GOING GOD'S PACE

Walking by faith, every step of the way as led of the Holy Spirit, is to keep in step with our Lord. And our pace will probably quicken as we move further along with the Lord. Thusly, the holy purpose of God for His children, who are born from above, is that they increase in His likeness and purity of character with motives of pure love (agape).

The Lord gives time which allows for moments of action and growth. Which also happens when we take natural food into our bodies and follow-up with work or exercises, our physical strength increases, and our stamina improves for greater tasks. Likewise, we grow to be Christlike and godly.

As we wait upon the Lord, in obeying His life giving Word, our happiness and fulfillment of His plan progresses richly. I'm reminded of Col. 3:16,17 which admonishes us to continually allow the Word (Logos) to reside in us richly... and to do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus with thanksgiving to Father/God through Him(Jesus).

THANKSGIVING

Who's really thankful for their life from God? The gift of life is a real and personal blessing to every living being/creature. Limitless life in Jesus Christ is pure, holy and blessed. This abundant life is a gift wrapped up in the Savior who gave His life for all who will in simple faith accepted Him as the Lord of Life and Salvation. This is cause to be thankful every day and every night. Remember the teaching of the Apostle Paul in I Thess. 5:16-18. "In all and full joy, without ceasing praying, in all thanksgiving, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus in you...."

HLW.

GOD "Elohim, Jehovah""Kurios, Theos"

The Bible is God's Word recorded for mankind. In it, God and the history of God's dealing with mankind is found. There is no other 'like' inspired, by the Holy Spirit, written book in any language of the earth and its people.

Elohim, Jehovah/Yahweh, the two main Hebrew names for God in the Old Testament, is the only true God of all things, and beings. He has created everything to His good pleasure and will. People on the earth are each one His creatures in His likeness, but fallen because of disobedience and unbelief.

Yet, God is longsuffering, not willing that any should perish, but that all people should repent upon the blessed Word of salvation through His own divine eternal Son, Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ, the Kurios/Lord, in flesh, has appeared on this earth to bring life to a dying world, lost in sin and rebellion.

It is greatly disturbing for those who know Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord to see those without Jesus Christ in their daily lives, going about ignoring the opportunity of abundant life through faith in Jesus as their guide and stay. What a waste of opportunity this represents all over America and world. My heart and spirit yearns to see people made new through hearing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. As Jesus preached in his day: "repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." A true life of God is here for everyone who repents and turns over their whole self to God in complete trust in Jesus Christ, the risen Lord of life who has defeated death's enemy and was raised from the physical grave.

MARRIAGE

Most people consider marriage as the ultimate human relationship. In marriage two persons of opposite sex join together to make a whole union. ^To their marriage they bring their total selves with hope and love for a family of children to be loved by both partners and the extended family, including the church family.

Basic to the marriage is God/Christ; for God (Jehovah/Elohim) had created the perfect pattern/mold for human marriage. ^In Genesis 2:18 we read:"And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him." KJV. Verse 24 reads: "Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife, and they shall be one flesh." ^God had meant for this union to be for the duration of the earthly life of the married couple. *We can see that God planned for the union to be perfected thoughout the life of the couple. ^The life union was to be of oneness in love and completeness. ^Yet, when we look at the earthly history of marriages, we find many have not been perfected by the married couples but have been dissolved in divorces. ^A few have remarried each other after being divorced. ^They experienced a change of heart, maybe because of an awakening, love of their spouse and their children.

Humanly speaking, what is a perfect marriage? ^Is a perfect marriage possible between a married couple? ^If we understand perfect to mean total and complete, why not? ^A husband can love his wife as himself if he willfully commits himself to thinking of her as he thinks of himself, including his desires, goals, and everyday activities. ^He will consider her needs and her mental/spiritual condition. ^He will pray for her and with her. ^He will apply his days to their joint needs and desires. ^He will make Christ the head of their home. ^His wife will submit herself toward the desires of her husband and provide for his comforts. ^She will bring their children to him and join in their nurture and training under the guidance of Christ Jesus their Lord. ^This is the basic Christian marriage arrangement as given in the Bible (I Cor. 7, Ephesians 5,6).

There is a greater marriage which is for eternity and that is the marriage of Christ the Lord with His bride the Church. ^In Ephesians 5: 23-33, the Apostle Paul details how Christ and the Church are related in oneness and union. ^Christ is the Saviour("soter" from "sozo", to save, to rescue, to heal, restore) of the body, which is the Church of God/Christ.

Christ loves ("egapesev" from "agapao" to love sacrificially) His body the Church and this is the example for the husband's love for his wife. ^It is clear that the wife is to be the love object of her husband.

Because of the Christian's trust in the love of Christ for his/her salvation, he/she is confidently living and waiting for His return when He shall gather all the believers unto Himself as His purified bride, for eternal union in His glorious kingdom. ^We shall live and reign with Him in heavenly bliss, eternally (I Cor. 15, I Thess. 4; Rev. 21).

Our earthly marriage is one planned by God as beautifully ordered and good. ^Even though some may never marry in this life they can have wonderful fulfillment in Christ Jesus now and forever.

JESUS IS THE CHRIST

That Jesus of Nazareth is the Christ is the key message of the New Testament. ^Every Book, Epistle, and writing from each and every writer presents Jesus of Nazareth as the promised Messiah/Christ and therefore Lord. ^There is no doubt, in reading the New Testament, from Matthew through Revelation, that Jesus is the Christ the promised Messiah as given in the Old Testament.

In these pages I will always point to Jesus Christ as the eternal Son of God, to be honored and glorified as our Savior and eternal Lord, who is now at the right hand of God the Father.

The Bible teaches that there are and will be false Messiahs/Christs. ^History has many false Messiahs, although these individuals may not call themselves, in an open manner, Messiah/Christ. ^They all want honor, praise, even worship, as one sent/chosen to finish and complete what they think Christ Jesus failed to complete or do. ^These are worldly minded individuals who only think as Satan thinks. ^They are deceivers and liars. ^Jesus did finish the work of the Lamb of God slain by sinners for sinners; who is risen from the death of the cross. ^Jesus Christ alone is Lord of life, who has conquered death, hell and the grave. ^Other false Christs only have limited effect upon the world of their followers as teachers/leaders about earthly living.

They know nothing about eternally living an abundant life, with/from the presence of God's Holy Spirit, who comes to live within the believer's heart and spirit. ^With the Holy Spirit's powerful presence the believer is made to be Christlike in thought and act.

So, as you read my pages you will see Christ Jesus as my Lord and Savior, who will do the same for you as He has done for all other true committed worshipper/followers.

TODAY'S WORD"

The Lord Jesus lives. See my study of Rev. 1 below.

Repent! Seek the Lord. See my topic on "Repentance".

Saved! You can be saved. Read my Topic/link/study on Romans.

Love! "Agape" Read my Topic/link/study on I John.

Boasting!

The believer's boasting is not in self but in Jesus Christ. See my Galatians messages.

NEW CREATION! It's really the good and best news for everyone in the whole world. When we receive Christ Jesus, we become a new ("kaine ktsis" Gk.) creation/creature. We are made/transformed into the likeness of Christ. This happens as we, by faith, yield ourselves totally to the Holy Spirit's power. See II Cor. 5.

^Come, let us worship our Lord, Savior and King.

"NO OTHER FEAR, BUT THE LORD."

ONLY THE LORD GOD GIVES LIFE AND BRINGS LIFE TO AN END. THE LORD GOD MAKES THE LEAF GREEN. HE MAKES IT BROWN AND DRY IN ITS' END. THESE CREATED THINGS FOLLOW GOD'S PROGRAM FOR THEIR EXISTENCE.

THE LORD GOD HAS A PLAN FOR OUR ETERNAL EXISTENCE IN HIM, AS BEINGS CREATED IN HIS OWN IMAGE.

THAT PLAN IS A PLAN PERFECT OF ETERNAL LIFE IN CHRIST JESUS AND HIM ALONE, FOR HE IS ENTIRELY ONE WITH AND IN OUR FATHER GOD.

FAITH IS WONDROUS TRUST IN GOD'S SON, JESUS CHRIST, OUR NEW SOURCE OF ABUNDANT LIFE, WITHOUT FEAR OF DEATH AND HELL.

OUR FEARFULLY WONDROUS GOD INVITES US TO COME TO HIM IN AND FOR PERFECT PEACE, AS WE TURN TO HIM FROM OUR SIN AND DREAD OF DEATH AND HELL.