Hey guys!
Have you ever read a Bible verse, that just stands out.
A verse that changed your life and way of thinking.
I mean the whole Bible should be read in a balanced way, to really understand each verse,
But then as you start to grow spiritually, God helps you through the Holy Spirit to really understand certain verses.
And to make it a part of you. To kind of write it on your heart.
There were times, where I didn't fully understand a certain verse.
I mean it happens to us all, because we're not spiritually there yet.
We're not spiritually mature enough to understand it, but then there comes a time,
when the Holy Spirit gently reveals that truth to you, and when He does,
it changes you. It changes your whole life.
And so in this video, I want to share with you seven verses that changed my life.
Let's get to it!
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Now, let's start with the first verse.
Matthew 6:33, "But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness,
And all these things shall be added to you."
You know when you look at this whole chapter,
Jesus explains to us, that we don't need to worry about food, or clothing,
because He knows what we need.
And here in this final verse, He tells us, that if we put God first in our lives above everything else.
He promised us that He will take care of us
Now, I want to share with you something personal.
This last three years, I Worried a lot.
Actually those last four years.
My wife and I, we've been in debt, and every time we just have just enough to be able to survive.
But then when I read this verse, the Holy Spirit revealed to me, that I'm not fully trusting God.
Because if I did, I would not worry about my life, about the food, or clothing or
All these worldly things or needs that I have.
If I fully trusted God I would pray, and then I would leave it with Him.
Fully surrender it. Every aspect of my life, all these worries and all these things I would give to Him,
and I would fully trust God. I would still do my best.
I wouldn't just sit back and relax, and wait for God to do everything.
No, I would use the talents and the gifts that He gave me, to still do my best every single day .
And you know,
what I did is, I prayed to God in that moment, and I realized, I wasn't trusting Him at all.
And I said God, I'm sorry.
Please forgive me for not trusting You, and for not putting You first in my life.
After that, I felt like a huge weight just lifted off my shoulders.
And you know, God did not disappoint.
He didn't disappoint me or my wife, not even one day.
Let's go to the next verse
1 Timothy 6:8, "And having food and clothing with these we shall be content."
You know, this one for me kind of goes together with the previous verse.
And I've heard this before, but it didn't really sink in and then when I read this verse.
The Holy Spirit asked me, 'Daniel, Are you really content, with just food and clothing?'
And I realized that I am NOT!
You know God, He sees right through us.
Sometimes we pray to Him for things, and then we are angry, because He doesn't really answer us.
But it's because our motives are wrong, and so my motives were wrong, and I was greedy.
And I prayed and I asked God for forgiveness.
And after that day, I was content with everything that God gives me.
if He want to bless me, that's fine.
If He doesn't, that's also fine, because God knows what is best for me.
He changed my life, because I don't worry about things worldly, things that are temporary anymore.
You know, we have to always remember this.
We came into this world naked and when we die, we won't take anything with us.
So it's kind of silly to try and get treasures on this temporary world, that has actually no point.
It's better to gather treasures in heaven.
The next verse, is actually three verses together.
Matthew 7 verse 21:23,
"Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord, shall enter the kingdom of heaven,
Many will say to Me in that day,
'Lord, Lord' Have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name,
and done many wonders in Your name?
And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from Me.
This verse shocked me, because it revealed to me, that there are so many Christians out there,
who say that they are Christian, but they are not.
It doesn't matter what they feel. It matters what the truth of Scripture says.
God does not know them, because they don't have a real relationship with the living God.
And you know, it made me really serious about my relationship with God.
I took it serious. I went to God's Word. I prayed more. I wanted to be in His presence.
And I started to pray a lot more. God reveal yourself to me more, and more.
And I want to invite you to do the same
We get so used to it sometimes, just going to church. Yeah God this, and God that, and we forget
that this is a big miracle to have a relationship with the Living God of the universe, and He loves us like a Father.
Don't take it for granted.
Be serious with your relationship, with God.
It's not just a traditional thing, where you just go to church every day, and that's fine.
No, no, no, this is deeper. You can have a deep relationship with God.
So asking God, 'Reveal yourself to me more, and more', and read your Bible more.
Don't miss the Fellowship's of a brothers and sisters
And pray, pray a lot about everything
Let's go to the next verse.
"And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God,
to those who are the called according to His purpose."
It doesn't say everything will be great for you.
You'll have a fantastic, amazing, perfect life, here on this sinful world.
It doesn't say that, because it is a sinful world, and you will have ups and downs
But it says, "All things work together for good to those who love God."
So it means that if you truly love God
All these things, Good/bad, together, it will be good for you.
You know this blew my mind, because I don't look at a hard times the same anymore,
trials and tribulations when I encounter them.
First thing I think now is, 'Okay God, what do you want to show me here? What do you want to teach me here?'
Because you know, that's the only way we grow, is by learning how to overcome obstacles
and how to trust God.
in those hard times.
And as true Christians, sons and daughters of the almighty God,
we should not fear or worry, any kind of hardships that we can encounter in this world.
But we should go through those hard times, through faith in God.
The next verse kind of go together with the previous one.
The next verse is, James 1:2-4 "My brethren count it all joy when you fall into various trials,
knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.
but let patience have it's perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing."
Wow, this is just an amazing verse.
if you really think about this, it's also hard, because it goes against everything that our human nature
wants us to feel and experience, right?
We don't want hardships. We don't want trials and tribulations. We want everything to be perfect.
But as I said earlier, then we won't grow.
We will be stuck.
And you know, I realized something, it was always when I was at my weakest,
that was the moment, when I was closest to God, when I grew the most.
So I want to ask you. How about you?
Do you count it all joy, when you encounter trials and tribulations?
It's not easy, is it?
But you know, it becomes easy, when we trust God.
Why?
Because we trust a known God, to a unknown future.
And you don't have to know what the future holds. You don't need to know.
God knows what you need.
What you think you need, is sometimes very different than what God knows you need.
Another verse that changed my life is 2 Timothy 4:2,
"Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season.
Convince, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and teaching."
You know, when God called me to become a preacher, in China of all places.
I realized when I came to this verse that I am NOT ready.
I am not ready to preach the truth of the gospel in season and out.
Because I don't know enough.
I don't know God's Word as I should.
and you know there was a fire that started to burn in me, to really get to know God's Word.
To understand it.
To grow spiritually faster.
And you know, in this time when I was growing spiritually, and reading,
and studying God's Word, like the Bereans.
I traveled to over 20 different countries in the world,
and I realized that a lot of churches are starting to move away from The Bible.
They started to focus more on what they think people want to hear.
To what is relevant in the culture of our age.
So this verse always reminds me to preach the truth of God,
even if some people will be offended and they will hate me, but you know,
I have the responsibility to preach the truth of God's Word,
because I'm gonna stand in front of him one day, and He's gonna say, "Daniel
Did you do what I asked you to do?"
So I want to challenge you.
To take it serious. Start reading God's Word. Grow in it.
And then you won't be easily misled, by any false preacher or church.
The next verse is Galatians 2:20, "I have been crucified with Christ;
it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me;
and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God,
who loved me and gave Himself for me."
[Sigh] What a powerful truth this is.
The Daniel used to live in sin, and didn't care so much about other people
That Daniel is dead. He's been crucified with Christ.
He's nothing that I did.
And you know, I didn't understand this verse before, until the Holy Spirit revealed it to me.
You know, I was a sinful wretch and God had mercy upon me.
He died in my place. He took that punishment on the cross for all my sins,
I didn't even do anything. I didn't do anything to deserve it
Because I didn't deserve it.
You don't deserve it.
But Jesus came down and He died for us.
And you know,
That Daniel, that Peter, that Susan, that John,
that old sinful lifestyle, that person you used to be, and I used to be,
has been crucified with Christ.
"It is no longer I who live, but it is Christ in me; "
I am a new creation.
And so are you. How blessed am I?
That God had mercy upon me. Because we're only saved through grace.
[hmm]
You know,
There's a lot of verses that we can talk about, and I'd love to hear what your favorite verses are,
that changed your life.
Please add it in the comment section of this video. I'd love to read it.
And then
Remember God loves you,
and I love you too.
Bye!
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