Sins mentioned in the Bible - 25

Hating without cause

Psalms 109:3 

With words of hatred they surround me; they attack me without cause.

Despising the love of good man

Psalms 109:4 

In return for my friendship they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.

Returning evil for good

Psalms 109:5 

They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my friendship.

Returning hatred for love

Psalms 109:5 

They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my friendship.

Love cursing

Psalms 109:17-19 

17 He loved to pronounce a curse— may it come on him; he found no pleasure in blessing— may it be far from him.

18 He wore cursing as his garment; it entered into his body like water, into his bones like oil.

19 May it be like a cloak wrapped about him, like a belt tied forever around him.
Reproaching good men

Psalms 109:20 

May this be the LORD's payment to my accusers, to those who speak evil of me.

Continually making war

Psalms 140:2 

who devise evil plans in their hearts and stir up war every day.

Walking with sinners

Proverbs 1:10-19 

10 My son, if sinners entice you, do not give in to them.

11 If they say, “Come along with us; let's lie in wait for someone's blood, let's waylay some harmless soul;

12 let's swallow them alive, like the grave, and whole, like those who go down to the pit;

13 we will get all sorts of valuable things and fill our houses with plunder;

14 throw in your lot with us, and we will share a common purse”—

15 my son, do not go along with them, do not set foot on their paths;

16 for their feet rush into sin, they are swift to shed blood.

17 How useless to spread a net in full view of all the birds!

18 These men lie in wait for their own blood; they waylay only themselves!

19 Such is the end of all who go after ill-gotten gain; it takes away the lives of those who get it.

What Is Looking?

To consider

Hebrews 12:3  

Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

To watch

1 Timothy 4:16  

Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.

To follow

1 Peter 2:21  

To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.

Looking Unto Jesus

The author of our faith

Hebrews 12:2  

Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

The perfecter of our faith

Hebrews 12:2  

Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

One who endured the cross

Hebrews 12:2  

Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

One who was tempted

Hebrews 2:18  

Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.

One who is faithful

Hebrews 3:6  

But Christ is faithful as a son over God's house. And we are his house, if we hold on to our courage and the hope of which we boast.

One who sympathizes

Hebrews 4:15  

For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet was without sin.
One who learned obedience

Hebrews 5:8  

Although he was a son, he learned obedience from what he suffered

It’s wrong to hate others

Proverbs 14:21 

He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who is kind to the needy.

Good Words:

Proverbs 18:20 

From the fruit of his mouth a man's stomach is filled; with the harvest from his lips he is satisfied.

Learning:

Proverbs 19:27 

Stop listening to instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge.

Invest:

Proverbs 23:23 

Buy the truth and do not sell it; get wisdom, discipline and understanding.

Use Wisdom:

Proverbs 24:3-4 

3 By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established;

4 through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures.

Correction:

Proverbs 28:23 

He who rebukes a man will in the end gain more favor than he who has a flattering tongue.

Pride:

Proverbs 29:23 

A man's pride brings him low, but a man of lowly spirit gains honor.

Thoughts

Looking for Christ’s return makes a difference in your life.

To feel good about yourself, do what pleases God.

A bite of sin leaves a bitter aftertaste.

The highest motive for serving God is the desire to please Him.

Where are you?

God is still calling to people: “Where are you?” Many run away, trying to hide from Him or drown out the sound of His voice. Yet we cannot hide from God; He knows exactly where we are. Rather than hide in fear, we can respond in this way: “God, be merciful to me a sinner!” (Luke 18:13). 

Would you be free from the burden of sin?

There’s power in the blood, power in the blood;

Would you over evil a victory win?

There’s wonderful power in the blood. 

The only place to hide sin is under the blood of Christ

Quotes  

- We are not criticized for being Christians, but for not being Christian enough…Kenneth Pillar

- Every man is a fool for at least five minutes every day.  Wisdom consists in not exceeding that limit…Elbert Hubbard

- Christ turned a brilliant guess into a solid certainty and endowed the hope of eternal life with grace, reason, and majesty…Hugh Elmer Brown

Jesus Prayed  

Think of what you face today? If it is your habit to ask “what would Jesus do?” you can sure from His example that He would pray first.

Let’s make that our pattern too.

Mother Teresa Quotes  

~ I want you to be concerned about your next door neighbor. Do you know your next door neighbor?

~ If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other

James 2:24  

You see that a person is justified by what he does and not by faith alone.

Thought -

God’s Word is very clear that you can’t earn your salvation. It is only by grace, not your effort. But as a child of God you can bring pleasure to your heavenly Father through obedience. Search through your Bible and make a list of the small obedience’s that God says bring him pleasure. All of these can be acts of worship. Why is obedience so pleasing to God? because it proves you really love him.

Tear

Tear yourself in anger - 

Job 18:4  

You who tear yourself to pieces in your anger, is the earth to be abandoned for your sake? Or must the rocks be moved from their place?

Feet, and turn and tear - 

Matthew 7:6  

“Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.

Thought

Do you want God’s best?

When asking the Lord to reveal His will, we shouldn’t expect instant answers. The discipline of waiting builds character, and besides, rushing the process may lead to a path that misses God’s best. Take the time to seek Jesus’ plan for your life, remembering He'll provide all your need to follow Him.

Worship 

God is waiting anxiously to lead each of us in the dance of praise.” God is on a mission – a quest. He is looking for worshipers. As he constantly draws each of us into a deeper and more intimate friendship with himself, he is creating within us hearts that will praise him. -  Claire Cloninger 

Linger often in worship. In the midst of your daily storms, make it a point to be still and set your sights on him. Let God be God. Let him bathe you in his glory so that both your breath and your troubles are sucked from your soul. Be still. Be quiet. Be open and willing. Then you will know that God is God, and you can’t help but confess, “Hallowed by thy name.” -  Max Lucado

Steps to Dealing with Sin

We must not allow our freedom from the Law to become an occasion for fleshly activity. Also, we are accountable for one and need to keep watch for one another as well as for ourselves. 

Senseless

Understand, you senseless -

Psalms 94:8  

Take heed, you senseless ones among the people; you fools, when will you become wise?

Evangelism

"I was enabled to lie at Jesus' feet and to wash them with the tears of contrition. No pleasure I have ever found in the Christian life is superior to this." - Edward Payson 

Importance of the Resurrection of Christ

Romans 5:10 

For if, when we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!

Romans 6:5-10 

5 If we have been united with him like this in his death, we will certainly also be united with him in his resurrection. 

6 For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin— 

7 because anyone who has died has been freed from sin.

8 Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. 

9 For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him. 

10 The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God.

Romans 8:11 

And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you.

Evangelism 

“God has honored this generation as He has never honored a generation before. He has thrown dazzling opportunities before it. He has flung wide open for it the doors of access to all parts of His world and has laid at its feet every possible advantage and facility.”  - J.Lovell Murray 

Our task is to be faithful in witnessing, steadfast in prayer, compassionate in spirit, believing he, who is not willing that any should perish, does not give up on any, regardless of age, unless they have totally hardened their hearts to the wooing of his Holy Spirit.                                    …Jimmy Dusek


Faith Quotes

“The Word of God makes faith available. Faith makes the Word of God available. The Word of God made available through faith releases the power of God.” - Rex Rouis

“Seeing is not believing. Hearing from God is the basis of believing. You will eventually see what you believe.” - Rex Rouis

“If you have worry, you don’t have faith, and if you have faith, you don’t have worry.” - Jack Coe 

One Step in Developing Humility

If we believe we are too spiritually mature to fail, we should beware! The Bible portrays the sins of past spiritual leaders as a warning to us to remain humble and open to correction. We each need to reassess our personal walk with God in honesty before Him. Each of us will be held responsible for our actions and attitudes. 

Quotes

“It is not that we keep His commandments first, and that then He loves; but that He loves us, and then we keep His commandments. This is that grace, which is revealed to the humble, but hidden from the proud.” —St. Augustine of Hippo

“The childish idea that prayer is a handle by which we can take hold of God and obtain whatever we desire, leads to easy disillusionment with both what we had thought to be God and what we had thought to be prayer.” —Robert L. Short

“Jesus remains unshaken as the practical man; and we stand exposed as the fools, the blunderers, the unpractical visionaries.” —George Bernard Shaw

Preach

That great city and preach -

John 3:2  

He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the miraculous signs you are doing if God were not with him.”

Time Jesus began to preach - 

Matthew 4:17  

From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
You hear in the ear, preach - 

Matthew 10:27  

What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the roofs.

Evangelism

- If you are strangers to prayer you are strangers to power. - Billy Sunday
"All great soul-winners have been men of much and mighty prayer, and all great revivals have been preceded and carried out by persevering, prevailing knee-
"Continuing instant in prayer (Rom. 12:12). The Greek is a metaphor taken from hunting dogs that never give over the game till they have their prey." - Thomas Brooks

Small Prayers - 19

Repeat these Prayers.

Holy and merciful Father, please bless your children today who suffer pain and hardship while displaying the grace of Jesus. Whether these problems are because of persecution or because of life's difficulties, I pray that you strengthen my brothers and sisters who are suffering. But Father, I know the only permanent answer for this suffering is for Jesus' return, so please send him soon. In the name of the Coming Lord Jesus I pray. Amen.

God of eternity, please be with me as I seek to allow love to be my primary compelling motivation in life. I want to show Jesus my love and appreciation for all that he has done to save me. I want to live for Jesus so others know he is Lord of my life. I want my words and life to show his love to others so they can truly experience it and come to know him. Please bless me as I pursue this goal. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

Loving God, I need your strength and the Holy Spirit's help as I speak with those who are opposed to your message of salvation. I want your words, not mine, to be what others hear in that crucial moment of confrontation. Please give me wisdom to know when to speak, what to say, and when to remain silent. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

Holy Father, help me to see Jesus and his work and purpose more clearly as I open your Book and seek to understand your will. Fill me with your Spirit, so that I may greet each decision awakened to the answer to "What would Jesus do?" In the name of Jesus, my Lord and Savior I pray. Amen.

Ephesians 6:11

Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes.

Thoughts on Today's Verse....

So often we are focused only on the things we like, we are good at doing, or we are interested in accomplishing. God wants us to use every piece of his spiritual armor. He wants us to be disciplined and grow in the areas of our spiritual weakness and the areas we don't necessarily find exciting or interesting. Our evil opponent is crafty and will try to attack us in the areas of our weakness and vulnerability. So let's not just commit to be diligent in the areas of our interest and strength, but especially in those areas where we are not.

Jealous

Your God, am a jealous God - 

Exodus 20:5  

You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me,

For I am jealous for you - 

2 Corinthians 11:2  

I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. I promised you to one husband, to Christ, so that I might present you as a pure virgin to him.

Thoughts

. Trust in His timing.

. Rely on His promises.

. Wait for His answers.

. Believe in His miracles.

. Rejoice in His goodness.

. Relax in His presence.

JESUS

+ Ps. 39:30 “I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify Him with thanksgiving.”

+ According to the scriptures, the Devil is small enough to fit under our feet and God is big enough to fill both heaven and earth.

Goodness to Israel

Genesis 12:1-3 

1 The LORD had said to Abram, “Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you.

2 “I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.

3 I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”

Psalms 122:6 

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you be secure.

The Lord Will Protect His People

Zechariah 9:14-17 

14 Then the LORD will appear over them; his arrow will flash like lightning. The Sovereign LORD will sound the trumpet; he will march in the storms of the south,

15 and the LORD Almighty will shield them. They will destroy and overcome with slingstones. They will drink and roar as with wine; they will be full like a bowl used for sprinkling the corners of the altar.

16 The LORD their God will save them on that day as the flock of his people. They will sparkle in his land like jewels in a crown.

17 How attractive and beautiful they will be! Grain will make the young men thrive, and new wine the young women.

Ephesians 3:17-19

17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 

18 may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 

19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.

Thoughts on This Verse....

Love that surpasses knowledge. That's very difficult to explain, but when you have loved your spouse for decades and he or she is as close to you as any bodily organ, you experience what this means. When you love a child and do what you never dreamed you could do for another human being, you understand this phrase. And when you stand before God, adopted as a full heir of all his great riches, a full sibling to Jesus Christ the Lord, and know you are seen as holy, without reproach, and blameless, you begin to understand this phrase.

Beautiful People

1 Peter 3:3 -5

3 Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. 

4 Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight. 

5 For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to make themselves beautiful. They were submissive to their own husbands,

Thoughts

Looking for Christ’s return makes a difference in your life.

To feel good about yourself, do what pleases God.

A bite of sin leaves a bitter aftertaste.

The highest motive for serving God is the desire to please Him.

Worship

People are prepared for everything except for the fact that beyond the darkness of their blindness there is a great light. They are prepared to go on breaking their backs plowing the same old field until the cows come home without seeing, until they stub their toes on it, that there is a treasure buried in that field rich enough to buy Texas. They are prepared for a God who strikes hard bargains but not for a God who gives as much for an hour’s work as for a day’s. They are prepared for a mustard-seed kingdom of God no bigger than the eye of a newt but not for the great banyan it becomes with birds in its branches singing Mozart. They are prepared for the potluck supper at First Presbyterian but not for the marriage supper of the lamb.  -  Frederick Buechner

Worship is a feast in which God is the host, the cook, the waiter, and the meal itself. - Sam Storms

Spirit Fire

"The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from the dead after you killed him by hanging him on a cross. Then God put him in the place of honor at his right hand as Prince and Savior. He did this so the people of Israel would repent of their sins and be forgiven. We are witnesses of these things and so is the Holy Spirit, who is given by God to those who obey him." —Acts 5:30-32 

Guidelines for Growth in the Spirit

The Holy Spirit is the key to living under God’s grace. Only the indwelling Holy Spirit can fulfill the Law through us as the life of Christ and truly free us from the Law.

Old

Young and now am old -

Psalms 37:25  

I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread.

Obsolete and growing old - 

Hebrews 8:13  

By calling this covenant “new,” he has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and aging will soon disappear.

Thoughts:

– How does your perspective about your own possessions need to change so that you can rejoice with others over their possessions?

– What do you think God wants you to fill your life with instead of possessions?

– Christians talk a lot about God giving them the desires of their heart. What kind of desires do you think God wants to give you?

JESUS

+ Our God is huge!  He is mighty! He is everywhere and knows everything! 

+ He is worthy of all our praises, honor and worship.

Ravi Zacharias

. “I think the reason we sometimes have the false sense that God is so far away is because that is where we have put him. We have kept him at a distance, and then when we are in need and call on him in prayer, we wonder where he is. He is exactly where we left him.”

. “Implicit to the secularized world-view is not just the marginalization of any religious idea but its complete eviction from public credence in forming social policy. If an idea or belief is “religiously based”, be it in a matter of sexuality or marriage or education or whatever, then by that very virtue it is deemed unsuitable for public usage.”

Hinders knowledge of God

Jeremiah 9:6  

You live in the midst of deception; in their deceit they refuse to acknowledge me,” declares the LORD.

Keeps men from God

Jeremiah 8:5  

Why then have these people turned away? Why does Jerusalem always turn away? They cling to deceit; they refuse to return.

How is someone anointed by the Holy Spirit

Joel 2:28 

“And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.

Matthew 3:16 

As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on him.

Acts 2:4 

All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.

Luke 1:35 

The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.

2 Timothy 3:16 

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,

Isaiah 11:2 

The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him— the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of power, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD—

Matthew 3:11 

“I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me will come one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not fit to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

Judges 6:34 

Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet, summoning the Abiezrites to follow him.

Romans 8:9 

You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ.

Luke 24:49 

I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”

2 Peter 1:21 

For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

Acts 19:6 

When Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.

Sins mentioned in the Bible - 24

Destroying innocent

Psalms 94:21  

They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.

Ignoring God’s miracles

Psalms 106:7  

When our fathers were in Egypt, they gave no thought to your miracles; they did not remember your many kindnesses, and they rebelled by the sea, the Red Sea.

Forgetting mercy

Psalms 106:7  

When our fathers were in Egypt, they gave no thought to your miracles; they did not remember your many kindnesses, and they rebelled by the sea, the Red Sea.

Forgetting God’s works

Psalms 106:13  

But they soon forgot what he had done and did not wait for his counsel.

Ignoring God

Psalms 106:13  

But they soon forgot what he had done and did not wait for his counsel.

Lusting for flesh

Psalms 106:14  

In the desert they gave in to their craving; in the wasteland they put God to the test.

Eating unlawful sacrifices

Psalms 106:28  

They yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods;

Inventing sin

Psalms 106:29  

they provoked the LORD to anger by their wicked deeds, and a plague broke out among them.

Psalms 106:39  

They defiled themselves by what they did; by their deeds they prostituted themselves.
Sacrificing children to devils

Psalms 106:37  

They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.

Classes that can be saved

The afflicted

Psalms 18:27 

You save the humble but bring low those whose eyes are haughty.

The needy

Psalms 72:4 

He will defend the afflicted among the people and save the children of the needy; he will crush the oppressor.

Psalms 72:13 

He will take pity on the weak and the needy and save the needy from death.

The meek

Psalms 76:9 

when you, O God, rose up to judge, to save all the afflicted of the land. Selah

His people

Matthew 1:21 

She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”

The lost

Matthew 18:11 

For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost.

Luke 19:10 

For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost.”

The world

John 3:16-20

16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 

17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 

18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son. 

19 This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. 

20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.

John 12:47 

“As for the person who hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge him. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save it.

They that believe

1 Corinthians 1:21 

For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.

All sinners

1 Timothy 1:15 

Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst.

1 Timothy 2:4 

who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.

The most that come unto God through  Jesus Christ

Hebrews 7:25 

Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.

All that call upon the name of the Lord

Acts 2:21 

And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’

Romans 10:9-10 

9 That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 

10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.

Beautiful People

1 Peter 3:3 -5

3 Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. 

4 Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight. 

5 For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to make themselves beautiful. They were submissive to their own husbands,

Becoming Mature 

Ephesians 4:11-14  

11 It was he, who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, 

12 to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up 

13  until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.

14  Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming.

Thoughts

Looking for Christ’s return makes a difference in your life.

To feel good about yourself, do what pleases God.

A bite of sin leaves a bitter aftertaste.

The highest motive for serving God is the desire to please Him.

Worship 

The Scriptures include or allude to just about every approach to worship there is: organized, spontaneous, public, private, simple, complex, ornate or plain. Yet there is no comment anywhere about any one way being preferred over another. Rather, it is the spiritual condition of the worshiper that determines whether or not God is at work. -  Harold Best

JESUS

+ Ps. 39:30 “I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify Him with thanksgiving.”

+ According to the scriptures, the Devil is small enough to fit under our feet and God is big enough to fill both heaven and earth.

Sanctification, Means

Romans 15:15-16

Verse Concepts

But I have written very boldly to you on some points so as to remind you again, because of the grace that was given me from God, to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, ministering as a priest the gospel of God, so that my offering of the Gentiles may become acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

1 Corinthians 12:13

Verse Concepts

For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.

The Holy Spirit, And Sanctification

Luke 3:16

John answered and said to them all, "As for me, I baptize you with water; but One is coming who is mightier than I, and I am not fit to untie the thong of His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

2 Thessalonians 2:13

But we should always give thanks to God for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth.

Atonement, Sanctification

Ephesians 5:26-27

so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy and blameless.

Hebrews 13:12

Therefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people through His own blood, suffered outside the gate.

Death, Means

Judges 9:52-54

So Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it, and approached the entrance of the tower to burn it with fire. But a certain woman threw an upper millstone on Abimelech's head, crushing his skull. Then he called quickly to the young man, his armor bearer, and said to him, "Draw your sword and kill me, so that it will not be said of me, 'A woman slew him.'" So the young man pierced him through, and he died.

1 Corinthians 11:29-30

For he who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgment to himself if he does not judge the body rightly. For this reason many among you are weak and sick, and a number sleep.

Romans 8:28

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

Thoughts on Today's Verse....

Bad stuff happens in life. Satan has a part to play in the bad stuff. Our own sins and their consequences also play a part. The rebellion against God and the spiritual weakness in those we love bring hurtful things into our life. Sometimes, God even disciplines us to awaken us out of lethargy or to correct some sinful problem in our lives. Yet in all these things, we have an incredible promise: If we love God and are seeking to honor his call in our lives, our Father in heaven will work out all of the things going on in our life for our good.

John 8:31-32

31 To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. 

32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

Thoughts on Today's Verse....

Truth is not something we know, it is something we live. Jesus reminds us that we must not only know his teaching, but also obey it. However, obedience is one of the proofs of our discipleship and doorway to freedom and truth.

Ephesians 6:22

I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are, and that he may encourage you.

Thoughts on Today's Verse....

As Paul faced the difficulties of imprisonment, he was more concerned about the people in Ephesus than he was about himself. Rather than keeping Tychicus close at hand for his own personal benefit, Paul sent him back to bless the people in Asia Minor. Even in his time of difficulty and danger, Paul was concerned more to bless than he was to be blessed. Isn't that a great example to us today? We so often get upset about our minor inconveniences and ruin our attitude toward everyone around us. Paul's example should convict us and lead us to be a blessing to others regardless of our circumstances.

John 15:16

You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name.

Thoughts on Today's Verse....

Were you ever chosen last? Were you ever the one no one wanted on your team? Isn't it remarkable that God chose us in Jesus Christ! Isn't it amazing that we are loved and wanted by the King of the Ages and his Son, Jesus Christ! Not only that, we weren't chosen out of pity, but to make a difference. We're chosen to bear fruit that will endure! To help insure that productivity, Jesus has promised we can ask for God's blessing on our work for his Kingdom and he will bless us. Incredible!

Blessings in Christ - 2

Faith

Acts 24:24 

Several days later Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was a Jewess. He sent for Paul and listened to him as he spoke about faith in Christ Jesus.

1 Timothy 3:13 

Those who have served well gain an excellent standing and great assurance in their faith in Christ Jesus.

Sanctification

1 Corinthians 1:2 

To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ—their Lord and ours:

1 Corinthians 1:30 

It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption.

Wisdom

1 Corinthians 4:10 

We are fools for Christ, but you are so wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are honored, we are dishonored!

Righteousness

1 Corinthians 1:30 

It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption.

Begetting

1 Corinthians 4:15 

Even though you have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.

Hope

1 Corinthians 15:19 

If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men.

Evangelist - Daniel Kolenda

“I must have prayed for weeks before I preached my first sermon at 14 years of age. I pleaded for God’s help and blessing, knowing that without it I would be a miserable failure. Today I often preach as many as twelve times in a single week. I no longer feel nervous, even when preaching to crowds of hundreds of thousands – and that is where the danger lies. Although I feel comfortable and confident in the pulpit, I have to remind myself continually that my sense of security is just an illusion. I could preach the most articulate sermon with the most brilliant delivery, but I would still be a miserable failure without the blessing of the Lord.”

Quotes

 “Jesus didn’t die on the cross to make preachers famous. Jesus didn’t die on the cross to give pastors a well-paid career. Jesus died on the cross to seek and to save those who are lost. I do not seek applause. I am not after the honor of men. I am after souls, nothing more! God wants to save people and He uses you and me for His purposes.” ~ Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke

“Few things are more dangerous for a minister than success. It’s important to remember that you’re never as good as they say you are and you’re never as bad as they say you are… you’re always somewhere in between. I was with Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke recently when he received an award during a very special ceremony. When he got to the microphone he said, “I accept this award in the name of the one who has said, “Without me you can do nothing.”” ~ Evangelist Daniel Kolenda

Old Age

a. As the years add up, God’s faithfulness keeps multiplying.

b. God can use you at any age if you are willing.

c. As God adds years to your life, ask Him to add life to your years.

Soul 

A soul untried by sorrows is good for nothing. - Theophan the Recluse

Thought 

A healthy family is sacred territory. - Unknown

Faithful Father

Matthew 7:11  

If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!

Rejoice, O believer! Rejoice in the unaccountably vast treasure of mercy the Lord showers upon His bride! He is the King of All and is faithful to reward His children. He has given you a throne! A robe of righteousness! A crown of victorious glory! Every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places is yours by the Father's hand. Give thanks, sing "Hallelujah," and proclaim the joy of His resurrection!