Category: Bible Verses in Images

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3 Promises Of God



Posted on by Jack Wellman
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him.”

– Romans 15:13

Hope for Sinners

In the 15th chapter of the Book of Romans, Paul is writing about the hope that is found only in Christ and writes that “the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy” (Rom 15:9) since “The root of Jesse will come, even he who arises to rule the Gentiles; in him will the Gentiles hope” (Rom 15:12) and so the Apostle Paul’s prayer is “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope” (Rom 15:13) so every non-Jew has the hope of Christ.

Joy for the Saints

When Jesus was about to go to the cross to die for our sins, He knew that the disciples were troubled about His leaving them and so He reassured them that “These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full” (John 15:11). When your joy is full, it is obvious, but if we have no joy, then whose fault is that? God’s? No, it is our own fault for not trusting in God Who promised a joy that will never depart. Jesus promised that “no one will take your joy from you” (John 16:22).

Peace for the Saved

No one can have the peace of God until they have first made peace with God, but how do we do that? Paul wrote that “since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ” (Rom 5:1) but “we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God” (Rom 5:2). This should fill us with hope because through Jesus Christ we’ve been redeemed.

Conclusion

For everyone who has repented and trusted in Christ, we have the hope of God, we have the joy of the saints, and we have the peace of the saved because of what Jesus did on the cross. None of us deserved the free gift of grace, but because God is so good, He grants us eternal life through Jesus’ work at Calvary so we can have hope, joy, and peace because we trust in God.

3 Ways We Should Love God



Posted on by Jack Wellman
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.”

– Matthew 22:37

With Our whole Heart

For the Jews, the heart was used to describe the innermost part of a person where all of our motives and intents dwell. It was from a whole heart that King Hezekiah prayed, “’Please, O Lord, remember how I have walked before you in faithfulness and with a whole heart, and have done what is good in your sight.’ And Hezekiah wept bitterly” (Isaiah 38:3). God heard his prayer because it was from his “whole heart.” We must be careful that we “do not harden [our] hearts as in the rebellion” (Heb. 3:15) in the wilderness, as did Israel.

With Our Whole Soul

When we love the Lord with our whole soul, this means we live for Him by using our whole physical lives for His purpose. The word “soul” sounds very much like the human mind, which we call the psyche, but the word psyche in the Greek means “breath” or “the breath of life.” This same word in Greek and in Hebrew seems to be saying that the soul is the living, breathing life in us, as Jesus used it in this manner: “Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell” (Matt. 10:28).

With Our Whole Mind

If you dwell on things above and are in the Word of God on a daily basis, it can renew your mind (Rom. 12:2). This means that your every thought, intent, motive, and purpose involves the mind, and Jesus wants all of your mind. Our mind is what makes us decide to obey or disobey God, and when we grieve the Holy Spirit, we are suppressing the conviction of God, which puts us in a very dangerous place to be in life. God doesn’t want just part of our heart, He wants it all so we can use it all for His glory.

Conclusion

When Jesus said “love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind” (Matt. 22:3), He was commanding us to love God with our whole heart, with our whole soul, and with our whole mind. Since He died for us and bought us with a price, we should feel compelled to give to God all that we have and all that we are. That is our reasonable service, isn’t it?

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