John 17:4 (NIV)

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John 17:4 (NIV). ''I have brought you glory on earth by completing the work you gave me to do.''...... Thoughts on This Verse... One of the most amazing things that Jesus ever said, he said to his Father in heaven:''I have completed the work you gave me to do ...'' In fact, when he breathed his last, he said,''It is finished.'' Let's live with the glory of God our highest priority! This is our purpose as God's children (cf. Eph. 1:6, 12, 14; 1 Pet. 2:9-10). The more we live by Kingdom priority (Matt. 6:33), the more we can rest assured that we can finish our lives with a line similar to Jesus'!

The Kingdom of GOD is not of this World!

"The Kingdom Of God Is Not Of This World":
36 Jesus answered,

'My kingdom is not of this world.

If my kingdom were of this world,
my servants would have been fighting,
that I might not be delivered over to the Jews.
But my kingdom is not from the world.'
(John 18 : 36 - ESV)

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Psalm 37:16-17

Day 1 
2012/01/01 

Psalm 37:16-17 (NIV). Better the little that the righteous have than the wealth of many wicked; for the power of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous....... Thoughts on This Verse... What is your most important capital, your money or your character? I can assure you, this question will be asked of you a myriad of ways, quite often at the worst of all possible times when you are most vulnerable. Martin Luther supposedly said that the last thing to get converted in a man was his wallet. So will you choose the little of the righteous over the wealth of many wicked? Hmmm! Tough question in a pinch. So let's make that decision now before the circumstances change. God, his Kingdom, his will, and his righteousness come first, right?

The Mystery of Resurrection

The Mystery of Resurrection

50 Now I say this, brethren, that (BV)flesh and blood cannot (BW)inherit the kingdom of God; nor does [p]the perishable inherit [q](BX)the imperishable. 51 Behold, I tell you a (BY)mystery; we will not all sleep, but we will all be (BZ)changed, 52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for (CA)the trumpet will sound, and (CB)the dead will be raised [r]imperishable, and (CC)we will be changed. 53 For this [s]perishable must put on [t](CD)the imperishable, and this (CE)mortal must put on immortality. 54 But when this [u]perishable will have put on [v]the imperishable, and this mortal will have put on immortality, then will come about the saying that is written, “(CF)DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP in victory. 55 (CG)O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR VICTORY? O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR STING?” 56 The sting of (CH)death is sin, and (CI)the power of sin is the law; 57 but (CJ)thanks be to God, who gives us the (CK)victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
58 (CL)Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in (CM)the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.

Matthew 21:1-46 (New King James Version)

Matthew 21:1-46 (New King James Version)

Matthew 21

The Triumphal Entry

 ¹ Now when they drew near Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage,^[a] at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, ² saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Loose them and bring them to Me. ³ And if anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord has need of them,’ and immediately he will send them.”
⁴ All^[b] this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: 
       ⁵ “ Tell the daughter of Zion,

      ‘ Behold, your King is coming to you,
      Lowly, and sitting on a donkey,
      A colt, the foal of a donkey.’”<sup>[c]

6</sup> So the disciples went and did as Jesus commanded them. ⁷ They brought the donkey and the colt, laid their clothes on them, and setHim^[d] on them. ⁸ And a very great multitude spread their clothes on the road; others cut down branches from the trees and spread themon the road. ⁹ Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: 


      “ Hosanna to the Son of David! 

      ‘ Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!’^[e]
      Hosanna in the highest!” 

¹⁰ And when He had come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, “Who is this?” 
¹¹ So the multitudes said, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee.”

Jesus Cleanses the Temple

  

Matthew 16:1-28 (New King James Version)

Matthew 16:1-28 (New King James Version)

Matthew 16

The Pharisees and Sadducees Seek a Sign

 ¹ Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing Him asked that He would show them a sign from heaven. ² He answered and said to them, “When it is evening you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red’; ³ and in the morning, ‘It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ Hypocrites!^[a] You know how to discern the face of the sky, but you cannot discern the signs of the times. ⁴ A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign shall be given to it except the sign of the prophet^[b]Jonah.” And He left them and departed.

The Leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees