Tag Archive for: Heaven

Celebrating God’s Faithfulness

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God is faithful [He is reliable, trustworthy and ever true to His promise—He can be depended on], and through Him you were called into fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. (1 Corinthians 1:9, AMP)

This week, I want to talk about the spiritual race that we are in.  I want to start by celebrating the faithfulness of God.  There’s no way we can actively run in the race without first acknowledging the faithfulness of God in our lives.  Once we see all that He is for us, then we run with more determination and discipline!  I invite you to celebrate the faithfulness of God with me!

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Eternity is at Stake

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For it is by grace [God’s remarkable compassion and favor drawing you to Christ] that you have been saved [actually delivered from judgment and given eternal life] through faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [not through your own effort], but it is the [undeserved, gracious] gift of God. (Ephesians 2:8, AMP)

Today, I have to be honest…  the devotional I’m about to write tears my heart apart.  It breaks me inside and causes my eyes to well up with tears.  In fact, writing about it is difficult.  I would love to gloss over it.  I would love to pretend it doesn’t exist.  But I can’t gloss over it and I can’t pretend it doesn’t exist.  Even if acknowledging it hurts!

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To Be Like Christ

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All things are lawful [that is, morally legitimate, permissible], but not all things are beneficial or advantageous. All things are lawful, but not all things are constructive [to character] and edifying [to spiritual life]. (1 Corinthians 10:23, AMP)

Why fill our hearts and minds
With what doesn’t edify
And doesn’t help our spirits grow
To be truly unified

What we believe in our minds
We should believe in our hearts
So we will speak with sincerity
What the word of God imparts

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Heavenly Mindset

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Therefore if you have been raised with Christ [to a new life, sharing in His resurrection from the dead], keep seeking the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. (Colossians 3:1, AMP)

Lately, God is reminding me to be focused on things that are eternal.  This stuff down here on earth is really just a glimpse of what is to come.  I can’t get my heart and mind entangled in things that don’t last forever.  God has called me to set my heart and mind on Him.

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Steps of Wisdom

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By wisdom the Lord laid the earth’s foundations, by understanding he set the heavens in place; by his knowledge the deeps were divided, and the clouds let drop the dew. (Proverbs 3:19-20)

I absolutely love this above passage.  It portrays a depth of God that we will never fully comprehend.  It’s saying that God used wisdom to lay the foundations of the earth.  He did not merely lay them down.  He didn’t just say let the water be here and the grass here and the sky here and oh while I’m at it, let me create some animals and maybe some human beings.  No, he thought through what He was doing.  He knew beforehand every single tree He would create, every animal, every fish of the sea, every fruit, every thing that we see, God took time to think through His creation.  It wasn’t happenstance!  God cared so much about us before we were even here that He took His time placing what we would enjoy on this earth.  That’s truly amazing!  I’ll never be able to comprehend that!  Especially when I tend to take it for granted more often than not.

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