ABIDE ~ Thirteen

ABIDE Number Thirteen

Those who wish to live for God (abide in Him) must seek Him in His Word. We must seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit to apply the Word to our lives. Living for God means giving up ourselves and desiring God’s will above all else. 

As we draw nearer to God and come to know Him more, His desires will more naturally become ours. (Him abiding in us) As we mature, our desire to obey God’s commands increases as our love for Him increases.

Philippians 1:20-21
. . as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.


The key to magnifying Christ in life and in death is to find him more precious, more valuable, more satisfying, more joyful, more boast worthy than everything we lose in death — “to die is gain” — and everything we have in life — “to live is Christ.”


Comments

  1. Terri DJanuary 27, 2020 at 5:10 PM

    Amen. Thank you, Mary!

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  2. A Grandma’s BlessingsJune 30, 2020 at 9:06 AM

    Amen Mary!
    Hugs, Sylvia

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  3. Miss MerryJanuary 7, 2022 at 3:40 PM

    Thank you so much for stopping by my blog! I hope you have fun with your jigsaw puzzle.

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  4. ConnieDecember 2, 2022 at 3:28 PM

    Thanks for your sweet comment on my blog, it brought me here. Philippians is one of my very favorite books and Paul one of my very favorite apostles. Jesus certainly turned his life around. What a wonderful God we serve.

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  5. MelanieDecember 7, 2022 at 4:22 AM

    Wonderful reminder! Thanks, Mary. I hope you have a blessed day.

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  6. DonnaFebruary 13, 2023 at 4:23 AM

    Amen Mary!
    hugs
    Donna

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  7. JoyfulFebruary 28, 2023 at 11:52 PM

    Thank you for visiting and commenting on my blog. I think you used to have s blog called Visits with Mary. Did you unpublish it?

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  8. Marilyn @ MountainTopSpiceMarch 29, 2023 at 6:23 AM

    I do love the concept of so fully abiding in Him that all we do is for or because of Him, beautifully shared Mary!

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  9. MELODY JACOBNovember 23, 2023 at 1:17 PM

    It is good to grow in the lord

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  10. SparkyJanuary 9, 2024 at 6:44 AM

    Amen. My goal is to grow in the Lord too. I want to hang onto the hem of His garment for all it's worth 'cause I need Him so much! Thanks for stopping by and commenting today. I'm now one of your "followers" too. Blessings. xx

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  11. MariFebruary 2, 2024 at 3:33 PM

    Hi Mary! Thanks for stopping at my blog. I really like this, especially your last sentence.

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  12. Marilyn @ MountainTopSpiceAugust 15, 2024 at 2:15 PM

    He is our all in all, Mary! Beautiful thoughts you shared today, may we all grow and abide in Him more every day!

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