Even while away...

"...and lo I am with you always, even to the end of the world" Matthew 28:20

Even while away in Florida, there is a truth that strikes my heart. The American Standard Version uses some interesting language to convey Jesus ever presence with us. He is with us for all time, as the New American Standard so clearly puts it "...even to the end of the age." However, the truth is not just eternal, but also covers distance. There is no where we can go to outrun the reach of our eternal Saviour. No matter what you do or where you go, you are always under His careful watch; and in His Holy, Perfect, and Sovereign will.

I think sometimes the tendency to live differently, depending on where we are, or what stage of life we are in, is almost a subconcscious reaction. However, this truth does not allow for this kind of thinking. Jesus is with us all the time, and He is with us everywhere we go; and so we must live the same no matter the time of place. May God free us from the desire to be free from His presence.

Ressurection Power

"For is the dead are not raised, neither hath Christ been raised: and if Christ hath not been raised, your faith is in vain; ye are yet in your sins. Then they also that are fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If we have only hope in Christ in this life, we are of all men most pitiable." 1 Corinthians 15:16-19

The resurrection of Christ is the most important doctrine in all of God's Word. The whole of the Bible message points towards the passion of the Christ. If you take away the message of Christ's death, burial, and resurrection, you make faith in vain. If then we make our faith in vain, we make the faith of those who have died in Christ in vain, and they are lost forever. If the hope of Christ lasts only for this life, then we are hopeless in eternity.

However, that is not the gospel of Christ this day. It is not the truth of God's Word, given to us. The truth of God's Word says that Jesus was "made to be sin on our behalf" (2 Cor. 5:21). He will killed to reconcile us to God. He was raised to show that God accepted His sacrifice (Romans 4:25). Now, He is seated at the right hand of God where He rules supremely. Chris Tomlin wrote a tag to Amazing Grace, "My chains are gone, I've been set free. My God, my Saviour, has ransomed me; and like a flood, His mercy brings, unending love - Amazing grace!" May we live knowing that our sin is gone because of the power of the resurrected Jesus Christ!

The Sovereign One

"He is before all things, and in Him all things consist (hold together)" Colossians 1:17 [translation comment NASB]

As I read through Colossians this morning I was struck by the power of Christ in the universe. The two main attributes dealt with here are His preexistence and His omnipotence (all powerfulness). He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. Without Him nothing holds together. No atom, no universe, and no relationship will hold together as it should without Christ. May we live today as though He was holding all we have and are together; and may we worship Him as the preexistent, risen, God of the universe.

Welcome to my Blog

Hello,

It is a priveledge to have to come and visit this blog. This is my vision for this blog: To create a blog where people can come and talk about The Sovereign God of the Universe in a Biblical, Relational, and Glorifying manner." With this in mind it is important that scripture be used in all posts, and that all comments be made in a respectful manner. This is a place to come and share a verse and say how God has used it in your life and what He is teaching you. This is also a place to come and share about your relationship with Christ and what He is doing in and through you. May God recieve neverending glory as we embark on this journey together. Sola Deo Gloria!