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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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God's Options Or Ours?
Matthew 14:27-28. 'But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer, it is I; be not afraid. And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou bid me come unto thee on the water.'
MATTHEW 14:22-33
It is important to analyze Peter's statement. Peter was overwhelmed when he saw Jesus walking on the water, and he wanted to do the same. While there is really nothing wrong with his desire, the request he put before Jesus was totally wrong. He didn't ask the Lord if he wanted him to walk on the water, or if his faith was up to it. Instead he said, 'If it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.' What was Jesus going to say, 'It isn't me. Don't come.'?
There are no other examples of someone...
Jesus Meets All Our Needs
Matthew 14:16, 'But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.'
MATTHEW 14:15-18
The disciples were using natural reasoning and recognized that they didn't have the ability to minister to the multitude's need for food. Jesus did have the ability and the willingness to minister to their needs, so the multitude did not need to depart. All of their needs could be met through Jesus.
The same thing is true today. Some disciples today are sending the multitudes to the world to meet their physical needs (finances, health, counseling, etc.) and proclaiming that God only meets spiritual needs. But, 'they need not depart.' The Lord is willing and able to heal our bodies, prosper us...
IT IS TIME AGAIN TO CHECK YOURSELF AND SEE WHERE YOU ARE IN YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS IF YOU ACTUALLY HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM. WE HAVE SO MANY DISTRACTIONS IN THIS OLD SINFUL WORLD THAT IF WE ARE NOT CAREFUL, EVEN THE BORN AGAIN CHRISTIAN CAN FALL INTO SATAN'S TRAP OF JOINING IN. WOULD YOU SAY WE ARE LIVING IN THE LAST DAYS? JUST LOOK AROUND YOU. THE BIBLE WARNS US OF THIS TIME. LOOK WHAT GOD'S WORD SAYS ABOUT THE LAST DAYS. I WILL QUOTE IT BELOW WITHOUT VERSE NUMBERS SO YOU CAN GET THE FULL IMPACT OF WHAT IT SAYS. IF YOU CAN'T SEE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THESE VERSES, YOU ARE DECEIVED AND THAT IS WHY I AM WRITING ABOUT THIS AGAIN. NOW FOR THE WARNING.
He Rewards Even Little Things
Matthew 10:42, 'And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.'
MATTHEW 10:1-42, 11:1, MARK 6:7-13, LUKE 9:1-6
This verse shows that even our smallest acts of kindness will be rewarded. As revealed in 1 Corinthians 3:13, every man's work shall be tried to determine 'what sort it is,' not what size it is. Many people who have never done anything to gain the attention of the masses will shine bright in the day when the Lord passes out His rewards.
Some of the Lord's rewards for our actions come in this life, such as children, financial blessings, health, and many others....
I LOVE STUDYING ABOUT GRACE. YOU CAN HARDLY READ A BOOK OF THE BIBLE WITHOUT FINDING THE WORD GRACE, ESPECIALLY IN THE NEW TESTAMENT. ABOUT THE BEST DEFINITION I HAVE FOUND FOR GRACE IS "THE FREE UNMERITED LOVE AND FAVOR OF GOD."
Opposition To The Gospel
Matthew 10:34, 'Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.'
MATTHEW 10:34-42
This statement seems like a contradiction to some prophecies concerning Jesus and some of Jesus' own statements concerning peace, as well as what was written of Him in the New Testament Epistles. However, the peace that Jesus purchased was peace between God and man. We have peace with God (Rom. 5:1). We are exhorted to take this peace and extend it to all men, but it is also made very clear that not all men will receive it.
Peace can only come when we relate to God on the basis of faith in what He did for us, instead of what we do for Him. A person who is thinking that he must perform...
AS YOU KNOW I AM ALWAYS LOOKING UP WORDS IN THE DICTIONARY AND I HAVE ONE MORE FOR YOU TODAY...."MERCY". I FOUND THIS DEFINITION IN THE 1828 WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY.