You are the God who performs miracles; you display your power among the peoples. Psalm 77:14 Do you believe that God intervenes miraculously in the life of humans? Here are a few fundamental truths. Even though we are not in an era where miracles and wonders described our era. God still performs miracles and wonders. The Bible teaches that signs and wonders will dramatically increase in the latter days. God makes countless merciful exceptions; God reserves the right to respond readily to faith. A popular theory for the rarety of miracles today is that God no longer performs them. God is not offended when we…
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My Maker of Heaven and Earth
By Faith, we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. Hebrews 11:3 Why should we believe who God says he is? Let’s look at Hebrews 11:3; by what means can we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command? God doesn’t have to prove to us that He is real or that He made the universe. Hebrews 11:6 is our answer to the question, “why does God not prove Himself or His claims.” What is the answer? God created us to find pleasure in us, and our faith is…
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Who God Says He Is
I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me. Isaiah 46:9 How much do you know about God? Do you believe in who He says He is? Read Matthew 16: 13-19. As you read this passage, keep in mind that as we apply them to God the Father, these are Christ’s own words that the Father and He are One. John 10: 30. Where do you get your information about who God is? From books, media, friends, religious people, or religious leaders? If you are an active believing God follower, you have to hold everything you learn…
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Letting Go of People-Pleasing
What good is it for someone to gain the whole world yet forfeit their soul? Mark 8:36 Are you a people pleaser? Do you care that people like you? Does it bother you if people don’t like you? People-pleasing can be a technique to feel that we belong, gain influence, or get others to fix a problem for us. Let’s get started! Read Exodus 32:1. Why were the people concerned? What did they want Aaron to do for them? What did they say about Moses? With Moses out of sight and out of mind, they reverted to their old idol worship ways. While Moses was…
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Letting Go With Help
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 like to help others, even if you may be causing more harm them helping? Today let’s look at some ways to know when to help and when to let go. When someone comes to you asking for help or bail them out of a situation they have created themselves; what is the best option? This is a tool to use. Show compassion to them without being impulsive to act. Take time to validate the person’s stress, fear, or even panic…
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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…
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This Is My Commandment:Love Each Other
This is my command: Love each other. John 15:16-17 Have you ever realized that almost all lessons from God come full circle, back to love? I have. The bottom line to our life, the one commandment that God wants us to follow and do, is to love one another. How well are we really following this command in today’s society? Here comes the risk of grace. God went out on a limb to make us apart of His branch with the hope that we will bear fruit. When we should love others, we are showing the world that we are God’s disciples. There is…
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My True Disciples
When you produce much fruit, you are my true disciples. This brings great glory to my Father. John 15:7-9 Jesus is Truth and the True Vine. God’s word is true and trustworthy. In John 15:8, we learn that God makes true disciples yield much fruit. As a result, God gets the glory. True disciples are the kind of follower-abiders who make a difference and produce hearty, lasting fruit. However, what about the hypocrisy that has caused walls to be built up against Christ. We need to live our lives in authenticity. We need to be as real about who we are in Christ behind closed doors as much as we…
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May you ask
“you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted!” John 15:7-9 Do you know what your heart desires? Does it line up with God’s desires? In John 15:7, Jesus made an astonishing statement. You may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted. Is this the full access of a life abiding in Jesus means? Well, we have to remember the word “if.” The condition to having full access is tenaciously abiding. We have to remain in Jesus at all times. When we do this, our heart’s desire should be what God the father’s desires are. Look at John 3:22, “and can receive whatever we…
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Those Who Remain In Me
Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing. John 15: 5 Do you know what is important to God? Here is a slight hint, it’s what he repeats. This is the time that you really want to pay close attention to these moments. Jesus wants us to understand something significant than an intriguing illustration. So let’s zone in a little deeper to the vine, the gardener, and the branch and see what the outcome is. IT is the fruit produced. The fruit is good for us. It gives us nutrients that our bodies need. And it tastes,…