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Come to Him as a little child

10/8/2014

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"6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: 7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you." 1 Peter 5:6-7

"Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein." Mark 10:15

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There are so many cares in the world; equally, there is so much pride. As we learned in our last blog post, those who follow the path of pride are resisted by God, and those who follow the path of humility are given grace. (James 4:6)

With so many cares in the world, you would think we would pray more often for His provisions. Elders on social security are getting less and less; medicare doesn't cover even basic needs; government healthcare was rolled out with tons of problems; the price of gas, food, and basic clothing is sometimes not affordable to the hardest working people, either here or around the world. 

Many godly, wonderful people are attempting to solve these issues for their fellow human beings. Many more people have taken the problems into their own hands and have forgotten to include God. It is pride that says, “I know better than God, I can solve these problems on my own.” Just because our problems are not solved as fast as we would like it to be solved does not give us the right to solve them on our own. While we probably won’t open the front door and find boxes of food or a stash of money, the Lord may strengthen us to get a second job, provide extra help from unexpected sources, or provide for a miracle.

How do we know if we are trusting the Lord to take care of all our needs? Observe a toddler. What can the toddler do to get food? Nothing; they must wait to be fed from their parents. How can they change their diaper or get new clothes for the day? They must wait for their parents to take care of them. Jesus said something similar about how we must come to Him. You must come to God as a little child (Mark 10:15).

In the eyes of God, are you a little child?


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Lord – Lead Us Not Into Temptation, Lead us into You.

8/11/2013

 
“Blessed is the man that endureth temptation:  for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.”  James 1:12 
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We can fall into our own pity parties in the trials that we go through; whether they be testings from God, from Satan, or maybe even our own silly mistakes – we humans seem to love to complain about the woes that are ailing us.  We are not the only ones going through trials; and our trials are not unique to the human race.  We must be vigilant in not falling into these pitfalls that James 1 warns us about:



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Steadfast in Love for Him by Prayer

8/2/2013

 
"And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers."  Acts 2:42
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Some of the greatest works we share together as believers is to pray or share the Lord’s supper with one another.  While there are a very many good things that believers may share together, the activity of interceding on the behalf of others or "breaking of bread" marked the lives of the early church.



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God's Grace:  Receiving what you need, not always what you want

4/17/2013

 
"And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness."  2 Corinthians 12:9
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God’s grace is His goodness, His direction, His guidance, and His watch care for His children.  His grace helps us stop sinning, induces joy, lifts us up in difficult moments, and leads us along His path.  Someone once said that grace is “God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense”.  



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1 Thessalonnians 5:17:  Take the Phone Book Challenge

1/31/2013

 
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In our last blog, we talked about prayer as being a bridge to God’s heart.  As we learn what it means to be personally revived by returning to the Lord, and being restored by His grace – one of the most important things to note is that Christianity is not only about myself, but about others.  For instance, we are to be kind to one another (Ephesians 4:32), forgive one another (Colossians 3:13), and pray for one another (James 5:16)



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Luke 22:54 - Prayer - A Bridge to God's Heart

1/29/2013

 
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The day continued to get darker; not only had Jesus struggled in prayer the entire evening, His enemies captured Him with weapons in the dead of night.  Now with Christ under the arrest of the Romans, Peter had to come to grasps with the fact that His Lord had been detained and all the disciples had fled.  Oh, how distant God must have seemed to Peter.  What else should he have done but bring all his concerns to God in prayer?



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