Going deeper with Jesus
He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives:but from the beginning it was not so. Matthew 19:8 God hates divorce because it stems from the hardness of heart. And He hates the sin that brings the hardness of heart: Unforgiveness, bitterness, hatred. And did […]
Selfishness is not a fruit of the spirit. Taking care of yourself and being selfish are two different things. Remember when Martha was complaining about Mary not helping her? Jesus wasn’t phased. Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things: But one thing is needful: and Mary
Praying for our leaders is an exhortation in the Bible. Not just for our leaders, but for all. I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. For
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This boy is real. His mom abandoned him when he was very young.Then his dad abandoned him when he started acting out in negative ways. Years of neglect and dismissal. Now, he has nothing to give. He does not care if he gets in trouble. He does not care about anyone, especially himself. Lord Jesus,
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It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not.They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23 Yesterday my coworker was my enemy. She likely still is today, but what if my mercies for her were new every morning, like God’s are for us? This is a sort of maturity
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Going the extra mile is not easy to do. Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if any man
But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for He is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil. Luke 6:35 Jesus was kind to the unthankful and the evil. We know about loving our enemies.
The enemy hates God’s work. He will try to stop it, disrupt it, make us stumble and fall into some sort of sin such as unforgiveness. If we start operating in sin, that can and does inhibit God’s work through us. One scripture that comes to mind often is that Jesus was kind to the
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Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body. Hebrews 13:3 Our brothers and sisters across the globe are suffering greatly in many countries. They are being slaughtered, losing comfort, losing their dignity and their lives. We need to pray for them earnestly. Confess your faults
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I was about to write something on social media. I was right. It was true. But then, I saw a big bonfire. It had all sorts of things in it, fueling it. Lots of wood, hay and stubble, which in the bible, represents the flesh. It was massive. No need to add more, it was
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