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James 1:2 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials
It may sound strange to say it is a good thing when we fall into temptation; but the temptations being talked about here are not those which bring you grief and trouble.
If you find yourself being targeted by others because you are upholding or promoting the Gospel, then that is a good thing.
It means you are being noticed and others who do not want the Gospel promoted are the ones making things happen right in front of you to see if they can trip you up!
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1 Timothy 6:9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition.
It is sad to see how much money can corrupt many people. I have seen it far too often as well, be it with a few dollars or pounds to a win on the lottery or other windfall; people change when they get money.
I know I changed when I started earning a fair wage for work; but I am glad I saw how much it was affecting the people around me and moved on with God instead.
I have nothing against money because money is not evil; it is what people do with it and how they treat it which makes us think of it as evil.
Try share everything today.
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Psalm 119:36 Incline my heart to Your testimonies, And not to covetousness.
A simple prayer to ask God to continue to help us in getting to know and understand the bible; a heartfelt prayer to ask for what is righteous and not to give in to temptations and desires.
God made our hearts and souls to seek Him and to find out what is right; man defiles this by seeking his own desires.
In order to give us the best opportunity to get to know God and to know what it means to love Him half as much as He loves us, we need to know His side of the story.
Stop the world and look to God instead for today!
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Exodus 20:17 “You shall not covet your neighbour’s house; you shall not covet your neighbour’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbour’s.”
How many times have you looked at another house and wished you had a house like that? Is it so wrong to wish for a better house?
We need to be able to control our desires so we do not turn our backs on God or our friends just to get those desires fulfilled!
God does not want us to focus on the things of this world. He would rather we focus on the things of heaven where we know nothing on this earth will be able to compare with it.
We may not have oxen, donkeys or servants, but we sure do have enough electronic gadgets to distract our desires! Be careful out there.
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Ephesians 4:28 Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labour, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need.
We all have times in our lives when we do the wrong things. When we do, we need to face up to what we have done wrong and accept that we will have repercussions in our lives.
But just because we have done something wrong does not mean we should be trapped in a cycle of wrong-doing of trapped in our old ways.
Christ came to set us free from our old ways and from our sins. He came so we could have a new life with Him and not be afraid of what has happened in the past any more.
Trust Him and live!
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Ephesians 2:10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
Each one of us has been created unique. We are all different. Even twins have some tiny difference between themselves.
But even though we are different, God created us to be able to worship Him; to live for Christ and with Him.
He created us so we can do good works and behave as we should. He would not have asked such things of us unless He knew we could do it!
Be with Christ and listen to His ways.
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Psalm 145:9 The Lord is good to all, And His tender mercies are over all His works.
God chose the Jews but He continues to extend His love to all people who are willing to admit He is King of Kings, Lord of Lords and Jesus Christ is our Saviour.
Jesus laid down His own life for our sins, whether we are Jews, Gentiles or whatever we like to call ourselves. Each one of us can call on Him to be Saviour and King.
His mercy extends to all people who are willing to admit Him as Messiah, Saviour, Son of God.
Bring Jesus into your life and He will make sure you are part of His.
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Psalm 145:8 The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, Slow to anger and great in mercy.
No matter how far you got this week, no matter how far short of the goal you got, God is still pleased you are here now, reading this!
God wants to be close to us and wants to show us His love in no uncertain terms; we just have to try and stay close and listen!
Don’t get upset thinking God will never come for you because you have been so naughty this week. Don’t get despondent because of your failings.
God wants to lift you up now because it has been a week of bringing Him praise and glory!
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Psalm 145:7 They shall utter the memory of Your great goodness, And shall sing of Your righteousness.
How many prophets have told us of the glories of God? How many kings have told us about their awesome God?
No matter how small and insignificant we are, no matter how big and important we are, God has a special place in His heart for each one of us.
It’s Sunday. Stop a while and listen in a church near you are someone tries to show you how awesome God is for them.
Now it’s your turn…
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Psalm 145:6 Men shall speak of the might of Your awesome acts, And I will declare Your greatness.
Stop and ask someone today what God has done in their lives.
Be prepared to stop for a while because some people will notice everything He does and will want to continue to talk for a while!
If you are alone then stop and read some of the awesome things God did for the Children of Israel as they went through the desert.
Moses has told us all about God and what He did for them!
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Psalm 145:5 I will meditate on the glorious splendour of Your majesty, And on Your wondrous works.
Ok, it is almost the end of the week so start thinking about all He has done this week so far!
Don’t say He has done nothing just because it has not gone your way; think carefully and see what He has done.
Just maybe He has made things happen this way to make sure you see the truth!
Don’t stop praising God. Don’t stop lifting up His name. Don’t give up because it’s Friday!
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Psalm 145:4 One generation shall praise Your works to another, And shall declare Your mighty acts.
If you are old enough to have children, then you should be telling them all about the things God has done in your life. If you are not yet old enough, then you can still tell your friends of all the stuff He does in your life!
Our teachers try to tell us about all the things we need to learn through school and other education; what is stopping us passing on our knowledge about God?
Give God the glory for all He has done, is doing and will do in your life this week. Start now and don’t stop!
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Psalm 145:3 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; And His greatness is unsearchable.
Look back over the years and see just how much God has done in your life!
Look forward and give Him praise for all you are asking Him to bring into your life!
Nothing is impossible for God so stop giving up on prayer, start believing He is able to do things and ask Him in prayers this week.
God continues to want to answer our prayers – we just need to give Him the glory for all He is actually doing to see how awesome He is!
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Psalm 145:2 Every day I will bless You, And I will praise Your name forever and ever.
Praise God today! Give Him the glory for everything which happens today!
If it is all going well and things are falling into place it is going to be nice and easy to praise God for it all…
But even if it is all going south, even if it is all falling apart, give God some praise and glory today! There is always something you can praise Him for!
And carry on for the rest of the week. Make God smile today!
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Psalm 145:1 I will extol You, my God, O King; And I will bless Your name forever and ever.
How much do you talk about God? How often do you tell others about your God? How do you describe God?
The Psalmist tells us we should be lifting up God’s name above everything and blessing His name at all times!
We may praise the great men of faith and the great prophets and kings, but how often do we say how awesome God actually is?
Make this week a week of lifting up God’s name and giving Him the glory for everything which happens!
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Psalm 119:46 I will speak of Your testimonies also before kings, And will not be ashamed.
Do you find it easier to talk to people your same age about God or to people older than you or younger than you?
I used to find it difficult to talk to anyone about God in the beginning but by continuing to study and write about God has given me the courage to talk to almost anyone.
I do still get scared when I am talking to people in authority…
But I have also learned that I know God’s word and probably know different parts to other people. Just share what you know.
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Matthew 10:32 Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven.
Jesus made many promises whilst He walked around on earth and one of those is the fact He will bring each one of us before
God just as we bring Him before other people.
Don’t be afraid of telling people about Christ because He will not be afraid of telling God about us!
Don’t look at it as an onerous task; look at sharing the gospel as telling people about the most wonderful gift you have been given whatsoever!
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Hebrews 10:35 Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward.
In this letter to the Hebrew people, the writer encourages the Hebrews to always remember their past with God as being the chosen people.
He also encourages them to remain confident after seeing so many promises come true and so much loves being poured out by God.
We must remain vigilant but also remember we too have many promises to stand on.
Christ promised us a great reward which we should be looking forward to every day.
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Acts 1:26 And they cast their lots, and the lot fell on Matthias. And he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
Whilst we do not know the exact way in which the Apostle Matthias was chosen, the fact remains it was some form of balloting; be it up to God or up to the other apostles.
God chosen these men because they were willing to put aside their own lives they had grown up expecting and take on the life Jesus had shown them.
As we move forward in our lives with God, we too should be willing to give up our own expectations and live for Christ instead.
This may be a hard act to follow if you have always lived with many luxuries, but trusting God means He will give you what you need to do His bidding.
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Matthew 5:19 Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
It is a sobering thing Jesus is telling the people as they listened to Him teaching.
We are all going to have to account for the things we have done and are doing in our lives.
God is not going to just sweep things under the carpet; yes, He wants to forgive us and to forget about our sins, but we have to make sure we ask Him for forgiveness.
Aim for the best position. Aim for being with God and pleasing God, always.