Therefore, He who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you, does He do it by the works of the law or by the hearing of faith? The law is not of faith, but the man who does them shall live by them.

Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the way of the Lord! Blessed are those who keep His commandments, who seek Him with the whole heart! They also do no iniquity, they walk in His ways. Oh, that my ways were directed to keep Your statutes, then I would not be ashamed. When I look into all Your commandments, I will praise You with uprightness of heart. I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies, as much as in all richness, and contemplate Your ways. Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments, Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You. Psalm 119

“Create in me a clean heart O God and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence and take not your holy spirit from me. The soul who sins shall die, but if a man is just and does what is lawful and right, if he has walked in my statutes faithfully, he is just and he shall surely live, says the Lord.”

Lord, because of all that you have done for me, because whenever I call you that you incline your ear to me; “I will lift up the cup of salvation and call upon the name of the Lord, I will fulfill my vows to the Lord, in the presence of all his people. Lord, I am your servant and the child of your handmaid, you have freed me from my bonds. I will offer you the sacrifice of thanksgiving.”

My brothers and sisters in Christ, all of us have someone whom we look up to, someone we admire. There are some television shows that we watch faithfully, some activity that we carve time out for. Why then, is it so hard to follow Jesus? The people we admire will die, the season will end for the television shows, and the activities that we carve time out for, will never make us as happy, as when we carve time out for God, when we adore him, and when we follow him obediently. Will you make a decision today to follow Jesus?

All of us who have been saved, should be telling out our souls the goodness of the Lord; His great love for us, his tender mercies towards us, and for forgiving us of our numerous transgressions. Lord, you died at Calvary to purchase our pardon. How could we ever repay you? Lord, I am giving up every earthly, sinful, pleasure, in exchange for a closer walk with you. Thank you, Lord, for saving me!

But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, proved His love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, and if you believe, by grace, you will be saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it will be the gift from God, but you have to be open to receive this gift. Would you be freed?

My brothers and sisters in Christ, unless one is born again, he cannot enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, knowing this, will you be born again? I once was lost but now I am found, I was blind, but now I see, and I thank God for the gift of new birth, I thank God for saving me! Praise the Lord!

That thinking is wrong, and so many of us had that same mindset, until we came to know and trust the Savior. He is wonderfully kind, full of mercy and grace. No matter where we have been or what we have done, when we fall humbly before him, he will always lift us up. Thank you, Lord!

“He who believes that Jesus is the Son of God, has overcome the world. Our faith in God overcomes the world. And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we may know Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life. He who has the Son of God has life and he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.”