Going deeper with Jesus
This writing is about a friend who taught me a lot.
The story of Samson and Delilah has always fascinated me. God instructed the Israelites not to marry foreign wives as, He said, they would turn their hearts from the Lord. In fact, that is how Solomon’s heart turned from the Lord. And the Lord was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the […]
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The suffering continues but it’s much different now. frustration, anger, doubt, but not the pain that it was before. Mainly the feeling of not being loved by God… It’s hard to understand why God allows suffering but He says, ‘fellowship of suffering’ and we should ‘not be surprised when some fiery trial comes upon us.’
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You must purge the evil from among you. That term was used in the Old Testament first, when people would choose to do evil. They still do. God wanted them separate, set apart for Himself. He still does.Our first example was when God removed Adam and Eve from the portion of the Garden where the
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Make time in your day for Jesus. Spend time with Him whenever you can. Absorb His unfailing love while in His presence. And then, reciprocate. How do we spend time with God? How do we even start?God has feelings. He made each of us for His pleasure. That is very important to realize: Thou art
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Don’t take it lightly. Speak it as much as you are led by the Holy Spirit.He opens doors of hearts to receive, and sometimes to those who reject. The more you read God’s word and meditate on it, the more it will become a part of you. Jesus is the word who became flesh and
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Do not despise prophecy. Despise not prophesyings. 1 Thessalonians 5:20 There were several prophets in the bible that were hated and were heavily persecuted and suffered for speaking the word of God. For some reason, some people do not like to hear the word of the Lord. It is beyond me. Why don’t they respect
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We know the story of The Prodigal Son, the one who squandered his wealth, strayed from his father and his family and from all he knew that was good. Then, he finally came to his senses and came back home thinking he would just be a servant to his father since he had messed things
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Search for your own treasure. Have you ever heard of something that Jesus showed someone else? And you know it’s of God? And you want to hear more, to know more?Don’t try to hear what that person receives from God as a way to hear from God. Search for your own treasure, not just the
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Your own self-righteousness will get you nowhere. God will not recognize it as righteousness.It means nothing and it stands for nothing. The righteousness of God is profitable to pursue. Any righteousness not founded on the word of God is baseless. Our righteousness are as filthy rags.But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our
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Howbeit when He, the Spirit of truth, is come, He will guide you into all truth: for He shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever He shall hear, that shall He speak: and He will shew you things to come. John 16:13 Jesus told us exactly who would lead us into all truth. Jesus is the Truth.
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