Showing posts with label June 18. Show all posts
Showing posts with label June 18. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Let Your Worth Be Found In Jesus

"So God created people in his own image; God patterned them after himself; male and female he created them."…Then God looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was excellent in every way." Genesis 1:27;31

As He began creating you, He had your purpose in mind. He focused on every detail and found joy in them all.

His love for you is immeasurable, undesirable, and often incomprehensible.

When He formed you, He placed His image within you. Thus, making you of great value and worth.

You have been marked by the Most Holy God!

His desire for you began before a single day of your life had passed.

His gift of life, came in the form of His Son, Jesus who gave up His own life for you.

You will never receive a greater gift.

God didn't stop there, to ensure you knew just how loved, valued and of worth you are, He left us His Word and the Holy Spirit.

His Word reveals His promises. The Holy Spirit in us confirms those promises.

His Word sets boundaries of protection. The Holy Spirit ensures we stay within those boundaries.

His Word reveals His love. The Holy Spirit confirms that love.

His Word gives us hope, comfort and guidance. The Holy Spirit reminds us of His promises to always be with us.

Everything God did, He did with you in mind.

Don't let the world or others tell you anything different. If you need reassurance, study His Word. Let His Word remind you who you are. You are a child of God, formed in His image, created for His purpose, of great value and worth, loved beyond measure, and desired by the Most Holy God who sent His Son to die for you.

Study Psalm 139 and let God lavish His love upon you as He reminds you who He is.





Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Don't Misunderstand

S-Is there conflict?

S-"So Christ has really set us free. Now make sure that you stay free and don't get tied up again in slavery to the law." Galatians 5:1

A-God's promises

L-Don't misunderstand

"Well then, is there conflict between God's law and God's promises? Absolutely not! If the law could have given us new life, we could have been made right with God by obeying it. But the Scriptures have declared that we are all prisoners of sin, so the only way to receive God's promises is to believe in Jesus Christ." Galatians 3:21-22

Have you noticed how many times Paul repeats himself in this letter. He just words it differently. 

There is a point to be made, and sometimes we need to hear it differently. So even though its repeated and worded differently the main point remains the same.

I believe this particular passage backs up and shows us that God is the true Author. 

How? Because Paul begins the passage with a question, that would be and was in the minds of his readers. God doesn't leave out one detail, nor does He leave us wondering.

So up to this point after hearing about the Law and God's promises I can see this question being the key question.

There is no conflict between the law and God's promises. 

Here is the bottom line.

The law doesn't give us a new life. If it did Christ's death would be pointless.

Therefore, in order to receive God's promises we have to believe in Christ Jesus, who gives new life.

S-Share the Good News and the promises of God. Pray and ask The Lord to place someone in your path today that needs to hear about Him.