SCRIPTURE: “You will be with child and give birth to a
son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. He will be great and will be called
the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father
David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, his kingdom will never
end.” (Luke 1:31-33)
APPROACH QUESTION: When you think about
Jesus, what comes to your mind and why?
OBSERVATIONS:
I asked myself how is it similar or
different to what the Virgin Mary learns about Jesus?
The Virgin Mary learns five things about
Jesus from the angel:
Jesus will be great!
Jesus will be called the Son of the the
Most High!
Jesus will have the throne of David!
Jesus will reign over the house of
Jacob forever!
Jesus’ kingdom will never end!
I asked myself what stuck out to me
regarding Jesus?
More than anything what stuck out to me is #5:
Jesus’ Kingdom will never end.
INTERPRETATION:
I asked myself the significance of
knowing 'Jesus' Kingdom will never end?'
As I thought about it, the significance
lies in the fact that Jesus' Kingdom keeps growing even after 2000
years have gone by. The exciting thing to know is that for a Kingdom
to exist, there also has to be a King and citizens of that kingdom.
Jesus is the King of kings and followers of Christ are it's
citizens. This Kingdom will keep growing without an end and we
can have the privilege and honor of being part of this wonderful
Kingdom. This is so exciting to know. As His children, we can have an awesome
King of Kings who will take care of us and meet us where we are at.
IMPLICATIONS: I asked myself what are the
implications of knowing that 'Jesus'
Kingdom will never end'?
When I am part of Jesus' Kingdom, I can know that He will always be
my King forever and I can be His subject whom He will wonderfully
take care of with His love forever and there won't be a time limit.
It is this Kingdom that I can be part of and that's so exciting to
know. The purpose of today's study was for me to understand the
importance of knowing the significance of Christ's Kingdom!
HOW
GOSPEL GIVES ME TESTIMONY REGARDING K.I.N.G.D.O.M:
After thinking about how awesome it is to be part of Christ's
Kingdom, I decided to call my mom and found out that she was able to
lead a young Indian man to accept Jesus Christ as His Lord and
Personal Savior so he can be part of Christ's Eternal Kingdom as
revealed in the Gospels. I was so excited to hear about his
conversion and prayed with my mom, praising the Lord and shared that
with Pastor Hugo who came to mentor me. I was also reminded of Luke
15 and the celebration that is going on in Heaven for that young man
being part of Christ's Kingdom. Knowing that Christ's Kingdom will
never end and He made it available for me and others to come to Him
overwhelms me with joy. As Christmas approaches, it is awesome to be
reflecting on Christ's Kingdom and what Christ came to do for you
and me. His Kingdom will never end and you and I can be part of it
too.
As much as our family misses my dad who
went to be with the Lord, two years ago on Dec 17, 2007, I am
excited to know that my daddy
[My Dad's Memoriam:]
is part of Christ' Kingdom and is worshipping the Lord in Heaven. It
is His grace that my daddy belongs to Jesus Christ. You and
your loved ones can experience Christ's Kingdom too as you give your
life to Him and allow Him to guide you and lead you.
I ask you now dear friend, what
K.I.N.G.D.O.M will you be part of in life?
Friend, it is exciting to know from God’s Word
that Jesus’ Kingdom will never end. His Kingdom is what we can be
part of. There are many kingdoms in this world but not all kingdoms
lead to love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness,
faithfulness, and self-control but Jesus’ Kingdom is covered in
these virtues. You and I can be part of this Kingdom forever.
Imagine being a child of the King of kings
and Lord of lords. This King will reign forever and ever and Jesus
is His Name. He will take care of you and me. He rules with love,
mercy, grace and forgiveness. No matter where we have been and what
we have done we can come to King Jesus.
Yes, friend as I read about what the angel
foretold Mary about Jesus, it is so exciting! The excitement is
because 2000 years have gone by and those promises have been
fulfilled and Jesus is everything Scripture has foretold.
You can be part of this Kingdom no matter
where you have been or what you have done. When you come to
Jesus and allow Him to rule and reign in your life, He will take
care of the rest. Of course, that does mean obedience to the King
and forsaking of self and its desires. This can only be done when
you allow Jesus to work in you through His Holy Spirit for none of
us can save ourselves or become righteous enough to seek God. Christ
alone can bring justification for our lives through what He did on
the Cross of Calvary to redeem us. And Christ will begin a life of
sanctification for us so we can be daily transformed by His grace
until that day we experience glorification in His presence and
Holiness. Wow! We can be part of His Kingdom now and experience all
He has for us that is revealed in His Word, the Bible for you and me
this Christmas season.
When we wait until everything is right to
come to Jesus, that will never happen. We will be depending on
ourselves to be accepted by God than receiving His grace! He wants
to offer us His grace! Just as Jesus offered His grace to the young
man to be saved, He offers it to you too. Come as you are and depend
on Christ to take care of you in His Kingdom for you will be His
always.
Will you do that this Christmas season and
receive His gift of grace?
You will give Jesus the best present on His birthday! Jesus loves
you so much and wants you to be part of His Kingdom. May you come to
the best Kingdom ever and know Jesus who is great, the Son of the
Most High. The King of Kings will reign forever in your heart and
His Kingdom will never end. It is the Kingdom of Heaven filled with
His children. You and I can continue to be part of that Kingdom!
There are only 2 kingdoms, the Kingdom of
God and the kingdom of Darkness. We can only be part of one. Jesus
wants you to be part of His Kingdom but He won’t force Himself on
you.
Won’t you come to Him as you are and allow
Him to take care of you?
May you know the love of the Lord Jesus and
keep your heart opened to Him this Christmas season and forever
knowing King is nurturing God, daily offering Messiah! Amen!
“King Is Nurturing God, Daily Offering
Messiah!” (K.I.N.G.D.O.M)/”What K.I.N.G.D.O.M will you be part of in
life?”
Prayer:
Jesus, I love you. You are great! You are the Son of the Most High!
You are the King of kings and Lord of lords. Your Kingdom will never
end! You will reign forever more! Thank you that you rule in love
and mercy. To save us, you gave your life as a sacrifice so we all
could be delivered from the Kingdom of Darkness. I thank you for
that Jesus! Now as we open our hearts to you and receive what you
have done for us, we can be part of your Kingdom of Heaven. I thank
you Jesus. I thank you that you have shed your blood on the cross
and saved us as we are covered by your cleansing blood. You Oh Lord
know where we have been and what we have done. You know the times we
have totally dishonored you and disobeyed you. We have rebelled
against you and for that we are sorry. Please come and be our King
this Christmas season and forever more. Thank you Jesus so much you
forgive us and we can be your child, for to all who received you,
you gave them right to become children of God, all they needed to do
is trust you. Help our trust in you to be proactive and not passive.
Thanks Jesus, my Lord and Personal Savior. I confess my sins to you
Lord and repent of all my sin. I surrender my life to you. Please be
in charge and control of my life. I give you permission to rule in
me for I want you to be my King and I want to be part of your
Kingdom. I thank you Jesus for being my Lord and Personal Savior.
Thank you that you have heard our prayers and answered us. In Your
Name I Pray Jesus! Amen!
Lord Jesus,You are my all in all. You are my Prince of Peace,
Rock, Savior, and Friend. You are my Holy Father guiding me through to live a
life of righteousness, holy righteousness. Oh God, I need you more than ever. I
need to feel your hands around me holding me tight. I need your love to surround
me so that you can glow in my life. Help me please Jesus. I desire in your
presence. Thank you for guiding me to live a life of righteousness. Oh God you
love me more than ever. You hear my voice when I cry out to you. When I seek
your face, you fill me up. You are my all in all. Thank you Jesus so much for
your help no matter what I face, your grace is available and you take my case.
Thank you for hearing us and answering us. In Your Name I Pray Jesus! AMEN!
(Most of the prayer is from a vineyard song called “All in All”)
May you experience the POWER OF
CHRIST'S RESURRECTION this day, and give Him the LOCKED areas of your
life too so you can experience His PEACE as you become an ACTOR in the
film called LIFE being directed by your DIRECTOR, JESUS CHRIST who comes
to give JOY and PEACE.
You
don't have to be locked away anymore for Christ is here to free you and
give you peace to LIVE out your actions.
How do you look at GODISNOWHERE?
One of my pastors, Pastor Hugo SHARED this
example one Sunday at the
RESURRECTION DAY SERVICE in the combined worship service of Pittsburgh
Chinese Church-Oakland & Oakland International Fellowship:
If
you look at it as GOD IS NO WHERE, you will still be lost in your sin
and be in bondage locked away in your sins and problems finding no
peace.
But
as my pastor spoke to the congregation and spoke to me, I am here to
tell you that GOD IS NOW HERE.
Yes,
friend God is aLIVE and wants to bring a transformation in your life
through the GRACE of our Lord Jesus Christ for He paid the penalty on
the cross to rescue you and me and came back to life to save us and LIVE
with us.
Yes,
friend that is exciting to know that we can experience HIS SAVING GRACE
& LIVING GRACE.
When
we mess up, we can go to Jesus with our shortcomings and He will forgive
us and RESTORE us to Him and we will find peace in Him.
"For the wages
of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our
Lord." (Romans 6:23, NIV)
"But if we walk in the light, as he is in the
light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his
Son, purifies us from all sin. If we claim to be without sin, we deceive
ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is
faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all
unrighteousness." (1 John 1:7-9, NIV)
Friend, we need Jesus because we have been separated from God due to our
sin. Because of our sin, Jesus had to pay the price to become our bridge
so we can reach God now not of our own good works but because of the
finished work of Christ, the Lord on the cross.
"For it is by GRACE you have been saved,
through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not
by works, so that no one can boast." (Ephesians 2:8-9, NIV)
Come to Jesus as you are and pray this prayer to accept Jesus as your
Lord and Personal Savior. He will transform your life around! Praise the
Lord! You don't have to have all the answers! You can come as you are!
If you want to be a soldier in the Lord's army, you can become it right now.
Now is the time of Salvation! You do not have to wait but can pray this prayer
and give your life to Christ to serve Him daily! There is no draft but coming to
Christ is voluntary. He loves you so much and wants you to come to Him! He will
take care of you, guiding you and leading you!
If you want to be a soldier in the Lord's army, you can become it right now.
Now is the time of Salvation! You do not have to wait but can pray this prayer
and give your life to Christ to serve Him daily! There is no draft but coming to
Christ is voluntary. He loves you so much and wants you to come to Him! He will
take care of you, guiding you and leading you!
PRAYER:
Dear Jesus, I love you. Thank you for loving me so
much and thank you for choosing the cross to die for me. You became the Son of
Man and lived here on earth. Then you humbled yourself and became obedient to
death-even death on the cross. Thank you for dying on the cross for my sin. You
died on the cross so that I can be covered in your blood and cleansed by your
blood as I acknowledge that I need you and cannot enter Heaven without you being
my pathway. So, Jesus I confess all my sins to you and all the ways I have tried
to get into Heaven when you already provided the means and the Way. Thank you
for all that you have done for me. "The cross is the place, a wonderful place
where accused and condemned find mercy and grace. Thank you Jesus, it is at the
cross where the wrongs we have done and the wrongs done to us were nailed at the
cross. Thank you Jesus, at the cross you died for our sins and at the cross you
gave your life for us." I thank you for that and thank you for coming back to
life to save us. Thank you Jesus for being there for me! Thank you for loving
me. I love you Jesus! Please take me as I am and make my life into something
that you will be proud of. I surrender my life to you and need your help to live
for you. I am forever grateful for what you have done for me and I can never
repay you. I want to live for you and need your help. Help me Jesus please. I
thank you Jesus for saving me! Thank you for hearing my prayer and answering me.
Whatever your will give me the willingness and strength to bear it. Thank you
Jesus! I acknowledge you as my Lord and Personal Savior! In Your Name I Pray
precious Jesus! Amen!
No matter what you feel in your heart,
know that Jesus has come in and resides with you! You are not alone! To
make your walk strong with the Lord, spend time in prayer talking to Him
as you would to a friend. You don’t need special words to talk to the
Lord. Spend time in His Word reading Psalms and turning them into
prayer. Next allow God to heal you and speak to you through the Gospel
of John or Gospel of
Mark before moving on to other Books of the Bible! Slowly, let the Lord
show you to which Scriptures He wants you to go to next. It is also important to be part of a body of believers to
help you grow in the faith. Find a Bible believing church that preaches
the Word of God from Genesis to Revelation proclaiming Jesus Christ our
crucified and risen Lord who brings us hope, healing, and help! But
beware of churches who do believe in the Word of God completely but
there is no freedom in Christ but legalism involved.
As a professional, it is not too late to join a
church! As a student, it is not too late to join a fellowship on campus this new year of 2009! May the Lord's presence and peace fill you with His
love now and forever! Amen!
Friend, if you have prayed this
prayer and meant it in your heart, you are a new creation in Christ and
all old things are passed away and everything has become new! You may
feel something or may not but don’t base it on feelings but base your
new life in Christ on the promises of our Savior who will never leave
you nor forsake you! Amen!
Spend time in His word and let the Lord
speak to you! Start out in the Gospel of John! You can also check out
the Gospel of Mark which are the devotionals I have been going through.
Learn from Jesus through study and prayer. Also find yourself a church
fellowship and a college fellowship you can be part of where you can be
part of a community of believers to supplement your own walk with the
Lord. Let it be a Bible-believing and Bible-breathing church! Believe in
Bible LIVE Eternally!
Feel free to email me at
reddy4hisglory2004@yahoo.com
if you want to meet to study the Bible,
pray with, talk about Spiritual issues or whatever is on your mind! My
number is 412-641-9426
"This is my
work and I can do it only because Christ's mighty energy is at work
within me." (Colossians 1:29, TLB)
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