God loves to have an intimate relationship with us. But are we having an intimate relationship with Him?
I think many a time some of us may have gotten too familiar with the teachings taught that we forget how blessed we are to be able to receive the gospel, week in and week out, freely. Are we getting "tired" of hearing the same o' preachings? Are we getting complacent and too familiar with the sermons preached? Are we taking the privilege of been able to hear the good news preached for granted?
Maybe we have unconsciously taking all that we have listened to on a weekly basis for granted. We think it is nothing new as we think we have already heard of it sometime in the past. There is no fresh revelation shared behind the pulpit. There seems to be no new revelation of Jesus Christ and His finished work at the cross.
Wake up! What's needed is not necessarily "fresh" revelation of Jesus Christ but a revelation of Him and His finished work afresh. We need to be reminded of His finished work at the cross day in day out. We need to practice His presence all the time. We need Him to be intimately involved in our every dealing. We need Him! Period.
For God so loved the world that He sent His only begotten Son to die at the cross that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life. Wow! What kind of love is this that the Heavenly Father would sacrifice His only begotten to die for the world? That's the lavish love of our Abba Father!
He sent His Son Jesus Christ to die for us at the cross so that all our sins are forgiven, once and for all. Jesus took the punishment for all our sins upon Himself so that we shall no longer be punished for any sin or transgression that we commit. The payment for our sins has been more than paid at the cross for Jesus Christ is more than our payment. He actually overpaid for our sins.
We are made the righteousness of God in Christ for what Jesus had done at the cross some two thousand years ago. It is the Lion of Judah who was hanged at the cross. It is the Lamb of God who was sacrificed on our behalf at the cross. It is His precious blood that made us whiter than snow. It is His body that has healed us from all forms of diseases and pains. It is Jesus and Jesus alone at the cross. He was crucified in the midst of two thieves.
He is always in our midst. He loves to turn things around for our good. He wants to make right what is not. His desires for us are thoughts of good and grandeur. He wants us to live life to the fullest. Full of His life in us! For without Him, we can do nothing. He is the center of our lives. He is our all in all!
When Jesus was walking on earth, His disciples were basically with Him all the time. Yet, on a few occasions they seemed to be far away from Jesus. For example, when Jesus calmed the storm after His disciples cried out to Him while He was sleeping at the stern of the boat they were in, they were all in awed. They seemed to be so amazed by what their Master had done. Yet, the centurion knew who Jesus was and only asked Jesus to speak the word for his servant to be healed. Jesus marveled at his faith. He knew the Lord though he was not with Him all the time like His disciples.
It is an intimate relationship with Abba Father that He loves. It is the heart knowledge of Jesus and His finished work at the cross that He sees and treasures. Draw close to God for it brings Him delight when we are close to Him. Hallelujah!
I think many a time some of us may have gotten too familiar with the teachings taught that we forget how blessed we are to be able to receive the gospel, week in and week out, freely. Are we getting "tired" of hearing the same o' preachings? Are we getting complacent and too familiar with the sermons preached? Are we taking the privilege of been able to hear the good news preached for granted?
Maybe we have unconsciously taking all that we have listened to on a weekly basis for granted. We think it is nothing new as we think we have already heard of it sometime in the past. There is no fresh revelation shared behind the pulpit. There seems to be no new revelation of Jesus Christ and His finished work at the cross.
Wake up! What's needed is not necessarily "fresh" revelation of Jesus Christ but a revelation of Him and His finished work afresh. We need to be reminded of His finished work at the cross day in day out. We need to practice His presence all the time. We need Him to be intimately involved in our every dealing. We need Him! Period.
For God so loved the world that He sent His only begotten Son to die at the cross that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life. Wow! What kind of love is this that the Heavenly Father would sacrifice His only begotten to die for the world? That's the lavish love of our Abba Father!
He sent His Son Jesus Christ to die for us at the cross so that all our sins are forgiven, once and for all. Jesus took the punishment for all our sins upon Himself so that we shall no longer be punished for any sin or transgression that we commit. The payment for our sins has been more than paid at the cross for Jesus Christ is more than our payment. He actually overpaid for our sins.
We are made the righteousness of God in Christ for what Jesus had done at the cross some two thousand years ago. It is the Lion of Judah who was hanged at the cross. It is the Lamb of God who was sacrificed on our behalf at the cross. It is His precious blood that made us whiter than snow. It is His body that has healed us from all forms of diseases and pains. It is Jesus and Jesus alone at the cross. He was crucified in the midst of two thieves.
He is always in our midst. He loves to turn things around for our good. He wants to make right what is not. His desires for us are thoughts of good and grandeur. He wants us to live life to the fullest. Full of His life in us! For without Him, we can do nothing. He is the center of our lives. He is our all in all!
When Jesus was walking on earth, His disciples were basically with Him all the time. Yet, on a few occasions they seemed to be far away from Jesus. For example, when Jesus calmed the storm after His disciples cried out to Him while He was sleeping at the stern of the boat they were in, they were all in awed. They seemed to be so amazed by what their Master had done. Yet, the centurion knew who Jesus was and only asked Jesus to speak the word for his servant to be healed. Jesus marveled at his faith. He knew the Lord though he was not with Him all the time like His disciples.
It is an intimate relationship with Abba Father that He loves. It is the heart knowledge of Jesus and His finished work at the cross that He sees and treasures. Draw close to God for it brings Him delight when we are close to Him. Hallelujah!
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