Morning Devotional; The Cross and the Crown.

[yort]

Troy a servant of God and the Lord Jesus Christ

Morning Devotional

The Cross and the Crown.

But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. Gal 6:14 (KJV)

George Bennard was born into a miner`s family in Ohio and came to Christ as a youth. He wanted to go to theological school, but family concerns kept him from the education he desired. In time, he became a traveling evangelist, diligently studying his Bible and reading all the books of his ministry, he carefully studied the the subject of the cross of Christ, praying for a deeper understanding of the meaning and power. As he preached from town to town, the words of a hymn began formulating in his mind. He sang portions of it at his meetingss. Finally he finished the hymn and sang the completed version to friends, asking them, "Will it do?"

It`s done very well. It`s "The Old Rugged Cross."
One of the hymn`s centeral ideas is that our trophies in this world are temporary and cannot compare to the power of the cross or to the crown to be awarded us when we stand before Jesus, "Where His Glory Forever I`ll Share."

In an age of awards and trophies, let`s keep our eyes on the cross and the crown.

So I`ll cherish the old rugged cross, till my trophies at last I lay down; I will cling to the old rugged cross, and exchange it someday for a crown. George Bennard.

Amen

Troy

 

[Coconut]

God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. Gal 6:14 (KJV)

God forbid that I should receive the glory (be highly favored among men) because I preach a man does`nt really have to die to follow Christ. --- God forbid because it would be full proof that I have not died to SELF.


Gal 1:8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should proclaim to you a gospel contrary to what we proclaimed to you, let that person be condemned!
Gal 1:9 What we have told you in the past I am now telling you again: If anyone proclaims to you a gospel contrary to what you received, let that person be condemned!
Gal 1:10 Am I now trying to win the approval of people or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be Christ's servant.



Mat 16:21 From that time on, Jesus began to show his disciples that he would have to go to Jerusalem and suffer a great deal because of the elders, the high priests, and the scribes. Then he would be killed, but on the third day he would be raised.
Mat 16:22 Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, "God be merciful to you, Lord! This must never happen to you!"
Mat 16:23 But Jesus turned around and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are an offense to me, for you are not thinking God's thoughts but human thoughts!"
Mat 16:24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone wants to follow me, he must deny himself, pick up his cross, and follow me continually.
Mat 16:25 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
Mat 16:26 For what profit will a person have if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life? Or what can a person give in exchange for his life?
Mat 16:27 The Son of Man is going to come with his angels in his Father's glory, and then he will repay everyone according to what he has done.


1Co 1:17 For Christ did not send me ...to preach the gospel...with eloquent words of wisdom.... lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power. For the message about the cross is nonsense to those who are being destroyed, but it is God's power to us who are being saved.


In an age of awards and trophies, let`s keep our eyes on the cross - amen!