Vanity where is thy sting

To have life, real eternal life, is to have Jesus. To overcome, we must have a power that is greater than the object we are seeking to overcome.

Christ, the almighty God, walked in human flesh, was tempted in all points as we are and yet without sin, overcame them all. Christ promises to give to us, the same power that sustained Him in His earthly life. By the surrender of our will to the will of God, moment by moment we can overcome sin and thereby receive the gift of living eternally in the presence of God and the vast universe of His creation. Dear reader, heaven waits to bestow the greatest gift imaginable upon you.

Maybe you have already heeded the call of Christ:. I pray that you are experiencing a daily living walk with God, praying often and spending quiet moments with God. I pray that you are daily gaining victories through the power of Christ.

But if you have not yet fully surrendered your life to Christ, lose not a moment to make things right! Cast yourself at the feet of one who knows no failure. Plead with God for needed strength to gain the victory. Surrender all to the guidance and direction of Him. Study the word like never before, and by the grace of God you will conquer death! Jillian 2 years ago - April 12, at pm.

Louise Myers 3 years ago - April 26, at am. Antwi Richard 3 years ago - January 9, at pm. Carolyn Thompson 4 years ago - March 16, at pm. Hoping how to share with 2 of my children who don't believe in God, even though raised in the church.

I'm praying God will make himself known to them, just like he did for me, when he saved me. Mike morgan 4 years ago - December 20, at am.

So if this mosaic law wasnt adhered to perfectly then judgment for our sinning brought spiritual death. But thnks to God thru Jesus Christ for the gospel message. Norman Dalrymple 4 years ago - June 8, at am. Need to have a more detailed discussion on "the strength of sin is the law is sin". How can the law which is good, given by God becomes the strength of sin when is was given for the people to live in obedience to God.

For me the law exposed sin for what it is and in return the enemy took advantage of their weaknesses and created havoc among them. Its like a dangerous snake when in hiding and is uncovered would react violently in its attempt to destroy those who uncovered it. God bless. I was so blessed by your gem of an article. It really gave me a better and biblical understanding of this verse.

I believe the Holy Spirit led me to your site. If one is not careful, you can be led to a site that does not 'rightly divide the word of truth'. I believe that your cite, thru the Holy Spirit has done just that. God Bless you and Thank you! Servant of Christ 6 years ago - April 13, at am. Glory to God for this word. I thank God for saving us and giving us the opportunity to receive eternal life instead of eternal death.

The example he lived on earth as a men let us know his power still reign in the ones that allow him to come in them. Glory to God!!! Samuel larbi 6 years ago - March 5, at pm. Anonymous 6 years ago - March 4, at pm. Anonymous 9 years ago - March 30, at am. Old Mom 9 years ago - March 19, at am. I appreciate your words Emmanuel. Well said. May God continue to bless you in your ministry.

I'll forward your commentary to my husband and daughters to encourage them in their walk with the Lord. Joel Ridgeway 10 years ago - January 5, at pm. Thanks for that reminder Emmanuel. Sometimes the truths that we are most familiar with we take for granted.

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Truly there must come a time of dying … and resting. And it has brought us faithful reports from her Saints to guide us. There is an unseen as well as a seen world. No matter how out of joint we might have become with our Creator, we can be reconciled with Him through our relationship with the Second Person of the Holy Trinity, our Savior Jesus Christ. For each of us individually, this requires our accepting that gift and His Lordship in our lives. This means, having accepted that need and His Lordship, we are already living in that eternal realm of relationship with the eternal Godhead.

What is that state? As still alive in these bodies and on this side of the doorway of death, we are mostly blinded to the reality of living beyond these physical bodies. Some of us, those we call Saints, can see and live that dual belonging to both realms.

We pray to have that belief strengthened. And what is that state? Certainly, better than here. Our Lord and St. Paul tell us that, still alive or asleep for centuries, we will all be gathered together with Our Lord.

And most important, we will continue to love and serve the Lord. And we believe that includes being with the Community of Saints, which means our loves and loved ones. Some practice a religion of submission to an unknowable god and want to force such submission onto others.

Some practice a religion of detachment … of not caring what Fate brings. Some embrace material life with all their strength and see god in material things, even nature or a planet. As we know, the power of these various visions has done little to alter or restrain the dark forces within the human heart or are imbedded within the entropy of a disintegrating cosmos.

Mankind, without knowing and accepting Jesus Christ, regards that turning wheel of material life as an inevitable force … as the implacable course of Fate written in the stars or the cold will of a distant god.

What are we to do? It can open such a pit of despair that many serious thinkers throughout history have fallen into it. Paul was such a man … who practiced his own jihad of sanctioned conversion by the sword … until he encountered the Living God. And then he himself was converted by the overwhelming power of the Love of God in Jesus Christ. Based on his incredible transformation, of all the disciples really, he has a lot to tell us … a message of Hope. The Rev. Canon Charles Dillon is rector of St.

Services are at a. Evening Prayer is Wednesday at 6 p. Call the church or the rector or go to ststephensoakville. Burke Owens of the St.