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Who Are You Inspiring??? Bible Ballistics: BBs #572

19 Friday Jul 2019

Posted by in Abiding In Jesus, Influence, Inspiring Others, Just Jesus!, Listening To God, The Only Way, The Word, The Word Or The World?

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Bible Ballistics: BBs #572   Who Are You Inspiring???

 

“Order my steps

in thy word:

and let not any iniquity

have dominion over me.”   Psalm 119:33

As I write this, my mind goes to those who touched my life—those who helped me walk right before God; and what I find amazing, is that many of them weren’t intentionally trying to influence me, they were simply living for God and making a difference that they were often unaware of! And that ought to be the goal of our life, to touch others as God uses our faithfulness to Him, and our desire to please HIM—Father, Son and Holy Spirit!  And I can only do that as I seek to allow God to “Order my steps”! But did you catch the rest of that phrase?  God will order our steps in HIS “word”!  I must immerse myself in The Word of God, to know it intimately, that I can discern between true and false, right and wrong, good and bad.  In fact, this was one of the things that Solomon asked God for, and it has been my verse for this year.

“Give therefore thy servant

an understanding heart

to judge thy people,

that I may discern

between good

and bad:

for who is able

to judge

this thy so great a people?”  1 Kings 3:9

I would simply like to share my personal paraphrase of this passage.

I am the servant—God is my LORD and master—

(See Exodus 20:3)

I need to seek God’s understanding not my own—

(See Proverbs 3:5-6)

I am to judge/discern people’s behavior—

(but I am not The Judge who will pass sentence—

 (See Matthew 7:15-20 & Revelation 20:11-14)

I am to seek God’s standard of ‘good and bad’ not man’s—

(See Micah 6:8)

I am to recognize that only God/Jesus can help me lead—

(See John 15:1-5)

Just as Jesus told us in John 15, I must depend on Him, abide in Him, and rely upon His presence and power working in me through His precious Holy Spirit.  May we walk His way that others may be drawn to HIS love, salvation and provision by our life of devotion to JESUS, for “without me ye can do nothing”!

“That we should be to the praise of his glory…”.    Ephesians 1:12a

Remember we are influencing others, but are we leading them to Jesus or to Hell? There is generally no in between. Jesus made this clear.  May you ponder His words as we wrap up our time together, and may we truly pray “open our eyes Lord….”, that we might see YOU and follow YOUR way, influencing others for good!

“No man

can serve

two masters:

for either he

will hate the one,

and love the other;

or else he

will hold to the one,

and despise the other.

Ye cannot serve God and mammon.” Matthew 6:24

Our path before others is revealing whom you/I are serving.

Choosing Is Your Choice??? Bible Ballistics: BBs #566

26 Wednesday Jun 2019

Posted by in Choices And Consequences, Choose You This Day!

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Bible Ballistics: BBs #566   Choosing Is Your Choice???

 

We are living in a culture that wants to remove ‘consequences’ from life choices.  Well, while they be delayed, denied or dismissed by the masses—consequences will come for our choices!  God says so—not me!  So, I simply want to share a reminder for us all of what God has said.  If you need to make a ‘change’ in your “choosing”, may this encourage you in that direction.  If you are dealing with the effect of other’s choices on your life, may you find God’s direction for you in these passages.  I pray that we all can be found walking “worthy” of our Lord.

“Be not deceived;

God is not mocked:

for whatsoever a man soweth,

that shall he also reap.

8 For he that soweth to his flesh

shall of the flesh reap corruption;

but he that soweth to the Spirit

shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

9 And let us not be weary in well doing:

for in due season

we shall reap,

 if we faint not.”  Galatians 6:7-9

“Now therefore fear the LORD,

and serve him

in sincerity

and in truth:

and put away the gods which your fathers served

on the other side of the flood,

and in Egypt;

and serve ye the LORD.

15And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD,

choose you this day

whom ye will serve;

whether the gods which

your fathers served

that were on the other side of the flood,

or the gods of the Amorites,

in whose land ye dwell:

but as for me and my house,

we will serve the LORD.”       Joshua 24:15

And Jesus’ own words to each of us.  And as my mother used to say:

 “You can fool some of the people

all of the time;

you can fool all of the people

some of the time;

but YOU can’t fool God!”

“No man can serve two masters:

for either he will hate the one,

and love the other;

or else he will hold to the one,

and despise the other.

Ye cannot serve God and mammon.”  Matthew 6:24

“Then saith Jesus unto him,

Get thee hence, Satan:

for it is written,

Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God,

and him only shalt thou serve.”   Matthew 4:10

Who are you choosing to serve?  It’s your choice but there is a consequence to every choice.  Whose servant are you?

“Know ye not,

that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey,

his servants ye are to whom ye obey;

whether of sin unto death,

or of obedience unto righteousness?” Romans 6:16

Amen and Amen!