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Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!
1 Chronicles 16:11, ESV
God can do all things in and through us, so seek our Lord and Creator who strengthens and sustains us by His Spirit.
For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
Ephesians 6:12, ESV
Many people do evil things, but they are not our true enemy. Instead, we draw near to God and ask Him to defeat evil, as He did at Calvary, asking to be our mighty friend amd defender.
O Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you; I will praise your name, for you have done wonderful things, plans formed of old, faithful and sure.
Isaiah 25:1, ESV
God deserves our praise, for He planned our salvation from before time, and He keeps His promises!
Turn from sin and put your faith in The Faithful One before His return!
His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence
2 Peter 1:3, ESV
Our heavenly Father has saved us from our sin through His Son and empowered us to overcome temptation and the schemes of Satan by His Holy Spirit. All we must do is believe and obey.
You forgave the iniquity of your people; you covered all their sin. Selah
Psalm 85:2, ESV
Pause to realize that only God can forgive or sin and make us clean.
Rest knowing He has saved us through the cleansing blood of Christ.
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.
2 Timothy 3:16-17, ESV
We need not unhitch from the Old Testament nor attempt to reinterpret any of the Bible for our modern context.
All of Scripture points us to the Son of God, Jesus, amd shows us the best way to imitate Him in righteousness.
Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.
Luke 6:36, ESV
We have been shown great mercy (withholding what is deserved) by God. How much more can we show mercy and patience with our fellow people?
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.
2 Timothy 2:15, ESV
Do you know your Bible well enough to explain the Gospel, salvation, or why you believe what you believe?
Ignoring the Bible (or barely reading/studying it) is ignoring God.
Works apart from God’s Word is working in an unapproved manner. We love God through His Word and in deeds.
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
Mark 11:24, ESV
Whatever we ask for as we seek the Father’s will, God will give us without hesitation.
There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.
1 John 4:18, ESV
First, we fear the wrath of God against our sin. Then, we stand in awe of the God who showed His love by sending His Son to die for the forgiveness of our sin.
Grow in the love that saved us!
a simple man of God 