This summer God wooed me to a study of some of the most treasured promises found in Scripture. This one was especially meaningful for me. It came when I needed to know and understand God's forgiveness.
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Do You Bear the Family Resemblance?
I love to see a family resemblance. Whether it's in my own family or someone else's, I always smile when I catch a glimpse of a parent in their child. Sometimes it's much more than a slight resemblance. It doesn't matter the age, sometimes the similarity is striking. A son may be the spittin' image ...
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3 Simple Ways to Please God
When I was in college, I was caught up in external, visible displays of my faith. So much so, that I felt it was my calling to "check up" on the people in my circle of influence. I would often greet friends with, "Hi Lisa! How are you today? How was your quiet time?" And if she looked at me funny ...
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Life Is The Classroom For Growing Godly Character
You've heard it. You may have even said it, "Praying for patience is dangerous, because the only way to learn it, is to be tested!" That's part of growing Godly character, right?
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![This week in our small group study, I felt the Lord’s gentle chastisement.
We looked at the promise in Luke 11:28, “He [Jesus] replied, ‘Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.’”
At first glance, the promise of blessing comes from obedience. But it’s much more.
In the preceding verses, Jesus had cast out a demon that caused a man to be mute. The crowd accused Him of casting out a demon with Satan’s power.
Jesus explained how ridiculous it would be for Satan to drive out his own demons. Then a woman cries out, “Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you,” (v 27).
This is the sticking point. Jesus was in the middle of an important discourse when this woman interrupts Him. He corrects her with this:
✨ Blessed are those who HEAR the word of God and obey it.
That word HEAR means to LISTEN with FULL ATTENTION.
✨ We cannot truly obey God if we don’t know what He’s saying to us.
Basically, Jesus told this woman, and the others in the crowd, “Pay attention!! Don’t get distracted from my voice. I have important things to tell you. You won’t know what they are and what I want you to do, if all you’re thinking about is what you want to say or how you can gain attention. Put your attention on ME.”
It’s never fun to be Jesus’s object lesson.
The questions I’m asking myself …
✨ What keeps me from spending time alone with Jesus?
✨ When I finally get alone with Him, what distracts me?
✨ What keeps me from focusing on God’s Word?
✨ What causes my kind to wander when I’m praying?
➡️ Eliminating distractions …
➡️ Exercising discipline …
… to bring every thought captive to the obedience of Christ (2 Corinthians 10:5)
… brings true blessing.
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