You Have To Follow Him To Find Out What To Do

God has already told us to "preach the Gospel to every creature!" (Mark 16:15)--But if you don't know where to go or how to do it, just get out & start, & He will lead you! If you obey what you know God wants you to do, then He will show you more truth; & when you obey that, He'll give you a little more. And step by step, as you follow Him, He will show you more & more. But if you don't go, He can't show! If you don't obey, He can't make a way!

So follow the Lord as though everything depended on Him--which it does!--Remember to do what His Holy Spirit leads you to do so you'll be sure to stay on the right track, know where you're going, & get there. Lord, please keep us close to Thee! Help us to stay close to Thee in Thy Will, obedient, following moment by moment. Help us to follow the leadings & checks of Thy Spirit in every step we make, Lord. If we follow Thee, we'll never go wrong!

"He leadeth me!--O blessed thought!
O words with Heav'nly comfort fraught!
Whate'er I do, where'er I be,
'Tis God's hand that leadeth me!
He leadeth me, He leadeth me,
By His Own hand He leadeth me!
His faithful follower I will be,
For by His hand He leadeth me!"

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Thank God For The Rod Of His Correction!

God is very just & very merciful & loving. He deals with His children in such love and such long-suffering and such patience, but nevertheless firmly and sometimes drastically if we need it. He is a loving God, but He's also a very good Father, and He knows how to give us chastisement for our mistakes. He sometimes has to give us a whack with the Shepherds rod to keep us on the right path or to turn us off the wrong path.

Although God's spankings are sometimes hard to take they're a token of His Love, His "intolerable compliment" and are good for us if we learn our lesson thereby and brought into happiness with Him and each other. He often has to spank us to gust us to really yield to humble us and make us more obedient, more contrite and more submitted to His Will.

Therefore, forget not "the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the Chastening of the Lord, nor lose heart when thou are rebuked of Him, for whom the Lord loveth he disciplines and correcteth every son whom He receiveth." (Heb.12:5,6) -- God's spankings are proof He loves you! So thank the Lord for His chastening rod which we have all felt if we're sons. It's such a compliment to know that we're His children!

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"Beware Lest You Be Led Away From The Simplicity Of The Gospel!"

The first temptation of Man by the Devil was something to make Man supposedly wise!--Knowledge! (Gen.3:1-6) Likewise today, many books are written with the demonic Satanic wisdom of the Devil himself!--Cunningly devised to deceive & lead you astray, to pervert, warp & twist you spiritually to where you don't know what is true!

"God is not the author of confusion!" (1Cor.14:33) He likes things very simple. That's why it's wonderful to have the Bible as a guide. Then you know what's perverted & what's normal, what's right & what's wrong. But "the wisdom of this World is foolishness to God!" (1Cor.3:19)--And you cannot fill your mind & heart with Worldly wisdom, the foolishness of Man, without it affecting your spirit.--Just like you can't wade through the garbage & the gutter without getting besmirched. (See Col.2:8.)

Why waste time on complicated confused theories & thoughts of Man when the Bible is right there, so simple & direct & to the point?--Stick to the refreshing Water of the Word that feeds your soul, renews your mind, lifts your spirit, encourages your heart & purifies your whole being! Amen?

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"His Banner Over Me Is Love!"

The Bible says, "God is Love," so we know that Love is God. (1John 4:8) Jesus said the greatest commandment is to love. (Mat.22:36-40)--This should be what we teach & preach, our message, our life, our goal, our everything: To love God & our neighbors as ourselves! Love is an emotion. It is something which causes you to move into action to do something good. Then you can move others.--Emoting them into motion or emotion by the loving power of God's Holy Spirit!

So step out by faith & talk to someone today about God's Love & try to make them happy! There are wonders of love that you yourself can enjoy along with some other lonely soul--if you will only try! If you give love, you'll get love! It multiplies & grows like the bread & the fish & the cruse of oil & the barrel of meal! The more you give, the more you get, & you give & give & give, & you get & get & get! (See Mat.14:15-21; 1Kings 17:11-16; 2Kings 4:2-6.)

In Jesus' name, give us love today, Lord.--That we may bring the peace & happiness & joy of the Love of Jesus Christ in our hearts to this weary old World! Thank You Jesus!

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"She Hath Done What She Could!"

Remember that little quote that Jesus said about the dear woman who anointed Him before His death? He said, "She hath done what she could!"--Maybe you feel you can't do very much, but at least you can do what you can! If you're faithful, God is going to greatly reward you one of these days soon when you stand before Jesus at the "Judgment Seat of Christ." (Rom.14:10) So be sure you're doing a good work so that when you pass on to be with the Lord you will know you have done your job the best you can! Then you can look forward to eternal rewards & everlasting glory, with a feeling of genuine permanent accomplishment from a life of investment in His Work!

Have you done what you could? If you don't, you will lose your reward, miss the fruits of glorious victory, & another will take the crown that God has intended for you! (Rev.3:11) Are you going to be sorry?--Sorry for your sins of omission as well as sins of commission? May God help you, so you won't have to make the eternal lament of, "If I only had!" when the opportunity is gone forever!

"I am satisfied with Jesus, but the question comes to me as I gaze at Calvary, `Is my Savior satisfied with me?'"

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The Only Difference Between Us & The So-Called "Wicked" Is That We're Saved Sinners Because We Believe, Because We've Received Christ.

Let's face it, all Mankind is wicked & sinful. "For all have sinned & come short of the glory of God." (Rom.3:23) We're all sinners. But God is not so angry at the sinner for breaking the rules.--He knows the sinner is a sinner & can't keep the rules! So the great condemnation is not that we're already sinful, which God can forgive & does forgive if we receive His pardon through Jesus. "But this is the condemnation: That Light is come into the World, & men loved darkness rather than Light, because their deeds were evil!" (John 3:19)

The only "unpardonable sin" is a lack of faith in Jesus, or rejection of Him as your Savior. He'll forgive you for every sin in the Book, except for rejecting Jesus--this is blasphemy against the Holy Ghost, the Spirit of Truth, which is the Spirit of Jesus! (Mark 3:28,29)

So you either belong to Jesus or you don't! That's the only difference God sees! God sees nothing but the blood of Jesus Christ & the blood-washed soul! "All glory & praise to the Lamb that was slain, Who hath borne all our sins & hath cleansed every stain!"--Jesus! Hallelujah!

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Everything Must Be Judged From The Standpoint Of Love

When Jesus came He abolished all other laws but Love! He gave one law which fulfils all the laws of the Bible, both old & new, & that is Love!--Love for God & fellow man! (See Mat.22:37-39.) Jesus' Law of Love is all-encompassing, all fulfilling & completely above & beyond any other law. God's only law is now Love, & as long as something is done in love, with real unselfish, even sacrificial love, God's Love, then it is absolutely lawful in God's eyes.

We are not judged by how well we keep the endless, legalistic commandments of the old law--we are judged only by how much love we have & how much we give & how much we share. God now only judges us according to whether we have love or no love--whether we have love or hate--whether what we do is done for love, or selfishness & lack of love. Is it doing good or is it doing evil? Are you helping or hindering?

The only rule we can go by in every case is, "Is it love? Was it done in love?" If you know you're acting in love, then you can go ahead by faith according to God's Word & you don't need any other laws to go by, you don't need any other laws to confirm it. You're on your own according to God's only Law of Love.--So love!

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"See Me, Feel Me, Touch Me, Heal Me!"--This Is The Heartcry Of The World!

There are so many people searching for love! People everywhere are looking around for some little ray of hope, some salvation, some kind of bright spot somewhere!--A little love, a little mercy, someplace where they can find some relief!--And if you can show them that love exists, then they can believe that God exists, because "God is Love!" (1John 4:8)

So the first & most important thing to show others is that you love them.--Like Jesus, Who came to love the World & calls us to do likewise in every facet of life, in every way, to give others love in Jesus' name.

Even the little things you can do mean a lot: A little bit of love goes such a long way! The light of your smile, the kindness of your face, the influence of your life, can shed light on many, & have an amazing effect among some of the people you sometimes think might be the least likely to be impressed. When they feel your love & you tell them it's God's Love, they kind of feel like, "Maybe Somebody up There does love me!"--It changes their whole outlook & gives them a real uplook!--So love!

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God's Wheels Of Judgement Grind Exceeding Slow, But They Grind Exceeding Fine!

God moves kind of slowly, but He moves very thoroughly. The picture of His judgments is two great millstones grinding the grain: The grain is poured through the hole in the top millstone, which turns around & around, & the grain works its way out from the center to the edge of the stone. By the time the grain is out to the edge it's like fine powder or dust & you have flour instead of grain. Although His wheels of justice sometimes seem to grind exceeding slow, they eventually grind exceeding fine, & he that fails to be broken upon the Rock of God will someday find the Rock falling upon him & crushing him to powder & dust which the winds of His judgments will blow away, & the place thereof shall know him no more! (Mat.21:44)

But we can thank the Lord that "judgment begins at the House of the Lord!" (1Pet.4:17) We're the House of the Lord & we're already judged by the Lord, because we've accepted Him & received Him as payment for our sins. Therefore we don't have to undergo the literal judgments that the World & the unsaved are going to suffer. (1Cor.11:31,32) Thank You, Jesus, for taking our punishment for us!

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Pride Doesn't Pay!

There is no branch of the Lord's work where pride pays at all! In fact, the biggest failures in the Word of God were the big-shot boys who thought they could do it in their natural wisdom, & they went out & fell flat on their faces. Samuel told Saul, "When thou wast little in thine own sight, God did highly exalt thee!" (1Sam.15:17)--But when Saul became proud, depending on himself & leaning on his own wisdom & his own arm of flesh instead of the Lord, the Lord had to abase him! "Pride cometh before a fall" (Pro.16:18), & success often precedes failure, & sometimes exaltation comes before humiliation! "Let him that thinketh he standeth, take heed lest he fall!" (1Cor.10:12)

So help us, Jesus, to keep our eyes on You so that we don't stumble or fall. Help us not to have pride in any way, Lord. Deliver us from that horrible, horrible spirit of pride. If we only knew how nothing we are! He that thinketh he is something, is nothing at all. (Gal.6:3)

A bigshot who has too big a shot of his own ego can't do as well as some little shot who has a good shot of the Holy Spirit!--O Lord, keep us close to you, Jesus, in the place of humble serenity & surrender in Thy arms.

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Oh Lord, Help Us To Be Humble & Not Hardened Or Bitter

Sometimes the very thing we don't want is what God puts us through, because our unwillingness is due to our pride. He does some things to humble us, & sometimes later repeats them to see if we're still humble! It's a real test when this happens, & it often ends in murmuring. People hold it against God: "He doesn't love me, because He didn't do what I wanted Him to do!"

A little "root of bitterness" like that can grow & grow, & soon it can become a pretty big tree! Therefore, His Word warns us to "beware lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, & thereby many be defiled." (Heb.12:15)--A serious warning against the adverse results of bitterness, a very poisonous root that can defile your whole spirit! But sometimes we feel we can't stand it, we feel we have to harden our hearts in order to bear it! But that's not the solution!--Rather, "cast thy burden upon the Lord, & He shall sustain thee!" (Psa.55:22)

So, Lord, help us to learn our lesson & be better for it, Lord, not bitter. Help us to thank Thee in spite of our sorrow. Keep us humble & broken & dependent upon Thee.

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You Believe In Love As Much As You Love!

If you have real love, you can't face a needy situation without doing something about it! You can't just pass by the poor man on the road to Jericho! You must take action like the Good Samaritan did! (Lk.10:30-37) It's not enough to say, "Oh, I'm so sorry, how sad!" compassion must be put into action! There was a time when Jesus was very tired & He tried to escape the multitude & retire from the scene for a little rest, but the people practically besieged Him. And when He looked on them He just couldn't rest, for the Bible says, "He was moved with compassion for the multitude, & so He healed all that came unto Him." (Mat.14:13,14; Mk.6:31-34)

You can't say that you believe in something if you don't do it, if you don't practice it! We should apply love as God intended for it to be applied: "With all thy heart, with all thy mind, & with all thy strength." (Mat.22:37)--Which means to really care & truly be concerned--not to say "I love you" & then walk off & forget it; not saying "be thou warmed & fed, when you have it beside thee." (Jam.2:16)--Love without physical application is like "faith without works, which is dead"! (Jam.2:26; 1Jn.3:18)--So show love & compassion by putting kind deeds to your kind words.--Amen?

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The Lord Will Open Doors That No Man Can Close, & Close Doors That No Man Can Open!

One of the ways to know the Will of God is by open & closed doors, for where He guides, He always provides! Often this is how He gets us to do things: By closing some doors & opening others!--And we sometimes have to accept God's no in order to find His yes!

God works in mysterious ways His wonders to perform, & sometimes we're just swept along by His current, even when we don't know exactly where we're going. So we should follow His leadings & His guidance. Where He's providing open doors, He's obviously guiding! So don't bother to knock: Just walk right in!

Which way does God seem to be leading you? Where do you have an open door of service? Which direction does it seem that He is providing the way & the means? Seek & trust the Lord, & He will lead & show you the way & open the door. Don't get impatient & try to batter it down! Trying to force the situation & push your way through just won't work! Be patient & wait, & He will open the door!

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Let's Not Be So Self-Righteous!

If you're going to be so self-righteous & holier-than-thou & hypocritical as to think you're holier than somebody because they have sinned against you, but oh, no, you've never sinned, therefore you're not going to forgive them--then you're the biggest sinner of all!--And if you have self-righteous feelings of being better than they are, & you look down on them like the Pharisee who said, "I thank Thee, O God, that I am not as this man" (Lk.18:9-14), then that holier-than-thou, self-righteous attitude in itself is the worse sin!--In fact, self-righteousness is one of the greatest sins of all!

We should take a kind, loving, sympathetic & forgiving attitude toward others & try to have mercy as we want mercy, & treat others in their errors as we want the Lord to treat us in ours! We must forgive those who've wronged us, & seek forgiveness of those we've wronged, & take them by the hand back into our circle of love, fellowship & joyful labors together.

May we all be more humble, more patient, more loving, more kind, more forgiving & more long-suffering with each other, Lord.--And may we sincerely pray, "Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us." (Lk.11:4)

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You Do Your Best, & God Will Do The Rest!

God expects us to do all we can, then He will do what we can't! When Jesus went to raise Lazarus from the dead, He told the people, "Roll ye away the stone!" (Jn.11:39) He could have made Lazarus walk right through the stone, so why did they have to roll it away?--Rolling the stone away from the door of the tomb was something they could do. They couldn't raise him from the dead, but they could roll the stone away!

God's not always going to do it for you when you can do it for yourself! He said to Moses, "What is that in thine hand?" (Exo.4:2) He usually lets you do what you can do, then He does what you can't do. Jesus said, "Seek & ye shall find, knock & it shall be opened unto you, ask & ye shall receive." (Mat.7:7,8) If you don't go around looking, you're not going to find. Maybe all nine doors are shut & you're only going to find one open, but are you just going to sit there & say, "Lord, reveal it to me"?--No! God expects you to put feet to your prayers, get out & do a little hoofing & look!

If you know you're doing your best to please & obey Him, God will do almost anything for you, some of the most amazing things you could possibly imagine! So help us, Lord, to do our part & obey! Then we know you will do the rest!

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God Alone Can Satisfy That Deepest Yearning Of Your Soul For Total Love & Complete Understanding!

Do you sometimes feel lonely, empty, dissatisfied? Are you longing for love you have never known before, true love, sincere love, genuine love, the truly great love of your life, love that will never leave? The Answer is waiting for you if you're willing to receive it!

There is something more than the flesh, there is the spirit, the real you, that lives inside, & it will never be satisfied with the things of this Earth, it must have the things of the spirit, it must have God. Within each heart, God has created a vacuum that can only be met spiritually. Only God & His true Love can ever fill that aching spiritual void of your heart which He created for Himself alone!

Receive God's Love by receiving the Spirit of His Son, Jesus Christ, into your own heart in a definite individual decision. He can give you everything you've always longed for, including forgiveness of sins, faith in God, love in Christ, peace of mind, health of body & joy & happiness & love & laughter forever after! He'll meet all your needs & solve all your problems. He's just that wonderful & it's all just that simple!--Receive Him today!

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Waiting & Learning Patience Is Part Of Your Training

Look at all the samples in the Bible of patience: Job, Moses, & David!

Job lost everything: his family, fortune, & finally his health--everything! But he just kept on believing & obeying, saying, "Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him!" (Job 13:15) He hung on & would not give up! "The patience of Job!" (Jam.5:11)--An inspiring example for generations to come!

When Moses was in a hurry to deliver the children of Israel, he killed an Egyptian & had to flee alone for his own life. But after 40 years of patiently, humbly tending sheep in the wilderness, with time to listen to the Voice of God instead of his own impulses, he was finally ready for the slow, laborious, patient work of the Exodus--slow, but sure!

David spent 17 years working under King Saul, & the Lord really taught him from looking at Saul! Saul got all upset & tried to do things in his own strength, & he found he wasn't strong enough! David learned you have to let God do everything!--And wait for Him!

Learning patience is one of God's most frequent lessons to us all. So "let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect & entire, lacking nothing!" (Jam.1:4)

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Nothing Is Ever Going To Stop Us--But Jesus!

The forces of evil will never be able to completely destroy God's children! In spite of innumerable major persecutions, they have never stopped them! And in spite of all the wrath of bestial atrocious Man against God's children during the coming worldwide devilish dictatorship of the Antichrist's regime, which will war on God's saints throughout three-&-a-half years of a reign of terror called the Great Tribulation, multitudes of us will still be here to joyously welcome Christ's triumphant re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere! (Mat.24:21,29-31) He's the only One Who can stop us, & He'll stop us then for a little while to take us Home for a party, the Wedding Feast of the Lamb in Heaven!--Then we'll come back here & stop them! (See Rev.19.)

So praise the Lord, Beloved! Don't feel defeated, don't get discouraged & don't worry! No matter what the enemies of Christ do, they can never stop us completely!--As Martin Luther said, "We will not fear, for God hath willed, His Truth to triumph through us!" We can't fail, Lord, because You're on our side! You're with us, & there will always be Thy children somewhere in the World, a witness right up to the very End, according to Thy Word! Praise God!

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If We Can Trust Him With Our Lives, Why Can't We Trust Him With Our Deaths?

For the Christian, thinking ahead about death or Heaven is no burden anymore. It's no longer something to worry about, it's a victory! It's a release, a graduation! "O death, where is thy sting?--O grave, where is thy victory?" (1Cor.15:55-57) Death has no sting & the grave is no defeat for the Christian who has Salvation & resurrection! Our death will be a victory over the grave & a victory over sin & a victory over the Devil!--A glorious victory & a glorious entry into the heavenlies!

God knows when & how you're supposed to die. If you are a Christian & love the Lord, God has appointed a time & a place for you to die when your job is done. "For this God is our God forever & ever; He will be our guide, even unto death." (Psa.48:14) When it comes time to die, He'll give you dying grace. We do everything else in Jesus' name, so why not die in Jesus' name, & trust Him to determine the way, the time & the place for His glory?

God bless & keep you trusting even through death!--And don't worry, you will! You'll die like you lived, still trusting!

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"He That Withholdeth, It Tendeth To Poverty.--But He That Scattereth Abroad, It Increaseth!"

That's the way God is: He loves to outgive you, & He'll never let you outgive Him! The more you give, the more He'll give you back! But if you are not willing to give it, God's apt to take it. If you won't give Him an offering when you can, He might take a collection which will far outweigh what you could have given!

Like with the rich man in the Bible who had such a big harvest & so many riches: Instead of deciding to share with others, he decided to build bigger barns to hold more for Himselft. (Luke 12) It wasn't the big crop which God gave him that was his sin. His biggest problem was his selfishness, the barniness of his own soul.--And all the things that he didn't want to share with others, he couldn't take with him; he lost it all! That's the way God does it, that's selfishness & its reward. But if you are willing to give, God will reward & repay & bless you so much more that you won't even be able to hold it all! He's promised that! (Mal.3:10)

Which are you doing? Withholding?--Or scattering! "With the same measure that ye mete withal, it shall be measured to you again!" (Lk.6:38)

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We're Not Going To Heaven!--Heaven Is Coming Down To Us!

The place we're going to dwell with the Lord forever hereafter is not some fanciful dreamland way off in outer space, but an even more amazing dream city that is going to come down from God, out of space, to a New Earth!--And God's going to come down & live with us & we with Him! Think of that! The Dwelling Place of God is going to be with men! (Rev.21:2,3)

But first the Lord is going to purge, purify & renew the whole Earth, so that it will be perfect, beautiful, like the Garden of Eden, a New Heaven & a New Earth, & then the Holy Heavenly City--1,500 miles long, 1,500 miles wide & 1,500 miles high--is going to come down & the Lord will be restored forever as the King of kings & His Kingdom will be established as the New World order! It will be beautiful, gorgeous, incomparable, almost indescribable, the most gorgeous sight you'll ever want to see!--Full of precious stones & jewels, & best of all full of precious souls!

Are you going to be able to walk in that City? The Bible says, "Only the saved shall walk therein." (Rev.21:24) You don't want to miss that, do you?--Then receive Jesus as your Savior now!

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Don't Be Self-Conscious, Be Christ-Conscious!

Shyness is a combination of two things--fear & pride! We are afraid of what people think about us. A certain amount of this is all right, we should like to be well thought of. But on the other hand, the Bible says we're not to be worried about the opinions of men, nor to fear what men think or say about us if we're doing what we know is right. (Pro.29:25; John 12: 42,43)

Timidity, shyness & bashfulness are basically fear which is the opposite of faith. So to overcome fear you must have more faith. The cure is faith, strong faith in God, & this comes through reading His Words & being filled with His Spirit! If you think about how much He loves you, you become less self-conscious & more God-conscious, & this is the cure.

Keep your mind on the Lord. "Thou shalt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on Thee." (Isa.26:3) Immerse yourself in the Lord & He will help you forget yourself. Throw your whole heart into pleasing the Lord & sharing Him with others, & the Lord will help you to lose that self-consciousness so that you will only be conscious of Christ & His Message & His Love & your love for others!

Has He freed you from self-consciousness?

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