Crushing Snakes (If God is for us, who can be against us?)

An absolutely awesome song about the True King - Jesus, His power that reigns above all, and how His children can stand against anything because our King stands with us.

What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

Romans 8:31

The righteous are bold as a lion...

Proverbs 28:1 (ESV)

The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion.

The righteous are bold as a lion - not because THEY are strong, rich, powerful, attractive or accepted by many - the righteous are bold as a Lion because they believe in and rely in the Truth of who Jesus is - The True King of all. The Lion of the tribe of Judah against who none can oppose.

They are bold because their righteousness is not their own but comes from their faith in Jesus and His complete work of redemption on the cross and the empty tomb.

They are bold because what and who they rely and build their life on is not from this world of shifting sands but is the rock that is Jesus Christ - which can never be moved, changed or assaulted.

Jesus : the place we can put our trust

Jesus made all things and He upholds all things. The seen and the unseen. He is forever faithful because His character never ever changes. This is why we can put our trust in him 100% and know that He will never betray or abandon us.

Even when things go bad, He promises to never leave our side and will continue to lead any one who seeks him to His perfect peace.

He even has the uncanny ability in his eternal power to make bad things work in our favour and turn them into good.

He's truly that powerful and absolutely worth putting your trust and your life in his hands. After all, who better to trust your existence with than the one who made everything that exists?

"For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse."

Romans 1:20 ESV

https://bible.com/bible/59/rom.1.20.ESV

Jesus : The answer to this lost and dying world

Humility + God's wisdom makes us effective for His Kingdom

With a humble heart centered on Jesus, a generous helping of God's wisdom, a healthy attitude of godly discernment and good dose of self control we are most effective as messengers of God's message of grace and truth to this lost and dying world.

Our God is a strong God who loves and saves His people

God put it on my heart to read Psalm 46 tonight before going to sleep. After reading it - I understand why...

It's a passage about God's strength, His power, His majesty, His Truth, His Deliverance and our promised future with Him in His Kingdom. The penultimate verse has to be "Be still and know that I AM GOD. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the Earth"

Such a powerful and positive promise that reminds us of Jesus' true identity as the King of all Kings and of our place by His side as the children of God when He returns and ends all wars and brings His powerful peace to this Earth.

It's also such a powerful answer to the evil spirit of fear and anxiety that so often tries to attack us before and while we sleep. This is the answer that needs to be spoken and meditated on when it tries to rob us of God's peace that's promised to His children.

Psalm 46

God Is Our Fortress
To the choirmaster. Of athe Sons of Korah. According to bAlamoth.1 A Song.

46 God is our refuge and strength,

a very present help in etrouble.

2 Therefore we will not fear fthough the earth gives way,

though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea,

3 though its waters roar and foam,

though the mountains tremble at its swelling. Selah

4 There is ia river whose streams make glad the city of God,

the holy habitation of the Most High.

5 God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved;

God will help her when morning dawns.

6 The nations rage, the kingdoms totter;

he utters his voice, the earth melts.

7 The Lord of hosts is with us;

the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah

8 Come, behold the works of the Lord,

how he has brought desolations on the earth.

9 He makes wars cease to the end of the earth;

he breaks the bow and shatters the spear;

the burns the chariots with fire.

10 “Be still, and know that I am God.

I will be exalted among the nations,

I will be exalted in the earth!”

11 The Lord of hosts is with us;

the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah

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JESUS The Hope for the Hopeless by Mark Jansen | Adelaide

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God desires holiness in His people

Great article about worshipping God and what He requires from His chosen and redeemed children. Put simply... "not what I want, but what you want God. Not my way, but your way."

http://www.desiringgod.org/articles/worship-is-not-made-to-order?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=feedpress.me&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+dg-articles

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God's grace explained clearly

A great clear explanation of God's grace in the life of a Christian by Pastor John Piper in the link below.

Grace is not an excuse or enablement for our sinful nature - but instead a motivator for us to strive for holiness knowing our sins were paid for in full at such high a price - the substitutionary death of God's Son Jesus in our place.

http://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/fight-sin-find-rest?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=feedpress.me&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ask-pastor-john

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Don't love this World or the things in it

Fame, money, power, pleasure... They all come from the World. They are desires put in place by the unseen forces that run this world to maintain the control they wish upon humanity. But it is a World that is destined to end... One day when Jesus returns it will all be gone.

Collecting the treasures of this World is just like being rich in a video game... It doesn't matter how much you collect - It's not real. The game ends one day and it doesn't convert into a currency that can be used in our eternal destination.

Jesus said we are far better focusing on laying up treasures in Heaven by following Him and His ways. He promises eternal treasure that cannot be stolen or corrupted by time. Treasure beyond price that can be enjoyed for all eternity.

[ 1 John 2:15-17 - Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

For all that is in the world-the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions-is not from the Father but is from the world.

And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever. ]