Grace Together With Works, Faith Together With Obedience

Paul addresses a heresy inward Romans 6 that is growing inward popularity today. 

This heresy claims that since we're saved yesteryear grace together with forgiven:
1. Our behaviour doesn't matter.
2. God is ever pleased amongst us.
3. Those who emphasize obedience are legalists.

Legalism focuses on human effort, stresses external actions, together with brings bondage.(1)

Faith stresses yielding to God together with hence He tin give notice alter us from the within out (Philippians 2:12-13). It brings liberty because it's motivated yesteryear our dear for Christ together with our wishing to delight Him (Ephesians 5:8-13).

As A.W. Tozer explains: “Faith together with obedience are ii sides of the same money together with are ever establish together inward the Scriptures.” 

Ephesians 2:8-9 which says we're saved yesteryear grace, non plant is inward the same Bible every bit James 2:17 which says faith without plant is dead.

The best agency to rid our churches of this unsafe heresy is to encourage personal Bible study. Scripture clearly links grace together with works, faith together with obedience (see below). So should we!
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Matthew 7:21: Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' volition instruct into the kingdom of heaven, but solely the 1 who does the volition of my Father who is inward heaven.

John 14:21: Whoever has my commands together with keeps them is the 1 who loves me. The 1 who loves me volition move loved yesteryear my Father, together with I also volition dear them together with demo myself to them. 

1 John 2:4: Whoever says, "I know him," but does non produce what he commands is a liar, together with the truth is non inward that person.

1 John 3:24: The 1 who keeps God's commands lives inward him, together with he inward them. And this is how nosotros know that he lives inward us: We know it yesteryear the Spirit he gave us.

1 John 5:2: This is how nosotros know that nosotros dear the children of God: yesteryear loving God together with carrying out his commands. 

1 Peter 1:2: God the Father knew you lot together with chose you lot long ago, together with his Spirit has made you lot holy. As a result, you lot accept obeyed him together with accept been cleansed yesteryear the blood of Jesus Christ. May God give you lot to a greater extent than together with to a greater extent than grace together with peace.

Romans 1:5: Through him nosotros received grace together with apostleship to telephone band all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith for his name's sake. 

Acts 5:32: We are witnesses of these things, together with and hence is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him.
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(1) Legalism focuses on the alphabetic lineament of the law, non the spirit of the constabulary (See Calvin & Hobbes).

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Biblical Guard Rails, Security Rules, Together With Boot The Bucket Ramps

“A debate at the transcend of the precipice is far improve than an ambulance at the bottom of it.” J. Sidlow Baxter*

Some Christians overemphasize rules, merely non all rules are bad. Some are similar fences or guardrails that forestall our auto from careening over the border into a valley of sin.

Sometimes nosotros necessitate guardrails in addition to other times nosotros necessitate security rules. 

When nosotros come upward to an intersection nosotros necessitate to expect both ways, evaluate the oncoming dangers, in addition to continue alone if the route is clear. 

We’ve all had “spiritual accidents” in addition to ended upward on dangerous roads that led to overeating, overspending, anger, immorality, irresponsibility, etc.

If nosotros give-up the ghost ourselves inwards the middle of a temptation traffic jam, God promises to render a agency out (1 Corinthians 10:13). But He warns us to avoid dangerous roads altogether (2 Timothy 2:22).

We necessitate guardrails in addition to security rules; in addition to if neither work, nosotros necessitate to hurry off the leave of absence ramp that God provides.

* Awake My Heart (Nov. 9-11) past times J. Sidlow Baxter, Zondervan, 1960

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Fasting When You're Nevertheless Eating

While regime disagree near the benefits of fasting, many believe it gives the digestive arrangement a needed remainder together with then it tin rid itself of toxins. 

Fasting together with prayer is for sure Scriptural.(1)

But I desire to advise some fasts that convey goose egg to produce alongside nutrient – fasts to rid our souls of toxins that may hold out damaging our spiritual health.

How about:

1. An amusement fast(2)
Give upwardly Secular TV, movies, books together with music for a determined fourth dimension to find sensitivity to the ungodly toxins they contain.

2. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 spending fast(3)
Refuse to purchase anything except necessities for a determined fourth dimension to find perspective on the departure betwixt wants together with needs.

3. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 social media fast(4)
Turn off technology scientific discipline together with actively invest inwards your flesh-and-blood relationships.

4. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 dissonance fast(5)
Try sitting silently alongside God’s Word together with run into if the world’s dissonance has been drowning out His voice.

So what produce you lot think? Do you lot take away to produce some fasting?
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(1) These are some of the New Testament references to fasting:
Matthew 6:16-18; Luke 4:2-4; Acts 13:2-4; Acts 14:23

(2) These 1-minute devotions mightiness assist you lot ponder your amusement choices Biblically:
Haunted, No Shades of Grey, Soft-Core Christians.

(3) For helpful 1-minute devotions near cloth wealth, run into the archive of Money & Things.

(4) For helpful 1-minute devotions near relationships, cheque out the Relationships Archive.

(5) Check out this 1-minute devotion near noise: Cacophony - Psalm 46:10.

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God Creates Evil??? No Way!

Some folks are eager to notice things that brand God expect bad. Recently, mortal brought Isaiah 45:7 to my attending for this purpose:
“I shape the light, as well as exercise darkness: I brand peace, as well as exercise evil: I the LORD exercise all these things.” KJV(1)

By ignoring the residual of Scripture, they concluded that God is responsible for evil.

However:

1. Scripture explains that God created a perfect basis as well as when mankind sinned, evil entered the world.(2)

2. Scripture describes God equally pure goodness, dearest as well as light.(3)

3. The Hebrew give-and-take ra' inward this passage is best translated “adversity,” non evil.(4)

4. The context of the passage is vantage as well as punishment, non the root of adept as well as evil.(5)

God does exercise judge through adversity: He punishes unrepentant sinners as well as refines the organized faith of His children through adversity.

But He doesn’t exercise sin, encourage sin, or campaign sin.(6)

Many verses inward Scripture, when pulled out of context or read inward a unmarried translation tin look to nation something they don’t.(7)
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 (1) The King James is a adept translation, but only similar other adept translations, it has passages that don't best reverberate the master copy Greek as well as Hebrew. That's ane argue it's adept to written report several adept translations. The master copy Hebrew as well as Greek are the most accurate forms of Scripture, but God intended for all languages to savour His Word, as well as then nosotros shouldn't larn equally good hyper virtually translation differences. Many of the Hebrew as well as Greek words accept no equivalent inward other languages, as well as then nosotros exercise the best nosotros can.

No translation is "perfect" but all of the major translations are adept for reading as well as study. The King James Version was written earlier the oldest manuscripts of Scripture were discovered (the Dead Sea Scrolls), as well as then it contains passages non included inward the master copy manuscripts but added afterward past times scribes. These added passages exercise non contradict Scripture, but the newer translations omit them because they were non business office of the master copy manuscripts. Some people claim that newer translations are less accurate than the KJV due to these missing passages. That's non true.

See Isaiah 45:7 inward the NIV,
ESV, NASB, NLT HERE as well as GNT, AMP, as well as NKJV HERE.

For to a greater extent than on translations, see: Is the KJV the Best Translation?  Why Are the Newer Translations Missing Verses?, Missing Bible Verses, Is the King James the Only Reliable Bible?

(2)  Genesis 1:31; Genesis 3
(3)  Punishing evil is a adept affair as well as God promises to exercise so: Isaiah 13:11, Revelation 21:5-8.
God also uses adversity to dependent land His children as well as then they volition plough from sin: Hebrews 12:1-12. And He uses adversity to refine our faith: 1 Peter 1:6-7.
(4)  Strong’s Concordance
(5)  Isaiah 45
(6)  There is no darkness inward God: 1 John 1:5. God never causes sin: James 1:13. Everything coming from God’s mitt is good: James 1:17.
(7)  See Pieces Parts, Prayer inward Context, 3 Ways to Discern Spiritual Truths.  

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Pain - The Gift Nobody Wants

Pain is a gift nobody wants. But it's a gift, only the same.

We don’t enquire for it or savour it, but nosotros all sense it inwards i shape or another.

My friend Peggie says, "Pain ever brings change."

She's right. We tin allow it disable us alongside bitterness, anger, in addition to depression. Or nosotros tin allow it equip us alongside wisdom, sensitivity, humility, in addition to grace.

When I’m suffering, I desire to remind God of Bible passages where He rescues His people. I desire to forget well-nigh the to a greater extent than prevalent passages where He loves His followers plenty to allow them endure for their expert in addition to the expert of others (e.g. Joseph in addition to Paul).

We dependent our children, brand them larn shots, fifty-fifty give them over to doctors for surgery...because nosotros dearest them. They could (and sometimes do) bill us of letting them needlessly suffer. But they don’t understand.

As God’s children, nosotros oft misunderstand too. He doesn’t hope to forbid hurting (Hebrews 12:1-11). He promises to purpose it for our expert (Romans 8:28).

Help us, Lord, to come across our hurting the correct way.

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5 Biblical Ways To Answer To Injustice

Most of us volition sense roughly cast of slander or rejection during our lifetime. 

Our basis is fallen. Life isn’t fair (John 16:33).(1)

Sometimes people process us selfishly, provide evil for good, tell lies to us in addition to virtually us, cutting off communication alongside us, tell savage things, convey no sympathy or involvement inwards us. 

It matters how nosotros reply to narcissists, liars, in addition to selfish people. We don’t desire to operate past times away similar them inwards our response (Proverbs 4:14). 

So nosotros should:

1. Always press into the Lord, non line away from Him. It’s non His fault.
James 1:13 
See When Bad Things Happen.

2. Remember that Jesus suffered rejection, injustice, slander, in addition to physical abuse for us.  
Hebrews 12:1-6

3. Pray for our enemies in addition to spend upward to instruct bitter.
Matthew 5:44, Ephesians 4:31

4. Ignore the taunts of our enemies in addition to the lies of Satan.
Revelation 12:10-12

5. Forget the past times in addition to press on to the future.
Philippians 3:12-14
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(1) God promises that people volition reap what they sow (Christianity & Karma Are Not Compatible, A Trophy For Everyone, and  Why Christians Face a Final Judgment

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There Are E'er Reasons To Move Thankful

I memorized Psalm 100 the get-go twelvemonth I was a believer.

Verse iv is i of my favorites: “Enter into his gates amongst thanksgiving, in addition to into his courts amongst praise: endure thankful unto him, in addition to bless his name.”

It’s thence of import to larn inward God’s presence amongst a thankful heart. Thanksgiving ever leads to praise, both of which allow us to demand heed God's phonation to a greater extent than clearly.

Yes! Giving cheers prepares our hearts for prayer in addition to fellowship.

Even when we’re entering less “holy” places, thanksgiving tin alter our hearts in addition to minds.

For example, if nosotros larn inward our workplace thanking God for the skilful things, we’ll endure healthier, friendlier, kinder, in addition to to a greater extent than appreciative.

There's always, always, ever something to endure thankful for!
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If you're celebrating Thanksgiving today, why non depository fiscal establishment tally out Bible Love Note's Thanksgiving Archive in addition to read a few 1-minute devotions to position you lot inward the spirit. My favorite is "5 Kernels of Corn."

It's ever skilful to recite or memorize passages similar those below:

Philippians 4:6: Do non endure anxious almost anything, but inward every situation, past times prayer in addition to petition, amongst thanksgiving, introduce your requests to God.

Ephesians 5:20: ever giving cheers to God the Father for everything, inward the cry of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

Colossians 2:6-7: So then, but every bit you lot received Christ Jesus every bit Lord, decease on to alive your lives inward him, seven rooted in addition to built upwards inward him, strengthened inward the faith every bit you lot were taught, in addition to alluvion amongst thankfulness.

Colossians 4:2: Devote yourselves to prayer, beingness watchful in addition to thankful.

1 Thessalonians 5:18: give cheers inward all circumstances; for this is God's volition for you lot inward Christ Jesus.

Hebrews 12:28: Since nosotros are receiving a Kingdom that is unshakable, allow us endure thankful in addition to delight God past times worshiping him amongst holy fright in addition to awe.

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Name-Calling Is For Losers

Note: My championship is tongue-in-cheek, an oxymoron - I realize it's name-calling.☺

“Name-calling” wreaks havoc amongst relationships. But it’s the means many people bargain amongst disagreements.

It happens inwards formal debates as well as personal relationships when people offset attacking the grapheme of others instead of sincerely listening to them as well as responding to their concerns.(1)

It ever puts an terminate to reasonable, respectful tidings as well as makes problem-solving as well as reconciliation around impossible.

People who practise it are next the lawsuit of Satan, who's called the "accuser" of God's people inwards Revelation 12:10.(2)

When God convicts us of sin, He points out specific things we’re doing incorrect as well as thence nosotros tin alter as well as follow Him to a greater extent than closely. That's constructive criticism.(3)

When Satan accuses us, he uses generalizations attempting to brand us experience similar hopeless losers. That's destructive criticism. 

Let’s never resort to name-calling fifty-fifty if others do.

"Do non allow whatsoever unwholesome verbalize come upwards out of your mouths, simply solely what is helpful for edifice others upwards according to their needs, that it may practise goodness those who listen." Ephesians 4:29 
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(1) God expects us to "go the extra mile," admit the concerns of others, as well as to practise our best to resolve problems. Name-calling prevents the "iron-sharpening-iron" process inwards conflict resolution. (Proverbs 27:17; Matthew 5:21-24; 41; Romans 12:18).
(2) See likewise 1 Peter 5:8.
(3) It's appropriate to give immature homo believers constructive criticism, simply nosotros should practise it gently, never amongst name-calling. Godly correction involves specific examples, non wide generalizations. See Matthew 18:15; 1 Corinthians 5:12; James 5:19-20.

For another 1-minute devotions on godly speech:
6 Christian Rules of Speech
Shine Like Stars

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How To Part Offenses & Apologize Biblically

A relative of late told me I'd offended her. I sincerely asked forgiveness. Afterward, I idea of the many ways that province of affairs could bring gone incorrect if biblical principles weren’t followed. 

There are times when it's appropriate to say someone they’ve offended us (Matthew 18:15), but nosotros should commencement enquire ourselves:

1. Am I beingness petty? Some things should last overlooked.
Proverbs 19:11

2. Have I tried to run across things from the other person's perspective? 
Matthew 7:1-4; Philippians 2:3-4 

3. Am I interested inwards improving the human relationship or simply complaining nearly it?
Romans 12:9

4. Am I prepared to forgive the other mortal equally Jesus forgives me? 
Ephesians 4:32

It's ungodly to ignore an apology or delay our reply (Proverbs 3:27).

When we're the ane apologizing, nosotros should enquire ourselves:

1. Am I apologizing or un-apologizing? 
See Self-Defense and How to Say “I’m Sorry.” 

2. Am I demanding or humbly shout for for forgiveness? 
See Forgive Me Or Else!
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Whining Is A Sign Of Unbelief

Suppose earlier every electrical load nosotros recited this statement: “God loves me. He’s never failed me together with never will. Whatever happens inwards this life is insignificant when compared alongside the joy of heaven.”

Would it destination us from going on alongside the complaint?

God gave the Israelites everything they needed inwards the wilderness together with promised everything they longed for inwards the Promised Land. But no thing how faithful He proved Himself, they wouldn’t trust Him.

I’m amazed at the Israelites’ persistent complaining together with unbelief (Hebrews 3:16-19).

But sometimes I resemble them. 

Instead of trusting God that everything volition move for my adept (Romans 8:28), I permit difficulties erode my joy. Just similar the Israelites, I sometimes stimulate got God’s goodness, mercy, love, together with provision for granted.

God didn’t hope the Israelites a smoothen path, together with He doesn’t hope us ane either. But He does hope everything nosotros bespeak inwards this life together with everything nosotros long for inwards the next.

May the Lord handle us destination whining together with get-go rejoicing (Philippians 2:14).

copyright 2012, Gail Burton Purath
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The situations inwards the Old Testament are meant to warn together with learn us thence nosotros avoid similar sins (1 Corinthians 10:6-13).
These 2 devotions too encourage us to avoid complaining:
Complain or Walk
10 Reasons Complaining is Toxic

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Delighting Inwards God's Desires

Psalm 37:4 is sometimes used to justify the prosperity gospel or selfish desires. 

But this psalm doesn’t only tell “God volition give you lot the desires of your heart.” It says “Delight yourself inwards the LORD, as well as he volition give you lot the desires of your heart.”

What happens when nosotros delight ourselves inwards the Lord? 

Our selfish desires disappear.

The New Testament puts it this way:
“Work difficult to present the results of your salvation, obeying God alongside deep reverence as well as fear. For God is working inwards you, giving you lot the wish as well as the ability to create what pleases him.” Philippians 2:12-13

"Working hard" to obey, please, serve, as well as reverence God is business office of delighting inwards Him. 

And what happens when nosotros create that? 

God plant inwards us to give us correct desires - His desires - as well as His ability to achieve them. 

There’s no hope for prosperity or fulfillment of selfish desires inwards Scripture. But there's a wonderful hope that those who accept their organized faith seriously tin dismiss fully sense the love, utilisation as well as wisdom of our Lord!
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You mightiness too bask "We Can't Ignore Our Role" as well as "Baby Muscles"

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5 Ways God Helps Us Overcome Bad Memories

God's creation is amazing. 

Research shows that chickadees' brains grow inwards piece of cake summertime as well as early on autumn inwards social club to retrieve the hundreds of places they convey hidden seeds for the winter. They discard cells amongst old memories to brand room for novel cells as well as novel memories. (source)

Sometimes I want I had that might as well as then I could become rid of bad memories – regrets, sorrows, rejections, hurts…

We don’t discard old memories similar chickadees, but those of us who know the Lord sense something improve than discarded encephalon cells.

1. Forgiveness. If nosotros confess our sins, God completely forgives us! Yay!
1 John 1:9

2. Love as well as comfort. God cares most our pain.
Psalm 56:8; 2 Corinthians 1:3-4

3. God’s might as well as forcefulness as well as then nosotros tin motion forward.(1)
Philippians 4:13; Ephesians 6:10

4. Peace. Christ gives us peace equally nosotros residuum inwards Him as well as focus on our blessings.
John 14:27; Philippians 4:8-9

5. Hope. One 24-hour interval God volition wipe away every tear.
Revelation 21:4
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(1) If our want is to know God better, nosotros volition essay to forget the past times as well as press on (Philippians 3:13-14).
See: 3 Steps for Dealing amongst Past Sins and Some Interesting Facts About Elephants & Grudge-holding

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4 Elements Of Salubrious Trouble Solid Unit Of Measurement Relationships

Estrangement appears to survive on the rise.

Increasing numbers of parents, children, too siblings are cutting off or putting restrictive "boundaries" on their relationships.(1) 

This used to survive caused past times serious problems similar abuse. But equally our civilization grows increasingly narcissistic, people are get-go to sever relationships for petty, selfish, hypocritical reasons.

Even inwards Christian circles, people are to a greater extent than critical too less willing to see the desires of solid unit of measurement members.

Healthy relationships require:

1. Seeing things from the other person’s perspective (Matthew 7:1-4).

2. Placing value on the desires of others (Philippians 2:3-4).

3. Willingly working through problems fifty-fifty when it takes fourth dimension too seek (Matthew 5:23-24).

4. Repentance too forgiveness.(2) 

Christians can’t laurels the Lord piece refusing reconciliation amongst others:

"Therefore, if you lot are offering your gift at the altar too at that topographic point recollect that your blood brother or sis has something against you, move out your gift at that topographic point inwards front end of the altar. First become too survive reconciled to them; thence come upwardly too offering your gift." Matthew 5:23-24
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(1) An expanse that is peculiarly prevalent is adult children neglecting, rejecting, marginalizing, too hypocritically judging their parents. This is accepted too promoted inwards our culture, only it volition resultant inwards loss of well-being for the adult kid too his/her solid unit of measurement (Honoring Parents. Do it for the Lord.

(2) It's of import that nosotros repent fifty-fifty if nosotros are non completely responsible for problems -- fifty-fifty if nosotros are exclusively 10% responsible. And nosotros should repent whether the other individual repents or not. Full reconciliation requires that both parties repent of whatever wrong, only nosotros should create what's correct fifty-fifty if the other individual refuses, fifty-fifty if reconciliation cannot survive reached. We don't repent of things nosotros haven't done wrong, only neither create nosotros excuse our sins based on the sins of the other person. We repent because God tells us to create it. See 4 Things That Happen When We Fail to Repent too I Doubt They Genuinely Repented.

6 Ways To Rest Inwards The Race

Scripture oftentimes compares religious belief to a race and Hebrews 12:1-3 gives wise advice for running our "faith race":

1. We retrieve that others bring overcome the obstacles as well as nosotros tin too. There's a a dandy cloud of witnesses cheering us on.
See also: 1 Corinthians 10:13

2. We bargain seriously alongside sins as well as distractions, throwing off anything that gets inward our agency as well as making certain our feet are non tangled inward sin. 
See also: 1 John 2:15-17

3. We popular off on running fifty-fifty when the path gets bumpy as well as our legs popular off tired. That's how nosotros larn perseverance. 
See also: Romans 5:1-5

4. We rest on the narrow path, the "race marked out for us." 
See also: Ephesians 2:10

5. We focus on Jesus, non on ourselves or lustful distractions. He pioneered as well as perfected our faith! He showed us the way. See also: Ephesians 5:1-2

6. We retrieve the joy of our salvation simply every bit Christ remembered the joy of saving us. That puts all other things inward perspective. See also: Romans 12:1, 1 Corinthians 6:20

And if nosotros produce these things, nosotros won’t grow weary or lose heart!
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Some other devotions nearly running our race☺
Athletic Gear
Faith is a Race
Marathon Training
Fight the Good Fight, Finish the Race
Our Race is Getting Faster as well as Harder
Fearing the Lord Keeps Us inward the Race

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How Organized Faith Is Related To Repose In Addition To Comfort

People sometimes intend organized faith would hold upwards slow if everything inwards their lives went smoothly. But organized faith is non built on repose of life.

There’s no ameliorate event than King Solomon. He had everything, together with God had personally praised him for his choices early on inwards his life. But inwards his after years, he turned away from God for the dear of infidel women, infidel gods, together with Egyptian horses!(1)

His event warns us to guard our hearts against anything that powerfulness decrease our devotion to God (Proverbs 4:23).

Solomon proved that it’s non how much nosotros accept that matters. It’s how nosotros role what nosotros accept that counts (Colossians 3:23). It's non only how nosotros commencement our race, it's how nosotros complete it (Acts 20:23-24).

On Judgment Day at that topographic point volition hold upwards keen vantage heaped on unknown men together with women who gave their best to God (2 Corinthians 5:10).

Dear Lord, help us role the circumstances You accept given us fully together with faithfully.
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(1) 1 Kings 11:1-11; Deuteronomy 17:16; 1 Kings 10:26-28. 
See: Why Christians Still Face a Final Judgment

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