"The
one who has My commands and keeps them is the one who loves Me. And the one who
loves Me will be loved by My Father. I also will love him and will reveal Myself
to him.”—John
14:21
Obedience to God's commands comes from your heart. When you begin struggling
to obey God, that is a clear indication that your heart has shifted away from
Him. Som
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For
every one of God’s promises is "Yes” in Him. Therefore the "Amen” is also
through Him for God’s glory through us.—2 Corinthians
1:20
God keeps every promise He makes. When we walk in intimate fellowship with
Christ, we have the assurance that every promise God has made in
Scripture is available to us. This truth should motivate us to search the
Scriptures for each promise
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But
get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you for this purpose, to
appoint you as a servant and a witness of things you have seen, and of things in
which I will appear to you.—Acts 26:16
God was working in your life long before you began working with Him. The Lord
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Don’t
worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with
thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.—Philippians
4:6
Don't be anxious! Paul said there is nothing that should cause a child
of God to worry. He was well aware of things that cause anxiety. His nation was
occupied by a foreign army and ruled by corrupt leaders. He was writing from
prison, where he was being held as a result of false accusations.
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But
whoever doubts stands condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from
faith, and everything that is not from faith is sin.—Romans 14:23
The writer of Hebrews reminds us that without faith it is impossible to
please God (Heb.
11:6). Whenever God reveals something, He expects us to believe Him and
adjust our lives accordingly. What does this mean? It means we trust Hi
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Therefore
since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay
aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us, and run with
endurance the race that lies before us.—Hebrews 12:1
Sin is our most persistent, determined, and pernicious enemy. Sin seeks to
rob us of every good thing God has designed for us. Paul tells us that sin
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Simon
and his companions went searching for Him.—Mark 1:36
Simon Peter is well known to us for his foolish, extemporaneous statements
throughout the Gospels (Matt. 16:22; 17:4; 26:33). But Peter
was always seeking after Jesus. Peter followe
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So
they said to each other, "Weren’t our hearts ablaze within us while He was
talking with us on the road and explaining the Scriptures to us?”—Luke 24:32
Jesus joins those who are earnestly seeking Him. Two men walked along the
road to Emmaus discussing the confusing events that had just occurred in
Jerusalem. They thought they had understood the happenin
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