Psalm 89:20 I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him: Acts 13:22 And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave their testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will. Psalm 89:27I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth. Revelation 1:5 …. the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. …
God is the Lord, Creator of ALL!!! Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights. Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts. Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light. Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens. Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created. He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass. Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps: Fire, and hail; snow, and vapours; stormy wind fulfilling his word: Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars: Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl: Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth: Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children: Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven. He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the LORD.
Psalm 148:6 He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass. 2 Peter 3:13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
7-8 But the LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment. And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness. 16-17 The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah. The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God. Psalm 149:6-9 Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand; To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people; To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the LORD. The Apostle Paul warns … 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9 And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; The Apostle John warns … Revelation 20:1-15And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season. And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog, and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them. And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. Where will you be at Judgement time? It Is coming!
Ecclesiastes 3:1-11 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace. What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth? I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it. He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
52 weeks … 365.4 days … 8760 hours … 525,600 minutes … 31,536000 seconds … ONE YEAR! Time is a gift from God!
Although God is NOT time orientated, His Word has much to say about TIME. Some yea ago a great scientist made a very important discovery, relating to the universe and its beginning and structure. He stated that there are five basic conditions of the physical universe and these had to be in order to have an existing universe: TIME FORCE MOTION SPACE MATTER This was a tremendous discovery. An important basic truth, hailed as a great step forward in man’s knowledge and understanding of where he came from and where he was going. At first it seemed like a great blow to Bible believers … What about God? Didn’t He just create it all? Didn’t He know about the five basic principles? If He did, why didn’t He tell us about them?
Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness. Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp. Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs. Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals. Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.
The Apostle Paul reminds all believers… ROMANS 15:10-11 And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people. And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people.
How could you remember? YOU weren’t there! This happened over 1900 years ago!
Sure, you remember reading about these things. You remember hearing stories in Sunday School. You remember a Preacher preaching about these things. But you were not there, how could you remember them?
Then what meanest the Scripture, ”IN REMEMBERANCE OF ME”? We did not witness these events. We would be fools to proclaim that we were! So, what meanest the Scripture, ”IN REMEMBERANCE OF ME”? Do you have a remembrance of the Lord Jesus? Have you ever had any contact with the living Son of God?
If you’ve been Saved, Born again, Born spiritually, YOU HAVE A REMBERANCE.
Your REMBERANCE is not in His life, death and resurrection, BUT in the LIFE He has given you!
What is there to remember? You were a sinner! Lost in a world of self-righteousness! You were lost … Separated for God! Headed for an eternity in Hell!
It’s to remember that only by God’s grace, the love of Christ, that you’ve been saved! This is the remembrance we have of Christ … The remembrance of the year, the month, the day, the time that the Lord Jesus saved you out of the mire of sin, the sea of self-righteousness. The time you passed from death unto Life eternal.
Isaiah 9:6For unto us (Jews) a child is born… When man fell God promised a redeemer(Genesis 3). Adam and Eve understood he was to be born of a woman (Eve thought it would be her son) The Hebrew word for Child used here is Male Not an angel, not a spirit, but flesh, blood and bone. A CHILD IS BORN Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. Answers all the questions, How, Why, When, What, Who: HOW— the Lord Himself WHY —for a sign WHEN –the virgin shall conceive WHAT –a son (will be born) WHO —His name Immanuel (God with us) Where did all this happen? Luke 1:34 Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? Luke 1:35And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. Luke 2:7 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. Isaiah 9:6 … unto us (Jews and the world) a son is given: … He’s the Son of Man … born after the likeness of man who was created in the image of God. He’s the Son of God John 3:16 Consider the word GIVEN. God gave unto us (and for us) HIS SON. 1 John 4:9-10In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. This is what Christmas is all about — Not what we give to each other, BUT what God gave to us, HIS SON. All we have to do is believe.
Thought: How foolish is a person who just admires all the decorations but doesn’t open his gifts.
This was a series of 5-minute radio Messages delivered a long time ago, but still applies for today.
HAPPY NEW YEAR … Today the new year has already begun, in fact it’s the 3rd day and there are only 362 ½ days left … 8,703 hours … 522,180 minutes … 31,330,800 seconds …. TIME SURE DOES FLY! How much TIME do you give to God? 1 hour a week only comes to 52 hours a year, that’s only 2.1 days a year. 3 hours a week, only 6 1/3 days a year. 4 hours a week, only 8 ½ days a year. How much TIME do you give to God? We can’t say that WE’LL GIVE TOMORROW TO God, because tomorrow never comes, yesterday is past. All we have is TODAY. Let me share some thoughts of how we can use TODAY. TODAY IS HERE 2 Corinthians 6:2 (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.) How much TIME do you give to God?
Psalm 40:7-9 Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me, I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart. I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest. TO FULFILL THE WORD Matthew 1:22-23Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. TO FULFILL ALL RIGHTEOUSNESS Matthew 3:15And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him. TO GIVE LIFE John 10:10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. SAVE THE LOST Luke 19:10For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. TO MINISTER AND DIE FOR ALL Mark 10:45For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. HE CAME TO THE JEW BUT THEY REJECTED HIM John 1:11He came unto his own, and his own received him not. A LGHT FOR THE GENTILES Luke 2:32A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel. TO RELEASE THE CAPTIVES (that were in Paradise) Ephesians 4:8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. TO TASTE DEATH FOR EVERYONE Hebrews 2:9But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man. TO DESTROY DEATH AND THE DEVIL’S POWER Hebrews 2:14-16Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham. TO REVEAL GOD John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. TO REMOVE CONDEMNATION FROM ALL WHO WOULD BELIEVE John 9:39 And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind. HE CAME ONCE SO HE COULD AGAIN TO RULE THE EARTH John 14:3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. THAT HE COULD BRING BELIEVERS TO GOD 1 Peter 3:18For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
Did He fulfill His purpose for coming? YES, certainly He did His work in FULL. Has His purpose been fulfilled in your life?
The ARK was God’s plan Genesis 6:1-4And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose. And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years. There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown. Hebrews 11:7 By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith. Peter writes about this: 1 Peter 3:20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water. 2 Peter 2:5And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly The ARK was available for all when death threatened Genesis 6:5-7 And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. Ecclesiastes 7:20For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not. Ezekiel 18:4 Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die. The ARK was a God appointed refuge Genesis 6:13-14 So God said to Noah, “I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth. So make yourself an ark of cypress[a] wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out. John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
