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" How can you believe if you accept praise from one another, yet make no effort to obtain the praise that comes from the only God?" -  John 5  Verse  44 (NIV) Praise can come either from men or from God.  People will praise you; it's their choice and right to do so. People, even Christians, may also flatter you. It matters a lot how you handle the praise directed to you . In the verse above, Jesus warned his audience against accepting praise from one another. What this means is:  let not people's praise get to your heart (or head). Allow people to praise you. Be grateful about that and thank them most  sincerely . But let it not inflate your ego. In the same verse, Jesus underscored the need for people to make an effort to  obtain  the praise that comes from the only God . This is an important instruction. Never waste your time trying to obtain the praise that comes from men; that won't do you any good. Instead, make ...

"I have no greater  joy  than to hear that my children are walking in the truth" -  3 John 1  Verse  4 (NIV)   No greater joy. Glory to God! This is how John's children (Christians) gave him the greatest joy ...  walking in the truth. This shows how important it is for Christians to always walk in the truth. It should be our number one priority, an indispensable passion; there indeed can't be an alternative top mission for us! If seeing his children walk in the truth gave John so much joy, how much more will it give joy to Christ to see Christians walking in His likeness!  Do you desire to please God? If so, then there is no other way you could achieve this except by walking in the truth daily. Somebody may say, "I want to walk in the truth but do not know what truth is." So did Pilate. "What is truth?" Pilate asked (see John 18:38, NIV). Dictionary.com  defines truth as  " the true or actual state of a matter." So, when ...

"If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted, let him be eternally condemned!" - Galatians 1 Verse 9 (NIV) You need to be careful about the kind of gospel that you embrace.  Paul warned Galatians about some preachers who were in the habit of peddling  'a different gospel'   which is  'really no gospel at all'   (see Galatians 1:6-7) . We have such preachers in our midst today. To demonstrate how dangerous and unwanted their gospel is, Paul wished its peddlers would be  'eternally condemned!' unless they quickly realize their folly and mend their ways. The peddlers of such a gospel lead many astray ... into condemnation and spiritual death; this obviously is against God's plan for mankind! This other gospel is not, and will never be, in your interest!  You need to see through it. Action point [top priority]:   Adopt the habit of verifying from the Bible every teaching that you receive  from a...