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Where is your treasure?

I’ve been re-reading Romans 8: these last few weeks, mainly because its the SS lesson, but also because it’s really good stuff. . .
Rom 8:12
12Therefore, brothers, we have an obligation—but it is not to the sinful nature, to live according to it. 13For if you live according to the sinful nature, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live, 14because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. 15For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship.[g] And by him we cry, “Abba,[h] Father.” 16The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. 17Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.

So it’s like this the Kingdom of Heaven is like this vast treasure that you stumble upon in a field, and you sell all you have and go and buy the field. . .

yeah, it’s kinda like that. . . Abba can also be translated Daddy, this personal and intimate rendering of the aspect of God’s love for his children is incredible and awe inspiring. . .

kinda makes me want to live better. . . it’s a good thing the Spirit of the Living God prompts and moves us to act and to love one another. . .

Wow again. . .constantly in awe of the Almighty God I serve. . .

C

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Romans – Brings it On

Notice how Paul just lays it out in Romans 1: No fluffy fun stuff other than regular 1st Century greetings: Then in Romans 1:18-32 he just crashes down the boom and lays bare the truth.

God abandons those who abandon Him, when they choose to follow their wanton desires instead of Him, he gives them over to those desires, and thus we find ourselves in bondage, not to the freedom we so desire but to the feeling, the ecstasy, the sin. . . .and what a miserable place to be. . .

Thank you Father for 1 John 1:9 . . .and Rom 3:23 and Eph 2:8-10. . .

wow. . . go God. . .

later,
C

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Romans

Romans 1:8-9
I thank God through Jesus for every one of you. That’s first. People everywhere keep telling me about your lives of faith, and every time I hear them, I thank him. 9And God, whom I so love to worship and serve by spreading the good news of his Son–the Message!-knows that every time I think of you 10in my prayers, which is practically all the time, I ask him to clear the way for me to come and see you.

We are spending the next 2 quarters in Romans. . . time to get back to the basics.
🙂

People need Jesus. . .
Paul loved them, we need to love all of them too. . .
If we love them we will tell them the Truth. . . John 14:6

later,
C

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Daniel 7 – That's tough

Daniel 7:9-10

The Ancient of Days:

“. . . and the books were opened.”

What’s in the book I ask? What’s that all about? Why does He sit down, what are all the people there for? Ay!!!

The Vision of Daniel (taken in forced exile to Babylon) A vision of 4 beasts then of a judgement. Tens of Thousands will be before the Ancient of Days: (GOD ALMIGHTY) and then He will sit and the books will be opened.

What might the books say? (I think they will have names) I think there will be a many books, but there will be books of the deeds of men and there will be a Book of Life (Psalm 69:28, Phillipians 4:3, Revelation 3:5, Revelation 13:8, Revelation 17:8, Revelation 20:12, Revelation 20:15, Revelation 21:27)

Will God find your name in the Book of Life?

He will if you are trusting that Jesus Christ’s death on the Roman Cross nearly 2000 years ago has allowed Him to be the substitute sacrifice for the wrongs you have committed, If you have repented of those evils and trusted Him for your Salvation (Romans 10:9-10)

Repentance: What is it? Dictionary Definition with Greek word Explanation

Salvation: What is it? Dictionary Definition

I don’t know about you but I personally am in awe of the might, power, holiness, righteousness and Love of our Lord and God. . . our Pastor has been talking about a fear of God that seems to be missing today. . . I agree the Holy reverential fear and wonder at the Awesome Majesty and Power of a mighty and all power God who created the Universe and all that is in it and still condescened to come to us as a man a lowly baby born in a manger.

Wow,
C

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The Day of the LORD

Zechariah 14:4

4That’s the Day he’ll take his stand on the Mount of Olives, facing Jerusalem from the east. The Mount of Olives will be split right down the middle, from east to west, leaving a wide valley. Half the mountain will shift north, the other half south. (THE MESSAGE)

Zechariah 14:9

9GOD will be king over all the earth, one GOD and only one. What a Day that will be! (THE MESSAGE)

And so do not be suprised, for God is not slack concerning His promises. Joshua 23:14

They will come to pass.

And on that day Romans 14:11

Such a day is unfathomable to me at this point, but if God fulfilled His promises down to the
A. He would be born of a virgin Isaiah 7:14
B. He would be Born in Bethlehem Micah 5:2
C. Many Children would perish and there would be weeping in Ramah Jeremiah 31:15
D. Where the Messiah would Grow up? Nazareth. Matthew 2:21
E. He would flee to Egypt and be called out of there. Hosea 11:1
F. He would enter Jerusalem on a foal(donkey) Zechariah 9:9
G. He would be betrayed for 30 pieces of silver Jeremiah 19:1-13
I. His betrayer’s price would be used to buy a potters field Zechariah 11:12-13
J. He would pierced for our transgressions Zechariah 12:10
K. His garments were divided Psalms 22:18

And many more, you can rest assured that His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives and it will be split asunder, just as He promised.

Later,
C . . .

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Zechariah Announces Cleansing

Zechariah 13:1
1″On the Big Day, a fountain will be opened for the family of David and all the leaders of Jerusalem for washing away their sins, for scrubbing their stained and soiled lives clean.

What a magnificient day that was the day our Saviour created a fountain of Living water to cleanse us of our filthiness. . . The stink of our disobedience and sin permeated thick until the Day when Jesus Christ broke down the wall of separation and outstretched His arms and died.

Thus the sins and disobedience of us all were atoned for in a single day by the blood of the Son of Man. Zechariah 3:9

John 3:14 And as the Apostle John reminds us just as the snake was lifted up in the wilderness . . . see Numbers 2:8

So shall the Son of Man be lifted up. . . All who looked at the Snake lived and all too who look upon the Son of Man and believe He is God’s Son, Confess their Sins and Repent will be cleansed as God promised!

Prophecy will cease. . .Zechariah 13:2 but not the Word of Life John1:1 . . .

Repent of your sins/disobedience Confess Jesus as Lord and Believe that God raised Him from the dead. . . And be saved for ever.

QT is a little preachy this morning. . . 🙂 The prophecies that point to Jesus are so completely amazing that it leaves little doubt that Divine providence made a way for our Salvation. . .

C

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From the piercing

Zechariah 12:10-12

10″Next I’ll deal with the family of David and those who live in Jerusalem. I’ll pour a spirit of grace and prayer over them. They’ll then be able to recognize me as the One they so grievously wounded–that piercing spear-thrust! And they’ll weep–oh, how they’ll weep! Deep mourning as of a parent grieving the loss of the firstborn child. 11The lamentation in Jerusalem that day will be massive, as famous as the lamentation over Hadad-Rimmon on the fields of Megiddo:
(The Message)

John 19:32-35
So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man crucified with Jesus, and then the other. 33When they got to Jesus, they saw that he was already dead, so they didn’t break his legs. 34One of the soldiers stabbed him in the side with his spear. Blood and water gushed out.

35The eyewitness to these things has presented an accurate report. He saw it himself and is telling the truth so that you, also, will believe. (The Message)

And so Zechariah’s Prophecy came to pass and the grace way came through faith in the SON of the LIVING GOD . . .

Repent and Believe everyone of you on the name of the LORD JESUS and be Saved . . .

Later,
C