BLESSED
ASSURANCE
BREAD
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)
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.
