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Acts 4:13 When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.
Do you know what it is like to have a young child tell you exactly how something works, or someone who you think knows nothing about a subject recite knowledge about that subject?
I am always amazed at the knowledge some people pick up about things which we do not associate them with; the Apostles picked up a lot of knowledge from Christ.
When we show we are willing to tell people all we know about Christ, they will most likely stop and listen – just because they hear something different.
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2 Corinthians 3:12 Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold.
What gives us the boldness to go forward and talk to someone about Christ or to share the gospel – it is certainly not in my normal nature to do anything like this!
But God gives us the wherewithal to step up and talk to people. Don’t trust on you own abilities or your own knowledge, otherwise you will fall over!
It is God’s light shining in us, showing us the hope, expanding our faith and giving us the courage to step forward and talk to others. Trust fully in God!
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2 Corinthians 4:6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.
It is not us who have created this light to shine for God, but Christ who has enabled us to receive the light.
This light should repel sin. It should reject secretive and scandalous actions by its very essence – the light of God shining in us.
God is our Creator and it is He who continues to make this light shine – as long as we do not cover it and extinguish it with our continued rebellious actions.
Let us share this light with others so, together, we may shine for God’s glory!
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Proverbs 20:27 The human spirit is the lamp of the Lord that sheds light on one’s inmost being.
Who is it who put the innermost being inside of us? I cannot believe that was inserted somehow through learning because it is there before we are born.
God is the one who lit that candle in the first place and the one who wants to see it shine above all else for Him.
We are the ones who will dampen it and even extinguish it through our actions and our sin.
Allow God’s light to shine brighter every day in you!
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Genesis 2:7 Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
God made us from the earth He had just created. First, He made man and breathed life into His soul after He had fashioned us from the dust.
Then God created woman from a man’s rib; as a memory that we are part of each other.
Mankind has been made to be together, not a social experiment, but a social gathering of beings who are willing to know God as being creator & God of all.
Let us show God the respect He deserves!
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Genesis 1:27 So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.
Have you ever wondered why we are the ones who stand up straight whilst no other mammals or animals do? Because that is the way God made us to be!
Sometimes I do wonder how people can think we came from chimps when all I can make out is ‘evolution’ tending toward chaos instead of toward order as people would try and make me believe!
God created us to be different so we could be with Him and commune with Him in a very special way. Yes all the other animals and mammals were made as they are so we could know how special God is and how special we are to Him.
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Psalm 139:14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
I can remember learning this for a children’s bible club we had when we were impressing on children just why we do what we do as Christians.
We don’t do things to be better than others, to get prizes from God, or other selfish things; we do what we do because we have got to know God and what He is capable of.
We have a God who loves us and shares this world with us. A God who shares His love with us, freely and openly.
We should be imitators of His actions and not just with words.
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Jonah 2:7 When my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, Lord, and my prayer rose to you, to your holy temple.
Don’t be a Jonah and wait until the last second before you make a decision to call on God; make it now and call out to Him!
God does not want you to wait until there is nothing left of you before you make the decision to follow Him; He would rather see you make the decision when you are on a high – that way He sees how confident you are of making the right choice.
The worse our lives get the less we do tend to think about God for help, so we may well lose out on a lot of help along the way – until we hit rock bottom and call out to Him in desperation…
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Psalm 18:6 In my distress I called to the Lord; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears.
No matter where you are on this planet, or off of it if you’re an astronaut, God will always hear your prayers!
We can see how God hears and answers prayer in many parts of the bible, from Jesus praying alone on top of the mountain to David calling out in the depths of a cave – God still hears and answers.
Do not be afraid that God is not going to listen; rather, have absolute faith He hears and is going to answer – that is what we are taught, but far too often forget!
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Psalm 130:1 Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord;
Do we have to go up on top of a mountain to pray like Jesus did? No. Our prayers can be lifted up to Him wherever we are.
But not all places are ideal for prayer because of the noise and interruptions which surround us daily. Jesus knew the right spot where people would likely not follow Him.
Do you have a spot where you can take time out and go to talk with God, alone? Why not make a plan to spend more time each day with God, away from the crowd.
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Matthew 14:23 After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone
How much time do you set aside to be alone with God? I know it is difficult in our world where we seem to be surrounded with all manner of things constantly going on and changing – but this is important.
Christ attempted to send the crowds away so He could spend some time alone with His Father; many of them waited for Him to come back, later shipping across to Capernaum…
Spending time alone with God not only draws us closer to Him, but separates our minds from the turmoil around us so we can focus on God.
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Luke 6:12 One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God.
What do you do when you are going to make an important decision? Do you study things up and then make an informed choice, or do you include others in your choice?
Jesus gathered people up and they went to a mountain to pray, all night! This was the first and most important two steps made.
One, to gather people with Him and two to make sure God was in the choice, not as an aside but central and foremost in the discussion!
Make sure God is in everything you do so you have the best chance of making righteous and excellent decisions!
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John 15:16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.
Christ’s words need to be thought about here – He did not choose Himself as Lord and King and then make slaves… He was and is forever and chose to love us first of all.
Out of that loves comes a willingness to teach us the truth and encourage us to do what is right; just as a good parent or teacher will try to do.
His love extended to us before we were told what to do – instead He encourages us to join in this fight for truth with Him by our sides.
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1 John 4:10 This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
God’s love is here and now; past, present and future. God’s love is unmatched, free and actual!
It is not a love dependant on how we act and how we behave. It is not based on how much we give, talk or spread the gospel.
God’s love is full, unblemished and resilient to all things, making it the perfect love we need in our lives for all occasions.
And, He started it first. He will never end it and He will always uphold it. Join in His love!
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Isaiah 64:4 Since ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who acts on behalf of those who wait for him.
None us know our future for certain. We cannot see into the future and know for a certain that things will happen the way we think. But God actually knows already!
God knows what is in stall for us no matter what choices we make in our lives. He knows what will happen when we plead with Him or when we ignore Him.
Wait on God and trust in Him; for He knows your future and wants what is best for you – we just need to listen out for His instructions.
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Lamentations 3:25 The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him;
How often do you wait on the Lord? How often do you seek Him each day? How often do you read His Word? How often do you stop and wait for Him?
God wants us to know His power and might, and often that means we need to stop and wait for Him to do something in our lives.
Trust God. Trust He is listening. Trust in His promises. Trust He is answering. Trust and hope for a better future with Him.
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Psalm 32:11 Rejoice in the Lord and be glad, you righteous; sing, all you who are upright in heart!
Have you ever been in a place where you have felt like you are surrounded by people telling lies?
I know I have been in at least one place where I was convinced most of the people around me were telling lies; but all trying to convince me and others they were telling the truth.
God sees right through such deception and does not like it. We don’t either when we find out the truth – so why do we, as a race, try to deceive people all the time?
Allow God’s truth to overflow your life!
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Hebrews 10:22 let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water.
When Christ called us to faith, it was not to have a half-hearted approach to something which may happen if we remember to ask for it!
God wants us to have a full faith in Him, from our heart and not just by word of mouth. God wants us to depend on our faith so we can demonstrate it fully to others.
I had a strange dream last night which reminded me of this – our faith has to be full and God will honour it!
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1 Timothy 1:5 The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.
When Christ told us to love our neighbours as ourselves it was a commandment with meaning; we do need to love people but with a true heart!
God’s love for us is true and without reserve; our love for others should be based on the same principals. Just saying you love someone because God said so is not good enough!
Picking out the pretenders who say one thing and do another can be difficult, but that is what we join into when we do not love with an honest heart.
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1 Corinthians 13:13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
These three are the principal graces of God around which so much blossoms; but as the apostle writes here, love is the greatest grace God gives us.
We have it in abundance and so need to be able to share it in abundance too; this means loving even in those difficult circumstances!
Without love, our faith would dwindle. Without Love, we would have no hope to hope for. It really does underpin our loves both spiritual and physical – so exercise it in everything we do!