I am sure you can . . .

. . . because the hand of God will be upon you for good!

Herein lies the hidden secret of our souls.  Sure we can, but we want God to do it all.

Laziness or maybe I should say slothfulness is natural to us all; it requires a lot of training to induce some of us to labor for our daily bread; if God should miraculously send it we would wonder and eat it, and that is the whole.

The concept of striving to enter in at the strait gate or stay on the narrow path is an ungracious word to most of us; we profess to trust in God’s mercy, but work hard to not enter into that rest.  We think that God will reverse His purpose to meet our slothfulness.

We do so because we fail to understand that those of us who overcome shall sit with Jesus upon His throne. It is the overcoming, taking on the whole armor of God, that we may be able to stand in the evil day, and having done all – to Stand. Remember, that only those of us who endure to the end shall be saved.

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intentions

“Stole the heart,” κλέπτειν νοῦν kleptein noun. The heart is the seat of the understanding in Scripture. To steal the heart of anyone is to act without their knowledge. There is no notice given to anyone on what are your plans.

To take the knowledge of anything away from a person is to deceive them.

So let’s consider the fact of who we are – followers of Jesus Christ.  What are our intentions to this regard?

The Bible teaches us the common duties of life, how to serve God, how to enjoy the blessings He bestows, and to do good in the various stations and duties of life.

Selfish people consider themselves robbed of all that goes past them, and covetousness will even swallow up natural affection. Opportunity is given to overvaluing worldly wealth which is the root of covetousness, envy, and all evil. The people of the world stand in each other’s way, and every one seems to be taking away from the rest; hence discontent, envy, and discord.

But there are possessions that will suffice for all; happy are those who seek them in the first place.

In all our intentions we should have respect to the command and promise of God. If He is with us, we need not fear. The perils which surround us are so many, that nothing else can really encourage our hearts. To remember favoured seasons of communion with God, is very refreshing when in difficulties; and we should often recollect our vows, that we fail not to fulfil them. (Matthew Henry)

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