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Is Your Hope Built on Jesus’ Blood and Righteousness?

WhoGodIs — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:10:54 +0000

My hope is built on nothing less

Than Jesus’ blood and righteousness

I dare not trust the sweetest frame

But wholly lean on Jesus’ Name

On Christ the solid rock I stand

All other ground is sinking sand

This song was written by Edward Mote in 1834 and what a powerful message.

Far too many times in my life I have thought of myself as trusting Christ wholly and completely for every problem or challenge that has arisen; but I realized that many of those times I tried to figure out something on my own just in case God wasn’t able to handle it by Himself.

Even though I was a Christian I had totally missed the point of what trusting in God was all about – giving everything to Him and letting Him solve my problem in whatever way He chose to do it.

I didn’t understand at all the way in which God works, and it is not the easiest thing in the world to “wholly lean on Jesus’ Name” when sometimes you can only see the next step instead of a long way down the road.

I didn’t realize that God could see the whole picture and from His point of view all I had to do was follow directions. I didn’t have to know where I was going, because He knew exactly where I was going and the moment I would arrive at my destination.

When the blood of Jesus was shed at Calvary, when Jesus rose from the grave, and later when the Holy Spirit came to reside within the heart of every person who had accepted Jesus as Savior, the world was changed forever.

The bondage that had enslaved man for thousands of years had been broken.

BUT – and it is a HUGE BUT… if you don’t realize what Jesus did on the cross, you could still be living in bondage.

God gave us the Bible so that we can know the truth about how He wants us to live. When you read a promise written on one of its pages, you can totally depend on what it says to be truth.

The truth will still be the truth even if you don’t believe it to be truth.

SO Satan counts a good deal on trying to reason with you logically that what the verse says is truth, but doesn’t really apply to your situation. (It is possible to justify doing just about anything if you think about it long enough.) Or he might try to tell you that the verse is the truth, but you don’t have enough faith for it to come to pass.

Satan will use any tactic or technique to try to make you believe that the promises of the Bible will not work for you.

I encourage you to:

find Bible verses that specifically relate to the need or problem in your life
write them down and put them in a place where you will see them every day
read them aloud over and over again until you “just know” deep in your heart that God has heard and is in the process of sending an answer
ask the Holy Spirit to make those biblical promises so real in your life that you have no trouble at all believing that God will meet your need at just the right moment.

It might not be in a way you have expected, but when you turn everything over to God, He will meet your need in the very best way possible even if you haven’t thought of that way yet. He always wants the BEST for you.

Have you fallen in love with Jesus?

Have You Ever Heard Of The “Late” Jesus?

WhoGodIs — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 21:02:25 +0000

I received this in an email and thought it was awesome.

Jesus died over 2000 years ago.

Nobody has ever referred to him as the late Jesus,

Not even the heathens.

Nowhere in history.

Nowhere has He EVER been referred to in the past tense!

He is the Living God!

When Jesus died on the cross He was thinking of you!

Let the Living God have control over your life to use you in a mighty way. Even if you don’t know exactly where you are going, He always does and will never lead you astray.

Don’t Sink During a Big Storm of Life!

WhoGodIs — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 21:22:29 +0000

Stop telling God how big your storm is. Instead, tell the storm how big your God is.

-Anonymous-

If you are striving to move forward in your Christian walk, Satan doesn’t like it and will try to hinder or even stop your progress. He will look until he finds a weak area and then will try to make you feel as if you are in a huge storm with monstrous waves that are about to sink you.

In a monstrous storm a good captain steers his boat as straight as possible head-on into the coming waves so that he can go up and over them. If the boat is sideways when the wave hits it will capsize and sink beneath the surface of the water.

We all go through times of testing because God wants to see what we are made of and wants to use the testing time to make us into a stronger and more mature Christian. It might seem like punishment, but God has a purpose for everything we might go through. Most of us will have to admit that our greatest growth as a Christian has come during our heaviest times of testing, even though we certainly don’t want to volunteer to go through it again.

Matthew 14: 28-31

And Peter said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.

And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.

But when he saw the wind boisterous (strong,) he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.

Peter was a very passionate and courageous person, and in his later years grew into a very strong Christian who did a mighty work for the Kingdom of God. He was a risk-taker and spoke before he thought about it, especially before he became a mature Christian.

When Peter saw Jesus walking on the water towards their boat, he probably thought it would be an awesome thing to do himself and spoke before he really thought about it. He did walk a few steps, which is much better than many of us would have done. Most of us would not have even gotten out of the boat.

After those few steps he started to notice the churning sea around him and grew afraid of drowning. He started to look at the waves instead of Jesus.

The only way you can make it through a big storm is to keep your focus on Jesus and keep on walking toward Him (keep your boat headed straight into the storm and never let it turn sideways.) If Peter had done this, He would have eventually touched the hand of Jesus and would have reached his destination safely. All he had to do was have tunnel vision to Jesus and not look at what was going on around him.

So it is in real life – you cannot let yourself be consumed by the storm and huge waves that might surround you; look at Jesus and continually keep taking steps toward Him. Before you know it, you will have reached out and touched His hands and will have made it through the intense storm.

None of us would deliberately choose to go through a storm, but we can have the assurance that our Heavenly Father is there with us each step of the way leading, protecting, and ultimately giving the victory!

A Story – Be Careful When You Throw Darts

WhoGodIs — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 22:07:12 +0000

A young lady named Sally, relates an experience she had in a seminary class, given by her teacher. She says that Dr. Smith was known for his elaborate object lessons.

One particular day, Sally walked into the seminary and knew they were in for a fun day.

On the wall was a big target and on a nearby table were many
darts. Dr. Smith told the students to draw a picture of someone that
they disliked or someone who had made them angry, and he would allow
them to throw darts at the person’s picture.

Sally’s friend drew a picture of who had stolen her boyfriend.
Another friend drew a picture of his little brother. Sally drew a
picture of a former friend, putting a great deal of detail into her
drawing, even drawing pimples on the face. Sally was pleased with the
overall effect she had achieved.

The class lined up and began throwing darts. Some of the
students threw their darts with such force that their targets were
ripping apart. Sally looked forward to her turn, and was filled with
disappointment when Dr. Smith, because of time limits, asked the
students to return to their seats. As Sally sat thinking about how angry
she was because she didn’t have a chance to throw any darts at her
target. Dr. Smith began removing the target from the wall.

Underneath the target was a picture of Jesus. A hush fell over
the room as each student viewed the mangled picture of Jesus; holes and
jagged marks covered His face and His eyes were pierced.

Dr. Smith said only these words…. ‘In as much as ye have done
it unto the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto Me.’
Matthew 25:40.

No other words were necessary; the tear filled eyes of the
students focused only on the picture of Christ.

A Story – The Great Price of Redemption

WhoGodIs — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 01:36:49 +0000

**God’s Grace***

There once was a man named George Thomas, pastor in a small New
England town. One Easter Sunday morning he came to the Church carrying a
rusty, bent, old bird cage, and set it by the pulpit.

Eyebrows were raised and, as if in response, Pastor Thomas began to speak…

“I was walking through town yesterday when I saw a young boy coming
toward me swinging this bird cage. On the bottom of the cage were three
little wild birds, shivering with cold and fright.

I stopped the lad and asked, “What do you have there, son?”
“Just some old birds,” came the reply.

“What are you going to do with them?” I asked.
“Take ‘em home and have fun with ‘em,” he answered. “I’m gonna tease
‘em and pull out their feathers to make ‘em fight. I’m gonna have a real
good time.”

“But you’ll get tired of those birds sooner or later. What will you do
then?”

“Oh, I got some cats,” said the little boy. “They like birds. I’ll take
‘em to them.”

The pastor was silent for a moment. “How much do you want for those
birds, son?”

“Huh?? !!! Why, you don’t want them birds, mister. They’re just plain
old field birds. They don’t sing. They ain’t even pretty!”

“How much?” the pastor asked again. The boy sized up the pastor as if
he were crazy and said, “$10?”

The pastor reached in his pocket and took out a ten dollar bill. He
placed it in the boy’s hand. In a flash, the boy was gone. The pastor
picked up the cage and gently carried it to the end of the alley where
there was a tree and a grassy spot. Setting the cage down, he opened the
door, and by softly tapping the bars persuaded the birds out, setting
them free. Well, that explained the empty bird cage on the pulpit, and
then the pastor began to tell this story:

One day Satan and Jesus were having a conversation. Satan had just
come from the Garden of Eden, and he was gloating and boasting. “Yes,
sir, I just caught a world full of people down there. Set me a trap,
used bait I knew they couldn’t resist. Got ‘em all!”

“What are you going to do with them?” Jesus asked.

Satan replied, “Oh, I’m gonna have fun! I’m gonna teach them how to
marry and divorce each other, how to hate and abuse each other, how to
drink and smoke and curse. I’m gonna teach them how to invent guns and
bombs and kill each other. I’m really gonna have fun!”

“And what will you do when you are done with them?” Jesus asked. “Oh,
I’ll kill ‘em,” Satan glared proudly.

“How much do you want for them?” Jesus asked.

“Oh, you don’t want those people. They ain’t no good. Why, you’ll take
them and they’ll just hate you.. They’ll spit on you, curse you and kill
you. You don’t want those people!!”

“How much? He asked again.
Satan looked at Jesus and sneered, “All your blood, tears and your
life.”

Jesus said, “DONE!” Then He paid the price.

The pastor picked up the cage and walked from the pulpit.

Do You Let God Carry You Through Tough Times?

WhoGodIs — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:13:23 +0000

Can you trust God enough to let Him carry you through tough times, knowing that He truly will work everything out for the best in your life?

Faith is hard until you get close enough to God to start to discover His True Character.

Start on that awesome journey right now. You won’t regret it.

I received this in an email, but it sure is an awesome word picture of what Jesus did for us on the cross!

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Handbook for Victorious Christian Living – practical ways to learn to live a victorious Christian life

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What An Awesome Truth!!!

WhoGodIs — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:12:43 +0000

What more can you add? This says everything!!!

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Dwell on truth and the things of God.

Can You Really Trust God With Your Life?

WhoGodIs — Tue, 26 May 2009 19:56:05 +0000

The Potter’s Hand by Darlene Zschech

Take me, mold me, use me, fill me;

I give my life to the Potter’s hand.

Call me, guide me, lead me, walk beside me;

I give my life to the Potter’s hand.

Do we as Christians really want our Heavenly Father to shape, mold, fill, and use us in whatever way He desires?

For many years of my life I felt that if I truly gave God everything, He would make me go to some far-off place as a missionary and I would hate every minute of it. I imagined forcing myself to make it through each day so that I could do what I thought God wanted me to do.

Thank goodness I came to realize what a distorted view I had of my wonderful Heavenly Father. The more I got to know His Character, the more I realized that He will bring my desires into alignment with His. If it is really my desire to do His Will, I will truly be excited to do whatever job or calling He has for me.

God has an awesome job for each Christian to do, but it takes being willing to step out of our comfort zone and tread into the unknown, knowing that God can see every step of the way and knows exactly what He wants to do in each of our lives.

Don’t be afraid to place your life into the Potter’s Hands and let Him mold and shape you into a Christian who can do great and mighty works for God.

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Handbook for Victorious Christian Living – Practical ways to learn to live a victorious Christian life

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Don’t Just TRY Jesus, Cling To Him!

WhoGodIs — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:51:05 +0000

How true is this!!!

Satan will always be too happy to take you back so he can do everything possible to destroy you and your family.

Don’t just TRY Jesus, though, cling to Him and let Him change your life for the better. If you give control of your life to Him you won’t desire to go back to where you used to be. He can handle every problem, but you must give them all to Him to let Him take care of in His own time.

Read the Bible and ask the Holy Spirit to give you understanding and wisdom. God truly desires for you to walk in victory over the enemy Satan.

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Handbook for Victorious Christian Living – Practical ways to learn to live a victorious Christian life

Blueprint for Victorious Christian Living

Power of the Living Word

Jesus Truly is the Answer for Every Problem!

WhoGodIs — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:56:00 +0000

This covers pretty much every thing that can happen in your life. Jesus is truly the answer to every problem you have. He is just waiting for you to admit you can’t handle things on your own. Give Him a chance and you will want to turn to Him first instead of as a last resort.

He wants you to learn to trust Him so that He can use you to do great and mighty things for His Kingdom. Don’t try to do it on your own any longer. Make Him Lord of your life!

Check out my other sites:

Handbook for Victorious Christian Living - Practical ways to learn to live a victorious Christian life

Blueprint for Victorious Christian Living

Power of the Living Word