Going deeper with Jesus
Pride is not our friend. It helps us to think lofty thoughts. Maybe it’s already in us. Maybe the thoughts are given to us by the dark side. Maybe a little of both. Satan is always lurking about like a roaring lion. He’s looking for that opening, looking for that crack in our armour. Our […]
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Being pliable in the hands of Jesus. That sounds easy enough. Making the choice to follow Him. And, then, actually letting Him take the helm, maybe not so easy at times. Jesus has been doing this for a long time, with many people. He is very tenderhearted toward us, that does not mean He is
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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
Repentance and Holiness: You Can’t Have One Without the Other Read More »
This is the first in what I am planning of a series on repentance and holiness. Just like every writing, it is not meant to tell all the answers. No human can possibly do that. Even if I wrote many books about holiness and repentance, there would be more to learn. There would be more
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Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame. Song of Solomon 8:6 The bible tells us our God is a jealous God. He is
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They say hindsight is 20/20. We don’t always know the value of something until we have passed it by. We also may not know the importance of something we do or don’t do until the opportunity is long gone. Have you ever prayed a prayer that you forgot about and you find out your prayer
For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of My supper. Luke 14:24 The Parable of the Banquet And when one of them that sat at meat with Him heard these things, he said unto Him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.Then said He
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Jesus is not a far off God who is not interested in us. He is both near and far. He fills Heaven and Earth.Am I a God at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar off?Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the Lord. Do not I
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