LIFE IS NO MASQUERADE

Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good. be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another.

Romans 12:9-10 (NKJV)

Everyone can discern someone who is wearing a mask. We need to be sincere in our love towards others. You show your love by your actions. We always hear about tough love, but that isn’t the only love. God’s Word says to honor one another by giving preference to each other. Esteem others higher than yourself, even if they don’t deserve it. In like manner you are allowing the fragrance of Christ to flow through you.

HOW TO AVOID DEAD ENDS

There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.

Proverbs 14:12 NKJV

Everyone has an opinion on how to live. They may be right in the eyes of men but not necessarily right in the eyes of God. What is easy and comfortable could lead to destruction and turmoil. The easy way is not necessarily God’s way of living. Let’s take the principles we learned from the Bible and apply it to our lives. That’s the right way and in the end, it will lead to life everlasting.

LIVING FREE FROM OFFENSE

This being so, I myself always strive to have a conscience without offense toward God and men.

Acts 24:16 NKJV

Your conscience is one of your greatest assets. Living in right standing with God gives you a clear conscience and the ability to live free of condemnation. It’s also important to have a clear conscience with others. It’s easier to break down relationships than to build them. So keep yourself right with others.

GOD'S REPRESENTATION N THE EARTH

Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ.

2 Corinthians 5:20 (NKJV)

As a Christian you are an ambassador for Christ. You are His representation upon this earth. You may be the only representation of Jesus that people may ever meet in their lifetime. Jesus has given you the right to pray in His Name. The authority that was given to Him upon this earth has been given to us. You have the same Holy Spirit that raised Christ from the dead. You have His resurrection power! Let’s represent Him well and fulfill our calling upon this earth by winning others to Christ and making disciples of all nations.

PERSISTENT, FERVENT PRAYER

So Peter was kept in prison, but fervent prayer for him was persistently made to God by the church (assembly).

Acts 12:5 (AMP)

Peter was miraculously delivered by the Lord. It didn’t happen just because it was God’s will. It happened because people were praying fervently and persistently to God. Believing, fervent, persistent prayers change things. It was God’s will to have Peter freed from prison so he could spread the Gospel. But just because it’s God’s will doesn’t mean it will happen automatically. As Christians we can believe the impossibilities to be made possible. To make it happen, it will require fervent prayer by God’s people.

OBEDIENCE, GOD'S BLUEPRINT FOR YOUR SUCCESS

But this is what I commanded them, saying, “Obey My voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be My people. And walk in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well with you.”

Jeremiah 7:23 (NKJV)

God has a successful plan for your life! If you obey His Word and walk in His ways, it will be well with you! Jesus likened a wise person who hears His Words and obeys them to someone who builds his house upon the rock. When the storms of life come down hard upon that house, that house will stay standing strong. God has the instructions to build an amazing life. Just follow His blueprint.

LIVING FOR CHRIST

For to me, to live is Christ.

Philippians 1:21 (NKJV)

Living for Christ is having His life live through you. As Christians we have surrendered our lives to Jesus. We take on His nature, His character, and His calling into our lives. We have been redeemed and purchased with His precious blood that was shed for us on Calvary’s Cross. We belong to Him, and He belongs to us. Allow His life to reflect in you, and let the light of Christ shine brightly. Then you can say, “for me to live is Christ.”

WHAT DOES FAITH LOOK LIKE

And so it happened just as the Scriptures say, “Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his faith.” He was even called the friend of God.

James 2:23 (NLT)

God looks at your faith (belief and actions). Are you like Abraham? Because of his faith, God counted him as righteous, being in right standing and obeying Him. Abraham believed God, kept the commands of God and served God. The assurance that we have as we walk by faith, is that God watches over His Word to perform it in our lives. He will never fail you, and His Word (promises) will never fail.

IN CHRIST, THERE ARE NO MEANINGLESS BATTLES

Your servant has killed both lion and bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, seeing he has defiled the armies of the living God.

1 Samuel 17:36 (NKJV)

This verse is David’s response to the harassment of the Philstine. Because of his past experiences, David was well acquainted with God’s power to deliver. God has always been with you, and He will continue to be with you. Furthermore, as He did with David, He will use your past experiences for your next assignment. There is a reason why you went through what you had to go through. The plan of God is bigger than what we can see ahead of us. God can take your test and make it into your testimony. Be encouraged! What you went through in the past, God can use for His glory!