Sons of Light -1 Thessalonians 5:3-5

I skipped over this middle section yesterday because I was trying to make the post not so long...but then I looked at these verses, and realized they were a promise in and of themselves!

"For when they say, "Peace and safety!" then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape. But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief. You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness."

Our Father -2 Corinthians 6:16-18, 7:1

This is such an amazing promise...I read it today, and instantly knew that I wanted to share it.

"And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God. As God has said: "I will dwell in them and walk among them. I will be their God, and they shall be My people." Therefore "Come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, and I will receive you." "I will be a Father to you, and you shall be My sons and daughters, says the LORD Almighty."

The beginning of the next chapter really summarizes what our response should be to all of the promises we've seen in 2 Corinthians.

"Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God."

 

Father to the Fatherless -Psalms 68:4-6

"Sing to God, sing praises to His name; Extol Him who rides on the clouds, by His name YAH, and rejoice before Him. A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in His holy habitation. God sets the solitary in families; He brings out those who are bound into prosperity; But the rebellious dwell in a dry land."

Sons of the Living God -Romans 9:25-26

"As He says also in Hosea: "I will call them My people, who were not My people, and her beloved, who was not beloved. And it shall come to pass in the place where it was said to to them, 'You are not My people,' there they shall be called sons of the living God."

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ -Ephesians 1:3-6

"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved."

This great passage is full of promises:

• He has blessed us with every spiritual blessing
• He chose us in Him...before the world was even created
• He chose us as His sons
• He made us accepted in the Beloved

And as the passage says, He did this according to His will, to bring praise to Him.

Being a son of God -Matthew 5:9

"Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called sons of God."

As A Father Pities -Psalms 103:13-14

"As a father pities his children, So the Lord pities those who fear Him. For He knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust."

Christmas is Coming! -Isaiah 9:6

We just got our Christmas Tree today...in other words, Christmas is coming!

With that in mind, I thought I would start posting promises about the coming of Christ. I honestly don't know how many prophecies/promises there are regarding Christ's birth, so we'll see if I make it all the way to Christmas :)

I thought I would start with a pretty well known prophecy from Isaiah 9...I won't put the whole passage down, but I may later go back and do another verse from this chapter.

"For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."

Not only is this a promise regarding the prophecy of Christ's birth, but there also is a promise in all of the names given to Jesus....As Christians, we can rely on God that He is and will be all of those things on our behalf...

...He is wonderful
...He is our Counselor
...He is a mighty God (on our behalf)
...He is our Everlasting Father

...and He is our Prince of Peace.