JEHU

Come see my zeal for God, he cried,
But in the fury of his ride,
Revealed his rash and haughty pride,
His character, well-known.
He claimed he acted for the Lord
And willingly took up the sword,
But righteousness was not restored
When he assumed the throne.

His zeal was fleshly from the start.
He chased the dictates of his heart
And did the work of God in part,
When good occasion rose.
God used his self-ambitious bent
To finish Ahab's punishment.
That Jehu had no pure intent
The final outcome shows.

The priests of Baal he overthrew.
The king of Israel he slew,
And heirs of Judah's kingdom, too,
But kept the golden calf.
So, when like Jehu, men appeal
To their superior show of zeal,
Their actions more of self reveal
Than love on God's behalf.


Nita
This is the victory that overcomes the world, even our faith. 1 John 5:4

No longer are we lost sinners ensnared by the world and slaves to Satan's evil plans. No longer is our inner man spiritually dead, at enmity with God, and under His eternal condemnation. We who were once estranged from our Creator have been brought near by the blood of Christ and placed in eternal union with Him having been given "above all that we can ask or think," by God's grace through faith alone in Christ alone.

Carli • Saved by Grace

God does not choose to save some and damn others ~ that is a damnable lie. All are given the same offer of salvation. Those who are saved are simply those who have chosen to believe God's Word and by faith have trusted Christ as Saviour, while those who perish are simply those who have chosen to reject God's free gift of grace. But ALL that the Father gives to Christ will come to Him, and not one who comes to Jesus for salvation will be cast away.

Carli • Saved by Grace

He did preach the good news of salvation to the poor, proclaiming freedom from sin, Satan, death, and hell ~ by faith in Him. He gave sight to the blind, hearing to the deaf, and loosed the tongue of the mute. He raised the dead, turned water into wine, fed multitudes of men and freed those who were oppressed through the good news that He came to bring ~ and He gave His life as the ransom price for the sin of the world on a wooden cross, two thousand years ago.

Carli • Saved by Grace

Let us remember that today is the day of salvation for many, and that we need to conduct ourselves in a godly manner with all wisdom. Let us make the most of every opportunity we have to share the good news of the gospel of Christ as we seek to walk in wisdom and truth so that we may practice living prudently in all our relations with others. Let us redeem the time and make the most of our opportunities to share the good news of the gospel of Christ, Who died for our sins and rose again to give us His life so that we might become children of God.

Carli • Saved by Grace

God has planned every day of our lives, and He has planned what He has in store for the earth as well. Isaiah reminds us that all the wonderful things that God has done, he planned long ago, which is a testament to His perfect faithfulness. No wonder the remnant that Isaiah talks about will exalt the Lord and praise His name. 
In the same way, we should never forget that no matter what trials and tribulations we face in this Church Age, let us be part of today's little flock who trusts God's Word, believes His promises, gives glory to His name, and lifts up our voices in joyful praise and worship: "Lord, You are my God; I will exalt You, I will give thanks to Your name; For You have worked wonders, Plans formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness."

Carli • Saved by Grace

Join Lee, live tomorrow at 7:30pm CST

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The Lord is indeed One. He is unique and there is no other God beside Him, but the unmistakable doctrine of the Trinity has its stamp of authority throughout the entire Word of God and the 'Shema' which the Lord Jesus referenced to the young Jewish ruler, only serves to endorse the monotheistic doctrine of the Triune Godhead ~ for the Lord our God is ONE Lord ~ unique from all the false gods of the pagan nations for He is the One Creator and the only wise Saviour Who is One in unity, One in purpose, One in thought, and word and deed.

Carli • Saved by Grace

Our hope in the Lord will never, ever be disappointed because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by means of the indwelling Holy Spirit, Who was given to us the moment we trusted Christ for salvation.
Let us take to heart this exhortation to rejoice in our suffering, for as members of the Body of Christ, we have been blessed with every spiritual blessing ~ not only in this world, but in the ages to come ~ praise His holy name.

Carli • Saved by Grace

At the judgment seat of Christ we will be judged objectively by the word of God regarding our doctrines, practices, and love. This implies that we are able to objectively study, understand, and apply the word of God and thereby be molded into disciples who manifest some reasonable semblance of God's doctrines, practices, and love. But things like pride and prejudice undermine this process. May we all guard our hearts so that the word of God holds the reins, not our pride and prejudice.

What a comfort to know that soon and very soon, Jesus will be coming back for His Bride. How we long for that day when we will see Him face to face and be with Him for eternity. Let us occupy until He comes and tell all who may listen to the glorious truth of the gospel so that more can be part of His Bride, welcomed into His presence, and always be with Him.

Carli • Saved by Grace

The Holy Grail of spirituality is flushing your brain down the potty and letting a church or a creed tell you what you are supposed to believe.

Umm … big nope! The brain flush is tantamount to a Bible flush. A closed brain is a closed Bible. The adversary hates the word of God because it contains the truth, and the truth sets men free! So he often uses religion to resist the Bible.

Turn to the Bible alone! The word of God is the absolute and final arbiter of truth.

The Almighty Creator of the universe, the unchanging, all~powerful, eternal, omniscient God of heaven and earth, Who was, and Who is, and Who is to come, chose to complete His communication concerning His glorious plan of redemption for His people, in this final book of the Bible. And as we read the words, we are reminded of God's great grace towards us: "In that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." And as we meditate on these terrifying prophetic verses, we can have peace in our hearts that God (Who is altogether righteous, altogether loving, and altogether perfect) will do right in all things. As Genesis reminds us: "Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?"

Carli • Saved by Grace

From the Pretrib Study Group Conference in Dallas.

Let us come boldly to the throne of grace and lay down anything that hinders us from entering His Sabbath~rest. The rest we can only find in Jesus, as we trust Him to keep us in perfect peace. While we are still living in this world in our bodies, our rest is in Him ~ we rest in His Word and we rest in His promises.

Carli • Saved by Grace

Israel now has a very short window to strike Iran if she is actually going to do so. The air defenses of Iran and old Syria have been largely neutralized. But this is only a temporary fix. Turkey just signed a defense agreement with the new Syrian government that includes putting air defense systems in Syria focused on guarding against Israeli aggression. This will likely unfold very rapidly. Both Turkey and Syria hate Israel. Will be interesting to see what develops in the next few weeks.

Now after overthrowing the regime of Assad in
Syria, Turkey 🇹🇷 is now preparing to do the same to Sisi in Egypt. The Turkish Intelligence has started its influence operation or PSYOPS on social media platforms against Sisi in-order to provoke Muslim Brotherhood supporters to riot.

Just a gentle reminder that Jesus Christ was not born in human flesh merely for the work on the cross, he was born in human flesh for full redemption—-the resurrection, a redeemed human race, a redeemed planet, a God-centric world, an eternal kingdom.