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“Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock.
Matthew 7:24, NASB
On Christ the solid rock we stand … if only we believe this Son of God came and died for our sins, as He said.
Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.
James 1:17, NASB
God does not change nor tempt with evil.
He only gives good gifts, generally to all, but specifically to His people. Most specifically, He gives grace and salvation.
Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.
Matthew 16:24, NASB
Christianity is not a simple “Just believe, and all is good” faith. Jesus expects us to deny ourselves and look more like Him, to turn aside from sin and sacrificially love others.
He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
Matthew 11:15, NASB
God’s truth is difficult for our sinful minds to accept, but seeking His wisdom and righteousness and allowing the Holy Spirit to awaken our minds helps us understand.
The Lord’s lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, For His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.
Lamentations 3:22-23, NASB
Life is tough.
Yet, we should focus on how He takes care of us and blesses us every day, especially His saving us from our sins.
So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
Romans 10:17, NASB
How can others come to faith in Christ unless we tell them?
The Father enjoys using His faithful children to spread the gospel of His Son.
I wait for the Lord , my soul does wait, And in His word do I hope.
Psalms 130:5, NASB
Our circumstances change. Our understanding of the world and people change.
But God and His word do not change. We trust in the God who reveals Himself in Scripture.
“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord And whose trust is the Lord .
Jeremiah 17:7, NASB
God gives us stuff, sure, but the one who trusts God learns to be content in all circumstances and regardless of what is (or is not) received.
But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him.
James 1:5, NASB
One of the things God enjoys granting to people is wisdom. True wisdom leads to God and His righteousness as revealed in Christ.
This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
1 John 5:14, NASB
God may give us things we ask for out of selfish desire, but as we draw closer to Him we will find our desires matching up ever more with His. Then God will always grant us our requests, because we want the same thing.
a simple man of God 