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Of First Importance

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“Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures (1 Corinthians 15:1-4, ESV)  There comes a time when one has to make some hard decisions in life; look at the big picture and choose to do that which is most important. One would think it would be easy for believers to make decisions that are aligned with the purposes of Jesus. Yet what we see on the ground is that there are some Christians who are more inclined to seek the very things that the world is seeking. These Christians are read everything about their life, economics, health and wealth using world lenses. While those in the West an

This God...

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This God is so Magnificent, why do we choose to not Believe ? This God who in such Power was born in a Manger. This God who raised the dead by name  And heals the sick, the lame, the deaf and the blind.  This God who speaks to the natural elements and calms the storm. This God who Walks on Water and pulls you out from under the crushing waves, can any other god accomplish this?  This God who gives Peace that Surpasses all human Understanding and both Knowledge and Wisdom comes through reverent Fear of Him who can Destroy both body and soul. This God who in such Bountiful Love Gave of Himself to this Wretched world. He gave us His Son! This God who's Joy becomes our Strength. But do remember this, we have to bring Him Joy in order for that same Joy to return to us as Strength. This God who through Grace accomplishes in our weaknesses that which we can never even do through our own Strength! This God who Inhabits the Praises of His people simply because He enjoys Relation