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I AM AN 80 YEAR OLD MALE, BORN AGAIN, CHRISTIAN WITH A LOVE FOR JESUS. I DO NOT GET OUT MUCH ANYMORE BUT FIND THAT TELLING PEOPLE ABOUT THE LOVE JESUS HAS FOR THEM IS NOT ONLY WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO DO BUT SOMETHING THAT THE WORLD NEEDS.
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Grow In Grace
July 10th
Luke 11:38 - 'And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.'
LUKE 11:37-41
A sure sign of the error of legalism is misplaced priorities, as we see here with these Pharisees. It is not recorded in Scripture that the Pharisees marveled at the wonderful works of Jesus. They were too busy looking for something to criticize (Mark 3:2). But they marveled at Jesus not washing His hands. This is a classic example of straining out a gnat and swallowing a camel (Mt. 23:24).
Those who seek to earn righteousness through keeping the Law are consumed with 'doing,' while those who receive righteousness by faith are simply confessing what has...
Be Filled
July 9th
Luke 11:13 - 'If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?'
LUKE 11:13
The Holy Spirit is a gift (Acts 2:38). You cannot be good enough to earn the gift of the Holy Spirit, but you do have to ask. This is speaking of the baptism of the Holy Ghost, which is subsequent to the born-again experience.
The Holy Spirit resides in our spirits, and once He comes, He doesn't leave (John 14:16). There is an initial filling when the Holy Ghost first comes. However, His control and influence over our souls and body does fluctuate proportionally to how well we have our minds renewed...
SOME PEOPLE DON'T BELIEVE THAT GOD COMES TO LIVES INSIDE OF US WHEN WE ARE BORN AGAIN. THEY WILL QUOTE THE VERSE IN 2ND CHRONICLES 6:18 WHICH SAYS "But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!" WHAT THEY HAVE TO REALIZE IS THAT GOD IS A SPIRIT AND IN THAT SPIRIT OF GOD ARE THREE PERSONALITIES, GOD (THE FATHER), GOD THE SON (JESUS) AND GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT (THE COMFORTER), STI LL ONLY ONE GOD. (JOHN 4:24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.)...
Our Loving Father
July 8th
Luke 11:11 - 'If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?'
LUKE 11:11
The most loving Father in the world cannot compare to our heavenly Father and the love He has for us. And yet, many times, we find it easier to believe in the willingness of a father or mother or mate to help us than in the willingness of God to use His power on our behalf. Relatively few people really doubt God's ability, but rather, it is our doubt of His willingness to use His ability on our behalf that causes most people to do without. Jesus is assuring us that God's love, and His willingness to demonstrate...
Prayer Power
July 7th
Luke 11:1 - 'And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, 'Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples'.'
LUKE 11:1
When you consider that Jesus was the greatest miracle worker who ever walked the earth and the greatest preacher who ever lived, it is amazing that His disciples asked Him to teach them to pray. Why didn't they ask Him to teach them how to work these miracles or how to preach and amaze the people with their doctrine?
It's because Jesus' prayer life was even more powerful than His miracles or His doctrine. Indeed, it was His union with the Father that gave Him His power to work...
I HAVE HEARD ALL MY LIFE, "ONCE SAVED, ALWAYS SAVED". SOME MINISTERS SAID THAT IT WAS NOT TRUE WHILE OTHERS SAID THAT IT WAS. WELL, WHEN I WAS NOT REALLY STUDYING THE BIBLE, I DID NOT KNOW. I ALWAYS HOPED IT WAS TRUE BUT NO ONE COULD TELL ME FOR SURE.
Seek First The Kingdom
July 6th
Luke 10:40 - 'But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord dost thou not
LUKE 10:40
There are only three instances in Scripture that give us information about Martha. From these accounts, we can see that Martha had a brother named Lazarus, whom Jesus raised from the dead, and a sister named Mary. Martha had misplaced her priorities on this occasion and was corrected by Jesus. Later, at a supper for Jesus in...