"O God, awe-inspiring, profoundly impressive and terrible are You out of Your holy places; the God of Israel Himself gives strength and fullness of might to His people. Blessed be God!" (Psalm 68:35, Amplified Bible)
A, "Who should go?" from a mission group web site: "If any member is over the age of 65, a medical release from a doctor is required. The maximum age to travel with (mission name) is 70 years." Translation: "We're sorry, but you are too old and you cannot do this any more." To which I would reply: "I'm sorry, but as long as I have the strength/health to 'go,' I think I will."
Our text declares that, "the God of Israel Himself gives strength and fullness of might (power) to His people." It is very similar to that which He refers in Psalm 27, "The Lord is my light and my salvation." Biblical Theology teaches us that Jesus Christ does not primarily give to us; He Is to us. "The Lord Jesus Christ is my light and my salvation." Jesus Himself is, "strength and fullness of might to His people." You know that the Hebrew and Greek words for, "salvation," mean, healing, preservation, deliverance, peace, rescue, preservation from harm, ruin, loss, risk, destruction." In other words, The Godhead has you adequately, yes, totally covered. I understand missions' concern about us older folk. But I also understand that throughout the entirety of Scripture we read that God Himself, in Jesus Christ, the Christ Who dwells in those who believe and obey, is all the, "strength and fullness of might (power)," His people need------ for as long as they need------------- forever.
So on to whatever, wherever, whenever our Lord Jesus Christ calls and leads and empowers. This is for you today, not just for some "mission trip," or "religious" activity, but, yes, even for the trip to the store, etc. Jesus declared, "I am the Truth,..I am the Light,..I am the Resurrection and the Life." In Jesus, the, "I Am," of the Bible, every Follower of Jesus today has His, "I Am," within us. This, my friend, is what determines our life and decisions today. So be encouraged and rise up anew today in Jesus Christ, "the God of Israel Himself," Who, "gives strength and fullness of might to His People."
Father, in Jesus' Name, help me and my friend to never forget it is not the pronouncements of mankind which direct and empower us, it is You, "The Lord God of Israel Himself." Amen.
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When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
"Looking unto Jesus"
Hebrews 12:2
A, "Who should go?" from a mission group web site: "If any member is over the age of 65, a medical release from a doctor is required. The maximum age to travel with (mission name) is 70 years." Translation: "We're sorry, but you are too old and you cannot do this any more." To which I would reply: "I'm sorry, but as long as I have the strength/health to 'go,' I think I will."
Our text declares that, "the God of Israel Himself gives strength and fullness of might (power) to His people." It is very similar to that which He refers in Psalm 27, "The Lord is my light and my salvation." Biblical Theology teaches us that Jesus Christ does not primarily give to us; He Is to us. "The Lord Jesus Christ is my light and my salvation." Jesus Himself is, "strength and fullness of might to His people." You know that the Hebrew and Greek words for, "salvation," mean, healing, preservation, deliverance, peace, rescue, preservation from harm, ruin, loss, risk, destruction." In other words, The Godhead has you adequately, yes, totally covered. I understand missions' concern about us older folk. But I also understand that throughout the entirety of Scripture we read that God Himself, in Jesus Christ, the Christ Who dwells in those who believe and obey, is all the, "strength and fullness of might (power)," His people need------ for as long as they need------------- forever.
So on to whatever, wherever, whenever our Lord Jesus Christ calls and leads and empowers. This is for you today, not just for some "mission trip," or "religious" activity, but, yes, even for the trip to the store, etc. Jesus declared, "I am the Truth,..I am the Light,..I am the Resurrection and the Life." In Jesus, the, "I Am," of the Bible, every Follower of Jesus today has His, "I Am," within us. This, my friend, is what determines our life and decisions today. So be encouraged and rise up anew today in Jesus Christ, "the God of Israel Himself," Who, "gives strength and fullness of might to His People."
Father, in Jesus' Name, help me and my friend to never forget it is not the pronouncements of mankind which direct and empower us, it is You, "The Lord God of Israel Himself." Amen.
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Read of Israel At War, Again, Yet: www.jerusalemberlinwashington.blogspot.com
When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
"Looking unto Jesus"
Hebrews 12:2
