This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
2 Timothy 3:1-5 (KJV)
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Hebrews 12: 2 (KJV)
Though nation war against nation,
We look unto Jesus. Though humanity
is self-focused, we look unto Jesus!
Though we find covetous, boasters,
proud, blasphemers, rebellious,
unthankful, unholy, promise-breakers,
false accusers, lovers of money, mockers,
brutal haters of good, traitors, reckless,
conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than God,
having a form of Godliness but denying God
we look unto Jesus! And yet these are dark days!
Yet these are the days in which we live. And now
more than ever, we must look unto Jesus!
And as this sin-filled world grows darker,
we must practice, rehearse, and repeatedly
say, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher
of our faith; who for the joy that was set before
him endured the cross, despising the shame, and
is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
Psalm 18:1-2 (KJV)
I love you, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
Psalm 18:1-2 (ESV)
John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne; and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, and hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen
Revelation 1:4-7 (KJV)
The Lord is my rock, my fortress, my deliverer, my strength, my
buckler which means our shield surrounding the whole body,
my only stronghold, and the author of my Salvation. Oh blessed
all in all who was, and is, and is to come. The only Lord and King
who is enthroned in beauty, glory, might, and power! May we worship,
adore, praise, and sing, as we are thankfully enthralled by who You
are and who we are privileged to be because of our precious Father,
Holy Spirit, and Son. Our spiritual wealth is greater than all the treasures
of the world. For our King call us beloved, friends, joint heirs, Kings,
and priests. Oh, the unbelievable privilege that truly we are seen by
the Father as He sees His Son! Oh, many, many, many are the benefits
of the redeemed. They outnumber what our earthly eyes can see! So may
we, as children of the Kings of Kings and Lord of Lords, always joyfully,
expectantly, victoriously, continuously rehearse them one by one as we
sing our praise of thee! For the divine, Holy, inerrant Word of our Triune God
is Spirit and life, our treasure and our wealth indeed! May your incomparable
attributional beauty be what we humbly and proudly discuss, rehearse, and
boldly proclaim! The Lord is my rock, my fortress, my deliverer, my strength,
my buckler which means our shield surrounding the whole body, my only
stronghold, and the author of my Salvation. Oh blessed all in all who was, and is,
and is to come. We give you our all, in hopes you will use us to bring glory to
your name, the name above all names. Oh blessed all in all our joy is in thee!
grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, according as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.
Luke 17:20-21
What a hope-producing, victorious, encouraging,
expectant, propitious, golden divine, and Holy
roseate promise, that forever blooms within every
Cross-bought believer. The kingdom of God is within you.
Ponder on this and roses of halleluiah’s will lavishly bloom
in your heart. The Kingdom of God is within you, ponder this.
The Kingdom of God is with you, rejoice in this. The Kingdom
of God is within you, rest in this. The Kingdom of God is
within you, proclaim this gospel reality. Say it with me
and rejoice, the kingdom of God is within you. Repeat
it over and over again, The Kingdom of God is within you.
There is no greater blessing or honor than this fragrant
doctrinal rose! The Kingdom of God is within us. May this
be what we humbly, adoringly, worshipfully, gratefully, and
victoriously give praise to our Savior as we joyfully,
meditate on this all day long! Amen, Amen, and Amen!
