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Read John 8, Psalm 49
Check Out Time

“Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die like everyone else, will live again.” John 11:25 NLT

Every hotel, motel, or resort has a check out time. Unless you are able to make special arrangements, you have to be checked out by this time in order to avoid paying another day’s rent.

We each have a check out time from life on this earth. This was set by God before we were ever born and whether we are allowed to check out early or live a long life, our times are in God’s hands. Read the rest of this entry »

Read John 8, Jeremiah 9:23, 24
How to be Transformed

“For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,” 2 Corinthians 10:4,5

Our transformation into the image of Christ is an on going process. God desires for all of us to grow into the fullness of Christ so that others will see Christ in us; just as God sees Christ in us when we are saved and made righteous in His sight.

Transformation involves dying to sin and becoming alive in and through Christ. As the Holy Spirit begins the process of transformation or sanctification, He removes the chains that bind us and gives us the power to walk in freedom from sin. Christ died to free us from this bondage and gives us an abundant life of peace and joy in the Lord.

Becoming the person we would all like to become in Christ is not about doing, but about being. When we grow into a real close and personal relationship with Jesus Christ, the grace of God becomes manifest in our lives and we want to obey instead of have to.

We grow into this relationship through getting to know Jesus better and better through His Word, worship, and fellowship with other believers. As we abide in the Word, God’s grace purifies our hearts and fills them so full of Love that there is just no more room for strongholds of sin in our hearts.

The more we abide we will have more and more answered prayers because we will be praying with the mindset of Christ. We will experience Jesus’ joy.

We will become not just acquaintances, but close personal friends with Christ. As we become more and more aware of His love and His character we will begin imitating Him more and more and our lives will reflect the truth that Jesus has moved from our heads to our hearts.

Father, continue to supply your all sufficient grace until my transformation becomes complete when I see you face to face. In Jesus’ Name, Amen

Read John 8, Psalm 16
Believe What You Know!

“But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, and that He will stand upon the earth at last. And after my body has decayed, yet in my body I will see God! I will see Him for myself. Yes, I will see Him with my own eyes.” Job 19:25-27 NLT

Someone once said, “If you don’t know what you stand for, you’re liable to fall for anything.” If your faith is not backed by knowing the inerrant truth of God’s Word, it is very easy to fall prey to the wolves in sheep’s clothing who seek to mislead with false or half-truths that attempt to rob you of your joy and cause you to doubt your salvation in Christ.

As you believe more of what you know an amazing thing happens. You also begin to know who you believe better and can say with Paul, “For I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day” (1 Timothy 1:12b).

We often become penitent and receive Christ as our Savior long before we become proficient in our knowledge of Him. The essence of our new life in Christ is to get to know Him better, day by day, week by week, and year by year so that we might grow into His fullness.

We do this by abiding in Him through His Word, prayer, and through fellowship with other believers.

As we get to know Jesus better, we learn to see Him more in the lives of other people through circumstances and by experiencing His love, His grace, and especially His peace more and more.

There is no greater joy than knowing Christ in His fullness as we grow in Him.

Father, thank You for working belief in my heart by the power of Your Spirit. Help me to know what I know and what I believe more everyday. In Jesus’ name, Amen

Read John 8, Psalm 49
Check Out Time

“Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die like everyone else, will live again.”     John 11:25 NLT

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