God doesn’t want religious duty. He doesn’t want a distracted, half-hearted, ‘Fine, I’ll read a chapter, now are You happy?’ attitude. God wants His word to be a delight to us, so much that we meditate on it day and night.
FRANCIS CHANFollowing Christ isn’t something that can be done halfheartedly or on the side. It is not a label we can display when it is useful. It must be central to everything we do and are.
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When we work for Christ out of obligation, it feels like work. But when we truly love Christ, our work is a manifestation of that love, and it feels like love.
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The Bible teaches that true joy is formed in the midst of the difficult seasons of life.
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True faith means holding nothing back. It means putting every hope in God’s fidelity to His Promises.
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He wants all or nothing. The thought of a person calling himself a ‘Christian’ without being a devoted follower of Christ is absurd.
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Do you know that nothing you do in this life will ever matter, unless it is about loving God and loving the people he has made?
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Having faith often means doing what others see as crazy.
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The disciples obey because that’s what people do when someone rises from the dead and gives instructions.
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The world says love yourself, grab all you can, follow your heart. Jesus says deny yourself, grab your cross and follow me.
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The irony is that while God doesn’t need us but still wants us, we desperately need God but don’t really want Him most of the time.
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The greatest knowledge we can ever have is knowing God treasures us.
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The message of the Bible is not about God in Heaven who wants to take from you. It’s about God who wants to give to you.
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God is love, but He also defines what love is. We don’t have the license to define love according to our standards.
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Something is wrong when our lives make sense to unbelievers.
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Jesus’ call to commitment is clear: He wants all or nothing.
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Making disciples isn’t about gathering pupils to listen to your teaching. The real focus is not on teaching people at all–the focus is on loving them.
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