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The Value of Jesus
Jesus, His person, is the “treasure”! When a person values Him above all else, their heart is with Him always. (ref: Eph 3:14-19; Php 3:7-15)
Be careful what you treasure!
What’s the Message We’re Sending
Blog in Volume 3 of Diary of a Journeyman
It’s not the blessing, it’s what you think of it.
Eyes on Self or Jesus?
Do you want someone to be attracted to your beauty or the beauty of Christ in you?
You Cannot Serve Two Masters
To invest in the world’s economy is to disinvest in God’s. (Mt 6:19-24)
The Double-Minded Man
The Bible clearly states that this person is unstable in all his ways. “A two-souled man [is] unstable in all his ways” (Jas 1:8 – Young’s Literal Translation).
Jas 4:9 Explained
Let your flippant laughter and joy be turned into mourning and gloom when you realize the source of it is sin. Practically speaking, do not say, “I’m blessed” when you’re living in the world’s economy.
The Double-Minded Man
The Bible clearly states that this person is unstable in all his ways. “A two- souled man [is] unstable in all his ways” (Jas 1:8 – Young’s Literal Translation).
You Cannot Serve Two Masters
To invest in the world’s economy is to disinvest in God’s. (Mt 6:19-24)
The Value of Jesus
Jesus, His person, is the “treasure”! When a person values Him above all else, their heart is with Him always. (ref: Eph 3:14-19; Php 3:7-15)
Jer 17:9 [Amplified Classic]
The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly perverse and corrupt and severely, mortally sick! Who can know it [perceive, understand, be acquainted with his own heart and mind]?