Friday, July 21, 2017

IS THERE MORE THEN ONE WAY TO GOD? / HowWillYouEscape



This is the 7th of 7 devotions with the theme
"Redemption"

This is the impartation devotion; Father, thank you for redemption.
I receive the finished work of redemption for salvation, healing and deliverance.

IS THERE MORE THAN ONE WAY TO GOD?
by
Rebecca Cooley

(Adapted from John 14:6; John 10:1)

Most religions teach that there is more than one path to God and some teach that there are many paths to one God. Are all religions that teach this in error? Are there different paths that lead people to God and to heaven? This question must have risen in Jesus’ day because He clearly addressed this issue:
“I am the way the truth and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through me.
I am the door to the sheepfold.
If any man tries to get in some other way,
he is the same as a thief and a robber and he cannot enter in.”
Jesus clearly asserted that He is the one exclusive path to God. God is the source of eternal life and Jesus is the avenue to that source. Jesus and the Father are one. This claim makes the world angry and creates oppositions in many religions thus the different paths to God.
Father, I believe in Jesus and I accept the truth that Jesus is the door to heaven and to you. I proclaim that Jesus is the Lord of my life and I will seek for no other. Thank you for making a way for me to come to the Father.


HOW WILL YOU ESCAPE?
(Adapted from Matthew 26:42; Hebrews 1:3; 2:3; 9:22)
Verse
Father if there be some other way
Let this cup pass from me
But nevertheless not my will but Thine be done
If there had been some other way
He wouldn’t have died on the cross
He came to seek, He came to save
That which was lost
Chorus
How will you escape
If you neglect so great a salvation
There’s no other way
But through His blood for this redemption
Come to him today
Don’t turn Him away
On your knees just pray
Bridge
Oh my friend, if you don’t know Jesus,
If your not saved by His grace
Eternity waits for your answer
Oh my friend, don’t delay
©LoveWalkPublishing WordsAndMusic by KentCliffordCooley
Devotion by RebeccaAnnCooley / All Rights Reserved


Thursday, July 20, 2017

THE REDEEMED / A New Song





This is the 6th of 7 devotions with the theme
"Redemption"


THE REDEEMED OF THE LORD
by
Kent Cooley

(Adapted from Revelation 7:13, 14)

Then, addressing me, one of the elders said,
Who are these clothed in the long white robes?
And from where have they come?
I replied, Sir, you know. And he said to me,
These are they who have come 
out of the great tribulation,
and have washed their robes and made them white 
in the blood of the Lamb.

We are the redeemed of the Lord, redeemed by the blood of the Lamb. God has bought us with His own precious blood. We are now a part of a very elite group in heaven entitled “The Redeemed.”

Thank you Father for loving us and redeeming us with the precious blood of Your Son. We rejoice in this great redemption. Jesus, You are the Lamb of God. We love You because You first loved us. We are Your redeemed.

“Oh, my Redeemed, not only do I look forward with great anticipation to hearing all my redeemed lift their voices as one to sing a new song unto me, the song of the redeemed, but I also cherish you, my Redeemed now. Lift your voices in song unto me. You are my Redeemed. I cherish the sound of your voices rejoicing in Me and in this redemption. I am rejoicing over you now and I soon shall rejoice over you with joy and joy over you with singing.”


A NEW SONG
Devotion: The Redeemed
(Adapted from Revelation 7:13, 14)
Verse 1:
I once sang a song that was lowly and blue
I once sang a song, the only song I knew
But then the Spirit came,
I praised His holy name
And He placed within my heart a song of praise
Chorus:
He has placed within my heart a song
And I will sing unto the Lord a new song
Even a song of praise unto my God, a new song
He has placed within my heart a song
And I will sing unto the Lord a new song
Even a song of praise unto my God,
A new song to my God
Verse 2:
And there shall come a time
When the Redeemed of the Lord
Shall sing a song they’ve never sung before
With their voices they’ll sing,
O how the heavens will ring,
A song the holy angels cannot sing
© LoveWalkPublishing
WordsAndMusic by KentCliffordCooley
Devotion by KentCliffordCooley

Monday, July 17, 2017

HARVEST IS COMING / We Got It Made


This is the 5th of 7 devotions with the theme
"Redemption"


HARVEST IS COMING!

by
Kent Cooley

(Adapted from Matthew 16:26; Ephesians 2:8)

When I was just a boy in the 70's, I remember a song by Joel Hemphill that left a great impression on me.

Pity the man who has treasures to hold
Yet he holds not the peril of great price.
Pity the man though he lives long on earth
Yet he holds not the giver of life.
Doctor or lawyer, traveler or merchant,
Builder who builds on the sand.
Pauper or King to be saved is the thing.
If he’s lost then pity the man.

At the beginning of this new year, we once again re-evaluated our goals and looked back over what has been accomplished from where we were last January. I am not just speaking of the monetary and financial aspects of life. I speak of accomplishments and achievements in the spiritual realm as well. Most of the time there is a price to pay for God's perfect will and one's destiny. It is a process that takes faith, patience and time. Few people pursue just this in their lifetime. But it is so worth it – the journey as well as the destination. I would not change places with the most elite in town. However, I do believe a harvest time is coming. It always does after seed is planted, watered and tended to. It is God's way. There is a harvest in this life from seed sown but the greater harvest is eternal.

Father, thank you for this journey that you have me on. It is exciting to think about the spiritual truths that are yet to dawn on me. It is exciting to wonder what is the next chapter in this season on earth. We really do have it made because when all is said and done in my life and all my accomplishments have been achieved and my destiny road ends, I will move into my mansion and begin a new life in heaven! Wow! Let the redeemed of the Lord say, "We've got it made!




WE’VE GOT IT MADE
Devotion: Harvest is Coming!
(Adapted from Matthew 16:26; Ephesians 2:8)
Chorus
We’ve got it made
We’ve been washed in the blood of the Lamb
We’ve got it made
We won the prize for the race Jesus ran
We’ve got it made
Our debt’s been paid
We’ve got it made
By His grace we’ve been saved
Verse
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob dug wells
That all of their children would receive
Though they shed not one drop of sweat to dig,
Still they came for generations to drink
In the garden of Gethsemane,
Jesus shed great drops of blood
Digging a well of salvation,
With joy we can drink from because of His love.

©LoveWalkPublishing WordsAndMusic by KentCliffordCooley
Devotion by KentAndRebeccaCooley / All Rights Reserved