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Psalm 86:3 Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I cry to You all day long.
When you have problems, who do you turn to? When those problems take hold and get you down, who do you turn to?
It is nice and easy to choose a single person or pick a name, but actually taking our problems to them can be difficult!
God calls us to take our problems and lay them at His feet. He calls us to drop our burdens down for Him to deal with.
It may not seem logical to lay things down when you cannot see God; but doing so is very rewarding!
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Psalm 25:5 Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; on You I wait all the day.
It is God whom we need to look to for the truth and not this world.
It is Christ who willingly gave His life for us on the cross and not the world. It is God who is now and forever will be and not this world.
We live in a world that has been created by God and is not going to outlast Him despite what the world will try to tell you.
We may not get an answer we want from God but you can rest assured the answer will be what we need!
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Galatians 5:18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
It is hard to turn your back on something that looks so good, especially when you get excited about it by thinking about it!
God’s ways do not always line up with the ways of the world and we have to be willing and able to stop in our tracks and walk with Him even when we are excited about other things.
God tries to direct us by showing us the righteous way; but we are not always listening or waiting on Him.
We don’t have to follow the world and peer pressure, we can walk with God!
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1 Thessalonians 4:7 For God did not call us to uncleanness, but in holiness.
When Jesus said that he had come to seek and save the lost it was with the understanding that we should turn away from the sin that traps us in our evil lives.
God does not call us to continue on in the same old ways because He knows those ways will corrupt us and seek to drive us away from Him.
He wants us to turn from the evil and seek all that is good; seeking His ways instead of the world’s ways.
When we want to be close to Jesus we need to know we should also be turning away from everything that draws us away from Him in the first place…
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Hebrews 12:14 Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord:
God gives us instruction through the writings of the disciples, apostles, prophets and others; whether written before or after Christ’s ministry on earth.
These instructions teach us many things but the most important is to love one another which should lead us to pursue peace with everyone around.
This will lead us to holiness as we live in peace with others in our church and lift up God to His rightful place in our lives.
Without this we will end our lives on earth and afterward may not get to see God…
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Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God.
Oh how wonderful it will be to see God when we get to heaven! Are you scared as to whether you will make it?
Are you scared that you have done too much wrong or no longer have a pure heart?
That is why Jesus Christ came to earth. Not to punish us, not to convict us, not to blame us, not to make sure we fail… but the opposite.
Christ came for us. The broken. The needy. The poor. The ones who need Him most. He came to make us pure in heart so we can see God face to face!
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1 Timothy 1:5 Now the purpose of the commandment is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from sincere faith,
God’s Word has been given to us so that we will understand love a bit more than we find for ourselves.
Yes it is fantastic to fall in love and for that love to continue, but for lasting love it has to be pure, from the heart, not having roots in deceit and believing it will last.
This is the love we need to share with Christ, knowing He is always going to be faithful and true to us, so we can be so to Him too.
Allow your love to grow always and make sure that Christ is a part of that love always.
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Romans 12:9 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good.
When someone says you should love without hypocrisy, do you love someone less to prevent yourself from being a hypocrite or do you love them more?
Your action chosen will define the depth of your love and the commitment of that love!
We are not to love people less but to love them more. Jesus did not hold back His love but allowed it to overflow on the cross for us.
Love is the ultimate definition of God’s feelings toward us and should be the definition of our feelings toward other people as well.
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Philippians 1:21 For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
How willing are you to listen to Christ without question? How willing are you to go against your own wants to follow Christ’s ways?
If Christ did ask you to do something which was not what you wanted to do, what would your reaction be?
We don’t like being told what to do at the best of times, but we do want to be given guidance.
Are you willing to put aside your ideas and follow Christ’s wishes for your life?
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Psalm 73:26 My flesh and my heart fail; but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
When you make God the centre of your attention and of your life, then you too begin to see just how important He is.
When we cling to the world we soon see just how far short of our needs the world can be as we walk into deep water; but when we walk with God we see just how much of a Saviour and protector He is!
God may not make us physically strong, He may not heal us of our physical ailments, but He will bring us spiritual health and strength for as long as we trust in Him.
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Psalm 119:81 My soul faints for Your salvation, But I hope in Your word.
Waiting for a long time for someone to do something they said would be done always makes us begin to wonder whether they will keep their word.
Jesus made His promises a very long time ago and many people have given up waiting because the world traps them with greed.
Let us not grow weary just because time passes us by; instead let us grow stronger by reading those promises and remembering them each day.
Reading the bible daily will help us to remember those promises and our faith will grow stronger.
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Psalm 119:49 Remember the word to Your servant, Upon which You have caused me to hope.
God made promises and as we continue to unravel them we see how so many have already come true and already give us proof.
Our hope should be built up stronger each day because we are able to see the promises come true; those promises which gave us hope and are now proof.
Now take each of the promises still waiting – let them be your sure hope for what is to come with Christ!
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Psalm 119:42 So shall I have an answer for him who reproaches me, For I trust in Your word.
We will be blamed for things, we will be accused of things and we will be mocked – just because we say we follow Christ.
How are you going to answer people when they mock, accuse and blame? We need to know what Christ has shown people over the years. We need to know what God has taught man beforehand.
Reading and digesting God’s Word, our bibles, means we will have a better understanding of how God wants us to answer people when we come up against them.
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2 Corinthians 6:8 by honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report; as deceivers, and yet true;
Even when people take the truth of the Gospel and pervert it by speaking against it or taking it out of context… it is still God’s Word.
We can take almost anything in our world and twist it until it is no longer right, but the initial words were still true.
We need to take back the truth God gave us and open it up properly for people to see as the truth and not the lies others try to spread.
Open the truth, open it up fully, so others can see the Gospel as it is not as they want it to be!
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Matthew 27:63 saying, “Sir, we remember, while He was still alive, how that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise.’
When people try to cover up the truth they have to use lies to cover up things in the hope that people will believe their lies instead of the truth.
The Pharisees did not want anyone to have any excuse for believing anything other than what they wanted people to believe; so they tried to prevent Christ from fulfilling His promise.
If they had believed Christ was God I am sure they would not have asked for the tomb to be secured!
But they did. They continued the lie they started and had to use more lies to cover up more lies…
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John 7:48 Have any of the rulers or the Pharisees believed in Him?
The Pharisees were concerned about one thing and that was the sanctity of the law they had built up in their ranks. All they could focus on was the law…
Well, knowing the law is not everything! Yes it is a great help to know the law but without the love of Christ the law is as good as a dry river bed!
If you want to be able to irrigate the crops and fields then you need a river which is flowing full of living water. You can then spread that water round and give life to so much more.
But if all you focus on is getting rid of the weeds and making sure your seeds are pure – nothing will grow, not matter how pure it is!
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James 2:5 Listen, my beloved brethren: Has God not chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?
All throughout the bible we see how God has chosen the right person for the right job. He does not choose the one who can pose the best, the one who is tallest, the one who fights the best… He chooses the right person!
God makes choices based on what is inside the person and what He knows the person is capable of when faith and trust is placed in their hands.
God is trying to lead by example. We need to follow that example and show faith in others as well as in God.
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Luke 12:21 “So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.”
How rich would you like to be? It is a valid question because we all need some sort of income in order to live in society…
How we treat that quest to get the riches that we need is going to change our lives from the inside.
If our aim is to get money to spend, then that is what will happen one way or the other. If our aim is to spend, then we are always seeking money.
When we die, our money is no longer ours… Build up something you can keep!
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Proverbs 18:11 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, And like a high wall in his own esteem.
When we try to build up our own protective barriers or build ourselves up what we gain can be exhilarating and can make us feel really good.
But what does it actually gain us in the bigger picture? Not a lot.
We like to think that the better we feel about something the better we will be doing it or the more we can gain out of it.
God does not look on the outward appearance or on the inner feelings we claim to have. He looks at the inner truth!
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Proverbs 18:10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower; The righteous run to it and are safe.
Many people may say “In God I trust” but it may only be when they get into trouble that they run to Him for cover…
It is the believer who knows where that strength and safety is – in God. It is the faithful who know where to go time and time again. It is the righteous who know God.
God has given us His word that He will always be here and will always be a strong tower for us to find refuge in. Believe it. Trust Him and use His safety.