“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.
Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.”
Galatians 5:1 NIV
https://bible.com/bible/111/gal.5.1.NIV
(MSG) Christ has set us free to live a free life.
So take your stand!
Never again let anyone put a harness of slavery on you.
Bounteous is Jehovah in his nature; to give is his delight.
His gifts are beyond measure precious,
and are as freely given as the light of the sun.
He gives grace to his elect because he wills it,
to his redeemed because of his covenant,
to the called because of his promise,
to believers because they seek it,
to sinners because they need it.
He gives grace abundantly, seasonably, constantly, readily, sovereignly;
doubly enhancing the value of the boon by the manner of its bestowal.
Grace in all its forms he freely renders to his people:
comforting,
preserving,
sanctifying,
directing,
instructing,
assisting grace,
he generously pours into their souls without ceasing,
and he always will do so, whatever may occur.
Sickness may befall, but the Lord will give grace;
poverty may happen to us, but grace will surely be afforded;
death must come but grace will light a candle at the darkest hour.
Reader, how blessed it is as years roll round, and the leaves begin again to fall, to enjoy such an unfading promise as this,
“The Lord will give grace.”
Charles H. Spurgeon
(Being Still With God Every Day)
This hope we have as an anchor of the soul . . . where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, having become High Priest forever.
HEBREWS 6:19–20
A glance at the headlines of the daily newspaper . . . A reading of our own emotions . . . A look at our family . . . It doesn’t take much in this fast-moving, God-ignoring world to show us that we need an anchor for our lives.
We find that anchor in Jesus.
Our hope for this life and for eternity lies not in ourselves but in Christ.
He is absolutely faithful to do what He has told us He will do—to forgive our sins, to guide our steps, to be with us always, and so much more.
God always fulfills His promises to us. Our confidence in the future is therefore rooted in Him.
In addition to being our anchor in this world, Jesus is also our “forerunner” for the next.
Forerunner refers to small boats that help larger ships enter a harbor by carrying their anchor into a safe place and thus preparing the way for the larger ship.
Jesus Himself precedes us into the harbor of heaven.
He carries the anchor of our hope that is His resurrection victory over sin and death, and He makes way for our eternal future.
No wonder the Christian is filled with such hope!
““Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find;
knock and the door will be opened to you.
For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds;
and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.”
Matthew 7:7-8 NIV
https://bible.com/bible/111/mat.7.7-8.NIV
“Der Sohn ist das Ebenbild des unsichtbaren Gottes, der Erstgeborene, der über der gesamten Schöpfung steht.
Denn durch ihn wurde alles erschaffen, was im Himmel und auf der Erde ist,
das Sichtbare und das Unsichtbare,
Könige und Herrscher,
Mächte und Gewalten.
Das ganze Universum wurde durch ihn geschaffen und hat in ihm sein Ziel.
Er war vor allem anderen da, und alles besteht durch ihn.
Und er ist das Haupt der Gemeinde, das Haupt seines Leibes.
Er ist der Anfang ´der neuen Schöpfung, der erste, der von den Toten auferstand, denn ´nach Gottes Plan soll er in allem den ersten Platz einnehmen.
Ja, Gott hat beschlossen, mit der ganzen Fülle seines Wesens in ihm zu wohnen und durch ihn das ganze Universum mit sich zu versöhnen.
Dadurch, dass Christus am Kreuz sein Blut vergoss, hat Gott Frieden geschaffen.
Die Versöhnung durch Christus umfasst alles, was auf der Erde, und alles, was im Himmel ist.
Auch ihr seid darin eingeschlossen.
Früher lebtet ihr fern von Gott, und eure feindliche Haltung ihm gegenüber zeigte sich an all dem Bösen, was ihr getan habt.
Doch jetzt hat Gott euch mit sich versöhnt durch den Tod, den Christus in seinem irdischen Körper auf sich nahm.
Denn Gott möchte euch zu Menschen machen, die heilig und ohne irgendeinen Makel vor ihn treten können und gegen die keine Anklage mehr erhoben werden kann.
Voraussetzung dafür ist, dass ihr euer Leben auch weiterhin fest und unerschütterlich auf das Fundament des Glaubens gründet und euch durch nichts von der Hoffnung abbringen lasst, die Gott euch mit dem Evangelium gegeben hat.
Ihr habt diese Botschaft gehört; es ist die Botschaft, die überall in der Welt verkündet worden ist und in deren Dienst Gott mich, Paulus, gestellt hat.”
Kolosser 1:15-23 NGU2011
https://bible.com/bible/108/col.1.15-23.NGU2011
“The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
For in him all things were created:
things in heaven and on earth,
visible and invisible,
whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities;
all things have been created through him and for him.
He is before all things, and
in him all things hold together.
And he is the head of the body, the church;
He is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy.
For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and
through him to reconcile to himself all things,
whether things on earth or things in heaven,
by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.
Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior.
But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body
through death
to present you holy in his sight,
without blemish and free from accusation—if you continue in your faith, established and firm, and do not move from the hope held out in the gospel.
This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and
of which I, Paul, have become a servant.”
Colossians 1:15-23 NIV
https://bible.com/bible/111/col.1.15-23.NIV
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