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Maker Of The Ages…

Hebrews 1:1-2 says, “God created the world” but it can also be translated, “the ages.” It’s a mystery. All past, present and future is created in Him in the beginning.

It’s all in Him who’s the same yesterday, today, and forever to whom a day is like a thousand years and a thousand years like a day. He stretched out the heavens and when He died,

He died for the world; the ages past, present, and future, and every sin you’ll ever commit. He died also to prepare a whole new life for you. The future is in Him. Your life filled with righteousness and good works that haven’t happened yet are all in Him already.

He died not only for your past but for your future. So don’t fear the future. Walk boldly into the good works that are prepared for you and fulfill His will that He gave His life for.

Because He’s not only the God who created the world. He’s Lord over the universe and the ages of your life. The maker of the ages.

We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age who are coming to nothing. No, we declare God’s wisdom, a mystery that has been hidden, and that God destined for our glory before time began. 1 Corinthians 2:6-7

Let go of any fear, regret, or anger, and thank Him for covering your past, present, and future.

Walk daily with God at your side!

Love always,

Ed

Hitler And The Spear Of Jesus…

In the Hapsburg Library in Vienna, there was a spear believed to be the one used to pierce Jesus’s side. The young Adolf Hitler became fascinated by it and would stare at it for hours. When he marched into Vienna, he took that spear.

The greatest enemy of God, the world knew in the 20th century, possessed the spear that was said to have drawn the blood of Jesus. The real spear though a vessel of evil, actually fulfilled prophecy; God’s purposes and became used for good.

Jesus was pierced through and we received healing. We’re saved by His blood. So God used one of the most evil men who ever lived to bring about the rebirth of Israel. Through the Holocaust, Israel came back to the world and the world accepted it.

The spear of the Roman soldier, every evil no matter what it is, whatever is against you, whatever problem, it’s not stronger than God’s love and God’s will.

Don’t fear evil. Don’t fear the enemy because God will turn it all for good. And that problem that came against you was only the spear of the Roman soldier.

You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. Genesis 50:20

Believe the good today over every evil. Believe His love over every sin, and His power over every problem.

Walk daily with God at your side!

Love always,

Ed

The Gosple Has No Fade Out…

When a movie ends, usually it fades to black or it says, “The End,” music starts and credits roll. It would be nice if that happened in life when a bad relationship ends, or you’re going through a hard time, trials and testing, and it fades with music and credits.

The Gospel ends with Jesus giving the Great Commission. There’s no fade out in Jerusalem, no credits rolling over the book of Acts, no copyright notice. The Gospel has no fade out, no ending because there’s no end to the work of Jesus.

There’s no end to His love, His grace, the flowing of His Spirit, His forgiveness, His redemption, His mercy, no end to Him. He’s infinite and unending. We like endings. Everything in life ends– months, weeks, years, but the Gospel has no end because there’s no end to the good news.

Everything ends, but Him. Sorrow, hate, pain, and sin end, but the things of God don’t. So overcome the world of endings with the unending power of the Gospel of love and joy. For the Gospel isn’t a movie, it has no end.

The Lord reigns forever; he has established his throne for judgment. Psalm 9:7

Today, let the goodness, the blessings, the love, and the presence of God flow through your life and don’t let anything stop it.

Walk daily with God at your side!

Love always,

Ed

Your Charge: Keep His Presence…

In ancient times, the Jewish people would caravan up to Jerusalem with relatives. Undoubtedly, Jesus was left with His relatives. His parents were relying on their relatives to watch over Him. But then they lost Him.

You can lose the Lord the same way. By relying on other things to keep His presence. When you first come to the Lord, His presence means everything, and you just guard that presence. But often, as we go on in the Lord, we start relying on other things that are going to keep God’s presence alive in our life.

Joseph and Mary did it. They relied on relatives, but they lost Him. You have to keep the presence of God yourself in your heart because people fall, congregations fail, and people mess up. But if you kept Him close, you’ve cherished Him, your love for Him, your zeal; you’ll never lose sight.

Remember, if even Joseph and Mary could lose His presence for a time, then you watch it. Don’t ever give that job over to relatives. Keep Him close.

Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him, he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2

Keep your eyes on Jesus and spend time in His presence today.

Walk daily with God at your side!

Love always,

Ed