Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty, Which Was, And Is, And Is To Come! - Part 1768

"To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto Himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the Word of reconciliation." (II Corinthians 5:19)

"Now the Lord is that Spirit ... and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty!" (II Corinthians 3:17)

When we as believers consider the wondrous works of God, we recognize too that we have only begun to scratch the surface of the love and kindness of our Lord God and Saviour Jesus the Christ. Indeed, He has so much more in store for those who believe in the Lord Jesus by faith, and have been water baptized into His precious Name. (Acts 2:36-38) This is why we are instructed to love Him with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength, and to study His Word faithfully unto God, as doth a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of truth. (II Timothy 2:15)

And what is truth? Jesus said, "Thy Word is truth." (John 17:17)

For those who don't know Jesus personally in your heart, today is the day of salvation. This is the day that you can know that He is inviting you into His rest, all ye who may be weary of this world. Yes, the Lord Jesus is saying, "Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if any man hear My voice and open the door, I will come into Him and will sup with Him and He with Me." (Revelation 3:20-22)

This promise made before the world was even formed -- wherein the Lord who made the world knew that a body would have to be prepared as the perfect sacrifice, wherein His precious holy blood would be shed for our salvation. Yes, Jesus was God manifest in the flesh. (I Timothy 3:16) "He was in the world and the world was made by Him and the world knew Him not. He came unto His own and His own received Him not." (John 1:10-11) After His kindness and love, God willingly became our Saviour, paying the ultimate price so that we might be saved and know Him.

He clothed Himself in sin-prone flesh (yet without sin) in order that we could have a relationship with Him -- our Lord God and Saviour. O, how He must have suffered from the very beginning, knowing that tearing the veil from top to bottom -- from heaven to earth -- was the only way His beloved creation could be redeemed back unto Himself. Thus, the old covenant [testament] was the shadow of things yet to come.

But now, the promised Christ, the Messiah, has come and fulfilled the prophecies of old, concerning Him. And, we also know that this same Him of whom Peter said, "being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken and by wicked hands have crucified and slain: whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death -- because it was not possible that He should be holden of it." (Acts 2:22-24)

The first Adam was earthly, but the second Adam was the Lord from heaven. Not 1/3 of some god that is co-equal or co-eternal with another god but the one and same Lord God Almighty who moved across the face of the waters in Genesis 1:1-2. The same Lord God Almighty which was, and is, and is to come. And in this dispensation of grace, the time in which we live, our salvation is in Him -- the Lord Jesus -- who will save His people from their sins. (Matthew 1:18-21; Luke 1:35)

Indeed,"hear ye Him!"

His Name is Jesus -- Emmanuel, being interpreted, God with us. (Matthew 1"21-23) Yes, Jesus, who openly declared Himself the King of kings and Lord of lords, Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the ending! (Revelation 1:8, 11)

This same Jesus whom declared: "ALL power is given unto Me in heaven and in earth." (Matthew 28:18)

The prophet Daniel from afore alludes to one like the Son of man who came with the clouds of heaven to the Ancient of days, who gave Him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages should serve Him; His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away and His kingdom that which shall not be destroyed." (Daniel 7:13-14)

In the new, the scripture is further explained. "For He hath put all things under His feet. But when He saith all things are put under [Him, it is] manifest that He is excepted, which did put all things under Him. And when all things shall be subdued unto Him, then shall the Son also Himself be subject unto Him that put all things under Him, that God may be all in all. Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead,if the dead rise not at all?"

And then we will be given a new Name. But until that day comes, we should joyously look for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto Himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. These things speak and exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee. (Titus 2:13-15)

Stand in the offering plate.