Key Scripture: John 15:1b. …and My Father is the vinedresser. Key Idea: A vine must have a husbandman to plant and watch over it, to receive and rejoice in its fruit. –Murray Pray for revelation: Blessed Father, we are Thy husbandry. Oh, that Thou mayest have honor of the work of Thy hands! O my… Continue reading The Husbandman, Day 2
Tag: Authority
The Kingdom: Peace and Justice.
Isaiah talks about a king who will come in the future. One that we know as the person of Jesus Christ. He will arrive as a child who is born in the usual way. A gift of joy and pleasure to his parents. He will be a son who is to carry the weight and burden of governmental authority.
Authority: God or Men. Galatians 1:1-3.
I hope the passage I included isn’t too difficult to understand. Please read it in your favorite Bible version. Let’s look at this introduction to the book of Galatians. It
is a summary of where the authority of a Christian comes from.
Man: Image of God. Genesis 1:26
Genesis 1:26 God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” Often I have examined… Continue reading Man: Image of God. Genesis 1:26
Leave the Judging to God. James 4:11-12.
James 4:11-12. 4:11. Do not speak evil of one another, brethren. He who speaks evil of a brother and judges his brother, speaks evil of the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge. 4:12. There is one Lawgiver, who is… Continue reading Leave the Judging to God. James 4:11-12.
Jesus in Charge
Acts 5:31 “Him God has exalted to His right hand to be Prince and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. –NKJ The great thing about Jesus is that no matter what we might think about him, God thinks highly of him. The Jewish leaders of the day thought so little… Continue reading Jesus in Charge