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The Abundant Life

This is one of my favorite verses:
John 10:10  "The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly."

Satan wishes to destroy you.  If you don't know the Lord, he is trying to keep you from making that most important decision; if, on the other hand, you know the Lord, Satan would love to--in the very least--keep you from walking a close walk with the Lord.  Satan would love to "sift you as wheat," and work so that your life, your testimony would not amount to anything for God.  Don't let him do that!

God desires to give us the richest of blessings, and we're the only thing that stands in His way!  We are the only thing that can limit God's blessings.  It's as simple as that.  God's blessings--God's abundant life--is promised to those that follow Him and obey Him.

Psalm 37:4 "Delight thyself also in the Lord; and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart."
Proverbs 1:23 "Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you."
flexible       pliable       reprovable       submissive     

1 John 3:22 "And whatsoever we ask, we receive of Him, because we keep His commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in His sight."

Proverbs 3:9-10 "Honor the Lord with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all thine increase:  So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine."

Romans 8:32 "He that spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?"

Oh, the blessings of God!  God desires to bless us in so many countless ways, we cannot imagine!  He desires to work in you and through you that not only you are richly blessed, but that others are richly blessed as well.  Only God knows the amount of blessing that is possible to the man or woman that loves and follows God with all their heart, soul, and mind!


Let’s strive for the               
  Abundant Life!
       Merle   

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