06 Sunday Mar 2016
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Hope everyone has a great day of reflection and worship. This is a great day to catch up on reading and spending time with family and friends.
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05 Saturday Mar 2016
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Jesus came to this world to save it. He came to shed light in the darkness and expose true evil. In John 12:46 Jesus says, I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in the darkness. Where there is light, there cannot be darkness. The two cannot coexist. Those who believe good and evil are simply choices made with no harm, accomplish nothing but fool themselves.
04 Friday Mar 2016
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03 Thursday Mar 2016
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One of my favorite passages in the Bible is when Jesus responds to the Pharisees when they tell Him to rebuke His followers for singing praises to the King in Luke 19:40, “I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.” Praise for the King of kings cannot be stopped. The enemy can try to keep it quiet by eliminating prayer from schools, and the like, but in the end the truth will always be made known. It is a promise made by our Savior and Lord Jesus Christ. Have hope and trust it to be true.
02 Wednesday Mar 2016
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Sacrifice for the kingdom of heaven has more reward than we can ever imagine. Luke 18:29-30 says, 29 “I tell you the truth,” Jesus said to them, “no one who has left home or wife or brother or parent or children for the sake of the kingdom of God 30 will fail to receive many times as much in this age and, in the age to come, eternal life.” We think our reward lies in earthly possession, but in the end, none of that lasts the test of time. Even some of the greatest architecture in the world built by the Romans over 2,000 years ago will eventually crumble. However, the impact Jesus has on someone’s life will last for eternity.
01 Tuesday Mar 2016
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Jesus had no time for ritual or anything else that did not have an impact on people directly. Jesus could see the religious leaders wasting their time worried about trivial things while the people around them suffered and lived hopelessly. Jesus could see how they would eventually be passed up because of their stubbornness. In Matthew 21:28-31 He shares the parable of the Two Sons and He finishes with this final statement in verse 31, “I tell you the truth, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you.” This is a powerful indictment on the religious leaders and how they completely missed the mark on who the Messiah really was and His purpose. Let us not get caught up in the things that do not matter and have no impact on eternity.
29 Monday Feb 2016
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It is not our place to question who God allows to be blessed differently than us. If God chooses to allow others to be rich and us poor, we should be content because He still provides for all our needs. In the end, it is up to God to decide. In Matthew 20:16 Jesus says, “So the last will be first, and the first will be last.” This is not a guarantee, but a promise. Our reward on earth pales in comparison to what is in store for us in heaven. For this reason it is more important for us to work on eternal versus earthly reward.
28 Sunday Feb 2016
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Hope everyone has a great day of reflection and worship. This is a great day to catch up on reading and spending time with family and friends.
If you ever come across anything you’d like me to post on this blog, please feel free to contact me at dino.evangelista@gmail.com.
27 Saturday Feb 2016
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When the rich young man asked Jesus what he needed to do to go to heaven, we see Jesus’ reply in Mark 10:21, Jesus looked at him and loved him. “One thing you lack,” he said. “Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” Jesus really did love the young man, just like He loves all of us because He does not want to see any of us out of His will. But in the end, Jesus gives all of us freedoml to choose or not choose Him. It’s sad when we move in a different direction, but that is what real freedom looks like.
26 Friday Feb 2016
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When the disciples asked Jesus who could really be saved, Jesus replied in Matthew 19:26, Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” The beauty of Jesus’ reply is how true it is for all things. When we believe and trust in Jesus all things are possible. This doesn’t mean our will is done, it means God’s plan is perfect and will happen no matter the circumstances.
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