Going deeper with Jesus
Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;2 Corinthians 10:5 You know those thoughts, bad thoughts that come in your mind? How did they get there in the first place?The image of the angel on one shoulder […]
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When you think you’re all that, the fall is comingPride rears its ugly head and perches itself above even the throne of GodPride is what caused Satan to fall and he still entices us todayWhat a good person you are!Look at you!You pray, you read your Bible, you do so many things for the Lord!You
Suffering is such a big subjectThere is no way to write it all down or figure it all outPeople come and goThey are in our lives for a timeIt could be a long time or a short timeSome are important, some are notSome mean more than othersSome we have a deep deep love forEven so
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And the Lord said unto Moses, Is the Lord’s hand waxed short? thou shalt see now whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not. Numbers 11:23 There are a couple of things I found interesting about this scripture, where God spoke to MosesThis was after the Israelites were complaining about having no
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I’m moving and I have a big house to clear outEverywhere is stuffToo much stuffUnder the bed, in the closets, on the walls, in the cupboards I think the Lord wanted me to get to this pointA slice of my love of the world that we are supposed to hateComforts and beauty and accumulationIt reminds
And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye
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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