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Abram Feared Not Because God Promised to be His Shield and Great Reward
Genesis 15:1. If we have a promise from God, we should not fear and should have peace concerning the promise. Not like man, God’s promises always come true. God is like no other person. When we encounter God, it can be quite fearful because he is full of all righteousness, truth, and love. When God makes a promise, it is right, it is true, it is full of love, and it will happen.
King Solomon the Source of Thousands of Wisdom Scriptures
1st Kings 4:32. King Solomon is the source of thousands of wisdom scriptures from the Bible (1st Kings 4:32, “And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.”). Solomon’s wisdom is special in that God specifically gave Solomon the gift of wisdom (1st Kings 3:12).
Christian Maturity Comes With Good Listening
Hebrews 5:11. To obtain Christian maturity a Christian needs to apply themselves and be a good listener of the Gospel. If you have accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, the Bible should no longer be complicated. To understand the Gospel, all you need to do is to read and listen to the word of God. You will learn the doctrines of Christianity.
The Filling of Holy Spirit Comes Through Jesus
John 20:22. You can only be filled by the Holy Spirit through having a relationship with Jesus Christ. Only He can give you the power of the Holy Spirit to do good works. In John 20:22, the resurrected Jesus breathed on the disciples to have them filled with the Holy Ghost (John 20:22, “And when he had said this, he breathed on them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:”).
You Must Believe to Be Filled With the Holy Spirit
John 7:38. Everyone that has accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior shall be filled with the Holy Spirit. John 7:38-39 says, “He that believeth in me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
The Power of the Holy Spirit Enables Us to Do Good Works
Luke 4:18. The power of the Holy Spirit is provided to us for a purpose. The Holy Spirit's power is given to us to do good works. Being under the power of the Holy Spirit is a wondrous feeling that empowers us to do great things.
Who is the Holy Spirit – Your Guide in Speech and Action
Matthew 10:20. The Holy Spirit is on this Earth to guide us in speech and action. Once a person accepts Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, the Holy Spirit is received in them and dwells in them. The Holy Spirit then acts as our guide in speech and in action. All we need to do is to yield to the Holy Spirit.
Deal With Anger By Responding With Softness
Proverbs 15:1. All of us deal with anger every day. The question is do we deal with it in a way that is pleasing to God. When someone is shouting at us, do we attempt to drown out that shouting with our own shouting. When someone cuts in front of us while we are driving, do we then cut in front of them in anger. When someone gets angry with us, do we get angry with us.
Stop Anger By Not Thinking and Speaking Evil on Others
Ephesians 4:31. The Bible tells us that it is our responsibility to stop our anger when it is based on evil intentions. People have so many excuses for being angry. These excuses can include things like being threatened, being hurt, being frustrated, and so on. These may be valid excuses for being angry, but does your angry reaction line up with the Word of God?
Threats Against Us or Our Livelihood Is a Cause of Anger
Acts 19:28. One cause of anger is when someone threatens our livelihood. A good example of this was when Paul threatened the livelihood of the idol makers in Ephesus. A idol maker whose name was Demetrius stirred up his fellow workers again Paul. In Acts 29:26-27 Demetrius told his fellow workers that “...
Sanctification – Avoid False teachers and Seek God Directly
2 Timothy 2:17. We must be aware that false teachers can cause conflict in our lives and lead us away from God. God desires for all us to be sanctified, set aside for His own use, but this cannot happen if we are led astray by false teachers.
Sanctification – Avoid Profane and Vain Babbling
2 Timothy 2:16. Sanctification, to be set aside for God's use, requires us to be purged of many things. One of those things is to avoid profane language and avoid idle chatter.
Sanctification - Avoid False doctrines that destroy the faith
2 timothy 2:14. As part of being sanctified and set aside for God's use, we must guard ourselves and others from false doctrines that can subvert the faith.
Seeking Perfection Without God Leads to an Unhappy Life
Proverbs 20:9. Many people seek perfection in everything that they do . Most perfectionists lead very unhappy lives because perfection is impossible without God. Only God is perfect. Proverbs 20:9 says, “Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?”.
The Bible Warns of Visions That Come From Our Heart and Not of God
Jeremiah 23:16. It is a natural desire to know about the future. The Bible tells us that visions can tell us about the future. The challenge is that the Bible also tells us that not all visions, dreams, and prophecies come from God, and thus all visions are not true.
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