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Christian Thoughts and Inspiration; Daily Inspiration for Christian Living; Devotions for Spiritual Maturity; Getting to know and Love Jesus; Building and Boosting Hope, Faith, and Love; Aid in Depression; Overcoming Challenging Problems;
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Our Triune God is made up of three people, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. The Father sent the Son to save the world by dying on the cross at Calvary, then rising on Easter Sunday. Then when the Son returned to heaven to be seated at His right hand and intercede for us, the Father sent the Holy Spirit, as He had promised a long time ago, to dwell in the hearts of believers, so that He could remind them of Jesus' words and works and lead them in a godly direction. But like the Father, the Holy Spirit does not intrude on our free will. He gives advice, but it's up to us to accept and follow it. And only if and when we take Him seriously will we be able to make a positive and productive difference in this evil and ungodly world! Much LOVE!
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Simply put friends, without the shedding of Christ's blood on the cross of Calvary on Good Friday, we would still be headed straight for purgatory or hellfire and damnation; eternal separation from Almighty God! For without the shedding of blood, sinless blood like Christ's no permanent atonement is possible. But Christ, through His selfless sacrifice, changed all that, and brought us back to the Father, justifying reconciling, forgiving, sanctifying etc. etc. so that we could be once again called children of the Most High God. Please, let's recognize the blood's importance in our faith and treat it with the holiness and respect it deserves! Much LOVE!
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The Old Testament is basically a foreshadowing of the New Testament. Thus a lot of stuff, like promises and prophecy can be found in the Old Testament and be fulfilled or manifested in the New. From the beginning of the Bible, the appearance of Jesus on earth was prophesied and spoken of as the coming of the Messiah. So it's not strange to find Old Testament verses reflected or referenced in the New Testament. Jesus did it Himself when He stood up in His hometown of Nazareth to read from the scroll of Isaiah 61 ( Luke 4:21) So, it's very important that believers know that to understand the New Testament, a good knowledge of the Old Testament is also necessary. Much LOVE!
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In this life we never know what trials and tribulations might come against us, or when, but one thing is certain, if we stay attached and surrendered to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, He will eventually turn our circumstances around. And if He doesn't, for whatever reason we may not like, or understand, He will most certainly help us to bear our burdens with a good attitude. And I know that we don't like to go through tough times, but that's just the way of the world, and being a disciple of Christ means forsaking ourselves for His cause. It's not easy, but if we hang tight, the rewards will outweigh the troubles. So let's keep hanging tight to Christ! Much LOVE!
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Ah friends, evil has overtaken our world, and that evil hides itself in darkness, so that it's deeds cannot be known, and keeps all evil doers in that darkness. But Jesus came to earth that we could escape that evil darkness and have the light of eternal life through His death and resurrection. And isn't it wonderful to know that we now have another option besides the evil darkness of Satan? Surely! But the problem is that if want to escape the evil darkness of Beelzebub, we have to come to the Light, to receive Jesus and all that He has to offer, it won't automatically come to us. The Lord gave us free will, hoping that we would choose His will, and He won't intrude on our choice. So it's completely up to us to make the choice. And wisdom dictates that Jesus is the better of the two options, so please let's be wise and choose Him nuh! Choose the Light of the world! Much LOVE!
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The world is evil and ungodly, we all know that, but in Christ we can make both good individual and worldwide changes. However, the individual change must come before the worldwide one, where believers must put on the new man in Christ; that's accept Christ's new godliness and way of living, while putting aside their old, evil and ungodly lifestyle. It's either one or the either, there's no sitting on the fence, you're either new fashioned in Christ, or old fashioned in the devil. And sadly, those are the only two options we have, so please, let's be wise and choose to live the new life in Jesus nuh! Much LOVE!
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Life is a complex affair, and the Christian faith, is no different. Though we can come to faith quite easily, because it's the gift of God, we then need to work out our own salvation, that's live the way Christ desires His followers to live. We need to learn Christ's word, study it, and then put it tinto action in our lives, meaning we need to grow up, like children, who first begin by drinking milk, then as they get older begin eating solid food. Likewise as we grow in our Christian faith, we must be able to handle bigger things, become more mature in our faith, for that's the only way to truly understand what the Christian life is all about and thus live it successfully. Much LOVE!
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There is only ONE way to true success, and that's by doing what the Lord says in His Word. Read your Bible, study it, and then put what it says into action! It's as simple as that! And yes, that's not always easy to do, but if we truly want to do it, with the Lord's help, we certainly can. But it all begins with us, sincerely wanting to live right in this ungodly and evil world. And yes, the powers of evil will push against us, but let's remember that greater is He that's in us, than he that is in the world! Yes friends, Jesus is greater than Satan any day, and twice on Sundays! So let's wake up and begin seriously living for Jesus! Much LOVE!
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Friends, if Jesus did not do what He's done in a rather selfless manner, we would not have salvation and eternal life right now. Therefore it's utterly important to recognize His overwhelming importance in the scheme of things, and give Him His rightful praise and glory. The Father recognized it and exalted him to the loftiest heights possible, likewise we should exalt His holy name, and not just with words, but more importantly with action; sincere action, so that others can come to know, LOVE and revere Him like we do. That's the ultimate test of our faith! Much LOVE!
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If Christ is our End All and Be All, then we need to do whatever He says, and live the way He desires of us. Otherwise, we will not be showing others that we are His sincere followers. And that, unfortunately, will diminish and destroy all that Jesus has worked so hard and suffered so much to accomplish. It's utterly important that those who follow a Leader, obey His rules and abide by His commands. And in Jesus' organization, that means LOVING each other the way that He first LOVED us. What a joy it would be if we stopped our infighting and petty squabbles and simply live for Jesus...in LOVE and obedience like He desires us of! Much LOVE!
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If we consider the Lord our Father, and Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour, then it's of the utmost importance that we obey them as soon as possible. Remember that obedience put off till we feel like doing it is still disobedience in the Lord's eyes. It's necessary that we do His bidding in the least possible time frame, or in other words; when He asks us, and how He asks us. Doing it in our time and way won't cut it, we'll still be considered disobedient and pay whatever price is necessary. And there's always a price to be paid for disobedience. Let's remember that! Much LOVE!
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Oh friends our world is in a sad state, and the only way we can handle it, or whatever comes against us, is by having Jesus as our Lord and Saviour, for Satan, our other choice as leader, doesn't have a single good thing to offer; nothing but hell, death and the grave. Meanwhile, when Jesus died on Good Friday then rose again on Easter Sunday, he throttled Satan and all his kingdom. Thus He became the winner of the battle between good and evil. Now, if we are wise, and use the free will that God gave us, we will indeed choose Christ over Beelzebub; life over death! That's wisdom for the ages! Much LOVE!
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Good Friday determined that our sins were paid for, while Easter Sunday and Christ's resurrection ensured that all those who believe in Him will also rise again from the dead and have eternal life, spend eternity with Him. And if that isn't the greatest thing since sliced bread, I don't know what is! And also, if each and every one of us don't rise to the situation and receive Christ as Lord and Saviour, then wisdom has certainly passed us by, because the only other option is spending eternity in hellfire with Satan. And that certainly is no treat to look forward to. So please, let us attain unto wisdom and seek to unite with Christ, for the long term! Much LOVE!
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Ah friends, Easter is one of the most important times in our Christian calendar, but do we really understand what happened two thousand years ago, and truly appreciate it? Not all of us. Two basic things happened: Christ died on Good Friday to pay for our sins, then He was rose from the dead on Easter Sunday! Those two things gave us forgiveness of sins, and eternal life. But we have things to do to make them happen. And that's what we all need to know. Salvation and Eternal Life don't happen automatically. We have to seek them out. So let's wake up and do that nuh! It's wisdom of the ages! Much LOVE!
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In this world, we can either do too much or too little of anything. The important thing though is to find a comfortable balance in most of what we do. That includes our diet, our work and play, our fitness, as well as our time with God. The latter being possibly the most important of them all. But it's ever so much better for us when our ying and yang aline and keep us free to enjoy our lives without too much anxiety, tension and stress. The problem here is that only the individual can regulate their lives to find the right balance, no one else can do it for us. We set our schedules, so we are the ones to prioritize our actions. Let's make it a habit to bring balance to our lives! Much LOVE!
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Oh friends, we all know that someday we'll die and our bodies will be buried and return to the dust from which they were made, but our spirits will still be alive and either go to heaven or hell, depending on whom we believe in, Jesus or Satan. And the only reason why heaven is even an option for us is because Jesus died on Good Friday to pay for our sins, then rose from the grave, three days later, on Easter Sunday. That satisfied the demands of the Father for reconciliation with Him. Before Jesus died, He promised that whoever believes in Him will never die, that's spiritually, but have eternal life with Him. So, since Jesus rose from the dead, it means that all who believe in Him will do the same. That's how important Christ's resurrection is to our well being. So please let's take advantage of it, because it's the best option we have! Much LOVE!
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A lot of the Old Testament speaks to Christ's coming in the New Testament. None more so than Isaiah's prophetic words of the Servant of the Lord found in chapter 53. It might be spoken in old fashioned Old Testament language, but there's no misunderstanding that it refers to Christ's coming and all the wonderful work He will do on our behalf, as well as all the 'sufferation' He would undergo to pay for our abominable sins. But the deed has already been done, that means, if we are wise, we can now access salvation and eternal life on the work of Jesus! Please, let's be wise on this Holy Saturday and accept Jesus with open arms! Much LOVE!
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We all talk about atonement and payment for sins, but do we know how that was really accomplished? Only by Christ suffering and dying on the cross at Calvary on Good Friday for us! That's how we can talk about forgiveness of sin. The Father required Christ's sinless life to pay for our abominable transgressions. And if we had any decency and /or common sense, we'd be paying much more attention to Christ's desires and commands, because it's only through His death that our sins can be forgiven as a whole. And only when we personally believe in Him and behave in a totally appropriate manner that our individual sins can be forgiven. Thus it behooves us to wake up and start living sincerely for Christ, if we desire to see good days and long life! Much LOVE!
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Maundy Thursday gave us several things in our faith. First, Jesus inspired our ceremony of holy communion when He broke bread and offered it, along with wine to the disciples in recognition of His broken body and shed blood that would happen the next day, Good Friday. Then He washed the disciples' feet setting an example that we ought to follow, meaning being proud to be sometimes servants and not simply always desirous of being lords. Then the example of His poignant prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane, where His spirit was in agony of the forthcoming crucifixion, There Jesus showed His human side, but also His godly side when He accepted that the Father's will must be done. And lastly, where Judas shows up with a band of soldiers and betrays Jesus with a prearranged sign, a kiss, that led to Him being arrested and taken to the chief priest's house. Maundy Thursday is thus a very important day in our faith! Much LOVE!
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Too many of us supposed Christians say one thing then do something else. That's not right! That's why Jesus called the Pharisees 'hypocrites.' They desired the people to do things that they did not do themselves, teaching man's traditions more than God's law. And it's exactly what's happening in our world today. Hypocrisy is rife and rampant as Satan and his evil doers rule the roost, while we supposed Christians, cower in fear and shame and comfort, instead of fighting the good fight of Christ. But one day friends, if we don't soon improve our behaviour, our chickens will all come home to roost, and like the Israelites of old, we'll hold our heads and bawl, why me! Be warned, Let him who has ears to hear...hear! Much LOVE!
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