Love of God is Shed In Our Hearts By the Holy Ghost Which Is Given Unto Us - Part 1071

Jesus said, "Lo I am with you alway, [even] unto the end of the world." (Matthew 28:20)

The Acts of the Apostles opens with Jesus ascension. Herein, we begin to see all the things that Jesus began both to do and teach "until the day in which He was taken up, after that He -- being Jesus -- through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom He had chosen -- to whom also He showed Himself alive after His passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God. (Acts 1:1-3)

In the beginning of his gospel, Luke expressed his observations this way. "Forasuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us, even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the Word, it seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first ... that thou mightest know the certainty of those things wherein you hast been instructed." (Luke 1:1-4)

And John wrote, "And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book but these are written that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing ye might have life through His name." (John 20:30-31)

These were the same men who companied with Jesus all the time "that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that He was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of His resurrection." (Acts 1:21-22)

The sad part today is that too often modern day religion starts and stops with their statement of faith -- as if in some way, a statement of faith consisting of bullet points could ever give one the  breadth and depth of wisdom and knowledge that is contained in the scriptures. It is for this reason that John wrote: "And there are also many things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose, that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written." (John 21:24)

"And he that saw [it] bare record, and his record is true, and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe. For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled. A bone of Him shall not be broken. And again another scripture saith, "They shall look on Him whom they pierced." (John 20:35-37)

As such, we as believers in Jesus need to take hold of the many truths that are contained in His Word. To study His Word diligently (as a workman does) for our strength. So that we CAN do all things through Christ who strengthens us. (Philippians 4:13)

 "Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand and rejoice in the hope of the glory of God, and not only so, but we glory in tribulations also, knowing that tribulation worketh patience, and patience experience, and experience hope, and hope maketh not ashamed because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

For when ye were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly -- for scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us -- much more then being now justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him -- for if, when we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son, much more being reconciled we shall be saved by His life.

And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement -- wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin, and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned; (for until the law sin was in the world; but sin is not imputed when there is no law) ...

That as sin hath reigned unto death even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 5:1-21)

Stand in the offering plate.