A MESSAGE TO OUR LISTENERS: October-November 2013 Be Encouraged in the Word Amid the struggles of nations and people these days, we need HOPE, pure and simple. Our best source of hope is the Word of God. Here are some reminders of His love and promises, which are yes and amen in Jesus. Romans 5 (Amplified Bible) 5 Therefore, since we are justified (acquitted, declared righteous, and given a right standing with God) through faith, let us [grasp the fact that we] have [the peace of reconciliation to hold and to enjoy] peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One). 2 Through Him also we have [our] access (entrance, introduction) by faith into this grace (state of God’s favor) in which we [firmly and safely] stand. And let us rejoice and exult in our hope of experiencing and enjoying the glory of God. 3 Moreover [let us also be full of joy now!] let us exult and triumph in our troubles and rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that pressure and affliction and hardship produce patient and unswerving endurance. 4 And endurance (fortitude) develops maturity of character (approved faith and tried integrity). And character [of this sort] produces [the habit of] joyful and confident hope of eternal salvation. 5 Such hope never disappoints or deludes or shames us, for God’s love has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit Who has been given to us. Isaiah 25:6-8 6 And on this Mount [Zion] shall the Lord of hosts make for all peoples a feast of rich things [symbolic of His coronation festival inaugurating the reign of the Lord on earth, in the wake of a background of gloom, judgment, and terror], a feast of wines on the lees—of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined. 7 And He will destroy on this mountain the covering of the face that is cast over the heads of all peoples [in mourning], and the veil [of profound wretchedness] that is woven and spread over all nations. 8 He will swallow up death [in victory; He will abolish death forever]. And the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces; and the reproach of His people He will take away from off all the earth; for the Lord has spoken it. Galatians 6:9 9 And let us not lose heart and grow weary and faint in acting nobly and doing right, for in due time and at the appointed season we shall reap, if we do not loosen and relax our courage and faint. *** Remember, you can easily help support ElijahStreams by: clicking on the Donation button in the upper left-hand side of this page, or Log onto: https://elijahlistministries.org/donations/donation.php Thank you for helping us lift up the name of Jesus, and fill the internet, the world, and each of your homes and workplaces with a stream of worship that brings life. Many blessings to all of you! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Posted on: Sun, 03 Nov 2013 10:28:24 +0000