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Psalm 106:12 Then they believed His words; They sang His praise.
How often do we need to see something before we believe it? Don’t worry, you are not alone in this!
Man has always found it difficult to believe in things we do not see with our own eyes; this is why Jesus said that those who believe without seeing will be blessed.
God has performed many miracles over the years to give us more than enough proof He is God, and yet we still continue to say we will not believe until we see it first-hand!
When we do see the light and believe we are then willing to stand up and be counted; or sing and be noticed!
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Mark 6:20 for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just and holy man, and he protected him. And when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.
Standing out from the crowd can be a good or a bad thing; if you are trying to hide after doing something wrong the last thing you would want is to stand out.
Herod feared John because he knew what John stood for. John stood out from the rest because He upheld God’s Law. He had a personal relationship with God.
Herod was more than willing to hear out John and to listen to the Gospel John was teaching even through many of the people objected.
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Acts 26:28 Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You almost persuade me to become a Christian.”
When Paul was talking to Agrippa they got into a deep conversation about the experiences Paul went through in learning about Christ.
Many people find it hard to believe the stories about Christ if they are told by themselves because they are so incredible.
When sharing Christ and the resurrection, always try to make it personal because people will believe a personal account more than a third party story.
Share Christ in a personal way to show people you have a personal relationship with Him.
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Acts 18:4 And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuaded both Jews and Greeks.
There was a temple in Corinth where the Jews would meet every week on their Sabbath day as was their custom.
Paul took this opportunity to go to the temple every week and speak to them showing them how Jesus fulfilled the scriptures in every way.
He continued to work during the week but made sure he took time out every week from work to be with other people to share the Gospel.
Paul tried to get all people to accept the Gospel whether they were Jews or Gentiles; he wanted them all to embrace God’s Word.
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Isaiah 1:18 “Come now, and let us reason together,” Says the Lord, “Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be as wool.
One of the most amazing things about our God is that He is willing to forgive us no matter what we have done; the issue is not how much we have done wrong but whether we are willing to ask Him to forgive us!
We cannot shock God about anything we have done wrong or what we have not done right, we only get ourselves caught up in useless worry.
Giving up before you get going is not a good way to win a race of any kind. Giving up before asking God to forgive you is about as useless as not starting the race you want to win.
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1 Corinthians 10:22 Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?
I don’t think many people understand how jealous God can get when we run off and worship other things instead of Him.
We could try to compare it with how we would feel if the person we loved the most in our lives ran off with someone else, but I don’t think it would measure up somehow.
God’s love for us goes far beyond our understanding and when we go against Him it is going to mean more than us going against our partners.
Our trust and faith in God needs to go beyond our normal understanding just as His loves for us does!
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Isaiah 45:9 “Woe to him who strives with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth! Shall the clay say to him who forms it, ‘What are you making?’ Or shall your handiwork say, ‘He has no hands’?
Unless you have been watching too much veggietales your vegetables are not going to jump out at you and tell you how they should be cooked or eaten!
So why then do we think we can inform God how we should be doing His work or living our lives?
Listening to God may be difficult for many of us, but unless we do listen to Him we will be going off and doing things how we see fit rather than how we ought to!
Living for God means living with Him and listening to Him.
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Job 33:13 Why do you contend with Him? For He does not give an accounting of any of His words.
Who are we to question God about what He is doing or what He is up to? Well, we are His children to start with!
For those who do have children you know they ask a lot of questions and most of them contain “why”!
Ours is not to question the validity of God’s actions but we are allowed to ask why. God wants us to understand Him more and part of that means ask questions now and again.
Trust God with all your heart and soul, but ask why if you really don’t understand!
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Matthew 11:26 Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in Your sight.
Do you only ever do things that other people approve of, of do you do things your own way as well? I hope you do things your own way!
If we only ever followed what other people said was OK we would be rules by other people and we would probably not learn new ways of doing things.
In order to expand our horizons and our knowledge we have to go further and try new things and new ways.
God gives us rules to live by but wants us to continue growing within ourselves. He leads by example.
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Matthew 5:3 Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
How do you measure your life? Do you look at your bank balance or your belongings or your family or your location?
We each look at our lives in different ways and we compare our lives with others – that is just normal.
God does not make comparisons based on earthly riches, ways or thinking but looks for what we actually need in our lives.
He examines us spiritually and sees where we are lacking. He examines us for the riches we are to get in Heaven and points us in the right direction.
If we focus on the world we die to the world. If we focus on God we live with Him.
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Joel 2:13 So rend your heart, and not your garments; Return to the Lord your God, For He is gracious and merciful, Slow to anger, and of great kindness; And He relents from doing harm.
Making a show of praising God or submitting to God without truly meaning it in your heart is worthless in God’s sight because you are doing that for yourself and not for God.
Joel writes how we should secretly tear our hearts open to God instead of tearing our clothes so others can see what we do.
Make you requests know to God, but you don’t necessarily have to make them known in public.
God is listening most when you are most sincere.
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Deuteronomy 4:29 But from there you will seek the Lord your God, and you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.
When Moses was given the Ten Commandments we were told to seek God with all our heart, strength and soul. This is echoed throughout our bibles because it is so very important.
To seek God means more than just making sure you keep up with your devotions or your bible reading.
Seeking God means trying to make sure He is involved with every aspect of your life; not just in times of need or when you want to praise Him.
Make God part of every decision before you make them.
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Ezra 8:22 For I was ashamed to request of the king an escort of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy on the road, because we had spoken to the king, saying, “The hand of our God is upon all those for good who seek Him, but His power and His wrath are against all those who forsake Him.”
When was the last time you said “God will help me” to someone and then went back to them and asked for help?
I know I have done this before on occasion and I know my faith is not all it should be at times.
Being ashamed of asking for help is one thing but being ashamed of God is entirely different.
Never think there is anything God cannot do, because He can do anything. It is often our own lack of faith which stops us. Ezra showed his faith and was rewarded!
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Exodus 4:12 Now therefore, go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall say.
If God wanted to control everything we do and say I think He would have chosen just about anyone to lead the children of Israel. Instead, he chose Moses for a reason.
God would like to be in control of your life but He is not going to the puppet master and leave you to be the puppet!
God needs us to be who we are and to live as we do, He just wants us to listen to His will so we can live the best way possible.
Give God the honour and glory by allowing Him to guide you every step forward.
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Luke 21:15 for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to contradict or resist.
How many times have you tried to rehearse what to say for an important occasion only to get it all totally wrong or to be confused because somebody else did something wrong in your eyes?
As much as we think we can prepare for all occasions there will always be something we miss out on because each person thinks differently.
God wants us to learn His word and to be prepared for as much as we can be, but when the time comes we have to rely on Him for the final words.
Study and be prepared! But also be prepared to ask for help!
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2 Timothy 4:17 But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so that the message might be preached fully through me, and that all the Gentiles might hear. Also I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
When God says He will give you the strength to get through something it is not going to be something you have to think too hard about.
God’s help is very real and something which continues to inspire me and strengthen me as well.
When we feel lacking in strength and wisdom, God is there to help and guide us so we can continue to spread His Gospel more effectively.
God’s power goes beyond any evil that can come up against us!
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Isaiah 41:13 For I, the Lord your God, will hold your right hand, saying to you, ‘Fear not, I will help you.’
God is not just something written down on paper but a very real and personal help for each of us! He wants to be able to help and guide us every step of our lives.
If we choose to walk in our own ways then it may well be difficult to hear God’s direction and will in our lives.
But if we are willing to surrender our lives to Him He is willing, able and faithful to guide us in the best possible future for us.
God is holding out His hand, will you grasp it and be led forward?
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Joshua 1:5 No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life; as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you nor forsake you.
What an amazing promise made to Joshua when he took over guiding Israel after Moses died.
This is the same promise Christ gave to the disciples and continues to give to each one of us today – if only we would listen to what He says.
It is not a case of we don’t get the blessings unless we do something for God; He extends His love, mercy, grace and faithfulness to us right from the start.
… but we don’t hear it unless we listen …
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Deuteronomy 31:6 Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.
Have you ever thought why the bible uses ‘of good courage’ when talking about courage? From the beginning when the Children of Israel had to go it alone, God has been encouraging them.
He continues to encourage us in everything righteous. We continue to be encouraged by what others do and say as well.
But God gives the courage to stand up and do things. How can it be anything other than good courage when it is coming from God?
Be strong and stand up where God teaches you to stand up. Trust Him to give you the courage you need to do it right.
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1 Corinthians 15:10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
I have found that where I used to boast about being able to do various things, I now tell others how God has made me able to do things.
Giving God the glory for the grace He has shown us and taught us is actually a very easy thing to do when you realise how much He has done for each of us.
God knew when to show us grace and mercy. He knew when to give us strength and courage. Each day we trust in Him we grow in Him.
The apostle learned to trust wholly in Jesus and so we should follow and trust as he did.