I renounce any attempt on my part to try to manipulate or use your grace and kindness for my benefit. There are no greater words God wants to hear than "teach me to do your will." That is what it means for him to be God, to have control over our life and our will.Īlmighty God, I want you to truly be God in my life. For this to happen, we must open our heart to the will of God. We want the Spirit to be at work in us to make us like Jesus. Teach me to do your will, for you are my God may your good Spirit lead me on level ground. 3:18) and as Paul makes clear here and in other places ( Galatians 4:19) that this is his goal in working with others. Our goal as Christians is to be conformed to the character and ministry of Jesus. Our goal as Christians is not to obey some law, to adhere to some set of rules, or even be followers of some discipline. We proclaim him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we present everyone perfect in Christ. I long to honor you because you have done so much to save me. Give me discernment that my obedience will not simply be the obedience of your words, but will also be the obedience of your will. Holy God, I know Jesus came to earth and obeyed your will. So let's not let obedience be a forgotten word in our lifestyle! It all hinges on one thing, our willingness to obey him. He's telling us that until we can come be with him at his place, he will come live with us here in our hearts. But just a few verses later, Jesus adds this promise. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him."Īt many Christian funerals, the preacher emphasizes how Jesus has left to make a place ready for us to join him in heaven. Click to Save 25% Now > Gospel, Matthew 16:24-28Ģ4 Then Jesus said to his disciples, 'If anyone wants to be a follower of mine, let him renounce himself and take up his cross and follow me.Ģ5 Anyone who wants to save his life will lose it but anyone who loses his life for my sake will find it.Ģ6 What, then, will anyone gain by winning the whole world and forfeiting his life? Or what can anyone offer in exchange for his life?Ģ7 'For the Son of man is going to come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will reward each one according to his behaviour.Ģ8 In truth I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the Son of man coming with his kingdom.Jesus replied, "If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. The school now has over 915,000 student enrollments from 193 countries. Enjoy 25% off ‘The Greatest Meat on Earth’.īy the Grace of God, with the help of Montana Ranch and Cattle, Catholic Online School has become one of the fastest-growing, online K-Adult schools in the world. It is I who deal death and life when I have struck, it is I who heal (no one can rescue anyone from me).Ĥ1 When I have whetted my flashing sword, I shall enforce justice, I shall return vengeance to my foes, I shall take vengeance on my foes.Īs a big thank you for your service to our Church, Montana Ranch and Cattle offers you a special discount. that neither serf nor free man remains.ģ6 (For Yahweh will see his people righted, he will take pity on his servants.)ģ9 See now that I, I am he, and beside me there is no other god. For the day of their ruin is close, doom is rushing towards them, for he will see to it that their power fails. Responsorial Psalm, Deuteronomy 32:35-36, 39, 41ģ5 Vengeance is mine, I will pay them back, for the time when they make a false step. Judah, celebrate your feasts, carry out your vows, for Belial will never pass through you again he has been utterly destroyed.ģ (For Yahweh has restored the vine of Jacob, yes, the vine of Israel, although the plunderers had plundered them, although they had snapped off their vine-shoots!)ġ Disaster to the city of blood, packed throughout with lies, stuffed with booty, where plundering has no end!Ģ The crack of the whip! The rumble of wheels! Galloping horse, jolting chariot,ģ charging cavalry, flashing swords, gleaming spears, a mass of wounded, hosts of dead, countless corpses they stumble over corpses-Ħ I shall pelt you with filth, I shall shame you and put you in the pillory.ħ Then all who look at you will shrink from you and say, 'Nineveh has been ruined!' Who will mourn for her? Where would I find people to comfort you? 1 To Judah See on the mountains the feet of the herald! 'Peace!' he proclaims.
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