Greatly Encouraged!

Heb 6:10-12
For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister. And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope until the end, that you do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

If you have any urging from God to share something on this blog because you believe it will encourage others in the Lord please do not hesitate to offer this. My intentions for this blog were not that I alone would speak but that members of His Body would feel free to share something so that others may be encouraged or (as Rom 15:14 says) cautioned in love.

Rom 15:13-14
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Now I myself am confident concerning you, my brethren, that you also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish (to caution or reprove gently) one another.

Philemon 6-7
I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith, so that you will have a full understanding of every good thing we have in Christ. Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints.

Your sharing will not only edify others but your own spirit as well. Don't just keep it to yourself, SHARE YOUR FAITH with other believer (or presently non-believers) who come in contact with this blog. As the fresh water through Christ comes in let it flow out so that you will not become stagnant. You may be used of God in refreshing the hearts of some saints or convicting the lost of their need for Christ Jesus, our only Hope for eternal life. I'll admit a selfish motive as well. I NEED your encouragement also! I thank Hope for the encouragement and I do thank those who have encouraged me here through email comments. But please FEEL FREE to place your voice here as well. As you read through each post choose the one that moves you most and offer your thoughts.

Also, if you believe that I need some balanced understanding from God's Word or that I could be blessed with some further knowledge already revealed in the Scriptures, just know that I long to here this from you. As the apostle Peter wrote to believers in his second epistle...

"To those who have obtained like precious faith with us by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ: Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust."

If you are blessed with an understanding of the "great and precious promises" that will edify or exhort others in Christ I ask that you just pray and express it here as you are led.

Phil 1:9-11
And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment, that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ, being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ (alone), to the glory and praise of God.

Heb 6:17-20
Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, he confirmed it with an oath. God did this so that, by two unchangeable things (His word and His oath) in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope offered to us may be greatly encouraged. We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, where Jesus, who went before us, has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest for ever, in the order of Melchizedek.

If our Anchor is truly found in Christ then as He is in Heaven now seated at the right Hand of God so also we will rule and reign with Him as the sons of God born into His Kingdom by the power of the Holy Spirit (not of men). This is as sure as His Name is Jesus in Who's Name the Oath of God was sworn by for the Promise of salvation for those who have the faith of Abraham. If you are an unbeliever then I pray that you will flee from this worlds system to Christ and that you may come to know Him (personally and intimately) as we are coming to know His Love more and more. You must realize your desperate need for Christ Jesus to save you from your sin. May Christ convict you of the sin that has decieved you all of your life as you realize your eternal need.

Real eyes realize real lies. Don't be fooled by the false spirits. As the Scripture declare many decievers have gone out into the world. Many of them are guised as "Christian" or "Biblical". Know the FREEDOM found in the GRACE of God through Christ for the elect and avoid being entangled by a yoke of bondage to law that keeps you in bondage to sin. It is for FREEDOM that Christ has set us FREE. May God open our eyes to this AWESOME POWER OF THE GRACE OF GOD to preserve and purify for Himself a holy race as we submit to God and resist the Devil.

Those who will to receive the Truth of the Gospel need encouragment. The hearts of those born of God need refreshed from time to time and their joy in the Lord needs to be strengthened. It is my prayer that God will use you as we may offer this to one another on this blog.

God bless you with joy and peace in believing... Amen!

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