Going deeper with Jesus
If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me: Psalm 66:18 The sin that is hidden is not hidden. The sin that we like, the thing that we ignore, that sin we cannot get the victory over is exposed and bare before God. Neither is there any creature that is not manifest […]
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They soon forgat His works; they waited not for His counsel:But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.And He gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul. Psalm 106:13-15 The Israelites are examples of who not to follow in the word of God. They disappointed God over and over
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God was careful to add some of the faults of the characters in The Bible. We see Abraham was afraid to let anyone know Sarah was his wife because she was so beautiful. And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah. Genesis 28:2Can we say
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Touch not the unclean thing. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, 2 Corinthians 6:17 The verses before are specifically talking about worshiping other gods. That opens a big box of ideas where there are many things that could
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The Priests If you want to be in God’s inner circle, any sin or worldliness cannot enter. Once that sin is confessed and cleansed, we are pure. In the Old Testament most people were not able to come into the inner courts. This was reserved for the priests. We are now considered priests. Jesus has
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If we want to be holy, if we want to be close to God, if we want to please God, to walk beside Him, to sit at His feet, to lay our head on his chest, we cannot do that if we cling to our sin. That does not mean we are perfect in our
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