A Closer Walk with Thee God

"They knew God," but "they glorified him not as God."

They knew that there was a God; they never denied His existence; but they had no reverence for His name, they did not render Him the homage to which He is entitled, they did not glorify him as God.

Of many this is still true in this form, they never think of God.

They go from year to year without any practical thought of God.

Not only is He not in their words, but He is not in their thoughts.

As the Psalmist puts it, "The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not at all in his thoughts."

The marginal reading is very expressive: "All his thoughts are, There is no God."

Whether there is a God, or not, makes no practical difference to the wicked; they have so little esteem for Him that, perhaps, if we could prove that there were no God, they would feel easier in their conscience.

There must be something very wrong with you when you would rather that there were no God. "Well," says one, "I do not care much whether there is a God or not; I am an agnostic. "Oh!" I said, "that is a Greek word, is it not? And the equivalent Latin word is 'Ignoramus'."

Somehow, he did not like the Latin nearly as much as the Greek.

Oh, dear friends, I could not bear to be an "ignoramus" or an "agnostic" about God!

I must have a God; I cannot do without him. He is to me as necessary as food to my body, and air to my lungs.

The sad thing is, that many, who believe that there is a God, yet glorify Him not as God, for they do not even give Him a thought. I appeal to some here, whether that is not true.

You go from the beginning of the week to the end of it without reflecting upon God at all. You could do as well without God as with Him. Is not that the case?

‭Luke 12:22-31 BSB‬
[22] Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear. [23] For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. [24] Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds! [25] Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? [26] So if you cannot do such a small thing, why do you worry about the rest? [27] Consider how the lilies grow: They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these. [28] If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith! [29] And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it. [30] For the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them. [31] But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added unto you.

Health is a treasure. Of all temporal possessions it is the most precious. Wealth, learning, and honor are dearly purchased at the loss of the vigor of health. None of these can secure happiness, if health is lacking. It is a terrible sin to abuse the health that God has given us; such abuses enfeeble us for life, and make us losers, even if we gain by such means any amount of education. [Examples of Suffering Due to Disregarding Light—119, 204] CD 20.1

"If you have room for Christ, the world will hardly find room of sufferance for you; you must expect now to be laughed at; now you must wear the fool's cap in men's esteem; and your song must be at the very beginning of your pilgrimage.

There is no room for you in the worldling's love. If you expect that everybody will praise you, and that your good actions will all be applauded, you will quite be mistaken. The world, I say, has no room for the man who has room for Christ. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. "Woe unto you when all men speak well of you." "Ye are not of the world, even as Christ is not of the world." Thank God, you need not ask the world's hospitality. If it will give you but a stage for action, and lend you for an hour a grave to sleep in, 'tis all you need; you will require no permanent dwelling-place here, since you seek a city that is to come, which hath foundations; whose builder and maker is God. You are hurrying through this world as a stranger through a foreign land, and you rejoice to know that though you are an alien and a foreigner here, yet you are a fellow citizen with the saints, and of the household to God. What say you, young soldier, will you enlist on such terms as these? Will you give room for Christ when there is to be henceforth no room for you-when you are to be separated for ever, cut off from among the world's kith and kin mayhap-cut off from carnal confidence for ever? Are you willing, notwithstanding all this, to receive the traveler in? The Lord help you to do so, and to him shall be glory for ever and ever. Amen."

Rev. C.H. Spurgeon

Lord, I hope this day is good
I'm feelin' empty and misunderstood
I should be thankful, Lord, I know I should
But Lord, I hope this day is good

Lord, have you forgotten me
I've been prayin' to you faithfully
I'm not sayin' I'm a righteous man
But Lord, I hope you understand

‭Psalms 33:16-22 NKJV‬
[16] No king is saved by the multitude of an army; A mighty man is not delivered by great strength. [17] A horse is a vain hope for safety; Neither shall it deliver any by its great strength. [18] Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, On those who hope in His mercy, [19] To deliver their soul from death, And to keep them alive in famine. [20] Our soul waits for the Lord; He is our help and our shield. [21] For our heart shall rejoice in Him, Because we have trusted in His holy name. [22] Let Your mercy, O Lord, be upon us, Just as we hope in You.

The student of the Bible should be taught to approach it in the spirit of a learner. We are to search its pages, not for proof to sustain our opinions, but in order to know what God says.
A true knowledge of the Bible can be gained only through the aid of that Spirit by whom the word was given. And in order to gain this knowledge we must live by it. All that God’s word commands, we are to obey. All that it promises, we may claim. The life which it enjoins is the life that, through its power, we are to live. Only as the Bible is thus held can it be studied effectively.—Education, p. 189.

‭Psalms 1:5-6 BSB‬
[5] Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. [6] For the Lord guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.

Beware of the attitude that says "I know that I am on the wrong road but I am not yet tired of it, I will repent and come back to God somewhere down the line" You may not be able to repent friends, because the further you travel that road away from God the harder your heart will get and the less you will think you have done anything wrong and the less you will think you need to repent.

Those who do not forgive live a miserable life. They do not sleep at night. They are bitter. They hate. Choose to forgive today.. It will make a difference.

‭Romans 12:9-13 BSB‬
[9] Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good. [10] Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another. [11] Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. [12] Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer. [13] Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality.

‭Psalms 19:13-14 BSB‬
[13] Keep Your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then I will be blameless and cleansed of great transgression. [14] May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.

‭1 Thessalonians 4:16 BSB‬
[16] For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.

Are you mourning? Be encouraged.

You are chosen!

What the evil one fails to accomplish through persecution, he hopes to achieve through compromise. God is never caught by surprise, and even in the most challenging times He preserves His people.

Satan is an expert in quoting Scripture, placing his own interpretation upon passages by which he hopes to cause us to stumble. We should study the Bible with humility of heart, never losing sight of our dependence upon God. While we must constantly guard against the devices of Satan, we should pray in faith continually, “Lead us not into temptation.”

Do you want to be saved?

‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭4:16‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
[16] Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭103:8‭-‬17‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
[8] The Lord is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy. [9] He will not always strive with us, Nor will He keep His anger forever. [10] He has not dealt with us according to our sins, Nor punished us according to our iniquities. [11] For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him; [12] As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us. [13] As a father pities his children, So the Lord pities those who fear Him. [14] For He knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust. [15] As for man, his days are like grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourishes. [16] For the wind passes over it, and it is gone, And its place remembers it no more. [17] But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting On those who fear Him, And His righteousness to children’s children,

P**n kills soul
P**n kills drive
P**n kills mind
P**n kills focus
P**n kills reality
P**n kills energy
P**n kills purpose
P**n kills relations
P**n kills confidence
P**n kills masculinity

𝑨𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒍 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔 𝑶𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑪𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒉

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God wins our allegiance by His love. He is dealing with the great controversy between good and evil in such a way that sin will never arise in the universe again. God’s purpose is to demonstrate before the entire universe that He has always acted in the best interests of His creatures. Looking at the world through the lens of God’s love, in the light of the great controversy between good and evil, reassures each of us that right will triumph over wrong and will do so forever.

No higher work was ever committed to mortals than the shaping of character. CG 163.2
The character building of your children is of more importance than the cultivation of your farms, more essential than the building of houses to live in, or of prosecuting any manner of business or trade. CG 169.3
To the mother and father the right training of their children is the most important work of their life. CG 556.1

LADIES PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

Men attend to Women for two reasons, S€X, and LOVE, but in most cases, men do not Marry for S*x or for Love, they marry for STABILITY.

Let me explain:
A man can Love you and not Marry you.
A man can have s£x with you for years without marrying you. But immediately he finds someone who brings stability in his life, he marries her.

What I mean by Stability is "Peace of Mind"
I have seen some guys who made this statement "I love this lady but I don't think I can spend the rest of my life with her.” Men are visionaries when they think about marriage, they do not think about wedding dresses, bridesmaids, anything that most Ladies thinks is fanciful.

They think whether this woman can build me a home, can she take care of my kids and I, can she give me PEACE of mind? Men don't like Ladies who gives them discomfort, this is why a man can stay with a woman for years and meet another in a month, then get married to her.

And when he marries you... Remember the most important thing is his peace of mind... Take it away and he will look elsewhere for it while you are still there with him... Returning it is not that easy... So don't take it away at all for your own sake

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