Tag: motives
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A life without regrets
John 15:8 – By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples. Disciples are students. We are to reflect the teachings of Christ in everything we do – how we think, speak and act – and how we react to every situation in life. His teaching…
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Wishes
John 15:7 “If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.” From our earliest years we’ve learned to wish for things. It’s like when we blew out the candles on our birthday cakes as little children and were told to first “Make…
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Why do you ask?
John 14:22 “Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, “Lord, how is it that you will manifest yourself to us and not to the world?” What kind of questions do you have about spiritual things, about the Bible, about Jesus, about God? It’s interesting that in the above passage the Scriptures point out that the question…
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Love is love. Really?
Exodus 32:4-5 “So all the people took off the rings of gold that were in their ears and brought them to Aaron. And he received the gold from their hand and fashioned it with a graving tool and made a goldencalf. And they said, “These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the…
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Why give?
Exodus 25:1-2 “The Lord said to Moses,“Speak to the people of Israel, that they take for me a contribution. From every man whose heart moves him you shall receive the contribution for me.”” Isn’t it amazing that God, who is omnipotent, doesn’t force Himself upon us? He is looking for willing followers, not coerced ones. …
To Encourage You 