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“ Death is swallowed up in victory.” “O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” "The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ " (1 Corinthians 15:55-57). " For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord " (Romans 6:23).  Christ became the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours alone but for the sins of the whole world (1 John 2:2). Propitiation means "the act of appeasing the wrath and conciliating the favor of the offended."[ 1 ] When we accept Christ, our sin is no longer counted against us (Romans 4:4-8).  Christ paid the wage of sin, the cost was his death, in his death and in his resurrection we live. Death is swallowed up in victory, " we fight from victory" -- Mark McClelland. " For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. But eac...

" And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven " (Matthew 18:2-4). When we become like little children, humbly trusting in him, he becomes our God giving us a new heart and a new spirit (Ezekiel 36:26). God cares more about your heart,  "F or the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart ” (1 Samuel 16:7b).  When we trust in him like little children would trust in a caring father, his spirit teaches us many things, writing them on our hearts (Hebrews 8:10).  When we realize his great love for us, our hearts  love him back (1 John 4:19). God's greatest commandment is that we love him with all of our heart. This is not a difficult thing to do, it is not beyond our reach, " It is not...

" Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God , that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God " (Hebrews 13:15). Know that Jehovah is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.  Psalm 100:3 -4  May my lips overflow with praise , for you teach me your decrees.  Psalm 119:171   Give thanks to Jehovah, for he is good; his love endures forever .  1 Chronicles 16:34   The trumpeters and musicians joined in unison to give praise and thanks to Jehovah. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals and other instruments, the singers raised their voices in praise to the Jehovah and sang: " He is good; his love endures forever ."  2 Chronicles 5:13   And all the children of I...

" To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps. 'He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth.' When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly. 'He himself bore our sins' in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; 'by his wounds you have been healed.' For “you were like sheep going astray,' but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls " (1 Peter 2:21-25). Jesus told a parable of a religious leader  who thought himself more righteous than others, he treated others with contempt (Luke 18:9-20). We are warned of doing the same,  " For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you " (Matthew 7:1-2). Since from the beginnin...

“ The light is among you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going. While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light ” (John 12:35-36). God came as a light into the world, not to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved (John 3:16-17). " I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness. If anyone hears my words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world ” (John 12:46-50). People are born into darkness, all roads but one lead to death, so God chose a people to be a city on a hill, a light unto the world, a light that leads to the road to life. As people traveled the road in darkness this light was to be a beacon of salvation. But the light grew dim because they loved darkness rather than light. God sent his s...

“Oh, that I were as in the months of old, as in the days when God watched over me, when his lamp shone upon my head, and by his light I walked through darkness, as I was in my prime, when the friendship of God was upon my tent, when the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were all around me, when my steps were washed with butter, and the rock poured out for me streams of oil! When I went out to the gate of the city, when I prepared my seat in the square, the young men saw me and withdrew, and the aged rose and stood; the princes refrained from talking and laid their hand on their mouth; the voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth. When the ear heard, it called me blessed, and when the eye saw, it approved, because I delivered the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to help him. The blessing of him who was about to perish came upon me, and I caused the widow's heart ...

“ Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him, and not to hide yourself from your own flesh?  Then shall your light break forth like the dawn, and your healing shall spring up speedily ; your righteousness shall go before you; the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.  Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer; you shall cry, and he will say, ‘Here I am.’ If you take away the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness,  if you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday.  And the Lord will guide you continually and satisfy your desire in scor...

" Yet once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens. This expression, “Yet once more,” denotes the removing of those things which can be shaken, as of created things, so that those things which cannot be shaken may remain " (Hebrews 12:26). God is shaking the earth and the heavens and that which remains is that which has not been made. God created all things through His word who was with God and was God, " All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made " (John 1:1-3,14). The Holy Spirit a " power from on high " draws us to God, abides in us when we believe, and opens our eyes to help us understand scriptures, (Luke 24:45-49), through the Spirit the Father and the Son abides in us (John 14:15-23). As humans it is difficult for us to reason that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are one, though a father son relationship is something we understand. It is also hard for us to quantify time as infinite...

“ For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes , " (Romans 1:16-17).  Power is defined primarily as; to be able, the ability, to act, capability of producing an effect, whether physical or moral: potency; might, strength, force, or energy in action.[ 1 ] Today as Christians we have access to great power. Through His Spirit we can know the mystery of God's power, " the hidden wisdom which God predestined before the ages to our glory; the wisdom which none of the rulers of this age has understood " (1 Corinthians 2:7). The power is in words taught by the Spirit, those being written upon our hearts, not by human wisdom, but by combining spiritual thoughts with spiritual words, the Spirit of God and the Word of God (1 Corinthians 2:10-13). 1 Corinthians 4:20 ESV"Christian people fall into a certain outward method of procedure, a peculiar outward mode of uttering their faith, which becomes to true godlines...

" For  I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is  the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes "( Romans  1:16). GO!

" We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government "  --  Declaration of Independence Viva USA Viva Egypt This Christian night prayer and return to God by Egyptians was held for 12 hours on the evening of   11-11-2011. They were praying for Jesus to rule over Egypt. Viva Freedom to Worship Jesus

" Listen to me,  O coastlands,      and give attention, you peoples  from afar. The  Lord  called me from the womb,      from the body of my mother he named my name.   He made my mouth like a sharp sword;      in the shadow of his hand he hid me; he made me a polished arrow;      in his quiver he hid me away.   And he said to me, “You are my servant,      Israel,  in whom I will be glorified.”   But I said, “I have labored in vain;      I have spent my strength for nothing and vanity; yet surely my right is with the  Lord ,      and my recompense with my God.”   And now the  Lord  says,      he  who formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob back to him;      and that Israel might be gathered to him— for  I am honored...