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Matthew 18:6 ‘If anyone causes one of these little ones – those who believe in me – to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung round their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
Do you see yourself as a tiny drop in the huge ocean which is our universe?
God sees you for who you are and what you can be; God knows what is the best direction for you to go forward in.
If someone puts you down and makes you feel any smaller than a beloved child of God, then step back and allow God to sort them out; don’t get caught up in petty squabbles.
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Jeremiah 23:5 ‘The days are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land.
God has given us every reason to be ready and prepared for what is ahead; but to be prepared, we have to listen!
Jeremiah told of the King who would come from the lineage of David, the King who would come to love and protect His people.
It was only those who were willing to listen and learn who were blessed to know this man, our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
Today, you can know Him too!
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Psalm 80:3 Restore us, O God; make your face shine on us, that we may be saved.
When you feel like you are in the heat of the battle, remember God is right with you and supporting your every move.
You may not feel like it because everyone seems to be against you, or you may be working harder than you imagined you would ever be…
But God is your life-line, your support and your strength to continue fighting the temptations and the resistance.
Trust in Him, wholly!
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Psalm 24:9 Lift up your heads, you gates; lift them up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.
For as long as we keep our gate shut, nobody can come in. For as long as we keep our hearts shut, nobody can come in!
It is difficult to come our of a relationship which ends in tears, but to experience all the good things of relationships, we do need to take chances now and again.
God is not asking us to take chances, He is asking us to trust in the truth, in Him...
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Psalm 33:11 But the plans of the Lord stand firm for ever, the purposes of his heart through all generations.
Have you ever noticed how many of our plans fall flat? Even plans made by the biggest companies and richest people often fall flat!
But take a look at the plans laid down by God, no matter how tough and difficult the way was, those plans still succeeded!
God knows what is best for each of us and His plans for us are the right plans.
Let us stop fighting God’s plans and support them – things will go a lot quicker and smoother!
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Psalm 113:3 From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the Lord is to be praised.
How often do you praise God? Do you praise Him when you wake up, when you go to bed, when you’re walking down the street?
How about when you are doing your favourite activity? How about when you are getting carried away with something you love?
God needs to be number one in your life – this is what He asked for in the beginning and what Jesus reminded us of when He came to live with us.
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Malachi 3:1 ‘I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come,’ says the Lord Almighty.
Hundreds of years before Christ came, the prophets were telling of two people who would come; first the messenger who would come before Christ, and then Christ the Messiah.
These words were being told within families and in temples, preparing people for what was to come.
We can look back now and see how amazing these prophets were in telling us so clearly.
But, no matter how much we say, there is always going to be some people who doubt or refuse to believe; hold them close and open up the truth to them!
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Psalm 89:21 My hand will sustain him; surely my arm will strengthen him.
King David would always remember the words God spoke to him through the prophet Nathan; how He would always love David and continue to watch over him no matter what.
God has made the same promise to ever one of us through His Son Jesus Christ – the birth of whom we celebrate tomorrow!
Every day this year, remember what God has done for you and how much we must mean to Him – He allowed His Son to come to us in person!
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Luke 2:19 But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.
How caught up in the Christmas rush have you been over the last few days?
Will you take some time out today to spend it with Christ, your Lord and Saviour; thanking Him for coming to be born with us and live with us.
Take the Joy He brings and keep it in your heart, working the good works He asks so others can see a new Hope in Christ.
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Psalm 119:165 Great peace have those who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble.
When we accept Jesus into our lives with open hearts, we get a whole lot more than just a little peace and joy!
Following Christ and submitting to His ways leads us down paths which He has already set in front of us and the best ways forward in our lives.
Accept God’s guidance and live the life He wants for you. Give up on your stubborn ways and live fully in Christ’s arms.
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1 John 1:1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched – this we proclaim concerning the Word of life.
What do you do with the Word of God? What do you do with the words you hear in church? What do you do with your bible?
God has given us His Word that we may take it, keep it deep in our hearts, allow it to encourage and guide us… and to share it with others!
It’s that last step, the sharing, we often forget and leave out...
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Matthew 2:16 When Herod realised that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had learned from the Magi.
People often think about the wise men coming to the stable… in reality they missed that event and ended up visiting Jesus as a young child instead of a baby.
The Magi did what was right and hid the truth of Joseph, Mary and Jesus sneaking out of town before Herod realised what was going on.
Sometimes when we do something good, others will twist it and turn it into something horrible… Stick with the truth and righteous things; it is what God wants!
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1 John 2:7 Dear friends, I am not writing you a new command but an old one, which you have had since the beginning. This old command is the message you have heard.
How do you respond when people ask you what commandments we should be following – Old or New Testament.
When we do study God’s Word, we find the Old and New Testaments bear witness to each other and should always be used together.
God’s Word as a whole is our list of commandments – not a shortened list which we can pick and choose from when we feel like it!
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Psalm 96:10 Say among the nations, ‘The Lord reigns.’ The world is firmly established, it cannot be moved; he will judge the peoples with equity.
How do you survive in this world? Do you stick to the law and do nothing outside the law? Do you live for worldly gifts and treasures?
God is Sovereign over all. He is our Creator and He is our God. He alone deserves all of our attention.
He will never judge anyone by how much they have achieved on earth – rather He judges us by what He has asked of us and how much we have done when he has asked.
If we don’t listen, we will not hear...
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Psalm 96:12 Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them; let all the trees of the forest sing for joy.
Have you ever gone past or through a field and thought how wonderful a creation the field was?
I have often walked through forests or fields and marvelled at the straight lines, the bountiful harvest and the pure beauty.
Yes, man probably planted everything there – but God prompted it all to grow and fill our hearts and bellies with all manner of wonders.
Praise God for everything you see around you!
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Psalm 8:5 You have made them a little lower than the angels and crowned them with glory and honour.
This is mankind being talked about here! Do you realise just how much God thinks of you!
No matter what we have done wrong in our pasts, no matter how far we went away from all which is good – God still regards as in this light!
This is why we should be worshipping God and praising Him as if His name is far above anything else in our lives!
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Ephesians 1:3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.
Outwardly who do you seek to get all the praise and worship?
Inwardly who do you seek to get all the praise and worship?
I like to do what I can behind the scenes in church and do not take easily to praise. I believe God should get the praise.
I know I am blessed by God through what Christ has done for me, and that is enough for me to know!
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John 1:29 The next day John saw Jesus coming towards him and said, ‘Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
Can you imagine the scene – an unkempt man living in the desert near a river where He would tell people they need to repent their sins…
We may think many would object and cause a scene instead of stopping and listening to God’s Word.
This is the power of Christ. He can use any time, any place, any where to reach into people’s hearts with His love.
Share a little of His love where you are!
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1 John 3:7 Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous.
When we learn about Christ, we begin to learn how we have a choice between turning a new leaf and doing what is righteous, or continuing on with our sinful lives.
Jesus wants us to turn away from our sinful lives so we can be better protected by Him as we walk close to Him.
Learning about Christ give us the opportunity to obey Him and His ways instead of the ways of the world and the ways of the evil one.
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1 John 4:11 Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
Jesus came, not to destroy the world, but to make us whole by sharing His eternal love directly with us!
This is the love Jesus wants us to share with each other; a love which knows no bounds and is willing to get involved and do anything to please one another.
Jesus laid down His life to show us the extent of His love. He would like us to lay down our earthly ways of living to show our love for Him and each other.