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“For if you carefully keep all these commandments which I command you to do—to love the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, and to hold fast to Him— 23 then the Lord will drive out all these nations from before you, and you will dispossess greater and mightier nations than yourselves
THOUGHT:
When you live according the ways of the Lord, patterning your life after His word, the Bible, you can expect His greatest blessings to come your way. However, every promise in the Bible has a stipulation with it. God's promises require something from the receiver. You can't even become born-again without you doing your part— asking! You can’t earn it, you can’t but it, but you just have to ask and 1 John 1:9 promises it: “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” He will forgive your sins, cleanse you from all unrighteousness, and Hebrews 8:12 says, “He will remember your sins no more.” Notice that, He will forget they ever existed, and you receive the greatest blessing ever, salvation.
Our scripture today says that if we carefully follow His instructions, if we walk in His ways, He will drive our enemies out from us. And remember, God our Heavenly Father knows what is best for us, and that is what He gives, like salvation is available to all who asks, but, like the great parent that He is, sometimes He says no, or wait, to some of our requests.
PRAYER:
Heavenly Father, thank you for your Word, thank you for giving us guidelines as to how to receive your greatest blessings., the greatest of which was when I repented of my sins , you forgave me and forgot all of them. Give me the wisdom and strength to walk in your ways, to follow all your instructions, and learn to apply them to my life.
AMEN.
“For if you carefully keep all these commandments which I command you to do—to love the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, and to hold fast to Him— 23 then the Lord will drive out all these nations from before you, and you will dispossess greater and mightier nations than yourselves
THOUGHT:
When you live according the ways of the Lord, patterning your life after His word, the Bible, you can expect His greatest blessings to come your way. However, every promise in the Bible has a stipulation with it. God's promises require something from the receiver. You can't even become born-again without you doing your part— asking! You can’t earn it, you can’t but it, but you just have to ask and 1 John 1:9 promises it: “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” He will forgive your sins, cleanse you from all unrighteousness, and Hebrews 8:12 says, “He will remember your sins no more.” Notice that, He will forget they ever existed, and you receive the greatest blessing ever, salvation.
Our scripture today says that if we carefully follow His instructions, if we walk in His ways, He will drive our enemies out from us. And remember, God our Heavenly Father knows what is best for us, and that is what He gives, like salvation is available to all who asks, but, like the great parent that He is, sometimes He says no, or wait, to some of our requests.
PRAYER:
Heavenly Father, thank you for your Word, thank you for giving us guidelines as to how to receive your greatest blessings., the greatest of which was when I repented of my sins , you forgave me and forgot all of them. Give me the wisdom and strength to walk in your ways, to follow all your instructions, and learn to apply them to my life.
AMEN.
You do know 1 John 1:9 is speaking to those already born from above, don't you?....And where in the Bible is there an example of anyone asking to be saved?...
“For if you carefully keep all these commandments which I command you to do—to love the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, and to hold fast to Him— 23 then the Lord will drive out all these nations from before you, and you will dispossess greater and mightier nations than yourselves
THOUGHT:
When you live according the ways of the Lord, patterning your life after His word, the Bible, you can expect His greatest blessings to come your way. However, every promise in the Bible has a stipulation with it. God's promises require something from the receiver. You can't even become born-again without you doing your part— asking! You can’t earn it, you can’t but it, but you just have to ask and 1 John 1:9 promises it: “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” He will forgive your sins, cleanse you from all unrighteousness, and Hebrews 8:12 says, “He will remember your sins no more.” Notice that, He will forget they ever existed, and you receive the greatest blessing ever, salvation.
Our scripture today says that if we carefully follow His instructions, if we walk in His ways, He will drive our enemies out from us. And remember, God our Heavenly Father knows what is best for us, and that is what He gives, like salvation is available to all who asks, but, like the great parent that He is, sometimes He says no, or wait, to some of our requests.
PRAYER:
Heavenly Father, thank you for your Word, thank you for giving us guidelines as to how to receive your greatest blessings., the greatest of which was when I repented of my sins , you forgave me and forgot all of them. Give me the wisdom and strength to walk in your ways, to follow all your instructions, and learn to apply them to my life.
AMEN.
W. Hall Harris III, Professor of New Testament Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary in his series 1, 2, 3 John Comfort and Counsel for a Church in Crisis makes a compelling argument that 1 John in response to an apparent schism in the church, and to those misled by whom John calls "false prophets" and "antichrists." Professor Harris states,
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This group (which has split off and withdrawn from fellowship with the community to which the author writes) is continuing to propagate its own beliefs. The secessionists are seeking to win converts for their own views, even from among the community to which they formerly belonged.
I am often a miserable failure. I pray for wisdom to do things God's way and repent when I don't. I have not reached perfection yet. I know it cost me some blessing as well.
You do know 1 John 1:9 is speaking to those already born from above, don't you?....And where in the Bible is there an example of anyone asking to be saved?...
Yes I realize that 1 John 1:9 is speaking to me and other Christians.
Ye have not because Ye ask not! Who said that????????
I am often a miserable failure. I pray for wisdom to do things God's way and repent when I don't. I have not reached perfection yet. I know it cost me some blessing as well.
So do you believe that Deut 11:22 tells you that he will bless you? Because, as you said--you have been unable to meet your end of the bargain.
Besides the point that we can then question who Deut 11 was written to. Is it written to us, today?
I realize who that was written to but the principle still applies. It is for us even though it is not about us.
Do you not believe God blesses those who follow Him and try to obey His commandments? If you do then we agree. IF not then why not?
Don't try, DO!
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