On Denying the Incarnation

1 John 4:1-6

  Dear friends,  do not believe every spirit,  but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.    This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh  is from God,    but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist,  which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world. 

    You, dear children,  are from God and have overcome them,  because the one who is in you  is greater than the one who is in the world.    They are from the world  and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them.   We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us.  This is how we recognize the Spirit of truth  and the spirit of falsehood.

The Only Way

Our call and power come from the infallible Word of God–the Bible. It is the very Scripture in which Jesus is revealed. Him we believe; Him we trust; Him we proclaim as Savior; Him we confess before others as our Lord. He is the same yesterday, today and forever.

Spiritual Arithmetic

Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. — Psalm 90:12

When we lose our sense of urgency to live for God, we end up wasting our time! God has a plan for us, for our world, and for his church. Without God's gift of "spiritual arithmetic" (numbering our days aright), we will never gain a heart of wisdom. So how do we get such a gift? Ask for it without doubting (James 1:5-7)! Trusting the Lord for wisdom has a huge effect on us and the way we conduct our lives. Rather than losing heart, God gives us a heart of wisdom!

God’s Word …

.  Comforting others in grief

Ruth 1:13-14

would you wait until they grew up?  Would you remain unmarried for them? No, my daughters. It is more bitter  for me than for you, because the Lord’s hand has turned against me! ”

    At this they wept  aloud again. Then Orpah kissed her mother

[Message No: 7824]