What Shall I Render

David's psalms bear witness to much of what we have in Christ Jesus as a reality: God's Holy Spirit, God's presence, God's forgiveness, and God's credited righteousness.

God has the power to give life to the dead, to make streams of water flow in the desert, to keep us strong to the end, to guide our lives for His glory!

God's call to us is to come to the Son. In Him we find the Way, the Truth, and the Life; In Him, only, will we find rest for our souls. (Matt 11:28-30)

Jesus is God's solution for people's sin and faithlessness, and that is good news!

The Spirit of God has from the beginning in Genesis been doing what brings life according to God's purpose. He, now, works for God's purpose in God's covenant related children, by God's own promise (Acts 2:38, 39; Eph 3:16; Jn 6:63; 7:37-39 et al.).

Trying to fit the redemption of the kingdom into a system of human performance is a waste of time and a rejection of Christ's redeeming blood (Matt 9:14-18).

Arrogance, self-righteousness, seeks to diminish salvation to a checklist of rules accomplished by human effort. This mentality will keep us from hearing and receiving the message of salvation. The rich young man in Matt 19:16-30 stands as an illustration of a checklist mentality.

What tax collector expects a rabbi, much less the Messiah, to call him to "follow Me"? Which of the disciples wants to be seen with a known tax collector as a part of their group? If a tax collector gets a personal invitation to follow Jesus, and receives a purposed designation as a apostle of the Christ, what hope will that afford tax collectors and sinners, even today?!

As Fathers, we face the God-given responsibility to protect and provide for our families. This pressure serves well to point us to the Faithful Father, who will provide for us as we seek to imitate Him.

The LORD, YHWH, had proven His authority and His enduring love to save, deliver, and rescue. Jesus is the fulfillment of God's power to keep His promises (Psalms 107; Matt 8).