Without faith, it is impossible to please God because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and rewards those who earnestly seek him. Hebrews 11:5 Read the above verse several times. We will digest this verse throughout this week. What is at stake as we make our faith a present active particle verb? Read Ephesians 1:19. What does God choose to exert in the lives of those who continually accept the challenge to believe Him? Read Hebrews 11:6. What are the two additional motivations for believing in God? Hebrews 11:6 uses the Greek word euaresteo. Strong’s definition of please is…
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The Act of Believing
His incomparable great power for us who believe . . . it’s like the working of his mighty strength, Ephesians 1:19 Do you have faith? Do you believe that faith is the best option? Faith brings God-ordained provision. However, the absence of faith carries a huge cost. Faith is without equal in its effects on our lives because God is without equal, and faith is the invitation he answers with proof. What is faith? Take a look at the Greek word “pistis.” Pistis means assurance, belief, belief, faith, fidelity. The words faith, belief, believing, and believe are translated from the word “pistis.” Faith is a noun and a…
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God’s Mindset
In your relationship with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus. Philippians 2:5 NIV Make your own attitude that of Christ Jesus. Philippians 2:5 HCSB This here is a life verse. A verse we should meditate on all day long. This verse here had become my most favorite verse even before I truly understood it. When I came across this verse, I didn’t understand the Mindset of Jesus or the same attitude of Jesus. Those were the words that Got my attention. I wrote two versions of this verse. I recommend you search for a different version. Find the version that resonates with your soul. Jesus’s attitude was of complete…
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Grace Shown
And now for a little moment grace hath been showed from Jehovah our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage. Ezra 9:8 Have you been shown grace from God? I have been, and so have you. God has been showing and offering his grace since the beginning. Here in Ezra 9:8, Ezra is telling us how the Israelites have been shown the grace of our Jehovah God. God gave the Israelites the grace he didn’t desert them; he allowed…
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Grace
For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift. Not from works, so that no one can boast. For we are His creation, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time so that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:8-10 Faith believes in Jesus. It is the only need for receiving God’s gift of salvation. There are two steps in Salvation in faith. What does a person believe about Christ? Active response from the heart of the person who desires to follow Christ as their savior. Faith firmly believes in…
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Living Like Jesus
“Not by might nor by power, but by my spirit,” Says the Lord Almighty. Zechariah 4:6 We all come to a point in our relationship with God where we have to choose to surrender to God and let go. Where are you right now? Do you need to surrender more? Surrendering is hard heart work. Do you think living for Jesus that you have to be perfect? Living for Jesus, we don’t have to be perfect. It’s about trusting God and surrendering our all to Him. Let’s read Luke 4:13. What does this verse tell us about what Jesus will face in the future? …
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Trials Do End
What good is it for someone to gain the whole world yet forfeit their soul? Mark 8:36 Have you ever been in a trial where you wondered if it would ever end? Or if it will end? Or how about one trial after another? We have. The last hard trial I went through, I sat at Jesus’s feet and let Him be in control. I learn many, many good things during this time. Read Matthew 4:10. What is the first thing Jesus says to satan? How can we resist the devil, according to James 4:7? This may require us to resist, to turn from temptation. …
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Letting Go Of Others
a time to search and a time to count as lost; a time to keep and a time to throw away; Ecclesiastes 3:6 Do you control others that are in your life? We need to let go of their lives and let God work in their lives. Who in your life right now that you love making unhealthy choices? Are you willing to let this person discover his or her need for God? If you can’t answer this question, that is ok. It is hard living in the balance of helping others and realizing that our helping others is actually hurting them. Let’s go…
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God’s Way
There’s a right tie to hold on and another to let go. Ecclesiastes 3:6 Do you struggle with doing things God’s way? Do we complain about it? Let’s look at Numbers 20. The Israelites are complaining, yet again, about the lack of water. Moses is tired of complaining. Can you relate to this? This time around, with them complaining, is no different than the first time. So Moses knows what to do. Pay attention to verse 8. Now, look at verse 10. What does Moses do here? Did Moses follow God’s instructions? No, he struck the rock twice. Moses messed up here. He spoke…
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Satan’s Half Truths
There’s a right time to hold on and another to let go. Ecclesiastes 3:6 Satan uses Scripture to tempt Jesus by using half-truths to make God jump in and save him. However, we know this doesn’t work! Let’s read Matthew 4:5-7 and Luke 4:9-10. In what city does Satan tempt Jesus? How did Jesus get there? What did Satan tempt Jesus to do? It would probably be easy for Jesus to put Satan in his place. Jesus chose to go through the temptation, the pain, to choose to identify with our pain. He chose this to show us how to walk and live in victory…