As I sit and stare at my checklist, which seems to be getting longer and longer, I am reminded, that my life with Christ is not a checklist of accomplishments. I am alive by the grace of God, and it is not of works that I am saved, through justification; I continue to be saved...
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There will come a day that God “… will swallow up death forever, And the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces;…And it will be said in that day: “Behold, this is our God; We have waited for Him, and He will save us. This is the Lord; We have waited for Him; We will be glad and rejoice in...
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Why can’t I cry? After all, my heart is justified. The circumstances and trials of life may cause you to grieve. Each of us grieves in our own way, but holding it in and carrying the burden only hurts you in the long run. A loss, if not grieved, has an impact on...
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Can you say? “… for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” 2 Cor 12:10 Have you ever found that your reliance on the Lord deepens in times of difficulty? Instead of lamenting when problems arise, rejoice...
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“Who can bring what is pure from the impure? No one!” Job 14:4. No human can make pure what is impure. We all have spots, stains from our past that God desires to clean up. However, we are part of the process. We must submit, “And He was saying to them...
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Finding the Root Cause I was pulling weeds in my yard and noticed some roots come up quickly, but others, such as dandelions, just won’t let go. In the Bible we see different “roots” being the cause of something greater. For example: in I Timothy 6:10 it states, “For the...
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Faith comes, fear goes. Are you plagued by fear? Do you want fear to leave? As faith comes, fear goes. Appropriate faith. “By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are...
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Lying Lips The average number of a lies told per day is 1.65 per 1000 in a study done by a Michigan state university. “Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight.” Proverbs 12:22 KJV Creative personalities were more likely to lie than...
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When I went to Israel, we had a fantastic guide. He was knowledgeable and taught us all he had learned about his country—the good, bad and ugly. We have a guide taking us through this life if we let Him. He is the Holy Spirit. It would have been easy...
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God is the one who strengthens us. However, Paul identifies what God strengthens and for what purpose. ”May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones.“ 1 Thessalonians...
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