(Jesus continued) “Every one then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house upon the rock; and the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat upon the house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on […]
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(Jesus continued) “On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and cast out demons in Your name, and do many mighty works in Your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you evildoers.’” Matthew 7:22, 23 Lord, You […]
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(Jesus continued) “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven” Matthew 7:21 Lord, it is our desire to do Your will. We want to be all we were created to be. We want to grow in […]
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(Jesus continued) “A sound tree cannot bear evil fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Thus you will know them by their fruits.” Matthew 7:18 – 20 Thank You Lord for using an illustration that we all […]
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(Jesus continued) “You will know them (false prophets) by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thorns, or figs from thistles? So every sound tree bears good fruit but the bad tree bears evil fruit.” Matthew 7:16, 17 Lord these verses remind me of the song ‘And they’ll know we are Christians by our love, by […]
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(Jesus continued) “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.’ Matthew 7:15 Lord, discernment is a great gift. I pray for it. It is something that we all need to survive in this world. Thank You for our guidelines. Thank You for helping us see with open […]
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(Jesus continued) “So whatever you wish that men would do to you, do so to them; for this is the law and the prophets.” Matthew 7:12 Lord – this sounds to me as if it is where the ‘golden rule’ came from…..’do unto others what you would have them do unto you.’ Most of us […]
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(Jesus continued) “If you then who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!.” Matthew 7:11 Lord I am so often reminded that I really don’t know what ‘good things’ are. So often what […]
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(Jesus continued) “Or if he (son) asks (his father) for a fish, will give him a serpent?” Matthew 7:10 Lord this verse has made me think because if my father were still on this earth I would be calling today and wishing him a Happy Birthday. Today I have been reflecting on his love for […]
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(Jesus continued) “For every one who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.” Matthew 6:9 Lord once again we see in this verse that all we have to do is take the action to ask, seek or knock. Thank You Lord for always answering when we […]
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