Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah . . . has conquered . . . Revelation 5:5
But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ . . . Galatians 6:14
You have been very angry with your Anointed One. Psalm 89:38
For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. 1 Corinthians 2:2
Let the motto upon your whole ministry be - "Christ is All!" - Cotton Mather

Wednesday, December 30, 2020

"That's My King!" Who's Risen And Reigning Over The New Year!










He's the LORD Who creates something new!
He created the new moon!
He's the new King like no other!
He's the Rock Who rules over every new god under the sun and will certainly and finally destroy them all!
He so strong He can't be bound by new ropes or anything else new or old in the universe!
He provides new garments for all of His people, bright and cleansed by the blood of the Lamb!
We shall sing to Him a new song, for He is worthy, and He has done great things!
He shall put a new song in our mouths - for He is God and Man Who died on that cross and rose from the dead, never to die again!
He gives us new friends who will stick closer than a brother!
He grants us new growth in godliness like none has ever seen!
He is that one reality Who is new under the sun - the Eternal God taking on human flesh and dwelling among us!
He's the new thing God now declares to us!
He's the new thing God is now doing in our midst - He's made a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert!
He alone grants new life that lasts forever and ever, for He alone rose up from the dead!

That's my King! Do you know Him?!

He will grant His people who overcome and conquer a new name that will last forever!
He will create a new heavens and a new earth where the former things shall not be remembered or come to mind and all that is sad shall become untrue!
He's the New Gate through which we must pass to inherit salvation!
He's the New Gate Who alone grants salvation - the Way, the Truth, and the Life and no one can come to the Father except through Him!
He has made the new covenant a reality where God has put His law within us and has written it on our hearts. He is our God, and we are His people. He has forgiven our iniquity and remembers our sin no more!
His steadfast love never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is His faithfulness!
He gives us one heart, and a new spirit He puts within us. He removes our hearts of stone from us and gives us hearts of flesh, that we may walk in His statutes and keep His rules and obey them. And we shall be His people, and He will be our God!
He puts more joy in our hearts than when our grain and new wine abound!
He ushers in the new world where the glory of the LORD will cover the earth as the waters cover the sea!
He was laid in a new tomb, but death couldn't handle Him and the grave couldn't hold Him!
He is risen! He is risen! He is risen indeed!
He brought new teaching with authority - He commanded the unclean spirits, and they obeyed Him!
He's the New Wine that would burst old wineskins!
The new covenant was ratified by His blood!
He gave us a new commandment that we should love one another - just as He loved us, we also are to love one another!

That's my King! 

He gives new life in the Spirit!
He makes us pure and holy, set apart for Him. We are a new lump, for we really are unleavened. For He is our Passover Lamb Who has been sacrificed!
If anyone is in Him, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come!
By faith alone in Christ alone, neither circumcision counts for anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation! 
Now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For He Himself is our peace, Who has made us both one and has broken down in His flesh the dividing wall of hostility by abolishing the law of commandments and ordinances, that He might create in Himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace, and might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility!
He enables us to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness!
By His perfect life, death, burial, and resurrection He grants us to walk in newness of life!
He empowers us to put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator. Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all, and in all!
In Him, by Him, and through Him we have confidence to enter into the holy places by His blood, the new and living way that He opened for us through the curtain, that is, through His flesh, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water!
He's the mediator of a new covenant that is better than all the other covenants combined!
He makes possible the new Jerusalem, which comes down from my God out of heaven, where there will be no more death, no more sin, and no more sorrow, and He will wipe away every tear from our eyes forever!
We will sing a new song to Him, saying, "Worthy are You to take the scroll and to open its seals, for You were slain, and by Your blood You ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation, and You have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth!"
He is making all things new!

That's my King!

He's the new and better Adam!
He's the new and better Ark!
He's the new and better Sacrifice!
He's the new and better Law!
He's the new and better Word!
He's the new and better Passover!
He's the new and better Deliverer!
He's the new and better Judge!
He's the new and better Prophet!
He's the new and better Priest!
He's the new and better King!
He's the new and better Temple!
He's the new and better Lamb of God Who takes away the sin of the World!

That's my King! That's my King!

I wonder if you know Him today?!

To learn more about the great King Jesus and His glorious Gospel message, please watch American Gospel: Christ Alone. You can watch the full documentary here with a free, 3 day trial.

A Great New Year Prayer


O Love Beyond Compare,
Thou art good when Thou givest,
when Thou takest away,
when the sun shines upon me,
when night gathers over me.
Thou hast loved me before the foundation of the world,
and in love didst redeem my soul;
Thou dost love me still,
in spite of my hard heart, ingratitude, distrust.
Thy goodness has been with me another year,
leading me through a twisting wilderness,
in retreat helping me to advance,
when beaten back making sure headway.
Thy goodness will be with me in the year ahead;
I hoist sail and draw up anchor,
With Thee as the blessed pilot of my future as of my past.
I bless Thee that Thou hast veiled my eyes to the waters ahead.
If Thou hast appointed storms of tribulation,
Thou wilt be with me in them;
If I have to pass through tempests of persecution and temptation,
I shall not drown;
If I am to die,
I shall see Thy face the sooner;
If a painful end is to be my lot,
grant me grace that my faith fail not;
If I am to be cast aside from the service I love,
I can make no stipulation;
Only glorify Thyself in me whether in comfort or trial,
as a chosen vessel meet always for thy use.

–Arthur Bennett, ed., “Year’s End,” in The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions (Carlisle, PA: Banner of Truth, 1983), 111.

No comments: