Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Voice Recognition

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Voice Recognition

27 My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. 28 And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand. 30 I and My Father are one.” John 10:27-30

Do you recognize His voice? Do you follow Him? Do you have eternal life?  Are you safe in the father's hand? You can have it all if you can recognize His voice.

Leia Mais…

Monday, May 30, 2016

Water of Life

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Water of Life

13 Jesus answered and said to her, “Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, 14 But whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.” John 413-14

We can continue to drink the water of man’s intellect and reason and continue to be left wanting or we can drink from the well which is Christ and be filled.

Leia Mais…

Saturday, May 28, 2016

He is Faithful

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He is Faithful

Here is a trustworthy saying: If we died with him, we will also live with him; 12 if we endure, we will also reign with him. If we disown him, he will also disown us; 13 if we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he cannot disown himself. 2 Timothy 2:11-13

Regardless of what we do, He remains the same. The rock of our salvation,the source of life itself. He is the only one we can ultimately trust as He will always be faithful.

Leia Mais…

Friday, May 27, 2016

Unambiguous

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Unambiguous

“Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.”” John 8:24 NKJV

He left no room for misunderstanding or compromise. If you don’t believe in Him your are stuck in your sin you can’t get out.

Leia Mais…

Thursday, May 26, 2016

Worship

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Worship

All the angels stood around the throne and the elders and the four living creatures, and fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, Revelation 7:11 (NKJV)

What an honor, what a joy , it must be, to be allowed to worship God in His presence. We who belong to Him will someday be among the angels ,elders and living creatures that will fall before Him and worship Him. Can you see it?

Leia Mais…

Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Fruit

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Fruit

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, Galatians 5:22

A fruit is dependent on its source. An apple is dependent on its tree, it would not exist apart from the tree. True love, peace, joy, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, cannot exist apart from the spirit of God. 

Leia Mais…

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Never Give up

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Never Give up

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. I Corinthians 15:58 (NKJV)

Don't get discouraged, don't give in, keep doing what God has for you to do. He knows what you're doing and He will make sure it is not in vain.

Leia Mais…

Monday, May 23, 2016

The Life to Come

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The Life to Come

1 A good name is better than precious ointment, And the day of death than the day of one’s birth; Ecclesiastes 7:1

The day of my death will be the best day of my life, for only then will I meet my saviour face to face.

Leia Mais…

Saturday, May 21, 2016

To Him Who Is Able

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To Him Who Is Able

“For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height— to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.” Ephesians 3:14, 16-21 NKJV

To be strengthened by the spirit of God in you, that Christ may dwell in your heart. That we might know the fullness of the love of Christ, That we might be blessed by the power of Christ working in us. That we might glorify Christ forever and ever.  Paul is praying that the manifestation Of God would be apparent in your life.

Leia Mais…

Friday, May 20, 2016

From Death to Life

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From Death to Life

Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life. John 5:24

Have you heard Him? Do you believe Him? Do you have eternal Life?

Leia Mais…

Thursday, May 19, 2016

Prayer

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Prayer

34 Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” Luke 23:34 (NIV)

After being scourged, humiliated,  insulted, abused, wrongfully accused and condemned He still prays for those who have committed this heinous act.  He did not ask God for justice, revenge, or their condemnation. He asks God to forgive them. Still He is asking God to do the same thing for us.

Leia Mais…

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

A Different Language

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A Different Language

But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. 1 Corinthians 2:14

But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you. John 14:26

If you don’t have the spirit of God you cannot understand God. The spirit of God speaks a language that only the spirit of God in you understands.

Leia Mais…

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Before Time

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Before Time

even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love Ephesians 1:4 (ESV)

Can you wrap your brain around this one? He chose you before the beginning of time. To be holy before Him. And He did it because He loved you before He created you.

Leia Mais…

Monday, May 16, 2016

Patience

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Patience

The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance. 2 Peter 3:9 (ESV)

It is not that God is slow in coming or has forgotten or lost interest in His creation. Rather, it is that He desires that no one should be lost. He wants to give everyone the opportunity to repent and be saved. He is patient because He is kind merciful and loving.

Leia Mais…

Saturday, May 14, 2016

Conquerors

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Conquerors

The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never blot his name out of the book of life. I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels. Revelation 3:5 (ESV)

37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. Romans 8:37

Through Christ we have been provide with all we need to conquer this life and receive eternal life.

Leia Mais…

Friday, May 13, 2016

Take Possession

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Take Possession

3 So Joshua said to the Israelites: “How long will you wait before you begin to take possession of the land that the Lord, the God of your ancestors, has given you? Joshua 18:3 (NIV)

Joshua addressed the People of Israel: “How long are you going to sit around on your hands, putting off taking possession of the land that God, the God of your ancestors, has given you? Joshua 18:3 (The Message)

Have you taken possession of every good thing that God has given you? We must take possession of the blessings of God not just understand that they are given to us. You must receive it, claim it, own it, before you can benefit from it.

Leia Mais…

Thursday, May 12, 2016

When the Battle Is Over

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When the Battle Is Over

He will swallow up death forever;  and the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces, and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth, for the Lord has spoken. Isaiah 25:8 (ESV)

There will be a day when the joy of the Lord will be the law of the land.

Leia Mais…

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Why Do You Doubt?

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Why Do You Doubt?

38 And He said to them, “Why are you troubled? And why do doubts arise in your hearts? 39 Behold My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself. Handle Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see I have.” Luke 24:38-39

It was not an apparition, a disembodied spirit or a mass hallucination, it was Christ resurrected in the flesh. It is (present tense) our assurance of salvation. 

Leia Mais…

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Within You

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Within You

15 "If you love me, you will keep my commandments. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, 17 even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you. John 14:15-17

If you believe, love and obey Him, He  has given us the spirit of truth forever. The world is not capable of receiving the spirit of truth because they have not loved, believed or obeyed Him.

Leia Mais…

Monday, May 9, 2016

Our High Priest

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Our High Priest

14 Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 15 For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. 16 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews:14-16

He came from heaven, was tempted as we are tempted, yet sinless. He knows us. We can come before the throne of God because He is one of us. Because He lived as we live we can come before the throne and receive mercy and grace. 

Leia Mais…

Friday, May 6, 2016

Wages

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Wages

23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23 (ESV)

We have earned death because we have sinned, we have been offered eternal life in Christ. Why do so many of us choose death over the glorious life Christ offers?

Leia Mais…

Thursday, May 5, 2016

Living, Powerful, Sharper

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Living, Powerful, Sharper

12 For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Hebrews 4:12

The word of God is as alive today as when it was inspired because the one that inspired it is alive today as He was when He inspired it and as He will be forever.

Leia Mais…

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

The Invisible

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The Invisible

8 Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, 9 for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls. 1 Peter:8-9

One day we will see Him in His awesome, majestic, glory, and then we will have received our salvation.  Our joy will be complete.

Leia Mais…

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Tremble

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Tremble

“You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble!”
James 2:19 NKJV

Demons believe and tremble we believe and question Him, how audacious. How can we not tremble and cower before Him, how dare we offend him. We exist by His mercy by His love, apart from that we have no standing.

Leia Mais…

Monday, May 2, 2016

Treasures of the Heart

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Treasures of the Heart.

34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Luke 12:34

Is your heart empty? Or is it full of vain desires? Or is Christ the treasure of your life?
You cannot deny your heart it will always come through.

Leia Mais…