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Psalm 28:5 Because they do not regard the works of the Lord, nor the operation of His hands, He shall destroy them and not build them up.
How many times have you forgotten just how much God has done for you?
I know that I do forget to thank God for how much He does for me all the time, but I do have my moments when I see and get down on my knees in awe!
God knows our hearts and He knows that we take notice even if we do not always get down on our knees and thank Him.
Don’t think that God is going to take it all away just because we don’t pray enough – He sees in our hearts and that is what we need to take notice of.
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Isaiah 5:12 The harp and the strings, the tambourine and flute, and wine are in their feasts; but they do not regard the work of the Lord, nor consider the operation of His hands.
I consider myself as a practical person because I can do practical things with my hands; I can fix and break things but I cannot play musical instruments!
I do marvel at people of all ages who are able to play instruments where they have to be in full control of their hands often with great dexterity to reach each note.
I marvel at how God has created us to be able to do things like this, each of us with very different skills we have learned, but each able to do so because God created us in this way!
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Psalm 63:5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness, and my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips.
Just as we can dream about having a delicious meal when we are really hungry, we too should dream about the refreshing Word of God!
It is not just the physical body that we should keep filled and healthy but our spiritual bodies as well.
Enjoying a good meal keeps you going for longer than the meal lasts, but will eventually run out.
We need to keep topped up with God’s Word in order to stay in spiritual form too.
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Psalm 71:23 My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing to You, and my soul, which You have redeemed.
Being able to celebrate how much we love God and how much Christ means to us is actually important in our lives. Being able to tell others and show others that we have joy in our lives is good.
If anyone tells you to keep quiet about loving God then they clearly do not know how much God means to you; so tell them about God!
This is not out of duty that we should perform these things but because of our love for our almighty God.
Doing something for love shows up much more than doing something because it is right or because you have to!
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Psalm 43:4 Then I will go to the altar of God, to God my exceeding joy; and on the harp I will praise You, O God, my God.
When we are able to know in our hearts that Christ is willing and able to forgive us, we are able to come to God and worship Him with open hearts and with true joy!
Have you ever tried to be happy at a party when you have just had terrible news? It is very hard to set aside the sadness.
The same can be said about sin in our lives. If we are not able to set it aside we shall not be able to come to any celebration with God and praise Him as we should.
Lay aside sin and be glad in Christ!
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Psalm 26:6 I will wash my hands in innocence; so I will go about Your altar, O Lord
When we come to worship God we should be doing so knowing that we have set aside our wrong-doings.
God has taught us from the beginning that we need to clean our hearts before coming to offer ourselves or our sacrifices to Him.
Whilst we cannot hope to cleanse ourselves from evil, we can ask Christ to cleanse us by admitting to our guilt and asking forgiveness.
Christ is willing to forgive us as long as we are willing to admit our faults and bring them to Him.
Then we are ready to worship!
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James 4:8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
When we do submit to God we will find ourselves being drawn closer to Him as we try to please Him more than pleasing the world.
We then find that we find it easier to turn away from sin because we can begin to see things God’s way and not just our own selfish way.
When we spend more time in God’s word and more time with Him we allow Him to do more in our lives and allow Him more control.
We can then stop trying to be a Christian in our spare time and being a full time Christian with God!
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James 4:7 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.
You may read half this verse and think that you can resist the devil… think again… read in context…
When we do submit to God we do things God’s way and not our own way. When we submit to God we listen to Him. When we submit to God we can then resist the devil.
It is having God in our lives that will make the devil flee and not us asking him to leave us alone; the devil will only flee from God and people who stick with God.
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Psalm 32:9 Do not be like the horse or like the mule, which have no understanding, which must be harnessed with bit and bridle, else they will not come near you.
Trying to guide a donkey without a bridle is quite hard work unless it has been pacified and trained. I can remember trying to do so and failing miserably!
Without us being pacified and trained we are just as difficult and obstinate as a donkey or horse as we run off away from God.
Do we really want to have God put a bridle on us and force us in the right direction every day; or are we going to listen and learn with humility so we can work with Him?
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Proverbs 12:1 Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.
How easy it is to listen to people that you agree with! How hard it is to listen to anyone who dares to correct you!
I’m sure we have all resisted instruction and correction in our lives but those are the things which will allow us to learn and grow.
God’s Word is not just a lovely book of nice things that have happened; it is a book which contains instructions and corrections as well as everything else.
Listen and obey so that you can learn and grow.
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Proverbs 5:12 And say: “How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised correction!
One of the hardest things to do is to start following instructions when you are used to not doing so.
We first see it as a wall that is impossible to get over because everyone you know is on this side of the wall; why should we get to the other side?
It is only when we see what it is like on the other side that we will be encouraged to open the door and go to the other side.
It really can be that easy.
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Proverbs 6:23 For the commandment is a lamp, and the law a light; reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
Our bibles show us the commandments God has given us and the laws laid down by God for us to follow. Both of these give us direction and purpose in our lives.
But what are laws and commandments worth if they are not going to be upheld and enforced?
When we get into trouble for doing something wrong it is so that we can learn what is right, and turn away from wrong.
God has given us everything, but we have to live by those rules and accept what happens if we don’t!
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Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
If you look at the Old Testament you find a set of scriptures that gives you direction, commandment, prophecy and hope.
If you look at the New Testament you find a set of scriptures that shows that direction in action, the commandments relived and strengthened and prophecies fulfilled and hope secured.
If ever there is an apt description of God’s Word it is told here; it is like a bright light showing us clear direction in our lives.
God gave us His promises and kept His promises so we can trust in Him with confidence.
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Psalm 19:8 The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes;
I am always glad to be able to read the bible because of the joy that it brings to be in knowing the gospel.
What God has made available to us through our bibles is the truth that He wants us to hear and know; not some novel or guide book.
God wants us to take what is written and allow it to sink deep into our hearts so that is grows us from the inside out.
That light will grow on the inside until it shines through and out for the rest of the world to see.
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John 6:63 It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.
Without our spirits our bodies are but lumps of flesh and bone; they may be remarkable but they would be lifeless without our spirits.
Though we may live and be full of life on earth, we are dead to God unless we have His Spirit which He gives to us.
When we are born in the Spirit of God we gain a new life with Him toward which the mortal body we live in profits nothing.
Jesus wants us all to have the Holy Spirit so that we can enjoy life to the fullest with Him.
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Galatians 5:25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
How are we going to walk in the Spirit? The best explanation comes with friends again…
When we stay close to friends, get to know them, get to know what they like and dislike, then we can be more of a friend to them.
Being a friend means caring for others and putting them first in your life instead of yourself.
If you want to be called a friend of God then you have to treat Him like a friend and put Him first; but first get to know Him and what He likes and dislikes.
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Galatians 5:16 I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
Some people ask how it is possible to avoid sin after they have come to know Christ; they ask the question out of ignorance because they do not yet know the power of God!
I know, because I have been there. For a long time I would marvel at how others could avoid things or say no to temptation because I continued to trip up and fall.
It is only by walking with God and allowing Him to guide you that you will be able to avoid things. Yes you will still see those trappings but you may not want to go there.
Trust more in God and not your own weaknesses.
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1 Thessalonians 2:12 that you would walk worthy of God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.
It must be a wonderful thing to be called the best in the world for something… but with that is going to come a certain amount of duty as people expect you to be good.
Being the best in the world and then acting like a rebel is not going to endear people to you.
When we call ourselves Christians we should be acting like it to show them we are what we say.
We may not be the best Christians but we should be doing our best for Christ who is everything!
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Philippians 3:14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
In order to get the best possible start a formula 1 driver will position their car as close to the line as possible and on the sweetest spot to get the best launch (or start); it’s all about getting to that first corner first!
That is the type of outlook we should have in our lives with Christ. We should be trying to get ourselves in the best position now so we can live for Christ as well as possible.
Christ has called each of us to work with Him. We need to be ready and willing to do our best for Him.
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Luke 1:37 For with God nothing will be impossible.
The words of the angel must have shaken Mary as she listened to what was to come. I believe these words sunk deep and stuck in her heart.
When we read about Mary later in the bible we find that she has no problem believing God and trusting that He is able to do anything.
We all have our doubts at times and then we must remember these words spoken to Mary “with God nothing is impossible”.
God is God of heaven and earth, God of all creation and God of all time; trust Him who is faithful!