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January 17, 2018

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A RIGHTEOUS DESIRE - PART # 3

A RIGHTEOUS DESIRE # 1 > The Pharisees of Jesus day were quite "religious" in their behavior, but our Lord often took them to task because "all their works they do for to be seen of men" ( MATTHEW 23:5 ). God's kingdom is first priority: The Lord's admonition in our text was given to focus His followers beyond the "ordinary" desires and needs of their physical existence. We are expected to "look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal" ( 2 CORINTHIANS 4:18 ). As promised, when we are rightly focused, "all these [ other ] things shall be added unto you" ( MATTHEW 6:33 ). Yielded to righteousness: We become "servants" of those things that we "obey." We obey that which we have "yielded" ourselves to ( ROMANS 6:16 ). It is not possible to "serve two masters" (...

A RIGHTEOUS HEART - # 1

A RIGHTEOUS HEART: 1 - "And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the LORD God of Israel." ( 1 KINGS 11:9 ) The Scriptures have an interesting commentary on Solomon's life: "When Solomon was old...his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God" ( 1 KINGS 11:4 ). How is it possible to start well and end sadly? We must guard our heart: "Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life," Solomon admonished in Proverbs 4:23. The Hebrew word for keep" is natsar and the main verb for "guard" or "set a watch." Psalm 119 uses natsar 10 times to demand our careful "watch" on our obedience and use of the Word of God. The promise is: "Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart" ( PSALM 119:2 ).

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