Friday, July 25, 2008

God is faithful



1:2 Which he promised before hand through his prophets in the HOLY SCRIPTURES.
God made a promise to Adam and Eve,"But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die." Adam and Eve ate of this tree and earned God's promise of death. In God's mercy towards Adam and Eve he killed an animal instead of them and covered their nakedness and shame for disobeying God with the animal skin. This was a temporary covering of their shame, which all animal sacrifices of old were. Then God made another promise to Adam and Eve and the serpent," I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel." God promised to send someone who was going to conquer this serpent of old, but it would be a painful victory. It is a picture of a conquering king, stepping down with a fatally crushing blow on his enemy's head while all the enemy can do is bite at this conquering kings foot as he is about to die. Every time God touches another heart to trust in this conquering king the faithfulness of God's promise is revisited as we watch the head of the enemy being crushed just that much more.

I love you Kendra! aka msww

Thursday, July 3, 2008

God's Gospel, not man's


God had set Paul apart for God's Gospel. This is God's gospel, not man's, not Paul's. God is the author of this gospel (good news) and the perfecter of those who are enabled to believe in this gospel(good news). After the introduction of this letter it is made very clear why it is called the gospel of God. We need to know the bad news in order to appreciate the good news, or the Gospel of God. I think the best part about this good news is that God came down to us. Thank you Lord Jesus!!!!
I love you Kendra

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Set apart for JOY!!!!!


Paul was set apart for the gospel of God. When it says set apart I believe before the foundation of the world God had set Paul apart to be the apostle to the Gentiles. I think another thing that God had set Paul apart for, which he sets all of his children apart for was to enjoy a relationship with the living God.
So I think the main question is do we enjoy God? The joy of the Lord is my strength.

I don't want you to worry Kendra, I love you