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Leviticus 19:2 Speak to the entire assembly of Israel and say to them: “Be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy.
Have you though about how important the act of being holy is?
God cannot abide sin; yet, as sinners, we are forgiven because of what Christ has done for us, giving us a direct route to be with God in Heaven!
This does not give us the right to abuse the relationship Christ has with us – it gives us the opportunity to live a better life for God through Christ!
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Psalm 34:22 The Lord will rescue his servants; no one who takes refuge in him will be condemned.
What does it take for you to be able to take refuge in God? Well it’s got to start by you reading or hearing God’s word so you can learn how others have done the same.
When we learn about what others have done, we can take what we learn and copy it – to either succeed or to fail, depending on what you read and how you apply it!
God has given us the knowledge written down, we must apply that in our lives to draw closer to Him.
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Psalm 51:1 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions.
Are you worried you have done too much wrong for God to forgive you?
Jesus paid personally with His life so your sins could be forgiven, no matter what they are!
God’s love for us has no end; He is willing to forgive us because His Son made it possible for us to be completely forgiven!
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Psalm 138:3 When I called, you answered me; you greatly emboldened me.
Have you ever been too nervous to ask for something? What happened when you finally plucked up the courage to ask?
If we don’t ask, how are people going to know we are in need?
God wants us to ask, not so He can know what we want (because He already knows) but so we can get more courage to ask for more and depend on Him for more too!
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Matthew 5:20 For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.
How good do you have to be to get into Heaven?
Well, the Pharisees made an art out of doing the right thing at the right time and shamed anyone who did not live up to that goal!
Jesus reminded the disciples we have to be totally righteous to get into Heaven… But because that is physically impossible, we must rely on His forgiveness and mercy!
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Galatians 6:1 Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted.
How many times have you been tempted to join in with someone who was doing wrong? Sometimes it looks like too much fun and we give in to see what happens…
God wants us to be able to stand firm in His Word under His instruction and to be able to gently help others out of their predicaments.
This does not mean we totally separate ourselves from bad people – it means stepping in to give them a hand!
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Psalm 27:4 One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple.
When David came up with the words for this Psalm, he was speaking from the heart to a faithful and just God.
He was acknowledging God as everything in his life and the very strength which held him together.
If we are willing to go this far with how we describe God in our lives, then maybe, just maybe, we will begin to understand just how important God really is!
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Luke 6:36 Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
How many times have you forgiven someone for doing something wrong this week? Did they show remorse and humility?
How many times have you shown remorse and humility for something you have done wrong this week?
There are two sides to all coins, and we need to be fully aware of both sides of the arguments and situations we get ourselves into.
If you expect to see mercy, you must show mercy too!
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Psalm 50:8 I bring no charges against you concerning your sacrifices or concerning your burnt offerings, which are ever before me.
What happened in the old times when someone sacrificed an animal before God to gain forgiveness?
God forgave them for the sin and put that sin behind Him once and for all. He did not go back and revisit that sin ever again!
That is forgiveness! Taking the issue and putting it behind you no matter what happens in the future!
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Psalm 31:5 Into your hands I commit my spirit; deliver me, Lord, my faithful God.
Is there someone in your life who you always turn to when things are wrong? Someone who always seems to help out when the going is tough?
I know it is hard to put your trust entirely in someone who you cannot see face to face, but we really need to do this with Jesus!
Christ has given His life so we can live a life without the debt for the sin we do – we must admit those sins to Him and ask for His forgiveness – it is what He requires of us!
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Luke 16:31 ‘He said to him, “If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.”’
What does it take for you to believe – and when you are convinced, what does it take for you to have doubts?
If we are honest, it takes a lot to convince us, but very little to make us doubt.
God wants us to be willing to listen to what is in our bibles, believing these words; and ignoring the gossip and tale tellers who come to cause doubt and trouble!
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Genesis 37:4 When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.
Because Israel loved Joseph, he made him an ornate robe which he gave to him. Joseph’s brothers were not pleased because they did not get their own robes and they took it out on Joseph!
Joseph had no control on whether he got the robe or not, so why did the brothers take it out on him?
Unfortunately feelings like greed and jealousy make up a major part of our lives and tend to take over when we least expect them to.
No matter what people give you, try to ensure God is by your side and allow people to see so!
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Psalm 89:14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; love and faithfulness go before you.
Have you ever got into trouble just because you listened to the wrong person? I think that defines much of my life!
God sent Jesus to live amongst us so we could see there is a different way of living than living for the world!
Jesus set the goalpost so we may be encouraged to reach out and live for God; His is the foundation we can live on and the love and faithfulness we can depend on – always!
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1 Corinthians 10:9 We should not test Christ, as some of them did – and were killed by snakes.
God does not go out and kill people because they test Him; He is just and He has more mercy that we can imagine, but He is just!
If we turn to the world when God is asking us to turn to Him, we are demonstrating to Him we have more faith in the world than in Him.
We should expect what the world can give us and nothing more if we follow the worldly ways.
Follow God’s ways and expect a whole lot more!
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Psalm 43:3 Send me your light and your faithful care, let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell.
What sort of attitude do you really have toward God? Think about it a while before trying to answer!
Do you spend a certain amount of time with Him each week, or each month?
Do you go out of your way to do things for others and volunteer for things in your life?
Do you invite God into everything you do with your life – every day – always?
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Matthew 18:35 ‘This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.’
How do you know you are doing good? Do you measure what you do with what others are doing?
Jesus wants us to not think about any measurements when loving. He wants us to simply open our hearts.
God loves us more than we can understand. Jesus showed us love beyond measure through what He did.
Open you heart and allow the love to flow without measure!
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Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
What do you do about your sins? Do you just shrug them off and move on because Jesus said He paid for them?
Do you remember them and find it hard to put them aside?
Jesus wants us to remember the sins for as long as it takes to try and move away from repeating them.
If we don’t think about the sins we do, we will never be able to allow Christ to take on those sins permanently!
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Psalm 85:4 Restore us again, God our Saviour, and put away your displeasure towards us.
How often do you get angry with people when they do not listen to your advice? How often do you get upset when you don’t agree with the advice others give you?
God is constantly trying to give us good advice so we can have a better life, one more in line with what He has planned for us…
If we are willing to listen to the good advice and obey God, we are going to see the bright future because God will only give you the best advice!
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Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: the virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.
I know we are told not to tempt God especially with verses like those describing how Jesus was tempted by Satan, but these words come long before Jesus was living amongst us in human form.
Ahaz was adamant he would not tempt God, so God told Isaiah he should tell Ahaz a sign would be shown; one which could not be ignored!
God will go out of His way to allow us to know the truth; do we dare to listen?
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Psalm 51:15 Open my lips, Lord, and my mouth will declare your praise.
How many times have you not told people about God this week? Maybe because you were feeling down or because you were scared…
Sometimes we need a little push to help us to open our mouths and hearts so others can see how much we get from God!
Ask God to open your heart and you mouth to the people around you in ways which will glorify God.
Help others to see how awesome God is!