Jesus provides us with hope. Jesus poured out His blood for you as atonement for your souls (Lev 17:11). “We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed—” 2 Cor 4:8-9 We do not need to live a hopeless, depressed...
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“I lay down and slept; I awoke, for the LORD sustained me.” Psalm 3:5 Do you struggle with sleep. I have had my bout of sleepless nights and when I finally get a restful night I find that I am praising Him more earnestly. Yet, shouldn’t I praise Him for...
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“Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful:” Psalm 1:1 Notice the verse addresses three actions a man can take; walk, stands and sits. There is a progression in maturity...
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Brothers and sisters in Christ. Out of the distress that this nation finds itself, scoffers will come. “scoffers will come in the last days, walking according to their own lusts, and saying, “Where is the promise of His coming?” 2 Peter 3:3-4 We must remain faithful and continue to bring forward the...
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Jesus was convicted and crucified as a “pretender/counterfeit.” Amazing thought. The real thing put to death. Who crucified Jesus? Many think that Satan the real counterfeit. After all, he comes to steal, kill and destroy (John 10:10). The answer is a little more profound and may surprise you. God put...
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Good Friday I remember a man saying to me after I proclaimed Happy Good Friday, “it is not good for me.” The man had lost his Father on Good Friday! He did not see our Heavenly Father as good. However, God caused him to see His lovingkindness (Psalm 143:8); God...
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“But I am poor and needy; Yet the Lord thinks upon me. You are my help and my deliverer; Do not delay, O my God.” Psalm 40:17 Notice the Psalmist says do not delay. God’s timing is perfect. We may think that God is delayed in responding to our request. Yet He is never late. He is always faithful (2 Tim...
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God is faithful. You may find yourself with a loss of a job; no means to pay for food, your rent or other expenses. Feelings of distress and shame may have overtaken you as a result of not preparing for the future, and you are feeling foolish. You do not...
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It won’t last forever. One of the obstacles that people are facing during the Coronavirus quarantine is boredom. I heard one man say that if he doesn’t die of the coronavirus, he is going to die of boredom. There is no such thing as boredom in the kingdom of God....
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Trouble will come. However, Jesus is always here to comfort us, “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world, you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 To have peace, we must be “in” Christ,...
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