Weekly words of encouragement

Yahweh Gives Us The Highest Wisdom – Weekly Words Of Encouragement

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For the LORD gives wisdom;from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men,from men whose words are perverse, Proverbs 2:6,12 (NIV) We all want to make wise decisions in our lives, but where can we find the best wisdom? Yahweh gives wisdom, knowledge and understanding. When we look to him and his words we gain the highest knowledge, the deepest understanding and the most profound wisdom. Consider the lives of those who do not seek the Lord, who embrace the wisdom of the world around them. Their lives have limited purpose, limited love, limited good. When we abide in the Lord we gain wisdom that the world cannot understand because we follow the upside-down ideas of God’s kingdom. We die to self, sacrifice for others and love our enemies so that we can display God’s goodness to all. Our reward is a Continue Reading →

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How To Improve Your Eternal Perspective

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This is a short meditation on our destiny, designed to produce a stronger eternal perspective so that we can follow Jesus more closely. The passage is: Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him. They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp Continue Reading →

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God Delights In You – Weekly Words Of Encouragement

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His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse,nor his delight in the legs of the warrior;the LORD delights in those who fear him,who put their hope in his unfailing love Psalms 147:10-11 (NIV) It is tempting to value what the world values. Nations and individuals pursue power – military, political, economic, cultural – and rejoice when their power grows. But Yahweh rejoices in something completely different; something that is available to everyone no matter how powerless they are. Yahweh rejoices in us if we fear him, revere and respect him. He rejoices when our hope is in his love for us, that he will ultimately bless us and dwell with us forever. Therefore, we do not need to despair about our circumstances, that we do not have the resources we would like to have. Our circumstances and lack of resources may be painful, but consider the infinite treasure Continue Reading →

Weekly words of encouragement

Yahweh Lifts Up The Humble – Weekly Words Of Encouragement

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The LORD lifts up the humble Psalms 147:6 (ESV) Yahweh is not impressed by human efforts to exalt themselves. Which is better, to exalt ourselves or to let God lift us up? If we find ourselves in humble circumstances we can take courage that God sees us and will lift us up in some way, even if this only means lifting our hearts. Even if people around us think of us as lowly, God sees our heart and honors us in heaven. Humility is an attitude of the heart that reflects who we are before God. If we are willing to be honest about who we are and trust in who God is, then our heart is in the right place and God begins his process of lifting us up. But if we resist giving God due honor and authority then why would he bless our hearts or our efforts? Continue Reading →

What is Christlikeness?

What Does It Mean To Be Christlike?

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We know that our highest calling is to be Christlike and love God. But what are the essentials marks of Christlikeness? This post summarizes Christlikeness into five categories. This should help us to examine our lives and pursue areas of growth. Christ fully abided in the Father, which produced everything else in his life. He was filled with the virtues of God, and these virtues led to fruitful deeds, which is one of humanity’s original callings (“Be fruitful”, Gen. 1:28). This is an important element of the image of God, for God is the fountain of fruitfulness. This included actively loving people and healing their bodies and hearts. On Earth, Jesus employed all his faculties to impact others with his words and actions and developed disciples who would carry on his work after him. We are to do the same in our families, occupations, communities and societies. Whoever abides in Continue Reading →