Great SeatsWritten by Paul Griffitts
And hath raised [us] up together, and made [us] sit together in heavenly [places] in Christ Jesus: We are seated together with Christ Jesus in greatest luxury box there is Heaven. What a triumph we have is Christ who has blessed us with all spiritual blessing in God. Our seat with Christ gives us righteousness, sanctification, redemption and citizenship in Heaven. We cannot but be in awe of gifts our Heavenly Father has given us. The verb "made us sit together" is in aorist tense. The aorist tense is characterized by its emphasis on punctiliar action; that is, concept of verb is considered without regard for past, present, or future time. There is no direct or clear English equivalent for this tense, though it is generally rendered as a simple past tense in most translations. The Greek word for 'made us sit together' is sugkathizo {soong-kath-id'-zo} literally means to cause to sit down together, place together. How about that for great seats we are placed together with Christ Jesus.
| | TOILET PAPER AND OTHER ROADSIDE GIFTSWritten by Irvin L. Rozier
Matthew 6, 31, 32: "Therefore take no thought, saying, what shall we eat? Or, what shall we drink? Or, wherewithal shall we be clothed? (For after all these things do Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things."I was a single parent with three children, and we were out of toilet paper, and I had no money to buy some. I prayed and asked Lord to give me enough money to make it through that day. Shortly thereafter, a friend of mine called and told me if I did a little work for him he would pay me $40. As I drove out to his farm, I was thinking now I could buy some toilet paper. About five miles down road, I spied something beside road. It looked like a grocery sack. I came to a stop, backed up, got out of my car, picked up bag, looked inside, and shouted, "Praise Lord!" Inside bag was a brand new packet containing eight rolls of toilet paper! You can't tell me that Lord is not concerned with every detail of your life. I had tears of joy in my eyes as I placed that precious gift in my car and drove on to my friend's house. The Lord not only gave me a small job so I could have some money, he also gave me something more precious than gold. The eight rolls of toilet paper revealed his great love he has for his own. I had planted a garden and needed some fertilizer. I didn't have money to buy it, so I asked Lord to provide it. My children sure enjoyed fresh squash, silver queen corn, and watermelons. Once again, I drove down this country road, spied something out of corner of my eye, stopped my car, backed up, and there, just for me, was a 50 pound bag of fertilizer. That example of God's love not only strengthened and encouraged me, it also made my garden grow. About a year later, a friend of mine called and wanted me to go with him to Hazlehurst, a town about 50 miles away. I said, "Okay", and drove on out to his place. I had forgotten to place an ink pen in my pocket. Usually I carry one and a small piece of paper to write my thoughts down. I said nothing to my friend but to Lord I said, "Lord, I need an ink pen." We started on our trip to Hazlehurst. My friend was driving, and I was thinking he was driving too fast and maybe I should be driving. I've learned if you drive speed limit you get there just as soon, and you don't have worry that you'll get a ticket. About 15 miles down road, my friend suddenly whipped Camaro over on shoulder, stopped and said "You drive."
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