Post by Les Brewer on Jul 13, 2012 9:12:05 GMT
John Wolf
Preaching Christ Crucified
From the Pastor's desk...
Bless the Lord,Oh my soul,and all that is within me,bless His holy name! Praise the Lord and God bless you all this morning.
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I can't help but get excited,when I begin studying the O.T,for example:In Jeremiah 23:5-6,where the prophet is speaking forth a prophecy concerning the Messiah who would be born in Israel,according to the lineage of the House of David.It says," Behold the days are coming,says the LORD,that I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness;A King shall reign and prosper and execute judgement and righteousness in the earth.In His days Judah will be saved,and Israel will dwell safely:Now this is His name by which He will be called:THE LORD (YHWH=Jehovah) OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS." What gets me excited is when I study the O.T. in the light of the N.T. Lest we miss what the prophet is speaking here,pay close attention to Who he is speaking about.He is speaking of the coming of the Messiah,Jesus Christ.Also pay particular attention to what His name shall be called,"THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS".For those who may not understand the significance of this statement,let me explain what is being said.
Anytime you are studying in the O.T.,and you see the word "lord" in all caps,it is signifying that the Hebrew text is speaking of the YHWH=the God of heaven,also rendered in English as YaH-Weh,or Jehovah.The importance of this,is simply this.The prophecy is of the LORD coming from heaven,and being born among men according to the flesh,through the geneology of the second king of Israel,King David.God promised David that he would have a progeny who would become king in Israel,at the appointed time.This son that was to be born,would become known all over the world,by the name of Jesus Christ.Jehovah became man in the person of Christ.
The God of heaven became a man,he humbled Himself,He lowered Himself to our position in life as a man (Philippians 2:5-11).God condescended to us,that He might lift us to His heavenly glory.If we are saved by the grace of this very God,through faith in what He has provided for us,then we too,will one day share in His glory.For "we are heirs of God,and joint heirs with Jesus Christ" (Rom.8:17). For those who may still be a little skeptical of my analogy,the verse that ties this together and solidifies my thought is found in I Cor.1:30. Christ is our Righteousness,Wisdom,Sanctification and our Redemption.We are complete in Him,by faith in Him alone.
The Apostle John rightly wrote in John 1:1,14,"In the beginning was the WORD,and the WORD was with God,and the WORD was God....and the WORD became flesh,and dwelt among us." Praise God,I love it when the Holy Spirit,speaks to my spirit the things pertaining to God.He is Wonderful! You can rejoice in the fact that,you longer have to try to get to God by your works,they will never be good enough to meet the criteria of pure and perfect holiness,but that He came to us in the Person of Jesus Christ.And all anyone has to do is accept and believe that Jesus is the True God and Savior,and you can be saved.......Bless His holy name forever and ever!!.....Amen............Love,John.
Preaching Christ Crucified
From the Pastor's desk...
Bless the Lord,Oh my soul,and all that is within me,bless His holy name! Praise the Lord and God bless you all this morning.
...
I can't help but get excited,when I begin studying the O.T,for example:In Jeremiah 23:5-6,where the prophet is speaking forth a prophecy concerning the Messiah who would be born in Israel,according to the lineage of the House of David.It says," Behold the days are coming,says the LORD,that I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness;A King shall reign and prosper and execute judgement and righteousness in the earth.In His days Judah will be saved,and Israel will dwell safely:Now this is His name by which He will be called:THE LORD (YHWH=Jehovah) OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS." What gets me excited is when I study the O.T. in the light of the N.T. Lest we miss what the prophet is speaking here,pay close attention to Who he is speaking about.He is speaking of the coming of the Messiah,Jesus Christ.Also pay particular attention to what His name shall be called,"THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS".For those who may not understand the significance of this statement,let me explain what is being said.
Anytime you are studying in the O.T.,and you see the word "lord" in all caps,it is signifying that the Hebrew text is speaking of the YHWH=the God of heaven,also rendered in English as YaH-Weh,or Jehovah.The importance of this,is simply this.The prophecy is of the LORD coming from heaven,and being born among men according to the flesh,through the geneology of the second king of Israel,King David.God promised David that he would have a progeny who would become king in Israel,at the appointed time.This son that was to be born,would become known all over the world,by the name of Jesus Christ.Jehovah became man in the person of Christ.
The God of heaven became a man,he humbled Himself,He lowered Himself to our position in life as a man (Philippians 2:5-11).God condescended to us,that He might lift us to His heavenly glory.If we are saved by the grace of this very God,through faith in what He has provided for us,then we too,will one day share in His glory.For "we are heirs of God,and joint heirs with Jesus Christ" (Rom.8:17). For those who may still be a little skeptical of my analogy,the verse that ties this together and solidifies my thought is found in I Cor.1:30. Christ is our Righteousness,Wisdom,Sanctification and our Redemption.We are complete in Him,by faith in Him alone.
The Apostle John rightly wrote in John 1:1,14,"In the beginning was the WORD,and the WORD was with God,and the WORD was God....and the WORD became flesh,and dwelt among us." Praise God,I love it when the Holy Spirit,speaks to my spirit the things pertaining to God.He is Wonderful! You can rejoice in the fact that,you longer have to try to get to God by your works,they will never be good enough to meet the criteria of pure and perfect holiness,but that He came to us in the Person of Jesus Christ.And all anyone has to do is accept and believe that Jesus is the True God and Savior,and you can be saved.......Bless His holy name forever and ever!!.....Amen............Love,John.
