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2 Timothy 4:7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
How well have you done in your life? How much do you think you have accomplished?
Do you think you have done all Christ has asked of you?
If you have kept Christ close at all times, then chances are you have listened and obeyed...
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Mark 5:34 He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.”
If we are willing to be honest with Christ, He is willing to give us the very best He can!
No matter what we have done or how far we have strayed from the path, Jesus wants us back!
When we do come back with open hearts, He will fill them and refill us too!
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Psalm 50:16 But to the wicked person, God says: “What right have you to recite my laws or take my covenant on your lips?”
God may be asking you to make a choice; but He gives you the right answer before you have to make the choice.
God knows our needs and gives us the answer before we start; not so with people who do not rely on God!
Know God and know He has your back, always!
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Psalm 5:12 Surely, Lord, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favour as with a shield.
All throughout our bibles we can see how God protects the people who need it and upholds the righteous.
We can continue to be sure God is watching over us and we need to give Him the glory for all of this!
Bless God because He is ready to bless you!
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Ephesians 2:19 Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household
We no longer have to see ourselves as the outsiders in God’s Kingdom!
Christ came to make sure we have an eternal home in Heaven and with Him…
Don’t be a stranger, commune with God!
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Psalm 19:7 The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple.
Just because God’s Word is perfect, does not mean mankind is perfect!
We make mistakes, we sin and we do things wrong all the time.
But we can look to God’s Word and know it is what we should be aiming for!
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Psalm 119:1 Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the Lord.
How would you describe doing things according to the law of the Lord?
Do you describe it as being the very long list of laws written down in the Bible, or just what Jesus said?
Jesus came to uphold the law and teach us what it really means because we lost our way!
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Psalm 85:10 Love and faithfulness meet together; righteousness and peace kiss each other.
One of the things we need to focus more on is our relationship with God.
Don’t get tied up in trying to follow all the rules people set, rather follow your heart toward God!
God recognises a real relationship and will reward us in kind!
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2 Corinthians 12:5 I will boast about a man like that, but I will not boast about myself, except about my weaknesses.
How do you describe yourself when someone wants to know what you are like as a Christian?
Are you promoting yourself or Christ?
We are nothing without Christ other than sinners: Christ makes us whole again through forgiveness!
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Psalm 145:2 Every day I will praise you and extol your name for ever and ever.
How often do you make sure other people get to know you depend on God?
If you do not show people you depend on God, how are they going to realise their own faith.
The strength of our faith grows the faith in others...
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Hosea 8:7 “They sow the wind and reap the whirlwind. The stalk has no head; it will produce no flour. Were it to yield grain, foreigners would swallow it up.
Don’t try to build you life on anything other than the truth and God’s Word…
When we try to build our lives on worldly things, they will never last.
This world will not last against God’s Word – be on the right side!
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Matthew 10:1 Jesus called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out impure spirits and to heal every disease and sickness.
What set Christ apart so He could give the disciples the authority to do these miracles?
He is the Son of God and came to change the world because the world was struggling with sin.
Christ wants you to make a difference, not because you are good, but because you too are a child of God!
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July 10: Hosea 10:1-2
Key Verse: Hosea 10:2
Their heart is deceitful, and now they must bear their guilt. The Lord will demolish their altars and destroy their sacred stones.
Devotion:
No matter how much Christ gives you and how much you can do things in His name, never forget where you came from! We are sinners who are in need of a Saviour, sinners who should, by all rights, pay for our sins – after all, we are guilty!
But Christ came to save us from those sins, to pay the debt which we owe and to free us from the death we deserve because of those wrong-doings. He came and laid His own life down instead of us having to do so. He did this because of His love for us and because the Father loves us too.
When things go our way we start to look at the rewards we are gaining and we lose track of the things God has done to allow us to get this far. When we lose sight of God and His ways, we fall back into doing those things wrong once again because we focus on those worldly things instead of the heavenly things of God!
Our hearts are tainted because we look to the world and its ways and grow closer to them instead of getting closer to God. Once we set our focus on Him instead, we grow stronger and closer to Him where He can then guide us and protect us better!
Points to Ponder:
How much do you focus on worldly prizes?
How much do you focus on Godly prizes?
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Hosea 11:2 But the more they were called, the more they went away from me.
What were you like as a young person? Did you listen intently to the people in charge, or did you sometimes rebel?
We are brought up to follow rules, but also to break them from time to time – it’s a failing of our human nature…
Christ wants us to know, no matter what we do, He still loves us and still wants us to join Him in Heaven!
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Hosea 14:2 Take words with you and return to the Lord. Say to him: “Forgive all our sins and receive us graciously, that we may offer the fruit of our lips.
What do you do with God’s Word? Do you hide it in your heart and keep it for yourself?
Jesus wants us to share His Word to everyone who is willing to listen – that is where we got it from…
Passing on the secret of eternal life is a gift we should be happy to share… Just do it!
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Psalm 51:3 For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.
As long as we understand God knows we are sinners and we realise Christ came to cover our sin debt…
We are free to do anything for God because He is calling each one of us by name!
Allow the blood of Christ to wash your sins away so you too can work for God!
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Ephesians 1:4 For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight.
God loves us and has chosen us to be His people. He chose us to be special, not sinners!
We chose to be sinners and drove ourselves away from Him.
But He is waiting for us to come back and say sorry so He can love us more again!
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Isaiah 1:13 Stop bringing meaningless offerings! Your incense is detestable to me. New Moons, Sabbaths and convocations - I cannot bear your worthless assemblies.
One of the things we see from time to time is how God told the people through the prophets that their offerings were worthless!
God does not look at the physical act of offerings or sacrifices…
God looks at your heart and what you actually feel about any offering you may bring forward!
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Matthew 10:20 for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
How many times have you failed because you tried to do it all yourself?
How many times have you succeeded because you have listened to instructions?
Are you ready to listen to God as He gives you perfect instructions?
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Psalm 94:11 The Lord knows all human plans; he knows that they are futile.
One of the things I see people being confused by is the language used in the Old Testament.
We often forget these words are written by people who were trying to make sense of living with God…
If we simply accept Christ as our Lord and Saviour, other things will fall into place. Our own plans are nothing when compared to God’s plans!