"The One who existed from the beginning is the One we have heard and seen. We saw Him with our own eyes and touched Him with our own hands. He is Jesus Christ, the Word of life. This One Who is life from God was shown to us, and we have seen Him. And now we testify and announce to you that He is the One who is eternal life. He was with the Father and then He was shown to us. We are telling you about what we ourselves have actually seen and heard, so that you may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with the Son, Jesus Christ. We are writing these things so that our joy will be complete." (1 John 1:1-4, NLT)
It was a good morning, a very early morning. Thanks for any who prayed for me. It was a great time with pastors, business leaders, the mayor and county commissioners, plus a number of local Church representatives. I would say that there were 350 to 400 there. The first thing I did was read the above text. I could have just kept reading it over and over. No more beautiful Words were ever penned.
The text which I shared yesterday is from another NLT version. This sometimes happens with "modern" translations. The same translation can vary over the years. The text above is from a NLT Bible I have. Read it again. If this does not bless you, whatever does should be suspect.
"He is Jesus Christ, the Word of life....He is the One who is eternal life." Notice here that it does not say that Jesus Christ gives, "eternal life." Rather, "....Jesus Christ...is...eternal life." This Wonderful Counselor, Immanuel, "....Word of life..., eternal life....was with the Father and then He was shown to us." O, how Jesus is, "shown to [me]," in our text.
These Words are, "Rock," Words. Dig deep, go through and passed all the garbage which our lives have accumulated over the years, all the opinions, the philosophies, and get down to these Words. Keep building your life on Jesus' Words. Then, will we be, "....like a [far-sighted, practical, and sensible] man building a house, who dug deep and laid a foundation on the rock; and when..," (we can go one to say) the storms of life, "burst against that house..," those same storms, Satan's mighty forces, will not be able to, "shake it, because it had been securely built and founded on the rock," viz., "the Words of God."
Father, in Jesus' Name, I thank You for Your staying with me through the years I did not act on this. Amen.
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Please pray for our Berlin/Wittenberge Mission. We still need funds.
It was a good morning, a very early morning. Thanks for any who prayed for me. It was a great time with pastors, business leaders, the mayor and county commissioners, plus a number of local Church representatives. I would say that there were 350 to 400 there. The first thing I did was read the above text. I could have just kept reading it over and over. No more beautiful Words were ever penned.
The text which I shared yesterday is from another NLT version. This sometimes happens with "modern" translations. The same translation can vary over the years. The text above is from a NLT Bible I have. Read it again. If this does not bless you, whatever does should be suspect.
"He is Jesus Christ, the Word of life....He is the One who is eternal life." Notice here that it does not say that Jesus Christ gives, "eternal life." Rather, "....Jesus Christ...is...eternal life." This Wonderful Counselor, Immanuel, "....Word of life..., eternal life....was with the Father and then He was shown to us." O, how Jesus is, "shown to [me]," in our text.
These Words are, "Rock," Words. Dig deep, go through and passed all the garbage which our lives have accumulated over the years, all the opinions, the philosophies, and get down to these Words. Keep building your life on Jesus' Words. Then, will we be, "....like a [far-sighted, practical, and sensible] man building a house, who dug deep and laid a foundation on the rock; and when..," (we can go one to say) the storms of life, "burst against that house..," those same storms, Satan's mighty forces, will not be able to, "shake it, because it had been securely built and founded on the rock," viz., "the Words of God."
Father, in Jesus' Name, I thank You for Your staying with me through the years I did not act on this. Amen.
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Please pray for our Berlin/Wittenberge Mission. We still need funds.
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.'"
Hebrews 12:2
Hebrews 12:2
