List of Jesus’ Commands from God’s Word

Several months ago my husband/pastor was filling in at the pulpit of the church we were attending and shared the list of “49 General Commands of Jesus Christ” from God’s Word as part of a segment on keeping God’s commandments. John 14:15 says, “If you love me you will keep my commandments;” and John 15:10 says, “If you keep my commandments, you will abide in My love…”

I love lists. I try to keep myself organized by creating a list of things “to do” throughout the day so that I feel I have accomplished something that day.

In the “49 General Commands of Jesus Christ” (video link – https:youtu.be/TOC1P CrOGO and text from https://iblp.org/questions/what-are-commands-christ), you will notice that it consists of repenting, following Jesus, rejoicing, honoring God’s law, etc. The theme is to “love God with all our hearts and to love one another.”

The 49 commandments are as follows:

  1. Repent–Matthew 4:17 (Humility)
  2. Follow Me–Matthew 4:19 (Meekness)
  3. Rejoice–Matthew 5:12 (Joyfulness)
  4. Let Your Light Shine–Matthew 5:16 (Generosity)
  5. Honor God’s Law–Matthew 5:17-18 (Love)
  6. Be Reconciled–Matthew 5:24-25 (Responsibility)
  7. Do Not Commit Adultery–Matthew 5:24-25 (Self-Control)
  8. Keep Your Word–Matthew 5:37 (Truthfulness)
  9. Go the Second Mile–Matthew 5:38-42 (Deference)
  10. Love Your Enemies–Matthew 5:44 (Creativity)
  11. Be Perfect–Matthew 5:48 (Sincerity)
  12. Practice Secret Disciples–Matthew 6:1-18 (Faith)
  13. Lay Up Treasures–Matthew 6:19-21 (Thriftiness)
  14. Seek God’s Kingdom–Matthew 6:33 (Initiative)
  15. Judge Not–Matthew 7:1 (Discernment)
  16. Do Not Cast Pearls–Matthew 7:6 (Discretion)
  17. Ask, Seek, and Knock–Matthew 7:7-8 (Resourcefulness)
  18. Do Unto Others–Matthew 7:12 (Sensitivity)
  19. Choose the Narrow Way–Matthew 7:13-14 (Decisiveness)
  20. Beware of False Prophets–Matthew 7:15 (Alertness)
  21. Pray For Laborers–Matthew 9:38 (Compassion)
  22. Be Wise as Serpents–Matthew 10:16 (Wisdom)
  23. Fear Not–Matthew 10:26 (Boldness)
  24. Hear God’s Voice–Matthew 11:15 (Attentiveness)
  25. Take My Yoke–Matthew 11:29 (Obedience)
  26. Honor Your Parents–Matthew 15:4 (Honor/Reverence)
  27. Beware of Leaven–Matthew 16:6 (Virtue)
  28. Deny Yourself–Luke 9:23 (Determination)
  29. Despise Not Little Ones–Matthew 18:10 (Tolerance)
  30. Beware of Covetousness–Luke 12:15 (Contentment)
  31. Go to Offenders–Matthew 18:15 (Justice)
  32. Forgive Offenders–Matthew 18:21-22 (Forgiveness)
  33. Honor Marriage–Matthew 19:6 (Loyalty)
  34. Be a Servant–Matthew 20:26-28 (Availability)
  35. Be a House of Prayer–Matthew 21:13 (Persuasiveness)
  36. Ask in Faith–Matthew 21:21-22 (Patience)
  37. Bring in the Poor–Luke 14:12-14 (Hospitality)
  38. Render to Caesar–Matthew 22:19-21 (Gratefulness)
  39. Love the Lord–Matthew 22:37-38 (Enthusiasm)
  40. Love Your Neighbor–Matthew 22:39 (Gentleness)
  41. Await My Return–Matthew 24:42-44 (Punctuality)
  42. Take, Eat, and Drink–Matthew 26:26-27 (Thoroughness)
  43. Be Born Again–John 3:7 (Security)
  44. Keep My Commandments–John 14:15 (Diligence)
  45. Watch and Pray–Matthew 26:41 (Endurance)
  46. Feed My Sheep–John 21:15-16 (Dependability)
  47. Baptize My Disciples–Matthew 28:19 (Cautiousness)
  48. Receive God’s Power–Luke 24-49 (Orderliness)
  49. Make Disciples–Matthew 28:20 (Flexibility)

Matthew 22:37-40 says that “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments hand all the Law and the Prophets.”

John 13:34-35 says, “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. As I have loved you, you should also love one another. By this all shall know that you are My disciples, if you have love toward one another.”

May the Lord bless you as you follow God’s commandments in your lives.

Blessings,

Yvonne

Faithful Men of the Bible

“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for.” –Hebrews 11:1-2 (NIV)

The Book of Hebrews has been called the “Faith Hall of Fame” (Luci Swindoll quote) and a number of men have been given access to that hall according to their faith.

Hebrews 11:6 says: “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.”

According to the Book of Hebrews, the men of faith included Abraham, Moses, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. Others are mentioned at the end of the Book of Hebrews.

ABRAHAM–He was noted as the “father of faith.” God called him from his home in Mesopotamia to journey to the promised land, where God promised to multiply Abraham’s offspring and make them into a great people and a blessing to the nations. There were a lot of decisions along the way that Abraham made that appear to make him doubt his faith; but in the end he persevered and God did accomplish all that he had for Abraham to do and He blessed him accordingly.

Hebrews 11:8-12 says: “By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going. By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. For he was looking forward to the city, with foundations, whose architect and builder is God. By faith Abraham, even though he was past age–and Sarah herself was barren–was enabled to become a father because he considered him faithful who made the promise. And so from this one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.” (NIV)

MOSES–He was noted for leading the Jews out of slavery, unleashing the ten plagues against Egypt per God’s instructions, guiding the freed slaves for forty years in the wilderness, carrying down the law from Mount Sinai, and preparing the Jews to enter the land of Canaan.

Hebrews 11:23-30 says, “By faith Moses’ parents hid him for three months after he was born, because they saw he was no ordinary child, and they were not afraid of the king’s edict. By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a short time. He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward. By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the King’s anger; he persevered because he saw him who is invisible. By faith, he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch the firstborn of Israel. By faith, the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to do so, they were drowned.” (NIV)

ISAAC–By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in regard to their future. Hebrews 11:20 (NIV)

JACOB–By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons, and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff. Hebrews 11:21 (NIV)

JOSEPH–By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt and gave instructions about his bones. Hebrews 11:22 (NIV)

“All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance. And they admitted that they were aliens and strangers on earth. People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own. If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. Instead they were longing for a better country–a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.” (Hebrews 11:13-16, NIV)

Hebrews 11:32-38 says “And what more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel and the prophets, who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, quenched the fury of the flames, and escaped the edge of the sword; whose weakness was turned to strength; and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies. Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused to be released, so that they might gain a better resurrection. Some faced jeers and flogging, while still others were chained and put in prison. They were stoned; they were sawed in two; they were put to death by the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted and mistreated–the world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and in caves and holes in the ground.” (NIV)

All of these individuals were “commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised. God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect.” (Hebrews 11:39, NIV)

Men of faith are men who are faithful, have integrity, are great, godly, strong, and courageous. All of the above proved to have such characteristics as they believed in what God had promised.

Faith then is believing in what has been promised but not necessarily seeing the results of that faith before we die. Seeds of faith are planted every day without our knowing the outcome. Our actions speak louder than words. Planting a seed of hope, love, and grace in another person’s life should be our desire. Let God do the rest.

Blessings,

Yvonne

Love Letters From God

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Valentine’s Message

Today in church, the sermon was about Jesus being our “bread of life”. We had communion as well. But before we did that, the pastor–my husband–shared a video entitled, “Father’s Love Letter: An Intimate Message from God to You.” The video can be found on “GodLovesYou.tv” for those who would like to see this letter.

This week is Valentine’s Day (February 14, 2020) and many of you will be trying to decide on that special gift to get your boyfriend, girlfriend, and/or spouses. The following letter is what God is trying to say to each of us–how much He loves and wants to be our Father each and every day. I pray that this letter will resonate in your heart as you see how much our heavenly Father loves us as he tells and shows us from His Word.

Father’s Love Letter: An intimate message from God to you.

MY CHILD,

You may not know me, but I know everything about you. Psalm 139:1.

I know when you sit down and when you rise up. Psalm 139:2. I am familiar with all your ways. Psalm 139:3. Even the very hairs on your head are numbered. Matthew 10:29-31. For you were made in my image. Genesis 1:27. In me you live and move and have your being. Acts 17:28. For you are my offspring. Acts 17:28. I knew you even before you were conceived. Jeremiah 1:4-5. I chose you when I planned creation. Ephesians 1:22-12. You were not a mistake, for all your days are written in my book. Psalm 139:15-16. I determined the exact time of your birth and where you would live. Acts 17:26. You are fearfully and wonderfully made. Psalm 139:14. I knit you together in your mother’s womb. Psalm 139:13. And brought you forth on the day you were born. Psalm 71:6. I have been misrepresented by those who don’t know me. John 8:41-44. I am not distant and angry, but am the complete expression of love. I John 4:16. And it is my desire to lavish my love on you. I John 3:1. Simply because you are my child and I am your Father. I John 3:1. I offer you more than your early father ever could. Matthew 7:11. For I am the perfect father. Matthew 5:48. Every good gift that you receive comes from my hand. James 1:17. For I am your provider and I meet all your needs. Matthew 6:31033. My plan for your future has always been filled with hope. Jeremiah 29:1. Because I love you with an everlasting love. Jeremiah 31:3. My thoughts toward you are countless as the sand on the seashore. Psalm 139:17-18. And I rejoice over you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17. I will never stop doing good to you. Jeremiah 32:40. For you are my treasured possession. Exodus 19:5. I desire to establish you with all my heart and all my soul. Jeremiah 32:41. And I want to show you great and marvelous things. Jeremiah 33:3. If you seek me with all your heart, you will find me. Deuteronomy 4:29. Delight in me and I will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4. For it is I who gave you those desires. Philippians 2:13. I am able to do more for you than you could possibly imagine. Ephesians 3:20. For I am your greatest encourager. II Thessalonians 2:16-17. I am also the Father who comforts you in all your troubles. II Corinthians 1:3-4. When you are brokenhearted, I am close to you. Psalm 34:18. As a shepherd carries a lamb, I have carried you close to my heart. Isaiah 40:11. One day I will wipe away every tear from your eyes. Revelation 21:3-4. And I’ll take away all the pain you have suffered on this earth. Revelation 21:3-4. I am your Father, and I love you even as I love my son, Jesus. John 17:23. For in Jesus, my love for you is revealed. John 17:26. He is the exact representation of my being. Hebrews 1:3. He came to demonstrate that I am for you, not against you. Romans 8:31. And to tell you that I am not counting your sins. II Corinthians 5:18-19. Jesus died so that you and I could be reconciled. II Corinthians 5:18-19. His death was the ultimate expression of my love for you. I John 4:10. I gave up everything I loved that I might gain your love. Romans 8:31-32. If you receive the gift of my son, Jesus, you receive me. I John 2:23. And nothing will ever separate you from my love again. Romans 8:38-39. Come home and I’ll throw the biggest party heaven has ever seen. Luke 15:7. I have always been Father, and will always be Father. Ephesians 3:14-15.

My question is…Will you be my child? John 1:12-13.

I am waiting for you. Luke 15:11-32

Love, Your Dad…

Almighty God.

Share this love to others around you this week.

Blessings,

Yvonne