Cgeneration devotional

Isaiah‬ ‭41:8‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ says: ““But you, Israel, are My servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, The descendants of Abraham My friend.” ‭‭ What exactly did Abraham do that made God see him as His friend?

The greatest friendship ever, is friendship with God. In Matthew‬ ‭7:21‬ ‭CEV‬‬, Jesus said “Not everyone who calls me their Lord will get into the kingdom of heaven...” So ask yourself ‘are you really God’s friend or you’re just calling Him Lord and assuming that you are when you’re really not. It is only those that God identifies as His friends that will enter His kingdom in heaven so don’t assu...

Jesus shows us how very important friendship is because of the enormous sacrifice that he made for us his friends. John‬ ‭15:13 NKJV‬‬ says “Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends…”

2 Corinthians‬ ‭9:8‬ ‭GNT‬‬ “God is able to give you more than you need, so that you will always have all you need for yourselves and more than enough for every good cause.”

Joshua‬ ‭1:5‬ ‭GNT‬‬ “..no one will be able to defeat you as long as you live. I will be with you as I was with Moses. I will always be with you; I will never abandon you.”

1 Kings‬ ‭3:9‬ ‭NLT‬‬ “Give me an understanding heart so that I can govern your people well and know the difference between right and wrong. For who by himself is able to govern this great people of yours?”” But is godly ambition alone enough for us to succeed?

Joshua‬ ‭24:15‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ “And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve… But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.””

David’s ambition can be seen In Psalms‬ ‭27:4‬ ‭NLT‬‬ where he said: “The one thing I ask of the Lord— the thing I seek most— is to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, delighting in the Lord’s perfections and meditating in his Temple.”

“My ambition has always been to preach the Good News where the name of Christ has never been heard, rather than where a church has already been started by someone else.” Romans‬ ‭15:20‬ ‭NLT‬‬ ‭‭

Titus‬ ‭3:14‬ ‭ICB‬‬ “Our people must learn to use their lives for doing good deeds. They should do good to those in need. Then our people will not have useless lives.”

Matthew‬ ‭6:33‬ ‭AMP‬‬ “But first and‬‬ most importantly seek (aim at, strive after) His kingdom and His righteousness [His way of doing and being right—the attitude and character of God], and all these things will be given to you also.”

‭‭1 John‬ ‭2:6‬ ‭ICB‬‬ “Whoever says that God lives in him must live as Jesus lived.”

1 Thessalonians‬ ‭4:11‬ ‭NIV‬‬ “make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands,”

1 Peter‬ ‭4:10‬ ‭NLT‬‬ “God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another.”

2 Corinthians‬ ‭5:9‬ ‭NIV‬‬ “So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it.”

Habakkuk‬ ‭2:2‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ “Write the vision and make it plain on tablets, That he may run who reads it.”

Ecclesiastes‬ ‭9:10‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ says “Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might.

Jeremiah‬ ‭17:10‬ ‭NLT‬‬ says “But I, the Lord, search all hearts and examine secret motives. I give all people their due rewards, according to what their actions deserve.””

Galatians‬ ‭6:4-5‬ ‭MSG‬‬ says “Make a careful exploration of who you are and the work you have been given, and then sink yourself into that. Don’t be impressed with yourself. Don’t compare yourself with others. Each of you must take responsibility for doing the creative best you can with your own life.”

Genesis‬ ‭11:4‬ ‭NLT‬‬ says “Then they said, “Come, let’s build a great city for ourselves with a tower that reaches into the sky. This will make us famous and keep us from being scattered all over the world.””

Matthew‬ ‭6:24‬ ‭NLT‬‬ ““No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money.”

Luke‬ ‭12:15‬ ‭NLT‬‬ “Beware! Guard against every kind of greed. Because your Life is not measured by how much you own.””

James‬ ‭3:16‬ ‭NLT‬‬ says “For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and evil of every kind.”

Ezekiel‬ ‭28:17‬ ‭ICB‬‬ says about Lucifer: “You became too proud because of your beauty. You ruined your wisdom because of your greatness. I threw you down to the ground. Your example taught a lesson to other kings.” ‭‭ Pride is a terrible thing, keep off!

James‬ ‭3:16‬ ‭NIV‬‬ “For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.”