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Believe In His Love

¹⁶For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. ~ John 3:16

The promise that God loves you dearly is backed up with action. The death of Jesus by crucifixion on a Roman cross is proof that Jesus/God/The Father loves you more than you will even begin to understand.

Take that promise in times when the devil comes to torment your mind that no one loves you. And just encourage yourself that the LORD, the God of all creation and supreme ruler of the whole universe, loves you and died for you.

All you have to do is believe, and He will do the rest. He will forgive and wash you clean. He will comfort and give you peace. He will watch over and keep you safe. There is nothing that your God will not do for you.

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Hear Good Advice

¹³The next day Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood around Moses from morning till evening. ¹⁴When Moses’ father-in-law saw all that he was doing for the people, he said, “What is this that you are doing for the people? Why do you sit alone, and all the people stand around you from morning till evening?” ¹⁵And Moses said to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to inquire of God; ¹⁶when they have a dispute, they come to me and I decide between one person and another, and I make them know the statutes of God and His laws.” ¹⁷Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing is not good.” ~ Exodus 18:13-17

Moses’ father-in-law saw all that Moses was doing for the people of Israel. Moses was the only person leading all the people of Israel, and his father-in-law told him it wasn’t good. Why? Because he was taking on too much. He was taking on roles that weren’t intended for him. Even though Moses was hearing directly from God, he still needed the advice of his father-in-law. God still used someone else to correct Moses. No matter how close we are to God, we are never too close to Him that He won’t use another person to correct us and give us advice.

Does that mean all advice is good advice? By no means. We should take all advice and instruction back to God and His Word. This is the importance of having a close relationship with God because the closer you are to God, the stronger your Spirit of Discernment will be. So, don’t just take advice blindly; neither should you refuse to take any advice. In all matters, you should go to the LORD for guidance. No matter who gives you the advice, including us here at HoldToHope, always pray that the LORD will give you the Spirit of Discernment that you may know the Truth from a false statement.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Hear Good Advice.

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Guard Above All Else

²³Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. ~ Proverbs 4:23

All that you think. All that you say. All that you do comes from your heart. If that is the case, would you not agree then to guard your heart is the most important thing you can do? You have to make sure you guard your heart. You can’t let any and everything get stored in there. It is not a catch-all drawer or a junk drawer.

That’s why it is so important that you consider what you watch on tv or what you read in books. Or even what you talk about. It all gets stored in your heart, and guess what? The abundance in your heart comes out of your mouth.

You cannot misinterpret Scripture the way you want it to go or what you want it to say, just to suit you and your purpose. You have to properly or correctly decern the Scripture. You cannot come to Jesus on Sunday and then live any old way you want during the week. This is why you have to guard your heart. You have to read, study, and meditate on the Scripture. This is the only way you can truly change.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Guard Above All Else.

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Watch What You Think

²⁰My son, pay attention to what I say; turn your ear to my words. ²¹Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart; ²²for they are life to those who find them and health to one’s whole body. ~ Proverbs 4: 20-22

King Solomon admonishes his hearers/readers to pay close attention to what he is saying because they are not just mere words. He is not just trying to sound philosophical or wise, but what he is saying is very important.

How important? So important that he advises not to let them out of your sight. You know how folks say, “I’ll keep it on the back burner?” Well, King Solomon is saying do not do that, but rather keep this on the front burner. Keep this in your heart so that it is ever on your mind. Why? They are life to those who find them.

What you focus on will either make or break you. It’s your thoughts that will decide your actions. So, watch what you think about. Guard your mind. Focus your thoughts and time on God and His word so that you may be changed by the renewal of your mind. For what a person thinks, that is who they are.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Watch What You Think.

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Ask In His Name

²³In that day you will ask nothing of me. Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father in my name, He will give it to you. ²⁴Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full. ~ John 16:23–24

Jesus explains to His disciples that in that day. What day was Jesus referring to? The days after His death, burial, and resurrection. In other words, after He had been glorified and ascended into heaven. In that day, they would have access straight to the Father again, just like Adam and Eve had in the beginning. They would not have to go through a high priest because, at His death, the veil in the Temple was torn in two.

Jesus, Himself, promises that if we ask anything in His name, He will do it for us, and He cannot deny His own words, neither can He neglect His own promises. Not only once but several times, He reiterated the promise showing that it was not a slip of the tongue or a mistake in speaking. It was and is His solemn promise.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Ask In His Name.

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Listen For His Voice

² Listen, O heavens! Pay attention, earth! This is what the Lord says: “The children I raised and cared for have rebelled against me. ³ Even an ox knows its owner, and a donkey recognizes its master’s care— but Israel doesn’t know its master. My people don’t recognize my care for them.” ~ Isaiah 1:2-3^NLT

Many see the Bible as just a rule book of do’s and don’t’s. They see it as a book of bondage and chains because it plainly lays out right from wrong. What they fail to realize is that the Bible is so much more than that. The Bible is God’s written word to us that we might know the way to freedom and that we might know His heart. God desires for all to be saved, for all to know His voice and follow Him, yet even those who call themselves His children struggle.

The Church today is led astray by culture’s demand for politically correct thoughts, ideas, and actions. They claim that Jesus would support this, and He would support that without giving any Scripture to back their claim, and the Church falls for it. The Church has forgotten the voice of our Good Shepherd. We miss the meaning of true love. We buy into the lie that judgment is wrong and evil without realizing that without judging a tree by its fruit, we’ll never know what kind of tree it is.

One day, Jesus will break that Eastern sky, and He will gather all who know His voice to Him. Don’t miss out on His return because you no longer know His voice. Don’t miss out on Eternal Life because you no longer hear His gentle whisper. Don’t miss out because the world claims to know right from wrong better than Jesus. Don’t let anything cause you to miss out, for eternity without Christ is unlike any pain we could ever experience on this earth.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Listen For His Voice.

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Don’t Miss Out

³ When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am. ~ John 14:3^NLT

2,000 years ago, Jesus came to the earth, died for our sins, rose again, and ascended on high. Since then, the world hasn’t physically seen Him again. It’s easy to get discouraged that our God has forgotten about us or that He’s taking too long to return, but God is never late, and neither does He forget about His people.

2,000 years ago, only a small portion of the Jews were prepared for the Messiah to come. Only a small portion of them followed Him. Only a small portion of them could recognize the Messiah when they saw Him.

Today, the Church is just as Israel was 2,000 years ago. Only a small portion of the Church knows who Christ truly is. Only a small portion of the Church follows Him and awaits His return, while others say that His return removes the hope of our next generation. Jesus warned that the world would try to lead the Church astray so that we weren’t ready for His return, just as the Jews weren’t so many years ago. Don’t miss out on the return of Jesus. Don’t miss His second coming, for He will return for His people and gather them to Himself to be with Him always.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Don’t Miss Out.

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Go Before The Throne of Grace

²³In that day you will ask nothing of me. Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you. ²⁴Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full. ~ John 16:23–24

Ordinary men were not allowed to go straight to the Father and ask for anything because they were not allowed to go into that intimate place with the Father. But after Jesus’ death, the veil was torn, and now we have access to the Father and can ask Him, Himself in Jesus’ name, for anything we desire, and He will give it to us.

The key is asking in the Name of Jesus. We no longer need a man, or a high priest, as a go-between for us. We, with unveiled faces, can boldly approach with confidence the Throne of Grace and ask for whatever we desire. So, don’t be afraid to go before the Throne of Grace in confidence.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Go Before The Throne of Grace.

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Hold The Faith

⁹ The Lord isn’t really being slow about His promise, as some people think. No, He is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent. ~ 2 Peter 3:9^NLT

Many of us have been given promises that we feel are taking too long to come to pass. In fact, many of us never see the promise come to pass because we stop it from happening. We stop holding on to those promises and move on because we think God is taking too long or He forgot. The LORD doesn’t forget, nor is He ever late. If He made you a promise, the only one that could stop the promise is you. God will fulfill all His promises at the perfect time; it’s up to us to hold to those promises and keep the faith.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Hold The Faith.

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Play No More

²⁷Can a man carry fire next to his chest and his clothes not be burned? ²⁸Or can one walk on hot coals and his feet not be scorched? ~ Proverbs 6:27–28

The Proverbs ask if you can hold fire to your chest and not get burned. Or if you can walk on hot coals and your feet not be scorched. The simple answer to both of these questions is no. No, you cannot carry fire next to your chest, and your clothes not get burned. Neither can you walk on hot coals, and your feet not get scorched. If, for some dark reason, someone can do that, it is not natural.

The same with sin. You cannot play with sin and not get caught in its grasp. Many will say that’s the Old Testament; we now live under the new and better covenant. The only problem with that is that the New Testament says the same thing. Even Paul says just a little leaven will leaven the entire pot. You can’t play with sin and not expect to be influenced, changed, and affected by it. Sin isn’t a toy that you can just play with. Sin is a dangerous predator seeking out prey to destroy. Don’t be fooled by the guise of sin; it’s more than just a thought. It’s more than just a game. It’s your soul, your entire eternity, that you’re playing with.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Play No More.

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