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DO YOU THINK IT IS STRANGE WHEN I SAY THAT JESUS TOLD ME THIS MORNING THAT HE REALLY LOVES YOU OR THAT HE SAID HE WANTS YOU HEALED OR TO PROSPER? DO YOU THINK I SAY THIS BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO THINK THAT I AM REALLY RELIGIOUS? IF YOU HAVE THOUGHT THAT, THAT IS OK. WHEN I HAVE HEARD PREACHERS IN THE PAST SAY THINGS LIKE THAT I THOUGHT ABOUT THE SAME THING. IT WAS NOT UNTIL I FULLY UNDERSTOOD WHAT THEY WERE SAYING THAT I CHANGED MY TUNE. I DON'T HEAR AN AUDIBLE VOICE WHEN I SAY THINGS LIKE THAT. HE SPEAKS TO ME IN HIS WORD. THE GOOD THING ABOUT THAT IS THAT HE WILL DO THE SAME FOR YOU IF YOU WILL JUST LET HIM. I AM NOT SAYING THAT HE DOES NOT SPEAK TO PEOPLE IN AN AUDIBLE VOICE BECAUSE HE CAN DO WHATEVER HE WANTS TO. OPEN YOUR BIBLE AND LET HIM SPEAK TO YOU TODAY.
Live Forever In HiM
John 11:26 'And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?'
Some people have interpreted this as saying that it is possible to never die. Therefore, there are people today who are believing that they will live physically until the second coming of Jesus, even if that is thousands of years away. Although it is understandable how someone could interpret this verse in that manner, it is very doubtful that this is what Jesus truly meant.
First, a doctrine as profound as this would certainly be well documented in other scriptures. Other scriptures may sometimes be quoted as supporting this claim but they would not lead a person to this conclusion by themselves.
There would already have to be a...
Confess God's Truth
John 11:14 'Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.'
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This looks like a contrary statement to what Jesus was going to do (raise Lazarus from the dead) and indeed it would have been if He had left it at that. But He went on to say in verse 15, 'I am glad for your sakes that I was not...
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE BIBLE MEANS WHEN IT TALKS ABOUT THE "PROMISE OF THE FATHER"? THERE ARE SO MANY PROMISES IN THE BIBLE AND SOME PEOPLE JUST SKIP OVER THIS ONE. THIS PROMISE I AM WRITING ABOUT IS HOLY SPIRIT. BELOW ARE THREE VERSES ON THIS.
THIS POWER IS HOLY SPIRIT.
ACTS 1:4 And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me. AGAIN, THIS IS SPEAKING OF HOLY...
Walk In The Light
August 8th
John 11:9 'Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.'
JOHN 11:9-10
Jesus compares His decision to return to Judaea to a man traveling during the day. Daytime travel doesn't guarantee a hazard-free trip but the light does allow us to see the hazards. At nighttime, it's inevitable that we will stumble. Likewise, walking in the light of God's direction doesn't mean that there won't be problems, but the alternative of 'doing our own thing' (that is walking in darkness) is guaranteed to get us into trouble.
Jesus was obeying the leading of His Father to return to Judaea. He...
IS THERE SOMETHING IN YOUR LIFE THAT IS TEMPTING YOU TO SIN? WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT DOES IT BRING UP LUSTFUL FEELINGS IN YOU? THE WAY TO STOP THAT IS TO NOT THINK ABOUT IT. SIN STARTS IN THE MIND AND IF YOU DWELL ON THINGS, OTHER FEELINGS START TO CREEP IN AND YOU END UP DOING WHAT YOU WERE THINKING ABOUT.
MORE ON THE POWER OF THE WORD. ANDREW WOMMACK MINISTRIES IS DOING A GREAT JOB OF GETTING TEACHINGS ON JESUS TRANSLATED INTO THE LANGUAGE OF THE MINISTRIES IN AFRICA AND SOON TO BE IN JAPAN. HE HAS EXPLAINED IT ON HIS SITE AND I THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE IT WITH ALL OF YOU. ENJOY.
HAVE YOU EVER HEARD THE PHRASE "STICKS AND STONES CAN BREAK MY BONES BUT WORDS CAN NEVER HURT ME"? THAT IS SUCH AN INCORRECT STATEMENT. HAS YOUR CHILD, OR EVEN A "SO CALLED" FRIEND, EVER TOLD YOU THAT THEY HATED YOU? DIDN'T THAT HURT? I KNOW I HAVE SAID THINGS TO PEOPLE THAT I WISHED, RIGHT THEN, THAT I COULD TAKE BACK BECAUSE I KNEW IT HURT THEM. FOR THIS REASON I HAVE STARTED WATCHING WHAT I SAY.
Turn From Sin
August 7th
John 11:5 'Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.'
JOHN 11:5
It is interesting to note that special mention is made of Jesus loving Martha. This is after the incident recorded in Luke 10:38-42 where Martha is caught up with serving instead of worshipping Jesus and her priorities are still not in order. Jesus was not rebuking Martha but rather exhorting her for her own profit. When the Lord deals with problem areas in our lives, it is always for our profit - not punishment and we should not take it as rejection. This is one way to discern God's correction from the devil's condemnation.
God convicts us of sin but He doesn't condemn us. Conviction is solely for...
THIS MIGHT SOUND LIKE A STRANGE QUESTION BUT A LITTLE WHILE BACK I SAID I WAS GOING TO SPEND MORE TIME TRYING TO GET THE LOST BORN AGAIN AND THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION FOR THEM. IF YOU ARE ONE OF THOSE WHO IS NOT BORN AGAIN, DON'T YOU THINK IT IS ABOUT TIME? LET ME ASK YOU THIS, HAVE YOU BEEN FEELING LIKE YOU NEED TO DO THIS BUT JUST CAN'T QUITE DO IT? DON'T LET THIS PASS BECAUSE GOD HAS TO DRAW YOU AND THAT IS JUST WHAT HE IS DOING SO DON'T LET IT SLIP AWAY. LOOK WHAT JESUS SAYS IN JOHN 6:44 "No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day." IS HE DRAWING YOU?????