Here’s the gist, human. Misrepresenting Jesus is to posture about his persona instead of emulating his power. We have a choice: to reflect Jesus, or to mispresent him. God grants believers the gift of suffering for Christ. It is not a consequence of sin. That’s how I see it. It is a consequence of being a believer. Paul tells us that believing and suffering are gifts from God. The Holy Spirit is not with us to comfort us by never challenging us. He is with me; He is with you to comfort us in the struggle. I think it is a struggling toward, a suffering toward relationships that stand firm in one Spirit. And proof to adversaries that they are condemned by their behavior.

E163. Thanks for listening.

Philippians 1:29

29 For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him,

Faith to Witness 99 Season 3 Episode 163 God’s Gift of Grace and Suffering (let the Holy Spirit comfort my earthly walk for Christ)

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True or False: You can imagine what God has prepared for you.

Here’s the gist, human. What do you imagine God has prepared for you? Moses lived a hard-fought testimony and died in the arms of God. (or so I envision it). Today we consider obedience gone rogue, two strikes on a rock and a God who represents his holiness. We explore a shepherd’s mental path: Forget not. Accept. Trust. We climb Mount Nebo to see how Moses left this earth. An obedient servant. With a distant view of the Promised Land alongside the God he served. It breaks my heart in all the right places.

E162. Thanks for listening.

1 Corinthians 2:9

But, as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him.”

Faith to Witness 99 Season 3 Episode 162 What Breaks My Heart in All the Right Places (a view from Mount Nebo)

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Here’s the gist, human. Consider a word that cuts to the bone for so many humans. Sacrifice. And this. God first sacrifices a Son (John 3:16) to give us a King. Jesus sacrifices his life to give humanity eternal life. Humanity, every human can sacrifice a life of earthly gain, the human gain of things, to live in the redeeming praise of His victory. It takes the fruit of our lips. That’s how praise works. It’s the stuff meant for kings. It’s the spiritual business of having a Savior who is Lord of your life. The eternal King.

And the better we know Him, the deeper the praise. The louder. The longest. The only.

E161. Thanks for listening.

Hebrews 13:15

15 Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that openly profess his name.

Faith to Witness 99 Season 3 Episode 161

The Better I Know my King, the Deeper My Praise (Part 2)

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