'Jake Walls'

What is the meaning of this life? This verse sums it up well: 
          
          Declare his glory among the nations, his marvellous deeds among all peoples.
          
          1 Chronicles 16:24 (NIV)
          
          God isn't just some tribal deity of the Jews, or even of Christians. He's the King of kings and the Lord of lords. Therefore, we should declare His glory to all and sundry.
          
          Glory is a bit of a religious jargon word that is similar in meaning to fame. If we belong to Jesus, our purpose in life is to make Him famous. Questioners might wonder why we should bother.
          
          We should make the LORD famous throughout the earth because of His marvellous deeds, supremely, Christ's death and resurrection on our behalf. Because He died for us. we can be forgiven of all our wrongdoing. Because He defeated death, we can enjoy eternally transformed lives.
          
          God's not stingy. Therefore His people shouldn't be either. We've received the good news of eternal life through faith in Christ crucified; we should tell others about it.
          
          'Glorious God, may we declare Your glory to all who will listen, because You are worthy for Your marvellous deeds on our behalf. In the name of Jesus we pray, amen'.

God's everywhere. Whether that seems comforting or threatening depends on our relationship to Him...
          
          even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.
          
          Psalms 139:10 (NIV)
          
          There's nowhere in all of existence that God isn't. Off the top of my head hell is even described as a place where people bear God's wrath in the presence of the Lamb. Not even hell is the devil's domain.
          
          We can't escape from God, so there's no point trying. We can't topple Him off the throne of the highest heaven. We can't hide from Him in the deepest pit of hell.
          
          For the psalmist David, and for all who trust in God, the omnipresence (presence everywhere) of God is a great comfort. We could have an audience with King Charles III, and God would be with us. We could be locked up in jail, and He'd still be there.
          
          For the people of God, He guides us. He will guide us wherever life takes us and keep hold of us. He's like a parent crossing a busy road with his young child, tightly holding their hand to keep them safe.
          
          'Omnipresent Lord, we're so grateful that You won't abandon us, wherever we find ourselves. Please help us to follow Your guidance, for Your glory, amen'.

Here's my most recent writing, I hope you enjoy:
          
          Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD, and turn away from evil.
          
          Proverbs 3:7 (ESV)
          
          Wisdom is like pride or humility, if we think we have them, we probably don't! What we think of ourselves doesn't matter so much as what God thinks of us. We face death, and after that, the judgement.
          
          God is our Judge, which is a fearsome thought. We're to humble ourselves before Him and to seek His mercy for our evil folly. Thankfully, the Fearsome LORD is also the Saviour of those who come to Him in sincere faith.
          
          The fear of the LORD may be the beginning of wisdom, but the love of God is the heart of wisdom. He is fearsome, but more profoundly, He's loving. We love because He first loved us.
          
          Christ died for evil sinners like me. Therefore we must turn away from evil. Instead, we should turn to Him and to follow Him all the days of our lives, until He calls us home.
          
          'Fearsome LORD, please forgive our foolish evil. may we fear You and be humble, for Your glory, amen'.

Here's my latest, hope it blesses you :) ...
          
          Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O LORD, and you are exalted as head above all.
          
          1 Chronicles 29:11 (ESV)
          
          God is great, although it doesn't really need religion to tell us that. We can see echoes of His greatness in the heavens and in the earth. All He had to do was to speak it all into existence.
          
          The Lord is omnipotent, He's all powerful. His word has power. He's glorious and worthy of universal worship.
          
          The victory is God's. Christ has even defeated our final enemy of death. Nothing can separate us from His love.
          
          The Kingdom is God's. It's not ours. He's the One who is exalted as head above all.
          
          'O LORD, You are great, powerful, glorious, victorious, majestic and exalted, and we worship You, for You are worthy of our praise, now and forevermore, amen'.

Here's my latest:
          
           1 Samuel 2:2 There is none holy like the Lord, for there is none besides You; there is no rock like our God. ESV
          
          Hannah knew that the LORD is the One True God, whether He gave her a son or not. In His grace He answered her prayer with Samuel. She responded with prayer and praise.
          
          No one is holy like the LORD. He is set apart in His righteousness. I'm reminded of Isaiah who witnessed the angels declaring that God is thrice holy; the whole earth is full of His glory.
          
          Not only is the LORD holy, but He calls us to be holy as well. By His Holy Spirit this is possible. He can transform us from sinners to saints.
          
          There is no rock like our God. 'On Christ the solid Rock I stand; all other ground is sinking sand'. Anything and everything else will let us down, but not the Faithful One.
          
          'Sovereign, Faithful God, we worship You for Your beautiful holiness. Please wash us clean in the blood of the Lamb, and sanctify us by Your Spirit inspired word. In Your Son's name we pray, amen'

Here's my latest devotional:
          
          “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
          
          Exodus 20:8 (ESV)
          
          There's ten commandments, not nine. Because most of us aren't Jewish, most of us are tempted to disregard the Sabbath. Yet at it's heart, this commandment is about taking time to rest.
          
          We're not robots. We're not machines. We need to take time to rest.
          
          Even God Himself, who doesn't need to rest, rested on the seventh day of creation to set us a blueprint for our times. This commandment isn't burdensome, it's for our good.
          
          We're not to get legalistic, Pharisaical and Seventh Day Adventist about the Sabbath. Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath, which was made for our good. We weren't made to bend over backwards to keep legalistic restrictions.
          
          'Lord our God, we thank You for being our Sabbath rest from striving to earn our acceptance with You. Please help us to take time to rest physically from the labours of the week. For Your honour we pray, amen'.

Here's the latest of my writings:
          
          For where two or three gather together as my followers, I am there among them.”
          
          Matthew 18:20 (NLT)
          
          Taken in isolation, this seems a nice verse. In the context it's rather uncomfortable. Contextually, Jesus is talking about confronting sin.
          
          If we're to confront sin, we're to start off one to one. If that doesn't work we're to take along one or two others. If that doesn't work it has to be taken to the whole church. If that doesn't work, it's excommunication.
          
          Excommunication sounds like something out of a horror film or a cult or something. Basically though, if someone claims to follow Jesus, they have to live like it. If not, they have to be kicked out of the community of faith.
          
          Even excommunication doesn't have to be final. It's more like a marital separation than a divorce. The aim is for restoration: the excommunicated person will hopefully be shamed into repenting and seeking to be restored to fellowship.
          
          'Lord God Almighty, we thank You for Your presence, even when it seems uncomfortable. Please help us to live wholeheartedly for You, and not to be duplicitous and hypocritical. For the honour of Your name, amen'

Here's my latest writing:
          
          Jesus said, “You have now seen him; in fact, he is the one speaking with you.” Then the man said, “Lord, I believe,” and he worshipped him.
          
          John 9:37-38 (NIV)
          
          The blind man saw. The 'insightful' religious people were spiritually blind. What an irony!
          
          Jesus made the blind man to see, not just physically, but spiritually. Who can make the blind to see, except God alone? The Lord Jesus is God become a man.
          
          Physical health isn't our greatest need. One day we will die. Spiritual health is most important because we have eternal souls which will reside in heaven or hell for eternity.
          
          The blind man saw that Jesus is Lord, and he worshipped Him. That's what we should all do. We don't need to emulate the religious bigwigs. We need to emulate the blind man who is healed.
          
          'Heavenly Father, please help us to worship Your Son and to receive the spiritual insight that He brings. In His name we pray, amen'

I'm back after a break; here's my latest:
          
          For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ.
          
          Galatians 1:10 (ESV)
          
          The Apostle Paul wasn't a people pleaser. His priority was God's approval. If that made him enemies, then so be it.
          
          The Galatian church was being deceived that they needed to become Jewish to be properly Christian. Jesus wasn't enough, they were being told, circumcision was necessary. Paul was strident in his opposition to such teaching.
          
          Paul wasn't a flatterer. He told the Galatians that false teachers are accursed and satanic. He wasn't there to serve the Galatians primarily, but Christ the Lord.
          
          Our priority is our relationship with God. If that is right, everything else will fall into place. God should come first, and then we will love people all we ought.
          
          'Heavenly Father, please help us to prioritise Your service, not that of people. May we be faithful to Your gospel, in the name of Jesus, amen'

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