SEEK THINGS THAT ARE ABOVE

SEEK THINGS THAT ARE ABOVE COLOSSIANS 3:1-17 If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. 3 For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. 5 Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. 6 On account of these the wrath of God is coming. 7 In these you too once walked, when you were living in them. 8 But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth. 9 Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices 10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator. 11 Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all, and in all. 12 Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, 13 bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. 14 And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. 15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. 17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

 

FINAL WORDS OF REVELATION

 

FINAL WORDS OF REVELATION This is the final lesson in our study of Revelation! It is good to finish with the words of Jesus himself: REVELATION 22.13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. 14 Blessed are those who do his commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter in by the gates into the city. 15 Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood. 16 I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify these things to you for the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David; the Bright and Morning Star.” 17 The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” He who hears, let him say, “Come!” He who is thirsty, let him come. He who desires, let him take the water of life freely. 20 He who testifies these things says, “Yes, I come quickly.” Amen! Yes, come, Lord Jesus. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with all the saints. Amen. IMAGE CREDITS: The image of Jesus on the marble stairs is generated by Gemini and the image of the night star is by SeaArt.ai. Edited by C.A. Stevens.

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