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Object of our Faith

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The object of our faith must ever be in Jesus Christ and what he did for us on Calvary's Cross. And herein do I exercise myself (diligence constantly practiced by Paul so that his life and conduct please the Lord in all things), to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men (Mat. 22:37–40). - Acts 24:16 How do we exercise ourselves to have always a conscience void of offence toward God and men? Matthew 22:37-40 tells us that it is by loving the Lord our God with ALL our hearts, ALL our souls, ALL our minds! But how do we do that when sometimes it seems that everything and everyone else competes for THE LOVE we need to give to GOD?: that is our ALL - emotions, dreams, desires, thoughts!!! What are your emotions, dreams, desires, thoughts dwelling on?! On the LORD GOD? Or on other gods...like: sex, alcohol, drugs, cigarettes etc, you name it. It may not seem that 'bad' but when it is taking away DEVOTION that is due to YOUR LORD & SAVIO