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Blow a trumpet in Zion; sound an alarm on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the Lord is coming; it is near
Joel 2:1, ESV
God has predetermined a time when He will end evil in the world, and He has given us His warning as well as salvation through Christ. We have the hope of this promise through His indwelling Spirit.
And he went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction among the people.
Matthew 4:23, ESV
Our God came to us in the person of Jesus to show us how to be righteous, demonstrating His power through miraculous signs and wonders. He heals us spiritually first, with the promise of eternity free from sin and pain.
Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Matthew 6:10, ESV
God came to us to reunite humanity with Himself, to usher in His Kingdom on Earth. He invites us to join Him through faith in Christ, and He empowers us to spread the Kingdom through the indwelling Holy Spirit.
”And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in you.”
Psalm 39:7, ESV
This life is hard, but our God came to us and called us friends. He died us, then He rise again. He has given us hope for eternity, so we wait for His return.
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 17:17, ESV
Friends choose each other, while siblings can seem like a chore but will usually be there for you.
Our Lord came and called us friends as He made us brothers in His blood, saving us from our adversary and punishment for our sins.
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.”
Matthew 7:7, ESV
We like to think we can find our own way, but God has shown us that wisdom in this life and the path to eternal life is only found through faith in the work of Christ and the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
And all we need do is seek Him and ask for His grace and forgiveness for having rejected Him.
“For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed,” says the Lord, who has compassion on you.
Isaiah 54:10, ESV
We make our world chaotic, but God has promised to give us the peace paid for by Christ, filling us with the Holy Spirit to carry that peace into the world.
And God keeps His promises.
Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!
1 Chronicles 16:11, ESV
We might be able to get through this life without God, but it is only through Christ and the regeneration of the Holy Spirit that we can truly thrive and find hope for the next life.
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.
2 Corinthians 9:8, ESV
On our own, everything we do is tainted by sin. But when we put our faith in Christ, the Holy Spirit cleanses us and empowers us by His grace to truly do good works for others and to the glory of the Father.
“Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.”
Matthew 7:13-14, ESV
We think we can make our way to Heaven, but it is only by Christ who did all things well that we can get to God. the path begins with the Holy Spirit changing us in faith.
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