The LIVING GOD #COMMANDS
#Time flies. I have friends who are now in their 90’s and I have seen their adult walk with Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. What an example of faith, commitment, and loyalty they have been and still are during sickness, health, wealth, losses, heartaches, and happiness with Jesus as their COMMANDER. With the start of each new year, we make a list of resolutions that we think will improve our lives; however, how long has it been since we looked at GOD’S list of COMMANDMENTS? His Word is timeless! Ex. 20 “YOU shall have no other gods before me. YOU shall not make for yourself an idol or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on earth …YOU shall not worship them or serve them for I the LORD your GOD am a jealous God, visiting iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate ME, but showing lovingkindness to thousands who love ME and keep MY COMMANDMENTS. YOU shall not take the name of the LORD your GOD in vain, for the LORD will not leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain. YOU remember the sabbath day to keep it holy…. You honor your father and mother that your days may be prolonged in the land the LORD your GOD gives you. YOU shall not murder. YOU shall not commit adultery. YOU shall not steal. YOU shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. YOU shall not covet …anything that belongs to your neighbor. JESUS GAVE US NEW COMMANDMENTS: Matt. 5 ” Love YOUR enemies and pray for those who persecute YOU….(When YOU pray in secret YOUR Father who sees in secret will repay YOU) John 14:15 “If YOU love Me, you will keep My COMMANDMENTS.” John 15:10 “If YOU keep My COMMANDMENTS, YOU WILL ABIDE IN MY LOVE, just as I have kept My Father’s COMMANDMENTS, and abide in His love. 12. This is My COMMANDMENT, that YOU love one another, just as I have loved YOU. 14. YOU are MY friends, if you do what I COMMAND YOU .” GIVE GOD YOUR TIME….
I’ve Got It
19871122 I've Got It - Rev. Tommy Jones
Here’s a #riddle for you. God thought it, Jesus wrought it, the Holy Spirit brought it, the Devil fought it, and I’ve got it. What is it? God thought up a plan to reconcile sinful man back into His fold. Jesus had a specific sacrificial purpose to fulfill in that plan. The Holy Spirit was given to us to keep that plan available to us constantly. Satan wants to thwart this plan, no matter the cost. Like my father, who is delivering this message, I have got it; not because of my own efforts, but because of God’s. And you can, too.
Happy New Year. To learn more, click on the Gift link on the front Page of findbibletruth.com
Good News for the New Year
The LIVING GOD #PEACE
Can you remember the last time you felt peaceful? This year my granddaughter Rebecca got a new dog which she brought to the farm and as we were all visiting, her “Winnie” laid on my feet which took all the stress out of my body making me very calm. It is amazing how touching animals can remove stressors for the moment. Jesus said in John 14:27 something we can all hold dear, “PEACE, I LEAVE WITH YOU, MY PEACE I GIVE UNTO YOU, not as the world gives…let not your heart be troubled neither let it be afraid.” Then on Christmas Eve, my daughter Jerilyn, son-in-law Michael, granddaughter Victoria and I were attending a candlelight/Lord’s Supper service with chamber music playing as we sang carols holding candles which engulfed the sanctuary with individual lights. I felt GOD’S PEACE at that moment.”PEACE of GOD, which passes all understanding shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” Phil. 4:7 During these stressful days and uncertain times, may we turn to His EVERLASTING Word as we start a new year…Col.3:15 “Let the PEACE OF GOD RULE IN YOUR HEART…..and be thankful.”
When Jesus Comes
19861221 When Jesus Comes - Rev. Tommy Jones
How far in advance was the first coming of #Jesus foretold? How far ahead was it planned out? If Christ was a gift to us, and He definitely was, what did we do to deserve Him? What unique qualities came with this gift? We are all born and die, but Jesus was born to die. Why is that good news? Who’s name is on this gift? Unlike some of the other presents you will receive this year, how long will this gift last? Sorry about the jumpy potato quality of this week’s recording.
Merry Christmas, from my family to yours. To learn more, click on the Gift link on the front Page of findbibletruth.com
The Gift of Light
The LIVING GOD #GLORY
#GLORY, #splendor, and #honor are attributes which are rare. I am in awe when I see a magnificent sunset or the evening sky filled with twinkling stars so I can only imagine the splendor and glory all around Jesus Christ on the night of His earthly birth. Luke 2 records how shaken the shepherds in the fields watching their sheep were when the “angel of the Lord stood before them and the GLORY OF THE LORD SHONE AROUND THEM..the angel said, ‘Do not be afraid, I bring you good news of great joy for all people; today in the city of David there has been born for YOU a SAVIOR, who is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.’ Suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of heavenly host praising God and saying, ‘GLORY TO GOD in the highest, and on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased.” We see big productions on large screens or at Disney World or in church programs, but from what source does REAL GLORY come? Jesus lifting His eyes to heaven said in John 17, “I GLORIFIED THEE (FATHER) on earth having accomplished the work which Thou gave Me to do and now, GLORIFY ME together with THYSELF, FATHER, with the GLORY which I had with Thee before the world was. . . Father, I desire that they also, whom Thou hast given Me, be with Me where I am, in order that they may behold MY GLORY, which THOU GAVE ME; for Thou loved Me before the foundation of the world.” May We Behold HIS GLORY….