Thought for the day

"What we have done as a sinner, God has already forgiven.  We must also forgive others as freely as we have been pardoned.  It is a true sign that we are growing in Christ if we are able to forgive those who have hurt us.  We must cast all of our burdens and hurts onto the Lord and not harbor thoughts that could keep us from the love of God in our life."

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"Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.  And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him."  Luke 17:3, 4 

Thought for the day

"Love looks ahead for others and cleans a path that leads to the narrow gate, and then love simply waits inside the door, reaching its hands out to help others through."

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"Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;"  Isaiah 43:16

Thought for the day

"What the unbeliever calls love is similar to real love, but it is without substance, without power, without eternal consequence, without God."

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"No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us."  1 John 4:12

Thought for the day

"Do not be deceived by false doctrines that say that God does not necessarily reveal Himself through the believer.  When God is present, the love of God is present."

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"For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;"  1 Timothy 1:10 

Thought for the day

"God’s love continues as He gives us faith and opens our eyes and ears so that we can see and so that we can hear the marvelous works, which He has created for us, and so that we  would recognize the beauty of the Lord. "

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"Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)"  Hebrews 10:23  

Thought for the day

"We desperately need to re-evaluate anything we have been taught that does not confirm the love of God, which is in Christ.  Jesus is the Alpha and Omega of our spiritual existence, the One who cleanses us, the One who saves us, the One who justifies us, the One who sanctifies us."

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"And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed."  Galatians 3:8

Thought for the day

"When God forgives, there is total pardon and restoration, not only as if we were forgiven, but also as if we had not sinned at all.  Besides this God gives us restoration and grace and instruction and strength and wisdom and knowledge and freedom."   

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"How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!"  Psalm 139:17

    

Thought for the day

"If we hold fast to God’s immutable Word and stake our life on it, with unswerving expectation, trusting exclusively in God’s purposes, uniting with the mind of Christ, we will fulfill God’s perfect plan for our life."

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"That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:"  Hebrews 6:18

Thought for the day

"There is no other way to be sure we know God other than through the Word of God mixed with faith."

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"For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it."  Hebrews 4:2 

Thought for the day

"When we see God through the eyes of the scriptures, we see God as He wills us to see Him, and by this view of God, we build true life changing prayer-answering faith."

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"All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:"  2 Timothy 3:16

Thought for the day

"The God of the Bible wants to be known as seen through the scriptures.  Every word in the scriptures is there to reveal God, in His wholeness.  God’s Word about Himself is the view of God that we should have, adding nothing and taking nothing away."

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from the things which are written in this book." Revelation 22:19 

"And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and



Thought for the day

"There is nothing that God cannot do and He can do all things at the same time, past, present and future."

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they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:"  Colossians 1:16

"For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether

Thought for the day

"Grace is given to overcome sin, not to permit sin: to provide a means of forgiveness for sins, not to provide a credo to excuse sin."

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"For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.  What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid."  Romans 6:14, 15

Thought for the day

"When we see God as omniscient, we realize our circumstances, trials, tribulations and temptations are not distant or misplaced happenings, but they are an integral part of the entirety of God’s perfect plan for our well being."

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"From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love."  Ephesians 4:16

Thought for the day

"Because God is omniscient, we need to recognize that even though we may not see every purpose or reason for our life, and we may not understand what we are experiencing at the time, we can rest assured that God does understand and is fully aware of our circumstances and the outcome thereof.  Faith implements our assurance of Gods omniscience."

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"And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.  And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth."  Revelation 19:5, 6

Thought for the day

"Every movement of every cell and the number of them, of every living creature, as well as every molecule and each distinct part of each molecule of all matter, is set in order as to the number of, direction of, use of, life span of, purpose and destiny throughout all eternity, past, present and future."

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"When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;  What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?  Psalm 8:3, 4

Thought for the day

"The closer we draw to God, the greater our awareness of the goodness of God, and the less we have difficulty with abstaining from sin.  This does not mean that we will not be tempted, for we will, but our strength to overcome becomes stronger and stronger and our desire to sin diminishes."

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"Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded."  James 4:8

Thought for the day

"Goodness cannot take away sin as if by being good we could receive grace, because only the blood of Jesus can take away sin."

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"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:"  Ephesians 2:8 

Thought for the day

"As an individual, we can do many things, but with the strength of others, we can do anything."

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"For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them."  Matthew 118:20

 

Thought for the day

"The body of Christ is made up of many members, some prophets, some teachers, some ministers, some helpers; every one with his or her own particular talent or gift to be exercised within the body, for edification of the whole body.  Grace for grace, working together for the one cause of glorifying God through Jesus Christ, by the power of the Holy Spirit."

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"But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen."  2 Peter 3:18

Thought for the day

"Those who attempt to earn their way to spiritual maturity and/or those who attempt to intellectually ascend to the next level without receiving the first gift from God; the gift of free grace, are wasting their time and spending out life’s days in vain.  Watch out for those who want you to drown with them in the sea of self."

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"Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber."  John 10:1 

Thought for the day

"God is glorified by the obedience of the saints and we are able to glorify God because He has given us His grace.  It is this simple.  There will be many who try to subvert believers into believing that obedience is not the result of God’s grace.  Nevertheless, once we have tasted of the goodness and mercy of God, through His grace, we become convinced that obedience to God is the result of fully understanding Gods grace."

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"This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.  But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain."  Titus 3:8, 9

Thought for the day

"That which God gives, he also provides nourishment to sustain.  As we grow in grace and honor God through our worship, praise, obedience, service and prayer, God will give us faith sufficient for our endeavors."

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"Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved."  Psalm 55:22

Thought for the day

"Never will you be without the grace to do as God has directed you."  

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"Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God."  Acts 14:43

Thought for the day

"Now faith comes into play as we see that God bestows faith upon us, as we are able to maintain the faith we have.  Any faith we have which we are unable to maintain is false faith, or faithless faith, the kind of faith that cannot move mountains or anything else."

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"And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith."  Luke 17:5

Thought for the day

"God gives us every tool we need to be prepared for service.  As we become practiced at the things that God would have us do, then He will send us out on His behalf to do good works."

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"This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men."  Titus 3:8

Thought for the day

"Our obedience comes from within us as a witness of the grace of God, which by faith, should be taken to all the nations of the world, for the purpose of glorifying the name of Jesus.  When we can see how these work together we will truly understand that we do have a purpose here and that by working that purpose we will be fulfilling our calling."

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"And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come."  Matthew 24:19

Thought for the day

"Once we examine ourselves, if we see indiscretions, sin, or anything that separates us from serving God with a clean conscience, in faith, then whatever it is, it must go.  It takes self-discipline with faith to bring about the kind of change that is blessed by God."

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"Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?"  2 Corinthians 13:5

Thought for the day

"Faith mixed with reproof, correction, chastisement, purging, teaching, urging, encouraging, and strengthening, is what?  It is faith with works."

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"For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also."  James 2:26 

Thought for the day

"Find the balance that God has provided just for you and enjoy the fruits of a life in balance, blessings immeasurable."

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"And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper."  Psalm 1:3