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Romans

Swim Up Stream

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Romans 12:2 (NIV) 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.  source 

Pattern: a combination of qualities, acts, tendencies, etc., forming a consistent or characteristic arrangement

From this I hear: do not pattern yourself after the acts, tendencies, etc of the unsaved people of the culture.

I have fallen prey more times than I can even remember. Sometimes I apologize to DADDY GOD for our generations. I see people right here in my little corner, across the web and the country trying to emulate the rich and famous with fashion, toys, pastimes and ideology.

I am grateful for this Text today; it helps me. It gives me counsel and courage to swim up-stream and ask others to come along.

The verse goes on to say that if I do not allow the Word of GOD to renew mind, if I pattern my thoughts and actions after this culture the time will come when I will be unable to ascertain what the Will of GOD is — I believe this. I see this. Perhaps you do too.

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Kathie
A Quick Hello, Romans

Who Are We?

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Allow me to pitch this out to you with little or no elaboration from me. It’s your turn.

John 15:5 (TLV) 5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for apart from Me, you can do nothing.  Romans 11:16 (KJV) 16 For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.  source

Positionally, who are we in CHRIST JESUS?

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Kathie

Romans

Think About It!

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Romans 5:1 Therefore, having been made righteous by trusting, we have shalom with God through our Lord Yeshua the Messiah.  source

We have peace with GOD.

peace: 1. The absence of war or other hostilities. 2. An agreement or a treaty to end hostilities

Because we have trusted the Messiah’s finished work for us; because we have stopped denying our inability to save ourselves, or that we even NEED a Savior, and have finally said yes to the Savior, WE HAVE PEACE WITH GOD!  The war is over!! We are no longer enemies of GOD! We are His family! His Children! Think about it! And see if it doesn’t make ya wanna shout Hallelujah!

Verse 5

5 And hope does not disappoint, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Ruach ha-Kodesh who was given to us. source  Romans 5

Has been! Past tense. Already accomplished. Those who have trusted; those who are at PEACE with GOD; those who have received the Free Gift of Eternal Salvation therewith got GOD’s LOVE poured into their hearts!  We don’t have to keep begging for the love of GOD to be in us, we just need to stop resisting the love He has already poured into us!  Selah – stop and think about that.

I am! Oh, am I!

Pursuing Him  ΑΩ 
Kathie