While he was still speaking, there came from the ruler’s house some who said, “Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further?” But overhearing what they said, Jesus said, to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not fear, only believe.” Mark 5:35-36 D you believe? What do you believe? Is your fee bigger than what you believe? Or is your belief bigger than you fear? These verses is about a synagogue ruler named Jairus. He was a man with authority over the place and process of worship. This rule came to Jesus in desperation because his daughter was dying. Jesus agreed to go with him to his house. …
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Total Dependence On God
“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. John 15:5 An another adjustment that is part of knowing and doing the will fo God is having total dependence on God. When we do this He will complete what He wants to do through us. We are God’s servants, we must remain in an intimate relationship with God in order for His work to be completed. We must depend on God alone. Adjustment in obedience also requires us from moving from the work for God according to our abilities, our gifts, our…
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Obedience Is Costly: Part 2
From that time many of His disciples went back and walked with Him no more, John 6:6-7 Have you obeyed God and that obedience was costly to those around you? Let’s take a look at Exodus 5:1-21. When Moses obeyed God and told Pharaoh to let Israel go, how did it cost the Israelites? What did it cost them? When Moses obeyed God, the work load of the children of Israel was increased and the Israelites foremen were beaten. The Israelites paid a high cost for Moses to do the will of God. We have to trust that will care for those around us. He will communicate with His people. …
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Different Kinds Of Adjustment
As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. Isaiah 55:9 Do you have absolute surrender to God? Do you know that God is interested in absolute surrender? There are many different kinds of adjustment that one may have to make when we surrender to God. It also make require more than one area of adjustments to be made. Here is a list of areas of adjustments that we may have to make in our lives: In our circumstances (job, home, finances, and others), in our relationships (family, friends, business associates, and others), in our thinking (prejudices,…
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When Adjustments Are Necessary
Any of you who does not give up everything he has cannot by my disciple. Luke 14:33 Have you ever want to do what God asked you to do, but didn’t want to make any adjustments in your life? We want God to speak to us and ask us to do things for him. However, we don’t want to make any major adjustments in our lives though. When God spoke to the people in the Bible about what He wanted to do through them, they needed to make some adjustments in their lives. They had to adjust their lives to God. When those adjustments happened, God accomplished His purposes through…
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True Faith That Requires Action
As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.” James 2:26 When our action doesn’t show our faith, our faith is dead. Our true faith requires us to have action. By your actions, do you have true faith? Let’s read Hebrews 11. Abel offered God a better sacrifice . By faith he was approved as a righteous man. He speaks through his faith. By faith Enoch was taken away so he did not experience death. God took him away. Without faith it is impossible to please God. By faith Noah built an ark. He was warned what was yet not seen and motivated by godly…
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What One Does Tells What One Believes
“David spoke to the men who were standing with him: “What will be done for the man who kills that Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Just who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God? ”” 1 Samuel 17:26 What you do reveals what you believe about God, regardless of what you say. When God reveals his purpose for you, you will face a crisis – a decision time. How we respond to God, will show the world what we really believe about God! Let’s take a look at King David as a young boy! Read 1 Samuel 16-17. God brought David…
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Encounters With God Requires Faith
I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, “Move from here to there” and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you. Matthew 17:20-21 When God speaks to you, how do you respond? Do you respond with faith? When God speaks to us we must respond with faith. Faith is having confidence in Hod that he will do what he promised. Seeing what God will do is not faith. If you have to see clearly how something can be accomplished , this is more likely not to be faith. Faith is believing the God who has…
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A Turning Point
Without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. Hebrews 11:6 The turning point in our following God’s will is God has a God-sized assignment for us. We will realize we can’t do it by ourselves. We have to realize the only way to not fail is we need God’s help. This is the point where we are in crisis!! Are we willing to do what God is asking of us or are we going to walk away? Crisis comes from a word that means decision. The same Greek word is…
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Jesus Is Your Way
. “I am the way and the truth and the life.” John 14:6 When you are seeking God’s will in your life, how do you approach God about it? Do you ask detailed questions? Do you accept His way of one step at a time? All God is asking us to do is Follow him one day at a time. God is the only one that knows the way to go to fulfill God’s purpose for your life. Jesus said, “I am the way.” He didn’t say, “I will show you the way.” He didn’t say, “I will give you a road map.” He didn’t say, “I will tell you…