Going deeper with Jesus
Does loving the truth mean you love the Bible?Or maybe Jesus?Maybe it means to honor the scriptures,to believe what they sayOr maybe it means to follow them or Him? Perhaps loving the truth means to put the truth above all else, even your thoughtsThat’s what I think it means in the simplest form, To fear […]
The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility. Proverbs 15:33 Noah had to suffer humilitybuilding that gigantic ark which seemed ridiculousMoses gave up his high position as Pharaoh’s grandson to serve the LordJoseph was humbled by being sold into slavery by his brothersDavid was anointed king, then hunted as prey by Saul
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But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. 2 Corinthians 4:7 Many people misunderstand several of Jesus’ commandsAs stated above: that the excellency of power may be of God and not of us Without Him we can do nothingAnd similarly, the
I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. Revelation 3:15-16 Nobody wants to be cast aside by anyone, especially GodIf you lack what it takes to
I caught myself yesterday glorifying the bad things, the situations, the things I have been sufferingWoe is meTelling someone all the terrible things I had suffered during a situationI wasn’t wrong, I had suffered a lot of difficultiesI am going through a trial and many circumstances are hard and trying and I’m plain tired What
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I heard someone say yesterday that Job was a difficult book to read It is full of suffering and humility and scornThe Lord allowed Satan to strip Job of all that he hadHis wife told him to stop being a fool and curse Godand Job responded with a rebuke to her: Then said his wife
There are several appointed days where significant events occur throughout your lifeIf you are born again, that is a significant appointed day, just asYou were born on the appointed day Jesus was born on the appointed dayJesus was crucified on the appointed dayJesus rose again on the appointed day Noah started building the ark on
I’m getting rid of thingsMoving to a smaller placeMoving makes you do thatMake a choice between what you really like and what you don’tWhat is useful or important to you and what is notSometimes I have found a little charity inside my selfish heart:Someone else could surely use this Some are idols that should be
I was thinking of an offenseIt has been many days since the whole thing happenedI have forgivenI have prayed for the personI have let it go with the exception of trying to understand how it happenedI’m still reminded of it when something triggers a memory Let bygones be bygones, I heard the Holy Spirit say
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The good…And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Hebrews 1-:24 The bad….And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Ephesians 6:4 We can provoke for good or for badStimulate is another word that gives a
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