We need not fear life, because God is the Ruler of all and we need not fear death, because He shares immortality with us.
Ann Landers (1918-, American advice columnist)
Romans 14:9-12
Christ died and came to life for this: that He might rule over both the dead and the living. But you, why do you criticize your brother? Or you, why do you look down on your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God. For it is written: As I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow to Me, and every tongue will give praise to God. So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God. (HCSB)
Revelation 1:17-19, tells us this, “When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. He laid His right hand on me, and said, “Don’t be afraid! I am the First and the Last, and the Living One. I was dead, but look—I am alive forever and ever, and I hold the keys of death and Hades. Therefore write what you have seen, what is, and what will take place after this.”
John, recognizing Christ, fell down at His feet acknowledging the Authority of Christ in his life. It would be good for us to do the same thing these days. The first part of verse 9 should sober us, and put us in our place. Why, because even death is ruled over by our Savior, he holds the keys to everything. There is no way around Christ!
He, Jesus, is the center of creation; it exists by Him, through Him, and in Him. Acts 17:25 says, “For in Him we live and move and exist, as even some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also His offspring.” If you think that you have “skirted” Him in life, at the moment of your death, you will meet the King of Death, and His name is Jesus, and if you were king over your life, instead of Jesus, you will know who the King was …God’s Blessings.
Pastor William
Ann Landers (1918-, American advice columnist)
Romans 14:9-12
Christ died and came to life for this: that He might rule over both the dead and the living. But you, why do you criticize your brother? Or you, why do you look down on your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God. For it is written: As I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow to Me, and every tongue will give praise to God. So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God. (HCSB)
Revelation 1:17-19, tells us this, “When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. He laid His right hand on me, and said, “Don’t be afraid! I am the First and the Last, and the Living One. I was dead, but look—I am alive forever and ever, and I hold the keys of death and Hades. Therefore write what you have seen, what is, and what will take place after this.”
John, recognizing Christ, fell down at His feet acknowledging the Authority of Christ in his life. It would be good for us to do the same thing these days. The first part of verse 9 should sober us, and put us in our place. Why, because even death is ruled over by our Savior, he holds the keys to everything. There is no way around Christ!
He, Jesus, is the center of creation; it exists by Him, through Him, and in Him. Acts 17:25 says, “For in Him we live and move and exist, as even some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also His offspring.” If you think that you have “skirted” Him in life, at the moment of your death, you will meet the King of Death, and His name is Jesus, and if you were king over your life, instead of Jesus, you will know who the King was …God’s Blessings.
Pastor William
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