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1 Timothy 5:25 In the same way, good deeds are obvious, and even those that are not obvious cannot remain hidden forever.
Have you ever wondered why other people get all the attention, even when you are doing good things?
Don’t get all worked up about it because nothing gets done without God noticing things; it is not for the recognition or bragging rights that we should be doing things but to please God!
If God wants you to get noticed then He will open up the doors at the right time and make sure you do get the recognition for all you are doing – just keep going and keep doing it because you love God!
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1 John 4:18 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.
Love allows you to see past the things of this world. Love allows you to reach out when the world says no!
When you allow God into your life you are allowing Him to fill your heart with His love. With you heart full of His love, you will have no problem taking that love and sharing it.
True love allows you to get past any fears you have. Worldly love leaves a big gap between you and your destiny. God is trying to bridge that gap for you…
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1 John 4:10 This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
Do you think of love as a chicken and egg situation where you cannot love someone else without them loving you as well?
Love has to start somewhere and if you are serious about it, it must start with you!
God started the ball rolling by sending His Son to pay for our debt so we can be forgiven; all we need do is to love Him back with the same love He has already shown us.
With that love in us we can then share love with other people and encourage them to see what God has done.
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1 John 4:7 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
Which side do you choose to live on? The side where you follow the world and everything the world can teach you, or the side where you follow God and all He can teach you?
You may be complaining now and saying it is not a fair choice because we already live in this world – but we do have a choice to make.
God is love. If we seek after God, we seek after love. If we seek after the world we seek after personal possessions which turns to greed, lust, envy and jealousy.
Allow God to guide you.
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Psalm 14:5 But there they are, overwhelmed with dread, for God is present in the company of the righteous.
For those who do have a knowledge of God and a semblance of good and evil, fear and dread fills their lives every day.
They know they have done wrong and they fear the consequences.
But God sent His Son Jesus Christ to come and take on the ultimate payment for our actions – not all consequences are covered by Christ because we still have to answer to local laws…
But God has set us free so we can spend our eternity with Him in Heaven!
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Psalm 14:4 Do all these evildoers know nothing? They devour my people as though eating bread; they never call on the LORD.
Have you noticed how the people who do so many things wrong do not have a true knowledge of the consequences of what they are doing?
Many may know there are consequences, but continue to ignore them because they have a notion they will not have to see those consequences for themselves.
Unfortunately, the truth does always come out and people end up having to pay for what they have done in some way.
But God has made a way we can move forward from our sins…
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Proverbs 30:14 those whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are set with knives to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among mankind.
You do have to wonder at some people and how they cannot see the needs of the poor. Yes, there are people who cannot actually see past their own lifestyles!
But who are we to judge them? Who are we to say whether we would not have been like that given enough money and corruption?
No matter what our circumstance, whether obscenely rich or unbelievably poor, we have a duty to follow God’s example and to love each other.
Reach out today and make a difference in someone else’s life.
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Proverbs 30:10 Do not slander a servant to their master, or they will curse you, and you will pay for it.
How many times have you jumped in to an argument to support someone without actually knowing the truth behind the harsh words?
How many of those times did you have to (or should you have) apologise for getting the wrong end of the story?
When we lash out at others without knowing the background or truth, we are doing nothing more than falsely judging others – breaking one of the 10 Commandments!
Just because we may be poor people and fighting rich people does not mean we must support lies together. Think before you shout out!
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Proverbs 10:11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
For people who are genuinely trying to follow Christ, talking about Him and sharing all He has done for us is not a problem.
For those who want to follow religion instead of the truth, a whole string of conflicts starts to surface and soon takes over.
Stretch that a bit further and the conflicts turn to hatred and violence; this is where extremism comes from.
Follow Christ and as He stands for, leaving the world and religion behind you!
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John 7:38 Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.
We have plenty of scripture which talks about living water flowing from Christ, so when we read what Christ was saying here, it may come as a bit of a shock to some.
Christ did not come to show people how great He was so they would bow down to Him, He came to save us and to allow us to grow with Him.
When we believe in Him, the Holy Spirit comes to live with us and when that happens we are filled to overflowing with the same living waters.
Allow yourself to be filled to overflowing and embrace Christianity to the fullest!
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John 4:14 but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”
Just as this woman at Jacob’s well got an answer she was not expecting, we too may get answers we are not expecting.
God is not limited by our imaginations or by our time; instead He will give us answers we need to hear, answers we need to know.
Listen well and digest any answer He gives because it will go further than you think! Jesus wants us to know the truth, the whole truth and everything we need to know.
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John 6:52 Then the Jews began to argue sharply among themselves, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”
If we do ask Jesus questions, we must be willing to listen to the answer and find out more about the answer too.
Jesus was talking to the people to try and get them to understand He was more than just a person; something they were not willing to accept at this stage.
If we are not willing to accept the answers given us by God, then we too may be stumbling about a while before we understand.
The bible has been given to us so we can find out more and have answers expanded and elaborated on. Use it!
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John 3:9 “How can this be?” Nicodemus asked.
Do you have questions you want to ask God? Well then, go ahead and ask Him!
We don’t have to keep quiet and try hide the fact we may look silly by asking question which may be obvious to others; if we never ask we will not find out the answers!
Jesus wants us to know the truth and He is willing to listen to our questions and make sure they are answered in full.
It may take a bit of time for us to hear the answer clearly – we may well not want to know the answer – but keep on listening!
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Jude 1:25 to the only God our Saviour be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.
What would make a brother of Jesus write such words about someone whom he did not really believe in the beginning? The Truth!
The brothers (or half brothers) of Jesus would have had a hard time believing their own brother was God! It’s hard enough believing your brother about most things when you are young, never mind something so great!
But Jesus never turned His back on any of them, knowing God would bring them home in His own time.
Believe in and trust in the only wise Saviour, Jesus Christ!
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1 Timothy 1:17 Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
I’m sure these words will remind you of an old hymn, but how do you really look at God?
Do you see Him as someone, Jesus, who has lived in the past and that’s about it? Or do you see Him as a ghost-like being who is around and about?
God is so much more than we can think of; don’t be discouraged into thinking He cannot be real because you cannot imagine Him!
He deserves all the honour and glory because it is God who created us and sustains us – we just seem to mess things up a lot in front of Him!
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John 4:24 God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.
God is Holy. He is Just. He is not just something someone made up. God is real!
But we also need to know Him as being God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.
Right now, we cannot see Him. God the Father is all encompassing and everywhere. God the Son, Jesus, is enjoying His time in Heaven. The Holy Spirit is here with us continually, even though we cannot see Him.
We need to worship our Great God as being the way, the truth and the life; everything in our lives!
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2 Corinthians 3:17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
So many people get caught up in the religion instead of the truth about Christ; why? Because they have something they can physically get a hold of and do for themselves.
When they get caught up in religion, it takes over their lives and they become slaves to the religion.
Christ wants us all to be free. Christ wants us to know Him and love Him and each other. When we accept Him as Saviour, He will try to teach us more of the truth, it that truth will set us free!
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1 Corinthians 9:27 No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.
How much do you actually try and keep yourself from doing things? Are you like a shadow boxer who is making all the right moves but not actually hitting the mark, or do you go into a fight for real?
We have to be honest about what we can do but also honest about when we are giving in and going with the flow.
If it means taking a hit so you will remember what you have done wrong, then just maybe that is what we need to do!
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Romans 2:21 you, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal?
The people who were going out to teach others were given a stark warning here in the book of Romans; one we need to remember always.
If we are going to go out and tell others about God, about what they should do and should not do, then we have to act like the type of person we are talking about!
We cannot take all our worldly ways with us and preach the Gospel, telling people to turn from their worldly ways…
Be a disciple. Be different. Take out God’s word and invite people in to share it with you.
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Psalm 50:17 You hate my instruction and cast my words behind you.
Admit it, you don’t like being told when you do things wrong, even if it comes from God!
None of us like to have to admit to our faults, but unless we are willing to do so before God, then we are never going to draw close to Him.
The longer we reject the things God tell us, the more we walk away from Him and the more we are seen as rebellious and not as followers of God.
Admit things to God and allow people to see you have turned away from the things of the world and toward Him once again.