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26 / October, 2019

WEEKEND THOUGHTS

THE FIERY HEAVEN will display, one day the glory of God at the retribution on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. When the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels, in flaming fire, executing vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of His power. Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.

For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; the final war of Armageddon and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city. Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when He fought in the day of battle.

Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of His saints, to execute judgment upon all. The unceasing conflict which commenced in the garden of Eden, continues in our day in great measure, conflict between light and darkness, but it will be consummated at His coming in great power and glory. And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and He that sat upon, was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He doth judge and make war. And the armies which were in heaven followed Him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. And out of His mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it He should smite the nations: and He shall rule them with a rod of iron: and He treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. And He hath on His vesture and on His thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS. Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle. The Lord is a man of war, Warrior King. Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, He is the King of glory and will sit upon the throne of Glory and will reign upon this earth for thousands years. We who suffer today will associate with Him in His kingly rule. Jerusalem will be the capital city from where He will administrate His kingdom. The effect and the result will be what we read in Hab 2:14 For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. This earth which is polluted by sin from the days of Noah, will be full of His glory and shined with glory. As we read in Zech. Chps.1 to 6, the display of the glory of God globally. At His incarnation, Glory appeared and His coming in power as the King of kings and the Lord of lords, the glory will be manifested like sun in the sky, shed the brilliant rays during the mid day, so will it be in that day of His glorious reign, for He is the King of glory. And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the lamp thereof. Finally the Lamb is all the glory!

Hymn writer says…

Who is He that from His throne ,rules the world of light alone? Tis the Lord, O wondrous story! Tis the Lord, the King of glory;  at His feet, we humbly fall,  crown Him, crown Him Lord of all!

Have a blessed weekend with Christo- Centeric Lord’s day.

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17 / October, 2019

The Baptism of Jesus (2)

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bible Verses ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Rom 8:3 …God, sending His own Son in the likeness of the

flesh of sin and concerning sin, condemned sin in the flesh.

John 3:14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness,

so must the Son of Man be lifted up.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Words of Ministry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[Part 2 of 2]

The Lord Jesus was a perfect Man, a Man with all the human

virtues, yet He was nevertheless in the likeness of the flesh

of sin. Of course, the Lord Jesus did not have the nature of

fallen mankind; however, He did possess the likeness, the

outward form or appearance, of fallen mankind. In Romans 8:3

Paul says that Christ came in the likeness of the flesh of sin.

He did not have the nature of sin, but He had the likeness,

the appearance, the form, of the flesh of sin. It was

necessary for this likeness of the flesh of sin to be judged,

terminated, and buried. This was another reason for the

baptism of the Man-Savior.

We have seen that fallen man certainly needs to be judged,

terminated, and buried. We have also seen that even the God-

created man must be set aside in order to live a life in which

the human virtues express the divine attributes. For this,

even a good, complete, and perfect God-created man must be set

aside. This is the reason that the Lord Jesus as the God-Man

said in the Gospel of John that He did not do anything by

Himself. In John 5:19 He said, “The Son can do nothing from

Himself except what He sees the Father doing.” In John 5:30 He

said again, “I can do nothing from Myself.” In John 8:28 the

Lord declared, “I do nothing from Myself.”

In order that He might express God in His human living, at the

beginning of His ministry the Lord put Himself aside through

baptism. He was a perfect and complete Man, but He would not

live by Himself. Instead, He lived by God the Father who was

in Him.

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16 / October, 2019

The Baptism of Jesus (1)

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Bible Verses Luke 3:21

Now when all the people were baptized and as Jesus

was baptized and was praying, heaven was opened.

Matthew 3:13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John

to be baptized by him. (14) But John tried to prevent Him,

saying, It is I who have need of being baptized by You, and

You come to me?

Words of Ministry

[Part 1 of 2]

If we would have a proper understanding of the significance

of the baptism of the Man-Savior, we need to consider further

what is the highest standard of morality. The highest

standard of morality is actually the result of the God-

created man (Gen. 1) with the human virtues created by God

plus the tree of life (Gen. 2), a tree that signifies God as

life to us with all His divine attributes.

In the man created by God there were the human virtues. These

virtues are in God’s image and according to His likeness. In

particular, these virtues are according to God’s love, light,

holiness, and righteousness. According to chapter two of

Genesis, this God-created man with his human virtues was

placed in front of the tree of life. The tree of life

signifies God as life with His divine attributes. When the

tree of life is added to the God-created man, the result is a

living in the highest standard of morality.

The Lord Jesus was baptized in order that He might live a

human life expressing God’s attributes. Although the Lord

Jesus was a complete and perfect Man, He needed to be put

aside in order to live a life that expressed God. To be

baptized simply means to be put aside, to be terminated and

buried so that we may live not by ourselves but by God. If we

are set aside in this way, we shall be able to live a human

life with the divine attributes expressed in the human

virtues.

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11 / October, 2019

Consecration -- an Altar and a Tent (1)

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bible Verses ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Gen 12:7 And Jehovah appeared to Abram and said, To your seed

I will give this land. And there he built an altar to Jehovah

who had appeared to him.

Rom 12:1 I exhort you therefore, brothers, through the

compassions of God to present your bodies a living sacrifice,

holy, well pleasing to God, which is your reasonable service.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Words of Ministry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[Part 1 of 3]

After Abraham had arrived at Moreh and after God had

reappeared to him, he built an altar (12:7). This was the

first altar that Abraham built. In the Bible an altar means

that we have all for God and serve God. Building an altar

means that we offer everything we are and have to God. We need

to place all that we are and all that we have on the altar.

Before we do anything for God, God would say to us, “Child,

don’t do anything for Me. I want you. I want you to put all

that you are and all that you have on the altar for Me.” This

is real fellowship, real worship. The real worship of the

called ones is to put all that we are and have on the altar.

If you check with your experience, you will see that

immediately after you were called, God appeared to you again,

and you said, “Lord, from now on everything is Yours. All that

I am, all that I have, all that I can do and am going to do is

for You.” I can still recall what happened on the afternoon

that I was saved. As I went out of that church building and

walked along the street, I lifted up my eyes to heaven and

said, “God, from today on everything is for You.” That was a

real consecration. In a spiritual sense, it was the building

of an altar.

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05 / October, 2019

OUR JOURNEY TOGETHER IS SHORT

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A beautiful message for all of us….

A young lady sat in a bus. At the next stop a loud and grumpy old lady came and sat by her. She squeezed into the seat and bumped her with her numerous bags.

The person sitting on the other side of the young lady got upset, asked her why she did not speak up and say something.

The young lady responded with a smile, deserves to be written in golden letters

“It is not necessary to be rude or argue over something so insignificant, the journey together is so short. I get off at the next stop.”

Jesus teaches us in Mathew 5:39

“But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also.”

We need to realise that our time here is short and that to darken it with quarrels, futile arguments, un forgiveness, discontentment and a fault finding attitude would be a waste of time and energy.

Sometime our differences are over riches , the fame & pride it tags along.

The Bible says about a rich man who is planning his future business growth

Luke 12:19-20

“And I’ll sit back and say to myself, “My friend, you have enough stored away for years to come. Now take it easy! Eat, drink, and be merry!”

But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?”

If you are unable to enjoy and share your riches of what use is it? Life is unpredictably short!!

Did someone break your heart. betray, bully, cheat or humiliate you?

Luke 11:4

Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.'”

We need forgiveness from God for our sins and also need to forgive those who offend us remember the journey is very short.

No one knows the duration of this journey. No one knows when their stop will come, but this is sure our journey together is very short.

Let us cherish friends and family. Let us be respectful, kind and forgiving to each other. Let us be filled with gratitude and gladness.

If I have ever hurt you, I ask for your forgiveness. If you have ever hurt me, you already have my forgiveness.

Remember , *Our Journey Together is very Short!*

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04 / October, 2019

HT BIBLE QUIZ 58 (October)

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20 / September, 2019

And Men Began to Call On the Lord (2)

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~~~~~~~~ Bible Verses ~~~~~~~~

Gen 4:26 And to Seth also a son was born, and he called his
name Enosh. At that time men began to call upon the name of
Jehovah.
Rom 10:13 For “whoever calls upon the name of the Lord shall
be saved.”

~~~~~~~ Words of Ministry ~~~~~~~~

[Part 2 of 3]
When we see that our life is vanity and that we ourselves are
frail, spontaneously we will call upon the name of the Lord.
This is the reason that Genesis 4:26 says, “Then began men to
call upon the name of the Lord.” From the time of Enosh, the
third generation of mankind, men began to call upon the name
of the Lord, realizing their weakness, fragility, and
mortality.

When we are careless about God, we do not call on His name.
However, when we realize that we must live for Him and worship
Him in His way, and when we realize that we are frail and
mortal and that our life is nothing but vanity, spontaneously,
from deep within us, we not only pray, but call upon the name
of the Lord.

Some Christians think that calling on the Lord is the same as
praying to Him. Formerly, I held the same concept. One day,
however, the Lord showed me that calling on His name is
different from merely praying. Yes, calling is a type of
prayer, for it is a part of our prayer, but calling is not
merely praying. The Hebrew word for call means to “call out
to,” “to cry unto,” that is, to cry out. The Greek word for
call means “to invoke a person,” “to call a person by name.”
In other words, it is to call a person by naming him audibly.
Although prayer may be silent, calling must be audible.

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16 / September, 2019

And Men Began to Call On the Lord (1)

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~~~~~~~~ Bible Verses ~~~~~~~~
Gen 4:2 And again she gave birth to his brother Abel….
Gen 4:26 And to Seth also a son was born, and he called his
name Enosh. At that time men began to call upon the name of
Jehovah.
~~~~~~~ Words of Ministry ~~~~~~~~
[Part 1 of 3]
In Genesis 4 we find two names which are especially
meaningful. The first one is Abel, which means “vanity.” As a
result of the fall, the human life became a vanity. Look at
people today. Although they are very busy, within them there
is a gap, a void. Deep within them is a sense of emptiness.
Regardless of your social status, regardless how wealthy or
how successful you are, when you sit alone in the quiet of the
night or early morning, you know there is a gap within you.
That emptiness is the vanity that I am talking about. This is
exactly what the wise King Solomon meant when he said, “Vanity
of vanities, all under the sun are vanity” (Eccl. 1:2-3).
…we must realize that as fallen men without God everything
we are, have, and do is empty. We are nothing but vanity.

The second name which is especially meaningful is Enosh, which
means “frail, mortal man.” After the fall, not only did human
life become a vanity, but man also became frail and mortal. We
must admit that we are frail, weak, and easily broken. How
easily we fail! Man is mortal. No one can boast that he will
live another week. No man knows his tomorrow. To escape
the…fall of man we need to realize both the vanity of human
life and the fragility of man. If we have this realization, we
will have no trust in ourselves and, thus, we will not be
presumptuous in departing from the way of God.

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13 / September, 2019

IN OUR EXTREMITY (1 Samuel 28:1-25)

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Introduction-

What do we do in our hour of extremity? Do we hold on to our conviction, honesty and integrity or do we resort to our days of depravity when we didn’t know the Lord? It’s in the hour of extremity when the genuineness of our faith, conviction and conversion comes out.

I. King Saul had put the mediums and the necromancers out of the land.

A. “Now Samuel had died, and all Israel had mourned for him and buried him in Ramah, his own city. And Saul had put the mediums and the necromancers out of the land” (1 Samuel 28:3).

B. “The woman said to him, “Surely you know what Saul has done, how he has cut off the mediums and the necromancers from the land. Why then are you laying a trap for my life to bring about my death” (1 Samuel 28:9)?

C. Why had he done so is not given. But the Scripture clearly warns against resorting to sorcerers, mediums, necromancers, fortunetellers and those who inquire of the dead:

1. “You shall not permit a sorceress to live” (Exodus 22:18).

2. “Do not turn to mediums or necromancers; do not seek them out, and so make yourselves unclean by them: I am the LORD your God” (Leviticus 19:31).

3. “A man or a woman who is a medium or a necromancer shall surely be put to death. They shall be stoned with stones; their blood shall be upon them” (Leviticus 20:27).

4. “There shall not be found among you anyone who burns his son or his daughter as an offering, anyone who practices divination or tells fortunes or interprets omens, or a sorcerer, or a charmer or a medium or a necromancer or one who inquires of the dead… “ (Deuteronomy 18:10, 11).

How many of God’s people turn to these even today, bringing dishonour and disgrace to their holy God!

II. King Saul inquired of the LORD but received no reply. God had turned against him and become his enemy.

A. The Philistines had gathered to make war. “The Philistines assembled and came and encamped at Shunem. And Saul gathered all Israel, and they encamped at Gilboa.

B. King Saul was afraid and trembled greatly. “When Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly” (1 Samuel 28:4,5).

C. He inquired of the LORD but received no answer. “And when Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD did not answer him, either by dreams, or by Urim, or by prophets” (1 Samuel 28:6).

D. The LORD had turned against him and become his enemy. “And Samuel said, ‘Why then do you ask me, since the LORD has turned from you and become your enemy” (1 Samuel 28:16).

III. King Saul was in great distress.

A. Samuel was dead. “Now Samuel had died, and all Israel had mourned for him and buried him in Ramah, his own city” (1 Samuel 28:3).

B. God was not answering him. King Saul was in great distress. “Then Samuel said to Saul, ‘Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?’ Saul answered, “I am in great distress, for the Philistines are warring against me, and God has turned away from me and answers me no more, either by prophets or by dreams. Therefore I have summoned you to tell me what I shall do” (1 Samuel 28:15).

C. Rather than humbling and correcting himself before the Lord, he resorted to what he had first destroyed. He turned to a medium in his extremity. “Then Saul said to his servants, “Seek out for me a woman who is a medium, that I may go to her and inquire of her.” And his servants said to him, “Behold, there is a medium at En-dor” (1 Samuel 28:7).

IV. King Saul received a message far from one of comfort and assurance.

A. “And Samuel said, “Why then do you ask me, since the LORD has turned from you and become your enemy?

B. “The LORD has done to you as he spoke by me, for the LORD has torn the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbor, David.

C. “Because you did not obey the voice of the LORD and did not carry out his fierce wrath against Amalek, therefore the LORD has done this thing to you this day.

D. “Moreover, the LORD will give Israel also with you into the hand of the Philistines, and tomorrow you and your sons shall be with me.

E. “The LORD will give the army of Israel also into the hand of the Philistines” (1 Samuel 28:16-19).

Even then, King Saul did not repent but went to his destruction. He was afraid yet unrepentant. How many of us are the same!

Was it really Samuel‘s spirit or some other satanic spirit has been the point of much discussion among God’s people. It could have been Samuel himself whom the Lord graciously allowed to come or some other spirit whom the Lord sovereignly used to warn King Saul.

Conclusion-

What do we do in our hour of extremity? Do we go back to our old life-style or do we cling to the Lord in repentance and faith?

(Rev. Richard Masih, New Delhi).

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06 / September, 2019

WEEKEND THOUGHTS

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Part-5.

JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD. The incarnation of our blessed Lord is the sacred secret, but now made known by the Holy Spirit. It is written as “great is the mystery of godliness: What does it speak of? It tells how the Son of God left the realm of heaven and appeared before men as a real and sinless human being. The simple answer is amplified for us in scripture….that God manifested in flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory…God in flesh. Angels, the Shepherds and the Wise men beheld their Creator clothed in the body of the Babe of Bethlehem. The Deity is enshrined in Humanity in the Person of our Lord Jesus Christ. The coming of the Lord Jesus Christ from heaven to earth is one of the fundamental features of the Christian faith. It is the foundation to the whole body of revealed truth concerning His glorious person and the redemptive work of Christ upon Calvary’s Hill. It has in view the distinctive and unique doctrine of God becoming Man; of the revelation of God in human form. It is a faithful saying, right and good saying without any shadow of doubt that Jesus Christ is come into the world. His coming was the subject of promise and dealt prophetically in the Old Testament. The first of many promises is the seed of woman, recorded in the book of Genesis. It was spoken immediately after the fall of man. It was a word of judgement addressed to the one who had invaded Eden. But it contained the promise of deliverance and blessing for sinful man. We see here the coming of a deliverer who is described as the woman’s Seed. The main point of the promise is that He would be a real human being. And there is more to it than that the expression “her seed”. We should consider in the light of Isaiah’s prophecy and the record of the gospels. Then we see a prophetic indication of His coming that He shall be born of a virgin, recorded in the book of Isaiah. We are all the seed of men; yet according to this promise He would be the seed of the woman. And further promise was made to Abraham. “And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth shall be blessed. This promise has direct reference to Christ, which is seen in the epistle of Galatians. And to thy seed, which is Christ.”There is no contradiction here, for while as to the actual mode of birth He would be the seed of the woman, in legal descent He would be also the seed of Abraham. So, what does it speak to us? The first established His Humanity and the second points to His Nationality. David the king received a similar promise. “Thy seed will I establish forever.” Again this has in view of our blessed Lord. It is revealed crystal clear that in addition to His Humanity and Nationality, Royalty would belong to Him, for He would be the royal lineage of David. It also had the effect of narrowing the promise to within the limits of one family, the royal house of David. Look at the beginning statement of the New Testament, recorded in the gospel of Mathew, with reference to Abraham and David. Here we have legal and royal genealogy of the King of kings and the Lord of lords. The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. A great account of truth is involved in these two relationships, especially in regard to the nation of Israel. Sonship includes heirship. As the son of Abraham, Christ is heir to the land promised by God; as the Son of David, He is heir to the throne occupied by David. Another thought here, as son of Abraham, we see Him on the Altar, and for this He was made little lower than the angel for experiencing the reality of the pain death. As Son of David, will, one day, see Him on the throne. One is fulfilled and the second is yet to be fulfilled. God manifestly seen and heard. And heaven’s beloved One. In Him, most perfectly expressed. The Father’s glories shine, of the full Deity possessed, Eternally divine. True image of the Infinite, Whose essence is concealed; Brightness of uncreated light, The heart of God revealed. But the high mysteries of His name. Throughout the universe of bliss. The centre Thou, and Sun, the eternal theme of praise is this, to heaven’s beloved One.

Have a blessed weekend and Christo-centric Lord’s day with every blessing.

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