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Proverbs 21:2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, But the Lord weighs the hearts.
How many times have you just accepted what someone says when they say “you just don’t know what you’re doing” or something similar?
It is hard to take that sort of criticism, especially when you have been doing something for a long time and someone new points out a fault; but sometimes we just have to admit that we get things wrong!
God needs us to realise that we do get things wrong and that we have to accept His ways are righteous and correct. We need to follow His ways and not our own…
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2 Corinthians 10:18 For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.
Like a friend of mine, I have never been comfortable with others saying how good or faithful I am because I can see so much more room for improvement!
I do what I believe God wants me to do; I know I have many faults so I have to try hard sometimes to achieve those goals. But I certainly do not seek approval from any man as to how good a servant I am!
God is the One I aim to please and I know I was not be able to please man when I am aiming for Christ’s approval!
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Proverbs 27:2 Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips.
It may seem a strange verse to have in a mini devotion, but how many times have you actually praised yourself in the past.
I know that I have done so many times in the past and I am still guilty of it time and time again, but when we come to serving God we must take a different approach.
We come as servants to God. As servants we should not praise ourselves nor should we wait on every breath to see what praise we get – instead we should get down and do God’s will, and that is all!
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2 Corinthians 10:18 For not he who commends himself is approved, but whom the Lord commends.
We could probably think of all sorts of good things that we can say about ourselves and all of it could be true; but it is not up to us to glorify ourselves – that is God’s position.
As children of our God we should not be the ones bragging about how good we are because we are Christians and others are not! Let us never forget that we are sinners, just as is every man.
But we do have a sure prophecy in knowing that we are approved of God because we have placed our faith and trust in Christ our Saviour!
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John 8:54 Jesus answered, "If I honour Myself, My honour is nothing. It is My Father who honours Me, of whom you say that He is your God.
What would you think of a person who had a big ceremony to honour themselves? Yes I know it’s a loaded question but that is the great humility that Christ showed here on earth.
Christ did not lift Himself up as anything more than the Son of God because that is what God had already proclaimed.
We must, equally, not try to lift ourselves up any more than being the servants of God that we are. God has made us servant for a reason – to glorify Him. Don’t take that away from God!
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Acts 17:23 "for as I was passing through and considering the objects of your worship, I even found an altar with this inscription:
TO THE UNKNOWN GOD.
Therefore, the One whom you worship without knowing, Him I proclaim to you:
Each time I read this verse I have pictures going round in my head about all the rows of gods that some religions have and how those people must grow weary of having to look in so many directions!
I thank my God daily that He alone is my salvation and that He alone is God of heaven and earth. It is to Him alone that I can confidently lift up my prayers knowing that He is listening!
Praise God!
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John 4:22 "You worship what you do not know; we know what we worship, for salvation is of the Jews.
There are times when we need to stop and think about what we are doing; that time may well be right now!
God does not require us to go to a particular place, do a particular thing in the same way as it has always been done just so that He will listen to our prayers!
Don’t get hung up in worshipping without fully realising what you are doing and why you are doing it. Habits are not good because they take you away from God; they blind your heart!
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Jeremiah 3:23 Truly, in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, And from the multitude of mountains; Truly, in the LORD our God Is the salvation of Israel.
Our salvation does not come from earthly things; no matter how grand and all-encompassing our world may be, salvation comes from our Lord alone!
People will lift up all manner of things instead of God just so that they can feel good or feel like they have some sort of worth.
If only people would look at God and realise that we are worth so much more just because it is God who considers us worth so much!
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Psalm 121:1 I WILL lift up my eyes to the hills - From whence comes my help?
I love the way this Psalm starts because it shows humility, dependence, confidence and willingness all in the first few words!
We need to remember that our prayers do get lifted up to God and that we should be lifting up our prayers constantly, not just when we think we need to, but always.
And then we need to remember that God is listening; that should give us the confidence that He alone is willing and able to answer every one of our prayers.
God will answer, when we call!
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Ephesians 4:2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.
God is the one who does know what is best for each of us and He will try to direct us toward that goal so that we can achieve the best for us and Him. So where do we start?
Well, the starting point for anything with God is to stop and listen. Just stop being so involved with your own ways and listen to God.
While we are so focused on doing our own thing or doing what we think God or the church wants, or doing things the way we have always done, we are not listening properly to what God may want in our lives!
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2 Timothy 2:24 And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful.
There are times when we like to be able to prove ourselves better than others by showing them that we know more than them; and yes, we probably all fall into that category – especially as young children!
This verse actually warns about teachers of the word getting caught up in their own vain teachings rather than concentrating on the truth that God gives us to give to others.
As teachers we must always reach out in love and try to communicate as best we can to deliver the Gospel message.
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2 Corinthians 1:24 Not that we have dominion over your faith, but are fellow workers for your joy; for by faith you stand.
Nobody has charge over your faith! No matter what others may think and do they do not have charge over your faith. Yes they can make your faith weaker by discouraging you or telling you a lie, but they do not have power over your faith.
Each of us should be lifting others up for God’s glory and certainly not putting anyone down. We need to work together as Christians otherwise we will be the ones placing wedges between us and God as we find we discourage others rather than lifting them up!
We stand by faith and that faith is your own to exercise.
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1 Corinthians 15:1 Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand.
When we tell someone about Christ, show them the Gospel or demonstrate to them how we live as Christians, it should not be a once off occurrence!
How is anyone going to see how much Christ actually means to us if we are going to only show them a snippet of what they can gain through living with Christ themselves.
The apostles went out continually and preached the Gospel to others; something we should be doing as well.
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Romans 5:2 through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
We have been shown grace by many people in our lives but none compare to the grace that God has in store for us. Yes we have already been shown His grace, but there is more besides!
We already stand in this grace because of what Christ has done for us on the cross and because of that we have a sure hope for what is ahead.
Christ promised us eternal life in heaven with Him. It is a promise for all who accept it and hope in it!
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Luke 7:50 Then He said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.”
Jesus was not one to stand there and bow down to being politically correct like so many people today. He was honest and open!
The Pharisees were now beginning to talk amongst themselves about anyone daring to say they could forgive sins when Jesus said these words.
Christ will always forgive those who are willing to come to Him and admit their sins. Don’t be held back by what others say; follow your heart.
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Ephesians 2:3 among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others.
Just as we can turn to someone and show them that they are sinners and need a Saviour, we too were in that place before we were saved from our sins.
We must not lift up ourselves in pride saying that we are saved from sin and no longer give in to the lusts of the flesh or eyes or mind because we were just the same at one stage!
Let us lift up each other and encourage each other to try to avoid sin by following God’s Word and being encouraged and guided by Him and Him alone.
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Romans 6:11 In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.
We have the scriptures which tell us of what Christ went through for our sakes; He died and was buried, but now lives!
Through that same truth we should count ourselves dead to sin because Christ took on that debt on our behalf.
And because Christ is alive again after being raised from the dead, we should look forward to being alive by avoiding that sin which lead to our death.
Live for and with Christ because He has allowed you to do so!
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Galatians 2:19 For I through the law died to the law that I might live to God.
Being dead means you cannot go looking for something; ergo, being dead to the law means you should not go looking for the law. In this context, looking for justification through the law should not be done because we are dead to that law.
The law is there to show us that we are sinners and steer us in the right direction; it is not there to say ‘follow me and I will save you’.
It is only Christ who can say that!
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Romans 3:20 Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
The letter written to the Romans is scathing in many ways because it shows us that we are definitely sinners no matter how good we think we may be!
It also shows us that even though we may follow the rules to the fullest extent, we are still guilty before God because of what goes through our hearts and minds.
Jesus paid for our sin debt a long time ago but without this book we call our bible, we would not know just how much we do owe Him!
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Deuteronomy 27:26 ‘Cursed is the one who does not confirm all the words of this law by observing them.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’
Sometimes it takes a harsh word for us to stop and think about what we are doing and these last few verses in this chapter are harsh and need to be read!
The old law was written to show people what is right and wrong but also to remind us that wrong things bring on consequences!
We need to follow God’s Word. Not just the parts we want, but all of it, and to do it now!