Pondering Knoll: This year, let's truly focus Christmas on Jesus Christ for who He truly is!

Saturday, November 27, 2010

This year, let's truly focus Christmas on Jesus Christ for who He truly is!

Adam 1 Cor. 15:45; Advocate 1 Jn. 2:1; Almighty Rev. 1:8; Alpha and Omega Rev. 1:8, 22:13; Amen Rev. 3:14; Apostle of our Profession Heb. 3:1; Arm of the Lord Isa. 51:9, 53:1; Author and Finisher of our Faith Heb. 12:2; Author of Eternal Salvation Heb. 5:9; Beginning of the Creation of God Rev. 3:14; Beloved Son Mt. 12:18; Blessed and only Potentate 1 Ti. 6:15; Branch Isa. 4:2; Bread of Life Jn. 6:32; Captain of Salvation Heb. 2:10; Chief Shepherd 1 Pet. 5:4; Christ of God Lu. 9:20; Consolation of Israel Lu. 2:25; Cornerstone Ps. 118:22; Counselor Isa. 9:6; Creator Jn. 1:3; Dayspring Lu. 1:78; Deliverer Ro. 11:26; Desire of all Nations Hag. 2:7; Door Jn. 10:7; Elect of God Isa. 42:1; Everlasting Father Isa. 9:6; Faithful Witness Rev. 1:5; First and Last Rev. 1:17; First begotten Rev. 1:5; Forerunner Heb. 6:20; Glory of the Lord Isa. 40:5; God Isa. 40:3, Jn. 20:28; God Blessed Ro. 9:5; Good Shepherd Jn. 10:11; Governor Mt. 2:6; Great High Priest Heb. 4:14; Head of the Church Eph. 1:22; Heir of all Things Heb. 1:2; Holy Child Ac. 4:27; Holy One Ac. 3:14; Holy One of God Mr. 1:24; Holy One of Israel Isa. 41:14; Horn of Salvation Lu. 1:69; I AM Jn. 8:58; Image of God 2 Cor. 4:4; Immanuel Isa. 7:14; Jehovah Isa. 26:4; Jesus Mt. 1:21; Jesus of Nazareth Mt. 21:11; Judge of Israel Mic. 5:1; Just One Ac. 7:52; King Zec. 9:9; King of the Ages 1 Ti. 1:17; King of the Jews Mt. 2:2; King of Kings 1 Ti. 6:15; King of Saints Rev. 15:3; Lawgiver Isa. 33:22; Lamb Rev. 13:8; Lamb of God Jn. 1:29; Leader Isa. 55:4; Life Jn. 14:6; Light of the World Jn. 8:12; Lion of the Tribe of Judah Rev. 5:5; Lord of All Ac. 10:36; Lord of Glory 1 Cor. 2:8; Lord of Lords 1 Ti. 6:15; Lord our Righteousness Jer. 23:6; Man of Sorrows Isa. 53:3; Mediator 1 Ti. 2:5; Messenger of the Covenant Mal. 3:1; Messiah Da. 9:25, Jn. 1:41; Mighty God Isa. 9:6; Mighty One Isa. 60:16; Morning Star Rev. 22:16; Nazarene Mt. 2:23; Only Begotten Son Jn. 1:18, Jn 3:16; Our Passover 1 Cor. 5:7; Prince of Kings Rev. 1:5; Prince of Life Ac. 3:15; Prince of Peace Isa. 9:6; Prophet Lu. 24:19, Ac 3:22; Redeemer Job 19:25; Resurrection and Life Jn. 11:25; Rock 1 Cor. 10:4; Root of David Rev. 22:16; Rose of Sharon Song. 2:1; Savior Lu. 2:11; Seed of Woman Gen. 3:15; Shepherd and Overseer of Souls 1 Pe. 2:25; Shiloh Gen. 49:10; Son of the Blessed Mr. 14:61; Son of David Mt. 1:1; Son of God Mt. 2:15, Jn. 9:35; Son of the Highest Lu. 1:32; Son of Man Mt. 8:20; Son of Righteousness Mal. 4:2; True Light Jn. 1:9; True Vine Jn. 15:1; Truth Jn. 1:14; Witness Isa. 55:4; Word Jn. 1:1; Word of God Rev. 19:13

“In order to be a disciple we must deny ourselves - this is to exercise authority over our own spirit. We must take up the cross - this is to submit to Christ’s authority. And we must follow - this is continued obedience. This is the road not to confinement, to bondage, to a stunted or arrested development, but to total personal freedom. It means not death but life, not a narrowly circumscribed life but “abundant” life. The gate is narrow but not the life. The gate opens out into largeness of life.”

-Elisabeth Elliot

“No sigh ever reached the Most High, except through Christ—I mean so as to move His heart to pour out His grace. Prayers, groans, tears, all these are like arrows without a bow, till Christ comes and fits them to the string, and shoots them home for you and me. All our prayers are like a victim, with the wood and altar; Christ must bring the fire, and then the sacrifice smokes to heaven. He is the messenger. Oh Christian, do you not rejoice in Him then as the Messenger of the Covenant? He is doing thy errands before the throne tonight, pleading for me, pleading for you."

~C. H. Spurgeon

“Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might, He increases strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall, but those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.”

Isaiah 40:28-31

"...The central place of faith in Christianity, and its significance...is precisely that which, on man's side, adjusts him to the living and merciful presence and action of a trusted God. In its nature, not by any mere arbitrary arrangement, it is his one possible receptive attitude, that in which he brings nothing, so that he may receive all. Thus "faith" is our side of union with Christ. And thus it is our means of possessing all His benefits, pardon, justification, purification, life, peace, glory."

-Handley Dunelm