Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may recieve mercy and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:16 So far how have you dealt with what God has been asking you to change? Are you struggling with any of these changes? Here are a few questions to help! I really want to obey God, but it’s to hard! I’m afraid to do what I know I need to do! I know what God wants me to do, I don’t have the desire to do it! I will never measure up to what I should be! I’ve got to work harder…
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God Is Calling To Us
My Grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness. Therefore, I will most gladly boast all the more about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may reside in me. 2 Corinthians 12:9 Have you been called to God to repent? In what ways has He used to call you to repentance? God will use many ways to get our attention on repenting from our sin. The Holy Spirit will speak to us, He will use our own conscience to convict us, He may allow us to “get caught” or He may even use another believer to confront us. However He chooses to confront us, it is best…
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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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Blessings in the Peace
The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, Thus you shall bless the people of Israel: you shall say to them, The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace. So shall they put my name upon the people of Israel, and I will bless them.” Numbers 6: 22-27 What a blessing from God to His chosen people! Have you ever had a blessing over you? God shows his gracious response to his people if they maintained purity in the congregation. …
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Love God With All Our Heart
And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the Lord with all your heart and with all your soul, and keep the commandments and statutes of the Lord, which I am commanding you today for your good. Deut. 10:12-13 God wants us to sincerely follow him with a sincere heart. He doesn’t want us to substitute a heartfelt relationship with outward forms of religions. It is important to obey God with a pure heart that loves and honors God. Having faith and love from the heart are…
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Sharing Our Gifts with Others
As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace: whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies – in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To Him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. 1 Peter 4:10 God has gifted us with specific interests, talents, and abilities that he wants us to use to serve Him and others. We are all individuals that God created. He created each of us uniquely. There are things that no one else in the world can do quite…
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God Gives More Grace To The Humble
But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble. Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double minded. James 4:6-8. God opposes the proud; however, he gives more grace to the humble. Being humble can be a hard struggle. I don’t know about you, but I do not want God to oppose me. I, personally, want more of His grace. Grace is God’s unearned and undeserved favor, mercy, kindness, consideration, help and spiritual empowerment. This…
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With Confidence
Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:16 Christ knows what it is like to be tempted. He knows what our weaknesses are. Jesus is moved with compassion by our weaknesses. He is also able to relate to us in our experiences in life. Therefore, we can come confidently to the throne of grace. We can approach God with confidence. We can know and trust that our prayers are welcomed and desired by our Heavenly Father. This meeting place is called the “throne of grace” because it is the flow of…
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One Lord
Ephesians 4:4-7 There is one body and one Spirit just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call – one lord, one faith, one baptism, one God, and father of all who is Over all and through all and in all. But Grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ gift. The Christian faith and unity is the confession of One Lord . Jesus Christ’s work of redemption is that there is only One Lord. This is perfect and sufficient! There is no other savior or mediator that can bring us to God. Jesus is the only one that…
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Grace Given To Us
Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, each of us is to exercise them accordingly: if prophecy, according to the proportion of his faith; Romans 12:6 God offers so many things to HIs people. God gives us grace and through that he also gives us gifts to use. These gifts are called gifts of grace. We can choose to resist grace and these gifts of grace. These gifts are God-given desires and special abilities. They Holy Spirit equips us, individually, with these gifts to build up each other in the church. Also, they are to show God’s love to others. Every christian has at…