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Psalm 37:7 Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.
God wants us to be ready for when Christ returns – this means having a closer relationship with God at all times.
We can get discouraged by seeing bad people succeed in life, but God wants us to know their eternal lives are at stake – unlike ours!
Trust in God and try to keep His ways so we are ready for Christ’s return!
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Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
When Christ laid His life down for us, it was not just for the Jews, not just for the believers, but for everyone around the world.
We do have to believe this is what has happened so we can have faith in trusting Christ to forgive us when we ask.
It’s all about trusting in something and someone which all happened a long time ago – but it all still stands firm!
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Psalm 74:21 Do not let the oppressed retreat in disgrace; may the poor and needy praise your name.
Jesus came to give us all ready and free access to God through Him.
His actions showed us He was willing to reach out to the poor and needy just as people had requested years beforehand.
Being patient and having faith God will answer our prayers can be difficult but it is a sure thing!
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Psalm 50:21 When you did these things and I kept silent, you thought I was exactly like you. But I now arraign you and set my accusations before you.
Have you ever taken God’s silence as being His agreement with you?
We tend to do this in our own lives by using silence as some form of agreement; whereas it is not, it is more of like abstained!
God may not want to upset you with your ridiculous suggestion – try asking in a better manner...
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Matthew 8:26 He replied, ‘You of little faith, why are you so afraid?’ Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm.
Having faith in Christ must be an all or nothing thing!
The disciples were firm believers, but they lacked a bit of faith when the storm came along – much like us believing in God and then having doubts or showing lack of faith when things go wrong!
Once again I was recently reminded of these facts when I had to go back into hospital because of more complications with my pancreas.
Learn to live in Christ and not just with Him!
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Psalm 125:1 Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures for ever.
Do you know how strong you can be with God by your side? All it takes is a bit of faith and a bit of trust from you…
God wants to be able to do things for you in your life, but He will not force you to do things – so try allowing Him to do something!
When you see just how good it is to have God do things in your life, you will want more and come back with more faith and trust...
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Psalm 145:9 The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made.
One of the arguments I often get faced with is that God does not care for certain people because they are ‘bad’ or not Christians…
Nothing can be further from the truth. God loves every single one of us – we are the ones choosing whether we walk with Him or walk away from Him.
He does not turn His back on us, we do that to Him!
Turn back to Christ and make Him the reason for living your life again!
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Isaiah 41:13 For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.
When a biker I watch on YouTube reminded me of this verse I had to stop and remember just how much God does look out for me!
I have had many ‘lucky escapes’ which I cannot put down to luck all the time, nor coincidences, but to some sort of intervention!
God is here watching and protecting us even when we don’t think so… trust Him!
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Hosea 10:12 Sow righteousness for yourselves, reap the fruit of unfailing love, and break up your unploughed ground; for it is time to seek the Lord, until he comes and showers his righteousness on you.
What is the first step you take to start a new project or a new job?
When we are serious about something we step forward and take that first step to change what we are going to do – that is the first step toward success!
To start a new life with Christ, we need to step forward and make that initial decision...
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Matthew 10:11 Whatever town or village you enter, search there for some worthy person and stay at their house until you leave.
When Jesus sent out the disciples to go into the town and cities around them, He sent them out not as rich men but as servants…
Servants do not go into communities and demand luxuries, they go into communities and serve the people there.
Don’t continually look for riches and rewards when going to do God’s work – work with joy and live with God.
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Psalm 80:6 You have made us an object of derision to our neighbours, and our enemies mock us.
What goes through your mind when you stumble whilst trying to tell someone about Jesus – do you feel like the world is mocking you?
I’m sure we have all felt intimidated when things have not gone as planned; but what if someone gave you the right things to say when you needed to say them?
Christ left the Holy Spirit with us to teach us what to say when we need to say it – Trust Him!
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Psalm 84:3 Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young – a place near your altar, Lord Almighty, my King and my God.
On these late summer evenings we have the privilege of being able to gaze out our windows and see the swifts and swallows ducking and diving through the evening skies!
God is the one who has given them and ability to fly high and fast gathering up insects at an amazing speed; He is feeding them directly!
God has done this for the birds and the animals; imagine how much more He wants to do for you, the one He loves!
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Luke 10:27 He answered, ‘“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind”; and, “Love your neighbour as yourself.”’
What do you learn from the bible? What do you understand our duty is toward God and this world?
God created the universe for us to live in and has given us an instruction manual to try and live by showing us what the best things to do are so we will survive and thrive!
Trying to live by God’s Word and loving Him and everyone around us should be the primary Goal in our life – that way we stand the best chance at surviving!
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Psalm 80:7 Restore us, God Almighty; make your face shine on us, that we may be saved.
During the time of the kings of Israel, people would be easily swayed away from God by the trappings of the world…
The Psalmist request God restores Israel to the position by His side once again as the chosen people.
God never turned His back on the people because He had already promised so much before these times – the people just needed reminders now and again of how they should be walking close to God!
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Luke 18:15 People were also bringing babies to Jesus for him to place his hands on them. When the disciples saw this, they rebuked them.
Stop holding back the gospel! Stop preventing people from getting to know Jesus!
It is very easy to judge people by their lifestyles of choices and prevent them from getting to know the truth simply because you don’t think they deserve it!
Christ wants us to talk to everyone and allow everyone to get to know the truth and be in a relationship with Him!
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Psalm 102:18 Let this be written for a future generation, that a people not yet created may praise the Lord:
Each time I go through the Old Testament I am amazed at something else I missed last time…
God’s plan was not to limit Heaven to a few choice people from a single race, but to have the Gospel told to anyone and everyone who would listen.
Let the whole world praise God and worship His Holy name!
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Psalm 32:6 Therefore let all the faithful pray to you while you may be found; surely the rising of the mighty waters will not reach them.
Do you know how important it is to admit your sins to God and ask for His forgiveness?
There will be a time when it will be too late to ask for forgiveness!
Step forward and give your sins to Christ allowing Him to forgive you just as He has promised – then it can never be too late!
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Psalm 10:6 He says to himself, ‘Nothing will ever shake me.’ He swears, ‘No one will ever do me harm.’
What do you think when you see evil people succeeding in life? Do you assume God is ignoring them or somehow allowing them to get away with evil things?
God sees and knows everything, the good, the bad and the plain evil!
The evil only see what they want to see and ignore what God has in store for them in the future...
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Amos 8:7 The Lord has sworn by himself, the Pride of Jacob: ‘I will never forget anything they have done.
One thing we often forget is God does not forget! He sees everything and remembers everything!
If we do not open everything to God, He is going to see right through us and may even remind us of this later!
God knows Jesus paid it all for us and wants us to acknowledge this by bringing our sins to Him humbly and openly...
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Psalm 50:15 and call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honour me.
If we are willing to remember and glorify God when we are experiencing good times, He will be there for us when we are experiencing the bad times.
We do need to keep Christ in the centre of our lives at all times and not just when we call out in fear when things are going wrong.
Stay close to God and He will stay close to you – simple!