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Jude 1:25 To God our Saviour, who alone is wise, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and forever. Amen.
No matter how much we try to get done ourselves, we will always seem to fall short of the mark; we will always have faults and always falter.
But our God is not limited in any of the ways that we are; He alone is all powerful and all-knowing and without limits.
It is only right then that we lift up His name alone in glory. Christ alone has died for our sins and nobody else can take away that debt we owe.
In Christ alone we stand.
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1 Thessalonians 5:11 Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.
And sometimes, just sometimes, you get things right! It may seem like that at times but we make good choices all the time in our lives and we need to recognise that fact!
We can take great encouragement from good choices and from results that turn out well; so let us focus on those things and those times to enlighten our lives.
Our God has shown us just how much He loves us and He continues to want us to be blessed by the things He does in our lives. If we do not count those blessings we will never be pleased!
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1 Corinthians 10:23 All things are lawful for me, but not all things are helpful; all things are lawful for me, but not all things edify.
Even though the law may say that we are allowed to do things, it is not always right that we do so because what we do may still bring offense to others.
Sitting in a room full of vegetarians eating a beef burger may well upset the whole room even though God allows us to each meat.
Being part of a community or society means we must also be thinking about other people and not just ourselves.
God created this world for us to live together in.
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1 Corinthians 10:22 Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?
Though we can try to cover all bases by saying that we trust this god and that god we will never be able to count on them all!
There is only one God and that is God the Father who sent His Son Jesus Christ to come and die on the cross for us.
We may be strong. We may be part of the strongest country in the world. But in comparison to God, we are nothing.
Let us remember that so we can live for Him and not provoke Him daily.
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John 6:47 Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me has everlasting life.
Jesus did not hide the fact that people should believe on Him as being the Son of God; but many people did not want to hear that so ignored it.
When we get to tell people about Christ we are going to face some who will simply ignore us, some who will revolt against what we say and only some who believe us.
Is this anything we are doing wrong? Probably not. It is very likely that people will be rejecting the truth because it is difficult for them to accept it.
Try not to grow weary of people ignoring you or the bible.
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John 3:15 that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.
When we look up to Christ, just as the people of Israel had to look up at the serpent in the desert, we too have the gift of life that Christ has promised.
Jesus came into the world to save us and not to defeat us; He came to have final victory over Satan and his empty lies.
We need to lift up our gaze from the world and the worries therein and look faithfully up at Christ and His ways to receive His gift of eternal life.
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Numbers 21:8 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent, and set it on a pole; and it shall be that everyone who is bitten, when he looks at it, shall live.”
Sometimes we have to use unusual ways to get through to people and this was one of those ways where God used a way that seemed odd.
Where do you think the snakes were? They were almost certainly on the ground. Where did people have to look? Up in the air.
God was teaching them to trust Him and not the world; look up at what God has promised and don’t look down at the world.
Just as Peter was OK walking on the water until he looked down at the world. Look up and live!
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Numbers 16:30 But if the Lord creates a new thing, and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them up with all that belongs to them, and they go down alive into the pit, then you will understand that these men have rejected the Lord.
The Old Testament has some pretty horrifying things happen to people who provoked God, and yet we choose to ignore so much of what has happened!
I know we are living in a time of grace where Christ has already paid the price for our sins, but that will not stop the inevitable happening if we choose to continue ignoring Christ.
We have a wonderful Saviour but we also have a just God who cannot abide “un-repented” sin!
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Hebrews 11:3 By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.
Don’t try to limit God by what you understand or by what you can see and prove.
Man has always tried to prove things through what he can understand, see, feel, touch, and smell or whatever; the problem being that we cannot see everything.
The more we find out about the universe, the more we see how much more there is to it. God’s creation goes far beyond what we can understand.
Have faith in your God. Allow your faith to grow beyond your vision. Allow God to guide you instead of you trying to show Him the way!
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Psalm 33:6 By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and all the host of them by the breath of His mouth.
Have you stopped and thought about this statement? Everything was made because God said so!
God breathed life into us after creating an amazing and accommodating place for us to live.
Yes we tend to spoil things now and again by breaking things, but that is how we live and learn.
Don’t let the breakages get you down. Look to everything around you and see the glory of God shining bright every day!
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Job 28:28 And he said to the human race, ‘The fear of the Lord – that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding.’
The more historians study God’s word, the more they come up with and the book of Job is one which continue to divide many historically, but never spiritually.
That can be said about much of our bible! God has given us what we have so that we can understand Him more. The more we learn about Him the more we begin to respect Him for being our God.
Wisdom is about learning the truth and using that truth in our lives; it is not about learning the shortcuts, the back handers and the alternative ways so we can live the way we want…
It’s about living the right way with God as God!
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Ephesians 5:17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.
Understanding God is difficult because He is just so awesome. I don’t say that in the “He’s really cool” way but in the way that He is just so big and mighty!
Understanding what God wants you to do can be difficult as well if we are not willing to listen; but listening gives instruction and instruction gives direction.
God continue to give us instruction in many ways, through others people, through the bible and even through the world… but we have to listen to Him in the first place.
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Proverbs 14:6 A scoffer seeks wisdom and does not find it, but knowledge is easy to him who understands.
I do marvel at how much some scientists, philosophers and other studious people can find out; but they still search for the truth in vain.
The simplicity of the Gospel can be understood by everyone who openly seeks the truth; I say openly because many studious people will shut off hearing about the Gospel because they assume it too simple.
We too can miss the point if we over-simplify things so sitting down and doing a bit of background study is always valuable for us.
Don’t close God out of your life; invite Him in to talk!
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2 Peter 3:3 knowing this first: that scoffers will come in the last days, walking according to their own lusts,
God wants us to know that we will not always have things our own way because there are people who want things for themselves instead.
Some will be very persuasive with telling you their own private interpretation on God’s Word and will sound very convincing, but comparing what they say with the actual Gospel will show the cracks.
Don’t just take what people say but rather compare it with what God says. He alone is the ultimate authority over everything.
Don’t be put off by people who say that it’s not worth checking up either because they are weakening…
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2 Peter 1:20 knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation,
God wants us to know the truth and so He makes sure that we are given the right tools and or people to show us what is contained within the scriptures, our bibles.
When you hear a person talking about the bible that has not read the bible, you can pick up on all the mistakes and misunderstandings that man has created from his own imagination.
God’s word does not change; we may have it in different languages and different styles, but the word of God does not change. Man changes the meaning as he tries to think things through with his own mind.
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2 Samuel 6:14 Then David danced before the Lord with all his might; and David was wearing a linen ephod.
David wanted to make sure that he celebrated the return of the ark from his heart and not through pomp and ceremony.
There may well be a time for the right pomp and ceremony, but David was leaving that all behind, dancing along wearing a linen ephod instead of his royal robes.
Some people objected, and even called him a fool; but for David this was a release as he worshiped his God with nothing between him and God!
Dance and sing before God, but make it personal, not ceremonial.
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Revelation 2:19 I know your deeds, your love and faith, your service and perseverance, and that you are now doing more than you did at first.
How much do you do for God? I’m talking about the works as opposed to how much you pray and trust in Him… Are you doing what God wants or would like you to do?
When we start working for someone we tend to jump in and work hard so that we can impress. But how good are you at keeping up with that work or level of work?
God wants us to be faithful and willing, but also to continue being faithful and willing, not lacking in either as we continue our relationship with Him.
Persevere.
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Matthew 24:46 Blessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes, will find so doing.
When Christ talked to people, He made sure that He used words that they would understand and words that would make a difference.
When Christ said something He would always make sure that He did what He said; if you’re talking about doing something, then do it, don’t just talk about it!
When we do things for others, Christ is watching over us and He notices what we do, both good and bad. He also hears what we say we will do…
Today is Mother’s Day in England. Do something for your mother today, don’t just talk about it.
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Matthew 11:6 And blessed is he who is not offended because of Me.
Don’t try and pack God into a suitcase to take Him on Holiday with you! Give Him the seat next to you!
If we try to hide God in our lives rather than taking Him with us, then we are not really showing others how important God is in our lives.
I don’t believe in making people feel guilty about leaving God behind because I know I have done so in the past. I much prefer taking God with me and showing others that they are missing out in the joy that I have with my God!
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Acts 18:4 And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuaded both Jews and Greeks.
When Paul first spent time in Corinth with other tent makers, he spent each Sabbath in the synagogue discussing the truth, the Gospel.
People would come to hear the truth, be taught and even to challenge what was being said. I somehow don’t think that Paul took a back seat here.
Sharing God’s Word with others is as important as getting to know it in the first place. If we don’t share it, who will?
I love being able to share God’s Word with so many people through the internet, through church and even in my family.