Praise God! G I'm never going to forget this year . And you shall go out through the breaches, each one straight ahead; and you shall be cast out into Harmon, declares the Lord. This sentence is by the decree of the [heavenly] watchers and the decision is by the word of the holy ones, to the intent that the living may know that the Most High [God] rules the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whomever He will and sets over it the humblest and lowliest of men. To an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you. Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. OpenBible.info The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never blot his name out of the book of life. And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.. BRG But the one who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, will receive a light beating. So also he who had the two talents made two talents more. New Living Translation Now he is far above any ruler or authority or power or leader or anything elsenot only in this world but also in the world to come. R Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. An initial scan done a few months ago indicates that the chemo is working. For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. We know, yes, the Lord is King. For by grace you have been saved through faith. For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. U What are you turning to? They have been for me an anchor . Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him. Recorded last May, heres our host, Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Yet you have still a few names in Sardis, people who have not soiled their garments, and they will walk with me in white, for they are worthy. Dannah: What an encouraging reminder from the host of Revive Our Hearts, Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth. You find the concept all the way through Scripture. He sits enthroned forever. And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. Psalm 102. It really is like some dystopian novel or movie. Psalm 103:19New International Version. Praise befits the upright. The fact is: Nobody knows. We dont have to live under the control of our emotions and our rogue thoughts. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. Let not your hearts be troubled. The Lord sits enthroned over the flood; the Lord sits enthroned, King forever. In my Father's house are many rooms. Heaven Rules 10 Days Sample Day 1 Do you truly believe God is in control of everything? But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. Publisher: OpenBible.info. On that day many will say to me, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name? And then will I declare to them, I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.. Anchor your heart to the truth that God is in control with this bookmark from Revive Our Hearts. But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Judge not, that you be not judged. Were still facing many of the same challenges that we did when Nancy recorded that in May. Teach Us about Faith? Its changing the circumstances. "Heaven rules" means He is sovereign over everything that touches us, that nothing comes to us unbidden by His desire to use it for our good and for His glory and for the greater things He created us to be part of. You'll be reading along in your Bible, and there it isanother HR verse, another HR sighting. ESV This is an incredible opportunity, and we want to be sure to take advantage of it. Let not your hearts be troubled. Romans 6:23 ESV / 5 helpful votes Not Helpful And this man said, after having extreme anxiety, PTSD, heart episodes, it was studying the sovereignty of God that brought him peace when every waking moment he was ripped with anxiety. D If I ascend to heaven, you are there! In fact, Robert and I talked about this the other day. Coronathe word means crown or halo. Everything is unfamiliar. Topics: God & Truth Episodes in this season A Timeless and Timely Message Revive Our Hearts Anybody felt like that recently? Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her. But will you agree with me that what we really need to hear in a time like this, and in every time, is the Word of the Lord. Weve got pillows propped up everywhere to help with sound, and were doing things in an unusual way. Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. So, what are you grounding your heart in? "Heaven rules" is a right-sizing truthputting our view of God, our view of ourselves, and our view of our problems in proper perspective. V He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. Its for emphasis so that we get this picturein a world of instability and uncertainty, heres one thing that is absolutely certain: The Lord is sitting enthroned over the flood.. He wants to make Himself known. For if a wife will not cover her head, then she should cut her hair short. But I'll tell you what, we're never going to move on from the reminder, the assurance that, heaven rulesnot coronavirus, not cancer, but Christ rules. It was true then. Some friends of the ministry have so graciously offered to match any gift given up to a million dollars. For we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world. With respect to this they are surprised when you do not join them in the same flood of debauchery, and they malign you; but they will give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead. Z. Daniel 4:17 - Bible Gateway B And that leads me to the Word of God. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come. All rights reserved. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away. And he who was seated on the throne said, Behold, I am making all things new. Also he said, Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true. Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. Forever. R I suffered from extreme anxiety and PTSD after an episode with my heart. No one comes to the Father except through me. I tell myself and I tell others over and over and over again, heaven rules. Christ sits as King. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. Matthew 28:18-20. But he who had received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master's money. T And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him., God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.. Da Dn). Or where shall I flee from your presence? For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished. The Lord sits enthroned over the flood. In all of this, the Lord is sitting, and Hes on a throne. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. Studying Gods sovereignty brought me so much peace in my life in a time where every waking second was just trying not to have a panic attack. The Lord is sitting. Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and seated on the thrones were twenty-four elders, clothed in white garments, with golden crowns on their heads. You have made heaven and earth. Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Whom have I in heaven but you? 35 Beautiful Bible Verses About Heaven - Encouraging Scripture! Christ is King. 22 On the sixth day, they gathered twice as muchtwo omers[ b] for each personand the leaders of the community came and reported this to Moses. ", "who is in heaven?" You may have seen a meme out there thats on the Internet, and it says something like this: Its like our lives are being written by an eight-year-old: There was this virus, and everybody had to go home for the longest spring break ever, and then they closed the school for the rest of the year, and then it snowed, and everybody ran out of toilet paper. Matthew 19:16-22 - BibleGateway.com Dannah: This is Revive Our Hearts with Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth, co-author of You Can Trust God to Write Your Story, for Monday, December 28, 2020. I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. *Offers available only during the broadcast of the podcast season. A lot of us are feeling that way. Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few. No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. J If you love me, you will keep my commandments. Almighty God: Ruler of the Universe | United Church of God John answered, A person cannot receive even one thing unless it is given him from heaven. In fact, we have some new ones, and we want to keep reminding each other of the hope that heaven rules and Christ is King. Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. Revive Our Hearts, an outreach of Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. Bible Gateway passage: Psalm 103:19 - New International Version And I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb. Ephesians 1:21 - Spiritual Wisdom - Bible Hub Dannah: This is Revive Our Hearts with Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth, co-author of You Can Trust God to Write Your Story, for Monday, December 28, 2020. Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. K . It reminds us that our God in heaven is actively controlling and working through every single happening, event, and circumstance taking place on the earth, and He is doing it to accomplish His good, eternal, redemptive purposes. And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, and threw him into the pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. By its light will the nations walk, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it, and its gates will never be shut by dayand there will be no night there. Ive been preaching to myself with some of those quotes during this time. For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth, and the former things shall not be remembered or come into mind. Could you even have imagined these kinds of scenes just a few months ago? What is happening?. In every crisis, in every hard thing and every broken piece of this broken world, Christ is King. Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! declares the Lord. Heaven Rules - Bible.com He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. C Nothing is too hard for you. Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth takes us to the book of Daniel to help us see God's sovereignty gloriously displayed on every page. Psalm 135:6 HCSB Yahweh does whatever He pleases . Think about the coronavirus. OpenBible.info For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. 23 He said to them, "This is what the Lord commanded: 'Tomorrow is to be a day of sabbath rest, a hol. Hes not under the flood. When you give to Revive Our Hearts before the end of December, your gift will have twice the impact. The second heaven is not called such in Scripture; rather, the existence of the second heaven is inferred from the fact that the Bible speaks of a "third heaven," and, if there is a third heaven, there must be a first heaven and second heaven, too. L Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the will of God. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. EHV Because they said to leave the stump with the roots of the tree, your kingdom will remain yours when you acknowledge that Heaven rules. Remember, then, what you received and heard. You have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them; and you preserve all of them; and the host of heaven worships you. W Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. K Thy kingdom.--To make the sense plain we must supply before this word, "The interpretation of it is," or some sentence to that effect. And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire. The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Keep it, and repent. Will you help us proclaim that truth to women around the world with your gift of any amount today?