Fearless Genesis 15:1 Deuteronomy 3:22 Joshua 1:5-9 Ephesians 6:10-13 Isaiah 41:10 Isaiah 43:2-3 Romans 8:31-32 01.29.16

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1 After this, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”   Genesis 15:1 (NIV)

22 “Do not be afraid of them; the Lord your God himself will fight for you.”   Deuteronomy 3:22 (NIV)

5 No one will be able to stand up against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you. 6 “Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their forefathers to give them. 7 Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. 8 Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. 9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”   Joshua 1:5-9 (NIV)

10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.  Ephesians 6:10-13 (NIV)

10 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.   Isaiah 41:10 (NIV)

2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. 3 For I am the Lord, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.   Isaiah 43:2-3 (NIV)

31 What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all--how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?   Romans 8:31-32 (NIV)

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“I have not given you the spirit of fear but of a sound mind. Therefore today I call you Fearless, the way I called Gideon a valiant warrior when he was afraid to fight. I am the same God who gave Gideon the strength to win his battle with the enemy, and I am your God. The only time something will overtake your heart is if you take your eyes off Me. I don’t want you bound up in terror.  As long as you are walking in My power and Truth, you have nothing to be afraid of, and no matter what it looks like now, Victory will always be yours. So fear not, my beloved; I will never leave your side--day and night I am fighting for you.  Love,  Your King who removes all fear.”   Sheri Rose Shepherd

“Jesus promised His disciples three things:  that they would be completely fearless, absurdly happy, and in constant trouble.”   F.R. Maltby

“Men who fear God face life fearlessly.  Men who do not fear God end up fearing everything.”   Richard Halverson

“The devil fears a soul united to God as he does God himself.”  John of the Cross

“‘There is no fear in love’, writes the apostle John, ‘but perfect love drives out fear…’ He goes on to point to the source of that perfect love:  ‘We love because He first loved us”.  In other words, the cure to fear is not a change in circumstances, rather a deep grounding in the love of God.  I ask God to reveal His love to me directly, or through my relationships with those who also know Him—a prayer I think God takes great delight in answering.  When I get depressed about my present failures, I ask God to remind me of my true identity: one who will be made perfect and has already been forgiven. ‘You’ve got to go deeper’, said the nun to my burned out pastor.  ‘Sink the well into a water table that never runs dry’…Thomas Merton conceded that everything in modern city life conspires against such surrender.  We worry (fear) about money, about what we need to have and to know, about whom to compete with and what is slipping out of our control…(he) found the secret to true freedom:  If we live to please God alone (the One who loves us), we set ourselves free from the cares and worries that press in on us.”   Phillip Yancey

“Jesus!  The Name that charms our fears, that bids our sorrows cease.”   Charles Wesley

“All fear is bondage.”   Anonymous

“Hope, it is exquisitely fragile and it is an exceptional force and it is essential to faith and you can’t afford to lose it.  Lose your fears but never your hope.”  Ann Voskamp

HEART SAVOR

• ·       God does not want me to fear. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.  Philippians 4:6-7 (NIV)
• ·       The Omniscient, Omnipresent, All-Powerful and Loving God is for me, who can be against me?
• ·       My God is with me – in everything.  

Grateful Colossians 3:15 Colossians 2:6-7 1 Chronicles 16:8-11 Psalms 107:1 Psalms 118:28-29 2 Corinthians 2:14 2 Corinthians 9:15 Psalms 100:4-5 Colossians 3:17 01.27.16

GRATEFUL

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15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.   Colossians 3:15 (NIV)

6 So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, 7 rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.  Colossians 2:6-7 (NIV)

8 Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done. 9 Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts. 10 Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice. 11 Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always.  1 Chronicles 16:8-11 (NIV)

1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.   Psalms 107:1 (NIV)

28 You are my God, and I will give you thanks; you are my God, and I will exalt you. 29 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.  Psalms 118:28-29 (NIV)

14 But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him.  2 Corinthians 2:14 (NIV)

15 Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!  2 Corinthians 9:15 (NIV)

4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. 5 For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.   Psalms 100:4-5 (NIV)

17 And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.   Colossians 3:17 (NIV)

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“To be grateful for the good things that happen in our lives is easy, but to be grateful for all of our lives-the good as well as the bad, the moments of joy as well as the moments of sorrow, the successes as well as the failures, the rewards as well as the rejections-that requires hard spiritual work. Still, we are only truly grateful people when we can say thank you to all that has brought us to the present moment. As long as we keep dividing our lives between events and people we would like to remember and those we would rather forget, we cannot claim the fullness of our beings as a gift of God to be grateful for.  Let's not be afraid to look at everything that has brought us to where we are now and trust that we will soon see in it the guiding hand of a loving God.”     Henri Nouwen

“Patience in the moment only comes from gratefulness for the moment. …. ”   Ann Voskamp

“But, grateful eyes truly do see grace and goodness, even in the most difficult and unattractive packages.  The Gratitude Syndrome makes you desire what you already have rather than always needing to have what you think you desire.  Gratitude makes life’s horizon bright and big rather than dark and distant. It turns what you have into more than enough.”    Jennifer Rothschild

“The root of joy is gratefulness … It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful.”   David Steindl-Rast

“Thanksgiving is good, but thanks-living is better.”  Matthew Henry

“Prayer, praise and thanksgiving all go together. A close relationship exists among them. The Scriptures join these three things together. Psalms is filled with many songs of praise and hymns of thanksgiving, all pointing back to the results of prayer. Thanksgiving includes gratitude. In fact, thanksgiving is the expression of an inward, conscious gratitude to God for mercies received. Gratitude is an inward emotion of the soul, involuntarily arising therein, while thanksgiving is the voluntary expression of gratitude.”    E.M. Bounds

“If anyone would tell you the shortest, surest way to all happiness – he must tell you to make it a rule to yourself to thank and praise God for everything that happens to you.  For it is certain that whatever seeming calamity happens to you, if you thank and praise God for it, you turn it into a blessing.  Could you therefore work miracles, you could not do more for yourself than by this thankful spirit, for it heals with a word speaking, and turns all that it touches into happiness.  It be the noblest sacrifice that the greatest saint can offer unto God.”  William Law

“Gratitude is not only a response to God in good times — it’s ultimately the very will of God in hard times.  Gratitude isn’t only a celebration when good things happen. It’s a declaration that God is good no matter what happens.”   Ann Voskamp

HEART SAVOR

• ·       Christians, of all people, are to be most thankful.
• ·       We are to be thankful for circumstances even not of our choosing – not particularly for the circumstance itself but for what God is doing in our lives and many others through it.  God has a purpose for everything allowed in the lives of His children therefore it demonstrates our trust in Him - to ourselves and others - when we are thankful for all. 16 Be joyful always; 17 pray continually; 18 give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.   1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NIV)
• ·       God is so worthy of our gratefulness.

Perfectly Placed Genesis 45:4-8 Genesis 50:15-21 Esther 4:12-14 John 17:1-5 Acts 17:24-27 01.25.16

PERFECTLY PLACED

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4 Then Joseph said to his brothers, "Come close to me." When they had done so, he said, "I am your brother Joseph, the one you sold into Egypt! 5 And now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here, because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you. 6 For two years now there has been famine in the land, and for the next five years there will not be plowing and reaping. 7 But God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance. 8 "So then, it was not you who sent me here, but God. He made me father to Pharaoh, lord of his entire household and ruler of all Egypt.   Genesis 45:4-8 (NIV)

15 When Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, "What if Joseph holds a grudge against us and pays us back for all the wrongs we did to him?" 16 So they sent word to Joseph, saying, "Your father left these instructions before he died: 17 'This is what you are to say to Joseph: I ask you to forgive your brothers the sins and the wrongs they committed in treating you so badly.' Now please forgive the sins of the servants of the God of your father." When their message came to him, Joseph wept. 18 His brothers then came and threw themselves down before him. "We are your slaves," they said. 19 But Joseph said to them, "Don't be afraid. Am I in the place of God? 20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. 21 So then, don't be afraid. I will provide for you and your children." And he reassured them and spoke kindly to them.  Genesis 50:15-21 (NIV)

12 When Esther's words were reported to Mordecai, 13 he sent back this answer: “Do not think that because you are in the king's house you alone of all the Jews will escape. 14 For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father's family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to royal position for such a time as this?”   Esther 4:12-14 (NIV)

1 After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed: “Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you. 2 For you granted him authority over all people that he might give eternal life to all those you have given him. 3 Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. 4 I have brought you glory on earth by completing the work you gave me to do. 5 And now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world began.”   John 17:1-5 (NIV)

24 “The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by hands. 25 And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything, because he himself gives all men life and breath and everything else. 26 From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live. 27 God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.”   Acts 17:24-27 (NIV)

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“Realize that God means for you to be where you are.”   Robert J. Morgan

“Did you ever stop and think about the fact that God has put you where you are for such a time as this? It is providence. If you have suffered in life, God can take your hurt and pain and use it to make you a godly man or woman for such a time as this….There is only one you. There is one person walking this earth with your exact heritage. The precise events and sufferings of your life have brought you to this hour. God is aware of it. He has been preparing, equipping, and allowing what has been happening in your life to get you ready. He has something for you to say. He has something for you to do.”   Greg Laurie

“Somehow in the wonder-working providence of God, our worst problems become our best pulpits. God turns our tragedies into testimonies and our emergencies into evangelism. Our testimonies are forged and crafted in the trials of life, our pain has an evangelistic purpose, our problems become His pulpits, and the things that happen to us turn out for the furtherance of the gospel.”   Robert J. Morgan

“Instead of looking for a way out of our circumstances, look for Him in it.  Ask Him to provide the strength, power, peace and wisdom needed to do His bidding.  We are all perfectly placed and equipped as Esther “for such a time as this” – be faithful.”  BHY

“God’s will will never put us where His presence will not sustain us.”  Robert J. Morgan

“He that takes truth for his guide, and duty for his end, may safely trust to God’s providence to lead him aright.”   Blaise Pascal

“To the child of God, there is no such thing as an accident.  He travels an appointed way…..Accidents may indeed appear to befall him and misfortune stalk his way; but these evils will be so in appearance only and will seem evils only because we cannot read the secret script of God’s hidden providence.”  A.W. Tozer

“A firm faith in the universal providence of God is the solution to all earthly problems.”    B.B. Warfield

“Let me carefully mark the inward workings of thy grace, and the outward tokens of thy providence, so as daily to have a true sense of thy gracious presence in every thing, more or less important; and thereby to be ever strengthened in faith, and kept in a composed state of mind; considering that nothing happens by mere chance, but all is wisely ordered by thy providential care to our good; firmly believing, if anything goes contrary to expectation, that something better will follow in its stead, if we only can be quiet, and wait the time.”  K.H. Von Bogatzky

HEART SAVOR

• ·       God gives grace sufficient to meet every need He allows in my life – both for His glory and my good.  The One that gives the power gets the glory.
• ·       God is the Master of making beauty out of our perceived ashes.
• ·       I am to keep my eyes on God.  Where He leads me I am to follow. 5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.   Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV)

Teach Your Children Well Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Proverbs 22:6 Proverbs 19:18 Proverbs 13:24 Proverbs 29:17 Ephesians 6:1-4 Proverbs 3:11-12 Hebrews 12:5-11 01.22.16

TEACH YOUR CHILDREN WELL

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4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 5 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. 6 These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. 7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. 8 Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. 9 Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.   Deuteronomy 6:4-9 (NIV)

6 Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.  Proverbs 22:6 (NIV)

18 Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to his death.  Proverbs 19:18 (NIV)

24 He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is careful to discipline him. Proverbs 13:24 (NIV)

17 Discipline your son, and he will give you peace; he will bring delight to your soul.  Proverbs 29:17 (NIV)

1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 ‘Honor your father and mother’--which is the first commandment with a promise-- 3 ‘that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.’ 4 Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.   Ephesians 6:1-4 (NIV)

11 My son, do not despise the Lord's discipline and do not resent his rebuke, 12 because the Lord disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.   Proverbs 3:11-12 (NIV)

5 “And you have forgotten that word of encouragement that addresses you as sons: ‘My son, do not make light of the Lord's discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you, 6 because the Lord disciplines those he loves, and he punishes everyone he accepts as a son.’  7 Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father? 8 If you are not disciplined (and everyone undergoes discipline), then you are illegitimate children and not true sons. 9 Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of our spirits and live! 10 Our fathers disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, that we may share in his holiness. 11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.”   Hebrews 12:5-11 (NIV)

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“Oh that God would give every mother a vision of the glory and splendor of the work that is given to her when a babe is place in her bosom to be nursed and trained! Could she have but one glimpse in to the future of that life as it reaches on into eternity; could she look into its soul to see its possibilities; could she be made to understand her own personal responsibility for the training of this child, for the development of its life, and for its destiny,--she would see that in all God's world there is no other work so noble and so worthy of her best powers, and she would commit to no others hands the sacred and holy trust given to her.”  JR Miller

“The majority of children acquire the characteristics and habits of their parents.  What are they learning from us?”  Billy Graham

“This is our first duty, we are to begin at the family hearth:   he is a bad preacher who does not commence his ministry at home.  The heathen are to be sought by all means, and the highways and hedges are to be searched, but home has a prior claim, and woe unto those who reverse the order of the Lord’s arrangements.  To teach our children is a personal duty; we cannot delegate it to Sunday School Teachers, or other friendly aids, these can assist us, but cannot deliver us from the sacred obligation…mothers and fathers must, like Abraham, command their households in the fear of God, and talk with their offspring concerning the wondrous works of the Most High.”   Charles H. Spurgeon  

“In an age where families are falling apart, we need a wakeup call to the truth of God’s Word.  God’s ways are perfect.  He has given us His plan for our good and for the good of our families.  We need only heed His instruction.  Our families are precious and worthy of the effort to bring forth what God has planned.  As He states in Jeremiah:  ‘For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’  May those who come behind us find us faithful.”   BHY

“I want to teach others what you are teaching me and train them how to correctly study and obey your Word and how to effectively use their spiritual gifts to bear lasting fruit so you are glorified.”   Bert Banzhaf

HEART SAVOR

• ·       We are to train our children in the knowledge of the Lord.  We train more by example than words.  Our actions can mute our voice.
• ·       God disciplines those He loves and punishes everyone He accepts as a son.  We are to endure discipline as He is treating us as sons that we may share in His holiness.  No discipline seems pleasant at the time but painful.  Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those trained by it.
• ·       Training our children is our responsibility and is not to be left up to others.

Our Rock In The Storm Isaiah 63:1 Zephaniah 3:16-17 Isaiah 40:28-31 2 Corinthians 1:8-11 2 Corinthians 1:3-5 Psalms 18:1-3 01.20.16

OUR ROCK IN THE STORM

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1 Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah, with his garments stained crimson? Who is this, robed in splendor, striding forward in the greatness of his strength? “It is I, speaking in righteousness, mighty to save.”   Isaiah 63:1 (NIV)

“Do not fear, O Zion; do not let your hands hang limp. 17 The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.”   Zephaniah 3:16-17 (NIV)

28 Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. 29 He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. 30 Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; 31 but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.  Isaiah 40:28-31 (NIV)

8 We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about the hardships we suffered in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life. 9 Indeed, in our hearts we felt the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead. 10 He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us. On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us, 11 as you help us by your prayers. Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the gracious favor granted us in answer to the prayers of many.  2 Corinthians 1:8-11 (NIV)

3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. 5 For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows.   2 Corinthians 1:3-5 (NIV)

1 I love you, O Lord, my strength. 2 The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. 3 I call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my enemies.  Psalms 18:1-3 (NIV)

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“However, faith has its trials, as well as its answers.  It is not to be imagined that the man of faith, having pushed out from the shore of circumstances, finds it all smooth and easy sailing.  By no means.  Again and again, he is called to encounter rough sea and stormy skies; but it is all graciously designed to lead him into deeper and more matured experience of what God is to the heart that confides in Him.  Were the sky always without a cloud and the ocean without a ripple, the believer would not know so well that God with Whom he has to do; for alas, we know how prone that heart is to mistake the peace of circumstances for the peace of God.  When everything is going on smoothly and pleasantly—out property safe, our business prosperous, our children carrying themselves agreeably, our residence comfortable, our health excellent—everything in short, just to our mind, how apt we are to mistake the peace which reposes upon such circumstances for that peace which flows from the realized presence of Christ.”  C.H. Mackintosh

“Never dread any consequence resulting from absolute obedience to His command.  Never fear the rough waters ahead, which through their proud contempt impede your progress.  God is greater than the roar of raging water and the mighty waves of the sea.  ‘The Lord sits enthroned over the flood; the Lord is enthroned as King forever’ (Psalm 29:10).  A storm is simply the hem of His robe, the sign of His coming, and the evidence of His presence.  Dare to trust Him!  Dare to follow Him!  Then discover that the forces that blocked your progress and threatened your life become at His command the very materials He uses to build your street of freedom.”  F. B. Meyer

“After winter comes the summer.  After night comes the dawn.  And after every storm, there come clear, open skies.”   Samuel Rutherford

“The winds hushed by his finger uplifted, the waves calmed by his voice, so that they became solid as marble beneath his tread; the tempest, cowering at his feet, as before a conqueror whom it knew and obeyed; these things, these stormy elements, the wind, the tempest, and the water, gave full proof of his abundant power. The lame man leaping, the deaf man hearing, the dumb man singing, the dead rising, these, again, were proofs that he was the “power of God.” When the voice of Jesus startled the shades of Hades, and rent the bonds of death, with “Lazarus come forth!” and when the carcase rotten in the tomb woke up to life, there was proof of his divine power and godhead. A thousand other proofs he afforded; but we need not stay to mention them to you who have Bibles in your houses, and who can read them every day. At last he yielded up his life, and was buried in the tomb. Not long, however, did he sleep; for he gave another proof of his divine power and godhead, when starting from his slumber, he affrighted the guards with the majesty of his grandeur, not being held by the bonds of death, they being like green twigs before our conquering Samson, who had meanwhile pulled up the gates of hell, and carried them on his shoulders far away.”  Charles H. Spurgeon

“Blessed storm that wrecks you on the rock of ages! Glorious billow that washes you upon this heavenly shore! And now you have nothing but your God to trust to, what are you going to do? To fret? To whine? O, I pray you, do not thus dishonour your Lord and Master! Now, play the man, play the man of God. Show the world that your God is worth ten thousand worlds to you.”   Charles H. Spurgeon

HEART SAVOR

·       My God is mighty to save.

·       My God is the God of all compassion and comfort – praise Him!

·       My God is my strength, my rock, my fortress and my deliverer.  I have nothing to fear as His perfect love casts out all fear.

           

Blessed Assurance 2 Timothy 1:12 2 Timothy 4:6-8 James 1:12 Philippians 3:20-21 Isaiah 40:5 Isaiah 40:10 Revelation 1:7-8 Revelation 22:12-13 01.18.16

BLESSED ASSURANCE

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12 That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for that day.  2 Timothy 1:12 (NIV)

6 For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time has come for my departure. 7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8 Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day--and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing. 2 Timothy 4:6-8 (NIV)

12 Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.  James 1:12 (NIV)

20 But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, 21 who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.  Philippians 3:20-21 (NIV)

5 “And the glory of the Lord will be revealed, and all mankind together will see it. For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”   Isaiah 40:5 (NIV)

10 See, the Sovereign Lord comes with power, and his arm rules for him. See, his reward is with him, and his recompense accompanies him.   Isaiah 40:10 (NIV)

7 Look, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and all the peoples of the earth will mourn because of him. So shall it be! Amen.
8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”   Revelation 1:7-8 (NIV)

12 “Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done. 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”   Revelation 22:12-13 (NIV)

BUTTER

“Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!  Oh, what a foretaste of glory diving!  Heir of salvation, purchase of God, Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood!  This is my story, this is my song, Praising my Savior all the day long.  This is my story, this is my song, Praising my Savior all the day long.”   Fanny Crosby

“When peace like a river, Attendeth my way, When sorrows, Like sea billows roll; Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say, ‘It is well, it is well, with my soul.’  O, Lord haste the day When my faith shall be sight, The clouds be rolled back As a scroll; The trump shall resound And the Lord shall descend, ‘Even so’ it is well With my soul.”   Horatio G. Spafford  

“God measures success by faithfulness, and He bestows fresh layers of mercy as we serve Him day by day, all the days of our lives.”   Robert J. Morgan

“Luther was once found at a moment of peril and fear, when he had need to grasp unseen strength, sitting in an abstracted mood tracing on the table with his finger the words, ‘Vivit!  Vivit!’  (‘He lives!  He lives!’).  It is our hope for ourselves, and for His truth, and for mankind.  Men come and go; leaders, teachers, thinkers speak and work for a season, and then fall silent and impotent.  He abides.  They die, but He lives.  They are lights kindled, and, therefore, sooner or later quenched; but He is the true light from which they draw all their brightness, and He shines forevermore.”    Alexander Maclaren   

“The human heart longs for utopia – some Shangri-La or Fountain of Youth that makes everything ‘right’ again.  Somewhere deep inside is an impulse hungering for a place where wounds are healed, conflict is resolved, pressures cease, desires are fulfilled, and death doesn’t hang over our heads.  The vestiges of Eden remain in our hearts; we know the world isn’t as it should be.  We want something – or someone – to make it right.  The theologically correct solution, from a Christian’s point of view, is that the Son of God will return and make all things new.  And, in fact, He is already renewing those who believe in Him.  But the re-genesis we look for, the gleaming paradise hidden in our longings, hasn’t fully appeared.  We saw glimpses of it in Jesus’ earthly ministry – love, healings promises, restoration; we see it in in various lives and ministries today; and we see a picture of it at the end of Revelation.  There’s one thing in common in all such pictures:  His Presence.  Whenever He manifests Himself openly, perfection begins to emerge….And in the end, we will see perfection and completion in all its fullness.”   Chris Tiegreen

“Though we now see but a poor reflection as in a mirror, we hold the certainty of the hope of glory in our hearts.  And what does that entail?  As believers, we are presently objects of Divine approval and blessedness because of the blood of Jesus and His righteousness and we presently possess this glory in spirit by the Holy Spirit.  One day – either upon Jesus’ return or our death – we will be transformed outwardly as well into this glorified beautiful condition.  It is a state into which one is accorded the fullest enjoyment of the admiration of God as objects of His highest regard and praise and further the enjoyment of fullness, satisfaction, joy, righteousness and ceaseless delight.  It encompasses outward splendor, grandeur, pomp, elegance, magnificence, beauty, excellence of appearance, impressiveness, brilliance, illustriousness and eminence (Hebrew-Greek Key Word Study Bible – New Testament Lexical Aids).  Therefore, encourage one another with these words!”  BHY

HEART SAVOR

·       Heaven is my home and I am to hold the hope of glory in my heart.  I am to set my heart and mind on things above and not be overly consumed by earthly things.

·       I am an heir of salvation, a purchase of God.  I am born of His Spirit and I am washed in His blood.

·       It is well with my soul.