I played softball in my youth and getting up to bat created excitement and anxiety. I did not want to let my team down. The worst thing a batter could hear was that you are out on three strikes. We are on a team and part of the body of...
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“Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him.” 2 Corinthians 5:9 NKJV What does it mean to be well pleasing? The word pleasing in Greek is euarestos (acceptable, fully agreeable). Roman’s 14:17-18 says, He who serves Christ in righteousness, peace and joy...
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The last days The category 5 hurricane was heading right for our house. We lived on the water at the time, and we knew that the direction of the winds, the time the storm would hit, and the tide would determine the severity of the impact we would face. We...
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Do you struggle to focus or pay attention? I remember asking my daughter how her day at school was and she said the hamster made 1200 rotations in the wheel today. She was focusing, but on the wrong thing. There are over 10.5 million Americans that struggle with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder...
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There is natural and unnatural Fear. The Bible talks about Fear approximately 365 times. God tells us over and over again not to fear. 2 Timothy 1:7 says, “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” So,...
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“let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.” Hebrews 10:22 God desires fellowship; for us to be close to Him. Notice the call is for “us” to come near, the...
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After four days of cleaning out the garage and chopping wood, I finally decided to do some indoor work. A friend sent a verse, “For God is a sun and shield; The Lord will give grace and glory; no good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.” Psalm...
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“Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you..” Luke 10:19 The word power in this verse is exousia, the power of authority, power of rule. We have the same authority...
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How do we remain faithful till the end in this fallen world? There is so much that is pulling us away. Ezekiel 16:49 says, “Look, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughter had pride, fullness of food, and abundance of idleness; neither did she strengthen the...
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What is Our Hope? If we know what our true hope is, we can keep our eye on the goal. “Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He [Jesus] is revealed, we shall be...
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