Authority

Matthew 8:8-10

The centurion asked Jesus to heal his servant. Jesus offered to go to his home, but the centurion said that all Jesus had to do was to speak the words and his servant would be healed. Jesus healed the servant, and then marveled at the faith of the centurion.

Do you believe Jesus has authority over all things and can do whatever He wills? He can heal any disease; find the right mate for a person; provide for any financial need; and give comfort in any distress. He can raise the dead; and in the Rapture that is exactly what He will do, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17, 1 Corinthians 15:51-52.

Are you as convinced as the centurion that God can do anything He wills? We pray for His will and seek to line up our wills with His.

Lot's Daughters

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The Righteous and the Wicked

I Never Knew You
Matthew 7:21-23

“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord, shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’”

These verses should cause us to examine the basis of our salvation. Those whom the Lord was speaking to were good people. They had done many fine things, and done them in His name. So why were they not accepted by God?

I believe their problem was that they were depending on their good works to save them and make them good enough to get into heaven. God has given us one way to get into heaven, and it is not by doing good works. He sent His Son to die on the cross and shed His blood so that our sins would be forgiven. Unless one has received Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, and therefore had his sins forgiven, his sins will stand as witness against him in the final judgment. Now once we have been saved, we should spend the rest of our lives doing good works as the Holy Spirit directs us according to the Father’s will.

The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah

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The Angel of the Lord

Before Christ was born, He existed! In the Old Testament, He was called the Preincarnate Christ. Preincarnate means “before He became flesh.” John 1:14 says, “He became flesh and made His dwelling among us…” In Hebrews 1:8,10, God calls Jesus Christ “God,” and says that Jesus laid the foundations of the earth.

Our view of Christ needs to be enlarged. The One who died on the cross for us is also the One who created us, and made the heavens and the earth. The One who made man from the dust of the earth is also the One who gave man His revealed word, the Scriptures. The One who sent His Holy Spirit to dwell in us, in the One who today sits is at the right and of the Father, praying for you and I. The One who first came as the Lamb of God will come again as the Lion of Judah.

The Angel of the Lord is Jesus Christ; our God, our King, and our Most High Priest. Keep an eye out for Him as you read through the Old Testament.

Early Abraham

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Week 2

January 8

Genesis 15:1-16:16
Psalm 5:1-7
Proverbs 2:6-9
Matthew 6:19-34

January 9

Genesis 17:1-18:33
Psalm 5:8-12
Proverbs 2:10-22
Matthew 7:1-29

January 10

Genesis 19:1-20:18
Psalm 6:1-5
Proverbs 3:1-4
Matthew 8:1-17

January 11

Genesis 21:1-22:24
Psalm 6:6-10
Proverbs 3:5-6
Matthew 8:18-34

January 12

Genesis 23:1-24:67
Psalm 7:1-5
Proverbs 3:7-8
Matthew 9:1-17

January 13

Genesis 25:1-26:35
Psalm 7:6-8
Proverbs 3:9-10
Matthew 9:18-38

January 14

Genesis 27:1-28:22
Psalm 7:9-17
Proverbs 3:11-12
Matthew 10:1-20