Tag: Transformed
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Obey
To obey means more than following a set of rules. To obey means: Deuteronomy 5:29 rings with the plea of a parent to perpetually disobedient children, and yet it comes with a promise: …that it might be well with them and with their children forever. Despite our disobedience, God still wants to bless us. With…
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The “Who What Where When Why & How” of Forgiveness
This is Part 2 of “Forgive” Who do we forgive? We forgive anyone who has wronged us. Acts 7:60 What does forgiveness feel like? When we give our lives to Christ, we are aware that an exchange has taken place. Jesus has taken on all our sin and exchanged it for all His righteousness. What…
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Forgive
I once asked a Bible study group how to reconcile God’s goodness with the concept of free will. I asked them to consider Judges 2:11; 3:7, 12; 4:1; 6:1; and 10:6 in their answer. I didn’t get the answers that I expected, but my question helped me to remember that we serve a God who…
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Serve
How do I choose God when parts of my life are completely broken, and how do I encourage you to do the same? Life is full of choices—what to eat or drink, whether to work out, whether to work at all. And with those choices come consequences: If I eat or drink substances that are…
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Need
We’re not required to have a relationship with God. But when we make that choice, I believe that it creates a longing in our hearts where we require more of Him. In other words, we need Him. As the deer pants for the water brooks, so pants my soul for You, O God. My soul…
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Ask
It’s a new year, and many of us have resolved to change ourselves for the better, but we might find our efforts a little waning already (2 Corinthians 3:5). As believers, we have a right to ask God for help (Hebrews 4:16), but we may find our prayer life a little waning as well. We…
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Repent
Repentance. It means turning away from everything that is not like God: every sin, -ism, and schism that does not reflect the Person of Jesus Christ our Savior. If we trust and believe that He is God and that He is a rewarder of those that diligently seek Him (Hebrews 11:6), then we must repent.…
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Trust
Trust is the foundation for our relationship with God. We think about trust based on what we can see. We trust the delivery service to bring our order. We trust the person piloting our airplane to get us to our destination safely. We trust our loved ones to keep their word. But the Bible instructs…
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Be Transformed
Do not be conformed to this world (this age), [fashioned after and adapted to its external, superficial customs], but be transformed (changed) by the [entire] renewal of your mind [by its new ideals and its new attitude], so that you may prove [for yourselves] what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God,…