What Shall I Render

Blessed is the man, who does not fall away on account of Me - Jesus (Matt 11:6). Some people miss out on the kingdom, because Jesus does not satisfy their fleshly expectations and desires. He reigns as King for God's purposes, not man's!

God made Jesus to be both Lord and Christ (Acts 2:36). We are to pursue His Lordship over our lives, trusting in Him, not our own achievements (Matt 7:21-23).

Jesus claims to be the Gate. He is the only Way to salvation (Matt 7; Jn 10; Acts 4:12).

Jesus warns His disciples against calling Him Lord, but refusing heartfelt submission and obedience (Matt 7:21-23).

What do we hear from God's commands? Do they lead us to perform and trust in our performance, or are they supposed to lead us to know Him and remember Him? (Rom 2:4; Eph 6:24; Rev 2:4)

David takes us through feeling forgotten, defeated, and cut off or ignored by God, and declares his solution - Psalm 13.

Apart from law, sin is dead, and we are free (Rom 7:8; 6:14; 8:1-2).

We need to be careful of the context of truths we hear about anything, especially sin (Jn 8; Rom 3:9-20; 1 Jn 1:8). As long as Jesus is the Son of God, there is good news, and it is always about Him!

God never gives commands to sinners, as if them having moral laws could redeem them. Christ sent His Son as our redemption (Eph 1:7). His redemption goes beyond our souls and reaches our relationships. His commands come to us to express and reflect our redemption in our relationships (Eph 4-6).

God's command to put on the armor He offers is not a collection of our human effort. It is a call to understand, focus on, and depend upon what He has done for us in Christ, our Lord (Eph 6:10; Isa 59:17).

Delight yourself in the Lord. He is faithful. He will be your stronghold in time of trouble (Ps 37; Eph 6:10).

It takes faith to live in this world; everyone has faith in something or someone! The question is: Where do you choose to put your faith?

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power (Eph 6:10).

In these last days, God has spoken to us in His Son. Ephesians is filled with God's message in His Son (Heb 1:2; Eph 1-3, 4-6).

God's purpose is to save and transform us by His love.

God's love is not just a fact, it is the dynamic power of His purpose in us and for us.

Finally be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power (Eph 6:10).

The cross of Christ brings special blessings to marriage, when we seek to be wives and husbands by faith in Christ. (Eph 5)

We cannot save ourselves or give eternal life. We can listen to God, who is eternal, and let Him change our thinking about us saving ourselves. (Eph 1-4)

We live like we think. We can join the world in the futility of its thinking, or we can be made new in the attitude of our minds, by the truth we were taught about Christ. We can think and live as children of light (Eph 4:17 - 5:8).

A story about faith in Jesus as the Christ, our only hope.

God's love is powerful to save us, transform us, and equip for living a lives of love, reflecting Him to others and bringing Him glory. (Eph 3 - 5)

We hear what we listen for! Are we listening to hear His message in His Son? God's message changes everything, just like snow (Isa 1:18; 55:1-13)

In Christ, our lives are filled with, marked by, and strengthened in what God has done for us in Christ's victory over evil, sin, and the grave (Eph 3, 4).

The Love of God is revealed in the Bible, but we must listen to the message if we want to know His love and the salvation and purpose it brings to us. (1 Sam 3:9-10; Rom 8:31-39)