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Follow His Counsel

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The LORD brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; He makes the plans of the peoples of no effect. The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the plans of His heart to all generations. — Psalm 33:10-11 (NKJV) In Jeremiah 18:12 (NLT), the people rejected the Word of the LORD given through Jeremiah. They replied, “Don’t waste your breath. We will continue to live as we want to, stubbornly following our own evil desires.” Each and every moment of the day, that the good LORD gives us breath, we can choose to follow Him, or follow our own desires. Know that eventually, each person will bear the consequences of their choices, so choose wisely. Stay on the path that leads to life and peace. “Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “who execute a plan, but not Mine, and make an alliance, but not of My Spirit, in order to add sin to sin; (Isaiah 30:1 NASB1995) You adulteresses [disloyal sinners—flirting with the world and breaking your vow to God]! Do you not know that being the wo

An Everlasting Love

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Yahweh appeared to him from afar, saying, “I have loved you with an everlasting love; 
Therefore I have drawn you with lovingkindness.” — Jeremiah 31:3 (LSB) The LORD cannot lie and He does not change. He still loves His people with an everlasting love and His faithfulness continues throughout all generations; (See Psalm 119:90a NASB1995) His amazing love never fails. He draws us close to Him with lovingkindness. And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:38-39 NLT) Amen. And I will betroth you to Me forever; Indeed, I will betroth you to Me in righteousness and in justice, in lovingkindness and in compassi

Approach the Throne

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Therefore let us [with privilege] approach the throne of grace [that is, the throne of God’s gracious favor] with confidence and without fear, so that we may receive mercy [for our failures] and find [His amazing] grace to help in time of need [an appropriate blessing, coming just at the right moment]. — Hebrews 4:16 (AMP) What an honor and a privilege that we may approach the throne of YAHWEH, at any time. May we humbly approach the throne of grace and choose to abide there. The great “I AM” is always with us, and He alone is Who we need. Let us make sure we are with Him by setting the affection and desires of our hearts upon Him. He has made His wonderful acts to be remembered; The LORD is gracious and merciful and full of loving compassion. (Psalm 111:4 AMP) Surely, He will help us in our time of need. Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world. (James 4:8 NLT)

Be Fully Convinced

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Let’s hold firmly to the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; — Hebrews 10:23 (NASB1995) Don’t waver, nor wander, nor allow the waves of adversity to toss you to and fro.  …he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. (Hebrews 11:6) And not being weak in faith, Abraham did not consider his own body, already dead (since he was about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah’s womb. He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God, and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform. (See Romans 4:19-21 NKJV) Let us be strengthened in faith, give glory to Yahweh, and live fully convinced in the goodness and faithfulness of our mighty God.

Proclaim His Name

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So then it does not depend on the man who wills or the man who runs, but on God who has mercy. For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, “For this very purpose I raised you up, to demonstrate My power in you, and that My name might be proclaimed throughout the whole earth.” — Romans 9:16-17 (NASB1995) In all situations and circumstances, may the name of the LORD God be lifted up. Instead of promoting our own names or the name of our favorite personality, let us declare the name of YAHWEH. He is El Elyon, the Most High God, above all others. I will proclaim the name of the LORD; how glorious is our God! He is the Rock; his deeds are perfect. Everything he does is just and fair. He is a faithful God who does no wrong; how just and upright he is! (Deuteronomy 32:3-4 NLT) He is Elohim, the Creator of all. He chose us to be a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that we may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called us out of darkness into His marvelous ligh

Rely on God

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We think you ought to know, dear brothers and sisters, about the trouble we went through in the province of Asia. We were crushed and overwhelmed beyond our ability to endure, and we thought we would never live through it. In fact, we expected to die. But as a result, we stopped relying on ourselves and learned to rely only on God, who raises the dead.   — 2 Corinthians 1:8-9 (NLT) In the midst of whatever challenges and hardships we experience in this life, may we learn to rely only on our mighty God, and trust Him at all times. For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes in Him will not be disappointed.” (Romans 10:11 NASB1995) Keep pressing on, knowing that with God all things are possible. Take care, brothers and sisters, that there not be in any one of you a wicked, unbelieving heart [which refuses to trust and rely on the Lord, a heart] that turns away from the living God. (Hebrews 3:12 AMP)

Inward Transformation

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Stop imitating the ideals and opinions of the culture around you, but be inwardly transformed by the Holy Spirit through a total reformation of how you think. This will empower you to discern God’s will as you live a beautiful life, satisfying and perfect in his eyes. — Romans 12:2 (TPT) Let us regularly renew our minds with the Word of God, so we can be continually transformed from the inside out. The worldly culture focuses on “me, myself and I.” It gives more attention to the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life. (See 1 John 2:16) So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace. (See Romans 8:6 NLT) The Message Bible says: Obsession with self in these matters is a dead end; attention to God leads us out into the open, into a spacious, free life. (Romans 8:6-8) Amen.