Diverse in thought, understanding in feeling, immense in spirit. God is Amazing. H2P
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PittFan28 retweeted
Romans 5:8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
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Jesus Himself tells us, “Remember Lot’s wife” (Luke 17:32). Her judgment reminds us that sin is not something to cling to while claiming to follow God. Scripture calls us to repent—to turn away from sin and unbelief and turn toward God.
And spiritually, Scripture tells us that apart from Christ we are “dead in trespasses and sins” (Ephesians 2:1). Sin brings death, but Christ brings life.
The warning is not just, “Don’t look backward.” It is: Don’t return to the life God is calling you out of. Turn to Christ in repentance and faith. In Him there is forgiveness, reconciliation, and life.
PittFan28 retweeted
Your Bible doesn't say fight sexual immorality.
It says flee.
Run. Not stand your ground. Not manage it. Not install an accountability app and white-knuckle through another Tuesday night.
Flee.
"Flee fornication." 1 Corinthians 6:18
You know why God didn't say fight?
Because the men who tried to fight it are the same men who lost everything.
Samson could kill a lion with his bare hands. Rip city gates off their hinges. Slaughter a thousand men with a jawbone.
He couldn't say no to Delilah. She had his head shaved while he slept on her knees. The strongest man who ever lived ended up blind, chained, grinding grain like an animal.
David killed Goliath as a teenager. Wrote the Psalms. God called him "a man after mine own heart."
He saw a woman bathing and couldn't look away. Nine months later he'd committed adultery, murdered her husband, and buried a son.
Solomon asked God for wisdom and got more than any man in history.
Seven hundred wives. Three hundred concubines. They turned his heart after other gods. The wisest man who ever lived died an idolater.
The strongest fell.
The wisest fell.
The man after God's own heart fell.
"Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall." 1 Corinthians 10:12
You're not stronger than Samson. You're not wiser than Solomon. You're not closer to God's heart than David.
Stop fighting. Start running.
PittFan28 retweeted
Here is one of my favorite scriptures that can offer much comfort and consolation when the faithful end their earthly journey and it can stand as an encouragement for the rest of us.
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow wearyand lose heart.”
Hebrews 12: 1-2 (NIV).
#faith #death #joy #hope
PittFan28 retweeted
Do you want to understand why no man can see God and live, and why God had to make Himself known to us in a way we could relate to Him?
Imagine going outside on a sunny day and staring directly at the sun with your naked eyes for one minute. You probably wouldn’t even last that long! 😭
The sun is so powerful that looking directly at it can damage your eyes. And that’s just the sun, a created object, millions of miles away from us!
Now imagine standing in the presence of the One who created it. If a created thing can be this powerful, how much more the Creator Himself?
The Bible tells us that God dwells in unapproachable light (1 Timothy 6:16).
This is why God revealed Himself to us in a way we could understand and relate to. He came to us in the person of Jesus Christ!
Jesus is God made known to humanity. The invisible God revealed Himself through the Son so that we could know Him, see His character, hear His words, and understand His love.
As Jesus said in John 14:9, “He that hath seen me hath seen the Father.”
God didn’t remain distant and unknowable. He came to us! That is the beauty of the incarnation. That is the beauty of Jesus!
Happy SUNday!!
PittFan28 retweeted
A Christian who makes prayer a lifestyle understands that victory begins in fellowship with God. You may face impossible battles, but never neglect prayer. It strengthens your spirit, sharpens your discernment, and keeps your heart aligned with God’s will. A believer’s strength is not in the absence of battles, but in depending on God through every battle.
PittFan28 retweeted
Verse of the day: Psalm 25:14-15
The Lord confides in those who fear him; he makes his covenant known to them. My eyes are ever on the Lord, for only he will release my feet from the snare.
PittFan28 retweeted
Psalm 19:14
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
Be acceptable in Your sight,
O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.
PittFan28 retweeted
Proverbs 3:5-8
Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct your paths.
Do not be wise in your own eyes;
Fear the Lord and depart from evil.
It will be health to your flesh,
And strength to your bones.
PittFan28 retweeted
Hebrews 12:1-2 NASB
Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
PittFan28 retweeted
Because in the end, there is no path more beautiful than His 🤍
I follow Jesus
I follow Jesus
He wore my sin
I'll gladly wear His name
He is the treasure
He is the answer
Oh I choose the Jesus way.
