WALKING BY FAITH - I KEEP CLIMBING
- REFLECTIONS ON GOING FORWARD
Here I Stand
LOOKING AT THE HEIGHTS BEFORE ME
Philippians 3. 12
Not as though I had akready attained,
either were already perfect,
but I follow after,
that I may apprehend that
for which I also am
apprehended
of Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3.13
Brethren, I count not myself
to have apprehended: but this one
thing I do, forgetting those things
which are behind,
and reaching forth
unto those things
which are before.
Philippians 4.14
I press toward the mark
of the prize of
the high calling or God
in Christ Jesus.
TITUS 3. v. 4 - 6
4. But after that the kindness and love
of God our Saviour toward man appeareed,
5. Not by works of righteousness
which we have done, but
according to his mercy he saved us,
by the washing of
regeneration
and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
v.6 which he shed on us
abundantly
through Jesus Christ our Saviour.
GOD HAS GIVEN ME
HIS LOVE
THROUGH OUR
LORD AND SAVIOUR
JESUS CHRIST.
THE MARVEL OF IT ALL!
THE WONDER OF IT !
He dipped down to
reach me
a sinner
lost
alone
away from God
to bring
me back into
His loving care.
THE LIGHTHOUSE BY THE SEA
is a post I put on my blog
when I first moved to
Blaine WA
in 2015.
I am convinced that
i would be still lost
if it had not been
for God's mercy
and for his grace
in my life
MERCY IS WHAT SOMEONE
GIVES TO ANOTHER WHO
DOES NOT DESERVE IT.
GRACE IS SOMETHING
GIVEN TO ONE THAT
DOES NOT DESERVE
ANY THING BUT
JUDGMENT.
GUILT..
In our lives we have mountains
that come before us.
Mountains of doubt,
of hurt, of depression,
of fear, of uncertainty,
but Jesus Christ has
given to
those who believe
in His Name,
the Comforter,
The Dear Holy Ghost,
The Holy Breath of God
Who is Dwelling in each
believer
Tabernacling with us
that
Jesus Christ
and
The Father
and
the Holy Spirit
are
NOW LIVING IN
THAT BELIEVER
John 3. 16
FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD
THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY
BEGOTTEN SON
THAT WHOSOEVER
BELIEVETH
IN HIM
SHOULD NOT PERISH,
BUT
HAVE
EVERLASTING LIFE.
John 14.23
If a man love me, he will keep
my words: and my Father
will love him, and we
will come unto him,
and make our
abode with him.
John 14.25
These things have I soken unto you,
being yet present with you...
John 14. 26
But the Comforter wich is
the Holy Ghost, whom the Father
will send, in my name,
he shall teach you
all things,
asn shall bring
to your
remembrance,
whatsoever I have
said unto you.
His words are now
written down in
the NEW TESTAMENT
which was given to us
through the
Holy Spirit
because God has
given us
JESUS AS THE ONE WHO DIED
and when He died
His Blood became the
Way into
the Heavenly of
the Heavenlies
He said before he died,
at the Passover table, he
took the cup and said,
Matthew 26.27, 28
And he took the cup, and
gave thanks, and gave it
to them, saying,
Drink ye all of it,
for this is my blood
of the new testament,
which is shed for many for
the remission
(the forgiveness)
of sins.
A will cannot go into effect
until the person who wrote it
dies.
When they die, they read the
last will and testament of
that person's property and possessions.
JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD
AND OUR SAVIOUR
DID DIE FOR OUR SINS
HIS LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
WAS TO GIVE US THE
HOLY SPIRIT
AND
DRINKING THE CUP
AND TAKING
THE BREAD
IS ONLY IN MEMORIAL
OF HIS DEATH
HIS BURIAL
AND HIS RESURRECTION
Thus, as we partake
of the WORDS HE SPOKE
and
fellowship
in obedience with
His Dear Spirit to guide
and lead us
He has built His Church.
When Believers gather
to fellowship
the Spirit of God bears witness
with our spirit
that we ARE the children
of God.
AND THE MOUNTAINS TO CLIMB
AND THE VALLEY IN WHICH
WE HAVE TO GO
TO GET TO THE HEIGHTS
ARE ALL IN HIS PLAN
for us by
letting His Spirit
lead
guide
direct.
HOW DOES HE DO THAT?
By the reading of God's Word
We find it mirrors to us
what we really are like,
and then
His Word quickens
the lost to know they are sinners,
and
brings about
TRUE REPENTANCE
WHICH TURNS US
FROM
A LIFE OF SIN
TO LIFE EVERLASTING.
COME JOURNEY WITH ME
the first thing
is to know
you are lost without Christ.
so the next thing
is that
you need to
decide if you believe
Jesus rose from the dead
and that
as he said,
God so love the world
that he gave his only
begotten Son
next,
IF YOU DECIDE
I AM LOST
I NEED A SAVIOUR
THEN
look at John 3. 16 again.
"THAT WHO SO EVER"
believeth
SO the Key is to
TAKE THE GIFT
OF HIS PROMISE
AND SAY
I AM A SINNER.
COVER ME WITH YOUR BLOOD.
WASH ME CLEAN.
MAKE ME NEW.
If you do that
The Holy Ghost - The Holy Spirit
will come into your life.
THE FATHER WILL
IMMERSE YOU
"BAPTIZE YOU"
into the vat of the Holy Spirit
and forever more
you will be
identified
with the Lord Jesus Christ.
You will instantly
change.
Your life will never be
the same.
JOHN 3.3
Verily, Verily, I say unto thee,
except a man be born again, he
cannot see the kingdom of God.
John 3.7. Marvel not that
I say unto thee, Ye must
be born again.
WHEN YOU ARE BRAND NEW
AS A NEW CREATURE
IN CHRIST JESUS
THEN
YOU CAN START
CLIMBING
the mountains of doubt will give
way to heights of increasing Joy
and Faith
and Hope
and Love.
You will discover
the peace that Jesus gives.
John 14.27
is the peace
that comes from
having the Holy Ghost
within my heart
and yours.
John 14.27
PEACE I LEAVE WITH YOU,
MY PEACE I GIVE UNTO YOU,
NOT AS THE WORLD GIVES,
GIVE I UNTO YOU,
LET NOT YOUR HEART
BE TROUBLED ,
NEITHER
LET IT BE AFRAID.
BECAUSE I LIVE,
YE SHALL LIVE ALSO.
John 14.19
1 PETER 2.24
WHO HISOWN SELF BARE OUR SIN
IN HIS OWN BODY ON THE TREE,
THAT WE, BEING DEAD TO SINS
SHOULD LIVE UNTO RIGHTEOUSNESS
BY WHOSE STRIPES
YE WERE HEALED.
I JOHN 4.19
WE LOVE HIM
BECAUSE HE FIRST LOVED US.
