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“A Focused Life”

Posted by mcoxbmi on February 23, 2023
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Focus:

1 To adjust your eye, a lens, a TV, or similar item to produce a clearer image.

2 To fix or settle on one thing; to concentrate

3 To focus one’s attention on a specific subject or question.

One of the main tactics that the enemy uses is to try and keep our focus on the wrong thing.  He works hard at drawing our focus away from God and His Living Word.

Throughout Scripture we see people who had their Faith and Life focus on God and His Living Word.

In order for their Faith to work they had to be Focused on Love, the Word, and Faith.  Faith works by Love. Faith is applied to the Word.

They corrected themselves, their emotions, and the way they responded to the circumstances of life based on God and His Word. 

Their life focus was their relationship with God. The same should be true of every Christian.

Psalm 25:  1 – 2 UNTO YOU, O Lord, do I bring my life. (2a) O my God, I trust, lean on, rely on, and am confident in You. (Amplified Classic)

Psalm 27: 1 THE LORD is my Light and my Salvation–whom shall I fear or dread? The Lord is the Refuge and Stronghold of my life–of whom shall I be afraid? (Amplified Classic)

What in your life do you focus on the most?  What is Your Life Focus? What we focus on the most becomes who we are.

To be successful in any area of life we must be focused in that area. If we are not focused, we will not be successful.       

We must decide where our focus should be. What we focus on goes farther than just being successful in this life.  Our life focus will determine our destiny in this life and our eternity that follows.

God gave man the right to choose.  He will back our choice.  The choices we make determines our focus.

Romans 8: 6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. (NKJV)

Matthew 6: 33 – 34 But seek (aim at and strive after) first of all His kingdom and His righteousness (His way of doing and being right), and then all these things taken together will be given you besides. (34) So do not worry or be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will have worries and anxieties of its own. Sufficient for each day is its own trouble. (Amplified Classic)

Our Life Focus must be on God’s Living Word first of all.   

Colossians 3: 1 – 3 IF THEN you have been raised with Christ [to a new life, thus sharing His resurrection from the dead], aim at and seek the [rich, eternal treasures] that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. (2) And set your minds and keep them set on what is above (the higher things), not on the things that are on the earth. (3) For [as far as this world is concerned] you have died, and your [new, real] life is hidden with Christ in God. (Amplified Classic)

Colossians 3: 17 And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. (NKJV)

 

 

“In the Beginning Was the Word”

Posted by mcoxbmi on February 17, 2023
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John 1: 1 – 5  IN THE beginning [before all time] was the Word (Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God Himself. (2) He was present originally with God. (3) All things were made and came into existence through Him; and without Him was not even one thing made that has come into being. (4) In Him was Life, and the Life was the Light of men. (5) And the Light shines on in the darkness, for the darkness has never overpowered it [put it out or absorbed it or appropriated it, and is unreceptive to it]. (Amplified Classic)

The Living Word was already in existence before anything was created in Eternity or Time.   

All things were created by Him in both Time and Eternity.

Colossians 1: 17 And He Himself existed before all things, and in Him all things consist (cohere, are held together). (Amplified Classic)

We need to be constantly aware that God the Father, God the Son (the Word), and God the Holy Spirit are One.  All that they do they do as One.  They never do anything, no matter what it is, alone or separate from each other, They are absolutely One.

Romans 11: 36  For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. [For all things originate with Him and come from Him; all things live through Him, and all things center in and tend to consummate and to end in Him.] To Him be glory forever! Amen (so be it). (Amplified Classic)

 

” Developing a Consistent Christian Life”

Posted by mcoxbmi on February 9, 2023
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Consistent = Constant, Always the same, not wavering, never changing.

Hebrews 13: 8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. (NKJV)

As Born-Again Children of God we should be striving to develop and live a consistent Christian Life.

Colossians 3: 1 – 5 IF THEN you have been raised with Christ [to a new life, thus sharing His resurrection from the dead], aim at and seek the [rich, eternal treasures] that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. (2) And set your minds and keep them set on what is above (the higher things), not on the things that are on the earth. (Amplified Classic)

Once we receive Jesus as our Lord and Savior we have New Life.  We have been translated from death to life, from darkness to light. Our sins have been paid for and nailed to the Cross.  We are a New Creation in Christ Jesus.

2nd Corinthians 5: 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. (NKJV)

Now that we are a new creation in Christ Jesus, it is up to us to develop this new man. We must find out who this new man is.

It is our choice what we do with this new man. It is our choice how far we go with God. We are the ones who choose whether or not we develop this new man and how far we go.

The only limit that Our Loving Father has where we are concerned is the limit that we place on Him.

 

“Fret Not, Envy Not Part 2 of 2”

Posted by mcoxbmi on February 2, 2023
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Love does not fret or envy.

We find examples of fretting and envy throughout scripture.

Genesis 4 Cain envied Abel and killed him.

Genesis 26 we find the Philistines envied Abraham because of the great number of the flocks of sheep, herds of cattle, servants and other possessions that he had.

Genesis 37 Joseph’s brothers envied him selling him to the Egyptians.

Matthew 27: 18 and Mark 15: 10 we find that Pilate knew that the Jews had handed Jesus over to be crucified because of envy.

Psalm 37: 1 – 8 (Amplified Classic) FRET NOT yourself because of evildoers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness (that which is not upright or in right standing with God). (2) For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. (3) Trust (lean on, rely on, and be confident) in the Lord and do good; so shall you dwell in the land and feed surely on His faithfulness, and truly you shall be fed. (4) Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He will give you the desires and secret petitions of your heart. (5) Commit your way to the Lord [roll and repose each care of your load on Him]; trust (lean on, rely on, and be confident) also in Him and He will bring it to pass. (6) And He will make your uprightness and right standing with God go forth as the light, and your justice and right as [the shining sun of] the noonday. (7) Be still and rest in the Lord; wait for Him and patiently lean yourself upon Him; fret not yourself because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked devices to pass. (8) Cease from anger and forsake wrath; fret not yourself–it tends only to evildoing.

James 3: 13 – 18 (NKJV) Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom. (14) But if you have bitter envy and self-seeking in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth. (15) This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic. (16) For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there. (17) But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. (18) Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

James 3: 16 (Amplified Classic) For wherever there is jealousy (envy) and contention (rivalry and selfish ambition), there will also be confusion (unrest, disharmony, rebellion) and all sorts of evil and vile practices.