BE GLAD IN THE LORD YOUR GOD

 

BE GLAD IN THE LORD YOUR GOD Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King. Psalm 149:2 Rejoice, believer, but be sure that your joy is rooted in the Lord. You have every reason to be glad in your God, just as David sang, “God, my exceeding joy!” Rejoice that the Lord reigns and that Jesus is King. Be glad that He sits upon His throne and rules over all things! Every attribute of God should add to the brightness of our joy. That He is wise should make us glad, especially when we see our own foolishness. That He is mighty should bring us comfort when we tremble at our weakness. That He is eternal should inspire us to rejoice, knowing that we wither like the grass. That He is unchanging should give us a perpetual song, for we are in constant flux. That He is full of grace, overflowing with it, and that this grace has been given to us in His covenant, should fill us with joy. This grace is ours to cleanse us, to sustain us, to sanctify us, to perfect us, and to bring us to glory! This joy in God is like a deep river—we have only touched its surface. We know a little of its sweet, clear, heavenly waters, but the deeper we go, the more impetuous and overwhelming its joy becomes. The Christian can also take joy in all that God has done in the past. The Psalms show that God’s people often reflected on His past mercies, singing songs of gratitude for each one. Let us do the same. And let our songs never cease, for as new mercies flow to us day by day, so should our gladness in His love continue to overflow in thanksgiving. Rejoice, children of Zion, and be glad in the Lord your God! By Charles H. Spurgeon

SPIRAL GALAXIES

 

SPIRAL GALAXIES The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands. Psalm 19:1 When we look up at the night sky, many of the galaxies we see—including our own Milky Way—are shaped like breathtaking spirals. These spiral galaxies are not just beautiful; they are mathematically precise, following a very specific form known as a logarithmic spiral. This spiral is governed by the equation: r = ae^(b?) ("r equals a times e raised to the power of (b times theta)") Where r is the radius, ? is the angle, and a and b are constants.   What's astounding is that this spiral pattern repeats consistently throughout the galaxy at different scales—across stars, dust, and even large-scale cosmic structures. According to naturalistic models, galaxies should not maintain these neat spirals over billions of years. The inner stars orbit faster than the outer ones, which should cause the arms to wind up tightly like a spring—a problem called the "winding dilemma." Yet the arms remain spread out and orderly. Evolutionary cosmologists attempt to explain this with complex "density wave theories," but these are highly theoretical, not observed, and fail to explain all spiral patterns. From a creationist viewpoint, the elegant structure and mathematical consistency of spiral galaxies point directly to intelligent design. These are not random scatterings of matter; they are finely tuned, coordinated, and governed by precise equations—just like an architect would design a building. The fact that galaxies across the universe follow this same spiral blueprint shouts intentionality, not chaos. In the words of Romans 1:20, "His invisible attributes… have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made." The spiral galaxies are not just swirling stars—they are written in the language of mathematics, a language that only a Mind could invent. Biblical Creation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/1mill.creationist Used with Permission

THE SOUL’S MEAT AND DRINK

 

THE SOUL’S MEAT AND DRINK Just as the living Father sent Me and I live because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on Me will live because of Me… the one who eats this bread will live forever. John 6:57-58 But I have to speak to you concerning knowledge which is satisfying, concerning truth which does fulfill the spirit; and, in doing so, I must draw a clear, hard and fast line. No one knows the flavor or effect of meat and drink who has not tasted them. It is no use for me to speak to anyone about meat which he has never seen or tasted; if he is to appreciate my testimony concerning it, he must have partaken of it. Or if my testimony be concerning a certain drink, he must at least have sipped of it; otherwise, let me, speak as earnestly as I may, he will be unable to comprehend what I am saying. Now, my Lord Jesus is meat indeed, but the soul must feed upon him if it is to know how Christ nourishes it. Our Lord is drink indeed, but unless this drink enters into the soul, it will be a stranger to the spiritual power which Jesus always imparts when he is received into the heart by faith. If you have really received Christ Jesus the Lord, if he is “in you the hope of glory,” then he is the spiritual food of your soul; and you can, from your own experience, confirm our Lord's declaration, “My flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.” O Christian! If you want to be strong to live a Christian life, you must feed upon Jesus! It is only in the strength of Christ Himself that one can, in these days, live an honest and upright life. And fervent love is produced by this same spiritual meat and drink! If Christ is to you merely some historic personage who once appeared upon the earth, and now is gone forever, your love for him will be very faint if it exists at all; but if he is your own personal Savior, your ever-present Friend, your living Brother, your Surety and Substitute who bore your sins in his own body on the tree, then your love goes out to him in a vehement flame. I do not wonder that Mary Magdalene was among the holy women who were last at the cross, and first at the tomb, for Christ had done so much for her that she loved him much; and in proportion as you realize what his life, death and resurrection have done for you, your love for Jesus will become stronger even than death itself. There is no other joy that is even for a moment worthy to be compared with the joy which comes to us through Jesus Christ, and the man or woman who has once had a sip from that well wants to lie down beside it, and drink it dry. We know it's not possible to do that, but oh that our soul could be so enlarged that we could take in all the love of our incarnate God; the wondrous heights, and depths, and lengths, and breadths of that love which will forever surpass our knowledge. Excerpts from The Soul’s Meat and Drink: A sermon by C. H. Spurgeon Updated for modern language.

THE MIRACLE OF HEARING

 

THE MIRACLE OF HEARING For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus. Ephesians 2:10 The smallest bone in your body is so tiny that it is smaller than a grain of rice. Called the stapes, this delicate, stirrup-shaped bone measures only about 3 millimeters and is located deep inside your middle ear. Yet without it functioning properly, your ability to hear could be severely diminished. When sound waves enter your ear, they cause the eardrum to vibrate. Those vibrations are passed through three precisely arranged bones called the malleus, incus, and stapes. The stapes then presses against the oval window, transferring those vibrations into the fluid-filled cochlea of the inner ear. Inside the cochlea, thousands of microscopic hair cells convert that movement into electrical signals that the brain interprets as voices, music, laughter, and every other sound you recognize. Think about the coordination required. The eardrum, three tiny bones, oval window, cochlear fluid, sensory hair cells, auditory nerve, and brain must all be present, correctly positioned, and working together. The stapes is tiny, but it is part of an incredibly sophisticated system that receives vibrations from the air and turns them into meaningful information in your mind. This is not what blind accidents (such as evolution) produce. From the smallest bone to the brain that understands the sounds it helps transmit, the human ear displays extraordinary engineering and purposeful design. We hear because God created an astonishing system designed to hear. Biblical Creation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/1mill.creationist Used with Permission

THE REWARDS FOR CHRISTIANS

 

THE REWARDS FOR CHRISTIANS Study of Revelation Continued REVELATION 22.12 “Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, to repay to each person according to their work.” What reward is Jesus is bringing with him? It seems that Jesus is eager to give rewards as soon as he returns! I PETER 1:13 Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober, and set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. – WEB Bible This verse indicates that Grace might be one of the rewards! Think about it: we’re so accustomed to living by faith that we truly think we already have salvation and grace and the blessings that God has promised (which we do.) But Peter is telling us that we’re only getting a taste of what’s to come. The full revelation isn’t here yet! The Apostle Peter encourages us to set our hope on that glorious day of Christ’s appearing when all that we have believed and hoped for will be revealed. The Book of Revelation mentions many other rewards as well: crowns and gems, Life and living water and a future that is too glorious to comprehend. We will walk with Jesus, in person, in a beautiful new garden of Eden. We have so much to look forward to! This study of Revelation continues next Thursday! IMAGE CREDITS: The image of the Rewards is generated by SeaArt.ai and edited by C.A. Stevens.