March 29th, 2024
by Steve Marshall
by Steve Marshall
Church Family:
Astonishing Good Friday to you! Today we celebrate one of the many benefits of Christ's death. The Son of God put on flesh and blood so that through His own death He would destroy the one who has the power of death, the devil (Heb. 2:14-15). While God cannot die the incarnate God-Man can die and He did die. Jesus, the Son of God, was born to die. His death was the very purpose for His human existence. One of the multitude of reasons that Jesus Christ came to die was to destroy Satan’s power over death.
Have you or are you experiencing Satan's power in death? Simply speaking, Satan enjoys exerting power over you by terrorizing you with great fear in your hearts when you ponder your death. Satan wants to destroy your expectant hope in death killing your peace and joy while growing misery, fear and despair declaring to you that God's wrath awaits you after your death.
However, the good news of the Gospel declares that you can experience a fearlessness when thinking about your death. The Son of God has lived, died and was resurrected for you to live fearlessness in death. Fight the fear of death by knowing that Christ has destroyed Satan's power through his "propitiation." The Gospel is filled with big words that have big meanings that reveal the bigness of our God and the greatness of our salvation. Propitiation is a glorious word for you to ponder so that the fear of death remains vanquished. Declare to yourself that Christ's propitiatory death on the cross is your wrath-removing sacrifice. When Jesus gave His life as a sacrifice for your sins, He also satisfied the righteous wrath of God against your sin, providing for you reconciliation and peace with God. The sting within your death has been defeated by the death of Christ. Death has been swallowed up in the victory of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ (1 Cor. 15:54-57). The propitiatory death of Jesus means your victory over death. That truth is to be enjoyed every day.
Church, in Christ, there is no reason to fear death because there is no wrath that remains on us as believers. We are not to fear death because there is no judgment that we will experience. We are not to fear death because on the other side of this life there is only the smiling and joyful and loving God who has forgiven us in Christ. We are not to fear death because Christ has reconciled us to Himself and has made us children of God forever. With Christ destroying the power of Satan in death, we should never fear death. Death has been defeated, death has died. Have an astonishing Good Friday!
See you Sunday, with no fear in death: Steve
Astonishing Good Friday to you! Today we celebrate one of the many benefits of Christ's death. The Son of God put on flesh and blood so that through His own death He would destroy the one who has the power of death, the devil (Heb. 2:14-15). While God cannot die the incarnate God-Man can die and He did die. Jesus, the Son of God, was born to die. His death was the very purpose for His human existence. One of the multitude of reasons that Jesus Christ came to die was to destroy Satan’s power over death.
Have you or are you experiencing Satan's power in death? Simply speaking, Satan enjoys exerting power over you by terrorizing you with great fear in your hearts when you ponder your death. Satan wants to destroy your expectant hope in death killing your peace and joy while growing misery, fear and despair declaring to you that God's wrath awaits you after your death.
However, the good news of the Gospel declares that you can experience a fearlessness when thinking about your death. The Son of God has lived, died and was resurrected for you to live fearlessness in death. Fight the fear of death by knowing that Christ has destroyed Satan's power through his "propitiation." The Gospel is filled with big words that have big meanings that reveal the bigness of our God and the greatness of our salvation. Propitiation is a glorious word for you to ponder so that the fear of death remains vanquished. Declare to yourself that Christ's propitiatory death on the cross is your wrath-removing sacrifice. When Jesus gave His life as a sacrifice for your sins, He also satisfied the righteous wrath of God against your sin, providing for you reconciliation and peace with God. The sting within your death has been defeated by the death of Christ. Death has been swallowed up in the victory of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ (1 Cor. 15:54-57). The propitiatory death of Jesus means your victory over death. That truth is to be enjoyed every day.
Church, in Christ, there is no reason to fear death because there is no wrath that remains on us as believers. We are not to fear death because there is no judgment that we will experience. We are not to fear death because on the other side of this life there is only the smiling and joyful and loving God who has forgiven us in Christ. We are not to fear death because Christ has reconciled us to Himself and has made us children of God forever. With Christ destroying the power of Satan in death, we should never fear death. Death has been defeated, death has died. Have an astonishing Good Friday!
See you Sunday, with no fear in death: Steve
Recent
Everything Depends Upon the Blessing of God
October 11th, 2024
Are You Controlled By What Others Think About You?
September 27th, 2024
The Wounds Of A Friend Are A Grace Of God
September 20th, 2024
What Is Your Enemy Saying That Is Actually True?
September 13th, 2024
Discouragement: An Effective Tool In Satan's Toolbox
September 6th, 2024
Archive
2024
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
2023
March
Hebrews 10:24-25Psalm 32Psalm 1Like A Tree...He is our SHIELD, our GLORY, and the LIFTER of our head...No Longer Live For Themselves...We worship a LORD who wants our words, meditations and cries...The goal of all things in each moment everywhere...A stronghold in times of trouble!God keeps you as the little man in His eye.And who is a Rock, except our God?His way is perfect. Always. Forever.The LORD restores your soul perfectly."Whatever the Lord does" is beautiful.The LORD's perfect law will REVIVE your soul.100% Wisdom guaranteed!Come and Claim Your Great Reward.Immeasurable riches for you daily in Christ.Know this! Show this!God's kindness is perfect and the power that leads us to repentance.The LORD loves being a Shepherd.The LORD makes Himself famous by perfectly shepherding us.A Great Shepherd that Promises to Equip Us With Everything Good to do His WillBear a Burden, Share a Burden100% Guaranteed Rest from Your BurdensTGIM: Thank God It's Monday!All of Our Work Matters to God - Yes, Even That WorkLooking Toward November 8 With HopeThe Best Rest!Sola Fide - Faith AloneGod Will Establish His Rule on the Earth Today November 8 and Every Day That FollowsFit for the Kingdom of GodFaithful Prayer brings Faithful Power - God's power.Remembering the Good in Good Friday - Good Friday TimelineFind God's Glory in Every StoryDenying Self Remains Our Call Even During a PandemicCome together in Prayer and Fasting - Wednesday evening to Thursday evening5:13pm Daily - Powerfully Praying TogetherHave you noticed? Can you see it?None of this is meaningless!Grace Community Church's Mitigation Strategy for COVID-19Do not fear; Only believe!Why Demons... today? For God's greatness to be seen more clearly everyday.Having Faith vs. Engaging FaithWhat does your heart hear? - With a hardness, shallowness, thorniness or goodness?Know Your Sins - Know His ForgivenessDoubt your doubts... not Jesus.Compassion Costs Us Something - Invest Your CompassionWonder twin powers - activate! Faith and The Word of GodHoliness is something we are to do because of what we already are - Holy.Boasting in our arrogance in 2020 vs. Resting in God's Providence in 2020Does the start of 2020 find you spiritually renewed or spiritually sleepy?Satan never saw it coming... the IncarnationWhen do you forgive someone's grievous sin against you?Are you a Peacemaker or a Peacefaker?What does gratitude look like today?We Grieve with HopeFear wants to be your boss. God says, nope...What does your anger look like? What is your anger saying?
Categories
no categories
Tags
no tags
No Comments