by Bill Elliff
May 05, 2020
It is our worst trait and most natural tendency. Although God has made Himself abundantly known, we ignore Him and “worship and serve the creature and not the Creator” (Romans 1:25). Life becomes about us and not about Him. This diverted vision affects us in ways beyond our comprehension. It narrows our view and confines our lives. It is the source of all pettiness and selfishness. It is the sole source of our worry and fear.
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by Bill Elliff
May 01, 2020
Every genuine follower of Christ wants a pure life, free from the impurities and distractions that destroy us and pull us away from "simple, pure, devotion to Jesus Christ." But, what is the path to purity? Not just moral purity, but holiness in every dimension? Most people believe it comes by observing some rules, following some guidelines. But the secret lies in pursuing someone, not something.
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by Bill Elliff
April 30, 2020
It is important to ask the right questions. Even more important is to have those questions answered with truth. We can embrace error, of course, and it will dramatically affect our lives. The most important questions we must ask and answers are those about God and man and our relationship to each other.
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by Bill Elliff
April 23, 2020
Do you worship God? Are you willing to be humbled before others because you simply do not care what they think? Do you come before Him with total abandonment? One of the indicators will be your critics. Worldly humanists will scoff at your worship, indicating that they don’t really know your God. But those who know Him will join in the dance beside you … and God Himself will smile.
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by Bill Elliff
April 22, 2020
God is forever the same, but what do you know of Him? Have you discovered Him? Experienced Him? Don't resent the suffering God allows in your life, for this pushes you to discover Him. But as the pressure has risen, have you relied on your own human abilities alone, or have you run in helplessness to the Rock? Only then will God become real to you. Only there will you discover the bottomless depth of God’s power, the abounding height of His love, the width of His wisdom, the breadth of His character.
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by Bill Elliff
April 21, 2020
It's a simple sentence, but profoundly telling. It was the reason a young shepherd named David became the greatest King Israel ever knew. It was why God would entrust such responsibility into his hands. And, It's the necessary essential of all great leaders.
And David realized that the Lord had established him as king over Israel, and that He had exalted his kingdom for the sake of His people Israel. (2 Samuel 5:12)
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by Bill Elliff
April 20, 2020
God honors men who depend upon Him. Study the early life of the young King David. You will find him overwhelmed with the magnitude of his task and continually crying out to God for leadership. His dependence allowed God Himself to lead through him.
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by Bill Elliff
April 17, 2020
There is nothing that wakes me up spiritually any quicker than when it seems that God is not communicating with me. The reason? I know that my life can bear no fruit if God is not leading me. In fact, it does just the opposite. Jesus said to His disciples in
John 15:5, “Apart from Me you can do nothing.”
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by Bill Elliff
April 16, 2020
If we fail to forgive and seek to retaliate, the “correcting” of the one who offended us is in our hands. And we’re terribly deficient in our ability to accomplish the right results. In fact, we can do great harm both to others and ourselves. Often our efforts put is in the prison of unforgiveness and even bitterness.
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by Bill Elliff
April 15, 2020
Everything has changed.
If we fail to look up and ask God what He is saying during this moment, we are the most foolish. God always has an agenda. He has slowed us down and shut us up to Himself. There are no real answers or explanations anywhere else.
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by Bill Elliff
April 10, 2020
God made us. Like anything that is made, God designed us with a pattern and a purpose. He created us to live in dependency upon Him. And the foundational component of this faith is obedience. If He is our Lord, when He speaks we must believe that His will is good, and we must respond in obedience.
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by Bill Elliff
April 08, 2020
Are you a believer? Do you have God’s Spirit living in you? If not, it is time to turn from a life without Him and cry out for His salvation and the incoming of His Spirit. Only this can bring the change your heart desires.
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