What Jesus did to save us was the ultimate sacrifice. He
took the curse upon Himself and died on the cross. Have you known of anybody
who has done the same thing or even
close to it to another person? Come to think of it, what else could Jesus have
done for us that He has not done? As the scriptures say, "By His wounds we
are healed, He was pierced for our transgressions, crushed for our iniquities
and the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him." Is there any other
love and sacrifice greater than this? There is no other like it for there is
none like Jesus our God. It is only right and fitting that we respond to this
great love of God in the best way we can by taking every opportunity to learn
more about the bible. Amen. Hallelujah!
Galatians 3:7-14
...“Cursed be everyone who does not persevere in doing all
the things written in the book of the law.” 11 And that no one is justified
before God by the law is clear, for “the one who is righteous by faith will
live.” ...Christ ransomed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for
us, for it is written, “Cursed be everyone who hangs on a tree,” 14 that the
blessing of Abraham might be extended to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so
that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
If we know that we are standing on a firm and steady ground
then we are confident that we are safe and secure. There is no doubt that the
will of God will never take us where the grace of God will not protect us and
will surely see us through for He is a truly reliable God. We have a God whom
we can surely rely on. We've got to focus more on the bright and good side of
life at all times because we have a great God who always works wonders in our
lives. In this movie about Moses it struck me how many times he kept on reminding
the people of God's covenant. Every time God shows His signs, wonders and
miracles the people are filled with faith but it doesn't last for each time
they easily forget and not remember. Let us always remind ourselves of these
signs, wonders and miracles that happened a long time ago even up to the
present time for it remains true forever and ever. We have been declared
through Jesus as God's own for He has made a covenant with us, the work of His
hands. We all have our own guardian angel whose duty is to always be right
beside us, guiding our steps and giving us reminders. When we are on the verge
of forgetting something or being in danger then we can always end up rescued
and saved. Let us not set this aside or
neglect and put ourselves in our rightful place as His people. Amen.
Hallelujah!
Psalm 111:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6
R: The Lord will remember his covenant for ever.
1 I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart in the
company and assembly of the just. 2 Great are the works of the LORD, exquisite
in all their delights....He has made known to his people the power of his
works, giving them the inheritance of the nations.
Today's gospel reminded me of the major obstacles of the
Kingdom. Satan is considered as one of the major obstacles but we need to know
that not everything is due to Satan's evil schemes. We are reminded that there
is also the human intervention like personal ambition, attitude, ignorance and
arrogance of people who are supposed to be models of faith but turned out to be
the obstacles themselves. Testing the spirit if it is of God’s or not is very
important. We should always remember the WWJD (What would Jesus do?)principle. We
are God's temple and we have to make sure that we are well protected or else
someone is going to take over us. We take note in 1 Peter 5:8 it is written, Be
sober and vigilant. Your opponent the devil is prowling around like a roaring
lion looking for (someone) to devour. If we are not careful with the way we
live our life before we know it we have already been conquered and defeated. We
have a very cunning and deceitful adversary who is always on the lookout for an
opportunity to attack us in the most discreet and unsuspecting way. If our
enemy is this determined then we too have to get our acts together. We must not
lose heart for we have a company of angels and saints that are surrounding us.
We should remain confident that no other battalion or army can defeat the
entire legion of angels and saints of God in heaven. They are on our side to
guard and defend us. We should feel great knowing that we have a Great and
Loving God who would move heaven and earth for our sake. We just got to be very
clear on which side we are. Are we for or against God, there is no in between.
Our action will speak for itself. Amen. Hallelujah!
Luke 11:15-26
...But if it is by the finger of God that [I] drive out
demons, then the kingdom
of God
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