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Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart,
Psalm 119:2, ESV
True happiness is found in knowing and obeying God and His Word. Make this your driving passion in life. All else is secondary.
So will My word be which goes forth from My mouth; It will not return to Me empty, Without accomplishing what I desire, And without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.
Isaiah 55:11, NASB
God will do all He has promised, the ultimate goal being the redemption of the Saints to the glory and praise of His Name. (And not necessarily our comfort in this life.)
My soul thirsts for God, for the living God; When shall I come and appear before God?
Psalm 42:2, NASB
Our driving passion in life should be seeking out God and His righteousness. We should long to be with His Church and worship together as we await Christ’s return.
“Yet even now,” declares the Lord , “Return to Me with all your heart, And with fasting, weeping and mourning;
Joel 2:12 NASB
God is offended by our sin and pride, and we should be, too. He calls to change – our thinking and actions – and seek Him. By the power Jesus’ sacrifice and through the working of the Holy Spirit, He helps us and redeems us.
Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me.
Revelation 3:20, NASB
The Lord seeks relationship with us, but He calls us to repent and allow Him to change our lives to be passionate against sin and for Him.
For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
Romans 15:4, NASB
All of scripture is to lead us to Christ and help us grow in godliness, encouraging us in growth and hope.
Every man’s way is right in his own eyes, But the Lord weighs the hearts.
Proverbs 21:2, NASB
We tend to think that we can do plant of good things, but often our motives are less than pure, even selfish. God knows every intention and motive of our hearts.
in that I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in His ways and to keep His commandments and His statutes and His judgments, that you may live and multiply, and that the Lord your God may bless you in the land where you are entering to possess it.
Deuteronomy 30:16, NASB
God expects love and devotion with perfect obedience. The great news for us is that He helps us with the power of His Holy Spirit and through the perfect sacrifice of His Son so that God sees the Son when He looks at us.
“He who is faithful in a very little thing is faithful also in much; and he who is unrighteous in a very little thing is unrighteous also in much.”
Luke 16:10, NASB
How you live in the little, day-to-day humdrum of life can be evidence of your faithfulness toward great things.
If you want to do great things, be faithful in the ordinary.
a simple man of God 