Join me in the coming weeks as we start the new series of Moses. God has spoken to me in the past months about the character of Moses and the Grace that was shown towards His children and still is. I have so many notes that needs to be shared. You’ll never see Moses like you’ve never seen him before!
“To know God is to walk with God, not by religious pursuits.”
At the time the Holy Spirit had spoke this to me, I didn’t have any scripture to emphasis on what He had just spoke to me about. On the next day in prayer this morning He had led me to Matthew 19 when the young ruler came to Jesus and said to Him “Good Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I have eternal life?
Let’s go deeper on that one verse. “What good thing shall I do that I have eternal life?”
Many people are trying to live a good life, by doing good works rather than live a faithful life to Christ. Always looking for ways to better themselves with works than to live a holy life before God. Scripture tells us in Ephesians 2:8 “For by Grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God.”
Religion is what the Pharisees were practicing rather than righteousness.
In Matthew 5:17-20 “Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill. 18“For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished. 19“Whoever then annuls one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever keeps and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20“For I say to you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.
There is only one way in which one can be saved, no other way than to call upon the Lord.
Romans 10: 9 “if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”
Congratulations! If that was your first time saying that prayer and believing in your heart you have an awesome life ahead of you! Though it may get hard at times, God is faithful and there is nothing to hard for Him. Get to know Him by getting in the Word and having a steady prayer life. You’ll begin to know the Will that He has for your life. Any other questions, feel free to message me or visit my “Know God” page.
A “try harder to get better” mindset has little to do with real transformation. We don’t need a new set of tips-and-techniques that promises to lead us to a deeper life with Jesus. But we can learn to nudge our life in ways that intentionally draw us more deeply into relationship with Jesus. The simple focus of our life habits shifts from working harder to be a “better Christian” or becoming a “good person,” to knowing Jesus more intimately. And by knowing him much better, we eventually know ourselves much better, that’s what this “progression” reveals: “Get to know Jesus well, because the more you know Him, the more you’ll love him, and the more you love Him, the more you’ll want to follow Him, and the more you follow Him, the more you’ll become like Him, and the more you become like Him, the more you become yourself.”
How many times have you read the paper seeing the ads for houses to rent that says “NO PETS ALLOWED”
or the hotels that have big signs saying “NO PETS ALLOWED” I wonder why? Mostly because pets leave behind odors and possibly tear the place up. But some people are so attached to their pet that they won’t have it any other way.
Also, God doesn’t allow “pets” in His temple. Why ? “Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own,” -1 Corinthians 6:19
Allow me to go a little deeper in this Word. Before we came to Christ these were apart of our lifestyle things that we done habitual. But since Jesus stepped in and made you His own, He changes our hearts desire and the “pet” must go. ALL sin is grievous to God, at the moment it might not be a big deal, or He doesn’t mind.
Allow me to tell you from my own personal experience. I had a “pet” along my side when I chose to follow Christ. It was little then, it didn’t bother me, didn’t think much of it, my excuse was i’m a guy, every guy does it. True, if your not a believer. This was going on for years. It started getting out of hand, my “pet” was growing into this big “pet” it used to be so little but after the years of feeding it, it started consuming my life. Until one point God had enough.
I had broke the heart of God so many times over my “pet” sin that I thought, why would God want me back? After all I’ve done, how is it possible? I was scared, very scared. That gave me a new outlook on life. It shows the love that God has for us and His gracious mercy and grace that is un-measurable.
If you have a “pet” in your life. God will help you take it out of His temple. Trust in Him like you never have, after all, all you need is Him.
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