Saturday, May 2, 2015

We have a New Covenant. 5/2/15

Pray for Napal, and peace in Baltimore, and that the Prince of Peace would reign in the United States and in the world.

Day 122 - Reading the New Testament in one year.

https://www.biblegateway.com/audio/dramatized/niv/Luke.22
Luke 22:1-30
Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus
22 Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching, 2 and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were looking for some way to get rid of Jesus, for they were afraid of the people. 3 Then Satan entered Judas, called Iscariot, one of the Twelve. 4 And Judas went to the chief priests and the officers of the temple guard and discussed with them how he might betray Jesus. 5 They were delighted and agreed to give him money. 6 He consented, and watched for an opportunity to hand Jesus over to them when no crowd was present.

The Last Supper
7 Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. 8 Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.”9 “Where do you want us to prepare for it?” they asked.10 He replied, “As you enter the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him to the house that he enters, 11 and say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’ 12 He will show you a large room upstairs, all furnished. Make preparations there.”13 They left and found things just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the Passover.14 When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles reclined at the table. 15 And he said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. 16 For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God.”17 After taking the cup, he gave thanks and said, “Take this and divide it among you. 18 For I tell you I will not drink again from the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.”19 And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” 20 In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.[a] 21 But the hand of him who is going to betray me is with mine on the table. 22 The Son of Man will go as it has been decreed. But woe to that man who betrays him!” 23 They began to question among themselves which of them it might be who would do this. 24 A dispute also arose among them as to which of them was considered to be greatest. 25 Jesus said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who exercise authority over them call themselves Benefactors. 26 But you are not to be like that. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who rules like the one who serves. 27 For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table? But I am among you as one who serves. 28 You are those who have stood by me in my trials. 29 And I confer on you a kingdom, just as my Father conferred one on me, 30 so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Supplied Life Devotional by Bill Freeman

May 2nd Look and live

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God unto salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed out of faith into faith; as it is written, The just shall live by faith.” ROMANS 1:16-17
Here Paul presents the truth about the source of faith. He declares that in the preaching of the gospel, “the power of God” is operating unto salvation to everyone who believes. “Tell me the old, old story of Jesus and His love.” The author of this song knew what being under “the hearing” does. Tell me the good news. Tell me about the scenery. When you tell me about the scenery, a mysterious power is operating over me. It is the power of God unto salvation. Because in it — in the gospel — God’s righteousness is revealed. Everyone’s mouth is shut. The whole earth has to stop. Man’s vain thoughts have to cease. Let us all stop and look at God’s righteous- ness. There it is — on Calvary. None of us are righteous. Christ became our sin and we become His righteousness! (2 Cor. 5:21). When we speak and sing about God’s righteousness at Calvary, faith springs out of that message. This is the meaning of “out of faith into faith.” It is a matter of looking and believing. The believing in John 3:16 is connected with the looking in John 3:14-15: 14 “And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. 16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes into Him should not perish but have eternal life.” The immediate context of John 3:16 includes verse 14, which summarizes the Old Testament account of the children of Israel being bitten by serpents due to their murmuring (Num. 21:6-9). At that time Moses prayed for the people, and the Lord told him to put a serpent on a pole, saying, “It shall be that everyone who is bitten, when he looks at the pole, shall live.” Just look and live. The ones bitten by the serpent did not do anything; they did not cure themselves. They just turned from one direction to another to gaze at the brass serpent on the pole. The moment they looked, they lived. That is how fast deliverance came to them. In the same way, if you are not saved, just look at Christ and you will receive eternal life, not only initially, but continuously. It is all in the look at the scenery of Calvary that faith comes to us.
Pray Until Something Happens (PUSH)
Ariana, and Willie.

Health and Healing

Vonetta's mom and Willie

Support and Comfort

Praise Alert
Blanca is in rehab….improving.

National
Conflict between citizens and  police officer. 

International
Israel and Palestine
Iraq
Syrians
Ukraine
Missing plane and passengers.
Missing Nigerian Christian girls.
Families of slain Kenyans.
Families of all the recent plane crashes.

Song(s) of the Day.
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