MORE THAN CONQUERORS

 

MORE THAN CONQUERORS In all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. Romans 8:37 There are two ways of getting out of a trial. One is to simply try to get rid of the trial, and be thankful when it is over. The other is to recognize the trial as a challenge from God to claim a larger blessing than we have ever had. There is Divine Grace to be found in the midst of our troubles! Thus, even the adversary becomes an auxiliary, and the things that seem to be against us turn out to be for our best and for God's glory. Surely, this is what it means to be more than conquerors through Him who loved us. A. B. Simpson

TROUBLE TEACHES

TROUBLE TEACHES God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Psalm 46:1 The question often comes, “Why didn’t He help me sooner?” It is not His order. He must first adjust you to the trouble and cause you to learn your lesson from it. His promise is, “I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him.” He must be with you IN the trouble first, all day and all night. Then He will take you out of it. This will not come till you have stopped being restless and fretful about it and become calm and quiet. Then God will say, “It is enough.” God uses trouble to teach His children precious lessons. They are intended to educate us. When their good work is done, a glorious recompense will come to us through them. There is a sweet joy and a real value in going through trials. God does not regard them as difficulties but as opportunities.

 

DNA SINGS PRAISE TO THE CREATOR

 

DNA SINGS PRAISE TO THE CREATOR The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. Without speech or language, without a sound to be heard, their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. Psalm 191:1-4 Creation is not chaos stitched together by chance. It is ordered, precise, and structured by an unseen language of mathematics. And because mathematics is also the foundation of music, creation itself is often far more musical than we realize. Christians should think carefully before dismissing biblical passages that speak of all creation praising its Creator. Those words may be far more literal than we assume. In a striking example, a geneticist studying DNA noticed that the sequence of its chemical bases follows patterns similar to musical composition. He assigned musical notes to the four bases and began translating genetic sequences into sound. What emerged was not random noise or dull repetition. Each gene produced its own distinct and coherent melody. Some gene sequences sounded structured and intricate like Bach. Others carried the impressionistic feel of Debussy. A mouse gene involved in RNA even echoed the style of Chopin. Far from disorder, the genetic code revealed harmony, variation, and intentional structure. As our understanding of creation deepens, so does the testimony to God’s wisdom and power. From the vastness of the cosmos to the microscopic language of DNA, creation does not whisper by accident. It proclaims by design. Truly, every part of creation sings praise to its Creator. The only question left is whether we will join the song. BIBLICAL CREATION ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/1mill.creationist Used with Permission

A STRONG HEART

 

A STRONG HEART Wait on the LORD; Be of good courage, And He will strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the LORD! Psalm 27:14 Wait! Wait! Let your waiting be on the Lord! He is worth waiting for, and He never lets down those who wait for Him. As you wait, keep your spirits up. Expect a great deliverance and be ready to praise God for it when it comes. The promise that should lift you up is found in the middle of the verse—“He shall strengthen your heart.” This promise addresses exactly where you need help. If your heart is strong, the rest of your being will work properly. The heart needs calming and cheering, and both will come if it’s strengthened. A strong heart brings rest, joy, and vitality to the whole person. No one else can reach the secret core of life, the heart, and pour strength into it, as God can. God is full of strength, so He is able to share it with those who need it. Be brave! The Lord will strengthen you, and you will find peace in the storm and joy in the midst of sorrow. We can say with the psalmist David “Wait, I say, on the Lord.” I do indeed say it. My long and deep experience has shown me that it’s good to wait upon the Lord. By Charles H. Spurgeon

RESTORATION OF EDEN

RESTORATION OF EDEN REVELATION 22.1 He showed me a river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb, 22.2 in the middle of its street. On this side of the river and on that was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruits, yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. 22.3 There will be no curse any more. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants serve him. 22.4 They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. 22.5 There will be no night, and they need no lamp light; for the Lord God will illuminate them. They will reign forever and ever. -WEB Bible.  God wants us to know that there is an absolutely glorious future ahead for those who love Him! The book of Revelation ends with a strong message of hope, as well as incentive to hang in there as we deal with the trials of life. This scene is referred to as “the Restoration of Eden”, because we will once again be allowed access to the Tree of Life, and the River of Life, which were in the garden of Eden. The curse on Adam and Eve will be officially ended. We will have fellowship with God face to face. These things were lost when Adam and Eve sinned, but they will be restored to us again, and more besides. The image above gives us only a teeny-tiny peephole idea of what Eden might be like. It will be vast and fabulous beyond all imagination. IMAGE CREDIT: Restoration of Eden, generated by SeaArt.ai and edited by C.A. Stevens.