Nowadays we don't fully grasp the idea of taking up a cross. But people living in the first century did. The sight of someone carrying a cross down the street in Jerusalem meant that person was about to die. So when Jesus said, "Let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily," people got it. Jesus was saying that if we want to follow Him, then we must die to our own desires and put God's will above our own.
Our hardest task in life is dying to ourselves, not when it is easy but when it is hardest, when nobody is looking, behind closed doors away from the church. You can kid the world but God sees everything.
Christians do not have to live; they have only to be
faithful to Jesus Christ.
~Vance Havner~
By the time your life is over, you’ll have spent six months at stoplights, eight months opening junk mail, a year and a half looking for lost stuff (double that in my case), and a whopping five years standing in various lines.
Why don’t you give these moments to God? By giving God your whispering thoughts, the common becomes uncommon.
GOD never gives problems without solutions. Only we need to have the patience to Unlock them.."
“One of the best places to start to turn your life around is by doing whatever appears on your mental ‘I should’ list.”
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“Don't say, ‘If I could, I would.’ Say, ‘If I can, I will.’” ***
“Indecision is the thief of opportunity.” ***
“If you don't like how things are, change it! You're not a tree.”
Confidence = Boldness
Boldness = Not Ashamed
It is easy to criticize what is wrong in the church when you are not doing what is right in the church ~ Casey Kendal
We don't love to go to church we get to go to church! It is not about going on Sunday, it's about living it every day...
Jesus wants us to be completely engaged in the battle, committed to Him and His work. And as hard as that may seem sometimes, look at the next words of Jesus: "I will make you become fishers of men." He is not asking you to do this in your own strength; Jesus says that He will make you become!
Jesus is coming soon! The world is lost and yearning to hear about the good news of Jesus Christ. So many people need to hear about His love and forgiveness. May the Lord give us all the strength, wisdom, and encouragement to be about His work.
Consider this truth: Satan has no answer for the empty tomb. What does the resurrection of Jesus Christ mean to you? Set aside time today to remember what Christ has done for you through His death on the cross and His resurrection from the dead.
God's will for our lives is that we might live in His word. This allows us to grow in His grace so that we might know Him better. This truth is to delight our hearts and change our lives.
"On the basis of God's word and on the strength of his confidence in the faithfulness of God, David has appeared, and David is prepared to address Goliath in this way: 'This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand.'” —Alistair Begg
Goliath's victory over Israel appeared certain. He was massive, fully armored, and equipped. The only willing opponent was David, a young shepherd with a slingshot and five stones—but he had a secret weapon! Hear more on Truth For Life with Alistair Begg:
"What David is testifying to is not his ability but the Lord's enabling." —Alistair Begg
Holy Scripture is the highest authority for every believer, the standard of faith, and the foundation for reform. John Wycliffe The gospel alone is sufficient to rule the lives of Christians everywhere - any additional rules made to govern men’s conduct added nothing to the perfection already found in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. John Wycliffe I trust in the Lord God Almighty that he will not take away from me the cup of his redemption, but firmly hope to drink from it today in his kingdom. Jan Hus
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