If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for the one who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen.
1 John 4:20 NASB
Category: God
Christian = suffering, but with great joy(JAS 1:2). The race is on. We are in a life long race of endurance, embracing the trials, enduring the sufferings, rejoicing in the victories. All the while holding tight to the finish line where we will receive the crown. The reward of a faithful servant, the perfect life where everything will be changed, including ourselves. Thank you Jesus. Bring on what comes my way today. Whether in good or bad times, May I say, blessed be the Name of the Lord. Amen!!
And He summoned the crowd with His disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it.
Mark 8:34-35 NASB
Are you going through the motions with God…….Don’t think he doesn’t know. He desires relationship and devotion, but hypocrisy he will deal with. Read the rest of the chapter to see. May we humble ourselves before you LORD. You are a gracious God who Loves us. You care enough to discipline us, when we elevate ourselves above you, to bring us back in the fold.
Then the Lord said, “Because this people draw near with their words And honor Me with their lip service, But they remove their hearts far from Me, And their reverence for Me consists of tradition learned by rote,
Isaiah 29:13 NASB
Slow down, listen for the voice of God, meditate on his word, and act on it. Don’t just think about it. The men in the picture, most definitely acted on it, and came face to face with the Living God.
Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.
1 Corinthians 16:13-14 NASB
Why do you do good. Is it to please men, and elevate yourself, or is it to please God? There is a HUGE difference. One is for your own self gratification, and one is for submitting to God.
Love is an action as well as a supernatural gift of the spirit. The action is not just moving our mouth. We are nothing but noise, if our words of love don’t have actions of love, associated with them.
Also, now for the hardest example of Love. The Bible says to Love You Enemys! Meditate on that one for a while….You also cannot do this without meditating on the fact that we were once enemies of God. If not reconciled by Jesus, we would still be God’s enemies!
Thank You Jesus!
If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.
1 Corinthians 13:2 NASB
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for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation.
Romans 10:10 NASB
Are you satisfied at what you are pursuing to find fulfillment in your life?
Delight yourself in the Lord ; And He will give you the desires of your heart.
Psalms 37:4 NASB
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The things of this world are temporal, but the things of the LORD are eternal. We find joy when we accept and pursue and shower ourselves in God’s promises.
- We are forgiven,
- We are called sons and daughters,
- We are loved perfectly,
- We have a perfect father,
- We are perfect through Jesus work on the cross and his resurrection,
- We have a helper who guides and directs us
- We have God’s word that always gives us wisdom to walk fearlessly in a lost and decaying world.
- We also have a home that is being prepared for us to spend all of eternity, in a place where there will be no sorrow.
Can I get an Amen?
Want to know some amazing and hidden things? God tells Jeremiah how to get an answer.
‘Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’
Jeremiah 33:3 NASB
In spite of this world crumbling around us, God’s plan of restoration for a New creation marches on, 1 soul at a time. How are you helping to spread his good news?
For the Lord is good; His lovingkindness is everlasting And His faithfulness to all generations.
Psalms 100:5 NASB
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