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John Piper @JohnPiper

Senior Teacher, Desiring God. Chancellor, Bethlehem College and Seminary. Advocate for serious joy in God through Jesus Christ at any cost.

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O Gehazi, Gehazi! Is it not enough that the mighty grace of God flows through your master? Would you dare to even hint to the Syrians that his grace is for sale? —2 Kings 5:26–27
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“By Naaman the Lord had given victory to Syria.” 2 Kings 5:1 King of kings.
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“Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men.” Luke 5:10 And pulling them from bondage to freedom, from darkness to light, from death to life, from hell to heaven, from Satan to Christ.
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“How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!” Psalm 119:103 For example, the pleasant taste of this promise: “Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9
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“With authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!” Luke 4:36 This one inhabits every believer (Romans 8:10).
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“O Lord, I am yours; save me.” Psalm 119:94
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“Render service with a good will as to the Lord and not to man, knowing that whatever good anyone does, this he will receive back from the Lord.” Ephesians 6:7–8 “Let him who serves serve in the strength that God supplies.” 1 Peter 4:11 God rewards the service that he empowers.
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But there’s no food where you are sending me. “I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.” 1 Kings 17:4
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What life is for. “In your steadfast love give me life, that I may keep the testimonies of your mouth.” Psalm 119:88
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“Asa also removed Maacah his mother from being queen mother because she had made an abominable image for Asherah.” 1 Kings 15:13 There are limits to every submission to human authority. Including to parents.
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“I know, O Lord, that your rules are righteous, and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.” Psalm 119:75 Dear Christian, pay no attention to those who say your affliction is merely random or demonic.
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“Be imitators of God, as beloved children.” Ephesians 5:1 What is the difference between the imitation of a loved child and an owned slave? Happy desire.
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The freedom of the Christian. “The man of God said to the king, ‘If you give me half your house, I will not go in with you.’” 1 Kings 13:8
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“The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver pieces.” Psalm 119:72 The soul was made for God, not gold.
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John the Baptist said to the crowds, don’t grow your wardrobe, to the tax collectors, don’t collect more than you are permitted, to the soldiers, be content with your wages (Luke 3:10–14). The love of money turns humans into a brood of vipers.
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The one who said, “I am not worthy to untie Jesus’s shoes,” told the crowds and the tax collectors and the soldiers how to behave (Luke 3:10–16). Pastors, your boldness is based on God’s direction, not your perfection.
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“The Lord is my portion.” Psalm 119:57 חֶלְקִ֖י יְהוָ֥ה As we divide the spoils, one may have the cattle. One may have the weapons. One may have the gold and silver. I will take the Lord.
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“Put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires.” Ephesians 4:22 Since desires can deceive, they are no measure of truth.
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So much for the *blessing* of wealth. “King Solomon loved many foreign women, along with the daughter of Pharaoh: Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women, from the nations concerning which the Lord had said to the people of Israel, ‘You shall not enter into marriage with them.’” 1 Kings 11:1–2
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“This blessing has fallen to me, that I have kept your precepts.” Psalm 119:56 Every good resolve. Every good intention. Every follow-through. Is a gift.
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