When God tells you to turn away from sin, He just wants to protect you. It is a terrible thing to fall into the hands of the Almighty God (see Hebrews 10:31). Live clean before the Lord, whether people are watching you or not. It is for your own good.
The Christian has life, but that life is the life of Jesus operational in Him. On the other hand, the unbeliever does not have life because he doesn’t have Jesus. So, here is truth. The God-kind of life surpasses anything you can see in this world. Don’t be deceived.
Don’t feel bothered when those of the world speak evil of you. Don’t feel bad for standing for Christ in the face of multiple tribulations. God is greater than anybody in this world. He knows you and calls you His child. Fret not, for He is with you.
The Father loves you so much that you don’t need to be afraid to draw near Him. Yes, God is sovereign, all-powerful and encompassing God. But His love personality has created the platform for every human being to draw nearer to Him. That is why no matter how bad you think you are, you don’t need to be afraid to come near a loving God willing to open the depth of His love for you.
Can you forgive yourself for what you’ve done and let God’s refreshing grace renew you? When you feel condemned, run to Jesus in prayer. Pour out your heart to Him. But after He has healed you of your shortcomings, don’t return to satisfying the fleshly desires.
Define your spiritual diet. Stand firm about the truth, and unfollow or remove anyone who doesn’t preach sound doctrine from God’s Word, lest you be deceived. Above all, take personal responsibility for your spiritual growth by pursuing a deeper intimacy with God daily.
God is light. But this God lives in each believer in Christ. And in 1 John 4:8, the Bible says God is love. That means every believer who has God, the light, in him automatically has His love. So, when such a believer expresses love for his brother (or sister) in the Lord, it is a testimony that he abides in the light of God.
Christ is the embodiment of all wisdom and knowledge (see Colossians 2:3), which means that everything called wisdom and knowledge that proceeds from God is in Him in full measure. But do you know something? He is also selfless. He liberally gives wisdom to anyone who asks Him (see James 1:5).
There’s no trace of darkness (evil) in God. That is why you cannot blame Him for anything wrong going on in your life. He is not responsible for that trauma or incident, although He can use it to refine you. Believe strongly that His goodness follows you all day long.
Old Testament priests mediated between God and people. In the New Testament, intercession has become every believer’s responsibility. So, while we stumble and struggle to break free from the devil’s snares on our journey back to God, the members of the Body of Christ have a critical role to play: to intercede and uplift one another in prayer.
Beloved, believing in Christ is never a mistake. It is rewarding because Your faith is based on Him, who never dies or is subject to fading with time. Believe and live what the Word says about your life because God will never fail you.
Jesus said, “Consider carefully what you hear… With the measure you use, it will be measured to you—and even more” (see Mark 4:24). That means that you must be careful what you let the windows of your life – your sight and ears, get exposed to because it directly affects your life.
