COFFEE THOUGHTS

 

COFFEE THOUGHTS By Gerald D Hochstetler Jr. Sip…  Happy Today! Take a deep Breath, Believe in the Lord Jesus, Trust, and live forever! He is our life! Our eternal life! God doesn’t ask us to understand. He doesn’t ask that we be able to explain it. He asks that we trust, and believe in Him for who He is. In Hebrews 11 we read of those in the “Faith Hall of Fame”. Many of those heroes never saw the promise. They believed to the bitter end, never having seen. Can you imagine the conversation down in the evil camp as they watch one who (in their mind) should have quit a long time ago. “His prayers aren’t being answered, or so it appears on an earthly level. He’s sick half the time. He must be totally stupid to believe in a God that doesn’t do anything for him,” they conclude. “Though God slay me, yet will I trust,” Job concluded in Job 3:15. I’m beginning to believe it’s for THIS purpose we journey through this life. There is a battle raging on between light and darkness. An ongoing battle since, well, since I’m not sure when. Those of faith bring GREAT honor and glory to God the creator. You will never know what all goes on in the heavenlies while you quietly trust. For this purpose you were born. For from him and through him and for him are all things. Romans 11:36 Now slow down, read that again carefully. God is speaking! O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways! Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor? Who has first given to God, that God should repay him? For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen. Isaiah 40:9–31 I don’t need to understand, I just need to trust. In that trust you are being what you have been predestined for from the foundations of the earth: A pleasure to God.    Gerald D Hochstetler Jr. #coffeethoughts on Facebook Used with Permission

 

YOU WHOM MY SOUL LOVES

 

YOU WHOM MY SOUL LOVES Tell me, O one I love, where do you pasture your sheep? Where do you rest them at midday? Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your companions? Song of Songs 1:7 Beloved, do you not long for God's quiet—the inner chambers, the shadow of the Almighty, the secret of His presence? Perhaps your life has been all about driving and doing, or maybe straining, struggling, longing but not obtaining. Oh, for rest! To lie down on His bosom and know that you have everything in Him—that every question is answered, every doubt settled, every interest secured, every prayer answered, and every desire fulfilled. Lift up your cry, "Tell me, O You whom my soul loves, where You feed Your flock, where You make it rest at noon!" Blessed be His name! He has this for us—His exclusive love. It is a love that each of us feels is entirely for ourselves, a love in which we can rest on His breast and have a place that no one else can take. And yet His heart is so vast that He can hold a thousand million souls just as near, and each one feels as if they alone possess Him, just as the thousands of little pools on the shore each reflect the entire sun. Christ can teach us this secret of His deepest love. By A.B. Simpson

 

SONG OF THE 144,000

 

SONG OF THE 144,000 Study of Revelation Continued REVELATION 14.1 I saw, and behold, the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him one hundred forty-four thousand, having his name, and the name of his Father, written on their foreheads. 14.2 I heard a sound from heaven, like the sound of many waters, and like the sound of a great thunder. The sound which I heard was like that of harpists playing on their harps. 14.3 They sing a new song before the throne, and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except the one hundred forty-four thousand, those who had been redeemed out of the earth. 14.4 These have not been with women, for they are virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They were redeemed by Jesus from among men, the first fruits to God and to the Lamb. 14.5 In their mouth was found no lie, for they are blameless. -WEB Bible. Do you remember the 144,000 evangelists who were selected from all the tribes of Israel? Earlier in the tribulation, they were sent to witness to the Jews and teach them about their Messiah, Jesus Christ. And now, there is worship in heaven once again, as the 144,000 witnesses join the rest of the saints in the throne room of God. We don't know how the 144,000 evangelists come to be in heaven, but Revelation leaves plenty of hints for us. Most likely they are martyrs. These 144,000 young men are given a special song of praise, which only they are allowed to sing. There is much joy in heaven as the family of God is gathered together at last. More will join them soon because a final harvest is coming. Study of Revelation will be continued next Thursday. IMAGE CREDIT: The Song of the 144,000, is an AI image by ChatGPT Dall-E3.

 

HELP WANTED

 

HELP WANTED ‘Because no one has hired us,’ they answered. So he told them, ‘You also go into my vineyard.’ Matthew 20:7 Yes, even older people can still find work in Christ’s vineyard. It may be the last hour of the day, but He will still let us work. What grace this is! Surely every older person should jump at this opportunity! As people age, society tends to overlook them. They go from place to place, only to be rejected because of their gray hair. But Jesus welcomes the elderly into His service and promises them good wages. What mercy! Lord, help the elderly to join Your service without any hesitation. But will the Lord truly reward those who come to Him late in life? Don’t doubt it. He promises to give what is right to anyone willing to work in His field. He will give them grace now and glory later. He will provide comfort today and eternal rest tomorrow. He will give strength to match the day and a vision of glory when death comes. The Lord Jesus will give these gifts just as freely to the elderly convert as He does to someone who came to Him in their youth. Let me share this good news with an older man or woman who hasn’t yet believed, and pray that the Lord blesses them for Jesus’ sake. By Charles H. Spurgeon

 

ALL THAT THRILLS MY SOUL

 

ALL THAT THRILLS MY SOUL Author: Thoro Harris (1917) Who can cheer the heart like Jesus, By His presence all divine? True and tender, pure and precious, O how blest to call Him mine! REFRAIN: All that thrills my soul is Jesus, He is more than life to me; And the fairest of ten thousand In my blessed Lord I see. Love of Christ so freely given, Grace of God beyond degree, Mercy higher than the heavens, Deeper than the deepest sea. What a wonderful redemption! Never can a mortal know How my sin, tho’ red like crimson, Can be whiter than the snow. Every need his hand supplying, Every good in him I see; On his strength divine relying, He is all in all to me. By the crystal, flowing river With the ransomed I will sing, And forever and forever Praise and glorify the King