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Matthew 4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
When Satan had given up the fight to tempt Jesus, our Lord went out to preach! When we get down and feel like everything is against us we may find it hard to get up and say good things about God; but all it takes is a foot hold or a helping hand to bring your confidence back again.
God will always give you a helping hand when we need it. It may not be at the time when we want it because God wants us to realise that He is God and that we always need Him.
Our first step must be to repent so that we can draw closer to Him and He can tell us what we need.
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Acts 2:38 Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Though forgiveness of sin could never be bought by either repentance or by baptism, Peter lists these because of their significance. It is the fact that Jesus purchased our sin debt with his blood that is important.
We are the ones that have to show that we know what it means, and what it meant. When we repent we are showing that we do trust Christ to forgive us and when we come forward to be baptised we are showing others that we acknowledge what Christ did for us.
We need to show God and others that we do trust in Him.
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Luke 1:77 to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
Do you think it strange that so many people do not preach about Jesus as our Saviour in church? I may wonder how those churches could survive when they are not telling us the truth about Jesus Christ but I know why some of them succeed.
There are people out there talking up a storm about how great God is and how God is going to make your life so wonderful and blessed if you will only go ahead and do something for Him or for the church group or for the pastor.
This is not about any building, any group of people, any religion or any other fad; this is about loving our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, for all He has done for us and the gift He gives us…
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John 1:23 John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, ‘I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness, “Make straight the way for the Lord.”’
Being able to show others that we are who we are because God has deemed it so or possible has got to be the only honest answer we can give. If we try to build ourselves up into something we are not we fool ourselves alone.
If we talk as if we are nothing, we make out God to be a liar. We are His creation and a temple for the Holy Spirit. If that is not enough to get you started then you have to start thinking again!
Get out there and obey God. He has already asked you to go… What are you waiting for?
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John 1:21 And they asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” And he answered, “No.”
What sort of position do you hold in society? Let’s face it, society has never forgotten that we all hold positions and each position holds other positions in very different ways, some look down at others whilst others lift them up.
God would rather that we look at each other for what we are – all His creation. Yes we will be able to work our way up or down the chains in society, be born into different positions and lead very different lives, but when it comes down to it in the end, each of us is a human being, created by God.
We should be able to accept each other the way we are and praise God for our differences!
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2 Corinthians 4:5 For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your bondservants for Jesus’ sake.
The Gospel is God’s Word! If we do not see it as God’s Word but see it as a tool to reach others with then we have lost sight on the importance of the gospel!
We need to be out there showing others the Gospel, God’s Word, ad not trying to be as politically correct as we can be and certainly not preaching about how great we have become even if we think God has done it!
This is all about glorifying God. Glorify Him alone!
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Matthew 20:27 And whoever desires to be first among you, let him be your slave
Whilst it may be politically incorrect to use the term slave nowadays this verse should cause most people to stop and think!
Who would you say would be most qualified to lead your church? Who would you pick to be your church leader if you could pick.
We would probably pick some charismatic person who looked like they could lead us – God wants us to pick someone who is willing to be a servant or slave for everyone. God wants us to be more like servants, willing to do His work for others no matter what!
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Matthew 18:4 Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
When we are young babes without much of a care in the world, we are very trusting and follow those who try to tell us where we go. If we do have good parents and guardians then we grow up to know what is good and right.
God wants us to be in that sort of position toward Him so that we accept the truth and righteousness and trust in it, growing up in it as being the core of our lives.
When we take on God’s ways and live by them, we grow to be much stronger Christians who can help and support others in their walk toward God as well.
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1 Corinthians 3:18 Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise.
How many times have you turned round and said that something could not be done because everyone else said that it could not be done? Sometimes we give in before we start because we think that we know better.
It takes a wise person to fix some things that go wrong, but it takes a bigger person to admit that they are not wise enough and stop to learn more.
Christ wants us to put aside the worldly ways and to learn more of His ways so that we can move forward with Him continually.
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John 3:8 The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.
Have you ever tried to put up your hand and stop the wind? Have you ever tried to windproof anything? Wind just seems to be able to get into everything…
The force of the wind is always there, be it is slight breeze or a howling gale, it still moves so many things, never stopping, always getting its own way.
When we accept Christ into our lives we have a new spirit, one that will find its way into everything, one that should not be stopped, one that will blow all the cobwebs out. God gives us that spirit for a reason…
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Romans 14:13 Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling-block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister.
It is so easy to blame someone else when things go wrong instead of admitting that we actually are partly to blame when things go wrong. Well, we are fully to blame in some cases, but then we do have to accept blame then!
We can help and support those around us or we can tell them not to do everything and generally discourage instead of encouraging.
God wants us to build up societies and build up congregations, not to break them down and weed out the bad stuff – that is His domain and not ours! God would rather we make the way for others easier so that they can walk closer to Him!
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2 Corinthians 6:3 We put no stumbling-block in anyone’s path, so that our ministry will not be discredited.
There are times when we just need to put aside the things that others encourage us to do because they are not right. If we allow ourselves to get caught up in the ways of the world then people around us will see us as being no different than the rest of the world?
Would you like to be called a thief? If your ways are no different than the ways of a thief then you should not expect anything other than that from the people around you!
God wants us to give glory to Him. That means making sure that we do things differently so that He does get the glory and not the blame!
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Colossians 3:13 bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do.
Sometimes we think that we have to put up with a lot of things that the people around us do against us; but if truth be told it is very little compared to all that we have done against Christ!
Christ is willing to forgive us, even though we are the way that we are. Christ invites us in, even though we refuse to invite others in. Christ has done so much for us compared to what we may have done for others.
So let us put aside our ways and take on the mantle of Christ and forgive others, remember others in need, support others and put aside earthly ways that are so corrupt.
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Matthew 9:6 But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.’ So he said to the paralysed man, ‘Get up, take your mat and go home.’
Jesus did many miracles whilst He was on earth and each one was done with love and for a reason. Christ wanted us to know in no uncertain terms that He is Lord!
When man doubted, Jesus took control. When man failed, Jesus lifted up. When the Scribes and Pharisees lifted themselves up instead of Christ, He forgave and healed people around Him.
Let us never doubt what Christ did because He did it willingly for us and He did it all to fulfil what was already written down as the scriptures.
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Exodus 34:6 And the Lord passed before him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth,
When God gave Moses the Ten Commandments for the second time He reminded Moses of who He was. Not just God, not just The Lord, but the most merciful, gracious, longsuffering God that man could ever know.
Who else would show such mercy toward man after man had just turned his back on God and worshiped a calf instead? Who else would set in motion a sequence of events that would display absolute love to all generations?
It is our God, our Saviour, our Lord who has shown us time and time again just how merciful He is. Stand up and recognise it. Stand up and praise God!
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Psalm 85:10 Mercy and truth have met together; Righteousness and peace have kissed.
The mercy of God has been shown to us through the Gospel and through the scriptures, the truth. They have come together and we are blessed because of what has been done for us in the past.
Just as two people who have not seen each other for a while will hug and kiss when they meet, so too does the peace of God when we follow His righteousness.
Upholding God’s law and will gives us more peace than any kiss can from a greeting, but it is these “pictures” that allow us to see the meaning of God’s Word as well.
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Psalm 117:2 For His merciful kindness is great toward us, and the truth of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord!
God’s kindness towards us is so amazing that we find it hard to comprehend at times. First He shows us such mercy by forgiving us for the things we do against Him and then He extends that further by loving us on top of that forgiveness!
When we forgive someone we may still be weary of them because of what they have done in the past, but God’s forgiveness is total in that He chooses to forget our sins.
Even though Christ dies thousands of years ago, this same mercy and love continues on as strong as ever today. Thanks you God!
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Psalm 119:140 Your word is very pure; Therefore Your servant loves it.
For something to be purified it has to endure trials. In order for steel to be made it has to endure the blast furnace, extreme temperatures and extreme conditions. In order for gold to be purified it has to endure lots of heat too.
God’s Word has endured so much over so many years that we can know it is true and pure, without corruptions, without man’s flaws.
We need to uphold that truth and live by it because it has been tried and tested. We need to love it and hold it close to our hearts. We need to trust in it wholly.
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Romans 7:8 But sin, taking opportunity by the commandment, produced in me all manner of evil desire. For apart from the law sin was dead.
If it was not for us coveting so much we may not find ourselves in such a big hole as we may be in! It was because Adam and Eve coveted what could come from the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil that they ate of it.
It is because of our desires for things in life that we stray from what is right and righteous. It is our downfall and we must not ignore it nor the laws which show us it is wrong.
If we ignore it and think we are OK then we are just fooling ourselves because the law is the law and will still be there even if we try to ignore it!
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1 Timothy 1:5 Now the purpose of the commandment is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from sincere faith,
The commandment being talked of here is that we should tell others of the Gospel of Christ; not to be caught up in all the workings of the world, the genealogies and other things that man seeks after but to concentrate on the Gospel of Christ.
We are surrounded by people who would rather try to make a name for themselves than to teach others about the truth. We get caught up in running with people who would teach about a prosperous future rather than the truth. We give in because we want to be happy and see the world’s trimmings as a means to that end.
Just knowing God’s truth and Christ’s love is more than any earthly treasure can give me and so I try to give out the Gospel so that others may see this love too.