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Psalm 106:14 In the desert they gave in to their craving; in the wilderness they put God to the test.
How often do you give in to temptations around you? Do you feel God stops listening to you because you have caved in to them?
God continues to listen to our prayers, no matter what! We may annoy Him at times when we give in to things and run off to do our own stuff, but He is always listening and waiting!
Try not to give in but ask Him for strength to try and avoid the temptations in the beginning before you get there!
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Matthew 16:18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.
What is going to be your legacy when you die? Will you be known as a Christian, or just some other person, famous or not?
We may be able to show people how extraordinary we may be, like the amazing athletes during this Olympic games, but what do you know about their relationship with Christ?
God wants us to glorify Him in everything we do and that will build up the kingdom of Christ more than anything else!
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Psalm 97:7 All who worship images are put to shame, those who boast in idols – worship him, all you gods!
I struggle to understand how people can worship statues or build shrines around statues when they are not of God or Christ; but that is probably because I am in a relationship with Christ...
For someone who knows little else about God, having a deity of some description is a tempting proposition because we all have this built in feeling there is more to life than just living...
Be bold and worship Christ to show others how wonderful it is to have Him in your life!
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Psalm 18:2 The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
How do you look at Christ? Do you see Him as a deity who is far away from life – or someone who is walking by your side?
God wants us to know The Holy Spirit is with us at all times and is someone we can call on for anything and everything.
The Lord should be our first and last port of call for everything in our lives. He has offered Himself for us and we should accept Him whole heartedly!
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John 6:40 For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.
How many times did Jesus have to tell this same story to the disciples and to the people around them before they believed.
Well, this time Jesus was explaining things, the Jews did not want to believe because they took it literally they should eat Jesus’ flesh!
Try to help people understand who Christ is and how He can be the Bread of Life today!
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Psalm 147:20 He has done this for no other nation; they do not know his laws. Praise the Lord.
How did you get to know of the great things God can do in your life? How did you get to experience them?
If nobody told us about God and nobody opened up His Word to us, how would we learn?
Share a bit of God today. Share a bit of encouragement. Share a bit of hope.
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Deuteronomy 31:8 The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.
When God spoke to Joshua it was to remind Him of the power and strength God would supply for all of Israel.
If we are willing to walk close to God, He is willing to watch over us every step of the way, keeping us strong and protected.
Trust in God and He will make sure you are safe from the evil of the world.
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Psalm 66:16 Come and hear, all you who fear God; let me tell you what he has done for me.
How often do you tell people what God has done or is doing in your life?
We need to be honest and open with others about all the things God does – because this will encourage others to trust in Him more.
Talk about God. Sing about God. Pray openly. Worship openly!
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Joshua 3:7 And the Lord said to Joshua, ‘Today I will begin to exalt you in the eyes of all Israel, so that they may know that I am with you as I was with Moses.’
When God chooses you, He is doing so because He knows what you are capable of.
When you are chosen by God, you become different to the people around you because He does things differently for you.
When people notice you are different, it’s because God has chosen you to be different because He knew you from the beginning!
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Psalm 136:17 to him who struck down great kings, His love endures for ever.
We can look back through our Old Testament and wonder how God could allow things to happen; but in order to understand why, we have to find out the reasons behind the stories.
God gave people plenty of warnings and explained the consequences if they continued to do things wrong... Mankind chose to continue to do things wrong!
Natural disasters happen to everyone; but people disobeying God constantly are inviting more to happen to themselves!
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Psalm 16:7 I will praise the Lord, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me.
How many times have you had nightmares? How many times have you woken up sweating about something which is not real?
We know in our hearts what is good and wholesome and yet we still have nightmares or bad dreams – because we do not always cling to the hope we have in Christ.
Stop for a moment and think of the amazing hope we have in Christ!
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Luke 1:48 for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed,
Jesus was in the habit of reaching out to people when they were most in need – He was following in God’s footsteps!
God wants us to have the best and most blessed lives we can – to do this we need to be close to Him at all times.
To get close to God we need to humble ourselves and approach Him with open hearts and spirits.
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Psalm 106:37 They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to false gods.
How many times have you given in to something you should not have and it has affected your family?
When we do things wrong or sin against God, we are not just affecting ourselves but affecting God and the people around us.
Stop and think of the consequences before embarking on your next wander down the wrong path!
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Psalm 85:7 Show us your unfailing love, Lord, and grant us your salvation.
What does it take before you listen to God? Do you have to be told the same thing over and over again? How many messengers will God have to send your way before you listen?
God wants us to be good and faithful servant – that means stopping and listening to Him!
Stopping from being so involved with the world we take no notice of Him! Start taking more notice of Him and less of the world!
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Judges 9:15 ‘The thorn-bush said to the trees, “If you really want to anoint me king over you, come and take refuge in my shade; but if not, then let fire come out of the thorn-bush and consume the cedars of Lebanon!”
God has given us many warning about choosing leaders, and yet we seem to get it wrong so many times (mankind that is.)
We can look back at so many leaders who were chosen who have run countries into the ground or have done wicked and evil deeds – yet so many of them were voted into power!
We must be careful what we ask God for, because God will grant our prayers!
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Psalm 40:4 Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, who does not look to the proud, to those who turn aside to false gods.
Where do you look for blessings? May sound a silly question, but many times we look to worldly things to gain so called blessings instead of looking to God!
When we turn our back on God to follow other things, we should not expect God to bend the rules just so we can gain a few blessings!
Always look to God. Always seek His blessings through your worship for Him.
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Matthew 22:37 Jesus replied: ‘“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.”
When the Pharisees tried to trick Jesus into mistakes, they always got the truth told back to them which gave them things to think about!
Jesus told them the greatest commandment was to love God with everything we have!
We need to set aside our love for worldly things and give God a bit more praise – that way we get closer to loving Him with everything!
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Psalm 128:1 Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in obedience to him.
To fear the Lord does not necessarily mean to tremble at the sound of His voice of command.
To fear God means to have absolute respect and love for God.
When we truly love and respect God, we listen to His commandments, and we try to obey them.
Blessings come from listening to others and obeying what they are encouraging – God is pleased when we do listen and obey.
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John 6:57 Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me.
When Jesus was trying to explain how important it was He should give His life for each of us, He needed to say it many different ways!
Never before had anyone stood up and said everything depended on them – but if He just said that, the disciples may not have believed Him!
God sent Jesus who lived for God. Jesus sent the disciples who lived for Jesus. So should we!
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Mark 6:49 but when they saw him walking on the lake, they thought he was a ghost. They cried out,
What will it take you to truly believe from the bottom of your heart God is looking out for you?
Sometimes we do lose track of how much God does for us and because of that our faith is not as firm and full as it should be.
The disciples needed a jolt and Christ gave it to them. Do you really need to have things happen in your life before you believe all you see and read about from your bibles?