Benefits For God’s People, 6

 

~ Strength From Joy ~

 

Series Information ~ The Bible is full of promises to those who have trusted in God as their only true source of salvation. Most of the 100+ posts in this series are exclusively for God’s family. These postings are far from an exhaustive list! It is important to realize you are not a member of God’s family unless you have made a specific intentional decision to trust Jesus Christ as your savior. If you have not done that or are not sure if you have then I suggest you settle it today. Here is a good website which will help you: https://www.focusonthefamily.com/faith/what-must-i-do-to-be-saved/

 

Series Theme Scripture ~ “For as many as are the promises of God, they all find their Yes [answer] in Him [Christ].  For this reason we also utter the Amen (so be it) to God through Him [in His Person and by His agency] to the glory of God” (2 Corinthians1:20 amp).

 

This Post Scripture ~ “Then he said to them, ‘Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord.  Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength’” (Nehemiah 8:10).

 

Comment ~ Happiness comes from your current circumstances. Joy comes from a deep inner peace and contentment regardless of current realities.

 

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.

 

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Newness In Christ, 4

 

~ A New Way Of Thinking ~

 

As a growing believer one develops a new thought life.

 

Scripture  ~  “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.  And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God” (Romans 12:1-2).

 

“But you have not so learned Christ, if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesus: that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness” (Ephesians 4:20-24).

 

“But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit.  For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.  For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him?  Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God.  Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God.  These things we also speak, not in words which man's wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual.  But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.  But he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by no one.  For ‘who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct Him?’  But we have the mind of Christ” (1 Corinthians 2:10-16).

 

Comment  ~  Romans 12:2 above references “that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.”  Those who are interested in exploring the will of God in some depth will find the author’s books on the subject very helpful.

 

eBook: “ GOD’S DESIRE: How To Please God” ~ ISBN: 978-1393211785, ASIN: B08H4F619W

 

Print Book: “THY WILL BE DONE ON EARTH: Understanding God’s Will for You” ~ ISBN:‎ 978-1606474303

 

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.

 

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God Attribute, 153

 

~ Omnipresent (simultaneously everywhere) ~

 

This Series ~ This series of posts looks at some of the many attributes of God.  Generally, we move in alphabetical order.

 

Scripture ~ “Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend into heaven, You are there; if I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there Your hand shall lead me, and Your right hand shall hold me” (Psalm 139:7-10).

 

“‘Am I a God near at hand,’ says the Lord, ‘and not a God afar off? Can anyone hide himself in secret places, so I shall not see him?’ says the Lord; ‘Do I not fill heaven and earth?’ says the Lord” (Jeremiah 23:23-24).

 

Quotes ~ “We may ignore, but we can nowhere evade the presence of God.  The world is crowded with Him.  He walks everywhere incognito.” —C.S. Lewis 

 

“The knowledge that we are never alone calms the troubled sea of our lives and speaks peace to our souls.” —A.W. Tozer 

 

Comment ~ If you desire a fuller understanding of key aspects of God’s attributes – including His omnipresence, consider the book “GOD’S NATURE: Sonlight Sunlight,” eBook ISBN: 978-1393359371, ASIN: B083L97PZV; or print edition ISBN: 979-8223726906, approximately 178 pages.

 

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.

 

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4 One Accords

 ~ Are You Living In Unity with Your Fellow Christians? ~

 

Introduction  ~  There are at least eleven times in the Book of Acts that we find the phrase “in one accord.”  While the wag has suggested that it must have been “one crowded Honda” the reality is that there is much to be learned about unity within the body of Christ.  Consider a few of those passages below.

 

In One Accord In PRAYER  ~  “These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers” (Acts 1:14).  “And being let go, they went to their own companions and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them.  So when they heard that, they raised their voice to God with one accord and said: ‘Lord, You are God, who made heaven and earth and the sea, and all that is in them’” (Acts 4:23-24). 

 

In One Accord Responding to The WORD  ~  “Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria and preached Christ to them.  And the multitudes with one accord heeded the things spoken by Philip, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did” (Acts 8:5-6).

 

In One Accord in FELLOWSHIP Together  ~  “So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart, praising God and having favor with all the people.  And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved” (Acts 2:46-47).  “And through the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were done among the people.  And they were all with one accord in Solomon’s Porch” (Acts 5:12).   

 

In One Accord in PEACE and Harmony  ~  “It seemed good to us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ” (Acts 15:25-26). 

 

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.

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New Things, 2

 ~ New Treasure ~

 

Introduction ~ This series will aid us in understanding some of the many dimensions of possessing new life through the work of Jesus Christ found in the New Testament (or New Covenant). The theme for this series is from the book of Lamentations where we find a great summary verse about our gracious and faithful God.

 

New Mercies ~ “Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. ‘The Lord is my portion,’ says my soul, ‘Therefore I hope in Him!’” (Lamentations 3:22-24).

 

Scripture ~ “Then He said to them, ‘Therefore every scribe instructed concerning the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his treasure things new and old’” (Matthew 13:52).

 

Comment ~ There is a vast difference between hearing and understanding. Most Christians will from time-to-time find some interesting aspect of a passage of Scripture that they have previously read many times before.

 

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.

 

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Jesus Facts, 6

 

~ Jesus Never Sinned ~

 

Scripture ~ “Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God. For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him” (2 Corinthians 5:20-21).

 

“For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps: ‘Who committed no sin, nor was deceit found in His mouth’; Who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously; Who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness — by whose stripes you were healed. For you were like sheep going astray, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls” (1 Peter 2:21-25).

 

“And you know that He was manifested to take away our sins, and in Him there is no sin” (1 John 3:5-6).

 

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.

 

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Promise of God, 53

 

~ You Can Hear God ~

 

This Series ~ God has made many promises to His people. This series of posts looks at some (100+) of the many promises of God.  It is not an exhaustive list.

 

Key Factor ~ God not only makes promises to His people but He also keeps all of His promises.

 

Scripture ~ “He who is of God hears God’s words; therefore you do not hear, because you are not of God” (John 8:47).

 

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.

 

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