Do Not Worry “Then Jesus said to his disciples: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear.” Luke 12:22 Do not worry is a command. Yet many appear to be disobeying God’s command. Worrying is a way of thinking...
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When you cannot hear God, it is time to be silent. Quiet your soul. Listen! Draw near to Him, and He will draw near to you. “Truly my soul silently waits for God; From Him comes my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved.” Psalm 62:1-2
There are many faces of grief: anger, heaviness or depression, denial, fear, self-pity, and hope. When grief strikes, and it will if you have had a loss, you need to keep your focus on the Lord. He will take you through the deep waters. “The Lord is near to the...
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How do you see clearly when you are in the midst of a loss, tribulation, trauma or anguish? For the wild animal to see if there is a threat and how to react, it stops in its tracks; assesses the situation; determines the danger; and responds. As Christians, we are...
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When God speaks, do we hear Him? “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!” Mathew 17:5-6 Many say I don’t hear the Lord. Do you stop to listen? Do you quiet yourself before the Lord and let Him do the talking? The Words that...
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Power of Forgiveness Each of us has a decision whether we will forgive. Many people are in a prison of unforgiveness thinking they have power by not forgiving. But when we forgive, we break out of that prison that binds us to the one who has hurt us. Unforgiveness is...
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I was hiking today and thinking about what God wanted me to bring forward for a devotion. I heard the word elasticity. I thought this was strange. What is God trying to tell me? Elasticity is the ability of a deformed body to return to its original shape when the...
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“But you, Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book, until the time of the end. Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.” Daniel 12:4 As a result of technology, knowledge has increased beyond comprehension. I told my daughters last week that we had to go...
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Many today go to the doctor, and they are finding no help. They are hearing there is nothing that can be done. A terminal diagnosis is devastating. Psalm 107:17-18 talks about a similar situation. “Fools, because of their transgression, And because of their iniquities, were afflicted. Their soul abhorred all...
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