The
choices that we make while we are here on earth will decide whether we
will spend eternity with the Lord or apart from Him. This is the message of
Matthew 7:13-14. "False prophets ... vicious wolves" will seek to lead
us away from the Lord (Matthew 7:15-16). We must pray that the Lord will
deliver us from paying lip-service to Him without living our whole life
for Him (Matthew 7:21-23). How are we to live for the Lord? - We must
hear His Word and obey it (Matthew 7:24). Obedience to God's Word begins
with hearing His Word. Hearing God's Word leads to obeying His Word.
May God help us to build on Christ, always receiving His Word as the
Word that speaks to us with His authority.
“At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem”, the keynote of the service was joyful thanksgiving. They gathered together “to celebrate joyfully the dedication with songs of thanksgiving” (Nehemiah 12:27). “On that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy” (Nehemiah 12:43). They sang “songs of praise and thanksgiving to God” (Nehemiah 12:46). This joyful thanksgiving is only a foretaste of the greater joy and thanksgiving of heaven: “There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away” (Revelation 21:4). In the city of God, “the glory of God” will be shining with everlasting brightness (Revelation 21:23). The Church of God will be “prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband” (Revelation 21:2). The beautiful picture of the godly wife in Proverbs 31 gives us an outline of what God is seeking to do in His people. It is summarized in Proverbs 31:30: “A woman who fears the Lord is to be ...
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