CRUCIFIXION AND RESURRECTION

CRUCIFIXION AND RESURRECTION

Here’s another great prayer of the Puritans from the THE VALLEY OF
VISION …

O Lord,
I marvel that you should become incarnate, be crucified, dead and
buried.
The sepulcher calls forth my adoring wonder,
For it is empty and you are risen;
The four-fold gospel attests it,
The living witnesses prove it,
My heart’s experience knows it.
Give me to die with you that I may rise to new life,
For I wish to be as dead and buried
To sin, to selfishness, to the world;
That I might not hear the voice of the charmer,
And might be delivered from his lusts.
O Lord, there is much ill about me – crucify it,
Much flesh within me – mortify it.
Purge me from selfishness, the fear of man, the love of approbation,
The shame of being thought old-fashioned,
The desire to be cultivated or modern.
Let me reckon my old life dead because of crucifixion,
And never feed it as a living thing.
Grant me to stand with my dying Savior,
To be content to be rejected,
To be willing to take up unpopular truths,
And to hold fast despised teachings and death.
Help me to be resolute and Christ-contained.
Never let me wander from the path of obedience to your will.
Strengthen me for the battles ahead.
Give me courage for all the trials,
And grace for all the joys.
Help me to be a holy, happy person,
Free from every wrong desire,
From everything contrary to your mind.
Grant me more and more of the resurrection life;
May it rule me,
May I walk in its power,
And be strengthened through its influence.
Amen

Good prayer to prepare your heart for the Lord’s day.

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MAKING WISE DECISIONS

MAKING WISE DECISIONS

“For they are a nation lacking counsel, and there is no understanding in
them. Would that they were wise, that they understood this, that they
would discern their future!” Deuteronomy 32:28-29

From time to time we all face times where we need to make decisions –
some big, some small. Here is some good advice on making wise decisions:

“The nation of Israel was showing little discernment, and they lacked
the wisdom to know their own destiny. Moses, like all the great leaders
in the Bible, was intimately acquainted with God, and acquiesced to His
will in all things. The wise person knows the will of God; the
successful person does it. If you are trying to discern God’s will and
make wise decisions, consider the following questions:

1. Have I prayed about it? The first thing a Christian does about
anything is pray and seek HIS kingdom. Recall that the Lord’s Prayer
begins with a petition to establish His kingdom and do His will.

2. Is it consistent with the Word of God? The majority of God’s will for
our lives has already been revealed in His Word. According to the courts
of our land, ignorance of the law is no excuse. Make it your habit to
consult the Bible when making decisions.

3. Does this decision or choice compromise my Christian witness? If the
choice you are considering requires you to compromise your witness or
integrity, then the answer is no. The end does not justify the means.

4. Will the Lord be glorified? Are you seeking the glory of man or the
glory of God? Can you do it and glorify God in your body? Are you
concerned about God’s reputation or yours? Will this build HIS kingdom
or yours?

5. Am I choosing and acting responsibly? What are my responsibilities
and what would be the most responsible course of action to take? You
cannot be in God’s will and shirk your responsibility.

6. Is it reasonable? God expects us to think. His guidance may transcend
human reasoning, but it never excludes it. God doesn’t bypass our minds.
He operates through them. Our Lord is a rational God and His ways are
reasonable.

7. Does a realistic opportunity exist? Closed doors are not meant to be
broken down. If you have a hopeless scheme, let it go. If a realistic
opportunity exists, and all the other factors are in agreement, then
step out in faith. God opens windows of opportunity, but they may close
if not taken advantage of.

8. Are unbiased, spiritually sensitive associates in agreement? Be
careful not to consult only with those who are inclined to agree with
you, or those who are afraid to be honest with you. Give them permission
to ask hard questions and the right to disagree without recrimination.

9. Do I have a sanctified desire to do it? The greatest joy in life is
to serve God and be in His will. You should feel good about doing God’s
will and want nothing less. If you delight yourself in the Lord, HIS
desires will be YOUR desires.

10. Do I have peace about it? You should sense an inner confirmation if
you are in God’s will and a troubled spirit if you aren’t.”

Practical advice on making wise decisions from the book THE DAILY
DISCIPLER – Daily Readings That Will Give You A Solid Foundation in the
Christian Faith by Dr. Neil T. Anderson

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Great quote: Any such distinction between disreputable and respectable
sins…Jesus Christ absolutely refuses to allow. In His eyes avarice,
pride, refusal to forgive, hypocrisy, are at least as bad as fornication
or adultery or violence. — Charles Gore

STILL HUMAN!

STILL HUMAN!

” … whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.” (1 Corinthians
10:31)

“In the Scriptures, the great miracle of the incarnation slips into the
ordinary life of a child; the great miracle of the transfiguration fades
into the demon-possessed valley below; the glory of the resurrection
descends unto a breakfast on the seashore. This is not an anti-climax,
but a great revelation of God.

We have a tendency to look for WONDER in our experience, and we mistake
heroic actions for real heroes. IT’S ONE THING TO GO THROUGH A CRISIS
GRANDLY, YET QUITE ANOTHER TO GO THROUGH EVERY DAY GLORIFYING GOD WHEN
THERE IS NO WITNESS, NO LIMELIGHT, AND NO ONE PAYING EVEN THE REMOTEST
ATTENTION TO US. If we are not looking for halos, we at least want
something that will make people say, ‘What a wonderful man of prayer he
is!’ or, ‘What a great woman of devotion she is!’ If you are properly
devoted to the Lord Jesus, you have reached the lofty height where no
one would ever notice YOU personally. All that is noticed is the POWER
OF GOD coming through you all the time.

We want to be able to say, ‘Oh, I have had a wonderful call from God!’
BUT TO DO EVEN THE MOST HUMBLING TASKS TO THE GLORY OF GOD TAKES THE
ALIMIGHTY GOD INCARNATE WORKING IN US. To be utterly unnoticeable
requires God’s Spirit working in us making us absolutely humanly His!
The true test of a saint’s life is not successfulness but faithfulness
on the human level of life. We tend to set up success in Christian work
as our purpose, but our purpose should be to display THE GLORY OF GOD in
human life, to live a life ‘hidden with Christ in God’ in our everyday
human conditions. (Colossians 3:3) Our human relationships are the very
conditions in which the ideal life of God should be exhibited.” Adapted
from MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST by Oswald Chambers, published by
Discovery House.

Powerful words that I needed for this morning. I hope they will be
helpful to you today as well.

Great quote: A saint is never consciously a saint! A saint is
consciously dependent on God. – Oswald Chambers

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ARE YOU UNDER GREAT PRESSURE?

ARE YOU UNDER GREAT PRESSURE?

“We were under great pressure.” (2 Corinthians 1:8 ” … so that
CHRIST’S POWER may rest upon me.” (2 Corinthians 12:9)

“God allowed the crisis in Jacob’s life at Peniel to totally surround
him until he ultimately came to the point of making an earnest and
humble appeal to God Himself. That night, he wrestled with God and
literally came to the place where he could take hold of Him as never
before. And through his narrow brush with danger, Jacob’s faith and
knowledge of God was expanded, and his power to live a new and
victorious life was born.

The Lord had to force David, through the discipline of many long and
painful years, to learn of the almighty power and faithfulness of his
God. Through those difficult years, he also grew in his knowledge of
faith and godliness, which were indispensable principles for his
glorious career as the King of Israel.

Nothing but the most dangerous circumstances in which Paul was
constantly placed could ever have taught him, and thus the church
through him, the full meaning of the great promise of God he learned to
claim: ‘My grace is sufficient for you.” (2 Corinthians 12:9). And
nothing but the great trials and dangers we have experienced would ever
have led some of us to know Him as we do, to trust Him as we have, and
to draw from Him the great measure of His grace so indispensable during
our times of greatest need.

Difficulties and obstacles are God’s challenges to our faith. When we
are confronted with hindrances that block our path of service, we are to
recognize them as vessels for faith and then to fill them with the
fullness and complete sufficiency of Jesus.

As we move forward in faith, simply and fully trusting Him, we may be
tested. Sometimes we may have to wait and realize that ‘perseverance
must finish its work’ (James 1:4). But ultimately we will surely find
‘the stone rolled away'(Luke 24:2) and the Lord Himself wanting to
bestow a double blessing on us for our times of testing.” From Streams
in the Desert – Zondervan

Great quote: “If I belittle those whom I am called to serve, talk of
their weak points in contrast perhaps with what I think of as my strong
points; if I adopt a superior attitude, forgetting “Who made thee to
differ? and what hast thou that thou hast not received?” then I know
nothing of Calvary love.”
Amy Carmichael

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FAITH OR EXPERIENCE …

FAITH OR EXPERIENCE …

By the way, I think I have figured out how to hear from you … say
something about politics πŸ™‚ It was good to hear from so many of you in
response to my Freedom Fighter yesterday. Just to clarify one point – I
DID NOT say that you were not a Christian if you were a Democrat. If
that implication was received, please forgive me.

” … the Son of God who loved me and gave Himself for me.” Galatians
2:20

“We should battle through our moods, feelings, and emotions into
absolute devotion to the Lord Jesus. We must break out of our own little
world of experience into abandoned devotion to Him. Think who the New
Testament says Jesus Christ is, and then think of if the despicable
meagerness of the miserable faith we exhibit by saying, ‘I haven’t had
this experience or that experience!’

Think what faith in Jesus Christ claims and provides – HE CAN PRESENT US
FAUTLESS BEFORE THE THRONE OF GOD, inexpressibly pure, absolutely
righteous, and profoundly justified!!! Stand in absolute adoring faith
‘in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God – and righteousness
and sanctification and redemption ….’ (I Corinthians 1:30). How dare
we talk of making a sacrifice for the Son of God! We are saved from hell
and total destruction, and then we talk about making a sacrifice!

We must continually focus and firmly place our faith in Jesus Christ –
not a ‘prayer meeting’ Jesus Christ – or a ‘book’ Jesus Christ, but the
New Testament Jesus Christ, who is God incarnate, and who ought to
strike us dead at His feet. Our faith must be in the One from whom our
salvation springs. Jesus Christ wants our absolute, unrestrained
devotion to Himself. We can never EXPERIENCE Jesus Christ, or selfishly
bind him in the confines of our own hearts. Our faith must be built on
strong determined confidence in Him.

It is because of our trusting in experience that we see the steadfast
patience of the Holy Spirit against unbelief. All our fears are sinful,
and we create our own fears by refusing to nourish ourselves in our
faith. How can anyone who is identified with Jesus Christ suffer from
doubt or fear! Our lives should be an absolute hymn of praise resulting
from perfect, irrepressible triumphant belief.” Good words this morning
from the pen of Oswald Chambers – My Utmost for His Highest

Great quote: Other books were given for our information, the Bible was
given for our transformation.

Anonymous

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WHO’S IN CONTROL ANYWAY?

WHO’S IN CONTROL ANYWAY?

I don’t want to get anyone worked up this morning, but I have been
amazed at how many people I have talked to since election day that are
so down because of the election results. Some are just feeling pretty
morbid and filled with despair.

I have to say that I was very disappointed in the results. I was very
disappointed in the polls that showed how few Christians exercised their
privilege as a citizen of the United States to go out and vote. I heard
so many say “well my vote won’t make a difference!” Well my friend, our
lack of voting did make a difference.

But beyond that I have to remember that God is still on the throne and
is aware of everything that is going on around us. I don’t think that I
am trying to live life like an ostrich with its head buried in the
ground — He is still in control! Now that it is all over, we DO have a
responsibility as citizens of the greatest country on earth to pray for
our elected officials. Yes, you heard me right. You can pray for those
who were elected to office that God will be at work in their hearts just
as He would have been in the heart of the one you wanted to win.

Paul wrote to Titus: “Remind them to be subject to the rulers, to
authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good deed, to malign
no one, to be uncontentious, gentle, showing consideration for all men.”
(Titus 3:1-2) Now is not the time to bury our heads in the sands. Now is
the time for us as Christians to get on our knees and pray! Pray for
President Bush. Pray for Vice-President Cheney. Pray for our Senators
and Congressmen. Pray that God will bring into their lives the RIGHT
people who can influence them. And why not take it one step further –
names and email addresses are just a click away – why not write a note
today and let your Congressman or Senator know that you are praying for
him/her. They sure get blasted with lots of negative emails. Your note
of encouragement today could make a difference.

I remember an old saying – “It ain’t over until the fat lady sings …”
It isn’t over, my friend. Remember today – God is in control and is
still on the throne! Let’s PUSH together for our country – Pray Until
Something Happens.

Great Quote: We want to avoid suffering, death, sin, ashes. But we live
in a world crushed and broken and torn, a world God Himself visited to
redeem. We receive his poured-out life, and being allowed the high
privilege of suffering with Him, may then pour ourselves out for others.
–
Elisabeth Elliot

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PREPARED FOR WORSHIP

PREPARED FOR WORSHIP

“He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the
sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer to
the Lord and offering in righteousness.” Malachi 3:3

“The quality of our worship is not based on our ACTIVITIES but on our
CHARACTER. Churches can mistakenly assume that the better the music, the
more impressive the building, and the more eloquent the preaching, the
more worshipful the experience will be. Genuine worship, however,
originates within OUR HEARTS. It our relationship with God is not
healthy, all these things are nothing more than religious pageantry.

The Levites were the worship leaders of their day. Their task was to
offer sacrifices on behalf of the people. God declared that before they
could worship Him in righteousness, He would first refine them with His
refiner’s fire, purging them of any impurities. Merely being members of
the religious profession, having official responsibilities in the
temple, and going through the rituals of worship did not guarantee that
their religious activities would be acceptable to holy God.

Today we tend to look to external THINGS to enhance our worship. The
true quality of worship, however, rests within us. If we have not
allowed God to purify us first, our worship will be void of His
presence. If we do not have a pure heart, we may give offerings, but
they will be unacceptable to God. Attending a religious service will not
automatically ensure and encounter with God.

If you are not satisfied with the QUALITY of your worship, don’t be too
quick to blame your environment. Look first to your OWN HEART! Allow God
to refine YOUR HEART until it is pleasing to Him, and you will be free
to worship God as He intends.” From EXPERIENCING GOD – THE DEVOTIONAL

Good words for this day when we gather together to worship HIM!

Great quote: In place of our exhaustion and spiritual fatigue, God will
give us rest. All He asks is that we come to Him…that we spend a while
thinking about Him, meditating on Him, talking to Him, listening in
silence, occupying ourselves with Him–totally and thoroughly lost in
the hiding place of His presence. — Charles (Chuck) Swindoll

HOW TO USE VICTORY

HOW TO USE VICTORY

“And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, He went out,
and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.” Mark 1:35

“This incident in the life of our Lord occurred AFTER what one would
call a most successful day. He had endured the fierce onslaught in the
wilderness, driven there for the devil to do his worst, and had come off
MORE THAN A CONQUEREOR, for we read that ‘angels came and ministered to
Him.’ If after a season of temptation a saint retains the power that
draws the purest spirits to him, he may feel assured that the temptation
has been gone through with successfully.

Our Lord call the men who were to be His disciples, and they had
promptly left all and followed Him; He had had a triumphant time in
Capernaum, casting out demons and setting men and women free. The fame
and success of this mysterious Being grew, and we read that ‘all the
city was gathered together at the door.’ It was after this time of
eminent success in relieving men and blessing them that Jesus departed
into a solitary place and spent the night in prayer.

“And in the morning, rising up A GREAT WHILE BEFORE THE DAY, He went
out, and departed into a solitary place, and there He prayed!’ I wonder
what that night and early dawn hid? Our Lord went through HIS days with
such easy power; what did He do in this solitary moments alone with God?
Did He go back, in mind at least, to the glory which He had with the
Father before the world was? Did He recline on the bosom of the Father
and hear unspeakable words bit lawful to utter? Such thoughts as these
are not presumptuous but the mediations of the heart that knows what
communion with God means.

If that communion means so much to a HUMAN heart that has been saved and
sanctified through the Atonement, what must it have meant to the Son of
God? What is was OUR LORD experienced is hidden from us, yet we too in
our measure have had the unspeakable experience, if rare, when the dark
night of Nature gives place to the dawn, when the huge and thoughtful
silence of the night makes every that is petty and trifling fall away,
and lifts us into the larger isolation, which is no isolation but the
realization of the PRESENCE OF GOD!

Where do we place the night of prayer and the dawn of intercession in
our “soul’s” calendar? Do we place it AFTER a day of marvelous success
in work for God? If we do not, our souls are in peril. When our souls
have been lifted into the presence of God and we have grasped some truth
with new illumination, how much time have we spent in prayer for those
servants whom God has used us to bless? We allow ourselves to imagine
that it would be presumptuous on our part to pray for the ‘Paul’s’; but
it is a snare of Satan.

“He departed into a SOLITARY place …’ And notice He tells us to do the
same … “But when YOU pray, enter into your closet, and when you have
shut the door, pray to the Father which is in secret.’ Any soul who has
not this solitary place alone with God is in supreme peril spiritually.
Let us ask ourselves if we have allowed the solitary places to be broken
down our built over with altars that look beautiful, and people passing
by saying ‘How spiritual that man or woman must be!’ Such an altar, if
there is no other in the solitary place, is an insult to the deep work
of God in our souls. God grant that we may learn more and more of the
profound joy of getting alone with God in the dark of the night and
toward the early dawn.” Adapted from THE COMPLETE WORKS OF OSWALD
CHAMBERS (He Shall Glorify Me) Published by Discovery House

Great quote: To be much for God, we must be much with God. Jesus, that
lone figure in the wilderness, knew strong crying, along with tears. Can
one be moved with compassion and not know tears? Jeremiah was a sobbing
saint. Jesus wept! So did Paul. So did John…Though there are some
tearful intercessors behind the scenes, I grant you that to our modern
Christianity, praying is foreign. Leonard Ravenhill

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EQUIPMENT CHECK

EQUIPMENT CHECK

“Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm
against the schemes of the devil.” (Ephesians 6:11)
It is always wise to inspect your motorcycle before you go on a
long ride. Unfortunately, I learned this lesson a little too late. As
we were getting ready to leave for a men’s retreat from our church, I
began to hear a little rattle coming from my exhaust pipes. I thought
it may have been a loose baffle inside the pipe so I attempted to
tighten it. As I investigated further, I realized it was a missing nut
that connected the exhaust pipe to the manifold at the engine head. It
had apparently fallen off on a previous ride. Apart from the obvious
exhaust leak, that annoying rattle was with me for the whole time I rode
out from Toms River, NJ to Lancaster, PA via Delaware and Maryland. I’m
thankful it was only that. Had it been something more significant like
a loose front wheel nut, or something that could have been catastrophic
like that, I would not be writing this devotional at this time. I would
probably not be here at all. Checking your equipment is essential if
you are going to have a safe, enjoyable ride.
The Apostle Paul sums up his letter to the Ephesians by giving
them an equipment check. We are to put on the whole armor of God. It
is interesting to notice the tense in which these pieces of equipment
are described. For the first three articles of armor, it is implied
that all believers are clothed in them at the moment of salvation. The
belt of truth buckled around your waist. The breastplate of
righteousness having been put on. Also, the feet are fitted with the
readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. All three of these
pieces of divine equipment are set in place the moment we receive Christ
as Savior. However, there are the other components that we are
instructed to “take up.” This is an active form that we are responsible
to do daily. We are to take up the shield of faith. We are to daily
walk in the faith and trust that God knows what’s best for us. He is
the ultimate road captain that has the best route for our lives mapped
out. As we take the helmet of salvation, our mind and emotions are
guarded from danger as we set our minds on things above, not things on
the earth (Col. 3:2). We become transformed by the renewing of our
minds. The whole purpose of a helmet is to protect your head from
injury. As we put our helmet of salvation on, our minds are guarded in
Christ (cf. Phil. 4:7). The sword of the Spirit which is the word of
God, is not only a defensive weapon, like the previous five pieces of
equipment, but is also an offensive weapon in the sense that you can
counter the attacks against you by skillfully using your sword. This
sword is sharper than any double edged sword in that it can divide not
only the joints and marrow, but also the soul and the spirit as well as
judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart(cf. Heb. 4:12). The
last piece of equipment – prayer – is not usually considered a part of
the armor, but is an invaluable component. The great reformer Martin
Luther stated, “to be a Christian without prayer is no more possible
than to be alive without breathing.” Prayer is the essential piece of
equipment that energizes the other components of the armor. It gives you
insight into the truths of God’s word. Prayer reaffirms your right
standing with the Father through Christ. For by it, we may approach the
Father in confidence. Prayer also is the vehicle whereby we ask God to
prepare the hearts of those we share the good news with, that they would
have ears to hear and hearts to respond to the gospel that brings peace.
It empowers us to walk by faith and not by sight. Lastly, prayer keeps
our minds fixed on God, as well as enabling us to take captive every
thought making it obedient to Christ (2 Cor. 10:3-5). Rev. Michael P.
Woods

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PRIDE

PRIDE

“Anything that resembles pride or a spirit of ridicule reveals a person
that is full of himself. This sort of person doesn’t see his own faults
but takes pleasure in the hard times of others. Here is you self-nature
at its worst: easily wounded, full of contempt, haughty, jealous,
unforgiving, and lacking graciousness.

You and I are NOT perfect. You must be patient with your faults and with
the faults of others. Be practical about your expectations. No one will
become perfect in a day. Even the most perfect people have many
imperfections – this means that you have many faults, too! If you are
impatient with the faults of others it only shows you how imperfect YOU
are. Your faults and my faults make getting along with one another a
hard thing! But we can only fulfill the law of Christ by bearing with
each other.

On the other hand, do not excuse your faults or the faults of others.
Let your love, patience, and willingness to overlook shortcomings flow
between you and all you associate with. Do not pick at other’s faults.
No one enjoys that and it only pushes people further away from what is
right. You may even cause someone to become so discouraged that they
turn back after making their first wobbly steps toward God. Give you
your critical nature and stay in touch with Christ within you. Encourage
yourself and those around you to give up pride and selfishness.

Live a simple life before God. Accept what God allows in your life. Do
not let yourself get inwardly irritated by the SMALL troubles and
problems that cross your life. Endure them as you would a headache
without making them worse than they are. When things are difficult in
your life, prayer will be harder, love will be less tender, and God’s
presence will be less easily felt. Just learn to be faithful during
these trying times – that is all that God asks.

It is greater strength that carries a boat against the wind for a
quarter of a knot, than for an entire knot with the wind helping you.
Treat the complaints of your self-nature as some people treat their
spoiled appetites. Do not listen to them and act as if you did not feel
them.” From THE SEEKING HEART by Fenelon

Great quote: “Justification by faith is not an end in itself. It is
meant to remove every obstacle out of the way so we can get to God. Who
cares if we are made right with God if we don’t get God? God gets glory
when He’s our treasure-our goal. Justification gets every barrier out of
the way and brings us home to our Father and the banquet table of His
love.” Message by John Piper

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