What
we should do once we are Born Again
1. Read God's
Word daily.
You need to
read and study God's Word (the Bible) every day. This is how you will learn
about God's ways and how to overcome your problems and troubles. His Word
brings strength to your spiritual nature. If you do not have a Bible, make
your first prayer request to God to supply you with one. "Study to shew
thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly
dividing the word of truth." (II Timothy 2:15).
"But thou hast
fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering,
charity, patience, persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch,
at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all
the Lord delivered me. Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus
shall suffer persecution. But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and
worse, deceiving, and being deceived. But continue thou in the things which
thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned
them; And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which
are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ
Jesus. All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable
for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good
works" (II Timothy 3:10-17).
2. Pray to
God daily.
We must fellowship
and talk to God if we are to hear His guidance and learn of His nature.
We are promised that all of our needs shall be met if we will only ask
the Father in the name of Jesus. "And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name,
that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son If ye shall
ask any thing in my name, I will do it. If ye love me, keep my commandments."
(John 14: 13-15)
"Seek ye first
the kingdom of God , and his righteousness; and all these things shall
be added unto you" (Matthew 6:33).
3. Seek Water
Baptism and Fellowship with like believers.
(1.) Seek out
a good Bible-believing church and share your decision to follow Christ
with the body of believers there and ask to be water baptized. This will
seal your commitment to Christ (See BIBLE ANSWERS for more about water
baptism).
Ask the Lord
to show you the people you are to pray and fellowship with on a daily basis.
He does not want you to be alone in your Christian walk. We all need one
another's prayers, encouragement, and love to grow in God.
"And let us
consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Not forsaking
the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting
one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching" (Hebrews
10:24-25).
4. Keep your
heart pure before the Lord daily.
Ask God to
cleanse you of all sin and impure thoughts and motives. Satan, our enemy,
will try to break our fellowship with God by getting us back into sin or
trying to get us angry at God. Guard against this by resisting the devil
daily.
"Keep thy heart
with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life" (Proverbs 4:23).
"Submit to
God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you" (James 4:7).
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