to desecrate.  Preparations are already being made in Jerusalem and the Menorah Lampstand is already made and on display. 

I had the privilege to see this and take a picture.

The Lamb that was slain is coming back SOON for His Bride!

Do I have ANYTHING that is more dear to me than GOD?

If so, NOW is the time to give it as a burnt offering.

Could “I” be the dearest thing? 

Romans 12:1

“Present your body a living sacrifice…”