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Matthew 13:25 but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way.
Can you imagine what it would be like to think that you have planted a good crop of wheat and find out that all manner of other weeds are growing instead of your wheat?
We have an urgency to get God’s Word out to people and we have to keep that up. If we do not then the enemy will come in and sow all manner of strange thoughts instead.
God’s Word needs to be told and we are now waking up to a second or third generation of people who have hardly heard the gospel because the enemy’s voice is being heard instead.
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Jude 1:25 To God our Saviour, Who alone is wise, be glory and majesty, Dominion and power, Both now and forever. Amen.
Jude ends this short epistle with a heartfelt glory to Christ. He was taught by and followed Christ as a disciple and penned this epistle to all believers.
It warns us all of the false teachers that were around at the time and will come all along the way; specifically to those who will water down Christianity!
The only one Jude lifts up in praise is Christ Himself because there is no other way that we may be saved from our sins than through believing in Him.
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Luke 12:8 “Also I say to you, whoever confesses Me before men, him the Son of Man also will confess before the angels of God.
Once again Jesus had something to say and to make sure people listened He would say it in a manner that would stop and make people think!
If we are going to help others to get to know Christ then we have to go about it in a way that will encourage them to find out more, not discourage them and chase them away!
We do need to tell people about Christ and we need to do it now! God is watching and listening to what we do and how we go about it. It is Him we should be aiming to please and bring glory to, nobody else!
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Luke 12:4 “And I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
Jesus had a way of calming and building up people that I would love to have! I fear I often do the opposite by winding people up instead!
But one thing we must not forget is that all of the things that happen here on earth are just that – things here on earth. Whatever is said is said here on earth alone.
We have an eternal destiny which will not be bound by what others can do to us here but on what God has in store for us for all eternity with Him!
It may be a daunting thing to face here and now, but so little when compared to what we have in heaven. Look up and onward!
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Matthew 6:25 “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?
We do tend to get rather tied up in what we are going to have today, tomorrow, what we are going to wear, what we have to eat and all manner of things like that…
When Christ was reminding the disciples that they could only really serve one master, He also told them that they should fully rely on that one Master, Him.
Our focus must not be on the things of this world but on the things of God, spiritual things, the Gospel, spreading His Word, loving people, living for God and glorifying Him. Then we will succeed!
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Psalm 1:1 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
If we would look at ourselves we would find all sorts of things we may not like; but if we look at ourselves after doing some dirty work, we see something quite different!
When we get involved with other things, part of that is going to rub off on us. Just as we expect to get dirty by working on a building site, we should expect to pick up bad habits from working with sinners… That’s just because we are sinners to start with.
When we can focus more on God in times when we work with sinners, we will find that His ways rub off on us rather than the sinners’ ways. Keep Him close!
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John 14:23 Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
The consequences of loving God are great! No, I mean really great!
When we do love God we tend to listen to Him and to obey Him. When we do that we learn to live with Him and He comes to live with us.
We could never hope to find a place that is good enough or build a place that is grand enough to be able to invite God to; but when we trust in Him, He prepares within us a place where He can reside.
Open your heart and open you mind to a loving God who really does want to be with you!
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Psalm 145:18 The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him in truth.
Don’t ever think that God has left you alone because He has promised us that He will never leave us nor forsake us; and this truth has always been here for us all to read.
This psalm was written a long time before Christ came to earth to remind us of that fact and His promise has never changed.
When we do believe in our hearts that Jesus Christ is Lord, He is already with us and will never leave us! How awesome is that!
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2 Timothy 3:5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away!
I am not call upon you to judge anyone, but seeing a person and thinking they are a Christian because of the way that they act is not right. We are reminded that God looks on the inside and not on the outside appearance; because appearances can be deceiving!
What makes a person a Christian is their belief in God and all that He can do. If we deny Gods power in any way then we are not giving due reverence to Him.
God does not want us to be duped by great pretenders but by real people of faith.
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Luke 11:39 Then the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees make the outside of the cup and dish clean, but your inward part is full of greed and wickedness.
One of the things I grew up with was always having to clean my hands before eating, so reading this would give me a lift!
What Christ was talking about here though was the difference between worldly cleanliness and spiritual cleanliness. God looks inside of us and sees what no man sees.
What we see on the outside may not be the same on the inside, but what is on the inside will typically raise its head and show us on the outside.
Always be aware that God know you better than anyone!
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Ecclesiastes 9:7 Go, eat your bread with enjoyment, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God has long ago approved what you do.
How we look forward to anyone giving us encouragement to continue doing what we are doing! But do not take this out of context!
We like to pick verses like this to encourage everyone into making life better whereas this is meant to be encouragement to believers who are listening to God!
Let us not fool ourselves into thinking that God will give everyone a wonderful life because He wants to support His children first of all; if we leave Him out of our lives we should not expect too much in the way of support!
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Proverbs 17:22 A merry heart does good, like medicine, But a broken spirit dries the bones.
Being happy and content makes a huge difference to our bodies and not just our outlook in life. A heart full of spiritual joy and peace raises our spirits, even invigorating our bodies and makes us ready to face things.
But when we are unhappy, down or feeling low, our bodies begin to suffer as well because we are not caring for them as we would normally.
Fill yourself with God. Fill yourself with His Word and fully depend on Him to bring your spirits up because the benefits are greater than you think!
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Luke 10:3 Go your way; behold, I send you out as lambs among wolves.
Christ did not give instruction to His disciples and followers lightly. He chose His words carefully so that they would be prepared for what they would face.
If we are going to go on a long walk through the desert, then wearing a T-shirt and shorts would not be the best clothes and we would need to take plenty of water as well.
God wants us to know that we will face the world full on… and that may not be a pretty sight.
As each one of us presses on forward to do God’s work we do come up against many things which would break us unless we were first prepared to meet them! Continue to trust God…
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Romans 16:18 For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of naïve people.
We are going to come against many who will say the name of Jesus, say good things, and yet go off and do things that are not biblical and do not bring glory to God.
These are the same people that Christ warned us about, the same people that we have been warned about for many generations; and yet we still choose to trust in them because it sounds so good!
God does not promise us a life without disruption, disappointment and failure; He teaches us to accept things and allow them to build us stronger for a life of serving Him.
Take what happens and glorify God with it!
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2 Corinthians 11:3 But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the snake’s cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ.
One of the things we always need to be aware of is that the evil one will use whatever means he can to reach into our lives to keep us away from God!
Adam and Eve knew no evil and were full of trust, so trusting the serpent was not a problem until they knew what they had done wrong; at that stage it was too late!
God does not want us to give in and follow the world because it is easier to do that, but to make a stand and hold fast to the Word of 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.
When Jesus was sending people out to spread the gospel, He made sure that everyone knew that it was not going to be an easy task; here He was reminding them that people out there are both wily and easily upset!
Speaking as a man, we tend to get things wrong many times by not being as observant as we could be and not taking notice of the subtle signs from others. Instead we blunder in instead of stepping carefully.
So next time you see us coming, remind us we need to be as harmless as doves sometimes!
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Ephesians 5:16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
One thing we have only got one shot at on earth is time. So far nobody has been able to invent a time machine where they will be able to go back and relive a certain time.
This is why we are warned that we have to be wise with our time and not to waste it. I felt a bit guilty about using so much time to study in the past, but now I see how valuable it is, I have no worries about spending time with God in His Word!
Time spent listening to God is time well spent. Time spent running after the world is time wasted when we look to the reward we have in heaven.
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Ephesians 6:13 Therefore put on the full armour of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.
Standing up for God has many facets that we often overlook. He continues to make sure that we have everything we need to stand up for Him, but whether we achieve that or not is our decision!
He has given us protection far beyond our thoughts and deeds and yet so few people pick up that protection and far less take it with!
God wants us to be fully protected against all evil and will make sure that we do know about the good things in this world. It is all that God supplies that we need to take with us and not what we create or gain!
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2 Corinthians 10:4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds,
We do need to be reminded that the war that we fight against evil is a very real and dangerous war, but we also need to remember that it is a war not like any other we know!
Satan is not going to use bows and arrows or technological battles against us; he is going to use very sly and basic means to turn us away from God because he knows that is where our strength lies.
We need God and we need His might and power. Nothing else will do, so don’t go looking for earthly power!
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2 Corinthians 10:3 For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does.
There is a very big difference between the tools of war from this country (the UK) and the tools of war from a third world country from an age ago. We may have amazing technology to fight wars whereas they may have to rely on bows and arrows.
Just like there is that big difference between us and them, there is a big difference between how the world fights fights and how Christians should be fighting against evil.
God backs us every step of the way but he also expects us to stay within His rules when fighting on His side. Don’t leave God out of it, take Him with you!