MARK 13

9 “But be on your guard. For they will deliver you over to councils, and you will be beaten in synagogues, and you will stand before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness before them.

10 And the gospel must first be proclaimed to all nations.

11 And when they bring you to trial and deliver you over, do not be anxious beforehand what you are to say, but say whatever is given you in that hour, for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.

DIVINE SPEECH THERAPY

Jesus is speaking in his Olivet discourse, he is giving many warnings to his disciples about what will happen to them.

What he said to the disciples actually happened, I think Peter and John, would remember these words, when they stood before the council in Acts 4, that Stephen would remember them as he shared in Acts 7. They did not have a bible in front of them.

Paul did not have his bible with him, when he proclaimed the gospel In Acts 17 and 26. The holy spirit, who is our helper, brings all things to our remembrance John 14:26.

Have you ever been out on the street and had an opportunity to share the gospel? I have, I remember several times, having no bible, but the holy spirit brought verse after verse to my attention.

This promise is true to us today in the 20th Century.

Two questions, although the holy spirit, brings things to our remembrance, we have to memorise and learn scripture, someone said our veins have to BIB LINED.. LINED WITH THE TRUTHS OF SCRIPTURE.

Have you ever shared the gospel, out on the street?

Have you ever been open air witnessing? Now I know this isn’t for everyone, but this is how I learnt.

It is scary, but the blessing is beyond words.

Ray Comfort said:

I go witnessing hanging my head, I come back clicking my heels.

Listen to what an atheist says about Christians who don’t share the gospel:

I do not believe that you Christians believe your own creed — for if you were persuaded that things really are as your Bibles teach, and that we poor lost people were really going to such a dreadful place as you say Hell is — then you would act more humanely toward us.

If you saw our houses on fire — you would run and help us to put the fire out; or if you saw us in danger of death — you would try to do something to save us. But you pretend to believe that we are going to Hell, and that Hell burns with fire and brimstone forever, and that once there we can never get out — and yet you talk to us about all sorts of things — but never say one word to us about saving our souls from this terrible doom!

So I have reasoned thus: either you Christians don’t believe what you say — or else you must be the most hardened and unfeeling wretches in the universe! Now, as I don’t believe that you are such cruel, hardened, and unfeeling people as this supposes — then I must conclude that, with all your talk — you Christians don’t really believe what your Bibles teach!

For if you really believe what you say about sin, and Hell, and our danger — then you would act differently; and if you have a spark of kindness in your hearts — you would try to save us from such a dreadful doom. And, on the other hand, if you do not believe what you profess — then you Christians cannot be honest; and to say the least, there must be a great deal of hypocrisy among you.

Now, I honestly tell you that these are the things which have stumbled me more than anything, and until I can see you Christians act differently — I will not be persuaded to believe what your sort of folks say.

Taken from https://gracegems.org/2011/07/unsaved.html
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Jesus promises that you will be given the words to say.

It’s time to speak.. amen

God bless you

KK

Serving God Properly



“Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our “God is a consuming fire… Hebrews 12:28-29.”

Next to being a child of God through the redemptive power of the precious blood of Jesus, serving God comes a pretty close second. I have the great privilege of writing and now preaching and there isn’t one time that I either write or preach, that the awesome responsibility of doing these lays heavily on my heart.

Whatever we do, whether it is cleaning the toilet or preaching the gospel, we do it as if God was watching. We do not serve some vague being, who does not care about how we do things. Jesus is perfect in all his acts. Our Saviour was the perfect Son, perfect carpenter and he was perfect in every way.

We should serve God in reverence and in godly fear. Godly fear is the fear of letting God down or of hurting his heart. We want to serve Him excellently in all we do. We should strive for the standards he has.

Everything we do in our lives, some of it will be stubble and some will be rubies and gold, some will remain and some will be burnt off. Let’s make sure all our service for God is of the ruby type and acceptable to God our precious Saviour and Lord.

God bless you, Keith

GALATIANS 3

13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hanged on a tree:

14 That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

COMMENDED AND NOT CONDEMNED

The law curses us and condemns us; we stand no chance if we are matched against the law, and we are found guilty and have no answer to its requirements.

We have violated God’s law and deserve the full force of God’s judgement and condemnation. We stand in the dock, condemned by the law, the judge is ready to pass just sentence, but instead of condemning us, in Christ He forgives us, because the curse has been taken by someone else.

The full curse has been taken by his sinless Son, who has taken the curse for us.

We have a wonderful picture of what the Bible calls imputation in Zechariah 3:

And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.

2 And the Lord said unto Satan, The Lord rebuke thee, O Satan; even the Lord that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?

3 Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel.

4 And he answered and spoke unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment.

We are brands plucked out of the fire, literally we have been plucked from the very edge of hell, by God’s grace.

Now we stand before God, righteous, because the curse has been removed; it has been taken and destroyed by One who is perfect. He fulfilled the law in every point and so we are now justified.

Look at what Paul says in Romans 3 and 5:

3:20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

21 But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;

22 Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:

23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;

5:1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

2 By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

In verse 20, no one is justified by the works of the law, no one.

But in Chapter 5, if we trust Christ and him alone for salvation, we are justified, we have access to God, we have peace with Him. We stand in this grace; we can stand before God, clothed in the righteousness of CHRIST.

As Paul again says in 2 Corinthians 5

21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

The curse removed! We no longer stand condemned, but stand commended to God. There is no condemnation for us! What an amazing truth; this should make us shout HALLELUJAH!!

Romans 8

There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:

Look at verse 2, we are now FREE! The curse has been removed by Christ.

Look at verse 3; what the law couldn’t do, God did through His Son.

Now that too should make you shout HALLELUJAH!!

IT DOES ME

KK

ISAIAH 40

9 O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!

THREE SIMPLE WORDS

The book of Isaiah is totally amazing and can be divided into two parts.. the first part (chapters 1-39) describes the deep problems of God’s people. And the second part (chapters 40-66), outlines God’s answer to these problems.. and the answer is summed up in one word.. JESUS.

The children of Israel failed to keep the Law of God; now what they needed was God’s grace.  But to receive that grace they first needed to hear God’s voice.    

What is our message to the world?  It is the same as the Prophet Isaiah…BEHOLD YOUR GOD!!

We have to get ourselves up into the high mountain, and shout from the heights of the hills, Behold Your God!  You and I cannot reach the world sitting in the pews of the church.  We go to church to worship Christ…we go to the world to do the works of Christ, proclaiming Him to the sinner.  Think about it.  Most of the people we meet, will never darken the doors of a church, so how will they hear the gospel?  We have to take it to them.

We are not to tell them that they can have their best life now or gain prosperity by believing in Jesus. We are to tell them, “Behold your God!”  We tell them that God is real and he offers salvation and eternal life to those who believe.  

Are you lifting up your voice with strength and sharing the good news of the gospel?

Are you afraid to share the gospel?  Ask God to give you the boldness to share His Word to the lost.  Do you know someone who needs to hear the gospel?  Take the time to tell them that you love them and to “Behold Your God!”

God bless you

Keith

NUMBERS 13

30 And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.

NUMBERS 14

24 But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it.

HAVE YOU A CALEB SPIRIT?

Right in the midst of this uproar, Caleb stood up; he would not be silenced.

Caleb was one who was not going to go along with the majority. Oh how we need Caleb’s today, and Joshua’s for that matter. Remember that in the book of Joshua, even at age 80, he said, give me this mountain.

He is one who is like Paul in Philippians 3; always pressing on. He is seeking always to go forward, and to claim more ground. He wants to claim the prize, because there was no retirement for him.

Caleb did not put his sword away. He was ready!

Note the wonderful promise given to Caleb. Please note who one of the first judges of Israel was, that’s right, Caleb’s nephew:

9 And when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, the Lord raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother.

10 And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war: and the Lord delivered Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chushanrishathaim.

When you honour God, He will give you honour. God granted the promise He made to Caleb.

My question is:

Have you a Caleb spirit?

Have you an attitude that goes against the flow, even when the majority say you are wrong?

Are you prepared to say: Give me this mountain?

I will be 80 in 14 years, I hope by the time, I reach that age, I will be saying:

GIVE ME THIS MOUNTAIN

I want to go higher, further and deeper.

Then you have a Spirit like Caleb.

God bless you,

KK

NUMBERS 13

26 And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and shewed them the fruit of the land.

27 And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it.

28 Nevertheless the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, and very great: and moreover we saw the children of Anak there.

29 The Amalekites dwell in the land of the south: and the Hittites, and the Jebusites, and the Amorites, dwell in the mountains: and the Canaanites dwell by the sea, and by the coast of Jordan.

30 And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.

31 But the men that went up with him said, We be not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we.

32 And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great stature.

33 And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.

THE BIGGEST BUT IN THE BIBLE

The word isn’t in the passage. It’s disguised, but can you see it?

At the start of verse 28, we have the word: Nevertheless.

They told them of everything that was good, and there was much that was good, and indeed the good outweighed the bad 10 to 1.

The conversation of these twelve spies would have been interesting. On their way, they were filled with excitement and anticipation, but coming home they had spilt into two distinct camps. Maybe Caleb and Joshua were cold shouldered by the ten? We don’t know.

All twelve spies saw the same things, but they came to two different conclusions. The answer lies in what the Lord said about Caleb in Chapter 14. He had a different spirit. As for Joshua, who the assistant of Moses, surely some of that rubbed off on him.

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They said good things about the land they had seen, but there was a catch and that was the “But.” It turned out to be the but of unbelief, the but of failing to believe the promises of God. These people knew what God had promised, they had seen him deal with the Egyptians; a more powerful force than even the Children of Anak and yet they still didn’t believe.

The ten spies saw everything through the eyes of man, but Joshua and Caleb saw everything through the eyes of God.

The ten spies saw the giants in the land.

Joshua and Caleb, saw they power of God?

Whose eyes do you see through?

If you see through man’s eyes, there will always be a BUT.

Remember that saying BUT cost the Children of Israel dearly.

Don’t say But, say like Caleb and Joshua.. let’s do it!!

God bless you,

KK

HEBREWS 9

11 But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;

12 Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by His own blood He entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.

13 For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:

14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

15 And for this cause He is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.

JESUS – THE MEDIATOR

In the garden of Eden, paradise was lost.

God was now separated from man, and there was nothing that man could do to apart from God’s mercy to be made right with his Creator.

Throughout the OT, God had a series of animal sacrifices that were a forerunner of the perfect sacrifice that Jesus made at Calvary.

The sacrifices had to usually be a lamb without spot or blemish, this pointed to the sinless lamb of God, who was totally without sin in any shape of form.

Through these animal sacrifices God would impart mercy, but not salvation.

That would come later once Christ gave His life for sin.

Through His blood we receive redemption and life everlasting.

What happens at that moment is that your conscience is purged and you are freed from the dead works you once did; you now serve a new master, this is what happened to the Apostle Paul.

In the Book of Philippians, he counts all of his past accomplishments as dung, a total waste.

His relationship with Christ was the only thing that mattered.

And that should be the same for us as well.

The Old Testament or covenant was carried out by a series of sacrifices and rituals, so that the Children of Israel could experience the presence of God.

But Jesus has made a new testament or new covenant.

Later in Hebrews it is called “a new and living way.” Hebrews 10:19-22

Jesus is the mediator of that covenant.

He and He alone is the only one who could bring us back into fellowship with the Father.

The sacrifice had to be perfect, it had to be better and it had to once.

It was all of these things, because it was made by Jesus, the sinless Son of God.

Jesus is my sacrifice.. he sacrificed His life for me.

He has called me to receive an eternal inheritance.

Why has He called me? Because He set his love upon me before the foundation of the world.

That is why I can San. WHAT A GLORIOUS SACRIFICE…WHAT A GLORIOUS SALVATION…WHAT A GLORIOUS SAVIOUR.

Jesus died for me

Set His divine love on me

To give me eternal salvation

And to glorify His name

God bless you

Keith

HEBREWS 7

27 Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for His own sins, and then for the people’s: for this He did once, when He offered up Himself.

JESUS – THE GREAT HIGH PRIEST

The theme of the book of Hebrews, is that Jesus is superior to the Old Testament form of worship.

He is also superior to Moses and Aaron, those who were appointed by God to lead Israel in how they should approach the almighty.

When read alongside the book of Leviticus, the Book of Hebrews makes a bit more sense.

In OT times, there were several sacrifices that the children of Israel had to make for the atonement of their sins; they brought the animals to be sacrificed to the priest.

There was the Scapegoat, a live goat that had the sins of the people placed on his head and was sent outside the camp into the wilderness.

Perhaps the most notable sacrifice was the sin offering presented by the high priest once a year.

Known among the Jews as the Day of Atonement, the high priest would enter the Holy of Holies once a year to present the blood of the sacrifice to atone for his own sins and the sins of the people.

The sacrificial system of worship given in the Book of Leviticus points to the ultimate sacrifice…Jesus the Son of God who gave His life for the sins of the world at Calvary.

The high priest was a man, who had to atone for his own sin, but Jesus was sinless.

In Leviticus, the lamb to be sacrificed had to be “without spot or blemish.”

This points to Christ, the sinless Lamb of God.

It is no wonder the angels cry Worthy is the lamb who was slain.

Christ offered up Himself for our sins.

He did what He did with a willing heart, He did not have to be forced into it, He wanted to do it.

His sacrifice was a free and voluntary act of love in obedience to the will of His Father.

It was a full and perfect sacrifice, he just did it once.

The sacrifice on Calvary needs never to be repeated.

There were many high priests in the Old Testament.

But when Jesus offered Himself at Calvary as our great High Priest, there was no longer a need for this office.

The ultimate sacrifice for sin had been made, and no more sacrifices were needed.

No longer did we have to go through a mediator.

The veil was torn and free access to the Father was granted.

No wonder the Pharisees and Saducees were so angry at Jesus; they were about to lose their privileged position.

The story of the Gospel is about access to the living God through the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross.

The path has been cleared, the obstacle of sin and death have been removed.

How wonderful is Jesus?

How amazing is his sacrifice?

Now is the day of salvation, stop trusting in your works and trust in the sacrifice of Jesus.

If you are trusting in the sacrifice.. are you sharing it?

God bless you

3 JOHN

3 For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth.

4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.

5 Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers;

6 Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well:

NO GREATER JOY

John is here speaking as the elder statesman of the church, he is the last of the apostles alive, his mind is still sharp as he remembers the times he spent with his Saviour and his fellow apostles.

He is an exile now, on the island of Patmos, a place far away from ministry and yet he receives regular reports from people who come to Him, and it thrills his soul.

On our recent trip to the UK, I was privileged to spend a little time with Andrew, who 40 years ago, led me to Christ, It must of been thrilling to him to see me serving God after all this time.. thanks, Andrew, for showing me Jesus.

We also shared on the street with my friend Mike, who came to know Christ at a meeting I was at, it was thrilling to see Mike sharing the gospel in the open air.

John is thrilled because Gauis his beloved friend and other brethren arer walking in truth, they are keeping to the truths of the bible, they are walking in the spirit’s power.

They are walking in love, their love is so good it is recalled as an example before the church.

What gives you the greatest joy?

One of the main things is that those you have counselled or led to Christ or discipled are now going on in Christ.

So many believers haven’t led one person to Christ, they haven’t discipled anyone and so they cannot say the words spoken by the apostle John.

Can you say these words?

4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.

God bless you

Keith

1 Corinthians 16

13 Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. 14 Let all that you do be done in love.

FIVE RULES FOR CHRISTIANS

Paul is finishing his letter that is full of instruction and rebuke. He leaves the church with five short rules that we need to obey and do in today’s world.

Rule #1: Be Watchful. What do we have to watch out for:  One of the things is to watch out for the devil. He is prowling the earth like a roaring lion, seeking who he may devour.  Therefore, be on your guard, and stay prayerful. 

Next, we have to watch out for the coming of the Lord Jesus.  We are encouraged to look expectantly for Christ’ return.  He is our blessed hope.  (See Titus 2:13).

Rule #2: Stand firm in the faith. In this day of error, we must be true to the Bible and to the highest standards of Christian conduct. in 1 Corinthians 15:58, Paul tells the saints to be steadfast.

Many people are questioning scripture and saying this is wrong and that is wrong, and false teachers are rampant in the church.  We must study the Bible, so that we can properly understand the truth from error. (See II Timothy 2:15).

Rule #3: Act like men. When Paul was writing this, I’m sure that he was thinking of some of the actions of this church. They hadn’t acted like men! Indeed, they had acted like spoiled children. We are to be men in all our actions. So many men in the church are very womanly; they dress not as men should, and wear things that make them look effeminate.

Remember that no one who is like this, has any part in the Kingdom of God. Paul encouraged Timothy to be an example in every area of his life.  1 Timothy 4:12 says,  “Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.”

Paul and Jesus were real men, and have manly characteristics. We have a desperate need for manly Christians. That doesn’t mean you have to the gym and start a body building program; However, you are called to be the man God’s word directs you to be.

Rule #4: Be strong. Remember what God said to Joshua,  “Be strong and courageous, for you shall cause this people to inherit the land that I swore to their fathers to give them. Only be strong and very courageous…” (Joshua 1:6). 

The end times are here; the days are evil, and we need to be courageous. We need to go into the world asking for the courage that Christ gives.  

Rule #5: Do everything in love. Sometimes we can be so courageous, or so strong, that we forget to act in love. Strength has to be balanced with love.  These five rules if they are carried out and acted out in the lives of Christians will transform our lives for God’s glory.

God bless you,

KK

GALATIANS 3

10 For all who rely on works of the law are under a curse; for it is written, “Cursed be everyone who does not abide by all things written in the Book of the Law, and do them.” 11 Now it is evident that no one is justified before God by the law, for “The righteous shall live by faith.”[d] 12 But the law is not of faith, rather “The one who does them shall live by them.” 

CURSED AND CONDEMMED

Are you relying on your works and the works of the law?

Then you are under a curse, if you don’t obey all of it, James says in chapter 2:

10 For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of it.

Listen, you cannot obey the whole law.  No one can; if you fail in only one point, you have failed to keep the whole law and stand condemned.

The law takes us to court. Imagine if you break the law: Let’s say you break the speeding law, you go 55 in a school zone, you come before the judge and you will have to take your punishment.

The defence of so many people, is well, “Judge, I have kept every other road rule and I have done many good things to help people.”

Just because we have kept some of the law does not mean we can rely on it for protection from it.

Likewise, when we come before the Judge of the universe, we cannot say, “I have kept virtually every part of the law. Yes, I have failed in a couple of points.” This won’t cut it.

A Christian or righteous one lives by faith. He is not obsessed in keeping the law, but lives through the power of Christ, as Paul said in Galatians 2:20, that he is crucified with Christ. He is living life through Christ and not in adherence to the law.

The law brings us to court and condemns us; we are under its curse, the weight of sin on us. We cannot remove this curse; the curse is stuck on us and however hard we try; we cannot remove it.

So, stop trying to be justified through observance of the law! The justified shall live by faith.

What is that faith? It is faith in the finished work of Christ on the cross. That allows us to be imputed with His righteousness and able to do the works that are pleasing to Him.

20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ lives in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

Romans 3:9-18 state that no one ever seeks God. Yes, we seek after religion and our self-importance. When I was an unbeliever, I went to church, I glanced at the Bible, but I couldn’t say that I ever sought God.

9 What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;

10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

11 There is none that understand Eth, there is none that seeks after God.

12 They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

13 Their throat is an open tomb; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:

14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:

15 Their feet are swift to shed blood:

16 Destruction and misery are in their ways:

17 And the way of peace have they not known:

18 There is no fear of God before their eyes.

The curse of the law cannot and will not be removed by serving the law, because none of us can keep the law perfectly.

It needs someone who can keep that law perfectly and therefore can remove the curse of the law. JESUS stands in our place.

Praise be to God, that He has provided a way that we can have peace with God.

God bless you

KK

GALATIANS 3

13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hanged on a tree:

14 That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

COMMENDED AND NOT CONDEMNED

The law curses us and condemns us; we stand no chance if we are matched against the law, and we are found guilty and have no answer to its requirements.

We have violated God’s law and deserve the full force of God’s judgement and condemnation. We stand in the dock, condemned by the law, the judge is ready to pass just sentence, but instead of condemning us, in Christ He forgives us, because the curse has been taken by someone else.

The full curse has been taken by his sinless Son, who has taken the curse for us.

We have a wonderful picture of what the Bible calls imputation in Zechariah 3:

And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.

2 And the Lord said unto Satan, The Lord rebuke thee, O Satan; even the Lord that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?

3 Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel.

4 And he answered and spoke unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment.

We are brands plucked out of the fire, literally we have been plucked from the very edge of hell, by God’s grace.

Now we stand before God, righteous, because the curse has been removed; it has been taken and destroyed by One who is perfect. He fulfilled the law in every point and so we are now justified.

Look at what Paul says in Romans 3 and 5:

3:20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

21 But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;

22 Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:

23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;

5:1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

2 By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

In verse 20, no one is justified by the works of the law, no one.

But in Chapter 5, if we trust Christ and him alone for salvation, we are justified, we have access to God, we have peace with Him. We stand in this grace; we can stand before God, clothed in the righteousness of CHRIST.

As Paul again says in 2 Corinthians 5

21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

The curse removed! We no longer stand condemned, but stand commended to God. There is no condemnation for us! What an amazing truth; this should make us shout HALLELUJAH!!

Romans 8

There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:

Look at verse 2, we are now FREE! The curse has been removed by Christ.

Look at verse 3; what the law couldn’t do, God did through His Son.

Now that too should make you shout HALLELUJAH!!

IT DOES ME

KK

QUIET QUICK AND QUALITY SERVICE

Matthew 6

“Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

2 “Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. 3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

Service standards go up and down in the world, some people serve you well and others leave you with a sour taste in your mouth. but as Christians, how are we to serve people?

Jesus makes it clear that our service is not to be like the world, the people in the world, parade their good works to everyone, they want everyone to know what they have done.

First of all, our service has to be done Quietly, as my Dear friend and Pastor, Mark Johnstone said to me, live for an audience of one. This is what our Lord is saying, serve selflessly, do not trumpet your service.

Secondly, it has to be done Quickly, many times we have opportunities for service, but we don’t take them. they are fleeting and come and go very quickly, we need to pray that opportunities will come along to serve. I have learnt, that although i don’t particular like washing the pots, taking out the trash, when I see it as an opportunity to serve others and glorify God, it takes on a new meaning.

Thirdly, I should always be done, with Quality. After all, look at who we are serving, yes, we are serving others, but we are serving Jesus. when we cook food for others, it should be good enough that Jesus would enjoy it.

All our service, should have one motive and that is the glory of God. Yes, we should serve our fellow believers, but we do things for an audience of one.

The service, we do silently is seen by God, he sees what we do. He will reward, and remember, service done in secret, that nobody sees, will have a reward, if you give a cup of cold water to someone, it will be rewarded, this is the smallest thing we can do and yet the one, who sees all things, will reward you.

We love picking up reward points at our local store and online, let me ask you.

How many reward points will the Lord give you。

Remember to serve like Jesus did Philippians 2:5-11

God bless you

Keith

The Old Paths

“Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? Nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore they shall fall among them that fall: at the time that I visit them they shall be cast down, saith the Lord. Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, we will not walk therein. Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, we will not hearken… Jeremiah 6:15-17.”

The tale of the nation of Judah is our story. It is the story of today’s church, surely not! Have we been carried to Babylon? Obviously, we haven’t been physically been taken away, but we have in a spiritual sense. Have we also been taken into captivity by some sin and carried off to be far from God?

Why were the children of Israel/Judah taken into captivity? The first thing is that they weren’t ashamed of their sin; their sin did not make them blush. When sin dulls your mind and you start making excuses for it, then you need to beware, you are on a slippery slope to being taken captive.

Secondly, they were told by Jeremiah how to avoid this, but they refused to respond to rebuke. So many times, they had been told to repent and ask for the old paths; they were presented with the right way; they knew that these paths were good, but they refused to walk in the right path. Do we know the right path, but still refuse to take it and walk on it? There is the sound of the trumpet, you think people would listen to it, but again they refused to listen.

You hear the sound of the trumpet every Sunday Morning and Evening, but your mind is so numb that it has little or no effect. Millions and millions of so called Christians go to church every Sunday, but they leave the church no different to the time they entered it. They are one of two things, spiritually dead or spiritually dormant; which are you?

The nation of Israel/Judah had plenty of chances to repent and to turn back to God, but they refused, so they were taken into captivity. This will happen to us, if we don’t return to the Old paths. It’s like the church in Ephesus in the book of Revelation, we have to return to our first love.

Jesus says let him who has ears to hear to all seven churches, we have not just to listen but to act in repentance and obedience.

God bless you, Keith

NUMBERS 20

24 Aaron shall be gathered unto his people: for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye rebelled against my word at the water of Meribah.

25 Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up unto mount Hor:

26 And strip Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son: and Aaron shall be gathered unto his people, and shall die there.

DIRE CONSEQUENCES

Aaron had been in it from the start, he had been at Moses side since the very beginning.

But disobedience changes everything.

There is a long and sorry list of godly men and women in the bible.

So, you think you can’t fall.

The strongest man in the bible, Samson did.

The wisest man in the bible, Solomon did.

The man whose heart was closest to God, David did.

The man who talked face to face with God, Moses did.

The man who was called the friend of God, Abraham did.

In the garden of Eden, man was stripped of his innocence by the devil.

Disobedience leads to real pain, all the above came back in repentance, but all of them lost something.

Samson lost his spiritual eyesight.

Solomon lost his fellowship with God.

David lost the joy of his salvation.

Moses lost his spiritual legacy.

Abraham lost his spiritual vitality.

Disobedience strips us of our innocence.

I spent many years in disobedience to God, striving against God.

Let me tell you, disobeying God, is not worth it.

The devil told Eve, Hath God said. It’s only a little disobedience, it can’t really hurt, but it does.

Moses and Aaron probably thought that their disobedience was nothing, after all they had struck the rock before, Samson had shaken himself many times, but God was not there.

Obedience is the only way forward for the believer. Disobedience is a dead end street, it leads to years of wilderness wandering.

The children of Israel had twelve spies, ten didn’t believe God, two did, they choose to believe the ten, instead of heeding the words of Joshua and Caleb.

Today if you hear my voice, harden not your heart Hebrews 3.

Don’t end up like Aaron on Mount Hor, stripped of his garments, because of your sinful disobedience.

Follow God with your whole heart.

To obey is better than sacrifice.

1 Samuel 15:22
And Samuel said, Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

God bless you

Keith

FATHERLY COUNSEL

2 Timothy 1

1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,

2 To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

3 I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;

4 Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;

5 When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.

6 Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.

7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

What a way to start a letter!

The start of a letter sets the tone and boy this is some start. Paul is speaking to his spiritual son Timothy.

Paul warns Timothy, he encourages him, he stirs his faith. Let us be encouraged also.

First, Timothy is not to give attention to any fables or anything that would bring needless questions. So many Christians get involved in arguments over some minor point and never move on from that. These things do not edify, they do not build up, they just divide the body of Christ.

In verse 6, Paul describes what people who engage in constant arguments are like. It is like vain jangling. People who jangle money in their pockets sure are irritating!  Well, Paul uses this example to show how people who are constantly disputing about some minor point of doctrine.

We are warned not to stray away from the truth. Do not be concerned about minor points of doctrine. Many Christians argue for hours over whether women should wear trousers etc. It is worthless because whilst we argue, thousands are dying and going to hell. We fiddle while the lost are perishing.

These people don’t really understand what they say, they want to be teachers, but they have no idea what they teach. They want to be teachers of the law, not teachers of the truth of God’s word, they need to be avoided at all costs.

What is it that Paul says is good? It is love flowing from a pure heart, with a good conscience and pure faith. We are to seek after these things. We are to seek to have our hearts full of God’s love, flowing out to God and to our fellow man. We are to have our minds renewed by the word of God, so that our consciences are good and sound.

Romans 12:1-2 Phil 4:7-8.

Timothy had an unfeigned faith 2 Tim 1:5, it had been groomed by godly parents and grandparents. It had taken a long time to flourish, but now it has.

Paul instructs is as to what we should seek as believers in Christ:  we should be seeking to love, seeking to increase in faith and seeking to make our consciences good, by soaking it in the word of God. He tells us not to get involved with constant debates over fables or minor points of doctrine. These will tie you in knots. There are many believers, who when you meet them talk about their special focus in the Bible. You hear nothing else but about their pet subject, when they need to concentrating on becoming more like Christ, like in verse 5.

Which of these people are you?

One who has an unfeigned faith and a pure heart?    vs 5

Or you a vain jangler.. constantly arguing about your pet subject?

God bless you

KEITH

2 CORINTHIANS 1

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19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me and Silvanus and Timotheus, was not yea and nay, but in Him was yea.

20 For all the promises of God in Him are yea, and in Him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.

YES AND AMEN

Man is incapable of saving himself from the penalty of sin which is death.  All of his attempts to improve himself can do nothing to make him right with the living God.  As Jesus said in John 15,  “Without me…YE CAN DO NOTHING.”

Becoming a Christian is the most significant thing anyone can do, because it deals with the root cause of their pain – alienation from God.

Paul who was preaching the gospel in Corinth, says in verse 19 that the gospel he had been preaching was not yea or nay, or yes or no, but it was the truth completely and utterly. Jesus does not say one thing and mean another, he is not yes and no…but YES.  To love, He says, YES.  To Joy, He says YES.  To Peace, He says YES.  To you, He says YES!

Therefore every promise that we have is based on Him and if He is truth then we can depend on the promises He made. When He says that HE WILL NEVER LEAVE US OR FORSAKE US…count on it.  A promise is only as good as the person making it.  In Christ their is “no variableness or shadow of turning.”  His promises are sure and His Word is truth.  Lean on Him.  Depend on Him.  Trust in Him.

MATTHEW HENRY PUTS IT LIKE THIS:

 For God is true, and the Son of God, Jesus Christ, is true. The true God, and eternal life. Jesus Christ, whom the apostle preached, is not yea and nay, but in him was yea (v. 19), nothing but infallible truth. And the promises of God in Christ are not yea and nay, but yea and amen, v. 20. There is an inviolable constancy and unquestionable sincerity and certainty in all the parts of the gospel of Christ. If in the promises that the ministers of the gospel make as common men, and about their own affairs, they see cause sometimes to vary from them, yet the promises of the gospel covenant, which they preach, stand firm and inviolable. Bad men are false; good men are fickle; but God is true, neither fickle nor false. The apostle, having mentioned the stability of the divine promises, makes a digression to illustrate this great and sweet truth, that all the promises of God are yea and amen. For, 1. They are the promises of the God of truth (v. 20), of him that cannot lie, whose truth as well as mercy endureth for ever. 2. They are made in Christ Jesus (v. 20), the Amen, the true and faithful witness; he hath purchased and ratified the covenant of promises, and is the surety of the covenant, Heb. 7:22. 3. They are confirmed by the Holy Spirit.

Have full confidence in God’s promises.  He will speak peace in the midst of your storm.  Keep praying.  Keep believing.

God bless you

Keith

MATTHEW 23

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1 Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,

2 Saying The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat:

3 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.

4 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.

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MOVE YOUR FINGERS

Jesus spoke harshly and exposed the religious leaders of His day.  Many times Jesus warned His disciples about the Pharisee’s hypocrisy;  And He sternly charged His disciples to not follow their example of self-righteousness and pretentious worship.  Which raises the following question: Where did the Pharisees go wrong?  Well, here are three things amongst many:

   PRIDE: The Pharisees sat in the seat of Moses.  Not only did Moses lead Israel out of Egypt…he also judged them.. The seat of Moses is a place of prominence and influence.  

   It is a place where everyone can see and applaud you. This high place caused them to be lifted up in pride.  Proverbs reminds us, “Pride comes before a fall…”

HYPOCRISY: The Pharisees placed burdensome rules upon the people that they themselves were not willing to follow.

CORRUPT: The Pharisees abused their authority by setting expectations on the people to keep them in bondage.

We are not to be like them, in these three ways:

Firstly, we are not to sit in judgement over people. I wonder do we like to sit in the place of judgement and decision making. (See Matthew 7:1-3). Are you craving the best seat in the house?   Do you seek your own glory?

Secondly, we are to do what we say. The greatest form of hypocrisy is to tell people to live a life that we are not willing to live ourselves. For example, if I say to someone, that they must share the gospel and never share it myself, I am acting like a Pharisee. Romans 2:19-25

Thirdly, we are here to liberate people by the gospel of Christ. The Galatian church had a rule book longer than my arm.  Their useless rules were like a ball and chain around their leg, stopping them going forward.  The gospel is not about rules, it is about relationship.  It is about grace.  It is about mercy.

Jesus said that the Pharisees didn’t move even one of their fingers to ease the burden of the people.  And moving your finger is the smallest movement you can make.  We need not only to move our fingers…but we are to move our hearts to serve and to love and to liberate those in bondage by sharing the gospel of Christ.

God bless you

Keith

HEBREWS 10

16 This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them

TRUE COVENANT

During old testament times, God made covenants with his people.

He made a covenant stating that never again would a worldwide flood happen,

he made a covenant with Abraham, that he would be the father of many nations,

he made a covenant with the children of Israel through Moses that they would go back to the promised land.

In Ezekiel 36, we have these words in verses 22-38, this is a long passage, so you must read it yourself.God promises a new covenant with his people, through Christ.

Matthew Henry says:

1. That he will pour out his Spirit upon his people, so as to give them wisdom, will, and power, to obey his word; he will put his laws in their hearts, and write them in their minds, Heb. 10:16. This will make their duty plain, easy, and pleasant.
2. Their sins and iniquities he will remember no more (Heb. 10:17), which will alone show the riches of divine grace, and the sufficiency of Christ’s satisfaction, that it needs not be repeated, Heb. 10:18. For there shall be no more remembrance of sin against true believers, either to shame them now or to condemn them hereafter. This was much more than the Levitical priesthood and sacrifices could effect.

The old covenant, was not able to change people’s hearts, it was not able to return people to God.

But this new covenant completely changes the landscape.

It allows men and women, boys and girls to come to a living faith through Christ, this is done by a new and living way, as it says in verses 19-22 of Hebrews 10:

19 Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus,

20 by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh,

21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God,

22 let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

The new covenant allows people to come in faith, through the vicarious death and glorious resurrection of Christ.

We are under the new covenant, we have our hearts sprinkled with the blood of Christ. Hebrews 10:22

The law has been fulfilled by Christ, he has completely obeyed the law and his righteousness and obedience are now credited to our account. 2 Corinthians 5:18-21

Praise God, that we are now under the new covenant.

We live in a loving relationship with God, not obeying God, out of slavery, but out of love towards our heavenly Father.

What a glorious truth.

God bless you
KK

1 JOHN 4

10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

THE EVIDENCE OF GOD’S LOVE


John is the apostle of love; he is the one who was closest to Jesus. He was the one who leaned on Jesus at the last supper. He was one of the three on the Mt of Transfiguration and he was the only one standing at the cross, so he above anyone else can give us the unique perspective on God’s love.

The love that God gave and has given us is completely unearned and undeserved. In fact, we deserve Hell, judgement and punishment. I know that I do. 

Now God could have kept that love to Himself. He could have said, “Well, I really do love humanity and indeed I feel sorry for them, but they got themselves into this mess. Let them get themselves out of it”. 

Now there is a long word at the end of the verse, what does this word mean? In the Greek it means Hilasmos. It means a sacrifice that turns away God’s wrath and turns it into favour. 

The problem man had was impossible for him to conquer on his own. Someone had to come down and deal with Sin. What Jesus did was to take God’s full righteous anger and justice to declare us righteous and justified. I, for one, can’t get my head fully round what God did in reconciling us to himself. 

God’s love was in evidence in Him dealing with sin. Jesus came to be the propitiation for our sins; He came and died to turn our judgement into righteousness our condemnation into justification and our bondage into freedom. 

We now have God’s favor because of the sacrifice of Jesus. Let us never lose sight of the glory of the cross. 

Archibald Brown penned these amazing words. 

Before God could forgive a sinner in accordance with His infinite holiness and perfect justice — think what had to be done, sacrificed, and suffered! Measure God’s pardon, by the obstacles His pardoning love overcame— and then you can form some idea of its intensity. 

God has fathomed His love and pity in one text, “God SO loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son.” That little word “so” contains more than Heaven or Earth can describe. In it, is the heart of God; in it, is the depth of pardoning love. Oh think for a minute what that pardon cost, which now makes your soul sing for joy. You received it freely enough, because Another paid the price; but what was that price? 

God’s love is most in evidence at the cross, but let us realize what it cost His Son to put us right with God. 

The cross.. the cross.. is such a place
A place of beauty
A place of pain
A place where sin was destroyed
Where The saviour bled and died
For me.. for me 

God bless you 

kk

ARE YOU IN THE RIGHT PLACE? 

2 Samuel 11:2-3 

2 And it came to pass in an evening tide, that David arose from off his bed and walked upon the roof of the king’s house:  and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon. 

3 And David sent and enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of  Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite? 

David usually made a point of asking the Lord about everything. So why didn’t he enquire of the Lord here? Probably because David wasn’t in the place where he s

When we aren’t at the place that we should be with God. Then we are more liable to fall into sin and to leave ourselves wide open to temptation.  David was a king, and so he had probably faced this temptation before, but victory in the past, was no defense to Him. 

Whatever victories we have had in the past, this will not guarantee victory in the future. We must die to self and to crucify the flesh daily to be victorious. Amen 

These verses should act as a warning to us.  David knew who Bathsheba was, and still, he went and enquired after her. 

How often do we know that something is wrong for us to do? But do we still enquire after it? 

We fall into sin so often because we make the wrong choices, we know the right thing to do, but we don’t do them. Amen 

We need to feed on the word of God and pray at all times.  Also, we need to discipline our minds. David sin, started with laziness but continued with a look.  

Then he took action; this is the same for us; inactivity brings laziness, which leads to us looking at things we shouldn’t do, which leads to us taking wrong actions. 

Let us not be lazy in reading the word and prayer and serving God. Let us not be one of the ones who is walking the rooftops instead of fighting the enemy. 

God Bless you 

Keith 

WINNING GOD’S FAVOR OR MAN’S 

“Now am I trying to win the favour of men, or of God? Do I seek to please men? If I were still seeking popularity with men, I should not be a bond servant of Christ (the Messiah)…Galatians 1:10.”  

The above verse presents an interesting question for all of us, especially those of us, in ministry. Who are we really seeking to please? It is God who we serve? So why are we constantly trying to please men? Someone once said, Man is looking for better methods.   God is looking for better men.

What are you doing to please men?    Are you moving away from the tried and trusted ways of scripture?   Are we using the latest how to do church from the latest author, who take something of scripture, but adds their input to create a formula that works?  We have a how to plant churches manual and how to preach manual, in the book of Acts and yet, we want to formulate some new ideas to please men.   Why?

We all seek revival in our churches, but we seek to put it in a way that is comfortable for men.   Revival comes when the conditions of true repentance and humility are met.   I hear of revival meetings here and there but revival is a sovereign act of God not something that man can organize. If we as the church or as individuals even become popular with the world that is the sign that the church is heading in the wrong direction. 

We as a church and individuals are not to strive for the popularity of men; we strive for the pleasure of God. If you or I are striving to win man’s approval, then as Paul says, we are not bond servants of Jesus.    We are nothing short of religious frauds. It is time to seek the pleasure of God and not the approval of man.

God bless,

Keith

ALL NATIONS PRAISING GOD

“I saw in the night visions, and behold, on the clouds of the heavens came One like a Son of man, and He came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before Him.   And there was given Him [the Messiah] dominion and glory and kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion which shall not pass away, and His kingdom is one which shall not be destroyed…Daniel 7:13-14.”

Isn’t this awesome?   One day we will be part of the biggest and best meeting of people from every single country, language and people. Nations and peoples that have fought on earth, will live in peace, as the scripture says, the lion will lie down with the lamb. 

Yes, Americans will be with the Cubans; the British with the Germans and the Chinese with the Japanese. We often ask what we will be doing in heaven, well the Scriptures tell us this, and it is that we will serve Him. It will be wonderful to be reunited with so many friends from down here on earth.  Indeed, we often wonder if we will be able to recognize each other, well certainly we will have perfect bodies, so a big change for me then, but our main focus and occupation will be in the service of Our Lord. To be in the presence of His glory and that of the Father is something seriously amazing.  

No light will be needed as the Father and Son will be the light. The above passage shows Jesus being given one of His many titles, the Son of Man.   And here is the beauty of the Trinity: The Son separate from the Father who is the Ancient of Days. Daniel was writing this from exile in Babylon and this probably brought him great comfort.   And he, like us, will see God in all his glory when we get to heaven.

It is the Father’s pleasure to give power and dominion into the hand of the Son so that we can live with them both in a kingdom that will not fade away and is eternal.   What a glorious truth, this is, it should thrill our souls.   It certainly does mine.

God bless you,

Keith