Monday, May 27, 2013

Psalm 107:20

 He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions. KJV  From Gills Exposition of the Entire Bible -  He sent his word, and healed them,.... It was his will and pleasure they should be healed, and accordingly they were; he issued his orders for the removal of the affliction, and it was done; diseases are his servants, which come and go at his command; so Christ, in the days of his flesh, healed by speaking a word, Matthew 8:3. This is true of Christ the essential Word, who was sent in the fulness of time, and was made flesh and dwelt among men, and went about healing all manner of diseases among the people; and who is also the physician of souls who came with healing in his wings; that is, with pardon of sin, for which his blood was shed: he is the only physician, the skilful, universal, and infallible one, and does all freely, and in a most marvellous manner, by his stripes, blood and wounds, and by an application of these to diseased persons sensible of their case.  It may also be applied to the word of the Gospel; the law is the means of wounding, it is the killing letter; the Gospel is the means of healing, the doctrines of it are the leaves of the tree of life, which are for the healing of the nations; it is the doctrine of remission of sins by the blood of Christ, and by it Christ speaks peace and pardon to wounded consciences.
And delivered them from their destructions; from the destruction of the body, of the beauty and strength of it by diseases; restoring to health is a redeeming of the life from destruction; from the grave, the pit of corruption and destruction, so called because in it bodies corrupt, putrefy, and are destroyed by worms; and such who are savingly convinced of sin, and blessed with pardoning grace and mercy, are delivered from the everlasting destruction of body and soul in hell.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

One

I am only one, but I am one.
I can't do everything, but I can do something.
And I will not allow the everything that I can't do to stop me
from doing the something that I can do
I'm only one but I am one.

  The quote above is from a recently published book I've just finished reading called Church Zero by Peyton Jones.

This quote awakened something inside me because I tend to see all that I am incapable of doing or I feel I'm not equipped to do even though I know I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. I can focus on what God has placed in me instead of what I lack. There are so many examples in the Bible of God using one person to make a huge difference in many lives. I want to get myself out of the way and focus on what I have through God as one person impacting another person.

Colossians 2:7
I have the roots of my being firmly and deeply planted in Him.
I am fixed and founded on Him.
I am being continually built up in Him
I am becoming increasingly more confirmed and established in the faith just as I was taught.
I will abound and overflow in it with thanksgiving.