WORTH CELEBRATING – Monday December 4th 2017
Memorise:
“Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto
you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven. Luke
10:20
10:17 And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.
10:18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
10:19 Behold,
I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all
the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
10:20 Notwithstanding
in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather
rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.
MESSAGE:
If
you are sure of your salvation from sin, you need to be grateful to
God. The reason is that there is nothing else in the whole wide world
that can transform a sinner into a saint other than the Name of Jesus
and the power of His Blood. Acts 4:12 says,
“Neither is there salvation in other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.”
Today,
many believers celebrate their birthdays, graduation from school,
promotion at the office, appointments, winning big contracts and other
major achievements in life, but many of these people forget to even say
“Thank You Jesus for the salvation of my soul”. This is the benefit that
should give you the greatest joy! After the 70 disciples sent out by
the Lord for evangelism returned with fantastic testimonies of the
success of their outing, the Lord shocked them by telling them that they
were rejoicing over what was not the main issue. He then told them what
the object of their joy should be:
“Notwithstanding
in this rejoice not, that the spirit are subject unto you; but rather
rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.”
Luke 10:20
Your
salvation from sin is far more important than any other achievements
you have on earth. Great is the value that God and the whole of heaven
place on it. You should therefore thank God for it every day of your
life; it is well worth it.
Key Point:
If you knew the severity of eternal hell, you would treasure the salvation of your and soul and thank God always for it.
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Christ the Redeemer's Ministries.
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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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