And you also were included in Christ
when you heard the word of truth,
the gospel (Best News Ever) of your
salvation. Having believed, you were
marked in Him with a seal, the promised
Holy Spirit, Who is a deposit guaranteeing
our inheritance until the redemption of
those who are God’s possession- to the
praise of His glory.
(Ephesians 1.13 & 14).
HALLELUJAH! THANK YOU LORD JESUS FOREVERMORE!
To which of the angels did God ever say,
“Sit at My right hand
until I make your enemies
a footstool for your feet”?
Are not all angels ministering spirits sent
to serve those who will inherit salvation?
We must pay more careful attention, therefore,
to what we have heard, so that we do not drift
away. For if the message spoken by angels was
binding, and every violation and disobedience
received its just punishment, how shall we escape
if we ignore such a great salvation?
This salvation, which was first announced by the
Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him.
God also testified to it by signs, wonders and various
miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed
according to His will.
(Hebrews 1.13-2.4).
HALLELUJAH! THANK YOU LORD JESUS FOREVERMORE!
What you heard from me, keep as the pattern
of sound teaching, with faith and love in Christ
Jesus. Guard the good deposit that was entrusted
to you- guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit
Who lives in us.
(II. Timothy 1. 13 & 14).
HALLELUJAH! THANK YOU LORD JESUS FOREVERMORE!
See that what you have heard from the
beginning remains in you.
If it does, you will also remain in the Son
and in the Father.
And
this is what He promised us
- even eternal life.
(I.John 2.24 & 25).
HALLELUJAH! THANK YOU LORD JESUS FOREVERMORE!
This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit
that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh
is from God, but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus
is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you
have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.
You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them,
because the One Who is in you is greater than the one who is
in the world.
(I. John 4.2-4).
HALLELUJAH! THANK YOU LORD JESUS FOREVERMORE!
That which was from the beginning, which we
have heard, which we have seen with our eyes,
which we have looked at and our hands have
touched- this we proclaim concerning the Word
of Life. The Life appeared; we have seen it and testify
to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which
was with the Father and has appeared to us.
We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so
that you also may have fellowship with us. And our
fellowship is with the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ.
We write this to make our joy complete.
(I. John 1.1-4).
HALLELUJAH! THANK YOU LORD JESUS FOREVERMORE!
Come and hear, all you who reverently and worshipfully
fear God, and I will declare what He has done for me!
I cried aloud to Him. He was extolled and high praise was
under my tongue.
If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me.
But certainly God has heard me. He has given heed to the
voice of my prayer.
Blessed be God, Who has not rejected my prayer nor removed
His mercy and loving-kindness from being with me.
(Psalm 66. 16-20).
HALLELUJAH! THANK YOU LORD JESUS FOREVERMORE!
THE SPIRIT OF WISDOM
AND REVELATION
Therefore I also, after I heard
of your faith in the Lord Jesus
and your love for all the saints,
Do not cease to give thank for you,
making mention of you in my prayers:
That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ,
the Father of glory, may give to you
the spirit of wisdom and revelation
in the knowledge of Him,
( Ephesians 1. 15-17)
POINTS OF PRAISE AND MEDITATION
1) The great significance and value of
your faith in Jesus Christ and love for
fellow saints.
2) This faith and love are God’s gift.
3) The importance of praying and
thanking for fellow saints.
4) The Father of glory gives us the
Holy Spirit, who is the Advocate,
Helper and Comforter, the Spirit
of wisdom and revelation.
5) This wisdom of insight into the
mysteries and secrets in the deep
and intimate knowledge of Him
is granted to you by our Father
in heaven.