Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell. Matthew 10:28
The idea of hell is abhorrent to us. How can it be otherwise? The primary teaching about hell comes from Jesus Himself. Paul, in his thirteen letters, talks about judgment and spiritual death, but he never uses the word hell.
There is clearly some ambiguity about the nature of hell. On the one hand it is a lake of fire (Revelation 20:14), on the other it is a place of darkness (Matthew 25:30).
Fire and darkness present conflicting images, for fire gives light. It is also described as a place where the ‘worms that eat them do not die’ (Mark 9:48), and yet it is a second death (Revelation 20:14).
‘Not dying’ and ‘death’ are again conflicting images. I suggest the reality is that there are no words, images, or concepts that adequately describe hell. Its essential nature is that it is a *place of separation from God.*
Paul writes, ‘They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord’ (2 Thessalonians 1:9). It is this being ‘ *shut out from the presence of the Lord’ that is the most horrific description of hell.*
We must treat hell with humility. A well-known British preacher by name R.W. Dale once said, the only man he knew who had the right to preach about hell was D.L. Moody because he never spoke of it without tears.
That is the authentic attitude towards hell.
Believe and trust totally in Christ for eternal separation from God will be the most awful consequence of not trusting Christ.
PRAYER: Heavenly Father, I thank You that my eternal destination rests on Your work on the cross....Amen🙏🏼
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Thursday 1 March 2018
FINDING PEACE
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Philippians 4:6
If someone says to you, ‘Don’t be anxious about anything,’ you might well respond by saying, ‘You live in a different world. I have utility bills to pay and a visit to the doctor coming up'.
Yet this is exactly what Paul wrote to the Philippians.
The key word in this verse is the little word ‘ *but* .’
This word acts as a hinge on which doors swing.
Paul is not just saying, ‘Don’t be anxious about anything,’ he goes on to say, ‘…but in every situation
by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God’ (Philippians 4:6).
Get hold of your anxieties and present them to God. We can
pray about things but never give them to God. We worry just as much afterwards as we did before. To do it ‘with thanksgiving’ is an expression of trust and confidence in God, to the extent we thank Him in advance for taking the issue that is the cause of my anxiety.
When we do that, there is the promise, ‘And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus’ (Philippians 4:7).
It is not a peace that may solve the issue immediately but a peace that guards our hearts and minds.
*Our peace comes from passing the responsibility to someone bigger – God.*
PRAYER: Heavenly Father, I release my anxieties to You. I present them to You today in Jesus mighty name..... Amen🙏🏼
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Exodus 13:17-14:31
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If someone says to you, ‘Don’t be anxious about anything,’ you might well respond by saying, ‘You live in a different world. I have utility bills to pay and a visit to the doctor coming up'.
Yet this is exactly what Paul wrote to the Philippians.
The key word in this verse is the little word ‘ *but* .’
This word acts as a hinge on which doors swing.
Paul is not just saying, ‘Don’t be anxious about anything,’ he goes on to say, ‘…but in every situation
by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God’ (Philippians 4:6).
Get hold of your anxieties and present them to God. We can
pray about things but never give them to God. We worry just as much afterwards as we did before. To do it ‘with thanksgiving’ is an expression of trust and confidence in God, to the extent we thank Him in advance for taking the issue that is the cause of my anxiety.
When we do that, there is the promise, ‘And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus’ (Philippians 4:7).
It is not a peace that may solve the issue immediately but a peace that guards our hearts and minds.
*Our peace comes from passing the responsibility to someone bigger – God.*
PRAYER: Heavenly Father, I release my anxieties to You. I present them to You today in Jesus mighty name..... Amen🙏🏼
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Exodus 13:17-14:31
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THE IMPOSSIBLE IS POSSIBLE
But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John".
Luke 1:13
When God speaks to us, He rarely talks to us about the things that are humanly possible. Both Mary and Elizabeth faced this very thing when God brought both of them a message through the angel, a message that was totally outside the realm of possibility.
Mary was to have a baby but was a virgin and Elizabeth had the
opposite problem; she was to have a baby but was old.
For Mary having a baby was too soon, for Elizabeth it was too late and both were human impossibilities.
We have a choice to either live in the realm of the natural where everything is reasonable, human and explicable, or to live in the supernatural where we take seriously the Word of God and depend on Him for its fulfillment. If we chose to live only in the realm of the natural, and never allow God to take us into the realm of what only He can do, which is what makes it supernatural – then we’ll never know the joy and excitement that is possible in an adventurous, obedient and trusting Christian life.
We have to fully trust in God, knowing that He that has called us will never disappoint.
Enjoy your life with Jesus Christ.
PRAYER: Eternal King of glory, I thank you for my life and pray that your Spirit will help me trust you in all my endeavors....In Jesus name.....Amen🙏🏼
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Exodus 11:1-10; 12:29-36
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Luke 1:13
When God speaks to us, He rarely talks to us about the things that are humanly possible. Both Mary and Elizabeth faced this very thing when God brought both of them a message through the angel, a message that was totally outside the realm of possibility.
Mary was to have a baby but was a virgin and Elizabeth had the
opposite problem; she was to have a baby but was old.
For Mary having a baby was too soon, for Elizabeth it was too late and both were human impossibilities.
We have a choice to either live in the realm of the natural where everything is reasonable, human and explicable, or to live in the supernatural where we take seriously the Word of God and depend on Him for its fulfillment. If we chose to live only in the realm of the natural, and never allow God to take us into the realm of what only He can do, which is what makes it supernatural – then we’ll never know the joy and excitement that is possible in an adventurous, obedient and trusting Christian life.
We have to fully trust in God, knowing that He that has called us will never disappoint.
Enjoy your life with Jesus Christ.
PRAYER: Eternal King of glory, I thank you for my life and pray that your Spirit will help me trust you in all my endeavors....In Jesus name.....Amen🙏🏼
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Exodus 11:1-10; 12:29-36
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Email: solidrockchapel.cityoffaith@gmail.com
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