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DO NOT TAKE GRACE FOR GRANTED

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Romans 6:1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? What ensued this statement from Bro. Paul? People do not understand what grace means. People merely define grace as unmerited favour, however the question is, for what? Let us look at how our Messiah, Jesus the Christ described God's expectation from us. Matthew 5:20  For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed [the righteousness] of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven. We are not expected to fare less than the scribes and Pharisees; We are not expected to fare like the scribes and Pharisees; More is expected from us! Matthew 5:20  For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed [the righteousness] of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven. So 1 Corinthians 10:11 Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends...
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FIGHT IN CHURCH

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1 Corinthians 3:3 For ye are yet carnal: for whereas [there is] among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men? One of the major reasons for division in the church is the differences in revelation. For one knows a part another grabs another part and thus we have variations. However, are they wrong? Some are, all are and all are not! 1 Corinthians 13:9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. We do not know all! However the foundation is sure. 1 Corinthians 3:11 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. My take is that every gathering should be a completeness of all part and a gift does not make a gathering or a "church". It is a church when all gifts are present and work in harmony. Selah! Yes, there are many fake sects, that are not called of God, or called but have derailed. For where there is a counterfeit, there surely exists the original. However, for those who are walking in the truth, they must ...
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WE PRAISE

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Exodus 15:11 "Who is like You, O LORD, among the gods? who is like You, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders? There is always a reason to give God praise, for He holds all things together. He has the final say. This is why David sang: Psalm 150:6 Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD! Yes that we are alive, is a reason to give thanks. One thing that looks common for one, is a testimony for another. For we are human and our needs differ. One thing is certain, there are three major things we desire after life: good health, peace and joy. This Christ has promised us that we have through His Spirit. John 14:27 "Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. Romans 15:13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Therefore let us not allow mundane thin...
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WE SEEK GOD and not . . .

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Psalm 25:10 All the paths of the LORD [are] mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies. The nature of God had been revealed again and again through the time of old and a few whose hearts were focused on Him could enjoy His mercy and truth, one of them was David. Psalm 25:12  What man [is] he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way [that] he shall choose. Some at that time would have said, "I have kept the law that is enough". However it was them (their soul) that God sought for, that they may seek Him. The focus was to be on God and not ordinances: Psalm 25:12 What man [is] he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way [that] he shall choose. Thus David prophesied that the revelation of that great secret will be to those who feared the Lord: Psalm 25:14 The secret of the LORD [is] with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant. See how He began the Psalm: Psalm 25:1 Unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul. We must be...
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GOD IS CALLING

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Isaiah 12:1 And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me. The awesome hymn written by a lawyer, William Cowper in 1768, comes to mind. 1 Hark, my soul, it is the Lord; 'tis thy Saviour, hear his word; Jesus speaks, and speaks to thee, 'Say, poor sinner, lov'st thou me? 2 'I delivered thee when bound, and, when wounded, healed thy wound; sought thee wandering, set thee right, turned thy darkness into light. It is the story of God reaching out to sinners by releasing His Word to become flesh that flesh can relate with Him and return to Him. Yes man was rejected by God because of sin, yet it was not man that God rejected but the sin in Him. So the sin had to be removed that we may return to Him. (technically man actually rejected God by disobedience!) Psalm 32:2 Blessed [is] the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit [there is] no guile. God cleans ...
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THIS PHASE

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Ecclesiastes 7:8(NLT) Finishing is better than starting. Patience is better than pride. Planet earth keeps moving, thus everything in it is moving - "time". This is why at the beginning of a thing we could be so excited. However it will always come to an end. How long does our excitement last? The wisdom in all is that when the time for that season elapses, we ought to have become better and moved to a better place! For we ought to keep moving forward. Could we illustrate with our education system: We were excited when we began our primary education, however in five to six years we have to move away from that phase, we now begin to talk of our secondary education. This initiates a new excitement. In another six years this phase is also over. We move to another phase, a three to seven years in a higher institution, always starting with a period of excitement, then we see the work to be done in that phase. The phase continues, a year of national service. Then a new job, with it...
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The blessings of God

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Psalm 23:1 The LORD [is] my shepherd; I shall not want. If not that man rebelled against God, we would not have had to contend with the difficulties of the flesh, for God said: Genesis 1:31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, [it was] very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. We should be reminded that the very nature of God is "Goodness" Luke 18:19 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none [is] good, save one, [that is], God. Who declares this nature - Yeshua, Jesus the Christ. Colossians 2:9 For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. John 1:18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him]. Our Heavenly Father is the Father of light and in Him there is no shadow of turning: James 1:17  Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning....
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