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#346: What is Sanctification? Jul 23, 2021

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As followers of Christ, you and I are in the midst of a spiritual transformation. While we have received complete forgiveness of our sins, we are still in the process of becoming like Jesus.
Sanctification is a process of separation from our old way of living before we met Christ. We are letting go of old values, old patterns of behavior, and old ways of living that conflict with the Word of God. It is also taking on the new nature and the new life we have in Christ.
If you are wondering what God wants to do in and through your life. This is it. Sanctification. God is at work to make you like Jesus. I want to cooperate with this process. I want my words to reflect the character of Christ. I want my attitude to be the same as Jesus. I want my actions, choices, and decisions to reflect my Christian faith.
Simply to place yourself in God’s hands. Cooperate with the Master Designer as he shapes you into the image of Jesus. Say, “Lord, here am I. Make me what you want me to be.”

1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 - “May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The one who calls you is faithful and he will do it.”

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#345: The Trap of Becoming Offended Jul 22, 2021

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I believe one of Satan’s strategies is to tempt us to be offended over the words, actions, and even inactions of others. Becoming offended at someone is a choice. We don’t have to become offended, but we often do.
Offense is a hidden trap set by the enemy. The reason it works is because we feel justified in our emotions and our response. Tragically, there are people who have been trapped for many years by an offense. They fail to see that their bitterness is a prison. It keeps them from living in the joy and peace of God. The good news is that we hold within our hand the key that unlocks the prison door. It is the key of forgiveness.
We must see that we don’t have to give into the offense. We can love, we can learn to be quick to forgive, we can pray for others, we can believe the best, and we can put the matter in the hands of God.
If you have taken the bait and have fallen for the enemy’s trap, recognize that being offended is a choice. You don’t have to give in. Because Jesus offers you his forgiveness, you can offer it others. In doing so you’ll find freedom.

Proverbs 19:11 Solomon wrote “Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.”

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#344: Living with Eternity in View Jul 21, 2021

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The questions of death and eternity are questions we all face. I believe the Christian faith offers the only solid answers to the final questions. The Bible tells us everything we need to know about life after death and it tells us everything we need to know with certainty.
For the Christian, we are to live our lives with eternity in view. We know this life is not all there is. In fact, the shortest part of our existence is the life we live here on earth. This life is about preparation for the next. We have the promise of eternal life and we will live forever with the Lord.
The more we live with eternity in view, the less we are consumed with this world. God has so much in store for us. Think about this…God already has our eternal life planned and prepared. It’s waiting for us. This truth causes us to live with an eternal perspective and to not be overwhelmed by the challenges of this temporary life.

Ecclesiastes 3:11 - “He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart.”

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#343: The Power of the Golden Rule Jul 20, 2021

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Given to us by Jesus himself, this is the Christian ethic. How you would like to be treated, that’s how you should treat others.” Obedience to Jesus’ “Golden Rule” has the power to transform all of our relationships.
It is a call to put God and others first in all that we do. This verse shows us how to truly love our neighbor as we love ourselves.
We must remember this verse is a biblical principle. It is not simply a moralistic statement like…be kind to your neighbor. It is not a pity quote. Like everything else Jesus has taught us in the Sermon on the Mount, it requires the power of God to live out this verse.
Join me in making this our daily prayer. Lord, help us to put you and others first in our live. As we do, we trust that you will meet our needs.

Matthew 7:12 - “So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.”

Galatians 5:14 - “For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

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#342: God's Voice in our Pain Jul 19, 2021

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Isn’t it true that we grow the most in the hard times? When going through a struggle or a difficult season, I often ask myself, “What is God saying to me? What can I learn from this?” I don’t want to miss the lesson.
Sufferings can lead us to God, cause us to pay more attention to his Word, and lead us to open our ears to his voice. So many people have the testimony of finding God and surrendering their lives to God during times of adversity.
It’s here, if we are listening, we hear his voice of reassurance. He promises to never leave us or forsake us. He speaks peace, comfort, strength, and even joy in the midst of our sorrow.
If you are in a season of pain, suffering, or adversity, be sure to listen for God’s voice because He is speaking. Press into him, draw closer to him during this difficult time. You are about to experience God in a way you never have before.

Job 36:15 says “He delivers the afflicted by their affliction and opens their ear by adversity”.

2 Corinthians 12:9-10 - “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”

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#341: What God Knows Jul 18, 2021

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There are many personal implications for the doctrine of God’s omniscience. One is that our lives are an open book before God. We cannot hide from him. He knows what no one else knows about us. He knows the complete truth. He even knows the motives of our hearts.
This truth should humble us and bring us to a place of repentance and surrender. We can’t hide from God and we become miserable in the attempt. What’s amazing is that God knows everything about us and He still loves us, he doesn’t give up on us. The Holy Spirit continues to call us to a place of surrender.

Romans 11:33-34 - “Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?”

Jeremiah 23:24 - “Can a man hide himself in secret places so that I cannot see him? declares the Lord. Do I not fill heaven and earth? declares the Lord.”

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#340: God's Design Jul 17, 2021

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You and I have a God-given design. He created us as he desired. This is so important for us to understand, to believe, and to accept. So many today are confused about who they are. We have clarity when we understand we have a creator.
Imagine this…the God who is so powerful that he spoke and the world came into existence is still personally involved in the details of our development. He knit us together in our mother’s womb.
I believe God was at work in our mother’s womb forming us and even giving us personality, talent, spiritual gifts, and potential.
God knew how he wanted to use your life before you were even born. He was preparing you for your purpose, your calling, and your God-given potential.

Psalm 139:13-14 - “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made.”
Ephesians 2:10 says, “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”

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#339: Don't Forget God's Word Jul 16, 2021

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While forgetting things is common, there is one thing we must not, and cannot forget, and that is the Word of God.
Sometimes I’m guilty of the same thing. I get my eyes on the storm. I’m overwhelmed at my circumstances. I become anxious and afraid and I temporarily forget what God has said.
My thoughts, emotions, circumstances, problems, struggles, and uncertainties don’t change what God has said. His Word remains true forever.
What is essential is for us to remember what He has said. The only way I know to do this is to have the Word of God on our hearts and minds day and night. I love to start and end my day with scripture so I won’t forget his Word.

Isaiah 40:8 says, “The grass withers, the flower fades, but the Word of our God stands forever”

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#338: What is Justification? Jul 15, 2021

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Not only has Jesus taken your place on the cross, not only has God forgiven you of your sin, but on the basis of the cross, God has declared you innocent and the record of your offense has been erased.
The simple way to think of justification is a play on words: just as if we had never sinned.
Sinners are in the wrong before God. They have broken his laws, they deserve punishment, but on the cross Christ took their place. Now, when they put their trust in Christ, they are declared to be in the right, acquitted, justified.

Romans 5:1-2 - “Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand.”

Hebrews 8:12 - “For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.”

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#337: An Attitude of Humility Jul 14, 2021

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As we grow to become more like Jesus, an attitude of humility is something we should aspire to. We can pray and ask God to give us a humble spirit.
It’s always challenging to talk about humility. How do you know if you are humble? In fact, if you think you finally exhibit humility, it’s in that moment you have probably lost it.
Humility is an accurate estimation of our self-importance in relation to God and others. Here’s another definition I like… “Having a right view of yourself because you have a right view of God.”

Philippians 1:4-6 NLT - “Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too. You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had. Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to.”

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