Final response

"As I live, says the Lord, to me every knee shall bow, and every tongue shall confess to God"      

What a privilege it is now, to kneel beside Thomas and say of the risen Lord Jesus  - "My Lord and my God"

Let us do this act of worship every day, before the day begins. 

"Hallowed be Thy name" is another way to honour the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Making melody in your heart to the Lord

 Meaningful hymn singing

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enjoy

John McKee

A blessing

I was encouraged recently by a verse sent to me as a text on my mobile phone -

" For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit"  Romans 14

May the living Lord encourage all my readers to find their priority in Christ, something more than the daily grind. To rejoice in Christ and to become like Him.

The key to life

What makes life real and significant?

Being "in Christ"

"There is no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus"  Romans 8

"Therefore if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation"  2 Corinthians 5

"If any man does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not of Him"  Romans 8

A subject worth studying?   - yes

JRM

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The key to the future

Who holds the key?

It is an unfortunate development of the 20^th century, that people consider themselves masters of their own destiny – in so many ways eg. Political, medical, scientific, environmental and religious. A prominent scientist said we might survive 100 years. Politicians  promise the answers to the world problems. Medical inventers endeavour to extend our lives forever.

Who holds the key?

The Lord Jesus in heaven said to John the apostle  “I am the first and the last, the living one. I died and behold I am alive forever more and I have the keys of death and hell” (Revelation 1)

HE holds the keys!   - the keys to everything, but in particular, the future destiny of all humans.

I quote Him again concerning heaven, the Father’s house.

“I am the way, and the truth, and the life, no one comes to the Father except through Me.”  (John 14)

He is like a door opened into heaven, and all are welcome to come in through Him.

Again I quote:

“All judgement is committed unto the Son”  ( John 5)

He will have the final say!

For the believer in the Lord Jesus Christ, after death is ‘to be with Christ which is far better’

For the unbeliever, death is the doorway to eternal darkness and after the judgement of the great white throne, the lake of fire forever.

How important then, that we have a true and real relationship with HIM who holds the key.

John McKee

God above all gods

“He who forms the mountains, who creates the wind, and who reveals His thoughts to mankind, who turns dawn to darkness, and treads on the heights of the earth— YHVH Elohim Sabaoth is His name.”  (Amos 4:13)

By God's love, grace, kindness

Yesterday I turned 65 years

The message that came to me was:

“It is good to know about God,

It is better to walk with God,

It is possible by grace divine for God to walk with me.”

And my testimony is that of Jacob:

“I don’t deserve all the good things God has done for me”

And he said again – “ God has stayed with me wherever I have gone”

From my teenage years, my purpose of heart has been “to know HIM” (Philippians 3) .

And through  my wanderings ways, He has unveiled HIMSELF in ways I had not thought. I might have sought to aspire to great things, but in HIS wisdom He has made me of ‘ no reputation’ (Philippians 2). I have always sought to be active in the spread of the Gospel, but He has opened doors I did not dream of.

I testify these things for the honour God our Father, the glory of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, by the gracious Holy Spirit.

John McKee