Showing posts with label God's Glory. Show all posts
Showing posts with label God's Glory. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Sunday, July 13, 2008
failed
I have fallen and failed on so many levels in my life, lately. I hope those around me can forgive me. Where is pride? I have nothing I can boast in. I can try to pick myself up and strive to be the man I want to be. Try to falsely prove that I have worth in of myself. Or I can fall into my Lord's arms, into the arms of the only one worthy of praise.
O God, let the sweetness, of your Honesty, Confrontation, Discipline, Truth, and Healing come over me. Let your Love bring out Your heart in me. Let me become less and you become more.
"Deep calls to deep
at the roar of your waterfalls;
all your breakers and your waves
have gone over me."
O God, let the sweetness, of your Honesty, Confrontation, Discipline, Truth, and Healing come over me. Let your Love bring out Your heart in me. Let me become less and you become more.
"Deep calls to deep
at the roar of your waterfalls;
all your breakers and your waves
have gone over me."
Monday, June 16, 2008
To Him alone be the glory
V. To Him alone be the glory
Day 10:
Revelation 4
"9And when the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, to Him who lives forever and ever, 10the twenty-four elders will fall down before Him who sits on the throne, and will worship Him who lives forever and ever, and will cast their crowns before the throne, saying, 11" Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they existed, and were created."
This is a beautiful picture. The scripture talks about us being given crowns. Here we see the twenty-four elders casting their crowns before the throne and saying “Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they existed, and were created.” They cast their crowns before the Lord, because only He gets the glory. They understand what 1 Corinthians 1:30-31 says “But by His doing you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption, so that, just as it is written, ‘LET HIM WHO BOASTS, BOAST IN THE LORD.’” Don’t miss this, they cast their crowns because they know those crowns are the work of Christ and He alone gets the glory for them. But Christ has also given them the crowns and Christ declares them to be kings and priest and this is very real as well. By His grace and by His word, this who they are. Those crowns are not just for show, they are real and they really belong to the twenty-four elders.
When the day comes, and I am before the throne, I will be overwhelmed by how God has lavished His love on me. I will be clothed with the righteousness and honor of Christ. I will fall down before the throne and cry out, “Oh God you have lavished your love on us. How can I deserve all this, What have I done to deserve even the smallest of your favors? There is nothing good that I can bring to you. Oh to you be the glory, and honor, and power!” And He will say, “My beloved, my good and faithful servant, the one in whom I delight. You have been faithful. . . . This is yours.” How great is our God!
Additional readings:
Video - Sweetly Broken
Video – I can only imagine
Zechariah 3:2-4
1 And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of Jehovah, and Satan standing at his right hand to be his adversary. 2The LORD said to Satan, “The LORD rebuke you, Satan! Indeed, the LORD who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is this not a brand plucked from the fire?" 3Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments and standing before the angel. 4He spoke and said to those who were standing before him, saying, "Remove the filthy garments from him " Again he said to him, "See, I have taken your iniquity away from you and will clothe you with festal robes."
Day 10:
Revelation 4
"9And when the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, to Him who lives forever and ever, 10the twenty-four elders will fall down before Him who sits on the throne, and will worship Him who lives forever and ever, and will cast their crowns before the throne, saying, 11" Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they existed, and were created."
This is a beautiful picture. The scripture talks about us being given crowns. Here we see the twenty-four elders casting their crowns before the throne and saying “Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they existed, and were created.” They cast their crowns before the Lord, because only He gets the glory. They understand what 1 Corinthians 1:30-31 says “But by His doing you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption, so that, just as it is written, ‘LET HIM WHO BOASTS, BOAST IN THE LORD.’” Don’t miss this, they cast their crowns because they know those crowns are the work of Christ and He alone gets the glory for them. But Christ has also given them the crowns and Christ declares them to be kings and priest and this is very real as well. By His grace and by His word, this who they are. Those crowns are not just for show, they are real and they really belong to the twenty-four elders.
When the day comes, and I am before the throne, I will be overwhelmed by how God has lavished His love on me. I will be clothed with the righteousness and honor of Christ. I will fall down before the throne and cry out, “Oh God you have lavished your love on us. How can I deserve all this, What have I done to deserve even the smallest of your favors? There is nothing good that I can bring to you. Oh to you be the glory, and honor, and power!” And He will say, “My beloved, my good and faithful servant, the one in whom I delight. You have been faithful. . . . This is yours.” How great is our God!
Additional readings:
Video - Sweetly Broken
Video – I can only imagine
Zechariah 3:2-4
1 And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of Jehovah, and Satan standing at his right hand to be his adversary. 2The LORD said to Satan, “The LORD rebuke you, Satan! Indeed, the LORD who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is this not a brand plucked from the fire?" 3Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments and standing before the angel. 4He spoke and said to those who were standing before him, saying, "Remove the filthy garments from him " Again he said to him, "See, I have taken your iniquity away from you and will clothe you with festal robes."
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Gospel for the Believer Devotionals
Devotional Readings:
Day 1: The Gospel is for the sinner
Day 2: The Gospel for the sinner, pt 2
Day 3: The Cross must become bigger
Day 4: The Romance of God – God’s pursuit
Day 5: The Romance of God – God’s pursuit, pt 2
Day 6: Its effect on our lives
Day 7: Its effect on our lives – Beholding Him
Day 8: Its effect on our lives – Washed in the Word
Day 9: Its effect on our lives – The Fight
Day 10: To Him alone be the Glory
Day 1: The Gospel is for the sinner
Day 2: The Gospel for the sinner, pt 2
Day 3: The Cross must become bigger
Day 4: The Romance of God – God’s pursuit
Day 5: The Romance of God – God’s pursuit, pt 2
Day 6: Its effect on our lives
Day 7: Its effect on our lives – Beholding Him
Day 8: Its effect on our lives – Washed in the Word
Day 9: Its effect on our lives – The Fight
Day 10: To Him alone be the Glory
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Glory of the Lord
Early this year, I was looking at a photograph of a muslim mosque. The sun was setting in the background. And the bright orange colors of the sunset lit the background and over took the photo. I saw this and the thought came to me, even in the midst of evil the beauty and glory and power of God is evident. He has not left Himself without a witness. The earth is the Lord's and all that is in it.
I think this is important to remember as we are pilgrims in this world corrupted by sin. May we make a stand and make His glory evident in this evil generation and in all places.
I think this is important to remember as we are pilgrims in this world corrupted by sin. May we make a stand and make His glory evident in this evil generation and in all places.
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