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HE WILL INSTRUCT HIM / PSALMS 25:12

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(KJV) Psalms 25:12

 What man is he that feareth the Lord? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose.

HE WILL INSTRUCT HIM / PSALMS 25:12

The main theme of this psalm is how God in His wisdom guides His faithful followers. Note the following truths:

  1. God has a plan for every individual. He had a plan for Adam (Genesis 1:28; Genesis 2:18-25), Abraham (Genesis 12:1-2; Genesis 12:3), Joseph (Genesis 45:4-9) and His people, Israel (Genesis 50:24; Exodus 6:6-8); He had a plan for Jesus (Luke 18:31) and Paul (Acts 21:10-14; 22:14-15; 26:16-19; 21:14). God has a definite plan for each person (1 Corinthians 12; Ephesians 1:10; Ephesians 2:10; Ephesians 3:11; Ephesians 4:11-12; Ephesians 4:13).
  2. God’s plans can be communicated to us by unique means, such as dreams, visions and prophecy (Acts 2:17; 9:12; 10:3; 13:2; 1 Corinthians 14:1; Acts 21:10). However, the usual way He guides us and gives us wisdom is through His Word (2 Timothy 3:16) and through the Holy Spirit living within us (Acts 8:29; 10:19: 13:2; 15:28; 16:6; 1 John 2:20; 1 John 2:27).
  3. We can miss God’s plan if we ignore, reject or misuse His Word. Doing any of these things leads us to decisions that go against God’s plans and desires for us.  
  4. Righteousness (doing what God says is right, doing it for the right reasons and staying in a right relationship with God) is most important if we are seeking God’s guidance (Psalms 25:21; Romans 8:11-14) because God wants to guide us “in paths of righteousness” (Psalms 23:3).

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. FORGIVE MY INIQUITY / PSALMS 25:11
  2. SHOW ME YOUR WAYS / PSALMS 25:4
  3. KING OF GLORY / PSALMS 24:7
  4. HE WILL RECEIVE BLESSING / PSALMS 24:5
  5. CLEAN HANDS AND A PURE HEART / PSALMS 24:4
  6. GOODNESS AND LOVE / PSALMS 23:6
  7. PREPARE A TABLE / PSALMS 23:5
  8. YOU ARE WITH ME / PSALMS 23:4
  9. HE RESTORES MY SOUL / PSALMS 23:3
  10. HE MAKES ME LIE DOWN / PSALMS 23:2
  11. MY SHEPHERD – I SHALL NOT BE IN WANT / PSALMS 23:1
  12. THE LORD / PALMS 23:1-6
  13. FUTURE GENERATIONS WILL BE TOLD ABOUT THE LORD / PSALMS 22:30-31
  14. TO MY BROTHERS / PSALMS 22:22
  15. DIVIDE MY GARMENTS AMONG THEM / PSALMS 22:18
  16. PIERCED MY HANDS AND MY FEET / PSALMS 22:16
  17. THERE IS NO ONE TO HELP / PSALMS 22:11-17
  18. HE TRUSTS IN THE LORD / PSALMS 22:8
  19. SHAKING THEIR HEADS / PALMS 22:7
  20. I CRY OUT … YOU DO NOT ANSWER / PSALMS 22:2
  21. MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE OU FORSAKEN ME? / PSALMS 22:1
  22. MY GOD / PSALMS 22:1-31
  23. ANSWER YOU WHEN YOU ARE IN DISTRESS / PSALMS 20:1 – 21:13
  24. MOUTH … HEART BE PLEASING IN YOUR SIGHT – O LORD MY ROCK AND MY REDEEMER / PSALMS 19:14
  25. FORGIVE MY HIDDEN FAULTS / PSALMS 19:12
  26. THE LAW OF THE LORD IS PERFECT / PSALMS 19:7-11
  27. THE HEAVENS DECLARE THE GLORY OF GOD / PSALMS 19:1
  28. I LOVE YOU O LORD / PSALMS 18:1-50
  29. MY ROCK MY FORTRESS AND MY DELIVERER / PSALMS 18:2
  30. THE APPLE OF YOUR EYE / PSALMS 17:8-9
  31. HEAR O LORD / PSALMS 17:1
  32. NOT ABANDON ME TO THE GRAVE / PSALMS 16:9-10
  33. SET THE LORD ALWAYS BEFORE ME / PSALMS 16:8
  34. ASSIGNED ME MY PRTION AND MY CUP / PSALMS 16:5
  35. APART FROM YOU I HAVE NO GOOD THING / PSALMS 16:2
  36. WHO KEEPS HIS OATH EVEN WHEN IT HURTS / PSALMS 15:4
  37. WHO MAY DWELL IN YOUR SANCTURARY? PSALMS 15:1
  38. THE FOOL / PSALMS 14:1-7
  39. MY HEART REJOIES IN YOUR SALVATION / PSALMS 13:5
  40. WILL YOU FORGET ME FOREVER? / PSALMS 13:1
  41. HELP LORD / PSALMS 12:1-8
  42. THOSE WHO LOVE VIOLENCE HIS SOUL HATES / PALMS 11:5
  43. IN THE LORD I TAKE REFUGE / PSALMS 11:1-7
  44. FROM AMBUSH HE MURDERS THE INNOCENT / PSALMS 10:8-10
  45. IN HIS ARROGANCE THE WICKED MAN HUNTS / PSALMS 10:2
  46. DO YOU STAND FAR OFF? / PSALMS 10:1-18
  47. THE NEEDY WILL NOT ALWAYS BE FORGOTTEN / PSALMS 9:18
  48. JUDGE THE WORLD IN RIGHTEOUSNESS / PSALMS 9:8
  49. DESTROYED THE WICKED / PSALMS 9:5
  50. I WILL PRAISE YOU O LORD / PSALMS 9:1-2
  51. WITH GLORY AND HONOR / PSALMS 8:5
  52. THE SON OF MAN / PSALMS 8:3-6
  53. WHO SAVES THE UPRIGHT IN HEART / PSALMS 7:10
  54. I TAKE REFUGE / PSALMS 7:1
  55. DELIVER ME FROM ALL WHO PURSUE ME / PSALMS 7:1-17
  56. I AM WORN OUT FROM GROANING / PSALMS 6:6
  57. DELIVER ME / PSALMS 6:4
  58. HEAL ME / PSALMS 6:2
  59. DO NOT REBUKE ME IN YOUR ANGER / PSALMS 6:1-10
  60. YOU HATE ALL WHO DO WRONG / PSALMS 5:5-6
  61. YOU HEAR MY VOICE / PSALMS 5:3
  62. WILL HEAR WHEN I CALL TO HIM / PSALMS 4:3
  63. ANSWER ME / PSALMS 4:1-8
  64. I LIE DOWN AND SLEEP / PSALMS 3:5
  65. YOU ARE A SHIELD … YOU BESTOW GLORY / PSALMS 3:3
  66. SELAH / PALMS 3:2
  67. HOW MANY ARE MY FOES! / PSALMS 3:1-8
  68. WHY DO THE NATIONS CONSPIRE / PSALMS 2:1-12
  69. THE NATIONS YOUR INHERITANCE / PSALMS 2:8
  70. MY SON TODAY I HAVE BECOME YOUR FATHER / PSALMS 2:7
  71. HIS ANOINTED ONE / PSALMS 2:2
  72. THE WICKED / PSALMS 1:4-6
  73. STREAMS OF WATER / PSALMS 1:3
  74. HIS DELIGHT IS IN THE LAW / PSALMS 1:2
  75. BLESSED IS THE MAN / PSALMS 1:1
  76. HE KNOWS HOW WE ARE FORMED / PSALMS 103:14
  77. COMPASSION ON THOSE WHO FEAR HIM / PSALMS 103:13
  78. FORGIVES … HEALS / PSALMS 103:3-16
  79. PRAISE THE LORD, O MY SOUL / PSALMS 103:1-2
  80. NEAR TO ALL WHO CALL ON HIM / PSALMS 145:18
  81. THE LORD IS GRACIOUS / PSALMS 145:8
  82. EVERY DAY I WILL PRAISE YOU / PSALMS 145:1-2
  83. BLESSED – THE LAW / PSALMS 119:1
  84. YOUR WORD IS … A LIGHT FOR MY PATH / PSALMS 119:05
  85. CALL UPON ME IN THE DAY OF TROUBLE / PSALMS 50:15
  86. Guided By Grace About

Thank you so much for taking the time to read my blog post! May the words inspire and uplift all who read them. Your support and interest mean the world to me, and I’m grateful for every moment you spend here. Stay tuned for more, and feel free to share your thoughts in the comments!” Blessings, Margarita & Stace

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FORGIVE MY INIQUITY / PSALMS 25:11

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(KJV) Psalms 25:11

For thy name’s sake, O Lord, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.

FORGIVE MY INIQUITY / PSALMS 25:11

The word translated “iniquity” (Hebrew ‘awon) means “perversion” or “crooked behavior” and comes from a root word meaning to twist or distort. It was often used to refer to a twisting of something that could have been good – suggesting wrong motives or selfish purposes. The term is also used to describe the guilt of sin that was done on purpose, as well as the punishment that followed.

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. SHOW ME YOUR WAYS / PSALMS 25:4
  2. KING OF GLORY / PSALMS 24:7
  3. HE WILL RECEIVE BLESSING / PSALMS 24:5
  4. CLEAN HANDS AND A PURE HEART / PSALMS 24:4
  5. GOODNESS AND LOVE / PSALMS 23:6
  6. PREPARE A TABLE / PSALMS 23:5
  7. YOU ARE WITH ME / PSALMS 23:4
  8. HE RESTORES MY SOUL / PSALMS 23:3
  9. HE MAKES ME LIE DOWN / PSALMS 23:2
  10. MY SHEPHERD – I SHALL NOT BE IN WANT / PSALMS 23:1
  11. THE LORD / PALMS 23:1-6
  12. FUTURE GENERATIONS WILL BE TOLD ABOUT THE LORD / PSALMS 22:30-31
  13. TO MY BROTHERS / PSALMS 22:22
  14. DIVIDE MY GARMENTS AMONG THEM / PSALMS 22:18
  15. PIERCED MY HANDS AND MY FEET / PSALMS 22:16
  16. THERE IS NO ONE TO HELP / PSALMS 22:11-17
  17. HE TRUSTS IN THE LORD / PSALMS 22:8
  18. SHAKING THEIR HEADS / PALMS 22:7
  19. I CRY OUT … YOU DO NOT ANSWER / PSALMS 22:2
  20. MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE OU FORSAKEN ME? / PSALMS 22:1
  21. MY GOD / PSALMS 22:1-31
  22. ANSWER YOU WHEN YOU ARE IN DISTRESS / PSALMS 20:1 – 21:13
  23. MOUTH … HEART BE PLEASING IN YOUR SIGHT – O LORD MY ROCK AND MY REDEEMER / PSALMS 19:14
  24. FORGIVE MY HIDDEN FAULTS / PSALMS 19:12
  25. THE LAW OF THE LORD IS PERFECT / PSALMS 19:7-11
  26. THE HEAVENS DECLARE THE GLORY OF GOD / PSALMS 19:1
  27. I LOVE YOU O LORD / PSALMS 18:1-50
  28. MY ROCK MY FORTRESS AND MY DELIVERER / PSALMS 18:2
  29. THE APPLE OF YOUR EYE / PSALMS 17:8-9
  30. HEAR O LORD / PSALMS 17:1
  31. NOT ABANDON ME TO THE GRAVE / PSALMS 16:9-10
  32. SET THE LORD ALWAYS BEFORE ME / PSALMS 16:8
  33. ASSIGNED ME MY PRTION AND MY CUP / PSALMS 16:5
  34. APART FROM YOU I HAVE NO GOOD THING / PSALMS 16:2
  35. WHO KEEPS HIS OATH EVEN WHEN IT HURTS / PSALMS 15:4
  36. WHO MAY DWELL IN YOUR SANCTURARY? PSALMS 15:1
  37. THE FOOL / PSALMS 14:1-7
  38. MY HEART REJOIES IN YOUR SALVATION / PSALMS 13:5
  39. WILL YOU FORGET ME FOREVER? / PSALMS 13:1
  40. HELP LORD / PSALMS 12:1-8
  41. THOSE WHO LOVE VIOLENCE HIS SOUL HATES / PALMS 11:5
  42. IN THE LORD I TAKE REFUGE / PSALMS 11:1-7
  43. FROM AMBUSH HE MURDERS THE INNOCENT / PSALMS 10:8-10
  44. IN HIS ARROGANCE THE WICKED MAN HUNTS / PSALMS 10:2
  45. DO YOU STAND FAR OFF? / PSALMS 10:1-18
  46. THE NEEDY WILL NOT ALWAYS BE FORGOTTEN / PSALMS 9:18
  47. JUDGE THE WORLD IN RIGHTEOUSNESS / PSALMS 9:8
  48. DESTROYED THE WICKED / PSALMS 9:5
  49. I WILL PRAISE YOU O LORD / PSALMS 9:1-2
  50. WITH GLORY AND HONOR / PSALMS 8:5
  51. THE SON OF MAN / PSALMS 8:3-6
  52. WHO SAVES THE UPRIGHT IN HEART / PSALMS 7:10
  53. I TAKE REFUGE / PSALMS 7:1
  54. DELIVER ME FROM ALL WHO PURSUE ME / PSALMS 7:1-17
  55. I AM WORN OUT FROM GROANING / PSALMS 6:6
  56. DELIVER ME / PSALMS 6:4
  57. HEAL ME / PSALMS 6:2
  58. DO NOT REBUKE ME IN YOUR ANGER / PSALMS 6:1-10
  59. YOU HATE ALL WHO DO WRONG / PSALMS 5:5-6
  60. YOU HEAR MY VOICE / PSALMS 5:3
  61. WILL HEAR WHEN I CALL TO HIM / PSALMS 4:3
  62. ANSWER ME / PSALMS 4:1-8
  63. I LIE DOWN AND SLEEP / PSALMS 3:5
  64. YOU ARE A SHIELD … YOU BESTOW GLORY / PSALMS 3:3
  65. SELAH / PALMS 3:2
  66. HOW MANY ARE MY FOES! / PSALMS 3:1-8
  67. WHY DO THE NATIONS CONSPIRE / PSALMS 2:1-12
  68. THE NATIONS YOUR INHERITANCE / PSALMS 2:8
  69. MY SON TODAY I HAVE BECOME YOUR FATHER / PSALMS 2:7
  70. HIS ANOINTED ONE / PSALMS 2:2
  71. THE WICKED / PSALMS 1:4-6
  72. STREAMS OF WATER / PSALMS 1:3
  73. HIS DELIGHT IS IN THE LAW / PSALMS 1:2
  74. BLESSED IS THE MAN / PSALMS 1:1
  75. HE KNOWS HOW WE ARE FORMED / PSALMS 103:14
  76. COMPASSION ON THOSE WHO FEAR HIM / PSALMS 103:13
  77. FORGIVES … HEALS / PSALMS 103:3-16
  78. PRAISE THE LORD, O MY SOUL / PSALMS 103:1-2
  79. NEAR TO ALL WHO CALL ON HIM / PSALMS 145:18
  80. THE LORD IS GRACIOUS / PSALMS 145:8
  81. EVERY DAY I WILL PRAISE YOU / PSALMS 145:1-2
  82. BLESSED – THE LAW / PSALMS 119:1
  83. YOUR WORD IS … A LIGHT FOR MY PATH / PSALMS 119:05
  84. CALL UPON ME IN THE DAY OF TROUBLE / PSALMS 50:15
  85. Guided By Grace About

Thank you so much for taking the time to read my blog post! May the words inspire and uplift all who read them. Your support and interest mean the world to me, and I’m grateful for every moment you spend here. Stay tuned for more, and feel free to share your thoughts in the comments!” Blessings, Margarita & Stace

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SHOW ME YOUR WAYS / PSALMS 25:4

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(KJV) Psalms 25:4-5

Shew me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths. 5 Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.

SHOW ME YOUR WAYS / PSALMS 25:4

Like Moses (Exodus 33:13), the psalmist deeply desires to know how God works and to understand His plans and purposes. It is possible for believers to know something about God’s acts (Salvation, miracles; Psalms 103:7), but never really know God personally or understand His ways (the principles of wisdom by which He works in us and guides us). But here the psalmist gives the following principles for knowing and succeeding in God’s ways:

  1. We must have a sincere desire for God to lead us in the ways that are right according to the standards of truth in His Word (Psalms 25:4).
  2. We must be willing to put our trust and hope in God “all day long” (Psalms 25:5).
  3. We must humbly submit to God (Psalms 25:9), commit ourselves to godly living (Psalms 25:10) and fear the Lord (deeply honor, revere and recognize His awesome power and authority (Psalms 25:12-14).
  4. Since sin is a barrier to knowing God and His ways, we must remove from our lives anything that offends Him or rejects His standards, then allow Him to forgive and spiritually cleanse us (Psalms 25:4-8). “I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened” (Psalms 66:18; 1 John 2:1-6).

Difficulty in our lives is not necessarily a sign of God’s disapproval (Psalms 34:19). Knowing God and pursuing His purposes may lead us into suffering and loss (Acts 14:22; 20:22-23). There is no higher example of this than Jesus Himself, who followed God’s plan perfectly, yet suffered sorrow, betrayal and death on a cross. Anyone who lives in God’s plan and purpose should know that trouble, opposition, rejection and persecution will come (Matthew 10:24).

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  • Some links may be affiliated. By purchasing an item from an affiliate link, I receive a small commission – but you are not charged more or less by clicking or purchasing through the link. Thank you for supporting me!

Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. KING OF GLORY / PSALMS 24:7
  2. HE WILL RECEIVE BLESSING / PSALMS 24:5
  3. CLEAN HANDS AND A PURE HEART / PSALMS 24:4
  4. GOODNESS AND LOVE / PSALMS 23:6
  5. PREPARE A TABLE / PSALMS 23:5
  6. YOU ARE WITH ME / PSALMS 23:4
  7. HE RESTORES MY SOUL / PSALMS 23:3
  8. HE MAKES ME LIE DOWN / PSALMS 23:2
  9. MY SHEPHERD – I SHALL NOT BE IN WANT / PSALMS 23:1
  10. THE LORD / PALMS 23:1-6
  11. FUTURE GENERATIONS WILL BE TOLD ABOUT THE LORD / PSALMS 22:30-31
  12. TO MY BROTHERS / PSALMS 22:22
  13. DIVIDE MY GARMENTS AMONG THEM / PSALMS 22:18
  14. PIERCED MY HANDS AND MY FEET / PSALMS 22:16
  15. THERE IS NO ONE TO HELP / PSALMS 22:11-17
  16. HE TRUSTS IN THE LORD / PSALMS 22:8
  17. SHAKING THEIR HEADS / PALMS 22:7
  18. I CRY OUT … YOU DO NOT ANSWER / PSALMS 22:2
  19. MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE OU FORSAKEN ME? / PSALMS 22:1
  20. MY GOD / PSALMS 22:1-31
  21. ANSWER YOU WHEN YOU ARE IN DISTRESS / PSALMS 20:1 – 21:13
  22. MOUTH … HEART BE PLEASING IN YOUR SIGHT – O LORD MY ROCK AND MY REDEEMER / PSALMS 19:14
  23. FORGIVE MY HIDDEN FAULTS / PSALMS 19:12
  24. THE LAW OF THE LORD IS PERFECT / PSALMS 19:7-11
  25. THE HEAVENS DECLARE THE GLORY OF GOD / PSALMS 19:1
  26. I LOVE YOU O LORD / PSALMS 18:1-50
  27. MY ROCK MY FORTRESS AND MY DELIVERER / PSALMS 18:2
  28. THE APPLE OF YOUR EYE / PSALMS 17:8-9
  29. HEAR O LORD / PSALMS 17:1
  30. NOT ABANDON ME TO THE GRAVE / PSALMS 16:9-10
  31. SET THE LORD ALWAYS BEFORE ME / PSALMS 16:8
  32. ASSIGNED ME MY PRTION AND MY CUP / PSALMS 16:5
  33. APART FROM YOU I HAVE NO GOOD THING / PSALMS 16:2
  34. WHO KEEPS HIS OATH EVEN WHEN IT HURTS / PSALMS 15:4
  35. WHO MAY DWELL IN YOUR SANCTURARY? PSALMS 15:1
  36. THE FOOL / PSALMS 14:1-7
  37. MY HEART REJOIES IN YOUR SALVATION / PSALMS 13:5
  38. WILL YOU FORGET ME FOREVER? / PSALMS 13:1
  39. HELP LORD / PSALMS 12:1-8
  40. THOSE WHO LOVE VIOLENCE HIS SOUL HATES / PALMS 11:5
  41. IN THE LORD I TAKE REFUGE / PSALMS 11:1-7
  42. FROM AMBUSH HE MURDERS THE INNOCENT / PSALMS 10:8-10
  43. IN HIS ARROGANCE THE WICKED MAN HUNTS / PSALMS 10:2
  44. DO YOU STAND FAR OFF? / PSALMS 10:1-18
  45. THE NEEDY WILL NOT ALWAYS BE FORGOTTEN / PSALMS 9:18
  46. JUDGE THE WORLD IN RIGHTEOUSNESS / PSALMS 9:8
  47. DESTROYED THE WICKED / PSALMS 9:5
  48. I WILL PRAISE YOU O LORD / PSALMS 9:1-2
  49. WITH GLORY AND HONOR / PSALMS 8:5
  50. THE SON OF MAN / PSALMS 8:3-6
  51. WHO SAVES THE UPRIGHT IN HEART / PSALMS 7:10
  52. I TAKE REFUGE / PSALMS 7:1
  53. DELIVER ME FROM ALL WHO PURSUE ME / PSALMS 7:1-17
  54. I AM WORN OUT FROM GROANING / PSALMS 6:6
  55. DELIVER ME / PSALMS 6:4
  56. HEAL ME / PSALMS 6:2
  57. DO NOT REBUKE ME IN YOUR ANGER / PSALMS 6:1-10
  58. YOU HATE ALL WHO DO WRONG / PSALMS 5:5-6
  59. YOU HEAR MY VOICE / PSALMS 5:3
  60. WILL HEAR WHEN I CALL TO HIM / PSALMS 4:3
  61. ANSWER ME / PSALMS 4:1-8
  62. I LIE DOWN AND SLEEP / PSALMS 3:5
  63. YOU ARE A SHIELD … YOU BESTOW GLORY / PSALMS 3:3
  64. SELAH / PALMS 3:2
  65. HOW MANY ARE MY FOES! / PSALMS 3:1-8
  66. WHY DO THE NATIONS CONSPIRE / PSALMS 2:1-12
  67. THE NATIONS YOUR INHERITANCE / PSALMS 2:8
  68. MY SON TODAY I HAVE BECOME YOUR FATHER / PSALMS 2:7
  69. HIS ANOINTED ONE / PSALMS 2:2
  70. THE WICKED / PSALMS 1:4-6
  71. STREAMS OF WATER / PSALMS 1:3
  72. HIS DELIGHT IS IN THE LAW / PSALMS 1:2
  73. BLESSED IS THE MAN / PSALMS 1:1
  74. HE KNOWS HOW WE ARE FORMED / PSALMS 103:14
  75. COMPASSION ON THOSE WHO FEAR HIM / PSALMS 103:13
  76. FORGIVES … HEALS / PSALMS 103:3-16
  77. PRAISE THE LORD, O MY SOUL / PSALMS 103:1-2
  78. NEAR TO ALL WHO CALL ON HIM / PSALMS 145:18
  79. THE LORD IS GRACIOUS / PSALMS 145:8
  80. EVERY DAY I WILL PRAISE YOU / PSALMS 145:1-2
  81. BLESSED – THE LAW / PSALMS 119:1
  82. YOUR WORD IS … A LIGHT FOR MY PATH / PSALMS 119:05
  83. CALL UPON ME IN THE DAY OF TROUBLE / PSALMS 50:15
  84. Guided By Grace About

Thank you so much for taking the time to read my blog post! May the words inspire and uplift all who read them. Your support and interest mean the world to me, and I’m grateful for every moment you spend here. Stay tuned for more, and feel free to share your thoughts in the comments!” Blessings, Margarita & Stace

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THE COST OF DISCIPLESHIP / LUKE 14:28-33

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(KJV) Luke 14:28-33

THE COST OF DISCIPLESHIP / LUKE 14:28-33

Jesus teaches that whoever desires to follow Him should first decide whether he or she is prepared to pay the cost. The cost of real discipleship (the process of being a disciplined follower of Christ, learning to become more like Him) is the willingness to give up or put aside anything else in life – relationships, possessions, positions, plans, opportunities, etc. (Luke 14:33). This does not mean that we must reject all we have or deny our God-given abilities and interests, but all we have must be devoted to Christ, placed at His service and under His guidance (Luke 13:14; John 16:33; 2 Timothy 3:12).

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. DOES NOT HATE HIS FATHER / LUKE 14:26-27
  2. THE PARABLE OF THE GREAT BANQUET / LUKE 14:15-24
  3. EXALTS HIMSELF … HUMBLED / LUKE 14:11
  4. SUFFERING FROM DROPSY / LUKE 14:2
  5. THE YEAST / LUKE 13:21
  6. THE LORD’S GREAT SORROW / LUKE 13:34
  7. MUSTARD SEED / LUKE 13:19
  8. THIS WOMAN … SATAN HAS KEPT BOUND / LUKE 13:16
  9. CRIPPLED BY A SPIRIT / LUKE 13:10-11
  10. FIG TREE … CUT IT DOWN / LUKE 13:6-9
  11. I HAVE CAME TO CAST FIRE … DIVISION / LUKE 12:49-51
  12. BEATEN WITH FEW BLOWS / LUKE 12:47-48
  13. MY MASTER IS DELAYED / LUKE 12:45
  14. FAITHFUL AND UNFAITHFUL MANAGER – SERVANT / LUKE 12:42-48
  15. WHEN YOU DO NOT EXPECT HIM / LUKE 12:40
  16. IT WILL BE GOOD FOR THOSE SERVANTS / LUKE 12:38
  17. DRESSED READY FOR SERVICE / LUKE 12:35-40
  18. YOUR TREASURE … YOUR HEART / LUKE 12:34
  19. GUARD AGAINST … GREED / LUKE 12:15
  20. HE WHO DISOWNS ME / LUKE 12:9
  21. FEAR HIM / LUKE 12:5
  22. HYPOCRISY / LUKE 12:1
  23. WOE TO YOU / LUKE 11:42
  24. YOUR EYE IS THE LAMP OF YOUR BODY / LUKE 11:34
  25. SEVEN OTHER SPIRITS … LIVE THERE / LUKE 11:26
  26. WHO IS NOT WITH ME IS AGAINST ME / LUKE 11:23
  27. DEMONS … THE KINGDOM OF GOD / LUKE 11:20
  28. GIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT TO THOSE WHO ASK / LUKE 11:13
  29. ASK … SEEK … KNOCK / LUKE 11:9
  30. OUR DAILY BREAD / LUKE 11:3
  31. ONE THING IS NEEDED / LUKE 10:42
  32. THE PARABLE OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN / LUKE 10:30
  33. THE WISE … LITTLE CHILDREN / LUKE 10:21
  34. DO NOT REJOICE / LUKE 10:20
  35. SNAKES AND SCORPINS / LUKE 10:19
  36. I SAW SATAN FALL / LUKE 10:18
  37. LAMBS AMONG WOLVES / LUKE 10:3
  38. SENT THEM TWO BY TWO / LUKE 10:1
  39. REBUKED THEM / LUKE 9:55-56
  40. THE PEOPLE DID NOT WELCOME HIM / LUKE 9:52-53
  41. THE TRANSFIGURATION / LUKE 9:29
  42. ASHAMED OF ME / LUKE 9:26
  43. WHOEVER LOSES HIS LIFE / LUKE 9:24
  44. TAKE UP HIS CROSS DAILY / LUKE 9:23
  45. WARNED THEM NOT TO TELL / LUKE 9:21
  46. FEEDING OF THE FIVE THOUSAND / LUKE 9:12-17
  47. PREACH THE KINGDOM … HEAL THE SICK / LUKE 9:2
  48. A DEMON-POSSESSED MAN / LUKE 8:27-33
  49. MY MOTHER AND BROTHERS / LUKE 8:21
  50. CHOKED BY LIFE’S WORRIES / LUKE 8:14
  51. BELIEVE FOR A WHILE … FALL AWAY / LUKE 8:13
  52. HELPING TO SUPPORT THEM / LUKE 8:3
  53. SHE LOVED MUCH / LUKE 7:47
  54. WEEPING / LUKE 7:37-38
  55. WISDOM IS PROVED RIGHT BY ALL HER CHILDREN / LUKE 7:35
  56. GLUTTON AND A DRUNKARD / LUKE 7:34
  57. A REED SWAYED / LUKE 7:24
  58. HIS HEART WENT OUT TO HER / LUKE 7:13
  59. DO NOT DO WHAT I SAY / LUKE 4:46
  60. HIS HEART / LUKE 6:45
  61. GIVE / LUKE 6:38
  62. DO NOT JUDGE / LUKE 6:37
  63. LOVE YOUR ENEMIES / LUKE 6:27
  64. WOE TO YOU WHEN ALL MEN SPEAK WELL / LUKE 6:26
  65. WOE TO YOU WHO ARE RICH / LUKE 6:24
  66. HOW THEIR FATHERS TREATED THE PROPHETS / LUKE 6:23
  67. WHEN MEN HATE YOU / LUKE 6:22
  68. SERMON ON THE PLAIN / LUKE 6:17-19
  69. SPENT THE NIGHT PRAYING / LUKE 6:12
  70. JESUS AND THE SABBATH / LUKE 6:2-10
  71. ‘THE OLD IS BETTER’ / LUKE 5:39
  72. EAT AND DRINK WITH … ‘SINNERS’ / LUKE 5:30
  73. SON OF MAN / LUKE 5:24
  74. JESUS KNEW WHAT THEY WERE THINKING / LUKE 5:22
  75. CARRYING A PARALYTIC / LUKE 5:8
  76. THE POWER OF THE LORD WAS PRESENT / LUKE 5:17
  77. PRAYERS OF JESUS / LUKE 5:16
  78. YOU WILL CATCH MEN / LUKE 5:9-10
  79. AN EVIL SPIRIT / LUKE 4:33-35
  80. HIS MESSAGE HAD AUTHORITY / LUKE 4:32
  81. HE HAS ANOINTED ME / LUKE 4:18-19
  82. THE DEVIL / LUKE 4:9
  83. THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD / LUKE 4:5
  84. DOES NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE / LUKE 4:4
  85. JESUS, FULL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 4:1-2
  86. HOLY SPIRIT DESCENDED ON HIM / LUKE 3:22
  87. HE WILL BURN UP THE CHAFF / LUKE 3:17
  88. BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 3:16
  89. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / LUKE 3:8
  90. CAESAR … PILATE … HEROD / LUKE 3:1-2
  91. JESUS GREW IN WISDOM / LUKE 2:52
  92. I HAD TO BE IN MY FATHER’S HOUSE / LUKE 2:49-51
  93. THE CHILD GREW / LUKE 2:40
  94. ANNA … WORHIPED / LUKE 2:36-38
  95. A SWORD WILL PIERCE YOUR OWN SOUL / LUKE 2:35
  96. RIGHTEOUS AND DEVOUT – WAITING FOR THE CONSOLATION / LUKE 2:25-32
  97. A PAIR OF DOVES / LUKE 2:24
  98. PRESENT HIM TO THE LORD / LUKE 2:22-23
  99. A SAVIOR … CHRIST THE LORD / LUKE 2:11
  100. A MANGER / LUKE 2:6-7
  101. HOLINESS AND RIGHTEOUSNESS / LUKE 1:68-75
  102. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 1:67
  103. GOD MY SAVIOR / LUKE 1:46-47
  104. AS YOU HAVE SAID / LUKE 1:38
  105. THE HOLY ONE / LUKE 1:34-35
  106. HIS FATHER DAVID / LUKE 1:32-33
  107. YOU WHO ARE HIGHLY FAVORED / LUKE 1:28
  108. PLEDGED TO BE MARRIED / LUKE 1:26-27
  109. SPIRIT AND POWER OF ELIJAH – THE FATHERS TO THEIR CHILDREN / LUKE 1:17
  110. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT – WINE … FERMENTED DRINK / LUKE 1:15
  111. DIVISION OF ABIJAH … DESCENDANT OF AARON / LUKE 1:5
  112. YOUR ENEMIES … ENCIRCLE YOU /LUKE 19:43
  113. SAW THE CITY, HE WEPT / LUKE 19:41
  114. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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DOES NOT HATE HIS FATHER / LUKE 14:26-27

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Luke 14:26-27

 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. 27 And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

DOES NOT HATE HIS FATHER / LUKE 14:26-27

Jesus uses a hyperbole (a clear exaggeration expressed for greater effect) to make the point about loving Him far above anything else. In this sense, the word “hate” means “love less” (compare this text with Matthew 10:37; Genesis 29:31; Malachi 1:3). Jesus demands that our loyalty to and love for Him be greater than every other affection and attachment in life, including our own families.

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. THE PARABLE OF THE GREAT BANQUET / LUKE 14:15-24
  2. EXALTS HIMSELF … HUMBLED / LUKE 14:11
  3. SUFFERING FROM DROPSY / LUKE 14:2
  4. THE YEAST / LUKE 13:21
  5. THE LORD’S GREAT SORROW / LUKE 13:34
  6. MUSTARD SEED / LUKE 13:19
  7. THIS WOMAN … SATAN HAS KEPT BOUND / LUKE 13:16
  8. CRIPPLED BY A SPIRIT / LUKE 13:10-11
  9. FIG TREE … CUT IT DOWN / LUKE 13:6-9
  10. I HAVE CAME TO CAST FIRE … DIVISION / LUKE 12:49-51
  11. BEATEN WITH FEW BLOWS / LUKE 12:47-48
  12. MY MASTER IS DELAYED / LUKE 12:45
  13. FAITHFUL AND UNFAITHFUL MANAGER – SERVANT / LUKE 12:42-48
  14. WHEN YOU DO NOT EXPECT HIM / LUKE 12:40
  15. IT WILL BE GOOD FOR THOSE SERVANTS / LUKE 12:38
  16. DRESSED READY FOR SERVICE / LUKE 12:35-40
  17. YOUR TREASURE … YOUR HEART / LUKE 12:34
  18. GUARD AGAINST … GREED / LUKE 12:15
  19. HE WHO DISOWNS ME / LUKE 12:9
  20. FEAR HIM / LUKE 12:5
  21. HYPOCRISY / LUKE 12:1
  22. WOE TO YOU / LUKE 11:42
  23. YOUR EYE IS THE LAMP OF YOUR BODY / LUKE 11:34
  24. SEVEN OTHER SPIRITS … LIVE THERE / LUKE 11:26
  25. WHO IS NOT WITH ME IS AGAINST ME / LUKE 11:23
  26. DEMONS … THE KINGDOM OF GOD / LUKE 11:20
  27. GIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT TO THOSE WHO ASK / LUKE 11:13
  28. ASK … SEEK … KNOCK / LUKE 11:9
  29. OUR DAILY BREAD / LUKE 11:3
  30. ONE THING IS NEEDED / LUKE 10:42
  31. THE PARABLE OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN / LUKE 10:30
  32. THE WISE … LITTLE CHILDREN / LUKE 10:21
  33. DO NOT REJOICE / LUKE 10:20
  34. SNAKES AND SCORPINS / LUKE 10:19
  35. I SAW SATAN FALL / LUKE 10:18
  36. LAMBS AMONG WOLVES / LUKE 10:3
  37. SENT THEM TWO BY TWO / LUKE 10:1
  38. REBUKED THEM / LUKE 9:55-56
  39. THE PEOPLE DID NOT WELCOME HIM / LUKE 9:52-53
  40. THE TRANSFIGURATION / LUKE 9:29
  41. ASHAMED OF ME / LUKE 9:26
  42. WHOEVER LOSES HIS LIFE / LUKE 9:24
  43. TAKE UP HIS CROSS DAILY / LUKE 9:23
  44. WARNED THEM NOT TO TELL / LUKE 9:21
  45. FEEDING OF THE FIVE THOUSAND / LUKE 9:12-17
  46. PREACH THE KINGDOM … HEAL THE SICK / LUKE 9:2
  47. A DEMON-POSSESSED MAN / LUKE 8:27-33
  48. MY MOTHER AND BROTHERS / LUKE 8:21
  49. CHOKED BY LIFE’S WORRIES / LUKE 8:14
  50. BELIEVE FOR A WHILE … FALL AWAY / LUKE 8:13
  51. HELPING TO SUPPORT THEM / LUKE 8:3
  52. SHE LOVED MUCH / LUKE 7:47
  53. WEEPING / LUKE 7:37-38
  54. WISDOM IS PROVED RIGHT BY ALL HER CHILDREN / LUKE 7:35
  55. GLUTTON AND A DRUNKARD / LUKE 7:34
  56. A REED SWAYED / LUKE 7:24
  57. HIS HEART WENT OUT TO HER / LUKE 7:13
  58. DO NOT DO WHAT I SAY / LUKE 4:46
  59. HIS HEART / LUKE 6:45
  60. GIVE / LUKE 6:38
  61. DO NOT JUDGE / LUKE 6:37
  62. LOVE YOUR ENEMIES / LUKE 6:27
  63. WOE TO YOU WHEN ALL MEN SPEAK WELL / LUKE 6:26
  64. WOE TO YOU WHO ARE RICH / LUKE 6:24
  65. HOW THEIR FATHERS TREATED THE PROPHETS / LUKE 6:23
  66. WHEN MEN HATE YOU / LUKE 6:22
  67. SERMON ON THE PLAIN / LUKE 6:17-19
  68. SPENT THE NIGHT PRAYING / LUKE 6:12
  69. JESUS AND THE SABBATH / LUKE 6:2-10
  70. ‘THE OLD IS BETTER’ / LUKE 5:39
  71. EAT AND DRINK WITH … ‘SINNERS’ / LUKE 5:30
  72. SON OF MAN / LUKE 5:24
  73. JESUS KNEW WHAT THEY WERE THINKING / LUKE 5:22
  74. CARRYING A PARALYTIC / LUKE 5:8
  75. THE POWER OF THE LORD WAS PRESENT / LUKE 5:17
  76. PRAYERS OF JESUS / LUKE 5:16
  77. YOU WILL CATCH MEN / LUKE 5:9-10
  78. AN EVIL SPIRIT / LUKE 4:33-35
  79. HIS MESSAGE HAD AUTHORITY / LUKE 4:32
  80. HE HAS ANOINTED ME / LUKE 4:18-19
  81. THE DEVIL / LUKE 4:9
  82. THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD / LUKE 4:5
  83. DOES NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE / LUKE 4:4
  84. JESUS, FULL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 4:1-2
  85. HOLY SPIRIT DESCENDED ON HIM / LUKE 3:22
  86. HE WILL BURN UP THE CHAFF / LUKE 3:17
  87. BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 3:16
  88. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / LUKE 3:8
  89. CAESAR … PILATE … HEROD / LUKE 3:1-2
  90. JESUS GREW IN WISDOM / LUKE 2:52
  91. I HAD TO BE IN MY FATHER’S HOUSE / LUKE 2:49-51
  92. THE CHILD GREW / LUKE 2:40
  93. ANNA … WORHIPED / LUKE 2:36-38
  94. A SWORD WILL PIERCE YOUR OWN SOUL / LUKE 2:35
  95. RIGHTEOUS AND DEVOUT – WAITING FOR THE CONSOLATION / LUKE 2:25-32
  96. A PAIR OF DOVES / LUKE 2:24
  97. PRESENT HIM TO THE LORD / LUKE 2:22-23
  98. A SAVIOR … CHRIST THE LORD / LUKE 2:11
  99. A MANGER / LUKE 2:6-7
  100. HOLINESS AND RIGHTEOUSNESS / LUKE 1:68-75
  101. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 1:67
  102. GOD MY SAVIOR / LUKE 1:46-47
  103. AS YOU HAVE SAID / LUKE 1:38
  104. THE HOLY ONE / LUKE 1:34-35
  105. HIS FATHER DAVID / LUKE 1:32-33
  106. YOU WHO ARE HIGHLY FAVORED / LUKE 1:28
  107. PLEDGED TO BE MARRIED / LUKE 1:26-27
  108. SPIRIT AND POWER OF ELIJAH – THE FATHERS TO THEIR CHILDREN / LUKE 1:17
  109. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT – WINE … FERMENTED DRINK / LUKE 1:15
  110. DIVISION OF ABIJAH … DESCENDANT OF AARON / LUKE 1:5
  111. YOUR ENEMIES … ENCIRCLE YOU /LUKE 19:43
  112. SAW THE CITY, HE WEPT / LUKE 19:41
  113. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

Thank you so much for taking the time to read my blog post! May the words inspire and uplift all who read them. Your support and interest mean the world to me, and I’m grateful for every moment you spend here. Stay tuned for more, and feel free to share your thoughts in the comments!” Blessings, Margarita & Stace

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THE PARABLE OF THE GREAT BANQUET / LUKE 14:15-24

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Luke 14:15-24

THE PARABLE OF THE GREAT BANQUET / LUKE 14:15-24

Although this parable originally applied to Israel and its widespread rejection of Christ and His message, it also applies to churches and individual believers today. 

  1. The subject of this parable is Christ’s future heavenly kingdom and those who will actually be a part of it following His return (Luke 14:14-15; 22:18).
  2. Those who were initially invited represent the Jews and their leaders who claimed to be waiting for the fulfillment of God’s kingdom on earth. But when Christ came, they refused His invitation to be part of that kingdom because He did not fit their expectations. Today, Christ’s invitation to eternal life goes out to all people. Many of those who appear to have received and accepted the invitation will ultimately pass up their opportunity to be with Christ. This is because other interests and concerns will take priority, and their love for Jesus and the heavenly kingdom will grow cold (Luke 14:17-20). None of the excuses given was genuine. For example, a person would not buy land or purchase oxen without first inspecting these things. 
  3. Such people do not set goals or follow through with them based on godly, eternal standards (Luke 14:18-20). They reject the Bible’s challenge to set their “minds on things above, not on earthly things,” while waiting for Christ to return (Colossians 3:1-4). Their life’s hopes and aspirations are centered on worldly, temporary things; and they no longer passionately desire “a better country – a heavenly one” (Hebrews 11:16).
  4. Luke 14:21-23 teaches us that there will also be those whose hearts are fully devoted to Christ and focused on eternal issues. They respond to Christ’s invitation without reservation and have nothing in life they value more than the opportunity to be with Jesus. Such people are able to pray with the Spirit and the bride (the rest of God’s faithful people in the church); “Amen. Come, Lord Jesus” (Revelation 22:17).
  5. Followers of Jesus can be part of the invitation process, helping to deliver His message to people in “the streets and alleys” (Luke 14:23). It is often in these seemingly unlikely places where people are more ready to respond to Christ’s message. Yet Christ’s heavenly kingdom will be full of “unlikely” people.

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. EXALTS HIMSELF … HUMBLED / LUKE 14:11
  2. SUFFERING FROM DROPSY / LUKE 14:2
  3. THE YEAST / LUKE 13:21
  4. THE LORD’S GREAT SORROW / LUKE 13:34
  5. MUSTARD SEED / LUKE 13:19
  6. THIS WOMAN … SATAN HAS KEPT BOUND / LUKE 13:16
  7. CRIPPLED BY A SPIRIT / LUKE 13:10-11
  8. FIG TREE … CUT IT DOWN / LUKE 13:6-9
  9. I HAVE CAME TO CAST FIRE … DIVISION / LUKE 12:49-51
  10. BEATEN WITH FEW BLOWS / LUKE 12:47-48
  11. MY MASTER IS DELAYED / LUKE 12:45
  12. FAITHFUL AND UNFAITHFUL MANAGER – SERVANT / LUKE 12:42-48
  13. WHEN YOU DO NOT EXPECT HIM / LUKE 12:40
  14. IT WILL BE GOOD FOR THOSE SERVANTS / LUKE 12:38
  15. DRESSED READY FOR SERVICE / LUKE 12:35-40
  16. YOUR TREASURE … YOUR HEART / LUKE 12:34
  17. GUARD AGAINST … GREED / LUKE 12:15
  18. HE WHO DISOWNS ME / LUKE 12:9
  19. FEAR HIM / LUKE 12:5
  20. HYPOCRISY / LUKE 12:1
  21. WOE TO YOU / LUKE 11:42
  22. YOUR EYE IS THE LAMP OF YOUR BODY / LUKE 11:34
  23. SEVEN OTHER SPIRITS … LIVE THERE / LUKE 11:26
  24. WHO IS NOT WITH ME IS AGAINST ME / LUKE 11:23
  25. DEMONS … THE KINGDOM OF GOD / LUKE 11:20
  26. GIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT TO THOSE WHO ASK / LUKE 11:13
  27. ASK … SEEK … KNOCK / LUKE 11:9
  28. OUR DAILY BREAD / LUKE 11:3
  29. ONE THING IS NEEDED / LUKE 10:42
  30. THE PARABLE OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN / LUKE 10:30
  31. THE WISE … LITTLE CHILDREN / LUKE 10:21
  32. DO NOT REJOICE / LUKE 10:20
  33. SNAKES AND SCORPINS / LUKE 10:19
  34. I SAW SATAN FALL / LUKE 10:18
  35. LAMBS AMONG WOLVES / LUKE 10:3
  36. SENT THEM TWO BY TWO / LUKE 10:1
  37. REBUKED THEM / LUKE 9:55-56
  38. THE PEOPLE DID NOT WELCOME HIM / LUKE 9:52-53
  39. THE TRANSFIGURATION / LUKE 9:29
  40. ASHAMED OF ME / LUKE 9:26
  41. WHOEVER LOSES HIS LIFE / LUKE 9:24
  42. TAKE UP HIS CROSS DAILY / LUKE 9:23
  43. WARNED THEM NOT TO TELL / LUKE 9:21
  44. FEEDING OF THE FIVE THOUSAND / LUKE 9:12-17
  45. PREACH THE KINGDOM … HEAL THE SICK / LUKE 9:2
  46. A DEMON-POSSESSED MAN / LUKE 8:27-33
  47. MY MOTHER AND BROTHERS / LUKE 8:21
  48. CHOKED BY LIFE’S WORRIES / LUKE 8:14
  49. BELIEVE FOR A WHILE … FALL AWAY / LUKE 8:13
  50. HELPING TO SUPPORT THEM / LUKE 8:3
  51. SHE LOVED MUCH / LUKE 7:47
  52. WEEPING / LUKE 7:37-38
  53. WISDOM IS PROVED RIGHT BY ALL HER CHILDREN / LUKE 7:35
  54. GLUTTON AND A DRUNKARD / LUKE 7:34
  55. A REED SWAYED / LUKE 7:24
  56. HIS HEART WENT OUT TO HER / LUKE 7:13
  57. DO NOT DO WHAT I SAY / LUKE 4:46
  58. HIS HEART / LUKE 6:45
  59. GIVE / LUKE 6:38
  60. DO NOT JUDGE / LUKE 6:37
  61. LOVE YOUR ENEMIES / LUKE 6:27
  62. WOE TO YOU WHEN ALL MEN SPEAK WELL / LUKE 6:26
  63. WOE TO YOU WHO ARE RICH / LUKE 6:24
  64. HOW THEIR FATHERS TREATED THE PROPHETS / LUKE 6:23
  65. WHEN MEN HATE YOU / LUKE 6:22
  66. SERMON ON THE PLAIN / LUKE 6:17-19
  67. SPENT THE NIGHT PRAYING / LUKE 6:12
  68. JESUS AND THE SABBATH / LUKE 6:2-10
  69. ‘THE OLD IS BETTER’ / LUKE 5:39
  70. EAT AND DRINK WITH … ‘SINNERS’ / LUKE 5:30
  71. SON OF MAN / LUKE 5:24
  72. JESUS KNEW WHAT THEY WERE THINKING / LUKE 5:22
  73. CARRYING A PARALYTIC / LUKE 5:8
  74. THE POWER OF THE LORD WAS PRESENT / LUKE 5:17
  75. PRAYERS OF JESUS / LUKE 5:16
  76. YOU WILL CATCH MEN / LUKE 5:9-10
  77. AN EVIL SPIRIT / LUKE 4:33-35
  78. HIS MESSAGE HAD AUTHORITY / LUKE 4:32
  79. HE HAS ANOINTED ME / LUKE 4:18-19
  80. THE DEVIL / LUKE 4:9
  81. THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD / LUKE 4:5
  82. DOES NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE / LUKE 4:4
  83. JESUS, FULL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 4:1-2
  84. HOLY SPIRIT DESCENDED ON HIM / LUKE 3:22
  85. HE WILL BURN UP THE CHAFF / LUKE 3:17
  86. BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 3:16
  87. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / LUKE 3:8
  88. CAESAR … PILATE … HEROD / LUKE 3:1-2
  89. JESUS GREW IN WISDOM / LUKE 2:52
  90. I HAD TO BE IN MY FATHER’S HOUSE / LUKE 2:49-51
  91. THE CHILD GREW / LUKE 2:40
  92. ANNA … WORHIPED / LUKE 2:36-38
  93. A SWORD WILL PIERCE YOUR OWN SOUL / LUKE 2:35
  94. RIGHTEOUS AND DEVOUT – WAITING FOR THE CONSOLATION / LUKE 2:25-32
  95. A PAIR OF DOVES / LUKE 2:24
  96. PRESENT HIM TO THE LORD / LUKE 2:22-23
  97. A SAVIOR … CHRIST THE LORD / LUKE 2:11
  98. A MANGER / LUKE 2:6-7
  99. HOLINESS AND RIGHTEOUSNESS / LUKE 1:68-75
  100. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 1:67
  101. GOD MY SAVIOR / LUKE 1:46-47
  102. AS YOU HAVE SAID / LUKE 1:38
  103. THE HOLY ONE / LUKE 1:34-35
  104. HIS FATHER DAVID / LUKE 1:32-33
  105. YOU WHO ARE HIGHLY FAVORED / LUKE 1:28
  106. PLEDGED TO BE MARRIED / LUKE 1:26-27
  107. SPIRIT AND POWER OF ELIJAH – THE FATHERS TO THEIR CHILDREN / LUKE 1:17
  108. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT – WINE … FERMENTED DRINK / LUKE 1:15
  109. DIVISION OF ABIJAH … DESCENDANT OF AARON / LUKE 1:5
  110. YOUR ENEMIES … ENCIRCLE YOU /LUKE 19:43
  111. SAW THE CITY, HE WEPT / LUKE 19:41
  112. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

Thank you so much for taking the time to read my blog post! May the words inspire and uplift all who read them. Your support and interest mean the world to me, and I’m grateful for every moment you spend here. Stay tuned for more, and feel free to share your thoughts in the comments!” Blessings, Margarita & Stace

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EXALTS HIMSELF … HUMBLED / LUKE 14:11

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Luke 14:11

For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

EXALTS HIMSELF … HUMBLED / LUKE 14:11

Jesus warns that those who proudly promote themselves and their own interests in this life will be put to shame in the next. Much more important than earthly honor is our place of honor with God. That honor cannot be gained by self-promotion. It comes only through humility and servanthood (Luke 14:12-14 and by living in a way that honors God and receives living in a way that honors God and receives the reward of “praise that comes from the only God” (John 5:44).

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. SUFFERING FROM DROPSY / LUKE 14:2
  2. THE YEAST / LUKE 13:21
  3. THE LORD’S GREAT SORROW / LUKE 13:34
  4. MUSTARD SEED / LUKE 13:19
  5. THIS WOMAN … SATAN HAS KEPT BOUND / LUKE 13:16
  6. CRIPPLED BY A SPIRIT / LUKE 13:10-11
  7. FIG TREE … CUT IT DOWN / LUKE 13:6-9
  8. I HAVE CAME TO CAST FIRE … DIVISION / LUKE 12:49-51
  9. BEATEN WITH FEW BLOWS / LUKE 12:47-48
  10. MY MASTER IS DELAYED / LUKE 12:45
  11. FAITHFUL AND UNFAITHFUL MANAGER – SERVANT / LUKE 12:42-48
  12. WHEN YOU DO NOT EXPECT HIM / LUKE 12:40
  13. IT WILL BE GOOD FOR THOSE SERVANTS / LUKE 12:38
  14. DRESSED READY FOR SERVICE / LUKE 12:35-40
  15. YOUR TREASURE … YOUR HEART / LUKE 12:34
  16. GUARD AGAINST … GREED / LUKE 12:15
  17. HE WHO DISOWNS ME / LUKE 12:9
  18. FEAR HIM / LUKE 12:5
  19. HYPOCRISY / LUKE 12:1
  20. WOE TO YOU / LUKE 11:42
  21. YOUR EYE IS THE LAMP OF YOUR BODY / LUKE 11:34
  22. SEVEN OTHER SPIRITS … LIVE THERE / LUKE 11:26
  23. WHO IS NOT WITH ME IS AGAINST ME / LUKE 11:23
  24. DEMONS … THE KINGDOM OF GOD / LUKE 11:20
  25. GIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT TO THOSE WHO ASK / LUKE 11:13
  26. ASK … SEEK … KNOCK / LUKE 11:9
  27. OUR DAILY BREAD / LUKE 11:3
  28. ONE THING IS NEEDED / LUKE 10:42
  29. THE PARABLE OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN / LUKE 10:30
  30. THE WISE … LITTLE CHILDREN / LUKE 10:21
  31. DO NOT REJOICE / LUKE 10:20
  32. SNAKES AND SCORPINS / LUKE 10:19
  33. I SAW SATAN FALL / LUKE 10:18
  34. LAMBS AMONG WOLVES / LUKE 10:3
  35. SENT THEM TWO BY TWO / LUKE 10:1
  36. REBUKED THEM / LUKE 9:55-56
  37. THE PEOPLE DID NOT WELCOME HIM / LUKE 9:52-53
  38. THE TRANSFIGURATION / LUKE 9:29
  39. ASHAMED OF ME / LUKE 9:26
  40. WHOEVER LOSES HIS LIFE / LUKE 9:24
  41. TAKE UP HIS CROSS DAILY / LUKE 9:23
  42. WARNED THEM NOT TO TELL / LUKE 9:21
  43. FEEDING OF THE FIVE THOUSAND / LUKE 9:12-17
  44. PREACH THE KINGDOM … HEAL THE SICK / LUKE 9:2
  45. A DEMON-POSSESSED MAN / LUKE 8:27-33
  46. MY MOTHER AND BROTHERS / LUKE 8:21
  47. CHOKED BY LIFE’S WORRIES / LUKE 8:14
  48. BELIEVE FOR A WHILE … FALL AWAY / LUKE 8:13
  49. HELPING TO SUPPORT THEM / LUKE 8:3
  50. SHE LOVED MUCH / LUKE 7:47
  51. WEEPING / LUKE 7:37-38
  52. WISDOM IS PROVED RIGHT BY ALL HER CHILDREN / LUKE 7:35
  53. GLUTTON AND A DRUNKARD / LUKE 7:34
  54. A REED SWAYED / LUKE 7:24
  55. HIS HEART WENT OUT TO HER / LUKE 7:13
  56. DO NOT DO WHAT I SAY / LUKE 4:46
  57. HIS HEART / LUKE 6:45
  58. GIVE / LUKE 6:38
  59. DO NOT JUDGE / LUKE 6:37
  60. LOVE YOUR ENEMIES / LUKE 6:27
  61. WOE TO YOU WHEN ALL MEN SPEAK WELL / LUKE 6:26
  62. WOE TO YOU WHO ARE RICH / LUKE 6:24
  63. HOW THEIR FATHERS TREATED THE PROPHETS / LUKE 6:23
  64. WHEN MEN HATE YOU / LUKE 6:22
  65. SERMON ON THE PLAIN / LUKE 6:17-19
  66. SPENT THE NIGHT PRAYING / LUKE 6:12
  67. JESUS AND THE SABBATH / LUKE 6:2-10
  68. ‘THE OLD IS BETTER’ / LUKE 5:39
  69. EAT AND DRINK WITH … ‘SINNERS’ / LUKE 5:30
  70. SON OF MAN / LUKE 5:24
  71. JESUS KNEW WHAT THEY WERE THINKING / LUKE 5:22
  72. CARRYING A PARALYTIC / LUKE 5:8
  73. THE POWER OF THE LORD WAS PRESENT / LUKE 5:17
  74. PRAYERS OF JESUS / LUKE 5:16
  75. YOU WILL CATCH MEN / LUKE 5:9-10
  76. AN EVIL SPIRIT / LUKE 4:33-35
  77. HIS MESSAGE HAD AUTHORITY / LUKE 4:32
  78. HE HAS ANOINTED ME / LUKE 4:18-19
  79. THE DEVIL / LUKE 4:9
  80. THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD / LUKE 4:5
  81. DOES NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE / LUKE 4:4
  82. JESUS, FULL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 4:1-2
  83. HOLY SPIRIT DESCENDED ON HIM / LUKE 3:22
  84. HE WILL BURN UP THE CHAFF / LUKE 3:17
  85. BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 3:16
  86. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / LUKE 3:8
  87. CAESAR … PILATE … HEROD / LUKE 3:1-2
  88. JESUS GREW IN WISDOM / LUKE 2:52
  89. I HAD TO BE IN MY FATHER’S HOUSE / LUKE 2:49-51
  90. THE CHILD GREW / LUKE 2:40
  91. ANNA … WORHIPED / LUKE 2:36-38
  92. A SWORD WILL PIERCE YOUR OWN SOUL / LUKE 2:35
  93. RIGHTEOUS AND DEVOUT – WAITING FOR THE CONSOLATION / LUKE 2:25-32
  94. A PAIR OF DOVES / LUKE 2:24
  95. PRESENT HIM TO THE LORD / LUKE 2:22-23
  96. A SAVIOR … CHRIST THE LORD / LUKE 2:11
  97. A MANGER / LUKE 2:6-7
  98. HOLINESS AND RIGHTEOUSNESS / LUKE 1:68-75
  99. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 1:67
  100. GOD MY SAVIOR / LUKE 1:46-47
  101. AS YOU HAVE SAID / LUKE 1:38
  102. THE HOLY ONE / LUKE 1:34-35
  103. HIS FATHER DAVID / LUKE 1:32-33
  104. YOU WHO ARE HIGHLY FAVORED / LUKE 1:28
  105. PLEDGED TO BE MARRIED / LUKE 1:26-27
  106. SPIRIT AND POWER OF ELIJAH – THE FATHERS TO THEIR CHILDREN / LUKE 1:17
  107. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT – WINE … FERMENTED DRINK / LUKE 1:15
  108. DIVISION OF ABIJAH … DESCENDANT OF AARON / LUKE 1:5
  109. YOUR ENEMIES … ENCIRCLE YOU /LUKE 19:43
  110. SAW THE CITY, HE WEPT / LUKE 19:41
  111. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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SUFFERING FROM DROPSY / LUKE 14:2

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(KJV) Luke 14:2

And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy.

SUFFERING FROM DROPSY / LUKE 14:2

This was a buildup or collecting of fluid that seriously affected the function and mobility of the body. The Greek word for this is a medical term found only here in the New Testament, which reflects Luke’s knowledge as a physician.

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  1. THE YEAST / LUKE 13:21
  2. THE LORD’S GREAT SORROW / LUKE 13:34
  3. MUSTARD SEED / LUKE 13:19
  4. THIS WOMAN … SATAN HAS KEPT BOUND / LUKE 13:16
  5. CRIPPLED BY A SPIRIT / LUKE 13:10-11
  6. FIG TREE … CUT IT DOWN / LUKE 13:6-9
  7. I HAVE CAME TO CAST FIRE … DIVISION / LUKE 12:49-51
  8. BEATEN WITH FEW BLOWS / LUKE 12:47-48
  9. MY MASTER IS DELAYED / LUKE 12:45
  10. FAITHFUL AND UNFAITHFUL MANAGER – SERVANT / LUKE 12:42-48
  11. WHEN YOU DO NOT EXPECT HIM / LUKE 12:40
  12. IT WILL BE GOOD FOR THOSE SERVANTS / LUKE 12:38
  13. DRESSED READY FOR SERVICE / LUKE 12:35-40
  14. YOUR TREASURE … YOUR HEART / LUKE 12:34
  15. GUARD AGAINST … GREED / LUKE 12:15
  16. HE WHO DISOWNS ME / LUKE 12:9
  17. FEAR HIM / LUKE 12:5
  18. HYPOCRISY / LUKE 12:1
  19. WOE TO YOU / LUKE 11:42
  20. YOUR EYE IS THE LAMP OF YOUR BODY / LUKE 11:34
  21. SEVEN OTHER SPIRITS … LIVE THERE / LUKE 11:26
  22. WHO IS NOT WITH ME IS AGAINST ME / LUKE 11:23
  23. DEMONS … THE KINGDOM OF GOD / LUKE 11:20
  24. GIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT TO THOSE WHO ASK / LUKE 11:13
  25. ASK … SEEK … KNOCK / LUKE 11:9
  26. OUR DAILY BREAD / LUKE 11:3
  27. ONE THING IS NEEDED / LUKE 10:42
  28. THE PARABLE OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN / LUKE 10:30
  29. THE WISE … LITTLE CHILDREN / LUKE 10:21
  30. DO NOT REJOICE / LUKE 10:20
  31. SNAKES AND SCORPINS / LUKE 10:19
  32. I SAW SATAN FALL / LUKE 10:18
  33. LAMBS AMONG WOLVES / LUKE 10:3
  34. SENT THEM TWO BY TWO / LUKE 10:1
  35. REBUKED THEM / LUKE 9:55-56
  36. THE PEOPLE DID NOT WELCOME HIM / LUKE 9:52-53
  37. THE TRANSFIGURATION / LUKE 9:29
  38. ASHAMED OF ME / LUKE 9:26
  39. WHOEVER LOSES HIS LIFE / LUKE 9:24
  40. TAKE UP HIS CROSS DAILY / LUKE 9:23
  41. WARNED THEM NOT TO TELL / LUKE 9:21
  42. FEEDING OF THE FIVE THOUSAND / LUKE 9:12-17
  43. PREACH THE KINGDOM … HEAL THE SICK / LUKE 9:2
  44. A DEMON-POSSESSED MAN / LUKE 8:27-33
  45. MY MOTHER AND BROTHERS / LUKE 8:21
  46. CHOKED BY LIFE’S WORRIES / LUKE 8:14
  47. BELIEVE FOR A WHILE … FALL AWAY / LUKE 8:13
  48. HELPING TO SUPPORT THEM / LUKE 8:3
  49. SHE LOVED MUCH / LUKE 7:47
  50. WEEPING / LUKE 7:37-38
  51. WISDOM IS PROVED RIGHT BY ALL HER CHILDREN / LUKE 7:35
  52. GLUTTON AND A DRUNKARD / LUKE 7:34
  53. A REED SWAYED / LUKE 7:24
  54. HIS HEART WENT OUT TO HER / LUKE 7:13
  55. DO NOT DO WHAT I SAY / LUKE 4:46
  56. HIS HEART / LUKE 6:45
  57. GIVE / LUKE 6:38
  58. DO NOT JUDGE / LUKE 6:37
  59. LOVE YOUR ENEMIES / LUKE 6:27
  60. WOE TO YOU WHEN ALL MEN SPEAK WELL / LUKE 6:26
  61. WOE TO YOU WHO ARE RICH / LUKE 6:24
  62. HOW THEIR FATHERS TREATED THE PROPHETS / LUKE 6:23
  63. WHEN MEN HATE YOU / LUKE 6:22
  64. SERMON ON THE PLAIN / LUKE 6:17-19
  65. SPENT THE NIGHT PRAYING / LUKE 6:12
  66. JESUS AND THE SABBATH / LUKE 6:2-10
  67. ‘THE OLD IS BETTER’ / LUKE 5:39
  68. EAT AND DRINK WITH … ‘SINNERS’ / LUKE 5:30
  69. SON OF MAN / LUKE 5:24
  70. JESUS KNEW WHAT THEY WERE THINKING / LUKE 5:22
  71. CARRYING A PARALYTIC / LUKE 5:8
  72. THE POWER OF THE LORD WAS PRESENT / LUKE 5:17
  73. PRAYERS OF JESUS / LUKE 5:16
  74. YOU WILL CATCH MEN / LUKE 5:9-10
  75. AN EVIL SPIRIT / LUKE 4:33-35
  76. HIS MESSAGE HAD AUTHORITY / LUKE 4:32
  77. HE HAS ANOINTED ME / LUKE 4:18-19
  78. THE DEVIL / LUKE 4:9
  79. THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD / LUKE 4:5
  80. DOES NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE / LUKE 4:4
  81. JESUS, FULL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 4:1-2
  82. HOLY SPIRIT DESCENDED ON HIM / LUKE 3:22
  83. HE WILL BURN UP THE CHAFF / LUKE 3:17
  84. BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 3:16
  85. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / LUKE 3:8
  86. CAESAR … PILATE … HEROD / LUKE 3:1-2
  87. JESUS GREW IN WISDOM / LUKE 2:52
  88. I HAD TO BE IN MY FATHER’S HOUSE / LUKE 2:49-51
  89. THE CHILD GREW / LUKE 2:40
  90. ANNA … WORHIPED / LUKE 2:36-38
  91. A SWORD WILL PIERCE YOUR OWN SOUL / LUKE 2:35
  92. RIGHTEOUS AND DEVOUT – WAITING FOR THE CONSOLATION / LUKE 2:25-32
  93. A PAIR OF DOVES / LUKE 2:24
  94. PRESENT HIM TO THE LORD / LUKE 2:22-23
  95. A SAVIOR … CHRIST THE LORD / LUKE 2:11
  96. A MANGER / LUKE 2:6-7
  97. HOLINESS AND RIGHTEOUSNESS / LUKE 1:68-75
  98. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 1:67
  99. GOD MY SAVIOR / LUKE 1:46-47
  100. AS YOU HAVE SAID / LUKE 1:38
  101. THE HOLY ONE / LUKE 1:34-35
  102. HIS FATHER DAVID / LUKE 1:32-33
  103. YOU WHO ARE HIGHLY FAVORED / LUKE 1:28
  104. PLEDGED TO BE MARRIED / LUKE 1:26-27
  105. SPIRIT AND POWER OF ELIJAH – THE FATHERS TO THEIR CHILDREN / LUKE 1:17
  106. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT – WINE … FERMENTED DRINK / LUKE 1:15
  107. DIVISION OF ABIJAH … DESCENDANT OF AARON / LUKE 1:5
  108. YOUR ENEMIES … ENCIRCLE YOU /LUKE 19:43
  109. SAW THE CITY, HE WEPT / LUKE 19:41
  110. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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HIS ANOINTING TEACHES YOU / 1 JOHN 2:27

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(KJV) 1 John 2:27

 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

HIS ANOINTING TEACHES YOU / 1 JOHN 2:27

All true followers of Christ are given the “anointing” (Holy Spirit, 1 John 2:20) to set them apart as God’s children and to help lead them into truth (John 14:26; John 16:13). As believers remain in the right relationship with Christ and commit themselves to spending time in God’s Word, the Holy Spirit helps them understand its life-transforming truths and how these truths apply to their lives. John is not ruling out the involvement of genuine Bible teachers, but he is speaking against false teachers who said that the message of Christ needed to be supplemented with a “higher knowledge” that they claimed to possess (1 John 1:1; 1 John 2:3). John responded to this lie by reminding his readers that the message already revealed to them by the Holy Spirit working through Christ’s original messengers was the only reliable truth.

The Holy Spirit’s teaching through God’s Word does not involve revelation of “new” truth or the explanation of all difficult Bible passages to our personal satisfaction. The Spirit works to illuminate the truth already revealed in God’s Word, helping believers to apply that truth to their lives in practical ways. 

  1. All believers may study and know God’s truth and learn from each other through mutual teaching and encouragement (Matthew 28:20; Ephesians 3:18; Colossians 3:16).
  2. This passage points out three safeguards against doctrinal (belief and teaching) error: (a) remaining in the right relationship with God the Father and Jesus the Son according to His revelation in the Bible (1 John 2:24). (b) The truth and empowering of the Holy Spirit. (c) Fellowship (1 John 1:3) with other committed Christians. 
  3. God’s people do not need instruction from those who teach things contrary to or outside of true Biblical faith, which is what John means when he says, “you do not need anyone [else] to teach you.”

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  1. HEARD FROM THE BEGINNING / 1 JOHN 2:24
  2. THE LIAR … WHO DENIES THAT JESUS IS THE CHRIST / 1 JOHN 2:22
  3. AN ANOINTING / 1 JOHN 2:20
  4. THEY WENT OUT FROM US / 1 JOHN 2:19
  5. THE LAST HOUR … MANY ANTICHRISTS / 1 JOHN 2:18
  6. WHOEVER LOVES HIS BROTHER / 1 JOHN 2:10
  7. OLD COMMAND … NEW COMMAND / 1 JOHN 2:7-8
  8. MUST WALK AS JESUS DID / 1 JOHN 2:6
  9. DOES NOT DO WHAT HE COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 2:4
  10. WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE COME TO KNOW HIM / 1 JOHN 2:3
  11. ANTONING SACRIFICE / 1 JOHN 2:2
  12. SO THAT YOU WILL NOT SIN / 1 JOHN 2:1
  13. CLAIM WE HAVE NOT SINNED / 1 JOHN 1:10
  14. CONFESS OUR SINS / 1 JOHN 1:9
  15. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN / 1 JOHN 1:8
  16. WALK IN THE LIGHT / 1 JOHN 1:7
  17. FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM / 1 JOHN 1:6
  18. FELLOWSHIP WITH US / 1 JOHN 1:3
  19. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 1:2
  20. THAT WHICH WAS FROM THE BEGINNING – SEEN WITH OUR EYS OUR HAND HAVE TOUCHED / 1 JOHN 1:1
  21. UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE EVIL ONE / 1 JOHN 5:19
  22. SIN THAT DOES NOT LEAD TO DEATH / 1 JOHN 5:17
  23. HE SHOULD PRAY AND GOD WILL GIVE HIM LIFE; 1 JOHN 5:16
  24. THAT YOU MAY KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN5:13
  25. HE WHO HAS THE SON HAS LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:12
  26. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:11
  27. THERE ARE THREE THAT TESTIFY / 1 JOHN 5:7-9
  28. BY WATER AND BLOOD / 1 JOHN 5:6
  29. OVERCOME THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH / 1 JOHN 5:4
  30. HIS COMMANDS ARE NOT BURDENSOME / 1 JOHN 5:3
  31. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
  32. BELIEVES … LOVES / 1 JOHN 5:1
  33. BECAUSE WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 3:22
  34. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
  35. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
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HEARD FROM THE BEGINNING / 1 JOHN 2:24

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(KJV) 1 John 2:24

 Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father.

HEARD FROM THE BEGINNING / 1 JOHN 2:24

Believers will remain in a right relationship with Christ and experience complete spiritual salvation only as long as they remain devoted to Christ and to the teaching of those He commissioned to deliver His original message as we have it in His Word – the Bible (Ephesians 2:20). This suggests two things:

  1. To abandon the original message of Christ and New Testament faith causes spiritual death and separates a person from Jesus Christ (Galatians 1:6-8; 5:1-4). For believers to be loyal to Christ, they must be loyal to His Word and live by the teachings of the New Testament. 
  2. It is dangerous to follow teachings or teachers who preach “new” things not found in God’s Word (Jude 1:3). For this reason, it is important to study God’s Word for oneself and to hold firmly to its teaching; our very souls and our eternal destinies depend on it.

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  1. THE LIAR … WHO DENIES THAT JESUS IS THE CHRIST / 1 JOHN 2:22
  2. AN ANOINTING / 1 JOHN 2:20
  3. THEY WENT OUT FROM US / 1 JOHN 2:19
  4. THE LAST HOUR … MANY ANTICHRISTS / 1 JOHN 2:18
  5. WHOEVER LOVES HIS BROTHER / 1 JOHN 2:10
  6. OLD COMMAND … NEW COMMAND / 1 JOHN 2:7-8
  7. MUST WALK AS JESUS DID / 1 JOHN 2:6
  8. DOES NOT DO WHAT HE COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 2:4
  9. WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE COME TO KNOW HIM / 1 JOHN 2:3
  10. ANTONING SACRIFICE / 1 JOHN 2:2
  11. SO THAT YOU WILL NOT SIN / 1 JOHN 2:1
  12. CLAIM WE HAVE NOT SINNED / 1 JOHN 1:10
  13. CONFESS OUR SINS / 1 JOHN 1:9
  14. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN / 1 JOHN 1:8
  15. WALK IN THE LIGHT / 1 JOHN 1:7
  16. FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM / 1 JOHN 1:6
  17. FELLOWSHIP WITH US / 1 JOHN 1:3
  18. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 1:2
  19. THAT WHICH WAS FROM THE BEGINNING – SEEN WITH OUR EYS OUR HAND HAVE TOUCHED / 1 JOHN 1:1
  20. UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE EVIL ONE / 1 JOHN 5:19
  21. SIN THAT DOES NOT LEAD TO DEATH / 1 JOHN 5:17
  22. HE SHOULD PRAY AND GOD WILL GIVE HIM LIFE; 1 JOHN 5:16
  23. THAT YOU MAY KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN5:13
  24. HE WHO HAS THE SON HAS LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:12
  25. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:11
  26. THERE ARE THREE THAT TESTIFY / 1 JOHN 5:7-9
  27. BY WATER AND BLOOD / 1 JOHN 5:6
  28. OVERCOME THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH / 1 JOHN 5:4
  29. HIS COMMANDS ARE NOT BURDENSOME / 1 JOHN 5:3
  30. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
  31. BELIEVES … LOVES / 1 JOHN 5:1
  32. BECAUSE WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 3:22
  33. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
  34. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
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