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DAILY DEVOTIONAL

The Blessing which the Cross Affords

Jimmy Swaggart

This is the first mention of the Cross, although in shadow, after the Fall. The Lord told Satan through the serpent that victory would come by the Seed of the woman. Ironically, woman has no seed, with the exception of One, Who was the Lord Jesus Christ.

All of it was done for you and me.  Considering that, it is incumbent upon us to have the Blessing which the Cross affords

All of it was done for you and me. Considering that, it is incumbent upon us to have the Blessing which the Cross affords




The Blessing which the Cross affords. | Devotional by Jimmy Swaggart

"And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; it shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel" (Gen. 3:15).
 
This is the first mention of the Cross, although in shadow, after the Fall. The Lord told Satan through the serpent that victory would come by the “Seed of the woman.” Ironically, woman has no seed, with the exception of One, Who was the Lord Jesus Christ. Christ bruised the head of Satan, and did so at Calvary’s Cross. That’s where Satan was totally and completely defeated (Col. 2:14-15).

The “heel of Christ being bruised” concerned the suffering, humiliation, and shame of the Cross (Heb. 12:2).

So, as to exactly how the Lord would do this, we now know after the fact; however, at the time that the Lord related this word to Satan, the Evil One knew that a Redeemer would be brought into the world through a woman, but no more information was given regarding how the Redemption would be effected.


God, however, keeps His Promises. For every person who will believe, and irrespective as to who that person is or what they have done, this which the Lord told Satan so long, long ago is now an accomplished fact. Satan’s head was bruised at the Cross, and at great price, we might quickly add.

But here is the clincher:
All of it was done for you and me. Considering that, it is incumbent upon us to have the Blessing which the Cross affords. It is done simply by Faith, which pertains to placing our Faith exclusively in Christ and what He did for us at the Cross, and not allowing our Faith to be moved elsewhere. That is the secret of all blessings (Eph. 2:13-18).


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Jimmy Swaggart

Rev. Jimmy Swaggart is the Pastor of Family Worship Center, in Baton Rouge Louisiana, a multi-cultural, interdenominational, Full Gospel Church that continues to be the spiritual hub of the ministry


Gospel joy, knowing how honored and loved we are in Christ (verse 5), makes us ready for this mission.

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Poetry of Praise and Redemptive Mission

Timothy Keller
The praise of the redeemed. His people praise him because he has made them his people and because he honors and delights in them —though they don’t deserve it. Gospel joy, knowing how honored and loved we are in Christ, makes us ready for this mission.
Praise unites us also with one another. Here is “the only potential bond between the extremes of mankind: joyful preoccupation with God.” Praise the Lord!

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The Praise that Unites All

Timothy Keller
Praise Those Unites. We see extremes brought together in praise: wild animals and kings, old and young. Young men and maids, old men and babes. How can humans be brought into the music? He has raised up for his people a horn, a strong deliverer.
All of nature sings God’s glory; we alone are out of tune. The question is this: How can we be brought back into the great music?

DAILY DEVOTIONAL

Praise Resounds Throughout Creation

Timothy Keller
The Praise Of Creation. Praise comes to God from all he has made. It begins in the highest heaven (verses 1–4). It comes from the sun and moon and stars (verse 3), from the clouds and rain (verse 4).
Christians are saved by faith, not by obeying the law, but the law shows us how to please, love, and resemble the one who saved us by grace.

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True Worship that Pleases the Lord

Timothy Keller
A little boy left his toys out and went in to practice the piano, using hymns for his lesson. When his mother called him to pick up his toys, he said, “I ca n’t eat; “I’m singing praise to Jesus.” His mother responded: “There's no use singing God's praises when you're being disobedient.”
Psalm 19 tells us that, unless you repress it, you can still hear the stars singing about their maker.

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From Heavenly Greatness to Inexhaustible Love

Timothy Keller
The number of stars is still uncountable by human science, yet God knows them by name (verse 4; cf. Isaiah 40:26). Job speaks of the creation, when “the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy” (Job 38:7).

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