A Child of the King

In our adult Sunday School summer class we have been studying the phrase "in Christ." As I was preparing for Sunday's lesson an old Imperials song kept running through my mind.

Now Satan is a liar,
And he wants to make us think,
That we are paupers, when he knows himself,
We're children of the King.

As a result of being placed in Christ by God's grace, we have been adopted into God's family. We have been made joint-heirs with Jesus Christ (Romans 8:17). We have been made part of the household of faith (Ephesians 2:19).

The enemy tries to make God a killjoy who is miserly with the blessings He gives to His children. Nothing could be further from the truth. We are children of the King upon whom God has lavished (I love that word) the riches of His grace (Ephesians 1:7-8).

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Something a Little Deeper for Christmas

Why the Jewish Messiah is the Most Important Individual in History by Eric Davis What Christmas commemorates is big for many reasons. With the incarnation comes the Savior. For those who repent, there is justification, adoption, redemption, reconciliation, regeneration, sanctification, and, one day, glorification. But if we back up a bit, with the incarnation, there is the arrival of the long-awaited Jewish Messiah. It’s difficult for a 21 st century audience to appreciate the century-long yearning which the Hebrews had for the Messiah’s arrival. But why? What is the significance of the Jewish Messiah? Read the Article HERE .

The Lord's Prayer

"This prayer begins where all true prayer must commence, with the spirit of adoption, "Our Father." There is no acceptable prayer until we can say, "I will arise, and go unto my Father." This childlike spirit soon perceives the grandeur of the Father "in heaven" and ascends to devout adoration, "Hallowed by thy name." The child lisping, "Abba, Father," grows into the cherub crying, "Holy, Holy, Holy." ----Charles Spurgeon

My Sheep

I will feed them with good pasture, and on the mountain heights of Israel shall be their grazing land. There they shall lie down in good grazing land, and on rich pasture they shall feed on the mountains of Israel. I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I myself will make them lie down, declares the Lord GOD. (Eze 34:14-15 ESV) This has been our western view from our cottage this week in Scotland. The peak is Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the U.K.

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