Posts Tagged ‘ Christ ’

VerseD: Deuteronomy 7:9

Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations

Deuteronomy‬ ‭7:9‬, ‭ESV‬

There is one God, and He alone is our Creator, standard of goodness and love, and hope for eternal life.

VerseD: Jeremiah 29:13

‭You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.

Jeremiah‬ ‭29:13‬, ‭ESV‬

Only God can redeem us and give us a new heart, and He calls to us through the cross by the Holy Spirit.

VerseD: Psalm 34:14

Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.

Psalm‬ ‭34:14‬, ‭ESV‬

Only God is able to save us from our own sin, giving us peace and goodness. Seek Him in every part of your life.

VerseD: Isaiah 12:2

‭“Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.”

Isaiah‬ ‭12:2‬, ‭ESV‬

God alone is our salvation and hope, sticking closer than a friend and filling us eith His power and strength.

VerseD: Psalm 46:1

‭God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

Psalm‬ ‭46:1‬, ‭ESV‬

God alone is our hope and greatest help. He is nearer than we realize, always able to help, even if we don’t realize it.

VerseD: Isaiah 41:10

fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

Isaiah‬ ‭41:10‬, ‭ESV‬

The Light of the world came to us and fills us. He has overcome sin, death, and this world, and by indwelling us shares that power in our lives.

Fear not.

VerseD: Psalm 27:4

One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple.

Psalm‬ ‭27:4‬, ‭ESV‬

The Light of the world has come and revealed Himself to us. If we desire truth and goodness, we will see Him and He will shine through us to this world.

VerseD: 2 Corinthians 4:16

So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.

2 Corinthians‬ ‭4:16‬, ‭ESV‬

The Light of the world came to us, and when we believe in Him and His work on the cross He dwells in us to make us more like Him every day.

VerseD: Isaiah 43:18-19

“Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.”

Isaiah‬ ‭43:18‭-‬19‬, ‭ESV‬

The Light of world came to us to establish a new covenant, sacrificing Himself for our salvation and rising again for our hope. Now He dwells in and through us to shine His goodness in this dark and crazy world.

A Score and Four Re-Birthday

On this day 24 years ago, at 6:46 PM CST, I bent my knee to Jesus as Lord and Savior. (If you do a search on this site for “birthday”, you will see the various explanations.)

I like to call it my Re-Birthday, as we call faith in Christ being born again. This comes from John 3 and 1 Peter 1. I encourage everyone to remember their own re-birthday (and if you aren’t sure/can’t remember, just claim your birthday.)

This year, I get to start Christian Worldview courses (as one of the instructors) with 167 students who were all born after this momentous day in my life. Tomorrow I am with fellow seminarians who also were mostly born after this date! (2 are about my age, and 2 others are in theor later 20’s.)

Also, it is my mother-in-law’s birthday, so join me in wishing her a happy and blessed day! If not for her, I would not have my wife!

God bless you, and remember that Jesus Christ is the reason we live and move and breathe and have meaning and being!