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HIS
SUSTAINING
LOVE
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SEPTEMBER
2007 |
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ISSUE
NO. 68 |
The Newsletter is Published via the Halo
Ministries
"WHAT
IS
RIGHTEOUSNESS?"
Written
by Johanna Hobrath
During
a quiet time on August 14th (2007), I listened to a radio program.
The radio program featured a powerful lady speaker, and she made
reference to "Righteousness in Christ."
While
writing the September 2007 Halo Ministries’ Newsletter, my thoughts
focused upon the Scripture that states: ".
. . for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a
rewarder of them that diligently seek Him." [Hebrews 11:6]
September
3, 2007 is designated as the "Labor Day" holiday. When
working every day, you or I have the privilege to lift our thoughts and
hearts to a God that created all mankind [Genesis
1:26].
With grateful hearts we may acknowledge that God can and will help us
face another day. The Bible speaks much about the word
"labor". One of the Scripture Verses states: "The
labour of the righteous tendeth to life: . . . " [Proverbs
10:16]
None
of us are righteous on our own merits. Granted, there are good
people that will give "the shirts off their backs", so
to speak. However, the question remains: "what about
your soul and eternity?"
When
I come to God in prayer, I need not fear the grace of God.
Why? God has proven His Love by giving Jesus to a world that
needed "the
Grace of God through Jesus Christ, the Lord"!
The
word "righteousness" refers to "a right
standing". A person need only to accept the grace that God
offers through Christ’s atoning task. The atoning task occurred
on Calvary’s Precious Cross some 2000 years ago. This mystery
may be accepted via "faith" that believes that God desires for
me and for you to be in "right standing" with Him.
Spiritually
speaking, people that you know may be good, moral people; however, our
righteousness - or walking on the path of righteousness - is achieved
when having the righteousness through Christ Jesus.
Philippians
3:9,13, 14 tells us:
"And
be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law,
but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which
is of God by faith:
"Brethren,
I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do,
forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those
things which are before,
"I
press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ
Jesus."
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Prayer ~
LORD
JESUS, thank you for the privilege of walking on the "Path
of Righteousness" that leads to the Glorious
Eternity. And, Lord, when the "Valleys of Life"
bring heartache and disappointment, I know you are near and hear
my petitions of prayer.
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Matthew
18:19,20 ~
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On
August 31, 2007, I had the opportunity to click into the
"TIME" Website.
The
website featured a very interesting article entitled "Reconciling
God and Science". The article spoke about Francis Collins who
is a scientist. His photo is displayed on the "TIME"
Website as he appeared in the National Cathedral in Washington,
D.C. The article, that is featured on the "TIME"
Website, gives a lengthy account of Collins’ belief. The article
stated about Collins: "
. . . although he does not believe God is rationally provable, he thinks
that natural phenomena--such as the development of conditions favoring
life on earth in the face of incredible odds--point toward the
divine."
The article may be accessed via http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1211593,00.html?iid=sphere-inline-bottom.
Johanna’s
comments: The search for "the Divine" has been and will
be a continuous subject throughout the journey of mankind. The "Path of Righteousness" through
Jesus Christ the Lord is available to every human being that desires to
accept "the Grace of God"
[JOHN 3:16].
May
the month of September
find
you on the "Path of Righteousness"
through
Jesus Christ the Lord!
.
. . Until Next Time - Regards, Johanna
For
many years now, my zeal for the religious writing ministry has brought
about the HALO
MINISTRIES. The HALO MINISTRIES
is presently an internet ministry. Without being flamboyant, I am
grateful to be working for this worthwhile internet ministry. May
I state that "the
Halo Ministries is a worldwide ministry, and the pulpit is located via http://www.haloministries.net."
Dear
Reader . . . .
May
you be blessed as you read and/or review
the
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