A great reminder for us to start the week off with:
Genesis 18:14
14 Is anything too hard for the Lord? At the appointed time I will return to you, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.”
At this point in the Bible the Lord has just told Abraham that Sarah would have a baby even though both He and Sarah were way past child barring years. Matter of fact both Sarah and Abraham laughed when they heard this news from God!
Genesis 18:12
12 Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, “After I have grown old, shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?”
Genesis 17:17
17 Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, “Shall a child be born to a man who is one hundred years old? And shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?”
For some odd reason it makes me feel better when I see that the great man of the Bible Abraham had doubts then when I have them I am not alone! God then makes it very clear to both Abraham and Sarah...Nothing is too hard for God!
I don't know about you my friends but I need to hear that this morning! My God can do anything that HE desires. I have to remember that! Sometimes what we want is not what God wants and if God don't want it then I don't either even if I think I do!!!!!
Thank you Lord for being in complete control and help me to accept your will and never doubt you no matter what!
Tom
Monday, March 12, 2012
Friday, March 9, 2012
What must happen for a redeemed soul to be lost? #5
Today we will end the week with our final look at what must happen for a saved soul to be lost. Here is number 5:
Our name must be erased from the Lamb's book of life.
Hmmmm very interesting huh? Look at this verse:
Luke 10:20
20 Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”
Can you rejoice this morning? Have you accepted this free gift from Jesus....the gift of eternal life? All one must do is ask Jesus Christ to be your Lord and Savior. Once you do that the rejoicing begins not only here but in heaven! I want to see the man, or spirit, or devil that can erase what God has written! It can not be done!!!!!
So let's recap the week: 5 things that must happen for a saved soul to be lost:
1. He must be plucked out of God's hand.
2. The Seal of Ownership which made us God's purchased possession must be broken.
3. The indwelling Holy Spirit must be cast out.
4. We must be separated from the love of God.
5. Our names must be erased from the Lamb's Book of Life.
My friends as we have seen through the week the saved soul has nothing to worry about as we have been redeemed by the blood of the Lamb. Nothing we have done, it is all because of Jesus! We can't lose our salvation it is a done deal....thank God!
Tom
Our name must be erased from the Lamb's book of life.
Hmmmm very interesting huh? Look at this verse:
Luke 10:20
20 Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”
Can you rejoice this morning? Have you accepted this free gift from Jesus....the gift of eternal life? All one must do is ask Jesus Christ to be your Lord and Savior. Once you do that the rejoicing begins not only here but in heaven! I want to see the man, or spirit, or devil that can erase what God has written! It can not be done!!!!!
So let's recap the week: 5 things that must happen for a saved soul to be lost:
1. He must be plucked out of God's hand.
2. The Seal of Ownership which made us God's purchased possession must be broken.
3. The indwelling Holy Spirit must be cast out.
4. We must be separated from the love of God.
5. Our names must be erased from the Lamb's Book of Life.
My friends as we have seen through the week the saved soul has nothing to worry about as we have been redeemed by the blood of the Lamb. Nothing we have done, it is all because of Jesus! We can't lose our salvation it is a done deal....thank God!
Tom
Thursday, March 8, 2012
What must happen for a redeemed soul to be lost? #4
Well we have two things that must happen left for the saved soul to be lost. So let us jump right into the fourth thing:
We must be separated from the love of God.
Again this morning I just want you to stop and think about that for a few moments.
These verses I am about to share pretty much put to rest the idea that anything can separate us from the love of God!
Romans 8:38-39
38 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
The verses above make me what to jump up and shout but I better not because my wife is sleeping and we are in a hotel room right now!!! haha What a great assurance from God's Word this morning that nothing and I mean nothing can separate us from the Love of God! There is one thing here that can keep us from eternity with God...do you see it in these verses? The last five words. "In Christ Jesus our Lord". God loves us but we have the choice to follow His Son Jesus or not. I firmly believe God loves those who end up in hell but because He is a holy and just God He can not tolerate sin in His presence thus when we deny giving our lives to Jesus He has no choice but to send us to hell.
So this morning if you are save soul go out rejoicing for nothing can take your soul away from God but if you are not a follower of Jesus you can also go out rejoicing by giving you life to Jesus today! If you don't well you really don't have anything to rejoice about!
Tom
We must be separated from the love of God.
Again this morning I just want you to stop and think about that for a few moments.
These verses I am about to share pretty much put to rest the idea that anything can separate us from the love of God!
Romans 8:38-39
38 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
The verses above make me what to jump up and shout but I better not because my wife is sleeping and we are in a hotel room right now!!! haha What a great assurance from God's Word this morning that nothing and I mean nothing can separate us from the Love of God! There is one thing here that can keep us from eternity with God...do you see it in these verses? The last five words. "In Christ Jesus our Lord". God loves us but we have the choice to follow His Son Jesus or not. I firmly believe God loves those who end up in hell but because He is a holy and just God He can not tolerate sin in His presence thus when we deny giving our lives to Jesus He has no choice but to send us to hell.
So this morning if you are save soul go out rejoicing for nothing can take your soul away from God but if you are not a follower of Jesus you can also go out rejoicing by giving you life to Jesus today! If you don't well you really don't have anything to rejoice about!
Tom
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
What must happen for a redeemed soul to be lost? #3
Today we look at part three in this series of devotions on what must happen for a saved soul to be lost. So here is number 3:
The indwelling Holy Spirit must be cast out.
Again take a moment just to think about this. In scripture, I have read that a saved soul can grieve the Holy spirit, or that a saved soul can quench the spirit but I have never read that a saved soul can cast out the Holy Spirit! It just can't be done once one is saved! Read this verse:
John 14:16
16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever,
What a comforting verse for the redeemed soul huh? Notice Jesus says God will give us another helped which is the Holy Spirit to be with us FOREVER!
Jesus said it and that settles it for me, how about you? As you can see, once you are God's nothing and I mean nothing can change that fact!
Tom
The indwelling Holy Spirit must be cast out.
Again take a moment just to think about this. In scripture, I have read that a saved soul can grieve the Holy spirit, or that a saved soul can quench the spirit but I have never read that a saved soul can cast out the Holy Spirit! It just can't be done once one is saved! Read this verse:
John 14:16
16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever,
What a comforting verse for the redeemed soul huh? Notice Jesus says God will give us another helped which is the Holy Spirit to be with us FOREVER!
Jesus said it and that settles it for me, how about you? As you can see, once you are God's nothing and I mean nothing can change that fact!
Tom
What must happen for a redeemed soul to be lost? #2
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Continuing on from yesterday. The second thing to have to happen for a redeemed soul to be lost is:
The Seal of Ownership which made us God's purchased possession must be broken!
Now just stop and think about that statement for a moment. Now I will share a scripture with you:
Ephesians 1:13-14
13 In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
Ohhhhh these verses are good! When we heard the truth, which is the gospel from God's Word and we believed in Jesus it became our salvation! Thank you Jesus! Then we were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit which comes upon us as soon as we believe! This same Holy Spirit is the guarantee of our eternal inheritance which we will acquire at death or if Jesus returns first. All this is to the praise of HIS glory!
Now you tell me who can unseal the Holy Spirit? Who can take away our guarantee that the Holy Spirit has given to us? NOBODY or NOTHING! Wow this gets me excited thinking about it. I am sealed and guaranteed heaven, all because I believe what Jesus Christ did on the cross for me! Do you believe?
Tom
Continuing on from yesterday. The second thing to have to happen for a redeemed soul to be lost is:
The Seal of Ownership which made us God's purchased possession must be broken!
Now just stop and think about that statement for a moment. Now I will share a scripture with you:
Ephesians 1:13-14
13 In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
Ohhhhh these verses are good! When we heard the truth, which is the gospel from God's Word and we believed in Jesus it became our salvation! Thank you Jesus! Then we were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit which comes upon us as soon as we believe! This same Holy Spirit is the guarantee of our eternal inheritance which we will acquire at death or if Jesus returns first. All this is to the praise of HIS glory!
Now you tell me who can unseal the Holy Spirit? Who can take away our guarantee that the Holy Spirit has given to us? NOBODY or NOTHING! Wow this gets me excited thinking about it. I am sealed and guaranteed heaven, all because I believe what Jesus Christ did on the cross for me! Do you believe?
Tom
Monday, March 5, 2012
What must happen for a redeemed soul to be lost? #1
I was listening to a sermon last week the pastor used an article by J. Allen Blair. The article lists five things that must happen before a redeemed soul can be lost. So for the next several days I will list the five. This may raise some concern among some but all I can say is argue with God's Word not me....I am just the messenger. I believe when you see all five statements you will see if we are truly redeemed nothing can take that away!
So here is the first thing that must happen for a redeemed soul to be lost:
1. He must be plucked out of God's hand!
John 10:28-30
28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand. 30 I and the Father are one.”
I don't know about you but this verse makes me want to shout! Thank you Jesus! As far as eternal security goes I don't need any other evidence from the Word of God! Do you know anybody or anything that has the power to overtake God? That is what would have to happen for a redeemed soul to be taken from God! I know of nothing that makes me feel more protected than that....NOTHING!
What a way to start of a Monday....knowing I am saved and nothing can take that away!
Tom
So here is the first thing that must happen for a redeemed soul to be lost:
1. He must be plucked out of God's hand!
John 10:28-30
28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand. 30 I and the Father are one.”
I don't know about you but this verse makes me want to shout! Thank you Jesus! As far as eternal security goes I don't need any other evidence from the Word of God! Do you know anybody or anything that has the power to overtake God? That is what would have to happen for a redeemed soul to be taken from God! I know of nothing that makes me feel more protected than that....NOTHING!
What a way to start of a Monday....knowing I am saved and nothing can take that away!
Tom
Friday, March 2, 2012
Reverence for God
Quick thought this morning I just can seem to shake! Read these verses:
Exodus 3:1-6
The Burning Bush
Now Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. 2 And the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush was burning, yet it was not consumed. 3 And Moses said, “I will turn aside to see this great sight, why the bush is not burned.” 4 When the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” 5 Then he said, “Do not come near; take your sandals off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.” 6 And he said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.
When we are in communication with God like Moses here at the burning bush do we have the reverence for God that we should? I often think about how people throw the names of God around with no hesitation at all. I also think about what I see in the house of the Lord today...lack of reverence and seriousness in worship. Look at what God told Moses when he was in God's presence. Get your sandals off you are standing on holy ground! That blows my mind and really makes me think about how I should respond to God. I also see Moses hid his face so he would not look at God! Now think about how are you acting and doing when in contact with God through worship, prayer, and even bible study. How serious do we take it? Do we try to eliminate distractions? God deserves and wants our very best and for myself I have to ask do I always give it???
Something to chew on this morning!
Tom
Exodus 3:1-6
The Burning Bush
Now Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. 2 And the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush was burning, yet it was not consumed. 3 And Moses said, “I will turn aside to see this great sight, why the bush is not burned.” 4 When the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” 5 Then he said, “Do not come near; take your sandals off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.” 6 And he said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.
When we are in communication with God like Moses here at the burning bush do we have the reverence for God that we should? I often think about how people throw the names of God around with no hesitation at all. I also think about what I see in the house of the Lord today...lack of reverence and seriousness in worship. Look at what God told Moses when he was in God's presence. Get your sandals off you are standing on holy ground! That blows my mind and really makes me think about how I should respond to God. I also see Moses hid his face so he would not look at God! Now think about how are you acting and doing when in contact with God through worship, prayer, and even bible study. How serious do we take it? Do we try to eliminate distractions? God deserves and wants our very best and for myself I have to ask do I always give it???
Something to chew on this morning!
Tom
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