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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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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...
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.
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...
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?????
The Measure Of Faith
August 6th
Luke 17:5 'And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.'
LUKE 17:1-10
There are many scriptures that speak of varying degrees of faith. However, the scriptures also speak of Jesus increasing in wisdom (Lk. 2:52) that certainly refers to His physical intellect drawing more and more on the perfect wisdom of God that was already in Him at birth. It is in this way that we also increase in faith.
At salvation, the believer is given the supernatural faith of God. We had to use the very faith of God (not human faith) to believe the gospel (Eph. 2:8).
That faith came to us through hearing the Word of God (Rom. 10:17), and once we are born again, it...