Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 3 (How Do I Become A Disciple of Jesus?)
By admin On December 23rd, 2017.
Today’s Devotional, Year 3, December 3
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How Do I Become A Disciple of Jesus?
Jesus Calls Disciples – Wikimedia – US Public Domain
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Jesus is calling out to every man, woman, and child…
“go and sell that thou hast,
and give to the poor,
and thou shalt have treasure in heaven:
and come and follow Me.”
Matthew 19:21
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This great call has been going out to the world for over 2,000 years now!
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And through the ages, there have been many who have responded to this call!
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SOMETHING’S MISSING HERE!
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But sadly, today’s churches are filled with many who faithfully attend church each week,
giving tithes, kneeling for prayer, serving on committees and going through all the motions of being a Christian.
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And yet, there is something missing.
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There just doesn’t seem to be the presence of that Holy Fire!
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Audience hands – cropped and altered image – Wikimedia – Public Domain
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WORLDLY THOUGHTS
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No, our thoughts are just not on God’s Word.
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Because, as soon as we close our Bible in the morning, we quickly forget about God’s Word, and begin to fill our mind with all the cares and pleasures which the world floods upon us!
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And we go about our day, pursuing all the things that our selfish heart’s desire…
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Yes, we neglect His great commission for His people to purify our hearts and conform our lives into Christ’s glorious image!
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Shoppers in Toronto – cropped image – Wikimedia – share-alike license
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So what is the problem?
Where have we gone astray?
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Question Marks – At a loss – svg – Wikimedia Commons – Share-Alike License
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“THEY FORSOOK ALL & FOLLOWED HIM”
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You see, in the Gospel of Luke, is found the account of Jesus calling Peter, John and James and Andrew.
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When Jesus called those disciples, it is written…
“And when they had brought their ships to land,
they forsook all, and followed Him.”
Luke 5:11.
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Yes, those disciples totally forsook the pleasures and pursuits of the world, and followed Jesus.
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FORSAKING ALL!
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Listen… “So likewise, whosoever he be of you
that forsaketh not all that he hath,
he cannot be My disciple!”
Luke 14:33
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This incredible verse from Luke 14:33 reveals the reason why most churchgoers never truly become “Born Again”!
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Listen again…
“No man can serve two masters…
Ye cannot serve God and mammon.”
Matthew 6:24 (Condensed for brevity)
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Prayer – USMC – Wikimedia – US Govt. Public Domain
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TRADING EARTH FOR HEAVEN!
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And though we may still retain our earthly possessions, nevertheless, our new heart can still sing out to all the world, that little praise song…
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“Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
Look full in His wonderful face,
And the things of this world will grow strangely dim,
in the light of His glory and grace!”
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Yes, as this song reveals, the more intently we focus our eyes upon Jesus, the more that the glittering trinkets of this world will lose their luster!
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And instead, the treasures of Heaven, the kindness, the patience, the meekness, the wisdom, the purity of heart, the faith, the joy, and the hopeful anticipation of the forever and soon-coming Promised Land, and the Agape Love of Jesus for all Mankind, will daily grow brighter and more precious to the Believer!
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Starry Night at La Silla – cropped and altered image – Wikimedia – Share-Alike license
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VICTORY COMES NOT INSTANTLY
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No, God is too wise to give us instant victory over this world.
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And we may have to keep praying for Salvation, for weeks, or even many pain-filled months!
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But in the meanwhile, I can pray for the strength to study my Bible, and to contemplate its life-giving words through my day.
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And I can begin to turn away from all those things which have interfered with my having a total devotion to Jesus!
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And I can begin to live a life of seeking after the Lord, as is written…
“And ye shall seek Me,
and find Me,
when ye shall search for Me
with all your heart.”
Jeremiah 29:13
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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – public domain
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, Give me the desire to follow Thee unreservedly. Let me know what joy is in store for those who forsake all to follow Thee…
Marine Praying – Wikimedia – USMC Public Domain
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READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Revelation 12 Woman & The Narrow Gate Stars (Orion’s Gate to Heaven)”
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THE END
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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN
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FINALLY WALKING UPWARD INTO THE HIGHWAYS OF ETERNITY
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Day by day, you will find yourself walking, like the Disciples, spreading the precious Gospel seed
wherever the Spirit leads.
Taking the lovely name of Jesus, with every word spoken.
Walking through this sin-darkened world, witnessing to those who take notice that of a truth, Jesus is present within you.
Even like faithful Enoch, walking through the highways and byways of life in this world, spreading the Gospel-seed of unpretentious love.
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Day by day, you will become more and more closed in with God.
Moment by moment, your heart will become intertwined with God’s heart, eventually two hearts beating as one heart.
And just like Enoch, when the appointed time of sojourning on earth is finally done…you will walk onward…and upward…and into the highways and byways of eternity. (“And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.” Genesis 5:24).
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Thomas Cole-Pilgrim of the Cross at the End of His Journey – Wikimedia – US public domain
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READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Castor and Pollux & The Mystery Ship of Scripture”
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TOMORROW…
December 4 (Satan’s Number 8, Part 4: “The Cuttlefish’s 8 Deadly Arms!”)
Pair Of Cuttlefish – Wikimedia – the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license- Cropped image
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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY
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ALL NOBLE BEREAN TRUTH-SEEKERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO BEGIN FOLLOWING THIS 650+ AUDIO BIBLE STUDY THROUGH THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH EACH DAY ON THIS DAILY DEVOTIONAL.
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THIS IS STUDY #3 IS PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…
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