8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. – Hebrews 13:8 NKJV
58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. – 1 Corinthians 15:58 NKJV
“and besides, the God of Israel doesn’t care.”
8 Think again, you fools!
When will you finally catch on?
9 Is he deaf—the one who made your ears?
Is he blind—the one who formed your eyes?
10 He punishes the nations—won’t he also punish you?
He knows everything—doesn’t he also know what you are doing?
11 The Lord knows people’s thoughts;
he knows they are worthless! – Psalm 94:7-11 NLT
14 The Lord will not reject his people;
he will not abandon his special possession. – Psalm 94:14 NLT
19 When doubts filled my mind,
your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer. – Psalm 94:19 NLT
22 But the Lord is my fortress;
my God is the mighty rock where I hide. – Psalm 94:22 NLT
“Experience is the best teacher.”
“This is not necessarily true. If it were true, everyone who got older would get better. But they don’t. Experience is the best teacher only if you evaluate it, learn from it, and apply the lessons to your life.” – John Maxwell
8 Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning,
For in You do I trust;
Cause me to know the way in which I should walk,
For I lift up my soul to You. – Psalm 143:8 NKJV
14 So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son. – John 1:14 NLT
The First Certainty — Jesus’ Unfailing Love (Grace)
The Second Certainty — Jesus’ Faithfulness (Truth)
30 Now it came to pass, as He sat at the table with them, that He took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. 31 Then their eyes were opened and they knew Him; and He vanished from their sight.
32 And they said to one another, “Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us on the road, and while He opened the Scriptures to us?” 33 So they rose up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven and those who were with them gathered together, 34 saying, “The Lord is risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!” – Luke 24:30-34 NKJV
The Third Certainty — The Resurrection
35 And they told about the things that had happened on the road, and how He was known to them in the breaking of bread. – Luke 24:35 NKJV
The Fourth Certainty — The Table
36 Now as they said these things, Jesus Himself stood in the midst of them, and said to them, “Peace to you.” – Luke 24:36 NKJV
The Fifth Certainty — Jesus was with them
20 For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.” – Matthew 18:20 NKJV
37 But they were terrified and frightened, and supposed they had seen a spirit. 38 And He said to them, “Why are you troubled? And why do doubts arise in your hearts? 39a Behold My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself. – Luke 24:37-39a NKJV
The Sixth Certainty — Living Proof
In Jesus’s resurrected body, He continued to bear the scars of His crucifixion of what He did for them and for the salvation of those in the future.
39 Behold My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself. Handle Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see I have.”
40 When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His feet. – Luke 24:39-40 NKJV
The Seventh Certainty — Jesus Died For You
He died for the world that was not living their life for God.
Yes, He died for the world collectively but for you as an individual as well.
The Eighth Certainty — Remember My Death. The Scars Prove It.
23 For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread; 24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” 25 In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”
26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes. – 1 Corithians 11:23-26 NKJV