A slave to sin or a slave to God?

"...for a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him... " (2 Peter 2:19)

Therefore,

"... be on guard, so that you may not be carried away by the error of lawless men and fall away from your secure position." (2 Peter 3:17)

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When God says YES, nobody can say no!

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2 Corinthians 1:20

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Truth is truth

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ASK STEVE: WHAT IS TRUTH?

Glory and grace to the humble

“God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”

“Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty right hand, that he may lift you up in due time…”

1 Peter 5:5-6

Humble yourself under God’s mighty right hand, for in doing so, God will envelop your life and fill your soul with all grace and glory.

Peace and tranquility

“… always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give a reason for the hope that you have.  But do this with gentleness and respect, keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander.”

1 Peter 3:15-16

Being gentle and respectful in word and deed towards others equals a good night’s sleep.

Hence, treating others opposite of said above will rob you of all peace and tranquility.

Who do you hear and listen to?

"... Whoever belongs to God hears what God says.  The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God."

John 8:47

If you listen to the world, darkness,  (death), lives within you.  If you listen to God, (Life), light lives within you.

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Shameless

“… and the one who trusts in him will never be put to shame.”

1 Peter 2:6

Shameless:

To know that we know that we know that we’ve been called by Christ and belong solely to him and for him and that we believe every ounce of who he is from the wisdom of His amazing Spirit and our dedicated worship to His wonderful Word.

Being a champion in life

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Apart from Christ, being a champion in life will never happen!  Therefore, grasp on to Jesus and never, not ever, dare to let go.

Making the most of every minute

“Live wisely… make the most of every opportunity.”

Colossians 4:5 NIV

Redeem the time for which you are living for each minute of our lives are a matter of life or death: each minute is our choice – we choose to live or die.

Be a light for Christ

“In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.”

Matthew 5:16 NIV

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Connected to Christ

Stay connected to Christ... your blessing of LIFE depends on it!

 John 15

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I am God's child - unique and irreplaceable

I am God's child - unique and irreplaceable

Be strong - Do not fear

“Be strong, do not fear; your God will come…”

Isaiah 35:3-4

Keep moving forward – listen to, and learn from God.

My friend, don’t stop, don’t look back, don’t give up… be strong.  God is with you every step forward of the way; he is with you forever and always.

Radiance and shine

“Charm and grace are deceptive, and [superficial] beauty is vain, But a woman who fears the LORD [reverently worshiping, obeying, serving, and trusting Him with awe-filled respect], she shall be praised.”

PROVERBS 31:30 AMP

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Ladies, let’s radiate, shine, from the inside out for all the world to see!  God is with us.

Endurance in Christ

Endurance in Christ

^“But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.”

James 1:25 NIV

Never, ever, give up on following God and his Word – EVER!  No matter how hard it is, or how hard it may seem at any given time, God has a plan and he wants you to trust him and keep on moving forward.  In doing so, you will be blessed– yes, blessed you will be.

Remember, God’s Word is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow, so if we follow suit of what he tells us, then we will never be able to go wrong… EVER!

Set your mind on Jesus

“Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Christ Jesus is revealed… do not conform to evil desires… be holy in all you do…” 1 Peter 1:13-16

Set your mind on Christ, so that nothing from the world, or from Satan, can ever set you back.

All you need to live is Jesus!!

Stranger in the world

Being a stranger in the world means being a faith-filled child of God; embrace every thought, emotion, and impact of it… rejoice in it!!  Yes, being a stranger in the world means you have the Spirit work for you, fighting for you, and bringing you His amazing glory: 

COMPLETE SALVATION FOR OUR SOULS!
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1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,

To God’s elect, exiles scattered throughout the provinces of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia, ² who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to be obedient to Jesus Christ and sprinkled with his blood:

Grace and peace be yours in abundance.

Praise to God for a Living Hope

³ Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,⁴ and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you, ⁵ who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. ⁶ In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. ⁷ These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. ⁸ Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, ⁹ for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

1 Peter 1:1-9 New International Version (NIV)

Disillusioned

"I urge you, please don’t be disillusioned by what you see prospering in the world, my friends, because if it doesn’t have its source in Christ, it will not last, and, of course, the end result will be death."

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' I am the Vine; you are the branches. Whoever lives in Me 
and I in him bears much (abundant) fruit. However, apart 
from Me [cut off from vital union with Me] you can do nothing.' 

John 15:5 

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Victory

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Such great mercy

"For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him... he removed our transgressions from us."

Psalm 103:11-12 KJV

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Success and Christ go hand in hand

"God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed."

2 Corinthians 9:8 NASB

As God's child, you have His grace, which means, you are sufficient and supplied to the hilt in all good things necessary to equip you to rock this world of ours.  So go forth and live the abundant life he's given you.

This is your life my friend, so live boldly, love heartily, and prosper greatly.

God's will, God's timing, God's perfect ways

“Do not fear [anything], for I am with you; Do not be afraid, for I am your God.  I will strengthen you, be assured I will help you; I will certainly take hold of you with my righteous right hand [a hand of justice, of power, of victory, of salvation].”

Isaiah 40:10 AMP

Trust God!

Trust His perfect will!

He will never fail you nor forsake you my friend.

Mediate, ponder, and focus

“This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall read it day and night, so that you are careful to do everything in accordance with all that is written in it; for then you will may your prosperous, and then you will be successful.”

Joshua 1:8

In a nutshell, when God and His Word are your focus, prosperity and success are surely yours for the taking!

My friends, in Christ you can never go wrong!!

Fear-filled of our Lord and Christ, Jesus

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Be fearless of the world, yet be fear-filled of our Christ our Lord.  Why you ask?  Because fear of the world equals living a dead-filled, floundering life, yet fear-filled of Christ equals living a life-fulfilling, truly-living, life; one filled with wonder, and awe, and beauty for all the days of your life.

Greatness

“The righteous will flourish like a palm tree…”

Psalm 92:12

Need anything else be said?

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