JESUS IS THE GIFT OF GOD

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LIVING IN THE FAVOR OF GOD
by David Wilkerson

God promises wonderful favor to the blameless believer. “ Keep My commands . . . let not mercy and truth forsake you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart, and so find favor and high esteem in the sight of God and man” (Proverbs 3:1-4). God is saying if you set your sights to walk blameless before Him, you will walk in His favor and be pleasing to Him.

But that is not all. God’s favor also includes power! Paul said, “For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in The Holy Spirit and in much assurance” (1 Thessalonians 1:5). His favor brings the power of The Holy Spirit to all you say and do. Your words will not fall to the ground, because they will have Holy Spirit power.

Paul said those Holy Spirit-empowered words produce great results: “And you became followers of us and of The Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of The Holy Spirit” (1:6).

Why were Paul’s words so powerful, so effective? Because, he says, “[We] became examples to all . . . who believe” (v. 7). It was not Paul’s preaching nor his praying that won people to The Lord. It was his exemplary life! God had found in Paul a clean heart—one that He could favor with the power of the Holy Spirit!

God’s divine favor also brings high esteem among men. It is written of David: “David behaved more wisely than all the servants of Saul, so that his name became highly esteemed” (1 Samuel 18:30).

The man who protects the name of Jesus by living holy before others will be given a good name before them—by God Himself!

Some Christians say, “I don’t care about my name. It doesn’t matter what people think of me. I just want to be an unknown, a nobody. Let The Lord have all the glory.” That may sound humble but according to Scripture, “A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, loving favor rather than silver and gold” (Proverbs 22:1). God gives the righteous a good name so they can use it to glorify Him in greater measure!

http://www.worldchallenge.org/en/node/14793

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Comfort: Psalm 30.
Encouragement & Motivation: Psalm 15.

No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you.
John 15:15

Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
Proverbs 4:7

He who gets wisdom loves his own soul;
He who keeps understanding will find good.
Proverbs 19:8

Verses From Proverbs 20:
1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler,
And whoever is intoxicated by it is not wise.
3 Keeping away from strife is an honor for a man,
But any fool will quarrel.
5 A plan in the heart of a man is like deep water,
But a man of understanding draws it out.
6 Many a man proclaims his own loyalty,
But who can find a trustworthy man?
7 A righteous man who walks in his integrity—
How blessed are his sons after him.
9 Who can say, “I have cleansed my heart,
I am pure from my sin”?

Verses From Proverbs 11
2 When pride comes, then comes dishonor,
But with the humble is wisdom.
3 The integrity of the upright will guide them,
But the crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.
4 Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,
But righteousness delivers from death.
5 The righteousness of the blameless will smooth his way,
But the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.
6 The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,
But the treacherous will be caught by their own greed.
7 When a wicked man dies, his expectation will perish,
And the hope of strong men perishes.
8 The righteous is delivered from trouble,
But the wicked takes his place.
9 With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor,
But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered.
10 When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices,
And when the wicked perish, there is joyful shouting.
11 By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
But by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.
12 He who despises his neighbor lacks sense,
But a man of understanding keeps silent.
13 He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets,
But he who is trustworthy conceals a matter.
17 The merciful man does himself good,
But the cruel man does himself harm.
18 The wicked earns deceptive wages,
But he who sows righteousness gets a true reward.
19 He who is steadfast in righteousness will attain to life,
And he who pursues evil will bring about his own death.
20 The perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD,
But the blameless in their walk are His delight.
23 The desire of the righteous is only good,
But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
24There is one who scatters, and yet increases all the more,
And there is one who withholds what is justly due, and yet it results only in want.
25 The generous man will be prosperous,
And he who waters will himself be watered.
26 He who withholds grain, the people will curse him,
But blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.
27 He who diligently seeks good seeks favor,
But he who seeks evil, evil will come to him.
28 He who trusts in his riches will fall,
But the righteous will flourish like the green leaf.
29 He who troubles his own house will inherit wind,
And the foolish will be servant to the wisehearted.
30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
And he who is wise wins souls.

Philippians 2:12-16
So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure.

Do all things without grumbling or disputing; so that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world, holding fast the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I will have reason to glory because I did not run in vain nor toil in vain.

Luke 6:27-28
But I tell you who hear Me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.

Do you have today God's salvation in forgiveness of sins through Jesus Christ?

DO YOU HAVE THE BEST GOD CAN BLESS YOU WITH?
ETERNAL LIFE ?
PEACE ?




this site seems very nice;
http://www.fishforpeople.net/
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"The wealth of the wicked means nothing. They have nothing.
Without God, without forgiveness, without heaven, they have nothing.
With God we have everything and always have everything,
no matter the outward circumstances of our lives."

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"For to be carnally minded is death,
but to be spiritually minded is life and peace."
Romans 8:6

"It matters little to the Lord whether He saves by the few or the many."
I Samuel 14:6

"Who has despised the day of small things?"
Zechariah 4:10

"Yes, it is He who will build the temple of the LORD,
and He who will bear the honor and sit and rule on His throne.
Thus, He will be a priest on His throne,
and the counsel of peace will be between the two offices."'
Zechariah 6:13

Encouragement

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWO0ge_mzH8

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So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith,
for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.
There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Galatians 3:26-28


I can do everything through Him who gives me strength.
Philippians 4:13

Salvation Completed - It Is Finished!

Hebrews 9:14
how much more will the blood of Christ, who through The eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
Hebrews 9:26
For then must He often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath He appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.
Hebrews 10:10
By this will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
Hebrews 10:14
For by one offering He has perfected for all time those who are sanctified.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSJq1f2wNGY
Dr. Walter A. Maier
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study your salvation, it is perfect and finished, alone and only in The sacrifice of JESUS CHRIST THE SON OF GOD, there is nothing for you to do to make your peace with GOD more better.
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Ephesians 1:4
Colossians 1:22
Hebrews 9:14

Ephesians 5:25-27
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy and blameless.

Verses of the day and a quote

First the quote, from David Wilkerson from the post i linked to in my last post,

"Paul, Silas and Timothy would have wallowed in fear and depression if they had focused on their troubles. Instead, they focused on God—praising and worshiping Him."

And the two psalm verses that fit the quote great :)

Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise:
be thankful unto Him, and bless His name.
Psalm 100:4

I rejoice in following Your statutes as one rejoices in great riches.
Psalm 119:14

And then two verses from our LORD JESUS

For where two or three are gathered together in My name,
there am I in the midst of them.
Matthew 18:20

Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Matthew 6:19-21

The Prodigal Son's Father

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2YYvjPr_Io

“Simon, I have something to say to you.”

Luke 7:36-50
/Parable of Two Debtors

Now one of the pharisees was requesting Him to dine with him,
and He entered the pharisee’s house and reclined at the table.
And there was a woman in the city who was a sinner;
and when she learned that He was reclining at the table
in the pharisee’s house, she brought an alabaster vial of perfume,
and standing behind Him at His feet, weeping,
she began to wet His feet with her tears,
and kept wiping them with the hair of her head,
and kissing His feet and anointing them with the perfume.

Now when the pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he said to himself,
“If this man were a prophet He would know who and what sort of person this woman is who is touching Him, that she is a sinner.”


And JESUS answered him,
“Simon, I have something to say to you.” And he replied, “Say it, Teacher.”
“A moneylender had two debtors: one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. “When they were unable to repay, he graciously forgave them both.
So which of them will love him more?”

Simon answered and said, “I suppose the one whom he forgave more.”
And He said to him, “You have judged correctly.”

Turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman?
I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet,
but she has wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.
“You gave Me no kiss; but she, since the time I came in, has not ceased to kiss My feet.
“You did not anoint My head with oil, but she anointed My feet with perfume.
“For this reason I say to you, her sins, which are many, have been forgiven,
for she loved much; but he who is forgiven little, loves little.”

Then He said to her, “Your sins have been forgiven.”

Those who were reclining at the table with Him began to say to themselves,
“Who is this man who even forgives sins?”

And He said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”

JESUS bless you, and keep you

Jesus turned and saw her.
"Take heart, daughter,"
He said,
"your faith has healed you."
And the woman was healed from that moment.

-Matthew 9:22



MAY JESUS GIVE YOU PEACE.

A man can receive nothing unless it has been given him from heaven.

1 Corinthians 4:7
For who made you better than your brother? or what have you that has not been given to you?
but if it has been given to you, what cause have you for pride, as if it had not been given to you?

it is written

“I WILL DESTROY THE WISDOM OF THE WISE,
AND THE CLEVERNESS OF THE CLEVER I WILL SET ASIDE.”
- 1 Corinthians 1:19

22 For indeed Jews ask for signs and Greeks search for wisdom;
23 but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling block and to Gentiles foolishness,
24 but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.

29 so that no man may boast before God.
30 But by His doing you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption,
31 so that, just as it is written, “LET HIM WHO BOASTS, BOAST IN THE LORD.”



Jeremiah 17
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Thus says The LORD,
“Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind
And makes flesh his strength,
And whose heart turns away from The LORD.
6
“For he will be like a bush in the desert
And will not see when prosperity comes,
But will live in stony wastes in the wilderness,
A land of salt without inhabitant.
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“Blessed is the man who trusts in The LORD
And whose trust is The LORD.
8
“For he will be like a tree planted by the water,
That extends its roots by a stream
And will not fear when the heat comes;
But its leaves will be green,
And it will not be anxious in a year of drought
Nor cease to yield fruit.
9
“The heart is more deceitful than all else
And is desperately sick;
Who can understand it?
10
“I, The LORD, search the heart,
I test the mind,
Even to give to each man according to his ways,
According to the results of his deeds.

1 - 2 - 3, know this, hear this, remember this.