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The Sermom on the Mount 1
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| "Blessed are those who don't think highly of themselves." Jesus gave us a "divinely-bestowed" sense of well being that is the opposite of the normal human way followed in the pursuit of happiness. The way most folks who don't know the Lord is "if only I had more money, fame, etc., I would be happy. But "poor in spirit" is the opposite of self-sufficiency. Apart from God and is grace we are spirituallu bankrupt. Tere are no "self-made" people in God's kingdom. Without Him we can do nothing, But with Christ we can do all things because the kingdom of heave is ours here and now!
"Blessed are those who don't think highly of them selves and morn over their sin. It is bless because godly sorrow producesrepentance and salvation. The Kingdom of Heaven is a gracious gift to those who sense their poverty of spirit and trust in the Lord to deliver them from sina nd eternal shame. "Blessed are those who morn, for they shall be comforted." This is a godly sorrow that produced repentance leading to salvation without regret "2 Cor. 7:10. The comfort God our Faher gives is the assuranc that our sins are forgiven, and we will see Him face-to-face when we die. "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied." | ||
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Meeting with the Lord
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| "When you pray, go into your inner room, close the door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you" (Matt. 6:6). Jesus meant don't try to impress people with your prayers. If we do them our Father will not listen! We need to shut the world out, withdraw from our "to do" list, shut ourself in alone with God, and pray in secret.
Our chief objective is to realize the presence of our Father in heaven. Remember that you are alone with All Mighty God! The beginning of prayer is taking time to realize His presence with me. Then we pray to our Father who sees what is done in secret. It is a wonderful privilege to pray and know God listen to us. The only prayer that counts are those our Father hears - not the ones prayed to impress people. We can have full assurance that He knows how much we need His help and guidance, and He will listen to us. Believe the great promise: "Your Father who sees in secret shall reward you openly." Our Father will make sure that our prayer in not just blowing in the wind. All through the day He will be working out the answer. Since Jesus has given us the promise of His presence and shows us the way to the inner room of prayer, He will surely be with us and teach us to pray. It is through Him that we have access to the Father. We can be childlike in our trust and fellowship wtih Christ. Confess each sin, and bring every need to Him. Offer your prayer to the Father in the name of Christ. Prayer is fellowship with Jesus cannot by be in vain. | ||
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"Our inner man is being renewed day by day"
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| Every day we must remember the absolute necessity of fellowship with Jesus. We speak to Him by prayer and God speaks to us from the page up - that is the pages of the Bible that is the written Word of God.
The grace we have recieved of forgiven sins, and acceptance as God's child, and joy in the Holy Spirit grows stronger by daily renewal of our fellowship with our Lord Jesus Christ! Ask our Father for the gift of knowing that the Lord Jesus is always with us. He works in us on the condition that we give Him time each day to impart His love and grace in our heart. Time reading the Bible is the one conditon of spiritual growth and power to live pleasing to our Father who is in Heaven. Jesus said, "Come unto Me and I will give you rest. Learn of Me and you shall find rest for your souls." We learn more about Him by daily reading the Bible. Prayer: "Lord, I bow before You and ask that Your love will fill me. Please let Your love rest in my heart. I want to please You in all I do and say, and I want to spend time each day in fellowship with you, my dear Lord Jesus Christ." In this way our inner being will be renwed day by day. | ||
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