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True--Wholehearted and Pure

    For a real Christian, Christ isn't just part of your life, He's ALL of your life!  Our lives should never be compartmentalized--having our relationship to Christ in one compartment and the rest of our life as another compartment.  Christ is either who you are --or He's not! The difference between involvement and commitment is like a ham and eggs breakfast: the chicken was involved-–but the pig was committed! John 4:24 "God is a Spirit: and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth ." Proverbs 20:10-11 "Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the Lord.     Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure , and whether it be right ." I've been reading through the book of Proverbs for my devotions the last several days.  God brings up "divers weights" and "divers measures" several times.  He hates them…why?  because they are not true; they are a lie.  ...

The Choices we Make

Question:  Do you realize the choices you make have a real outcome on the lives of those you come in contact?  You make a difference -- for the good or for the bad! You'll forgive me if I paraphrase Pastor Love's sermon from Sunday.  It was a good one!  Course, if you've been keeping up with my postings, some of it will sound familiar.  I suppose that's why I thought it was so good…the Lord has been working on me in those same areas!  Perhaps you need to hear it too! Colossians 3:1-4 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. As born-again Christians, we are to "seek those things which are above." You can virtually close the book and say "no" to God--or ...