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Manifesting His Deity in Humanity
Manifesting His Deity in Humanity
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Phil 2:6 Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider
being equal with God a treasure to be grasped, 7 But
emptied Himself, taking the form of a slave, becoming in the
likeness of men;
Mark 2:10 But that you may know that the Son of Man has
authority to forgive sins on Earth--he said to the paralytic,
11 To you I say, Rise, take up your mat and go to your
house.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Words of Ministry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Slave-Savior was the very God incarnated, not regarding
equality with God a thing to be grasped. He was outwardly in
the likeness and fashion of man, even in the form of a slave,
but inwardly, He was God (Phil. 2:6-7). He was the Slave-
Savior and the God-Savior as well. Hence, He had not only the
ability to save the sinners, but also the authority to
forgive their sins. In this incident He forgave people's sins
as God, but asserted that He was the Son of Man. This
indicates that He was the true God and a real Man, possessing
deity and humanity. In Him men could see both His divine
attribute and human virtue.
When the Lord referred to the paralytic as a child [Mark
2:5], the Lord conducted Himself in a very human manner. The
Lord addressed him in an intimate way, in a way full of human
kindness. But when the Lord told the paralytic to rise, take
up his bed, and go home, He manifested His deity. Therefore,
the Lord's deity was manifested in His humanity. His humanity
was full of virtue, and His deity was full of authority. The
Lord's glory seen here was the expression of His authority.
The Lord's word to the sick man to rise, pick up his bed, and
go home was not a word of teaching; it was a word of
authority. This word was confirmed by the fact that the
paralytic then received the ability, the energy to rise, pick
up his bed, and walk. All those gathered there saw the Lord's
authority, glory, and honor. Therefore, in this case we see
the Lord's humanity displayed in its virtue and perfection
and His deity manifested in its glory and honor.
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A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. Mark 4:37 NIV
Is that not the way normal life happens? One day you can be doing everything you know to do right, smooth sailing seems to be the forecast of the day, and then out of nowhere comes a furious squall. Has that ever happened to you? On days like this in my life it always seems that one problem never gets lonely, because trouble seems to follow trouble. When one thing goes wrong there will most often be other troubles come as well.
My advice is not to be surprised when troubles come. They are a part of everyday living in a fallen world, even for the most dedicated believers. In fact, the strongest people of faith I know are those who have experienced tremendous heartache and pain, which has shaped who they are today. From very personal experience I can say that I would not be half the leader, Christian, pastor, father, husband or friend that I am withou t the times of excruciating torment I have experienced in life. (If you want more of my story read previous posts on my BLOG, but there are some stories of heartache too personal to share. You have your stories too.)
The question for me at this stage of my life is not why the storms come, but how am I going to allow God to use them to make me into who He wants me to be? Are you asking that question?
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When Life Tumbles In, by Tim Archer
Dr. Arthur John Gossip was a minister who had preached many sermons,
but none like this one. The day before, his wife had collapsed and died
suddenly. Now he stood in the pulpit of the Beechgrove Church in
Aberdeen, Scotland, speaking on the subject "But When Life Tumbles In,
What Then?" In the midst of his pain, he spoke words of hope to his
congregation.
In reflecting on his loss Gossip said, "I do not understand this life
of ours. But still less can I comprehend how people in trouble and loss
and bereavement can fling away peevishly from the Christian faith. In
God's name, fling to what? Have we not lost enough without losing that
too?" Later he explained, "You people," says Gossip, "in the sunshine
may believe the faith, but we in the shadow must believe it. We have
nothing else."
It's never easy for one who stands in the sunshine, as Gossip put it,
to speak to those in the shadow. Any words that are spoken ring hollow
and empty. If you are walking in the shadow of loss or illness or
financial strain, you may find it hard to listen to those who would
speak to you of hope. You need to hear from those who know life's dark
side. One place to do that is HopeforLife.org. On that website, you
will find the stories of people like Arthur John Gossip who found
themselves in the shadow but now walk in the sunshine. People who faced
life's most extreme moments and came out with faith in God.
We in the shadow MUST believe the faith
Gossip ended his sermon with these words:
I don't think you need to be afraid of life. Our hearts are very
frail, and there are places where the road is very steep and very
lonely, but we have a wonderful God. And, as Paul puts it, "What
can separate us from his love? Not death," he writes immediately.
No, not death, for standing in the roaring of the Jordan, cold with
its dreadful chill and very conscious of its terror, of its
rushing, I, too, like Hopeful in Pilgrim's Progress, can call back
to you who one day in your turn will have to cross it, "Be of good
cheer, my brother, for I feel the bottom and it is sound."
Visit HopeforLife.org and hear the voices of others who echo Gossip's
words: "I feel the bottom and it is sound." Find the hope that God
offers. Write to me at tim@hopeforlife.org, and I'll tell you more
about the hope God offers in our darkest hour.
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Holding a grudge? Experience all of God's blessings when you pardon
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MORNING:
"We live unto the Lord."
-- Romans 14:8
If God had willed it, each of us might have entered heaven at the
moment of conversion. It was not absolutely necessary for our
preparation for immortality that we should tarry here. It is possible
for a man to be taken to heaven, and to be found meet to be a partaker
of the inheritance of the saints in light, though he has but just
believed in Jesus. It is true that our sanctification is a long and
continued process, and we shall not be perfected till we lay aside our
bodies and enter within the veil; but nevertheless, had the Lord so
willed it, he might have changed us from imperfection to perfection,
and have taken us to heaven at once. Why then are we here? Would God
keep his children out of paradise a single moment longer than was
necessary? Why is the army of the living God still on the battle-field
when one charge might give them the victory? Why are his children still
wandering hither and thither through a maze, when a solitary word from
his lips would bring them into the centre of their hopes in heaven? The
answer is-they are here that they may "live unto the Lord," and may
bring others to know his love. We remain on earth as sowers to scatter
good seed; as ploughmen to break up the fallow ground; as heralds
publishing salvation. We are here as the "salt of the earth," to be a
blessing to the world. We are here to glorify Christ in our daily life.
We are here as workers for him, and as "workers together with him." Let
us see that our life answereth its end. Let us live earnest, useful,
holy lives, to "the praise of the glory of his grace." Meanwhile we
long to be with him, and daily sing-
"My heart is with him on his throne,
And ill can brook delay;
Each moment listening for the voice,
'Rise up, and come away.'"
EVENING:
"They are they which testify of me."
-- John 5:39
Jesus Christ is the Alpha and Omega of the Bible. He is the constant
theme of its sacred pages; from first to last they testify of him. At
the creation we at once discern him as one of the sacred Trinity; we
catch a glimpse of him in the promise of the woman's seed; we see him
typified in the ark of Noah; we walk with Abraham, as he sees Messiah's
day; we dwell in the tents of Isaac and Jacob, feeding upon the
gracious promise; we hear the venerable Israel talking of Shiloh; and
in the numerous types of the law, we find the Redeemer abundantly
foreshadowed. Prophets and kings, priests and preachers, all look one
way-they all stand as the cherubs did over the ark, desiring to look
within, and to read the mystery of God's great propitiation. Still more
manifestly in the New Testament we find our Lord the one pervading
subject. It is not an ingot here and there, or dust of gold thinly
scattered, but here you stand upon a solid floor of gold; for the whole
substance of the New Testament is Jesus crucified, and even its closing
sentence is bejewelled with the Redeemer's name. We should always read
Scripture in this light; we should consider the word to be as a mirror
into which Christ looks down from heaven; and then we, looking into it,
see his face reflected as in a glass-darkly, it is true, but still in
such a way as to be a blessed preparation for seeing him as we shall
see him face to face. This volume contains Jesus Christ's letters to
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chariot in which Jesus rides, and it is paved with love for the
daughters of Jerusalem. The Scriptures are the swaddling bands of the
holy child Jesus; unroll them and you find your Saviour. The
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THE NEXT BEST THING TO DO
Seek, and ye shall find.
Luke 11:9
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"Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss." If you ask for
things from life instead of from God, you ask amiss, i.e., you ask
from a desire for self-realization. The more you realize yourself the
less will you seek God. "Seek, and ye shall find." Get to work,
narrow your interests to this one. Have you ever sought God with your
whole heart, or have you only given a languid cry to Him after a
twinge of moral neuralgia? Seek, concentrate, and you will find.
"Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters." Are you
thirsty, or smugly indifferent - so satisfied with your experience
that you want nothing more of God? Experience is a gateway, not an
end. Beware of building your faith on experience, the metallic note
will come in at once, the censorious note. You can never give another
person that which you have found, but you can make him homesick for
what you have.
"Knock, and it shall be opened unto you." "Draw nigh to God." Knock -
the door is closed, and you suffer from palpitation as you knock.
"Cleanse your hands" - knock a bit louder, you begin to find you are
dirty. "Purify your heart" - this is more personal still, you are
desperately in earnest now - you will do anything. "Be afflicted" -
have you ever been afflicted before God at the state of your inner
life? There is no strand of self-pity left, but a heartbreaking
affliction of amazement to find you are the kind of person that you
are. "Humble yourself" - it is a humbling business to knock at God's
door - you have to knock with the crucified thief. "To him that
knocketh, it shall be opened."
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SURPRISED BY HOPE: RETHINKING HEAVEN, THE RESURRECTION, AND THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH, by N. T. Wright
Wright convincingly argues that what we believe about life after death
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Praying with Paul : "Committed Servants"
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COMMITTED SERVANTS
2 Corinthians 8:24
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Dear Father, to whom all honor is due,
Let your hand of power rest on your committed servants; sustain
them and let them never grow slack or less devoted to principle.
Help us honor them and to honor Christ by how we present ourselves
to them. Help us demonstrate to them and to your church worldwide
the genuineness of our love and commitment to our Lord Jesus.
Fill your church with such servants. Fill us all with hearts of
service.
In the name of Jesus I thank you for the transforming power you
show forth in the lives of your saints. Amen.
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WJD! -- An Undivided Heart -- Matthew 12:24-26
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
An Undivided Heart
The Pharisees heard the people saying this. The Pharisees
said, "This man uses the power of Beelzebul (the devil) to
force demons out of people. Beelzebul is the ruler of
demons." Jesus knew the things that the Pharisees were
thinking. So Jesus said to them, "Every kingdom that is
fighting against itself will be destroyed. And every city
that is divided cannot continue. And every family that is
divided cannot succeed. So if Satan (the devil) forces out
his own demons, then Satan is divided. And his kingdom will
not be able to continue."
-- Matthew 12:24-26 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
Incredibly, we can assign good deeds to bad motives or evil intent when
those good deeds are done by those we don't like or hold as our
enemies. Jesus faced this same problem. But Jesus reminds us that Satan
and his forces already know what most of us intuitively realize when we
think about it: you don't advance your own cause by causing division
and rivalries. Satan also knows that if he can divide us, he can more
easily defeat us. Jesus' point, however, is that even united, with all
the evil one's forces intact, he could defeat Satan because he was
stronger than Satan. Jesus went into Satan's stronghold and defeated
him. With his help, we can, too!
TODAY'S PRAYER:
Holy and Almighty God, I believe that in Jesus you showed your power
over the evil one. Please come with your power and might and completely
eliminate his influence over me by sending Jesus to bring us home to
you. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
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Today's Verse : Isaiah 61:10
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June 10, 2009
VERSE:
I delight greatly in the LORD; my soul rejoices in my God. For
he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a
robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a
priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
-- Isaiah 61:10
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THOUGHT:
This is God's promise to his people after their Messiah comes
with healing and power to bless them with the Lord's favor. In many
ways, this is our promise as Christians. We do rejoice greatly
because God has delivered us from law, sin, and death through the
coming of our Savior and Lord. Because of Jesus' sacrifice, as
God's children we are clothed with Christ (Gal. 3:26-27) and given
garments of salvation and robes of his righteousness.
PRAYER:
Thank you, dear Father, for making me righteous by Jesus'
sacrifice. Thank you, Lord Jesus, for paying the price for my sins
to give me life. Thank you, Holy Spirit, for cleansing me from my
sin and empowering me to live for God. May I, dear God, live in
such a way that those around me know that you have made me whole
and holy. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
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Today's KJV Verse : Isaiah 61:10
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June 10, 2009
VERSE:
I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in
my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he
hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom
decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself
with her jewels.
-- Isaiah 61:10
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THOUGHT:
This is God's promise to his people after their Messiah comes
with healing and power to bless them with the Lord's favor. In many
ways, this is our promise as Christians. We do rejoice greatly
because God has delivered us from law, sin, and death through the
coming of our Savior and Lord. Because of Jesus' sacrifice, as
God's children we are clothed with Christ (Gal. 3:26-27) and given
garments of salvation and robes of his righteousness.
PRAYER:
Thank you, dear Father, for making me righteous by Jesus'
sacrifice. Thank you, Lord Jesus, for paying the price for my sins
to give me life. Thank you, Holy Spirit, for cleansing me from my
sin and empowering me to live for God. May I, dear God, live in
such a way that those around me know that you have made me whole
and holy. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
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