“Joshua said to the people of Israel, ‘Come here and listen to the words of the LORD your God.’” 28 times Joshua told the nation of Israel to look to the “your God.” In fact, the only time Joshua ever said “my God” was when he told his Jesus story. Joshua consistently wanted Israel to believe in the LORD as their God, not just his. He pointed to the One doing all the heavy lifting so the nation would trust in the LORD for themselves.
Joshua, Yehovah saves, is a real type of a future Yehovah would come to save all mankind – Jesus. Joshua pointed people to the LORD. Jesus constantly pointed people to the LORD. He repeatedly said that He never said or did anything without first clearing it through His Father. When people saw Him, they saw the Father.
Hopefully, we are pointing people to Jesus through our words and actions. He is the only who can save them from themselves to have and experience life from this day forward into eternity. The only way to make this happen is to submit to the Spirit with every word and action…before we say or do them. I’m learning how with each passing day, hopefully you are as well.
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Perfection is not simply the absence of sin. It’s the addition of Jesus, who is our holiness (1 Cor. 1:30).
Sanctification is a process where the Spirit transforms our lives into the image of Jesus by exchanging our character with Jesus; thus making us holy or perfect. It’s a matter of focus. Am I allowing my mind to focus on not sinning or on Jesus to become more like Him?
Here’s something to think about. “Am I so focused on stopping something that, in a way, I’m giving more thought to the enemy; or, am I focused on asking for the Spirit to help me hear Jesus’ voice and give me the strength to follow Jesus, the one who defeats my enemy? As we become more like Jesus, our sin automatically is removed!
Today, trust the Spirit to empower you to make the necessary contrary faith choices to practice the truths Jesus gives you through His Word. This is not a solo journey, either; but one walked with other believers. Remember, it was the Spirit who put you into Jesus’ church – a group of people called out by Jesus to move toward Him together – the moment you became a child of God (Jn. 1:12).
Choose to be held accountable, by being in a Bible Impact Group, to using the biblical process the Spirit uses to sanctify us – the FREEdom process. Let someone pray for you to stay focused on and become more like Jesus today everywhere you go (James 5:16).
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I was reading a very good book about Auschwitz and the struggle for existence that took place at this death camp. Do know that besides Jewish people, those believers who stood up for the Word of God and hid, protected, and provided for Jews were also killed at this camp.
One particular brother in Christ was asked how he could maintain such a “good attitude” while trying to exist in this camp. He said, “I dwell on what I can control, as I have no control over what I can’t.”
In the midst of a true living hell, hope and life existed. This pastor found peace and life in midst of despair and death by dwelling on the truths from the Word of God. He let his mind hide out in the safe dwelling place of Jesus Christ.
He could still listen to and follow Jesus even while surrounded by personified evil. He could still become more like Jesus and help others do the same while trying exist another day. He still had control over his choices while others were making theirs.
You become what you focus on and what you focus on only gets bigger. You control what you think about and dwell on; therefore, what and who will become bigger in your life today?
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Someone once said, “You don’t get to control any outcome, only every choice you make along the way.” If you do A, it doesn’t mean your spouse must do B.
Following Jesus doesn’t mean your world will all of a sudden turn out the way you want it. Many of the saints of Scripture did what God wanted and I can tell you that the results were probably not what they expected.
Mary says yes, her finance wants to divorce her. Jeremiah says yes, the government throws him in jail. Moses says yes, the people want to return to slavery. Jesus says yes, people want Him dead.
We do A simply we because we trust and love our new master – Jesus. We tend to forget that we are still slaves, not to sin, but to Him (Rom. 6:22). He redeemed us from a horrible task master that only wanted to abuse and destroy us.
Yet, He didn’t free us to do what we want to do, but to listen to and follow Him. He wants us to trust that He knows what is best for us, even when life isn’t turning out the way we want it too. We control our choice today. Let God take care of the results tomorrow because you trust Him to know what is best for you – both now and forever.
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I have a very difficult time going to bed at night, which makes getting up for my early morning Jesus walk-talk even more difficult. Yet, He calls me out of bed to walk with Him. What do I really want to do? Sleep! Why not make the walk-talk at night when it would be so much easier. But, do I really know better, is the question. Quite frankly, no.
I is the hardest thing to kill, but die it must. Believers must allow the Spirit to kill I as it stores all kinds of harmful data on which they make their daily decisions (2 Cor. 10:3-6 – “pretensions”). We see in Scripture that Jesus had to go to war on I before His public ministry even started.
The Spirit led Jesus to the killing grounds – the desert (Matt. 4:1-11). While there, the tempter attacked. Twice the evil one said, “If you are the Son of God…” Of course Jesus is the Son of God. Could He turn stones to bread? Sure, as God, He made them. Could He jump off the Temple wall and live? Of course, as God, He made the physical laws and could override them.
Instead Jesus surrenders His I to Scripture. He bends His will to the Father’s. He reflected (i.e. glorified) the Father in everything He said and did, even to the point of death to become the “source of eternal salvation for all who obey (submit their I) to Him (Heb. 5:7-9).
Christians, true followers of Jesus, will allow the Spirit to kill I with each decision made throughout their day. It won’t be easy. But just as Jesus knew who He was and surrendered, so can we as secure children of God. The question for you today is, “Will you?”
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