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1 Samuel 16:11 So he asked Jesse, ‘Are these all the sons you have?’ ‘There is still the youngest,’ Jesse answered. ‘He is tending the sheep.’ Samuel said, ‘Send for him; we will not sit down until he arrives.’
What do you do when God asks you to do something? Do you start worrying? Do you try and get out of it? Do you try and hide?
We all have our faults, and we all have our shortcomings – God knows every part of us, but He may still ask us to do something we are not comfortable doing!
When God told Samuel to ask about the youngest son, his reaction was to sit and wait patiently because He knew what God wanted!
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Psalms 2:11 Serve the Lord with fear and celebrate his rule with trembling.
These words penned to the rulers at that time are so relevant for our rulers nowadays where there is greed and corruption beyond our understanding in so many governments around the world.
God sees all and hears all and knows all – when we step out of line, we are doing it right in front of Him!
Think about what you are doing and only do what you think you would if God was standing next to you – He is!
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Mark 16:15 He said to them, ‘Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.
What does it mean to go out into the world and preach the gospel to all creation?
It does not necessarily mean standing on street corners and shouting to everyone in earshot – though this a valuable task done by the few brave preachers!
It means taking what is in your heart and sharing it with the world around you in ways you can do it; believe me there are so many more ways than standing up and teaching people with words!
God sees what comes from our hearts...
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John 10:11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
In this chapter Jesus reminds the people He is our Good Shepherd, not just another shepherd but the Good Shepherd.
What is the difference between a shepherd and a Good Shepherd? A Good Shepherd will be willing to put His life in danger just to be able to save His sheep.
Any other shepherd would stop at the point of putting his own life in danger just for a sheep... Jesus did not stop!
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Psalm 23:1 The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.
How much faith do you have? How much do you rely on Christ for things in your life?
If we are all honest, we have times of doubt and times where we lack faith – but God does not judge us on a per thought basis!
God looks deep in our hearts and the judgement will be done by Christ; the one who gave His life for us on the cross, our Advocate!
Put more trust and faith in Christ every day and live a better life with Him!
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Philippians 4:8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – if anything is excellent or praiseworthy – think about such things.
God wants us to remember all the good things He does in our lives so we can shine in this dim and dusty world.
We have so many things to be thankful of and so many things to praise God about – if we think about these things we will shine!
Whatever we concentrate on, those are the things we will bring closer to our hearts and flood our lives with... if we are not thinking of good things, then we are flooding our lives with useless or doubtful things!
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1 Peter 2:11 Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul.
As Christians, we could say we live in a foreign land where the way of living does not quite match up with our standards...
Why then do we give in to the ways of the people around us and copy them instead of standing up to our own standards?
God wants us to live better lives, but also try to make sure we give other people around us better lives through the way we live.
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Philippians 3:12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.
None of us has finished the ‘race’ to get to Heaven apart from those who has died and gone to be with Christ already.
We have our lives laid out in front of us and still have a whole lot to learn about God and of what Christ has already done for us – the example life He lived for us.
We do need to continue working toward being more like Jesus as we continue to live our lives just as He lived as a human being.
The closer we get the better things will be for everyone, not just us!
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Philippians 2:13 for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfil his good purpose.
Are you willing to allow God to make choices for you in your life – or do you still need control?
Are you ready to go where God tells you to go instead of choosing a comfortable or safe way forward?
Are you still focusing on your own ways rather than God’s ways?
Make a difference today by giving God control!
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Luke 16:9 I tell you, use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.
Sometimes we get too tied up in what we are working for in life to see what real wealth is – money can buy many things here, but nothing in Heaven!
God wants us to focus on what we can do for others rather than how much wealth we can build up for ourselves.
God is looking at how we can live with others in heaven and not how much we can achieve here on earth.
Turn your eyes toward Heaven today!
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John 20:30 Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book.
When we look through the Gospels within the New Testament, we are amazed by the number of miracles and wonders Jesus did... and yet this apparently is a small sample of what He did!
If we can be encouraged by what we read, then just imagine the encouragement the disciples gained by watching Jesus do so much more.
Listen closely to what God is telling you through reading your bible, and have faith in knowing He can do so much more!
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Romans 12:10 Be devoted to one another in love. Honour one another above yourselves.
When Jesus told us the most important things in life are to love God with everything we have and then to love one another likewise – He was not kidding!
Love for one another is central to our life on earth. Without this love God has given us, we are nothing in reality!
Holding each other higher than we hold ourselves will always allow us to do more than if we try to hold ourselves up!
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Romans 12:3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.
One thing Jesus impressed on the disciples was they are just normal people going about life on earth – but with a special guide given them directly by God!
We don’t get to call ourselves kings, priests or anything else in life – it is the people around us who get to call us those things.
Anything more than that needs to come from the one who has the authority to call us more – God!
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Romans 11:25 I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be conceited: Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in
When the church sets its focus on anything other than Christ, all they will see is what the world provides.
What God wants us to do is to open the church doors and invite the people in who need Him most – those who are lost and poor.
When we open the doors and allow the people Christ is inviting in, we are beginning to do His will in our lives.
Open the eyes of the church by doing what Christ wants, not what the world wants!
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1 Corinthians 4:16 Therefore I urge you to imitate me.
One of the things Paul knew was there had to be a new breed of examples for men to follow, example who were not corrupt and filled with self-pride but filled with the Spirit.
God knows how we are tempted by the things of this world and so He needs people to live as example who are not giving in to the temptations, but resisting them and living for Christ.
If we keep close to Christ we will remain strong enough to resist the temptations of this world and be the examples Christ wants us to be!
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Romans 3:22 This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile
After Christ had gone back to be with God in Heaven, people had to learn a new way of faith... not by seeing the constant stream of miracles anymore, but because they had already happened.
You may think this is easier now because we have the proof... Well, I don’t see large queues of people trying to get into church, so I guess it’s not!
No matter what we call ourselves, we all answer to Christ because of what He has done for us, personally!
We need to cling to the faith He will return!
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Acts 7:48 However, the Most High does not live in houses made by human hands.
Far too often in our lives we try to put God in a nice compact and pleasing box where we can fully understand where He is and what He is doing!
This is not God! This is our idea of what God should be!
There is no way we can ever hope to capture God in a book, in a church, in a special ornament or anything else!
God is creator, not created!
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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.
When God calls us into ministry, it may not be to lead a huge church, start a new church or other seemingly glamorous tasks – He may be calling us to just love and support someone.
Each one of us has skills which we can do because God has given them to us. If we trust God and obey Him in His asks of us, we will succeed because He knows what we are good at!
Trust and obey. It is the best way...
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Acts 4:29 Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness.
There is no greater power than a humble servant who is able to speak with the boldness and power of God through them!
You can notice when a person submits to God’s authority before they speak out. You can notice when a person submits to God’s will before they do things.
God wants what is best for us, but in order to find out and apply that in our lives, we must submit to Him fully first of all.
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Mark 16:20 Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it.
When we are willing to do what Christ wants in our lives, we will see how much more He can do than us alone!
Jesus did so many miracles whilst here in human form, and everything He did, He did with God working through Him!
God wants to work through us – we need to be willing to allow Him to work in every way He wishes.