Going deeper with Jesus
The root of bitterness springs up and defiles manyLooking 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 It starts with unforgiveness and a lack of graceIt takes hold and stirs up anger or jealousyIn the very specific form, […]
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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 Our god is a Jealous GodHe is jealous over us:For the Lord thy God is a consuming fire, even a
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And it came to pass, as they departed from him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for Thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he said. While he thus spake, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them:and
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For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.Ecclesiastes 7:20 When things you have done replay in your mind,all the people you have hurt in your life, all the sins you have committed both known by others or not, forgive yourselfOnce you have laid things at the cross, and have done
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Lord, how can we ever be perfect?Seems an impossible task… Apart from Jesus, thinking about the perfect person:Well, they’d be happyAnd fitAnd well-dressedAlways say the right things, do the right thingsThey’ll help you if you need itThey care about othersThey’re always clean and primpedpreferably have money and standingwell-respected Those are all good things and some
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Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, He it is that doth go with thee; He will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. Deuteronomy 31:6 So many examples in the Old and New Testaments where God’s people have felt like He failed them The Israelites
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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
Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and He bringeth them out of their distresses. He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still. Then are they glad because they be quiet; so He bringeth them unto their desired haven. Psalm 107:28-30 We have much trouble in the world right nowWe
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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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To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. Proverbs 21:3 To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the Lord: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he
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