“My prayers will always be with you…” As I heard these words out of the mouth of an 82-year-old woman, my mother. I knew at that moment God was speaking through my mother. Our prayers carry no time limit. When we pray in Jesus name, and the intent is to...
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“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.” John 13:34 We are commanded to love. It is a decision. Will we love as God loved. It doesn’t sound very romantic. We cannot love on our...
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Do you believe we are in the End Times? The great sign to look for in the end times is lack of faith. “…But when the Son of Man returns, how many will he find on the earth who have faith?” Luke 18:8 The enemy is trying to steal our...
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Have you given all of yourself, every ounce? In Shakespeare’s play Merchant of Venice, Shylock a Jew who lends money to his Christian rival Antonio, sets the security at a pound of Antonio’s flesh if he does not repay the debt. When a bankrupt Antonio defaults on the loan, Shylock demands the pound of...
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We have all experienced a feeling of separation, of being alone. Sometimes when we don’t see a change in our lives, prayers not appearing to be answered, financial struggles, deaths in the family, job loss, health loss, etc. We can believe that God has left us, doesn’t care, or even...
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As I was conversing with my family member about the funeral plans, the Lord gave me a verse. “You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You.” Isaiah 26:3. A wandering mind takes a person off the path of peace. God desires that we be in peace during times of...
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Arise (come out of your existing circumstances), shine (glorify God and magnify Him); For your light has come! (the light of Christ, our Redeemer, deliverer) And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you (His goodness and favor He has bestowed on you). Isaiah 60:1 When Jesus would heal he would often have...
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Finishing the Race “However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.”Acts 20:24 NIV As a runner, finishing a race took great...
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Where is your focus? When you are going through a difficult time do you ever notice where your focus is? It is always on yourself, not focused on God and what He can do or has done. To be lifted up, your focus needs to divert to the one who...
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