After just spending the weekend along with many wonderful Christian women at Glen Eyrie Christian Conference Center outside of Colorado Springs, Colorado, I return to our verse this week with a renewed enthusiasm for the promise of God given in this verse.
This morning we spent much time discussing our hope, as Christians, of eternal life with God. That our hope is not the equivalent of wishing for something, but it is a confident expectation of the fulfillment of promises that God has given us.
This verse is such a promise. God tells us that if we proclaim Jesus as Lord of our lives, and that if we truly believe God exhibited His supernatural power in raising Him from the dead, we will be saved...no doubt about it. If we make such a profession and if we truly have such a belief, then our lives are going to be lived out in a manner that reflects our knowledge that we are not citizens of this earth, and that our true citizenship lies in our eternal home (Philippians 3:20). What difference does that knowledge make in the way we live? That's the question I'm asking you tonight...if you know that Jesus is Lord, and if you believe that God has raised Him from the dead, and you believe in His promise that you are saved through your belief in His gift of Christ, what are the tangible differences that you see in your life now?
For me, I know that I have been given the gift of His peace. That no matter what my circumstances are, I know He is with me. "So do not be afraid. I am with you. Do not be terrified. I am your God. I will make you strong and help you. My powerful right hand will take good care of you." Isaiah 41:10
I also have confidence that He is working all things together for my good, even when I don't understand. "We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28.
So how do these things make my life different? I find myself not as anxious as many around me as the world goes through changes and problems. I do not find myself in a state of fear or dread. I know that my God lives and that He is in control and that I can trust Him. And I also know that this world was not designed for eternity, but that I am.
I firmly attest to Jesus being my Lord, I firmly believe that God raised Him from the dead, and I have firm and absolute confidence that God will save me...because He said He would.
Now it's your turn...what difference does your profession of faith, your belief in God's power, make in your life? I'd love to know!
Blessings to all tonight...it was good to be away and be separated from the busyness of our lives for a time, but it is also good to be at home and spend time again in our daily walk.
In His Amazing Love!
This morning we spent much time discussing our hope, as Christians, of eternal life with God. That our hope is not the equivalent of wishing for something, but it is a confident expectation of the fulfillment of promises that God has given us.
This verse is such a promise. God tells us that if we proclaim Jesus as Lord of our lives, and that if we truly believe God exhibited His supernatural power in raising Him from the dead, we will be saved...no doubt about it. If we make such a profession and if we truly have such a belief, then our lives are going to be lived out in a manner that reflects our knowledge that we are not citizens of this earth, and that our true citizenship lies in our eternal home (Philippians 3:20). What difference does that knowledge make in the way we live? That's the question I'm asking you tonight...if you know that Jesus is Lord, and if you believe that God has raised Him from the dead, and you believe in His promise that you are saved through your belief in His gift of Christ, what are the tangible differences that you see in your life now?
For me, I know that I have been given the gift of His peace. That no matter what my circumstances are, I know He is with me. "So do not be afraid. I am with you. Do not be terrified. I am your God. I will make you strong and help you. My powerful right hand will take good care of you." Isaiah 41:10
I also have confidence that He is working all things together for my good, even when I don't understand. "We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28.
So how do these things make my life different? I find myself not as anxious as many around me as the world goes through changes and problems. I do not find myself in a state of fear or dread. I know that my God lives and that He is in control and that I can trust Him. And I also know that this world was not designed for eternity, but that I am.
I firmly attest to Jesus being my Lord, I firmly believe that God raised Him from the dead, and I have firm and absolute confidence that God will save me...because He said He would.
Now it's your turn...what difference does your profession of faith, your belief in God's power, make in your life? I'd love to know!
Blessings to all tonight...it was good to be away and be separated from the busyness of our lives for a time, but it is also good to be at home and spend time again in our daily walk.
In His Amazing Love!
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