Discovering Truth - Verse of the Day

“Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭7:7‬ ‭KJV‬‬ http://bible.com/1/mat.7.7.kjv

“‘Not everyone who says to me, “Lord, Lord,” will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.” ‭‭Matt.‬ ‭7:21‬ ‭NIVUK‬‬ http://bible.com/113/mat.7.21.nivuk

“For they said to you, “In the end time there will come scoffers, propelled by their own ungodly desires.” These people are divisive, worldly, devoid of the Spirit.” Jude 1:18-19 NET http://bible.com/107/jud.1.18-19.net We should not follow the traditions of men. Many of us  are influenced by many human traditions that seem to come from God. These people, just as James said, they are divisive and worldly. They are also devoid of the Holy Spirit. #dbverses2016

“Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭51:10‬ ‭KJV‬‬ http://bible.com/1/psa.51.10.kjv

“But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.” ‭‭James‬ ‭1:6‬ ‭KJV‬‬ http://bible.com/1/jas.1.6.kjv

“What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?” Romans 8:31 KJV http://bible.com/1/rom.8.31.kjv The answer is no-one, not even satan! As long as you completely trust in God, and put your full faith in Him, he’ll fight for you and give you all you need. This means all you need to do is fulfil your duty, be obedient and all of these will happen to you! 

“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭119:105‬ ‭KJV‬‬ http://bible.com/1/psa.119.105.kjv

“For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.” James 1:23-24 KJV http://bible.com/1/jas.1.23-24.kjv  Many of us fall away from the path of light because we forget who we are in the mirror. The Mirror is the Word of God, which defines who we are as Christians. It also defines how we look spiritually, and tells us if we are spiritually fit or not. Sometimes, we forget who we are and revive flesh, after killing it, and go back to our old ways. Even just looking back counts!  “Remember Lot's wife.” Luke 17:32 KJV http://bible.com/1/luk.17.32.kjv Don’t look back, and remember who you are! 

“We have freedom now because Christ made us free. So stand strong. Do not change and go back into the slavery of the law.” Galatians 5:1 ICB http://bible.com/1359/gal.5.1.icb Don’t go back! Jesus tells us not to, and why should we if everything we need is in Him? Let us not get trapped but stay in the light. —————————————- What’s your favourite Bible verse? Comment below or use the hashtag #dbv17fav  Looking forward to seeing those awesome Bible verses!

“If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;” Colossians 1:23 KJV http://bible.com/1/col.1.23.kjv  Many of us struggle to keep our feet down and holding onto the Gospel. We need to learn to overcome pear pressure, as these things will come. God has given us the ability to overcome, it may not be easy, but we still have the ability. Let us stand strong! ———————————————————— What’s your favourite Bible verse? Comment below or use the hashtag #dbv17fav  Looking forward to seeing those awesome Bible verses!

“In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.” 1 John 4:9 KJV http://bible.com/1/1jn.4.9.kjv It is only through Jesus that we live and move and have our being. We need to recognise that nothing can be or ever will be done of our own accord. We need to let God take control. —————————————- What’s your favourite Bible verse? Comment below or use the hashtag #dbv17fav  Looking forward to seeing those awesome Bible verses!

“Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.” Philippians 4:1 KJV http://bible.com/1/php.4.1.kjv Tell us your favourite verse in the comments! 

“For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.” Acts 17:28 KJV http://bible.com/1/act.17.28.kjv None of us live by our own power, and we never can and we never will. We only live by the strength and power of Jesus. Remember, Paul told us in the book of Philippians, “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” Philippians 4:13 KJV http://bible.com/1/php.4.13.kjv Notice how it doesn’t say ‘I can do all things by my own’. It says we can only do them through Christ, which gives us the strength. We have no power, only God’s! Respect this and you will keep it.

“But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” ‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭15:57‬ ‭KJV‬‬ http://bible.com/1/1co.15.57.kjv

“Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.” 1 Chronicles 29:13 KJV http://bible.com/1/1ch.29.13.kjv Just thank Him 👏

“But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.” Hebrews 10:39 KJV http://bible.com/1/heb.10.39.kjv It can be very tempting to turn away from the Truth and go back to your old ways. In fact, unfortunately, many people do. But even though the road seems tempting, by the power of God, we can put our foot down and say no to satan. Eternal life is the best gift we could ever get, and plus, it’s free! The gift of no death, no pain, hardship, sin! Just life! And happiness and joy and love! And you want to give it away? We need to come into realisation of what we have as Christians. Don’t give it away!

“There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭26:7‬ ‭KJV‬‬ http://bible.com/1/mat.26.7.kjv

“Confess to one another therefore your faults (your slips, your false steps, your offenses, your sins) and pray [also] for one another, that you may be healed and restored [to a spiritual tone of mind and heart]. The earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available [dynamic in its working].” James 5:16 AMPC http://bible.com/8/jas.5.16.ampc The prayers of a righteous person are ones that have power to change things. But this prayer is earnest, persistence and consistent. Many of us struggle when praying and find it a battle. But it shouldn’t be a battle at all! It’s a main part of the Christian’s identity: prayer. It is how we not only connect withGod but with the spirit realm. Jesus told us to pray always:  “Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” Matthew 26:41 KJV http://bible.com/1/mat.26.41.kjv Let’s start being spiritually alert. 

“Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;” 2 Timothy 3:4 KJV http://bible.com/1/2ti.3.4.kjv One of the reasons that many of us still struggle in our walk with God is because we love pleasure more than God. Our pleasure is what we love, the flesh. It entices us and then drags us of the path to light. This happens because we are not serious or fully ‘grounded’ in Christ Jesus. James said, “But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.” James 1:14-15 KJV http://bible.com/1/jas.1.14-15.kjv It’s because of our selfish ambition that our sin comes from. We still desire, and lust over the things of the flesh. Stop it! Begin to love God and experience the love and peace of His Will. How? Kill flesh!

“Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:” Colossians 1:13 KJV http://bible.com/1/col.1.13.kjv We need to stay in the light God has. But many of us today, still distracted by flesh, wander off into the darkness, and then satan begins to attack. Let us remain partakers of the light!

“And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.” Colossians 1:17 KJV http://bible.com/1/col.1.17.kjv If Jesus is before all things, why do we put Him last? Why is He not as important as whatever’s first in your life? What’s going on - Jesus comes first, that’s what Paul says! Put Jesus first! 

“A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.” John 13:34-35 KJV http://bible.com/1/jhn.13.34-35.kjv  Love is something impossible for any man in his carnal ability to do by himself. To many this is hard to believe, but it is very much the Truth. It is only by the power of the Holy Spirit that we can show love. Humans cannot show love, it is only by the Holy Spirit. “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” Galatians 5:22-23 NIV http://bible.com/111/gal.5.22-23.niv There is something I want you to notice here. Can you see that Paul says the fruit of the SPIRIT. The Amplified Version explains it better: “But the fruit of the [Holy] Spirit [the work which His presence within accomplishes] is love...

“Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;” ‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭6:14‬ ‭KJV‬‬ http://bible.com/1/eph.6.14.kjv

“For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.” 2 Peter 1:16 KJV http://bible.com/1/2pe.1.16.kjv The Gospel is not, as many may think, a made up myth or legend. It is more than a true story, it’s the reality of the world we live in today. It is not a story someone tried to devise that sparked up a group of people called ‘Christians’. The Gospel is not taught the way it should be taught. We should not teach it with excellency of speech, but with the power of the Holy Ghost. As leaders of churches, let us let the Holy Spirit guide us in what we do. “And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:” 1 Corinthians 2:1, 4 KJV http://bible.com/1/1co.2...

“Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.” Psalms 34:19 KJV http://bible.com/1/psa.34.19.kjv Many of us don’t realise that when problems come our way, we have the power to fight the problems. Jesus gives you the power to face the challenges, so His power can be expressed and shown through this situation. So that satan can be disgraced. This is why God was not impressed when Moses asked Him to save him. God has given Him the power to fight the Red Sea! And as soon as Moses used the power, God manifested His awesome power through the Red Sea. Let’s read it: “And the Lord said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward: But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea. And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a str...

“For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by the power of God toward you.” 2 Corinthians 13:4 KJV http://bible.com/1/2co.13.4.kjv We need to live by the power of God. This is our problem. We live by our own power! Live by God’s power!

“Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.” Matthew 13:13 KJV http://bible.com/1/mat.13.13.kjv Some of us are like this today. We see the miracles, the things that God is doing in our lives, but we don’t see. It’s like we are blind. But we hear. We hear the Word of God, very well, in fact, might encounter the Holy Spirit, but afterwards, it’s like nothing happened and we’re still in the same state as before! Before ANYONE can walk with God, you must get rid of the ‘me’ inside you. The ‘me’ means YOU, what YOU want, like to go, etc. It's our pride (our ‘me’) that’s stopping us from receiving what God wants us to. It's not that God doesn't want to bless us, we are just not prepared. Why? Because our flesh and will (or 'me') is not completely gone. Let go! Let go! Jesus wants to work with you, but he can't if 'me' is still there! Get rid of it!

“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Matthew 6:21 NET http://bible.com/107/mat.6.21.net  Where is your treasure? If it’s in flesh, that’s where your heart is. As Christians our treasure should be in God. We should not look for outside alternatives, because it’s there satan is gonna catch us. All we need is in Jesus! 😁

“But above all pursue his kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” Matthew 6:33 NET http://bible.com/107/mat.6.33.net This is what many Christians don’t do. We present petitions to God out of our selfish ambitions, not out of humility of heart. We need to seek GOD first and start to build up treasure in heaven, then we’ll get everything!