Going deeper with Jesus
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. Matthew 5:7Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful. Luke 6:36 You please the Lord Jesus by using your skills and abilities to help others.You please Him from way deep down in your heart. You please Him by ignoring the things of the world. You please […]
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When we push Jesus aside, we are acting in pride. When we choose our own thoughts over His, we are pushing Jesus aside. When His word is not in all our thoughts and considerations, we are pushing Jesus aside. When this world is full of its demands and we succumb to them, we are pushing
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Who can love like Jesus does? Not a soul. Nobody can. Who can try? We can try. We can try to let Jesus love others through us. I just saw a video clip of a bully bullying and mocking someone. As I watched it, it got to me. The one who was being bullied hit
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Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. Revelation 2:4 This was a disappointment Jesus had with the Church of Ephesus. Most likely, we can see parts of ourselves in the descriptions of some of the churches that are listed in Revelation. Some people put themselves into the Church of Philadelphia, which
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You can feel it. People in the world are colder. So are people who call themselves by the name of Christ. It takes effort to love those who offend you, to love those who hurt you, to love those who are not of your same values, your same thought patterns.Those who want to destroy your
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How do we get Mercy? Give it. Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. Matthew 5:7 Demonstrate it. For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. Matthew 6:14-15 Love it. He hath shewed thee, O
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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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And all this assembly shall know that the Lord saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the Lord’s, and He will give you into our hands. 1 Samuel 17:47 When you have been treated unfairly and it seems the enemy has won, The Battle belongs to the Lord. If you can stand before the
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You know He hears when He answers prayers.You wonder when He doesn’t answer. That might remind you to check your heart, to make sure you’re asking according to His will. And this is the confidence that we have in Him, that, if we ask any thing according to His will, He heareth us: 1 John
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Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled; Hebrews 12:15 During prayer time, my mind wandersI try to keep my focusDoesn’t always happenToday, my mind wandered to a situation that happened many years agoI was treated unfairly and wrongly
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