The First Sin — “Know God’s Word to know sin. Choose God’s Word to defeat sin”
Rather than making God’s Word subject to our desires, we should subject our desires to God’s Word.
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Miracles of Jesus: The Blind Man from Bethsaida… “We need more than just Light, We also need Sight”
Only as the Transformation/Sanctification takes place can we start to prove (know with certainty) the will of God. Without Transformation/Sanctification we cannot know God’s will. And so we stumble, taking uncertain steps in life: never quite sure what we are about, or what to do or where to go and how to get there. We have the Light but not the Sight.
The Parable of the Sheep and the Goats… “Do I value others enough to put their needs above mine?”
Love is neither theoretical nor abstract. The lover pays a price to love the loved. Jesus gave His life and thereby proved His love for us. He didn’t, and indeed couldn’t, just stay in Heaven and wish us into salvation; a price had to be paid. We too must be willing to pay any price to love our brethren…
The Parable of the Talents… “We are NOT saved by works, BUT we are saved to do works”
Salvation is NOT gained by works.. But works testify that salvation HAS taken place… “Faith without works is dead”.
The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins… “Salvation must be everything or it does nothing”
If Salvation is to achieve its work in us, then it must be everything to us.
Miracles of Jesus: The Ten Lepers… “It takes more faith to give our lives to Jesus than to receive healing.”
When Jesus is our Master, we focus on how we can GLORIFY Him, not on how He can SATISFY us.
Miracles of Jesus: The Nobleman’s Son… Faith produces Miracles, but Miracles don’t produce Faith!
Repeatedly, the Bible tells the believer: “Don’t be afraid”, “God will help you”, “God will supply ALL your needs”, etc. Yet, far too frequently, believers sit on the sidelines too afraid to test the waters.
Encounters with Jesus: The Widow’s Mite… “Only Faith will enable us to give until we have nothing left.”
We are never too poor to give… We are never too impoverished to help someone else.
The Parable of the Two Sons: “It’s not how you start… It’s how you finish!”
“This parable also shows us that it’s not how we start that matters, it’s how we finish.”
Reflections in The WORD 