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 Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 9:05 pm
This is the first of many messages of encouragement. these are all God inspired and filled with love.
Love
John 3:16 says that God so loved the world that he gave. Now that is interesting because it says he gave, not we made him. He chose to rise out of bed and listen to the will of God. He could have said No I'm gonna sleep in. If God can love an entire world,past/present/future, then can't we? The word says to love your neighbor as christ loves us. He loved us while we mocked him on the cross. Is our lives more difficult than his, are our lives harder than his? I encourage you to try to love people for who they are. That doesn't mean that we accept any sins they do but remember that we also sin. Here's an encouraging psalm:
Psalm 100: Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands! Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before His presence with singing. Know that the Lord, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name. For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, And His truth endured to all generations.
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Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 7:00 pm
Freedom
We are no longer under the bondage of sin. We are under the saving grace of Christ. Before our bodies were dying, when you accepted Christ the old died and the new was born. Some people have fallen back into their old habits and ask if I'm saved why do I still do this? Well have you taken care of and addressed any bondage your still placing yourself in. It starts as a foothold, becomes a handhold, until it becomes a stronghold. Christ can free anyone we just have to give in and give up. I'll be honest Christ saved my from some addictions. I won't say what unless ya'll ask in a Pm but he does it. It took a while mostly because I kept trying to muscle my way through life. Finally I just gave in and obeyed. It felt so good, I felt lighter. Just give in, stop trying to fight and work through it. Rely on God not yourselves. When sin comes a knocking, don't fight it away. Christ does that for us, we need to rely on him. Here's a scripture to close with:
Psalm 37:4: Delight yourself also in the LORD; and he shall give you the desires of your heart
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Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 6:26 pm
after having a dry run I decided with God to change these devotionals to weekly. Check each week for a new devotional/encouragement.
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Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 6:39 pm
The Case for Christ
When confronted by a non-believer what do we, as christians, normally do? We start to justify our faith. We try to prove that God exists. Thats not what we are supposed to do. We are supposed to prove Christ's loving sacrifice. When we go on the defensive we aren't taking a stand we're just holding what we got. Its the Bible and the Holy Spirits job to prove to people the existence of God. We need to speak the words of truth. Use our swords. Urge then to pray the salvation prayer. Remember the most important thing, Do all this in the Lord's presence. Pray and ask Him to Lead you. I leave you with this scripture of encouragement:
John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him would not perish but have evrlasting life.
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Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 8:57 pm
Fear
When in trouble or stressed, don't be afraid. God is with you. He's there in the good and the bad, asleep and awake. Take a moment, calm down. Just enter into his presence. People are gonna persecute us and its gonna hurt. People will try to hurt, kill, scare, or laugh at us. We need to be confidant and courageous. Be meek, not weak. Meek is having power(God) but nowing how to use it responsibly. In times of trouble here are some scriptures to keep you confident:
Joshua 1:9, "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you where ever you go."
Isaiah 12:2, "Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; for Yah, the Lord, is my strength and song; He also has become my salvation."
Isaiah 30:15, "For thus says the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel: In returning and rest you shall be saved; In queitness and confidence shall be your strength."
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Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 2:45 pm
How great is God?! He created the world, us, the universe. He gave us the free will to choose and think for ourselves, but then he saw how destructive we were and started from the beginning a path back to him. He sent his son to die for us, when we really should be in hell. God put his Spirit in us and gave us the ability to hear, feel, see, and act like him. He saves us even when we don't want him to and he gives us hope each day that we can do better. Its all in our choices, we are either for him or against as the bible says. its a simple choice, if you have prayed the salvation prayer its just choosing God over the world, but if you haven't all you need to do is admit your a sinner, need God, and want him in your heart and really mean it.
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Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 8:13 pm
Truth
lets start off blunt. are you truthful about every sin you commit with anyone? if ot your not aone. thats what God wants the most though, a relationship. he wants us to come to him after a hard day and just rant and unload nn im. he wants us to be truthful whe we sin. when we do wrong to admit it and confront it. Luke 11:9 says to ask, seek, and knock. when you have a problem, remember Jesus went through it too. doubting, so did he. tempted, he was too. starving or just wanting, yeah that too. be truthful come to him with your hurts and angers and leave it with him.
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