For the life of the body is in the blood. I have given you the blood on the altar to purify you, making you right with the LORD. It is the blood, given in exchange for life, that makes purification possible. (Le17:11) If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for My sake, you will save it. (Lu9:24)
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Some people think that God isn't interested in them because they aren't 'good' people and have done a lot of bad things, but God isn't interested in people that are 'good'. Jesus said, 'I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners and need to repent.' (Lu5:32) ... 'I tell you the truth, corrupt tax collectors and prostitutes will get into the Kingdom of God before you do.
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"I came naked from my mother's womb, and I will be naked when I leave...."(Job1:21) That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day.(2Co4:16) Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom. (Ps90:12)
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...let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus the champion who initiates and perfects our faith....Think of all the hostility He endured from sinful people, then you won't become weary and give up. (He12:1-3) Finishing is better than starting... (Ec7:8)
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"I called you so often, but you wouldn't come. I reached out to you, but you paid no attention. Therefore, they must eat the bitter fruit of living their own way, choking on their own schemes. For simpletons turn away from Me to death. Fools are destroyed by their own complacency." (Pr1:24,31,32) Jesus told him, "I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. No one can come to the Father except through Me." (Jo14:6)
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"The servants who are ready and waiting for His return will be rewarded. I tell you the truth, He Himself will seat them, put on an apron, and serve them as they sit and eat!" (Lu12:37) ...For He called you to share in His Kingdom and glory. (1The2:12) "There is more than enough room in My Father's home....I am going to prepare a place for you. ...you will always be with Me where I am." (Jo14:2,3)
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