When we are being consistent in Christ Today's
main scripture is second Peter 1 verse 5 through
8 and this is taken from the CSB version it says
for this very reason make every effort to supplement
your faith with goodness goodness with knowledge
knowledge with self -control self -control with
endurance, endurance with godliness, godliness
with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection
with love. Four, if you possess these qualities
in increasing measure, they will keep you from
being useless or unfruitful in the knowledge
of our Lord Jesus Christ. So we must make the
time and the effort to constantly and consistently
spend time with Jesus because when we do that
we become more in tuned with the Holy Spirit
and not only that but we can also increase in
the knowledge of God and understand and have
discernment so that others can see Christ in
us Our second scripture is 1 Corinthians 15 verse
58, and this is taken from the NASB version.
Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be
firm, immovable, always excelling in the work
of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in
vain in the Lord. So, when we are consistent,
We grow into the likeness of Christ. We are not
only growing in his likeness, but we're winning
souls for Christ. And we are immovable because
we are not changing for the world. And we are
not letting the culture or the influences of
this world change what we believe in. But we
are allowing God to be our center. Consistently
spending time with Him, being in tuned with Him,
we are actually excelling in the work of Christ.
And we can have confidence knowing that our labor
is not in vain, for it is onto the Lord. We cannot
obey God without winning, but we cannot also
disobey God without losing. So when we choose
Christ, we are obedient to Him and we are winning
in Him. Our third scripture is James 1 verse
25, and this is taken from the CSB version. It
says, but the one who looks intently into the
perfect law of freedom and perseveres in it and
is not a forgetful here, but a doer who works,
this person will be blessed. in what he does.
So we commit ourselves to knowing what is in
this Bible attentively and for a purpose to understand
God more. The Bible is basically a love letter
of Christ himself. So when we constantly apply
the word we are deciding to be a doer of the
word. and not just a hearer and we see fruitfulness
because the Lord will bless us spiritually and
on earth so our points today are one effort we
must consistently make the time and energy to
dig deep into the word of God in order to increase
in knowing the word also apply Christ -like qualities
in our daily walk two Center. When we allow Christ
to be our center and we diligently focus on Christ
and work onto his glory, we can allow the Holy
Spirit to express himself through us. Three,
commit. We have to decide to read the word intentionally
so that we are not just being a hearer, but a
doer. and we will see the fruitfulness of life
because the Lord is blessing us. So, if you have
a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, then
this message will help you. But, if you don't
have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ,
then I invite you to give your heart to the Lord
today. To receive Him into your heart, go to
Romans 10, 9 through 10. It says that if you
confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe
in your heart that God has raised him from the
dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one
believes unto righteousness and with the mouth
confession is made unto salvation. If you said
this prayer with sincerity, you are saved and
now have eternal life with Jesus. You are saved
from all your sins. past, present, and future
sins you may commit. This truth is not a free
pass to sin anytime. Instead, Jesus gives you
power over all wrong choices and empowers you
to spread the gospel to others. You are saved
forever and your name is written in the book
of life!