Saturday, March 25, 2017

Does God want all of us?

How much of us does God want?

Mat 22:37  Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with ALL THY HEART, AND WITH ALL THY SOUL, AND WITH ALL THY MIND. 
Mat 22:38  This is the first and great commandment. 

Deu 6:5  And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with ALL THINE HEART, AND WITH ALL THY SOULD, AND WITH ALL THY MIGHT. 

Deu 10:12  And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God WITH ALL THY HEART AND WITH ALL THY SOUL.

Deu 30:6  And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with ALL THINE HEART AND WITH ALL THY SOUL that thou mayest live. 

Mar 12:30  And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with ALL THY HEART AND WITH ALL THY SOUL AND WITH ALL THY MIND AND WITH ALL THY STRENGTH this is the first commandment. 

Luk 10:27  And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with ALL THY HEART AND WITH ALL THY SOULD AND WITH ALL THY STRENGTH AND WITH ALL THY MIND and thy neighbour as thyself. 

Rom 12:1  I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye PRESENT YOUR BODIES a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 

Excerpt-

'I Consecrate My All

     I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. Rom. 12:1  

     God calls for whole-souled consecration to His ways. Our highest powers are to be carefully cultivated. Our talents are lent us by God for use, not to be perverted or abused. They are to be improved by use, that they may do the work of God.  

     We are to give ourselves to the service of God, and we should seek to make the offering as nearly perfect as possible. God will not be pleased with anything less than the best we can offer. Those who love Him with all the heart will desire to give Him the best service of the life, and they will be constantly seeking to bring every power of their being into harmony with the laws that will promote their ability to do His will.  

     Personal consecration is necessary, and we cannot have this unless heart holiness is cultivated and cherished.  

     Let your prayer be, "Take me, O Lord, as wholly Thine. I lay all my plans at Thy feet. Use me today in Thy service. Abide with me, and let all my work be wrought in Thee." This is a daily matter.  

     The surrender of all our powers to God greatly simplifies the problem of life. It weakens and cuts short a thousand struggles with the passions of the natural heart.

Religion is as a golden cord that binds the souls of both youth and aged to Christ. Through it the willing and obedient are brought safely through dark and intricate paths to the city of God. . . .  

     How many times have the deep things of God been unfolded before us, and how highly should we prize these precious privileges. . . . The bright beams of Heaven's light are shining upon your pathway. . . . Receive and cherish every Heaven-sent ray, and your path will grow brighter and brighter unto the perfect day.'

EG WHITE
From My Life Today - Page 10

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