'Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them'
(Deuteronomy 11:16).
Our soul's salvation is important as sinners. We are warned to take heed to ourselves, to always be on our guard; to be watchful, stay sober and to keep praying, guarding the avenues of our souls. We need to watch closely ourselves, that our hearts be not deceived, and not turn aside, and serve other gods and worship them. God is a jealous God and Him only should we turn to and worship. He is our Creator and worthy of our praise and worship. Therefore, we are to take heed in what we are doing, the things we get involve in; what we are spending our time on and who we are spending our time with. Can they aid us in our spiritual growth and development? What is our relationship with God like? We must take heed in watching ourselves and not just what's happening in the world around us; to guard and protect our spiritual development and our attitude towards God and others. We are to take heed of all the things that we allow in our lives to take precedence over our relationship with God. We need to watch ourselves, of the things we find hard to resist, even when we know it's not good for us or impede our relationship with our God.
If we are deceived, it's not God's fault, because God through Christ, His Son, revealed to us the way to live and serve Him. Through the Scriptures we are to learn about and know God with the aid of the Holy Spirit to teach us truth, lest we be deceived. God has left no stone unturned, nothing hidden that we need to know. We need therefore, to take heed to ourselves, be on our guard always against deception and the wiles and follies of the devil. But let us watch and pray always and be constantly vigilant, looking onto Jesus the Author and Finisher of our faith.
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'But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you' (Matthew 6:33). The Lord is our Provider and knows all that we are in need of before we even ask. We do not need to worry or fret ourselves about what we shall eat or drink. Our Father in heaven will take care of these things we need. We are told by Jesus, 'To seek first the kingdom of God.' What does that mean? It means we should lean on, and trust in the grace of Jesus Christ. We should repent of our sins and have a desire to turn away from it. We should seek to put God first in our praise to Him, in our worship of Him, to put our total trust in Him and to rely on Him rather than ourselves or others. We need to seek Him first in our reassurance and acknowledging who He is and what He can do. We also need to seek God's righteousness by loving our neighbors and feeding the poor and destitute, seek justice for the vulnerable. We should put God's plan and
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