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“All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. And this is the Father’s will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.”
John 6:37-38
NEW YEAR UNDER OUR CAPTAIN
Joshua 5: 13:…Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries? 14: And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?15: And the captain of the LORD’S host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so.
With the first day of this New Year let us be reminded that like Joshua, you and I are chosen, redeemed and regenerated by God our Savior. Christ has delivered us from sin, death and hell. Now Christ Jesus is our Captain. We are his soldiers. Yet, “we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” (Eph. 6:12) Most remarkable of all is that we have absolutely no strength of ourselves for this warfare.
Still, it is certain we shall be victorious. Every enemy shall be made Christ’s footstool. (1 Cor. 15: 25; Mk. 12: 36; Heb. 10: 12-13) Our one weapon in this warfare is the gospel of Christ and him crucified. Christ our Captain makes this weapon mighty to the pulling down of strongholds. (2 Cor. 10: 4) By the gospel trumpet, Christ shall make Jericho’s walls fall flat. (Jos 6: 1-5) Our charge is simply to believe on Christ, continue under the sound of the gospel in love toward one another as we support the preaching of Christ’s person and mighty works. Victory is certain because Christ has all power in heaven and earth to fill all in all. (Eph. 1: 22-23; 2: 1; Matt. 28: 18-20)May we begin this New Year saying with Joshua, “What saith my Lord unto his servant?” And may we continue the whole year long with the full assurance that we can do all things in the strength of Christ Jesus the Prince of peace. Pastor Clay Curtis
OUR PRAYER FOR THE NEW YEAR
"Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever" (Psalm 28:9).
David in this last verse of this Psalm closes with a sincere and fervent prayer for the Lord's people. He prays for vital things that we as sinners desperately and constantly need. Let us make this our prayer for 2016!
1).Save thy people….Who are these people? They belong to Christ by electing love (John 6:37; Eph. 1:3-6). They are His by redeeming blood, He bought them (Acts 20:28; 1 Cor. 6:20; 1 Peter 1:18-20). They are His by an effectual call of grace (2 Tim. 1:9; 1 Peter 2:9). What do Christ's people need? Salvation in the Lord Jesus Christ, for "all we like sheep have gone astray." Our Lord came to seek out and to save His lost sheep (Luke 19:10).
2).Bless thine inheritance…those who are the heirs of salvation, (Rom. 8:17). In Christ we have a blessed and eternal inheritance; "an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you.” (1 Peter 1:3). Lord, bless your inheritance; the sheep of your hand and the people of thy pasture (Psalm 95:7). Bless your people with all spiritual blessings in Christ (Eph. 1:3-6). Bless your people with greater zeal and passion for the gospel of the free and sovereign grace (Phil. 1:27). Bless your people with greater confidence and assurance of complete salvation in Christ alone, grace alone (Phil. 3:7-9; Col. 2:9-10).
3). Feed them…what do the sheep desire to eat, sheep food? Christ is the Bread of life, (John 6:35). The Scripture is all about Christ, we feed on Him through the Word of life (John 5:39). God's servants are charged to, "feed the church of God, that he purchased with his own blood" (Acts 20:28; 2 Tim. 4:1-2; 1 Peter 5:1-3).
4). Lift them up for ever…. Lord, lift them up from the dungeon of sin (Psalm 40:2), lift them up from the curse of the law, lift them up from the dunghill of works, lift them and make them one with Christ and lift them up to glory with Christ forever. "Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved) and hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus" (Eph. 2:5-6).
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