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Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 10:59 am
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Haggai 1:5-6
This is what the Lord of Heaven's Armies says: Look at what's happening to you! You have planted much but harvest little. You eat but are not satisfied. You drink but are still thirsty. You put on clothes but cannot keep warm. Your wages disappear as though you were putting them in pockets filled with holes!
A few verses down the line, the Lord says, "Why? Because my house lies in ruins..." (v. 9)
When you put the Lord first, everything fits into place and goes well. Even in dark times, putting the Lord before everything is better than not doing so.
When you don't put the Lord first, you may enjoy worldly things for a while. But God will take them away. Because the things in this world are finite. They are the treasures of this world and they will not last. God is forever. Heaven is forever. And hell is forever, too. As Jesus said, store up your treasures in heaven, not on this earth.
Put the Lord your God before all else, and you will see how He richly rewards you.
P.S. That is a good psalms passage, sister.
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Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 9:05 pm
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Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 10:56 am
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Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 11:59 am
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Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 10:45 am
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Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 6:40 am
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The Book of Mark, Chapter Eight, Verse Thirty-Four to Chapter Nine, Verse One
TAKE UP YOUR CROSS!
[8:34] Summoning the crowd along with His disciples, He said to them, "If anyone wants to be My follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me. [35] For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of Me and the gospel will save it. [36] For what does it benefit a man to gain the whole world, yet lose his life? [37] What can a man give in exchange for his life? [38]For whoever is ashamed of Me and of My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels."
[9:1] Then He said to them, "I assure you: There are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God come in power"
I flipped open my Bible, and opened the Word of God to a random page, and this is what stood out for me today...
To be able to "Take up MY Cross" and follow Jesus. This is my most sincere wish and dream. One that I've struggled with. As mentioned in Mark 8:38, this world is truely a confusing, lustful, sinful world. Now, more than ever. I struggle every day to keep in the path of God. I PRAY that I become more pure, and more like my Lord Jesus.
I feel so ashamed of myself, knowing the things I've done, the things that I sometimes think and do. I am not as Christ-like as I should like to be.
I wonder sometimes if I saw Jesus today, would He acknowledge me as a friend? Or would He say "I know you not, sir."?
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