Small breadcrumbs
drawn from God's Word,
who help me in my spiritual life.
Hopefully they help you too.

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Which comes first:
God's Desire Above!

It is God's desire to be honored and praised before His Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. That is why we have become a nation of priests, to magnify God. He is looking for people who 'worship Him in Spirit and truth'.
Offering God from our hearts, offerings of praise and thanksgiving, is the highest thing we can do for Him. He longs for it and calls it 'my food' (Leviticus 3 and 21)

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Christ and His Cross

You can only honor God as a human if you know that His Son, Jesus Christ, died for you on the cross of Calvary. There He bore the righteous judgment of a holy God in my stead. So that God may turn away His righteous wrath from me, forgive me, and accept me as His child.
The Christian life begins with and at the cross of Christ and that cross must remain central to all of life.

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One day not believed
a day wasted.

God longed to dwell with His people, and one of the most important things—if not the most important—was that a burnt offering was continually offered on the altar. The Lord God desired and longs to be constantly reminded of His Son and the Sacrifice He made. It is a sweet-smelling savor to Him.
Wouldn't we then, every day, continually express our thanks to Him? “Making spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ”?
You could say: a day not believed is a day not lived.

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Our offering of praise and thanksgiving is fragrant to God only when it comes from admiration for the Lord Jesus and His crucifixion. The Lord Jesus said it: “No one comes to the Father except through Me”. The incense offering in the tabernacle was to be kindled by the fire of the burnt offering. Our thanks and praise to God must always originate in the work of Christ. Without it we cannot draw near to God. Nadab and Abihu, sons of Aaron, offered the incense offering with 'strange fire' and unfortunately suffered the consequences (Leviticus 10:1-7)

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Everything comes together at the Cross!

When I think of the cross of Christ, everything comes together. On the one hand, who I am as a person of myself; a lost sinner. But also God's goodness and love who sent His Son to atone for my sins. And of course also the Lord Jesus Christ Himself who has become the only true Sacrifice; Sacrificed Himself that I might partake of His glory.
And all this not only for me, but for so many who have accepted Him! And how will Israel be blessed if they receive Him 'whom they pierced'.
When I think of the cross of Christ, do I not have infinitely much to give thanks and praise for?

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The best for your own soul…

When we make sacrifices of praise and thanksgiving to God, we are giving Him the best He desires—our thanks and love for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Wouldn't this also be the very best for myself – my own soul? Not human therapy, but God medicine for my soul!

“My lips will praise You. So will I praise You in my life. In Your Name I will lift up my hands. My soul shall be filled as with fat and plenty; my mouth will boast with lips singing joyfully” (Psalm 63:4-6)

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Speaking of the Son . . .

God has brought to us in these last days spoken in Son (Hebrews 1:1-3).
He it is through whom we may draw near to God To serve Him in a way pleasing to Him with reverence and awe (Hebrews 12:28).
Let's always through him offer a sacrifice of praise to God, namely, the fruit of the lips that confess His name (Hebrews 13:15). In short: the thanks and love for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

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Speaking of the Word…

God does not speak unclear language.

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. This was with God in the beginning. All things were made by the Word, and without this Word not a thing was made that was made.” (John 1:1-3)
“What was from the beginning, what we heard, what we saw with our eyes, what we beheld, and our hands touched of the word of lifes” (1 John 1:1)

Everything that is made shows Who made it: the Word of God!
He is the One who also became man: the 'Word of life'.
He, the Word, alone gives meaning, order and meaning to life.

It is no wonder, then, that Satan has cast doubt on the Word of God from the beginning and continues to do so (Genesis 3:1).

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Am I a friend of Daniel?

“(…) Be it known to you, O king, that we will not worship your gods, nor worship the golden image which you have set up.” (Daniel 3:18)

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Praise the Lord every day,
Bringing to Him every day my offerings of praise and thanks,
isn't that a bit exaggerated?

Not according to David:

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On Repentance and Rebirth

Repentance is a complete change of mind.
– think differently about God
– think differently about sin
– think differently about yourself and
accept what God's Word says about it.

Then you must be saved by the Lord Jesus Christ
personal as your Savior and believe in Him.

Then you receive from God the Holy Spirit indwelling and
are you born again:
a child of God!

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 The intention is to supplement the chips on an irregular basis. So look every now and then for new 'chips'.