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Matthew 5:37 All you need to say is simply “Yes,” or “No”; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.
When you want to make a promise, what do you back it up with? Words, deeds, money, people, time...
God wants our words to be more like His, promises which are to be kept at all times!
We should not have to go out of our way to make a promise – but to just say yes or no to make sure people understand your word is good and firm!
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Mark 3:22 And the teachers of the law who came down from Jerusalem said, ‘He is possessed by Beelzebul! By the prince of demons he is driving out demons.’
When we stand up and start trying to tell people the truth about God, we will very likely face trouble by people who don’t want the truth to come out!
Imagine it like a dark room where people are doing what they want without others being able to see what they are up to... Who wants the lights turned on?
God wants us to walk in the light all the time so we can remain in the truth and He in us!
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Genesis 3:9 But the Lord God called to the man, ‘Where are you?’
No matter what you have done in your life, God is going to call out to you!
We learn from the world how we don’t get rewards when we have been bad... but things don’t work like that with God.
He may not give you rewards or treasures, but he is going to call out to you to see if you will listen... then things start to change!
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1 Samuel 8:3 But his sons did not follow his ways. They turned aside after dishonest gain and accepted bribes and perverted justice.
What happens when you stop listening to God? The world gets louder, and you start listening to the world!
God continues to try and guide us through the Holy Spirit and by His Word. If we can’t be bothered to read and listen, we are not going to learn!
Stop for a minute and try listening out for God – maybe He is trying to tell you something but can’t get through because of the noise!
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Luke 9:3 He told them: ‘Take nothing for the journey – no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no extra shirt.
God wants us to be fully committed to following Him, not half cocked and willing to give up and try something else instead!
When He asks us to do something, it is because that is the best thing we can do – not just because He wants to test you or your resolve!
Don’t give in to the temptation to follow the easy worldly path – the rough and winding God path is what you need to follow!
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Isaiah 54:13 All your children will be taught by the Lord, and great will be their peace.
Have you ever failed to remind your children about God in the heat of the moment – I know I have.
God makes another promise to us here – He will make sure our children do get to hear about Him one way or another!
If we can be there when they do get to hear about God, then we will be able to witness the joy they obtain from getting to know Christ personally!
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Isaiah 24:5 The earth is defiled by its people; they have disobeyed the laws, violated the statutes and broken the everlasting covenant.
What is it which ruins the world? Is it the earthquakes, volcanoes, storms, floods or other natural phenomena?
No. It is the mishandling of situations by mankind which is destroying the world! The world has always had natural disasters and has always recovered...
But man keeps on breaking the rules and making things so much worse than nature could ever do – because of pride and greed!
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Psalm 100:5 For the Lord is good and his love endures for ever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.
How many people in your family know you as a Christian?
How many people in your family have you talked to about God at all?
I know it is hard to talk to someone in your family about God when they say so many things against God, but you can do things like offer to pray or even say grace before a meal.
Show your family what God means to you...
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Luke 1:41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
We are God’s creation – shown here as the unborn baby leaped inside Elizabeth’s womb when he heard the sound of Mary’s voice!
God works best when we listen to His words and submit to His will in our lives. The spiritual connection was there before the babies were born!
Let us be more like babies and listen to God without judgement or question – let us believe with full faith!
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John 3:12 I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe; how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things?
Do you struggle with the concepts of God, science, nature and wonder how they can exist together?
I used to, but now I struggle with believing some of the ‘science’ people put forward when it should be called ‘theories’...
God has done so much to prove so much for us, having people write it all down... yet we would rather believe something written down as a modern theory because it makes life easier!
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Romans 8:18 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.
Far too often in our lives we get caught up in our sufferings and allow them to take over our world...
Note how this verse ends: “with the glory that will be revealed in us.”
We must not dwell on the here and now which can get us down and despondent – rather we need to focus on what we can have through our spiritual lives with God!
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Psalms 32:1 Blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.
When you read the words in the Psalms, do you think of them as historical songs and prayers, or do you think of them as modern songs and prayers.
Today we look at a Psalm which was written knowing the Messiah would come to be with us and knowing people would have their sins forgiven!
We have our historical records showing us Jesus is that Messiah and also how He forgave many people of their sins and well as helping and healing them!
This is here and now!
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Mark 10:48 Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, ‘Son of David, have mercy on me!’
Sometimes we have to stop being polite and shout out a bit louder to make sure people hear us!
God wants everyone to hear the good news of the gospel – and we have to be willing to be the ones to do the shouting when we need to!
Many will come up against us when we talk about Jesus – but there will be those who stand up with us and give us the strength and support we need to carry on for Christ!
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Psalm 104:26 There the ships go to and fro, and Leviathan, which you formed to frolic there.
Man has built some amazing ships, planes, buildings... well, all manner of things.
We have to tread carefully with our ships in the open seas, or even in the closed channels – take the recent traffic jam in the Suez Channel recently!
But sharks and whales swim where they please and don’t cause traffic issues – they feed directly from the sea and don’t need gallons of fuel to survive in the open ocean.
God continues to allow us to live in this amazing natural world – just because He cares!
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John 16:7 But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.
Do you sometimes think it would be so much better if Jesus was still with us on earth, walking with us, teaching us?
As Jesus explained here, He had to go through all that He did to ensure He could pay the debt we owe and to pave the way for the Holy Spirit to live with us.
God promised, Jesus delivered and the Spirit carries on living with us, teaching, guiding and carrying on the Love God still has for us!
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Romans 8:24 For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have?
How many times do you wait for something to happen before you believe in it?
God has promised us many things, things which have not yet happened and things we cannot see.
God wants us to trust Him and His promises – this is our faith we must have in Christ and in God with the Holy Spirit as our champion.
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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.
The prophet Joel wrote of this happening hundreds of years before Christ even came to be with us – before He made the promise to the disciples!
God has had this plan all along we will have Him by our sides at all times – and with Him we will do amazing things.
This is for us to trust and believe in – not for Him to make miracles happen so we will believe, but for us to believe first so miracles can happen!
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John 14:1 Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me.
Jesus comforted the disciples by telling them of the amazing place God has reserved for them in heaven – a place which is far beyond what they can imagine.
They could not see any evidence of this place, nor can we...
But we have the promises God has made, the promises Jesus came to fulfil and the promises being made to us by the Holy Spirit.
If we have an ounce of faith in Christ, we will see the results of all of these promises!
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John 16:1 All this I have told you so that you will not fall away.
What is stopping you from walking away from God? Nothing really...
The evil one would want nothing more than for you to walk away from God, and he does so many things in our lives to try and get us to do that.
I know. I have been there. I have walked away from God – but thankfully Christ did not give up on me and continued to try to get through to me when I was walking my own path.
I find it hard to walk away now because I know Christ better than I did before... I know how much he loves me!
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Psalm 118:6 The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?
How many times do you look up a verse when someone quotes it on social media? I did look this one up!
I must admit I take people’s word for it sometimes and assume they know what they are talking about – after all we come to trust our Christian brothers and sisters!
The more we trust in Christ and the Holy Spirit, the more we will be prompted to do things like looking up passages in His Word.
Listen and Learn!