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Not Automatic
Colossians 2:6-7 “And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him. Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.”
Over the next few days, beginning today, we will be looking at five things about growth. The first is that Growth Is Not Automatic. You can be born male, but it takes growth to become a man. I am sure you have heard it Read the rest of this entry
Step Up
Philippians 2:17 “But I will rejoice even if I lose my life, pouring it out like a liquid offering to God, just like your faithful service is an offering to God. And I want all of you to share that joy.”
Pouring it out is messy and muddled. If it was muddy and messy for Jesus, it is going to be muddy and messy for you. If it was not a straight line for Jesus, why are you expecting a straight line? Read the rest of this entry
Your Options
Matthew 25:16-18 “He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more… he who had the two talents made two talents more. But he who had received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master’s money.” (ESV)
You have a decision to make, and it is one of these two things. The first option is you can store it. When you store it, it is safe, but it is also sterile, and it leads to stagnation. Read the rest of this entry
Eternal Fruit
John 15:16 “You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you and I have appointed and placed and purposefully planted you, so that you would go and bear fruit and keep on bearing, and that your fruit will remain and be lasting…” (AMP)
Loving your neighbour as yourself means doing something about what God has done in you and for you. What has God done in you? Read the rest of this entry
With & For
Matthew 17:4-5 “Peter exclaimed, “Lord, it’s wonderful for us to be here… But even as he spoke, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy. Listen to him.”
For the next few days, we will be focusing on the words that only Jesus could have spoken. These are words to live by. When we have an experience with God like Peter, James, and John had with Jesus on the Mount of Transfiguration. Read the rest of this entry
From Within
John 7:38-39 “‘Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given…” (NIV, emphasis added)
Jesus came so that you may have life. And the key to this life in God is the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the one who unlocks this life. And this life that Jesus is talking
Need To Know
John 10:10 “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” (NIV)
Today, we are looking at three things about this policy, the Word of God. The first is that we need to realize that the Word (promise) of God is both conditional and unconditional. Some of God’s promises
C. I. F.
Psalm 119:37 “Turn my eyes away from vanity [all those worldly, meaningless things that distract—let Your priorities be mine], And restore me [with renewed energy] in Your ways.”(AMP)
For some people, a Change In Atmosphere means you will open your Bible and it will become fresh to you. It will be as though it is not the same Bible you have been reading. What has changed?
Character & Word
Ephesians 6:13 “Therefore, put on every piece of God’s armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm.”
2 Chronicles 20:17 “You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the Lord will give you, Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid;
Pray!
2 Chronicles 20:6 “Lord, the God of our ancestors, are you not the God who is in heaven? You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. Power and might are in your hand, and no one can withstand you.” (NIV, emphasis added).
When we look at this passage of Scripture, it seems Jehoshaphat is reminding God of who He is. But actually, Jehoshaphat was reminding himself about who God is by telling God who He is.
