Friday Devotional...10/5/18..."Jesus Is Lord"

Good morning,

The theme today discusses the attitude that many have the about Jesus and God. They belay who Jesus is and what they say is not pleasantly stated. In the end, prayer for such people is what should be done. Karen wrote, "Imagine the joy we will know in heaven. No eye has seen, no ear has heard all the wonderful things the Lord has in store for all believers." 

Praise the Lord and give Him honor.

Karen

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Today's Devotional 

"Jesus Is Lord"
Written by
Karen Bennett

There are many times I find myself becoming angry at disparaging remarks made about our Lord, some of them being downright ugly and filthy. But, most of the time, instead of anger, I feel incredibly hurt for Jesus! I even begin to pity those who made the remarks to the point of crying for them, because I know what awaits them for their mockery and disbelief without repentance. From there, I go to prayer for them that their hearts of stone be turned to flesh.

Of course, it’s all in God’s most capable hands and it’s comforting to know that one day all the nasty talk about Jesus will be over and truth will be the victor.

“Therefore God exalted him to the highest

 place and gave him the name that is above every name, 

that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,

 in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 

and every tongue confess that Jesus is Lord, 

to the glory of God the Father.” 

Philippians 2:9-11.

I love to think of Christ being exalted and every knee bowing before our wonderful Lord, giving Him the praise and honor He deserves. Those who did not recognize Christ or refused to believe He is the Messiah will know Him then and give Him acclamation.  They will know He is God and honor Him. 

When I think of all the dishonor heaped upon Him , the hurt He must have felt here on this earth, my heart becomes overjoyed for all the praise He will have when He is recognized and  all the honor He will have from all believers throughout all eternity.

Imagine the joy we will know in heaven. No eye has seen, no ear has heard all the wonderful things the Lord has in store for all believers. 

There will never be any death, pain, sorrow, or anything unpleasant. That certainly means we will never have to hear another disparaging word about our beautiful Savior..

Lord, How glorious is the name of Jesus. Let us sing praises in His name and take delight in knowing it will stay pure throughout all eternity. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"JOY OF THE LORD"

Sung by 

Rend Collective

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Having a way out from temptation is an incredible blessing that God gives  His children. In addition, we know that countless others have received this "way out," and have been strengthen to overcome temptation and move ahead and past it. 

Thank you, God, for Your loving care and gifts!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Prayers are lifted up daily for you by the Devotional Writers

and the Monthly Writing Staffof Women's Focus Ministries.

Blog Writers

Jan Andersen, Sandy Billingham, Carol Steficek,   

 Brother Thomas Ukwute, Jody Ward,  Karen Bennett, 

Collette Phillips, Cathy Friberg, Bre Williams, and  Corinne Mustafa

Occasional Contributors
Kathy Bireley,  Lynda Kinnard, Mary M. Wilkins,

Terri Baker, Beverley Napier, Kelly Dobyns

Glenna Williamson,  Shelly Keith, Amie Spruiell,

Lisabeth Lipp,  and Nandita Bhatnagar