Heaven!

 For Wednesday, July 03, 2024:

1 Peter 3:22 Phillips: “Jesus has now entered Heaven and is at God’s right hand, with all angels, authorities and powers subservient to him.”

Q: You’ve told us all about this wonderful Savior. We want to meet him. Where is he now?

A: Jesus told us he’d be returning to our Father (and his Father) in heaven, and now occupies the place of honor alongside God. Everything Jesus predicted has come to fruition, so we would expect this also to be true.

And Jesus told us that he would go to heaven first, to prepare a place for each of the believers. Count on it! Then when we knock on heaven’s door, he’ll be there to welcome us with open arms!

Have the faith to trust the words of Jesus!

Norton Lawellin

Jesus In the City Fellowship

For Tuesday, July 02, 2024:

1 Peter 3:21 NLT: “Water is a picture of baptism, which now saves us, not by removing dirt from our bodies, but as a response to God from a clean conscience. It is effective because of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.”

Jesus said that we are to make disciples of all nations and baptize all who believe. Water is used in baptism, not to clean the body but as a sign of the washing away of our sins. It all works because of Jesus!

Jesus’ death on the cross also involved what we call the “Great Exchange,” whereby the sins of the world were put upon Jesus, exchanged with his righteousness. As he died, Jesus took the sins of the world to the place of the dead, thereby leaving believers sinless, pure and holy, prepared to spend eternity in the presence of a holy God.

His resurrection proves that Jesus was right!

Norton Lawellin

Jesus In the City Fellowship

Lamb of God!

July 01, 2024 Monday Message:

1 Peter 3:18 NLT: “Christ died for our sins once for all time. He never sinned, but he died for sinners to bring you safely home to God. He suffered physical death, but he was raised to life in the Spirit.”

There is a price to be paid for sinning, assessed to those who choose to repent and straighten things out. By design, each of us should pay our own penalty through eternal separation from the Lord. But our sacrifice of repentance has been usurped by Jesus who paid the penalty for us. We can hold our heads up high and take up eternal residence in the place Jesus prepared for us because our ransom has already been paid!

Jesus paid the sin-penalty once for all time. If Jesus is Lord of your life, your past sins are forgiven and your present sins are forgiven. Even sins in the future not yet committed have been forgiven in advance.

Jesus has positioned himself to be our sacrificial lamb. Jesus is our lamb of God!

Norton Lawellin

Jesus In the City Fellowship