The Christian life is a growth process. After we are born again, God wants us to become disciples, and discipleship means growing in the things of God. We take what is in the Word of God, apply it to our lives, and step out in faith. Faith itself does not change. The faith that saved you can move mountains and carry you through the storms of life. What grows is your understanding of faith and your ability to use what God has already given you.
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Growing in understanding attains and maintains maturity. Paul said in Philippians 3:13 that he did not count himself to have apprehended, but he forgot the things behind and reached forward to those things ahead. Reaching forward demands faith, an understanding of God’s Word, and the recognition that because God spoke His Word supernaturally, we must understand it supernaturally.
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Psalm 23 and John 10 line up with each other in a remarkable way. John 10 can be considered the Psalm 23 of the New Testament because both passages present Jesus Christ as our Shepherd. He is our Lord and Savior, our provider, and the One who leads us through this life. Jesus Christ will always be our rock, all the way into eternity, and He is our Shepherd while we are here on this earth.
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Do you remember the excitement you felt when you were first born again? The Holy Spirit seemed so close, and it felt as if Jesus was standing right beside you. Then, after a few years, you found yourself making breakfast, sending your children to school, going to the office, and doing the ordinary things that life requires. You began to wonder, where did that feeling go?
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People are constantly searching for the newest method or the latest spiritual fad. Paul reminds us that if God's principles have brought us to this point, they'll continue to take us where God wants us to go. Keep doing what works. Keep walking in the Word. Keep depending on the Holy Spirit.
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Every promise reveals the heart of God. He desires to deliver you, strengthen you, guide you, and bring you safely to the finish line. The same God who planned your salvation has also planned your provision, your peace, your wisdom, and your victory. He sees the end from the beginning, and He already sees you standing with Him in eternity.
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Don’t give up on God because He has promised He will come through for you. He is faithful. He is dependable. If you don’t have the answers you are seeking, remember He promised that those things that are hidden will be revealed. In other words, those things you don’t understand right now will be brought to the light one day. Then you will understand and be glad you continued to follow the One Who is faithful, the One Who can be trusted, the One Who has the answers, the One Who has given us everything we will ever need in this lifetime!
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God wants us to become stable and to become effective in life. And that doesn’t happen by accident, it comes from discipleship. God’s desire in this earth is not just converts; He wants disciples.
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The rock of the Word of God dissected, looked at, compared with other Scriptures. What Jesus said, what Paul said, Peter said, James said, all of them must be studied. Go back to Moses, Isaiah. That is the Word working together. Hearing and doing the Word gives you stability. Hearing and not doing gives you collapse.
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God has given us the mind of Christ through His Word. When decisions arise, Scripture becomes our compass. When Scripture is silent, the Holy Spirit provides peace and direction. This is how believers live boldly in dark times. This is not a time for silence. This is not a time for fear. This is a time to preach salvation and speak truth, boldly, lovingly, and without compromise.
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When Jesus died and rose again, God reconciled the entire world to Himself. The war between heaven and earth ended at the cross. But reconciliation is not automatically applied to every person’s heart. It’s like an announcement waiting for a response. You have to come and claim it.
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When everything around you is confused and chaotic, the Word of God will reorient you so you can see clearly and walk straight—no matter what’s going on.
The world can’t turn you upside down and keep you there if you come back to the Word. The Word is like a life vest. You might feel like you are going under but strap the Word on and—no matter how hard the world tries to push you down—when it lets go you will pop right back to the top. Wrap your children in the Word and they will float when the culture tries to drown them.
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The book of Proverbs has three great pillars: knowledge, understanding, and wisdom. Knowledge collects the facts. Understanding arranges the facts. Wisdom applies the facts. Somewhere between learning and doing is that holy pause where the Holy Spirit brings order to what you know. That pause is called meditation in the Word of God. You read, pray, ponder, listen—and then you step out in wisdom. This is how the Lord wants us to handle the matters of life.
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There is one thing we all have in common - problems. Troubles don’t discriminate. Whether you’re saved or unsaved, young or old, in the ministry or working a nine-to-five job, problems are a part of life. And yet, while problems are inevitable, what you do with them is what makes all the difference. Trouble comes because of the Word and deliverance from trouble comes from the same Word of God. It is our job to apply God’s promises to our circumstances.
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Our salvation is a free gift from God. We don’t deserve it; we can’t earn it. All we do to receive it is accept it by faith. In the same way, our spiritual life after salvation is by grace; we can never deserve or earn it by our own efforts. It, too, is a gift of God received by faith.
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Psalm 119:11 says, “Your word have I hid in my heart, that I might not sin against You.” Notice it doesn’t say that the Word makes you stop sinning, it says that it gives you strength not to. The decision to sin or not to sin still belongs to you. But the Word of God arms you with the power to resist temptation. And that’s just the beginning. The Word brings spiritual growth, builds eternal rewards, and gives you spiritual accuracy so that you don’t miss the mark in your walk with God.
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Psalm 42 is one of the most heartfelt and personal psalms David ever wrote. It came out of a time when he faced not only overwhelming problems, but betrayal from the very people closest to him—his own family. There’s something about this psalm that speaks deeply to anyone who’s ever been in a dark season where you couldn’t find your way out.
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“There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit” Romans 8:1
Walking according to the flesh or the Spirit has absolutely nothing to do with your salvation. Salvation is a free gift, received by faith in Jesus Christ. It is ours eternally. Discipleship, however, comes afterward, and that’s what walking after the Spirit refers to.
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Joseph is probably the closest Old Testament type of the Lord Jesus Christ that we can find. Was Joseph perfect in the sense of never sinning? No, because he was human. Jesus Christ was the only one born outside of sin, who never committed a sin, and then went to the cross perfect and sinless. But when it comes to men in the Old Testament, Joseph comes pretty close. Joseph’s life is a picture of being perfected under pressure. His story shows us how to stand when everything seems against you and how to trust God when the road seems long.
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The Bible tells us plainly in Psalm 66:18, “If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me.” It doesn’t say He can’t hear you because He’s too far away. It says He won’t. That means He makes a decision not to respond when we knowingly hold sin, bitterness, or unforgiveness in our hearts.
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