Going deeper with Jesus
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin,and have omitted the weightier matters of the law,judgment, mercy, and faith:these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.Matthew 23:23 The Pharisees paid tithes of what they wanted, but they left out what was important to GodThey […]
People like to have an image to look toWhen Moses went up to the mountain, the people made a golden calfSomething to look to, to be a representative of GodThe heathen love their idols but is it just the heathen? Later on in scripture, the Israelites wanted to have a King, to be like other
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In the beginning was the Wordand the word was with God and the word was God John 1:1 And God said Let there be light and there was light. Genesis 1:3Jesus was with God in the beginningIf you’ve ever studied Jesus in the Old Testament, you know He was thereFrom the very beginning God is
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Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you. Matthew 7:6 Not giving that which is holy to dogs is a metaphor that Jesus brought up in The Sermon on the Mount referenced aboveDogs in
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Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither His ear heavy, that it cannot hear:But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid His face from you, that He will not hear. Isaiah 59:1-2 The whole chapter of Isaiah 59 tells how God’s people have gone astrayAt
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Thus saith the Lord, The heaven is My throne, and the earth is My footstool: where is the house that ye build unto Me? and where is the place of My rest? Isaiah 66:1 Humans have no right to order God around, but some do just thatWe are flesh and came from dust and will return to dustThe only things we do that
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Be ye hot or coldDon’t lose your first love Revelation 2:4If you love the world, the love of the father is not in you 1 John 2:15Hate or love Jesus’ words Luke 9:26Check yourself, how do you feel when Jesus says something you don’t like?How do you deal with that? Do you humble yourself before
Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord. Psalm 27:14 The Israelites didn’t waitThey didn’t understand yet Who God was, His majesty, His Mightiness Even though He had performed amazing miracles in their sightThey thought of God, the God of Heaven and Earth, not sure
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For all those things hath Mine hand made,and all those things have been, saith the Lord:but to this man will I look,even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit,and trembleth at My word. Isaiah 66:2 Pride vs HumilitySuch a hard thoughtGive all glory to GodSounds goodSounds easySounds like any Christian should be
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And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28 I never get tired of hearing this scriptureGod can fix it, whatever the problem, He has a solutionThis scripture has given me hope many timesI must’ve believed it