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“Immanuel's Message Provides Always
Redemptive Truth! (I.M.P.A.R.T)”
SCRIPTURE:
Observations:
Interpretations: Paul wants the Philippians to know that grace has been sent to them. It is not something they earn on their own by the works they do but is something that is imparted by God as a free gift of blessing. It is vital to know that we cannot receive peace apart from grace. Grace is what gives true peace in our lives. When we have been surrounded by God's grace and are living in His agape love, we will experience His peace. Only when we experience His peace can we be a witness to those around us. "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast." (Ephesians 2:8-9, NIV) "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid." (John 14:27, NIV)
Implications: HOW GOSPEL GIVES ME TESTIMONY REGARDING I.M.P.A.R.T: Yesterday, I was having my weekly meeting with Edwin who disciples me. We were going through the 2nd chapter of 'Lord change my attitude before it's too late' after I read through the whole book. That chapter had to do with THANKFULNESS. I was so touched how Jesus healed ten lepers even though Jesus knew only one would come back to give Him thanks. The other nine showed no gratitude and yet Jesus by His grace had healed the other nine too. Jesus' healing of them was not based on anything they would do but by His free gift of grace. So many times in my own life, I have seen God in His infinite love impart His grace and peace to me because He loves me. That is exciting to know. God imparts His grace to others even through His children. Praise the Lord. I learned that I need to impart grace and peace to others because of what Jesus has done for me and continues to do for me! Praise the Lord! The lesson of chapter 2 dealt with being THANKFUL in all circumstances whether good things happen to us or bad things happen to us. I write down 15 different things to be thankful for each day including 5 things that did not go well for me but I need to still be thankful for. God's Word imparts to us His grace and peace.
I ask you now dear friend, what do you
I.M.P.A.R.T to others? We live in a world filled with curses so we need to be God's hands and feet here on earth to impart His grace and peace to those around us. We can do that with the Lord's help. May you and I be seen as those who impart God's grace and peace to others through Jesus Christ our Lord! Amen! "Immanuel's Message Provides All Redemptive Truth! (I.M.P.A.R.T)/"What do you I.M.P.A.R.T to others?"
Prayer: May you experience the POWER OF CHRIST'S RESURRECTION this day, and give Him the LOCKED areas of your life too so you can experience His PEACE as you become an ACTOR in the film called LIFE being directed by your DIRECTOR, JESUS CHRIST who comes to give JOY and PEACE. You don't have to be locked away anymore for Christ is here to free you and give you peace to live out your actions. How do you look at GODISNOWHERE? One of my pastors, Pastor Hugo SHARED this example one Sunday at the RESURRECTION DAY SERVICE in the combined worship service of Pittsburgh Chinese Church-Oakland & Oakland International Fellowship: If you look at it as GOD IS NO WHERE, you will still be lost in your sin and be in bondage locked away in your sins and problems finding no peace. But as my pastor spoke to the congregation and spoke to me, I am here to tell you that GOD IS NOW HERE. Yes, friend God is alive and wants to bring a transformation in your life through the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ for He paid the penalty on the cross to rescue you and me and came back to life to save us and live with us. Yes, friend that is exciting to know that we can experience HIS SAVING GRACE & LIVING GRACE. When we mess up, we can go to Jesus with our shortcomings and He will forgive us and RESTORE us to Him and we will find peace in Him. "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God. God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God." (Colossians 5:17-21, NIV) "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Romans 6:23, NIV) "But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin. If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness." (1 John 1:7-9, NIV) Friend, we need Jesus because we have been separated from God due to our sin. Because of our sin, Jesus had to pay the price to become our bridge so we can reach God now not of our own good works but because of the finished work of Christ, the Lord on the cross. "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast." (Ephesians 2:8-9, NIV) Come to Jesus as you are and pray this prayer to accept Jesus as your Lord and Personal Savior. He will transform your life around! Praise the Lord! You don't have to have all the answers! You can come as you are! If you want to be a soldier in the Lord's army, you can become it right now. Now is the time of Salvation! You do not have to wait but can pray this prayer and give your life to Christ to serve Him daily! There is no draft but coming to Christ is voluntary. He loves you so much and wants you to come to Him! He will take care of you, guiding you and leading you! Dear Jesus, I love you. Thank you for loving me so much and thank you for choosing the cross to die for me. You became the Son of Man and lived here on earth. Then you humbled yourself and became obedient to death-even death on the cross. Thank you for dying on the cross for my sin. You died on the cross so that I can be covered in your blood and cleansed by your blood as I acknowledge that I need you and cannot enter Heaven without you being my pathway. So, Jesus I confess all my sins to you and all the ways I have tried to get into Heaven when you already provided the means and the Way. Thank you for all that you have done for me. The cross is the place, a wonderful place where accused and condemned find mercy and grace. Thank you Jesus, it is at the cross where the wrongs we have done and the wrongs done to us were nailed at the cross. Thank you Jesus, at the cross you died for our sins and at the cross you gave your life for us. I thank you for that and thank you for coming back to life to save us. Thank you Jesus for being there for me! Thank you for loving me. I love you Jesus! Please take me as I am and make my life into something that you will be proud of. I surrender my life to you and need your help to live for you. I am forever grateful for what you have done for me and I can never repay you. I want to live for you and need your help. Help me Jesus please. I thank you Jesus for saving me! Thank you for hearing my prayer and answering me. Whatever your will give me the willingness and strength to bear it. Thank you Jesus! I acknowledge you as my Lord and Personal Savior! In Your Name I Pray precious Jesus! Amen! No matter what you feel in your heart, know that Jesus has come in and resides with you! You are not alone! To make your walk strong with the Lord, spend time in prayer talking to Him as you would to a friend. You don’t need special words to talk to the Lord. Spend time in His Word reading Psalms and turning them into prayer. Next allow God to heal you and speak to you through the Gospel of John or Gospel of Mark before moving on to other Books of the Bible! Slowly, let the Lord show you to which Scriptures He wants you to go to next. It is also important to be part of a body of believers to help you grow in the faith. Find a Bible believing church that preaches the Word of God from Genesis to Revelation proclaiming Jesus Christ our crucified and risen Lord who brings us hope, healing, and help! But beware of churches who do believe in the Word of God completely but there is no freedom in Christ but legalism involved. As a professional, it is not too late to join a church! As a student, it is not too late to join a fellowship on campus this new year of 2009! May the Lord's presence and peace fill you with His love now and forever! Amen!
Friend, if you have prayed this prayer and meant it in your heart, you are a new creation in Christ and all old things are passed away and everything has become new! You may feel something or may not but don’t base it on feelings but base your new life in Christ on the promises of our Savior who will never leave you nor forsake you! Amen! Spend time in His word and let the Lord speak to you! Start out in the Gospel of John! You can also check out the Gospel of Mark which are the devotionals I have been going through. Learn from Jesus through study and prayer. Also find yourself a church fellowship and a college fellowship you can be part of where you can be part of a community of believers to supplement your own walk with the Lord. Let it be a Bible-believing and Bible-breathing church! Believe in Bible Live Eternally! Feel free to email me at reddy4hisglory2004@yahoo.com if you want to meet to study the Bible, pray with, talk about Spiritual issues or whatever is on your mind! My number is 412-720-4579 "This is my work and I can do it only because Christ's mighty energy is at work within me." (Colossians 1:29, TLB)
Love in Christ,
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Devotional of yesterday:
BOOK OF PHILIPPAINS: "Who will you be a S.L.A.V.E to in life?" (June 29, 09, 11:23 a.m.) "Will you be seen as a S.A.I.N.T or sinner in life?" (June 30, 09, 9:00 a.m.) "Will you let a servant of God T.R.A.I.N you in life?" (July 01, 09, 10:16 a.m.) |
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