“Baby steps Bob!” If you’ve seen the movie, “What About Bob” then you know what I’m talking about. If not then it’s a comedy about an obsessive compulsive man, Bob. His “therapist” helps him by getting him to take baby steps. It’s a comedy of errors but with a good point. You may not be able to take one giant step but you can always take a bunch of baby steps and still get where you’re going.
The Bible says that God will “order you steps” and drive out the enemy “little by little.” That sounds like baby steps to me. If you keep trying to take flying leaps and crashing then eventually you’ll get discouraged and quit. But if you just do a little everyday and keep on doing it then you will grow and increase and inherit the land. If you do too much at once you won’t be able to maintain you gain. But if you do it “little by little” you will be established and able to increase more and more.
Jer 10:23
NKJV - O Lord, I know the way of man is not in himself;
It is not in man who walks to direct his own steps.
AMP - …the way of a man is not in himself; it is not in man [even in a strong man or in a man at his best] to direct his [own] steps.
Ps 37:23
The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord,
And He delights in his way.
NKJV
Ex 23:30
Little by little I will drive them out from before you, until you have increased, and you inherit the land.
NKJV
Ps 112:1-8
1 Praise the Lord!
Blessed is the man who fears the Lord,
Who delights greatly in His commandments.
2 His descendants will be mighty on earth;
The generation of the upright will be blessed.
3 Wealth and riches will be in his house,
And his righteousness endures forever.
4 Unto the upright there arises light in the darkness;
He is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
5 A good man deals graciously and lends;
He will guide his affairs with discretion.
6 Surely he will never be shaken;
The righteous will be in everlasting remembrance.
7 He will not be afraid of evil tidings;
His heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord.
8 His heart is established;
He will not be afraid,
Until he sees his desire upon his enemies.
NKJV
Ps 115:14-15
14 The Lord shall increase you more and more, you and your children.
15 Ye are blessed of the Lord which made heaven and earth.
KJV
Monday, January 3, 2011
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Daily Bread
Get your 50:4 at 5:04.
Isa 50:4
4 "The Lord God has given Me
The tongue of the learned,
That I should know how to speak
A word in season to him who is weary.
He awakens Me morning by morning,
He awakens My ear
To hear as the learned.
NKJV
Or how about your 6:11 at 6:11 or 6:35?
Matt 6:11
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
NKJV
John 6:35
35 And Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.
NKJV
You may not be that early of a riser but you could still get your 6:63 at 7:03.
John 6:63
63 It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.
NKJV
Or your 8:31 at 8:32.
John 8:31-32
31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, "If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. 32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."
NKJV
Still too early? Try 10:39 at 10:42.
Luke 10:39-42
39 And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus' feet and heard His word. 40 But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, "Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me."
41 And Jesus answered and said to her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. 42 But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her."
NKJV
Like the afternoon? How about your 4:20 at 4:22.
Prov 4:20-22
20 My son, give attention to my words;
Incline your ear to my sayings.
21 Do not let them depart from your eyes;
Keep them in the midst of your heart;
22 For they are life to those who find them,
And health to all their flesh.
NKJV
Or for evening, try 55:11 at 5:11 or 8:16.
Isa 55:11
11 So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth;
It shall not return to Me void,
But it shall accomplish what I please,
And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.
NKJV
Matt 8:16
16 When evening had come, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick, 17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying:
Night person? Why not your 20:32 at 8:32.
Acts 20:32
32 "So now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
NKJV
But one thing’s for sure, you gotta eat! - and…. “man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.'" Matt 4:4
Isa 50:4
4 "The Lord God has given Me
The tongue of the learned,
That I should know how to speak
A word in season to him who is weary.
He awakens Me morning by morning,
He awakens My ear
To hear as the learned.
NKJV
Or how about your 6:11 at 6:11 or 6:35?
Matt 6:11
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
NKJV
John 6:35
35 And Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.
NKJV
You may not be that early of a riser but you could still get your 6:63 at 7:03.
John 6:63
63 It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.
NKJV
Or your 8:31 at 8:32.
John 8:31-32
31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, "If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. 32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."
NKJV
Still too early? Try 10:39 at 10:42.
Luke 10:39-42
39 And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus' feet and heard His word. 40 But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, "Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me."
41 And Jesus answered and said to her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. 42 But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her."
NKJV
Like the afternoon? How about your 4:20 at 4:22.
Prov 4:20-22
20 My son, give attention to my words;
Incline your ear to my sayings.
21 Do not let them depart from your eyes;
Keep them in the midst of your heart;
22 For they are life to those who find them,
And health to all their flesh.
NKJV
Or for evening, try 55:11 at 5:11 or 8:16.
Isa 55:11
11 So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth;
It shall not return to Me void,
But it shall accomplish what I please,
And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.
NKJV
Matt 8:16
16 When evening had come, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick, 17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying:
Night person? Why not your 20:32 at 8:32.
Acts 20:32
32 "So now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
NKJV
But one thing’s for sure, you gotta eat! - and…. “man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.'" Matt 4:4
Fail or Prevail
You can prevail but you need help or you will fail. You weren’t created to “do it alone” so why try?
The number one New Year’s resolution could simply be summarized - Get Fit! So that’s also the number one thing people will fail to do this year.
You must get fit on the inside before you can get fit on the outside. The goal is to “Be Fit” in every area of life; spiritually, mentally, physically, financially and socially. But it won’t happen by wish, but by work. No work no pay. You must continue everyday, recommit not to stray and have others help you “Stay.” Who and what helps you stay strong that you may “Get Fit” and “Be Fit” lifelong?
God Helps! He is ready, willing and able to help you in every area.
“Fear not, for I am with you;
Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you,
Yes, I will help you,
I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.”
Isa 41:10
“I lift up my eyes to the hills —
where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.”
Ps 121:1-2
Pastors, ministers, preachers, teachers, etc. - Help you spiritually, but it only helps if you hear the Word and hear it regularly. After all it is “the Daily Bread” and “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.'"
Family, friends, ministers, new courses and education resources can help you with your mental forces. But you must exercise your mind, will and emotions or they will be weak. “Use it or lose it” - “Of all the things I lost, I miss my mind the most.” “For as a man “thinks in his heart, so is he.” Prov 23:7AMP
Trainers, coaches, nutritionists, exercise and accountability partners will help you physically, but again only if you have em. Most people fail in this area not because they don’t commit but because they don’t submit. You need to submit to a plan and have someone to help you stand. For your body will demand “a break” and without accountability that’s what you’ll take - and take and take. Alone you can deceive yourself, but with others you’ll be forced to make it not fake it.
Eccl 4:9-12
9 Two are better than one,
Because they have a good reward for their labor.
10 For if they fall, one will lift up his companion.
But woe to him who is alone when he falls,
For he has no one to help him up.
11 Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm;
But how can one be warm alone?
12 Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him.
And a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
NKJV
Deut 32:30a
30 How could one chase a thousand,
And two put ten thousand to flight,
NKJV
Wisdom, discipline, accountability and good stewardship can help you financially. Do you have them? If not you will have to work to get them. Because if you’re not faithful with what you have why would God give you more to be unfaithful with? When self-control goes away so does your pay, and you can pray and pray - but how can God help you as long as you stray?
Ps 119:67
67 Before I was afflicted I went astray,
But now I keep Your word.
NKJV
Prov 19:27
27 Cease listening to instruction, my son,
And you will stray from the words of knowledge.
NKJV
1 Peter 2:25
25 For you were like sheep going astray, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
NKJV
Ps 23:1
23 The Lord is my shepherd;
I shall not want.
NKJV
Matt 25:21
1 His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.'
NKJV
Luke 16:10-12
10 He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much. 11 Therefore if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? 12 And if you have not been faithful in what is another man's, who will give you what is your own?
NKJV
1 Cor 4:2-3
2 Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful.
NKJV
And finally, socially! Relationships are the most important things that we have, and one of the only things that may be eternal. What gives life to every relationship is love. True Love is of God and endures forever. God will fill you with His love to overflowing and when it overflows everyone knows. But you need to “be being filled” so His Love can be “revealed.” When you get low on love selfishness begins to creep in and corrupt like cancer. But God’s love, regularly received and given purifies and keeps alive. With His help you are able to put in the necessary effort, increase and maintain your gain. Taking a relationship out of light of God’s love is like taking a plant out of the light of the Sun and not watering it. But there’s always hope as long as you are able to bring it back into the light and keep it there.
1 John 2:3-11
3 Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. 4 He who says, "I know Him," and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5 But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him. 6 He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.
7 Brethren, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you heard from the beginning. 8 Again, a new commandment I write to you, which thing is true in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining.
9 He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness until now. 10 He who loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him. 11 But he who hates his brother is in darkness and walks in darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
NKJV
1 John 4:12
12 No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us.
NKJV
1 Cor 13:1-8
1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.
4 Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; 5 does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; 6 does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
8 Love never fails.
NKJV
So what can I do for you? And if not me, then who or what will you will you get to help you obtain and maintain what you need to succeed?
Here’s some links to some of my resources. One of my goals is to help you Get Fit in every area of life. So please let me know if I can be of assistance.
Pat Turner on Facebook – www.facebook.com/P.PatTurner
Church Website - www.frontierfellowship.com
You can get my blog – Word-N-Season – any of these places.
www.wordnseason.blogspot.com
Fit4X – Group on Facebook – Members of this group receive the daily message via e-mail. http://www.facebook.com/P.PatTurner#!/group.php?gid=281243250342
Fit for our King - is another group on Facebook for those who want to be part of a group but don’t desire to receive the daily messages. www.facebook.com/P.PatTurner#!group?gid=132343041859
I also e-mail it directly to anyone on my WordNSeason list. Send me your e-mail address and tell me if you desire to receive the Word directly to your inbox. My address is - rev712@yahoo.com
For Fitness Coaching and Products
www.fit444.com
For Practical Financial Help I recommend Dave Ramsey
www.daveramsey.com
1 Thess 5:23-24
23 May God himself, the God who makes everything holy and whole, make you holy and whole, put you together — spirit, soul, and body — and keep you fit for the coming of our Master, Jesus Christ. 24 The One who called you is completely dependable. If he said it, he'll do it!
(from THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language © 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson. All rights reserved.)
HAVE A GREAT DAY AND BE BLESSED IN EVERY WAY!
P.S.
Phil 4:13
13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
NKJV
Phil 4:19
19 And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
NKJV
The number one New Year’s resolution could simply be summarized - Get Fit! So that’s also the number one thing people will fail to do this year.
You must get fit on the inside before you can get fit on the outside. The goal is to “Be Fit” in every area of life; spiritually, mentally, physically, financially and socially. But it won’t happen by wish, but by work. No work no pay. You must continue everyday, recommit not to stray and have others help you “Stay.” Who and what helps you stay strong that you may “Get Fit” and “Be Fit” lifelong?
God Helps! He is ready, willing and able to help you in every area.
“Fear not, for I am with you;
Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you,
Yes, I will help you,
I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.”
Isa 41:10
“I lift up my eyes to the hills —
where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.”
Ps 121:1-2
Pastors, ministers, preachers, teachers, etc. - Help you spiritually, but it only helps if you hear the Word and hear it regularly. After all it is “the Daily Bread” and “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.'"
Family, friends, ministers, new courses and education resources can help you with your mental forces. But you must exercise your mind, will and emotions or they will be weak. “Use it or lose it” - “Of all the things I lost, I miss my mind the most.” “For as a man “thinks in his heart, so is he.” Prov 23:7AMP
Trainers, coaches, nutritionists, exercise and accountability partners will help you physically, but again only if you have em. Most people fail in this area not because they don’t commit but because they don’t submit. You need to submit to a plan and have someone to help you stand. For your body will demand “a break” and without accountability that’s what you’ll take - and take and take. Alone you can deceive yourself, but with others you’ll be forced to make it not fake it.
Eccl 4:9-12
9 Two are better than one,
Because they have a good reward for their labor.
10 For if they fall, one will lift up his companion.
But woe to him who is alone when he falls,
For he has no one to help him up.
11 Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm;
But how can one be warm alone?
12 Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him.
And a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
NKJV
Deut 32:30a
30 How could one chase a thousand,
And two put ten thousand to flight,
NKJV
Wisdom, discipline, accountability and good stewardship can help you financially. Do you have them? If not you will have to work to get them. Because if you’re not faithful with what you have why would God give you more to be unfaithful with? When self-control goes away so does your pay, and you can pray and pray - but how can God help you as long as you stray?
Ps 119:67
67 Before I was afflicted I went astray,
But now I keep Your word.
NKJV
Prov 19:27
27 Cease listening to instruction, my son,
And you will stray from the words of knowledge.
NKJV
1 Peter 2:25
25 For you were like sheep going astray, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
NKJV
Ps 23:1
23 The Lord is my shepherd;
I shall not want.
NKJV
Matt 25:21
1 His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.'
NKJV
Luke 16:10-12
10 He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much. 11 Therefore if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? 12 And if you have not been faithful in what is another man's, who will give you what is your own?
NKJV
1 Cor 4:2-3
2 Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful.
NKJV
And finally, socially! Relationships are the most important things that we have, and one of the only things that may be eternal. What gives life to every relationship is love. True Love is of God and endures forever. God will fill you with His love to overflowing and when it overflows everyone knows. But you need to “be being filled” so His Love can be “revealed.” When you get low on love selfishness begins to creep in and corrupt like cancer. But God’s love, regularly received and given purifies and keeps alive. With His help you are able to put in the necessary effort, increase and maintain your gain. Taking a relationship out of light of God’s love is like taking a plant out of the light of the Sun and not watering it. But there’s always hope as long as you are able to bring it back into the light and keep it there.
1 John 2:3-11
3 Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. 4 He who says, "I know Him," and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5 But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him. 6 He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.
7 Brethren, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you heard from the beginning. 8 Again, a new commandment I write to you, which thing is true in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining.
9 He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness until now. 10 He who loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him. 11 But he who hates his brother is in darkness and walks in darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
NKJV
1 John 4:12
12 No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us.
NKJV
1 Cor 13:1-8
1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.
4 Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; 5 does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; 6 does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
8 Love never fails.
NKJV
So what can I do for you? And if not me, then who or what will you will you get to help you obtain and maintain what you need to succeed?
Here’s some links to some of my resources. One of my goals is to help you Get Fit in every area of life. So please let me know if I can be of assistance.
Pat Turner on Facebook – www.facebook.com/P.PatTurner
Church Website - www.frontierfellowship.com
You can get my blog – Word-N-Season – any of these places.
www.wordnseason.blogspot.com
Fit4X – Group on Facebook – Members of this group receive the daily message via e-mail. http://www.facebook.com/P.PatTurner#!/group.php?gid=281243250342
Fit for our King - is another group on Facebook for those who want to be part of a group but don’t desire to receive the daily messages. www.facebook.com/P.PatTurner#!group?gid=132343041859
I also e-mail it directly to anyone on my WordNSeason list. Send me your e-mail address and tell me if you desire to receive the Word directly to your inbox. My address is - rev712@yahoo.com
For Fitness Coaching and Products
www.fit444.com
For Practical Financial Help I recommend Dave Ramsey
www.daveramsey.com
1 Thess 5:23-24
23 May God himself, the God who makes everything holy and whole, make you holy and whole, put you together — spirit, soul, and body — and keep you fit for the coming of our Master, Jesus Christ. 24 The One who called you is completely dependable. If he said it, he'll do it!
(from THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language © 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson. All rights reserved.)
HAVE A GREAT DAY AND BE BLESSED IN EVERY WAY!
P.S.
Phil 4:13
13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
NKJV
Phil 4:19
19 And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
NKJV
Friday, December 31, 2010
Heirs of God
Be happy because you’ve made it through another year. In spite of the challenges and the fear you’re still here. God has taken care of you and brought you through. So you can be sure that in the new that He will too, for what He said, He will do.
Listen and heed,
Follow God’s lead,
The Shepherd will feed,
And supply all you need.
God’s Son He did not spare,
But died your lack to bear.
With that what can compare?
Now you’re God’s own heir.
If He gave His only Son,
Will He not also give you all things?
God is your Provider,
The Great King of Kings!
Rom 8:32
32 He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?
NKJV
1 Tim 5:8
8 But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
NKJV
Eph 2:19
19 Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,
NKJV
“GOD WILL PROVIDE!” Gen 22:8
Phil 4:19
19 And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
NKJV
Ps 23:1
23 The Lord is my shepherd;
I shall not want.
NKJV
Ps 23:1
1 THE LORD is my Shepherd [to feed, guide, and shield me], I shall not lack.
AMP
Ps 115:12-15
12 The Lord hath been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron.
13 He will bless them that fear the Lord, both small and great.
14 The Lord shall increase you more and more, you and your children.
15 Ye are blessed of the Lord which made heaven and earth.
KJV
Eph 1:3
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
KJV
Prov 10:22
22 The blessing of the Lord makes one rich,
And He adds no sorrow with it.
NKJV
2 Cor 8:9
9 You are familiar with the generosity of our Master, Jesus Christ. Rich as he was, he gave it all away for us — in one stroke he became poor and we became rich.
MES
1 Tim 6:17
17 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy.
NKJV
James 2:5-6
5 Listen, my beloved brethren: Has God not chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?
NKJV
Rom 8:16-17
16 The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then heirs — heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.
NKJV
Gal 4:6-7
6 And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, "Abba, Father!" 7 Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
NKJV
Eph 1:11-12
11 In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will,
NKJV
Col 1:12
12 giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light.
NKJV
Acts 20:32
32 "So now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
NKJV
Listen and heed,
Follow God’s lead,
The Shepherd will feed,
And supply all you need.
God’s Son He did not spare,
But died your lack to bear.
With that what can compare?
Now you’re God’s own heir.
If He gave His only Son,
Will He not also give you all things?
God is your Provider,
The Great King of Kings!
Rom 8:32
32 He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?
NKJV
1 Tim 5:8
8 But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
NKJV
Eph 2:19
19 Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,
NKJV
“GOD WILL PROVIDE!” Gen 22:8
Phil 4:19
19 And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
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Ps 23:1
23 The Lord is my shepherd;
I shall not want.
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Ps 23:1
1 THE LORD is my Shepherd [to feed, guide, and shield me], I shall not lack.
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Ps 115:12-15
12 The Lord hath been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron.
13 He will bless them that fear the Lord, both small and great.
14 The Lord shall increase you more and more, you and your children.
15 Ye are blessed of the Lord which made heaven and earth.
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Eph 1:3
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
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Prov 10:22
22 The blessing of the Lord makes one rich,
And He adds no sorrow with it.
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2 Cor 8:9
9 You are familiar with the generosity of our Master, Jesus Christ. Rich as he was, he gave it all away for us — in one stroke he became poor and we became rich.
MES
1 Tim 6:17
17 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy.
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James 2:5-6
5 Listen, my beloved brethren: Has God not chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?
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Rom 8:16-17
16 The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then heirs — heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.
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Gal 4:6-7
6 And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, "Abba, Father!" 7 Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
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Eph 1:11-12
11 In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will,
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Col 1:12
12 giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light.
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Acts 20:32
32 "So now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
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Thursday, December 30, 2010
The Battle is the Lord’s and the Victory is Ours!
A word on resolutions – Get them from God and you’ll be good, if not they will be brought to naught. Don’t “just decide” but take time to “Abide” - in the secret place of prayer and get your resolutions there.
For,
If your plan is by the hand of man it shall not stand.
But if it’s of God, He will decree the victory and bring it forth for all to see.
“…if this plan or this work is of men, it will come to nothing; but if it is of God, you cannot overthrow it — lest you even be found to fight against God." Acts 5:38-39 NKJV
John 15:5
5 "I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.
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Ps 33:10-11
10 The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing;
He makes the plans of the peoples of no effect.
11 The counsel of the Lord stands forever,
The plans of His heart to all generations.
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Prov 19:21
21 There are many plans in a man's heart,
Nevertheless the Lord's counsel — that will stand.
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2 Cor 1:17
17 Therefore, when I was planning this, did I do it lightly? Or the things I plan, do I plan according to the flesh, that with me there should be Yes, Yes, and No, No?
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1 Cor 9:26-27
26 Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air.
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Isa 46:9-11
9 Remember the former things of old,
For I am God, and there is no other;
I am God, and there is none like Me,
10 Declaring the end from the beginning,
And from ancient times things that are not yet done,
Saying, 'My counsel shall stand,
And I will do all My pleasure,'
11 Calling a bird of prey from the east,
The man who executes My counsel, from a far country.
Indeed I have spoken it;
I will also bring it to pass.
I have purposed it;
I will also do it.
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Num 23:19
19 "God is not a man, that He should lie,
Nor a son of man, that He should repent.
Has He said, and will He not do?
Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?
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Josh 23:14-15
14 "Behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth. And you know in all your hearts and in all your souls that not one thing has failed of all the good things which the Lord your God spoke concerning you. All have come to pass for you; not one word of them has failed.
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2 Chron 20:15b
…Thus says the Lord to you: 'Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God's.
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Deut 1:29-30
29 "Then I said to you, 'Do not be terrified, or afraid of them. 30 The Lord your God, who goes before you, He will fight for you, according to all He did for you in Egypt before your eyes,
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Neh 4:14 -15
14 And I looked, and arose and said to the nobles, to the leaders, and to the rest of the people, "Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, great and awesome, and fight for your brethren, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your houses."
15 And it happened, when our enemies heard that it was known to us, and that God had brought their plot to nothing, that all of us returned to the wall, everyone to his work.
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Isa 41:10-12
10 Fear not, for I am with you;
Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you,
Yes, I will help you,
I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.'
11 "Behold, all those who were incensed against you
Shall be ashamed and disgraced;
They shall be as nothing,
And those who strive with you shall perish.
12 You shall seek them and not find them —
Those who contended with you.
Those who war against you
Shall be as nothing,
As a nonexistent thing.
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1 Sam 17:45-47
45 Then David said to the Philistine, "You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. 46 This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you and take your head from you. And this day I will give the carcasses of the camp of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. 47 Then all this assembly shall know that the Lord does not save with sword and spear; for the battle is the Lord's, and He will give you into our hands."
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2 Chron 32:7-8
7 "Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid nor dismayed before the king of Assyria, nor before all the multitude that is with him; for there are more with us than with him. 8 With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the Lord our God, to help us and to fight our battles." And the people were strengthened by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
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1 Cor 15:57-58
57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
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For,
If your plan is by the hand of man it shall not stand.
But if it’s of God, He will decree the victory and bring it forth for all to see.
“…if this plan or this work is of men, it will come to nothing; but if it is of God, you cannot overthrow it — lest you even be found to fight against God." Acts 5:38-39 NKJV
John 15:5
5 "I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.
NKJV
Ps 33:10-11
10 The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing;
He makes the plans of the peoples of no effect.
11 The counsel of the Lord stands forever,
The plans of His heart to all generations.
NKJV
Prov 19:21
21 There are many plans in a man's heart,
Nevertheless the Lord's counsel — that will stand.
NKJV
2 Cor 1:17
17 Therefore, when I was planning this, did I do it lightly? Or the things I plan, do I plan according to the flesh, that with me there should be Yes, Yes, and No, No?
NKJV
1 Cor 9:26-27
26 Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air.
NKJV
Isa 46:9-11
9 Remember the former things of old,
For I am God, and there is no other;
I am God, and there is none like Me,
10 Declaring the end from the beginning,
And from ancient times things that are not yet done,
Saying, 'My counsel shall stand,
And I will do all My pleasure,'
11 Calling a bird of prey from the east,
The man who executes My counsel, from a far country.
Indeed I have spoken it;
I will also bring it to pass.
I have purposed it;
I will also do it.
NKJV
Num 23:19
19 "God is not a man, that He should lie,
Nor a son of man, that He should repent.
Has He said, and will He not do?
Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?
NKJV
Josh 23:14-15
14 "Behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth. And you know in all your hearts and in all your souls that not one thing has failed of all the good things which the Lord your God spoke concerning you. All have come to pass for you; not one word of them has failed.
NKJV
2 Chron 20:15b
…Thus says the Lord to you: 'Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God's.
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Deut 1:29-30
29 "Then I said to you, 'Do not be terrified, or afraid of them. 30 The Lord your God, who goes before you, He will fight for you, according to all He did for you in Egypt before your eyes,
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Neh 4:14 -15
14 And I looked, and arose and said to the nobles, to the leaders, and to the rest of the people, "Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, great and awesome, and fight for your brethren, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your houses."
15 And it happened, when our enemies heard that it was known to us, and that God had brought their plot to nothing, that all of us returned to the wall, everyone to his work.
NKJV
Isa 41:10-12
10 Fear not, for I am with you;
Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you,
Yes, I will help you,
I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.'
11 "Behold, all those who were incensed against you
Shall be ashamed and disgraced;
They shall be as nothing,
And those who strive with you shall perish.
12 You shall seek them and not find them —
Those who contended with you.
Those who war against you
Shall be as nothing,
As a nonexistent thing.
NKJV
1 Sam 17:45-47
45 Then David said to the Philistine, "You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. 46 This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you and take your head from you. And this day I will give the carcasses of the camp of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. 47 Then all this assembly shall know that the Lord does not save with sword and spear; for the battle is the Lord's, and He will give you into our hands."
NKJV
2 Chron 32:7-8
7 "Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid nor dismayed before the king of Assyria, nor before all the multitude that is with him; for there are more with us than with him. 8 With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the Lord our God, to help us and to fight our battles." And the people were strengthened by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
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1 Cor 15:57-58
57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
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Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Don’t Sow - Can’t Grow
Don’t expect something for nothing! Faith is a creative force but it takes effort to maintain it. Modern farmers can multiply their harvest using massive equipment. But they must buy it, fuel it, maintain it and take time to use it. The good news for us is that everything we need to succeed in life has already been bought by the blood of Jesus. The promises are given in the form of the Word and the Word is the seed. The seed when planted produces faith and faith maintained produces the promises.
A Christian without faith will do about as well as a farmer without seed. You can go through all the motions but without faith in your heart there is no seed the ground. Or it may be there but it’s activated by speaking like the farmers seed is activated by water. It’s maintained in the mind by meditation and must be protected with persistence. If you take care of it, it will take care of you and if you don’t it won’t, even though it could if you would.
So the “ball is in your court” and the seed is in your barn. You’ve been the creative power of God Himself but if you don’t sow it you can’t grow it. You also have gifts and talents but if you don’t use them they will lie latent and produce nothing. There’s resistance to the Word and also resistance to you giving your God given gifts. So what are you gonna do? Will and you sit around being cheated and defeated and slowly waste away? Or will you rise up everyday and pray and be bold to obey? Will you continue to expect something for nothing as you float adrift or be strong and diligent to believe and give of your God given gifts?
Heb 11:1-3
1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 2 For by it the elders obtained a good testimony.
3 By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.
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Rom 10:17
17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
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Luke 8:11-15
11 "Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. 12 Those by the wayside are the ones who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved. 13 But the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away. 14 Now the ones that fell among thorns are those who, when they have heard, go out and are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity. 15 But the ones that fell on the good ground are those who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with patience.
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Mark 4:26-29
26 And He said, "The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground, 27 and should sleep by night and rise by day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he himself does not know how. 28 For the earth yields crops by itself: first the blade, then the head, after that the full grain in the head. 29 But when the grain ripens, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come."
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Matt 25:14-19
14 "For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them. 15 And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on a journey. 16 Then he who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents. 17 And likewise he who had received two gained two more also. 18 But he who had received one went and dug in the ground, and hid his lord's money. 19 After a long time the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them.
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Matt 25:20-30
20 "So he who had received five talents came and brought five other talents, saying, 'Lord, you delivered to me five talents; look, I have gained five more talents besides them.' 21 His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.' 22 He also who had received two talents came and said, 'Lord, you delivered to me two talents; look, I have gained two more talents besides them.' 23 His lord said to him,'Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.'
24 "Then he who had received the one talent came and said, 'Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed. 25 And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Look, there you have what is yours.'
26 "But his lord answered and said to him, 'You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed. 27 So you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I would have received back my own with interest. 28 So take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents.
29 'For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away. 30 And cast the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.' NKJV
Gal 6:7-10
7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. 8 For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life. 9 And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.
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2 Cor 9:6-15
6 But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. 7 So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work. 9 As it is written:
"He has dispersed abroad,
He has given to the poor;
His righteousness endures forever."
10 Now may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness, 11 while you are enriched in everything for all liberality, which causes thanksgiving through us to God. 12 For the administration of this service not only supplies the needs of the saints, but also is abounding through many thanksgivings to God, 13 while, through the proof of this ministry, they glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal sharing with them and all men, 14 and by their prayer for you, who long for you because of the exceeding grace of God in you. 15 Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!
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1 Tim 4:14a
14 Do not neglect the gift that is in you…
NKJV
2 Tim 1:6a
6 Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you…
NKJV
1 Peter 4:10-11
10 As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. 11 If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
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A Christian without faith will do about as well as a farmer without seed. You can go through all the motions but without faith in your heart there is no seed the ground. Or it may be there but it’s activated by speaking like the farmers seed is activated by water. It’s maintained in the mind by meditation and must be protected with persistence. If you take care of it, it will take care of you and if you don’t it won’t, even though it could if you would.
So the “ball is in your court” and the seed is in your barn. You’ve been the creative power of God Himself but if you don’t sow it you can’t grow it. You also have gifts and talents but if you don’t use them they will lie latent and produce nothing. There’s resistance to the Word and also resistance to you giving your God given gifts. So what are you gonna do? Will and you sit around being cheated and defeated and slowly waste away? Or will you rise up everyday and pray and be bold to obey? Will you continue to expect something for nothing as you float adrift or be strong and diligent to believe and give of your God given gifts?
Heb 11:1-3
1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 2 For by it the elders obtained a good testimony.
3 By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.
NKJV
Rom 10:17
17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
NKJV
Luke 8:11-15
11 "Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. 12 Those by the wayside are the ones who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved. 13 But the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away. 14 Now the ones that fell among thorns are those who, when they have heard, go out and are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity. 15 But the ones that fell on the good ground are those who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with patience.
NKJV
Mark 4:26-29
26 And He said, "The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground, 27 and should sleep by night and rise by day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he himself does not know how. 28 For the earth yields crops by itself: first the blade, then the head, after that the full grain in the head. 29 But when the grain ripens, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come."
NKJV
Matt 25:14-19
14 "For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them. 15 And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on a journey. 16 Then he who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents. 17 And likewise he who had received two gained two more also. 18 But he who had received one went and dug in the ground, and hid his lord's money. 19 After a long time the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them.
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Matt 25:20-30
20 "So he who had received five talents came and brought five other talents, saying, 'Lord, you delivered to me five talents; look, I have gained five more talents besides them.' 21 His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.' 22 He also who had received two talents came and said, 'Lord, you delivered to me two talents; look, I have gained two more talents besides them.' 23 His lord said to him,'Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.'
24 "Then he who had received the one talent came and said, 'Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed. 25 And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Look, there you have what is yours.'
26 "But his lord answered and said to him, 'You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed. 27 So you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I would have received back my own with interest. 28 So take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents.
29 'For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away. 30 And cast the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.' NKJV
Gal 6:7-10
7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. 8 For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life. 9 And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.
NKJV
2 Cor 9:6-15
6 But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. 7 So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work. 9 As it is written:
"He has dispersed abroad,
He has given to the poor;
His righteousness endures forever."
10 Now may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness, 11 while you are enriched in everything for all liberality, which causes thanksgiving through us to God. 12 For the administration of this service not only supplies the needs of the saints, but also is abounding through many thanksgivings to God, 13 while, through the proof of this ministry, they glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal sharing with them and all men, 14 and by their prayer for you, who long for you because of the exceeding grace of God in you. 15 Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!
NKJV
1 Tim 4:14a
14 Do not neglect the gift that is in you…
NKJV
2 Tim 1:6a
6 Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you…
NKJV
1 Peter 4:10-11
10 As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. 11 If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
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Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Be Diligent not Negligent
“Rescue my poor remains from vile neglect.” --Prior.
Love is God’s way to perfect, if you neglect you disrespect, and from His power disconnect. When you ignore His prompting to follow through, you miss your cue, so what can He do? God’s Word neglected leaves you unprotected and open for attacks unsuspected. So to selfishness do not consent, and if you have you must repent. Be diligent not negligent steadfast in faith and don’t relent. To His instructions give the diligence due, and be true, then His Promises you can accrue.
Neglect
1 to ignore or disregard
2 to fail to care for or attend to sufficiently or properly
3 to fail to carry out (an expected or required action) through carelessness or by intention; leave undone
Webster’s
Diligent
1. Prosecuted with careful attention and effort; careful; painstaking; not careless or negligent.
2. Interestedly and perseveringly attentive; steady and earnest in application to a subject or pursuit; assiduous; industrious.
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings. --Prov. xxii. 29.
Syn: Active; assiduous; sedulous; laborious; persevering; attentive; industrious.
[1913 Webster]
Matt 23:23-24
23 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone. 24 Blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel!
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Josh 18:3
3 Then Joshua said to the children of Israel: "How long will you neglect to go and possess the land which the Lord God of your fathers has given you?
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1 Tim 4:13-15
13 Till I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. 14 Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership. 15 Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all.
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Heb 2:1-4
1 Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away. 2 For if the word spoken through angels proved steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just reward, 3 how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him, 4 God also bearing witness both with signs and wonders, with various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to His own will?
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Prov 4:20-23
20 My son, give attention to my words;
Incline your ear to my sayings.
21 Do not let them depart from your eyes;
Keep them in the midst of your heart;
22 For they are life to those who find them,
And health to all their flesh.
23 Keep your heart with all diligence,
For out of it spring the issues of life.
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Prov 10:4-5
4 He who has a slack hand becomes poor,
But the hand of the diligent makes rich.
5 He who gathers in summer is a wise son;
He who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.
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Prov 12:24
24 The hand of the diligent will rule,
But the lazy man will be put to forced labor.
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Prov 12:27
27 The lazy man does not roast what he took in hunting,
But diligence is man's precious possession.
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Prov 13:4
4 The soul of a lazy man desires, and has nothing;
But the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.
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Prov 21:5
5 The plans of the diligent lead surely to plenty,
But those of everyone who is hasty, surely to poverty.
NKJV
2 Tim 2:15-16
15 Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
NKJV
Heb 6:11-12
11 And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope until the end, 12 that you do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
NKJV
Heb 6:11-12
11 And now I want each of you to extend that same intensity toward a full-bodied hope, and keep at it till the finish. 12 Don't drag your feet. Be like those who stay the course with committed faith and then get everything promised to them.
MES
Heb 6:11-12
1 And we are anxious that you keep right on loving others as long as life lasts, so that you will get your full reward.
12 Then, knowing what lies ahead for you, you won't become bored with being a Christian nor become spiritually dull and indifferent, but you will be anxious to follow the example of those who receive all that God has promised them because of their strong faith and patience.
TLB
Heb 6:11-12
11 But we do [strongly and earnestly] desire for each of you to show the same diligence and sincerity [all the way through] in realizing and enjoying the full assurance and development of [your] hope until the end,
12 In order that you may not grow disinterested and become [spiritual] sluggards, but imitators, behaving as do those who through faith ( by their leaning of the entire personality on God in Christ in absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness) and by practice of patient endurance and waiting are [now] inheriting the promises.
AMP
Heb 6:11-12
11 But we do [strongly and earnestly] desire for each of you to show the same diligence and sincerity [all the way through] in realizing and enjoying the full assurance and development of [your] hope until the end,
12 In order that you may not grow disinterested and become [spiritual] sluggards, but imitators, behaving as do those who through faith ( by their leaning of the entire personality on God in Christ in absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness) and by practice of patient endurance and waiting are [now] inheriting the promises.
AMP
Heb 6:11-12
11 and we desire each one of you the same diligence to shew, unto the full assurance of the hope unto the end,
12 that ye may not become slothful, but followers of those who through faith and patient endurance are inheriting the promises.
YLT
Heb 6:11-12
11 But we long for each of you to continue to manifest the same earnestness, with a view to your enjoying fulness of hope to the very End;
12 so that you may not become half-hearted, but be imitators of those who through faith and patient endurance are now heirs to the promises.
Weymouth
Heb 6:11-15
11 And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope until the end, 12 so that you will not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
13 For when God made the promise to Abraham, since He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself, 14 saying, " I WILL SURELY BLESS YOU AND I WILL SURELY MULTIPLY YOU." 15 And so, having patiently waited, he obtained the promise.
NASU
Love is God’s way to perfect, if you neglect you disrespect, and from His power disconnect. When you ignore His prompting to follow through, you miss your cue, so what can He do? God’s Word neglected leaves you unprotected and open for attacks unsuspected. So to selfishness do not consent, and if you have you must repent. Be diligent not negligent steadfast in faith and don’t relent. To His instructions give the diligence due, and be true, then His Promises you can accrue.
Neglect
1 to ignore or disregard
2 to fail to care for or attend to sufficiently or properly
3 to fail to carry out (an expected or required action) through carelessness or by intention; leave undone
Webster’s
Diligent
1. Prosecuted with careful attention and effort; careful; painstaking; not careless or negligent.
2. Interestedly and perseveringly attentive; steady and earnest in application to a subject or pursuit; assiduous; industrious.
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings. --Prov. xxii. 29.
Syn: Active; assiduous; sedulous; laborious; persevering; attentive; industrious.
[1913 Webster]
Matt 23:23-24
23 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone. 24 Blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel!
NKJV
Josh 18:3
3 Then Joshua said to the children of Israel: "How long will you neglect to go and possess the land which the Lord God of your fathers has given you?
NKJV
1 Tim 4:13-15
13 Till I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. 14 Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership. 15 Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all.
NKJV
Heb 2:1-4
1 Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away. 2 For if the word spoken through angels proved steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just reward, 3 how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him, 4 God also bearing witness both with signs and wonders, with various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to His own will?
NKJV
Prov 4:20-23
20 My son, give attention to my words;
Incline your ear to my sayings.
21 Do not let them depart from your eyes;
Keep them in the midst of your heart;
22 For they are life to those who find them,
And health to all their flesh.
23 Keep your heart with all diligence,
For out of it spring the issues of life.
NKJV
Prov 10:4-5
4 He who has a slack hand becomes poor,
But the hand of the diligent makes rich.
5 He who gathers in summer is a wise son;
He who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.
NKJV
Prov 12:24
24 The hand of the diligent will rule,
But the lazy man will be put to forced labor.
NKJV
Prov 12:27
27 The lazy man does not roast what he took in hunting,
But diligence is man's precious possession.
NKJV
Prov 13:4
4 The soul of a lazy man desires, and has nothing;
But the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.
NKJV
Prov 21:5
5 The plans of the diligent lead surely to plenty,
But those of everyone who is hasty, surely to poverty.
NKJV
2 Tim 2:15-16
15 Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
NKJV
Heb 6:11-12
11 And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope until the end, 12 that you do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
NKJV
Heb 6:11-12
11 And now I want each of you to extend that same intensity toward a full-bodied hope, and keep at it till the finish. 12 Don't drag your feet. Be like those who stay the course with committed faith and then get everything promised to them.
MES
Heb 6:11-12
1 And we are anxious that you keep right on loving others as long as life lasts, so that you will get your full reward.
12 Then, knowing what lies ahead for you, you won't become bored with being a Christian nor become spiritually dull and indifferent, but you will be anxious to follow the example of those who receive all that God has promised them because of their strong faith and patience.
TLB
Heb 6:11-12
11 But we do [strongly and earnestly] desire for each of you to show the same diligence and sincerity [all the way through] in realizing and enjoying the full assurance and development of [your] hope until the end,
12 In order that you may not grow disinterested and become [spiritual] sluggards, but imitators, behaving as do those who through faith ( by their leaning of the entire personality on God in Christ in absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness) and by practice of patient endurance and waiting are [now] inheriting the promises.
AMP
Heb 6:11-12
11 But we do [strongly and earnestly] desire for each of you to show the same diligence and sincerity [all the way through] in realizing and enjoying the full assurance and development of [your] hope until the end,
12 In order that you may not grow disinterested and become [spiritual] sluggards, but imitators, behaving as do those who through faith ( by their leaning of the entire personality on God in Christ in absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness) and by practice of patient endurance and waiting are [now] inheriting the promises.
AMP
Heb 6:11-12
11 and we desire each one of you the same diligence to shew, unto the full assurance of the hope unto the end,
12 that ye may not become slothful, but followers of those who through faith and patient endurance are inheriting the promises.
YLT
Heb 6:11-12
11 But we long for each of you to continue to manifest the same earnestness, with a view to your enjoying fulness of hope to the very End;
12 so that you may not become half-hearted, but be imitators of those who through faith and patient endurance are now heirs to the promises.
Weymouth
Heb 6:11-15
11 And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope until the end, 12 so that you will not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
13 For when God made the promise to Abraham, since He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself, 14 saying, " I WILL SURELY BLESS YOU AND I WILL SURELY MULTIPLY YOU." 15 And so, having patiently waited, he obtained the promise.
NASU
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