FULL CONFIDENCE!

1 John 4:2 – Devotional

1 John 4:2

“Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God.“

From time to time we hear of believers who pay for their faith with their own blood. At times we may watch at the bedside of a believer who is about to draw their last breath, and hear a word of praise on their lips.

In the times that I have been given the privilege to be able to observe the home-going of a believer, I feel I am standing on holy ground. It always reminds me that this old sin-sick world is not our home, we are only passing through!

That is true for both believers and non-believers. The ultimate difference between the two is the final destination. We either have eternal bliss or eternal suffering in our future.

Our full confidence is in the promises of God that we can have complete assurance that those who accept Jesus as Savior and Lord have already died to self and are made alive forever more. That where we obtain FULL CONFIDENCE!

May God richly bless you as you bless others by your words and actions!

– – – Pastor Cecil

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LOVE IS MEASURED IN DYING!

1 John 3:16 – Devotional

1 John 3:16

“Here is how we know the love of God, because He laid down His life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.“

Listen to today’s Message of the Week, “Love is Measured in Dying!” followed by Pastor Cecil’s Prayer by clicking above on the play button.

Blessings dear hearts. Walk with God today and be a blessing!

– – – Pastor Cecil

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A CHILD OF THE KING!

1 John 3:1 – Devotional

1 John 3:1

“See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.”

Please enjoy scenes from Hawaii as you enjoy Linda Hightower’s musical rendition of A Child of the King, written by Harriet E. Buell.

A Child of the King

My Father is rich in houses and lands,
He holdeth the wealth of the world in His hands!
Of rubies and diamonds, of silver and gold,
His coffers are full, He has riches untold.

Refrain:
I’m a child of the King,
A child of the King:
With Jesus my Savior,
I’m a child of the King.

My Father’s own Son, the Savior of men,
Once wandered on earth as the poorest of them;
But now He is pleading our pardon on high,
That we may be His, when He comes by and by.

Refrain:
I’m a child of the King,
A child of the King:
With Jesus my Savior,
I’m a child of the King.

I once was an outcast stranger on earth,
A sinner by choice, an alien by birth,
But I’ve been adopted, my name’s written down,
An heir to a mansion, a robe and a crown.

Refrain:
I’m a child of the King,
A child of the King:
With Jesus my Savior,
I’m a child of the King.

A tent or a cottage, why should I care?
They’re building a palace for me over there;
Though exiled from home, yet still may I sing:
All glory to God, I’m a child of the King.

Refrain:
I’m a child of the King,
A child of the King:
With Jesus my Savior,
I’m a child of the King.

You can watch the A Child of the King video devotional by going to https://gloryscapes.com/achildoftheking/.

May God richly bless you as you bless others by your words and actions!

– – – Pastor Cecil

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LOVE ONE ANOTHER!

1 John 4:7 –  Devotional

1 John 4:7

“Beloved, if God so loved us, we also should love one another, for true love is of God.”

Listen to today’s Message of the Week, “Love One Another,” followed by Pastor Cecil’s Prayer by clicking above on the play button.

Blessings dear hearts. Walk with God today and be a blessing!

– – – Pastor Cecil

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JESUS LOVES EVEN ME!

1 John 4:10​ – Devotional

1 John 4:10​

“This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.”

When was the last time you contemplated the love God has for you? He loves each one of us so much He “sent His Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.”

Philip P. Bliss does a good job of describing God’s love through Jesus for us in today’s hymn, Jesus Loves Even Me!  Here are the lyrics:

I am so glad that our Father in Heav’n
Tells of His love in the Book He has giv’n;
Wonderful things in the Bible I see,
This is the dearest, that Jesus loves me.

Refrain:
I am so glad that Jesus loves me,
Jesus loves me, Jesus loves me;
I am so glad that Jesus loves me,
Jesus loves even me.

If I forget Him and wander away,
Still He doth love me wherever I stray;
Back to His dear loving arms would I flee,
When I remember that Jesus loves me.

Oh, if there’s only one song I can sing,
When in His beauty I see the great King,
This shall my song through eternity be,
“Oh, what a wonder that Jesus loves me!”

Jesus loves me, and I know I love Him;
Love brought Him down my poor soul to redeem;
Yes, it was love made Him die on the tree;
Oh, I am certain that Jesus loves me!

If one should ask of me, how can I tell?
Glory to Jesus, I know very well!
God’s Holy Spirit with mine doth agree,
Constantly witnessing Jesus loves me.

In this assurance I find sweetest rest,
Trusting in Jesus, I know I am blest;
Satan, dismayed, from my soul now doth flee,
When I just tell him that Jesus loves me.

You can go to https://gloryscapes.com/jesuslovesevenme/ to watch the Jesus Loves Even Me video devotional.

May God richly bless you as you bless others by your words and actions!

– – – Pastor Cecil

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ABIDING LOVE!

1 John 4:15 – Devotional

1 John 4:15

“Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.“

Saving faith is far different than a mere “hope so faith,” that is shallow and based upon feeling rather than the eternal and abiding Word of God. For almost all of my life I have rested in the reality that God’s Word says it, I believe it – – that settles it!

Back in my days as a Juvenile Probation Officer, the Judge I worked for told me that the juveniles I supervised would lie even when it would be easier for them to tell the truth. I thought he was just being cynical, but I learned he was right!

The words that flow from our mouth may confess that Jesus is the Lord of our life, but are they only words? True faith is far more than mere words. True faith can be left standing when our world seems to crumble.

I have relied on Psalm 23:4 at the most devastating moments in my life and have found it true; “Yes, even when I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil for You are with me.” Praise the Lord His abiding love has always been with me and will always be with me!

May God richly bless you as you bless others by your words and actions!

– – – Pastor Cecil

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