CHRIST PUT AWAY THE SINS OF HIS PEOPLE TUNE: "I Sing the Mighty Power of God" CM/D WORDS BY Jim Byrd
1. The Name of Jesus is so sweet, ‘Tis music to our ears; For He alone could save our souls, And drive away our fears. The Lord of glory long ago, Came to this world of woe; To save the chosen of the Lord, And pay the debt we owe.
2. Here is a wondrous mystery, That God the Savior came; And gave Himself the sacrifice, To save us from our shame. O what a great Redeemer this, Whose blood atonement made; Our guilt in all its blackest hue, Was on the Savior laid.
3. For us Christ died upon the cross, And wrath divine He bore; The risen Savior ever reigns, We’re safe forevermore. So sing, "All glory to the Lamb," Whose face we soon shall see; Then satisfied we all shall be, Throughout eternity. *****
Daily Readings -April 12-18 Sunday - 2 Samuel 6-9 Monday - 2 Samuel 10-12 Tuesday - 2 Samuel 13-14 Wednesday- 2 Samuel 15-16 Thursday - 2 Samuel 17-18 Friday - 2 Samuel 19-20 Saturday - 2 Samuel 21-22
***** "Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." (Philippians 4:6-7)
***** ACCEPTED "To the praise of the glory of His grace, wherein He hath made us accepted in the Beloved." (Ephesians 1:6). Think for a moment of the glory and majesty of Almighty God. If a believer ponders in his heart the wonder of God’s grace, he soon realizes his own unworthiness and utter vileness. How could it ever be that He, before whom the moon and stars are not pure in His sight, accepts such sinners? Yet the infallible Word of God declares that He indeed has accepted some men in the Beloved. Who are they? How are they made accepted? According to Ephesians 1:3-14, they are those who have been blessed with all spiritual blessings in Christ. They are those who have been chosen in Christ from the foundation of the world. They are those who have been predestinated to the adoption of children by Christ. They are those who have been accepted in Christ. They are those who have been redeemed by Christ, forgiven their sins by Christ, illuminated in Christ, gathered in Christ, and given an inheritance in Christ. They are those who have been given faith after they heard the Gospel. They are those who have been sealed by the Holy Spirit in Christ. This was all done for them to the praise and the glory of God’s grace. This was accomplished for them by Him Who doeth all things after the counsel of His own will. To the hopeless, and only the hopeless, this is good news! –Pastor Tim James *****
WHO IS THE GOSPEL FOR? The gospel is a salvation appointed for those who are ready to perish, and is not designed to put them in a way to save themselves by their own works. It speaks to us as condemned already, and calls upon us to believe in a crucified Savior, that we may receive redemption through the blood, even the forgiveness of our sins. And the Spirit of God, by the Gospel, first convinces us of unbelief, sin and misery; and then, by revealing the things of Jesus to our minds, enables us, as helpless sinners, to come to Christ, to receive Him, to behold Him, or, in other words, to believe in Him. –John Newton *****
One reason why the church of Christ at this present moment has so little influence over the world is because the world has so much influence over the church. Your duty as a Christian is to stand fast in your place and stand out for God, hating even the garment spotted by the flesh, resolving like one of another time, "Let others do as they will; as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD" (Joshua 24:15). –Scott Richardson
***** DIVINE GUIDANCE "And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto Myself; that where I am, there ye may be also" (John 14:3). By His successful work of reconciliation and redemption, our Savior has taken occupancy of everlasting glory for all of His people. In addition, He who has prepared a place for us by His substitutionary death, has also prepared the route to the place. The pathway of every believer may appear to us to lack any definite purpose, yet we are assured, "the steps of a good man are ordered (fixed, appointed) of the LORD" (Psalm 37:23). He who chose us and redeemed us is directing our way through this world and guiding us safely to our eternal home on the course He predetermined. He will soon come again and receive us unto Himself and then we will be with Him forever. –Pastor Jim Byrd
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