This post is rather a continuation of the previous one made over this past weekend on November 14 - Mainly because I felt the Holy Spirit leading me and urging me to do so, as more information on the subject of the glory of God was brought to my attention, as well as wonderful Gospel Hymns. The title of this post is from the following old hymn "Our Great Savior", only this You Tube version titles it "Jesus! What A Friend of Sinners!"
When things are tough and you are weary of it all, the above hymn reminds us that the good Lord is with us to the end! Very encouraging!
Someone has said: "Real inner peace comes from God. Only God can turn a mess into a message; a test into a testimony; a trial into triumph; a victim into a victor; and a misery into a ministry. A diamond is only made through extreme heat and pressure."
We all realize that the prophesied end times we find ourselves living in now are fearful and uncertain, especially to those who are not followers of the Savior, Jesus Christ. True Christians who know God's Holy Word, the Bible, and who find there many encouraging promises of the good Lord within its pages, are looking with hope and blissful expectation of Jesus' imminent return ! What a blessed hope!
"Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; Who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto Himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works." - Titus 2:13-14
Following is a wonderful and instructing Christian video titled: "Focus on God Not Your Problems - God's Got This". It is only a 13 minute video, and one of its narrators is Pastor Chuck Smith, who was the founder of the Calvary Chapel churches. I say "was" because he passed away not too long ago, as many of you are aware.
In the video above, we are told: "Don't worry about anything, but pray about everything."
"Be careful {anxious} for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds, through Christ Jesus." - Philippians 4:6-7
But don't neglect to read and ponder over and reflect often on the following verses as well: Philippians 4:8-9 tells us: (8) "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
(9) Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you."
"Peace I leave with you, My peace I give unto you: not as the the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." - Jesus at John 14:27
Following is a devotional by Charles Spurgeon, delivered to my email inbox earlier today. It's topic is best described by its title which is: "To Him be glory, both now and forever." a direct quote from 2 Peter 3:18.
"Heaven will be full of the ceaseless praises of Jesus. Eternity! thine unnumbered years shall speed their everlasting course, but forever and for ever "To Him be the glory" . Is He not a "Priest forever after the order of Melchizedek?" "To Him be glory." Is He not King of kings and Lord of lords, the everlasting Father? "To Him be glory forever." Never shall His praises cease. That which was bought with blood deserves to last while immortality endures. The glory of the Cross must never be eclipsed; the lustre of the grave and of the resurrected must never be dimmed. O Jesus! Thou shalt be praised for ever. Long as immortal spirits live. Long as the Father's throne endures for ever, forever, unto Thee shall be glory. Believer, you are anticipating the time when you shall join the saints above in ascribing all glory to Jesus; but are you glorifying Him now? The apostle's words are : "To Him be glory both now and forever." Will you not this day make it your prayer? "Lord, help me to glorify Thee; I am poor, help me to glorify Thee by contentment; I am sick, help me to give Thee honor and patience; I have talents, help me to extol Thee by spending them for Thee; I have time, Lord help me to redeem it and that I may serve Thee; I have a heart to feel Lord, let that heart feel no love but Thine and glow with no flame but affection for Thee; I have a head to think, Lord, help me to think of Thee and for Thee; Thou hast put me in this world for something, Lord, show me what that is and help me to work out my life purpose; I cannot do much, but as the widow put in her two mites, which were all her living, so Lord, I cast my time and eternity into Thy treasury; I am all Thine; take me, and enable me to glorify Thee now, in all that I say, in all that I do, and with all that I have."
What a beautiful devotional ! It shows Charles Spurgeon's pure heart and his desire to please the good Lord . May we be like-minded!
