Jesus said to:
"Ask and it will be given to you;
Seek and you will find;
Knock and the door will be opened to you."
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Matthew 7:7
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Jesus also said to Abide in Me.
"If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever
you wish, and it will be done for you."
you wish, and it will be done for you."
John 15:7
"Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me." If you refuse to take up your cross and follow me, you are not worthy of being mine.
Matthew 10:38
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Blessings come from abiding!
Continue in Christ and
Allow His Words to live on in you.
The only way to survive in the faith
is to hold on, never letting go...
Asking, and keep on asking,
Seek for God, and keep seeking,
Knock...knock... and keep knocking
Be persistent, your faith depends on your persistence!
Deut 4:29 says:
"But from there you will seek the LORD your God, and you will find Him if you search for Him with all your heart and all your soul."
From there in that place of FINDING GOD and NOT LETTING GO, you will FIND HIM!
The Door will open to you, but you have to FOLLOW the Path to follow Him.
His footsteps have already paved the way for you!
Self has to be denied. The DEATH of my whims and worldly ways have to STOP.
Faith in SELF has to Die.
When we die to Self, denying your worldly ways and putting God first, is the first step to FOLLOWING CHRIST!
Whoever cannot do this is not worthy of Him.
Whoever cannot put total and complete faith in God
cannot possibly survive the LIFE that God has for you.
This is why we have to abide in the vine! (John 15) without the vine (Jesus) we cannot bear fruit.
Without the Vine, we can not exist.
If the branch is broken off (our dead works) it is good for fruit bearing blessings. But if the branch is broken off because it is worthless, useless and not bearing fruit, it dies, and withers and is only fit for one thing;
the fire pit.
Abiding has many blessings coming our way! When we seek with all our heart, we will find Him. When we ask Him of anything, He will give to us, ABUNDANTLY!
And, when we knock at His door, openly (with an open heart), God will answer us!
But if we are "closed off" and can't be bothered, or REFUSE... or,
If we shun the Door, or shun the Light
how can blessing possibly come our way?
Or ask God of anything with the wrong attitude of
NON-FAITH,
How can we possibly expect ANYTHING of God?
But do you know that God loves anyway?
He rains on the just and the unjust!
He is LOVE!
and loves the hard-hearted because He knows that even that hard-hearted unbeliever has up to his very last breath to change his mind.
The one who LOSES is the one who REFUSES God.
So, where are you in this scenario?
How does your life and attitude FIT into these scriptures mentioned?
Do you need a pruning, so you can bear fruit?
Or, will you be broken off and your branches burn in the fire, without hope?
God wants to ANSWER your prayers. He wants to see your faith (in Him) grow!
God wants to bless you ABUNDANTLY! But only YOU can allow Him to do so.
Believe or Refuse are your two choices.
Have Eternal Life in Christ, or die in the fire pit (which is also eternal)
Oh, Heavenly Father,
Help the one you are speaking to today.
Allow Holy Spirit these scriptures to saturate the heart
especially, for the hard-hearted.
Allow your Word to soak in, and let Living Water flow
in and through them, like a river!
Allow Your Faith to become ALIVE in them
so they (we) can ask, seek, and find You.
You want nothing but blessings for us, Abba.
Help us, and our faith IN You to grow!
Help us as we deny ourself as You teach, and follow You.
IT IS WORTH IT, to follow Jesus!
We thank you now, Father, in Jesus name we pray.
Amen!
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