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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Do Not Be Anxious: Part 3
And do not seek what you are to eat and what you are to drink, nor be worried. For all the nations of the world seek after theses things, and your Father knows that you need them. Instead, seek his kingdom and these things will be added to you. Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good please to give you the kingdom. Luke 12: 29-32 What do you seek daily in your life? Do you worry about it? The bottom line of this is we are not to be focus on things of this earth but on the kingdom of God. We are not to doubt…
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Obedience- Part 1
Jesus replied, “If anyone loves me, one will obey my teaching. My Father will love hi, and we will come to him and make our home with him. John 14:23 God is at work in our world. He is at work with where you are at. God takes the initiative to invite us to join him with His work. We make the adjustments in our lives to join His work and then We get to the place of obedience. How do you feel about obedience? Is it hard for you to be obedient to God? We have to obey Him first. He then will work through us. When God does…
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Love God
Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him. John 14:21 God is the one who takes the initiative to pursue a love relationship with you. However, this love relationship has to be two-sided. It can’t be one-sided. God wants you to know and worship Him. He does want us to truly love Him, just as we truly want to be loved. According to the verse above, Who is the one who loves Jesus? What does he have and do? How does the…
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Worship God
O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth. Psalm 8:1 Do you seek God’s presence? Do you call out His name? God’s name is majestic and worthy of our praise. When we acknowledge God’s name, we recognize who He is. When we call on His name it indicates that we are seeking His presence. Praising His name is praising Him. God’s names in scripture can be a call to worship for you. Do you struggle with worshipping and praising God? There are some ways that we can worship God. God’s names direct your attention to Him, who He is, and what He does. Praise God…
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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…
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Do Not Put Your Trust in Humans
Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save. When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing. Psalm 146:3-4 Another verse that I am thankful for. This verse speaks to me here I’m not putting our trust in high authority or in humans to save me. They can’t save me, only Jesus can. Humans tend to make promises that they can’t keep or deliver. This is hurtful and disappointing. However, God does! He has kept his promise since the beginning of time. He has kept his promises to me. His plans to come to great things.…
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Praise God In His Providing
And you shall eat and be full, you shall bless the Lord your God for the good he has given you. Deutronomy 8:10 Do you give thanks in everything? It can be hard to praise God in everything. However, we must remember the Benefactor who gives us everything. When we are prosperous it is hard to remmber God. We don’t rely on Him as much as we should. Then we have those hwo are not a prosperous. They generally don’t have a problem remembering God who provides. In fact, even if it’s not in positions they still trust God to provide to their needs: food and shelter. Every day…
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Abram Believed
And Abram said, “Behold, you have given me no offspring, and a member of my household will be my heir.” And behold, the word of the Lord came to him: “This man shall not be your heir.” And he brought him outside and said, “Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring be.” And he believed the Lord, and he counted it to him as righteousness. Genesis 15: 3-6 God made a promise to Abram. A promise that to man seemed impossible. However, Abram believed the Lord. What comes to mind when you think on…
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Through Grace of the Lord Jesus
“But we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, in the same way as they also are.” Acts 15:11 Do you believe that Jesus died to save us form our sin against God? Do you believe that salvation is for all or just for the Jews? Believe means to accept something as true, to feel sure of the truth of; to have faith. In the biblical sense, believing is to think it to be true, to be persuaded of , to credit, to place confidence in as used in the New Testament of the conviction and trust to which a man is impelled by a…