1 John 3:18
King James Version
18 My little children, let us not love in word,
neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
The simplest definitions are always the coolest.
My English teacher once said, VERBS are ACTION words.
Let us not be like politicians who talk too much, but do little.
Whether you're born again, or not, you need to know these verbs.
For the times are right, and ripe, to act.
Consider these your NEW YEAR's resolutions.
Here's where SPIRIT and Scripture led me to.
An EASY-to-remember summary follows.
Psalm 37:3-8
King James Version
3 Trust in the Lord, and do good;
so shalt thou dwell in the land,
and verily thou shalt be fed.
4 Delight thyself also in the Lord:
and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
5 Commit thy way unto the Lord;
trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
6 And he shall bring forth
thy righteousness as the light,
and thy judgment as the noonday.
7 Rest in the Lord,
and wait patiently for him:
fret not thyself because of him
who prospereth in his way,
because of the man
who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath:
fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
Psalm 37:27
King James Version
27 Depart from evil, and do good;
and dwell for evermore.
Psalm 37:34
King James Version
34 Wait on the Lord, and keep his way,
and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land:
when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
Mark 1:15
King James Version
15 And saying,
The time is fulfilled,
and the kingdom of God is at hand:
repent ye,
and believe the gospel.
Mark 12:30
King James Version
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.
Mark 12:31
King James Version
31 And the second is like,
namely this,
Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
There is none other commandment
greater than these.
Luke 11:9
King James Version
9 And I say unto you,
Ask, and it shall be given you;
seek, and ye shall find;
knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
John 3:7
King James Version
7 Marvel not that I said unto thee,
Ye must be born again.
John 13:34
King James Version
34 A new commandment I give unto you,
That ye love one another; as I have loved you,
that ye also love one another.
Acts 16:31
King James Version
31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ,
and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
Ephesians 6:10-11
King James Version
10 Finally, my brethren,
be strong in the Lord,
and in the power of his might.
11 Put on the whole armour of God,
that ye may be able to stand
against the wiles of the devil.
Colossians 3:1-2
King James Version
3 If ye then be risen with Christ,
seek those things which are above,
where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
2 Set your affection on things above,
not on things on the earth.
Colossians 3:23
King James Version
23 And whatsoever ye do,
do it heartily, as to the Lord,
and not unto men;
James 1:5-6
King James Version
5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God,
that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not;
and it shall be given him.
6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering.
For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea
driven with the wind and tossed.
James 4:7
King James Version
7 Submit yourselves therefore to God.
Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
1 Peter 1:13
King James Version
13 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind,
be sober,
and hope to the end for the grace
that is to be brought unto you
at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
Revelation 19:10
King James Version
10 And I fell at his feet to worship him.
And he said unto me, See thou do it not:
I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren
that have the testimony of Jesus:
worship God:
for the testimony of Jesus
is the spirit of prophecy.
In SUMMARY, the RIGHT resolutions are to:
Trust in the Lord
do good
Delight thyself also in the Lord
Commit thy way unto the Lord
Rest in the Lord
wait patiently for him
fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way
Cease from anger
forsake wrath
fret not thyself in any wise to do evil
Depart from evil
Wait on the Lord
keep his way
repent ye
believe the gospel
love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength
love thy neighbour as thyself
Ask, and it shall be given you
seek, and ye shall find
knock, and it shall be opened unto you
be born again.
love one another; as I have loved you
Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ
be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might
Put on the whole armour of God
seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God
Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men
ask of God
ask in faith, nothing wavering
Submit yourselves therefore to God.
Resist the devil
gird up the loins of your mind
be sober
hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you
at the revelation of Jesus Christ
worship God
James, the younger brother of JESUS, wrote the need for "ACTION" in his epistle:
James 1:22
King James Version
22 But be ye doers of the word,
and not hearers only,
deceiving your own selves.
James 4:17
King James Version
17 Therefore to him that knoweth to do good,
and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
Here's to a GLORIOUS 2025!
As we think, speak, and act, according to the WILL of GOD.
And do everything for His GLORY alone.
Even as we serve others.
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