Re: [Awake4HisReturn] TOP 20 VERSES IN THE BIBLE
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My people are not being warned about the seriousness of the Hour. The focus is about building of wealth and resources; the prosperity gospel ; false predictions about future events. My Son is coming and the World need to be warned"...
From: Wanda Ward <angelina56p47@yahoo.com>
To: awake4hisreturn@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sun, February 27, 2011 12:43:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Awake4HisReturn] TOP 20 VERSES IN THE BIBLE
Anyone who knows the father knows the treasures he holds are worth more than anything else
On Sun Feb 27th, 2011 1:44 PM CST drena brown wrote:
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>And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim
>the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be
>gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.
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>The Top 20 Passages In The Bible
>Number 8: Matthew 6- Will God Really Reward You?
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>By Eric Elder
>www.theranch.org
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>I got a letter in the mail one day from Isaac Asimov, the famous science fiction
>writer. It wasn't a personal letter, but rather a fund raising letter he had
>written for an atheistic organization. The letter began by saying: "You'll get
>your reward in heaven!" Asimov then followed up that quote with his own words:
>"We've all heard that empty promise before."
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>Asimov didn't believe in God, or heaven, or hell. He went on to say in his
>letter that if you wanted to get anything out of life, you'd better get it here
>and now, for according to him, there was no hereafter.
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>But Jesus said something completely different. And although Jesus never wrote a
>single book, his words have been recorded for us in a book that has sold more
>copies than any other book in the history of the world. Let's take a look at
>what Jesus said about God's rewards in Matthew chapter 6:
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>In talking about giving, Jesus said:
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>"But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right
>hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in
>secret will reward you" (Matthew 6:3-4).
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>In talking about praying, Jesus said:
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>"But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father
>who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you" (Matthew
>6:6).
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>In talking about fasting, Jesus said:
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>"But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, that your fasting may
>not be seen by others but by your Father who is in secret. And your Father who
>sees in secret will reward you" (Matthew 6:17-18).
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>Jesus followed this up by saying that the rewards God has in store for us don't
>come just here on earth, but in heaven as well. As He continues in Matthew 6,
>Jesus says:
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>"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy
>and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in
>heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in
>and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also" (Matthew
>6:19-21).
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>I know a pastor who could have made a tremendous amount of money from the
>conferences at which he has spoken and the books that he has written. But
>instead, he and his wife have chosen to take only a minimal salary, living in an
>extremely humble house, and declining or giving away the rest of the millions
>that he could have earned.
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>His friends have challenged him for the way he lives, claiming he has a poverty
>mentality. But he counters their claims by saying that nothing could be further
>from the truth. He wants to get rich more than anyone else he knows. The
>difference is that he wants to store up his riches in heaven, where they will
>last forever, rather than cashing in on them here where they will rot or rust.
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>What about you? What do you believe? Will God really reward you for the things
>you do for Him and for others, even those things you do in secret? Jesus says
>He will, and I for one--along with millions of others--believe Him. I pray that
>you do, too, for God knows it will affect everything you think and do here on
>earth, as well as what God does for you in eternity.
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>You can trust Jesus: God really will reward you when you put Him first in your
>life. As Jesus said at the end of Matthew 6:
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>"Therefore do not be anxious, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we
>drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the Gentiles seek after all these things,
>and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the
>kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you"
>(Matthew 6:31-33).
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>Put your trust in God. He really will reward you!
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>Let's pray...
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>Father, thank You for promising to reward us when we seek first Your kingdom and
>Your righteousness. Help us to trust You, and not to worry about what we'll eat
>or drink or wear, but to focus on Your kingdom, storing up our riches in heaven
>instead. In Jesus' name, Amen.
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>General correspondence: writeus@thisdaysthought.org
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