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Do The Will Of God · The Bible Bit Podcast

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  Welcome back. This is Kimmy Miller of Woman at the Well Ministries bringing
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  you another Bible bit for you to enjoy.
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  Do the will of God.
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  Today, as we walk through the scriptures, gleaning the truth regarding our responsibility
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  to demonstrate a godly witness in this world, we're going to park in Philippians 2.13.
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  In Philippians 2.13, we read, For it is God which worketh in you both to will
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  and to do of his good pleasure.
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  This, my friend, is a particularly important verse regarding our Christian witness.
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  This verse clearly identifies the source for our godliness. It clarifies the
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  question, how can I live a godly life?
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  We can do nothing apart from Christ, but with God, all things are possible. Matthew 19, 26 shakes.
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  Living a godly life is not done in our own strength. It is God who is strengthening
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  you, Philippians 4.13, motivating you and creating in you the longing and desire to do His will.
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  God instills in you the ability to please Him.
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  He enables you to both desire and to work for His good pleasure.
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  He empowers you, Philippians 4.19, to live godly lives to fulfill your purpose
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  and for His good pleasure.
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  God has given you everything you need to live a life of godliness, 2 Peter 1.3.
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  When you live the life God intends for you to live, then you please God and reap his blessings.
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  As born-again believers, we know that we are to live holy lives.
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  Scriptures tell us over and over again to be holy.
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  We are told in Leviticus 27, Sanctify yourselves therefore and be ye holy,
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  for I am the Lord your God.
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  We are told in 1 Thessalonians 5.22, abstain from all appearance of evil.
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  These verses are just a sample of the teachings from God's holy word,
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  the Bible, that tell us to withdraw from and keep away from sin and evil practices.
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  We are to avoid all sin regardless of whatever form it is.
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  We are to dedicate ourselves to God for a life of holiness. Wherefore,
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  come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord,
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  and touch not the unclean thing, and I will receive you.
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  2 Corinthians 6.17 Friends, we cannot be friends with the world.
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  James 4.4 Now, this does not mean that you can't have friends who are not saved,
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  or that you can't love unbelievers. No, we are to love everyone.
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  But it does mean that your actions, your speech, your attitude,
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  and your witness must be of God and not of fleshly origin.
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  Your life must not represent the world. You must love your unsaved friends and
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  live godly, holy lives before them so they see Jesus in you.
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  Go to where they are and don't dwell there, but bring them to where you are.
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  Reach them for Jesus. Don't blend in with them.
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  Your lives as believers must reflect Jesus in you.
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  You must separate yourselves from the practices, attitudes, beliefs,
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  and ways of unbelievers.
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  God has commanded you to live as light in this dark world.
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  You have the Holy Spirit dwelling in you, so you are to be different than those
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  who do not possess the Holy Spirit.
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  John 14, 26 Jesus is the light of the world, and those who follow him will not
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  walk in darkness, but will have his light that gives them life.
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  John 8, 12 Those who know Jesus as Savior and have placed him as Lord of their
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  lives will walk in his ways, demonstrate his character, and will be a light,
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  his light, in this world.
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  Jesus said, I am come, a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me
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  should not abide in darkness. John 12, 46.
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  Friends, trust in the Lord with all your heart, and don't rely on yourself or your understanding.
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  Proverbs 3, 5-7. Believe in Jesus and trust Him completely.
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  Let Him be the anchor in your life. Let Him be your hope.
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  Trust Him, His ways, His character, and His word.
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  Abide completely and fully in Him. And do not walk in darkness.
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  You can live a godly life through trusting in Jesus and following Him.
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  And he that taketh not his cross and followeth after me is not worthy of me, Matthew 10.38.
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  Fellow believer, you must cleave wholeheartedly to Jesus.
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  You must conform to His example, live for Him, and never waver.
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  The lost around you need you to show them Jesus.
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  Remember, you are loved. Jesus loves you. Please visit Woman at the Well Ministries
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  at www.watwm.org for more resources, podcasts, and to connect with us.