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Matthew 10:14 And whoever will not receive you nor hear your words, when you depart from that house or city, shake off the dust from your feet.
What is your attitude toward others as a Christian? I expect people to treat me as I treat them; which means I need to treat other people with respect and love.
People in my village and surrounding areas know I am a Christian and expect me to act like one; not many reject me just because I am a Christian anymore… it has taken more than a decade though!
Do I give up on people who continue to reject me or treat me with distain? No. I don’t give up, but I do walk away knowing I have at least told them about God!
Don’t be dragged down by these sort of people. Keep them in your prayers because God can move mountains!
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Luke 12:12 For the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.
Sometimes I get tongue-tied. Sometimes I draw a blank. Trying to be inspirational every day can be difficult for anyone…
But when you are willing to allow someone else to be in charge with what comes out of your mouth or mind, then you will find a whole new bucket of inspiration.
If I ever do get in a bit of a bother about what to write, I turn to God and ask for help.
So far He has not let me down and I know He never will!
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Jeremiah 1:9 Then the Lord put forth His hand and touched my mouth, and the Lord said to me: “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.
Jeremiah tried to excuse himself from being a prophet because he did not think he could do it; just as we doubt we can do the things God asks of us in the beginning.
But when we place our trust fully in God we will be surprised at how much we can achieve through and with Him.
Allow God to guide you, teach you, encourage you and even to exercise you!
Be real with Him and allow Him to build you up, fit for purpose!
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Exodus 4:11 So the Lord said to him, “Who has made man’s mouth? Or who makes the mute, the deaf, the seeing, or the blind? Have not I, the Lord?
God was the one who created us, mankind, with a mouth to speak with, eyes to see with and ears to hear with.
But we are also reminded here that He has allowed some to be born with mouths which do not work properly, eyes which do not see and ears which cannot hear.
These are not to punish people but rather so He can be glorified the more – we do not know or understand all of His ways, but we know His ways are perfect.
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Isaiah 35:5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, And the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
When Christ came to be amongst us, He literally opened the eyes of the blind physically; but also spiritually.
Christ passed the baton on to the disciples to ensure they would open the eyes of the Jews and the Gentiles alike; again both physically and spiritually.
Today that baton is in our grip where we have been given the task of opening the eyes of the blind by spreading the gospel and discipling others.
Don’t stop trying just because someone does not look like they want to listen…
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John 9:4 I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work.
Jesus knew He had to complete all the work assigned to Him through the scriptures; and He had no problem with doing it all.
I know we all get tired and weary, we all find it hard to do things we do not like doing; but give a thought to what Christ had to go through.
As long as there is work to be done for Christ, we should be more than willing to get on and do it without the complaints we throw out for just about everything else.
Just do it!
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Philippians 2:6 who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God,
Jesus Christ is our Great Jehovah. He is the I AM what I AM. God our Father said these words but also held His Son up to be glorified to the same position as Himself.
How can we argue with the great I AM? How can we reject Jehovah God?
Because we make excuses and make up things which suit ourselves rather than giving glory to God, Christ and the Holy Spirit.
It was God who spoke over Jesus at His baptism; let us not forget the simple truth for all that it is.
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John 5:18 Therefore the Jews sought all the more to kill Him, because He not only broke the Sabbath, but also said that God was His Father, making Himself equal with God.
Even though the Jews had the words written by Moses burned deep into their culture and lives, they still refused to believe Jesus was their Messiah.
Why? Was it because it all just seemed a bit too easy? Was it because they wanted their own way? Whatever the reason, God knew this was the way it would happen and had prepared for this way.
Jesus came to fulfil the scriptures, to live out the terrible truth which was written so many years beforehand.
All because God is faithful!
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Matthew 27:43 He trusted in God; let Him deliver Him now if He will have Him; for He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’
I find it amazing how many people use words from the bible to either blame someone, attempt to prove God is not real or some other stupid excuse!
The Jews used the very words from Psalm 22:8 we read yesterday to mock Christ with on the cross; using them to mock instead of glorify.
But look now who is laughing last. It is certainly not the Jews who tried to uphold their own rules and regulations instead of recognising their Messiah when He came!
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Psalm 22:8 “He trusted in the Lord, let Him rescue Him; Let Him deliver Him, since He delights in Him!”
How do you think other people see you and your relationship with God? Do they see someone who is trusting God or someone who is just going along for the ride?
I used to think it didn’t matter what other people thought about me and my relationship with God until I heard what they were saying!
If people are saying you are not acting like a Christian, then you are not!
Be more like Christ today and live your life with Him in your heart, every step of the way!
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Psalm 14:6 You shame the counsel of the poor, But the Lord is his refuge.
It is the people who are afflicted, poor in spirit or poor in wealth who typically call out to God and listen to His answers.
Those who are no longer poor or who have never been in that position do not call out to God as much because they find comfort in their physical beings and things.
By ignoring the simple things in life God is trying to show us, we discourage the poor by making it seem as though those things are not important.
Every word which has come from God is important and need to be obeyed. We may break the rules but those who are poor are trying hard to stick to them. Help them!
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Psalm 4:2 How long, O you sons of men, Will you turn my glory to shame? How long will you love worthlessness And seek falsehood?
How many times does God have to ask this question? How many times do we turn the good God has done and shown us into something bad?
Human society and history are littered with so many things which we find distasteful, and yet we are the ones who have made it so (maybe not us personally, but the human race.)
Loving God and fearing Him should be the centre of our lives so we can promote Him and His ways. It is not such a big ask from our creator that we obey Him!
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Jeremiah 17:5 Thus says the Lord: “Cursed is the man who trusts in man And makes flesh his strength, Whose heart departs from the Lord.
The Jews were the chosen people by God. As such they were told to place their full trust and faith in God; and yet they continued to put their faith and trust in the people around them such as the Egyptians or Assyrians.
God extended this to all people when Jesus came forward to give His life for us all. This means He does expect each of us to place our full faith and trust in Him and not in people.
This does not mean we give up on friendships and trusting those around us. Christ reminded us one of the greatest commandments is to love one another.
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Psalm 146:3 Do not put your trust in princes, Nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help.
No matter how great a king, queen, prince or other human is, they are still just a human being. King David, though he was great and even appointed by God, did not desire the people to worship him.
It is the fool who lifts up themselves in place of God; God is the one who created us and not ourselves!
Don’t give up trusting others, though, because it is through friendships and mutual trust we move forward together and learn to live as God wants us to.
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Psalm 118:8 It is better to trust in the Lord Than to put confidence in man.
Who are you going to trust to build an aeroplane? The pilot or the engineer? I’ll go for the engineer any day!
Who are you going to trust to fly the plane? The pilot or the engineer? I’ll go with the pilot this time!
Jesus has more knowledge and power than all the engineers and pilots put together! Our trust should be placed firmly in Christ’s hands and not in the worldly ways around us!
God did not create us so we could be gods. Trust Him to do what He can do and leave the rest to God.
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Matthew 11:28 Come to Me, all you who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Jesus tried hard to make sure we do understand God’s law should not be grievous and impossible for us; He tells us here we should take anything to Him which we believe is too difficult for us to carry by ourselves.
Jesus came to give us a new life and a new beginning; one where we are able to go to Him with all our troubles and worries and allow Him to deliver us or give us rest.
I love Jesus; not just because He said this, but because He does it!
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Matthew 23:4 For they bind heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.
God gave the Children of Israel many laws which seem impossible to keep. He did not do this so He could trip us up and blame us for doing things wrong.
God gave us laws to show us we could not keep all of the laws even if we wanted to – and we should want to.
But alongside that, man wrote many more laws and rules which are not right in God’s eyes, but to which He expects other people to stick with even though they cannot or will not.
Keep it simple and obey God!
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Romans 2:21 You, therefore, who teach another, do you not teach yourself? You who preach that a man should not steal, do you steal?
If you are willing to teach others you must be willing to listen to the same instructions which you give to others. Failing to do so would just be silly!
How many times in our lives have we done exactly that; told people what they should be doing and then not followed our own advice?
Just because we are willing to take our faults to Christ for forgiveness does not give us the right to go off and do it all again!
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Psalm 50:17 Seeing you hate instruction And cast My words behind you?
If we are honest then none of us would really say we like to be told off or to be corrected; but what do you do when you are corrected?
Do you simply shrug off the correction and continue on in your own way because you think you are right, or do you take in what has been said and change?
God has given us many people in our lives who have obeyed instruction and have tried to pass on those instructions to us. If we ignore those instructions, then we are the fools!
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1 Corinthians 6:10 nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God.
If we continue to break God’s rules, then we should not expect to be able to get into Heaven with Christ.
God cannot abide sin; but He is willing to forgive it and cleanse us from that part.
There is no lust, no matter how deep and insatiable, which is able to stop God forgiving us…
As long as we are willing to ask for forgiveness for our sins and try to turn away from them, we should be able to continue spreading God’s love.