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How Much?

Day 24 of 35 – Soul Detox

 

1 Corinthians 5:6-8

2 Corinthians 7:1

John 15:1-17

Devotional

When it comes to cultural toxins, a little bit of poison can go a long way. As a result, it’s important that we strive to cleanse those toxins from our system before they do long-lasting damage to our lives.

Name a cultural toxin that started out in your life as something small, but grew into something larger. How has that growing toxin polluted you?

via Soul Detox | YouVersion.com.

Let this land squarely:

10 If you keep my commands, you will stay in my love — just as I have kept my Father’s commands and stay in his love.

via 1 Corinthians 5:6-8; 2 Corinthians 7:1; John 15:1-17 CJB;NASB – Your boasting is not good. Don’t you – Bible Gateway.

Is YESHUA saying that if we do not keep His commands, He will not love us. NO! And I cannot type that loud enough! NO.

But if we do not keep His commands, WE will love Him less! And nothing in this world could be more detrimental to our well-being than us loving JESUS less than we can. Nothing will more pollute our souls than loving JESUS less than we can.

And how much can we love Him?

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For Our Learning

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Romans 1:20 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.

via Romans 1:20 NASB – For since the creation of the world His – Bible Gateway.

John 1:3 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

3 All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.

via John 1:3 NASB – All things came into being through Him, – Bible Gateway.

I am convinced that ALL creation was made to reveal GOD to us and even we ourselves.

Sara (if you missed her announcement, click HERE) is one of those creations and we are both learning.

I have long found dogs to be forgiving creatures – they give unconditional love.  That most assuredly should remind of us ABBA.  Sara has been with us a little more than a week and in that time she has learned well that the new wood flooring is off-limits to her. She is mindful of this no-no even while she plays.  Earlier this morning, she was in chase of her ball; now she flat-out enjoys chasing that ball across the kitchen and dining room floors. Today the ball was wild and Sara was in hot pursuit, if puppies could giggle I have no doubt she would have been. And then! oh no the ball rolled squarely on the wood floor; and Sara? Well, Sara abruptly abandoned her pursuit.  Not only did she stop short of her predetermined boundary she looked up at me as if to say please fetch it for me, I can’t go in there. And did I? Oh yes!! with much pleasure and words of praise and hugs. 

Can you guess what Sara is teaching me? That we as ABBA’s beloved children must learn to mind and observe His predetermined boundaries with such faithfulness!  Would HE not reward us exceedingly more than I did Sara this morning?

Something more before I close. Sara does not yet know that once she has mastered the art of taking her potty breaks outside, her boundary lines will be extended. I am wondering what boundary lines would be extended for me and what rewards and praises and hugs from ABBA I would receive if I were to more faithfully stop short of holy boundaries?

I’d treasure your thoughts, if you’d care to share.  Happy Thursday!!

Blessings of Joy and Peace,

ABBA, thank You for lessons in such precious packages; packages that don’t always do what is convenient or desired but even so YOU have messages to give. Please help me hear You. And, HOLY SPIRIT, for every dear one who comes here to read and pray, may they hear You too. And, LORD, we have some friends and family that have serious needs; some are physically ill, some are sore and bruised by others who refuse to live within holy boundaries – help, ABBA, in JESUS name, we ask for Your help.

Good Morning

from Heaven. Not only to the Seven Churches in Asia but to YOU. Read the Good News. The Best of all Good News!!

4 John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from Him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne, 5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and released us from our sins by His blood

via Revelation 1 NASB – The Revelation of Jesus Christ – The – Bible Gateway.

Do you see what I am calling your attention to this morning?

Grace and peace from Heaven to YOU this morning.

From Whom in Heaven?

JESUS CHRIST – He who IS.
Is for you and me today.

Who WAS – Who was from eternity past – Who ALWAYS HAS BEEN! Never a time He was not.

Who is TO COME – He who is in our future – forever and ever. Who is TO BODILY COME for us to take us where He BODILY is forever.

But that is not all!

He is RULER of the kings of the earth.  No emperor, king, or ruler of any kind! is in charge! Only JESUS!
I don’t know about you but I need this Good Morning from Heaven this morning!! And every morning! How about you remind me in the morning or even later on today?  :)

Who LOVES US and HAS RELEASED us from our sins by HIS BLOOD!
LOVES us! Really loves us AND has released us from our sins! From the penalty AND power AND presence! It’s in past tense because it is His promise and His promise is as good as done even before we experience it. Do you believe that?

I dare :) you to let this Good Morning from Heaven settle in on you today!

Remember YOU have the God-given RIGHT to do right in this wrong world!