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Exodus 15:11 Who is like You, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like You, glorious in holiness, Fearful in praises, doing wonders?
There is no other god who is anything like our Awesome God!
No matter which way you would like to approach the argument no other god lives up to the name of Christ.
Our God alone stands firm as a perfect foundation upon which is built everything that exists.
Our God alone is holy and worthy of being praised every day and always.
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Psalm 99:9 Exalt the Lord our God, And worship at His holy hill; For the Lord our God is holy.
We have been born to worship Christ and yet so many choose not to worship Him and not to come out to church services.
It is God’s will for us to come out and join in with worshipping God a one big family in Christ.
Right from the beginning God has wanted us to join Him with conversation and praise.
Don’t turn away from worshipping God just because others do not do it the same way as you want to – Just praise Him and spend personal time with Him alone.
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Isaiah 66:1 Thus says the Lord: “Heaven is My throne, And earth is My footstool. Where is the house that you will build Me? And where is the place of My rest?
Christ has risen back to Heaven to be with God the Father. There He prepares a place for each person who believe in Him.
He is no longer bound to earth as He was when He lived amongst us as a mortal man.
Man prepared a place for God to be with us when Moses was leading the people out of Egypt. Man prepared a place to lay the body of Christ.
But where are they now? Nobody is quite sure because they belong to the earth; but we, like Christ, belong in Heaven with our awesome God!
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2 Chronicles 2:6 But who is able to build Him a temple, since heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain Him? Who am I then, that I should build Him a temple, except to burn sacrifice before Him?
What does the church building look like which you attend? Is it modern, ancient, purpose-built or shared with others?
We cannot really build any building big enough or posh enough to contain God or to be worthy of holding God; but still we do.
We build buildings to try and give God glory or to house enough people willing to worship God together.
Don’t lose focus on who God is by going to the biggest and best building you can find – seek God wherever you go.
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Hebrews 1:3 who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
We need to know and see Christ as being the brightness of God’s glory and the image of God Himself.
It may be hard to think of God as a person, or it may be easier for you to think of God as a person; whichever is easier for you to hold on to, do so.
Upholding God’s ways may not be easy for us, but doing so will continue to give Him the glory He alone deserves.
This we see by knowing Christ is sitting with God in Heaven right now! He has the full glory of God because He is God!
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Job 38:4 Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding.
When we build a house it is good to have firm foundations to build it upon; thereby keeping it safe and immovable.
What foundation is the earth built on? Is it not a planet spinning in space? Hardly firm…
The foundation talked of here is Christ Himself. The same Christ who came to earth to lay down His life. The same Christ who spoke the world into existence.
We may not understand foundations and how important they are, but we know they are there and they are strong and firm!
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Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
No matter how you look at this sentence; whether as what was said by Neil Armstrong as he stepped onto the moon or whether you look at it as what you have learned from studying God’s Word, it still must have a big impact!
No matter how you view creation, we stand on an awesome planet which has a beginning somewhere and sometime.
I prefer to look at this universe as being a creation which is tending toward chaos as we go our own way.
God exists and God is in control of this universe; we are having a profound influence on it because we have a choice!
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Genesis 6:3 And the Lord said, “My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, for he is indeed flesh; yet his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.”
Who was God speaking to saying these words? We can only guess this is what is being said between the Holy Trinity.
This is the decision point after which mankind has a big problem; and that is living up to God’s expectations!
God knows what we are capable of and what we can endure. He points us in the right direction for us to achieve the most; and yet we choose to achieve only so much.
It is little wonder then we have a finite timespan placed on our lives rather than being able to continue to mess things up for eternity!
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Psalm 81:12 So I gave them over to their own stubborn heart, To walk in their own counsels.
As a parent it is sometimes difficult to deal with new situations with your children simply because you have not had to deal with anything like that before.
When children do not listen to parents or guardians they often find themselves in difficult places. Why? Because control has been lost somewhere along the line.
God may stop us in our tracks for us to learn what is wrong with what we are doing. Stop and listen! God is watching and wants to help us but we have to be willing to listen.
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Isaiah 28:11 For with stammering lips and another tongue He will speak to this people,
How do you speak to babies? How do you speak to people with special needs? Each of us will probably choose to speak in a different manner in these cases.
We may see others talking to people with special needs and wonder at their effectiveness at reaching those people because we may think we lack the right manner of speaking to them.
God chose the right people to talk to His people to get the right reaction. He has chosen you. Are you listening to what He wants of you?
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1 Corinthians 14:21 In the law it is written: “With men of other tongues and other lips I will speak to this people; And yet, for all that, they will not hear Me,” says the Lord.
Don’t despair when you try to tell someone about God and they just don’t get it! Even Jesus told the disciples there would be people who just don’t believe or who never understand.
It is not out task to get every person to believe the Gospel; we just need to give them the chance at hearing it. God is going to be working in their hearts.
Talking with people and not talking at people will go a long way to reaching them with the Gospel.
Sit down and talk with people and allow God to reach into their hearts.
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John 4:29 “Come, see a Man who told me all things that I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”
What is it going to take for you to understand just who Christ is and how important it is that we know Him?
This lady obviously knew some things about the Jewish law and about the prophecies because she had no problem believing Jesus and then running off to tell others about Him.
When we want to be able to tell others about Christ we need to know a little about them and to know how much they will understand when we start speaking.
Allow God to guide you as you speak and reach out to others in love today.
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Luke 2:18 And all those who heard it marvelled at those things which were told them by the shepherds.
What are you like at keeping good news a secret? I am pretty useless when it comes to good news because I want to be able to tell as many people as I can.
I am not a person who can sit and have an in depth conversation with anyone, but telling them good news is a bit different!
I love to be able to get up in church and tell people about God, to tell them of all He has done.
Be more like shepherds and go and tell the people that Jesus Christ has been born!
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Luke 2:11 For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord.
Today we celebrate the birth of our Awesome Saviour, Jesus Christ, The Son of God, Emmanuel!
Happy Christmas!
Today is the day I would like each of us to simply say “Thank You” to Christ for all He has done.
Thank you.
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Luke 1:31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus.
Hearing the news that you are going to be a parent for the first time is incredible. Hearing that news before you have actually done anything must have been a bit scary!
But when God has a plan for you and your life, you had better start listening properly because it is going to happen!
He will not put you through anything you cannot handle; but while you are going through it you may doubt that phrase!
Listen to your Saviour. Trust in your God.
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Matthew 10:16 Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.
Jesus did not send the disciples blindly out into the world but gives them a stark warning of the danger before them as they go forward.
Our walk in this world is not going to be straight-forward or easy going when we show others we are willing to follow Christ; we will face many dangers and trials just as the disciples did.
We need to be able to face up to the world by being bold enough and intelligent enough to stand up to the people; but also without wrath so as not to bring on discord.
Asking God for wisdom enough to avoid the pitfalls is wisdom.
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Ecclesiastes 10:10 If the axe is dull, And one does not sharpen the edge, Then he must use more strength; But wisdom brings success.
I don’t know if you have ever tried to use a blunt axe to chop wood, but it is very hard work. As a youngster I can remember doing exactly that because I did not know how to sharper the axe!
I know now how to sharpen my axe and I know it makes a very big difference with how much work can be done.
Being prepared for our work is very important and part of that preparation is simply learning.
This Christmas try to listen to the real Christmas story and learn just how much your God loves you!
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Ezekiel 35:13 Thus with your mouth you have boasted against Me and multiplied your words against Me; I have heard them.
When we have a successful life we tend to boast about the things we do and about our achievements to others.
Whilst we should be able to talk openly about what we do, we should never forget just how we are able to do those things.
God has enabled us to do many thing, but unless we are acknowledging Him for our gifts, then we are robbing Him of the glory.
God waits patiently to receive our adoration and praise.
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Ezekiel 34:23 I will establish one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them—My servant David. He shall feed them and be their shepherd.
When we look back on the prophecies throughout the old testament on the coming of our Good Shepherd we can only be encouraged that we know He has already come.
Jesus came to fulfil the prophecies and show us we can stand on God’s promises throughout time.
His promises are not bound by our lifespans like ours are. They are eternal and absolutely sure.
Give your praise to God today to show your faith.
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Psalm 89:3 I have made a covenant with My chosen, I have sworn to My servant David:
The Lord Jesus would be born to the lineage of David; this was foretold by the prophets.
Jesus is born as the Messiah to a virgin of little or no standing in society.
Yet the promise of making a kingdom has come to pass just as it was foretold and promised by our awesome God.
We can continue to stand on His promises just as they have been made in the past and we can look forward to living our lives fully with Christ!