Harbinger II by Pastor Jonathan Cahn

In 2015 I wrote about the Harbinger. In 2020 Pastor Jonathan Cahn released Harbinger II, September 1. Click here for an interview with Pastor Cahn about some of the new information revealed in Harbinger II. Click to order from Amazon or from Christian Books.

I am looking forward to reading this new book by the writer of 4 best selling books. I have read 5 of his books and recommend them. Two other posts about Pastor Cahn’s books”

Jonathan Cahn wrote “The Mystery of the Shemitah”

Three 28 year cycles chronicling the rise and decline of the United States

Henry Luke

Notes: A- For how to have peace with God and become a Disciple ^[Y]click here, for how to have the peace of God and grow as a Disciple click here, for how to teach Disciples to be Disciple-makers click here.

 Y- “Disciples” or “Christians”? Z- For the name I normally use for the Lord Jesus Christ, click here;

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A Superior Covenant

H- ^[X] Hebrews 8:12 For I will forgive their wrongdoing, and I will never again remember their sins. CSB H.E.A.R.

E- The writer of Hebrews chapter 8 inspired by the Holy Spirit describes a covenant that is superior to the covenant described in the Old Testament. The Old Covenant required many priests to sacrifice lambs on the altar daily. However, Jesus is the mediator of a superior covenant. Jesus offered up Himself as a sacrifice one time and is our High Priest forever.

The Old Covenant provided for the atonement of sins but not for their removal. But this ritual cleansing was external; it did not touch a man’s inward life. It did not provide moral cleansing or give him a clear conscience. But in 8:12 we are given this promise under the New Covenant, “For I will forgive their wrongdoing, and I will never again remember their sins.”

Spurgeon said  – “Suppose that you are under a sense of sin. Something has revived in you a recollection of past guilt, or it may be that you have sadly stumbled this very day, and Satan whispers, “You will surely be destroyed, for you have sinned.” Now go to the great Father, and open this page, putting your finger on that twelfth verse, and say, “Lord, you have in infinite, boundless, inconceivable mercy entered into a covenant with me, a poor sinner, seeing I believe in the name of Jesus. And now, I ask you, Lord, “forgive my wrongdoing remember no more my sins.“ That is the way to use the new covenant: when under a sense of sin, run to that clause which meets your case.” ^[T]

A- ^X At my salvation my sins were forgiven forever and the Lord remembers them no more.

R- O God help me to claim every day the promise that You don’t remember my sin any more.

Henry Luke

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[Notes]: A- [1] For how to have peace with God and become a Disciple ^[Y] click here, [2] for how to have the peace of God and grow as a Disciple click here, and [3] for how to teach Disciples to be Disciple-makers click here;

T-Help from  Commentaries by Book by Percept Austin; X- 4 steps in The H.E.A.R method of Bible study and worship; Y- “Disciples” or “Christians”?

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Introduction to Isaiah

“Written by Isaiah during the time of the kings and prophets of Judah (Kings – Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah—around 740-681 BC). [For a very brief history of Israel from Abraham to 586 BC see footnote ZZ]

Ministering in the southern kingdom, Judah, (before, during, and after the fall of the northern kingdom, Israel, to Assyria in 722 BC), Isaiah had two objectives: (1) to urge his countrymen to turn back to God—or face coming judgment for their sinful and idolatrous ways; (2) to comfort and encourage the people—after they had ignored his warnings—to trust in God’s sovereign faithfulness. Following judgment Isaiah announced, would come salvation and glory—embodied in a Messiah. Despite their dismal past, the people of God had a future.” [Source – From the introduction to Isaiah in the NKJV of the Bible.]

“Isaiah has been called the “fifth evangelist” because of his portrayal of the nature of God and His purpose in salvation. Others have referred to the book of Isaiah as “the fifth Gospel,” because the prophet so clearly predicts the Lord Jesus Christ’s virgin birth, character, life, death, resurrection, ^[A] and second coming.

The New Testament writers have 66 direct quotations of Isaiah. In addition, if NT passages with “allusions” to Isaiah are counted, the number of references is approximately 85. Twenty of the twenty-seven New Testament books refer in some way to Isaiah with 12 of those books utilizing direct quotations.

J Vernon McGee illustrates the comparison of Isaiah and the Bible in the following table…” ^[T2] 

Isaiah	Bible
66 Chapters	66 Books
39 Chapters on LAW, the Government of God	39 Books in the Old Testament
27 Chapters on GRACE, Salvation of God	27 Books in the New Testament

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[Notes]: A- [1] For how to have peace with God and become a Disciple ^[Y]  click here, [2] for how to have the peace of God and grow as a Disciple click here, and [3] for how to teach Disciples to be Disciple-makers click here;

T- Help from [1]  Warren Wiersbe Bible Exposition Commentary or  [2] Austin Commentaries by Book or [3]  BibleHub Commentaries; [4]  Blue Letter Bible;  [5] John Phillips Exploring John; [6] Biblehub timelines; X- 4 steps in The H.E.A.R method of Bible study and worship; Y- “Disciples” or “Christians”?;  Z- For the name, I normally use for the Lord Jesus Christ, click here;

ZZ- A BRIEF SUMMARY OF ISRAEL’S HISTORY to 586 BC [From this Source]

Abraham through Moses

“The history of Israel begins with Jehovah’s call to and covenant with Abraham, (Acts 7:2, 3, 4, Ge 12:1, 2, 3, 17:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8), these covenant promises passed down through Isaac to Jacob (Ge 32:28, 35:10, 11, 12) from whom came the 12 tribes of Israel. The 12 tribes under the leadership of Moses were delivered by Jehovah (Acts 7:30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36) from the death angel by the blood of the Passover lamb (Ex 12:11, 21, 27, 50, 51) and from Egyptian bondage and Pharaoh’s pursuit – Ex 14:21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31). Jehovah then entered into a conditional covenant with Israel at Mt Sinai (Ex 19:5, 24:3, 7, 8). After 40 years of wilderness wandering (Acts 7:36), the first generation of Israelites (those who had been freed from Egypt) died off (Nu 14:32, 33, 34, 35) with the exception of Joshua and Caleb (Nu 14:36, 37, 38).

Joshua through The Judges

The second generation of Israelites crossed the Jordan into the promised land to capture and occupy their specific tribal territory under the leadership of Joshua (Josh 21:43, 44, 45, Ne 9:23, 24). After Joshua’s death, the dark days of the period of the judges followed, lasting some 300 plus years, during which every man did what was right in his own eyes because there was no king in Israel (Jdg 21:25–notes, Neh 9:26, 27, 28, 29). During this dark time Ruth the Moabitess married Boaz, the kinsmen-redeemer (Ru 3:9, 12, 13, 4:4, 5, 6 – see verse by verse commentary on Ruth), and gave birth to Obed the father of Jesse, the father of David (Ruth 4:21, 22).

The prophet Samuel through King Solomon

Toward the end of the period of Judges (see commentary on Judges – Verse by Verse) the prophet Samuel was raised up (1Sa 1:20, 21, 22, 28; 3:8, 9, 10, 19, 20, 21) to call Israel back to her King (cp 1Sa 7:3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13). However, when the prophet  Samuel had grown old, his sons did not walk in his ways (1Sa 8:2, 3) with the result that Israel began to cry out for a king like the other nations (1Sa 8:4, 5, 6, 19, 20). And so God gave them a king and allowed the 12 tribes (the United Kingdom) to be ruled for 40 years by King Saul, 40 years by King David and 40 years by King Solomon.

The Kingdom Split

In 931BC, God declared to King Solomon that He would tear the kingdom from him because of his idolatry, but would leave the tribe of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin under his son Rehoboam’s rule (1Ki 11:10, 11, 12, 13). And just as Jehovah had prophesied, the 12 tribes were divided at the end of Solomon’s reign, Jeroboam I (followed by 18 evil kings) being the first king of the north ruling over 10 tribes in the capital city of Samaria (1Ki 11:26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40). Rehoboam (followed by 11 evil and 8 godly kings) (1Ki 11:42, 43) became the first king of the south and he ruled in the capital city of Jerusalem over two tribes, Judah and Benjamin.

Ten Tribe Northern Kingdom known as Israel ended 722BC

The Northern Kingdom stood for 209 years until it was captured by Assyria and taken into exile in 722 BC (2Ki 17:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Why? 2Ki 17:7,8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19).

Two Tribe Southern Kingdom known as Judah ended 586BC

The Southern Kingdom failed to learn from Israel’s punishment by Jehovah after 345 years was taken into captivity by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC (Zedekiah the last king – 2Chr 36:11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, Why 70 years of exile in Babylon? 2Chr 36:21, Lv 25:4, 26:33, 34, 35). Note that there were 3 sieges of Jerusalem by Babylon – 605BC (Daniel and his friends taken, Jehoiakim king of Judah), 597BC (Ezekiel and 10,000 taken captive, Jehoiachin king of Judah) and 586BC (Jerusalem and the Holy Temple destroyed, Zedekiah king of Judah).”  Source

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The cause for celebration

A- ^[X] Song of Solomon 5:10-16…[“The Shulamite” women dreaming] ¹⁶ His mouth is most sweet, Yes, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, And this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem! NKJV Commentary for Song of Solomon 5.

E- The challenge by the daughters of Jerusalem in v.9 was “What makes your beloved so much more important than anyone else’s?” And she tells them. Did he have faults? He is a man, of course he did, but her love for him covered all those faults and she only saw how lovely he truly was.

Grudem tells us, “Where love abounds, many small offenses, or even some large ones, are readily overlooked and forgotten. But where love is lacking, every word is viewed with suspicion; every action is liable to misunderstanding, and conflicts abound – to Satan’s perverse delight.” Let us be wise and obey the will of God for our lives and forgive others as God has freely and graciously forgiven us! ^[T2]

May we not only have that kind of love for each other but especially for our spouses! I think many times people are forgiving, they let things go with their friends. However, when it comes to their spouse they hang them out to dry you might say.  Truthfully we may have more imperfections than our spouse. But true love overlooks those things that irritate us, the cure is love; the love of Jesus.

Now let’s apply this to our relationship with the Lord. J. Vernon McGee wrote, “My friend if you are going to defend the Lord Jesus Christ today, if you are going to witness for Him, you must know Him. Not only do you need to know who He is, but you need to know Him enough to be able to speak on His behalf with enthusiasm, excitement, love, and zeal for His person. We must love Him.” ^[T2]

A- ^[X]  My wife is beautiful, wise, loves people and Jesus and I try to accept her as she is.

R- O God help me to love Barbara with the love of Jesus every day and to finish strong.

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[Notes]: A- [1] For how to have peace with God and become a Disciple ^[Y]  click here, [2] for how to have the peace of God and grow as a Disciple click here, and [3] for how to teach Disciples to be Disciple-makers click here;

T- Help from [1]  Warren Wiersbe Bible Exposition Commentary or  [2] Austin Commentaries by Book or [3]  BibleHub Commentaries; [4]  Blue Letter Bible;  [5] John Phillips Exploring John; [6] Biblehub timelines; X- 4 steps in The H.E.A.R method of Bible study and worship; Y- “Disciples” or “Christians”?;  Z- For the name, I normally use for the Lord Jesus Christ, click here;

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The call for remembering.

H- ^[X] Song of Solomon 5:9 [“The Daughters of Jerusalem” speaking] Why is your lover better than all others, O woman of rare beauty? What makes your lover so special that we must promise this?  NLT Commentary for Song of Solomon 5.

E- The Shulamite woman told her friends to tell her husband if they found him to let him know she wanted his love again in v.8. She wanted her husband to know that she was passionately in love with him and that she desired him.

In v.9 the friends were very skeptical about her husband. They referred to their friend as a “woman of rare beauty”. No doubt, this reference added insult to the injuries her husband had already afflicted upon her heart. But the friends asked her “Why is your lover better than all others”?

This was a question seeking reflection on her part. It is a question most married couples should ask themselves about their spouse often. If not carefully nurtured, the white-hot first love will cool as the years go by and troubles or arguments come. ^[T2]

After 57 years of marriage to Barbara, I am thankful for every day with her. She is kind, relates the love of Jesus to me and others every day, and loves me. When I look at her I see a physical beauty that exceeds the beauty I saw in the 20 year old blond 58 years ago. We have been forged in the furnace of God and love Jesus with a deeper intimacy than ever before. We are thankful and blessed beyond measure for our children and grandchildren. To God goes all the glory and thanks for our lives together. ^[A] 

A- ^[X]   I am thankful to God for Barbara and our family.

R- O God help me to love Barbara with the love of Jesus every day and to finish strong.

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[Notes]: A- [1] For how to have peace with God and become a Disciple ^[Y]  click here, [2] for how to have the peace of God and grow as a Disciple click here, and [3] for how to teach Disciples to be Disciple-makers click here;

T- Help from [1]  Warren Wiersbe Bible Exposition Commentary or  [2] Austin Commentaries by Book or [3]  BibleHub Commentaries; [4]  Blue Letter Bible;  [5] John Phillips Exploring John; [6] Biblehub timelines; X- 4 steps in The H.E.A.R method of Bible study and worship; Y- “Disciples” or “Christians”?;  Z- For the name, I normally use for the Lord Jesus Christ, click here;

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The cry for companionship

H- ^[X] Song of Solomon 5:2, 6-8…[The Shulamite dreaming] ² I sleep, but my heart is awake; It is the voice of my beloved! He knocks, saying, “Open for me, my sister, my love, My dove, my perfect one; For my head is covered with dew, My locks with the drops of the night.” ….⁸ I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, If you find my beloved, That you tell him I am lovesick! NKJV Commentary for Song of Solomon 5.

E- In v.2 the Shulamite woman is dreaming and her husband knocks and she gives various excuses for not opening the door for him vv.3-4 ^[ZZ] . It is possible that the husband desires intimacy with her and she puts him off.  In v.5-6 ^[ZZ] she arose and invited him in but found he was gone. She called for him and there no answer. Then she went into the streets looking for him and the watchmen treated her very badly v.7 ^[ZZ] . In v.8 she asks the women of the neighborhood to help find her beloved because she was lovesick.

This dream is one of the reasons that I believe the Shulamite was not married to Solomon, but a man from her village, sure in her reputation. The Shulamite women never would have married a king and become just another member of his harem. Nor would her brothers have allowed it. I believe Solomon wrote Song of Solomon about a woman he could not have.

Moody once observed. ““God will not accept a divided heart, He must be an absolute monarch. There is not room in your heart for two thrones.” Because of this, God sometimes leads us through difficulties that test our motives and enable us to develop an undivided heart. This also happened to the bride in the Song of Solomon. After her initial reluctance, she finally responded to her lover’s overtures. The delay was costly. Once her interest was aroused and she opened the door to him, he could not be found.

The bride’s experience is analogous to what happens to human relationships and our relationship with God. In marriage, neglect inevitably leads to a loss of intimacy. If we look for help from the wrong source, we may end up bruised by the experience. Likewise, God sometimes uses the bumps and bruises of life to show that only He can provide ultimate comfort. The sufferings we experience should drive us closer to Him.” ^[T2] 

A- ^[X]   I desire to be very near to Jesus and Barbara.

R- O God help me to be very near to Jesus and Barbara.

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[Notes]: A- [1] For how to have peace with God and become a Disciple ^[Y]  click here, [2] for how to have the peace of God and grow as a Disciple click here, and [3] for how to teach Disciples to be Disciple-makers click here;

T- Help from [1]  Warren Wiersbe Bible Exposition Commentary or  [2] Austin Commentaries by Book or [3]  BibleHub Commentaries; [4]  Blue Letter Bible;  [5] John Phillips Exploring John; [6] Biblehub timelines; X- 4 steps in The H.E.A.R method of Bible study and worship; Y- “Disciples” or “Christians”?;  Z- For the name, I normally use for the Lord Jesus Christ, click here;

ZZ- Song of Solomon 5:3-7…“³ I have taken off my robe; How can I put it on again? I have washed my feet; How can I defile them? ⁴ My beloved put his hand By the latch of the door, And my heart yearned for him.

⁵ I arose to open for my beloved, And my hands dripped with myrrh, My fingers with liquid myrrh, On the handles of the lock. ⁶ I opened for my beloved, But my beloved had turned away and was gone. My heart leaped up when he spoke. I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.

⁷ The watchmen who went about the city found me. They struck me, they wounded me; The keepers of the walls took my veil away from me.”

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Be holy.

H-  ^[X] 1 Peter 1:15-16..   “ ¹⁵ But as the one who called you is holy, you also are to be holy in all your conduct; ¹⁶ for it is written, Be holy, because I am holy.” CSB

E- It is important for Disciples ^[A] today to be holy in our conduct through the grace of God.

 Scripture teaches that God is holy and that in His holiness His response to sin is wrath. How it is that I am still alive today, after having sinned so many times in my life.

While God is holy and while He does punish sin, He is also gracious and merciful. This tension is in God’s character–holiness and grace, wrath and mercy. How can a holy God forgive sin? If God is holy, He must punish sin in the fiercest terms. He must return an eternal offense with an eternal punishment. Yet if God is gracious, He must also in some way show kindness to us even when we don’t deserve it. It is part of His character to do so.

The solution is the gospel of Jesus Christ ^[A]; where the holiness and the grace of God work in perfect harmony. God’s holiness and wrath against sin were satisfied in the person of Jesus Christ as He absorbed all sin of humans on the cross at Calvary. This satisfaction is effective for all who believe in Jesus by faith. God’s grace and mercy are shown when in exchange for our sin Jesus gives us His own righteousness so that we can be right before God. ^[D] In the gospel God satisfies His own holiness while also displaying His grace in the salvation of sinners.

Is your understanding of God’s holiness complete? Do you tend to think only of God’s holiness while excluding His other attributes? ^[B]  As Disciples saved by grace through faith we still have a sinful nature as long as we live on earth. When we sin we can claim 1 John 1:9 as we confess, repent, and ask for forgiveness. Our High Priest Jesus is at the right hand of God interceding for sinful Disciples. ^[C]

A-  ^[X]  I desire to live holy.

R- Thank God that in His infinite wisdom He devised the gospel to satisfy His own holiness while still accomplishing salvation for sinners.

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[Notes]: A- [1] For how to have peace with God and become a Disciple ^[Y]  click here, [2] for how to have the peace of God and grow as a Disciple click here, and [3] for how to teach Disciples to be Disciple-makers click here; B- 31 Names & Attributes of God &  14 Attributes of God!; C- 1 John 1:9, 2:1; Hebrews 2:17,4:14-16 & Living life under pressure; D- 2 Corinthians 5:21;

T- Help from [1]  Warren Wiersbe Bible Exposition Commentary or  [2] Austin Commentaries by Book or [3]  BibleHub Commentaries; [4]  Blue Letter Bible;  [5] John Phillips Exploring John; [6] Biblehub timelines; X- 4 steps in The H.E.A.R method of Bible study and worship; Y- “Disciples” or “Christians”?;  Z- For the name, I normally use for the Lord Jesus Christ, click here;

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Encourage one another.

H- ^[X] Hebrews 10:24-25… ²⁴ and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, ²⁵ not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near. NASB.

E- Dr. Lambert ^[B] said this passage is referring to small groups of 2 to 6 meeting with one another and not preaching and worship services. In these small groups, we are to stimulate one another to do 3 things: [1] love like Jesus loves us, [2] to good deeds, and [3] to encourage each other. In the fallen world we live in there are not many places these three things can be received. But in a small group, we can stimulate each other. I just finished this afternoon One2Won Session #5 with a young man and we stimulated each other. ^[A3] No matter how many times I have gone through the One2Won book with another man I always learn something new and receive joy from the session. One2Won can be used for 2-6 person groups.

Vv.19-23 give three things required for a person to lead in a session like this: [1] to be saved by the blood of Jesus ^[A] and enter with confidence into the holy place through Jesus our High Priest, [2] to draw near with a sincere heart with the assurance of faith and a clean heart and [3] confession of our hope without wavering. The apostle John said, “Who denies the Son does not have the Father; the one who confesses the Son has the Father also” [1 John 3:3]. Commitment to Jesus brings us into full relationship with God. Instead of denying Jesus, we confess Jesus and acknowledge that Jesus is fully God and fully Man. ^[T]

I first starting leading small groups like this in 2009 and these 10 years have been the most productive and joyous of my life. I met today with 2 young men one2one in their 30’s. They will be able to disciple others for 40 years, what a privilege and joy.

A- ^X The Bible commands every follower of Jesus to learn how to be involved in stimulating others in one another relationships.

R- O God produce a vast number of people in our church who actively stimulate others to love, good deeds, and encouragement,

Henry Luke

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[Notes]: A- [1] For how to have peace with God and become a Disciple ^[Y] click here, [2] for how to have the peace of God and grow as a Disciple click here, and [3] for how to teach Disciples to be Disciple-makers click here; B- Hebrews 10:19-25 sermon,   “The Redemption of Meetings” by Dr. Heath Lambert;

T- Commentaries by Book by Percept Austin; X- 4 steps in The H.E.A.R method of Bible study and worship; Y- “Disciples” or “Christians”?

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Who is in heaven as a result of Jesus revealed in my life?

H-^[X] Psalm 73:23-25..23 Yet I am always with You; You hold my right hand. 24 You guide me with Your counsel, and afterward You will take me up in glory. 25 Who do I have in heaven but You? And I desire nothing on earth but You. 

E-“You” and “Your” in this scripture are God and together appear 7 times.  Let’s look at each phrase.

23 “Yet I am always with You;” God is Omnipresent or everywhere at the same time all the time. In addition, since Pentecost ^[AA], every believer in Jesus’ body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. ^[B]   Jesus and the glory of God is with me.^[C]  So everywhere I am the Triune God is with me always. ^[A] 

“You hold my right hand.” Dr. Phillips said “The psalmist sees a future in which he holds hands with God. He will never be trapped by a greedy grasping after God’s wealth.” This is in contrast to the arrogant and ungodly in vv.1-12. 

24 “You guide me with Your counsel,”  The Omnisapient all-wise and Omnipotent-all powerful God guides me with His counsel when I will let Him. O God may I continually seek your guidance in my daily life?

“and afterward You will take me up in glory.” When the days of my life on earth end God will take me up to heaven and I will meet Jesus face to face. “ He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; grief, crying, and pain will be no more, because the previous things have passed away.” ^[D] 

25 “Who do I have in heaven but You?”As Disciples ^[A] Jesus gave us the glory of God immediately at salvation for a purpose, to reveal His glory to others in our lives; ” I have given them the glory you have given me, … that the world may know You have sent Me and have loved them as You have loved Me.” ^[C]  I hope to have many former Disciples, family members, and friends that I will also see someday soon in heaven.

 “And I desire nothing on earth but You.” When we look at the glory of God daily, a Disciple’s desire on earth turns from desiring things of this world to desiring God. His divine power gives us the ability to live holy lives ^[E]  and be His ambassador on earth every day ^[F].

A-^[X] God has saved me to reveal His glory on earth.

R- O God help me to desire nothing on earth but You every day I have remaining on this earth.

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Notes: A- [1] For how to have peace with God and become a Disciple ^[Y]  click here, [2] for how to have the peace of God and grow as a Disciple click here, and [3] for how to teach Disciples to be Disciple-makers click here; AA- Acts 1:8, 2:1-28; B- 1 Corinthians 3:16, 6:19-20, Romans 8:9-10; C- John 17:22-23; D- Revelation 21:3-4; E- 2 Peter 1:3; F- 2 Corinthians 5:20-21, Acts 1:8 Y- “Disciples” or “Christians”?;

 

 

“God is my great hope”

H- ^[X] Psalm 65:5 You faithfully answer our prayers with awesome deeds, O God our savior. You are the hope of everyone on earth, even those who sail on distant seas. NLT

E- 5 Word Prayer #32. “God is my great hope”.  ^{[U modified]}

As I meditated on this scripture overnight I thought of my many prayers God has answered. Some small and some big. Some of the big ones were to get a college education so I could get off the farm and to find a wife like Barbara, my darling wife, for 57 years.  Some He answered no, but that was alright because He is Omnisapient and always knows what is best for me. Some were unexpected as He answered open-ended prayer for direction, guidance, help, etc.

Jesus is my savior and my great hope for eternal life with Him in heaven. Actually, my life with Jesus starts the second I believe in Him. ^[A] What a great joy it is to know Jesus personally and be filled with His Spirit, grace, and truth.  All people will have eternal life but only those who believe in Jesus will be in heaven forever. ^[B] 

No one is ever too far away from God to come to Jesus. Even those who are sailing on distant seas. Even so, come quickly because we never know when life on this earth is over and we have no second chance.

A- ^[X] I am thankful for the hope of Jesus and answered prayers.

R- O God help me to chose every day to live Jesus-centered filled by the Spirit of Jesus!

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[Notes]: A- [1] For how to have peace with God and become a Disciple ^[Y] click here, [2] for how to have the peace of God and grow as a Disciple click here, and [3] for how to teach Disciples to be Disciple-makers click here; B- Revelations 20:11-15;

 T- Help from [1]  Warren Wiersbe Bible Exposition Commentary or  [2] Austin Commentaries by Book or [3]  BibleHub Commentaries; [4]  Blue Letter Bible; [5] Got Questions; U- #1-40 title and scripture from Lisa Whittle, the author of 5-Word Prayers, #41+ by Henry Luke’ X- 4 steps in The H.E.A.R method of Bible study and worship; Y- “Disciples” or “Christians”?;  Z- For the name, I normally use for the Lord Jesus Christ, click here.

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