Going deeper with Jesus
This writing is about a friend who taught me a lot.
What does God care about?God cares about peopleGod cares about loveGod cares about forgivenessHe cares about painAnd failureAnd repentanceHe cares about how we use our talentsand how we use our time,and how we use our money,and what our intentions are God cares about how much we want to know about Him,how interested we are in […]
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Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.1 Corinthians 10:12 Lord, keep me humbleRemind me that I am but dustFrom dust I came and to dust will I return, somedayWhile I am here, let me glorify YouFor that is the whole purpose of man Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or
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And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left. Isaiah 30:21 Seek GodListen for His voiceAsk Him to help you discern His voice and to recognize itThe times are very darkIt may
Procrastination, or is it?Postponing or getting things done?Putting God offDisciplineTaking that stepFear of the unknownMaybe not fear, just unsuretyNot feeling so confident about somethingTaking the leapIs it just a thought, a good idea,or is God trying to prompt you to do something? Sometimes you know, other times you just have to start walking in that
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From the Old Hymn, Amazing Grace written in 1779 by John Newton Through many dangers, toils and snares I have already come: ’tis grace has brought me safe thus far, and grace will lead me home This verse of Amazing Grace went through my mind todayI have been considering a preacher who is off track,who
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Steven, You are a very rich preacher.Money is not exactly what I am planning to address here.Your preaching is full of methods, doxies, and graphs, littered with pieces of the flesh, which is the richness I am addressing… The Lord cuts in here: I counsel thee to buy of Me gold tried in the fire,
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And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Colossians 3:23 With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men: Ephesians 6:7 This is similar to: Do this unto the least of these, you have done it unto Me. Whatever you do, do it unto the LordNot
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The widow who gave two insignificant coins was honored by JesusShe gave all that she hadJesus noticed herGiving our all to Jesus is significant And Jesus sat over against the treasury,and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury:and many that were rich cast in much. And there came a certain poor widow, and she
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And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. Matthew 6:12 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee? Matthew 18:33 Jesus expects us to forgiveIt’s pretty simple, but slightly difficult to fully understand What we do is we accept His forgiveness and then we
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Our idea of perfection and God’s idea of perfection is not the same thingGod’s idea of perfection leads us to true humility and abandonment of our selfOur idea of being in God’s perfect will might be a glorified holiness or other ideal of the flesh that can be seen by ourselves and others We also
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