Nr. 183: Life with Jesus is sweeter every year!

Nr. 183:

Life with Jesus is sweeter every year!

Psalm 73 1. A psalm of Asaph. / Yes, God is good to Israel, compared to the pure in heart. 2 But I - my feet had almost stumbled, the little close was my steps slipped out. 3 For I am angry at the arrogant when I saw that it was wicked good. 4 For they are free of disease until his death, and their strength is well in force. 5 They know not need that other people, and they are not bothered by other people. 6 Therefore pride is their necklace, violence shrouds them as a garment. 7 Their eyes stand out from obesity, heart tanks erupt. 8 They deride and speak evil of oppression, from on high they speak. 9 They lifted her mouth up to the sky, and their heavy dashes out of the earth. 10 Therefore they get their people to turn it over to them, and water in abundance sucking them in himself. / 11 And they say: How would God know anything? Is it knowledge of the Most High? 12 See, these are the ungodly, and forever safe growing in velmakt. 13 Yes, in vain I have cleansed my heart and washed my hands in innocence; 14 I was however bothered all day, and every morning came to me with discipline. 15 If I had said: I will speak thus, behold, I had been unfaithful to your children's generation. / 16 And I thought about it to understand this: it was a pain in my eyes / 17 - until I went into God's holy and gave heed to their demise. 18 But on slippery places set them, you let them fall, so they perished. 19 How they were destroyed in a moment! They went under and took the end in dismay. 20 As an aft of nothing a dream when one has woken up, so stern you, Lord, their skyggebillede for nothing when you wake up. 21 When my heart was bitter, and it stuck me in my kidneys, 22 when I was unreasonable and understood nothing, like an animal, I was against you. 23 But I am always with you, you have seized my right hand. 24 You lead me by your counsel, and afterward optar to me in glory. 25 Whom have I in heaven? And when I have you, I do not like anything on earth. 26 fail than my flesh and my heart, as though God is my heart's rock and my portion forever. 27 For behold, they that keep him away from you, are destroyed, you destroy all who fall from thee of fornication. / 28 But for me it is good to keep me close to God, I put my trust in the Lord, the God of Israel, to tell all your deeds.

Here is one of many, many songs I grew up with that convert is, wonderful:
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Dwight L. Moody said: There are three things I will be surprised when I get to heaven.
1) That I am there.
2) That the ones I expected to be there, is not there.
3) The I did not expect to see there, is there.

For me it's a very mature in this, that one sees things that one has been trained, but then that makes their own experiences. That was what was so special about the pioneers that we now look up to. Once in his past came forward with their views, they were by and large resisted and had difficulties with it the great and the learned.

Asaph did own experience and it did something to him

There are reasons for that life with Jesus is better and more glorious. Without experience and their own experiences, this is not true. For Asaf became a reality, not just something that he had learned and heard by others. This did Korah children.

Psalm 78:3 What we have heard and know, and what our fathers have told us,

It's great to hear what others have experienced and learned, but Korah children also had experience on their own.

Psalm 48:9 As we have heard, we've now seen it in the Lord of hosts, the city of God, in the city of our God, God makes it fast for ever. Sela.
Psalm 44:2 God, with our ears we have heard, our fathers have told us the work you did in their days, in days of old.

It is when the Christian life is a life that we experience is a reality, that it is large, we develop and mature. Without the experience matures, we never! Christian life is first and foremost a life to be lived, not just a theory and a doctrine.

Asaph was discouraged

When Asaph saw what it apparently went with the non-believers, so he became discouraged. To be discouraged is a testimony that we are not matured as a believer. We read in Psalm 23:03 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
The reason the text says that he restores my soul. If God can do His work in us there is no room for discouragement and depression in our lives, we are constantly happy. Discouragement is something that belongs to the old man as we "lose" when we assumes's new man as God's word speaks of something he wants us all to do.

We saw the apostle Paul.

2 Corinthians 6:10 as sorrowful, yet always happy, as poor, as though making many rich, as those who have nothing and still owns it all.

When one experiences God in the depths is a self-set free.

Joh. e. 8 32 and ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.

Asaf had not experienced this

Asaph was even put out of action by looking at the ungodly and other people, this is a sign of immaturity. There are times it is necessary and appropriate to look at other people. But this puts us the game, then we are assured that we are not perfect in Christ. I'm not talking about salvation, but to be mature as a Christian. Asaph was so out of the game that he was about to lose faith.

Psalm 73 14 I was however bothered all day, and every morning came to me with discipline. 16 And I thought about it to understand this: it was a pain in my eyes.

When every day is a nuisance because other people have done anything wrong or you are put out of action because other believers have behaved carnal and has been sickening. This is not even perfect in love.

Look at Jesus

This is by looking at Jesus can also be misused, we will of course not find us to accept everything. But we should be sufficiently mature and upstairs spiritually, we are going to be the head not the tail. That no matter what others do, think or believe, so we do not lose your temper or come in faith conflicts with ourselves for others.

I have experienced this

At first that convert is and the first years of my faith journey, I was very easy and much influenced by others. But eventually I had to find my own spiritual standpoint and everything was changed. No people around me changed - at least not for the better - but I learned to deal with it around me!

Asaf "found" the solution

Psalm 73 17a - until I went into God's holy.

The secret of Asaph as for us, even to meet God and Jesus (we need them both). And make our own experiences with God. It is wonderful to read and hear about Louis Karlsen, David Wilkerson, TB Barratt and many others. But when one reads and hears about them, so they have a lot of flesh with it, like all other people. How much better and more glorious is it not even to do that Asaph; go even into the Lord's holy and God's presence? This I recommend above all else. Live your life, even within its God alone and focused on God. This teaches writing as well.

Matt. 6. 33 But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and in all these things added unto you 5 And when ye pray, ye shall not be like the hypocrites, for they will be happy to stand and pray in the synagogues and on street corners, to appear before the people, verily I say unto you, They have already received their reward. 6 But you, when you pray, go into your closet and close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. 7 And when ye pray, ye shall not heap up many words as pagans, for they think that they will be heard for their much speaking. 8 Do not be like them! for your Father knows what I need before I ask him.

We should always put God first in our lives!

The secret to mature and be a mature believer is not really that difficult. It is always to put God first in his life, when mature, one automatically. In any situation, and throughout life is about to do to set the Lord always first. This experienced Asaph and his life went from dark to light, from despair to joy and from unbelief to faith. Just listen here:

Psalm 73 23 But I am always with you, you have seized my right hand. 24 You lead me by your counsel, and afterward optar to me in glory. 25 Whom have I in heaven? And when I have you, I do not like anything on earth. 26 fail than my flesh and my heart, as though God is my heart's rock and my portion forever. 27 For behold, they that keep him away from you, are destroyed, you destroy all who fall from thee of fornication. / 28 But for me it is good to keep me close to God, I put my trust in the Lord, the God of Israel, to tell all your deeds.

Life with the Lord can not be said and expressed better than this. For me it is good to draw near to God. The burden of one who had printed a download away. The Christian life is buoyant and is a happy and satisfied believers who are going to heaven and sing so well and easily in my spirit. Other people however they can not push me down, life with the Lord is just brilliant, wonderful and well!

Helhjertethet is scarce among the faithful

2. Chron. 16. 9a For the Lord's eyes risks of all the earth that he with his power to support those whose heart is completely with him.

Holy Spirit is God's eye, and he hazards all over the earth to find a woman or a man who has heart right with God. Hearts are what the world needs, not seeking his own we sing a song. Moreover, in song states that hearts are what the world needs is baptized in the Spirit and fire.

It will take you to heaven

It will take you to heaven is a personal faith in Jesus, but it will also take you further in your Christian life and as a believer is a personal, warm and intimate relationship with Jesus and God the Father, Amen!

1. Joh. b. 1 3 what we have seen and heard, declare we and you, that and I can have fellowship with us, but our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ. 4 And this we write so that your joy may be full.

When we live in a constant pleasure, even an absolute joy, even here on earth and among people who all too often choose a different path with his life, even believers, than the things of God and that God's word requires. There is a buoyancy in our own lives that are God's word and Jesus' own spirit, holy spirit anointing is a constant and daily experience, that we live in and by 24 h, 7 dg and whole life through! Until we are at home one day with Jesus and God the Father.
And Asaph's testimony is yours and mine its: Psalm 73 1.a Yes, God is good to Israel. 28 But for me it is good to keep me close to God, I put my trust in the Lord, the God of Israel, to tell all your deeds.

THERE COME IN MY HEART

As dew to the sun's rays disappeared my sin and shame,
When the blood completely cleared me.
Our sin he never measure, God's precious Lamb.
Each a burden he willingly took on.

CHOIR: It sings in my heart,
God's Son has set me free.
He filled me with life's source of wealth.
Farewell then grief and pain,
Once everything is in past.
I stand ready in the late midnight.

I do not have to struggle, in the commandments and requirements.
It could never satisfy him.
My sickness, sin, he threw in oblivion deep sea.
He won the eternal victory of the Cross regulars.

Aage Samuelsen

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