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Luke 19:10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.
When I read this verse it reminds me of a chorus we used to sing with the children by Maynard’s Groovy Bible Tunes!
As a child I probably would have not understood the gravity of this statement and as an Adult I often overlook it; but it is so very important!
Jesus came to search for the lost people, to look for them, to make disciples who would carry on the work and make sure it never ends.
He gave His life so He could save us all. It is done!
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Psalm 68:5 A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling.
God is father to the fatherless, defender of the defenceless, provider for the poor and homeless!
We don’t always see how He does things, but we always see the results of what He has done.
We don’t always attribute what has happened to God because we don’t always see it at first.
Take a bit of time and see what God is doing in your life without you realising!
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1 John 4:19 We love because he first loved us.
As Christians we need to take full hold of this love God is giving us and share it with the people round us.
Let us put aside our likes and dislikes in preference to God’s love.
Let us put aside our hatred and embody God’s love.
Let us look around us and do things for and with our neighbours because of this love!
All because He started loving us first of all...
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1 Corinthians 13:8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.
All of these things we see, enjoy and even cherish as Christians here on earth will come to an end at some stage… but love does not!
All the prophecies will eventually be fulfilled and hence come to and end; and then we face Christ and our eternity in Heaven!
God’s love for us has no bounds, is not limited to this earth and has no end like earthly issues - we are living in His love now and forever!
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Romans 10:12 For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile - the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him
I marvel at the faithfulness of God! I know I don’t deserve half of what He gives me and I know I have fallen short of His laws many times in my life…
But, throughout this all, He continues to wait on me and to answer my prayers when I call on Him to do so!
It does not matter I was not born as part of a Jewish family or one which is a direct descendant of one of the twelve tribes of Israel – God still loves me and still listens to and answers my prayers!
Believe!
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Colossians 3:15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.
If, like me, you sometimes have trouble controlling your heart or your thoughts, then I would say you are quite normal!
We were wonderfully created by God but we have learned to do so much more than we thought was possible to start with – this gives us food for thought and makes us wonder what we are capable of!
But it all starts with the seeds in your heart and mind – so plant the seed of Gods grace and truth, culture the seeds of innocence and peace and grow with Gods design!
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Psalm 66:20 Praise be to God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld his love from me!
What an awesome God we have – one who is patient and forgiving! No matter how deep we get into things, He is always there and always cares!
Lift up your praise to God – not because you have had to face horrible times or had to face danger or anything bad, but because He was faithful to stand by you!
Don't look down and try to find God in your sorrow, lift up your praise with us as we see God for who He really is!
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Psalm 66:5 Come and see what God has done, his awesome deeds for mankind!
Have you ever sat down and thought about how much God has done for us – even though we have run off in the opposite direction so many times!
Sometimes it has to be someone else who will point out something God has done because we are walking round with our eyes or hearts shut!
Open your eyes and open your hearts to what God is doing in your life. Don’t be distracted by the things of this world going wrong around you...
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Acts 17:30 In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
There is coming a time when we are going to have to answer to God for the things we have done in our lives – I’m not thinking of the outright sins but rather the nonchalance and ignorance!
We have no real excuse not to listen to what God is saying because we are being hit from all sides by so much media which God continues to try and allow us to hear.
It is our choice whether we listen to Him or go off and listen to the world and all the corruption which follows… Choose wisely!
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Isaiah 25:6 On this mountain the Lord Almighty will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples, a banquet of aged wine - the best of meats and the finest of wines.
As we all remain indoors and wonder what is going to happen to us in this world, I still look up to God and seek His blessings.
Can you imagine what it will be like to have a big party once again? I know we may well have to live with this virus for a long time, but no matter what goes wrong – God is still with us.
Trust in God. Listen to Him. Don’t be foolish and run out and have a party on the hilltops just because you are a Christian… be sensible because you are a Christian!
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Proverbs 10:9 Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.
When we do things wrong, we not only are breaking laws but we are also hurting our mental and spiritual selves – never mind sinning against God!
None of us can turn round and say we are doing things right and will not get into trouble; not because we live in countries where the laws are all wrong, but because we think we can get away with little things.
The more little things we do wrong, the more we are convinced we can get away with more – and the more we get into trouble in the end…
Lets just try starting off on the right foot...
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John 14:6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
Have you ever tried to go somewhere only to find your way completely blocked off? How frustrated were you?
There is no way into Heaven except through Jesus Christ – He gave His life so we can get there, but we still have to go through Him!
If you don’t know the person on the door, then how are you going to get in? Trusting and believing in Jesus is very easy – it’s what follow which often frightens people!
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1 Peter 2:1 Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind.
I really don’t like watching the news because it makes me mad! I think most news channels have so much to answer for because of their deceit.
I know we are all guilty of deceit because we like to have our own ideas heard above others, but as we go into another period of self-isolation I find more people loosing track of their morals and saying things they ought not to.
Father forgive us because we don’t really know what we are saying and doing during this pandemic. Help us to trust in YOU!
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Psalm 31:21 Praise be to the Lord, for he showed me the wonders of his love when I was in a city under siege.
When you are up against the wall, trapped by human conditions or everything seems helpless, you still have God with you.
It will seem like a hollow promise until you have experienced the wonder of God’s protection; but you don’t have to get to the stage of requiring help before you get help!
God wants to be able to help and protect us right from the start and not only when we get backed up into a corner.
Allow God to show you His wonders while we still have hope!
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Psalm 31:8 You have not given me into the hands of the enemy but have set my feet in a spacious place.
One of the best feelings in this world is the realisation of how God is protecting you – as it says here, you feel like you have been moved from a confined space into a clear room, free!
If you are feeling like you are trapped in a situation where you see no way out and you see no end to the torment, I challenge you to give it directly to God…
Don’t hold onto part of it you think you can manage, but give it totally and completely to God and ask Him for freedom from you trap!
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Psalm 29:11 The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace.
God has chosen the people He wants to follow Him, and one of those people is YOU!
We are surrounded by the world and all that is wrong in it, and yet we are given the strength to cope with things and the peace to live with them.
I thank God I am given the strength and peace to deal with things and I lift up my prayers daily asking Him to give that strength and peace to so many more people who are suffering so much during this pandemic!
Pray with me...
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Isaiah 26:12 Lord, you establish peace for us; all that we have accomplished you have done for us.
When the whole world seems to be going nuts, you can always turn to God and rest in His arms…
One of the things I have learned to do is to trust God alone to give me peace and comfort – my life literally belongs to Him!
Everything we have and everything we see is because God has allowed it to be so – He gives us so much more than we can know and more than we acknowledge!
Stop and start thanking Him for the little things you have right now.
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Luke 10:3 Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.
When Jesus asked a few dozen people to go out and spread the gospel He did not gloss over things and tell them it was all going to be easy work; He warned them of the dangers!
There is a whole lot of work to do as Christians in this world – God promised His gospel would be told all over the world and He has tasked us, mankind, with doing that!
We go out as the people of peace into neighbourhoods where there is violence and fighting, danger and pitfalls… but we go out together with Christ who stays by our sides and helps guide us where we are needed most of all.
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Matthew 11:10 This is the one about whom it is written: ‘I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.’
Do you realise God has a plan for you in this world? Do you know what that plan is yet? Well, it has already started – we just have to continue on and obey…
John had no problems with doing God’s will, and, even though he did not dress up like the Scribes and Pharisees, he was regarded as a prophet at that time!
God has already put the right people in the right place for you to do your work for Him – look around you and see who is being guided by God!
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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.”
It’s not all about going to church and saying the right prayers at the right time and chewing on a wafer and sipping a bit of wine…
I believe being a Christian at home is a whole lot easier than not being a Christian during these times because I have a firm hope in Jesus Christ and what He has already done – some people don’t have that hope yet!
Show someone today you believe in Christ and allow them to see your inner joy because of that simple fact!