GOD’S WORD FOR  APRIL 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.

REDEEMING SUFFERING

John 16:14

“He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you.”

D.L. MOODY

The world can get on very well without you and me, but the world cannot get on without Christ and therefore, we must testify of Him.

The world today is just hungering and thirsting for this divine, satisfying portion.  Thousands and thousands are sitting in darkness, honestly, faithfully, sincerely, and truthfully, holding Him up, not ourselves:  exalting Christ, and not our theories:  presenting Christ, and not our opinions:  advocating Christ, and not some false doctrine:  then the Holy Spirit will come and bear witness.  He will testify that  what we say is true.

ERWIN LUTZER

Christianity is the only religion whose God has wounds.  Isaiah spoke of One who was wounded and punished by God, yet he also said of this Suffering Servant, “With his wounds we are healed.”  (53:5)  What kind of healing should we experience?

Jesus died to redeem us – body, soul, and spirit.  We were purchased by God, every part of us – not just our souls, not just our spirits, but our bodies were purchased.  We were bought by Christ in total, in completeness.  When Jesus died on the cross, He purchased all that we will ever need to take us into the presence of God.

But, and this is critical, we do not experience complete healing in this life.  When we die, our bodies go to the grave while our spirits go to Christ.  The full healing of the body will take place on the day of resurrection.

This good news motivated Moody to preach the gospel to tens of thousands.  He shared the good news that Christ is a Savior, a Light to the world.  To all who came unto God by Jesus, He saves them completely.

PRAYER

Father, thank You for Jesus, who endured what I shall never have to endure, paving the way to bring me all the way home.

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Galatians 2:20

    “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”

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1 Peter 2:24

    “He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.”

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Isaiah 53:5

    “But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds, we are healed.”

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1 Corinthians 15:55-57

    “Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting? The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”

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Romans 6:9

    “For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him.”

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John 14:2-3

    “My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.”

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Titus 1:2

    “In the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time.”

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Isaiah 53:10

    “Yet it was the Lord’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer, and though the Lord makes his life an offering for sin, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand.”

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Acts 2:23

    “This man was handed over to you by God’s deliberate plan and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death by nailing him to the cross.”

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Luke 24:25-27

    “He said to them, ‘How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?’ And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.”

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