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Psalm 132:11 The Lord swore an oath to David, a sure oath he will not revoke: ‘One of your own descendants I will place on your throne.
We can look back on words like these and see how they have come to pass; but too often we don’t apply the same logic to all the other words in our bibles!
God has made sure the words of the bible have come together so we can know what we have in store for us in the future.
God continues to keep His promises, promises made thousands of years ago!
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Matthew 6:34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
As we creep closer and closer to hard times financially, we all start to worry about what we are going to eat and how we are going to afford the necessities to live by.
God does not encourage you to be blasé about things and ignore the problems which lie ahead, but equally we should not be thinking too far ahead…
God wants us to be careful for the things we have and plan for our futures but when things get out of reach, we should reach out in prayer and trust Him by listening.
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Psalm 42:11 Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Saviour and my God.
How many times have you been really worried about what is going to happen – like when you go to hospital in an ambulance…
Once again I was taken into hospital 11 days ago after being taken ill. Once again I placed my trust in Christ and the doctors. Once again I came out!
It is hard, especially when you have nearly died a few times before; but Christ’s faithfulness always comes through!
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2 Kings 17:7 All this took place because the Israelites had sinned against the Lord their God, who had brought them up out of Egypt from under the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They worshipped other gods
We see how Israel sinned many times over many years and how God got angry, not because they did little things wrong but because they were worshipping other gods.
But every time God was angry, He was also setting time aside to wait for them to return to Him.
God faithfully kept His promise to them no matter what happened even when they worshipped other gods.
That is the measure of God’s love for us!
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Psalm 48:9 Within your temple, O God, we meditate on your unfailing love.
Finding it difficult to focus on God’s Word? Have you tried finding a quiet spot to just stop and think?
Quite often our minds are racing full of things we should be doing and stopping to focus on the here and now can be difficult.
Taking time out of your day to stop and wait is a good place to be – it helps us to focus on the Holy Spirit and His guidance.
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Psalm 119:35 Direct me in the path of your commands, for there I find delight.
When you go to a tourist attraction, do you walk around blindly or do you follow the guides who are there to help and explain things?
Why should we then walk blindly through life if we have ready access to someone who is willing and able to guide us in every step?
God wants us to listen to His guidance through the Holy Spirit...
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Psalm 37:7 Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.
God wants us to be ready for when Christ returns – this means having a closer relationship with God at all times.
We can get discouraged by seeing bad people succeed in life, but God wants us to know their eternal lives are at stake – unlike ours!
Trust in God and try to keep His ways so we are ready for Christ’s return!
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Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
When Christ laid His life down for us, it was not just for the Jews, not just for the believers, but for everyone around the world.
We do have to believe this is what has happened so we can have faith in trusting Christ to forgive us when we ask.
It’s all about trusting in something and someone which all happened a long time ago – but it all still stands firm!
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Psalm 74:21 Do not let the oppressed retreat in disgrace; may the poor and needy praise your name.
Jesus came to give us all ready and free access to God through Him.
His actions showed us He was willing to reach out to the poor and needy just as people had requested years beforehand.
Being patient and having faith God will answer our prayers can be difficult but it is a sure thing!
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Psalm 50:21 When you did these things and I kept silent, you thought I was exactly like you. But I now arraign you and set my accusations before you.
Have you ever taken God’s silence as being His agreement with you?
We tend to do this in our own lives by using silence as some form of agreement; whereas it is not, it is more of like abstained!
God may not want to upset you with your ridiculous suggestion – try asking in a better manner...
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Matthew 8:26 He replied, ‘You of little faith, why are you so afraid?’ Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm.
Having faith in Christ must be an all or nothing thing!
The disciples were firm believers, but they lacked a bit of faith when the storm came along – much like us believing in God and then having doubts or showing lack of faith when things go wrong!
Once again I was recently reminded of these facts when I had to go back into hospital because of more complications with my pancreas.
Learn to live in Christ and not just with Him!
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Psalm 125:1 Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures for ever.
Do you know how strong you can be with God by your side? All it takes is a bit of faith and a bit of trust from you…
God wants to be able to do things for you in your life, but He will not force you to do things – so try allowing Him to do something!
When you see just how good it is to have God do things in your life, you will want more and come back with more faith and trust...
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Psalm 145:9 The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made.
One of the arguments I often get faced with is that God does not care for certain people because they are ‘bad’ or not Christians…
Nothing can be further from the truth. God loves every single one of us – we are the ones choosing whether we walk with Him or walk away from Him.
He does not turn His back on us, we do that to Him!
Turn back to Christ and make Him the reason for living your life again!
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Isaiah 41:13 For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.
When a biker I watch on YouTube reminded me of this verse I had to stop and remember just how much God does look out for me!
I have had many ‘lucky escapes’ which I cannot put down to luck all the time, nor coincidences, but to some sort of intervention!
God is here watching and protecting us even when we don’t think so… trust Him!
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Hosea 10:12 Sow righteousness for yourselves, reap the fruit of unfailing love, and break up your unploughed ground; for it is time to seek the Lord, until he comes and showers his righteousness on you.
What is the first step you take to start a new project or a new job?
When we are serious about something we step forward and take that first step to change what we are going to do – that is the first step toward success!
To start a new life with Christ, we need to step forward and make that initial decision...
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Matthew 10:11 Whatever town or village you enter, search there for some worthy person and stay at their house until you leave.
When Jesus sent out the disciples to go into the town and cities around them, He sent them out not as rich men but as servants…
Servants do not go into communities and demand luxuries, they go into communities and serve the people there.
Don’t continually look for riches and rewards when going to do God’s work – work with joy and live with God.
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Psalm 80:6 You have made us an object of derision to our neighbours, and our enemies mock us.
What goes through your mind when you stumble whilst trying to tell someone about Jesus – do you feel like the world is mocking you?
I’m sure we have all felt intimidated when things have not gone as planned; but what if someone gave you the right things to say when you needed to say them?
Christ left the Holy Spirit with us to teach us what to say when we need to say it – Trust Him!
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Psalm 84:3 Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young – a place near your altar, Lord Almighty, my King and my God.
On these late summer evenings we have the privilege of being able to gaze out our windows and see the swifts and swallows ducking and diving through the evening skies!
God is the one who has given them and ability to fly high and fast gathering up insects at an amazing speed; He is feeding them directly!
God has done this for the birds and the animals; imagine how much more He wants to do for you, the one He loves!
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Luke 10:27 He answered, ‘“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind”; and, “Love your neighbour as yourself.”’
What do you learn from the bible? What do you understand our duty is toward God and this world?
God created the universe for us to live in and has given us an instruction manual to try and live by showing us what the best things to do are so we will survive and thrive!
Trying to live by God’s Word and loving Him and everyone around us should be the primary Goal in our life – that way we stand the best chance at surviving!
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Psalm 80:7 Restore us, God Almighty; make your face shine on us, that we may be saved.
During the time of the kings of Israel, people would be easily swayed away from God by the trappings of the world…
The Psalmist request God restores Israel to the position by His side once again as the chosen people.
God never turned His back on the people because He had already promised so much before these times – the people just needed reminders now and again of how they should be walking close to God!