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Exodus 24:8 Moses then took the blood, sprinkled it on the people and said, “This is the blood of the covenant that the Lord has made with you in accordance with all these words.”
When Moses read out all the laws he had written down from God, the people agreed to follow those rules and made sacrifices to show their commitment.
Moses took some of the blood from the sacrifices and splashed it over the people to remind them they were the ones making the commitment to God.
We cannot expect a priest or church leader to do everything so we can run off and do our own stuff; God wants faithful followers.
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Matthew 26:28 This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
Not only was Christ reminding the disciples of the blood which was shed for the forgiveness of sins, but He was talking of the blood which was still to be shed – His blood.
Christ was laying down a new promise which he was going to keep – His blood was going to be shed once and for all for all sin and not just for the sin of the people around the table!
Jesus was the ultimate sacrifice who had known no sin and willingly gave Himself to cover all of our sins.
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1 Corinthians 10:16 Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?
It does not really matter how many times a month or year you take communion or participate in mass… what matters is what the act of communion means to you.
If you just go along because it is something you were told to do once a week or once a month, then why are you doing it?
If you go along to make someone else happy, then why are you doing it?
If you set aside the time to bring to memory all Christ has done for you and has promised, then maybe you are on the right track.
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John 15:5 I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.
When we can put aside the hatred of others or the promotion of self and begin to live our lives with Christ, then we can start to focus on what is important in our lives.
Without Christ in our lives, we fall very short of the mark, but with Him, we have the Holy Spirit residing within us who is willing and able to help us deliver on Christ’s promises.
Live with Christ, depend on Him and trust in Him for everything.
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Colossians 3:11 Here there is no Gentile or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all.
One thing many of us get caught up in during our early lives is racism or sexism in some way.
Jesus came to be with the Jews because they were God’s chosen people; but the message He gave to everyone was not just aimed at the Jews but all people!
Jesus wants us to be the same to all people, no matter what standing in life, what sex, what race, what age, whatever!
Be more like Jesus and share the gospel with all people!
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Deuteronomy 8:2 Remember how the Lord your God led you all the way in the wilderness these forty years, to humble and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands.
When you are going through things which you do not expect in your life – stop and think about what you can get out of it?
Our gut reaction is normally to object, complain and cause some sort of chaos when things go wrong…
Why would God allow something like this in your life unless He knew it was, in some way, going to improve you?
Allow God to work fully and freely in your life and praise Him every step of the way!
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Psalm 17:3 Though you probe my heart, though you examine me at night and test me, you will find that I have planned no evil; my mouth has not transgressed.
God is the only one who searches our hearts and all we do, say, think and expect; but He does it because of His love for us and not because He is like a policeman waiting for us to do something wrong!
When everything is quiet at night and you are alone with God, what is going through your head and your heart?
When you are out and about with friends, what is going through your mind and in your heart?
When you get angry because things do not go your way, what comes out of your mouth?
Make sure God is in everything you do – don’t leave Him behind in anything!
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Proverbs 24:12 If you say, “But we knew nothing about this,” does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who guards your life know it? Will he not repay everyone according to what they have done?
God knows the situation we are in and the lives we lead. He knows if we do have an excuse for not knowing about Him or whether we have chosen to ignore the truth and pretend we don’t know things.
We may be able to get away with things in our lives because we tell people we did not know the truth, but God actually does know if we are telling lies.
Yes, it is a lie to pretend to not know something when you do know it!
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Psalm 82:4 Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.
We are the ones who are here at this time and we are the ones who see the injustice which is going on – unless we help the weak and needy, we are not helping God’s people!
It is not up to the lawyers who sit in the courts presiding over the cases they do- they can only do their part for the cases they see. We live out with the people and it is up to us to make the difference.
“Be the change” means more than just sorting out the physical things in life – it means helping those who are in need to make a difference in their lives!
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Exodus 23:5 If you see the donkey of someone who hates you fallen down under its load, do not leave it there; be sure you help them with it.
Let’s bring this screaming into the modern age… If you see someone who hates you and they have broken down with a car full of shopping, will you stop and help them out?
Kinda brings on a new meaning when we make it all about our modern age – we do tend to ignore people on the other side of the road, ignore them because they have a different car, or just ignore them anyway!
God asked us to be friends with people, to love people and to share with people – right from the beginning!
Isn’t it time we started to listen!
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Galatians 6:2 Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfil the law of Christ.
When Jesus was here on earth He reminded the disciples and those around about how they should be sharing in each other’s troubles in life – sharing our burdens.
Life does seem a whole lot more bearable when there is someone else to walk through the difficult times with you – even if you don’t think you want the help or support!
God knows we do need each other and knows who is best to be there for us; we need to open up and share in our burdens to show Him we are listening to and obeying Him!
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Romans 15:1 We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves.
What would it be like to always have a strong person on call when you needed them? What would it be like if they always turned up just as you needed them?
We all do need support at some time in our lives, and the more we are able to do the more we are actually able to do for others too.
Life is not all about pleasing yourself as much as possible, but being there for others so they too can have a great life – share your burdens and share in someone else’s burdens too.
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Galatians 1:10 Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.
Stop and ask yourself – why am I actually doing this? Is it to make myself feel good, to make someone else feel good, to make myself look good?
We do not need to prove anything to God or to man. What we need to do is to listen to God and fill the needs of His people – that is God’s wish.
Our lot is not to be popular because we do things and call them Christian or charitable or nice; our lot is to be willing and able to do the will of God which will fulfil many of the above without taking the glory from God!
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Acts 20:19 I served the Lord with great humility and with tears and in the midst of severe testing by the plots of my Jewish opponents.
Sometimes you will find opposition from the very people you are trying to reach out to with the gospel; it seems to be the norm nowadays.
Don’t be put off by people around you who are trying to make a name for themselves or others who just need to have their own way – listen to God and follow His will.
Listening to God means stopping what you are reacting to, waiting to hear from Him, and then putting that into action in the way He is telling you to.
Don’t do it because it will make you look better, do it because God is asking!
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Acts 20:31 So be on your guard! Remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.
How passionate are you about teaching or telling people about Jesus?
I know some people are put off by people who are too passionate about things, but by in large, we do believe the people who are most passionate about their work, study or beliefs.
We do not have too many records about how passionate Jesus was in His teaching, but we do have enough to know His passion for teaching people the truth abounded – He made a big difference.
Will you?
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Acts 20:20 You know that I have not hesitated to preach anything that would be helpful to you but have taught you publicly and from house to house.
Paul did not hold back his teaching others whether he got into trouble or not; he knew he was doing exactly what God had asked him to do.
When we take on a task from God, we should be willing to fulfil it no matter what the odds and no matter what the opposition!
This does mean being willing to go the extra step when asked to by God, willing to take on that extra care, willing to speak out when others will not, willing to listen and obey.
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Acts 5:42 Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Messiah.
Did the punishment and suffering stop them from telling people about Jesus? No! They went out all the more to tell people the good news about the Messiah.
Sometimes it is not the people who thank you or say you are doing the right thing which make the biggest difference…
Sometimes it is the people who object that allow you to see how much of a difference you are making to your community.
Don’t be put off by opposition; take it on board.
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Acts 5:41 The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.
After Jesus had told the disciples they would probably have to suffer because they were telling people the truth about God, they were prepared and got on with the task in hand.
When they were pulled in for telling people Jesus was the Messiah, they came out of their situation talking with each other and rejoicing about what they had been through.
Why? Because they knew they had reached people with the truth, they were rebelling and objecting about the truth being uncovered!
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1 Peter 4:13 But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.
It is not always nice to be told you should be happy with the suffering you may be going through! But take a minute to think about how much Jesus went through, just because He loves you.
Suffering on this earth is going to be nothing in comparison to the joy and glory we shall have in Heaven!
The joy of what will be in heaven is also going to be even more enjoyable when we do face hardships and sufferings
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Philippians 1:28 without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a sign to them that they will be destroyed, but that you will be saved—and that by God.
Your faith is something which is on show in your life without you realising just how much it affects other people.
Having the strength to say no to the things in your life which you know are not from God is your faith on show!
We should always remember that Christ has won the war against the evil one, but we face many daily battles in which we still have to stand up and fight with Christ by our side.
Allow the people around you to see you are not afraid to stand up with Christ!