Heart Preparation at 9:00 & Service at 10:00 Tomorrow!!
Daily Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart:
Romans 4:8, “Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.”
To be a justified man means that my sin is no longer accounted to me.
Before God my history of sin and flesh are not counted against me.
I am accounted righteous by faith.
I am a justified man.
Not only have I been forgiven, but I have been clothed with Christ, who is now my righteousness.
To be justified means that before God I have fulfilled the law.
I have kept it–every jot and tittle.
God could not be happier with me.
When Christ is my righteousness, it means I am not only forgiven, negatively, but I also have a positive standing.
I am positively admired in Christ, my robe of righteousness.
Not only is nothing counted against me, but also I am in all that He is as righteousness.
He obeyed the law.
He fulfilled it.
And now He has become my righteousness.
So I really feel wonderful about myself, because Christ is my righteousness.
Are you related to yourself as a justified person?
Do you know what it means in your experience to stand in your justification?
Or do you take condemnation?
Maybe you are feeling horrible about yourself, but you cannot pinpoint anything definite that you have done to bring on those feelings of condemnation.
Yet you feel wrong.
If there was something you could point to, some sin that you had committed, then you would simply say, “Lord, thank You for the forgiveness in Your blood.”
But these feelings are vague, like something intangible hanging over you.
In that moment do you carry the load of those feelings?
Or do you know how to exercise your spirit and say,
“Thank You, Jesus. Thank You for justifying me. Nothing is reckoned against me!”
This is how to stand in your justification.
John 1:18, “No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.”
The concentration of the divine love is presently existing in the Son of God.
When the apostle John describes the only begotten Son as being into the bosom of the Father, he is unveiling the intimacy of the divine love existing between the Father and the Son.
It is more accurately translated “into the bosom of the Father” rather than “in the bosom.”
The indication here is that there is a continuous, intimate love relationship going on between the Father and the Son.
He is ever into the bosom of the Father.
May God grant that this love-life would become our portion and our experience in the middle of our weakness, so that instead of being into our depression, we would constantly be into the bosom.
We would not be into our bad and unworthy feelings that cause morbid introspection, but into a love-life that nourishes and cherishes us in our weaknesses.
Until Tomorrow,
With A Shepherd’s Love
Pastor
Today’s Prayer List
Debra Roberts – Critical
Hanna Hall – Pray For Grace
James Parsons – Mae’s Brother – Home on Palliative Care
Larry Barker – Hip Replacement
Sherry Yoachum – Recovering
Amy Garner’s Mother – Better –
Ashley Burn’s Sisters
Barbara Shed’s Family –
Bill Lawhead – Cancer Returned
Bill Moody –
Charlie Sessom –Waiting –
Colby/Connor – Allison’s G’sons–
Denise Stubbs – Kim Allison’s Mom
Don Slate – Angela Bryan’s Dad – Hospice
Doug Fritzel –
James Garner – Shoulder Replacement
James Garner’s G’Son –
John Burnette –
John McClain’s Mother –
Joyceann – James Garner’s Daughter
Kimberly – Dustin’s Sister–
Lavona Davis –
Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah
Lynn – Nancy Brown’s Daughter –
Mary Sims –
Michael Stanley –
Nancy Brown’s G’Daughter –
Nora Allison – Dustin’s Mom –
Pastor Stucke– Nikki’s Dad
Paula Ferus’ Missionary Friend
Ricky Stubbs –
Roseleigh Osborn –
Scott Lanier – Lisa’s Cousin –
Sharon Blalock–
Shaelyn – Jill’s Friend
Shannon Golden –
Sheila Simmons Cousin –
Todd Bailey –
Todd Roberts –
Tom Witcher –
Wanda Galanti –