“Then I saw what looked like a vast sea of glass blended with fiery flames. Standing beside the sea were those who continually conquer the wild beast, his image and the number of his name.” They each held the harps of God and they were singing the song of Moses. God’s servant, and the song of the Lamb. “Mighty and marvelous are your miracles, Lord Yahweh, God Almighty! Righteous and true are your ways, O Sovereign King of the ages! …..
Over and over in the book of John, it speaks of remaining. The disciples left John and remained with Jesus (John 1:39). We are to remain in His word (John 8:31). And whoever remains in Him, will bear much fruit (John 15:5) as they remain in His love (John 15:9) while those who do not remain are like a branch that withers (John 15:6). John 15:7 (BSB) says, “If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask…..
In John 8:37 (MEV), Jesus says to those who claimed to be Abraham’s seed, “I know that you are Abraham’s seed. But you seek to kill Me, because My word has no place in you.” Word hear is the Greek word logos, Strong’s #3056, and it means giving expression of a thought. Those who claimed to be Abraham’s seed gave no thought of Jesus and their deeds reflected this. Jesus goes on to say that the thoughts that controlled their…..
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were created through Him and without Him nothing was created that was created.” (John 1:1-3) The earth and all that is in it was birthed through words. “Let there be…” was the start of life. These words had power to form creation. Jesus is the Living Word. He has lived out the Words of…..
“Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body is full of darkness. Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness.” (Luke 11:34) What do you have your eyes on? What do you value? As this verse notes, we need to be careful then what we set our sights on and hold in high regard. What we value…..