Author: hannie2026

Job 25:4

As I studied the Scriptures this morning, I came to Bildad, the Shuhite’s argument with Job during his hard time.

He posed this question to Job to condemn him that his suffering was as a result of his sinful way, hence he (Job) should stop justifying himself before God.

I pondered on his question and it ministered to me that of a truth, no man can be justified with God. The Bible says, ‘All have sinned and come short of God’ ((Romans 3:23). The Bible further states that, ‘There is no one righteous, no not one (Romans 3:10).

With this fact clearly stated in the Scriptures, no one can be justified with God because He is holy and cannot behold iniquity (Leviticus 19:2; I Peter 1:15; Habakkuk 1:13). What He require of us is to be holy.

Being holy is not by human power or effort, then He sent JESUS at a time like this in the history of mankind to died for humanity, that the power of sin might be broken and we be justified with God.

I John3:8‭ ‘The one who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work’.

Romans 6:14‭ For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace.

It is the finished work of Jesus at Calvary alone that can justify one with God.

‭Galatians 2:16 ‘Know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified.

The Deed is done, Christ has completed the work on the cross.

As we mark the death and resurrection of Jesus, which happened over 2000 years ago, reconsider your ways. Religion cannot justify us before God. Our good deeds are not a match to His justification.

All He requires of you is, ‘Come as you are, accept the sacrifice at Calvary into your life by confessing your sins and accept Him as your Lord and Saviour today.

Then you will be justified with God.

‭Romans 3:24 ‘and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.

‭Titus 3:7 ‘so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life.

HAPPY EASTER. SHALOM IN JESUS NAME.

An adage says, ‘you place emphasis on what is important’. In this Chapter, Ezra at different point made reference to ‘the hand of our God’.

They have received grace from the heathen king to go back to Jerusalem to build the house of God. He did not take the assignment for granted but saw that they could only achieve the goal when the hand of their God is with them.

How did he see the hand of their God?

Verse 18 – It is the Good hand that was upon them. This means there can be the other side to the hand of God, which he pointed out in the latter part of verse 22- ‘His power and wrath is against them that forsake Him’ – that is the other side of the hand of God.

But for Ezra, he made bold to claim the good hand of their God. The hand is available to provide for all necessities- personnel needed – a man of understanding. The hand of God brings guidance to know what is right to do; protection against any form of attack- verses 21 and 31. Even the hand is personalised -‘our God’.

In our daily life, how do we see the hand of God? When things are not pleasant do we rely on that hand or we seek elsewhere?

Let us look at few scripture on what the hand of God stands for:

Ezekiel 37:1 -The hand of the Lord makes someone to possibility in impossibility.

Acts 4:30 – The hand of brings healing and wrought miracles.

Ezra 7:6 & 28; Neh. 2:8 – The hand of the Lord brings favour into one’s life even from people in authority.

Ezra 7: 8 – The hand of the Lord brings protection and safety.

What else does man needs that the good, gracious hand of God cannot supply? Nothing! Absolutely nothing!!!

All it takes is absolutely trust in Him. He has not changed. He is the same yesterday, today and forever, Amen.

Do you have relationship with Him? Can you boldly say, ‘my God’?

SHALOM

In my reading through the Book of Kings (I & II) and Chronicles, I came across this statement several times, ‘ and the rest of the acts of … and all that he did, are they not written in the book of Chronicles…’ about every king in Israel. I did not take cognisance of the statement until this morning when I read 2Kings 24.

For the kings that did well and those that did otherwise, their deeds were written in the Chronicles. Likewise our life is on record of the King of kings in Heaven.

‭Revelation 20:12 NIV‬[12] And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books.’

The question is, what is written in the book for you? Let us think about it now that we still have the opportunity to amend our ways.

SHALOM

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