GOD’S WORD FOR  MARCH 15

We are reading from a daily devotional  called “Running To Win” written by Erwin Lutzer  and the late, great D.L. Moody.   Erwin Lutzer is a light in our day as D.L. Moody was in his.  Besides his many ministries, and many books, Pastor Lutzer was Senior Pastor at Moody Church in Chicago for 36 years and now serves as Pastor Emeritus there.  He is  Chancelor and a former professor at Moody Bible Institute, where he taught Theology and Ministry, and now has numerous radio teachings.

CRADLED IN LOVE

Romans 8:38-39

“ For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come,  nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

D.L. MOODY

There can be no true peace, there can be no true hope, there can be no true comfort, where there is uncertainty.  I am not fit for God’s service.  I cannot go out and work for God if I am in doubt about my own salvation.

ERWIN LUTZER

There are some people who say you can lose your salvation.  They say that you can come to saving faith in Christ, you can be sealed with the Holy Spirit of God, and then, because of backsliding and rebellion, you lose your status with God –and if you died, you’d be lost.  Can you imagine if we lost our salvation every time we sinned?

What kind of a shepherd loses sheep?  Jesus says, “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.  I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of My hand.” (John 10:27-28).

Somebody says, “Oh yes, but we can snatch ourselves out of His hand.”  But we are not only in His hand, we are a part of His hand, members of His body.  We have this assurance, “My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.”  (John 10:29).  The hands of the Son and the hands of the Father are in harmony with each other.

PRAYER

Father, thank You that I am held in hands that are much stronger than I am.

*** ***

Isaiah 43:1 ……Fear not, for I have redeemed you;   I have called you by your name;   You are Mine.

*** ***

Ephesians 3:19

to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

*** ***

Jeremiah 31:25

 For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.

*** ***

Jeremiah 31:3

The LORD has appeared of old to me, saying:

“Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love;

Therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you.”

*** ***

Psalm 145:18-19

The LORD is near to all who call upon Him,

To all who call upon Him in truth.

 He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him;

He also will hear their cry and save them.

*** ***

Psalm 89:2

For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: Your faithfulness shall You establish in the very heavens.

Psalm 92:2

To shew forth Your loving kindness in the morning, and Your faithfulness every night,

*** ***

Psalm 119:90

Your faithfulness is unto all generations: you have established the earth, and it abides.

Published by liveinthelightofourlord

View all posts by liveinthelightofourlord