Jesus Lives In Us

 

April 6

JESUS LIVES IN US - On that most wonderful, powerful and absolutely magnificent Day of Miracle, the Day of Jesus’ Resurrection, we commemorated, in truth and in fact, our Lord’s, once and forever victory over all the powers of sin and darkness. Without Resurrection, Jesus’ life would have been nothing but fleeting mist. But Praise God! Jesus rose, as proven, in His Infallible Word and in all in whom He lives.

 

Holy Spirit, You who raised Jesus from the clutches of the powers of darkness, grant that we too, who die in Him, will rise with Him. Fix and fit us to live, life with Him, in our mortal clay, that manifests daily the enduring power of resurrection. Amen!

 

Read John 2: 18b - 22

 

Love Overcomes

 

Love has conquered! Jesus is alive,

Nothing of sin’s powers have survived,

Even the sting of death is no more,

Jesus is alive forevermore!

He arose! He lives! No more to die,

Love overcomes! ‘Tis the Victor’s cry.

 

It’s finished! It’s done! The battle’s won,

All hail! King Jesus, God’s blessed Son,

He’s risen! He lives to give us life,

Victory to us, in our daily strife.  

He arose! He lives! The grave is empty,

Love overcomes! Love strong and mighty.

 

Sin’s the victim, Love is the Victor,

Jesus is truly Lord and Saviour,

He lives! Christ’s not dead! He is risen,

Love Almighty, for us has striven,

He arose! He lives! Glorious morn,

Love overcomes! He’s our bright new dawn.

 

Jesus, sweet Jesus, You live, I know,

In me daily, You delight to show,

You are alive, healing, forgiving,

Teaching, Your resurrection living,

You arose! You live! Blessed Jesus,

Love overcomes! Love Sweet and Precious.

Amen!

 

Easter Sunday

 

April 5

EASTER SUNDAY - On this most wonderful, powerful and absolutely magnificent Day of Miracle, we commemorate, in living, brilliant colour, Resurrection. Without Resurrection, Jesus’ miracle Birth and His miracle Life would have all been to a dead end, a miserable waste. But Hallelujah! Jesus died and He rose again! He Lives! He Lives! Jesus lives today!

 

Thank You, Sovereign, Holy Father, for another opportunity to celebrate Your Son’s resurrection. Thank You that as my Saviour, His resurrection gives me new life. Loud praise and thanks to You, Holy Spirit, for hope and life, today. Amen! 

 

Read Matthew 28: 5 - 7

 

Glorious Saturday

 

April 4

GLORIOUS SATURDAY - Is this not a glorious story of the resurrection works of the Spirit? Will you think of this? Jesus is given full, Jewish burial rites, by two disciples who, during His life, were afraid to follow Him publicly. Now, all fear is gone and they have come out in united force to serve Jesus. O! The glorious works of the Holy Spirit.

 

Holy Spirit, I too am afraid at times, to even speak the Name of Jesus. Grant me the power of His shed Blood, to arrest and quicken me in boldness, to serve. Amen!

 

Read John 19: 38 – 42

 

Good Friday

 

April 3

GOOD FRIDAY- Look! A thief stands up for Jesus, as a soldier of the cross. See! A malefactor, being crucified with Jesus, uses his last breaths to chastise another thief and preach a sermon of sermons to him. Behold! A sinner receives his Saviour. The power and authority to the shed Blood of Jesus, is unstoppable. Even when His Blood is being spilled, salvation is taking place. O! The Saving Blood of Jesus.

 

Blood of Jesus, defend and save! Thank You for dying for sinners. Amen!

 

Read Luke 23: 38 - 43

 

Holy Thursday

 

April 2

HOLY THURSDAY – On this day, known as Maundy Thursday, of the many things we learn about our Jesus, is His ungrudging and generous nature. Knowing that His closest friends were about to betray, deny and desert Him, for fear of themselves being caught and killed, He never treated them with judgment, or animosity. He so loved them with His One Love, that He washed their feet and fed them. He fed them all with His Broken Body and Shed Blood. His Love transcends all.

 

Forgive me Jesus, for the many ways I have turned against You and spurned Your Love. I truly want to be with You. Amen!

 

Read John 13: 21 - 30

 

All Giving

 

April 1

ALL GIVING – Jesus is in the place of worship and observes the giving pattern of the worshippers. He saw the rich and the poor as they gave. Giving is ordained by God and all were giving. However, when Jesus saw a widow, put in two mites, He could not help but preach a Word on it. Hers was total giving. She had given all. Our Jesus has given all for us. Let us give our all to Him.

 

Lord, my all to You I give. My life is poor and not worth very much Lord, but I offer all of me to You. Amen!    

 

Read Luke 21: 1 - 4

 

Nice Line Of Grace

 

Nice Line Of Grace

Whose line of clothes are you wearing? Put very simply, a designer has his or her line of jeans, clothing peculiar and identifiable to their particular brand of jeans. They know their own brand and can identify fakes and those who try to imitate them. Is this what Jesus is saying to those listening to Him about God and His wedding clothes of Grace? For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast. Ephesians 2: 8 – 9 KJV. When Jesus told the parable about God’s Kingdom and likened it to a king having a banquet for his son, many truths about grace were revealed to those with hearing ears.

When the dinner was ready to be served, and the invited guests did not show up, the king’s servants were instructed to go out into the streets and gather all the people they could find – no stipulations. The street people welcomed the opportunity and came to the banquet as they were. However, when the king himself came in to greet his guests, he noticed someone who was not wearing wedding clothes. Friend, he asked, how did you get in here without wedding clothes? The man was speechless. Matthew 22: 12. Someone stood out, who was not a street corner invitee, one who had not been found by the servants of the king. How did the king know this? He knew because that one guest was not wearing his line of wedding clothes. What is our Lord’s Line of clothing? It is the NICE line of Grace.

If you accept that Grace is the wedding clothes, then the NICE of feasting by grace, is not missed by our Lord. In other words, because of Grace, good and bad have been invited to share in the banquet of our Lord. They come, perfectly dressed and clothed in the beautiful wedding garment of Grace. But the Lord God enters and immediately there is one who stands out, not because of bad things he or she has done, not because he or she is a street-corner person, but because that person thought to slip in without Grace.

Here’s the problem. Many hear of Grace and see how it is no respecter of persons. They become totally misled and misguided and believe that Grace can be taken. Grace cannot be taken, for it is given. To take grace, is to try to work for it and that is to be most presumptuous. Such thinking and doing is to get oneself thrown out into utter darkness and lost forever. Be fully knowledgeable of your Lord’s NICE Line of clothing – that of GRACE - seeking at all times, come what may, to wear it. What’s His Line? It’s the, Nature of Grace, Integrity of Grace, Character of Grace, Ethos of Grace. Beware! God is not fooled by imitations. 

As you read each devotion, may you seek and delight fully, only in our Lord’s given NICE Line of Grace, for we are all saved by God’s Grace, not our works. 

 

 

Love From Above

 

March 31

LOVE FROM ABOVE – Our Lord has told us to love, as He loved. He has shown us His beyond, heavenly love, in coming down from heaven to dwell among us sinners, capturing our wretched hearts and changing us. We can only love Him in lavish response, because He has first loved us. Is your love from the Father above? O yes it is, if the love of Christ dwells in you. 

 

Jesus, because You love me with love from above, that is what feeds and fills my love responses to You. Thank You for love. Amen!

 

Read Luke 7: 36 – 50