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The Past – Our Biggest Enemy

January 9, 2021

Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. Phil 3:13-14 Is there one thing that will disqualify … More The Past – Our Biggest Enemy

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True love never stops fighting. It never gives up. I Cor 13:6
There are some things in the 'spirit life' one hopes to attain that can only come through long-awaited fruit whose seeds, after many long and lonely dark nights of toil, were earnestly and diligently sown. (Hosea 10:12) - Anonymous
The devil's will is to cause people to give up on life, roll over and die. God's will is for people to die to sin, enpower them with new life and roll over the works of the devil. - Anonymous
Not all perfectionists are perfect. But, the One who is Perfect is a perfectionist. - Anonymous
It is human to be human. - Anonymous
One of the greatest compliments one can make about your life is that you have allowed God to fashion it to positively affect someone else's eternity. - Anonymous
The letter 'C' used in the word "Cheap" is not the same letter 'C' used in the words "Christ", "Cross" and "Church".

Never was and never will be. - Anonymous
Real men and real women always rise to the call of the hour.

The hour is now. And God is calling. - Anonymous
If God's business is not my business, I have no business being in His business!
There are no dimmer switches in Heaven.

According to God, you are either 'On' or you are 'Off'. Rev 3:16
It is one thing to preach love. It is another thing to live love. And it is quite another thing to be love.

Jesus Christ fulfilled all three. - Anonymous
There has never been a soul born that did not have a place dear to God's heart.

There may be times where you do not know where you belong. But, one thing is certain, you hold a place in God's own heart.
The cry of our day is this: "Give me a mediocre god, one not big enough that will make me deal with my sins."
Heaven's call is for our all where everything is the only thing. - Anonymous
The greater the impossibility, the greater His glory. - Anonymous
The immense value God places on human life is proven at the cross of Jesus Christ.
Children believe in miracles. Do you? (Mt. 19:14, Mk 10:14, Lk 18:16)
Am I willing to remind Jesus every single day that his nailed-scarred hands were not in vain?
God will place a window of light within your nightmare - if you are willing to trust Him for it.
Why settle for God's good when you can have God's best?

God's good is available to everyone (Ps. 145:9). But God's best is only for those who pass God's test (Rev. 21:7) - Anonymous
It is one thing to resist sin because you live to die to sin.

It is quite another thing to resist sin because you live to love the One who conquered it. - Anonymous
To have what most people do not have you must do what most people do not do. - Anonymous
Jesus Christ is the Chief Cardiologist of all the ages. - Anonymous
A life totally surrendered to God totally glorifies God. - Anonymous
By his cross He has bound all into a worldwide brotherhood and set on each the seal of preciousness. G. Buttrick ~ The Parables of Jesus
There are no Dollar stores in Heaven. (I Peter 1:18-19)
Lord, I have come to this place of prayer this morning to see the Son rise again. - Anonymous
There is no wiggle room at the altar of the True & Living God. - Anonymous
Heaven bends low to the soul that feels its need. G. Buttrick - The Parables of Jesus
God has a way of getting His way. - Anonymous
Something miraculous and spectacular will be birthed when God's people, and the world, allow Him to heal them of their shame. - Anonymous
When Heaven hears, Hell hurts. - Anonymous
God's blessings are not all bright shiny objects. - Anonymous
We really do not know what we have until we see what is left after we have lost everything we own. - Anonymous
In the darkest of nights the blood of Jesus is still the color red. - Anonymous
Living a life acceptable before God does not mean nothing will go wrong, but to know wrong cannot persist without ultimately producing something right. Romans 8:28.
What God could do rests at the feet of Jesus.

What God can do rests at the feet of the lost.

What God will do rests at the feet of His church. - Anonymous
Three Persons -

There are three persons we carry around with us: the one we think we are, the one others think we are and the one God truly knows we are. Anonymous
It is said the famous violinist Jascha Heifetz made the following comment: "If I don't practice for one day I know it. If I don't practice for two days the critics know it. If I don't practice for three days the public knows it."

People of faith have no such luxury: "Everyone knows everyday every day I do not pray" (especially "the Critics!"). - Anonymous
Every beat of the heart should be a "God moment".

"True Christianity is always a present experience." - J.T.P.

Revival will come when God’s people pray until the land is healed of its shame. – Anonymous

The mark of a true king is measured by what they do with their crown at the conclusion of the story.

"and cast their crowns before the throne ..." Revelation 4:20

If we displease God, does it matter whom we please? If we please God does it matter whom we displease? – Leonard Ravenhill

We struggle to “fix” the situation when it is God who wants to “finish” the situation.

When it comes to you and your sin, learn to put a period behind it and move forward by the grace of God.

God’s mercy “keeps” us until His grace “teaches” us. – Anonymous

What would your response be if God asked you the following question?

How much of Me do you want?

When life gives you lemon orchards it’s time to build a lemonade factory. – Anonymous

One must know and experience His true love to truly love. Anonymous

We love him, because he first loved us. I John 4:19
To come to the end of this journey of time only to realize that we've lived a mediocre life before an extraordinarily, remarkable God may be the greatest tragedy to befall all of mankind. - Anonymous
Like the innocent blood of Abel (Genesis 4:10), the precious blood of Jesus Christ cries yet today from the ground:

"Mercy .... Mercy .... Mercy!"
It is said a pastor's wife made the following statement:

"Get yourself a good prayer life because no one understands your pain better than God".
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It is one thing to just "Get By". It is quite another thing to "Get Beyond". - Anonymous
Every real king and priest of God will have a Mephibosheth seated at their table. - Anonymous
When the church, the Bride of Christ, gets a grip and a genuine revelation of what the love of God is and what it really means, the church will turn the world as we know it upside down.

Why? Because love always arrives with her twin sister fruits both endearing to the soul - joy and peace. - Anonymous
Scars never lie. Scars always tell the truth.

Jesus will tell you about his own scars. What will he say? Ask him and he will tell you: Zechariah 13:6 - Anonymous

God is more interested in what He can re-build in your future than what you have destroyed of yours with your past. – Anonymous

“Champions are built on a thousand invisible mornings.” – Kirk Cousins (former Quarterback/Washington Redskins)

The cross of Jesus Christ is beyond human comprehension.

However, the cross of Jesus Christ is not beyond human appreciation. - Anonymous
An urgent call was made : "Heaven, we have a problem".

Jesus immediately responded: "Earth, I AM the solution".
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Unrighteousness is wrong.

Loveless judgment against unrighteousness is more wrong. - Anonymous
The Rock of Ages went to a garden to die to save sinners dying in a garden of rocks. - Anonymous
God does not need a perfect situation to work. Only a situation to work His perfection. - Anonymous

The intensity of love permeating any given place is directly proportional to the exotic fragrance released by the burning candle whose scent is named “Forgiveness”. – Anonymous

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"Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do." Luke 23:34
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There is not a devil in hell that crosses our path in life whose neck God is not able to put under our feet - if we are willing to pay the price. - Anonymous
God would much rather you seek what is in His person than what is in His pocket. - Anonymous

Only God knows all about the life lived in the pair of shoes labeled “My Own” – Anonymous

The church should not feel compelled to make excuses for God's most defining nature - His holiness and righteousness. To do so is nothing short of betrayal to God and His Word.
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The reply came back: "No, but there IS A NEED for feet washers on earth". - Anonymous
One small thread in the hands of God is stronger than all of the chains of hell. - Anonymous
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Someone with an experience is never at the mercy of someone with only an opinion. - Anonymous
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