He gets us

In reference to #JesusChrist, yes, he gets us.

We were made in His image and likeness.

We were made to be with Him.

Sin – selfish acts that separate us from the #GodoftheBible – got in the way.

So, He so got us that He had a plan for #sin.

The God of the Bible so loved us He gave us His only begotten (birthed) son who was lifted up on a cross for our sin that if we believed that was enough we would have new life with God as Father, eternally inseparable.

Yeah, #Godgetsus.

But, He loves us so much He does not want to leave us as He finds us. He wants us to be more like Him and be with Him … eternally.

So, yeah… He gets us.

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What is your image of God?
Someone unattainable?
Someone unreachable?
Some mystery beyond scope?
Some social construct?

What if the God of the Bible is who He says He is?
What if He said He would send someone to be among us, speak to us for Him, and would give us an opportunity to have a new life [a rebirth, to be born again so as to speak] with Him?

What if who we now call Jesus was who the Bible says he is?
What if He was God with us?
What if He was the heart intents of God put into flesh and walked this Earth?
What if He loved us so much He traded His right life, a life with no separation from God, for our willfulness and sin?

What if He made it so simple that all anyone ever had to do was accept the trade and by acceptance as real and done began a new life with the God of the Bible?

What if by doing so He healed all of your wounds, your sins, your sickness, your diseases?

What if by doing so the God of the Bible came into your life and changed everything? Made your life new?
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Yeah, He gets us.
He just does not want us to remain as we are.
He just does not want us to be separate from Him.
He is life.
His way leads to life … everlasting.

Yeah, He gets us but is unaccepting of our sin – our willful wants to be our own God.

It is an “either / or” situation.

If the God of the Bible is who He says He is,
you will want to be on His side.

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Besides, from personal experience… life with the God of the Bible is so much better.

And, Jesus really does love us more than words can say.

Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved,
even your whole family.

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National Offended by Everything Day, April 1st

I sat here and wondered… when is #nationaloffendedbyeverythingday …

then I remembered. It is April 1st.

Okay, moving right along…

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coincides with #internationaloffendedbyeverythingday as observed in some nations.

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It doesn’t make sense…

It doesn’t make sense, but … the God of the Bible loved us so much Jesus traded his life so we can have life with the God of the Bible.

It doesn’t make sense, but there it is.

If we believe and receive what Jesus did at the Cross, we can have a new life with the God of Creation.

#HeiswhoHesaysHeis

#foolishnessoftheCross

#nogreaterlove

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Thoughts on being Joseph

Joseph didn’t have a say regarding his life.

He did what Jacob said do.
He did what Potifar said do.
He did what the prison warden said do.
He did what pharaoh said do.

Except with pharaoh.
Joseph did what he advised pharaoh should do for Egypt.
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Sometimes as servants of God we do not have a say in what we do. We just do.

Do that long enough and God just may promote you to bless the nations.

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Be the People God has chosen

Today’s Manna in the Word:
Be the people God has chosen

Because of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and others, the God of Creation, the God of the Bible chose Israel to be His people to show Himself faithful and to make His covenant.

But

God so loved the world, all of the People in it, that He gave His promised redemption, Jesus. Just as He told Abraham, Issac, and Jacob, “it is through you all of the nations would be blessed.” And they can be.

“The counsel of the Lord stands forever, The plans of His heart to all generations. Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, The people He has chosen as His own inheritance.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭33‬:‭11‬-‭12‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Because of Jesus Christ and the Cross we now have the right and privilege to be with, walk with, live with the God of Creation and He will bless us.

Choose God.
He will choose you and bless you.

A nation is made up of people. It is not just lines on a map, nor a flag and a name. It is the People.

If the People would turn toward the God of Creation and choose to walk with, be with, Him, He will be with them and bless them.

“If My people (those who chose Him) who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.

Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to prayer made in this place.

For now I have chosen and sanctified this house (this people), that My name may be there forever; and My eyes and My heart will be there perpetually.”
‭‭II Chronicles‬ ‭7‬:‭14‬-‭16‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Be the people God has chosen and be a blessed people.

Amen?

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Remember:
God loves you, pray for one another, and together we will build the Kingdom of God, in Jesus’ name.

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The Golden Rule, the Gold Standard

Today’s Manna in the Word:
The Golden Rule, the Gold Standard

The “golden rule” came from ancient times.

Ancient Egypt had a gold cubit, a unit of measure. It was the gold standard by which all other standard cubits were measured.

In the same way, Jesus gave us a “golden rule”; a gold standard by which all other standards should be measured.

“So whatever you wish that others would do to you, you do to them, …”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭7‬:‭12‬

Jesus sets the standard for our behavior. He made it super simple.

If you want others to treat you with kindness, respect, honor, integrity, truth, mercy, … treat them in the way you want to be treated.

It is a heart and motivation check.

It is a loving Father teaching His children how to behave with each other.

It is a “heart check” against offense.

It is mercy and forgiveness executed.

Our Father in Heaven is working to make us like Him.

So, tender your heart.
Take a moment to question your actions.

Do unto others just as you would want others to do to you.

Amen?

#walklikeGod
#givemercy
#givegrace
#givehonor
#forgive
#JesusChrist
#GlorytoGod
#MannaintheWord
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Remember:
God loves you, pray for one another, and together we will build the Kingdom of God, in Jesus’ name.

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Mission vs Relationship

Mission and vision cannot replace relationship and righteousness.

Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and be saved.

Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness.

#Acts16v31
#Matthew6v33

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In the cool of the day

Today’s Manna in the Word:
In the cool of the day

“And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day…”
‭‭Genesis‬ ‭3‬:‭8‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

This seems like it was a common occurrence;  the God of Creation moving through the Garden in Eden.

It was a standout moment for Adam and Eve, as recorded in Genesis; they now knew good and evil.

But, that is not where they had to stay.

They are several instances where the Bible observes someone “walked with God”. These persons chose the God of the Bible in their circumstances and God was with them in their circumstances.

The Bible also observes it was Jesus’ habit to get up, go to a quiet place, and pray.

Jesus cultivated walking with God in the cool of the day to start his day.

We should do likewise.

Make those moments in God, with God, in the cool of the day … before the day starts … spend time with God and answer Jesus’ prayer.

“that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me.”
‭‭John‬ ‭17‬:‭21‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Walk with the God of the Bible.

Choose to walk with God in all you do.

Let it start with you and God in the quiet, cool of the day.

Amen?

#walkwithGod
#cooloftheday
#FatherGod
#perfectgift
#JesusandtheCross
#JesusChrist
#GlorytoGod
#MannaintheWord
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Remember:
God loves you, pray for one another, and together we will build the Kingdom of God, in Jesus’ name.

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The Gospels Series – Sermon on the Mount

with Dr David J Rogers
Foundational Scripture:
Luke 1.4
“That you may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught.”

Sermon on the Mount
Matthew 5.1-7.29, Luke 6.20-49

Jesus’ dissertation on God and our life here with Him. God’s power came out of Him. (Lk 6.17-19)

•Beatitudes – Matthew 5.3-12, Luke 6.20-23
•Salt and Light – Matthew 5.13-16
•Fulfill the Law – Matthew 5.17-20
•Hate and Lust – Matthew 5.21-30
•Divorce – Matthew 5.31-33
•Oaths – Matthew 5.33-37
•Retaliation – Matthew 5.38-42
•Love your enemies – Matthew 5.43-48, Luke 6.27-29, 35
•Give to the needy – Matthew 6.1-4, Luke 6.30
•the Lord’s Prayer – Matthew 6.5-15
•Fasting – Matthew 6.16-18
•Treasures – Matthew 6.19-24
•Anxiety and fear – Matthew 6.25-34
•Judging others – Matthew 7.1-2, Luke 6.36-38
•Ask it will be given – Matthew 7.7-11
•Golden Rule – Matthew 7.12, Luke 6.31-34
•Fruit – Matthew 7.15-20, Luke 6.43-45
•Being known and “I never knew you” – Matthew 7.21-23, Luke 6.46
•Firm foundation – Matthew 7.24-25, Luke 6.47-49

The Sermon on the Mount is so full of spiritual meat upon which to chew and meditate.
•All were astonished by Jesus’ teaching and wondered who gave him such authority.
  Matthew 7.28-29

Yet simple.

No one likes reading this section slowly and with a listening heart. It is a convicting mirror.
-Do it anyway.

Reread it several times slowly. Make good notes. Ask God questions on it.

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Fathers Day and the Father of Lights

Today’s Manna in the Word:
Fathers Day and the Father of Lights

How awesome is it that our Father in Heaven loved us, His children, so much He gave us a gift of life?

“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning. Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.”
‭‭James‬ ‭1‬:‭17‬-‭18‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

I cannot adequately put in words just how great is the love of God for us, His gift of grace, His gift of mercy to us.

The greatest fathers among us may not have been perfect in their lives, but the greatest fathers are those who tried to emulate the love and sacrifice to their families that the God of the Bible gave, gives, to us.

Jesus and the Cross, as terrible as that was, paid the price for a renewed right relationship with the Father of Life, the Giver of Life.

Take moment to celebrate those fathers in your life, and thank your Heavenly Father who gave you life and gives you new life through Jesus Christ.

The cross was just the beginning of new life. Because of what Jesus did, you can have new life in right relationship with the God of the Bible as your Father … in Heaven and right here on Earth, in this life and the life to come.

Amen?

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Remember:
God loves you, pray for one another, and together we will build the Kingdom of God, in Jesus’ name.

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