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Romans 3:10 As it is written: “There is none righteous, no, not one;
Many of the words in this and the following verses come from the Old Testament where the prophets had been warning and in turn warned the people.
According to those rules and regulations we have fallen very short of the mark of righteousness laid down by God.
Our tendency is not toward righteousness but toward all the bad things we can think of to get away with!
Adam may have started out doing it all correctly, but, like us, he fell off the wagon.
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Luke 11:13 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!
All of mankind is generally evil; not that we are all mass murderers but we have all sinned and come short of God’s rules and regulations.
And yet, even though we are all in line for the naughty prize, we are still able to forgive others and to give out any number of presents!
We all love to buy young children toys and gifts just to see them happy and rejoicing.
Have you stopped to think of all the things God has allowed into your life just so He can see us rejoice?
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John 4:10 Jesus answered and said to her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”
Think about what Jesus is saying He is giving this woman? Is it the Holy Spirit? Somehow I don’t think so; I think it is more likely to the Himself.
Jesus was going to give Himself for those people who did not yet believe. This woman became a believer based on what Christ was telling her.
Christ was giving a beautiful picture of His own sacrifice which was needed before she could become a believer and receive the Holy Sprit.
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John 6:51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world.
There is only one who came from Heaven and continues to be the living bread; the author and giver of life eternal, Christ Jesus.
You have just got to remind yourself of this fact now and again to realise just how lucky we are to have a Saviour who gave it all for us and continues to be there always and forever.
Jesus may have performed miracles giving out bread to thousands of people, but the bread talked about here is the spiritual bread which leads us to a life of glory with Him in Heaven.
Jesus physically gave Himself for us!
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Titus 2:14 who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works.
Christ did not give up a prophet or a king for us, He did not sacrifice the biggest goat or anything else; He gave His own life for us.
Christ knew there would be nothing on earth which would be good enough to pay for our sin debt and to purify us enough to be with God.
He also knew not all of us would give our lives back to Him or would choose to follow Him; but He still came forward for those of us who were willing to take that step forward with Him.
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Psalm 135:4 For the Lord has chosen Jacob for Himself, Israel for His special treasure.
God chose the people of Israel, the line of Judah for a reason. He chose them not because He loved them more than other people but because of their returned love.
God chose people who would love Him back and would bring glory to Him.
The church continues to grow far beyond the chosen few in those days to people all around the world who are willing to accept Jesus Christ as Saviour and King.
God looks to us more than gold and silver and other riches we often cannot see past – because of His great love for us!
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Isaiah 43:11 I, even I, am the Lord, And besides Me there is no saviour.
I am very thankful there is only one God. I do not know how the early Greeks managed with so many different gods, or how the people in the East manage with a different god for each thing in their lives.
I like my life to be a bit ordered, though not too much so; but having to try and figure out just which god I should be talking to at any time would be a bit much!
I know my God does answer my prayers and I know He watches over me every minute of every day.
I know He is my Saviour and my everything!
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Isaiah 43:25 I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake; And I will not remember your sins.
Why have the previous verse after the last verse? Because we have to remember why God has done what He has for each of us.
He does not do this to make us happy to be alive; He does this for His own sake, so we can glorify Him with our lives.
He is the One who will forgive us when we bring our sins to Him. He has already promised to do this. But He does this so we can continue to bring Him the glory and not the other way round.
Yes, He loves us more than we can imagine; but He is still God Almighty!
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Isaiah 43:26 Put Me in remembrance; Let us contend together; State your case, that you may be acquitted.
How many wonderful things have you read about God in your bible over the last year? How many of them do you actually remember?
Being able to quote scripture does take practise and patience; but being able to remember what the words meant to you will come a lot easier.
Remember the things God has allowed into your life. Remember what he has changed for you. Remember what He has shared with you and remember the time when He has carried you.
Trusting in God means remembering and believing.
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1 Samuel 3:19 So Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground.
When water falls to the ground it is not much use for drinking anymore; the earth will swallow it up and that is the end of your drinking water!
But Samuel was wise with the word he learned from God and with the instruction he got from God; he did not allow it to go to waste but used every word wisely.
When we hear God’s word from others we too should use them wisely and save them for when they are needed; remembering them and bringing the forward when required.
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Judges 20:1 So all the children of Israel came out, from Dan to Beersheba, as well as from the land of Gilead, and the congregation gathered together as one man before the Lord at Mizpah.
When was the last time you saw a whole country all vote in the same manner? Most of the time we find people voting for different things and not agreeing with each other.
Here, all the people of Israel came together to talk as one; to agree on the same things and to work together.
To me, that is the essence of Christian life and I hope to be in a position one day where I am able to witness people all being together as one voice!
Sadly it is something we need to continue to pray for and hopefully work toward.
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Psalm 118:22 The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone.
When we puff ourselves up by trying to do too much or trying to go further than we should, we are rejecting the most powerful force on earth.
It sounds all too easy to ask God to be in everything you do, but when you get carried away, He is often the last person to be called!
Christ was rejected by the very people who needed Him most. He was rejected by the people who were actually waiting for Him!
Yet still He became the cornerstone; the stone which holds it all together – because He loves us so!
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Matthew 26:52 But Jesus said to him, “Put your sword in its place, for all who take the sword will perish by the sword.
When this all unfolded in the Garden of Gethsemane there was no war or fighting between the disciples and the guards. There was no retaliation by either side. Why?
Because Jesus spoke with authority and He diffused the situation by healing the guards ear there and then.
Being faced by someone who speaks with great authority is one thing, but being faced with that same person who performs a miracle right in front of you is another thing.
We need to make sure in our future that we are not taken in by the evil one who will perform miracles too; but rather compare what is done with God’s Word and His ways.
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Matthew 26:49 Immediately he went up to Jesus and said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” and kissed Him.
If you were going to betray someone, how would you go about it? Yes, I gather it is an unfair question based on what is going on, but think about why…
In order to win trust or respect we choose to do things in particular ways. If we want to get someone to trust us, then we do something in a way which will help them to trust us.
Here, Christ knew what was coming and He knew how He would be betrayed. Yet He still chose to go through with it and He also made sure everyone else was safe.
Christ said we need to love others – that love should not come with strings attached; just plain Christian love!
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Romans 16:16 Greet one another with a holy kiss. The churches of Christ greet you.
What is a holy kiss? Have you ever kissed someone to be polite? Well that isn’t. Have you ever kissed someone because they are friends or family? Well that probably wasn’t either!
What is the sincerest kiss you have ever given someone? A kiss which meant the most in the world… Now we are getting there.
When God said we need to love each other He meant we need to be 100% sincere with our relationship with them!
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Genesis 29:11 Then Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice and wept.
What was your reaction to seeing the person of your dreams for the first time? If you are married, then what was your reaction upon seeing your future partner for the first time?
I guess not too many of us broke down in tears of joy! I know I was very happy to meet this person!
God has set our lives before us as a journey of faith and when we do follow Him in faith our rewards are great, not just in joy and peace but in many walk of life.
Trust in your God because He does have a perfect plan for you; even if you get things wrong a few times!
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Jeremiah 31:9 They shall come with weeping, And with supplications I will lead them. I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters, In a straight way in which they shall not stumble; For I am a Father to Israel, And Ephraim is My firstborn.
When God was speaking through the prophets He told the people many times of the Messiah who was going to come and the joy and righteousness which would follow.
God continued to tell us of the joy and righteousness which awaits us through Christ.
Yet how many people choose to ignore this wonderful news just because they get caught up in the world too much?
Live for Christ and live with Christ!
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Psalm 103:13 As a father pities his children, So the Lord pities those who fear Him.
Just as a parent will correct a child after they do something wrong, so does the parent show pity on a child when they do not understand what they do wrong.
God is not going to destroy anyone who does not do exactly what He says. It is OK to question what is going on. It is OK to ask Him why. It is OK to stop and think.
God has pity on His people. He has pity on us because He knows we are still learning to love Him.
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Deuteronomy 8:5 You should know in your heart that as a man chastens his son, so the Lord your God chastens you.
When the prophets told the people they ought to consider something in their hearts it was a direction to get them to think of this thing frequently.
When you love someone you think of them often and think of them in many different ways; this is how we should be thinking of God’s Word too!
Just as a parent will correct and chastise a child when they do wrong, so will God be doing so for us.
Listen to God when He tells you stuff so you don’t end up being upset when he corrects you!
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Proverbs 3:12 For whom the Lord loves He corrects, Just as a father the son in whom he delights.
This is one of those “I told you so!” verses we come across in our bibles.
But stop and think a bit about the words here. Think about them in terms of what has happened in the past with people who said they followed God and yet chose to do their own thing.
We have many accounts of the people of Israel getting into all manner of trouble as they chose their own path rather than following God’s rules.
And yet when they chose to obey God their lives had many rewards as God showed the world how much He loved them.