28 August 2016
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Isaiah 52- The Disobedient Will be Cast Out to Hell (TMF:485)

Friday, September 02, 2016
Peace to Live By: Isaiah 52- The Disobedient Will be Cast Out to Hell (TMF:485) - Daniel Litton
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       It is true that in the future all who disobey the Gospel, who are disobedient to the truth, that they will be cast into the outer darkness, away from God, separated from Him. And this not only, but they will be punished for the collection of their offenses they’ve accumulated against him. They will pay for all the wrongs done in this life, and this forever into the future. God is holy, righteous, and just, and he cannot let sin go unpunished. But thankfully, Jesus died in our place, and those who accept his payment for their sin are counted guiltless. He rose from the dead, showing life wins over death. That’s the Gospel. God gives Heaven to those who love him, who want to be pleasing to Him. God gives us what we don’t deserve, and he gives graciously and abundantly. We can be thankful to God that he didn’t stop with our sin—he didn’t abandon us and leave us to rot. He provided a way for us, a way to Heaven, to be in his great peace when we leave this world.

Isaiah 52- Jesus Acted Wisely in His Life on Earth (TMF:484)

Thursday, September 01, 2016
Peace to Live By: Isaiah 52- Jesus Acted Wisely in His Life on Earth (TMF:484) - Daniel Litton
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       God, writing through Isaiah, wants us to grasp right off the bat the fact that Jesus acted wisely in his life. Indeed, Isaiah is speaking about future events that haven’t occurred yet. But to us today, obviously, they are past events. But Jesus acted wisely in that he followed and obeyed God’s will for his life. He did what was pleasing to the Father. And here comes the point where we need to take an evaluation of our own lives and ask ourselves if we indeed are being pleasing to God in our lives. Are we taking up our crosses daily and following him, or are we just coasting and getting by in life? And what was the end result of Jesus’ obedience to God. Well, God highly exalted him, giving him a name that is above every name. As a matter of fact, he sits at the right hand of God and this until all his enemies—those who don’t agree with him—are made a footstool for his feet.

Isaiah 52- Jesus Died on the Cross for Our Sins (TMF:483)

Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Peace to Live By: Isaiah 52- Jesus Died on the Cross for Our Sins (TMF:483) - Daniel Litton
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       Isaiah 52:13 says, “Behold, my servant shall act wisely; he shall be high and lifted up, and shall be exalted.” If you take a step back for a minute, and you try to understand why Jesus came to the earth, you will realize that the problem is with us, humans. Looking at Jesus’ first coming from God’s perspective, we realize that the whole reason Jesus had to come to the earth and die on the cross in the first place was because of the mistakes we’ve made, the sins we’ve committed against God. We, as humans collectively, were separated from God, and the only way to live a life pleasing to God was to follow the Old Testament Law. But Jesus came and made it possible for us to live in true freedom, away from the dominate pull of sin in our lives. He allowed us to live lives that honor and worship God, and this in spirit and truth.

God Wants to Come into Relationship with Everyone (TMF:482)

Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Peace to Live By: God Wants to Come into Relationship with Everyone (TMF:482) - Daniel Litton
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       It is true that God does indeed want everyone to come into a personal relationship with him through Jesus. In fact, he sent him to the earth, some 2,000 years, and he died on a cross in order to pay your sin debt and my sin debt—in order to take care of our offenses we’ve committed against God. And this is no matter what the offenses are, or how many times we’ve committed them. Jesus rose from the dead and is now with God in Heaven. God is a gracious God, and he loves everyone and wants everyone to come to know him. If a relationship with God is something you feel you would like today, and if you want to be set free from the weight of your sin and accept Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, then follow my lead in this simple prayer: God, I have sinned against you in my life. I have done a lot of things wrong. But today I want to turn from my sin, and accept Jesus’ sacrifice for my sin on the cross. I believe he rose from the dead, and accept him as my Lord. I want you to have control of my life because I can trust you. Father, please change me on a personal level, and make me become like Jesus. In Christ’s name we pray, Amen.

Only Christians Can Experience True Joy (TMF:481)

Monday, August 29, 2016
Peace to Live By: Only Christians Can Experience True Joy (TMF:481) - Daniel Litton
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       I know there are some of you who have been listening to what I have been saying, and you’re a Christian, but you are not totally committed to God. There are things in your life that you are keeping from God, and there are things you are not allowing him to have. This problem, or problems, in your life is robbing you of your joy in Jesus. You can’t have joy because you are keeping around a secret sin, or you don’t have joy because you are not letting God take control of a certain area of your life. You may be afraid to let God have control. But we, as Christians, have accepted Jesus as both Savior and Lord. We accepted him as Savior, and have confessed our sins to him, and should be continuing to confess our sins to him. There is no room in the Christian life to willingly harbor a sin, or sins, whether in secret or not. We also accepted Jesus as Lord, meaning we surrendered our lives over to him, so that he would be in control of are lives. Perhaps you have a big decision coming up in your life, and you’re not letting God have his say in what you are going to go. That’s very unwise. Remember, God has your best interests in mind; he is on your side. Give the situation over to him, and watch and see what he does. He will lead you down the right path.