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					<description><![CDATA[<p>by Dr. Bill Bright ______________________________________________________________________________ &#8220;Loving God means doing what He tells us to do,</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="background: white;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://thoughtsaboutgod.com/blog/2009/05/28/bb_not-hard/"></a>by <a title="About Dr. Bill Bright" href="https://thoughtsaboutgod.com/authors/bill-bright" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dr. Bill Bright</a><br />
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<p style="padding-left: 30px; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"><strong>&#8220;</strong><em>Loving God means doing what He tells us to do, and really that isn&#8217;t hard at all; for every child of God can obey Him, defeating sin and evil pleasure by trusting Christ to help him</em><strong>&#8221;<br />
<span style="color: #800000;">1 John 5:3,4</span></strong></span><span style="color: #800000;"> </span>
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<p style="background: white;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">I believe that we are on the threshold of witnessing the greatest spiritual revival in the history of the church. I believe that the Great Commission will indeed be fulfilled before the return of our Lord Jesus Christ (<span style="color: #800000;">Matthew 28:19,20</span>).</span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">Today, however, because of the subtle ways of the world system, there are more carnal Christians than at any other time in history. But the Bible tells us that the tide will turn and that the church will soon enter its finest hour.</span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">We are beginning to see that turning of the tide. More and more Christians are discovering how to live supernaturally in the power and control of the Holy Spirit. The gospel is being spread throughout the world by many committed Christians who are determined, by faith, to help fulfill the Great Commission in this generation, whatever the cost.</span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">I do not know anyone, however, who loves this world system who has ever been used of God in any significant way. There is nothing wrong with money and other material success. However, we are to wear the cloak of materialism loosely. We are to set our affection on Christ and His kingdom, not on the material things of this world.</span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">The Lord left us with this wonderful promise &#8230; &#8220;<em>every child of God can obey Him, defeating sin and evil pleasure by trusting Christ to help him</em>.&#8221; Inviting Christ to help us is our decision to make. It is simply a matter of the will.</span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Bible Reading</strong></span>: <span style="color: #800000;">1 John 5:1-8 </span></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Today&#8217;s Action Point</strong></span>: I will obey God and trust Christ to defeat sin and evil pleasure in my life, so that I can live a supernatural life and help take His gospel to all men throughout the world.</span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">You can comment on this devotional online at:<br />
<a href="https://thoughtsaboutgod.com/blog/2009/05/28/bb_not-hard/">https://thoughtsaboutgod.com/blog/2009/05/28/bb_not-hard/</a></span>
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