100 Reasons I Am Secure in Christ
Responding to the sermon series on fear, I challenged everyone (including myself) to write down 100 reasons we are secure in Jesus. Here goes mine...
1. He created everything that is...including me...He can handle anything that comes my way!
2. He knows everything; Jesus knows better than I do how to handle the good and bad stuff in my life.
3. Jesus came and took on skin and bone...flesh and blood to know what I go through; He did it without failing; without sinning; He made it possible.
4. Jesus loves me...enough to die for me.
5. Jesus stands before God the Father and "runs interference" (intercedes) for me when I fail...when I sin.
6. He has given me a wife who loves me for who I am.
7. He has given me a beautiful daughter who is brilliant and who is searching for God...for herself.
8. He has given me a courageous son who loves life; loves his family and wants to please Christ.
9. He has always given me a roof over my head.
10. He has always provided a meal on the table when I am hungry.
11. He has given me His Word to guide my decisions big and small.
12 He talks to me through His Word... assuring me that He loves me.
14. He talks to me through His Word...assuring me what His will is.
15. He listens to me when I pray.
16. Jesus death on the cross assured me of an eternity in heaven.
17. Through the calling of God and the prompting of the Spirit, Christ prompted me to follow Him into full time Christian ministry...a FULL TIME JOB!
18. Christ has always provided for our family; we have rarely been without a paycheck.
19. I was raised with a solid Christian heritage.
20. I have a hope that I will see Him face to face when I die or when He returns...whichever comes first.
21. I have a hope that I will see my deceased brother Jan, because He saved him just before his death.
22. I have averted being involved in natural disasters...that could have taken me or my family's life (tornadoes; hurricanes).
23. I have averted health issues that have plagued many people I know.
24. My family is healthy and whole.
25. Christ has given me a sharp mind/sound reasoning to receive his good gifts of grace and promise.
26. Christ has given me a resolved will to follow Him no matter what.
27. There are REAL PEOPLE in Scripture that I can identify with who made it in spite of their sins and shortcomings...I think of David.
28. Christ has given me a complete set of emotions to both enjoy Him and despise what is NOT of Him.
29. He receives my worship, however incomplete.
30. He has given me great grace gifts and I am fulfilled when using His gifts to help people come closer to Christ.
31. I am secure that Christ has given me the gift of faith to receive what I would normally receive without faith.
32. I have faithful accountability partners within my church to help me when I lack strength and keep me from straying.
33. I have faithful accountability partners outside of the church that help when I need them too.
34. He has given me a church leadership team that wants Christ's best for His church...GCC.
35. Jesus promises that the Gates of Hell will not withstand the advancement of the Church; Hell will NOT win!
36. Christ protects from the oppression of the Devil and his demons.
37. He will NEVER leave me.
38. He will never FORSAKE me.
39. He always has my family's and my best interest at heart.
40. He acts as a good shepherd and keeps me close to his side.
41. He gives me/us joy in our salvation on this earth.
42. He (His Spirit) is there to prevent me from sinning/falling short if I only listen.
43. He is just and fair in all His dealings with me.
44. He is just and fair in all His dealings with my family.
45. He is just and fair in all His dealings with the church/Church.
46. He proves His love to me everyday by giving me another day to worship and serve Him.
47. He doesn't answer ALL my prayers.
48. He's wise enough to see everything I don't see.
49. He's wise enough to NOT tell me about everything I DON'T see.
50. He doesn't hoard His power; He allows his followers (me) to access it for all my needs!
More next week...