. Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts, And in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom. Psalm 51:6 The enemy, Satan, is wanting us to have the struggle of being honest with God and ourselves. He wants to deceive us and for us to live in that deception. Jesus explains well who satan is. ” You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he…
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Opening Up In Truth
Jesus and the disciples came to Capernaum. And when he was in the house he asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?” But they kept silent, for on the way they had argued with one another about who was the greatest. Mark 9:33-34 Keeping silent is always the best way to handle the truth. We might think or attempt to hide things from God, but in reality We can’t hide anything from God. In Mark 9:33-34, this is what the disciples did. They stayed silent. Through their silence Jesus saw and heard their sinful, proud attitudes. Jesus gave them an opportunity to walk in the light with him. …
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Walking In The Light
This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us…
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Being Honest With God
.For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long . . . I acknowledge my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity. Psalm 32: 3, 5 How honest are you with God about your sin? Do you try and hide it? Deny our sin whether it is blaming others, or making excuses for ourselves comes naturally to us. We do not need to be taught this. When our triune God is living in us, we still fight the battle to be deceitful. God cannot bless us if we are unwilling to acknowledge the truth of our sin. Read 2 Samuel 11. …
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Honesty: Being Silent Is Not Always The Way To Go
Proverbs 28:13 “Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy. When we are seeking God in our personal life there is a level of honesty that has to happen. How honest are you with God. How nervous does this make you? Does this make you uncomfortable? Since humilty is the first step of drawiing closer to God, then the next step is being honest with God and others. When was there a time when you were tempted to leave a better impression of yourself than what was true? What did you do? Why? So when the woman saw that the tree…
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Seeking Him
. “The sacrifice of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, you will not despise”. Psalm 51:17 Today lets’ take some time to read more scripture and seek God. Pray and ask God to speak to you on what he would like to show you about where your heart is. I am going to list some things about proud people and humble people. When you feel God tugging at your heart strings stop and focus on this area of your life. Let’s get closer and deeper with God. Proud People: Do you focus on the failures of others? Do you have a critical, fault…
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Pride
But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble. James 4:6 Pride! What do we know about pride? What do we think or feel about pride? Pride is opposite of humility. Pride is a roadblock to revival. When we have pride, we are proud and cannot see where we are spiritually. We have pride, it drives us to promote ourselves and to protect our reputation. Let’s read a few scriptures on pride. Psalm 10:4 – “The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God; God is in none of his thoughts. Psalm 31:23 – Oh, love the Lord, all you…
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Humility
For everyone who exalts himself will humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted. Luke 14:11 Do you know anyone who is truly humble? How was his/her humility evidence in ones life? When God is preparing for revival, He convicts His people of their sin and calls them to return to Him. In the old testament of 2 Chronicles 7:14 outlines how we must respond to if we wish to experience the revival He desires to send. “If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and…
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First Love
But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first. Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand form its place, unless you repent. Revelation 2:4-5 Fervent, personal, uninhibited, openly displayed first love is the devotion to Christ. This characterizes the new believer and is manifested in relationships with fellow Christians and the lost. Do you need to return to your first love? Do you need to return wholeheartedly? How do we recover our first love? In Ephesians, the apostle Paul concludes with a benediction: …
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Seeking God
Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! and see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting! Psalm 139: 23-24 Revival is the work of God. He chooses the when and to whom He sends it too. However, there are ways that we can prepare for revival in our lives. We need to prepare our hearts for spiritual renewal just as Joshua told the Israelites to do. In Joshua 3:5, He said, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you.” Are you exciting to have revival in your life? Here is a list…