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Thursday, December 24, 2015
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
The Word Made Flesh
John 1:14
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld His
glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father) full of grace and
truth.
John is
presenting Jesus as the only begotten Son of the living God who was present
with the Father who came to earth as a new born baby and grew as any human
while retaining His deity.
Christ came to
earth with one mission, which was to redeem man from sin and restore a right
relationship with the Father. Christ knew He had to die a horrible death, but
that didn't faze Him because He knew His powers.
During
Christ's earthly stay He performed many miracles and did signs and wonders
authenticating His deity; even then many failed to recognize Him as the
promised Messiah. Many recognized Jesus as the Christ; they worshiped Him,
followed Him and many became His disciples.
Christ set the
perfect example in everything He did so that mankind would have a perfect model
to follow. He is the truth, the way and the light to righteousness and spending
eternity with Him. It is noteworthy to say, all believers have the indwelling
Holy Spirit to aid in our effort of holy living.
Let's close
today's discussions by saying Christ is the answer as He is a constant
companion. He is on-time in supplying all our needs. Christ was made flesh to
identify with humanity's needs.
Christ
was made flesh and is now seated at the right hand of the Father. Sing praises
to His holy name.
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Friday, December 18, 2015
Jesus The Lamb Of God
John 1:29
The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him; and saith, Behold the
Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
The setting for today's topical discussion is John the forerunner of
Jesus was baptizing in the Jordan River when
he saw Jesus coming to be baptized of him. John recognized Jesus for who He
was, the Lamb of God who was slain from the foundation of the world as the
perfect sacrificial lamb who would give His life as a ransom for many.
John has been telling his followers that one would be coming after him
who would take away the sins of the world and this person would baptize them in
the Holy Ghost (v. 32).
Water baptism is symbolic of the baptism that has occurred when the
person accept Jesus as Lord and Savior. The key ingredient is repentance
whether being baptized with water or with the Holy Spirit. Accepting Jesus as
our Lord and Savior all believers has a restored fellowship with God the
Father. Jesus Christ as the Lamb of God
has opened the door for all believers to gain access to the Father.
Jesus as the Lamb of God did what no human priests could do in that
Christ needed no cleansing from His sins; He had no sins. Jesus as the Lamb of
God established a more perfect covenant as God's holy laws are written in the
hearts of men.
Jesus is the perfect Lamb of God; honor Him with all our being.
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Tuesday, December 15, 2015
"The Holy One Of God"
Mark 1:24
...Let us alone; what have we to do with thee; thou Jesus of Nazareth? Art thou come
to destroy us? I know who thou art, the Holy One of God.
The setting for today's topical discussion is Jesus during His earthly
ministry casted out unclean spirits in the synagogue in the city of Capernaum
where He encountered a man possessed with an unclean spirit (v. 21).
The synagogue was a place of gathering and after the Babylonian exile it
became a Jewish place of prayer and worship. Jesus was teaching in the
synagogue with power and authority when the man with the unclean spirit
recognized Jesus as someone out of the ordinary (v. 23). See, the devil knew
Jesus and His mission. The unclean spirit wanted no parts of Jesus, because he
knew he would be destroyed by being casted of the tormented man and the man
would be made whole.
Jesus' mission was to heal sin-sick souls and heal physical illness as He
did on many occasions. When we call on the name of Jesus He is still healing
all manner of diseases. If we need Satan casted out of our lives call on the
name of Jesus; ask Him to come into your live.
He is the holy One of God who can and will heal, redeem and save. Jesus
is the holy One of God as He was sent from God to be the Savior of the world.
Jesus Christ our holy One of God who is God.
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Friday, December 11, 2015
The Messiah
John 1:41
He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, we have
found the Messiah, which is being interpreted, the Christ.
The setting for today's discussion is during Jesus' ministry and was
gathering His disciples while John the Baptist was preaching preparing the way
for Jesus. John the Baptist called Jesus the Lamb of God which He was. Two of
the disciples had heard Jesus speak and knew something was different about the
way and authority in which He spoke. They decided to follow Him and wanted
Simon to come see the One they had been waiting for and when Jesus saw Simon
Peter, He immediately called him Cephas-a stone.
Jesus being the promised Messiah fulfilled His earthly mission, which
included providing salvation to all who believe on Him. He preached salvation;
He healed the sick, gave sight to the blind and made the lame to walk, raised
the dead, and even casted out demons; only
the Christ.
Jesus Christ the Messiah and is alive, have you seen Him? He is still
preaching repent and be saved as this is the way to salvation. His soul saving
spiritual invitation remains open to lost souls. Once you meet Jesus you will
say like John the Baptist, behold the Lamb of God. He is the anointed One sent
from God as He is God.
Follow Jesus He is the promised Messiah. He came the first time to save
souls when He returns will be with saved souls. Will you be with Him?
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Monday, December 7, 2015
The Wise Men Visit
Matthew 2:1
Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of
Judea in the days of Herod the King, behold, there came wise men from the east
to Jerusalem.
Continuing our discussion on Christ's birth; today's focus is Christ
being visited by the wise men from the east. This because all had been
expecting the coming Messiah and news of His birth has spread across the nation
like wild fire. The Wise men hearing of Christ's birth was no exception and
they traveled a great distance to see the Christ child; rightly so as these men
were religious educated men who like others of their day had believed the
promise of the coming Messiah and with the grand announcement being made by the
angels and worshiped by the heavenly host created a desire and determination to
witness and worship this great wonder firsthand.
These questions come to mind; given the great expectation of the coming
Messiah and when His arrival is announced would you travel to see the Savior,
the new born King of Kings? Upon arriving at His birth place what would you
give as expressions of gratitude to the Father for sending His Son to save
mankind? How would you worship the King, with heartfelt praises, the singing of
hymns and in songs?
What gifts would you bring to honor the new born King? Whatever gift
you give is in remembrance of the greatest gift ever given and
received-salvation.
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Friday, December 4, 2015
The Angelic Announcement
Luke 2:10
And the angel said unto them, Fear not; for behold I bring you good
tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
As we continue our discussions on the birth of Christ; today's focus is
the angels making the grand announcement informing the world that on this day
Christ our Lord and Savior is born and there is great joy to all people.
The angels first appeared to the shepherds who were abiding in the fields
tending their flock and the angels proceeded to state their reason for
appearing. The angels' announcement confirmed that the prophesied Christ was
born and the entire world should rejoice. This is because Christ's birth had
been prophesied many generations ago, but in God the Father's own time He
fulfilled that promise. Christ's birth also confirmed God the Father's
faithfulness of keeping His promises.
There were great joy in that the Savior had come as many died looking for
the promised Messiah. Great joy was felt throughout the land and even the stars
in heaven shinned brightly and a star guided worshippers to where the Christ
child was.
As we celebrate this Christmas let us remember why the celebration; let
great joy rule our hearts and actions while thanking God for sending His only
begotten Son to redeem man and restore a broken fellowship. During our
celebratory manner let us remember that Christ is the reason for our
celebration just at it was for the angels and the heavenly host at the time of
His birth.
Just as the angels announced Christ's birth let us tell the world that
our Savior lives.
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Wednesday, December 2, 2015
The Prophesied Christ
Isaiah 7:14
...The Lord Himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall
conceive, and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.
The prophet Isaiah is prophesying about the coming Messiah, Jesus Christ
many generations before God the Father fulfilled His promise of sending a
Savior to reconcile mankind back to Himself. Isaiah even gave the name of the
Messiah, Immanuel which means God with us and rightly so because Jesus Christ
was in the beginning with God and was the Word of God who became flesh as He
was in the beginning with God (John 1:1-2, 14).
Therefore, Christ existed long before His virgin birth. It was in Christ
that humanity and deity met, which means Christ was fully God and human at the
same time. It is in Christ that all who believes have salvation and will spend
eternity with God. It is in Christ all of God the Father's requirements for sin
atonement was met.
Christ's virgin birth holds significance in that being a virgin
represents purity in that His mother Mary had not known her husband before
marriage, and remained so until after the birth of her Son Jesus.
It is noteworthy to say that every aspect of Isaiah's prophecy was
fulfilled at Christ's birth. The prophet Isaiah spoke just as God told him as
he was hope to God's people of a brighter day ahead. All before Christ's birth
look forward to the cross and all after His birth look back on the cross and
thank God for sending His only begotten Son into the world to be the Savior of
the world.
As we celebrate this Christmas let us remember that Christ is the reason
for the season. He is Christmas and without His birth there would be nothing to
celebrate.
Christ is the prophesied Christ.
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