A Word To Encourage
A Word To Encourage “The Spirit of the LORD came upon Jahaziel…and he said, ‘Listen, all you of Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat! Thus says the LORD to you: “Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s.”’”2 Chronicles 20:14-15 […]
Our Great High Priest
Our Great High Priest “Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”Hebrews 4:16 Looking again at Hebrews 4:16, we learn that a Person is waiting to meet and greet us at the throne of grace. He is the Lord […]
Come Boldly
Come Boldly “Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”Hebrews 4:16 Hebrews 4:16 also teaches that there is a purpose for our coming to the throne of grace. And what is that purpose? “…that we may obtain mercy, and […]
The Throne of Grace
The Throne of Grace “Let us, therefore, come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.” Hebrews 4:16 Is today a time of need for you? Here is a text that promises some very special help. Many of God’s children have put it […]
Gerettet zur Anbetung
Saved To Worship “For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.” Luke 19:10 “For the Father is seeking such to worship Him.” John 4:23 In our first verse, we see that the Lord Jesus came to seek and save that which was lost. In the second verse, […]
Eine unausweichliche Realität
An Inescapable Reality “Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels.’”Matthew 25:41 Often, whenever the subject of judgment and hell comes up, so does this question: If God is all-loving, then why would He send people […]
Das Gesetz der Freiheit
The Law Of Liberty So speak and so do as those who will be judged by the law of liberty. James 2:12 True Christian liberty is not a license to do what I want to do! Scripture teaches that it is connected to living for Christ and for others. It is found and enjoyed when […]
Die Furcht des Herrn
Die Furcht des Herrn. Hören wir nun das Fazit: Fürchte Gott und halte seine Gebote, denn das ist des Menschen alles. Prediger 12,13. Alles im Leben lässt sich auf diese eine einfache Wahrheit zurückführen: die Furcht Gottes! Die alles entscheidende Frage lautet also: Was bedeutet es, Gott zu fürchten? Wenn wir an Furcht denken, […]
Wenn der Wind weht
Als der Südwind schwach wehte, nahmen sie an, ihr Ziel erreicht zu haben, und stachen in See. Sie segelten nahe an Kreta vorbei. (Apostelgeschichte 27,13) Paulus hatte den zuständigen Hauptmann gewarnt, dass Schwierigkeiten bevorstünden, doch dieser ignorierte ihn und befahl, in See zu stechen. Wir kennen den Rest der Geschichte […]
Geheiligt
Geheiligt. Doch wie der, der euch berufen hat, heilig ist, so sollt auch ihr heilig sein in eurem ganzen Wandel. Denn es steht geschrieben: “Seid heilig, denn ich bin heilig.” (1. Petrus 1,15-16) Heiligung bedeutet “absondern” oder “aussondern”. In der Bibel bezieht sich Heiligung im Allgemeinen auf einen souveränen Akt Gottes, durch den er eine Person, einen Ort usw. “aussondert”.