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Psalm 119:49 Remember the word to Your servant, Upon which You have caused me to hope.
God made promises and as we continue to unravel them we see how so many have already come true and already give us proof.
Our hope should be built up stronger each day because we are able to see the promises come true; those promises which gave us hope and are now proof.
Now take each of the promises still waiting – let them be your sure hope for what is to come with Christ!
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Psalm 119:42 So shall I have an answer for him who reproaches me, For I trust in Your word.
We will be blamed for things, we will be accused of things and we will be mocked – just because we say we follow Christ.
How are you going to answer people when they mock, accuse and blame? We need to know what Christ has shown people over the years. We need to know what God has taught man beforehand.
Reading and digesting God’s Word, our bibles, means we will have a better understanding of how God wants us to answer people when we come up against them.
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2 Corinthians 6:8 by honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report; as deceivers, and yet true;
Even when people take the truth of the Gospel and pervert it by speaking against it or taking it out of context… it is still God’s Word.
We can take almost anything in our world and twist it until it is no longer right, but the initial words were still true.
We need to take back the truth God gave us and open it up properly for people to see as the truth and not the lies others try to spread.
Open the truth, open it up fully, so others can see the Gospel as it is not as they want it to be!
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Matthew 27:63 saying, “Sir, we remember, while He was still alive, how that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise.’
When people try to cover up the truth they have to use lies to cover up things in the hope that people will believe their lies instead of the truth.
The Pharisees did not want anyone to have any excuse for believing anything other than what they wanted people to believe; so they tried to prevent Christ from fulfilling His promise.
If they had believed Christ was God I am sure they would not have asked for the tomb to be secured!
But they did. They continued the lie they started and had to use more lies to cover up more lies…
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John 7:48 Have any of the rulers or the Pharisees believed in Him?
The Pharisees were concerned about one thing and that was the sanctity of the law they had built up in their ranks. All they could focus on was the law…
Well, knowing the law is not everything! Yes it is a great help to know the law but without the love of Christ the law is as good as a dry river bed!
If you want to be able to irrigate the crops and fields then you need a river which is flowing full of living water. You can then spread that water round and give life to so much more.
But if all you focus on is getting rid of the weeds and making sure your seeds are pure – nothing will grow, not matter how pure it is!
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James 2:5 Listen, my beloved brethren: Has God not chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?
All throughout the bible we see how God has chosen the right person for the right job. He does not choose the one who can pose the best, the one who is tallest, the one who fights the best… He chooses the right person!
God makes choices based on what is inside the person and what He knows the person is capable of when faith and trust is placed in their hands.
God is trying to lead by example. We need to follow that example and show faith in others as well as in God.
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Luke 12:21 “So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.”
How rich would you like to be? It is a valid question because we all need some sort of income in order to live in society…
How we treat that quest to get the riches that we need is going to change our lives from the inside.
If our aim is to get money to spend, then that is what will happen one way or the other. If our aim is to spend, then we are always seeking money.
When we die, our money is no longer ours… Build up something you can keep!
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Proverbs 18:11 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, And like a high wall in his own esteem.
When we try to build up our own protective barriers or build ourselves up what we gain can be exhilarating and can make us feel really good.
But what does it actually gain us in the bigger picture? Not a lot.
We like to think that the better we feel about something the better we will be doing it or the more we can gain out of it.
God does not look on the outward appearance or on the inner feelings we claim to have. He looks at the inner truth!
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Proverbs 18:10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower; The righteous run to it and are safe.
Many people may say “In God I trust” but it may only be when they get into trouble that they run to Him for cover…
It is the believer who knows where that strength and safety is – in God. It is the faithful who know where to go time and time again. It is the righteous who know God.
God has given us His word that He will always be here and will always be a strong tower for us to find refuge in. Believe it. Trust Him and use His safety.
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Psalm 18:2 The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
How do you describe God when you are asked to? I know it is almost impossible to describe Him especially when put on the spot…
David gives a good description of how he related to God through his psalms and this is just one of them.
God is everything to us. Our strength upon which we rest. Our deliverer upon whom we rely. Our sure and eternal trust and our protection in whatever circumstance.
Being able to admit these points helps us to build our faith in Him.
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Isaiah 26:4 Trust in the Lord forever, for in YAH, the Lord, is everlasting strength.
Why should we trust in God and in Him alone? Because He is God and He will always be God.
He is our creator and He is our maintainer. We may break many things but God continues to try and lead us in the right direction.
We learn that strength comes from exercise and determination. We learn that strength comes after hard work.
God tries to show us strength comes from Him and that strength is everlasting. Trust. Faith.
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Exodus 20:3 You shall have no other gods before Me.
If you knew you were in charge of a business or some other group of people, would you want them to go to someone else to ask for guidance and help?
God created us all and knows exactly how we tick. Why should we even think about going anywhere else other than back to Him to ask for help and guidance?
But so many people do go to just about anything else other than God when it comes time to seek support!
Don’t look outside. Look to the Creator!
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Isaiah 42:8 I am the Lord, that is My name; and My glory I will not give to another, nor My praise to carved images.
Thank goodness there is only one God we worship! Thank goodness we don’t have to remember hundreds of gods and what they claim to do!
God alone is all powerful and God alone is the one we need to worship with pride.
He will not share His glory with anybody else or anything else because there is simply nothing that can reach the heights He does!
Be very wary of the things we hold up as more important than God! There is nothing!
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Psalm 83:18 That they may know that You, whose name alone is the Lord, are the Most High over all the earth.
The psalmist here finishes off his request with the reason why he is making the request – so that God may get the glory!
Do you make sure that God is the one getting the glory when you live your life? Are you making sure that what you do points back to God?
Do people see you as a servant of God rather than the person you are?
Give it to God!
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Psalm 89:8 O Lord God of hosts, Who is mighty like You, O Lord? Your faithfulness also surrounds You.
There is only one God and He is ruler over heaven and earth. Nothing is too big or too bad for Him.
No matter what changes we go through in our own lives, the changes God brings through are for our good and for our betterment.
Change is a good thing and has to be embraced when it is right; but bringing change into something that is not going to change will damage both the people and the surrounding society.
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Psalm 31:23 Oh, love the Lord, all you His saints! For the Lord preserves the faithful, and fully repays the proud person.
We are taught to love the Lord because of what He does for us, because He keeps us and He rewards us. Is that right?
Why should God reward us, keep us, make us happy, do all these things for us all the time? Simply because He loves us!
So our love for God should be based on His love for us, not from the rewards. Our love should echo His love.
God’s love for us goes far beyond our own imaginations so let us stretch our love and embrace Him fully today instead of half way there!
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Psalm 31:9 Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am in trouble; My eye wastes away with grief, Yes, my soul and my body!
What sort of state is your relationship with Christ in? Are you getting up in the morning and telling God how you will trust Him?
Do you get to lunch time and call out for mercy as your day gets worse?
Do you reaffirm your trust in Him later in the day as you realise He is actually still there and still cares for you?
Will you put all of your trust into His arms and continue to trust Him like you did when you woke up this morning?
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Psalm 28:3 Do not take me away with the wicked And with the workers of iniquity, Who speak peace to their neighbours, But evil is in their hearts.
It is very easy to be pulled in by a person who can “talk the talk” or who is very persuasive; and it is hard to walk away from them because of their persistence…
It is always easier if we have someone who is willing to walk by our sides or even carry us through the difficult stages…
God wants to be that person walking by your side, carrying you when you fall, comforting you when you need it and pointing you back in the right direction when you go astray.
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John 14:27 Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
When Jesus said He was giving us peace to live within it was not a nice cosy cottage in the middle of nowhere but a spiritual state we would be in whilst the Holy Spirit came to live with us.
Jesus wants us to be cared for from the inside and not just physically and emotionally. God wants us to be able to experience the peace only he can give and to live with it while we live in our troubled lives.
We may still face hardships we struggle with, but we can always know God is with us and caring for us from the inside!
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Isaiah 26:3 You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You.
Faith is believing in the unseen. Just because we cannot see God does not mean we cannot see the affect He has on everything around us.
We have this wonderful peace and Joy God gives us through our believing in Him and our faith in Christ as our Saviour.
It is the believing and trusting which leaves us with the peace and joy because our minds are convinced in Christ; not just because we have faith but because He is faithful toward us!