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STOP TRYING TO BE A GOOD CHRISTIAN, AND JUST BE ONE.

  You can not perfect yourself, that is the work of the Holy Spirit. Hebrews 4:9-12 There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. Let us therefore be diligent to enter the rest , lest anyone fall according to the same example. 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. The word of God reads us while we read it. It will show you hidden intents in your heart. It will speak to you about your thought life. So cast all your cares unto the Lord, and He will carry them. Let go, and Let God!! Rest in Jesus while the Holy Spirit does the work in you. We are being sanctified daily, changed from glory to glory. When we try to be a good Christian, we are moving in our flesh, trying to do the Holy Spirits job. Just be you in Jesus, that is enough. Stop trying, and learn to rest in the arms of Jesus. We can try ...
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DISCIPLINE OVER WRONG DESIRES.

How many times have we bought something that we really didn't need? Our desire was directing us. That old flesh decides we want it. Been there done that. Matthew 6:25 Therefore I say to you not to worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; nor put on. Is not life more than clothing? We must discipline ourselves to be content. Yes, we see something we want, and our desire kicks in. But discipline says NO! I knew a lady years ago that still had price tags on her clothes. Things she had never put on to wear. That's an example of lack of discipline and wrong desire. 1Timothy 6:6-8 Now godliness with contentment is great gain.  For we brought nothing into the world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and clothing with these we shall be content.  We can never be satisfied with clothes or things. Our satisfaction should be in the Lord.  He satisfies our every longing. Psalm 107:8-9  Oh that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness ...
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WHAT DID JESUS DO AFTER THE RESURRECTION, PART 2

When Jesus returned to His disciples, first thing He did was feed them and bless their livelihood.  He took care of the natural first. Just as He does with us. He cares about every detail of our life. After the miracle of the 153 fish, and the net was not broken. John 21:12-17 Jesus said to them, "Come and eat breakfast. " Yet none of them dared ask Him "who are you?"  Knowing that it was the Lord. Jesus came and took and bread and gave it to them, and likewise the fish. This is now the third time Jesus showed Himself to His disciples after He was raised from the dead. So when they had eaten breakfast Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon son of Jonah, do you love Me more than these?" He said to Him "Yes Lord; You know that I love you." He said to him, "feed My lambs. ( young believers) He said to Him again a second time, "Simon son of Jonah, do you love Me" He said to him "Yes Lord; He said "Tend My sheep. (be a shepherd)the...
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WHAT DID JESUS DO AFTER THE RESURRECTION? PART 1

When Jesus returned from seeing His Father, He went to see His disciples. He made Himself known to them in His resurrected body. John 20:1,  Now on the first day of the week  Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early while it was still dark, and saw that the stone has been taken away from the tomb. She ran to Peter and the other disciples to inform them of what she had seen. They ran to the tomb,  the disciple that Jesus loved got there first. Verse 5-6 Then he, stooping down and looking in, saw the linen cloths laying there; yet he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb; and he saw the linen cloths lying there, and the handkerchief that had been around His head, not lying with the linen cloths lying there, but folded together in a place by itself. (so much for the shroud) if the face cloth was separate, then the shroud couldn't be real. Just my observation. Jesus was on this earth forty days from the resurrection.  He had unfinished ...
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TRUSTING GOD MORE, THAN WE DID BEFORE.

  When we look back where we thought we were trusting the Lord, we can see where we got impatient and tried to handle things ourselves, only to end up doing and saying the wrong things, outside of God's timing. We all need to learn just what it means to surrender and trust the Lord. Proverbs 3:5-8 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and depart from evil. It will be health to your flesh and strength to your bones. Psalm 37:3-6 Trust in the Lord, and do good; Dwell in the land, and f eed on His faithfulness. Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday. We need to put our life on the line. Peter had to trust Jesus to walk on the water, but, as soon as he ...
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NEW SPRING TIME, NEW LIFE IS BUDDING IN OUR PLANTS AND IN OUR HEARTS.

Our cold winter is over, things that we did to stay warm, are changed to now stay cool. Thank God for a new spring time. Thank Him for all the new life springing up. Thank Him for the beautiful colors that He gave us to enjoy. Once what looked dead now has resurrected life. As we think about our Lord Jesus and His crucifixion. We think about His body being placed in a borrowed tomb. meaning it will returned to the owner. Remember Jesus's words. "In 3 days I will raise this temple. John 10:17-18. "Therefore My Father loves Me, because I lay down My life that I might take it again. John 2:18 So the Jews answered and said to Him, "What sign do you show us, since you do these things" Jesus answered and said to them "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up" Some of the disciples remembered His words, when others didn't until He was raised from the dead. So who raised Jesus from the dead? Galatians 1:1 Paul, an apostle (not from man, b...
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CAN WE PERSUADE ANYONE TO RECEIVE JESUS?

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. Wrong!  You can salt his oats and he will drink.  We are the salt of the earth, but only the Holy Spirit can persuade anyone to receive Jesus. John 6:44 "No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day, Jesus made that clear, no one comes to Him unless the Father draws them. Mark 9:49-50 "For everyone will be seasoned with fire, and every sacrifice will be seasoned with salt. Salt is good, but if the salt loses its flavor, how will you season it? Have salt in yourselves and have peace with one another. Human effort will fail, because only the compelling force of the Holy Spirit, will draw people to repentance, that will lead them to Jesus our Lord. God offers His gift of grace, but doesn't force anyone to accept it.  It takes the Holy Spirit to convince someone to receive salvation through the blood of Jesus.  When their hearts are ready, and they sens...
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