67A FATHER'S HEART

 

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A FATHER'S HEART

HE SHALL TURN THE HEART OF THE FATHERS TO THEIR SONS
AND THE HEART OF THE SONS TO THEIR FATHERS,
LEST I COME
AND Smite the land with a curse.
Mal. 3:24

The word "FATHER" has an enormous meaning in the Bible.
When Jesus was about to leave his disciples, he said
"I WILL NOT LEAVE YOU AS FATHERLESS;
I WILL COME TO YOU." (John 14:18)

Jesus was like a father to his disciples, and the Holy Spirit is like a father to us.
We need a father to feel secure. We need someone who rejoices in our progress and exults in our victories. Someone who strengthens us in good, forgives us in evil, and cleanses us and heals us.

We had a visit from Lena Løbner, who, among other things, told that one day she realized that Abraham was also her father in faith. It was as if something fell into place, and she gained peace in her life.
Paul writes that:

"HE (ABRAHAM) SHOULD BE THE FATHER
OF ALL THE UNCIRCUITED WHO BELIEVED" Rom. 4,11
It is a powerful thought that Abraham loves you as a son or daughter, and rejoices in your faith, together with God our FATHER.

WE NEED BOTH GOD AND
GOOD HUMAN FATHERS!

In Hebrew, father is called אב Av, but we know it best from the Aramaic Abba. If you go back to the time when the Hebrew letters were images, the two letters of the word were an ox and a tent, which gave the meaning strength in the house, prosperity in the house.
The first letter א aleph which was also the image of a also is also a word for precisely ox, which is called עלעפ אֶלֶף

The second letter בּ Bet is almost identical to the word for house Bajit בַּיִת,
and originally it was a drawing of a tent.
When the father is in your tent there is strength, prosperity and life, for the source of all life is present.
Perhaps the greatest problem for man is the spirit of fatherlessness. Envy, hatred, anger, bitterness, etc. stem from a feeling of being abandoned and overlooked.
What suffering could not have been avoided if the father's love came in with presence and guidance.

The last verse in the Old Testament is about restoring the relationship between fathers and sons Mal. 3:24

HE SHALL TURN THE HEARTS OF THE FATHERS TO THEIR SONS
AND THE HEARTS OF THE SONS TO THEIR FATHERS…

Malachi points out that the fruit of the Messiah’s coming is reconciliation between generations, …and the fathers are to take the first step!
GOD CALLS US TO BE FATHERS
AND MOTHERS WITH A TRUE FATHER’S HEART,
JUST AS GOD IS A FATHER TO US.
May God bless you!

66 CREATED IN THE IMAGE OF GOD

 

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CREATED IN THE IMAGE OF GOD

GOD CREATED MAN IN HIS IMAGE, IN THE IMAGE OF GOD HE CREATED IT, MALE AND FEMALE HE CREATED THEM. Genesis 1:27
In the Lord woman is nothing without man, and man is nothing without woman; for as woman came from man, so also man is through woman; but all things are of God. 1 Corinthians 11:11-12

I read an article by a gerontologist - a researcher of aging - about man as a biological being, whose purpose in living is exactly the same as other biological beings. Regardless, each species requires a certain amount of time to grow, develop, and reproduce. The duration of this life span is usually called the “essential lifespan of the species,” the age that a sufficient number of individuals of a species must reach in order to reproduce themselves.

For us, the essential lifespan is around 40-45 years, i.e. that we need a maximum of 45 years to complete the process of growth, maturation and reproduction. For certain bacteria the time is a few minutes, for fruit flies a few days and for example mice 12 months.
The gerontologist also writes that it seems unique to us that “becoming human” also involves language, art, culture and society.

I agree with the gerontologist except that he is missing the most essential thing that can be said about humans, namely that WE ARE CREATED IN THE IMAGE OF GOD!.
The Bible tells us that everything was created by God, but only one species, namely humans, was created in the image of God. WE ARE CREATED TO KNOW GOD AND DESTINED TO LIVE WITH HIM both here and in the world to come.

It is wonderful for a believing Christian to think that one is a painting – a picture – that is being painted by God himself.
God is God if all the lands were desolate,
God is God if all men were dead.
About generations dizzy, among the starry horde
Countless swarming in high heavens
God's crop.

65 LEAVES vs. JESUS ​​VICTORIAL DEATH

 

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LEAVES vs. JESUS ​​VICTORIAL DEATH

When Adam and Eve disobeyed God, they were overcome with guilt. They hid in a corner of the garden and tried to cover themselves with fig leaves.

THEN GOD MADE
GARMENTS OF
ABIMILE SKIN AND WORN THEM FOR ADAM
AND HIS WIFE.
Genesis 3:21

The leaves hid their shame, but to cover their sin, the old covenant required a sacrifice. It could be the sacrifice of an innocent animal or something else as we read in the Old Testament.

WHEN JESUS ​​DIED ON THE CROSS,
HE BORN OUR SIN, GUILT
AND
OUR SHAME SO THAT WE WOULD
NO LONGER HAVE TO MAKE SACRIFICES.
HE SACRIFICED HIMSELF OUT OF
LOVE FOR US
IN OUR PLACE

Under the new covenant, we must therefore put on Christ and accept His substitutionary death, and not believe in our own works.

BY THE GRACE OF GOD
YOU ARE SAVED THROUGH FAITH
IN CHRIST.
FOR FAITH DOES NOT COME FROM YOU, IT IS A GIFT FROM GOD.

SO SALVATION IS NOT A REWARD FOR THE GOOD THINGS
WE HAVE DONE,
SO THAT NO ONE HAS
HAVE
THEREOF.
GOD HAS MADE US WHAT WE ARE, NEW CREATIONS IN CHRIST
JESUS, TO LIVING A RIGHTEOUS LIFE, WHICH GOD
IN THE FIRST PLACE
WATERED
FOR US.

Eph. 2:8-9
By His substitutionary and atoning death on the cross, He provides the covering we need. The sacrificial animal was only a picture of the eternal Lamb of God, Jesus, whose death provided atonement for all who believe in Him.
If there is sin or shame in our lives, it can be cleared away by accepting Jesus Christ into our lives.

He alone can bring forgiveness and set us free from condemnation
CHRIST HAS REDEEMED US
FROM THE CURSE OF THE LAW,
BY HE TOOK OUR SINS
ON HIMSELF, AND HIMSELF ENTERED
UNDER THAT CURSE.

FOR IT IS WRITTEN,
CURSED IS EVERYONE WHO HANGS
ON A TREE.

CHRIST DID THIS
SO THAT THE BLESSING
WHICH WAS GIVEN TO ABRAHAM
MIGHT NOW ALSO BE GIVEN
TO THE GENTILES, THAT WE ALL
THROUGH FAITH IN JESUS ​​CHRIST
MIGHT RECEIVE THE SPIRIT WHICH
GOD HAS PROMISED. Gal. 3:13-14

64HOME TO FATHER…

 

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HOME TO FATHER…
Luke 15:11-24
The story of the prodigal son is probably one of the most well-known parables.
We love it because we can recognize ourselves or others in the story, and who doesn’t know how to move away from the Father’s/God’s will with our lives?
We read that the younger son traveled to a faraway country – abroad.
When we refuse to do God’s will and show obedience to the Word, it is as if we are far away, even though we are in the same surroundings.
We know the feeling of being far away. Satan tempts with new experiences, independence, individuality and we can almost hear the whispering voice inside us “Now try the real life, it is much more fun, and you can be with friends – Enjoy the freedom”
The truth is, living away from God’s love and will does not make you happy. Quite the opposite. Instead, we can experience how sin and discouragement creep into our lives – and the happiness we sought abroad, away from God, does not come to us.
We compromise with our attitudes and our judgment of what is right and what is wrong, fail.
The God-given gifts and talents that we have received to be a blessing are not expressed in our lives at all because we prioritize wrongly.
Away from our Father’s will, we choose wrongly, and wrong decisions in life can have negative consequences. The prodigal son experienced it in his way – We experience it in other ways.
It negatively affects our thoughts, our minds and our actions.
We may end up feeling abandoned, lonely and rejected, just like the prodigal son.
When we have been abroad – away from the Father, we can easily get the thought that we have lost everything, including God’s love for us.
The story shows that GOD LOVES YOU AND ME, even though we move away from Him.
The prodigal son repented – went into himself – and returned home to his Father.
The Father walked/ran to meet the prodigal son. What love!
GOD THE FATHER ALSO MEETS YOU
AND ME WHERE
WE ARE ON OUR LIFE’S JOURNEY!
Our sin, mistakes and lack of obedience to the Word do not prevent God from loving you and me!
If we repent, acknowledge our sin and lack, then we will experience forgiveness and a new beginning with the Father.
YOU ARE LOVED
YOU ARE BELOVED
YOU ARE WORTHY

63 KINGSHIP

 

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KINGSHIP
It is rare to find a king willingly giving up his power and living as an ordinary man, away from all pomp and splendor. But that is what Jesus did
Let us read Philippians 2:6-11:
THOUGH HE WAS IN THE FORM OF GOD,
HE DID NOT CLAIM
THEIR DIVINE RIGHTS:
NO, HE GAVE UP
BOTH POWER AND GLORY
AND TAKEN TO HIMSELF THE FORM OF A SERVANT.
HE BECAME A MAN
AMONG MEN.
It is incomprehensible how great a renunciation it was. Thus Jesus went about as an ordinary man, acquainted with sickness, poverty and met people with their needs. He preached about the kingdom of God and healed the sick.
But it doesn't stop there, because it continues
YES, HE BENT SO DEEP,
TO OBEDIENTLY DIE THE DEATH OF A CRIMINAL ON A CROSS.
For whom will you die? Jesus did it voluntarily, so that we could have life through Him. He erased everything that separated us from the love of God.
Therefore GOD HAS EXALTED HIM,
TO THE HEAVENLY GLORY
AND GIVEN HIM A NAME
WHICH IS ABOVE EVERY OTHER NAME,
SO THAT AT THE NAME OF JESUS ​​EVERY KNEE SHOULD BEND,
IN HEAVEN
AND ON EARTH
AND UNDER THE EARTH
AND EVERY MOUTH SHOULD CONFESS,
TO THE GLORY OF GOD THE FATHER
JESUS ​​CHRIST IS LORD!
If we were to briefly describe that event, it might sound like this:
JESUS ​​BECAME WHAT WE ARE,
SO THAT WE SHOULD
BECOME WHAT HE IS
Through Christ we have become partakers of God's glory. Let us accept it so that we can serve him with joy.

62It is God's will and decision that He wants to save you.

 

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It is God's will and decision that He wants to save you.

Do you ever feel weak?

Do you have trouble holding on to God?

Turn it around! See it from God's perspective. When Jesus came to earth, it was said: "To all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God; they were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God." (John 1:13). Becoming a child of God rests on God's initiative.

"In accordance with his good pleasure, he predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to himself" (Ephesians 1:5) Salvation is available to all people. God has decided it this way, and He is big enough to accommodate everyone. Think about how big God is to save you! His will is strong enough! He comes in with his strength where you are weak. Look at his strength instead of your own weakness.

Salvation means sosos which means rescue, make whole, save, salvation. God will save you from the situation you are in right now, put all your hope in Him, not in people first.

It is not your decision that you wanted God as your Father, it is the decision of God's will. God drew you to Jesus, Jesus put you with Him in Heaven so that you can freely come to God your Father.
Amen.

61It's a difference in love

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 It's a difference in love

We have the general human love that many Christians also live in, it is limited by the nature of old Adam but does not love in spite of. It says we love, we have forgiven, but it does not forget what forgiveness is. When they do something they think is good, they do it only to get fat either with God or humans because. They must see, they are good, which no human being is in itself, they expect great thanks and honor they do not get it the offended taste the door and say, Now I have done all that for you and what are you doing for me! It is human nature love that demands something for something it is selfish love done in self-righteousness.

Something for something else I do not mind, it is NOT the fruit of the Spirit of God the Lord such as it is hypocrisy, religious dead deeds.

The Spirit of God's love, the Holy Spirit is pure in all things also in showing love. It makes no effort to show it's good, it's just that. It does nothing to love and be loved. It does not resent others. It forgives and forgets just as we are forgiven and all our sins / transgressions are forgiven and forgotten by God the Lord By virtue of Jesus, true love is in Jesus.

DO YOU LOVE WITHOUT EXPECTING TO GET SOMETHING AGAIN?

Amen.

It's a difference in love

We have the general human love that many Christians also live in, it is limited by the nature of old Adam but does not love in spite of. It says we love, we have forgiven, but it does not forget what forgiveness is. When they do something they think is good, they do it only to get fat either with God or humans because. They must see, they are good, which no human being is in itself, they expect great thanks and honor they do not get it the offended taste the door and say, Now I have done all that for you and what are you doing for me! It is human nature love that demands something for something it is selfish love done in self-righteousness.

Something for something else I do not mind, it is NOT the fruit of the Spirit of God the Lord such as it is hypocrisy, religious dead deeds.

The Spirit of God's love, the Holy Spirit is pure in all things also in showing love. It makes no effort to show it's good, it's just that. It does nothing to love and be loved. It does not resent others. It forgives and forgets just as we are forgiven and all our sins / transgressions are forgiven and forgotten by God the Lord By virtue of Jesus, true love is in Jesus.

DO YOU LOVE WITHOUT EXPECTING TO GET SOMETHING AGAIN?

Amen.