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Matthew 16:26 For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
If you read some of the commentaries about this verse they will probably depress you!
I am not here to throw a wet rag over everything and tell you about the dire consequences of following your own paths of desire instead of following God – there should be enough people doing that to you already!
I am here to remind you of the greater goal in life – to follow Christ and live a life worth living. You can be different and still make a difference!
Just don’t ignore God…
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Proverbs 19:1 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
Being honest in your own heart and with your own heart is what we should all strive for.
Christ showed us that integrity means a lot and true integrity has to start within yourself in front of God.
If we start out by telling lies then we will find it much harder to convince people of the truth when we try to tell them the truth.
We cannot put great trust in the riches of this world because so much of it seems to be built on lies nowadays.
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Luke 3:32 the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,
When we look through the genealogy of Jesus’ earthy parents we find all sorts of people; people who were not perfect!
When we are asked to be more Christ-like it is not a requirement that we stop doing every sin that we have ever done or thought about; that would be impossible for us and Christ knows.
We need to try to be more like Him. That means making positive choices. That means trying not to get involved with the negative and sinful ways.
Be honest and open with God and ask for His help; He would love to help you!
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Luke 3:6 And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
This is not to say that every person will be going to heaven but rather that every one of us will get to see just what it is that makes it possible for us to get there.
God has promised us every person will get to see Christ; but not every person will get to be with Christ for eternity.
Christ has told us that not every person that speaks His name to get to be with Him, but those that believe and trust in Him will.
Be encouraged. Be willing. Be honest with God and He will be right by you!
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Matthew 5:45 that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
We like to think that we have a very blessed life and that everything will be OK once we get to invite Christ into our lives. The truth is not quite like that!
God allows good things to happen to bad people and bad things to happen to good people. It is not our belief in Christ that is going to make our life a good life physically!
Really good things do happen to us Christians, but the rest of the world does not always see them as coming from God.
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Ephesians 5:8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light
When Christ released us from the grips of darkness it was not so we could creep back into the darkness to cover our faults but rather so we would want to walk in the light from that point onward.
It is not going to be a walk in the park as we get to know our new life in Christ. It is going to be difficult to change our habits…
If we are willing to give up those habits and walk in the light, we will get a whole lot less damaged!
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Matthew 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
When God does something special in your life, the best way to encourage others is to tell them about it! Don’t hide all the good things God does!
Have you thought about what is special in your life? Have you thought about the gifts that He has already given you and that you now take for granted?
Have you used those special gifts God gives you to brighten other people’s lives?
Show someone you care by giving them a part of what God gave you!
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Matthew 18:14 In the same way your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.
If we compare a single sheep to a whole flock of sheep we would obviously say that the flock is of much greater value than a single sheep!
God is willing to take that extra journey to come and find us just so that He can forgive us!
Christ is the good Shepherd; the one who is willing to keep the rest of the flock safely and come out to find the last of the sinners so we can be saved along with the others.
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Luke 7:47 Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven – as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little.
If our sins were graded into small, medium and large, where would you say the majority of your sins would be classified? Would you hope they were in the small category?
Would you then place greater forgiveness on the greatest of sins? Would you want to go out and do a great whopper of a sin just to be really blessed?
Don’t tempt God into forgiving much, just know that He will forgive your more than you can sin!
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Luke 15:10 In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.’
Have you ever watched a talent show? Did you get more excited when a professional got up and performed or when an unknown person got up and performed just as well as a professional?
I rather like it when the outsider gets up and blows away the audience by singing like an angel or doing something like it is natural for them to do.
Heaven rejoices when Christians get together and make a joyful noise…
But imagine the uproar when someone unknown gets up and sings praise from their new born heart!
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Mark 2:17 On hearing this, Jesus said to them, ‘It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but those who are ill. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.’
We don’t often think of Jesus mixing with the people everyone loved to hate… Why?
Probably so we don’t have to follow on from His example and go and mix with those type of people!
When it was pointed out in the talking around Him, Jesus said that these are exactly the people that need Him most of all.
It is good to come together in a congregation in a church, but it is also good to reach out to the people that need Him most of all.
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Matthew 26:50 Jesus replied, ‘Do what you came for, friend.’ Then the men stepped forward, seized Jesus and arrested him.
Have you ever wondered why Jesus called Judas friend when he was about to betray Him?
Being the loving Christ He is, Jesus was not about to stop what was happening, but did He have to call Judas friend?
If there was any conscience left in Judas would he not have stopped his action at hearing those words?
Jesus knew what would happen and was still was willing to call Judas a friend, probably as an example to us all about willingness to forgive.
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Matthew 22:12 He asked, “How did you get in here without wedding clothes, friend?” The man was speechless.
Just because the king had told the servants to go out and invite anyone in to the wedding banquet did not automatically give everyone the right to come in…
Does that sound wrong? Well, the servants invited lots of people but they would have been told it was a wedding banquet and they would have to dress accordingly.
This person had not listened and assumed they would be let in anyway… Never assume!
The same is our entry to Heaven. We are all invited, but we do have to believe in Christ first of all.
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Matthew 20:13 But he answered one of them and said, ‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius?
When you make a deal with someone do you try your very best to stick to that deal? How do you feel when you find out someone else has a better deal than you?
It is not nice to find out that someone else got more for their money than you, but we all make what we think are the best choices at the time given the best information.
When information and circumstance changes we should not expect others to bend over backward to make sure we get more for nothing!
Be happy with what you have managed to get; it is bound to be better than nothing!
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1 Samuel 15:22 So Samuel said: “Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, As in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to heed than the fat of rams.
Samuel confronted Saul after he rejected God. He was reminded that God had been there throughout his life and had allowed him to be king over all Israel.
When Saul said that he was offering the best of the haul from the wars he was reminded that God wanted Saul to listen to His words and not to do what he thought was right.
Many times in our lives we think we can bring more glory to God by doing things our own way! Not so! Listen to God first of all! Obey Him second. That is all…
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Hosea 6:6 For I desire mercy and not sacrifice, And the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
God spoke to the people through the prophets because many of us are too hard at heart to listen to God. We have lived in this corrupt world which has hardened our hearts in many ways.
The sacrifices were designed to soften people’s heart as they made them; but they too lost their effectiveness when people hardened their hearts again.
God wants us to come to Him with open hearts and willing to receive; that means allowing those walls we build up to be broken down by Him…
Easier said than done; but try we must.
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Hebrews 13:16 But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
It is all very well to give what we can directly to God through praise, prayers, giving, worship and whatever other act we can because this is all very pleasing to God.
But what about the people around us? God wants us to show others kindness and love. When Christ reminded us to love our neighbours it was not just something He said!
God wants us to show love to others, not when we can afford it, but always. If it costs us, all the better because we are sacrificing to do it.
We are sacrificing to do it for His people. Not for ourselves!
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Hebrews 13:15 Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.
How do you get across to people that you believe in God, Christ and the Holy Spirit? How do you show others how special God is to you?
The best way is to actually tell people that God is real and deserves your praise as well as their praise!
That does not just mean shouting it out in the streets or preaching in churches…
Sometimes the best way to tell someone the truth is to show them from your heart. Praise God openly by the way you live in front of them!
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Malachi 1:11 For from the rising of the sun, even to its going down, My name shall be great among the Gentiles; In every place incense shall be offered to My name, And a pure offering; For My name shall be great among the nations,” Says the Lord of hosts.
Don’t get down thinking that you are the only one that knows about God and that everyone else thinks you are mad as a fish!
They will have trouble understanding about God and who God is, but they do know that the name God means an omnipotent one!
People know that the name of God is special and that it means something; even if they don’t know what it means!
Don’t feel like you are alone because our church is huge and growing every day as more people get to know the truth about God. Be happy and rejoice that you already know!
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Matthew 18:22 Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.
When you set your mind to do something for God, what sort of things stop you from completing your task?
Do you get despondent when people come up against you? Do you get angry with people who try to stop you? Do you object to people who do not see what you see?
It may seem very hard to keep going when so many around you seem to be against what you stand for, but that is just the way of the world.
God sees every step we take and He notices what we do. Keep going for His sake and not for your sake.