What Shall I Render

God's purpose and desires for us are trustworthy and bring life. The desires of man become stumbling blocks in the purpose of God (Matt 16; Jer 17).

Knowing and remembering who the Christ is can and will save us from our sins and temptations, as it will encourage us and direct us to submit to Him (Matt 16:13-27).

The Pharisees were rejecting Jesus' identity. The disciples accepted His identity, but misunderstood His mission/purpose (Matt 16).

We are born again in the Son, we are born into a living hope, and an glorious inheritance, and the faith that brings us this hope is far more precious than gold! (1 Pet 1:3-9)

But now, this is what the LORD says, He, who created you, O Jacob, He, who formed you, O Israel; Fear not, for I have redeemed you;  I have summoned you by name; you are mine. (Isa 43:1)

Faith that saves is faith that perseveres. (Matt 15)

Jesus is the I AM. He is God's promise to save, redeem, and rescue us. In Him, we find all the hope, courage, and endurance we will ever need, even and especially when our faith is little and we doubt! (Matt 14)

The promised Holy Spirit in God's eternal purpose of salvation (Acts 2:38-39).

We have the fullness of hope revealed to us in Christ. We have a hope more certain and specific than any of God's people of old. We have a hope that changes everything! We must not be moved from it, it is ours to hold and have! (Col 1:19-27; Psa 42)

The Apostle Paul prays for the church in Ephesus, .. the eyes of their hearts may be enlightened, in order that they know the hope to which God has called them, in Christ. (Eph 1:18; Rom 15:13).

God has shown His compassion on rebellious sinners by sending His Son. Christ's compassion shows up when people need it.

Those free from condemnation are also free from the frustration of, and obligation to, the flesh. They live in the peace and freedom given by God's Holy Spirit (Rom 8).

Unto Thee O Lord do I lift up my soul, let me not be ashamed, and let not my enemies triumph over me . . . Ps 25

The hope God offers us in His Son does not disappoint us! It is far greater than any suffering we may face in this world. Our hope is based on nothing less than the bedrock person of Christ Jesus, Himself!

Once slaves to sin, who bore fruit for death,but we have been made new and free by dying to what once bound us (old man/law) We have God's Spirit, in order that we might bear fruit to God and live a life of freedom from sin (Rom 6, 7).

It is imperative that we choose or be willing to be the good soil. We can choose and even train ourselves to have ears that hear.

Careless words spoken against God's King(dom), as a basis for life, will bring judgment on the Day of Judgment. (Matt 12:36-37)

If we listen to the Father and learn from Him, we will find life, in the Son!

The patience and humility of our King should inspire us to depend upon and trust our King! (Matt 11, 12; Isa 42)

We can fall into playing spiritual Whack-A-Mole with sin in our lives. This will rob us of the joy we have in the peace Christ brings us, the peace that guards our hearts and minds in Christ. Without that guard, we can lose our joy!

Just as the apostles were sent to preach the good news to the towns and villages of Israel, we also go out in vulnerability, as sheep among wolves. It is very important for us to know and remember the value of the gospel.

David's psalms bear witness to much of what we have in Christ Jesus as a reality: God's Holy Spirit, God's presence, God's forgiveness, and God's credited righteousness.

God has the power to give life to the dead, to make streams of water flow in the desert, to keep us strong to the end, to guide our lives for His glory!

God's call to us is to come to the Son. In Him we find the Way, the Truth, and the Life; In Him, only, will we find rest for our souls. (Matt 11:28-30)

Jesus is God's solution for people's sin and faithlessness, and that is good news!