Grace beyond the Grave

Read:  Psalm 98 / Proverbs 26 / Isaiah 44 / John 1

 

Psalm 98:3 ~ He hath remembered his mercy and his truth…  all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

Proverbs 26:2 ~ The curse causeless shall not come.

Isaiah 44:6 ~ Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel… I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.

John 1:17 ~ For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

 

The grace and truth of God’s salvation

Are on display in all the earth:

The curse demanding condemnation

May be exchanged for second birth.

 

Beside the Lord, there is no Savior

Who offers grace beyond the grave,

But grace and truth extend God’s favor

By Jesus Christ who lives to save. 

 

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Sent by the Savior

Read:  Psalm 97 / Proverbs 25 / Isaiah 43 / Luke 24

 

Psalm 97:6 ~ The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see his glory.

Proverbs 25:25 ~ As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

Isaiah 43:11 ~ I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no Savior.

Luke 24:47 ~ And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

 

Like stars above which God has named

To show our Savior’s righteousness,

The Gospel also is proclaimed

To rescue sinners in distress. 

 

By Christ our Lord we have been sent

To show there is no other Savior.

We call on sinners to repent

And find their refuge in His favor. 

 

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Our Message and Our Mission

Read:  Psalm 96 / Proverbs 24 / Isaiah 42 / Luke 23

 

Psalm 96:2,3 ~ Sing unto the LORD, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day. Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people.

Proverbs 24:14 ~ So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

Isaiah 42:6,7 ~ I the LORD have called thee in righteousness… to open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.

Luke 23:43 ~ And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.

 

Sing praise to God and bless His name;

Declare the news of His salvation!

As prophets promised, so He came;

His Word confirms our expectation.

 

The Gospel opens blinded eyes

And brings out prisoners from prison

To dwell with Christ in paradise;

This is our message and our mission.

 

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Peter's Pitfall

Read:  Psalm 95 / Proverbs 23 / Isaiah 41 / Luke 22

 

Psalm 95:6-8 ~ O come, let us worship… For He is our God…  Today if ye will hear his voice, harden not your heart.

Proverbs 23:26 ~ My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.

Isaiah 41:10 ~ Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Luke 22:61,62 ~ The Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord… and wept bitterly.

 

The call to turn to God is clear,

But hardened hearts walk on in danger.

Today God calls the lost to hear,

Or else be found by Him a stranger.

 

Yet God speaks to His own as well

To heed the warnings in His Book,

Remembering how Peter fell

And wept when Jesus turned to look. 

 

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Flowers Fade

Read:  Psalm 94 / Proverbs 22 / Isaiah 40 / Luke 21

 

Psalm 94:9 ~ He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?

Proverbs 22:20,21 ~ Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge, that I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?

Isaiah 40:8 ~ The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.

Luke 21:33 ~ Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.

 

The thoughts of pure insanity

Are heard from those dismissing God.

They thus deceive humanity

And teach what atheists applaud.

 

The grass shall wither; flowers fade. 

The Word of God shall stand forever.

The shame of fools shall be displayed

Who thought their arguments were clever.

 

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Humble vs. Hardened

Read:  Psalm 93 / Proverbs 21 / Isaiah 39 / Luke 20

 

Psalm 93:5 ~ Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thine house, O LORD, forever.

Proverbs 21:29 ~ A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way.

Isaiah 39:8 ~ Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD… For there shall be peace and truth in my days.

Luke 20:17 ~ What is this then that is written, The Stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the Head of the corner?

 

The testimonies of the Lord

Declare He is forever holy,

Yet by His grace we have explored

Salvation offered to the lowly.

 

Our Savior is the Corner Stone

By whom the humble may be pardoned,

But Christ upon His great white throne

Shall judge the proud whose hearts are hardened. 

 

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To Seek and To Save

Read:  Psalm 92 / Proverbs 20 / Isaiah 38 / Luke 19

 

Psalm 92:5 ~ O LORD, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep.

Proverbs 20:24 ~ Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?

Isaiah 38:17 ~ Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.

Luke 19:10 ~ For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

 

The works of God are surely great;

The thoughts of God are very deep.

When we were in our lost estate,

He saw our tears; He heard us weep.

 

Behold the wondrous love of Christ

Who came to seek and save the lost:

He suffered and was sacrificed

To ransom souls at such a cost!

 

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