Dec 29 - How God Wants Us To Think
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We must believe in the absolute sovereignty and authority of God, plus, he can and will take care of me

Isaiah 55:8 – "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD."

It is reflected to us in the way Jesus Christ thinks.

Matthew 6:1 – When we do alms (giving and helping those that need help) do not let others know you are helping them. Some folks compare this passage with Mark 12:41-44 where Christ sat and watched as people gave offerings. The giving of alms and the giving of offerings are different.

Matthew 6:42 – Loan freely, not being concerned about whether we are paid back, or even whether what we loan is returned to us in good condition.

Matthew 6:19 – lay not up treasures for yourself. Verse 34 – Don’t worry about retirement – that will take care of itself, if we take care of God’s business today.

Phil. 2:5 states that Jesus left all for us, so we should leave all for him.

Mark 8:34-38 – What will we give in exchange for our soul?

II Cor. 12:7-11 – Paul discovered strength in weakness – When I am weak, then am I strong.

Matthew 27:54 – There were women who ministered daily to Christ, taking care of his physical needs – like washing his clothes, so forth. (Will God put a burden on folks to take care of us when we are called into the service of God? Will God provide?)

Proverbs 27:23,24 – "Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds. 24 For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?"

Proverbs 23:4,5 – "Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom. 5 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven."

II Samuel 15:31 – David prayed that God would turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.

Verse 34 gives the means God will use.

17:5 – Absalom calls Hushai for counsel.

17:14 – God was in Absalom calling Hushai, and in Hushai giving better counsel than Ahithophel.

I Samuel 23:10-13 – When David understood from God that the men of Keilah would deliver him up to Saul, he and his men left.

John 4:34 – Jesus said his meat was to do the will of him that sent him.

John 6:38-40 – Jesus repeated the above phrase when pointing people to God, not himself.