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Psalm 31:2 Turn your ear to me, come quickly to my rescue; be my rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save me.
When you have all sorts of things wrong in your life, who or what do you look for?
God wants us to be able to trust Him fully in our lives – sometimes that is not as easy as we say it is.
God can give you the strength and resolve to get through anything!
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Psalm 118:14 The Lord is my strength and my defence; he has become my salvation.
When we exercise and train to do things, we become better at them.
Have you ever tried to train yourself to be more humble?
Training to be humble and relying more on God will change your life!
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Psalm 145:10 All your works praise you, Lord; your faithful people extol you.
How often do you come up against people just because you want to tell them the truth about Christ?
Jesus called us to be disciples who go out into the world and teach the world about Him.
But He also teaches us to make disciples.
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Acts 15:5 Then some of the believers who belonged to the party of the Pharisees stood up and said, ‘The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to keep the law of Moses.’
Are you trying to impose your ways on others?
Are you trying to make changes by changing earthly things?
Have you tried listening to God and obeying Him – He is asking you to spread the gospel, not earthly laws!
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Acts 15:8 God, who knows the heart, showed that he accepted them by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as he did to us.
Who’s choice is it to accept someone into heaven?
We may think we know people but we don’t really know what is going on in their hearts and minds.
God alone chooses; and He is choosing you!
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Psalm 57:8 Awake, my soul! Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn.
Have you realised yet the best time to awaken your soul is first thing in the morning before your mind is disturbed by the world!
The psalmist encourages us to wake up to a new song in our hearts where we can praise God.
Praise Him first of all!
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Psalm 100:3 Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
No matter how far we go in life, how much we succeed or fail, we are all still children of God!
Always look to The Lord to gain an insight on what to do next.
Always try to listen to Him for guidance; no matter what.
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Psalm 66:18 If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened;
If you want to convince someone of something, you cannot think of any faults in your argument otherwise they will show in what you say.
When telling people about Christ, don’t dwell on things you don’t know.
Tell people the truth as far as you know it!
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Isaiah 22:25 ‘In that day,’ declares the Lord Almighty, ‘the peg driven into the firm place will give way; it will be sheared off and will fall, and the load hanging on it will be cut down.’ The Lord has spoken.
How much of your life depends on earthly positions of strength?
Are you hanging your life on something which was not built by God?
Are you ready to lose everything which God has not supplied for your needs?
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Acts 16:28 But Paul shouted, ‘Don’t harm yourself! We are all here!’
What is your reaction when the people who hate you are confronted by something which will harm them?
We base too much of our lives on the disagreements we have on social and racial grounds!
Show love to everyone to everyone can see Christians are different!
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Acts 17:32 When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some of them sneered, but others said, ‘We want to hear you again on this subject.’
God has given us the choice to stop and listen to His Word, or to walk away…
You have the choice to believe in Him or walk away.
Sometimes the truth is difficult to listen to when you have lived a very different life, but it is never too late.
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Acts 1:9 After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight.
Do you feel alone when you leave your church after a service?
Jesus promised we would have the Holy Spirit with us for as long as is required – until He personally comes back for us!
God is with us wherever we are and is willing to listen and answer prayers – always!
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John 16:20 Very truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.
When Jesus told the disciples they would have to face trial and tribulations, He was warning them of the real future.
Sometimes the world may seem like they are mad and don’t care…
Pride, greed and lust form most of the bad things we see in the world – stay close to God to avoid those attributes.
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John 16:26 In that day you will ask in my name. I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf.
When Jesus was with the disciples He taught them how to pray and here starts teaching them who to pray to.
He does not say we have to go through anyone to talk to God – we talk directly to God!
But what He does say is we should ask God anything because of what Jesus has done for us already – not because we think we deserve it!
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1 Peter 4:12 Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.
One of the hardest things I find as a Christian is to tell someone not to be surprised when things go wrong.
Right from the beginning when Jesus had to face to Pharisees and other religious people, we learn the world does not like being exposed!
God deals with the truth and the truth exposes bad people...
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Acts 19:4 Paul said, ‘John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus.’
I never judge people who say they are Christians because I know we all have our own limits and ways in which we believe.
Paul met some disciples who had been baptised after learning from John and his disciples.
What they had not done yet was to be introduced to what Christ had done for them – this changed their world again!
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Psalm 68:10 Your people settled in it, and from your bounty, God, you provided for the poor.
Have you ever wondered why God continues to make sure crops grow, animals live and flowers bloom?
It is so we can help each other out! God wants us to help those who cannot help themselves!
Be aware God gives you things to share with others – not so you can be rich!
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Psalm 68:28 Summon your power, God; show us your strength, our God, as you have done before.
Humans are fickle and often require visible proof before they believe – even then some will still choose to not believe!
God has show us so much in our past. God continues to do so much in our present.
Trust Him to continue doing what He does best in your future!
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Psalm 16:1 Keep me safe, my God, for in you I take refuge.
In times of war people ran for bomb shelters. I times of disasters people ran for cover.
In times of life… where are you going to run?
God opens His arms and His heart for anyone who wants to come to Him for shelter!
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Psalm 103:22 Praise the Lord, all his works everywhere in his dominion. Praise the Lord, my soul.
Who should be praising God? Should it be the bishops, priests, pastors, or everyone?
The whole of creation should praise God for everything He has done!
We can see how creation praises God, are you willing to do the same?