The Reason For Being

All of creation was spoken for this one purpose, to glorify God. He gave the ocean its boundaries and it obeys Him; He told the stars where to shine and they steadfastly obey Him; He told the mountains where to rise and they obey till this day; He told the sun, the moon and all the planets to map their courses and they consistently obey his voice, He tells the wind where to blow and it unquestioningly obeys…

He turns to us and with unconditional, self-denying love He says “Come.” and we say “NO!” Continue reading “The Reason For Being” →

Faith

The bible says that “faith without works is dead”. We read in the book of Hebrews over and over of people who “by faith”… did!! They all acted through obedience and trusted in the promise of God… Paul writes, “by grace ye are saved, through faith”. In modern english – Through trust in God’s word and obedience to it’s commands, you are saved by His grace!! Continue reading “Faith” →

My Jesus, I love thee.

My Jesus, I love Thee, I know thou art mine;
For Thee all the follies of sin I resign.
My gracious Redeemer, my Saviour art Thou;
If ever I loved thee, my Jesus, ’tis now.

I love Thee because Thou has first loved me,
And purchased my pardon on Calvary’s tree.
I love Thee for wearing the thorns on Thy brow;
If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, ’tis now.

William R Featherston

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Oh, what a wonderful and precious Saviour. You are my life.

Life.

In Christ we are offered life. A wonderful life. A life of peace, a life of assurance, a life of hope, joy and satisfaction. A life of love. The holy, almighty, creator God loves me. He loves me more than words could describe. God himself loves me and cares for me. He has ransomed me and pardoned me. He has washed me whiter than snow and put a song in my heart. We never need to worry and never need to fear so long as our eyes and feet are towards Jesus. HE IS LIFE!!! JESUS IS LIFE!! Continue reading “Life.” →

13/01/10 – Life Just Now.

Happy New Year Folks!! :)

I’m just back from spending the start of the Year visiting my younger sister, Leah, and the fellowship at New Testament Church in Ballynahinch, NI. It was a great way to start the year! Whilst we were over there my mum, Ruth, turned 50! A milestone in life and so the NTC fellowship held a lovely party. She was very happy! Leah is doing well too and her car has just passed its M.O.T. which we are very grateful for. Praise Jesus for His every provision. You can find out a little more about Leah at her own blog which you can get to from my ‘links’ page.

NOW! I’m living at home with my parents for now, which is nice, but I do hope to get my own place soon. At the moment I am self employed and working as a landscape gardener. I thoroughly enjoy it and I am learning a lot! I love working outdoors and it’s great to have so much variety.

FUTURE? My flesh is saying, I wish there was something more to my life. I feel like I am slowly trudging up a hill and looking for an easy way out of a problem or two. But the flesh always wants more and God has been constantly and consistently showing me through His word that He is all that I need. Jesus satisfies every need! He is all my hope and strength. He is life, He is truth and He is the way! I can trust the creator God to deliver me and protect me from every problem. (Matthew 6:25-34)

I live knowing that Jesus may come before I finish writing this. I know that I don’t need to worry about a single thing. I have been given life and life more abundantly! A life that is stress free! Free from worry, free from doubt, free from pain! Just as Peter walked on the stormy sea, if I keep my eyes on Jesus and learn to love Him, this life cannot touch me! What a gift!! What a promise!! What a Saviour!! One day at a time… and may Christ come soon!

Much, much love in Jesus and only by His grace and mercy,
Matthew