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Psalm 85:9 Surely his salvation is near those who fear him, that his glory may dwell in our land.
If we are willing to admit God is actually God, then we are closer to receiving His peace and love than we are if we hide those feelings.
God continues to pour out His love and forgiveness to those willing to humble themselves before Him and admit they are the ones doing things wrong.
Let us open our hearts to the one who is willing and able to be Saviour and King over all of the world with honestly and justice.
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Psalm 85:8 I will listen to what God the Lord says; he promises peace to his people, his faithful servants - but let them not turn to folly.
We can have great hope in what God has said because He continue to show us He upholds His promises every day.
He promised peace to His people, those who obeyed the commandments and did what He asked of them – this is our history.
But, it is also our history how mankind has turned to folly, to dumb and foundation-less ways just because we think it is OK.
God asks for faithfulness in return for His faithfulness. Its quite simple!
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Psalm 85:3 You set aside all your wrath and turned from your fierce anger.
When Jesus came to earth, it was not as a ruler coming in to pacify the country. He came as a servant to serve and to be our one true sacrifice!
He had ever right to be angry with us. He had every right to destroy the earth. We are the ones who went back on our word and gave up on God just because we couldn’t wait…
Instead, He turned away from that anger and offered us open arms and loving forgiveness from the start.
He gave us a way to come back to Him without having to worry about what we have done in the past!
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Psalm 85:2 You forgave the iniquity of your people and covered all their sins.
One of the biggest things we forget about is the very reason why Jesus came to live amongst us – so our sins could be forgiven once and for all!
God continues to forgive people every day with a forgiveness which is everlasting and total!
But how many times do we thank Him for forgiving us and putting all of our sins behind us – effectively separating us from that fateful debt!
Stop and thank God now...
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Psalm 85:1 You, Lord, showed favour to your land; you restored the fortunes of Jacob.
Sometimes we forget God is always watching over us and continues to look out for us.
Sometimes we are too caught up in the world to recognise all God is doing for us.
Sometimes we need to be reminded about all the things God has already done and continues to do.
Pick up the bible and have a read of all the things God has already done! You may well be surprised how much of it is relevant to you, personally!
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Genesis 22:1 Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, ‘Abraham!’ ‘Here I am,’ he replied.
Do you know what God wants you to do with your life? Have you asked Him? Have you stopped and waited for an answer?
Too many times in our lives we are far too busy to just stop and listen to God, to wait until He does guide us.
If you are answering “here I am,” are you stopping and waiting for an answer before rushing off and doing what you think God wants you to do?
Wait on God.
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Matthew 5:46 If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that?
It’s statements like these which get our feelings going… being asked whether you only love your best friends just like ‘tax collectors’ do!
Our emotions are immediately put on edge because we don’t like the taxman who takes away our money!
Jesus wants us to put aside feelings like these and aim to treat everyone as equal not matter whether they are in our circle of friends or not.
Yes, it is difficult, but maybe that is why Jesus asks us...
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Exodus 2:6 She opened it and saw the baby. He was crying, and she felt sorry for him. “This is one of the Hebrew babies,” she said.
Even when you think there is no hope for someone to have any feelings, God can make a way!
God soften the heart of Pharaoh’s daughter and allowed her to fall in love with a Hebrew baby; from rags to royalty…
We all love to dream we can be important or special; what we don’t realise is every one of us is very special to God and He is trying to guide us to the best place we can be in. In His arms!
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John 18:40 They shouted back, “No, not him! Give us Barabbas!” Now Barabbas had taken part in an uprising.
Who are you backing in this life? Do you back the one who looks like a hero for dodgy dealing, stealing from the rich or ransacking in the name of justice?
We have to stand up for the truth which Christ brought with Him to the earth. We have to stand up for righteousness and God’s love.
If we stand up for what is right by worldly standards, we may well be working against God and not allowing others to experience a relationship with Christ...
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John 15:9 As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love.
What makes you stick around others or in your community? Is it not love which is at the centre of this all?
Where does that love come from and what keeps it going?
Jesus came to live amongst us and to encourage us to love one another just as He loved us, just as the Father loved us and Him.
No matter what happens in this world and to the people around us, we need to focus on this love and allow Christ’s love to spread further than our wants...
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Matthew 13:51 “Have you understood all these things?” Jesus asked. “Yes,” they replied.
How often do you check up on people to make sure they have understood what you have been trying to tell them?
I faced two types of history teacher in school, one who would give us a lot of information, only once, and one who would repeat stuff. I never remember what the first one said...
If we say something and never really follow it up, people will quickly forget what we have said. But if you are willing to follow it up and allow them to grasp the whole story, then they will remember things more.
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Psalm 119:121 I have done what is righteous and just; do not leave me to my oppressors.
We live in a world where all manner of things go wrong, maybe not because we are doing anything wrong but because others are doing something wrong.
We get caught up in issues beyond our control and sometimes feel trapped in situations we cannot escape from…
But the one thing we can always do is to call out to God, no matter where we are or how we feel, we can call out to Him!
Instead of calling out for all your troubles to be dissolved, how about calling out for guidance through your problems...
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Jeremiah 9:1 Oh, that my head were a spring of water and my eyes a fountain of tears! I would weep day and night for the slain of my people.
What do you think about the people in your community? No, really, how do you feel about them?
When I hear something bad has happened in a local community, my heart goes out to them because they are all affected by what happens.
The more we connect with our communities, the more we get involved with people’s lives and the more we can love them for who they are.
This is what God wants us to do – get involved and love like you mean it!
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Matthew 13:19 When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path.
One of the things which stopped me from getting to know Christ early on in my life was the gospel not being told to be in a way I could understand.
Now I look back on what I was being taught, I do understand what they were trying to tell me, but I certainly did not get it at the time.
Try talking to someone and telling them what got you to understand the gospel, don’t go for the textbook approach because it may not have worked on you in the beginning...
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Psalm 65:3 When we were overwhelmed by sins, you forgave our transgressions.
The most amazing thing we can realise is God wants to forgive us even before we know Him properly and before we want to do the right thing!
Did you hear that right? Yes, before you want to do the right thing! God reaches out to you when you may well be at your lowest point and gives you hope with forgiveness!
God forgives you so you can have the room to want to do the right thing, not just because you have done the right thing.
God gives you reason to want to do the right thing – that is where hope begins!
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Acts 2:18 Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.
One of the greatest things I have learned from God is I don’t have to be a leader or teacher in a big church to share the gospel!
I am the technical guy in our church – the one who makes all the electrics work and the words appear at the right time during the service – or at least that is what it was like before lock-down!
God is willing to teach any of us to share the gospel as long as we are willing to listen to the Holy Spirit. No matter what social standing we are at!
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Acts 2:17 In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.
God has continued to show us there are going to be times when we all get to be able to prophesy – and yet so many leaders try to make it their sole domain.
God promised the Holy Spirit would come to give us all an insight into His Word which we have not previously understood – and He delivered!
God wants us all to share in this very special relationship we can have, one where we are able to share God with others without having to worry about whether we understand or not!
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Acts 2:8 Then how is it that each of us hears them in our native language?
When the Holy Spirit came to the disciples, each person was able to understand the words as if they were in their own language.
Now I am no linguist and bad at languages at best… but for there to be a ‘universal translator’ who allows us to understand God’s Word is fairly impressive!
This is God’s love toward us – He wants us to be able to understand the gospel and to share the gospel in ways others will understand. He wants to allow us to do this!
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Psalm 36:1 I have a message from God in my heart concerning the sinfulness of the wicked: There is no fear of God before their eyes.
How often are you upset with what people get up to which works against God?
Sometimes we do turn off and move on to a different place just to get away from the sinfulness of the people around us; but should we be staying and upholding God’s ways?
You don’t have to start a riot to draw people’s attention to what they are doing wrong, a simple word or action may well speak more than an angry retaliation!
God needs up to keep His Word in the public eye and sometimes rioting can do the exact opposite and take attention away from God and His ways!
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John 5:43 I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not accept me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him.
How easily are you lead into believing a story someone is telling you – be honest, we are all gullible to a certain extent!
God has warned us enough times we have to be very aware the evil one is going to try and trick us into following him rather than God, but we still refuse to listen.
We can look at various countries all around the world, including right here, and see how people are fooled into following others who clearly do not know what they are doing.
It’s time to stop and trust in God’s Word!