Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Let's remember who God is

And they [earnestly] remembered that God was their Rock, and the Most High God their Redeemer. Psalm 78:35 AMP

Today let's take a few moments to read some other scriptures that help us remember who God is. He is the First and the Last.

Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts: I am the First and I am the Last; besides Me there is no God. Isaiah 44:6 AMP

There is no other God aside from Him. He created us. He created the heavens and the earth.

Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer; and He Who formed you from the womb; I am the Lord, Who made all things, Who alone stretched out the heavens, Who spread out the earth by Myself [who was with Me]? Isaiah 44:24 AMP

He is our Saviour.

Yes I am the Lord your God from [the time you became a nation in] the land of Egypt, and you shall know or recognise no God but Me, for there is no Saviour besides Me. Hosea 13:4 AMP

Our Saviour - Jesus, the Son of God, whose birth on this earth we will celebrate in three days time.

She will bear a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus [the Greek form of the Hebrew Joshua, which means Saviour], for He will save His people from their sins [that is, prevent them from failing and missing the true end and scope of life, which is God]. Matthew 1:21 AMP

Let's not be like the Israelites in the wilderness, who forgot ....

But they hastily forgot His works; they did not [earnestly] wait for His plans [to develop] regarding them, but lusted exceedingly in the wilderness and tempted and tried to restrain God [with their insistent desires] in the desert. Psalm 106:13 AMP

And made their own idol ...

They made a calf in Horeb and worshipped a molten image. Thus they exchanged Him Who was their Glory for an image of an ox that eats grass [they traded their Honor for the image of a calf]! They forgot God their Saviour, Who had done such great things in Egypt, Psalm 106:19-21 AMP

Heavenly Father, thank you for sending your Son, Jesus, to be our Saviour. Please forgive us when we forget what You have done for us. Please forgive us when we put other things or people in front of You. Please help us to remember that You are the First and the Last, you are our Creator. Please help us to remember Jesus, our Saviour. Please help us to live the way You want us to live, as Your vessels on this earth. Amen

For the grace of God (His unmerited favour and blessing) has come forward (appeared) for the deliverance from sin and the eternal salvation for all mankind. It has trained us to reject and renounce all ungodliness (irreligion) and worldy (passionate) desires, to live discreet (temperate, self-controlled), upright, devout (spiritually whole) lives in this present world, awaiting and looking for the [fulfillment, the realisation of our] blessed hope, even the glorious appearing of our great God and Saviour Christ Jesus (the Messiah, the Anointed One), who gave Himself on our behalf that He might redeem us (purchase our freedom) from all iniquity and purify for Himself a people [to be pecularily His own, people who are] eager and enthusiastic about [living a life that is good and filled with] beneficial deeds. Titus 2:11-14 AMP



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