Our All Sufficient Jesus

The Bible says in, Nehemiah 9 v 21, “Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not.”

When God’s people, the Israelites were in the wilderness, He took great care of them, and provided their every need. Imagine being in a wilderness, a vast desert for forty years, the thought of it would be unbearable, you could not survive, nor would they have, if God had not taken care of them.

To make sure they would not get lost, He guided them with a pillar of cloud by day, and a pillar of fire by night. When they were thirsty He gave them water from a rock, and would give them manna to eat. Every morning a fresh supply would appear outside their tents, it tasted like wafers made with honey, and when they wanted meat, God sent quails for them to eat, everything they needed was provided.

It says in Nehemiah that that, “Their clothes waxed not old,” imagine even their clothes did not wear out, they lasted those forty years, even the strongest materials that we have today couldn’t do that.

And, so it is today, God will provide our every need, not with indestructible clothes, or manna to eat, God always does new things, but He will look after us and guide us through the hard times in our lives.

God’s love for us is guaranteed, His loving care is guaranteed and His Word the Bible is a beacon for us, comforting, helping and guiding us through to victory.

“But my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”
{Philippians 4 v 19}. DB.

Sing Unto God

Psalm 68 v 4 says, “Sing unto God, sing praises to His name: extol Him that rideth upon the heavens by His name JAH, rejoice before Him.”

It is good to praise the Lord, we are supposed to praise Him for all the wonderful things that He has done for us, and He continues to bless us, and take care of us every day, He provides our food, clothes, our every need. Jesus died on that cross for us so that we can go to heaven,

oh, there is so much to praise Him for. Maybe you haven’t been to church for a time, and you haven’t sung and praised Jesus for a while. Well. Get out a Christian praise tape, open your mouth and sing.

The more you praise Him, the more joy will fill your heart. You will be strengthened, you will feel Jesus near you, and you will be ready for anything.

Proverbs 17 v 22 says, “A merry heart doeth good like a medicine….,” and how do you get a merry heart? By praising the Lord. Praise the Lord and you will do yourself good, body, soul and spirit, and you will bring joy to the heart of your Father in heaven.

DB.

The Lamb of God

Jesus is not here but is risen

“He brought them forth also with silver and gold, and there was not

one feeble person among their tribes,” {Psalm 105 v 37}.


Now can you imagine when God brought the children of Israel out of Egypt, there was not one feeble or sick person among them. We are not talking about a few dozen people, or even hundreds, there were thousands upon thousands of people, maybe more than a million, and every one of them was healthy and well. How could this be?


Well, do you remember before they left Egypt they were told to take a lamb for each family. The lamb had to be without blemish, a perfect lamb, which they had to kill, roast and eat, and as they ate this lamb they were strengthened and healed for their journey. They had to obey God’s word and do exactly as He told them.


This lamb had to be perfect, without spot or blemish. The lamb was an old testament type of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is our perfect, spotless, Lamb of God.


Jesus who died in our place, for all our sins, so that we could be saved, healed and delivered, and made fit for heaven. And so it is today, as we come to the Lord’s table, we must come in reverence before the Lord, remembering all that Jesus has done for us. He died in pain and agony for us, so that we could be washed from our sins and go to heaven.


In 1 Corinthians 11 v 29-30, it says, “For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body. For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.”


This is a very strong scripture, but, very true, it speaks for itself and must not be ignored.

When we come to take the bread and the wine, we must come with a repentant heart, asking the Lord to cleanse us anew, and heal our bodies.


Just as the children of Israel were healed and strengthened as they ate the pascal lamb, so we to can be healed and strengthened as we come to Jesus and partake of the bread and the wine, remembering all that He has done for us and thanking Him with a heart overflowing with love and gratitude. Our Jesus is truly wonderful, King of Kings and Lord of Lords, our all sufficient redeemer.

DB.

But Jesus Saved Us

Angel and Mary

“ That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world,” {Ephesians 2 v 12}.


What a sorry picture, but this was the state of us before Jesus saved us. We were living in this world without Christ, we knew nothing about God’s promises in the Bible, we were in a hopeless situation and living without God in our lives. But Jesus saved us…….

The scripture goes on to say in verse 13, “But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.”


We were far from God, living our own lives, and doing whatever we wanted, living lives full of darkness and sin. But Jesus saved us, He died in pain and agony for us on that cross at Calvary, He took away all our sins and washed us clean with His precious blood. And now when God see’s us, He doesn’t see our sins, only the blood of Jesus. We have been forgiven all our sins because of the blood that Jesus shed for us at Calvary.


And now we have a loving heavenly Father who takes care of us and looks after our every need. We have God’s Word the Bible, full of promises for us, helping and guiding us through every situation in life. We have a whole family of Christian brothers and sisters all over the world, to help and encourage us.


And we have life everlasting now and throughout eternity where we will live with Jesus, heirs of the Father and joint heirs with the Son. We have so much to thank and praise our Lord for, He is surely worthy of all honour and glory, praise His Holy name.


“But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.”

D B.

Our Mighty Jesus

Our Lord’s angels carrying children
Our Lord’s angels carrying children
Our Lord’s angels carrying children

In heaven their angels always behold the face of my Father.

“The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.” {Psalm 93 v 4}.

Jesus is mightier than what men may say, Jesus is the answer to our every need, and all our problems, Jesus is mightier than anything.

It is good to realize how awesome our God is. He is so strong, so mighty, so dependable, and yet it is His delight to look after us, and love us, and He is only a prayer away.

You may have a terrible problem, or sickness, or worry may overshadow your life, whatever it is, Jesus is the answer.

No matter what men may say to you, no matter what problem you have, Jesus is mightier than that, He can sort it out, and He will, if you ask Him. He is stretching out His hand to you, He is waiting for your prayer right now.

The Bible says, “Casting all your care upon Him, for He careth for you.” {1 Peter 5 v 7}.

Give Jesus your problems, give Jesus your cares and watch Him deliver you. When your problems seem too much to stand, when you don’t know which way to turn, turn to Jesus, give it all to Him and He will bring you through.

He is mightier than your need, no matter what it is, He is the answer, just ask Him and watch Him deliver you today.

“The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yes, than the mighty waves of the sea.” {Psalm 93 v 4}.

DB.