"For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as indeed there are many 'gods' and many 'lords'), yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live." (1 Corinthians 8. 6, 7--NIV)
If anyone has had some difficulty in "jump-starting" worship today, this will do it. This, my friend, is the declaration of the Godhead before time began. Yet it is key here for you and me to grasp, confess, and live, "....yet for us...."
It is, "....for us...." It is for me; I pray also for you. I embrace this declaration of Father, Son Jesus, and Holy Spirit. While there are indeed, "....many 'gods' and many 'lords', yet for us there is but One God...," One Father, One Son Jesus, One Holy Spirit. No people but the Followers of Jesus believe this, walk in this, have lives governed by this, "....yet for us...."
All around us today are the people of the, "....so-called gods,..many 'gods' and many 'lords,'--------- yet for us...." We must battle against every attempt to deceive us, to pray as Jesus teaches us, "Deliver us from the Evil One." It is a battle of compromise, nice-guy theology, the attitude of, "Can't we all just get alone?" No, we cannot, that is if, "...yet for us...," reigns in our daily lives.
Right now, reaffirm with me, "....yet for us...."
Father, in Jesus' Name, no matter what is going on around me, no matter the attempts to bring into compromise, "....yet for us...," rules. 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.'"
Hebrews 12:2
Hebrews 12:2
