Posts Tagged ‘ Save ’
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.
Psalm 23:1-2, ESV
God wants to help us. He sent Jesus to forgive and restore us, the Holy Spirit to empower us, and the Church to encourage us.
Have peace in Christ.
But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.
Psalm 3:3, ESV
There are many things in this world that can harm us, whether persecution, illness, tragedy, or worries.
Let us pray to God who can save our souls and encourage our hearts and minds.
And behold, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his ear. Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its place. For all who take the sword will perish by the sword.
Matthew 26:51-52, ESV
We have a tendency to want to protect Jesus, but He is the one who came to save us.
We may make a defense of the Word, but The Word died for us knowing He would come back.
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.
Revelation 3:20, ESV
Our God comes to us to save us, correct us, and encourage us. Give Him praise for His goodwill and justice.
Behold, the Lord God comes with might, and his arm rules for him; behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him. He will tend his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms; he will carry them in his bosom, and gently lead those that are with young.
Isaiah 40:10-11, ESV
At Advent, we look back at why Jesus had to come, that He came, and then that He will come again.
Our sins have stacked up to heaven, deeper and more vile than we could know.
We have cut ourselves off from God, run from Him in our rebellion, and chosen to ignore Him.
Yet He has prepared this world for Himself, prophesying He would come for us and what it would look like, and He put it into writing through the prophets who spoke for Him.
And although we have done everything to push Him away, He has come after us.
We have kicked and screamed, run and hid, and complained and whined against God.
He left the comforts of heaven to personally prepare us for Himself. He spoke through the Prophets, and John pointed us to Him, but He also came to this wilderness of a world to seek His lost sheep and draw them near.
He is strong enough to save us and hold us safely and securely.
May we seek the Lord who gives us confort, preparing ourselves by seeking His mighty and safe arms.
For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel’s will save it.
Mark 8:35, ESV
We want to cling to our life, but the truth is we can only save it by giving it completely over to Christ in faith.
I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
Psalm 91:2, ESV
We need God’s grace and strength to get through this life and attain eternal life, and He is mighty to save.
The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.
Psalm 34:18, ESV
We are woefully frail, and realizing that can free us but also push us to the give up.
Thankfully, our mighty God can heal and restore, always infinitely close and ready to lift us when we call.
Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!
Psalm 139:23-24, ESV
Our God knows us, inside and out, and is the One who is mighty to save and lead us in the way everlasting.
Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
Proverbs 13:3, ESV
Boasting about your life does not help anyone and possibly hurts others by leading to sin.
But if we boast in the work of Christ, we may lead others to God.
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