1 Thess 5:22-24: Abstain from all appearance of evil. 23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly, and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.
Salvation Through The Resurrection
1 Corinthians 15:42 :So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption.
Transforming Hand Of The Potter
Isaiah 64:8: But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.
Complete Surrender to God
Psa 23:1-2: The LORD [is] my shepherd; I shall not want.2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
- David acknowledged who His leader was.
No one wants to be under any person’s control
- A marriage can be affected if one or the other person
- Uses inappropriate control over the other
- Which can be demonic control
- In a cult, mind control can result in suicide (single or mass)
- Which is considered demonic control
- Drugs and alcohol can lead people
- To think they are in control and are not
- The substance is in control
- Many people want to be in control
- Some have a fear of losing control
- We need to turn all control over to the Lord
- Yes, the unknown is scary
- We are afraid of what may happen in future
EVERY BELIEVER NEEDS TO BE SUBMITTED TO BE LED BY THE LORD
- God doesn’t take control; He leads
- As we give God control over our lives
- It is learning to trust the Lord
- And walk with Him
OUR ENTIRE BEING NEEDS TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE LORD
Romans 8:6 For to be carnally minded is death: but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
- We have to learn the life led by the Holy Spirit
- Not by our old nature
- The old nature seeks to be led by our soul (mind, will, and emotions, what feels “right” to us)
- What feels right may not be what God wants
- True peace comes when we learn to be led by the Spirit of God
OUR ENTIRE BEING NEEDS TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE LORD
Romans 8:6 For to be carnally minded is death: but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
- We have to learn the life led by the Holy Spirit
- Not by our old nature
- The old nature seeks to be led by our soul (mind, will, and emotions, what feels “right” to us)
- What feels right may not be what God wants
- True peace comes when we learn to be led by the Spirit of God
THE BIBLE CALLS US SAINTS: MEANING WE ARE SET APART FROM SIN AND SET APART FOR GOD AND ARE BEING SANCTIFIED
1 Corinthians 1:2: Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:
- The Blood of Jesus is what sanctified us initially
- In order the reflect the glory of God in our lives
- We should voluntarily give ourselves to Him and live for Him
THE WORD SANCTIFIED MEANS: TO CLEANSE OR SET APART FOR SACRED USE: TO DECLARE OR MAKE HOLY
- It takes time for us to let go of some things
- God works with us
- And we should work with God
- It is not just saying the prayer and doing what you want
- We seek to allow God to take control of our lives
SOME THAT COME OUT OF DEEP SIN WILL NEED JESUS TO BE THEIR DELIVERER
- To drive away from them those entities that drive their flesh
- That have them do things that the person does not want to do
- We don’t all have the same testimony
- Some of us may have had a darker past
- But we are made new by the Blood Jesus
- And Jesus works with us
- We all have individual needs
- It is a supernatural work of God in our entire being
Romans 12: 1 says, I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
The Heart of God is for His people to seek Him
God wants people to seek him
Ac 17:27
Also see: 1 Ch 16:11; 1 Ch 22:19; Ps 14:2; Ac 15:16–17; Am 9:11–12; Heb 11:6
People are called to seek God
Is 55:6–7
Also see: Ho 10:12; Am 5:4–6
The Lord promises that people will seek Him
Je 50:4
Also see: Ho 3:4–5; Ho 5:13–15; Zep 2:3; Zec 8:20–23
Find the promises of God by seeking Him
Pr 8:17
Also see: Deut 4:29–31; 1 Ch 28:9; 2 Ch 15:1–2; Is 45:19; Je 29:11–14; Mt 7:7–8
Take the opportunity to seek God in this life
2 Co 6:2
Also see: Lk 16:19–31
Seek God with all your heart
The seeking of God begins in the heart
Ps 27:8
Also see: 2 Ch 11:16
Seek the Lord wholeheartedly
Je 29:13
Also see: Deut 4:27–29; 1 Ch 22:17–19; 2 Ch 15:12–15; Ps 63:1
The priority of every Christian is to seek God and His Kingdom
Mt 6:33
Also see: Ps 27:4; Mt 13:44–46
People seeking God examples:
2 Ki 22:11–20 Josiah; 2 Ch 14:2–7
Jehoshaphat seeking God:
2 Ch 17:3–6; 2 Ch 20:1–4
Seeking God has good consequences
Seeking God leads to life
Am 5:4–6
Also see: Ps 69:32; Ro 2:7–8
Seeking God leads to forgiveness
2 Ch 7:14
Also see: 2 Ch 30:18–20; Is 55:6–7; Je 26:17–19
Seeking God leads to blessing
Ps 119:2
Also see: Ps 24:3–6; Is 65:9–10
Seeking God leads to provision
Ps 34:8–10
Also see: Mt 6:31–33
Seeking God leads to protection
Ps 27:4–5
Also see: Ezr 8:21–23
Seeking God leads to understanding and wisdom
Pr 28:5
Also see: Da 2:17–23
Seeking God leads to renewed strength
Is 40:30–31
Also see: Lk 22:42–43
Seeking the Lord leads to rejoicing
1 Ch 16:10
Also see: Ps 40:16; Ps 70:4; Ps 105:3
There are hinderances to seeking God
The hinderance of Unrighteousness
Ho 10:12–13
Also see: Is 59:1–2
The Hinderance of Pride
Ps 10:4
Also see: 2 Ch 26:16–18
The hinderance of putting trust in human resources
Is 31:1
Also see:2 Ch 16:12; Ho 5:13–15
The hinderance of Idolatry
Zep 1:4–6
Also see: Ro 1:21–23
Seek the Lord with you whole heart and you will find Him.
Give your heart to Jesus today by saying this prayer:
Dear Lord Jesus,
Thank you for dying on the cross for my sin. Please forgive me. Come into my life. I receive You as my Lord and Savior. Please, help me to live for you the rest of this life. Fill me with your Holy Spirit. In the name of Jesus, I pray.
Amen.
God Is The Only Saviour
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The work of salvation was started in the Old Testament and fulfilled in Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is the only Savior and Deliverer for all of humanity.
Remove the Spiritual Mask
John 3:20: For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
JESUS FOUND US AND WE ACCEPTED HIS ETERNAL LIFE
Now Lord wants us to have an intimate and close relationship with Him and others
- Before the Lord, we showed people what we wanted them to see
- We hid our true selves
- We may not have been able to trust anybody
- We may have felt vulnerable and weak
- Vulnerable means: To be vulnerable is to be open to attack or damage (capable of being wounded).
- We have all felt unguarded, unprotected, defenseless, and powerless, and afraid of getting hurt
- We had barriers and walls up
WHEN TRAVELING DOWN THIS ROAD OF LIFE WITH JESUS
- The Lord wants us to show us His Love
- And break down those barriers
- Of mistrust and fears
- These type of barriers
- Hurt our relationships with others and with God
OFTEN TIMES PEOPLE HIDE THEIR TRUE SELVES BEHIND A MASK. THOSE MASKS CAN ALSO BE SPIRITUAL MASKS
- God wants to remove the mask
- Our sinful nature wants to have us try and hide from God
Genesis 3:9: And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
- But God knew all along where Adam was
- God was looking to fellowship because fot the close relationship that he shared with Adam
- But Adam was hiding because of His disobedience
- We try and hide our true selves and sin from God and others
- We hide our true selves behind a mask
THE WEARING OF A MASK CAN HINDER OUR DEVELOPING A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD AND WITH OTHERS.
John 3:20: For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
GOD SHINED HIS LIGHT AND OUR WALK WITH THE LORD BEGAN
GOD WANTS TO MAKE US NEW AS WE GROW IN THE LORD AND TRUST HIM
AND CRUSH THOSE WALLS OF WEAKNESSES, FEARS, AND VULNERABILITIES WILL COME TUMBLING DOWN
IT IS A LEARNING PROCESS TO LEARN TO TRUST IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD AND WITH PEOPLE
- We need the Lord AND each other
- We learn and grow in the Lord’s love over time
- And our Guides are the Word of God
- And His Holy Spirit
- But also, His people and leaders in the Body of Christ
- Pray about who God puts you under
- Don’t hop from place to place : confusion will set in
- There is a way that seems right to us but may not be right in God’s eyes
Proverbs 14:12: There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
- We learn to yield to the Spirit of God
- We make mistakes along the way
- But learning God’s ways is our goal
- Also learning to have a real relationship
- With Him and with others
THE LORD DESIRES A TO HAVE CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU
Mark 12:30: And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
DO YOU HAVE A BURNING DESIRE TO HAVE AN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD
Deuteronomy 4:29: But if from thence thou shalt seek the Lord thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.
A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LORD IS TO HAVE YOUR DEPENDENCE ON HIM ALONE
Psalm 62:2:2 He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved.
AN AWARENESS OF JESUS CHRIST LIVING IN YOUR HEART IS MUST FOR AND CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD
Romans 6:6: Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
Give your heart to Jesus today by saying this prayer:
Dear Lord Jesus,
Thank you for dying on the cross for my sin. Please forgive me. Come into my life. I receive You as my Lord and Savior. Please, help me to live for you the rest of this life. Fill me with your Holy Spirit. In the name of Jesus, I pray.
Amen.
Merry Go Round Christianity
In Judges 2:11-12: we can see a summary of Judges
Judges 2:11-12: And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and served Baalim: 12 And they forsook the Lord God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the Lord to anger. [Read more…]
God the Light of the World
This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 1 John 1:5 [Read more…]
Wait on God
Psalms 27:14 – Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.