Tag: Promise

What Path are you going down?

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Forgive us Lord, when we seek our own path. May we be reminded of (Jeremiah 29: 11-13), which reminds us that you know in advance, the plans you have for us). May you guide us in Wisdon, from your Word and your Holy Spirit’s indwelling. Amen. Funny how this wiped as I was writing, and had to start in a different path. Lesson learned. 🙂

11‘For I know the aplans that I 1have for you,’ declares the LORD, ‘plans for bwelfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a chope.† 12‘Then you will acall upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will blisten to you.† 13‘You will aseek Me and find Me when you bsearch for Me with all your heart.

YOU are the STRENGTH, when I am WEAK, YOU are my ALL in ALL! Jesus, Lamb of God, Worth is Your NAME.

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Link to Song, Jesus, Lamb of God

https://youtu.be/Awz7ZVT34fs

It is not ourselves in our own strength, that we fight our battles. See who it is below, that fights for us.

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“The Lord is the one who goes ahead of you; He will be with you. He will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.””

‭‭Deuteronomy‬ ‭31‬:‭8‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬

Father, we surrender in Faith, to your will and to YOUR WAY. We trust in You Alone, and Nothing Else. May You continue to Fight our Battles!

Jesus said WHAT??????

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(See Cesar’s Sermon Last Week. It will make you examine your own heart).

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Spiritual Power, Gospel Power, Supernatural Power. Call it what you will, but Jesus gives it to us, to all who Believe in Him, and Walk in Faith.

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Spiritual power is a mark of every Christian who submits to God’s Word and Spirit. It is not reserved for some special class of Christian, but for all those who discipline their minds and spirits to study the Word, understand it, and live by it. Although the outer, physical person becomes weaker with age (cf. 2Co 4:16), the inner, spiritual person should grow stronger through the Holy Spirit, who will energize, revitalize, and empower the obedient, committed Christian (cf. Ac 1:8; Ro 8:5–9, 13; Gal 5:16).

God’s words in the Bible are very important for us to know God better. Do you have a favorite verse in the Bible you would like to share? One of mine is Phil 3:13-14.

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Jesus said, “You will know them by their fruits” (see notes below).

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Matthew 7
13“aEnter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it.†‡ 
14“For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it.†
15“Beware of the afalse prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are bravenous wolves.† 
16“You will a1know them by their fruits. 2Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they?† 
17“So aevery good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit. 
18“A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit. 
19“aEvery tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 
20“So then, you will 1know them aby their fruits. 
21“aNot everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter.† 
22“aMany will say to Me on bthat day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many 1miracles?’† 
23“And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; aDEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.’†
Interpretation
7:13, 14 Both the narrow gate and the wide gate are assumed to provide the entrance to God’s kingdom. Two ways are offered to people. The narrow gate is by faith, only through Christ, constricted and precise. It represents true salvation in God’s way that leads to life eternal. The wide gate includes all religions of works and self-righteousness, with no single way (cf. Ac 4:12), but it leads to hell, not heaven. † 
7:14 way is narrow. Christ continually emphasized the difficulty of following Him (10:38; 16:24, 25; Jn 15:18, 19; 16:1–3; cf. Ac 14:22). Salvation is by grace alone, but is not easy. It calls for knowledge of the truth, repentance, submission to Christ as Lord, and a willingness to obey His will and Word. See notes on 19:16–28. † 
7:15 false prophets. These deceive not by disguising themselves as sheep, but by impersonating true shepherds. They promote the wide gate and the wide way. sheep’s clothing. This may refer to the woolen attire that was the characteristic garb of a shepherd. † 
7:16 You will know them by their fruits. See note on 3:8. False doctrine cannot restrain the flesh, so false prophets manifest wickedness. Cf. 2Pe 2:12–22. † 7:21 Not everyone who says … but he who does. The barrenness of this sort of faith demonstrates its real character (cf. v. 20)—the faith that says but does not do is really unbelief. Jesus was not suggesting that works are meritorious for salvation, but that true faith will not fail to produce the fruit of good works. This is precisely the point of Jas 1:22–25; 2:26.

Christian Virtues to Strive For.

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John MacArthur Study Bible

We urge you. Paul has discussed how the pastors are to serve the people and how the people are to respond to the pastors (vv. 12, 13). In these verses, he presents how the people are to treat each other in the fellowship of the church. The “unruly,” those out of line, must be warned and taught to get back in line. The “fainthearted,” those in fear and doubt, must be encouraged and made bold. The “weak,” those without spiritual and moral strength, must be held up firmly. Patience, forgiveness, and acts of goodness must prevail among all the people. † 5:16–22 Paul gave a summary of the Christian’s virtues. These verses provide the foundational principles for a sound spiritual life in brief, staccato statements that, in spite of their brevity, give believers the priorities for successful Christian living.

We’ve been rescued, from Darkness and Deception, (Satan’s Dominion), to life, (God’s Kingdom), both in the here and now, but for All of Eternity, for those who believe in faith.

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Reference John MacArthur Study Bible

† 1:13 rescued us. The Gr. term means “to draw to oneself” or “to deliver,” and refers to the believer’s spiritual liberation by God from Satan’s kingdom, which, in contrast to the realm of light with truth and purity, is the realm of darkness (cf. Lk 22:53) with only deception and wickedness (1Jn 2:9, 11). See note on Ac 26:18. kingdom. In its basic sense, a group of people ruled by a king. More than just the future, earthly millennial kingdom, this everlasting kingdom (2Pe 1:11) speaks of the realm of salvation in which all believers live in current and eternal spiritual relationship with God under the care and authority of Jesus Christ (see note on Mt 3:2). His beloved Son. Cf. Mt 3:17; 12:18; 17:5; Mk 1:11; 9:7; Lk 3:22; 9:35; Eph 1:6; 2Pe 1:17; see notes on Jn 17:23–26. The Father gave this kingdom to the Son He loves, as an expression of eternal love. That means that every person the Father calls and justifies is a love gift from Him to the Son. See notes on Jn 6:37, 44.