STANDING FAULTLESS BEFORE CHRIST - Tuesday December 12th 2017
Memorise: “I
Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to
escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before
the Son of man.” Luke 21:36
Read: Matthew 26:36-41(KJV)
26:36 Then
cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto
the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.
26:37 And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.
26:38 Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.
26:39 And
he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O
my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless
not as I will, but as thou wilt.
26:40 And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?
26:41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
MESSAGE:
The Lord in Hosea 4:6 reveals
that ignorance is one of the greatest factors that lead to the undoing
of believers. What you attain in life may not go beyond what you know.
What you know adds to you, but what you fail to know takes away from
you. The Lord Jesus Christ in Matthew 26:41 says,
“Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak”
From
these words of the Master, we understand that there is a link between
what you know and how effectively you pray. We also understand that
there is a link between what you know and how you overcome temptations.
The less you know about God, His ways and His word, the less inner
strength you will have to overcome temptations. If you want to live a
Christian life that manifest the victory that Christ has given us over
Satan, sin, self and the pleasures of the world, you must be well versed
in the Scriptures. You must study to show yourself approved before God (2nd Timothy 2:15). To what extent do you know God?
“Watch
ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to
escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the
Son of man.” Luke 21:36
Prayer Point:
Father, please do all You need to do in me to present me faultless before your throne.
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Hymn 12
HYMN 12 – HOW SWEET THE NAME OF JESUS
Verse 1:
How sweet the Name of Jesus sounds
In a believer’s ear!
It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds,
And drives away his fear.
Verse 2:
It makes the wounded spirit whole,
And calms the troubled breast;
’Tis manna to the hungry soul,
And to the weary, rest.
Verse 3:
Jesus! My Shepherd, Husband, Friend,
O Prophet, Priest and King,
My Lord, my Life, my Way, my End,
Accept the praise I bring.
Verse 4:
Weak is the effort of my heart,
And cold my warmest thought;
But when I see Thee as Thou art,
I’ll praise Thee as I ought.
Verse 5:
Till then I would Thy love proclaim
With every fleeting breath,
And may the music of Thy Name
Refresh my soul in death!
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