Daily Devotional, Year 2 – JULY 3 (Hide Thyself…For A Moment! Part 2: “Dwelling In Love! (John’s Victorious Life)”)
By admin On January 29th, 2021.
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Daily Devotional, Year 2 – JULY 3
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Hide Thyself…For A Moment!
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Part 2:
“Dwelling In Love! (John’s Victorious Life)”
TO READ PART 1, CLICK HERE…JULY 2 (Hide Thyself…For A Moment! Part 1: Dwelling In Love! (“John’s Victorious Life”))
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“And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us.
God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God,
and God in him.
Herein is our love made perfect,
that we may have boldness in the Day of Judgment:
because as He is, so are we in this world.”
1st John 4:16, 17
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So as we examine this above statement by the Apostle, John, we see that it refers to the 
Day of Judgment in relation to our becoming totally Christ-like… “Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the Day of Judgment: because as He is, so are we in this world.”
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Well, in our quest to find out just what was the secret to John’s success in achieving total Christ-likeness, it was decided that both Paul and John had become wholly devoted to achieving total Christ-likeness! And this was the focus of yesterday’s devotional (click here to read).
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John The Apostle – by Alonzo Cano – 1635-1637 – Wikipedia – Public Domain
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But we need more practical ways of achieving this heavenly prize!
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Exclamation Mark – Wikimedia – Public Domain
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GRACE THAT WORKS!
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Oh yes, we know that from a heavenly vantage point, our Salvation is all the product of grace.
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But God wants us to be players in all these things! He doesn’t want us to merely drift off in some doctrinal fatalism, or cringe in fear of being accused of, “working our way to Heaven”. No, but God wants us to work as if Salvation IS by our own works, even though we realize that it is totally by grace alone.
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And this great work is totally by grace, through the promptings of the indwelling Spirit of Holiness…
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ABOVE PICTURE: soldiers of the cross – armor up! – www.signsofheaven.org
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GOD WORKS WITHIN
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Listen… “Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure.” Philippians 2:12, 13
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Here in this above statement by Paul, it is revealed that while we seem to be working out our Salvation with fear and trembling, it is actually God who is working behind the scenes within us.
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PERFECT PEACE
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Now in today’s devotional, the focus will turn to another aspect of dwelling in God’s love. This aspect is found in Isaiah 26:3…“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on Thee: because he trusteth in Thee.”
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Yes, here is one of the most powerful statements found in Scripture! It is perhaps “the granddaddy” of all precious promises! It is the most joyful and hopeful of all statements in Scripture!
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Perfect peace! What the world yearns for but never finds! Perfect peace! What the Christian world professes to be all about, but never yet has achieved!
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Woman with Bible – Braet von Überfeldt – 1866 – Wikipedia – US Public Domain
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FALLING INTO THE MIRE
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Oh yes, when life is going our way, and all is tranquil and serene, we might fancy ourselves to have peace-of-mind.
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But just as soon as some store clerk makes a tiny insult, we instantly “lose our cool”, as they say. Or somebody yells at us!
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Or when some discouraging news is announced, our thoughts instantly become immersed in fear, or in sadness, or in grief, or in despair!
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Anger during a protest – by David Shankbone – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-alike-License
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So just how can we achieve that same unwavering faith and love that John enjoyed?
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How can we keep our minds stayed upon Christ, as Isaiah promised?
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Question Marks – At a loss – svg – Wikimedia Commons – Share-Alike License
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PRECIOUS PROMISES
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Well, we need to turn to Peter’s revelation… “Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.” 2nd Peter 1:4
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You see, it is only by the “exceeding great and precious (Bible) promises”, that we can maintain perfect peace! In other words, whenever something comes up, which attempts to mar or obliterate that perfect peace, it is only by clinging to God’s precious promises that we can keep from sinking in a sea of doubts and despair!
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Peter walks on water – James Tissot – www.wikiart.org
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WHAT WILL I CHOOSE?
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For example, if I get the news that my employer might possibly be cutting 500 jobs in the near future, then how am I to react? Do I go into a “tail-spin”, as they say? Do I begin to worry and fret and obsess over this possible future catastrophe?
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Well, instead of sinking into grief, there is one precious promise I can rather choose to cling to… “Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.” Matthew 6:34
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Yes, in light of this encouragement from Matthew’s Gospel, why should I borrow tomorrow’s supposed troubles? Why not rather just do what I can do today, and leave tomorrow in God’s hands?
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ANOTHER PROMISE
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Well of course, there are many other promises which will come to my rescue in such times of discouragement! For instance, here’s another Bible promise…“But my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:19.
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Yes, this promise is also a great comfort during times of impending economic crisis! God shall supply all our need!
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Holy Bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.
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“THY WORD HAVE I HID IN MY HEART”
Psalm 119:11
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But wait a minute! One thing we must remember! Do you recall that little Christian song… “How can you stand of the promises of God, if you don’t know what they are?”
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Yes, each and every one of us can do a much better job of spending much more time in God’s Word, seeking out those precious promises, which are hidden between each and every verse of the Bible!
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Chaplain reads Bible – Wikimedia – US Govt. Public Domain
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, I surrender all! Give me the desire and ability to be busily hiding Thy precious promises in my heart. Give me remembrance of these promises in every time of need…
Prayer – Mother and Daughter – Wikipedia – (cropped image) the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license
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READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read… Planet Of “Rest” – Finding “Rest Unto Your Soul” (Part 2, Perfect Peace), or you can also read this shorter article…“May 13th (Do One Thing!)”
Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license
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THE END
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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN
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HOLY GHOST-RIDER
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Notice how the right front hoof is trampling on the tail of the Dragon. Also notice his eye is a star. It is best seen when in the western half of the sky. It is found in mid-sky traveling from east to west. In January, it is in the west after midnight. As winter progresses, it can be seen earlier and earlier in the evening. a dark sky with good star-visibility is best, but not absolutely necessary to see this constellation. It is found on the opposite side of the Dragon Constellation from Orion. And as already stated, this Goodly Horse Constellation can be seen best in mid-winter when it is in the western side of the sky, and you are looking at it while you are facing west. The nose and head of this horse is partly made from the Perseus Constellation. The tail and rear end is partly of the Cassiopeia Constellation. The hind-leg is made partly of stars from the Andromeda Constellation.
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READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read… The Holy-Ghost-Rider Constellation
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TOMORROW…
JULY 4 (Lucifer’s Music Solo, Part 2: Pleasing God or Man?)
Nebuchadnezzar’s golden image and The fiery furnace – Daniel 3-12 – www.thebiblerevival.com
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20+ MINUTE AUDIO STUDY IN JEREMIAH 
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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) ARE ENCOURAGED TO BEGIN FOLLOWING THIS 650+ AUDIO BIBLE STUDY THROUGH THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH EACH DAY ON THIS DAILY DEVOTIONAL.
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THIS IS STUDY #548 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…
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