~ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ Beloved, when we look at the world around us today, it doesnโt seem like there are a lot of reasons to have hope. But when we look to Godโs Word, we have plenty of reasons toโฆ
1 Corinthians 1:18 AMP tells usโฆ โFor the message of the cross is foolishness [absurd and illogical] to those who are perishing and spiritually dead [because they reject it], but to us who are being saved [by Godโs grace] itโฆ
~ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ. Beloved, the Word of God says those who the Lord lifts up are supported, especially the humble, the poor and the fallen. According to the verses of Psalms, the Lord upholds all whoโฆ
~ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐. ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ Revelation 1:3 AMP reminds usโฆ โBlessed (happy, prosperous, to be admired) is he who reads and those who hear the words of theโฆ
~ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ – ๐๐ง๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ The Word of God has penetrating power to cut through anything including souls and spirit. Hebrews 4:12 AMP tells usโฆ โFor theโฆ
According to scripture, believers are to meditate on God’s Word, his works, and his character. Meditation is filling our minds with divine truths, dwelling on them, and allowing them to transform our lives. The Hebrew words for “meditate” often suggestโฆ
Beloved, obedience to God for believers in Christ is a powerful force that unlocks blessings, strengthens our relationship with the divine (God, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit), and provides direction and purpose in our life. It isโฆ
~ Let us stay focused on who He is and put our God first this week, and at all times. Beloved, it is Godโs desire that we put Him first in our lives because He is worthy. Therefore, we areโฆ
~ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ Beloved, the Bible encourages Christian meditation, which involves actively and thoughtfully reflecting on God’s Word, his character, and his works in and through us. Unlike other practices of meditation which requiresโฆ
Beloved, God wants us believers to actively engage with His Word by reading, studying, meditating on it, obeying, and applying it to our lives, recognizing it as a source of guidance, truth, and spiritual transformation. ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐โ๐โฆ