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Then Satan answered Yahweh, and said, "Does Job fear God for nothing? Haven't you made a hedge around him, and around his house, and around all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. But put forth your hand now, and touch all t... -
You see then that by works, a man is justified, and not only by faith. In the same way, wasn't Rahab the prostitute also justified by works, in that she received the messengers and sent them out another way? For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead. James...
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However you are just in all that is come on us; for you have dealt truly, but we have done wickedly; neither have our kings, our princes, our priests, nor our fathers, kept your law, nor listened to your commandments and your testimonies with which you did testify against them. For they have not ser...
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IF and THEN
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Now Yahweh said to Abram, "Leave your country, and your relatives, and your father's house, and go to the land that I will show you. I will make of you a great nation. I will bless you and make your name great. You will be a blessing. Genesis 12:1'2 WEB.
Abram came to a crossroads in his life where he had to make a radical choice: to follow God's path or to continue where he was. Following God meant that he would have to leave his hometown, abandon the life he had been building, and leave his family and relatives behind. Abram would have inherited part of his father Terah's property, so he had every reason to stay where he was.
Yet the Lord had given Abram a promise that required action. It was a choice. The Lord told Abram to leave his father's house and country and go to the land that He would show him. Then He would bless Abram and make him into a great nation. So Abram had to take that first step to make that dream happen. Abram chose to move, then God fulfilled His promises to him, just as He had said.
Scripture uses a code very similar to the one we use in computer programing, the "if and then." Many of the Lord's promises come with an "IF you do this, THEN I will do that" like these:
"IF My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, THEN I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land" (2 Chronicles 7:14).
"Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, That there may be food in My house, And try Me now in this," says the LORD of hosts, "If I will not open for you the windows of heaven And pour out for you such blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it" (Malachi 3:10).
"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you" (Matthew 7:7).
"Give, and it will be given unto you" (Luke 6:38).
"Whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets" (Matthew 7:12).
Delight yourself in the LORD, And He will give you the desires of your heart. (Psalm 37:4).
All of these promises are conditional and depend on us doing something first. If we do the first part, then the Lord will do the second part.
His plan often comes to us one step at a time, and we are not given step two until we complete step one. Sometimes God gives us a dream or a promise which requires an action on our part, but nothing will happen until we take that first step. Abram would have never lived out his destiny if he hadn't chosen to put God's will first.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I want all that You have for me. If I've overlooked a step I should have taken in the past, please bring it to my attention. Remind me again of anything that I have missed and make Your will clear to me. I want Your way, and I want to follow Your path today. In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen!
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Thank you Heavenly Father for giving to me all things. I want Your way in my life. In Jesus Name I ask and pray, Amen
Lord, lead me down the right path always. Amen!
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In Lord Yeshua's name I pray this, Amen.
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May Your will be done in my life. Thank You for Your blessings in my life, Amen!
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Amen!! God is so goog to us!! He loves us so much and Nothing will every separate us from His Love, not even our sins. God has been so good to me my whole life but especially in the last 10 years. I went through a very difficult divorce that was not my choice, I certainly was not prepared for this drastic change in my life. I had not worked for 10 years as I was a stay at home mom raising my daughter. I didnt feel prepared to go back out in the world and look for a job, I didnt feel qualified. It was very scary. I prayed that God would show me the way and direct my every path. Our house was up for sale and I had no job and I didnt know what to do or where to turn. I met an old friend from highschool that I hadnt seen in at least 25 years. I found out he had cancer and the Lord told me he was going to die so I should meet him. I took him to a friend of mine that was a Chiropractor but he knew a lot about healing using food as medicine. I figure it was worth a try since my friend had already tried Chemo twice. After meeting my old friend and his family, his brother told me that he had a condo that he wasnt using and that I could stay there rent free because I was helping his brother. Then I went back to school to update skills so I could have a decent resume to go look for a job. I met a girl that told me about a job and I barely knew her. God just started sending people in to my life. I had a place to live, rent free. I got my AA degree and went on the interview the girl told me about, I got the job. Eventually, my friend I was helping died of cancer but I was able to lead him to the Lord and get him baptised before he passed. God has sent so many people in to my life to give me jobs, houses, friends. a new husband and church families. I am so blessed. I am not perfect but I try my best to serve God faithfully and read His world ever day and pray throughout the day. God is so good!! Praise you Jesus!!