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EPHESIANS 4:25 NLT 25 So stop telling lies. Let us tell our neighbors the truth, for we are all parts of the same body. People lie because of fear of loss or pain. They are afraid if they always tell the truth, things might go badly for them. So people lie to try to obtain a better result for themselves. But lies can take you only so far. Truth always prevails in the end. So a lie that was done in an attempt to help you, will always end up eventually hurting you instead. Some might argue that sometimes lies are used to avoid hurting other's feelings. Like when someone asks, "Do I look old or fat?" and you tell them "No!" because you want them to feel good about themselves. But actually you don't want them to think badly of you for telling them the truth. I would never suggest that you say anything to put anyone down and make them feel bad. But you don't have to respond directly to that type of question, either. Instead you could answer with somethin...

MATTHEW 4:10 NLT 10 “Get out of here, Satan,” Jesus told him. “For the Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’” The devil craves worship. He wants us to think he is great and very capable of causing havoc in our lives. We should not be intimidated by our enemy. Fear is an acknowledgment of his ability. God has told us in His Word, over and over, not to fear. In the New Testament, the main word used for worship can be summarized as submission, or an attitude of submission because of profound reverence. So being controlled by fear is submitting to the devil out of respect for his power and ability, and it is worship. We should not do it! SAY THIS: I will not fear because God loves me and has redeemed me out of the kingdom of darkness, over which He has given me authority through the Name of Jesus. from Christian Words https://ift.tt/1Jh8uNo from Blogger https://ift.tt/2FFrshk from Tumblr https://ift.tt/2JTtakJ from Blogger https://ift.tt/2O...

MATTHEW 23:8-11 NLT 8 “Don’t let anyone call you ‘Rabbi,’ for you have only one teacher, and all of you are equal as brothers and sisters. 9 And don’t address anyone here on earth as ‘Father,’ for only God in heaven is your spiritual Father. 10 And don’t let anyone call you ‘Teacher,’ for you have only one teacher, the Messiah. 11 The greatest among you must be a servant. These verses can seem perplexing. Yet they contain some important truths. The first is that in the Kingdom of God we are all siblings – all on the same level. (Jesus did not specifically address gender in this passage, but it fits in perfectly. Any attempt to classify women as inferior or second-class in any way goes against the spirit of what Jesus said in this passage. And Galatians 3:28 certainly backs up this idea.) Jesus is not telling us it is wrong to acknowledge we have an earthly parent called a father. For the Bible tells us to honor our father and mother. He must be referring to the custom of calling so...

LUKE 12:6-7 NLT 6 “What is the price of five sparrows – two copper coins? Yet God does not forget a single one of them. 7 And the very hairs on your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows. Thoughts of inferiority attack us all. No one, no matter how beautiful or successful, is immune. How should you determine how valuable you are? The best way to determine the value of something is to find out what someone is willing to pay for it. What was the price God was willing to pay for you? ROMANS 8:32 NLT 32 Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won’t he also give us everything else? The price God was willing to pay for you was the death of His Son. No greater price could have been paid! Who should you allow to determine your value? Who is really smart enough to know you and your potential? A parent? A spouse? A boyfriend or girlfriend? A neighbor? A boss or teacher? Hardly! All these people a...

TITUS 3:2 NKJ 2 to speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing all humility to all men. It’s easy to criticize others. But God says don’t do it! MATTHEW 7:1-2 NKJ 1 “Judge not, that you be not judged. 2 “For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. One of the biggest traps is to criticize our leaders. Since all leaders are human, none are perfect. But it is wrong, and counter-productive, to criticize them. It may be the “spirit of the age” we live in, but it’s not the way the Spirit of God operates (Acts 23:5). (We can discuss policies without personally attacking and condemning individual people.) Those who criticize others are proud. They assume they know what is best, and that they are qualified to judge and even condemn others. They think they are better than those they criticize. ROMANS 2:1 NLT 1 You may think you can condemn such people, but you are just as bad, and you have no excuse! When yo...

1 PETER 5:5 NKJ 5 Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for “God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.” Don’t run around spiritually naked! Clothe yourself with humility! Humility will protect you, just as clothing protects your body. Without humility you are exposed and vulnerable. Without being clothed with humility, you risk embarrassment. Humility will keep you from the mistakes of pride. What is humility? Humility is an attitude, a way of thinking. It is remembering that you only know in part. True humility is not putting yourself down, but simply seeing yourself as the Bible says you are. “I am what I am by the grace of God.” Everything you have is a gift from God. So without Him, you can do NOTHING! Humility is the opposite of pride. Pride is the wrong estimation of yourself, and of others. It is forgetting that others are very important to God and greatly loved...

1 JOHN 4:8 CEB 8 The person who doesn’t love does not know God, because God is love. The Bible reveals that God is Love, and that Love is at war. 1 JOHN 3:8b CEB 8 God’s Son appeared for this purpose: to destroy the works of the devil. Why is Love at war, and against whom? Love lost something very precious when Adam and Eve rebelled and followed satan. Their hearts and minds were captured by lies. Love is not warring against people, but against selfishness, hatred, fear, and ignorance. If Love went to war, how would Love fight? Love wages war not by destroying its enemies, but by winning them over, converting them to Truth. Love never harms those it takes captive. When Love wins a battle, there are no casualties, only winners. 2 CORINTHIANS 10:4-5 CEB 4 Our weapons that we fight with aren’t human, but instead they are powered by God for the destruction of fortresses. They destroy arguments, 5 and every defense that is raised up to oppose the knowledge of God. They capture eve...

NUMBERS 23:10b KJV 10 Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his! How we face death is an important part of life. It is important to die right. It bothers me to see those who claim to believe in Jesus Christ acting like they are afraid to die and go to Heaven. I am not afraid to die. I look forward to it. It will be wonderful to be with Jesus in Heaven, after my job here is finished. It bothers me to see people who have already lived a full life spend a fortune trying to prolong their life on earth, like they have no hope of Heaven. How can we expect the world to believe, if we don’t act like we believe? Your death is part of your testimony. If you approach death like those who have no hope, it is a bad testimony. PROVERBS 14:32 KJV 32 The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death. Too many “Christians” act like there is no Heaven when it comes time to die. For a true believer in Jesus Christ, nothing could be ...

EPHESIANS 4:13-15 ESV 13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, 14 so that we may no longer be children … . 15 Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, Ultimately, God plans for you to grow up in every way into being like Jesus Christ. But no one is born mature and fully developed – either physically or spiritually. When we receive Jesus Christ, His life enters our inner being, causing us to be born again as a child of God (John 3:3). We enter God’s family by pure grace, not because of any effort or virtue of our own. The moment we are born again, we have all the rights and privileges purchased for us by the death of our wonderful Lord, Jesus Christ. But we have to learn who we are, what is ours, and how to walk in it. We must learn to use the authority God has given us. (The only reliable source...

PSALM 50:10,12 NLT 10 For all the animals of the forest are mine, and I own the cattle on a thousand hills. 12 If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for all the world is mine and everything in it. While giving is a valid part of God’s training program for mankind, God’s plan is not going to fail if you don’t give Him your money. God does not need money. People need money – not God. God is after your heart, not your money. It is ridiculous to think of God being in need, when He can speak and create planets. Just by speaking words, God could create anything He needed or wanted. Yet I believe in giving to God and practice it. Why? Because I need God’s help and blessing. God does not need what I have to offer Him, but I certainly need what He has to offer me. So I give to God as an expression of worship and gratitude. How can we give to God? Obviously, we can’t put money directly in His hand. But Jesus said that if you did something to even the least of His brethren, it was as if ...

LUKE 6:45 WE 45 A good man has stored up good things in his heart, so he says good things. A bad man has stored up wrong things in his heart, so he will say wrong things. The mouth will say what is in the heart.’ What you say locates you. When you speak freely, you expose (to yourself and others) what you actually believe. You may have told others – or even yourself – that you are walking in faith, but what your mouth says locates you and exposes what is really in your heart. If you speak words of doubt, you are not strong in faith. If you speak words of hate and criticism, you are not strong in love. You cannot see what is in another person’s heart. But if you listen to their conversation you will know what is in their heart. Obviously, this only works when they let their guard down and speak freely. If someone is putting on an act, they could say anything and not really mean it. But in times of pressure and crisis, people usually don’t take time to think before speaking, so wh...

MATTHEW 4:10 NLT 10 “Get out of here, Satan,” Jesus told him. “For the Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’” The devil craves worship. He wants us to think he is great and very capable of causing havoc in our lives. We should not be intimidated by our enemy. Fear is an acknowledgment of his ability. God has told us in His Word, over and over, not to fear. In the New Testament, the main word used for worship can be summarized as submission, or an attitude of submission because of profound reverence. So being controlled by fear is submitting to the devil out of respect for his power and ability, and it is worship. We should not do it! SAY THIS: I will not fear because God loves me and has redeemed me out of the kingdom of darkness, over which He has given me authority through the Name of Jesus. from Christian Words https://ift.tt/1Jh8uNo from Blogger https://ift.tt/2FFrshk from Tumblr https://ift.tt/2JTtakJ from Blogger https://ift.tt/2O...

MATTHEW 23:8-11 NLT 8 “Don’t let anyone call you ‘Rabbi,’ for you have only one teacher, and all of you are equal as brothers and sisters. 9 And don’t address anyone here on earth as ‘Father,’ for only God in heaven is your spiritual Father. 10 And don’t let anyone call you ‘Teacher,’ for you have only one teacher, the Messiah. 11 The greatest among you must be a servant. These verses can seem perplexing. Yet they contain some important truths. The first is that in the Kingdom of God we are all siblings – all on the same level. (Jesus did not specifically address gender in this passage, but it fits in perfectly. Any attempt to classify women as inferior or second-class in any way goes against the spirit of what Jesus said in this passage. And Galatians 3:28 certainly backs up this idea.) Jesus is not telling us it is wrong to acknowledge we have an earthly parent called a father. For the Bible tells us to honor our father and mother. He must be referring to the custom of calling so...