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[cimi]

December 26
Saturday


THE HOPE
THAT BANISHES
HOPELESSNESS

READ:
Philippians 2:5-11
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God forbid that I
should boast except in
the cross of our Lord
Jesus Christ.
__Galatians 6:14
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When atheistic communism was a world-menacing power, it proclaimed that there is no God and that faith in any future life is a deceptive illusion. Leonid Brezhnev had been the Soviet dictator, the embodiment of Marxist unbelief. But something happened at his funeral that contradicted atheism. George H. W. Bush, then vice president of the US, was the country's official representative at the solemn, formal ceremony.

He reported that while the casket was still open, Brezhnev's widow stared motionless at her husband's body. And just before the soldiers were about to close the lid, she reached inside and made the sign of the cross over his chest. What a desperate and significant gesture! That widow evidently hoped that what her husband had vehemently denied might somehow be true.

Thankfully, we can have hope beyond this earthly life! All we need to do is embrace by faith the saving message of the cross: Jesus died for our sins and rose again so that we might live eternally with Him. Do you believe? Then join with the apostle Paul in affirming that "we trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe" (1 Tim. 4:10). --Vernon Grounds
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``````````````````The cross is my hope for eternity--``````````````
`````````````````````No merit have I of my own;`````````````````
```````````````The shed blood of Christ my only plea__`````````````
``````````````My trust is in Jesus alone. __Christiansen````````````
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Calvary's cross is the only bridge to eternal life.

************Today's Bible Reading __ Philippians 2:5-11***********

5 Let this mind be in you
which was also in christ
Jesus, 6 who, being in the
form of God, did not
consider it robbery to be
equal with God, 7 but made
Himself of no reputation,
taking the form of a
bondservant, and coming in
the likeness of men. 8 And
being found in appearance
as a man, he humbled
Himself and became
obedient to the point of
death, even the death of the
cross. 9 Therefore God also
has highly exalted Him and
given Him the name which
is above every name, 10 that
at the name of Jesus every
knee should bow, of those
in heaven, and of those on
earth, and of those under
the earth, 11 and that every
tongue should confess that
Jesus Christ is Lord, to the
glory of God the Father.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Philippians 2:5-11 is one of the greatest Christological declarations
of Christ's deity and humanity in the Scriptures. In "coming in
the likeness of men" (v.7), Jesus added humanity to His deity, not
ceasing to be God but surrendering the independent use of His
divine powers and the right to manifest His own glory as God.
Before He went to the cross, Jesus prayed for the Father to glorify
Him (John 17:1) and for a restoration of the glory that He had with
the Father before the world was created (v.5). Jesus prayer was
answered when the Father "highly exalted him and [gave] Him the
name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every
knee should bow...to the glory of God the Father" (Phil. 2:9-11).
__SIM KAY TEE

[lizzie]

Amen. I can relate to this message so much, as I too have been where there was no hope. But in Christ, even on my worse days, I still believe for what is to come. Our hope is in Him. Thank You Jesus.

and thank you cimi Happy New Year dear sister I thank you for your dedication to posting these beautiful messages each day, and look forward to them in this new year.

May God richly bless you and yours.

[Lani]

Calvary's cross is the only bridge to eternal life.

I too have been where hope was lost and seemingly gone forever.

What an awesome testament to His unfailing love for us, His children.

Papa will go wherever He has to in order to reach us,
and He'll wait as long as it takes until we return to His truth.

For this and His promise, I am forever Thankful!

Peace and Luv in Christ,
Lani