Author: Bill

2 Sam 16:12 Perhaps the LORD will see my affliction & repay me with good for the cursing I receive today! — Perhaps! —Romans 8:28-29 We know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose. For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers. 2Cor 4:15 All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is extending to more & more people may overflow in thanksgiving, to the glory of God. Acts 13:48 When the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced & glorified the word of the Lord, & all who were appointed for eternal life believed. — Perhaps, Yes indeed When we believe! — Rom 11:29 For God’s gifts & His call are irrevocable. — Now we should be overflowing with thanksgiving just at these words from the Lord! Love Mel

Lam 3:22-23 The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Micah 7:18-19 Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, & passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy. Jer 9:24 Let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands & knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice & righteousness on the earth–for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD. — We serve a merciful God! Who is a good Father, filled with love, kindness & compassion! — Psalm 100:5 Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting …” — something that is worth believing in! Love Mel

2 Peter 1: “Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ: 2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, 3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: 4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. 5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; 6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; 7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. 8 For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. 10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to MAKE YOUR CALLING AND ELECTION SURE: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: 11 For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.” The Lord chose us and we responded. Let us examine ourselves to make our calling and election sure.

1 Cor 8:6 Yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things & for whom we exist, & one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things & through whom we exist. Eph 1:3 Blessed be the God & Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places. 1Peter 1:3 Blessed be the God & Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. Peter 1:1 To those who have been allotted faith equally precious as ours in the righteousness of our God & Savior, Jesus Christ. 1Peter 1:6-7 “In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials so that the authenticity of your faith— more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire— may result in praise, glory, & honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.” — Our faith tried by fire is more precious than gold! For we only see & believe by faith! Faith is the one commodity that has been given to us by God! It is the one commodity that we should work to increase! —Rom 10:17 So faith comes from hearing, & hearing through the word of Christ. Luke 17:5 The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith”. — So we should be working, striving to increase our faith. It is worth more than gold! Love Mel

The believer is eternally secure. If you are a true believer, no sin can separate you from God’s love and salvation. Romans 8:38-39 ESV “For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” John 10:27-29 ESV “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.” John 6:39 ESV “And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day.” Jude 1:24 ESV “Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy”. Hebrews 7:25 ESV “Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.” Have no fear and no doubt. Those are the tactics of satan trying to stop you from productive kingdom service. Ephesians 1:13-14
“In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of His glory.” Live large.