OUR CONFESSION OF FAITH Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory. — I Timothy 3:16 Our great confession of faith! Jesus left the glories of Heaven and came to this Earth in the flesh— “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth” (John 1:14). What a marvel! “No one has ever seen God, but the one and…

OUR CONFESSION OF FAITH Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory. — I Timothy 3:16 Our great confession of faith! Jesus left the glories of Heaven and came to this Earth in the flesh— “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth” (John 1:14). What a marvel! “No one has ever seen God, but the one and…

LISTEN! To whom can I speak and give warning? Who will listen to me? Their ears are closed so they cannot hear. The word of the Lord is offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it. —Jeremiah 6:10 Do you find pleasure in God’s Word? Do you love to hear what He has to say? Are you rejoicing in His Word? Are you being obedient to His Word? Do you share His Word with others? Those things we take pleasure in are the things we love to hear about, listen to and take part in. The things that are offensive to us we would rather not be around or…

DON’T GROW WEARY IN DOING GOOD! And as for you, brothers and sisters, never tire of doing what is good. —II Thessalonians 3:13 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. —Galatians 6:9 Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. —Hebrews 12:3 We should never tire of doing good. We will reap a harvest if we do not give up. But Galatians 6:9 above implies that if we do give up there will not be a harvest. Here is why it is important…

HIS WORD TO US The word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” “Alas, Sovereign Lord,” I said, “I do not know how to speak; I am too young.” But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am too young.’ You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you,” declares the Lord. Then the Lord reached out his hand and…

New! “See, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind. But be glad and rejoice forever in what I will create, for I will create Jerusalem to be a delight and its people a joy. I will rejoice over Jerusalem and take delight in my people; the sound of weeping and of crying will be heard in it no more. —Isaiah 65:17-19 “As the new heavens and the new earth that I make will endure before me,” declares the Lord, “so will your name and descendants endure.” —Isaiah 66:22 Then I saw “a new heaven and…

DON’T QUENCH HIM! Do not quench the Spirit. —I Thessalonians 5:19 There are some things that are good to be quenching. When a person is very thirsty it is wonderful to be able to quench that thirst. It is good also to quench a rumor being floated around. There are times when fires need to be quenched like the present wildfires in California. But there is one quenching we are told not to do. Yes, it is a command. We are told not to quench God’s Holy Spirit. Do not hinder His desire to work in us and through us. “Do you not know that your bodies are temples of…

RECEIVE HIS INSTRUCTION For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life. Therefore, anyone who rejects this instruction does not reject a human being but God, the very God who gives you his Holy Spirit. —I Thessalonians 4:7-8 How serious is that? To reject the instruction that comes from God’s Word through one of His servants is not rejecting His servant, but rejecting God Himself—- the very One who has given us His Holy Spirit! As followers of Jesus do we want to be in that position of rejecting His instruction? Is there anything God has instructed you lately, but you are rejecting it?…

YOU WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN BY THE LORD! Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you! —Isaiah 49:15 Typically moms feeding their baby are not going to forget them. That is just so far from being natural! The bond between a mother and her child is strong! But even though she may forget her child as remote as that is, the Lord will never forget you! By far there are estimated to be more stars in the universe than grains of sand on earth. It is estimated there are 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000…

NONE ELSE! It is I who made the earth and created mankind on it. My own hands stretched out the heavens; I marshaled their starry hosts. —Isaiah 45:12 For this is what the Lord says— he who created the heavens, he is God; he who fashioned and made the earth, he founded it; he did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited— he says: “I am the Lord, and there is no other.” —Isaiah 45:18 “Turn to me and be saved, all you ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other. —Isaiah 45:22 “With whom will you compare me or…