When Christ lays hold of you, He controls you. Subsequently, you yield to Him and lay hold of Him by growing in holiness. A holy life is proof that Christ has laid hold of your life.
Philippians 3:1-11, The Surpassing Value of Knowing Christ
John 19:29-30, Conclusive Cries from the Cross (Part 2)
“It is finished” is a statement full of meaning, but at the very least, it was about His work of redemption. It spoke of His full payment of ransom to free us from sin and judgment. It also ushered us into the new covenant relationship with God. The Lord’s final words “Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit” shows us how believers ought to die, with hearts wholly trusting in God. May the Lord teach us and propel us to stand firmly on His finished work and trust in Him more in life and death in His footsteps.
John 19:28-30, Conclusive Cries from the Cross
This sermon is part 1 of a multipart series on our Lord’s cries from the cross that accomplished redemption for His people. In this first installment, the focus is on Jesus’ words “I thirst” and its significance. This cry fulfilled prophecy, signified impending death, demonstrated Jesus’’ humanity, and evidenced His substitutionary work for sinners. May the Lord’s love demonstrated on the cross woo us to trust and love Him more, for He is worthy!
Psalm 63:1-8, Satisfaction in the Wilderness
The source of our joy in the wilderness times of our lives is God Himself. If our eyes of faith can see Him, we can endure and outlast the dry and weary land. God shows us through the dire and depressing circumstances of David in which he found joy in the LORD, that we, too, can see God for who He is with the eyes of faith in the wasteland. His lovingkindness is better than life, and God Himself is our help. May we, therefore, learn to cling onto Him as He Himself grasps onto us. May we find our satisfaction in God in the wilderness.
Philippians 2:19-30, The Ordinary Christian Service
John 19:17-27, The Beauty of the Cross
The cross was once an emblem of suffering and shame. But it has become to us a symbol of beauty because it was at the cross that Jesus revealed Himself to be our beautiful Savior. The cross is where we find our redemption, our worth, our identity, and our purpose. “But may it never be that I would boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.” (Gal. 6:14).
Proverbs 3:5-12, Wisdom for Life
There are countless ways to get lost but only one right way. We need a guide who will keep our souls on the right track. That guide is the LORD and in this text of Scripture, He gives us wisdom in four critical areas of life to ensure that our paths are indeed straight and headed heavenward. The four areas are the word of God, sin, wealth, and suffering. May the LORD continually instill in us the wisdom for life to bear much fruit for Him.
