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Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Notice how this verse does not say things like “The punishment for the worst sin is death” or “The punishment for the unforgivable sin is death”; it simply says “sin” which means each and every sin.
Is that harsh? It may sound very harsh to us, but for a God who cannot abide sin in any form it is justice!
God has given us a way of leaving that sin behind. He has given us freedom to choose a life without sin.
We have to choose and we have to make the difference by inviting Christ into our lives first of all.
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Romans 3:28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law.
No matter who we are, whether we are Jew or not, we are justified by our faith in Christ and not any rule written down, obeyed or described.
We do not have to perform some great task or pay enough money in order for us to be made whole; it is our belief in Jesus Christ which is what is required.
Our justification will lead us to do good works and indeed if we do not do good deeds we are making our faith of no use because we are saying one thing and doing another.
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Matthew 5:18 For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled.
When God inspired people to write down His Word He made sure is was written down as something which will never change. Man has changed it by translating it and manipulating it to make some sort of sense.
But what God inspired has not changed, only our perception of it has.
I love the fact that Christ knew the word and knew the truth. I love the fact God gave us enough to make sure we could understand and grow in wisdom through His words.
He does not have to change anything which has been written down; but we do need to try and understand it better before we break everything!
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Psalm 119:89 Forever, O Lord, Your word is settled in heaven.
No matter how much we try to promise here on earth we tend to break those promises and ultimately fail each other.
God’s Word is the ultimate promise and will always remain true and constant; it is rooted in Heaven and continues to remain so.
God’s will is described through His Word and that too remains as the perfect standard by which we can all hope to live by.
I long for the day when I will be in that perfect will and word in Heaven with God!
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1 Peter 1:25 But the word of the Lord endures forever. Now this is the word which by the gospel was preached to you.
Men, woman, priests, Kings, Queens; all men die some time. Nothing in the world is absolutely certain and that includes our time of death.
God’s Word has continued to defy people by staying current through many years of history and remaining the biggest selling book for some time.
It is the content of this amazing book which remains current and continues to amaze, teach and prepare man for what he has to deal with in life.
Year after year people get to hear the truth and realise it as we continue in faith.
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Matthew 24:35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.
When we look at the world around us we wonder how some things could ever change; we may look at a natural thing like Victoria Falls or Niagara Falls and wonder how they could not have been there to start with.
We then look at books and see how they crumble after a short time in the open and we make up our own ideas about which will last the longest.
Put aside your own thoughts and listen to what God has put down for us to read. No matter how many books, scrolls or whatever break down, God’s Word has stood firm and unchanging.
Fully Rely On God and not on things around us.
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Genesis 21:1 And the Lord visited Sarah as He had said, and the Lord did for Sarah as He had spoken.
God will always come through on a promise He has made. No matter how many we break or how many we don’t see, God is always keeping His word!
Nothing is impossible with God either! He continues to make sure we know He is keeping promises; but we don’t always listen to Him!
Sometimes we just cannot believe how God will ever be able to keep His promises, but year after year we continue to see how He is handling things behind the scenes.
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Psalm 8:4 What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him?
There are a few videos out there which astound me and most of them are to do with the universe. We live on a planet which is nothing much when compared to the rest of the universe…
The only special thing about Earth is the fact we can live on it un-aided. That is not to say God has abandoned us because He has not; but we can live without having to create an artificial environment!
And yet no matter how insignificant we are in comparison to the rest of the universe, God still reached out and gave us all we need to survive out here in the wilderness!
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Ecclesiastes 7:13 Consider the work of God; For who can make straight what He has made crooked?
When God puts something into your life or takes something out we should not strive to get back to normal but accept what God is doing.
It is difficult for us to see what is done by God and what is not when we have very bust lives, but if you spend time to think about circumstances and about God you will spot the difference.
God does know what is best for us, but are we willing to accept the best or do we strive to get what the world thinks is best?
Be patient with God but always be willing to change when He asks you to do so!
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Ecclesiastes 9:11 I returned and saw under the sun that - The race is not to the swift, Nor the battle to the strong, Nor bread to the wise, Nor riches to men of understanding, Nor favour to men of skill; But time and chance happen to them all.
We like to measure things in terms of how fast they are, strong they are, how wise they are, how rich they are or how much they are admired by other people.
But when it comes down to things going wrong we always try to blame others rather than ourselves. We like to think someone can be blamed rather than finding no fault either.
We live in a world where things can and do go wrong; allow God to love and protect you even when they seem to be no hope.
God is good all the time; all the time God is good! I love that saying!
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Psalm 147:10 He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
It is amazing how much the power of a horse is taken for granted and not thought about nowadays. We talk of the power of many things as measured in horsepower and yet we don’t think about the fact we came from a time where a horse was used for work not so long ago!
God created the horse so many years ago and yet takes more notice of a feeble man who cannot even measure up to a horse in power.
But God does not take notice of how strong we are in comparison to other creatures; what He does take notice of is our spiritual strength and guidance.
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Psalm 147:5 Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite.
What are the things in life which make you stop and think about how amazing nature is or how amazing people are to be able to build, create and style stuff the way we do?
I cannot help but relate this all back to how great God is who has made us the way we are. We would be nothing without Him. And yet He allows us to be great.
Add all the greatness of people together throughout all the ages and we begin to see just how great great can be – and yet that is what God is giving out all the time!
How great is God? Beyond our imaginations…
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Job 36:5 Behold, God is mighty, but despises no one; He is mighty in strength of understanding.
When Job’s friends came to give him advice they did say some pretty awesome stuff.
When we think of someone being strong we do so because they hate their enemies; that is not what God is about. God cannot abide evil. He can see the good in every one of us because He created us!
Oh yes, did we say He is mighty? His strength goes beyond our imaginations and He is able to do all things.
We just need to believe this is all possible and He will continue to make it all possible!
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Luke 8:50 But when Jesus heard it, He answered him, saying, “Do not be afraid; only believe, and she will be made well.”
How many times have you been let down by someone who has promised you things but never delivered on the promise? How does that make you feel?
It is hard to believe stuff if you have lived most of your life with people not carrying out promises or going against the rules.
Jesus upheld the law and He upheld every word He spoke. When He told the temple ruler to believe it was not “trust me I’m a doctor” but “trust me I’m God!”
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Genesis 18:14 Is anything too hard for the Lord? At the appointed time I will return to you, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.
Having children when you are almost 100 years old may well seem impossible for us even with the advances in medical ways and technologies. But nothing is impossible for God!
Being brought back to life is possible but not when someone has been dead for a few days. But with God, anything is possible!
Facing 1000 people and being able to default them by yourself without any modern weapons is more than hard work. But with God, Samson made it sound easy!
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Daniel 3:17 If that is the case, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king.
The men were willing to place their lives in God’s hands and face the heat of a furnace rather than giving in to worship any other gods.
It is very hard to place your whole life into the hands of anyone else and to some even more difficult when they cannot see the person.
We also have to be confident God will bring us through whatever we are facing; but listening to Him to make sure we go about it the right way is hard.
We should not have to fear people who do not follow God and His ways!
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Matthew 22:21 They said to Him, “Caesar’s.” And He said to them, “Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”
When we owe things to the world and the world demands those things from us we owe it to the world to pay those things back.
When we owe things to God we should not be surprised to find out He may require something from us.
But God’s grace and mercy go far beyond anything we can imagine meaning we do not get to see it in that light.
Being willing to give time and energy to God is something we ought to take seriously.
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Proverbs 17:11 An evil man seeks only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
Sin is rebellion against God. It is an utter contempt for God’s laws and ways and the breaking of those rules.
Breaking man’s laws or the law of the land will attract retribution of some kind whether it be from the law enforcement people or others.
When we continue to sin God is going to let someone or something into our lives to jog our consciences into seeing just what we are doing wrong.
Being evil is going to attract people who do not care for our safe being but rather want to see us locked up.
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1 Peter 2:13 Therefore submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake, whether to the king as supreme
God wants us to show Him reverence and respect, but He also wants us to show our leaders respect as well.
When we show our leaders respect, other people around us will notice what we are doing; they may not agree with what we do because they do not yet understand why, but they will notice.
We do not have to agree with our leaders because they may not be getting things done the right way; that is not the point being raised here.
Respecting others in our lives goes a long way toward building trust and relationship; that is what God wants us to show outwardly.
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Proverbs 24:21 My son, fear the Lord and the king; Do not associate with those given to change;
When our bibles tell us to fear God it means we ought to love Him, look up to Him, have faith in Him, submit to Him and worship Him.
Kings and Queens are in power because God allows them to rule over countries. It does not necessarily mean God has chosen them or put them in power.
People who continually change their minds or speech are very hard to follow and believe in; God instructs us to avoid such people as they continue to cause chaos and division.
Leaders who continually change their minds are very hard to trust, obey and follow; God does not change His mind!