Category: Personal Journal
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God’s Will
For his reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding Col 1:9 One thing that is important to know is what the…
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Hate
“If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? 1 Jn 4:20 When we are saved, the Love of God is shed abroad…
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The commandment to believe
And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as He gave us commandment. 1 Jn 3:23 How can we be commanded to believe something? This seems irrational and illogical. How can you be commanded to believe something…
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How to recognize real love.
By this we known love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. 1 Jn 3:16 How can you know real love? Instead of telling us what love is, Jesus showed us what it is. The sacrifice of…
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Conquering Sin
Whoever abides in Him does not sin. 1 John 3:6 Overcoming sin can sometimes become an enormous part of a christians life. Some people have to deal over and over again with certain sins and they can’t seem to overcome. A lot of people go about winning this battle in…
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Sin is lawlessness
“Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness.” 1 Jn 3:2 Sin basically means to do wrong. Lawlessness means to act against established law. This passage shows us that sin means to act against God’s established law. It means to act against the law of God that He…
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Jonathan: True unselfishness, and promoter of the common good.
Then Saul’s anger was aroused against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse, rebellious woman! Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame and the shame of your mother’s nakedness? For as long as the son of Jesse…
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Comparing Light & Dark
“This then is the message which we have heard of him and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.” 1 John 1:5 I like how this verse ends with “at all.” John wants to make sure that we know for sure that…
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Buckets with holes in them
“For my people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and hewn themselves cisterns – broken cisterns that can hold no water.” – Jeremiah 2:13 In the book of Jeremiah we find that God’s people have forsaken the Lord and have began to follow…
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Cut off your hand and pluck out your eye.
“If your hand or foot causes you to sin, cut if off and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life lame or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet, to be cast into the everlasting fire. And if your eye causes you…
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Use His energy
“We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ. To this end I labor, struggling with all His energy, which so powerfully works in me.” – Colossians 1:28-29 NIV This scripture shows us the source of our energy when we…
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Bring back the glory days
“It happened in the fifth year of King Rehoboam that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem…he took away the treasures…he also took away all the gold shields which Solomon had made. The King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place.” – 1 Kings 14:25-26 As I read these…
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Lost Potential
“Then it shall be, if you (Jeroboam) heed all that I command you, walk in My ways, and do what is right in My sight, to keep My statutes and My commandments, as My servant David did, then I will be with you and build for you an enduring house,…
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Do you have peace?
“For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the spirit (or spiritual things) is life and peace.” – Romans 8:6 One thing that I have come to appreciate in life so much is peace. Peace is the feeling that everything is fine with you.…
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Behold I make all things new
Then He who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” And He said *to me, “Write, for these words are true and faithful.” -Revelation 21:5 The time to come is going to be so awesome. I feel sorry for those who are going to miss…
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Build yourself up
But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit. Jude 20 As Christians it is so important to be built up on our most holy faith. We need to be built up in faith. Faith is equal to confidence. There…
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Enjoy all the days of your meaningless life…
Ecclesiastes 9:9 Enjoy life with your wife, who you love, all the days of this meaningless life that God has given you under the sun – all your meaningless days. Is life meaningless? To those without Christ, yes it is. Why? If you read the book of Ecclesiastes you will…
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Faith means you know the outcome.
Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things unseen. Hebrews 11:1 Faith means that you know the outcome. And it means that you will stand through opposing circumstances until the known end shall come. To have faith means to believe. To believe means to be fully…
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United
I pray… that they all may be one; as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that you have sent me. Jn 17:21 United. That is what God wants his children to be. That…
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Afflict your souls…
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: “Also the tenth day of this seventh month shall be the Day of Atonement. It shall be a holy convocation for you; you shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire to the Lord.” Lev 23:26-27 To ‘afflict your souls’…
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In Him
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ.” – Eph 1:3 At the end of this verse and many other verses in the bible is the small phrase, “in Christ.” That is a…
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Enoch
By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, “and was not found, because God had taken him”; for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God. Heb 11 This is one of the coolest things that happened in the bible. Here…
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What do I do now Lord?
“But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.” Gal 5:18 This verse is talking about how being led by the Holy Spirit frees you from having to remember and follow a whole bunch of rules. The bible lays down two main rules that we…
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The eyes of man are never satisfied
“Hell and Destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.” -Proverbs 27:20 Hell is never full and Destruction never ceases. They go on and on. There is no point when Hell says, “Enough, there is no more room down here!” There is never a time when…
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Riches and Honor and Life
“By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches and honor and life.” Proverbs 22:4 Riches and honor and life are the rewards of the righteous. And how do they come? They come by humility and the fear of the Lord. Glory to God! Living for God pays…
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Don’t Neglect God
“For if the word spoken through angels proved unalterable, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense, how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation?” – Hebrews 2:2-3 The word neglect means to not pay proper attention to, or to disregard something. Some people don’t out…
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What is God like?
“And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature…” Heb 1:3 Some times it seems like a mystery to what God is really like. We look through the bible and we see a God who does many different things for different reasons. …
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Child like faith?
“The naïve believes everything, but the prudent man considers his steps.” -Proverbs 14:15 I can’t find anywhere in the bible where it tells us to have faith like a child. The reason for that is that I don’t think its in there. We’re not supposed to have faith like…
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The Normal Christian Life
“Then Jesus answered and said, ‘O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me. ‘ And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.” Matthew 17:17 Jesus reacts…
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Increase
Honor the Lord with your possessions, And with the firstfruits of all your increase; So your barns will be filled with plenty, And your vats will overflow with new wine. Proverbs 3:9-10 I like this scripture. And it is so true! I have been a testimony to the truth of…
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What to do when bad things happen
16“Indeed He would have brought you out of dire distress, Into a broad place where there is no restraint; And what is set on your table would be full of richness. 17 But you are filled with the judgment due the wicked; Judgment and justice take hold of you. 18…
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Stir yourself up
“And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee…” Isaiah 64:7 This verse shows the responsibility is laid upon us to motivate ourselves to seek after God. We need to call upon His Name! We need to stir ourselves up! This…
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Eat that which is good
“Ho! Every one who thirsts, come to the waters; And you who have no money come, buy and eat. Come buy wine and milk without money and without cost. Why do you spend money for what is not bread, and your wages for what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to…
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The Power of Christ Within
And [so that you can know and understand] what is the immeasurable and unlimited and surpassing greatness of His power in and for us who believe, as demonstrated in the working of His mighty strength, which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him…
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Don’t use freedom as an opportunity for the flesh
“For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.” Gal 5:13 This scripture should hit home for a lot of christians. It certainly does for me. Many, many christians use freedom as an excuse…
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Don’t use freedom as an opportunity for the flesh
“For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.” Gal 5:13 This scripture should hit home for a lot of christians. It certainly does for me. Many, many christians use freedom as an excuse…
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Sharing Christ should be natural
Acts 8:4. “Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.” Notice that this scripture didn’t say, “And the apostles pushed and pried them to go preach word.” No, it just said that they went everywhere preaching the word. Hallelujah. Sharing Christ should be natural. It shouldn’t…
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April 18, 2007 Labour
“ Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.” Hebrews 4:11 I like to look at this scripture as the picture of a person in the middle of a busy mob of people who are loud. Its a place…
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Mar 11, 2007 Believe and don’t doubt.
Matthew 17:19-20 “Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, ‘why could we not cast it out?’ So Jesus said to them, ‘Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, Move from here…
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Mar 4, 2007 Lead with Diligence
Romans 12:6,8 “Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: …he who leads, with diligence” Let he who is a leader lead with diligence. The King James says “rule with diligence.” The greek word here translated “lead and rule” is the…
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Feb 25, 2007 Not under Law, but Grace
Romans 6:14 “For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law, but under grace.” Wow, this is a powerful, radical verse of scripture. What is it saying? I’m not 100% sure, but I can ponder a few things. First, what does it mean to not…
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Stand in the Gap
Ezekiel 22:29-31 “The people of the land have used oppressions, committed robbery, and mistreated the poor and needy; and they wrongfully oppress the stranger. So I sought for a man among them who would make a wall, and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that…
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February 9, 2007
“Blessed are those that do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city.” Revelation 22:14 Oh, blessed are they that do the commandments of God! And what are His commandments? Are they grevious commandments? No! His…
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January 27th, 2007
Matthew 18:2-4 And Jesus having summoned a young child, He set him in the middle of them and said, “Positively, I say to you*, unless you* are turned around [fig., changed inwardly] and become like such young children, by no means shall you* enter into the kingdom of the heavens.…
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January 2, 2007
Proverbs 13:2 “A man shall eat well by the fruit of his mouth, but the soul of the unfaithful feeds on violence.” The fruit of your mouth is the results you get from the words you speak. You can eat well (or enjoy good things – NIV) by speaking in…
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December 18, 2006
Mark 9:23 “If you can believe, all things are possible to him that believes.” Oh, Glory to God! What an awesome scripture! If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes. Look at this scripture. It shows us what faith is so well. It also shows us…
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December 17, 2006
James 2:19 “You believe that God is one; well and good. Even the demons believe that – and tremble with fear.” This is one of the most sarcastic verses of the bible. James uses this sarcasm to bring across a very important point. His point was this: just believing isn’t…
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December 16, 2006
James 2:20 “Do you want to be shown, you foolish person, that faith apart from works is useless?” This is such an important statement. Faith without works is dead. Or you can say it this way: If you really believe something, then you’ll act like you believe it. James then…
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Evaluation
Evaluation Recently my mind has been brought back to Brother Andrew’s (I think that’s his name) book, practicing the presence of God. I can’t remember if I read the whole thing, but I remember some of it. I remember how he made a conscious effort to fix his eyes on…
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December 9, 2006
Hebrews 5:12-14 “For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food, for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is a…
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December 7, 2006
Hebrews 3:13 “Instead, continue to encourage one another every day, as long as it is called “Today,” so that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.” Sin is very deceptive; it’s always saying, “the grass is greener on the other side of the fence.” I hate…
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December 6, 2006
Hebrews 1:14 “Are they (Angels) not all ministering spirits sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?” Glory to God, I’ve got angels serving for me! You know, we are sometimes such physically minded people that we have no idea what is going on…
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December 3, 2006
Evaluation 12-3–06 I am a victor. I have the Victor living on the inside of me. I will not be defeated, because I will not quit. Only quitters are losers. Hallelujah! I will not be defeated by the flesh. I will not be defeated by the enemy. The enemy has…
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December 2, 2006
mark 11:15 “And they came to Jerusalem. And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold and those who bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons.” This a side of Jesus that a…
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December 1, 2006
There are only two things on earth that make since: Either you believe in God and eternal reward and punishment, or you live to soak up as much pleasure you can in the short breath of a life that you have. No other explanation seems logical to me. Those who…
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November 25, 2006
November 25th, 2006 Titus 1:15 “To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled. 16 They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every…
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November 24,2006
2 Tim 3:12 “And indeed, all the ones desiring to be living in a godly manner in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.” This is hard for me to accept. Not because I don’t believe it, but because I don’t want it. One thing that has been tough for me is…
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Find Strength in God
2 Tim 2:1 “My child, find your source of strength in the kindness of Christ Jesus.” Strength is something that we definitely need as christians. There is so much to weigh us down. I always find my strength in God. “Let the source of you strength be in the kindness…
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The Beginning of my online journaling
I’ve decided to start journalling online. Three of my normal are journals full, but I’m finding it hard to write fast enough (and neat enough) to record all of my thoughts. I think typing will make it a lot easier (plus I can learn to type better!) At first I thought…
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