What An Unbelieving World Simply Finds Unbelievable?

"The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians who acknowledge Jesus with their lips and walk out the door and deny Him by their lifestyle. That is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable." -- Brennan Manning

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise. -- Proverbs 11:30 (KJV)

Lord, with our lips and especially with our lives, we prove to be either foolishly fake as we lose souls or wonderfully wise as we win souls. We want wisdom that comes from You, Jesus! Amen.

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By Faith! In Faith! (Hebrews 11)
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Proverbs 1:7 & Matthew 5:3

When Jesus spoke Matthew 5:3 (KJV) -- Blessed are the poor in spirit, it seems quite synonymous with the truth found in Proverbs 1:7 (NLT) -- Fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge.

I love the The New Living Translation rendering of Matthew 5:3: God blesses those who realize their need for Him.

Don't you think it's easy to connect the dots between these two passages?

My personal paraphrase of Matthew 5:3 might be: You're blessed when you obey God's will wholeheartedly and acknowledge that everything praiseworthy comes from Him alone.

My own amplified wording for Proverbs 1:7 might be: With reverent trembling in your eternal soul, willingly obey and respect the Lord, now you can declare that you have chosen the God who has chosen you, you now can begin to know the God Who wants to know you, as you can, too, commence to really love the God Who has already proven He loves you. As you claim Him as Your Everything in this life and in the Life to come, you will be surely BLESSED beginning now.

IF MY PEOPLE... WILL? I WILL! God's Promise in 2 Chron. 7:14.
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Jesus Says, "Come!"

Consider these five instances when John the Beloved Disciple recorded Jesus saying, "Come!"

(1) I have come... John 10:10 (NIV)
(2) I will come... John 14:3 (NIV)
(3) Come to me... John 7:37 (NIV)
(4) You refuse to come... John 5:40 (NIV)
(5) You cannot come... John 8:21 (NIV)

The harvest is past, the summer has ended, and we are not saved.
-- Jeremiah 8:20 (NIV)

Lord, before it's too late, I fervently pray these words over eternal souls: No more missed opportunities! We want to be able to echo John's words in Revelation 22:20: "Amen. Come, Lord Jesus." In the name of Jesus. Amen.

IF MY PEOPLE... WILL? I WILL! God's Promise in 2 Chron. 7:14.
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