Strength - Renewal Of

 

Bible Questions Answered:

“...I know God will help us do what he wants us to do...”

Harold/ Banbury, England United Kingdom

Bible Answer:

Bible Text:

Our Lord, has promised divine strength to those who “wait upon” Him.

Strength From The Lord:

Exodus 15:2 KJV

The Lord is my Strength and Song, and He is become my Salvation

Joshua 1:9 KJV (The Lord speaking to Joshua/likewise the people of God)

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for The Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

I Samuel 30:6 NLT

"...David found strength in The Lord his God.

Nehemiah 8:10 KJV Nehemiah

"...for the joy of The Lord is your strength.

Psalm 18:1,2,31,32,35 KJV

1 I will love thee, O Lord, my Strength.

2 The Lord is my Rock, and my Fortress, and my Deliverer; my God, my Strength, in whom I will trust; my Buckler (Shield), and the Horn (Power-Protection) of my Salvation, and my High Tower (Place of Safety).

31 For who is God save The Lord? or who is A Rock save our God?

32 It is God that girdeth me with Strength, and maketh my way Perfect.

35 You have also given me the shield of Your Salvation; Your right hand has held me up,

Your Gentleness has made me great.

Psalm 27:1 KJV

The Lord is my Light and my Salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the Strength of my Life; of whom shall I be afraid?

Psalm 28:7,8 NLT

7 The Lord is my Strength and Shield. I trust Him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving.

8 The Lord gives His people Strength. He is a Safe Fortress for His anointed..."

Psalm 29:11 KJV

The Lord will give strength unto His people; The Lord will bless His people with peace.

Psalm 46:1 KJV

God is our Refuge and Strength, a very present Help in trouble.

Psalm 68:35 KJV

O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: The God Of Israel is He that giveth Strength and Power unto His people. Blessed be God.

Psalm 73:26 KJV

My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the Strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

Psalm 96:6 KJV

Honor and majesty are before Him: strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.

Psalm 119:28 KJV

My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto thy Word.

Psalm 138:3 KJV

In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul.

Proverbs 10:29 KJV

The way of The Lord is Strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

Isaiah 30:15 KJV

For thus saith The Lord God, The Holy One Of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength..."

Isaiah 40:28-31 KJV

28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that The Everlasting God, The Lord, The Creator Of The Ends Of The Earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of His understanding.

29 He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might He increaseth strength.

30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:

31 But they that wait upon The Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

Isaiah 41:10 KJV

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Nahum 1:7 NLT

The Lord is good, a strong Refuge when trouble comes. He is close to those who trust in Him.

II Corinthians 4:16 KJV

For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.

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II Corinthians 12:9 KJV

And He said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for My strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

Ephesians 3:14-19 KJV

14 For this cause I bow my knees unto The Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,

16 That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be Strengthened with Might by His Spirit in the inner man;

17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;

19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

Ephesians 6:10 KJV

Finally, my brethren, be strong in The Lord, and in the power of His might.

Philippians 4:13 KJV

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Colossians 1:10-12 KJV

10 That ye might walk worthy of The Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

11 Strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, unto all patience and long suffering with joyfulness;

12 Giving thanks unto The Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in Light:

II Timothy 1:7 KJV

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

Titus 3:5 KJV

Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of

The Holy Ghost;

Hebrews 13:8,9 KJV

8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

9 So do not be attracted by strange, new ideas. Your strength comes from God’s grace..."

It Is Well With My Soul

When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,

When sorrows like sea billows roll;

Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say,

It is well, it is well with my soul.

Chorus:

It is well (echo) with my soul, (echo)

It is well, it is well with my soul.

My sin oh, the bliss of this glorious tho't: My sin, not in part but the whole,

Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more,

Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!

And Lord, haste the day when the faith shall be sight,

The clouds be rolled back as a scroll;

The trump shall resound, and The Lord shall descend,

Even so, it is well with my soul.

Author: Horatio G. Spafford, 1873

Music: Philip P. Bliss, 1876

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Prayer:

I John 5:1,11-13 KJV

1 Everyone who believes that Jesus is The Christ has become a child of God..."

11 And this is the record, that God hath given to us Eternal Life, and this Life is in His Son.

12 He that hath The Son hath Life; and he that hath not The Son Of God hath not Life.

13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of The Son Of God; that ye may know that ye have Eternal Life, and that ye may believe on the name of The Son Of God.

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Bible Lesson: Cherished Promises To The Child Of God: To Those Who Are Merciful.

Bible Text:

Proverbs 19:17 KJV

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto The Lord; and that which he hath given will He pay him again.

The Lord's Request:

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto The Lord

The Lord's Promise:

and that which he hath given will He pay him again.

Talk about guaranteed interest, Our Savior promises us, that if we help the poor, He will personally repay us!

Do you have a heart that reaches out to the poor? (Give yourself a minute test: This is what I have done for the poor, in the last 6 months.... Nothing to remember? Then you know your answer.)

But this can all change with this simple prayer.

Oh Lord Of Glory, Savior, I have not had a heart that reaches out in love to the poor. Please give me a heart that will not rest, until I have helped the needy. Right in my own city, may my eyes be opened through your power.

Thank you Oh Lord

Amen

Mercy:

Compassionate or kindly forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy, or other person in one's power; compassion, pity, or benevolence:

(Dictionary.Com)

God's Mercy:

Psalm 13:5,6 KJV

5 But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.

6 I will sing unto The Lord, because He hath dealt bountifully with me.

Psalm 23:6 KJV (See verses 1-5)

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in

The House Of The Lord for ever.

Psalm 25:6,7 KJV

6 Remember, O Lord, thy tender mercies and thy loving kindnesses; for they have been ever of old.

7 Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O Lord.

Psalm 30:7 KJV

Let Israel (God's People) hope in The Lord: for with The Lord there is mercy, and with Him is plenteous redemption.

Psalm 31:7 KJV

I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;

Psalm 33:22 KJV

Let thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, according as we hope in thee.

Psalm 57:9-11 KJV

9 I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations.

10 For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy Truth unto the clouds.

11 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth.

Psalm 82:3 KJV

Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.

Psalms 86:5 KJV

For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

Psalm 94:17, 18 KJV

Unless The LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence. When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up.

Psalm 100:4,5 KJV

4 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise: be thankful unto Him, and bless His name.

5 For The Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting; and His Truth endureth to all generations.

Psalm 103:8-12,17,18 KJV

8 The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.

9 He will not always chide: neither will He keep His anger for ever.

10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.

11 For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward them that fear Him.

12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath He removed our transgressions from us.

17 But the mercy of The Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear Him, and His righteousness unto children's children;

18 To such as keep His covenant, and to those that remember His commandments to do them.

Psalm 108:4 KJV

For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy Truth reacheth unto the clouds.

Psalm 109:6,7 KJV

26 Help me, O Lord my God: O save me according to thy mercy:

27 That they may know that this is thy hand; that thou, Lord, hast done it.

Psalm 136:1 KJV

O give thanks unto The Lord; for He is good: for His mercy endureth for ever.

Psalm 145:8-10 KJV

8 The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.

9 The Lord is good to all: and His tender mercies are over all His works.

10 All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord; and thy saints shall bless thee.

Psalm 147:10,11 KJV

10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: He taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.

11 The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear Him, in those that hope in His mercy.

Lamentations 3:22 KJV

It is of The Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not.

Micah 7:18 KJV

Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity...He retaineth not His anger for ever, because He delighteth in mercy.

Luke 6:36 KJV

Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.

Ephesians 2:4 KJV

But God, who is rich in mercy, for His great love wherewith He loved us,

Titus 3:5 KJV

Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of The Holy Ghost;

I Peter 1:3 NLT

All praise to God, The Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by His great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation.

Today, in this life, The Lord calls to all...

Joel 2:12,13 NLT (A Call to Repentance)

12 “...The Lord says “Turn to Me now, while there is time. Give Me your hearts. Come with fasting, weeping, and mourning.

13 Don’t tear your clothing in your grief, but tear your hearts instead.” Return to The Lord your God, for He is merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. He is eager to relent and not punish.

Hebrews 4:7 KJV

Again, He limiteth a certain day, saying...today if ye will hear His voice, harden not your hearts.

Hebrews 9:16,27 KJV

16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

027 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this (this life) the judgment:

In this life, is the time of spiritual decision, God's mercy is in abundance, extended to one and all, but listen well, His mercy, does “not,” extend beyond the grave, for those who reject Him!

Today, no sin is outside the mercy of God, except one, the rejection of The Lord Jesus Christ, man's one and only Savior (the unpardonable sin).

David a man who lusted, committed adultery, and murder, prayed this prayer before The Lord.

Psalm 51:1-19 KJV (A prayer of repentance.)

1 Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy loving kindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

2 Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

3 For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.

4 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.

5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

6 Behold, thou desirest Truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

8 Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

9 Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.

10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy Holy Spirit from me.

12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free Spirit.

13 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.

14 Deliver me from blood guiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.

15 O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.

16 For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.

17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

18 Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.

19 Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.

And The Lord heard David's prayer and forgave him.

Romans 2:5-11 NLT (Those who are unrepentant)

5 But because you are stubborn and refuse to turn from your sin, you are storing up terrible punishment for yourself. For a day of anger is coming, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.

6 He will judge everyone according to what they have done.

7 He will give eternal life to those who keep on doing good, seeking after the glory and honor and immortality that God offers.

8 But He will pour out His anger and wrath on those who live for themselves, who refuse to obey

The Truth (The Lord Jesus Christ) and instead live lives of wickedness.

9 There will be trouble and calamity for everyone who keeps on doing what is evil—for the Jew first and also for the Gentile.

10 But there will be glory and honor and peace from God for all who do good—for the Jew first and also for the Gentile.

11 For God does not show favoritism.

Job 8:13-15 KJV

13 So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish:

14 Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider's web.

15 He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.

Matthew 7:26,27 KJV

26 And every one that heareth these sayings of Mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

Joel 2:12 NLT

“...The Lord says “Turn to Me now, while there is time...”

Acts 2:21 KJV

And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of The Lord shall be saved.

John 3:14-18 KJV

14 "...The Son Of Man be lifted up:

15 That whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have eternal life.

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.

17 For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be saved.

18 He that believeth on Him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of The Only Begotten Son Of God.

Dear friend, you may be “saved,” if you turn to The Lord Jesus in repentance and faith.

Today, you may have “your-name,” written in The Lamb's (Jesus Christs') Book Of Life.

Revelation 3:5 KJV

He that over cometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of The Book Of Life, but I will confess his name before My Father, and before His angels.

Revelation 20:15 KJV

And whosoever was not found written in the book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.

Justice, calls for judgment, but God's voice call out to us in mercy!

Justice:                                                                                                              Just behavior or treatment: a concern for justice, peace, and genuine respect for people" The quality of being fair and reasonable: The administration of the law or authority in maintaining this: A judge or magistrate, in particular a judge of the supreme court of a country or state.

Deuteronomy 16:20 KJV That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which The Lord thy God giveth thee.

Psalm 82:3,4 KJV 3 Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. 4 Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.

Proverbs 21:3 KJV To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to The Lord than sacrifice.

Judgment:                                                                                                     The ability to make considered decisions or come to sensible conclusions: An opinion or conclusion: A decision of a court or judge:

Proverbs 11:19 KJV As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.

Isaiah 56:1 KJV Thus saith The Lord, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for My salvation is near to come, and My righteousness to be revealed.

Ezekiel 18:4 KJV Behold, all souls are Mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is Mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.

Romans 5:12 KJV Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

Mercy:                                                                                                          Compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is within one's power to punish or harm:

John 3:3,16,17,36 KJV 3 Jesus answered and said unto him (Nicodemus), Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. 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.
17 For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be saved. 36 He that believeth on The Son hath everlasting Life: and he that believeth not The Son shall not see Life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

Romans 5:8 KJV But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Romans 6:23 KJV For the wages of sin is death; but The Gift Of God is eternal Life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Salvation Prayer:

Romans 5:7,8 KJV

7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.

8 But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Romans 6:23 KJV

“For the wages of sin is death; but The Gift Of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

Romans 10:9, 10 KJV
9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth The Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto Salvation.

Indecision

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Bible Questions Answered:

“...this following god is a thing for life, or so it seems, I'm having a hard time to make up my mind...”

Toby/Banbury, England United Kingdom

Bible Answer:

Bible Texts:

Denying The Lord Jesus:

Psalm 2:12 KJV

Kiss The Son, lest He be angry, and ye perish from The Way, when His wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in Him.

Psalm 21:8,9 KJV

8 Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.

9 Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: The Lord shall swallow them up in His wrath, and the fire shall devour them.

Matthew 10:33 KJV

But whosoever shall deny Me before men, him will I also deny before My Father which is in heaven.

Mark 8:38 KJV

Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of Me and of My Words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall The Son Of Man be ashamed, when He cometh in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.

Luke 12:9 KJV

But he that denieth Me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.

II Timothy 2:12 KJV

If we suffer, we shall also reign with Him: if we deny Him, He also will deny us:

Hebrews 10:31 KJV

It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of The Living God.

II Peter 2:12 NLT

But there were also false prophets in Israel, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will cleverly teach destructive heresies and even deny The Master who bought them. In this way, they will bring sudden destruction on themselves.

I John 2:22,23 KJV

22 Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is The Christ? He is Antichrist, that denieth The Father and The Son.

23 Whosoever denieth The Son, the same hath not The Father: he that acknowledgeth The Son hath The Father also.

Confessing The Lord:

Exodus 32:26 KJV Moses

Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on The Lord's side? let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him.

Deuteronomy 30:19 KJV The Lord

I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose Life, that both thou and thy seed may live:

I Kings 18:17-39 KJV Elijah

17 And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?

18 And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of

The Lord, and thou hast followed Baalim.

19 Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel's table.

20 So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel.

21 And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if The Lord be God, follow Him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.

22 Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of The Lord; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men.

23 Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under:

24 And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of The Lord: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken.

25 And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire under.

26 And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made.

27 And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.

28 And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them.

29 And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded.

30 And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of

The Lord that was broken down.

31 And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom The Word Of The Lord came, saying, Israel shall be thy name:

32 And with the stones he built an altar in the name of The Lord: and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed.

33 And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid him on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood.

34 And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time.

35 And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.

36 And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy Word.

37 Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may know that thou art The Lord God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again.

38 Then the fire of The Lord fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.

39 And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The Lord, He is The God; The Lord, He is the God.

Joshua 24:14,15 KJV Joshua

14 Now therefore fear The Lord, and serve Him in sincerity and in Truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye The Lord.

15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve The Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve The Lord.

Psalm 119:30 KJV The Psalmist

I have chosen the way of Truth: thy judgments have I laid before me.

Matthew 10:32 KJV Jesus

Whosoever therefore shall confess Me before men, him will I confess also before My Father which is in heaven.

Luke 12:8 KJV Jesus

Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess Me before men, him shall The Son Of Man also confess before the angels of God:

Romans 1:16 KJV Apostle Paul

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

I John 2:23 KJV John

Whosoever denieth The Son, the same hath not The Father: he that acknowledgeth The Son hath The Father also.

Joel 3:14 KJV

Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of The Lord is near in the valley of decision.

Matthew 7:21-27 KJV

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.

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?

23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from Me, ye that work iniquity.

24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of Mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon A Rock: (Psalm 18:31)

25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon A Rock.

26 And every one that heareth these sayings of Mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

I have decided to follow Jesus

I have decided to follow Jesus;

I have decided to follow Jesus;

I have decided to follow Jesus;

no turning back, no turning back.

Though none go with me, I still will follow;

though none go with me, I still will follow;

though none go with me, I still will follow;

no turning back, no turning back.

My cross I'll carry, till I see Jesus;

my cross I'll carry, till I see Jesus;

my cross I'll carry, till I see Jesus;

no turning back, no turning back.

The world behind me, the cross before me;

the world behind me, the cross before me;

the world behind me, the cross before me;

no turning back, no turning back.

Author: Anonymous

I have decided to follow Jesus, in 4 languages: Sudanese, Arabic, Hebrew and English.

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Prayer:

Not to decide to receive The Lord Jesus, is to refuse Him.

Acts 4:12 KJV

“Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.”

Acts 16:30,31 KJV

30 "...Sirs, what must I do to be saved?

31 And they said, Believe on The Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

Paradise

 

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“Pastor what ever happened to paradise?...”

Tim/ Mount Airy, North Carolina U.S.A.

Bible Answer:

Bible Texts:

Luke 16:19-26 KJV (The rest of the story verses 27-31)

19 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:

20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,

21 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.

22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;

23 And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.

25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.

26 And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.

This story, told to us by our Lord, reveals that Sheol, was partitioned into two areas. One area was hell, for all who are eternally lost, an area prepared for the devil and his angels (Matthew 25:41), and Abraham's Bosom (Paradise), for all righteous dead.

This is how things were in the, lower parts of the earth, before Calvary.

Our Lord told the repentant, crucified thief...

Luke 23:43 KJV

And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with Me in paradise.

(Abraham's Bosom)

In Luke 16 (The Rich Man and Lazarus) our Lord called the place of the righteous dead, Abraham's Bosom, in Luke 23 (The repentant thief), He called it Paradise.  

Lazarus was a Jew, a child of Abraham, whereas the repentant thief was no doubt a Gentile (Different names, yet the same place).

That day (Crucifixion - Friday), the repentant thief, met Lazarus, and Abraham, in Paradise.

After Calvary, and our Lord's great victory, we read Apostle Paul saying....

II Corinthians 12:4 KJV (The Apostle Paul's experience.)

How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.

Revelation 2:7 KJV (Disciple John, see Revelation 22:2,14 Christ's description of heaven.)

He that hath an ear, let him hear what The Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that over cometh will I give to eat of The Tree Of Life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.

Paradise, after Calvary, was no longer down in the lower parts of the earth, as it had been, it was then raised up to heaven.

Ephesians 4:8-10 NLT

8 That is why the Scriptures say, “When He ascended to the heights, He led a crowd of captives and gave gifts to His people.”

9 Notice that it says “He ascended.” This clearly means that Christ also descended to our lowly world.

10 And the same one who descended is the one who ascended higher than all the heavens, so that He might fill the entire universe with Himself.

Paradise, along with all its righteous dead, were taken up to heaven, by The Resurrected Lord Jesus.

(The resurrected, glorified, Lord Jesus had first entered heaven, because He is the “first fruit” of God's children entering heaven,)

I Corinthians 15:20 KJV

But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become The first fruits of them that slept.

Acts 1:10,11 KJV

10 And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;

11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen Him go into heaven.

A Question:

What happened to Eden?

There is some reason to believe that The Eden of Adam and Eve became Paradise in the lowly parts of the earth. Later, after Calvary, taken to Heaven.

The Reason:

The Tree of Life existed in Eden.

The Tree of Life existed in Paradise,

And The Tree of Life, exists yet today in Heaven.

Revelation 2:7 KJV (The Tree Of Life, which had been in Eden.)

He that hath an ear, let him hear what The Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that over cometh will I give to eat of The Tree Of Life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.

Revelation 22:2 KJV (Heaven)

In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there The Tree Of Life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

Revelation 22:14 KJV (Heaven)

Blessed are they that do His commandments, that they may have right to The Tree Of Life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.

Eden and Paradise is today in Heaven! Why do we think so? We do because Eden's contents entered Paradise, and Paradise's contents entered Heaven, namely The Tree Of Life.

Prayer:

I John 5:1,11-13 KJV

1 Everyone who believes that Jesus is The Christ has become a child of God..."

11 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal Life, and this Life is in His Son.

12 He that hath The Son hath Life; and he that hath not The Son Of God hath not Life.

13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of The Son Of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal Life, and that ye may believe on the name of The Son Of God.

I Peter 2:24 KJV

Who His own self bare our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

Oh Lord, certainly Paradise, must be where your presence is. Forgive me of my sin, come into my heart, and life, and keep me through your divine power.

Amen

Paradise:

Exodus 33:14 KJV

And He said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.

Psalm 16:11 KJV

Thou wilt shew me the path of Life: in thy presence is fullness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

Psalm 31:20 NLT

You hide them in the shelter of your presence, safe from those who conspire against them. You shelter them in your presence, far from accusing tongues.

Jeremiah 29:13 KJV

And ye shall seek Me, and find Me, when ye shall search for Me with all your heart.

Matthew 5:8 KJV

Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

Matthew 28:20 KJV

Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

John 14:16,17 KJV

16 And I will ask The Father, and He will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you.

17 He is The Holy Spirit, who leads into all Truth..."

John 15:9 KJV

As The Father hath loved Me, so have I loved you: continue ye in My love.

Revelation 4:1-11 NLT

1 Then as I looked, I saw a door standing open in heaven, and the same voice I had heard before spoke to me like a trumpet blast. The voice said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after this.”

2 And instantly I was in The Spirit, and I saw a throne in heaven and someone sitting on it.

3 The One sitting on the throne was as brilliant as gemstones—like jasper and carnelian. And the glow of an emerald circled His throne like a rainbow.

4 Twenty-four thrones surrounded Him, and twenty-four elders sat on them. They were all clothed in white and had gold crowns on their heads.

5 From the throne came flashes of lightning and the rumble of thunder. And in front of the throne were seven torches with burning flames. This is The seven fold Spirit Of God.

6 In front of the throne was a shiny sea of glass, sparkling like crystal. In the center and around the throne were four living beings, each covered with eyes, front and back.

7 The first of these living beings was like a lion; the second was like an ox; the third had a human face; and the fourth was like an eagle in flight.

8 Each of these living beings had six wings, and their wings were covered all over with eyes, inside and out. Day after day and night after night they keep on saying,

“Holy, holy, holy is The Lord God, The Almighty—

The One who always was, who is, and who is still to come.”

9 Whenever the living beings give glory and honor and thanks to The One sitting on the throne (The One who lives forever and ever),

10 the twenty-four elders fall down and worship The One sitting on the throne (The One who lives forever and ever). And they lay their crowns before the throne and say,

11 “You are worthy, O Lord our God, to receive glory and honor and power. For you created all things, and they exist because you created what you pleased.”

Bible Lesson: Cherished Promises To The Child Of God: For Those Who Are Meek.

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Bible Lesson: Cherished Promises To The Child Of God: For Those Who Are Meek.

Bible Text:

Matthew 11:29 KJV

Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me; for I am meek* and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

*Meek-Greek: Pra os (Prah-os): Gentle, humble: meek.

The Lord's Request:

Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart:

The Lord's Promise:

and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

Meekness:

Showing patience and humility; gentleness.

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Meekness:

Numbers 12:3 KJV

(Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.)

If Moses, a branch, bore the fruit of meekness, how great must be the gentleness of the supplying Vine!

II Samuel 22:28 NLT

You rescue the humble, but your eyes watch the proud and humiliate them.

Psalm 22:26 KJV

The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise The Lord that seek Him: your heart shall live for ever.

Psalm 25:9 KJV

The meek will He guide in judgment: and the meek will He teach His way.

Psalm 37:11 KJV

But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

Psalm 69:32 KJV

The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God.

Psalm 147:6 NLT

The Lord supports the humble, but He brings the wicked down into the dust.

Psalm 149:4 KJV

For The Lord taketh pleasure in His people: He will beautify the meek with salvation.

Proverbs 16:19 NLT

Better to live humbly with the poor than to share plunder with the proud.

Isaiah 29:19 NLT

The humble will be filled with fresh joy from The Lord. The poor will rejoice in The Holy One Of Israel.

Isaiah 61:1 KJV

1 The Spirit Of The Lord God is upon Me; because The Lord hath anointed Me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

Isaiah 66:2 NLT

My hands have made both heaven and earth; they and everything in them are Mine. I, The Lord, have spoken! “I will bless those who have humble and contrite hearts, who tremble at My Word.

Zephaniah 2:3 NLT

Seek The Lord, all who are humble, and follow His commands.

Seek to do what is right and to live humbly. Perhaps even yet

The Lord will protect you— protect you from His anger on that day of destruction.

Zephaniah 3:11,12 NLT

11 On that day you will no longer need to be ashamed, for you will no longer be rebels against Me. I will remove all proud and arrogant people from among you. There will be no more haughtiness on My holy mountain.

12 Those who are left will be the lowly and humble, for it is they who trust in the name of The Lord.

Matthew 5:5 KJV

Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

Matthew 21:5 NLT

“Tell the people of Jerusalem,‘Look, your King is coming to you. He is humble, riding on a donkey— riding on a donkey’s colt.’”

Galatians 5:23 KJV

Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

Galatians 6:1 KJV

Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

Ephesians 4:2 KJV

With all lowliness and meekness, with long suffering, forbearing one another in love;

Philippians 2:8 KJV

And being found in fashion as a man, He humbled Himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

Colossians 3:12 KJV

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long suffering;

I Timothy 6:11 KJV

But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

II Timothy 2:25 KJV

In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of

The Truth;

Titus 3:2 KJV

To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.

James 3:13 KJV

Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.

James 4:6 KJV

But He giveth more grace. Wherefore He saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.

I Peter 3:3,4,15 NLT

3 Don’t be concerned about the outward beauty of fancy hairstyles, expensive jewelry, or beautiful clothes.

4 You should clothe yourselves instead with the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God.

15 But sanctify The Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

I Peter 5:5 KJV

Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

“Men sometimes speak as if humility and meekness would rob us of what is noble and bold and manlike. O that all would believe that this is the nobility of the kingdom of heaven, that this is the royal spirit that the King of heaven displayed, that this is Godlike, to humble oneself, to become the servant of all!”

Andrew Murray (Humility)

“Jesus Gentlest Savior”

Holy Trinity Cathedral

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Myanmar

Lyrics: Frederic William Faber 1854

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Ezekiel 36:26

A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.

Matthew 11:28-30 KJV

28 Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

29 Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

30 For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light.

Day Star - The

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“What is the day star...?”

Derenda/ Winston-Salem, North Carolina U.S.A.

Bible Answer:

Bible Texts:

II Peter 1:19 KJV

We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto A Light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and The Day Star arise in your hearts:

II Peter 1:19 NLT

Because of that experience, we have even greater confidence in the message proclaimed by the prophets. You must pay close attention to what they wrote, for their words are like a lamp shining in a dark place—until the Day dawns, and Christ The Morning Star shines in your hearts.

The Day Star, is the brightest star in the heavens, before dawn breaks forth.

The Day Star, is as it were the promise of light coming.

What is The Day Star?

It is a title of The Lord Jesus Christ.

The Day Star:

Numbers 24:17 NLT

I see Him, but not here and now. I perceive Him, but far in the distant future. A star will rise from Jacob; a scepter will emerge from Israel..."

Isaiah 9:2 KJV

The people that walked in darkness have seen A Great Light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath The Light shined.

John 9:5 KJV

While I am in the world, I am The Light Of The World.”

II Corinthians 4:3,4,6 KJV

3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:

4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest The Light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

6 For God, who said, “Let there be Light in the darkness,” has made this Light shine in our hearts so we could know the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ.

I John 1:5,7 KJV

5 This then is the message which we have heard of Him, and declare unto you, that God is Light, and in Him is no darkness at all.

7 But if we walk in The Light, as He is in The Light, we have fellowship one with another, and The Blood Of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin.

Revelation 2:28 NLT (The Lord's promise to the believers in Thyatira)

They will have the same authority I received from My Father, and I will also give them

The Morning Star!

Revelation 22:16 KJV

I Jesus have sent Mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am The Root And The Offspring Of David, and The Bright And Morning Star.

Have you come to The Day Star, The Lord Jesus?

He alone, is The Light Of The World.

Prayer:

John 1:1-13 KJV

1 In the beginning was The Word, and The Word was with God, and The Word was God.

2 The same was in the beginning with God.

3 All things were made by Him; and without Him was not any thing made that was made.

4 In Him was Life; and the Life was The Light of men.

5 And The Light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of The Light, that all men through Him might believe.

8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

9 That was the True Light, which Lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

10 He was in the world, and the world was made by Him, and the world knew Him not.

11 He came unto His own, and His own received Him not.

12 But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name:

13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

John 8:12 KJV

Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am The Light Of The World: he that followeth Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have The Light Of Life.

Isaiah 43:10,11 KJV

10 Ye are My witnesses, saith The Lord, and My servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe Me, and understand that I am He: before Me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after Me.

11 I, even I, am The Lord; and beside Me there is no savior.

Isaiah 44:22,23 KJV

22 I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto Me; for I have redeemed thee.

23 Sing, O ye heavens; for The Lord hath done it..."