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Psalm 123:2 As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a female slave look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the Lord our God, till he shows us his mercy.
In any position of work or service, you depend on your boss to ensure you can continue to do your work as effectively as possible.
When God calls us into service, we should be willing to obey and trust Him to make sure we can continue to work effectively for Him!
God will ensure you are able to do what He asks because He alone knows what you are capable of given the right circumstances.
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Psalm 4:1 Answer me when I call to you, my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; have mercy on me and hear my prayer.
In order for God to answer your prayers, you have to lift up those prayers in the first place!
God is watching us and is always present, but if we don’t talk to Him, how are we being any different than non-believers?
Be different today and pray a bit more!
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1 Corinthians 11:26 For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
If you are willing to step up to the mark Jesus is calling you to – then you are probably strong enough to endure many things when it comes to talking about Jesus!
When we act more faithfully and see the blessings Christ gives us, we tend to be encouraged and share more!
What are you waiting for? An invitation to go out and tell someone something about Jesus?
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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!